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1010  Engineering Solutions for Global Sustainability (3) Fulfills Applied Science.
   This course is an introduction to fundamental engineering solutions to environmental effects of human activities on air, land and water. It will address the historical, political, economic, and scientific reasons for environmental degradation. The process of scientific discovery and the application of the scientific method to discern environmental problems will be discussed with several case studies. More specifically, we will discuss the argument asserted by popular media that many of our most important environmental issues are global warming, ozone layer, water issues in developed and developing countries, etc. As members of this course, you will be encouraged to critically examine a series of contemporary environmental engineering issues on local, regional, and global scales in an effort to recognize and more fully understand the role engineering solutions play to solve problems of degradation and to promote sustainable use of the planet.

2000  Sophomore Seminar (0.5)
   Meets with CVEEN 3000 and 4000. Selected presentations from individuals who deal with different aspects of the practice of civil and environmental engineering.

2010  Statics (3) Prerequisite: MATH 1210. Co-requisite: MATH 1220 and PHYS 2210.
   Forces, moments and couples; resultants and static equilibrium of general force systems; statically equivalent force systems, center of gravity and center of pressure; friction; free body method of analysis; trusses and frames; internal forces (shearing forces and bending moments); tensile and compressive axial forces; applications to simple engineering problems.

2020  Dynamics (2) Prerequisite: CVEEN 2010. Co-requisite: MATH 2250.
   Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies, including position, velocity, acceleration, moving frames of reference, Newton's Law, conservation of energy and momentum, impact, and an introduction to vibrations.

2130  Statistics/Economics (4) Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MATH 1220.
   Introductory probability and statistics topics that are relevant to civil and environmental engineering, including set terminology and theory, fundamental axioms of probability, conditional probability, statistical independence. Bayes' theorem, deMorgan's rule, random variables, probability mass, density and distribution functions, moments, measures of central tendency and dispersion, common discrete and continuous probability functions, data compression, frequency distributions, point estimation, and confidence intervals. Fundamental engineering economics topics, including equivalence, compound interest and discount rate factors, nominal and effective interest rates, cash flow diagrams, capitalized cost, net present worth analysis, equivalent uniform annual cost, internal rate of return, benefit-cost analysis, basic microeconomics, cost estimation, and cost indexes.

2131  Engineering Probability & Statistics (2) Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MATH 1220.
   Half semester course. Meets with CVEEN 2130 during the first half of the semester. Introductory probability and statistics topics that are relevant to civil and environmental engineering, including set terminology and theory, fundamental axioms of probability, conditional probability, statistical independence, Bayes' theorem, deMorgan's rule, random variables, probability mass, density and distribution functions, moments, measures of central tendency and dispersion, common discrete and continuous probability functions, data compression, frequency distributions, point estimation, and confidence intervals.

2132  Engineering Economics (2) Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MATH 1220.
   Half-semester course. Meets with CVEEN 2130 during the second half of the semester. Fundamental engineering economics topics, including equivalence, compound interest and discount rate factors, nominal and effective interest rates, cash flow diagrams, capitalized cost, net present worth analysis, equivalent uniform annual cost, internal rate of return, benefit-cost analysis, basic microeconomics, cost estimation, and cost indexes.

2140  Strength of Materials (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 2010 and MATH 1220.
   Concept of stress, axial stress and strain, torsion, pure bending, transverse loading, transformations of stress and strain, design of beams and shafts for strength, deflection of beams, columns.

2240  Surveying and Global Positioning (3) Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MATH 1210.
   Use of transit, level, total station, and other equipment in field surveying. Practical astronomy, calculation procedures, state plane coordinates, public-land division. Introduction to Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and remote sensing.

3000  Junior Seminar (0.5)
   Meets with CVEEN 2000 and 4000. Selected presentations from individuals who deal with different aspects of the practice of civil and environmental engineering.

3100  Technical Communication for Engineers (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or ESL 1060. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Learning to communicate orally and in writing is an essential component of an undergraduate engineering education. The course addresses the fundamentals of writing and reviewing technical documents, presenting scientific information through graphs and tables, and preparing technical presentations.

3210  Structural Loads and Analysis (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 2140 and MATH 2210. Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS.
   Structural design loads with emphasis on application of specifications, analysis of cables and arches, influence lines for beams and trusses, deflection of structures by double-integration, moment-area, conjugate-beam, and virtual-work methods, introduction to indeterminate structural analysis using slope-deflection, moment-distribution, and approximate techniques.

3220  Introduction to Concrete and Steel Design (4) Prerequiste: CVEEN 3210. Co-Requisite: CVEEN 3510.
   Design of reinforced concrete beams, one-way slabs, T-beams, columns, and footings using ultimate strength theory and the ACI code. Design of structural elements in steel, design of tension and compression members, beams and beam columns, bolted and welded connections. Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) used.

3221  Concrete Design (2) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3210.
   Meets with CVEEN 3220. Design of reinforced concrete beams, one-way slabs, T-beams, columns, and footings using ultimate strength theory and the ACI code.

3222  Steel Design (2) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3210.
   Meets with CVEEN 3220. Design of structural elements in steel, design of tension and compression members, beams and beam column, bolted and welded connections. Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) used.

3310  Geotechnical Engineering I (4) Prerequisite: CVEEN 1210. Co-Requisite: CVEEN 3410.
   An introduction to the fundamental geologic and engineering properties of soils and basic soil mechanics. Topics include geologic soil processes, phase relations, grain-size distribution, clay mineralogy, clay-water interaction, consistency limits, fabric and structure, classification, compaction, swelling, shrinkage, slaking, collapse, permeability, one- and two-dimensional flow, liquefaction, consolidation and settlement, and shear strength of cohesionless soils.

