Civil Engineering and Environmental Science (CEES)

1000 CEES Seminar. Seminar provides a common meeting time for students and faculty for department activities, such as invited speakers, project presentations, educational surveys, cross-course project coordination, and policy announcements. Students must enroll every semester that they are matriculated in CEES at OU after the freshman year, but in no case can a student graduate without successfully completing four semesters of seminar. (F, Sp)

1111 Introduction to Civil Engineering and Environmental Science. May be repeated; maximum credit three hours. Introduction to fundamental concepts (principles of mechanics, energy balances, simple circuits), problem solving and computing software for architectural, civil or environmental engineers and environmental scientists. (F)

1213 Computing Applications in Civil Engineering and Environmental Science. Prerequisite: Mathematics 2423, Physics 2514 or concurrent enrollment. Introduction to a computer-aided engineering and environmental science. Introduction to application software and tools relevant to civil engineering and environmental science such as Autocad, Java and spreadsheets. (F)

2113 Statics and Dynamics. Prerequisites: Physics 2514 and Mathematics 2433 or concurrent enrollment in Mathematics 2433. Vector representations of forces and moments; general three-dimensional theorems of statics and dynamics; centoids and moments of area and inertia. Free-body diagrams, equilibrium of a particle and of rigid bodies, principles of work and energy; principle of impulse-momentum. Motion of particles and rigid bodies in translating and rotating reference frames. Newton's law of motion and Lagrange's equation, including application to lumped-parameter systems. Analyses of trusses, frames and machines. (F, Sp)

2153 Mechanics of Materials. Prerequisites: 2113. Basic principles of mechanics, including the definition of stress and strain, transformations and principal values for the stress and strain tensors, kinematic relations, review of conservation equations and the development and application of constitutive laws for idealized materials. Elementary elastostatics utilizing Hooke’s law; constitutive relations for a linear-elastic continuum, including elastic parameters such as Young’s modulus, shear and bulk moduli and Poisson’s ratio. Solution of elementary one- and two-dimensional mechanics problems, including thermal stresses and strains, beam flexure, shear and deflections, pressure vessels and buckling of columns. (F, Sp)

2223 Fluid Mechanics. Prerequisites: 2113, Mathematics 3113 or concurrent enrollment. Coverage of the fundamentals of fluid statics and dynamics. Formulation of the equation of fluid flow, i.e., Navier-Stokes equations, Eulers equations, Bernoulli equations, etc. and their application. Examples of ideal fluid flow and viscous fluid flow, such as flow in open and closed conduits. (Sp)

2281 Engineering Co-Op Program (Crosslisted with AME, CH E, C S, ECE, ENGR, EPHY, G E, I E, P E 2281). Prerequisite: student participation in the program. The Co-Op program provides student placement in jobs outside the University, but in a position related to the student's major. On completion of a semester work period, the student submits a brief written report. One hour of credit (elective) granted for each work period, with a maximum credit of six hours. (F, Sp, Su)

2313 Introduction to Mass Balance and Fate Processes. Prerequisite: Chemistry 1415, Mathematics 2423. Introduction to environmental mass balance and fate processes. Studies of mass and energy transfer, introductory environmental chemistry, water quality parameters, mathematics of growth, statistics and data analysis, introduction to environmental laws and regulations. (F)

2323 Environmental Transport and Fate Process. Prerequisite: 2313. Physicochemical and biological processes controlling contaminant distribution and fate; hydrological processes controlling contaminant transport; sources, prevention and remediation of environmental pollutants. (Sp)

3213 Water Resources Engineering. Prerequisite: 2223 or permission of instructor. Municipal water demands, surface water hydrology, ground water hydrology, water distribution systems, pump design, wastewater collection systems, storm water management, water law. (F)

3243 Water and Wastewater Treatment Design. Prerequisite: 2223 and 2313. Design of municipal water and wastewater treatment plants. Emphasis is placed on the characterization of water and wastewater and physical, chemical and biological treatment methods. Sludge processing advanced treatment methods and treatment plant hydraulics are also considered.(Sp)

