 | | Course ID: | CVLE 2210. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Surveying and Geomatics | Course
Description: | Survey errors and error propagation, survey computations and adjustments, distance measurements, leveling, directions and angles, traverse computations, earthwork analysis, mass diagrams, map projection and coordinate systems, and theories of circular and parabolic curves for geometric design of highways; advanced geospatial technologies, including GPS, GIS, and remote sensing. | | Athena Title: | Surveying and Geomatics | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 1120 or ENGR 1120H or ENGR 1120E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 2710E. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Numerical Methods for Engineers | Course
Description: | Numerical solution of simple mathematical models frequently
encountered by engineers. Roots of nonlinear equations, solutions
of system of linear equations, regression and interpolation,
numerical differentiation and integration, and solution of
ordinary differential equations. | | Athena Title: | Numerical Method for Engineers | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 2710 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (ENGR 1140 or ENGR 1140H) and MATH 2500 | | Pre or Corequisite: | MATH 2700 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 2710. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Numerical Methods for Engineers | Course
Description: | Numerical solution of simple mathematical models frequently
encountered by engineers. Roots of nonlinear equations, solutions
of system of linear equations, regression and interpolation,
numerical differentiation and integration, and solution of
ordinary differential equations. | | Athena Title: | Numerical Method for Engineers | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 2710E | | Prerequisite: | (ENGR 1140 or ENGR 1140H) and MATH 2500 | | Pre or Corequisite: | MATH 2700 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 3310. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Civil Engineering Materials | Course
Description: | Physical and mechanical properties of materials used in
construction: aggregates, masonry, cementitious materials,
bituminous materials, soils, metals, wood and composites.
Testing for properties of cement concrete and metals; includes
specimen preparation, standardized testing procedures,
equipment handling and safety. Procedures and tools for data
collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation. | | Athena Title: | Civil Engineering Materials | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 2140 or ENGR 2140E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 3420. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Soil Mechanics | Course
Description: | Topics including soil shear strength, shallow foundations, slope stability, lateral earth pressure and soil compaction, design of shallow foundations for agricultural structure, retaining walls, and engineered slopes will be discussed. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Soil Mechanics | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 2140 or ENGR 2140E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 3440. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Hydraulics of Closed Conduit Flow | Course
Description: | Science and design methods associated with managing water with
closed conduits on a field scale. Topics will include the
management of stormwater, sewerage collection, and potable
water distribution systems. | | Athena Title: | Hydraulics Closed Conduit Flow | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 3160 or ENGR 3160E | | Pre or Corequisite: | ENVE 3410 or ENVE 4435/6435 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 3450L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Civil Engineering Laboratory – Soils | Course
Description: | Soil properties of interest to engineers. Grain size analysis,
determining Atterberg limits, measuring specific gravity,
permeability, compaction, consolidation, and shear using
standardized tests. Procedures and tools for data collection,
analysis, interpretation, and presentation. | | Athena Title: | Civil Engineering Lab Soils | | Pre or Corequisite: | CVLE 3420 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 3460L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Civil Engineering Laboratory – Hydraulics | Course
Description: | Measurement of velocity distributions, flow rates, Reynolds number, drag, and friction factors. Studies on flow in pipes, open channel flow, flow over weirs, Bernoulli's theorem, and momentum transfer. Procedures and tools for data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation. | | Athena Title: | Civil Engr Lab Hydraulics | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 3160 or ENGR 3160E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 3470L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Civil Engineering Laboratory – Structural | Course
Description: | Behavior of simple structural elements and systems. Focus on
comparison with theoretical results, acceptable discrepancies
between experimental and theoretical results, and viable
explanations of these discrepancies. Procedures and tools for
data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation. | | Athena Title: | Civil Engr Lab Structural | | Pre or Corequisite: | CVLE 3610 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 3610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Structural Design | Course
Description: | Deals with the relationships between loads and deflections which occur in structures as well as designing with wood and concrete. | | Athena Title: | Structural Design | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 2140 or ENGR 2140E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 3730. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Civil Engineering Project Management | Course
Description: | Construction contracts, project planning and scheduling,
resource management, cost estimation, budgeting, project
organization, project control, use of specialized software,
labor, health, and safety. | | Athena Title: | Civil Engineering Project Mgmt | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 3730E | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 2110 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 3730E. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Civil Engineering Project Management | Course
Description: | Construction contracts, project planning and scheduling, resource management, cost estimation, budgeting, project organization, project control, use of specialized software, labor, health, and safety. | | Athena Title: | Civil Engineering Project Mgmt | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 3730 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 2110 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 3900. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Civil Engineering Cooperative Work Experience | Course