3410  Hydraulics (4) Prerequisite: CVEEN 2140 and MATH 2210 and ME EN 2020. Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS.
   Fundamental fluid mechanics with focus on hydraulic design of civil engineering systems. Topics include hydrostatics, kinematics, energy and momentum principles, flow through pipes and networks, pumps, and open channel flow.

3420  Hydrology (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 2130. Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS.
   Hydrologic cycle and its elements including precipitation, interception, infiltration, evapotranspiration, runoff; flood and drought analysis; unit-hydrographs, probability and frequency analysis, routing methods; ground water, hydrologic design procedures, watershed models.

3510  Civil Engineering Materials (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 2140 and MATH 2210.
   Fundamental behavior and properties of various civil engineering materials. Topics include introduction to mechanical behavior of materials, characteristics of metals, characteristics of wood, evaluation of aggregates, design of Portland cement concrete and asphalt concrete, and introduction to materials testing.

3520  Transportation Engineering (3) Prerequisite: MATH 2210, WRTG 2010 or ESL 1060 and MGEN 2400.
   Introduction to the design, analysis, and planning of road transportation systems. Highway surveys, location, and plans; geometric design; drainage systems. Fundamentals of traffic engineering; introduction to traffic flow theory; transportation planning, and traffic operations.

3610  Introduction to Environmental Engineering I (3) Prerequisite: CHEM 1210. Co-Requisite: CVEEN 3410.
   Overview of the environmental engineering profession, environmental quality measurements, regulatory overview, water and wastewater quality, environmental chemistry, air quality, design of municipal water treatment systems.

3700  Nuclear Engineering: Fact, Fiction, Responsibility and Promise (3) Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MATH 1050. Fulfills Applied Science.
   The course is designed to introduce nuclear engineering to everyone. The fundamentals of radiation and nuclear power will be taught. Emphasis will be placed on learning the specialized language used by nuclear engineers and health physicist and the basic mathematical relationships used to quantify radioactivity. Students will be taught how radiation affects human health and discuss on-going epidemiology studies. Other applications of radioactivity that affects the economy and standard of living will be discussed. At the end of the course the students will be able to distinguish between fact and fiction when they come across articles, reports and news releases that deal with nuclear phenomenon. The students will leave the class with the tools to make informed decisions regarding legislation, public policy, risks and benefits of nuclear technology. We can take responsibility for our nuclear heritage and develop the promise nuclear technology holds for the future.

4000  Senior Seminar (0.5)
   Meets with CVEEN 2000 and 3000. Selected presentations from individuals who deal with different aspects of the practice of civil and environmental engineering.

4110  Undergraduate Design Laboratory I (2) Prerequisite: CVEEN 2140.
   Team solutions to specific design problems (concrete canoe or steel bridge). Design teams will be formed for the initial design process. After preliminary designs are completed, a competitive evaluation of each design will be made. The entire class will further optimize the best design and prepare a technical paper on it, including entire construction specifications, shop drawings, and connection details for the project. Students may register for this course in consecutive years, but may take graduation credit only once. Membership in the University of Utah American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter is required.

4120  Undergraduate Design Laboratory II (1) Prerequisite: CVEEN 2140 and 4110.
   Students will construct the project (either steel bridge or concrete canoe) that was designed in Undergraduate Design I. After construction, the project will be tested. Following satisfactory performance, the project will be taken to the Rocky Mountain Regional Conference for competition against other universities. For those students who travel to the conference, some additional fees may be required. Students may register for this course in consecutive years, but may take graduation credit only once.

4890  Cooperative Education (1 to 2) Prerequisite: Department consent required.
   Students must register for CVEEN 4890 each semester they officially participate in a full-time cooperative work experience.

4910  Professional Practice and Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3100, 3310, 3410, 3510 and 3520. Co-requisite: CVEEN 3220 and 3610.
   Comprehensive capstone design project. To be taken in the last year of the program.

4999  Honors Thesis/Project (3)
   Restricted to students in the Honors Program working on an Honors degree.

5110  GIS Applications in Civil & Enviro. Engineering (3)
   Meets with CVEEN 6110. Geographic Information Systems are used extensively by Civil Environmental Engineers. This course introduces GIS as an engineering analysis tool, focusing on the development of simple GIS using ArcView Software. The course covers spatial data characteristics, the fundamentals of spatial data analysis, spatial data sources for engineering applications, and the fundamentals of generating and managing spatial data. The course focuses on GIS applications of the power and capability of GIS, including the role of GIS professionals in solving engineering problems. A laptop is required for this course.

5210  Structural Analysis II (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3210.
   Meets with CVEEN 6210. Reviews the analytical techniques presented in Structural Analysis I pertaining to truss and beam structures, and expands them to structures with several redundancies. A major portion of the course is devoted to linear analysis of truss and frame structures using the stiffness method.

5220  Concrete Design II (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3220.
   Meets with CVEEN 6220. Advanced topics in concrete design. Prestressed concrete design; design of two-way slabs, torsional resistance design; concrete structural systems; slender columns; seismic design considerations using the ACI code.

5230  Steel Design II (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3220.
   Meets with CVEEN 6230. Behavior and design of bolted and welded tension members, beams, compression members in frames, beam-columns, concentrically and eccentrically loaded bolt and weld groups, simple connections, moment resistant connections, and structural systems. Extensive use of the current AISC-LRFD design code.

5240  Reinforced Masonry/Timber Design (4) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3220.
   Meets with CVEEN 6240. Reinforced masonry design, including properties and performance of masonry materials, design criteria and methods in reinforced masonry, and design examples including reinforced masonry walls, masonry columns and pilasters, and rectangular beams. Design of beams, columns, trusses, and diaphragms in wood. Design of glue-laminated beams. Design of wood connections. Use of timber design codes and uniform building code.

