Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
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Graduate Courses


 
  
  • CED 758 - Independent Study


    Credits 3

    Independent study of a selected topic in professional counseling under the direction/supervision of a graduate faculty member.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of twelve credits.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • CED 766 - Psychopathology and Wellness Models in Counseling


    Credits 3

    Overview of psychopathology as classified in the DMS, with an emphasis on diagnosis, supportive psychopharmacology, and counseling interventions. Also overviews wellness models in counseling and highlights ways counselors can promote optimal development and wellbeing with diverse client populations. 

    Prerequisites
       

  
  • CED 768 - Pre-practicum Laboratory in Counseling


    Credits 3

    Laboratory practice in counseling theory and techniques.

    Notes
    Must be taken concurrently with EPY 753.

    Prerequisites
     , EPY 704 and admission to the department.

  
  • CED 770 - Advanced Supervised Practice in Counseling


    Credits 3

    Theory, research, techniques, and practice of supervising marriage and family therapists.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

  
  • CED 772 - Counseling and Spirituality


    Credits 3

    Application and integration of sound counseling skills into a spiritually-based counseling approach. Contemporary counseling theories and their assumptions about human nature and the role of spirituality in counseling.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • CED 775 - Advanced Internship in Counseling


    Credits 3

    Supervised counseling practice in a professional setting with an emphasis on developing advanced level counseling skills.

    Notes
    Students will complete a minimum of 300 hours, with 150 of the hours being direct contact hours.

    Course may be repeated to a maxiumum of twelve credits.

    Prerequisites

     

  
  • CED 781 - Problem Gambling Counseling


    Credits 3

    Orient students to relevant literature and theoretical perspectives regarding problematic gambling, including an appreciation of its symptoms, progression, and impact across areas of one’s life. Students will be provided with knowledge of current assessment measures and learn empirically-based treatment practices related to problem gambling.

  
  • CED 782 - Counseling with Potential Suicides


    Credits 1 – 6

    Emphasis on the helping skills to facilitate communication with the potential suicide. Principles and techniques to facilitate client self exploration that encourage self understanding and alternate actions.

    Prerequisites
      or consent of instructor.

  
  • CED 783 - Understanding and Treating Trauma


    Credits 3

    This course will orient students to relevant literature and theoretical perspectives regarding psychological trauma, including an appreciation of its symptoms, progression, and impact across areas of one’s life. Students will be provided with knowledge of current assessment measures and learn empirically-based treatment practices related to post traumatic and acute stress disorders.

  
  • CED 784 - Co-Occurring Conditions in Counseling


    Credits 3

    This course will orient students to relevant literature and theoretical perspectives regarding co-occurring addictions and mental health concerns, including an appreciation of complex symptoms, progression, and impact across areas of one’s life. Students will be provided with knowledge of current assessment measures and learn empirically-based treatment practices related to co-occurring disorders.

  
  • CED 785 - Eating Disorders Counseling


    Credits 3

    Designed as a comprehensive review of eating disorders, correlated issues, and treatment interventions. Cultural, familial, societal, and personal factors that may contribute to the development and maintenance of eating disorders will be examined.

  
  • CED 787 - Individual Research


    Credits 1 – 6

    Individual research on a selected topic in professional counseling under the direction/supervision of a graduate faculty member.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • CED 789 - The Student in Higher Education


    Credits 1

    Theory and practices related to counseling college students. Emphasis on both traditional and nontraditional approaches to meeting the needs of students at various types of postsecondary institutions. Interrelationship of student and institutional needs within the environment of higher education.

  
  • CEE 604 - Open Channel Flow


    Detailed examination and design of open channel flow systems. Includes energy and momentum principles, non-uniform flow, transition design, design of channel controls, design of hydraulic structures, wave motions, unsteady flow, and flood routing.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 404. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 606 - Hydrologic Analysis and Design


    Modeling and analysis of hydrologic systems with application to engineering design. Includes rainfall-runoff analysis, dynamic flood routing, statistical theories, and stochastic processes.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 406. Credit at the 600-level requries additional work.

  
  • CEE 607 - Computer Applications in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering


    Credits 3

    Application of computer models for analysis and design of environmental and water resource systems. Includes surface and groundwater hydrology, pipe networks, and water quality computer programs.

