310 Fluid Mechanics. 3 cr. Fluid statics and dynamics, dimensional analysis, flow of an ideal fluid, flow of a real fluid—including laminar and turbulent flow, applications to engineering problems. P: Math 234 & EMA 202 or equiv.
311 Hydroscience. 3 cr. Introduction to the water cycle, its relationship to the environment and human attempts to conserve, control, and utilize water judiciously. Fundamentals of hydrology, hydraulics, coastal engineering and water resources engineering. P: Civ Engr 310.
315 Hydrology. 3 cr. Water cycle as related to air mass properties and movement, precipitation, evaporation, snowmelt, infiltration, streamflow, floods, and groundwater. Statistical hydrology, and hydrologic simulations—including runoff prediction, streamflow and reservoir routing, impoundment operation studies, and urban hydrology. P: Comp Sci 211 or 302 & Civ Engr 311 or cons inst.
320 Environmental Engineering. 3 cr. Fundamental sanitary aspects of environmental engineering. Role of the engineer in the control of the environment; water supply and wastewater problems; solid waste disposal; air pollution; and administration in environmental engineering. P: 1 year college chem.
322 Environmental Engineering Processes. 3 cr. Combination of theory and laboratory practice to study basic unit operations and processes in environmental engineering. Emphasis on water and wastewater treatment processes, such as coagulation/flocculation, chemical precipitation, filtration, adsorption, activated sludge, anaerobic digestion, and substrate utilization kinetics. P: Civ Engr 320.
372 On-Site Waste Water Treatment and Dispersal. (Crosslisted with BSE, Soil Sci) 2 cr. On-site treatment and dispersal of waste water from homes, commercial sources and small communities. Sources, pretreatment units, nutrient removal units, constructed wetlands, surface and soil dispersal systems, recycle and reu se systems, regulations, alternative collection systems. P: Chem 103.
410 Hydraulic Engineering. 3 cr. Engineering approaches to measurement, control and conveyance of water and wastewater flows, emphasizing analysis, design, characteristics and selection of: measurement devices, distribution and collection pipe systems, and pumps and turbines with consideration of plant, quality, economic, reliability, and security aspects. P: Civ Engr 310 & 311 or cons inst.
411 Open Channel Hydraulics. 3 cr. Analysis and characteristics of flow in open channels (natural and artificial); channel design considerations including uniform flow (rivers, sewers), flow measuring devices (weirs, flumes), gradually varied flow (backwater and other flow profiles, flood routing), rapidly varied flow (hydraulic jump, spillways), and channel design problems (geometric considerations, scour, channel stabilization, sediment transport). P: Civ Engr 311.
412 Groundwater Hydraulics. 3 cr. Engineering fundamentals of groundwater flow. Mass and momentum conservation, diffusion, and dispersion. Applications to wells, recharge, plumes, and convective transport. Physical models and elementary numerical methods, including flow nets. Some laboratory work.
414 Hydrologic Design. 3 cr. An introduction to the design of engineering structures which control and/or utilize runoff, emphasizing the sizing of structures to meet hydrologic uncertainty. Applies principles and techniques from several disciplines, including hydrology, hydraulics, probability and statistics. Specific techniques include flood frequency analysis; risk analysis; design storm and historic storm techniques; rainfall-runoff modeling. P: Civ Engr 315 or cons inst.
422 Elements of Public Health Engineering. 3 cr. P: Cons inst.
423 Air Pollution Effects, Measurement and Control. 3 cr. The influence of man-caused pollution on the atmosphere, globally and locally. Evaluation of human health, economic, and aesthetic effects of air pollution. Techniques for measurement of atmosphere pollutant concentrations and determination of local and regional air quality. Detailed presentation of air pollution sources and methods for their control. The role of local, state and federal government in air pollution control. P: Sr st.
427 Solid and Hazardous Wastes Engineering. 3 cr. Basic concepts in designing, evaluating, and operating solid wastes storage, collection, and disposal systems; waste reduction, resource recovery, incineration and land disposal methods; hazardous wastes engineering; legal, political, and administrative considerations. P: Civ Engr 310 or cons inst.
428 Water Treatment Plant Design. 3 cr. Preliminary studies and design of water treatment processes and subordinate plant facilities; project control of design project; unit operations in water treatment; groundwater treatment; preliminary cost estimates; introduction of computer-aided design concept; site visits to water treatment plants. P: Civ Engr 310, 320.
429 Environmental Systems Optimization. 3 cr. Design and analysis of complex environmental systems to capture policy trade-off in managing water, land, air, and energy resources. Illustration of models that describe decision variables and constraints to capture the full range of alternative policy choices. Heuristic and formal solution procedures to select best project alternatives. P: Introductory calculus.
500 Water Chemistry. 3 cr. Elements of fresh and marine water chemistry; acid-base, precipitation, complexation, oxidation-reduction, adsorption, and biochemical reactions in natural waters and water treatment processes. P: Chem 103, 104, 221 or equiv or cons inst.
501 Water Analysis-Intermediate. 2 cr. Principles and applications of chemical and instrumental methods for the chemical analysis of water. P: Chem 223.
502 Environmental Organic Chemistry. 3 cr. Environmental behavior of anthropogenic organic compounds. Physical-chemical properties and compound specific reativities. Environmental processes controlling transport and fate; air-water exchange, sorption, chemical and photochemical reactions and transformations. Environmental fate modeling. For graduate students in environmental science and engineering. P: Civ Engr 500, Chem 343 or equiv, or cons inst.