Description: | The UGA Engineering Cooperative Education Program (co-op
program) will provide a structured means for engineering
students to gain valuable and relevant experiential learning
through a work experience while growing as professionals in
their chosen fields. | | Athena Title: | CIVIL ENGR CO-OP | | Nontraditional Format: | Student will be away from campus in a cooperative work
experience with an approved employer. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AENG(CVLE) 4170. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Wind and Water Erosion Prediction | Course
Description: | Water and wind erosion control will be explored via the climate,
soil, and management practices coefficients in models such as
Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE2), the Wind Erosion
Prediction System (WEPS), and other similar models. The course
will highlight rural and urban applications. The course will also
look at comprehensive water quality as predicted using tools such
as the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and sediment routing
models such as SedCAD. | | Athena Title: | Wind Water Erosion | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 3160 or ENGR 3160E | | Pre or Corequisite: | ENGR 3410 or ENVE 3410 or ENVE 4435/6435 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AENG(CVLE) 4180. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Irrigation Systems Design | Course
Description: | The design of pipe-based irrigation systems for supplying the soil
storage reservoir in ways that deep percolation losses are
accommodated and crop evapotranspiration demands are met. | | Athena Title: | Irrigation Systems Design | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 3160 or ENGR 3160E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4210/6210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Transportation Engineering | Course
Description: | This course introduces fundamentals and principles of transportation engineering, emphasizing traffic analysis. Principal topics covered in this course include significance of transportation to the social and economic underpinnings of society, road vehicle performance, geometric design of highways, traffic flow theory, capacity and level of service analysis, and travel demand modeling. | | Athena Title: | Transportation Engineering | | Pre or Corequisite: | ENVE 3510 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4220/6220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Highway Design and Traffic Safety | Course
Description: | The many challenges facing engineers for designing safe and cost-effective highways. Focus is on highway design principles and practices, particularly as they relate to safety. Additionally, statistical and analytical methods commonly used in highway safety analysis will be introduced, including analysis of accident statistics, identification and diagnosis of hazardous locations, development and evaluation of alternative improvements. | | Athena Title: | Highway Design Traffic Safety | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 4210/6210 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4330/6330. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Structural Analysis | Course
Description: | Provides students with an in-depth understanding of matrix and
computer-oriented analysis methods for civil engineering
structures. Matrix methods are at the core of structural
analysis software extensively used in the industry. Explores
matrix formulation of flexibility and stiffness methods. Three-
dimensional truss, beam, and frame members will be studied
using a commercially available structural analysis program. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Structural Analysis | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | CVLE 3610 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4340/6340. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Design of Bridges | Course
Description: | Types of bridges, superstructure and substructure components,
design considerations, loads, reinforced concrete and steel
bridges, seismic design. | | Athena Title: | Design of Bridges | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 4530 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4390/6390. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Structural Dynamics | Course
Description: | Fundamentals of dynamic response, single and multi degrees-of-
freedom systems, free and forced vibration, response spectra,
numerical solution techniques. | | Athena Title: | Structural Dynamics | | Prerequisite: | (ENGR 2130 or ENGR 2130E) and (CVLE 2710 or CVLE 2710E) and CVLE 3610 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Soil Mechanics | Course
Description: | Elasticity theory applied to soil as a continuum, plastic
behavior, failure criteria, steady and transient flow of water,
critical state concepts, computational geomechanics. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Soil Mechanics | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 3420 and CVLE 3450 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4430. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Groundwater Engineering | Course
Description: | Physical properties, governing equations and their solutions,
flow nets, groundwater hydrology, groundwater contamination,
well hydraulics. | | Athena Title: | Groundwater Engineering | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 3410 or ENVE 3410 or ENVE 4435/6435 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4440. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Design with Geosynthetics | Course
Description: | Geotextiles, geogrids, geonets and geomembranes; physical and
mechanical properties; applications involving reinforcement,
filtration, drainage and containment; analysis and design. | | Athena Title: | DSGN GEOSYNTHETICS | | Pre or Corequisite: | CVLE 4420 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4450. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geotechnical Structures – Foundations and Retaining Walls | Course
Description: | Loads, soil strength, bearing capacity, settlement, design of
shallow foundations and design of deep foundations; spread
footings, slab-on-grade, mat foundation and piles; earth
retaining structures – lateral pressures, stability and design;
methods of construction; introduction to ground modification. | | Athena Title: | Geotechnical Structures | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 3420 and CVLE 3610 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4460. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering | Course
Description: | Earthquake hazard analysis, wave propagation and ground motion,