  
  • CEE 609 - Engineering Project Management


    Engineering aspects of contracts, labor law, specification development, and cost estimating. Project scheduling and cost using critical path methods.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 409. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 610 - Highway Construction Materials


    Credits 3

    Composition, properties, and production of Portland cement, concrete, bituminous materials, and bituminous mixtures.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 410. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 612 - Advanced Mechanical Properties of Engineering Materials


    Credits 3

    This upper-division engineering course is open to graduate students, provided it demonstrates a level of accomplishment suitable to graduate study. The Undergraduate Catalog should be consulted for a description of the course. In the Undergraduate Catalog, the course is numbered as 4XX, where the XX represents the same last two digits as the 600 course listed (for example, the description for CEE 604 appears under CEE 404).

    Formerly
    CEG 611

  
  • CEE 613 - Water Resources Engineering


    Credits 3

    Hydraulic and hydrologic design of water distribution, stormwater, and wastewater collection systems. Introduction to groundwater hydrology. Pumps, pipe flow, and pipe networks. Hydraulic design of open channels, culverts, and sanitary sewers.

  
  • CEE 621 - Professional Engineering Practice


    This upper-division engineering course is open to graduate students, provided it demonstrates a level of accomplishment suitable to graduate study. The Undergraduate Catalog should be consulted for a description of the course. In the Undergraduate Catalog, the course is numbered as 4XX, where the XX represents the same last two digits as the 600 course listed (for example, the description for CEE 604 appears under CEE 404).

  
  • CEE 632 - Geological Engineering


    Credits 3

    Incorporation of geologic factors in civil engineering works. Engineering properties of rocks and soils; engineering implications of geologic structure and processes; geologic hazards; geologic/geotechnical site investigations, including engineering geophysics.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 432. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 634 - Rock Mechanics


    Credits 3

    Mechanical behavior of rock with engineering and geologic application; basic solid mechanics and rheology of rocks; rock testing; theories of failure; Griffith theory, McClintock-Walsh theory; scale effects and creep. Engineering applications in tunneling and dam foundations. Geologic applications in faulting, folding, isostasy, igneous intrusion, and petroleum formation.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 434. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 635 - Foundations Engineering


    Credits 3

    Site investigations, footings, slope stability, rock and soil foundations, piles.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 435. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 636 - Engineering Geophysics


    Credits 3

    Introduction to geophysical methods used in shallow earth explorations for engineering purposes, such as site characterization and waste site investigations. Emphasis on seismic and electrical/electromagnetic methods. Laboratory experience includes hands-on use of state-of-the-art equipment. Appropriate for students in Civil Engineering, Geoscience, and Physics.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 436. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 644 - Steel Structural Design


    Credits 3

    Introduction to design of structural systems in steel; LRFD method. Design of tension members, beams, columns and beam-columns. Design of connections, welded and bolted. Introduction to torsion.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 444. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 650 - Unit Operations/Processes in Environmental Engineering


    Credits 3

    Water, wastewater system design overview. Water demand, wastewater generation. Water quality criteria. Mass balances, kinetics, reactor design. Coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection. Suspended, attached processes. Sludge and residual management. Measurements of solids, pH, alkalinity, hardness, DO, BOD, COD, SVI, turbidity, MPN, chlorine residual, nitrogen, phosphorus.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 450. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 650L - Unit Operations/Processes Laboratory


    Credits 1

    Instrumental and wet chemical laboratory methods commonly used for characterization of water and wastewater. Measurements of solids, pH, alkalinity, hardness, dissolved oxygen, BOD, COD, SVI, turbidity, chlorine residual, MPN, nitrogen and phosphorus.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 450L. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 651 - Water and Wastewater Quality Analysis


    Credits 3

    Theory and analysis of the standard methods used by environmental engineers to analyze drinking, industrial, and domestic wastewaters to control water quality and monitor efficiency of treatment. Topics may include biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), coagulation, carbon absorption, ion-exchange resins, solids analysis, analysis by atomic absorption spectrometry, alkalimetry anions and determination. Laboratory intensive course.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 451. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 652 - Air Pollution Control Fundamentals


    Credits 3

    Components of polluted air and air quality regulations. Control equipment material balances and process design for particulate removal. Combustion fundamentals and VOC removal. Meteorology and dispersion modeling. Automotive emissions controls.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 452. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 654 - Solid and Hazardous Wastes Engineering


