ECIV
Civil Engineering
ECIV 101 INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING ECIV 202 APPLIED ANALYSIS & TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION ECIV 220CS CIVIL ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION-FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE MODERN ECIV 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ECIV 291 SPECIAL TOPICS ECIV 307 CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING & BIDDING ECIV 308 CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE ECIV 312 STRUCTURES I ECIV 315 STRUCTURES II ECIV 320 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING ECIV 331 ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY ECIV 332 ENGINEERING HYDRAULICS ECIV 350 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING ECIV 401 CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE AND ETHICS ECIV 404 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT & METHODS ECIV 405 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PLANNING & SCHEDULING ECIV 414 STEEL DESIGN ECIV 415 DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES ECIV 416 DESIGN OF WOOD AND TIMBER STRUCTURES ECIV 420 EARTH AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING ECIV 425 GEOTECHNICAL STRUCTURES ECIV 431 OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS ECIV 435 CLOSED-CONDUIT HYDRAULICS ECIV 450 PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM DESIGN ECIV 451 HIGHWAY PAVEMENTS ECIV 452 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND ITS ECIV 454 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ECIV 456 HIGHWAY GEOMETRIC DESIGN ECIV 484 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN ECIV 489R CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN I ECIV 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ECIV 491 SPECIAL TOPICS ECIV 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY ECIV 498 INTERNSHIP ECIV 499R CAPSTONE:CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN II ECIV 504 CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY ECIV 505 QUALITY ASSURANCE/RISK MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION ECIV 506 ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ECIV 511 BUILDING STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS ECIV 512 STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS ECIV 513 BEHAVIOR OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES ECIV 514 BEHAVIOR OF STEEL STRUCTURES ECIV 515 ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ECIV 519 BRIDGE & PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN ECIV 521 APPLIED GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING ECIV 524 ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS ECIV 529 GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION ECIV 530 ADVANCED HYDRAULIC INVESTIGATIONS ECIV 550 PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM DESIGN ECIV 552 ROAD ECOLOGY ECIV 554 TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ECIV 556 TRAFFIC FLOW FUNDAMENTALS ECIV 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT ECIV 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION ECIV 590 MASTER'S THESIS ECIV 591 SPECIAL TOPICS ECIV 592 INDEPENDENT STUDY ECIV 594 SEMINAR ECIV 598 INTERNSHIP ECIV 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
ECIV 101 INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING
F 1 cr. LEC 1
PREREQUISITE: Must be taken within your freshman year.
-- This course is optional for students entering civil engineering but
is encouraged for freshmen wanting to learn about the breadth of the
discipline. Students choosing to take the course will be introduced
to civil engineering, including department programs and areas of specialty,
civil engineering career options, professionalism, history, and ethics.
ECIV 202 APPLIED ANALYSIS & TECHNICAL
COMMUNICATION
F,S 2 cr. LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: M 165 or M 171.
-- Computer applications in civil engineering using M-based software
and a programming language. Introduction to engineering communication.
ECIV 220CS CIVIL ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION-FROM
THE ANCIENT TO THE MODERN
Su On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Through the lenses of civil engineering and construction, follow
the advancement of civilizations. Assess and evaluate decisions that
we must make as a society with respect to protecting the health of the
public and the environment with our finite resources.
ECIV 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate research which may culminate in a written
work or other creative project. Course will address responsible conduct
of research.
ECIV 291 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by
each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
ECIV 307 CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING &
BIDDING
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 202 and ECIV 308.
-- Preparation of cost estimates and bids for construction projects.
Introduction of computer estimating software and procedures.
ECIV 308 CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BUS 201 and EGEN 116.
-- Contract documents, insurance, bonding, specifications, drawings,
labor and labor law, estimating, bidding and scheduling, business organizations,
leadership, and ethics. Significant technical and business writing required.
ECIV 312 STRUCTURES I
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 205.
-- Study of loading on structures. Study of structural systems and systems
modeling. Analysis of determinate and indeterminate structures. Introduction
to matrix methods. Introduction to structural analysis software. Introduction
to design approaches and philosophies.
ECIV 315 STRUCTURES II
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 312.
-- Structural design of steel and reinforced concrete members used in
buildings and bridges. Theory and application of design codes. Laboratory
experience utilizing construction materials.
ECIV 320 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 205
-- The treatment of soil as an engineering material. Fundamental soil
mechanics principles and introductory solutions to geotechnical engineering
problems. Basic soil mechanics laboratory tests and procedures.
ECIV 331 ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY
F 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 350.
-- Descriptive and quantitative hydrology with applications in water
resources engineering.
ECIV 332 ENGINEERING HYDRAULICS
F,S 2 cr. LEC 1 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 335.
-- Pipe flow, open channel flow, and hydraulic machines with applications
in water resources engineering.
