University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Nov 25, 2024

2013-2014 Graduate Catalog

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Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

Well-equipped facilities developed by the department faculty include a Computer Assisted Design Laboratory, an Engineering Geophysics Laboratory and Test Site, an Environmental Engineering Laboratory, A Soil and Rock Mechanics Laboratory, the Nevada Universities Transportation Center, and a Water Resources Laboratory. These facilities provide state-of-the-art research tools. Among these are a MTS dynamic testing machine, a triaxial testing apparatus, a large-scale structural load frame, a 50-foot tilting flume, concrete testing facilities, a portable wind tunnel, a broad geophysical test equipment base anchored by a 7,000-lb (3 metric ton) programmable seismic source with 144-channel recording system, PCs, workstations, and current software programs are available within these facilities, with additional facilities being available in the college. Additional assets include access to high speed multiprocessor computers housed in the National Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment. Facilities are located in the Thomas Beam Engineering Complex. Additional research facilities nearby include one of twelve national EPA laboratories (located on campus) and the Department of Energy’s Nevada Test Site, which has been designated an Environmental Research Park.

Students with backgrounds in civil engineering as well as related disciplines are invited to apply. Students with science backgrounds desiring admission to the graduate program will be required to complete course work, prerequisite or otherwise, that will assure successful completion of the graduate program. Specific course work requirements will depend on the area of specialization desired by the applicant.

Civil Engineering applicants must identify a specialization from one of the following areas: construction, environmental, geotechnical, structural, systems, transportation or water resources. Applications for admission to the program are evaluated by faculty representing each of the respective areas of specialization.

Applications from international students must reach the Graduate College by the dates specified in the catalog in order to be considered for financial aid. Offers of financial aid are made in writing by the department, which assumes no responsibility to provide financial support unless an offer is made in writing. Also, when the department has made an offer to provide financial support, it has no obligation to honor the offer unless the student attends UNLV and enrolls in the Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction graduate program during the initial semester for which financial aid was offered.

Applicants should notice that some documents must be mailed to the Graduate College while others must be mailed to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, as outlined below. It is imperative that the documentation is sent to the appropriate location to aid fast processing of the application.

The deadlines for application to the Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Department as well as the Graduate College:

Spring Semester August 30 for international students and November 15 for domestic students

Fall Semester March 15 for international students and June 15 for domestic students