Civil Engineering (CIVE)
Civil Engineering Graduate Courses
CIVE 810 SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE (1 credit)
Introduction to infrastructure sustainability. Overview of the Envision framework for evaluating infrastructure sustainability. Use of the Envision framework for evaluation of real-world projects to improve their sustainability. (Cross-listed with CIVE 410).
CIVE 819 FLOW SYSTEMS DESIGN (3 credits)
Application of hydraulic principles to the design of water distribution systems, wastewater and stormwater collection systems, channelized flow systems and treatment facilities. (Cross-listed with CIVE 419).
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite or Corequisite: CIVE 351
CIVE 821 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY (3 credits)
Concepts from inorganic and organic chemistry. Thermodynamics and kinetics of acid and base reactions, carbonate chemistry, air-water exchange, precipitation, dissolution, complexation, oxidation-reduction, and sorption. Chemical speciation in aquatic systems.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 321. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 822 POLLUTION PREVENTION: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES (3 credits)
Introduction to pollution prevention (P2) and waste minimization methods. Practical applications to small businesses and industries. Legislative and historical development of P2 systems analysis, waste estimation, P2 methods, P2 economics, and sources of P2 information. (Cross-listed with CIVE 422).
CIVE 823 PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL TREATMENT PROCESSES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENG (3 credits)
Evaluation and analysis of physical and chemical unit operations and processes applied to the treatment of water, wastewater, and hazardous wastes.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE326 and CIVE425
CIVE 824 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT (3 credits)
Planning, design and operation of solid and waste collection processing, treatment, and disposal systems including materials, resources and energy recovery systems. (Cross-listed with CIVE 424).
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 321
CIVE 825 DESIGN OF WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES (3 credits)
Analysis of water supplies and design of water treatment and distribution systems. (Cross-listed with CIVE 425).
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite or Corequisite: CIVE 420
CIVE 826 DESIGN OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES (3 credits)
Analysis of systems for wastewater treatment and disposal. (Cross-listed with CIVE 426).
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite or Corequisite: CIVE 420
CIVE 829 BIOLOGICAL WASTE TREATMENT (3 credits)
Principles of biological processes and their application in the design of waste treatment systems.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 326 or equivalent.
CIVE 830 FUNDAMENTALS OF WATER QUALITY MODELING (3 credits)
Comprehensive study of water quality and the effects of various water pollutants on the aquatic environment; modeling of water quality variables. (Cross-listed with CIVE 430).
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 321
CIVE 831 ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS (3 credits)
Application of the effective stress principle to shear strength of cohesive soil; analysis of stability of slopes. Development of continuum relationships for soil; solutions for stresses and displacements for an elastic continuum. Solution of the consolidation equation for various initial and boundary conditions.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 331
CIVE 832 ROCK AND POROMECHANICS (3 credits)
Introduction to various mechanisms of rock deformation and fracture with application to geomechanical problems. Basic principles of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, which include theories of elasticity, finite deformations, viscoelasticity, failure mechanics, and borehole stresses. Fundamentals of the theory of Poroelasticity.