vibrations, dynamic properties of soils, liquefaction, site
effects, seismic design; buried structures. | | Athena Title: | Geotechnical Earthquake Engr | | Prerequisite: | (ENGR 2130 or 2130E) and CVLE 3420 | | Pre or Corequisite: | CVLE 4350 or CVLE 4390 or ENGR 4350/6350 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4470/6470. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Pavement Design | Course
Description: | A study of the methods used to determine thickness and
composition of the components of both flexible and rigid highway
pavements. Classwork will also include paving materials,
Mechanistic-Empirical (ME) pavement design concept, traffic
stress and strain, and pavement management system. Standard
techniques and computer software will be utilized in this class. | | Athena Title: | Pavement Design | | Pre or Corequisite: | CVLE 3310 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Design of Masonry Structures | Course
Description: | Properties of masonry materials; design requirements,
philosophies and applicable standards; design for axial,
flexural and shear forces; design of simple beams, columns and
walls; connectors and construction considerations. | | Athena Title: | Design of Masonry Structures | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 3310 and CVLE 3610 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4530. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures | Course
Description: | Concrete and reinforced concrete; strength and design of
reinforced concrete components; design requirements,
philosophies and applicable standards; design for axial,
flexural and shear forces; design of simple beams, columns,
slabs, retaining walls and footings. | | Athena Title: | Design Reinforced Concrete St | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 3610 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4540. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures | Course
Description: | Design of slender columns, two-way slabs, slab-on-grade and
walls; biaxial bending, torsion and instabilities; building
systems; seismic design requirements; introduction to
prestressing. | | Athena Title: | ADV DSGN CONC STRUC | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 4530 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Design of Light Steel Structures | Course
Description: | Design of light frame steel structures. Theory and behavior of these type members under load and their connections. | | Athena Title: | Design Light Steel Structures | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 3610 or CVLE 3610 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4620. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Design of Steel Structures | Course
Description: | Design of beam-columns, continuous beams, plate girders,
composite steel-concrete members; design of braced, unbraced
and rigid frames; eccentric connections, plastic behavior and
torsional effects (lateral-torsional buckling); design
requirements for steel hollow structural sections (HSS). | | Athena Title: | Adv Design of Steel Structure | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 4610 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4630. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structures | Course
Description: | Materials and methods of cold-forming; behavior of open thin-
walled members, closed tubular members and sheets; ANSI/AISI
design standards; design of compression and flexural elements;
connections; composite design. | | Athena Title: | Design Cold Form Steel Struct | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 4610 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE(MCHE)(LAND) 4660E/6660E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Sustainable Building Design | Course
Description: | Design features and technologies contained in sustainable (green) building design and the process to create a green building, including commercial and residential construction. Topics include energy and water, construction materials, site work, indoor environmental quality, and how design practices fit into the overall picture of developing a more sustainable society. | | Athena Title: | Sustainable Building Design | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 4660, MCHE 4660, LAND 4660 or CVLE 6660, MCHE 6660, LAND 6660 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Third-year student standing or higher for CVLE and MCHE and LAND majors | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE(MCHE)(LAND) 4660/6660. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Sustainable Building Design | Course
Description: | Design features and technologies contained in sustainable
(green) building design and the process to create a green
building to include commercial and residential construction.
Topics include energy and water, construction materials, site
work, indoor environmental quality, and how design practices
fit into the overall picture of developing a more sustainable
society. | | Athena Title: | Sustainable Building Design | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 4660E, MCHE 4660E, LAND 4660E or CVLE 6660E, MCHE 6660E, LAND 6660E | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Third-year student standing or higher for CVLE and MCHE and LAND majors | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE(MCHE) 4720. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Engineering Design of Residential Structures | Course
Description: | Design of foundations, structural members; heating and cooling systems; water supply and distribution; waste removal; electrical systems; and lighting. Selection of thermal insulation, vapor barriers, windows and doors, and HVAC equipment determined by engineering principles. | | Athena Title: | Engr Design of Resident Struct | | Prerequisite: | (ENGR 2140 or ENGR 2140E) and (ENGR 3160 or ENGR 3160E) | | Pre or Corequisite: | ENGR 3150 or ENGR 3150E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4730. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Project Estimating and Planning | Course
Description: | This course builds upon the concepts learned in Civil
Engineering Project Management. This course provides a detailed
study of the processes and procedures used in the cost
estimation as well as in the planning process for typical civil
engineering projects, including, for example, transportation,
site preparation, and structures projects. | | Athena Title: | Project Estimating and Plan | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 3730 or CVLE 3730E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4740. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Life Cycle Analysis | Course
Description: | An in-depth look at life cycle analysis (LCA), the existing
models and analytical methodologies, and their applications.
