Course Description
GENERAL ENGINEERING COURSES
ENGI 1110- ENGINEERING GRAPHICS
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: None
An introduction to the field of engineering graphics as a design and documentation tool. Topics include orthographic projection, pictorial drawings, dimensioning, feature control symbols and tolerancing. Use of a CAD system to create engineering drawings.
ENGI 1120- DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: MATH 1330 and ENGI 1110
An introduction to graphical problem solving techniques through the analysis of points, lines and planes. Primary and successive auxiliary views. Revolution. Intersections and developments. Vector graphics.
ENGI 1130- FRESHMAN ENGINEERING DESIGN
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: ENGI 1110 or ENGI 1210
An introduction to the engineering design philosophy, techniques, and methodology with emphasis on teamwork so as to develop the creativity and imagination skills of the student in the solution of engineering problems. Critical thinking and logic presentation of an engineering analysis.
ENGI 1140- EARTH SCIENCES
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: SCIE 1210 and SCIE 1211
Acquire knowledge in Earth Sciences pertaining to geological sciences. Overview of the evolution of geology principles through history. Formation of the solar system. Rock cycle. Mineral characteristics and rock formations. Rock types and its characteristics and engineering issues. Volcanism and plate tectonics. Soil formation, rock weathering, mass movements, seismology, and structural geology. Overview of hydrological cycle and surface and ground water hydrology and its relation to geology.
ENGI 2110- ENGINEERING MECHANICS, STATICS
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: MATH 2330, SCIE 2430, and SCIE 2431
Analysis of force systems. Vectors. Laws of equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies. Structural analysis of trusses, frames, and machines. Centers of gravity and moments of inertia. Internal forces. Friction.
ENGI 3110- MECHANICS OF MATERIALS I
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per
week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 1130 and ENGI 2110
Introduction to the mechanics of deformable bodies. Study and analysis of stresses and strains on connections and bar elements subjected to axial, torsional, and transverse loads. Internal forces as stress resultants, shear force and bending moment diagrams. Design of connections and structural members. Transformation of stresses, Mohr’s Circle.
ENGI 3120- MECHANICS OF MATERIALS II
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 3110 and CE 3004
Stresses due to torsion in thin walled tubes and rectangular cross section bars. Analysis of stresses due to combined loading. Displacement computation in beams elements: Double Integration, Area-Moment, and Superposition Methods. Displacement computation in structural systems: Virtual Work Method. Theory of elastic buckling as applied to columns.
ENGI 3121- MECHANICS OF MATERIALS LABORATORY
One credit-hour.
One four-hour laboratory period per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 3110 and CE 3004
Co-requisite: ENGI 3120
Verify theoretical results with simple laboratory experiences on bars, beams and columns, under different load conditions: axial, torsional or flexural behaviors. Measurement of deflections, angle of twist, support reactions, internal forces, and strains as the structural response of interest under a specified applied loads.
CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSES
CE 3001- COMPUTER TOOLS LABORATORY FOR CIVIL
ENGINEERING
One credit-hour.
Two two-hour laboratory periods per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 2110 and ENGI 2310
Effective use of MathCad and Excel as engineering spreadsheet, analysis, presentation, and programming tools. Introduction to Visual Basic for Applications.
CE 3004- APPLIED NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: MATH 3310, ENGI 2210, and ENGI 2310
The most commonly used numerical methods in civil engineering practice are introduced. Roots of equations, systems of linear equations, curve fitting techniques, numerical differentiation and integration, ordinary and partial differential equations. Computer applications are emphasized.
CE 3402- WATER RESOURCES AND HYDRAULIC
ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 3420, ENGI 3421, and CE 3004
Fundamental concepts of hydrology and hydraulics. Hydrologic processes and the elements of the hydrologic cycle. Rainfall-runoff relationship. Hydrograph and unit hydrograph theory. Frequency analysis. Design of storm sewer systems. Reservoirs: yield, capacity, and sedimentation. Open channel flow. Performance and design of culverts. Groundwater hydrology concepts. Well hydraulics.