    Credits 3

    Solid waste collection, separation and disposal. Recycling and containment technologies. Adsorption and microbial degradation. Thermal, radiation, and solidification methods for destruction of hazardous wastes. Site remediation.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 454. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 655 - Chemical Processes for Water Quality Control


    Credits 3

    This upper-division engineering course is open to graduate students, provided it demonstrates a level of accomplishment suitable to graduate study. The Undergraduate Catalog should be consulted for a description of the course. In the Undergraduate Catalog, the course is numbered as 4XX, where the XX represents the same last two digits as the 600 course listed (for example, the description for CEE 604 appears under CEE 404).

  
  • CEE 661 - Introduction to Railroad Transportation


    Credits 3

    This course will cover aspects in railway track, vehicle motion, signals and communications, railway track maintenance, railway operations, freight operations, and passenger train operations.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 662 - Railroad Engineering


    Credits 3

    Design of major elements of railroad track, including track, subgrade materials, design and construction, construction costs and stability problems, drainage, ballast, cross ties, concrete and other artifical ties, rail, fastenings and other track material, track geometry, turnouts and crossings, track-train dynamics, conduct of work, and railroad right of way.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 663 - Traffic Engineering


    Credits 3

    Studies in highway and traffic planning and principles of traffic operations.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 463. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 664 - Airport Design


    Credits 3

    Fundamental engineering principles in planning, location, design, and operation of airport facilities (terminals, apron areas, taxiways, and runways); ground access, drainage, aircraft characteristics and performance as they relate to airport design, aircraft noise and environmental considerations; elements of air traffic control.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 464. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 665 - Fire Protection Engineering


    This upper-division engineering course is open to graduate students, provided it demonstrates a level of accomplishment suitable to graduate study. The Undergraduate Catalog should be consulted for a description of the course. In the Undergraduate Catalog, the course is numbered as 4XX, where the XX represents the same last two digits as the 600 course listed (for example, the description for CEE 604 appears under CEE 404).

  
  • CEE 666 - Geometric Design of Highways


    Credits 3

    Design of visible elements of highways such as horizontal and vertical alignment and cross-section in accordance with design controls derived from characteristics of vehicles, drivers, traffic, and pedestrians interacting with geometry, terrain, and environment to yield a safe roadway at design capacity.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 466. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 667 - Computer Applications in Transportation Engineering


    Credits 3

    Application of computer software models and programs for solving planning, design, and operations problems in transportation engineering. Includes traffic network analysis models, transportation planning, and impact models.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 467. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 668 - GIS Applications in Civil Engineering


    Credits 3

    Introduction to the basics of Geographic Information Systems software and hardware and their use in civil engineering. Emphasis on the application of GIS for the planning, design, operations, and maintenance of civil engineering systems. Laboratory sessions provide hands-on experience with GIS software and hardware using specific examples/case studies of GIS applications in various areas of civil engineering.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 468. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 670 - High Speed Rail


    Credits 3

    This course covers high speed rail stations, tracks, traction and power, rolling stock, signals and communications, traffic organization, passenger service, and maintenance.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 671 - Public Transportation Systems


    Credits 3

    Analysis and evaluation of mass transit systems; their operation and management: demand and cost analysis; route design, schedules and fare policy. Technology of transit systems including vehicles and structures. Transit financing. Impact on land use and environment.

    Formerly
    CEE 765.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 676 - Earthquake Engineering


    Credits 3

    Introduction to vibration theory; seismic hazards; spectra of vibrations. Application of UBC Simplified Static Method and Static Method. Introduction to design of earthquake resistant structures. Discussion of diaphragms, chords and struts.

    Formerly
    CEG 681

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 476. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 677 - Design of Underground Structures


    Credits 3

    Design of tunnels, shafts, and underground chambers in soil and hard rocks.

    Formerly
    CEG 683

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 477. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 678 - Applied Finite Element Analysis


    Credits 3

    Introduction to the finite element method with computer applications to engineering problems in structural analysis, two- and three-dimensional solid mechanics and continuum.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 478. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 680 - Concrete Design


    Credits 3

    Introduction to design of structural systems in concrete. Design of beams, one-way slabs, columns and beam-columns. Design of T-beams and doubly-reinforced beams. Anchorage and bar cutoffs.