This course provides an introduction on how to conduct an LCA
for civil engineering projects, including, for example,
transportation, site preparation, and structures projects. | | Athena Title: | Life Cycle Analysis | | Prerequisite: | [(ENVE 3410 or ENVE 4435/6435) and (BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1104H or FANR(MARS) 1100 or ECOL 1000 or ECOL 1000E or ECOL 1000H)] or permission of deparment | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4750. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Building Information Modeling (BIM) | Course
Description: | The adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) during the
design of a commercial building project. This course will also
cover how BIM is used to help prepare or feed into key project
items, such as cost estimates, architectural renderings,
interference checking, and modeling of energy consumption and
daylighting. | | Athena Title: | Building Information Modeling | | Pre or Corequisite: | CVLE 3730 or CVLE 3730E or MCHE 4000 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4760. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Commercial Building Systems | Course
Description: | An overview of the complete design of a commercial (as opposed
to a residential) building project. In addition to the
structural design, this includes the various systems that are
required for commercial buildings, such as HVAC, plumbing, and
electrical systems. | | Athena Title: | Commercial Building Systems | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 3610 or permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | MCHE 4650/6650 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4770. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Urban Infrastructure Systems | Course
Description: | An overview of the various systems that comprise the
infrastructure of urban areas. Topics covered include
transportation systems (public and private), water supply and
sanitary disposal, stormwater management, buildings,
communications, and urban planning. | | Athena Title: | Urban Infrastructure Systems | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 3410 or ENVE 3410 or ENVE 4435/6435 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4780/6780. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Computer-Aided Design Civil 3D | Course
Description: | An advanced civil engineering graphics course using computer-aided design Civil 3D software that explores techniques to enable designers in organizing project data and survey points, creating and analyzing surfaces, modeling road corridors, performing grading and volume calculations, and laying out pipe networks. | | Athena Title: | Adv CAD Civil 3D | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | CVLE 2210 or ENVE 2920 or AENG(BIOE) 2920 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4810. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Design of Wood Structures | Course
Description: | Properties of structural lumber and glued laminated timber;
design requirements, philosophies and applicable standards;
design for axial, flexural and shear forces; design of simple
beams, columns, panels; connection requirements and design. | | Athena Title: | Design of Wood Structures | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 3310 and CVLE 3610 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4900. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Civil Engineering | Course
Description: | Special topics in civil engineering design, analysis, or
synthesis. | | Athena Title: | SPEC TOPICS IN CVLE | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4910. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Capstone Design I | Course
Description: | Supervised engineering design experience, FE review, career
counseling. | | Athena Title: | Capstone Design I | | Nontraditional Format: | Apart from attending one common lecture hour every week,
students will meet with assigned faculty to discuss their
individual project execution and progress. | | Prerequisite: | CVLE 3420 and CVLE 3610 and (ENVE 3410 or ENVE 4435/6435) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4960. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research in Civil Engineering | Course
Description: | Independent laboratory research and design for civil
engineering students in CURO engineering program. Research is
done under the direction of an engineering faculty member. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research in CVLE | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 4960R | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 4960 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4970. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Reading and/or Projects in Civil Engineering | Course
Description: | Independent laboratory research and design for civil
engineering students in CURO engineering program. Research is
done under the direction of an engineering faculty member. | | Athena Title: | Directed Reading Projects CVLE | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 4970R | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 4970 | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4980. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics - CURO Civil Engineering | Course
Description: | Independent laboratory research and design for civil
engineering students in CURO engineering program. Research is
done under the direction of an engineering faculty member. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics CURO Civil Engr | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 4980R | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 4980 | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4990. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Thesis in Civil Engineering | Course
Description: | Students who successfully complete this course will produce a
research project/thesis approved by the instructor and a
reader. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis in CVLE | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 4990R | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will prepare a thesis based on one or more semesters
of undergraduate research. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 4990 | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 8110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental River Mechanics | Course
Description: | River hydraulics, sediment transport, fluvial geomorphology, and
river response to human influences, with emphasis on restoration
design and environmental aspects. | | Athena Title: | Environmental River Mechanics | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 8130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Mechanics of Jets and Plumes | Course
Description: | Advanced fluid dynamic principles applied to engineered flows.