3253 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics. Prerequisite: 2153 and Mathematics 3113. Mechanics of a deformable continuum, including applications of plane stress, plane strain and an introduction to three-dimensional elastostatics. Thermodynamics of deformable media, including energy formulations suitable for closed-form applications and for computational approximations. Constitutive relations for engineering materials, including nonlinear stress-strain relations and multiphysics problems with coupling of the behavior of solids and fluids within the framework of poromechanics. Considerations for structural mechanics, micromechanics and nanomechanics. (F)

3334 Measurements in CEES. Prerequisites: Mathematics 2423, Physics 2424 or Physics 2524. Introduction to measurement (laboratory and field) techniques, data analysis and interpretation and applications to architectural, civil or environmental engineering and environmental science problems. Topics include statistics, land surveying, remote sensing, GIS, environmental sampling and analysis and sensors. Laboratory (Sp)

3364 Soil Mechanics. Prerequisite: 2153. General treatment of the physical and mechanical properties of soils. Theories of effective stress, consolidation, lateral earth pressure, bearing capacity, slope stability and groundwater flow. Laboratory (F)

3403 Materials. Prerequisite: 2153. Study of the properties of materials utilized by architectural and civil engineers; analyses of aggregates, concrete, masonry, steel, asphalt, plastics and wood. Laboratory (Sp)

3414 Structural Analysis I. Prerequisite: 2153. Loads, reactions and force systems; introduction to design codes; analysis of frames and trusses; calculation of structural deformations; and analysis of indeterminate structures. Emphasis on classical solutions and time-tested approaches to structural engineering. Introduction to structural analysis computer programs to solve complex problems. (F)

3663 Structural Design—Steel I. Prerequisite: 3403, 3414. Design of steel structural members including tension elements, columns, beams and beam-columns; bolted and welded connection design; composite beam design; introduction to plastic design. Laboratory (F)

3673 Structural Design—Concrete I. Prerequisite: 3403, 3414. Analysis and design of reinforced concrete beams, columns, slabs, footings, etc., along with discussion of current building practice. Laboratory (Sp)

3884 Transportation Engineering. Prerequisite: 2153 and 3334. Introduction to transportation planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance emphasizing the highway/street mode. Includes demand modeling, route location and design, pavements including hot mix asphalt volumetrics and stability, drainage, and traffic control devices. Laboratory (Sp)

3960 Honors Reading. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Consists of topics designated by the instructor in keeping with the student's major program. The topics will cover materials not usually presented in the regular courses. (F, Sp, Su)

3970 Honors Seminar. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. The projects covered will vary. Deals with concepts not usually presented in regular coursework.

3980 Honors Research. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Provides an opportunity for the gifted honors candidate to work on a special project in the field. (Sp)

G4050 Design Projects in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. May be repeated; maximum credit eight hours. Students are required to demonstrate the ability to apply background knowledge in engineering science, design and project management by executing a real-world project defined by an industrial client or professional society. Subject matter based on completion of identified semester goal. Projects may include lecture, discussion, laboratory and/or field experiences. (F, Sp)

4114 Aquatic Chemistry (Slashlisted with 5114). Prerequisite: Senior standing and one year of general chemistry. Environmental kinetics and thermodynamics in aquatic systems; acid/base, precipitation/solubility, metal complexation and oxidation/reduction reactions; environmental colloidal and solid-liquid interface chemistry. No student may earn credit for both 4114 and 5114 or Environmental Science 4114 and 5114. Laboratory (F)

G4123 Open Channel Flow. Prerequisite: 2223. Theory, analysis and design of channels, aqueducts, headworks, siphons, spillways and hydraulic structures. An in-depth study of critical flow and measurement techniques. Backwater analysis by analytical, calculator and computer methods. Special emphasis on practical problems of general interest. (Sp)