5305  Geotechnical II (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3310.
   Meets with CVEEN 6305. An introduction to the field of foundation engineering concentrating on the geotechnical background necessary for foundation analysis and design. Topics include shear strength of granular, cohesive and partially saturated soils; subsurface exploration and testing; lateral earth pressures and retaining walls; slope stability; settlement and ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations; seepage forces and filters.

5330  Soil Dynamics (3) Co-Requisite: CVEEN 5305.
   Meets with CVEEN 6330. Stress-strain behavior of soil during transient and repeated loading. Theory of wave propagation and dynamics of lumped systems as applied to problems in soil dynamics. Liquefaction-induced failures. Design of foundations for machinery. Effects of earthquakes on foundations of structures. Response of soils to blast loadings.

5410  Water Resource Engineering (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3420.
   Meets with CVEEN 6410. Flood and drought frequency analysis, reservoir and hydroplant design, operation and management of water resource systems, regional resource development, conjunctive use, planning of urban water supply, GIS applications.

5420  Open-Channel Flow (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3410.
   Meets with CVEEN 6420. Open channel flow theory, flow resistance, uniform and gradually varied flow calculations. Control structures in open channel flow. Numerical methods.

5430  Stormwater Management and Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3410 and 3420.
   Meets with CVEEN 6430. An overview of stormwater management. Topics include stormwater management history and regulations, urban hydrology and hydraulics, stormwater quality and receiving-water impacts, design of drainage systems and best management practices, and computer modeling techniques.

5440  Water Distribution Systems Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3410.
   Meets with CVEEN 6440. Fundamentals of closed conduit hydraulics as applied to water distribution system design. Flows, pressures, hydraulic transient, and pipeline design. Design of pumps, pump station design, and storage tanks. Use of modern software for design purposes. Water distribution systems security. Modeling water quality in water distribution systems.

5510  Highway Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3520.
   Meets with CVEEN 6510. Design and layout of highway systems: horizontal and vertical alignment, phasing, design of intersections, earthwork optimization.

5530  Quantitative Methods in Transportation Operation (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3520 or URBPL 3250.
   Meets with CVEEN 6530. Quantitative methods in transportation studies-operations research techniques, linear programming, forecasting, queuing theory. Flow optimization algorithms.

5555  Environmental Engineering Seminar (0.5) Cross listed as GEO 5555, CH EN 5555, MET E 5555, MG EN 5555.
   Provides students the opportunity to meet with and learn from environmental engineering practitioners and researchers during a series of informal lectures and discussions. Meets with GEO 6555, CH EN 6557, CVEEN 6555, MET E 6555, MG EN 6555.

5560  Transportation II (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 2130 and 3520.
   Meets with CVEEN 6560. Examination of the tools, techniques and processes that lead to decisions on transportation projects, policies and programs. The emphasis is on urban transportation institutions and issues, but the analytical techniques can be applied in any appropriate context. Overview of transportation planning characteristics, institutions, regulations and issues. Review of traffic, pedestrian and network analysis tools. Exploration of decision-making processes and introduction to transportation systems. Analysis of the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of transportation systems. Study of transportation data collection methods and performance measurement. Introduction to transportation demand forecasting, including trip generation, trip distribution , mode choice, traffic assignment, and activity-based modeling. Investigation of the transportation -land use relationship and associated models. Estimation of transportation costs, prioritization of projects, programming and implementation.

5570  Pavement Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3320 and 3510 and 3520.
   Meets with CVEEN 6570. Mechanistic pavement design for flexible and rigid pavements. Analysis of stresses and deflections in pavement system. Evaluation of AASHTO, Asphalt Institute, and Portland Cement Association Pavement Design guides. Review of factors affecting pavement performance.

5605  Environmental II (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3610 and 3410.
   Meets with CVEEN 6605. This course will discuss principles and practice of water and wastewater treatment. Focus will be placed on system design. Main objectives of the course are to provide students a basic understanding of the processes employed in water and wastewater treatment plants, and the skills to analyze and design treatment systems utilizing physical, chemical, and biological processes.

5610  Water Chemistry and Laboratory Analysis (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5605.
   Meets with CVEEN 6610. Fundamental principles of general, analytical, physical, and equilibrium chemistry applicable to water- and wastewater-treatment systems.

5700  Nuclear Engineering I with Laboratory (4) Cross listed as CH EN 5657. Prerequisite: MATH 2250 and PHYS 2210.
   Meets with CVEEN 6700/CH EN 6657. Fundamentals of nuclear engineering and science; nuclear reactions, radioactive decay, neutron diffusion, kinetics, energy removal, shielding, health physics, and system design. Includes Laboratory.

5710  Applied Nuclear Engineering with Laboratory (4) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5700.
   Meets with CVEEN 6710. Analysis, control, and design of nuclear systems; radioactive waste management, environmental restoration and disposal. Includes laboratory.

5720  Health Physics (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5700 or CH EN 5657.
   The course begins with a definition of dosimetry and introduces the student to the complexities of determining radiation dose to a human from measured quantities. The measured quantities are found using a variety of dosimeters, biomarkers, and detectors. The students will be taught the basics of some of the detectors and dosimeters. Once the students learn how the instrumentation works, they will learn how to apply that data to accepted models and methods to assign a dose. Additional lectures will focus on safety guidelines and protective measures.