Topics covered include mixing, design of jets and plumes, effects
of ambient flows, stratification, and turbulence on jets and
plumes. Advanced treatment of instability and turbulence theory
as they pertain to engineered flows. Extensive numerical project
focused on applying theory to real-world implementation. | | Athena Title: | Mechanics of Jets and Plumes | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 8140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Transport and Mixing in Natural Flows | Course
Description: | Advanced fluid dynamic principles applied to natural flows.
Topics covered include Fickian diffusion, scalar and momentum
transport equations, Reynolds-averaging, turbulent stresses,
turbulent mixing of passive scalars, mixing in environmental
flows, including rivers, lakes, estuaries, and open coasts.
Introduction of both conservative and non-conservative mixing
with application to real-world problems. Extensive treatment of
theory and implementation through a numerical design project. | | Athena Title: | Transport and Mixing | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE(MCHE) 8160. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Fluid Mechanics | Course
Description: | A mathematical treatment of fluid mechanics using tensors with
emphasis on viscosity, momentum balance in laminar flow,
equations of change, velocity distribution in laminar and
turbulent flow, interphase transport, macroscopic balance, and
polymeric liquids. Analytical and numeric methods for solving
fluid mechanic problems will be used. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Fluid Mechanics | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 6101 and ENGR 8101 and ENGR 8103 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE(MCHE) 8350. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis | Course
Description: | The formulations and numerical solution of nonlinear problems in
structural, mechanical, and biological/biomedical engineering by
finite element methods. Both geometric and material
nonlinearities will be studied. Students are expected to learn
how to use a finite element analysis tool and complete a
practical engineering project. | | Athena Title: | Nonlinear Finite Element Analy | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 4350/6350 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 8390. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Earthquake Engineering and Dynamics of Structures | Course
Description: | The fundamental concepts, principles, and application of earthquake engineering in seismic analysis and design of structures using simulation of ground motion models. The concept of response spectrum to determine structural response and design forces is introduced. Additional topics include an inelastic analysis and interpretation of the results. | | Athena Title: | Earthquake Dynamics | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 8410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Inelastic Behavior of Construction Materials | Course
Description: | Provides graduate students with the essential knowledge necessary
to understand inelastic behavior of construction materials. Topics
will include linear and nonlinear viscoelasticity and basic
fracture mechanics. | | Athena Title: | Visoelasticity | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 8420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geomechanics | Course
Description: | An introduction to the theory and application of fundamental
mechanics, such as elasticity, plasticity, and viscoelasticity,
to soil mechanics problems. | | Athena Title: | Geomechanics | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 8460. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Soil Improvement | Course
Description: | A study of various soil improvement techniques for civil and
construction engineering projects. Subjects include stone
columns, soil stabilization, grouting, deep soil mixing,
reinforced slopes, soil nailing, and geogrids in highways. | | Athena Title: | Soil Improvement | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 8470. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Pavement System Design | Course
Description: | Essential knowledge necessary to understand Mechanistic Empirical (ME) pavement system design approaches is covered. Pavement distress/performance simulation models and errors associated with simplifying assumptions and subsequent impacts on the design process are explored. Current literature is an integral part of the course as students complete the listed topics. | | Athena Title: | Adv Pavement System Design | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 8510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Concrete Materials | Course
Description: | Provides an advanced understanding of the design and production
of concrete mixtures for strength and durability as well as
testing methods for strength, permeability, freeze-thaw, sulfate
attack, and non-destructive methods of evaluation of concrete
structures. Additional topics will include critical properties of
concrete and trouble shooting and prevention. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Concrete Materials | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 8550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures | Course
Description: | Provides the engineering student with the knowledge required to
design and construct prestressed concrete structures. Emphasis
will be placed on the behavior of prestressed concrete under
load along with potential failure mechanisms. | | Athena Title: | Des Prestress Concrete Struct | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 8550E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE 8550E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures | Course
Description: | Provides the engineering student with the knowledge required to design and construct prestressed concrete structures. Emphasis will be placed on the behavior of prestressed concrete under load along with potential failure mechanisms. | | Athena Title: | Des Prestress Concrete Struct | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CVLE 8550 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CVLE(MCHE) 8640. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Strength of Materials | Course
Description: | Provides students with the essential knowledge necessary to
analyze structural/mechanical systems and components as well as
the ability to interpret analysis results. Basic concepts and
tools for analyzing engineering problems (elasticity equations,
equilibrium, compatibility, etc.) will be emphasized as well as
the mathematical formulations. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Strength of Materials | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 2140 or ENGR 2140E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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