Civil engineering is one of the most publicly-visible technical fields. It shares the distinction, with military engineering, of being the earliest of the engineering disciplines. Other branches of engineering emerged as technical knowledge became more specialized. Civil engineering not only retains a strong relationship with the other branches, but continues to generate new areas of technology.

    The basic theories of structural analysis, which are the concern of civil engineers, are expressed in every machine and aircraft, and in buildings and other constructed facilities. The study of mechanics is basic to the field of civil engineering. A thorough foundation in science and mathematics is necessary for the application of basic scientific principles to the design of structures and fluid systems. Computer methods are integrated throughout the civil engineering elective offerings.

    Graduates of the Stevens program meet the demands for responsible positions in various sub-disciplines of civil engineering and contribute to the advancement of the civil engineering practice. Prospective employers include industrial firms, consulting engineering firms and construction contractors, as well as various government agencies.

    Our undergraduate offerings include subjects basic to all civil engineering.

Mission and Objectives
    The mission of the civil engineering program at Stevens is to educate a new generation of civil engineers who are leaders in the profession. The educational program emphasizes professional practice, entrepreneurship, leadership, lifelong learning and civic contribution. The program of study combines a broad-based core engineering curriculum, a substantial experience in the humanities and in business engineering management, with specialization in civil engineering. Within the sequence of civil engineering courses, the students have the flexibility to concentrate in structural, geotechnical, water resources, and environmental engineering or construction management.

    The objectives of the civil engineering program are provided in terms of our expectations for our graduates. Within several years of graduation, they will:

• Establish a distinctive record of achievements within the profession and will have become a licensed Professional Engineer;

• Be thoroughly aware and knowledgeable in dealing with environmental, social, ethical and economic impacts of their projects;

• Augment their knowledge through professional and cultural continuing education;

• Be active in leadership roles within their professional and technical societies;

• Be innovative and creative in conceiving, designing and constructing a broad range of projects;

• Continue to demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit in all their activities; and

Actively support and advance the educational programs at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Course Sequence
    The typical course sequence for civil engineering is as follows:

    Environmental engineering has traditionally been taught as a branch of civil engineering concerned with the supply of safe drinking water and the sanitary disposal of municipal wastes. The field has expanded in recent years to include many new areas, such as the treatment of industrial and hazardous wastes, the prediction of the fate and transport of pollutants in the environment, and the design of systems for remediation of sites contaminated with hazardous wastes. This has placed new demands on engineers to understand the fundamental environmental transformation processes that describe natural and engineered systems.

Mission and Objectives
    The mission of the environmental engineering program is to provide a broad-based education that prepares students in the technical and social fundamentals that will enable them to have a wide impact in the improvement of interactions between humans and their environment.

    The objectives of the program are aligned with these expectations for our graduates:

• They will be recognized as being among “the best in the business” by their peers.

• They possess the fundamental understanding of environmental processes that enables them to contribute to any specialty area of environmental engineering.

• They use their knowledge of the design process, reaction mechanisms and materials balance methods to create innovative solutions to environmental problems.

• They demonstrate exemplary sensitivity to social factors including the historical, legal, political, policy, economic, ethical and public-relations aspects of environmental problems.

• They solve environmental problems using a systems approach, incorporating interactions with natural, engineered and social components.

• They address the wider aspects of environmental problems such as sustainability, design for the environment, pollution prevention and industrial ecology.

Course Sequence
    The typical course sequence for environmental engineering is as follows:

    Major areas of current faculty research include earthquake engineering, wind engineering, soil-structure interactions, soil mechanics and deep foundation systems, stochastic aspects of saturated and unsaturated flow modeling, advanced oxidation of hazardous wastes, transport of nonaqueous-phase liquids in the subsurface, statistical process control of wastewater treatment, stabilization/solidification of contaminated soil, residential water conservation, physicochemical treatment of heavy metal contaminated wastes, hydrodynamic modeling of currents and the dispersion of effluents in the coastal zone, experimental and computational marine hydrodynamics, coastal sediment transport, and analysis of current and wave observations in the coastal ocean.

    The Master of Science degree program in Maritime Systems provides advance instruction in the various disciplines associated with maritime ports and ocean and inland waterway transportation systems. This instruction is delivered in a framework that encourages the use of technology to address the social, environmental and economic issues related to maritime systems. In recognition of the diverse skills required in today’s port and marine transportation industries, the program combines a multidisciplinary core curriculum with an array of specialized tracks that provide disciplinary focus.