503 Water Analysis - Intermediate Lab. 1 cr. Application of chemical and instrumental methods to the analysis of waters. P: Chem 223, con reg in Civ Engr 501, cons inst.
514 Coastal Engineering. 2-3 cr. The effect of natural forces associated with storms, hurricanes, and water-level variations on the coastal zone, and efforts made to combat these forces. Wave and storm-surge prediction, the change of waves as they approach shore, and wave forces on the shore; shore erosion and littoral drift; nearshore pollution in lakes and oceans; harbor, breakwater, and revetment design. P: Civ Engr 311 or cons inst.
522 Hazardous Waste Management. 3 cr. Environmental regulations, remediation site characterization, contaminant characterization, detailed engineering and management considerations related to the design and operation of hazardous waste remediation systems involving water pollution, air pollution, solid waste, and groundwater pollution. P: Civ Engr 320 or cons inst.
609 Special Topics in Water Chemistry. 1-3 cr. Given on demand. P: Cons inst.
610 Water Motions in Lakes and Reservoirs. 3 cr. Dynamics of water motions in lakes and reservoirs with applications for aquatic life, water chemistry, and engineering/resource uses. Seiching, internal waves, wind-driven currents, Langmuir circulation, rotational effects, temperature distributions, density-driven motions, material transport, and mixing. P: Civ Engr 512 or cons inst.
618 Special Topics in Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics. 1-3 cr. Given on demand. P: Prereq varies with topic.
619 Special Topics in Hydrology. 1-3 cr. Given on demand. P: Cons inst.
627 Practicum in Sanitary Engineering. 3 cr. Similar to Civ Engr 617; emphasizes sanitary engineering.
629 Special Topics in Environmental Engineering. 1-3 cr. Given on demand. P: Sr st.
631 Toxicants in the Environment: Sources, Distribution, Fate, & Effects. (Crosslisted with M&Envtox, Soil Sci) 3 cr. Nature, sources, distribution, and fate of contaminants in air, water, soil, and food and potential for harmful exposure. P: Chem 343 & 345 or equiv; Chem 561 or equiv; Physics 103 & 104 or equiv; Math 211; or cons inst.
633 Waste Geotechnics. (Crosslisted with GLE) 3 cr. The geotechnical aspects of waste disposal and storage. Critical aspects of geotechnical design, construction, and testing relevant to the performance of earthen structures used for the storage and disposal of wastes or the remediation of contaminated sites are discussed. P: Civ Engr 330 & 320 or cons inst.
635 Remediation Geotechnics. (Crosslisted with GLE) 3 cr. Geotechnical practice for remediation of sites containing contaminated soil and groundwater is discussed. Topics include non-invasive and invasive subsurface exploration techniques, methods to monitor for the presence of contaminants in the saturated and unsaturated zones, and geotechnically-oriented remedial action technologies. P: Civ Engr 320 & 330.
700 Chemistry of Natural Waters. 3 cr. Application of chemical principles to cycling of important elements in natural waters; mineral weathering, cycles of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, silicon, sulfur, and minor elements in natural waters; relationships of atmospheric chemistry to natural waters. P: Civ Engr 500 or cons inst.
701 Analytical Techniques in Environmental Chemistry. 1-3 cr. Analytical techniques used in environmental chemistry research. Intended for students majoring in water chemistry or closely related fields. Each technique is taught as a 1 credit, 5 week module. Topics (vary from year to year) include analysis of organic chemicals in environmental matrices, analysis of trace metals, radiotracer techniques, in situ Ftir spectroscopy, physical methods for characterization of particles and particle surfaces, atomic force balance microscopy. P: Civ Engr 501, cons inst.
702 Advanced Techniques of Water Analysis II. 3 cr. P: Civ Engr 500.
711 Problems of Viscous Flow. 2 cr. Classical problems in laminar flow, including derivation, properties, and exact solutions of Navier-Stokes equation; very slow viscous flow; laminar boundary layer; Prandtl's boundary layer equations; similarity solutions; Karman integral equations; viscous density-stratified flow. P: Grad st.
712 Problems of Turbulent Flow. 2 cr. Transition from laminar to turbulent flow; statistical parameters of turbulence; variance spectra, instability theories, basic features of organized motion in turbulent states, phenomenological theories; transport mechanisms of turbulence, energy transformations in turbulent flow, applications to wall bounded (boundary layers), and free (jet, wake, plume) flows, and to stratified fluids, similarity requirements for modeling of turbulent flow. P: Cons inst or Civ Engr 711.
714 Flow Through Porous Media. 3 cr. Properties of a porous medium; Darcy's Law; conservation of mass; potential flow-conformal mapping; diffusion equation; application to problems in seepage, groundwater, and hydraulics of wells. P: Civ Engr 611 or cons inst.
716 Statistical Modelling of Hydrologic Systems. 3 cr. Real world applications of probability and statistics to the analysis and modeling of problems in surface and groundwater hydrology. Assumes basic knowledge of probability and statistics. P: Stat 311 or cons inst.
718 Water Resources Management Practicum Planning Seminar. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Urb R Pl) 2 cr. This seminar is used for planning the field work, analysis and reporting of the Summer Session Water Resources Management Practicum (Envir St 719). P: Adv Grad st or cons inst.
