Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: AP CREDIT IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course provides credit for students who have successfully completed approved examinations, such as Advanced Placement exams. This credit counts toward the total credit hours required for graduation.

Long Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This introduction will cover the essential topics and quantitative techniques in civil and environmental engineering. Fluid flow hydrology, engineering mechanics statistics, and mass balance techniques will be presented followed by applications to sustainable rban infrastructure, water quality and water treatment, bridge construction, air and water quality, and urban planning and management principles.

Long Title: URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 4

Description: The chemical, physical, and biological components of the natural environment as resources and their utilization and interaction in environmental control engineering and technology. Lecture and Laboratory is required. Cross-list: HEAL 201.

Long Title: PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course provides basic information on principles of water quality engineering, air pollution control and solid and hazardous waste management. Elements of risk assessment, global atmospheric change, and pollution prevention are also addressed to contribute to bare-level competency in Environmental Engineering.

Long Title: ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 101 OR PHYS 111 OR PHYS 125 OR PHYS 141) AND MATH 101 AND MATH 102

Description: The study of equilibrium of static systems, the dynamics of a particle and particle systems, and rigid-body dynamics. Includes elements of vibrational analysis. Required for mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering majors. Cross-list: MECH 211.

Long Title: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS I

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CEVE 211 OR MECH 211

Description: Analysis of statically determinate structures; stability and determinacy; influence lines and moving loads. Calculation of deflections. Introduction to analysis of indeterminate structures.

Long Title: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of emerging trends toward sustainable development and global environmenatal protection. Includes international treaties on management of the oceans, global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity and development patterns; impact of trade treaties such as NAFTA and GATT. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 506.

Long Title: ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course explores the physical principles of energy use and its impacts on Earth's environments and climate. Topics will include energy mechanics, climate change, and the environmental impacts and future prospects of various fossil fuel and alternative energy sources.

Long Title: MECHANICS OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CEVE 211 OR MECH 211

Description: Analysis of stress and deformation of solids with applications to bars, beams, and columns. Study of engineering properties of materials. Applying equilibrium, compatibility, and force-deformation relationships to structural elements. Cross-list: MECH 311.

Long Title: STRENGTH OF MATERIALS LAB

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Instruction in standard tension, compression, and torsion tests of ferrous and nonferrous metals. Includes experimental techniques and the behavior of structural elements.

Long Title: UNCERTAINTY AND RISK IN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURES

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): STAT 310

Description: Practical applications and relevance of infrastructure risk are developed in the context of real engineering problems and phenomena, including unique systems and challegnes of the gulf coast area. The course starts with a survey of the roles of probability in engineering and focuses on computer-based methods, the Bayesian approach, risk analysis tools, and infrastructure safety. Cross-list: STAT 313. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SUSTAINABLE WATER PURIFICATION FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: This course is an introduction to several innovative methods of small scale water purification which are appropriate for implementation in the developing world. Through the different components of the course, students will acquire and hone a sustainable methodology for addressing global health problems at the local level.

Long Title: SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 2

Description: This course is an introduction to the concept of sustainable technology with specific reference to rural communities in developing countries. The issue to be addressed is the application of appropriate technologies in the context of a lack of infrastructure and a specific focus on limited access to energy resources.

Long Title: ETHICS AND ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Seminar introduces students to a framework for discussing and making ethical engineering and business decisions. Using case studies and exercises, students will look at their own profession and its Engineering Code of Ethics as well as at the issues and risks they may face as managers and executives.

Long Title: ENGINEERING ECONOMICS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to the evaluation of alternative investment opportunities with emphasis on engineering projects and capital infrastructure. Time value of money concepts are developed in the context of detailed project evaluation and presentations. In addition, concepts and applications of risk analysis and investment under uncertainty are developed. Requires oral and written presentations by students. Cross-list: ENGI 303.

Long Title: BUILDING WORKSHOP II

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Real-life problems dealing with design and construction. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: FLUID MECHANICS I

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to fluid statics and dynamics. Includes the development of the fundamental equations of fluid mechanics and their application to problems of engineering interest. Required for civil engineering majors in B.S. program. Cross-list: MECH 371.