4234 Applied Environmental Microbiology (Slashlisted with 5234). Prerequisite: 2323 and 3243. Basic environmental microbiology and bioenvironmental engineering. Presentation of the diversity and importance of organisms involved in solid and liquid waste reduction. The course examines basic microbiology, biodegradation mechanisms, bioavailability, biotreatability studies, groundwater remediation (both oxic and anoxic), and bioengineering process technologies. No student may earn credit for both 4234 and 5234. Laboratory (F)

G4263 Hazardous and Solid Waste Management. Prerequisite: 3213. Sources and types of solid wastes; identification and classification of hazardous wastes; waste handling, transportation, treatment and disposal techniques, federal and state legislation; and environmental and health effects. (F)

4324 Environmental Biology and Ecology (Slashlisted with 5324). Prerequisite: 3603, 4863, and Civil Engineering 3334. Examines applied environmental biology; biological consequences of environmental impacts; mitigation of environmental impacts via biogeochemical, ecological and microbial processes. No student may earn credit for both 4324 and 5324. Laboratory (F)

G4362 Experimental Stress Analysis (Crosslisted with Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 4362). Prerequisite: 2153, AME 3112 or equivalent or graduate standing. Determination of stress by means of bonded wire, metal film and semiconductor strain gages, brittle coating and photoelasticity. Design, selection and use of gages for measuring static, dynamic and combined strains. (F, Su)

4423 CEES Professional Internship. Prerequisite: Completion of at least 19 hours of Civil Engineering/Environmental Science course work (for Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering majors); or completion of at least 19 hours of Civil Engineering/Environmental Science and science coursework ( for Environmental Science majors) ; or completion of at least 19 hours of Civil Engineering/Environmental Science and Architecture coursework (for Architecture Engineering majors). Provides 3 hours of professional elective credit for 400 hours of internship. Prior to starting the internship, students should select a Civil Engineering/Environmental Science faculty member as an advisor, write a proposal of planned activities, and secure the approval of the advisor. On completion of the internship, the students should enroll in this course, submit a report, and make an oral presentation for a three-member review committee that includes the faculty advisor. (F, Sp, Su)

4463 Environmental Evaluation and Management (Slashlisted with 5463). Prerequisite: senior standing. Broad overview of natural resources management with attention to techniques used in decision making and analysis. Class discussion and readings include a review of measures used to value natural systems (e.g. benefit cost analysis) and the role of private and public institutions in management. No student may earn credit for both 4463 and 5463.

G4473 Soil Science. Prerequisite: senior standing, graduate option. Discusses basic physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils. Soil formation, clay mineralogy, organic matter and cation exchange capacity are included. Current environmental problems of soil pollution are also covered. Laboratory (F)

4603 Environmental Protection (Slashlisted with 5603). Prerequisite: senior standing or permission of instructor. Mitigation of human health and environmental problems with a focus on differences between developing and developed countries. Topics include baseline health indicators, population growth, toxicology, epidemiology, and risk assessment, water and wastewater, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, and environmental management systems. No student may earn credit for both 4603 and 5603. (F)

G4663 Introduction to Matrix Methods in Structural Analysis. Prerequisite: 3414. Review of matrix algebra and solution of linear equations; energy concepts and principle of virtual work; fundamentals of flexibility and stiffness methods; coordinate transformation and matrix assemblage; computer-oriented direct stiffness method and computer code developments; secondary effects; support settlement and temperature change; method of finite differences and application to beam and plate problems. Laboratory (F)

4753 Structural Design – Wood (Slashlisted with 5753). Prerequisite: 3414 or equivalent. Material properties and behavior of wood. Analysis and design of solid and laminated structural members, connections, systems, trusses and arches. Current developments in structural wood design and research. No student may earn credit for both 4753 and 5753. (F)