719 Water Resources Management Practicum. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Urb R Pl) 5 cr. Interdisciplinary team of students and staff working with agency personnel, citizen groups, and/or private sector representatives on the analysis of a contemporary, problem-oriented water resource issue. Physical, biological, economic and social aspects of the issue analyzed. Comprehensive written report results, practicum's findings and management recommendations. P: Envir St/Civ Engr/Urb R Pl 718 or cons inst.
729 Special Topics in Sanitary Engineering. 1-4 cr. Advanced topics of special interest to graduate students in sanitary engineering. P: Cons inst.
810 Problems in Oceanography. 3 cr. P: Cons inst.
811 Theory of Water Waves. 3 cr. Formulation of the free surface wave problem; small-amplitude wave theory; finite-amplitude wave theory; shallow-water waves; effect of structures on waves; density-stratified flow. P: Civ Engr 611 or cons inst.
818 Special Topics in Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics. 1-4 cr. Advanced topics of special interest to graduate students in hydraulics and fluid mechanics. P: Cons inst.
819 Special Topics in Hydrology. 1-4 cr. Advanced topics of special interest to graduate students in hydrology. P: Cons inst.
821 Environmental Engineering: Biological Treatment Processes. 4 cr. Advanced theory and applications of biological systems for the treatment of wastes; lab techniques to assess treatability and to provide design parameters. P: Civ Engr 320 or equiv & cons inst.
822 Environmental Engineering: Physical/Chemical Treatment Process. 4 cr. Advanced theory and applications of chemical and physical-chemical processes for the treatment of water and wastewater; lab techniques to assess design requirements and treatability. P: Civ Engr 320 or equiv or cons inst.
824 Water and Wastewater: Field Evaluations. 3 cr. Advanced evaluation of water and wastewater treatability for the purpose of des igning water and wastewater treatment systems. Consideration to discharge of e nd products to the environment and possible reuse schemes. P: Cons inst.
908 Seminar-Water Chemistry. 1 cr. Andren, Anderson. P: Grad st.
909 Seminar-Water Chemistry Research. 1 cr Armstrong. P: Grad st.
911 Limnology and Marine Science Seminar. (Crosslisted with Atm Ocn, Botany, Envir St, Geology, Zoology) 1 cr. Sections in various fields of zoological research. P: Grad st in limnology & marine sci grad prgm or cons inst.
915 Seminar in River Basin Planning. 2-3 cr. Natural potentialities of river basins; control methods of modern engineering and private and public means of developing them; political, administrative, and engineering experience on river basins. Joeres, Hoopes. P: Grad st and cons inst.
919 Seminar-Hydraulic Engineering and Fluid Mechanics. 1 cr. Current research and review of literature in theoretical and applied fluid mechanics and hydraulic engineering. P: Grad st.
929 Seminar-Environmental Engineering. 1 cr. Current research and literature on water, wastewater, water pollution control, solid wastes engineering and management. P: Grad st.
991 Seminar-Environmental Systems. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 1 cr. Environmental systems modeling examples in such areas as water quality management, solid waste disposal, location of power plants, reservoir operation, recreation planning, etc. Topics chosen from research work in progress, or from articles currently appearing in the literature. P: Cons inst.
330 Soil Mechanics. (Crosslisted with GLE) 4 cr. Basic principles of soil mechanics and fundamentals of application in engineering practice; soil composition and texture; classification; permeability and seepage; consolidation; settlement; shear strength; lateral earth pressures; fundamentals of retaining structures, shallow and deep foundations, slope stability; sub-surface exploration; lab. P: EMA 303 or 304 & Civ Engr 310 or con reg.
340 Structural Analysis I. 4 cr. Analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate beams, trusses, and rigid frames; deflections by virtual-work, moment-area; influence lines; force methods; structural design loads, introduction to structural design, approximate methods. P: EMA 303 & Mech Engr 307 or con reg.
395 Materials for Constructed Facilities. (Crosslisted with EMA) 3 cr. Properties and tests of materials used in the initial construction or repair of facilities (including buildings, transportation systems, utility systems, and reinforced earth). Introduction to laboratory and field measurement techniques to assess material performance capabilities. Technical report preparation. P: EMA 304 or con reg.
431 Cee Automated Laboratory and Field Measurement. 3 cr. Covers basic use of laboratory and field instrumentation and data acquisition systems for CEE measurements such as strain, force, and pressure. Also includes methods of minimizing measurement error. P: Comp Sci 110, 310, & Jr st in CEE.
440 Structural Analysis II. 3 cr. Analysis of structures by displacement methods with computer solutions. Slope deflection and moment distribution methods. Derivation of stiffness matrices for two-dimensional frames. Introduction to commercial structural analysis software. Shear deformations. P: Civ Engr 340.
442 Wood Structures I. 3 cr. Properties of wood, basic concepts of structural design, design of wood structural members by Lrfd including beams, columns and connections. Sawn, glued-laminated, sheathing and composite wood construction products. Concrete formwork. P: Civ Engr 340.
445 Steel Structures I. 3 cr. Design loads, codes, specifications and standards; philosophies of design; load and resistance factor design (Lrfd); allowable stress design (ASD); properties and types of structural steel; residual stresses; behavior and Lrfd design criteria for tension members, compression; laterally braced and unbraced beams; essentials of bolted and welded connections. P: Civ Engr 340.
447 Concrete Structures I. 3 cr. Behavior of reinforced concrete structural elements; concepts of design and proportioning sections for strength and serviceability; background of specification requirements; strength design applied to beams, columns, and members under combined axial load and bending; continuous beams. P: Civ Engr 340.