Long Title: ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MECH 211 AND MECH 311

Description: Advanced topics in solid mechanics and strength of materials including energy methods, principle of virtual work, pressure vessels, beam vibrations, sound waves in solids, buckling, aspects of elasticity theory and fracture mechanics with application to the design of reliable structures. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 500.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Principles and significance of measurements used to assess environmental quality. Hands-on measurements of both classical titrations, and modern instrumental methods of measuring both bulk and trace level pollutant concentrations. Lecture and lab.

Long Title: CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE LABORATORY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): CEVE 203

Description: Laboratory for CEVE 203 and CEVE 401.

Long Title: STEEL DESIGN

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Design of steel members, connections, and assemblies. Behavior of a member as related to design.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Legal techniques by societies to plan and regulate the use of environmental resources. Crosslisted with ENST 406. Cross-list: ENST 406.

Long Title: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Instruction in tests of materials and reinforced concrete members.

Long Title: CONCRETE LABORATORY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Instruction in tests of materials and reinforced concrete members.

Long Title: INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: This course provides an introduction to sustainable development and design, focusing on energy, water, health, education and policy as they relate to development. It culminates in an intership in Lesotho in which students perform a community needs assessment to identify and design cost-effective interventions. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: AIR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introductory principles necessary for understanding air quality and the sources and control of air pollution.

Long Title: HYDROLOGY AND WATERSHED ANALYSIS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Fundamentals of the hydrologic cycle, hydrograph techniques, flood routing, and open channel flow. Topics in ground water and well mechanics are covered. Includes computational hydrology, hydrologic design and local watershed applications.

Long Title: FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MATH 212 AND CAAM 210 OR CAAM 211

Description: An introduction to finite element analysis by Galerkin's method and the method of least squares as applied to both ordinary and partial differential equations common in engineering applications. Element interpolations, numerical integration, computational considerations for efficient solution and post-processing methods. Application of educational and commercial codes to heat transfer and stress analysis. Cross-list: MECH 417.

Long Title: QUANTITATIVE HYDROGEOLOGY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Advanced course that will provide a quantitative overview of groundwater hydrology. Emphasis will be placed on mastering concepts in fluid mechanics and applying these concepts to water supply, environmental, and geological problems. Cross-list: ESCI 418.

Long Title: MATRIX METHODS IN STRUCTURAL MECHANICS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CEVE 311

Description: Introduction to matrix structural analysis and finite element method, applied to trusses, beams, frames and two dimensional elasticity problems. Use of computer programs for structural analysis of Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Structures.

Long Title: FATE AND TRANSPORT OF CONTAMINANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Physical and chemical principles governing the fate and transport of contaminants in the aqueous environment, and the applications of such principles in environmental engineering. Emphasis is put on mass transport and transportation processes in natural and engineering systems. Previous course work in fluid mechanics and calculus through differential equations is strongly suggested. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 534.

Long Title: REMOTE SENSING

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to data display, statistical methods, system simulation, and geostatistics for environmental scientists. The course will emphasize the application of these techniques to real and simulated environmental problems. The lab will involve extensive computer use and the completion of a major individual project on a topic selected by the student. Cross-list: ESCI 450.

Long Title: ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to data display, statistical methods, system stimulation, and geostatistics for environmental scientists. The course will emphasize the application of these techniques to real and stimulated environmental problems. The lab will involve extensive computer use and the completion of a major individual project on a topic selected by the student. Cross-list: ESCI 451.

Long Title: URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Survey of operation characteristics of transport modes the elements of transportation planning, and the design of stationary elements.

Long Title: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) technology, mapping sciences, and spatial analysis. The course will include extensive computer use and the completion of a major individual project on a topic selected by the student. Cross-list: ESCI 454.

Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID MECHANICS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Fundamental concepts of finite element methods in fluid mechanics, including spatial discretization and numerical integration in multi-dimensions, time-integration, and solution of nonlinear ordinary differential equation systems. Advanced numerical stabilization techniques designed for fluid mechanics problems. Strategies for solution of complex, real-world problems. Topics in large-scale computing, parallel processing, and visualization. Cross-list: BIOE 454, MECH 454, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 554.