5730  Survey of Nuclear Power (2) Prerequisite: Intermediate status in engineering.
   Nuclear power is a necessity to meet the global need for power. The U.S. has fallen behind in state of the art power generation, distribution and reliability. The course is designed to familiarize the student with nuclear power plants. Power generation begins with either a fission or fusion reaction. The thermal energy from the nuclear reaction is used to generate electricity. The thermal energy that captured the electricity is generated identically to more traditional forms of power plants: coal, natural gas, wood. The course focuses on systems and procedures unique to nuclear power plants, types of nuclear power plants including the GEN IV reactors, fuel loading, coolant, loss of coolant, severe accidents, reprocessing and spent fuel.

5810  Cost Estimating and Proposal Writing (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 2130.
   Partially Endowed by Clyde Companies. Meets with CVEEN 6810. Quantity take-off; cost indexing; determination of construction, project, and indirect costs; development of bid proposals. Development of cost proposals for engineering project management services. Survey of cost estimating/project management software tools.

5820  Project Scheduling (3)
   Partially Endowed by Jacobsen Construction. Meets with CVEEN 6820. Critical path methods, resource balancing, influence of probability on time and cost (PERT), network techniques, case studies, computer applications.

5830  Project Management and Contract Administration (3)
   Endowed by Floyd & Jeri Meldrum. Meets with CVEEN 6830. Construction management processes; basic time and cost methodologies for planning; scheduling and controlling the use of labor, equipment, and materials; financial and accounting systems used in the construction industry.

5850  Engineering Law and Contracts (3) Cross listed as ME EN 5000.
   Meets with CVEEN 6850. Designed to provide science and engineering students with a sufficient knowledge of law to enable them to recognize and deal with legal problems which may arise in the fields of science, engineering, or technical management. Topics covered include courts, trial procedures, evidence, contract law, engineering contracts, agency, patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, product liability, employer/employee law, business law including corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, etc.

5920  Special Topics (1 to 4)

5930  Independent Study (1 to 5)

6110  GIS Applications in Civil & Enviro. Engineering (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Meets with CVEEN 5110. Geographic Information Systems are used extensively by Civil Environmental Engineers. This course introduces GIS as an engineering tool, focussing on the development of simple GIS using ArcView Software. The course covers spatial data characteristics, the fundamentals of spatial data analysis, spatial data sources for engineering applications, and the fundamentals of generating and managing spatial data. The course focuses on GIS applications of the power and capability of GIS, including the role of GIS professionals in solving engineering problems.

6120  Numerical Methods Applications in CVEEN (3) Prerequisite: CP SC 1000, MATH 2210 and 2250.
   Use of numerical routines and programming languages to solve numerical problems. Overview of numerical procedures such as root finding, curve fitting, integration, differentiation, solutions of simultaneous equations, solving ordinary and partial differential equations, and uncertainty modeling. Emphasis on applications of these techniques to problems in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

6210  Structural Analysis II (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3210.
   Meets with CVEEN 5210. Review the analytical techniques presented in Structural Analysis I pertaining to truss and beam structures, and expands them to structures with several redundancies. A major portion of the course is devoted to linear analysis of truss and frame structures using the stiffness method.

6220  Concrete Design II (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3220.
   Meets with CVEEN 5220. Advanced topics in concrete design. Prestressed concrete design; design of two-way slabs, torsional resistance design; concrete structural systems; slender columns; seismic design considerations using the ACI code.

6230  Steel Design II (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3220.
   Meets with CVEEN 5230. Behavior and design of bolted and welded tension members, beams, compression members in frames, beam-columns, concentrically and eccentrically loaded bolt and weld groups, simple connections, moment resistant connections, and structural systems. Extensive use of the American Institute of Steel Construction's Load and Resistance Factor Design (AISC-LRFD) design code.

6235  Bridge Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3220.
   Learn the basic concepts and design methods for bridge design including project inception, the superstructure, piers and bearings. Analyze and design concrete deck slabs, composite steel girders, continuous beams, and prestressed concrete girders. Design criteria for piers, compression members and bearings. In-depth discussion of design loads for bridges with emphasis on load distribution.

6240  Reinforced Masonry/Timber Design (4) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3220.
   Meets with CVEEN 5240. Reinforced masonry design including properties and performance of masonry materials, design criteria and methods in reinforced masonry, and design examples, including reinforced masonry walls, masonry columns and pilasters, and rectangular beams. Design of beams, columns, trusses, and diaphragms in wood. Design of glue-laminated beams. Design of wood connections. Use of timber design codes and Uniform Building Code.

6250  Dynamics of Structures and Earthquake Engineering (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5210 or 6210 and ME EN 2020.
   Analytical methods of evaluating the dynamic response of structural systems. Topics include free vibration, harmonic and periodic excitation, and step excitation of single-degree-of-freedom systems; numerical evaluation of dynamic response using time-stepping methods and Newmark's method; response and design spectra; and earthquake response of inelastic systems.

6260  Applied Probability and Statistics (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3510 and 3520 and MATH 2250.
   Overview of basic probability rules and axioms, probability distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, multi-variable problems, systems reliability. Examples and homework assignments emphasize Civil Engineering applications.

6270  Computer-Aided Structural Analysis (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5210 or 6210.
   Analysis and design of structural systems under static and dynamic conditions. Use of the computer and computer graphics during the analysis/design process. History, overview, and techniques of geometric modeling on computers.

6280  Wind and Snow Engineering (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3220.
   Climatology and meteorology of the Earth's boundary layer. Basic aerodynamics, structural dynamics, and principles of stochastic loadings applicable to the wind engineering of structures. Wind tunnel modeling of buildings and bridges. Aeroelastic and other special problems. Snow climatology as it applies to snow loads on structures. Basis for and resulting building codes for roof snow load estimation in structural design. Combined effects of wind and snow. Research and model studies for one-of-a-kind structures. Lateral loads due to dynamic effects such as snow avalanche impact.