449 Structural Systems. (Crosslisted with BSE) 4 cr. Specialized topics in structural design and structural engineering related to construction processes. Emphasis on understanding behavior of structural systems rather than individual components. Topics may include: structural bracing during construction, impact of fire on strength and design for fire ratings, special considerations in long span structures, selection of structural system layouts and other unique subjects. P: Civ Engr 445 or 447, 440 recommended.
459 Construction Layout. 3 cr. Fundamental principles for layout of construction projects. Basic control frameworks, and instruments and procedures for construction layout; methods for establishing horizontal and vertical alignments; monitoring construction progress; measuring final pay quantities; documenting projects as built; safety on construction sites. P: Civ Engr 251 or cons inst.
491 Legal Aspects of Engineering. (Crosslisted with BSE) 3 cr. Legal principles and institutions germane to engineering practice; formation and performance of engineer-client and owner-contractor relationships; preparation of technical specifications; surety bonds and insurance; construction liens; contract administration; construction contract remedies; intellectual property of engineers; engineers' obligations to society and their fellow engineers. P: Sr st or cons inst.
492 Integrated Project Estimating and Scheduling. 3 cr. Principles of estimating and scheduling for the construction industry, engineer's preliminary and final estimates' quantity take offs and cost and duration determinations for major items related to a construction project; use manual and computer techniques. P: Jr st.
496 Electrical Systems for Construction. 3 cr. Basic electricity, utility systems, standards and codes, electrical construction materials, branch circuit design, motor branch circuit design, feeder and service design, estimating and management concepts in electrical contracting, grounding, lighting, telecommunications. P: Physics 202.
497 Mechanical Systems for Construction. 3 cr. Introduction to building mechanical systems. Plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fire protection, automation/controls and process systems. Introduction to mechanical systems design and cost estimating. Mechanical system management. P: Physics 202.
498 Construction Project Management. 3 cr. Characteristics of Construction Industry; project organizations; the design and construction process; labor, material, and equipment utilization; cost estimation; construction pricing and contracting; construction planning; cost control, monitoring accounting; and management systems construction. P: Jr st or cons inst.
530 Seepage and Slopes. (Crosslisted with GLE) 3 cr. Practical aspects of seepage effects and ground water flow. Stability of natural and man-made slopes under various loading conditions. Design and construction of earth dams and embankments. Flow net and its use; wells; filters; total and effective stress methods of slope analysis; selection of pertinent soil parameters. P: Civ Engr 330.
531 Retaining Structures. (Crosslisted with GLE) 3 cr. Rigid and flexible earth retaining structures. Analysis and design of retaining walls, anchored bulkheads, braced cuts, tie back cuts, mechanically stabilized earth, and slurry trench walls. Lateral earth pressure due to soil, water, surcharge loads, etc., local and overall stability and the design of anchorage and bracing systems. P: Civ Engr 330; Comp Sci 310 or cons inst.
532 Foundations. (Crosslisted with GLE) 3 cr. Shallow and deep foundations. Analysis and design of footings, mats, piers and piles, and related fill and excavation operations. Consolidation settlement, time rate of settlement, stress distribution, elastic (immediate) settlement, load bearing capacity; methods to reduce settlements and increase shear strength; the selection of a foundation system. P: Civ Engr 330 & Comp Sci 310 or cons inst.
534 Field Methods in Geological Engineering. 3 cr. Methods of site investigations for the rational design of structures in rocks and soil. Field reconnaissance, exploratory drilling, in situ testing, during and post-excavation monitoring. P: Civ Engr 330 & GLE 474, or cons inst.
543 Precast Concrete. 3 cr. Design of structural systems using precast concrete components, capacity of prestressed components, fire ratings, connections and construction of precast systems. P: Civ Engr 447.
545 Steel Structures II. 3 cr. Composite construction; composite vs. non-composite behavior; shored vs. unshored construction; stability of frames; elastic analysis of frames including second order effects; strength of members subject to combined flexure and axial compression; plate girders; vertical flange buckling; flexural and shear strength; flexure and shear interaction; stiffener requirements. P: Civ Engr 445.
547 Concrete Structures II. 3 cr. Deflections under short duration and sustained loads; compression members with emphasis on stability and secondary bending moments; two-way slab systems; prestressed concrete including prestress losses; design of shear walls, special topics in strut and tie modelling, compression field theory and design for torsion may be covered; flexure analysis; design of sections; and shear strength. P: Civ Engr 447.
578 Senior Capstone Design. 4 cr. The application of theoretically and academically acquired knowledge to a civil and environmental engineering problem in as near "real-world" as possible. P: Completion of at least 1 crse which carries 3 cr of design.
591 Quality Control and Assurance. 3 cr. Course covers materials of construction and specifications, quality control, quality assurance, and performance-based specifications. All types of materials may be addressed. P: Sr st or cons inst.
592 Construction Labor Productivity Management. 3 cr. Comprehensive systems approach to construction labor productivity management and methods improvement. Productivity measurements including work sampling, crew balance charts, process charts, flow diagram and others. The course also includes external factors affecting labor productivity, such as change orders, overmanning, stacking of trades and weather. An integral part of this course is the impact of safety on productivity.
595 Planning/Design/Construction Integration. 3 cr. Students will be involved in construction engineering and management aspects of projects. These projects will be student team efforts supervised by the course faculty members and mentors from professional practice. P: Sr st in Civil & Environmental Engineering or cons inst.