Long Title: BASIC SOIL MECHANICS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 4

Description: Index and classification properties of soil including soil classification systems; clay minerals and soil structure; compaction theory; engineering behavior and properties of soils including permeability, compressibility and strength; design considerations. Required for B.S.C.E.

Long Title: ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Systems approach to project management, project life cycle and management methodologies, success factors, project planning, network scheduling techniques, pricing and cost control, risk management, global context, and recent advancements in project management. Case studies. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 505. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SENIOR DESIGN

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 4

Description: The capstone design course will provide senior engineering students with a complete design experience including fundamental design issues in the major areas of the curriculum, small team experiences, project proposals, progress reports and presentations, design software and computations, major report writing, and a final presentation to the CEE faculty. An established local firm will assist in teaching practical design methods and consultation with other faculty is required as part of the overall experience.

Long Title: SPECIAL STUDY AND RESEARCH

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture, Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 12

Description: Open to environmental science or engineering majors with permission of instructor. Written report required. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: RELIABILITY OF COMPLEX URBAN SYSTEMS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: To introduce concepts of graph theory and optimization for characterizing complex networked systems; to study probabilistic tools for predicting network failure modes given natural hazards or attacks; and to quantify the effects of network interdependencies and mitigation actions. Complex systems apply to the structure and dynamics of civil, mechanical, electrical and bioengineering networks. The graduate level course includes advanced exercises in homework and exams as well as a research-oriented final project. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: HURRICANE RISK ASSESSMENT & DESIGN OF EVACUATION POLICIES FOR HOUSTON

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: This course provides students with an opportunity to learn about and apply tools and technologies from civil and environmental engineering, political science, and computer science to evaluate plans for Houston's response to a major hurricane and flood hazards. This course will include field work to survey residential neighborhoods and visits to the state-of-the-art Emergency Management Operations Center of the City of Houston. This course may be repeated once if a different topics is covered. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: OFFSHORE AND MARINE SYSTEMS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to offshore and marine systems, structures, drillstrings, marine risers, fluid forces, hydrodynamic forces, wien and earthquake forces, materials, fatigue, fracture, corrosion, health monitoring, safety, innovative systems, risk and reliability.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1 TO 12

Description: Study of selected topics including individual investigations special lectures, and seminars. Offered upon mutual agreement of faculty and student. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Advanced topics in solid mechanics and strength of materials including energy methods, principle of virtual work, pressure vessels, beam vibrations, sound waves in solids, buckling, aspects of elasticity theory and fracture mechanics with application to the design of reliable structures. Cross-list: MECH 500, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 400.

Long Title: ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Systems approach to project management, project life cycle and management methodologies, success factors, project planning, network scheduling techniques, pricing and cost control, risk management, global context, and recent advancements in project management. Case studies. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 479.

Long Title: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of emerging trends toward sustainable development and global environmental protection. Includes international treaties on management of the oceans, global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity and development pattern; impact of treaties such as NAFTA and GATT. Extra work required. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 306.

Long Title: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of emerging trends toward sustainable development and global environmental protection. Includes international treaties on management of the oceans, global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity and development pattern; impact of treaties such as NAFTA and GATT.

Long Title: ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of the principal chemical and physical processes affecting gases and particles in the atmosphere. Overview of the atmospheric transport, transformation and dispersion of air pollutants on the urban, regional and global scale; atmospheric photochemistry and tropospheric ozone formation; influence of meteorology on air pollution; stratospheric chemistry and global climate change; interactions between gases and particles; characterization; chemical composition and size distributions of atmospheric particles.

Long Title: HYDROLOGIC DESIGN LAB

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and design of GIS-developed hydrologic models commonly applied in the water resources field. The course covers principles and operation of the ArcView/ArcGIS programs, design and implementation of standard hydrologic and hydraulic models, and the linkage of these models to engineering analysis of current water problems.

Long Title: THEORY OF ELASTICITY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Advanced topics in the linear and nonlinear theory of elasticity. Cross-list: MECH 513.