    Formerly
    CEG 643

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 480. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 682 - Design of Timber Structures


    Credits 3

    Determination of simple wind and seismic forces on one and two story structures. Discussion of engineering properties of wood. Introduction to the design of sawn beams for flexure, shear, bearing and deflection. Introduction to the design of axially loaded columns. Brief introduction to the design of trusses, diaphragms and shear walls.

    Formerly
    CEG 648

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 482. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • CEE 695 - Special Topics


    Credits 1-3

    Outlet for experimental and other topics which may be of current interest.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with CEE 495. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

    Topics and credits to be announced. May have a laboratory.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 9 credits.

  
  • CEE 700 - Research Methods in Civil and Environmental Engineering


    Credits 3

    Methods to improve and develop research skills and prepare students for professional careers at the graduate level. Includes principles of scientific research, ethics, writing skills, methods for compiling scientific literature, identification of research questions and specific hypotheses, presentation of research results, writing research papers, proposal preparation, preparation of grant proposals, thesis and dissertation.

  
  • CEE 703 - Turbulence


    Credits 3

    Topics include the origin of turbulence, dynamics of turbulent flows, free shear flows, bounded shear flows, transport phenomena, semiempirical theories, statistical descriptions, spectral dynamics.

    Prerequisites
      and Graduate standing.

  
  • CEE 704 - Environmental & Water Systems


    Credits 3

    Introduction to techniques to evaluating alternatives in environmental and water resources systems. Topics include southwest U.S. water economic analysis, optimization using linear and dynamic programming, systems modeling using STELLA, analysis of droughts, and current research topics. Applications focus on surface water systems, operation, and reservoirs, water distribution and environmental systems.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 413

  
  • CEE 705 - Fluid Dynamics in Porous Media I


    Credits 3

    Engineering analysis of fluid flows in porous media. Includes development of the basic equations, analysis of steady and unsteady flows, multidimensional flows, analytical solutions using conformal mapping, analog methods, finite difference and finite element modeling, and transport phenomena.

    Prerequisites
      or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 706 - Fluid Dynamics in Porous Media II


    Credits 3

    Finite element solution of flow problems in porous media. Topics include steady and unsteady saturated flows, unsaturated flows, mass transport problems, and coupled transport problems such as combined mass-thermal flows.

    Prerequisites
      or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 708 - Hydraulic Transients


    Credits 3

    Analysis of unsteady fluid flow problems in liquid and gas transmission systems of practical interest. Emphasis placed on computer solutions. Topics include methods of characteristics, water-hammer, effect of pumps, turbines, valves, etc.; column separation; control of transient conditions; oscillatory flow and resonance; open channel transient flow.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 709 - Numerical Methods in Mechanics


    Credits 3

    Numerical solution of partial differential equations arising from problems in mechanics. Emphasis on finite difference techniques. Topics include classification of equations: solutions of elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations; stability, consistency and convergence and nonlinear equations; multidimensional problems; systems of equations; discontinuous solutions.

    Prerequisites
    MATH 466 or ME 445 or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 711 - Continuum Mechanics


    Credits 3

    Matrices and tensors, stress deformation and flow, compatibility conditions, constitutive equations, field equations and boundary conditions in fluids and solids, applications in solid and fluid mechanics.

    Prerequisites
    MATH 431 and graduate standing.

  
  • CEE 722 - Advanced Air Pollution Control


    Credits 3

    Fundamental chemical and physical principles of generation and control of air pollutants, and applications to pollution control equipment. Pollutant and particle formation during combustion. Gas absorption and absorption fundamentals and tower/column design. Pollution control strategies.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 452/ , MATH 432, ME 311, or equivalents. Strongly recommended: ME 314 and   or equivalents.