596 Constructability Analysis. 3 cr. Project facility delivery process; conceptual planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance, construction knowledge and experience, analysis of facility design from a construction perspective, constructability concepts. P: Jr st.
597 Construction Operation Analysis. 3 cr. Construction productivity, construction method analysis, construction field productivity measurement methods. P: Civ Engr 291 or cons inst.
598 Construction Contractor Analysis. 3 cr. Characteristics of construction industry; project facility delivery process; contractor failure; surety bonding; owner-contractor prequalification; construction insurance, and decision-making. P: Jr st.
639 Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering. 1-4 cr. Given on demand. P: Cons inst.
641 Highway Bridges. 3 cr. Design applications in structural steel, reinforced and prestressed concrete to simple span and continuous highway bridges; Aashto Specifications and loading applications; composite concrete-steel bridges; lateral and longitudinal forces on superstructure and substructure and substructuures; pier design; multicell box culverts. P: Civ Engr 445, 447.
649 Special Topics in Structural Engineering. 1-3 cr. Given on demand.
694 Management of Civil Infrastructure Systems. (Crosslisted with Pub Affr) 3 cr. Comprehensive systems approach to civil infrastructure and asset management with emphasis on transportation facilities. Social, political, economic factors that influence transportation planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation. Needs assessment, information management, performance measurement, life cycle cost and benefits analysis, prioritization and optimization, budgeting and finance. P: Grad st or cons inst, & Civ Engr 494 or equiv.
695 Design and Construction of Bituminous Mixtures. 3 cr. Selection of aggregates and binders for asphalt mixtures, mechanical and durability properties of mixtures, engineering principles relating binder and mixtures properties to pavement performance, mixture production and construction, design for constructibility, specification and contracting methods, quality control and quality assurance, pavement performance and management, pavement maintenance and rehabilitation. P: Civ Engr 395 or 575.
698 Special Topics in Construction Engineering and Management. 1-4 cr. Advanced topics of special interest to seniors and grad students in construction engineering and management.
730 Engineering Properties of Soils. (Crosslisted with GLE) 3 cr. Determination and interpretation of soil properties for engineering purposes; physio-chemical properties of soil-water systems, permeability and capillarity, compression characteristics of soils, measurement of soil properties in the triaxial test, properties of frozen soils and permafrost. P: Civ Engr 330.
731 Properties of Geosynthetics. (Crosslisted with GLE) 3 cr. Properties and behavior of geosynthetics (plastics sheets and geotextiles used in geotechnical and geo-environmental construction) are discussed and measured in a laboratory setting. Students learn how to measure and quantify geomechanical and hydraulic behavior of geosynthetics which are used in design. P: Grad st & Civ Engr 330, or cons inst.
732 Unsaturated Soil Geoengineering. (Crosslisted with GLE) 3 cr. Engineering principles of unsaturated soils as they apply to geotechnical and geoenvironmental systems. Effect of soil water suction and stress on hydraulic conductivity, shear strength, and compressibility of soils in the context of geoengineering problems of flow and stability. P: Grad st & Civ Engr/GLE 330 or cons inst.
733 Physicochemical Basis of Soil Behavior. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci, GLE) 3 cr. Applications of physiochemical, mineralogical and environmental considerations to the engineering behavior of soils. Soil composition, formation, fabric, pore fluid chemistry and interaction of phases. The particulate nature of soils and the fabric-engineering property (volume change, strength, deformation and conduction) relationships. P: Civ Engr 330 or cons inst.
735 Soil Dynamics. (Crosslisted with GLE) 3 cr. Geotechnical considerations of earthquake engineering and foundation vibrations. Seismic surveying; ground motion during earthquakes; determination of soil properties for ground response analysis; dynamic properties of soils; soil structure interaction effects; soil liquifaction; dynamic analysis of earth dams; settlements resulting from earthquakes, lateral earth pressures during earthquakes; foundation vibrations. P: Civ Engr/EMA 530, EMA 545 or cons inst.
739 Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering. 1-4 cr. Advanced topics of special interest to graduate students in geotechnical engineering. P: Cons inst.
740 Advanced Methods of Structural Analysis. 3 cr. Advanced topics in modern structural analysis including development of stiffness matrices, modeling connections, nonlinear geometry, nonlinear materials. P: Civ Engr 440.
744 Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 3 cr. Response of Single Degree of Freedom (Sdof) systems; numerical evaluation of dynamic response; earthquake response of Sdof systems; response spectra; Multi Degree of Freedom (Mdof) systems; natural frequencies and vibration modes; modal superposition; direct integration; damping of Mdof systems; earthquake response of Mdof systems; earthquake resistant design (basic principles) . P: Civ Engr 440 or cons inst.
749 Special Topics in Structural Engineering. 1-4 cr. Advanced topics of special interest to graduate students in structural engineering. P: Cons inst.
795 Characterization of Asphalt Binders. 3 cr. Fundamentals of asphalt production methods, refining practices, and modification techniques. Asphalt rheological testing, linear and non-linear visco-elasticity, conventional and Superpave characterization techniques. The role of asphalt rheology in pavement response and pavement performance. Course includes hands-on training on using different rheometers used in binder grading systems. P: Civ Engr 395 or 575.
798 Special Topics in Construction Engineering and Management. 1-4 cr. Advanced topics of special interest to graduate students in construction engineering and management.