CE 3502- CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 2210 and ENGI 3110
Application of the physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of materials such as concrete, aggregate, ferrous metals, non ferrous metals, timber, plastics, and asphalt cements. Selection of materials and their behavior in civil engineering practice. Test principles and methods applied to construction materials and failure analysis in accordance to the ASTM.
CE 3503- CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LABORATORY
One credit-hour.
One four-hour laboratory period per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 2210 and ENGI 3110
Co-requisite: CE 3502
Laboratory techniques to determine the properties of concrete, coarse and fine aggregates, wood, and steel. Design and preparation of concrete mixes. Tests on concrete specimens.
CE 4102- THEORY OF STRUCTURES I
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 3120, ENGI 3121, and CE 3001
Analytical Model of Structural Systems. Analysis of gravity load distribution. Determination of earthquake and wind loads according to actual code provisions. Stability and determinacy of structures. Approximate analysis of statically indeterminate structures. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures by the force method.
CE 4104- THEORY OF STRUCTURES II
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: CE 4102
Analysis of statically indeterminate structures by the Stiffness Method, and by the Moment Distribution Method. Computer Assisted Structural Analysis. Stiffness Center and shear force distribution.
CE 4106- STEEL STRUCTURES DESIGN
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: CE 3502 and CE 4102
Design of structural steel members. Structural steel properties. Tension and compression members. Design of beams with and without lateral support. Combined axial compression and bending. Bolted and welded connections for tension. Introduction to building design.
CE 4108- CONCRETE STRUCTURES DESIGN
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: CE 3502, CE 3503, and CE 4104
Design of reinforced concrete structures using the Ultimate Strength Design Method. Design for flexure and shear. Continuous beams and one-way slab systems. Development of reinforcing bars. Introduction to column design.
CE 4202- GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING I
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 1140, ENGI 3110, ENGI 3420, and CE 3004
Soils as engineering materials. Local soil types. Description and identification of soils. Index properties. Mineralogical composition of clays. Compaction. The effect of water on soil behavior. Effective stress concept. Flow nets. Stresses within a soil mass. Elastic settlement of soils.
CE 4203- GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING I
LABORATORY
One credit-hour.
Two two-hour laboratory periods per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 1140, ENGI 3110, ENGI 3420, and CE 3004
Co-requisite: CE 4202
Laboratory techniques to determine the basic properties of soils. Soil sampling and description. Relationships among soil phases. Soil classification. Compaction and field density. Coefficient of permeability.
CE 4204- GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 3120, CE 4202, and CE 4203
Compressibility of soils, consolidation settlements, rate of consolidation. Subsoil exploration and sampling. Soil strength parameters and their use in the evaluation of pressure on retaining structures, soil bearing capacity, and slope stability. Basic concepts of deep foundations.
CE 4205- GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II
LABORATORY
One credit-hour.
Two two-hour laboratory periods per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 3120, CE 4202, and CE 4203
Co-requisite: CE 4204
Determination of soil properties for common geotechnical engineering applications. Strength and hydrometer tests performed on samples retrieved through Standard Penetration Test (SPT). Unconfined compression, triaxial and direct shear tests to obtain total stress parameters. Consolidation test of fine soil samples. Application problems.
CE 4302- HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING I
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 1120, SURV 2091, and CE 3004
Highway planning and administration. Route study. Horizontal and vertical curves. Compound curves. Spiral curve and superelevation. Introduction to traffic engineering safety. Earthwork.
CE 4304- HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING II
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 3502, CE 4202, and CE 4302
Pavement design.
Capacity and level of service of two-lane highways. Capacity and level of service of multilane highways. Capacity and level of service of basic freeway segments. Freeway weaving analysis. At-grade intersections control and design.
CE 4306- HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING III
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4304
Planning and design aspects of transportation systems. Design and development of transportation facilities. Urban transportation planning models. Intersection capacity and level of service. Traffic Management. Public transportation.
CE 4307- HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY
One credit-hour.