CIVE 833 EARTH RETAINING SYSTEMS AND SLOPE STABILITY (3 credits)
Design and analysis of earth retaining and slope stability systems.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 331
CIVE 836 FOUNDATION ENGINEER (3 credits)
(Lecture 3, Optional Lab 3) Subsoil exploration and interpretation; selection of foundation systems; determination of allowable bearing capacity and settlement; design of deep foundations; pile driving analysis; control of groundwater.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 334
CIVE 839 INTRODUCTION TO BRIDGE ENGINEERING (3 credits)
Types of Bridges, Site Design Overview, Highway Bridge Loading, Bridge Analysis, Bridge Deck Slabs, Prestressed Concrete Bridge Design, Steel Bridge Design, Substructure Design, Fatigue and Bridge Rating.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 440/CIVE 840, CIVE 441, CIVE 443/CIVE 843; CIVE 850 or parallel
CIVE 840 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN I (3 credits)
Introduction to the design of reinforced concrete building components. Emphasis is placed on the design of flexural and compression members, simple walls, foundations, and floor systems using the latest ACI design requirements.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE341
CIVE 842 STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS (3 credits)
Dynamic behavior of civil engineering structures. Free and forced vibrations of multi degree-of-freedom systems. Response of continuous beam and frames. Elasto-plastic behavior. Dynamic loads on bridges. Analysis and design considerations for buildings and bridges subjected to seismic loadings. Emphasis is on application of computer-aided numerical procedures.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 443
CIVE 843 ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS (3 credits)
Matrix analysis methods and computer solutions for indeterminate structures. Additional topics: static condensation, shear deformations, and non-prismatic members in matrix-based analyses, moment distribution method, load cases and load combinations for buildings and bridges, and influence lines and analysis for moving loads. (Cross-listed with CIVE 443)
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 341. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 844 STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND PLANNING (3 credits)
Principles of design of steel and reinforced concrete structural building systems, planning of building vertical and horizontal load resisting systems, and bridge systems. Several design projects involve indeterminate analysis and design concepts for both steel and reinforced concrete. (Cross-listed with CIVE 444).
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 440 and CIVE 441; CIVE 444/844 is not available for graduate credit for civil engineering students.
CIVE 846 STEEL DESIGN II (3 credits)
A continuation of CIVE 441. The principles and procedures used in design of steel buildings, design of plate girders, design and analysis of building systems, design and analysis of composite steel-concrete building systems, innovative building systems, and introduction to seismic design of steel buildings. Plate buckling, beam, column, and beam-column design. Frame stability. Introduction to connection design.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE441
CIVE 847 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN II (3 credits)
A continuation of topics covered in CIVE 440. Shear friction theory, strut-and-tie modeling, anchorage, deflection, slender and bi-axially loaded members, torsion, two-way action and punching shear, and footing design. Excel spreadsheets are developed and used for various design tasks. (Cross-listed with CIVE 447).
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 440
CIVE 848 RELIABILITY OF STRUCTURES (3 credits)
Fundamental concepts related to structural reliability, safety measures, load models, resistance models, system reliability, optimum safety levels, and optimization of design codes. (Cross-listed with CIVE 448).
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 341
CIVE 849 INTRODUCTORY FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS IN SOLID MECHANICS (3 credits)
Matrix methods of analysis. The finite element stiffness method with a focus on solid mechanics. Isoparametric elements formulation based on energy principles. Perform finite element analyses using commercial software.
CIVE 850 PRESTRESSED CONCRETE (3 credits)
Analysis and design of prestressed concrete members. Axial force, bending, shear, torsion, prestress losses, initial and long-term deflection, partial prestressing, statically indeterminate structures.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE341 and CIVE440
CIVE 852 WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (3 credits)
Theory and application of systems engineering with emphasis on optimization and simulation techniques for evaluating alternatives in water resources developments related to water supply, flood control, hydroelectric power, drainage, water quality, water distribution, irrigation, and water measurement. (Cross-listed with CIVE 452).
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 351
CIVE 853 GIS IN WATER RESOURCES (3 credits)
Familiarization with a wide range of spatial information and used in hydrologic and water resources analysis. Development of expertise in GIS systems, especially ArcGIS, Digital mapping and analysis of water resources information. Hydrologic terrain analysis using digital elevation models. Integration of time series and geospatial data. Hydrologic Information Systems. River and watershed networks. Evapotranspiration, Precipitation (PRISM), Soil, and Landuse maps, and databases. Use of Remote Sensing tools.
CIVE 854 HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING (3 credits)
Fundamentals of hydraulics with applications of mechanics of solids, mechanics of fluids, and engineering economics to the design of hydraulic structures. Continuity, momentum, and energy principles are applied to special problems from various branches of hydraulic engineering.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 351
CIVE 855 NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION CONTROL ENGINEERING (3 credits)
Identification, characterization, and assessment of nonpoint source pollutants; transport mechanisms and remediation technologies; design methodologies and case studies. (Cross-listed with CIVE 455).
CIVE 856 SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY (3 credits)
Stochastic analysis of hydrological data and processes including rainfall, runoff, infiltration, temperature, solar radiation, wind, and non-point pollution. Space-time hydrologic modeling with emphasis on the application of techniques in the design of engineering projects. (Cross-listed with CIVE 456).
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 351
CIVE 858 GROUNDWATER ENGINEERING (3 credits)
Application of engineering principles to the movement of groundwater. Analysis and design of wells, well fields, and artificial recharge. Analysis of pollutant movement. (Cross-listed with CIVE 458).
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 351
CIVE 861 URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING (3 credits)
Development of urban transportation planning objectives and goals. Data collection procedures, land use and travel forecasting techniques, trip generation, trip distribution, modal choice analysis, and traffic assignment. Site development and traffic impact analysis. (Cross-listed with CIVE 461).
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 361
CIVE 862 HIGHWAY DESIGN (3 credits)
Design of roadways, intersections, interchanges, parking facilities, and land development site access and circulation. Emphasis on design projects. (Cross-listed with CIVE462)
CIVE 863 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING (3 credits)
Design of signalized intersections, arterial street and network signal systems, and freeway control systems. Emphasis on design projects. (Cross-listed with CIVE463)
Prerequisite(s): CIVE361
CIVE 864 ANALYSIS AND ESTIMATION OF TRANSPORTATION DEMAND (3 credits)
Introduction to conceptual, methodological and mathematical foundations of analysis and design of transportation services; review of probabilistic modeling; application of discrete choice models to demand analysis.
CIVE 865 HIGHWAY GEOMETRICS (3 credits)
Principles of highway geometrics. Sight distances, design vehicles, vehicle characteristics, horizontal and vertical alignment, cross section elements, and at-grade intersections and interchanges.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE462 or CIVE862), not open to nondegree students
CIVE 866 TRANSPORTATION CHARACTERISTICS (3 credits)
Use of the concepts of volume, speed, density, and capacity to describe the characteristics and performance of surface, air, and water transportation systems.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE463 or CIVE863) and (STAT3800 or MATH3800)
CIVE 867 TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ENGINEERING (3 credits)
Safety criteria in the planning, design and operation phases of highway, rail, airport, mass transit, pipeline, and waterway transportation systems. Background of safety legislation and funding requirements. Identification of high accident locations and methods to determine cost/effectiveness of improvements.
Prerequisite(s): Permission.
CIVE 872 PAVEMENT DESIGN AND EVALUATION (3 credits)
Thickness design of flexible and rigid pavement systems for highways and airports; design of paving materials; evaluation and strengthening of existing pavements. (Cross-listed with CIVE 472).
CIVE 873 BITUMINOUS MATERIALS AND MIXTURES (3 credits)
Understanding of the physical, chemical, geometrical, and mechanical characteristics and practical applications of bituminous materials and mixtures. Fundamental mechanics for elastic and inelastic materials and basic theories associated with mechanical data analyses and designs. Recent advances and significant research outcomes for further discussions. Applications of theories to laboratory and field testing. (Cross-listed with CIVE 473)
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 371. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 874 ADVANCED MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION (3 credits)
Applications, properties, production technologies, and characterization of various types of advanced construction materials, including aggregate, cement and concrete, asphalt concrete, metals, and recycled and byproducts. Scientific concepts of nano-materials and nanotechnology, rheology, particle packing, smart materials, advanced testing methods, sustainability, and recent advances in construction materials.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 371
CIVE 875 WATER QUALITY STRATEGY (3 credits)
A holistic approach to the selection and analysis of planning strategies for protecting water quality from nonpoint sources of contamination. An introduction to the use of methods of analyzing the impact of strategies on whole systems and subsystem for selecting strategies; and for evaluating present strategies.
CIVE 881 COMPUTATIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (3 credits)
Introduction of numerical methods to solve problems in civil engineering, including finding roots of equations, solving linear algebra equations, optimization, curve fitting, numerical differentiation and integration, and finite difference method. Computational methods in numerical integration, matrix operations and ordinary differential equations as they apply to civil engineering problems. (Cross-listed with CIVE 481)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2350; CIST 1600. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 891 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (1-6 credits)
Special topics in emerging areas of civil engineering which may not be covered in other courses in the civil engineering curriculum.