ECIV 350 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 201.
-- Introduction to vehicle operating characteristics, geometric and
pavement design, traffic flow theory, signal design and analysis, capacity
analysis and planning. Laboratory work will introduce various in-practice
software packages.
ECIV 401 CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE AND
ETHICS
F,S 1 cr. RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: Concurrent registration with ECIV 489 required.
--Professional ethics, social responsibility, public policy, and leadership.
ECIV 404 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
& METHODS
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: STAT 216, EGEN 325, and ETCC 302 or ECIV 320.
COREQUISITE: ECIV 307.
-- Construction equipment operating characteristics, economics, and
production rate estimation. Heavy construction methods associated with
tunneling, aggregate production, and mass earthwork operations.
ECIV 405 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PLANNING
& SCHEDULING
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 307.
-- Project planning and scheduling procedures involving both network
(CPM) and non-network techniques. Introduction to computer scheduling
software.
ECIV 414 STEEL DESIGN
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 315.
-- Design of structural steel members and systems.
ECIV 415 DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 315.
-- Introduction to masonry design. Integrated with building design,
including load calculations, design of foundations, structural elements
and connections. Emphasis on low-rise buildings.
ECIV 416 DESIGN OF WOOD AND TIMBER STRUCTURES
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 315.
-- Students will be exposed to the basic behavior of wood and timber
structures. They will also be exposed to the current building codes
and methodology for the design of wood and timber structures.
ECIV 420 EARTH AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 320.
-- Application of soil mechanics principles to the engineering of shallow
and deep foundations, analysis of lateral earth pressures and design
of retaining walls, and the stability of natural and engineered slopes.
ECIV 425 GEOTECHNICAL STRUCTURES
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 320.
-- Analysis of lateral earth pressures and design of retaining structures
and braced excavations. Stability analysis of natural and engineered
slopes. Analysis and design of embankments and dams.
ECIV 431 OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 332 or consent of the instructor.
-- Principles of open channel flow; hydraulic design of open channel
structures.
ECIV 435 CLOSED-CONDUIT HYDRAULICS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 332.
-- Advanced topics in hydraulic engineering, with emphasis on analysis
and design of pipe transmission lines, pumps, and pipe distribution
networks.
ECIV 450 PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM DESIGN
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 350, and EGEN 350 or STAT 332.
-- Design, implementation and management of public transit systems including
paratransit, bus and light rail; including an overview of funding sources,
legislation, public relations and other issues with coverage or route
optimization strategies and demand estimation techniques. CE 450 is
co-convened with CE 550. Students enrolled in CE 450 will not be able
to take CE 550 and have it count toward degree requirements.
ECIV 451 HIGHWAY PAVEMENTS
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 320, ECIV 350.
-- Design of highway pavements including drainage and base/subbase/subgrade
preparation. Laboratory in bituminous materials.
ECIV 452 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND ITS
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 350, EGEN 350.
-- Application of driver, vehicle, and roadway characteristics to principles
of traffic control, operations, and safety. Traditional and advanced
technology solutions will be explored.
ECIV 454 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 350, EGEN 350.
-- Transportation planning process and travel demand forecasting including
trip generation, trip distribution, mode split and traffic assignment.
Laboratory work will introduce TransCADtm software.
ECIV 456 HIGHWAY GEOMETRIC DESIGN
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 201, ECIV 350.
-- Advanced geometric design of highway systems including two-lane and
interstate roadways and intersection design and traffic control.
ECIV 484 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 315.
-- Design of reinforced concrete members and systems.
ECIV 489R CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN I
F,S 2 cr. RCT 1 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: Student must be within two semesters of graduation.
COREQUISITE: EIND 325, ECIV 308 and EGEN 310. Concurrent registration
with ECIV 401 is required.
-- Senior capstone course. Discussion of the design process from conceptual/preliminary
design to final design, plans, and specifications. Develop proposal
for engineering services, including scope of work, data acquisition,
and organization of design team.
ECIV 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S,Su 1-4 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate
in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis. Course
will address responsible conduct of research.
ECIV 491 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
ECIV 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of
Department Head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
ECIV 498 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 2 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor and approval of
Department Head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or
other organization to provide guided experience in the field. Students
may not take this course the semester they graduate.
ECIV 499R CAPSTONE:CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN
II
F,S 2 cr. RCT 1 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 489.
-- Senior capstone course. Design of an engineering project. Evaluation
of design alternatives and design recommendations. Development of construction
documents. Discussion of project management, cost estimates, and engineering
services during construction.
ECIV 504 CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: One year of experience or one internship (ECIV 498 or
ETCC 498).
COREQUISITE: ETCC 499 or equivalent.
-- Productivity improvement data collection, analysis, and solutions
to include the construction work face and the office. Human factors
and economics involved in productivity will be emphasized.