Two two-hour laboratory periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4304
Co-requisite: CE 4306
Data collection techniques and use of equipment associated with different types of transportation studies. Application of statistics and probability in transportation data presentation and analysis. Application of computer software.
CE 4402- WATER SUPPLY ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 3402
Water supply sources. Demand and use of water. Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of water. Clean Water Act and other water quality regulations. Water treatment: rapid mix, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, softening, and other processes. Design of a water distribution system: configuration and requirements, losses, analysis of flow, pipe materials, pumps and pumping stations.
CE 4502- CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: PHIL 3040, ENGI 4210, and CE 3502
Management of Construction Projects. Preconstruction site investigation, planning, and design. Estimating project costs. Bidding contracts and awards. Construction and application of controls. Critical Path Method. Safety and risk management. Labor relations.
CE 5002- CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE
Three credit-hours.
By agreement.
Pre-requisite: 140 or more credits approved
Civil engineering design procedures are applied to the solution of problems under the supervision of a non-faculty member. The problem may deal with any of the fields of civil engineering, as determined by the instructor.
CE 5004- ADVANCED AUTOCAD FOR CIVIL
ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 1120, CE 3002, and CE 3502
Introduction to the knowledge of graphical vocabulary for the preparation of construction documents, including the technical specifications and their development by computer assisted tools. The topics include AutoCAD used as a tool for the preparation of civil engineering construction documents. Evaluation of technical specifications for the civil engineering area and the relation with the drawings.
CE 5050- CIVIL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH I
Three credit-hours.
One four-hour lecture and laboratory period per week.
Pre-requisite: Approval of the Department Head
Introduction to research methodologies including: title and objectives development, literature review, research justification, experiment or analytical design, and proposal preparation. Open-ended research project in a specific area of Civil Engineering.
CE 5052- CIVIL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH II
Three credit-hours.
One four-hour lecture and laboratory period per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 5050
Continuation and conclusion of the research project started in CE 5050. Detailed literature review. Research cost estimate. Application of probability and statistics. Selection of instrumentation and tests. Experimentation or analytical development. Results manipulation and evaluation. Development of scientific publication and report presentation requiring an oral presentation in English.
CE 5090- SPECIAL TOPICS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture and design periods per week.
Pre-requisite:
According to special topics to be covered
Special topics in any of the areas of specialization of civil engineering (environmental engineering, water resources engineering, transportation engineering, highway engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, construction management engineering), or related fields relevant to engineering practice.
CE 5102- ADVANCED REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4108
Advanced analysis and design of reinforced concrete structures and composite structures. Short and slender columns. Two way floor systems. Concrete walls.
CE 5104- FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: CE 4106, CE 4108, CE 4204, and CE 4205
Evaluation of sub-soil conditions as they affect the behavior, proportions and choice of type of foundation. Combined and strap footings. Retaining walls. Sheetpiling walls. Pile group and pile cap design. Mat foundations.
CE 5106- MATRIX COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF
STRUCTURES
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4104
Matrix analysis methods for bar-element structures, with particular emphasis on the stiffness method application, computer implementation, and the usage of spreadsheets and analysis packages.
CE 5108- PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
DESIGN
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4108
General design principles. Pretensioning vs. Postensioning. Prestressing materials: steel and concrete. Design for shear and torsion. Deflection computation and control. Prestress losses. Indeterminate structures and slabs. Construction methods.
CE 5110- EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4108
Earthquake intensity. Influence of local site conditions on ground motion. Modeling for earthquake motion. Procedures of anti-seismic design. Behavior of structures under seismic loading. Seismic risk. Seismic building codes. Seismic design of buildings, offshore structures, and buried lifelines.
CE 5112- BRIDGE DESIGN
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4108
General review of different types of bridges. Moving load analysis. Prestressed, post tensioning, reinforced concrete, and steel member design. Deck slab design. Composite and non composite actions. Connections of bridge deck to sub- structure. Seismic analysis. Piers and abutments. Retrofitting.