CIVE 894 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (1-3 credits)
Individual study at the masters level in a selected area of civil engineering under the supervision and guidance of a Civil & Environmental Engineering faculty member.
CIVE 898 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (1-6 credits)
Independent research work and written findings, other than thesis or dissertation work, in a selected area of civil and environmental engineering under the supervision and guidance of a Civil & Environmental Engineering faculty member.
CIVE 899 MASTERS THESIS (1-10 credits)
Master's Thesis
Prerequisite(s): Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser, Not open to nondegree students.
CIVE 901 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (1 credit)
Introduction to graduate research methodology in civil and environmental engineering. The course focuses on developing the skills needed to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate rigorous and ethical engineering research, with emphasis on problem formulation, research design, data collection and analysis, and scholarly communication.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Civil and Environmental Engineering or permission of the instructor. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 902 RESEARCH WRITING IN CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (1 credit)
Discipline-specific training in research writing for civil and environmental engineering. Topics include proposal and journal manuscript development, peer review, and revision. Students will work intensively to produce a complete draft journal manuscript while engaging in structured peer and instructor feedback.
Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 916 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR (3 credits)
An interdisciplinary seminar with the Department of Civil Engineering. Contemporary environmental issues and water resource Management.
Prerequisite(s): Permission. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 931 NUMERICAL SIMULATION ON MULTIPHYSICS COUPLING (3 credits)
Various analytical and numerical methods to investigate multi-physically coupled phenomena that pertain to energy-geotechnology, reservoir engineering, petroleum engineering, and a broad sub-discipline of civil engineering
Prerequisite(s): Permission
CIVE 932 INSTRUMENTATION IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits)
Principles and applications of instrumentation to monitor and measure the behavior of geo-structures using modern instrumentation.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 831
CIVE 933 LARGE STRAIN BEHAVIOR IN GEOMATERIALS (3 credits)
Elastic and non-elastic behavior of engineering materials, including soils, concrete, asphalt, and polymers. Topics include challenges associated with modeling non-elastic behavior, incremental calculation schemes, associated and non-associated flow rules, Lagrangian and Eulerian coordinate descriptions, and particle packing.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 331
CIVE 935 GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (3 credits)
Design and analysis of the geotechnical systems with a focus on waste containment systems. Contaminant transport theory and application, design of drainage layers, landfill stability, and waste settlement.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 331
CIVE 945 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC LOADS (3 credits)
Behavior of structural materials and systems under dynamic loads. Analysis and design for dynamic loads. Computational techniques. Selected laboratory demonstrations of the dynamic behavior of structural systems.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 443 or CIVE 843, and CIVE 842; or permission. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 948 BLAST-RESISTANT STRUCTURAL DESIGN (3 credits)
Introduction to explosion effects. Air-blast. Fragmentation. Single-Degree-of-Freedom (SDOF) analysis. Equivalent SDOF systems. Pressure-impulse diagrams. Energy solutions. Steel design. Reinforced concrete design. Masonry design. Progressive collapse. Windows and doors.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE842
CIVE 949 STEEL BRIDGE DESIGN (3-6 credits)
Analysis and design of steel bridges for short, medium-, and long-span road and water crossings. Stringer bridges. Truss, arch, cable-stayed, and suspension bridges. High performance steel and accelerated construction.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE436 or CIVE836) and (CIVE446 or CIVE846). Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 950 STATISTICAL HYDROLOGY (3 credits)
Application of statistics and probability to uncertainty in the description, measurement, and analysis of hydrologic variables and processes, including extreme events, error models, simulation, and sampling.