  
  • CEE 725 - Freight Transportation


    Credits 3

    This course covers freight, commodities, facilities and operations in the major modes of the transportation system and freight planning.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 726 - Railroad Operations


    Credits 3

    This course covers the dynamics of train movements, spacing trains, interlock principles, capacity, scheduling and control of railroad operations.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 731 - Pavement Materials and Design


    Credits 3

    In-depth study of pavement materials such as soils, asphaltic concrete and Portland cement concrete; analytical and empirical methods for design of flexible and rigid pavements; pavement rehabilitation management. Includes highway and airfield pavements.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 334, CEE 334L, CEE 362

  
  • CEE 732 - Advanced Foundation Engineering


    Credits 3

    Detailed study and analysis of the mechanical properties of soils with applications to foundation behavior.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 334, CEE 334L, CEE 435

  
  • CEE 734 - Advanced Soil Mechanics


    Credits 3

    Stress-strain properties and shear strength of soil: settlements and stability analysis.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 334, CEE 334L

  
  • CEE 735 - Earth Dams and Embankments


    Credits 3

    Principles governing the flow of water through soils and their applications to design of earth dams and embankments. Methods of earth dam design, including earthquake design, theory of wells, and groundwater flow.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 334 and CEE 478/  

  
  • CEE 736 - Earth Slopes and Retaining Structures


    Credits 3

    Analysis and design of stable earth slopes, including slopes cut from natural deposits and engineered embankments. Analysis and design of earth retaining structures. Both theoretical and practical aspects of design discussed.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 334, CEE 334L

  
  • CEE 737 - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering


    Credits 3

    Use of dynamics in geotechnical engineering, for nondestructive characterization of engineering materials, and for design of foundations subjected to dynamic loads. Geotechnical aspects of earthquake engineering, particularly effect of soils on ground-surface motions, and soil liquefaction during earthquakes.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 334, CEE 334L

  
  • CEE 741 - Design of Highway Bridge Structures


    Credits 3

    Review of types of highway bridges. Application of the AASHTO Bridge Specifications including dead load, live load and impact. Design of steel, reinforced and prestressed concrete bridge superstructures and their substructures. Span lengths through 150 feet.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 444, CEE 480 and graduate standing.

  
  • CEE 743 - Design of Masonry Structures


    Credits 3

    Study of the principles of masonry design applied to structural design of building components and retaining walls. Discussion of wind and seismic loadings. Analysis and design of shear walls.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 480 and graduate standing.

  
  • CEE 744 - Design of Prestressed/Post-Tensioned Concrete Structures


    Credits 3

    Study of principles of prestressed concrete, both pre-tensioned and post-tensioned, applied to structural design of buildings and bridges. Discussion of effects of lateral loads on structures. Introduction to analysis and design of shear walls. Discussion of connections between members.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 480 and graduate standing.

  
  • CEE 745 - Advanced Topics in Concrete and Steel Structures


    Credits 3

    Advanced theoretical analysis and design of reinforced concrete, prestressed and composite steel-concrete structures. Topics include beam torsion, stability of tall columns, local buckling effects, biaxially loaded columns, composite decks, ponding on steel roofs, and introduction to prestressed concrete structures.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 480 or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 747 - Introduction to Analysis and Design of Plates and Shells


    Credits 3

    Introduction to the analysis and design of plates and shell structures. Bending of flat rectangular and circular plates with various boundary and loading conditions. Membrane analysis of spherical, cylindrical shells, and shells of revolution with ring reinforcement.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 381 and graduate standing.

  
  • CEE 748 - Advanced Design of Timber Structures


    Credits 3

    Study of wood as an engineering material used in various types of construction. Strength properties of timber, structural properties of plywood, analysis and design of timber beams, timber columns, analysis and design of connections using nails, bolts, and adhesives.

    Prerequisites
    MATH 431 and any one of CEE 444, 480 or 482.

  
  • CEE 749 - Advanced Topics in Finite Element Analysis


    Credits 3

    Properties and applications of isoparametric elements, solids of revolution elements, plate bending elements, finite elements of dynamics, vibrations and buckling instability. Introduction to nonlinear problems using finite element analysis.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 478 or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 750 - Urban Runoff Quality and Control


    Credits 3

    Study of the quality of urban runoff during wet and dry periods. Topics include: review of hydrologic concepts, modeling water quantity and quality in stormwater systems, water quality of non-point sources, control structures or Best Management Practices (BMPs), evaluation of current research, discussion of current regulations.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 413 and CEE 450 or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 751 - Advanced Topics in Wastewater Engineering


    Credits 3

    Fundamentals of aeration and gas transfer, natural systems for effluent polishing, impacts of effluent discharges in natural water systems. Wastewater reuse issues. Sludge management including dewatering, conditioning, composting, and final disposal.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing and CEE 450/  or equivalent.