CE 5114- COMPUTER ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF
STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4108
Use of computer software packages to model different structural systems. Analysis for different load conditions. Design of structural elements.
CE 5116- DESIGN OF WOOD STRUCTURES
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per
week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4108
Vertical design loads and lateral forces. Design of beams and columns for vertical loads. Design of horizontal diaphragms and shear walls for lateral forces. Connection design, including the overall tying together of the vertical and lateral force-resisting systems.
CE 5118- CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per
week.
Pre-requisites: ENGI 1120, CE 4106, and CE 4108
An introduction to the field of construction documents as a design tool, including the knowledge of graphical vocabulary for the preparation of working drawings, the technical specifications and their development by computer assisted tools. The topics include AutoCAD used as a tool for the preparation of civil engineering construction documents. Evaluation of technical specifications for the civil engineering area and the relation with those drawings.
CE 5202- GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING III
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: CE 4204 and CE 4205
Sampling, identification and description of soils. Index and hydraulic properties. Interaction between mineral particles and water. Permeability and seepage. Stress-strain and consolidation characteristics of soils. Shear strength determination. Stress distribution. Soil improvement.
CE 5204- DESIGN WITH GEOSYNTHETICS
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: CE 4204 and CE 4205
Soil improvement techniques using geosynthetics for separation, reinforcement, filtration, drainage, and as moisture barriers. Uses of geotextiles, geogrids, geonets, geomembranes, and geocomposites.
CE 5206- SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture period per week.
Pre-requisites: CE 4204 and CE 4205
Design of scale models and testing to simulate geotechnical engineering applications including bearing capacity of shallow foundations, earth retaining structures, slope stabilization, and the use of geosynthetics. Demonstration of the basic principles of soil-structure interaction.
CE 5208- SOIL IMPROVEMENT
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: CE 4204 and CE 4205
Current ground modification techniques to improve soil stability, reduce deformation, control seepage, and increase erosion resistance.
CE 5210- SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: CE 4204 and CE 4205
Use of computer programs for geotechnical engineering applications including bearing capacity analysis, footing design, stress within a soil mass, slope stability, earth pressure, settlement analysis, and flow nets.
CE 5212- ADVANCED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS IN
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 5104
Use of computer programs for geotechnical engineering applications including earth reinforcement, laterally loaded piles, anchored and cantilever sheet pile walls, pile axial capacity, and special cases of slope stability.
CE 5302- PAVEMENT DESIGN
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisites: CE 4204 and CE 4304
Design of highway and airport pavements. Methods for evaluating the load-carrying capacity of surface, base, sub-base course, and soil subgrade. Critical analysis of the methods for design of flexible and rigid pavements.
CE 5304- TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4306
Analysis, design and operation of intersections. Interrupted traffic flow theory. Traffic studies. Analysis of capacity and demand. Level of service determination. Signalized intersections service models.
CE 5306- ADVANCED TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 5304
Advanced techniques in traffic engineering. Traffic control. Traffic management. Advanced city and highway traffic studies. Incident management. Signals and markings.
CE 5308- URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4306
Urban transportation planning modeling. Origin and destination trip assessment. Transportation mode use analysis. Traffic assignment and traffic forecasting. Parking studies. Transit surveys.
CE 5310- COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN IN TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4306
Quantitative techniques applied in transportation analysis. Shortest path algorithms. Computer applications in highways engineering and urban planning.
CE 5402- WASTEWATER ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4402
Wastewater characteristics, sources, and flow rates. Design of sanitary sewer systems. Design of facilities for physical, chemical and biological treatment of wastewater: pre-treatment units, sedimentation, activated sludge, trickling filters, advanced treatment, disinfection, and other processes. Sludge treatment and disposal. Regulatory agencies. Effluent quality standards. Effluent disposal.