Civil Engineering Concentrations

Structural Engineering Core Courses

CE 519 Advanced Structural Analysis
CE 579 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Structures
CE 595 Geotechnical Design
CE 660 Advanced Steel Structures
CE 681 Finite Element Methods

Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering Core Courses

CE 595 Geotechnical Design
CE 649 Earth Supporting Structures
EN 520 Soil Behavior and its Role in Environmental Applications
EN 654 Environmental Geotechnology
EN 686 Groundwater Hydrology and Pollution

Water Resources Engineering Core Courses

CE 525 Engineering Hydrology
CE 535 Stormwater Management
CE 684 Mixing Processes in Inland and Coastal Waters
CE 685 Advanced Hydraulics
EN 686 Ground Water Hydrology and Pollution

Hydrologic Modeling Track

CE 526 Watershed Modeling
CE 651 Drainage Design and Modeling
CE 652 Hydrologic Modeling
EN 680 Modeling of Environmental Systems

Stormwater Management Track

CE 527 Wetland Hydrology
CE 591/OE 591 Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology
OE 616 Sediment Transport
CE 650 Water Distribution Systems Analysis
Substitutions for core courses may be considered on a case-by-case basis in consultation with your advisor.

    The Environmental Processes concentration addresses the treatment of industrial and domestic water and wastewater and hazardous wastes. Process fundamentals are integrated with a design approach to meeting treatment objectives. Students will be prepared for careers in both design and operation of facilities for pollution control.

    The Groundwater and Soil Pollution Control concentration emphasizes the transport and fate of contaminants in the subsurface environment and on engineering processes to mitigate their adverse environmental impact. Some specific areas of study in this option are the modeling of contaminant transport in local or regional geohydrologic systems, the impact of contamination in the subsurface environment, the management of municipal and industrial waste disposal, and the remediation of groundwater and soil.

    The Inland and Coastal Environmental Hydrodynamics concentration addresses the circulation and mixing processes in surface waters and the effect of such processes on the fate and transport of contaminants. Deterministic, stochastic and experimental techniques are emphasized.

    Major areas of current faculty research include groundwater hydrology and pollution, water and wastewater treatment processes, design of waste disposal management and environmental processes in coastal and estuarine waters. Master’s candidates without a previous engineering degree may, on a case-by-case basis, be allowed to enroll for the Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering if they have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant science discipline. These students must also take CE 503, CE 504 and EN 505, or their equivalent, not for credit towards a degree. All applicants must have at least two years of calculus and one year of chemistry.

Core Courses

CE 565 Numerical Methods for Civil and Environmental Engineering
EN 541 Fate and Transport of Environmental Contaminants
EN 570 Environmental Chemistry

Environmental Engineering Concentrations

Environmental Processes

EN 571 Physiochemical Processes for Environmental Control
EN 573 Biological Processes for Environmental Control
EN 575 Environmental Biology
EN 637 Environmental Control Laboratory
EN 751 Design of Wastewater Facilities

Groundwater and Soil Pollution Control

EN 520 Soil Behavior and its Role in Environmental Applications

EN 551 Environmental Chemistry of Soils

EN 553 Groundwater Engineering

EN 654 Environmental Geotechnology

EN 686 Groundwater Hydrology and Pollution

EN 690 Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies

Inland and Coastal Environmental Hydrodynamics

CE 525 Engineering Hydrology
OE 501 Oceanography
OE 616 Sediment Transport

    The remaining courses are electives, which are selected in consultation with the academic advisor. Electives may be concentrated in specific areas, including:

Modeling of Environmental Processes

CE 679 Regression and Stochastic Methods

CE 684 Mixing Processes in Inland and Coastal Waters

EN 680 Modeling of Environmental Systems

EN 780 Nonlinear Correlation and System Identification

Water Resources

CE 685 Advanced Hydraulics

CE 504 Water Resources Engineering

CE 535 Stormwater Management

Air Pollution Control

EN 505 Air Pollution Principles and Control

EN 550 Environmental Chemistry of Atmospheric Processes

OE 591 Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology

Environmental Sustainability

EN 545 Environmental Impact Analysis and Planning

EN 547 Project Life Cycle Analysis

EN 548 Environmental Compatibility in Design and Manufacturing

Hazardous Waste Management

EN 549 Environmental Risk Assessment and Management

EN 586 Hazardous Waste Management

EN 587 Environmental Law and Management
EN 618 HAZMAT Spill Response Planning

    A student must take at least one course in each of the three basic areas of study.
    The student must take at least one advanced course in ocean engineering subject areas outside his/her area of concentration.