  
  • CEE 752 - Advanced Water and Wastewater Analysis


    Credits 3

    Fundamentals and quantitative analysis or the standard methods used by environmental engineers to analyze drinking water and wastewater and control water quality. Topics include total organic carbon, solids analysis, alkalimetry, UV/VIS spectrophotometry, carbon absorption, ion exchange, AA spectrometry, ion chromatography (IC), phase partitioning, advanced oxidation.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 451/  and graduate standing, or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 753 - Air Pollution Atmospheric Processes


    Credits 3

    Fundamentals of aerosol composition, formation and coagulation. Atmospheric photochemistry and atmospheric transport. Computer methods emphasized. Applications to pollution control strategies for urban areas.

    Prerequisites
    CS 117, CEE 452/  or equivalent, MATH 431.

  
  • CEE 754 - Biochemical Wastewater Treatment Fundamentals


    Credits 3

    Underlying chemical, microbiological, and biochemical principles considered when designing suspended and attached growth biological processes for water quality control. Topics covered include activated sludge design, selector design, filamentous growth control, toxicity to biological systems, biofilm processes, and design of nutrient (phosphorus and nitrogen) removal systems.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 450/  or equivalent.

  
  • CEE 755 - Advanced Physicochemical Methods for Water Treatment


    Credits 3

    Fundamentals of chemical equilibrium, ion exchange, chemical kinetics, gas transfer and absorption theory. Applications to design of water treatment facilities, including disinfection basins, ion exchange and activated carbon columns for treatment of water for drinking, agriculture, and industry.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 455/  and MATH 431 or equivalent.

  
  • CEE 756 - Advanced Waste Treatment Design


    Credits 3

    Application of optimization methods to the physical, chemical, and biological reaction engineering principles used in air, water, and solid waste treatment plant design. Review and critique of plans for existing treatment works, and incorporation of new technologies. Waste minimization.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 450/  or CEE 455/  or equivalent.

  
  • CEE 757 - Engineering Modeling of Natural Systems


    Credits 3

    Application of physical, chemical, and ecological concepts to mathematical modelling of fluid mixing, nutrient cycling and population dynamics. Applications to waste treatment and impacts in natural water systems.

    Prerequisites
    CS 117, CEE 450/ , MATH 431

  
  • CEE 758 - Air Quality Modeling


    Credits 3

    Data requirements for inputs to air quality models. Review of photochemical and transport processes used in models. Influence of local topography and meteorology. Review of photochemical computer models. Use of models in evaluation of strategies for improvement of air quality.

    Prerequisites
      or equivalent; course in numerical methods recommended.

  
  • CEE 759 - Mass Transfer in Environmental Systems


    Credits 3

    Fundamentals of mass transfer by diffusion and advection. Solutions to steady-state and transient problems in several dimensions. Applications to natural and engineered systems.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 367, MATH 432, and ME 400/  or  , or equivalent, or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 760 - Transportation Planning


    Credits 3

    Network representation methods; minimum-path trees; traffic assignment algorithms and their performance; trip distribution models; travel surveys and data needs; applications of statistical methods to develop methods of ownership, trip generation, vehicle occupancy, and model choice.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 362 and graduate standing, or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 761 - Transportation Demand Analysis


    Credits 3

    Problems dealing with transportation-systems as they affect travel behavior; study of the demand for transportation theoretical concepts and analytical methods; urban and regional travel demand analysis, forecasting methods and behavioral demand models.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 362 and graduate standing, or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 762 - Operations Research Applications in Civil Engineering


    Credits 3

    Analysis of civil engineering systems using operations research methods and techniques. Methods covered include optimization models in deterministic systems, network models, and modeling of stochastic systems, including queuing theory. Applications drawn from various civil engineering contexts, particularly transportation systems.

    Prerequisites
    MATH 466 or STAT 411, or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 763 - Advanced Traffic Engineering


    Credits 3

    Theories of traffic flow and signal operations with application to activated, coordinated, and networked intersections using computerized models such as PASSER, NETSIM, TRANSYT, SOAP, CALSIG. Analysis of arterial/freeway operations techniques including HOV and reverse lanes, ramp metering, freeway surveillance, TSM, demand modification. Evaluation of objectives, measures of effectiveness.

