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(ENV) An applied course dealing with groundwater hydrology and its interrelation with surface water; well hydraulics, pumping tests and safe yield of aquifers, and some modeling of groundwater flow. Elective for the environmental option in the Master of Engineering program. May be taken as a professional elective by civil engineering undergraduates. Prerequisites: ES 320 or ME 340 or equivalent, and senior or graduate standing. Laboratory fee.
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(ENV) Fundamentals of the ArcView GIS System, spatial data acquisition and manipulation, database creation and management, raster vs. vector GIS, integration of the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology into GIS practices, network analysis, GIS applied to solve engineering problems. Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing in engineering, or permission of instructor. Laboratory fee.
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3.00 Credits
(ENV) Examination of federal and Connecticut state laws, state policies, and state statutes that industry must observe to be in compliance with the DEP's permitting and enforcement programs. The Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act are examined and assessed for their strengths and weaknesses, as is Connecticut state statute 22a-454. Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing in engineering, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Principles and applications of finite element method. The principle of virtual work is used to develop finite element equations for the representation and analysis of engineering structures. Hand calculations and computer modeling are used to analyze two- and threedimensional constructs. Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing in civil or mechanical engineering, or permission of instructor. Laboratory fee.
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Assessment of pollution prevention technologies and lean manufacturing techniques used in industry to reduce waste generation. Understanding of how to implement pollution prevention into daily operations and analysis of capital investments to minimize waste. Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing in engineering, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Principles and applications of traffic simulation models for planning, designing, and operating of transportation systems. Topics include the development, calibration, and validation of simulation models; the use of simulation models for traffic control and optimization strategies; the statistical design and analysis of simulation experiments; and the use of simulation models for performance measures analysis. May be taken as a professional elective by undergraduate civil engineering students. Prerequisites: Graduate or senior standing with CE 452, or permission of the instructor. Laboratory fee.
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3.00 Credits
Fundamentals of traffic flow theory are developed. Topics are the characteristics of macroscopic and microscopic traffic flow, the statistical distribution of traffic flow parameters, traffic stream models, car-following and continuum- flow models, shock wave analysis, queuing analysis, and traffic signal control and optimization. May be taken as a professional elective for senior civil engineering undergraduates. Prerequisites: Graduate or senior standing with CE 452, or permission of the instructor. CE 514 Urban Transportation Planning [ 3] Methodologies for planning multimodal transportation systems, trip generation, trip distribution, mode choice, traffic assignment, travel demand and network modeling, interrelationship of transportation and urban environment, data sources and collection, transport legislation and financing. Introduction to travel-demand software and the use of geographic information systems. May be taken as a professional elective for senior civil engineering undergraduates. Prerequisites: Graduate or senior standing with CE 452, or permission of the instructor. Laboratory fee.
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3.00 Credits
(ENV) The hydrologic cycle, Reynolds Transport Theorem, precipitation, stream flow, introduction to groundwater, hydraulic and hydrologic routing, data collection and analysis statistical considerations. Primary emphasis is on surface water. Elective for the environmental option in the Master of Engineering program. May be taken as a professional elective by civil engineering undergraduates. Prerequisite: ES 320 or equivalent. Laboratory fee.
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3.00 Credits
(ENV) Systems approach to solid waste management; re-use, recycling, resource recovery, transportation, storage, and disposal of solid waste. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The application of the principles of soil mechanics to the design of footings, retaining walls, pile foundations, caissons, and sheet piles; foundations on difficult soils and problems dealing with foundation settlement will be investigated. Prerequisites: CE 330 and senior or graduate standing in engineering, or permission of instructor.
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