    A typical selection of courses for the master’s degree without a thesis in ocean engineering for a student with a concentration, for example, in coastal engineering would encompass the following:
    The applied mathematics requirement would be met by taking Ma 529 and Ma 530.
    The basic courses in hydrodynamics, oceanography and naval architecture could be satisfied with OE 630, OE 501 and OE 525.
    The concentration in coastal engineering could include the sequence of OE 641, OE 616, OE 589 and OE 635.
    The remaining course could be one of the following:
    CE 684 Mixing Processes in Inland and Coastal Waters
    OE 642 Motion of Vessels in Waves
    OE 539 Underwater Acoustics
which are in subject areas outside of coastal engineering.

Core Courses

CM 509 Construction Cost Analysis and Estimating
CM 541 Project Management for Construction
CM 550 Construction Contract Law I
CM 571 Practicum in Construction Management
CM 580 Construction Management I

     The program encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds, including (but not limited to) engineering, ocean sciences, environmental science and management. Applicants may need to complete prerequisite courses. The specific requirements will be determined by a faculty advisor on an individual basis depending on the student’s educational background and work experience.

     Each student will meet with his/her faculty advisor to devise a study plan that matches the student’s background, experience and interests while also satisfying the formal coursework requirements for the master’s degree.

Core Courses

OE 501 Oceanography
OE 505 Introduction to Maritime Systems
OE 610 Marine Transportation
OE 612 Environmental Issues in Maritime Systems
OE 614 Economic Issues in Maritime Systems

Atmospheric and Environmental Science and Engineering (Interdisciplinary)

PEP 575 Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation and Climate
CE 591 Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology
ME 532/EN 506 Air Pollution Principles and Control
EN 550 Environmental Chemistry of Atmospheric Processes

Construction/Quality Management*

CM 541 Project Management for Construction
CM 542 Quality Management and Construction Performance
CM 580 Construction Management I
CM 590 Construction Management II

Construction Engineering*

CM 501 Construction Engineering I
CM 502 Construction Engineering II
CM 531 Construction Materials
CM 581 Temporary Structures in Heavy Construction

Construction Accounting/Estimating*

CM 509 Construction Cost Analysis and Estimating
CM 511 Construction Accounting
CM 580 Construction Management I
CM 590 Construction Management II

    Ninety credits of graduate work in an approved program of study beyond the bachelor’s degree are required for completion of the doctoral program. Up to 30 credits obtained in a master’s program can be included in this program. Of the remaining 60 credits, 15 to 30 credit hours of course work as well as 30 to 45 credit hours of dissertation work are required. Within two years from time of admission, you must take a qualifying examination that tests your ability to critically analyze the research literature. Upon satisfactory performance in the qualifying examination, and completion of the required course work, you must take an oral preliminary examination. This examination is primarily intended to evaluate your aptitude for advanced research and examine your understanding of the subjects associated specifically with your dissertation topics. Upon satisfactory completion of the preliminary examination and all course work, you will become a doctoral candidate and start your dissertation research. Doctoral research work must be based on an original investigation and the results must make a significant, state-of-the-art contribution to the field, and must be worthy of publication in current professional literature. At the completion of the research, you must defend your thesis in a public presentation.

Keck Geoenvironmental Laboratory
    The Keck Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory is a fully-equipped new facility for state-of-the-art computer automated geotechnical, as well as environmental, testing of soil and water media. Some of the major equipment available includes: X-ray diffraction capabilities for mineralogical characterizations; scanning electron microscope for surface morphological studies; zeta potential meter for solid surface charge analyses; integrated wet chemistry facilities to accommodate any type of physiochemical and environmental soil testing, such as particle and pore size distribution, surface area, cation exchange capacity, batch and sequential extraction, oxide content, consolidation, triaxial and direct shear strength testing, flexible and rigid wall permeameters, and CBRs; durability chambers for simulating environmental stresses, such as freeze and thaw, wetting and drying, salt fog and acid rain exposure, as well as other accelerated weathering field conditions; and full sample collection and specimen preparation set-ups.

     Some of our current studies involve: testing for the environmental and engineering properties of fly ash, incinerator ash and other industrial waste-by-product materials to evaluate their use in construction applications; evaluate the properties of dredged materials for reuse in transportation projects; treatment and management of hazardous wastes, focusing on heavy metal and petroleum hydrocarbon immobilization in geoenvironments; study of the fate and transport of contaminants in the subsurface; surface enhancement of currently used industrial wastewater filtration media; development of leaching protocols; etc.