Long Title: PLATES AND SHELLS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to theories of plates and cylindrical shells with an applications to practical problems.

Long Title: CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Groundwater hydrology, well mechanics, hydraulics. Contaminant issues in aquifier systems, numerical models, of large aquifiers. Topics in water resources engineering and aquifier management.

Long Title: ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of current remediation technologies for soil, water, and air. Includes selection criteria, costs, operating strategies and engineering design.

Long Title: STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS I

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Dynamics of force-excited discrete linear systems with applications to design.

Long Title: STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS II

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Dynamics of force-excited continuous linear systems and ground-excited linear and yielding structures. Fundamentals of earthquake engineering.

Long Title: STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS III

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of special topics in structural dynamics. Includes problems of wave propagation, the response of structures to waves, the dynamics of foundations, and soil-structure and fluid-structure interaction.

Long Title: STRUCTURAL STABILITY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: General analysis of stress and strain, linear elastic, thermo-elastic stress-strain relations. Approximate solutions by energy methods and finite element method.

Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN STRUCTURAL MECHANICS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to differential and integral formulations, variational principles, weighted residuals, and principle of virtual work. Simple boundary, initial, and eigenvalue problems. Finite element, boundary element, and finite difference methods for structural mechanics. Study of nonlinearities. Computational methods for geometric and material nonlinear analysis. Applications to static and dynamic problems. Programming and use of computer software. Cross-list: MECH 527.

Long Title: CONCRETE BUILDING DESIGN

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Design of reinforced concrete building structures and floor slab systems. Case histories will be discussed.

Long Title: BEHAVIOR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of moment-curvature relationship for beams and columns biaxally loaded columns, slenderness effects, interaction diagrams, shear and torsion in members, shear wall-frame interaction, and behavior under large load reversals. Includes extensive use of microcomputers.

Long Title: PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CEVE 407

Description: Study of prestressing techniques, prestress losses, deflections, shear and torsion, and the analysis and design of members using microcomputers. Includes composite members, continuous beams, and prestressed slabs.

Long Title: NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the basic principles of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Size dependent physical properties of nanoscopic solids will be described using solid state physics and molecular orbital theory as a foundation. Wet chemical techniques that produce nanoscale materials (e.g. carbon nanotubes, semiconductor and metallic nanocrystals, dendrimers...) will be introduced in the second half of the semester. Cross-list: CHEM 533.

Long Title: FATE AND TRANSPORT OF CONTAMINANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Physical and chemical principles governing the fate and transport of contaminants in the aqueous environment, and the applications of such principles in environmental engineering. Emphasis is put on mass transport and transportation processes in natural and engineering systems. Previous course work in fluid mechanics and calculus through differential equations is strongly suggested. Extra work required. For Graduate Students. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 434. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PHYSICAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR WATER QUALITY CONTROL

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Principles, modeling and design aspects of physical chemical treatment processes in drinking water, wastewater and groundwater remediation applications. Modern treatment technologies such as membrane separation, advanced oxidation, and photocatalysis will be covered.

Long Title: ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CEVE 203 AND CEVE 402

Description: Theory and application of biochemical processes in environmental engineering. Recommended prerequisite(s): CEVE 401, CEVE 402, and CEVE 203.

Long Title: STEEL BUILDING DESIGN

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Exploration of practical design form conceptual stage to final analysis. Includes design parameters and serviceability limitations.

Long Title: ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A course covering parameter estimation methods, thermodynamics, and kinetic needed to predict the fate, transports, and reactivity of organic compounds in air, water, and soils. Topics: volatization, solubility, sorption, partitioning, diffusion, aquatic reactivity, photochemistry, and transport modeling.

Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID MECHANICS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CEVE 470

Description: Subsurface exploration methods and techniques; lateral earth pressures and design of retaining walls; bearing capacity and shallow foundation design; settlement considerations; design of deep foundations; temporary excavations and dewatering.

Long Title: STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND CONTROL

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CEVE 521 OR MECH 502 AND CEVE 527

Description: Elements of linear systems and control theory, transform methods, stat space methods, feedback control, and Lypanov's method. Analytical modeling of structures, control algorithms, and response to dynamic loading. Base isolation, smart materials and devices, sensors, structural control applications, monitoring, and case studies. Cross-list: MECH 576.

