2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

EGCE-2410 Civil Engineering Materials –Fa 4 hours Introduction to the behavior of steel, concrete, wood, polymers, and asphalt as they apply to civil engineering and construction applications. Topics will include material response to mechanical loading and environment conditions in order to explain possible modes of failure when materials are placed into service. Integrated lab component provides hands-on experience in the characterization and testing of civil engineering materials. Emphasis will be placed on characterization of materials to internationally recognized standards. Testing techniques and quality control will also be introduced in lectures and developed in laboratory exercises. Prerequisite: EGCE-1920 Introduction to Civil Engineering. (Fee: $100) EGCE-3110 Geotechnical Engineering –Sp 4 hours Characteristics and classification of geological materials; physical, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of soil and rock; issues such as seepage, consolidation, stress distribution, and settlement will all undergo analyses. Integrated laboratory work in soil classification and soil mechanics. Prerequisites: EGCE-2410 Civil Engineering Materials; EGME-2530 Statics and Mechanics of Materials. (Fee:$100) EGCE-3210 Introduction to Hydraulic Engineering –Fa 3 hours Collection and distribution of water; flow of fluids through orifices and weirs; laminar and turbulent flows in closed conduits and open channels; model analysis using the principles of dimensional analysis; rainfall and runoff. Prerequisites: EGME- 2530 Statics and Mechanics of Materials; MATH-2710 Calculus III; PHYS-2110 General Physics. EGCE-3220 Design of Water Distribution Systems –Sp 4 hours Extension of fundamental hydraulics theory into design practice for commonly encountered problems in civil engineering hydraulic systems and structures. Basic concepts of hydraulics, including unsteady pipelines, open channel flows, loose boundary hydraulics, and coastal hydraulics are reviewed, extended, and applied to a variety of practical systems. Prerequisite: EGCE-3210 Intro to Hydraulic Engineering. (Fee:$100) EGCE-3410 Construction Engineering –Fa 3 hours This course focuses on construction engineering issues associated with the implementation of designed civil systems. The aim is to provide the student with an understanding of the range of construction equipment and techniques in common use, as well as the planning and direction of construction works. Addresses projects of various scales, focusing on common factors such as utilization of workers, machines and materials, and requirements for project organization and control. The material covers both construction techniques, construction management, and project documentation. Corequisite: EGCE-2320 Principles of Surveying EGCE-3510 Structural Analysis –Fa 3 hours Structural analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate systems; deflections, energy methods, and force method; column stability. Prerequisite: EGME-2530 Statics and Mechanics of Materials. EGCE-3520 Design of Steel Structures –Sp 4 hours Introduction to structual design practice in steel. Topics include estimating structural loads, design of individual members, and structural connection design. Course focuses on design practice in accordance with nationally recognized codes for both structural steel design and load estimation. Includes integrated lab component covering structural detailing and use of computer- based design software. Course includes major class project. Prerequisite: EGCE-3510 Structural Analysis. (Fee:$100) EGCE-3610 Environmental Engineering –Fa 4 hours Emphasizes chemical, ecological, and hydrological fundamentals in order to solve environmental engineering problems related to water quality, air pollution, solid and hazardous waste management, sustainability, and risk management. Experiments in water, soil, and air quality and chemistry will be performed. Prerequisites: CHEM-1050 Chemistry for Engineers; EGCE-2410 Civil Engineering Materials. (Fee:$100) EGCE-3620 Air Pollution Management and Design –Sp 4 hours Course focuses on developing an understanding of the sources, fates, and effects of various airborne contaminants. There will be an emphasis on the design and analysis of engineering treatment systems and control of these contaminants in various operational scenarios. Includes integrated lab component covering assessment, and measurement of airborne contaminants, mitigation assessment and the use of computer-based design and modeling software. Course includes major class project. Prerequisites: EGCE-3610 Environmental Engineering (Fee:$100) EGCE-3710 Transportation Engineering –Sp 3 hours Transportation systems; transportation planning and future development; design and analysis of transportation facilities including traffic operations, highway geometry, and pavement. Prerequisites: EGCE-2410 Civil Engineering Materials; MATH-3110 Probability and Statistics. EGCE-3910 Civil Engineering Management –Sp 2 hours This course focuses on engineering economics, project management, human resource management, contracting, and legal considerations related to professional civil engineering practice. Prerequisites: ECON-2110 Essentials of Economics; EGCE-1920 Introduction to Civil Engineering. EGCE-4220 Hydrology –Sp 3 hours Applications-focused introduction to engineering hydrology and hydrologic design covering a range of important surface and groundwater hydrological processes. Includes statistical analyses in the context of hydrologic problem-solving, components of the hydrologic budget, hydrograph analysis and routing, groundwater hydrology, urban hydrology, and hydrologic modelling. Prerequisites: EGCE-3210 Intro to Hydraulic Engineering. EGCE-4510 Reinforced Concrete Design –Fa 4 hours Extension of structural design techniques to the design of concrete structures and elements. concrete technology, analysis and design of reinforced concrete beams, slabs, columns, footings, and walls. Different types of reinforced concrete floor systems and the fundamentals of prestressed concrete structures. Structual loadings, including wind and seismic loadings. Includes integrated lab component with design, build and test activities and the use of computer based design software. Course includes major class project. Prerequisite: EGCE-3520 Design of Steel Structures. (Fee:$100) EGCE-4520 Design of Wood Structures –Sp 3 hours Extension of structural design theory to cover design of wooden structures. Examination of both ASD and LRFD design criteria and both national and international design codes. Includes structural detailing and computer based structural analysis. Prerequisities: EGCE-3520 Design of Steel Structures (Fee:$100) EGCE-4610 Design of Water Treatment Systems –Fa 4 hours Design of systems for the delivery of safe and reliable water supplies and the effective treatment of wastewater. Includes coverage of topics such as water processing, distribution, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment and sludge processing. Integrated lab includes the development of assessment techniques for the evaluation of water quality, and system function. Prerequisites: BIO-2210 Microbiology EGCE-3220 Design of Water Distribution Systems; EGCE-3610 Environmental Engineering. (Fee:$100) Page 264 2020–21 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Course Descriptions EGCE-2410 – EGCE-4610 ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE