College of Engineering
Department Office: 104 Energy and Minerals Research Office, (phone) 581-6931, (fax) 585-5477
Mailing Address: 122 S. Central Campus Dr., Rm. 104, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0561
Web Address: www.civil.utah.edu
Department Chair, L.D. Reaveley

Faculty
Professors. S. Ghosh, L. Reaveley.
Professors Emeriti. G. Borg, M. Kesler, E. Nordquist, D. VanStrien, B. Whillhite.
Associate Professors. A. Hong, R. Decker, E. Lawton, P. Martin, C. Pantelides, J. Trautner.
Assistant Professor. D. Hayes.
Adjunct Professors. E. Armstrong, W. Harrison, R. Lloyd, S. Miller, R. Parmelee, G. Sandquist, B. Simoneit, S. Swanson.
Adjunct Associate Professors. F. Bruenger, C. Forster, R. Kirkham, J. Lighty, C. Lin, J. Thompson, E. Trujillo.
Adjunct Assistant Professors. C. Coburn, M. Crandall, D. Gange, T. Harpst, E. Haskell, R. McNearny, S. Onysko.
Research Professors. R. Ehrlich, D. Hobday, W. Kanes, J. Moore, P. Moore, D. Nielson, R. Ressetar, M. Ridd, H. Ross, S. Schamel, P. Wannamaker, P. Wright.
Research Associate Professors. D. Alford, R. Okey, R. Peters, D. Schelling, D. Slaughter, J. Stodt, D. Wavrek.
Research Assistant Professors. J. Adams, M. Adams, R. Adams, D. Apperson, J. Collister, W. Cottrell, C. Elliott, R. James, W. Jarman, G. Nash, M. Nemcok, P. Rose, M. Segall.
Advisers. Undergraduates, all faculty, 104 EMRO, 581-6931; graduates, Andy Hong, 215 EMRO, 581-7232

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare students for careers in industry, consulting, research, and government.

Civil and Environmental Engineering encompasses a wide range of planning, design, and construction activities dealing with buildings, bridges, dams, highways, transportation systems, water supply, fluid flow, water reclamation, and geotechnical engineering problems. An integral part of studies in the department is an emphasis on environmental engineering. Physical, chemical, and biochemical processes are applied to environmental problems of prevention and remediation.

The department conducts research in the areas of composite materials, geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, structures, transportation and traffic engineering, aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, environmental engineering, and nuclear engineering.

Research and training facilities include laboratories for environmental engineering, nuclear engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, fluid mechanics, and a subsonic boundary-layer wind tunnel.

Undergraduate Program

Degree. B.S.
Curriculum changes may take place after publication of this catalog. A booklet containing current information is available from the departmental office prior to the beginning of Fall Semester. It is essential that students obtain up-to-date information each year on changes in requirements and curriculum. Announcements regarding changes in requirements are also posted on departmental bulletin boards.

Prerequisites. The level at which Civil and Environmental Engineering students begin their studies depends on how much high school preparation they have had. To complete the engineering curriculum in four years, entering students must begin the first semester with MATH 1210.

Repeating Courses. If a student registers for a course more than once, the grade earned the second time is used to compute the GPA upon which intermediate status, major status, and graduation decisions are based. This applies even to courses taken three or more times. Registration is counted for courses in which the grade received is W, V, I, CR, or NC.

Pre-Civil Engineering. Incoming students are classified as pre-civil engineering majors (PCVEEN) until they qualify for intermediate status. Students normally apply for intermediate status at the end of their freshman year. Pre-civil-engineering students are not permitted to enroll in engineering courses beyond the Freshman (1000) level.

Intermediate Major Status. Intermediate status in Civil and Environmental Engineering identifies students who have successfully completed freshman-level subjects and are thus qualified to take other lower-division courses in engineering. (See Engineering in the Colleges, Schools, and Divisions section of this catalog.) Students may apply for intermediate status in Civil and Environmental Engineering after satisfactorily completing at least 18 credit hours from a prescribed list of freshman-level courses issued by the College of Engineering. Applications for intermediate status are reviewed by a faculty committee, with admission decisions based on the students GPA earned in courses listed on the application form and available department resources. Students admitted to intermediate status may take 2000- and 3000-level engineering courses. Higher-level courses are closed to intermediate-status students.

Full Major Status. Civil-engineering major status is required to complete the upper division course work required for the B.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. To become a civil engineering major, intermediate students must submit an application to the department on a form available in the department office indicating satisfactory completion of a prescribed list of courses (periodically issued by the department). This list includes courses on the intermediate list as well as additional lower-division courses in mathematics, science, and civil and environmental engineering.

Applications for major status are reviewed by a faculty committee, with admissions decisions based on available department resources and the students GPA in courses listed on the application form. Applications for major status may be submitted by intermediate students who complete at least 35 credit hours of course work from the list of courses.

Once admitted as a civil engineering major, a student must maintain an acceptable GPA and meet certain graduation requirements.