6305  Geotechnical II (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3310.
   Meets with CVEEN 5305. An introduction to the field of foundation engineering concentrating on the geotechnical background necessary for foundation analysis and design. Topics include shear strength of granular, cohesive and partially saturated soils; subsurface exploration and testing; lateral earth pressures and retaining walls; slope stability; settlement and ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations; seepage forces and filters.

6310  Foundation Engineering (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5305 or 6305.
   Geotechnical aspects of the analysis and design of foundations and retaining structures, including site subsurface exploration and testing, bearing capacity and settlement of shallow foundations, sheetpile walls and braced excavations, and deep foundations (piles).

6320  Waste Containment Systems (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5305 or 6305.
   Waste generation and disposal; types and characterization of municipal and hazardous wastes, fate and transport of contaminants with respect to containment systems, methods of soil and site characterization at contaminated sites.

6330  Soil Dynamics (3) Co-Requisite: CVEEN 5305.
   Meets with CVEEN 5330. Stress-strain behavior of soil during transient and repeated loading. Theory of wave propagation and dynamics of lumped systems as applied to problems in soil dynamics. Liquefaction-induced failures. Design of foundations for machinery. Effects of earthquakes on foundations of structures. Response of soils to blast loadings.

6340  Advanced Geotechnical Testing (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5305 or 6305.
   Advanced laboratory and field methods of geotechnical testing, including measurement of suction in the laboratory and the field, borehole shear test, cone penetration test, ko-blade, one- and three-dimensional wetting-induced volume change tests, advanced triaxial testing.

6350  Soil Improvement and Stabilization (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5305 or 6305.
   An introduction to some of the methods commonly used to stabilize and improve the engineering properties of soils, including overexcavation/replacement, near-surface compaction, vibrodisplacement, preloading, vertical drains, granular columns, dynamic compaction, admixture stabilization, grouting, ground anchors, and tensile reinforcement.

6410  Water Resource Engineering (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3420.
   Meets with CVEEN 5410. Flood and drought frequency analysis, reservoir and hydroplant design, operation and management of water resource systems, regional resource development, conjunctive use, planning of urban water supply, GIS applications.

6420  Open-Channel Flow (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3410.
   Meets with CVEEN 5420. Open channel flow theory, flow resistance, uniform and gradually varied flow calculations. Control structures in open channel flow. Numerical methods.

6430  Stormwater Management and Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3410 and 3420.
   Meets with CVEEN 5430. An overview of stormwater management. Topics include stormwater management history and regulations, urban hydrology and hydraulics, stormwater quality and receiving-water impacts, design of drainage systems and best management practices, and computer modeling techniques.

6440  Water Distribution Systems Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3410.
   Meets with CVEEN 5440. Fundamentals of closed conduit hydraulics as applied to water distribution system design. Flows, pressures, hydraulic transient, and pipeline design. Design of pumps, pump station design, and storage tanks. Use of modern software for design purposes. Water distribution systems security. Modeling water quality in water distribution systems.

6450  Snow Hydrology (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3420.
   Physical attributes and distribution of the Earth's seasonal snow water resources. Climatology and meteorology of seasonal snowpacks. Classical and modern methods for establishing snow water equivalents (SWE). Research on future SWE measuring techniques, including aircraft and satellite methods. Techniques for forecasting snowmelt runoff.

6460  Sustainable Urban Water Engineering (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3410 and 3420.
   Project-based course focused on planning and designing integrated urban water infrastructure systems for long-term sustainability. Students explore the interactions of human activities and urban water systems at neighborhood to regional scales. Specific topics include low-impact development, LEEDS?, rainfall and snowmelt harvesting, computational analysis, wastewater recycle/reuse, water supply and conservation, and planning urban water supply for climate variability.

6470  Surface Water Quality Prediction and Assessment (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5605 or 6605.
   Fundamentals of surface water quality, water quality measurements, simple reactor models; development, calibration, and application of water quality models for dissolved oxygen, nutrient, and toxic substances concentrations.

6510  Highway Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3520.
   Meets with CVEEN 5510. Design and layout of highway systems: horizontal and vertical alignment, phasing, design of intersections, earthwork optimization.

6530  Quantitative Methods in Transportation Operation (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3520 or URBPL 3250.
   Quantitative methods in transportation studies: operations research techniques, linear programming, forecasting, queuing theory, flow optimization algorithms.

6540  Community Transportation (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3520 or instructor's consent.
   A service-learning course that addresses real community traffic and transportation issues. Students work with neighborhood and community groups.

6550  Pavement Distress and Rehabilitation (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3510, 3520.
   A study in the cause and effect of distresses that affect both flexible and rigid pavements, including potholes, cracks, ruts, joint faulting, etc. Evaluation of the relationship between material selection, traffic loads, environment, and pavement performance. Development of condition surveys and non-destructive testing as methods for selecting rehabilitation techniques. Introduction to pavement management systems.

6555  Environmental Engineering Seminar (0.5) Cross listed as GEO 6555, MET E 6555, CH EN 6557, MG EN 6555.
   Meets with GEO 5555, CH EN 5555, CVEEN 5555, MET E 5555, MG EN 5555. Provides students the opportunity to meet with and learn from environmental engineering practitioners and researchers during a series of informal lectures and discussions.

6560  Transportation II (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 2130 and 3520.
   Meets with CVEEN 5560. Examination of the tools, techniques and processes that lead to decisions on transportation projects, policies and programs. The emphasis is on urban transportation institutions and issues, but the analytical techniques can be applied in any appropriate context. Overview of transportation planning characteristics, institutions, regulations and issues. Review of traffic, pedestrian and network analysis tools. Exploration of decision-making processes and introduction to transportation systems. Analysis of the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of transportation systems. Study of transportation data collection methods and performance measurement. Introduction to transportation demand forecasting, including trip generation, trip distribution , mode choice, traffic assignment, and activity-based modeling. Investigation of the transportation -land use relationship an associated models. Estimation of transportation costs, prioritization of projects, programming and implementation.