Center for Environmental Systems (CES)
    The Center for Environmental Systems (CES) was created to integrate Stevens’ resources in the environmental area. Its mission is to develop and maintain degree, graduate certificate and continuing professional education programs in environmental engineering; conduct basic and applied research in environmental technology development, transfer and implementation; and to foster partnerships with industry, government and environmental service organizations for cooperative approaches to environmental problems. The CES assists industry, government and environmental service organizations by providing research and testing services to develop and apply innovative environmental technologies. With a group of highly-qualified professionals and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, CES develops engineering solutions to complex environmental problems.

    A major component of CES is Stevens Environmental Associates (SEA), which is a partnership between member companies and Stevens. SEA supports continuing education activities (seminars and short courses), which are made available to Stevens students, and assists with research projects. These activities give students a better understanding of the needs of the profession before they graduate by exposing them to typical issues that are not normally covered in an academic setting. The center maintains a research vessel, the R.V. Phoenix, named after the first ocean-going steamboat built by Col. John P. Stevens. The RV Phoenix is a 25-five-foot outboard-powered cabin cruiser equipped for environmental studies in the Hudson estuary and adjacent coastal ocean.

James C. Nicoll Environmental Laboratory (JNEL)
    This state-of-the-art facility, administered by CEE, provides diversified research services for the development, testing, transfer and implementation of innovative environmental technologies. It has multimedia capabilities for wastewater, liquid waste, solid waste and air studies. Its role is to offer services to industry, government and environmental professional organizations ranging from short duration, highly-specialized testing, to long-term applied research studies. JNEL’s capabilities cover a broad range including waste stream characterization, process feasibility and waste minimization studies, regulatory acceptance testing for product certification and environmental compatibility testing of new products.

    The laboratory includes a large high-bay process testing laboratory for conducting process experiments and an analytical laboratory equipped with fully-automated instrumentation including gas chromatography/ion-trap mass spectroscopy, high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector, and atomic absorption spectrophotometer with both graphite furnace and flame capability.

Davidson Laboratory
    This research division of the department has two towing tanks suitable for model studies for both naval architecture and for coastal engineering applications. These facilities are supported by extensive machine shop, electronics and instrumentation service groups and design, drafting and photographic services. Graduate students in the department are encouraged to use the facilities and services of the laboratory in the conduct of their own research.

CE 304 Water Resources Engineering
(3-0-3)
Principles of engineering hydrology, the hydrologic cycle, rainfall-runoff relationships, hydrographs, hydrologic and hydraulic routing, groundwater resources, planning and management of water resources, probabilistic methods in water resources, reservoir design, water distribution systems. Prerequisite: E 243.

CE 322 Engineering Design VI
(1-3-2)
The main objective of the project is to design, construct, and test bench-scale water treatment systems composed of a metallic iron reactor, an aeration tank, and a sedimentation basin. The system should be able to remove phosphate and nitrate from simulated agricultural wastewater to below the discharge limit. The students will learn chemical reactions between metallic iron and the pollutants, reduction and oxidation reactions involved iron, and mass transfer of oxygen; perform literature search; use a spectrophotometer and ion chromatography for phosphate and nitrate analyses; carry out batch experiments to determine kinetics of reactions between phosphate, nitrate, and iron filings. The parameters obtained in laboratory experiments will be used to design a full-scale water treatment system.

CE 342 Fluid Mechanics
(3-3-4)
Fluid properties: fluid statics, stability of floating bodies, conservation of mass, Euler and Bernoulli equations, impulse-momentum principle, laminar and turbulent flow, dimensional analysis and model testing, analysis of flow in pipes, open channel flow, hydrodynamic lift and drag. Practical civil engineering applications stressed. Prerequisite-site: E 126.

CE 345 Modeling and Simulation
(3-0-3)
Introduction to linear systems and eigenvalue problems. Matrix analysis of trusses and frames, stress analysis, free and forced vibrations of structures. Introduction to nonlinear ODEs and PDEs with applications to civil engineering problems. Use of MATLAB or equivalent to simulate solutions.

EN 345 Modeling and Simulations of Environmental Systems
Development of simple mathematical models for predicting the transport and fate of effluents discharged into lakes, reservoirs, rivers, estuaries, oceans and groundwater. Formulation of finite differences methods for solving ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations. Role of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycles.