939 Geotechnical Engineering Seminar. 1 cr. Geotechnical analysis, design, and construction. P: Cons inst.
949 Seminar-Structural Engineering. 1 cr. Structural analysis, design, and construction. P: Grad st.
998 Construction Engineering and Management Seminar. 1 cr.
301 Introduction to Aerial Photographic Systems. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Forest, GLE) 1 cr. Introduction to the principles, equipment, materials and methods for aerial image acquisition; electromagnetic spectrum and basic spectral properties of earth surface features and atmospheric interaction. Emphasis on photography. Preliminary discussion of airphoto geometry and mapping. P: Math 114 & Jr st.
302 Introduction to Electro-optical and Microwave Remote Sensing Systems. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Forest, GLE) 1 cr. An overview of electro-optical and microwave remote sensing systems including thermal and multispectral scanners, side looking radar systems, and earth resource satellite systems. P: Civ Engr 301 or 353.
303 Introduction to Remote Sensing Digital Image Processing. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Forest, GLE) 1 cr. Introduction to the principles, equipment, and techniques to manipulate and interpret digital images. Overview of formats of digital image data and procedures used in image rectification and registration, image enhancement, image classification, and digital image data merger with a GIS. P: Civ Engr 302.
304 Remote Sensing Visual Image Interpretation and Gis Integration. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Forest, GLE) 1 cr. Introduction to the principles, equipment, and techniques utilized to interpret remote sensing imagery visually. Emphasis on airphoto interpretation in a range of application areas; visual analysis of non-photographic remote sensing data; introduction to computer-assisted image interpretation and GIS. P: Civ Engr 301.
307 Fundamental Computations for Land Information Systems. 1 cr. The nature of errors in spatial measurements; propagation of errors in computations; concept of least squares adjustments with applications to two-dimentional conformal and affine transformations used in Land and Geographic Information Systems; introduction to projective and polynomial transformations. P: Math 211 or 221 or cons inst.
308 Spatial Frameworks for Land Information Systems. 1 cr. Spatial reference framework requirements for multipurpose Land Information Systms (LIS); overview of surveying and mapping methods; geoid and ellipsoid; giodetic datums; plane coordinate systems; U.S. Public Land Survey System; LIS applications of Global Positioning System (GPS). P: Math 114 or equiv & Jr st, or cons inst.
309 Introduction to U.S. Public Land System. 1 cr. Principles of the establishment and maintenance of the U.S. Public Land System, and the methods and procedures for the relocation of the system. P: Civ Engr 251 or 450 or cons inst.
357 An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. 4 cr. Design, implementation and use of automated procedures for storage, analysis and display of spatial information. Covers data bases, information manipulation and display techniques, software systems and management issues. Case studies. Meets with Geography 377. P: Intro crse in envrnmtl or mapping sci and an intro crse in computer programming or computer concepts.
358 Hydrographic and Topographic Surveying. 1 cr. Principles of conducting the field surveys necessary to prepare a hydrographic or topographic map. Project planning and scheduling; control surveys; data collection for mapping; leveling to establish datum; control surveys for photogrammetric mapping. P: Civ Engr 251 or 450 or cons inst.
359 Hydrographic and Topographic Mapping. 2 cr. Principles of hydrographic or topographic mapping using field data obtained the previous summer by students in 358. Adjustment of field observations; reduction of astronomic azimuth observations; computation of State Plane Coordinates; reduction of field mapping data; and contouring and map plotting using Cadd. P: Civ Engr 358 or cons inst.
403 Geometric Analysis of Vertical Aerial Photographs. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Forest) 1 cr. Elementary photogrammetric procedures for obtaining reliable measurements from aerial photographs. Photographic measurements and refinements; geometry of vertical aerial photographs; scale and relief displacement; stereoscopy and parallax. Introduction to stereoplotters and orthophotoscopes. Camera calibration. Introduction to analytical photogrammetry and flight planning. P: Math 221 or equiv & Civ Engr 301, or cons inst.
404 Mapping with Aerial Photographs. 1 cr. Photogrammetric procedures for graphically and digitally representing terrain. Orientation and calibration of stereoplotting instruments; manual and digital stereocompilation; orthophotos and rectification of aerial photos; and project planning including flight planning, ground control requirements and quantity and cost estimating. P: Civ Engr 403.
405 Digital Orthophotography. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 1 cr. A laboratory-oriented course; topics include: Image orientation, use of digital elevation models, image scanning, transforming digital elevation models and orthophotos between coordinate systems; orthophoto mosaics including color balance, feathering, and seam lines; the use of a bundle adjustment in the creation of orthophoto mosaics. P: Civ Engr 403 or cons inst.
407 Adjustments for Land Information and Surveying. 1 cr. Formation and solution of large systems of simultaneous linear equations; linearization of nonlinear equations; adjustments by least squares using parametric equations; precisions of adjusted and computed quantities; curve fitting; three-dimensional conformal and affine coordinate transformations. P: Civ Engr 307, Math 222 & Stat 224, or cons inst.
408 Adjustments for Control Surveying Networks. 1 cr. Least squares adjustments of vertical, horizontal and three-dimensional control survey networks; error ellipses; survey network design; adjustments with both parameters and conditions. P: Civ Engr 407 or cons inst.
444 Practical Applications of Gps Surveying. (Crosslisted with Geology, GLE, Envir St) 2 cr. Global positioning system surveying for field applications. Signals. Coordinate systems. Datums. Cartographic projections. Satellite orbits. Choosing hardware. Strategies for data collection and analysis. Assessing uncertainty. Geocoding satellite images. Integrating data with Geographic Information Systems. Emerging technologies. P: Math 210, 211, 221 or equiv or cons inst.