6570  Pavement Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3320 and 3510 and 3520.
   Meets with CVEEN 5570. Mechanistic pavement design for flexible and rigid pavements. Analysis of stresses and defections in pavement system. Evaluation of AASHTO, Asphalt Institute, and Portland Cement Association Pavement Design guides. Review of factors affecting pavement performance.

6600  Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5605 or 6605.
   Refuse quantities and composition; design and operation of collection systems; resource recovery, pyrolysis, composting and incineration; sludge handling; hazardous waste problems and disposal.

6603  Biochemical Engineering (3) Cross listed as CH EN 6103. Recommended Prerequisite: BIOL 2020 and CH EN 5104.
   Meets with CH EN 5103. Introductory course in biochemical engineering and bioprocessing. Cell biology, enzyme kinetics, bioreactors, bioseparations and bioprocessing in relation to the medical, pharmaceutical, environmental, and biochemical industries.

6604  Biochemical Engineering Laboratory (1) Cross listed as CH EN 6104. Co-requisite: CVEEN 6603 or CH EN 6103.
   Meets with CH EN 5104. Laboratory course demonstrating the principles of membrane systems, fermentation, tissue culture, biological waste treatment, biosorption, and other biochemical principles.

6605  Environmental II (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3410 and 3610.
   Meets with CVEEN 5605. This course will discuss principles and practice of water and wastewater treatment. Focus will be placed on system design. Main objectives of the course are to provide students a basic understanding of the processes employed in water and wastewater treatment plants, and the skills to analyze and design treatment systems utilizing physical, chemical, and biological processes.

6610  Water Chemistry and Laboratory Analysis (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5605 or 6605.
   Meets with CVEEN 5610. Fundamental principles of general, analytical, physical, and equilibrium chemistry applicable to water- and wastewater-treatment systems.

6620  Equilibrium Processes in Aquatic Systems (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5605 or 6605.
   Quantitative description of important processes in aquatic environments including precipitation and dissolution of metal oxides and hydroxides, metal complexation, redox, and solid-solution interfacial reactions.

6630  Ecological Systems and Engineering (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3610.
   An overview of biological processes as related to engineering. The class will begin with an overview of basic biology and move into aerobic and anaerobic processes, microbial biology, organismal biology, and ecology. Emphasis will be given to the role of biology and ecology in the movement and biotransformation of environmental contaminants.

6640  Environmental Laboratory Analysis (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5605 or 6605.
   This course presents fundamental principles and practical applications of modern environmental laboratory analysis with respect to atomic spectroscopy (AA), molecular spectroscopy (UV), gas chromatography (GC), and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). This course will emphasize techniques in trace (low concentration) analysis. Lectures and text readings cover basic concepts of environmental analysis and the fundamental analytical principles. The laboratory sessions will utilize modern analytical equipment; students will be required to perform experiments with each instrument.

6650  Biological Treatment (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3620.
   Principles of enzyme and biochemical kinetics, aerobic and anaerobic treatment, sludge disposal, stream analysis, process design and operation.

6660  System Dynamics and Environmental Policy (3) Cross listed as GEO 6340, URBPL 6370, REDEV 6370.
   Environmental policy design requires an understanding of human interactions with environmental systems. It requires an accounting of the complexities of behavior, context and policy. These complexities often produce indirect and unanticipated consequences. They yield unexpected patterns and counter-intuitive results. Students from many academic fields learn user-friendly software (STELLA) to do environmental policy simulation without proficiency in advanced mathematics. Students use computer simulations to sort out environmental complexities; transform group perceptions into simulation models; apply principles of environmental management; test policy effects and define possible pathways for future policy change.

6661  Complexity and Systems Thinking (3) Cross listed as GEO 6341, URBPL 6371, REDEV 6371.
   Using a systems thinking approach to conceptualize complex problems, multi-disciplinary student teams resolve real world problems in maintaining system resiliency, stability, diversity, and sustainability. Student teams define/discover system structures, feedback loops, counter-intuitive outcomes and the unintended consequences of policy decisions. Topics of analysis include: urban growth, land use and transportation, renewable and non-renewable resources, environmental justice, and the dynamics of human administrative systems. Meets with GEO 5341.

6700  Nuclear Engineering II with Laboratory (4) Cross listed as CH EN 6657. Prerequisite: MATH 2250 and PHYS 2210.
   Meets with CVEEN 5700/CH EN 5657. Fundamentals of nuclear engineering and science; nuclear reactions, radioactive decay, neutron diffusion, kinetics, energy removal, shielding, health physics, and system design. Physical and mathematical description of production, utilization, and loss of neutrons in nuclear reactors and other systems. Includes laboratory.

6710  Applied Nuclear Engineering II with Laboratory (4) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5700.
   Meets with CVEEN 5710. Analysis, control, and design of nuclear systems; radioactive waste management, medical, radiation protection, environmental restoration and disposal. Includes laboratory.

6720  Nuclear Reactor Physics with Laboratory (4) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5700 and 5710.
   Contains neutron transport theory, multigroup diffusion, heterogeneous systems, kinetics reactivity changes, moderation age theory, and nuclear physics. Includes laboratory.

6730  Health Physics and Radiation Protection with Laboratory (4) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5700 and 5710.
   Covers topics in internal and external radiation dosimetry and protection including radiation quantities and units, legal guidelines and regulations, derivations of external dosimetry calculations, source and facility shielding, pathways and bioassays, and contamination control. Includes laboratory.