CE 373 Structural Analysis
(3-0-3)
Shear and bending moment diagrams for beams and frames. Statically determinate trusses influence lines and moving loads, deflection of beams using moment-area and conjugate-beam methods, introduction to energy methods, deflection of beams and frames using unit-load method, introduction to statically indeterminate structures, approximal methods, moment-distribution and slope-deflection methods. Prerequisite: E 126.

EN 375 Environmental Systems
(3-3-4)
An introduction to environmental engineering, including: environmental legislation; water usage and conservation; water chemistry including pH and alkalinity relationships; solubility and phase equilibria; environmental biology; fate and transport of contaminants in lakes, streams and groundwater; design and analysis of mechanical, physicochemical and biochemical water and wastewater treatment processes.

CE 381 Surveying
(2-3-3)
Use of surveying instruments; measurement of angles, distances and elevations; field notebook keeping; traverse computations; topographic data gathering and map making. Construction surveys, horizontal and vertical curves, and slope staking. Introduction to land surveying, photogrammetry and electronic surveying.

CE 410 Transportation Engineering Design
(3-0-3)
Description of design elements of system components of transportation, including the driver, vehicle and roadway. Traffic flow design elements including volume, density and speed. Intersection design elements including delay, capacity and accident counter-measures. Terminal design elements.

CE/EN 423-424 Engineering Design VII-VIII
(0-8-3) (0-8-3)
Senior design courses. Complete design sequence with a required capstone project spanning two semesters. While the focus is on the capstone disciplinary design experience, it includes the two-credit core module on Engineering Economic Design (E 421) during the first semester.

CE 483 Geotechnical Engineering
(3-3-4)
Elementary concepts of engineering geology and solid mechanics: applications to the solution of design problems, classification of soils, theory of soil strength, lateral pressure and retaining walls, slope stability, stress distribution theory and settlement predictions, bearing capacity and design of shallow foundations, seepage analysis, consolidation theory, laboratory tests. The course is accompanied by concurrent weekly laboratory sessions where students are introduced to the basic concepts of geotechnical testing in a hands-on fashion. Prerequisite: E 126.

CE 484 Reinforced Concrete Design
(3-0-3)
Ultimate strength design for bending and shear of rectangular sections, slabs, "T" sections and continuous beams, girders, columns, retaining walls and footings. Code requirements. Prerequisite: CE 373.

CE 486 Structural Steel Design
(3-0-3)
Design of steel structures according to the latest specifications, tension and compression members, beams, beam-columns, connections, composite beams, design examples, bridges, building frames, footings. Prerequisite: CE 373.

Civil Engineering

CE 503 Engineering Hydraulics
Properties of fluids, fluid statics, mass, energy and momentum conservation principles, flow in pipes, major and minor energy losses, water pumps. Principles of flow in open channels, uniform flow computations, gradually varied flows, design of hydraulic structures, dimensional analyses and similitude principles.

CE 504 Water Resources Engineering
Principles of engineering hydrology, the hydrologic cycle, rainfall-runoff relationships, hydrographs, hydrologic and hydraulic routing. Ground water resources. Planning and management of water resources. Probabilistic methods in water resources, reservoir design, water distribution systems.

CE 518 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
A second course in Mechanics of Materials that will introduce failure criteria, energy methods, beams on elastic foundation, curved beams, unsymmetric bending, buckling and theory of elasticity. The emphasis is on classical problems and solutions without numerical procedures. Prerequisite: E 126 or equivalent.

CE 519 Advanced Structural Analysis
Elementary structural analysis from an advanced viewpoint. Statically indeterminate structures; Flexibility Method, Moment Distribution Method and Slope Deflection Method. Energy methods in structural engineering; virtual work and deformation calculations. Potential energy and its minimization; Rayleigh-Ritz method and introduction to Finite Element method. Arch and cable analysis. Plasticity and Limit State design. Theory of Thin Plates. Introduction to Stiffness analysis of structures. Miscellaneous topics in structural analysis, e.g., plates on elastic foundation. Prerequisite: CE 373 or equivalent.

CE 520 Soil Behavior and its Role in Environmental Applications
See EN 520 course description.

CE 525 Engineering Hydrology
Principles of hydrology and their application to engineering projects, including the hydrologic cycle, measurement and interpretation of hydrologic variables, stochastic hydrology, flood routing and computer simulations in hydrology.