    Notes
    Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 463/  or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 764 - Air Transportation


    Credits 3

    Nature of civil aviation, aviation system planning, airline operations, aircraft characteristics, airline economics, structure of the airline industry, aircraft fleet planning and scheduling, aviation safety.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 362 and graduate standing, or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 766 - Analysis of Hazardous Materials Transportation


    Credits 3

    Hazardous materials transportation analysis using probabilistic risk assessment, including concept measures, models, and methodologies; routing analysis including measures and models, background and scope of hazardous materials transportation issues; mitigation including engineering applications in risk management and emergency preparedness.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 362 and graduate standing, or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 767 - Human Factors in Transportation Engineering


    Credits 3

    Application of human factors to transportation system planning, design, operation, and management with emphasis on transportation safety; ergonomic principles; driver, vehicle, and guideway interaction; highway safety problems; human factors analytical methods; engineering and management solutions.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 362, or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 768 - Applied Geographic Information Systems


    Credits 4

    Review of data structures and algorithms for surfaces, volumes and time, elevation models, spatial interpolation. Error modeling and data uncertainty. Visualization of spatial data. Decision making in a GIS context. Emphasis on interdisciplinary group project constructing a data base and maps involving several areas of expertise using popular GIS software.

    Same as
    EGG 768

    Prerequisites
    EGG 668,  , and   or CS 432.

  
  • CEE 770 - Shell Structures, Bending and Membrane Theories


    Credits 3

    Analysis and design of curved thin shell structures using two methods: the approximate membrane force analysis and the exact bending moment and membrane force analysis combined. Introductions provided to the theory of elasticity and specialized solutions to partial differential equations as needed for the analysis of shell structures.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 342 and graduate standing.

  
  • CEE 772 - Theory of Composite Structures


    Credits 3

    Analysis and design of structures using composite materials and sandwich construction. Elasticity and failure theories of fiber composites and laminates discussed, unidirectional, multidirectional and random fiber reinforcement considered.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 381 and graduate standing.

  
  • CEE 774 - Introduction to Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity I


    Credits 3

    Introduction to theoretical and applied elasticity and plasticity theory-solutions to engineering problems in structural mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Response of isotropic, orthotropic and layered media to applied stresses and strains.

    Prerequisites
    MATH 431 and graduate standing only.

  
  • CEE 775 - Seismic Response of Structures


    Credits 3

    Application of principles of vibration theory to structures. Determination of natural frequencies and mode shapes using classical methods and energy techniques. Response of structures to harmonic, impulse, periodic and earthquake loadings.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 381 and graduate standing.

  
  • CEE 776 - Experimental Techniques in Structural Mechanics


    Credits 3

    Application of various experimental techniques to stress analysis problems. Comparison of experimental and analytical methods. Theory of electric resistance strain gages. Brittle lacquer coatings and their photoelasticity and its application including photoelastic coatings. Introduction to similitude.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 381 and graduate standing.

  
  • CEE 778 - Theory of Elastic Stability


    Credits 3

    Buckling of centrally loaded and eccentrically loaded compression members. Variational methods of determining critical loads. Stability of rigid frame members, effective lengths of compression members in trusses, lateral buckling of beams, torsional buckling. Buckling of compressed rings and curved bars.

    Prerequisites
    CEE 381 and graduate standing.

  
  • CEE 785 - Construction Engineering Management


    Credits 3

    Concepts of construction project management of heavy civil, and capital facility projects. Covers the project phases: pre-project planning, engineering, procurement, construction and start up.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in civil engineering or consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 791 - Independent Study in Civil Engineering


    Credits 1 – 3

    Independent study of a selected civil engineering topic.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in civil engineering and consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 795 - Special Topics in Civil Engineering


    Credits 1 – 6

    Outlet for experimental and other topics of current interest. Topics and credits to be announced.

    Notes
    May have a laboratory. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in civil engineering and consent of instructor.

  
  • CEE 796 - Design Project in Civil Engineering


    Credits 1 – 3

    Synthesis course to involve students in the design process from analysis and proposal to solution.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of three credits. Not permitted for students pursuing the M.S.E. Thesis option or for those in the Ph.D. Program.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in civil engineering and consent of instructor.

 

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