6740  Nuclear Environmental Engineering with Laboratory (4) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5700 and 5710.
   Introduces scientific and engineering aspects of the management of spent fuel, reprocessed high-level waste, uranium mill tailings, low-level wastes, and decommissioning wastes. Fundamental processes and governing equations of radiation and radionuclide transport. Design principles and evaluation methods for waste disposal systems. Shielding and dose calculations, interim storage, processing, and transportation technologies. Review of nuclear waste management regulation. Includes laboratory.

6750  Nuclear Chemical Engineering with Laboratory (4) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5700 and 5710.
   An overview of chemical and radiochemical dynamics. Principles of chemical and physical separation processes. Technologies for the production of nuclear fuel, moderator, and structural materials. Management of radioactive wastes and spent fuel, including chemical processing and disposal. Safety and nuclear safeguards. Chemistry of fission products and actinides. Includes laboratory.

6760  Linear Acceleration Physics with Laboratory (4) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5700 and 5710.
   Introduction to pulsed RF electron linear acceleration, waveguide and microwave theory, relativistic and scattering effects of high energy electrons, electron and photon dosimetry. Includes laboratory with L-band accelerator located at Little Mountain.

6810  Cost Estimating and Proposal Writing (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 2130.
   Partially Endowed by Clyde Companies. Meets with CVEEN 5810. Quantity take-off; cost indexing; determination of construction, project, and indirect costs; development of bid proposals. Development of cost proposals for engineering-project management services. Survey of cost estimating/project management software tools.

6820  Project Scheduling (3)
   Partially Endowed by Jacobsen Construction. Meets with CVEEN 5820. Critical path methods, resource balancing, influence of probability on the time and cost (PERT), network techniques, case studies, computer applications.

6830  Project Management and Contract Administration (3)
   Endowed by Floyd & Jeri Meldrum. Meets with CVEEN 5830. Construction management processes; basic time and cost methodologies; scheduling and controlling the use of labor, equipment, and materials; financial and accounting systems used in the construction industry.

6850  Engineering Law (3)
   Meets with CVEEN 5850. Introduction to the principles and practices of law relevant to engineers and technical managers. Topics covered include courts, trial procedures, evidence, contract law, engineering contracts, agency, patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, product liability, employer/employee law, business law including corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, etc.

6920  Advanced Topics (1 to 6)

6930  Advanced Independent Study (1 to 5)

6960  Special Project: Master of Engineering (1 to 6)

6970  Thesis Research: Master's (1 to 9)

6980  Faculty Consultation (1 to 3)

7225  Prestressed Concrete Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5220/6220.
   The focus of this course is to learn the basic concepts, materials and design methods for prestressed concrete construction including pre-tensioned and post-tensioned elements. Determine prestress losses and carry out flexural, shear and torsional design of prestressed elements. Analyze and design indeterminate prestressed concrete structures. Design of a two-way prestresses slab and plate systems and post-tensioned flat-plate floor systems. There is no other course in the existing curriculum that offers an opportunity to our students to focus on pre-stressed and post-tensioning concepts.

7230  Advanced Topics in Steel Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5230/6230.
   Behavior and design of steel plate girders, composite beams, columns, torsional members, partially restrained connections, gusset plates and base plates. Seismic design considerations and techniques.

7250  Structural Earthquake Engineering (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5220 or 6220 and CVEEN 6250.
   The course presents the basic principles of seismic design of bridges and buildings. Topics include: seismic design philosophy; modeling and analysis; software for inelastic pushover analysis; capacity design; design off R/C elements for ductile frames; seismic design of beam-column joints; seismic design of foundation systems; and seismic assessment and retrofit of structural systems.

7255  Advanced Dynamics of Structures (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 6250.
   The course presents analytical methods for multiple degree of freedom dynamic structural systems; topics include inelastic design spectrum; Rayleigh's method for natural vibration frequency; Lagrange's equation of motion; static condensation method; orthogonality of vibration modes; classical dumping; modal damping matrices; displacement superposition method; modal response contributions, modal expansion of excitation vector; modal equations and responses; response spectrum analysis; time stepping methods including Newmark's method and Wilson's method; influence of period and beam-to-column stiffness ratio on modal contribution factors; allowable ductility and ductility demand; base isolated buildings; structural dynamics in the building codes; comparison of building codes; and displacement-based design using elastic and inelastic design spectra.

7260  Seismic Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Buildings (3)
   The course presents rehabilitation concepts for performance regarding strength adn ductility of reinforced concrete structures. The course covers criteria for repair and rehabilitation of structures for the operational, life safety, and collapse prevention levels, including local and global rehabilitation. The course includes condition assessment and structural evaluation of existing structures, in terms of expected performance, strength, ductility, and service requirements. Selected seismic rehabilitation strategies are covered.

7310  Advanced Foundation Engineering (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3220 and 6310
   An in-depth look into the geotechnical and structural aspects of foundation engineering. Topics covered include theories for ultimate bearing capacity, beams on elastic foundations, special footings, mat foundations, lateral earth pressures induced by surcharge loadings, excavation support, arching theory, finite element analyses of sheetpile walls and braced excavations, uplift piles, laterally loaded piles, pile groups, and drilled piers and caissons.

7330  Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5330 or 6330.
   Seismicity, influence of soil conditions on site response, seismic site response analysis, evaluation and modeling of dynamic soil properties, analysis of seismic soil-structure interaction, evaluation and mitigation of soil liquefaction and its consequences, seismic code provisions and practice, seismic earth pressures, seismic slope stability and deformation analysis, seismic safety of dams and embankments, seismic performance of pile foundations, and additional current topics.

7360  Advanced Soil Mechanics (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5310 or 6310.
   Advanced topics in soil mechanics.