CIVE 954 ADVANCED HYDRAULICS (3 credits)
Advanced studies involving pipe and culvert hydraulics, rapidly-varied flow in open channels, sediment transport, river mechanics, control, and design.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 854. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 957 MODELING VADOSE ZONE HYDROLOGY (3 credits)
Principles and modeling of fluid flow and solute transport in the vadose zone. Topics include hydraulic properties of variably saturated media, application of Darcy's Law in variably saturated media, hydrologic and transport processes in the vadose zone, and solution of steady and unsteady flow problems using numerical techniques including finite element methods. Contemporary vadose zone models will be applied to engineering flow and transport problems. Review and synthesis of classic and contemporary research literature on vadose zone hydrology will be embedded in the course.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 221 or MATH 821. AGEN 350 or BSEN 350 or NRES 453 or NRES 853 or equivalent.
CIVE 958 CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN POROUS MEDIA (3 credits)
Theory of flow and contaminant transport in porous media including groundwater flow, multiphase flow, equilibrium contaminant distribution, reactive transport of contaminants, and colloid transport in porous media.
Prerequisite(s): Permission. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 963 HIGHWAY SAFETY DATA ANALYSIS (3 credits)
Highway safety issues and appropriate accident data analysis. Quantify changes in safety when modifications are made to highways in an effort to enhance safety. Judge reported safety improvements and carry out appropriate analysis for assessing the effectiveness of safety improvements.
Prerequisite(s): STAT8805, not open to nondegree students
CIVE 964 THEORY TRAFFIC FLOW (3 credits)
Analysis of traffic characteristics as applied to traffic engineering facility design and flow optimization. Capacity of expressways, ramps, weaving sections, and intersections. Analytical approaches to flow analysis, queueing theory, flow density relationships, and traffic simulation.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 866 and (STAT 3800 or STAT 8805). Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 965 TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (3 credits)
Principles of traffic control. Design and analysis of intersection, arterial street, network, and freeway control systems. Traffic surveillance and driver information systems.
Prerequisite(s): Permission. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
CIVE 967 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY SYSTEMS (3 credits)
Operations research techniques for modeling system performance and design of transportation services. Routing and scheduling problems. Network equilibration and partially distributed queuing systems.
Prerequisite(s): Not open to nondegree students
CIVE 971 INFRASTRUCTURAL MATERIAL DISTRESSES (3 credits)
Main engineering problems in infrastructural materials. Mechanisms include faulty design, use of unsuitable materials, improper workmanship, exposure to an abnormally aggressive environment, and excessive structural loading. The main approaches to diagnosing and evaluating the types and extent of damage. Progress of selecting materials and methods to return the infrastructural material to a desirable condition, and the application of repair.
Prerequisite(s): Permission
CIVE 990 CIVIL ENGINEERING SEMINAR (1-6 credits)
Frontiers of an area of civil engineering.
CIVE 990E CIVIL ENGINEERING SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (1-6 credits)
Frontiers of an area of environmental engineering.
CIVE 990M CIVIL ENGINEERING SEMINAR IN GEOTECHNICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING (1-6 credits)
Frontiers of an area of geotechnical and materials engineering.
CIVE 990R CIVIL ENGINEERING SEMINAR IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING (1-6 credits)
Frontiers of an area of structural engineering.
CIVE 990T CIVIL ENGINEERING SEMINAR IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING (1-6 credits)
Frontiers of an area of transportation engineering.
CIVE 990W CIVIL ENGINEERING SEMINAR IN WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING (1-6 credits)
Frontiers of an area of water resources engineering.
CIVE 991 ADVANCED SPECIAL TOPICS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (1-6 credits)
Advanced special topics in emerging areas of civil and environmental engineering which may not be covered in other courses in the civil engineering curriculum.
CIVE 994 ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (1-3 credits)
Advanced individual study at the doctoral level in a selected area of civil engineering under the supervision and guidance of a Civil & Environmental Engineering faculty member.
CIVE 998 ADVANCED INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (1-6 credits)
Advanced independent research work and written findings, other than thesis or dissertation work, in a selected area of civil engineering under the supervision and guidance of a Civil & Environmental Engineering faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): Permission.
CIVE 999 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (1-24 credits)
Doctoral Dissertation.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair. Not open to nondegree students.