ECIV 505 QUALITY ASSURANCE/RISK MANAGEMENT
IN CONSTRUCTION
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Either EGEN 350, EIND 354 or STAT 332 and ECIV 308 or
equivalent plus one year of industrial experience or one internship
(ECIV 498 or ETCC 498)
-- Analysis of quality assurance and control concepts to include utilization
of statistical analysis. Application of risk analysis principles to
the construction process to minimize liability and project costs.
ECIV 506 ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: One year of industrial experience or one internship (ECIV
498 or ETCC 498).
COREQUISITE: ETCC 499 or equivalent.
-- Quality improvement techniques to include Total Quality Management
and Partnering. Enlightened leadership and management concepts.
ECIV 511 BUILDING STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
F alternate years, to be offered even years 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 484 or ECIV 414 or ECIV 415 or ECIV 416.
COREQUISITE: ECIV 512.
-- Analysis of multistory structural systems. Emphasis on lateral force
resisting systems in buildings.
ECIV 512 STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
F alternate years, to be offered even years 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 312.
-- Response of structures to dynamic loads, including seismic loads.
ECIV 513 BEHAVIOR OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 484.
-- Behavior of reinforced concrete members, frames, and shear wall systems.
Significance of behavior in design of reinforced concrete structures.
ECIV 514 BEHAVIOR OF STEEL STRUCTURES
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 414 and EGEN 415.
-- Behavior of steel members and frames. Significance of behavior in
design of steel structures.
ECIV 515 ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 415.
-- This course will present the theoretical background behind common
solid mechanics finite elements used by structural engineers. Elasticity,
energy methods, dynamics, buckling, nonlinear materials and large rotation
topics will be addressed. These topics will allow students to utilize
advanced finite element software in an informed manner.
ECIV 519 BRIDGE & PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
DESIGN
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 315.
-- Design of concrete structures utilizing pre- and post-tensioned concrete
elements. Introduction to bridge analysis and design.
ECIV 521 APPLIED GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 320.
-- Principles of advanced geotechnical laboratory testing and field
investigative techniques. Application of laboratory and field test results
to the geotechnical design of soil-supported structures.
ECIV 524 ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 320.
-- Topics leading to an advanced understanding of the engineering behavior
of soils with an emphasis on settlement and shear strength.
ECIV 529 GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EENV 434.
-- Subsurface mass transport and microbial processes and their affect
on fate and transport of organic and inorganic contaminates. Bioremediation
and other contemporary remediation technologies will be emphasized.
ECIV 530 ADVANCED HYDRAULIC INVESTIGATIONS
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. 3 LEC
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 431.
-- Advanced topics in open channel flow.
ECIV 550 PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM DESIGN
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate Standing and ECIV 350 or equivalent.
-- This course covers the design, implementation and management of public
transit systems including paratransit, bus and light rail. The course
includes an overview of funding sources, legislation, public relations
and other issues. The student will learn several route optimization
strategies and demand estimation techniques.
ECIV 552 ROAD ECOLOGY
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 350 or consent of instructor.
-- This course provides multidisciplinary coverage of ecological effects
of transportation systems, primarily focusing on rural highways. Ecological
impacts on air quality, water quality, vegetation, and wildlife will
be covered (there will be more coverage of impacts to wildlife than
the other areas).
ECIV 554 TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 350 or consent of instructor.
-- This course addresses safety of the highway system as related to
design, construction, and operations. The course provides an overview
of the various elements of the highway system namely, road users, vehicles,
roadways, and environment as related to safety. Apart from the introduction,
the course is structured in three distinct components that represent
the sequential stages in highway life; i.e. design, construction, and
operations.
ECIV 556 TRAFFIC FLOW FUNDAMENTALS
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ECIV 350 or consent of instructor.
-- This course covers traffic stream parameters, their relationships,
and important analytical techniques in traffic engineering such as capacity
analysis, queuing analysis, shockwave analysis, and traffic simulation.
Topics covered are essential in understanding the behavior of vehicular
traffic as a complex system.
ECIV 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT
F,S,Su 1 - 4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing with a topic
in the field. The topic must have been mutually agreed upon by the student
and his or her major adviser and graduate committee.
ECIV 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 1-3 cr. TUT Maximum 3 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing and approval of the Dean of Graduate
Studies.
-- This course may be used only by students who have completed all of
their course work (and thesis, if on a thesis plan) but who need additional
faculty or staff time or help.
ECIV 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing.
ECIV 591 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each
offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
ECIV 592 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 9 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of
Department Head and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
ECIV 594 SEMINAR
F,S 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or seniors by petition. Course prerequisites
as determined for each offering.
-- Topics offered at the graduate level which are not covered in regular
courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion
material.
ECIV 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing.