CE 526 Watershed Modeling
This course is intended to provide graduate students with the tools necessary to simulate the water quality of a complex watershed. The course will focus on the development of models for examining the water quality and water quantity issues that are associated with watershed management. Students will learn various modeling technologies from simplistic mass balance models to more complex dynamic models. The models required for fully understanding the effects of both point and nonpoint sources of pollution on a natural waterway will be examined. The students will also develop an understanding of how to design a monitoring program to collect the data that are appropriate for simulating a natural system. Current state and federal guidelines and regulations will be discussed including the development of a wasteload allocation for a point source, a load allocation for a nonpoint source and a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for an impaired waterway. This course will not only provide the student with the tools necessary to simulate a watershed but also provide a keen insight into the watershed management process. The final project will require the students to work in teams to analyze a specific watershed.

CE 527 Wetland Hydrology
Over the past two decades, there has been a rise in wetland mitigation projects across the country. The success of a wetland depends mainly on its hydrology. Central to the course will be the principle of water budgeting. This course will outline the hydrologic principles involved in freshwater and coastal wetland engineering. Dynamic and steady state mathematical modeling will be presented as techniques to estimate wetland hydrology.

CE 530 Nondestructive Evaluation
This course will introduce principles and applications of Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) techniques which are important in design, manufacturing and maintenance. Most commonly used methods such as ultrasonics, magnetics, radiography, penetrants and eddy currents will be discussed. Physical concepts behind each of these methods as well as practical examples of their applications will be emphasized. Cross-listed with ME 521.

CE 535 Stormwater Management
This course will be of significant importance in urban planning and construction management. The management of stormwater must be addressed for any modern development/construction project. This course will focus on the development of the runoff hydrograph, the design of storm drains and detention ponds, watershed characteristics for the existing and developed areas and regulations by both state and federal agencies.

CE 541 Project Management for Construction
This course deals with the problems of managing a project. A project is defined as a temporary organization of human and nonhuman resources, within a permanent organization, for the purpose of achieving a specific objective. Both operational and conceptual issues will be considered. Operational issues include definition, planning, implementation, control and evaluation of the project; conceptual issues include project management vs. hierarchical management, matrix organization, project authority, motivation and morale. Cases will include construction management, chemical plant construction and other examples. Cross listed with CM 541. Prerequisite: CM 511 or permission of the instructor.

CE 560 Advanced Soil Testing
An advanced treatment of methods and techniques of soil testing. It entails the execution of tests, data presentation and data interpretation associated with soil mechanics practice and research. Tests include soil classification, compaction, shear strength, permeability soil-moisture extraction and soil compressibility. Use of microcomputers in data reduction and presentation.

CE 565 Numerical Methods for Civil and Environmental Engineering
An introduction to numerical analytical methods applied to civil and environmental engineering. Methods for solution of nonlinear equations, systems of linear equations, interpolation, regression and solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. Applications include trusses, beams, river oxygen balances and adsorption isotherms. Several computer projects are required. Prerequisite: knowledge of procedural computer program language (C++, FORTRAN, etc.).

CE 579 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Structures
Ultimate Strength Design of beams, deep beams, slender columns, walls, two-way and plate slabs. Study of bending, shear, torsion, deflections, shrinkage, creep and temperature effects. Code Requirements. Prerequisite: CE 484

CE 591 Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology
Introduction to meteorology presents a cogent explanation of the fundamentals of atmospheric dynamics. The course begins with a discussion of the Earth’s atmospheric system, including global circulation, climate and the greenhouse effect. The basic conservation laws and the applications of the basic equations of motion are discussed in the context of synoptic scale meteorology. The thermodynamics of the atmosphere are derived based on the equation of state of the atmosphere with specific emphasis on adiabatic and pseudo-adiabatic motions. The concept of atmospheric stability is presented in terms of the moist and dry lapse rate. The influence of the planetary boundary layer on atmospheric motions is presented with emphasis on topographic and open ocean frictional effects, temperature discontinuity between land and sea and the generation of sea breezes. The mesoscale dynamics of tornadoes and hurricanes are discussed as well as the cyclogenesis of extratropical coastal storms. The course makes use of a multitude of web-based products including interactive learning sites, weather forecasts from the National Weather Service (NWS), tropical predictions from the National Hurricane Center and NWS model outputs (AVN, NGM, ETA and WAM). Cross-listed with OE 591.

CE 595 Geotechnical Design
A design-oriented course in which geotechnical engineering principles are applied to the computer-aided design of shallow and pile foundations, bulkheads and retaining walls. The course also deals with advanced soil mechanics concepts as applied to the determination of lateral earth pressures needed for the design of retaining walls. Prerequisite: An undergraduate introductory course in geotechnical engineering.