4803 Civil Engineering Professional Practice. Prerequisites: 3253, 3364 and 3414. Nature of profession, duties and administrative responsibilities, organization and management of operating divisions with emphasis on role of architectural and civil engineering professional. Functional approach to planning and implementing public works needs with emphasis on role of architectural and civil engineering professional. (F)

4813 Environmental Science and Environmental Engineering Professional Practice. Prerequisite: senior standing in environmental science or environmental engineering, 3603 or Civil Engineering 3213, and Civil Engineering 3334. Nature of profession, duties and administrative responsibilities. Organization and management of operating divisions with emphasis on role of environmental professional. Functional approach to planning and implementing public works needs with emphasis on role of environmental professional. (F)

4863 Environmental Assessment Methodologies (Slashlisted with 5863; Crosslisted with Regional and City Planning 4863). Prerequisite: senior standing in CEES or permission of instructor. Develop knowledge of various environmental assessment methodologies or “tools”, including assessments of socio-economic, physical/chemical and biological impacts at the pre-project, operational and post-project phases on human and non-human components of the environment. No student may earn credit for both 4863 and 5863. (Sp)

4903 Architectural and Civil Engineering Design. Prerequisite: 4803 and senior standing. Solution of major design problems by a team approach of disciplines. Problems to be varied within the areas of architectural (structures; building mechanical and electrical systems; and construction management) and civil engineering (structural; geotechnical; and transportation) according to the student’s major interest. The design project will be under direct staff supervision. (Sp)

4913 Environmental Science Capstone. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 4803 and senior standing. Solution of major environmental problems by a team approach of disciplines. Problems to be varied within the area of environmental science according to the student’s major interest. The Capstone project will be under direct staff supervision. (Sp) [V]

4923 Environmental Engineering Design. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 4803 and senior standing. Solution of major design problems by a team approach of disciplines. Problems to be varied within the area of environmental engineering (water resources; water and wastewater treatment; environmental remediation; hazardous and solid waste design) according to the student’s major interest. The design project will be under direct staff supervision. (Sp)

4980 Environmental Science Senior Research. Prerequisite: senior standing. Maximum credit 12 hours. Intensive research investigation of a special project under the direction of a faculty member. (F, Sp, Su)

G5010 Civil Engineering Problems. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing and permission of instructor. May be repeated; maximum credit four hours for a master's program or six hours for a doctoral program, including hours taken as part of another graduate program. Independent or small group study under the supervision of one or more faculty members. (F, Sp, Su)

G5020 Special Topics in Civil Engineering. 1 to 6 hours. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing and permission of instructor. May be repeated with change of topic; maximum credit 12 hours. Examines subject matter in civil engineering not covered by existing course offerings as a regular course. (F, Sp, Su)

G5021 Technical Communications. Prerequisite: CEES graduate standing or permission of instructor. Focused on enabling students to improve oral and written communications skills. Examines appropriate formats for various technical publications, as well as methods and practices for developing effective oral presentations. Each student will be required to develop an oral presentation about his/her written product. (F)

G5023 Corporate Environmental Management. Prerequisite: CEES graduate standing or permission of instructor. This course examines the growing importance of environmental science and technology for business and industry. Student will gain an appreciation of the dimensions of the natural environment in today's business climate with the express goal of providing a sense of what issues are of central policy importance as well as what career opportunities may be available to civil engineering and environmental science students. (F)

G5032 Radioisotope Techniques (Crosslisted with Botany, Microbiology 5032). Prerequisite: graduate standing or equivalent, permission; corequisite 5041. Fundamentals of detection and measurement of ionizing radiation with emphasis on radiotracer experimental design and applications; radiation effects and protection. (Sp)

G5041 Radioisotope Techniques Laboratory (Crosslisted with Botany, Microbiology 5041). Corequisite: 5032. Laboratory techniques required for the utilization of radioisotopes in experimental work. Laboratory (Sp)