450 Short Course in Surveying. 3 cr. Surveying and mapping for non-engineering students; use of instruments in measuring distances and angles, traverse computations, applications of surveying in preparing maps of small areas, public land-system. P: For non-engineers.
452 Geopositioning: Satellite and Inertial Surveys. 3 cr. Geodetic positioning methods; terrestrial and astronomic coordinate systems; geocentric coordinates; three-dimensional coordinate transformations; satellite positioning methods; satellite orbit parameters and ephemerides; Doppler satellite and Global Positioning Systems; inertial surveying systems; inertial traversing; design of satellite and inertial networks; error effects. P: Civ Engr 251 & 308, or cons inst.
453 Geodesy. 3 cr. Fundamentals of geodetic reference surfaces; geometry of the ellipsoid; deviation of the vertical; geodetic reductions; gravity surfaces; geodetic position computations. P: Civ Engr 251 & 308.
454 Cadastral Systems. 2 cr. Land registration and recordation systems; land titles and boundaries; legal descriptions and conveyancing; public and private guarantees of land ownership and location; organization and use of real property records with emphasis on public and private decision-making; case studies. P: Civ Engr 251 or cons inst.
455 Legal Aspects of Land Surveying. 3 cr. Methods of describing land; writing and interpreting land descriptions; U.S. Public Land Survey System; lost and obliterated corners; common law principles affecting cases of conflict in sequence, simultaneous, and public land system conveyances; original land division surveys; land surveyors' professional ethics. P: Civ Engr 251.
457 Route Location. 3 cr. Geometrics, mechanics, and economics of route design and location; surveys, horizontal and vertical curves, earthwork volumes, mass diagram and earthwork distribution; group design project. P: Civ Engr 251.
458 Geodetic Surveying. 3 cr. Introduction to geodetic control systems; geodetic reference surfaces; electro-optical and microwave electronic distance measurement (EDM) instruments and surveying methods; errors in measurements; adjustment of observations; repeating and directional theodolites; geodetic triangulation, trilateration and traverse; astronomic azimuth determination; map projections; geodetic leveling. P: Civ Engr 251 & 308.
551 Advanced Photogrammetry. 3 cr. Photogrammetric optics; cameras and camera calibration; rectification theory; introduction to analytical photogrammetry; terrestrial photogrammetry; analysis of oblique and panoramic photography; stereoscopic plotting instruments; orthophotography, hologrammetry, x-ray photogrammetry. P: Civ Engr 404.
556 Remote Sensing Digital Image Processing. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Land Arc) 3 cr. Techniques of enhancement and quantification of remote sensing imagery. Emphasis on processing and analyzing data gathered by airborne and satellite sensors. Techniques to quantitatively analyze data from photography, electro-optical scanners, satellite systems, and radar and passive microwave systems. A 5-week practicum with applications to: agriculture and forestry, geology and soils, water quality, and urban and regional planning. P: Civ Engr/Envir St/Forestry 303 or authorization.
557 Engineering Soils Mapping and Evaluation. 3 cr. Soil and landform characteristics; engineering and pedological soil classification and mapping; remote sensing and image interpretation; elements of land use planning. Comprehensive term project dealing with land use suitability evaluation and mapping in a geographic information system context. P: Sr st & cons inst.
656 Engineering Application of Land and Geographic Information Systems. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 3 cr. Network models and analysis; linear referencing systems; dynamic segmentation; network overlay; surface modeling and analysis; facilities management concepts; relationship to infrastructure life cycle; applications include pavement management, safety analysis, various routing problems, stormwater runoff, and subsurface characterization; case studies; laboratory. P: Math 222 and Civ Engr 307 and Civ Engr 308 and Civ Engr 357 or Civ Engr/Envir St/Land Arch 655.
657 Practicum in Land Surveying. 3 cr. First-hand experience through the use of modern equipment; includes field and office work in resurveys of section lines, control surveys, state plane coordinates and topographic survey resulting in a completed land plat prepared for recording according to Wisconsin State Statutes. P: Civ Engr 251.
659 Special Topics in Geospatial Information Engineering. 1-3 cr. Given on demand. P: Cons inst.
709 Analysis and Design of Spatial Measurement Systems. 2 cr. Variance-covariance matrix; error ellipses and ellipsoids; constraint equations; large sparse systems of normal equations; blunder detection and isolation; local redundancy; global and local measures of reliability; zero through third order design; optimal design methods; geodetic and photogrammetric applications. P: Civ Engr 408.
750 Analytical & Digital Photogrammetry. 3 cr. Image and object space coordinate systems; coordinate transformations; image coordinate refinement; collinearity equations; space resection and space intersections; relative orientation; strip and block formation and adjustment. Technology for deriving and acquiring digital images. Image processing algorithms used to display and locate control points. Algorithms for image correlation and elevation calculations. Mapping with non-photographic sensors. P: Civ Engr 404 & 407.
757 Transportation Location Referencing Systems. 3 cr. Linear referencing systems; integration of one-, two-, and three-dimentional systems; spatial/temporal referencing; transformations and error propagation; location reference message specifications and ITS datum; navigation, tracking, and routing; relationship to geographic information systems. P: Civ Engr 407 & 452; & Civ Engr 357 or 655.