CE 601 Theory of Elasticity
Review of matrix algebra; the strain tensor, including higher order terms; the stress tensor; derivation of the linear form of Hooke’s law and the higher order form of Hooke’s law; equilibrium equations, boundary conditions and compatibility conditions; applications to the bending and torsion problems. Variational methods. Stress Concentration. Curred and Deep Beam Theory.

CE 607 Theory of Elastic Stability
Buckling failure of beams, columns, plates and shells in the elastic and plastic range; postbuckling strength of plates; application of variational principles.

CE 608 Theory of Plates and Shells
Elements of two- and three- dimensional elasticity. Fourier Series. Plate bending theories. Rectangular and circular plates with different boundary conditions. Energy methods for plate bending. Numerical methods to solve plate equations; finite difference and finite element methods. Membrane stresses in shells. Bending theory of shells. Application of shell theory for important structural systems.

CE 613 Matrix Analysis of Structures
Formulation of structural theory based on matrix algebra; discussion of force method and displacement method; use of matrix transformation in structural analysis; application to indeterminate structures, space frames, computer application. Prerequisite: knowledge of computer programming.

CE 621 Bridge Design for Structural Engineers
This course will concentrate on the typical highway bridge design and analysis. The design will be based on the current AASHTO specifications and other applicable codes. Major topics will include detailing and seismic design considerations. In addition, emphasis will be placed on inspection procedures and the development of contract plans, specifications and construction cost estimating. Grading for the course will be based on a midterm exam and a comprehensive design project. Included in the scope of the project will be the design of the superstructure and substructure, the development of influence lines and a construction cost estimate. Prerequisites: CE 483, CE 484, CE 486 or equivalents.

CE 623 Structural Dynamics
Introduction to theory of structural dynamics with emphasis on civil engineering problems. One-degree systems; lumped parameter and multi-degree systems; approximate methods; analysis and design applications using computers.

CE 626 Earthquake Engineering Design
Introduction to earthquake; its causes and effects; seismology and seismic waves. Design codes (UBC, BOCA, AASHTO). Vibration of structures under ground motion. Dynamics of single- and multi-degree freedom structures under earthquake loading. Response Spectrum method in seismic analysis. Inelastic response of structures. Earthquake-resistant design of building structures; building codes and structural dynamics. Effect of earthquake on steel and concrete structures. Seismic design of highway bridges. Miscellaneous topics on the effects of earthquake, e.g., liquefaction. One advanced topic on the effects of earthquake; selected by each student in consultation with the instructor.

CE 628 Wind Effects on Structures
Wind characteristics; deterministic and stochastic response; static wind effects and building codes; effects of lateral forces; dynamic effects; self-excited motion, flutter, galloping and vortex-induced vibration; tornado and hurricane effects; case studies on tall buildings, long-span bridges, etc.

CE 640 Prestressed Concrete
Basic concepts of prestressing, partial loss of prestress, flexural design, shear, torsion, camber, deflection, indeterminate prestressed structures, connections and prestressed circular tanks.

CE 649 Earth Supporting Structures
A course of lectures dealing with the design, performance and quality control of earth supporting structures. It includes an outline of the available methods of evaluating slope stability by field studies, numerical computer analysis and hand calculations. Finally, the last portion of the course covers the principles involved in the design and construction of earth and rockfill dams including such topics as soil compaction, hydraulic fill dams design criteria, seepage control, slope stability analyses, seismic design and case history studies. Prerequisite: an undergraduate introductory course in geotechnical engineering.

CE 650 Water Distribution Systems Analysis
The design of an effective and proper system for the distribution of potable water for domestic, institutional, commercial and industrial use requires an understanding of the principles of planning, design and construction of pipe networks. This course will focus on the critical elements of planning, design and modeling of a water distribution system.

CE 651 Drainage Design and Modeling
Drainage design includes watershed analysis combined with hydrologic and hydraulic computations. The basic laws of drainage design will be discussed including the environmental and economic implications. Regulations pertinent to the area will also be addressed. Concepts of open channel, pressure and gravity flow will be discussed. Mathematical and computer models will be used to educate the engineer in the techniques available in industry. These models combined with the mathematical principals presented will aid the engineer in developing the best possible design for a particular region.

CE 652 Hydrologic Modeling
Water is probably the most used, the most abused, and the most taken-for-granted natural resource. Few people realize what is involved in the planning and building of urban water-distribution and management systems. Environmental costs must also be considered when analyzing any water resources project. Efforts continue toward conservation and environmental protection, which increases the need for engineers to be educated in the behavior of water as it moves through the water cycle. This course will address the modern-day hydrologic processes, the mathematical and scientific processes for hydrology, and introduce several models commonly used in industry. These models will aid the engineer in analyzing the hydrologic processes of a particular region and help provide the best solution for a very sensitive issue.