G5114 Aquatic Chemistry (Slashlisted with 4114). Prerequisite: graduate standing, one year general chemistry. Environmental kinetics and thermodynamics in aquatic systems; acid/base, precipitation/solubility, metal complexation and oxidation/reduction reactions; environmental colloidal and solid-liquid interface chemistry. No student may earn credit for both 4114 and 5114 or Environmental Science 4114 and 5114. Laboratory (F)

G5234 Applied Environmental Microbiology (slashlisted with 4234). Prerequisite: 2323, 3243, or permission of instructor. Basic environmental microbiology and bioenvironmental engineering. Presentation of the diversity and importance of organisms involved in solid and liquid waste reduction. The course examines basic microbiology, biodegradation mechanisms, bioavailability, biotreatability studies, groundwater remediation (both oxic and anoxic), and bioengineering process technologies. No student may earn credit for both 4234 and 5234. Laboratory (F)

G5244 Water and Waste Treatment Processes. Corequisite: 5114. Analysis and design of physical and chemical treatment operations and processes used for environmental quality control. Solids and liquids separation, heat transfer, gas transfer, sludge treatment, advanced water and wastewater processes and operations. (F)

G5253 Environmental Administration and Law. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing or permission of instructor. An introduction to the political, legal, and administrative aspects of environmental management. A study of the processes involved in environmental policy development and promulgation. Overview of major environmental laws and regulations. (F)

G5273 Wetlands Science and Management. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing. A comprehensive field-based examination of wetland science, ecology, and management. Major wetland types and resources are examined and the biogeochemical and ecological diversity of wetland waters, soils, vegetation and fauna is investigated. Biological, physical, chemical, and hydrological aspects of wetland ecosystem structure and function are explored through visits to several field sites. Current issues in wetland valuation, classification, management and identification are considered as well as the evaluation of created, restored and constructed wetlands. Laboratory (Su)

G5283 Environmental Organic Chemistry. Prerequisite: 4114 or permission of instructor. Solubility, partitioning, and sorption of organic compounds in aqueous systems; linear free energy relationships; natural organic matter chemistry and characterization; environmentally pertient hydrolysis, oxidation, and reduction reactions; disinfection reactions; and aqueous photochemistry. (Sp)

G5303 Asphalt Materials and Mix Design. Prerequisite: 3403 and 3884. May be repeated once with change of content. Asphalt cement, cutbacks, emulsions, testing procedures and grading; aggregate properties, blending; asphalt concrete mix design (Marshall, Hveen and Superpave); MHA construction; HMA pavement performances; special asphalt mixes; recent developments. Laboratory (Sp)

G5324 Environmental Biology and Ecology (Slashlisted with 4324). Prerequisite: graduate standing in Environmental Science. Examines applied environmental biology; biological consequences of environmental impacts; mitigation of environmental impacts via biogeochemical, ecological and microbial processes. No student may earn credit for both 4324 and 5324. Laboratory (F)

G5333 Foundation Engineering. Prerequisite: 3364, 3673. Advanced substructure analysis and design to meet various soil conditions; footings and rafts, shoring and underpinning, piles, cofferdams, caissons, breakwaters, piers, wharves, vibratory effects on foundations. (Sp)

G5343 Advanced Soil Mechanics. Prerequisite: 3364, Mathematics 3113. Advanced treatment of theories and principles of shearing strength, stress distribution and settlement analysis. (F)

G5353 Introduction to Soil Dynamics. Prerequisite: 3364 or permission of instructor. Review of basic concepts (single- and multi-degree of freedom system, wave propagation, behavior of dynamically loaded soils), liquefaction, vibrations of footings on elastic half space, analog models, dynamics of pile foundations, machine foundations, design of foundations for dynamic loads including earthquake loading. (Irreg.)