Transfer Students. After being officially accepted by the University, students transferring from ABET-accredited civil engineering programs at other institutions should contact the department office with a transcript of credits for evaluation of their status at the University of Utah. No transfer credit is evaluated during the first week of classes.

Based on their academic records, such students may qualify for intermediate or major status. If such students have completed intermediate and/or major-status course work prior to entering the University, they may take classes on a probationary basis. Following their first semester of work at the University, the academic performance of transfer students is reviewed. Unsatisfactory performance may result in reclassification.

Transfer students from programs other than ABET-accredited civil engineering programs are classified as pre-civil-engineering students. In general, all required 3000- and 4000-level courses in Civil and Environmental Engineering, as well as all technical electives, must be taken at the University of Utah.

Suggested Program. The outline below is a suggested program of study for the B.S. degree in civil engineering. Required courses are designated by course numbers. A minimum of 127.5 credit hours is required for graduation.

Freshman F S
CHEM 1210, 1230 4+1 0
CHEM 1220, 1240 0 4+1
MATH 1210, 1220 4 4
PHYCS 2210 0 4
WRTG 2010 3 0
CP SC 1000 3 0
CVEEN 1000 0 2
Total 15 15

Sophomore
MATH 2210, 2250 3 3
EL EN 1060 0 1.5
ME EN 2600 2 0
ME EN 2410 0 2
MG EN 1400 3 0
MG EN 1050 2 0
CVEEN 2000 0.5 0
CVEEN 2110 3 0
CVEEN 2140 0 3
AI Elective 3 0
IE Elective 0 3
CVEEN Elective 0 3
Total 16.5 15.5

Junior: Environmental or Water Resources Emphasis
CVEEN 3310, 3320 4 4
CVEEN 3410, 3420 4 3
CVEEN 3520, 3510 4 3
CVEEN 3610, 3620 3 3
CVEEN 3000 0.5 0
IE Electives 3 3
Total 18.5 16

Junior: Structural, Geotechnical, or Transportation Emphasis
CVEEN 3000 0.5 0
CVEEN 3210, 3220 3 3
CVEEN 3310, 3320 4 4
CVEEN 3410, 3420 4 3
CVEEN 3520, 3510 4 3
IE Electives 3 3
Total 18.5 16

Senior: Environmental or Water Resources Emphasis
CVEEN 3210, 3220 3 3
CVEEN 4000, 4910 0.5 4
Technical Electives 9 3
IE Electives 3 6
Total 15.5 16

Senior: Structural, Geotechnical, or Transportation Emphasis
CVEEN 3610, 3620 3 3
CVEEN 4000, 4910 0.5 4
Technical Electives 9 3
IE Electives 3 6
Total 15.5 16

Total Credit Hours: 127.5

Technical Electives. Technical electives are arranged by emphasis groups as listed below. With departmental approval, other technical courses may be substituted. A minimum of 12 credit hours is required, with at least 6 credit hours taken from courses designated as containing substantial design content. For students specializing in any emphasis area other than the General Emphasis area, at least 9 credit hours must be in the area of emphasis and at least 3 credit hours must be taken from another area of emphasis.
Environmental: CVEEN 5600*, 5603/5604*, 5610, 5620*, 5630*, 5640*, 5650*, 5680*, CHEM 2310, CHFEN 5305.
Geotechnical: CVEEN 5310*, 5320*, 5330, 5340, 5350*.
Structures: CVEEN 5210, 5220*, 5230*, 5240*, 5250, 5260, 5270.
Transportation: CVEEN 5510*, 5530, 5540*.
Water Resources: CVEEN 5410*, 5420*, 5450*, 5470*, 5280.
For the General emphasis area, one course must be taken from at least three different specialty areas.
Environmental: CVEEN 5470*, 5600*, 5603/5604*, 5620*, 5650*
Geotechnical: CVEEN 5310*, 5320*
Structures: CVEEN 5210, 5220*, 5230*, 5240*, 5250, 5270
Transportation: CVEEN 5510*, 5530, 5540*
Water Resources: CVEEN 5410*, 5420*, 5450*, 5470*.
Other Acceptable Technical Electives: CVEEN 4110/4120*, 5810, 5820, 5830, 5840, 5850.
*Courses that contain substantial design content

Graduation Requirements. Prior to Fall Semester 1998, the University of Utah was on the quarter system. Undergraduate students who had intermediate or major status in the department when the university converted to the semester system may elect to graduate according to the quarter system requirements that were in place at the time of the conversion. Undergraduate students who are eligible to use the quarter system requirements and elect to do so must graduate by Spring Semester 2003. Degree candidates must be registered in the department as Civil Engineering majors for at least four consecutive semesters before graduation, unless exempted by the department.

The student must also maintain a minimum average GPA of 2.5 in all Civil Engineering subjects in order to graduate. Advancement to both intermediate and major status is required to graduate in Civil Engineering.

All students are required to pass the national Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination in their senior year.

For general University graduation requirements, see Graduation Requirements in the Undergraduate Information section of this catalog.

