Civil Engineering Curriculum
Environmental Engineering Option
Construction Engineering and Management Option
Fluid Systems Engineering Option
Facilities
Courses
2205 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706; 608/262 3542; www.engr.wisc.edu/cee
Professors Russell (chair), Adams, Anderson, Andren, Armstrong, Bahia, Bank, Benson, Bosscher, Cramer, Edil, Hanna, Hoopes, Lillesand, Noguera, Park, Potter, Ran, Sonzogni; Associate Professors Harrington, Noyce, Oliva, Pincheira, Schauer, Wu; Assistant Professors Fratta, Guo, Holloway, Loheide, McMahon, Pederson, Schneider
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a B.S. degree in civil engineering and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in civil and environmental engineering. The B.S. degree in civil engineering may be accompanied by an option in environmental engineering, fluid systems engineering, or in construction engineering and management.
Civil engineers have been and still are the builders of our world, involved in the planning of our cities, communities, and larger regional areas and responsible for the conception, design, and construction of public works such as highways, streets, bridges, water distribution and wastewater collection systems, wastewater and industrial waste treatment plants, dams and reservoirs for water control, power production, navigation and recreation, as well as the buildings, theaters, stadiums, factories and airports in which we live, work, and play.
The environment has long been the province and concern of civil engineers. Thus, civil engineers are continuously responding to society's ecological and environmental problems by joining with other engineers, as well as with physical, biological, and social scientists, to protect our natural resources and to create a better physical and social environment for all people. Civil engineers are aware of the complexities of these problems and that they cannot merely focus on building and construction; they must understand the impact of engineering designs and be prepared to play a vital role on interdisciplinary environmental teams.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a curriculum that provides a balanced program of technical and nontechnical courses to meet the needs of students interested in studying civil and environmental engineering. The curriculum includes basic courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology, earth sciences, engineering sciences, as well as the fundamentals of civil engineering in the areas of structural engineering, geo-technical engineering, construction engineering and management, transportation engineering, land information and surveying, water resources engineering and environmental engineering. Students may then choose elective courses in multiple areas or specialize in one or more areas of interest. Also, the department cooperates with interdisciplinary programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including business, environmental studies, water resources management, oceanography and limnology, land resources, environmental monitoring, geological engineering, and water chemistry.
In view of the increasing demands of modern technology, the traditional undergraduate curriculum can only offer the fundamentals of civil and environmental engineering to the student. Qualified undergraduates are encouraged to pursue the civil and environmental engineering master's program as a means of incorporating additional courses on engineering analysis, design, and synthesis into their academic studies.
The following curriculum applies to students who were admitted to the civil engineering degree program (classification changed to CEE) in fall semester 2007 or later.
General College Requirements, 21 cr minimum
Mathematics and Statistics Requirement, 9 cr
Natural Sciences Requirement, 11 cr
Engineering Science Requirement, 17 cr
Civil Engineering, 18 cr
Applied Engineering Requirement, 30 cr
Communication Skills Requirement, 5 cr
Liberal Studies Requirement, 16 cr
Total credits: 127
Note: See advisor for specific requirements.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers an undergraduate option in environmental engineering. Students taking the environmental engineering option will earn a B.Sc. degree in civil engineering. The transcript and graduate certificate will indicate the environmental engineering option.
Note: See advisor for specific requirements.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers an undergraduate option in construction engineering and management. Students taking the CEM Option will earn an accredited BSc degree in Civil Engineering. The transcript and graduate certificate will indicate the CEM option.
Students pursuing this option (CEM option) take basically the same core courses in engineering, mathematics, natural sciences, and liberal studies as do the other civil engineering students. The applied engineering requirements within the CEM curriculum differ from those of CEE in that students are required to take 12 credits with an emphasis in Engineering Management and 9 credits of construction engineering emphasis.
Note: See advisor for specific requirements.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers an undergraduate option in fluid systems engineering. Students taking the environmental engineering option will earn a B.Sc. degree in civil engineering. The transcript and graduate certificate will indicate the fluid systems engineering option.
Note: See advisor for specific requirements.
Facilities available include modern and fully equipped laboratories for instruction and research in the following areas:
Asphalt Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP)
Fluid Mechanics
Geo-Engineering
Hydraulics
Spatial Data Acquisition and Analysis
Structures and Materials Testing
Transportation Engineering
Water Chemistry
1 Cooperative Education Program. I, II, SS; 1 cr. Work experience which combines classroom theory with practical knowledge of operations to provide students with a background upon which to base a professional career. P: So st.
290 Construction Systems. II; 3 cr. Course focuses upon the building construction industry. Buildings include many engineered systems, such as foundations, structural, and exterior cladding. Course addresses construction methods and techniques for sitework, excavation, paving, cast-in-place concrete, precast concrete, masonry, structural steel, and moisture protection. Course uses case examples of individual systems. P: So st.
291 Problem Solving Using Computer Tools. (Crosslisted with GLE) I, II; 3 cr. Introduction to engineering computations with emphasis on computer tools and computer based measurement, data collection, and processing. Tools will include computer aided drafting, spreadsheets, other engineering computation tools, and hardware and software for laboratory and spatial measurements. P: EMA 202 or 304.
299 Independent Study. I, II, SS; 1-3 cr (I).
307 Fundamental Computations for Land Information Systems. I; 1 cr. The nature of errors in spatial measurements; propagation of errors in computations; concept of least squares adjustments with applications to two-dimensional 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. I; 1 cr. Spatial reference framework requirements for multipurpose Land Information Systems (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. Irr.; 1 cr (P-I). 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.