G5363 Ecological Engineering Science.  Prerequisite:  Senior or graduate standing.  Defined as the design of sustainable ecosystems that integrate human society with its natural environment for the benefit of both.  It is distinct from both environmental engineer and ecology and uses a systems perspective based on the premise that sustainable solutions require working with natural ecological and biogeochemical process and not against them.  Ecologically engineered systems are designed to require less fossil fuel input, produce less pollution and represent cost-effective alternatives to traditional energy-and resource-intensive technologies.  (Sp)

G5373 Transportation Systems Analysis (Crosslisted with Regional and City Planning 5373). Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission. Financial and economic aspects of transportation planning, with emphasis on highway and public mass transportation systems. Federal, state and local financing and administration; practical analysis techniques; and related issues such as government policy and transit productivity. (F)

G5404 Soil Stabilization. Prerequisite: 3403, 3364. Principles and methods of soil stabilization; soil-aggregate, soil-chemical stabilization; grouting; design and laboratory testing of stabilized soils. Laboratory (Irreg.)

G5413 Soil-Structure Interaction. Prerequisite: 3364 or permission of instructor. Introduction-definition, methods of solution; beams on deformable foundations; analysis and design of axially loaded structures— single pile, pile groups, retaining walls; plates on deformable foundations; role of interfaces and joints; wave equation for pile behavior. (Irreg.)

G5423 Environmental Geotechnology. Prerequisite: 3243 and 3364, or permission of instructor. Covers geotechnical issues in environmental problems and solutions. Site characterization; laboratory and in-situ testing for environmental applications; soil mineralogy and fabric; design and construction of contaminant barriers and landfill liners. (Sp)

G5433 In-Situ Soil Testing. Prerequisite: 3364. This is a "hands-on" course that focuses on conducting and interpreting laboratory and in-situ tests for geotechnical engineering. Topics can include but are not limited to drilling, sampling, soil characterization, triaxial shear testing, one-dimensional compression, flexible wall permeability testing, pressuremeter, cone penetrometer, borehole shear, and pile load testing. Laboratory (Sp)

G5453 Public Mass Transportation Systems (Crosslisted with Regional and City Planning 5453). Prerequisite: 3884 or permission of instructor. Service characteristics of the principal modes of public mass transportation with emphasis on urban transit (fixed-route bus, light rail, subways, commuter rail, paratransit, taxi); legislation and regulations; institutional structures; financing; need and demand studies; planning strategies; management; operations and record keeping; case studies of leading systems. (Irreg.)

G5463 Environmental Evaluation and Management (Slashlisted with 4463). Prerequisite: graduate standing. Broad overview of natural resources management with attention to techniques used in decision making and analysis. Class discussion and readings include a review of measures used to value natural systems (e.g. benefit cost analysis) and the role of private and public institutions in management. No student may earn credit for both 4463 and 5463.

G5483 Urban and Regional Transportation Planning (Crosslisted with Regional and City Planning 5483). Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission. Characteristics of urban and regional passenger and freight demand; travel demand forecasting methodologies; long- and short-range planning strategies; role of governments; characteristics of major modes of transport; decision-making strategies; case studies. (Sp)

G5493 Transportation and Land Development (Crosslisted with Regional and City Planning 5493). Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission. Study of interactions between land development activity and the transportation network. Application of planning and design techniques to manage the impacts of development upon the transportation system.

G5600 Environmental Quality Management Field Training. 1 to 4 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. A practical problem in environmental quality control is chosen and the class participates in its solution. Laboratory (Su)

G5603 Environmental Protection (slashlisted with 4603; crosslisted with Regional and City Planning 5603). Prerequisite: instructor permission. Mitigation of human health and environmental problems with a focus on differences between developing and developed countries. Topics include baseline health indicators, population growth, toxicology, epidemiology, and risk assessment, water and wastewater, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, and environmental management systems. No student may earn credit for both 4603 and 5603. (F)

G5624 Biological Waste Treatment. Treatment of waste using biological processes; emphasis on treatment kinetics, municipal wastewater treatment processes, and design of municipal wastewater unit processes; application of biological treatment concepts to other wastes including industrial wastes, groundwater, and solid or hazardous wastes. Laboratory (F)

G5633 Urban Environmental Systems (Crosslisted with Regional and City Planning 5633). Prerequisite: Senior standing in Civil Engineering or Environmental Science or permission; for professional elective, graduate standing. Designed to bring together all of the physical elements of the urban systems treated separately in civil engineering and environmental science such as water, sewage, watersheds, etc., into an organized system. The model and parameter of the elements are first described and then followed by the whole system, its goals, alternatives, components, arrangements, model of effectiveness and methods of forecasting. (Irreg.)