Writing. All students must take WRTG 2010 (international students must complete ENGL 1050 or 1060) before they may achieve intermediate status in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

All students, including transfer students with associate or B.S. degrees, must meet the following requirements to satisfy accreditation (ABET): (1) Of the courses that satisfy the university's intellectual exploration requirements, one must be an upper division (3000-level or higher) course (2) one group of two sequence courses must be taken in which the second course further develops ideas or issues introduced in the first course and (3) a second upper division course OR a second group of two sequence courses must be taken. The department office has lists of approved courses.

Graduate Program

Degrees. M.E., M.S., Ph.D. in Civil Engineering.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering also participates in a college-based interdisciplinary program offering M.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in environmental engineering. Details on the environmental degree are available from Pat Reilly, 585-7769. In addition, M.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in nuclear engineering are offered. Details on the Nuclear Engineering Program are available from David M. Slaughter, 581-8499. For additional information on all degree programs, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog.

Areas of Specialization. Bioremediation, anaerobic processes, solid and radioactive hazardous waste treatment, biomass energy, resource recovery, physicochemical processes, environmental engineering, nuclear engineering, radiation protection, health physics, remediation of organic and heavy metal contaminants, water and soil quality, water quality assessment.

Water resources, hydrology, ecosystem modeling, wetlands restoration and creation, remediation of contaminated sediments, automated systems, water resources management, fluid mechanics and transport phenomena, non-Newtonian flows, turbulence, shear augmented dispersion, sediment transport, multiphase flow, snow avalanches.

Geotechnical engineering, soil improvement and stabilization, collapsible soils, geosynthetics, geoenvironmental characterization of aquifer and reservoir heterogeneity, examining geochemical regimes associated with groundwater flow systems and petroleum reservoirs, numerical simulation of groundwater flow and petroleum production, GIS applications for diverse spatial databases, applications of structural analysis and geological mapping for assessing geohazards.

Transportation engineering, infrastructure management systems, pavement engineering, real-time adaptive traffic control systems, transportation modeling, congestive management, transportation risk management.

Steel and concrete engineering, structural dynamics as applied to building systems with emphasis on earthquake engineering and vibration problems, structural control, structural optimization, reliability engineering, computer-aided analysis and design, bridge engineering, system reliability of steel connections, finite element modeling of steel connections.

Admission. Applicants should have a previous degree in one of the branches of engineering, the sciences, or a related field. Graduate students without a previous degree in civil engineering may be required to take selected undergraduate courses that do not count as graduate credit. An acceptable score on the GRE is required, and international students must achieve a score of at least 550 on the TOEFL examination.

Graduate students select an adviser willing to arrange a program of study suited to the student's interests and to guide them through their research project. In addition, a supervisory committee is appointed to administer the various examinations required for the particular graduate degree.

Application forms for admission to the Graduate School are available from the Admissions Office or the department office. International students should obtain their applications from the International Student Admissions Office.

Credit Limitations. Students may count no more than 9 credit hours of nonmatriculated graduate work toward any graduate degree without prior approval. Candidates for graduate degrees are required to maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA, with no grade below C- accepted for credit toward degrees. For more detailed information, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog.

M.E. Degree. The Master of Engineering degree is a nonthesis degree intended for those who wish to do work beyond the Bachelor of Science degree in engineering but who do not wish to pursue the research oriented Master of Science degree. As such, it is typically a terminal degree for professional engineers.

A supervisory committee approves the candidate's program. A total of at least 30 credit hours is required, with at least 20 hours in civil engineering. Another 10 hours may be taken outside civil engineering to broaden the student's professional education. Depending on the candidate's areas of undergraduate and graduate specialization, additional undergraduate courses may be required by the supervisory committee. A three-credit-hour (minimum) independent-study project and a final comprehensive examination are required prior to graduation.

M.S. Degree. The M.S. degree allows for specialization in a particular discipline of civil engineering with an emphasis on research.

A minimum of 30 credit hours, including 6 credit hours of thesis research, is required. The course of study must be approved by the student's supervisory committee. The committee also administers a comprehensive final examination and the thesis defense, which the student must pass in the last quarter prior to graduation.

Ph.D. Degree. A minimum of 48 credit hours of course work and 14 hours of dissertation research are required. Students entering with an M.S. degree are required to take at least 24 hours of course work and 14 hours of dissertation research.

During the first year of graduate study, performance and background are evaluated in several ways that may include a formal written and/or oral examination administered by the student's supervisory committee. Some students may be required to take additional courses to correct deficiencies for which they do not receive graduate credit.

The course of study is planned with the assistance of the student's adviser and approved by the student's supervisory committee. On completion of course work, a qualifying examination must be passed before admission to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree.

A final dissertation defense is also administered by the student's supervisory committee. For general requirements, see Degree Requirements in the Graduate Study section of this catalog.

Financial Assistance. Information about financial aid and scholarships is available from the department office and, for undergraduates, the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

CVEEN Course Descriptions