CE 5404- ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FOR CIVIL
ENGINEERS
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 5402
Overview to the field of environmental engineering. Environmental phenomena. Materials and energy balances. Rate laws and reactor design. Ecosystems. Mass transport systems. Impact of pollutants in the aquatic environment. Water quality. Air pollution control. Solids and hazardous waste management. Noise pollution. Environmental laws and regulations. Resources and energy recovery. Environmental impact assessment. Ethical perspective of environmental engineering.
CE 5405- ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
LABORATORY
One credit hour.
One four-hour laboratory period per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 5402
Laboratory techniques to determine the properties of water and wastewater. Sampling: collection, storage and preservation. Tests for physical characteristics: color, turbidity, temperature and solids content (total, settleable, suspended, volatile and fixed). Tests for chemical characteristics: pH, alkalinity, hardness, chlorine, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, BOD and COD. Tests for biological characteristics: fecal and total coliform. Other tests such as meteorological factors measurements. Experiments focused on process monitoring and control as part of the water resources and environmental engineering design process.
CE 5406- OPEN CHANNEL ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 3402
Open channels, properties and classification. Basic definitions and equations governing flow in open channels. Laws of conservation of energy and momentum equation. Uniform flow: basic principles and application. Gradually varied flow: basic principles and channel design. Rapidly varied flow: basic principles, bridge piers, hydraulic jumps, and transition structures. Unsteady flow: basic principles and governing equations.
CE 5408- COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN IN HYDRAULIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4402
Definition of hydrologic and hydraulic parameters for simulation. Analysis of existing conditions. Design of proposed conditions using computer tools. Hydrologic and hydraulic applications. Integration of hydrologic and hydraulic studies.
CE 5412- APPLIED SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY
Three credit hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 3402
Occurrence and distribution of water by natural processes including precipitation, runoff, infiltration, water losses, flood routing, catchment’s characteristics. Precipitation runoff models. Current hydrologic computer models.
CE 5510- CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, SCHEDULING, AND COST ESTIMATES
Three credit hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4502
This course discusses cost estimate studies for construction projects from conceptual and preliminary estimates to detailed estimates for bidding. Also discusses the work plan development and the use of several scheduling techniques as critical path method, program evaluation and review technique, and linear scheduling diagrams.
CE 5512- CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT
Three credit hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4502
This course discusses technical aspects of the construction, and how they can be improved. Study of construction methods for heavy and building construction.
CE 5514- LEGAL ASPECTS IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE
Three credit hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 450
2
Contractual aspects in the construction industry. Discussion of the legal documents used as contractual documents and the general conditions stipulated in the different contracts used by the industry.
CE 5516- CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ADMINISTRATION
Three credit hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4502
This course discusses the project lifecycle and the corresponding administration strategies, as well as the project procedures and documents, as developed by American Institute of Architects and the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee. It also addresses practical issues related to negotiations, claims, value engineering, safety, risk allocation, and liability.
CE 5518- MANAGING FOR QUALITY IN CONSTRUCTION
Three credit hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4502
This course discusses traditional management practices and why total quality management and other quality approaches are replacing them. The ideas and theories of total quality management, as developed by Deming, Juran, and Ishikawa, will be examined and related to the learning organization, reengineering, and ISO 9000. It also addresses practical issues related to quality initiative implementation and applications in construction.
CE 5520- COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION
Three credit hours.
Two two-hour lecture periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 4502
Application of computers in construction. Evaluation of production process in construction. Application of simulation to analyze construction operations.
CE 5902- CIVIL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN I
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture and design
periods per week.
Pre-requisites: CE 4106, CE 4108, CE 4204, CE 4306, CE 5404, and CE 5510
Open ended design project to correlate all areas of civil engineering to apply, at a high level, the principles of engineering design and science, and to develop awareness of social and economic effects of engineering projects. Oral presentation and written reports will cover alternates to be considered at the initial stage of preliminary designs.
CE 5904- CIVIL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN II
Three credit-hours.
Two two-hour lecture and design periods per week.
Pre-requisite: CE 5902
A continuation of CE 5902, with special attention to cover alternates considered, design assumptions, costs, safety, and feasibility. Oral presentation and written reports will be used to develop the objectives.