G5653 Advanced Mechanics of Materials. Prerequisite: Engineering 2153 and senior or graduate standing. Principal stresses and strains; theories of failure; introduction to elasticity; unsymmetrical bending and shear; torsion of noncircular solid cross sections, cellular sections and open sections; introduction to plate bending and buckling. (F)

G5673 Colloid and Surface Science. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Capillarity, surface thermodynamics, adsorption from vapor and liquid phases, contact angles, micelle formation, solubilization, emulsions and foams. Applications to be discussed include detergency, enhanced oil recovery and adsorption for pollution control. (Irreg.)

G5683 Dynamics of Structures. Prerequisite: 3253, 3414. Free vibration, forced vibration and transient response of structures having one, multiple or infinite number of degrees-of-freedom; structural damping effects; numerical solution techniques; Lagrange's equation of motion, Rayleigh-Ritz method. General matrix formulation for multiple degrees-of-freedom, modal coordinate transformation. Introduction to earthquake engineering concepts. (F)

G5693 Structural Design of Pavements. Prerequisite: 3364, 3884. Effect of load and climate on the design of rigid and flexible pavements and interaction of pavement components. (Irreg.)

G5743 Design of Concrete Mixtures and Materials. Prerequisite: 3673. Examine material properties of plain concrete in the fresh and hardened states. The following topics will be covered: chemistry of cement and pozzolans; properties of constituent materials; proportioning of concrete mixtures; the proper use and effects of chemical and mineral admixtures; measurement of concrete properties; and construction practices and handling of fresh concrete. Laboratory (Irreg.)

G5753 Structural Design—Wood (slashlisted with 4753). Prerequisite: 3414 or equivalent. Material properties and behavior of wood. Analysis and design of solid and laminated structural members, connections, systems, trusses and arches. Current developments in structural wood design and research. No student may earn credit for both 4753 and 5753. (Irreg.)

G5763 Introduction to Finite Element Method (Crosslisted with Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 5763). Prerequisite: 5663. Weighted residual and variational approaches. Finite element formulation for rod, truss and beam elements; plane stress and plane strain problem; axi-symmetric and three-dimensional analysis; isoparametric elements; conforming and nonconforming plate and shell elements. Laboratory (Sp)

G5773 Structural Design—Steel II. Prerequisite: 3664. Advanced structural steel design including steel deck diaphragms, column and beam bracing, composite beam design, rigid frame design, torsional member design, plate girder design, and design of building connections. (Sp)

G5783 Structural Design—Concrete II. Prerequisite: 4673. Advanced reinforced concrete behavior and design including limit design, anchorage slender columns, truss models for shear and torsion on beams, two-way and flat slabs, and the art of detailing. (Sp)

G5793 Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures. Prerequisite: 3673. Design procedures for pretensioned and post-tensioned concrete structures, with emphasis on the behavior of prestressed concrete. Topics include methods of analysis, time dependent effects, fabrication and construction procedures, connections, highway bridges, frames, composite construction, continuous structures, and anchorage zone detailing. (Irreg.)

