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  • 3.00 Credits

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  • 3.00 Credits

    A study of topographic surveying and mapping. Determination of land areas, construction surveys and layout, control surveys, boundary surveys, route locations and street layout. Provides experience with the use of equipment, instruments and the fundamental techniques of surveying. Prerequisites: ETGR 205, MATH 181. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1)Use in practical manor the methods and procedures for precise measurement. (2) Demonstration the importance and the procedures of orderly record keeping and its effect on a project. (3) Become proficient in the use and care of the following equipment: Steel tape plumb bobs and chaining pins; Automatic level; Transit and Philadelphia rod; Theodolite, EDM's and prism poles (total station); Electronic Field-books; Spreadsheet software (for field-book reductions); and Auto-CAD TM Civil 3-D software.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A survey of the principles of environmental engineering technology including environmental chemistry, materials, and energy balance, water quality management, water and wastewater treatment, ethics and government regulations. Prerequisites: CHEM 102, MATH 181, NSET 101. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Utilize the principles of chemistry in order to analyze potential pollution problems associated with water. (2) Utilize the principles of chemistry to solve pollution problems associated with water. (3) Understand the methods used to treat drinking water and wastewater. (4) Apply the understanding of ethics to environmental problems and solutions. (5) Understand government regulations relating to water pollution.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A study of the principles of structural and historical geology, soil formation and sub-surface exploration. Includes interpretation of geologic maps, topographic maps and aerial photographs. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Understand the nature and origin of minerals and rocks (2) Calculate the stress, strain and deformation characteristics of rock material (3) Understand the interrelationships between weathering, erosion soil formation and soil hazards (4) Explain the nature and causes of a variety of land forms; groundwater, rivers, glaciers and mass movement (5) Understand the nature and causes of earthquakes
  • 3.00 Credits

    A study of atomic and crystalline structure as a means of understanding material behavior. The influence of defects, strengthening mechanisms and heat treatments are examined. Mechanical strength properties in tension/compression, shear, hardness and impact and related test procedures are investigated. The Iron-Carbon phase diagram is studied. Coverage also addresses ceramics, plastics and composites. Dual listed as MET 212. Prerequisite: CHEM 101. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Determine the role of imperfections as they effect material properties, and lead to failure (2) Use Young's modules, modules of rigidity and Poission's Ratio in stress and strain calculations (3) Determine means of mitigating corrosion (4) Apply knowledge of phase diagrams to design heat treatment methodologies (5) Apply knowledge of electrical properties such as ohmic resistivity (6) Analyze the properties of ceramics (7) Make appropriate materials selections for specific manufacturing applications
  • 3.00 Credits

    The study of stress and strain, deformation, riveted and welded joints, thin-wall pressure vessels, torsion, shear and stresses in beams, design of beams, deflection of beams, Mohr's circle and columns. Reference to applications for civil and mechanical engineering technology. Dual listed as MET 213. Prerequisites: ME 101, CET 212. Pre/Corequisite: MATH 190. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Learn the fundamental concepts of strength of materials. (2) Skills learned in statics will be reinforced. (3) Combine the fields of analysis and strength of materials to produce a design whose performance can be predicted. (4) Develop their own free body and load diagrams in response to a design problem.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Introduction to materials testing including tension, compression, ductility, hardness, modulus of elasticity in tension and torsion, shear strength, and beam and column testing. A special assignment, including a written report and oral presentation, is required. Pre/Corequisite: CE 213. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Gain a working intuition of the behavior of materials through testing of various materials in the laboratory (2) Conduct, design and build projects to see how the distribution of a material effects the strength of a design (3) Plans a laboratory test using an ASTM standard specification (4) Keep orderly records of the tests conducted in a laboratory notebook
  • 3.00 Credits

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  • 0.00 Credits

    Special Topics in Civil Engineering Technology
  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    Independent Study in Civil Engineering Technology
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