310 Fluid Mechanics. I, II; 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. I, II; 3 cr (I). 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. I; 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.
316 Hydraulic Engineering. I or II; 3 cr (I). Engineering approaches to measurement, control and conveyance of water flows, emphasizing analysis, design, characteristics and selection of: measurement devices and instrumentation; water supply pipe distribution systems; pumps, turbines, and facilities; sewer collection and treatment plant systems. P: Civ Engr 310 & 311 or cons inst.
320 Environmental Engineering. I, II; 3 cr (P-E). 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. I or II; 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.
330 Soil Mechanics. (Crosslisted with GLE) I, II; 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. 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.
357 An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. I; 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.
370 Transportation Engineering. I; 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.
372 On-Site Waste Water Treatment and Dispersal. (Crosslisted with BSE, Soil Sci) I; 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.
395 Materials for Constructed Facilities. (Crosslisted with EMA) II; 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.
403 Geometric Analysis of Vertical Aerial Photographs. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Forest) I, II; 1 cr (P-I). 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.
411 Open Channel Hydraulics. Irr.; 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. Irr.; 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. II; 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. I or II; 3 cr (E). P: Cons inst.
423 Air Pollution Effects, Measurement and Control. Irr.; 3 cr (E). 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.
426 Design of Wastewater Treatment Plants. I; 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.
427 Solid and Hazardous Wastes Engineering. I; 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. II; 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.
431 Cee Automated Laboratory and Field Measurement. I or II; 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. I or 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. I or II; 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. I or II; 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. I or II; 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) Irr.; 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.
491 Legal Aspects of Engineering. (Crosslisted with BSE) I or II; 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. II; 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.
494 Civil and Environmental Engineering Decision Making. I or II; 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.
496 Electrical Systems for Construction. I or II; 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. II; 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. I or II; 3 cr (A). 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.
500 Water Chemistry. I; 3 cr (P-I). 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. I; 2 cr (P-I). Principles and applications of chemical and instrumental methods for the chemical analysis of water. P: Chem 223.
502 Environmental Organic Chemistry. II; 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. I; 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. II; 2-3 cr (D). 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. II; 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.
530 Seepage and Slopes. (Crosslisted with GLE) I or II; 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) I or II; 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) I or II; 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. Alt yrs.; I; 3 cr (D). 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. Irr.; 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. I or 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. I or 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.
555 Airphoto Interpretation for Terrain Evaluation. (Crosslisted with Geology, GLE) Alt yrs.; I; 2 cr (P-I). Determination of soil, bedrock, and drainage characteristics of land areas by airphoto interpretation; physical characteristics of landforms; use of airphoto interpretation for engineering soil surveys, land use suitability evaluation, and land use planning. P: Civ Engr 301 & one of the following: Geology 100 or 101, or Geog/Envir St 120 or 127.
571 Urban Transportation Planning. I; 3 cr (E). 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. I or II; 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. I or II; 3 cr (I). 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. I or SS; 3 cr. Soils, soil stabilization, aggregates, bituminous materials and mixtures, general highway materials and construction of rigid and flexible pavements.
576 Advanced Pavement Design. Irr.; 3 cr. P: Civ Engr 375.
578 Senior Capstone Design. I, II; 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.
579 Seminar—Transportation Engineering. I or II; 1 cr. Current problems and research developments in transportation, highways, traffic engineering, and transportation planning and systems analysis. P: Sr st.
596 Constructability Analysis. I or II; 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.
609 Special Topics in Water Chemistry. I or II; 1-3 cr. Given on demand. P: Cons inst.
618 Special Topics in Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics. Irr.; 1-3 cr. Given on demand. P: Prereq varies with topic.
619 Special Topics in Hydrology. Irr.; 1-3 cr. Given on demand. P: Cons inst.
625 Environmental Engineering Fieldtrips. SS; 1 cr. Fieldtrips to municipal and industrial environmental pollution control facilities, environmental impact sites, and engineering firms. P: Civ Engr 320 or equiv.
629 Special Topics in Environmental Engineering. Irr.; 1-3 cr. Given on demand. P: Sr st.
631 Toxicants in the Environment: Sources, Distribution, Fate, & Effects. (Crosslisted with M&Envtox, Soil Sci) II; 3 cr (B-A). 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) I or II; 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) I or II; 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.
637 Practicum in Geotechnical Engineering. Irr.; 3 cr. P: Sr CEE st or cons inst.
639 Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering. Irr.; 1-4 cr. Given on demand. P: Cons inst.
641 Highway Bridges. I or II; 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 substructures; pier design; multicell box culverts. P: Civ Engr 445, 447.
649 Special Topics in Structural Engineering. Irr.; 1-3 cr. Given on demand.
655 Computerized Land Information Systems. (Crosslisted with Land Arc, Envir St) II or SS; 3 cr (A). Theory and use of multipurpose land information systems in landscape architecture, civil engineering, and environmental studies. Topics include: system design; reference systems; data capture, structure, and quality; cadastral information; implementation; and land planning applications. Laboratory applications using spatial computer technology. P: Jr st & 1) one crse in surveying, cartography, remote sensing, or air photo interpret, or 2) cons inst.
677 Practicum in Transportation. I or II or SS; 3 cr.
679 Special Topics in Transportation and City Planning. I or II; 3 cr. Given on demand. P: Cons inst.
694 Management of Civil Infrastructure Systems. (Crosslisted with Pub Affr) II; 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. I or SS; 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. Irr.; 1-4 cr (A). Advanced topics of special interest to seniors and grad students in construction engineering and management.
699 Independent Study. I, II, SS; 1-9 cr (A). P: So st.