G5823 GIS Applications in Environmental Modeling. Prerequisite: Math 3113 or equivalent. Consideration of the many spatially distributed parameters affecting such processes as transport and fate of contaminants, hydrologic processes, and many other environmental phenomena. Geographic Information Systems are increasingly used as an indispensable tool for analysis, management, and modeling. (Sp)

G5833 Ground Water Quality Protection. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission. Introduction to ground water quality protection. Covers sources of ground water, ground water hydrology, ground water information sources, ground water pollution sources, subsurface transport and fate processes and monitoring of ground water systems. (F)

G5843 Hydrology. Prerequisite: graduate standing in civil engineering, environmental science or geology, or permission. An applied course on hydrology dealing with environmental water problems; principles of hydrologic systems, their structure and components; methods of analysis and their application to various purposes of water resources planning and development. (Sp)

G5853 Groundwater and Seepage (Crosslisted with Geology 5853).Prerequisite: graduate standing in civil engineering, environmental science or geology or permission. An applied course dealing with properties of aquifers, modeling of groundwater flow, groundwater hydrology and its interrelation with surface water, well hydraulics, pumping tests and safe yield of aquifers. (F)

G5863 Environmental Assessment Methodologies (Slashlisted with 4863; crosslisted with Regional and City Planning 5863). Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Develop knowledge of various environmental assessment methodologies or “tools”, including assessments of socio-economic, physical/chemical and biological impacts at the pre-project, operational and post-project phases on human and non-human components of the environment. No student may earn credit for both 4863 and 5863. (Sp)

G5873 Water Quality Management. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing. Water quality in lakes, rivers, estuaries; chemical, physical and biological aspects of marine and fresh waters; waste assimilation; system modeling; water quality management; waste load allocation, and engineer controls. (Sp)

G5883 Environmental Modeling. Prerequisite: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 5573 or permission of instructor. Introduction to theoretical and practical issues of computer-based environmental modeling. Covers problem formulation, implementation, and application. Topical areas include conceptualizing problems, conservation laws, partial differential equations, numerical methods, and applications ranging from coastal hydrodynamics to contaminant transport. Emphasis on understanding the model process rather than using "canned" models. (F)

G5913 Risk Assessment and Management. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing or permission of instructor. Basic concepts of risk assessment and management process including hazard (risk) identification, dose—response and exposure assessment, risk characterization and evaluation, and risk management. Case studies and applications of concepts, with the orientation toward environmental issues and risk—cost—benefit analyses.

G5923 Air Pollution Control Engineering. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing. Basic aspects of air pollution; legislation, sources and effects; monitory and atmospheric dispersion. Particulate emissions; control of particulates by settling chambers, cyclones, scrubbers, filters, electrostatic precipitators; gaseous emissions; control of gases by absorption; absorption (scrubbers) and combustion. (F)

G5943 Air Quality Management. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. This course is responsive to the Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990. Included are topics related to air quality strategies for non-attainment areas, motor vehicles, hazardous air pollutants, acid deposition control, and stratospheric ozone protection. Information on permit programs is also covered. (Sp)

G5980 Research for Master's Thesis. Variable enrollment, two to nine hours; maximum credit applicable toward degree, four hours. (F, Sp, Su)

G6210 Environmental Science Special Topics. 1 to 6 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated with change of topic; maximum credit four hours for master's candidate, six hours for a doctoral candidate. Research-oriented problems dealing with current topics of special interest in environmental science. (F, Sp, Su)

G6663 Advanced Finite Element Methods (Crosslisted with Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 6663). Prerequisite: 5763. Selected topics such as: nonlinear material problems, plasticity, creep (visco-plasticity), fracture, etc.; geometrically nonlinear problems, large displacement and structural stability; dynamic problems and analytical solution procedures; soil-structure interactions; application of finite element method to fluid and heat transfer problem. (Irreg.)

G6743 Earthquake Engineering. Prerequisite: 5673. Causes and characteristics of earthquakes; source mechanisms and source parameters; types and effects of various seismic waves; seismic risk and seismicity in a region; attenuation relationship; structural response to earthquakes, aseismic design of structures and seismic codes; case studies and special topics in earthquake engineering. (Irreg.)

G6980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation. (F, Sp, Su)

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