Long Title: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY METHODS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3 TO 4

Description: This course is designed for students not familiarized with molecular biology to develop an in depth understanding of the basic principles and methodologies of modern molecular biology applied to the field of Environmental Engineering. This intense lecture/laboratory course will introduce the student with qualitative and quantitative analysis wing modern mdewtar techniques and methodologies that are becoming essential for assessment of environmental samples.

Long Title: M.E.E. AND M.E.S. SPECIAL STUDY AND RESEARCH (TECHNICAL WRITING COURSE)

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Independent investigation of a specific topic or problem in environmental engineering under the direction of a selected faculty member. Preparation of a formal report and oral presentation of results are required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: RELIABILITY OF COMPLEX URBAN SYSTEMS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: To introduce concepts of graph theory and optimization for characterizing complex networked systems; to study probabilistic tools for predicting network failure modes given natural hazards or attacks; and to quantify the effects of network interdependecies and mitigation actions. Complex systems apply to the structure and dynamics of civil, mechanical, electrical and bioengineering networks. The graduate level course includes advanced exercises in homework and exams as well as research-oriented final project. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: OFFSHORE AND MARINE SYSTEMS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to offshore and marine systems, structures, drillstrings, marine risers, fluid forces, hydrodynamic forces, wind and earthquake forces, materials, fatigue, fracture, corrosion, health monitoring, safety, innovative systems, risk and reliability.

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Long Title: SEMINAR

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Continuing seminar on environmental research. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Description: See CEVE 601. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN AIR POLLUTION

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Advanced topics in atmospheric chemistry, air pollutant formation and transport, and photochemical and meterological modeling. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: MEMBRANE PROCESSES AND SPECIAL TOPICS IN COLLOID AND NANOCHEMISTRY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Fundamentals of membrane processes, theory and methods for characterizing aquasols, particle transport in porous media and simple flows, particle aggregation, aggregate and deposit morphology, and other special topics.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS: WATER CHEMISTRY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1 TO 12

Description: Formal lecture and assigned reading in topics such as redox kinetics and thermodynamics, absorption and desorption, and the associated mathematics. An advanced topics course. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN BIOREMEDIAITON

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Basic principles of Microbial Physiology, Metabolism, Stoichiometry, Thermodynamics and Kinetics applied to the selection, design and performance evaluation of engineered and intrinsic bioremediation systems. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1 TO 12

Description: Special topics in Graduate Study.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1 TO 12

Description: Advanced topics in Graduate Study.

Long Title: M.S. RESEARCH AND THESIS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: M.S. RESEARCH AND THESIS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CEVE 554 or permission of instructor

Description: Advanced topics in computational mechanics with emphasis on finite element methods and fluid mechanics. Stabilized formulations. Fluid-particle and fluid-structure interactions and free-surface and two-fluid flows. Interface-tracking and interface-capturing techniques, space-time formulations, and mesh update methods. Enhanced discretization and solution techniques. Iterative solution methods, matrix-free computations, and advanced preconditioning techniques. Cross-list: BIOE 654, MECH 654.

Long Title: ADVANCED STOCHASTIC MECHANICS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Nonlinear random vibrations, Statistical Linearization, ARMA filters modeling, Monte Carlo Simulation, Wiener-Volterra series, time-variant structural reliability, and Stochastic Finite Elements are presented from a perspective of usefulness to aerospace, civil, marine, and mechanical applications. Cross-list: MECH 678.

Long Title: APPLIED MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Probability density and power spectrum based simulation concepts and procedures are discussed. Scalar and vectorial simulation are addressed. Spectral decomposition and digital filter algorithms are presented. Applications from aerospace, earthquake, marine, and wind engineering, and from other applied science disciplines are included. Cross-list: MECH 679.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of selected topics including individual investigations under the direction of a member of the civil engineering faculty. Offered upon mutual agreement of faculty and student. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PH.D. RESEARCH AND THESIS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PH.D. RESEARCH AND THESIS

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.