758 Image Processing Algorithms for Remote Sensing. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 3 cr. The details of programming image processing algorithms for remote sensing data analysis on microcomputers are discussed. Practical algorithms for a variety of image processing tasks including image display, image transformation, and image classification using a number of different hardware configurations are covered. P: Comp Sci 302 or equiv & Envir St/Civ Engr/Land Arc 566, or cons inst.
759 Special Topics in Geospatial Information Engineering. 1-4 cr. Advanced topics of special interest to graduate students in surveying, mapping, photogrammetry, land records and information systems, geodesy, and remote sensing. P: Cons inst.
950 Environmental Monitoring Seminar. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 1 cr. Current research and literature dealing with environmental remote sensing and geographic information systems. P: Grad st.
951 Seminar-Geospatial Information Engineering. 1 cr. Current research and literature on problems. P: Grad st or cons inst.
370 Transportation Engineering. 3 cr. Characteristics of transportation supply and demand; measuring and estimating demand; social and environmental impacts; planning of transportation systems; characteristics of transportation modes; interaction between modes; mode interfaces; transportation technology; economics; public policy, implementation and management. P: Statis 224 or con reg.
375 Highway Engineering. 3 cr. Principles of highway planning, design and operations; finance and economics; sub-grade soils, paving materials and paving, construction and maintenance. P: EMA 303.
570 Environmental Impact of Transportation Systems. 3 cr. Nature of the ecosystem and ecosystem modeling, the nature of transportation produced impacts on man's social, economic, physical and emotional well being, on wildlife, natural areas, agricultural areas; environmental economics; measuring and evaluating environmental quality, and citizen tactics in response to environmental issues. P: Jr st or cons inst.
571 Urban Transportation Planning. 3 cr. Principles of planning, evaluation, selection, adoption, financing, and implementation of alternative urban transportation systems; formulation of community goals and objectives, inventory of existing conditions; transportation modeling—trip generation, distribution, modal choice, assignment, technological characteristics and operation of modern transit and other movement systems. P: Civ Engr 370 or cons inst.
573 Geometric Design of Transport Facilities. 3 cr. Problems in ground transportation facility design; generation, capacity, location and design; rural and urban at-grade intersection design; grade separations; interchanges; parking lots and terminals. P: Civ Engr 370.
574 Traffic Control. 3 cr. Traffic data collection studies; measures of effectiveness and evaluation of traffic system performance; design and application of traffic control devices; design of traffic signal systems; operational controls and traffic management strategies. P: Civ Engr 370 or cons inst.
575 Advanced Highway Materials and Construction. 3 cr. Soils, soil stabilization, aggregates, bituminous materials and mixtures, general highway materials and construction of rigid and flexible pavements.
576 Advanced Pavement Design. 3 cr. P: Civ Engr 375.
579 Seminar-Transportation Engineering. 1 cr. Current problems and research developments in transportation, highways, traffic engineering, and transportation planning and systems analysis. P: Sr st.
670 Transit Systems Planning. 3 cr. Transit planning in the urban transportation planning process; transit demand models; computer packages; corridor planning; system design; bus and rail operations; paratransit; new modes. P: Civ Engr 571 or cons inst.
677 Practicum in Transportation. 3 cr.
772 Practicum in Transportation Management and Policy. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 3 cr. Integrative capstone course in transporation management and policy. Interdisciplinary team esperience in the application of theoretical knowledge and analytical tools for developing policy and making management decisions on "real-world" problems. P: Grad st or cons inst.
779 Special Topics in Transportation Engineering and City Planning. 1-4 cr. Advanced topics of special interest to graduate students in transportation engineering and city planning. P: Cons inst.
970 Colloquium in Transportation Management and Policy. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 1 cr. Current issues, case studies, research, and literature dealing with transportation management and policy development. P: Grad st or cons inst.
426 Design of Wastewater Treatment Plants. 3 cr. Unit operations in wastewater treatment; physical, chemical, and biological processes for treatment of wastewater; sludge treatment and disposal; design of a wastewater treatment plant; site visits to wastewater treatment plants. P: Civ Engr 310 or 316, & Civ Engr 320, or cons inst.
494 Civil and Environmental Engineering Decision Making. 3 cr. Planning, designing, and managing civil engineering systems. Fundamentals of the systems approach; marginal analysis; optimization techniques; decision analysis; economic analysis; cost-effectiveness analysis. Case study applications. P: Math 221 or cons inst.
495 Civil and Environmental Engineering Systems Modeling Techniques. 3 cr. Importance of model building. Characteristics of deterministic models. Classical approach to constrained and unconstrained optimization. Examples of civil and environmental engineering systems models. Formulation of linear optimization models. Linear programming. Sensitivity testing and duality. Transportation and trans-shipment network models. Critical path scheduling. Dynamic programming. Integer programming. Elementary simulation concepts. Engineering applications. P: Jr st.
625 Environmental Engineering Fieldtrips. 1 cr. Fieldtrips to municipal and industrial environmental pollution control facilities, environmental impact sites, and engineering firms. P: Civ Engr 320 or equiv.
637 Practicum in Geotechnical Engineering. 3 cr. P: Sr CEE st or cons inst.
699 Independent Study. 1-9 cr. P: So st.
790 Master's Research or Thesis. 1-9 cr. P: Grad st, for Master's candidates only.
890 Pre-Dissertator's Research. 1-9 cr. P: Grad st, for post-master's, pre-dissertator stdts only.
990 Thesis. 1-12 cr. Required for some M.S. and all Ph.D. degrees. P: Dissertator status.
999 Advanced Independent Study. 1-9 cr. P: Grad st.