300 Level Courses

Credit hours are in parenthesis; an asterisk denotes courses that are not offered every year. Click on the course title for an example syllabus - these are samples for informational purposes only; students are responsible for obtaining the current syllabus from the instructor.

CE 315 The Civil and Environmental Engineering Profession (1)

Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) practice in structural, environmental, geotechnical, and transportation engineering. Overview of education, training, research, and employment opportunities for each area of CEE. Engineering registration and ethics. Prerequisite: junior standing.

CE 321 CEE Materials (4)

Introduction to structure and properties of civil engineering materials such as steel, asphalt, cement, concrete, soil, wood and polymers. Laboratory tests include evaluation of behavior of these materials under a wide range of conditions. Prerequisite: EAS 211. Lectures and laboratory.

*CE 311 Engineering Surveys (4)

The principles of geometric design of route engineering. The reconnaissance, design, control, and layout of highway and railroad systems including curves and earthwork. Municipal surveys and introduction to spherical astronomy. Computer applications. Prerequisite: CE 211.

CE 324 Elementary Structural Analysis (4)

Loads on structures as dictated in various codes and specifications; load flow through a structural system and tributary areas; methods of analysis of statically determinate planar trusses, beams and frames; concepts of stability and indeterminacy; axial, shear and bending moment; calculations of displacements and rotations by virtual work; Castigliano's theorem for trusses, beams and frames; computer analysis of structures using an exiting commercial program. Prerequisite: EAS 212, MTH 254.

CE 325 Indeterminate Structures (4)

Analysis of indeterminate structures by force and displacement methods; consistent deformations and the theorem of least work; slope deflection; moment distribution including sway; approximate methods. Prerequisite: CE 324.

CE 333 Design of Steel Structures (4)

Design of tension members, columns, beam, beam-columns, and connections based on allowable stress design. Prerequisites: CE 321, CE 325.

CE 341 Soil Classification and Properties (4)

Determination and interpretation of significant engineering properties and behavior of soils; selected application in mechanics of foundations and earth structures. Three lectures; one 3-hour laboratory period. Prerequisite: CE 321.

CE 351 Transportation Systems: Planning and Design (4)

A study of engineering problems associated with the planning and design of urban and intercity transportation with emphasis on systems approach to problems definition and solution. Vehicle operation characteristics and traffic control devices for land, air, and water, data collection methods and development of transportation models for the establishment of design criteria for transportation structures. Prerequisite: junior standing in engineering.

CE 362 Hydraulics (4)

Laminar and turbulent flow and introduction to boundary layer theory; flow in pressurized closed conduits including simple and multiple pipe systems, uniform and non-uniform flow in open channels, behavior of centrifugal pumps, and analysis of pump-pipeline systems. Three lectures; one 3-hour laboratory period. Prerequisite: EAS 361.

CE 364 Water Resources Engineering (4)

Principles of hydrology and hydraulic engineering applied to water supply systems design. Collection and distribution, pump stations, water quality and treatment, economic considerations. Prerequisite: CE 362.

CE 371 Environmental Engineering (3)

Effect of air, land, and water pollutants on environment. Transport and fate of pollutants in environment. Mathematical modeling of water quality. Water quality parameters and standards. Analysis of water quality in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and groundwater systems. Prerequisite: EAS 361.