CE 654 Environmental Geotechnology
See EN 654 course description.

CE 660 Advanced Steel Structures
Elastic and plastic design of structural steel systems, residual stresses, beam columns, built-up columns and compression members with elements that exceed normal width-thickness ratios, torsion of structural sections, plate girders, composite steel-concrete members, introduction to load and resistance factor design.

CE 679 Regression and Stochastic Methods
An introduction to the applied nonlinear regression, multiple regression and time-series methods for modeling civil and environmental engineering processes. Topics include: coefficient estimation of linear and nonlinear models; construction of multivariate transfer function models; modeling of linear and nonlinear systems; forecast and prediction using multiple regression and time-series models; statistical quality-control techniques; ANOVA tables and analysis of model residuals. Applications include monitoring and control of wastewater treatment plants, hydrologic-climatic histories of watercourses and curve-fitting of experimental and field data. Prerequisite: introductory course in probability and statistics.

CE 681 Introduction to Finite Element Methods
A concise introduction for advanced undergraduate and graduate engineering students. Includes numerical discretization, variational principle, weighted residual method, Galerkin approximations, continuous and piecewise-defined basis functions, finite-element methods, computer coding of one-dimensional problems, triangular elements - coding of two-dimensional problems, time-dependent problems.

CE 684 Mixing Processes in Inland and Coastal Waters
Development of advective-diffusion equations for conservative and non-conservative substances. Fickian diffusion, turbulent diffusion, shear flow dispersion. Description and specification of mixing processes in rivers, reservoirs and estuaries. Methods and analyses of conservative dye tracer studies. Monte Carlo simulations of diffusion processes and numerical models for simulation of advection diffusion processes in rivers and estuaries.

CE 685 Advanced Hydraulics
Fundamentals of open channel flows; types of open channels and their properties; velocity distribution in open channels. Specific energy, momentum and specific force principles; critical flows; principles of uniform flow and its computation. Gradually varied flow; channel transitions and controls. Rapidly varied flow; hydraulic jump and energy dissipaters. Unsteady flows, waves and wave propagation, flood routing. Applications of numerical methods in hydraulic engineering.

CE 687 Design of Hydraulic Structures
Design of small canal and small dam structures including sharp and broad crested weirs, stilling basins, energy dissipaters, spillways, gates, flumes, sluice gates, erosion control structures and transmission pipe lines.

CE 741 Hydraulic Structures
This course will focus on the design of hydraulic structures including small dams, spillways, weirs and culverts. These are complex structures, the design of which must account for the water forces which act upon them as well as their impacts upstream and downstream. Structural topics will be covered along with backwater curves and downstream effects. Models such as the US Army HEC II and HEC RAS will be used to model the associated hydraulic impacts of these structures. Structural models will also be used where appropriate to assist in the design of the structures. Environmental and economic implications of hydraulic structures will also be addressed.

CE 746 Advanced Soil Mechanics
Advanced topics in soil mechanics and geotechnology. Application of theory of elasticity to geotechnical problems; two- and three-dimensional consolidation theories; settlement analysis, strength of soils. Prerequisite: CE 595 or equivalent.

CE 780-781 Special Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering I-II
An advanced seminar course concerned with recent research developments in civil engineering. Areas of concentration can be in Structures, Geotechnical, Earthquake or Environmental Engineering. The topics are subject to current faculty and student interests. The student must have completed certain prerequisite courses and can enroll only with the consent of the instructor.

CE 800 Special Problems in Civil Engineering
One to six credits. Limit of six credits for the degree of Master of Engineering (Civil).

CE 801 Special Problems in Civil Engineering
A thorough investigation of an advanced research topic under the direction of a faculty member. The course is open to students who are or plan to be doctoral candidates. One to six credits for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

CE 802 Special Problems in Civil Engineering
One to six credits. Limit of six credits for the degree of Civil Engineer.

CE 900 Thesis in Civil Engineering
For the degree of Master of Engineering (Civil). Five to 10 credits with departmental approval.

CE 950 Civil Engineering Project*
Design project for the degree of Civil Engineer. Eight to 15 credits.

CE 960 Research in Civil Engineering*
Original research of advanced level in Civil Engineering, which may serve as the topic for the dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

*By request