7410  Flood Modeling and Simulation (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 6410 or 6420.
   Advanced analysis and modeling of open channel hydraulic systems applied to flood simulation. Topics include steady uniform flow, steady nonuniform flow, bridge modeling, culvert modeling, scour, unsteady flow, floodway/floodplain hydraulics, two-dimensional hydraulics, and dam break simulation. Numerical methods and computer programming will be integrated into all topics.

7430  Advanced Subsurface Hydrologic Modeling (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3420 or GEO 6350.
   A detailed study of "coupled" hydrological processes in the subsurface, focusing on numerical simulation approaches. Processes of interest include coupled fluid flow and mass transport, coupled flow among multiple phases, coupled heat flow and fluid flow (hydrogeothermics), coupled stress, strain and fluid flow (hydrogeomechanics), and coupled fluid flow and chemically reactive transport.

7470  Systems Analysis Applications in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5410 or 6410.
   Optimization of water resources and environmental systems, waste water treatment, and storm water collection.

7520  Transportation Safety (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3520.
   Among the unfortunate by-products of transportation are the numerous injuries and losses of life that are incurred each year. Since 94% of the transportation fatalities in the U.S. are highway-related, the course emphasizes motor vehicle travel. Other modes of transport and safety-related issues are discussed, as well. The purpose of this course is to encourage the student to consider the safety implications of both existing and new transportation projects, to appreciate the numbers of injuries and fatalities experienced on transportation facilities, to engage in the analysis of safety statistics, and to begin to think about mitigating strategies and treatments.

7540  Intelligent Transportation Systems (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3520.
   The vehicle, the systems, the driver, information technology transportation, telecommunications, ITS infrastructure, ITS architecture.

7545  Transportation Modeling (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5530 or 6530.
   Transportation model study and development, definition, construction, calibration, validation, taxonomy of models, the modeling process.

7550  Transportation Infrastructure Maintenance (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3510, 3520.
   This course provides an advanced, analytical approach to transportation infrastructure maintenance. The course begins with an overview of infrastructure management issues, continues with a focus on winter road maintenance, presents multiple techniques in performance modeling, including regression analysis, Markov decision processes, Bayesian modeling and econometrics, and concludes with an emphasis on project prioritization and optimization.

7560  Advanced Construction Materials (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3510.
   Recycled construction materials, latex modified concrete, polymerized asphalt.

7570  Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitaion (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 6570.
   A study in the cause and effect of distresses that affect both flexible and rigid pavements, including potholes, cracks, ruts, joint faulting, etc. Evaluation of the relationship between material selection, traffic loads, environment, and pavement performance. Development of condition surveys and non-destructive testing as methods for selection rehabilitation techniques. Analysis of currently used rehabilitation and maintenance techniques. Introduction to pavement management systems.

7580  Advanced Technical Communication (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent.
   This course will provide assistance to graduate students in preparing quality draft papers, reviewing the papers, and preparing a final paper for submission.

7590  Public Transportation Systems (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   This course provides a systematic coverage of public transportation characteristics, technology, and operations. The course presents a history of transit development in the U.S., and overview of trends in transit ridership, a review of transit systems and their usage worldwide, the fundamentals of transit vehicle motion, bus supply, operating and performance characteristics, and rail transit supply characteristics.

7600  Environmental Engineering Seminar (1)
   Guest lecturers on current environmental engineering topics. Presentation of graduate and faculty research.

7610  Advanced Bioprocess Systems (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5650 or 6650.
   Advanced bioprocess kinetics. Development and application of theory to aerobic and anaerobic systems and process modifications. Conventional and novel reactor systems. Advanced process design and system analysis.

7620  Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes for Water Quality Control (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5610 or 6610.
   Theory and application of physical and chemical methods for treatment of water, wastewater, hazardous waste, and contaminated soil.

7630  Wastewater Treatment and Microbiology Lab (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 6650.
   This course provides a systematic introduction to basic laboratory principles associated with wastewater treatment. Students will be introduced to theory, procedures, and applications of the most commonly used unit operations and processes in wastewater treatment including coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation, activated sludge, DNA extraction and PCR, Electrophoresis, Restricted Fragment Length Polymorphism, and substrate utilization kinetics.

7650  Modeling Environmental Systems (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 5605 or 6605.
   Development and application of mathematical models for predicting environmental changes in natural and engineered systems. Detailed consideration of models for adsorption, biodegradation, mass transport, momentum transport, heat transport, chemical processes, and sedimentation processes.

7680  Design of Municipal Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 7610 and 7620.
   Basic parameters and elements of design; layout and design of water distribution and sewage systems, pumping stations, and water and wastewater treatment plants; cost and financing; existing plant expansions.

7690  Design of Industrial Water and Wastewater Systems (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 7610 and 7620.
   Industrial water needs and quality, industrial wastewater characterization and measurements. Pretreatment. Industrial wastewater treatment techniques, design and case histories; reuse of industrial effluents; problems and effects of industrial wastes.

7710  Advanced Nuclear Engineering Design (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 6720 and 6730 and 6740 and 6750.
   Practice in creative engineering design and problem solving emphasizing in-depth design of laboratory, pilot plan, and commercial-scale processes associated with radionuclides. Content tailored to individual interests.

7720  Topics in Advanced Nuclear Phenomena (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 6720 and 6730 and 6740 and 6750.
   Modeling and predicting advanced nuclear phenomena in nuclear engineering and health physics using advanced analytical and numerical methods.

7920  Advanced Topics (1 to 6)

7930  Advanced Independent Study (1 to 5)

7970  Thesis Research: Ph.D. (1 to 9)

7980  Faculty Consultation (1 to 3)

7990  Continuing Registration: Ph.D. (0)