CE 500 Individual Study (1-3)
Advanced study planned and completed under the direction of a member of the department faculty. Open only to graduate students who have demonstrated ability to do independent work. Enrollment by petition. Prerequisite: Consent of department head, graduate adviser and supervising faculty member.
CE 521 Airfield and Highway Pavement Designs (4)
Theories, principles, and procedures in the structural design of highway and airfield pavements. Design of rigid and flexible pavements. Construction and maintenance procedures for pavements and stabilized bases. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 221, CE 259, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CE 522 Advanced Transportation Design (4)
Application of computers to advanced highway and transportation systems and geometrics. Use of computers for the solution of transportation facility design problems. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 221, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
CE 523 Transportation Systems Planning (4)
Planning of urban and regional multimodel transportation systems. Selection of routes and types of systems based on economic, social, technological, and other characteristics. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 221, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
CE 525 Airport Planning and Design (4)
Historical background of aviation and airport development; financing; estimating demand; aircraft characteristics; airport capacity; airspace and air traffic control; site selection; airport configuration; geometric design of landing area; planning and development of terminal areas; lighting; pavement design and drainage. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 221, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
CE 528 Transportation Analysis (4)
Principles and applications of engineering systems analysis to transportation using examples from different modes. Identification of transportation benefits, costs, user and non-user impacts, vehicle operating characteristics, programming and scheduling. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 221, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
CE 529 Modeling and Simulation in Transportation (4)
Theory and operation of transportation systems, the systems approach, simulation techniques. Use of available software packages. Simulation model development, calibration and use. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 221, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
CE 533 Advanced Water Resources Engineering (3)
Matrix and simulation methods in hydrology, statistical studies in hydrology and their applications to civil engineering problems. Generalized hydrologic characteristics. Hydrologic simulation, computer applications, urban and small watershed hydrology, macroscopic and microscopic approach. Storm water management models. Hydrologic design. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 336 or graduate standing.
CE 535 Water Resources Systems Planning and Analysis (3)
Water resources planning, development, system analysis and optimization. Dynamic programming, multi-objective water resource systems. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 336.
CE 537 Groundwater Contamination (3)
Sources and types of groundwater contamination, contamination transport mechanisms. Sorption and other chemical reactions. Numerical modeling of contaminant transport. Nonaqueous phase liquids. Groundwater remediation and design. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 114; co-requisite: CE 434 or equivalent.
CE 554 Matrix Analysis of Structures (3)
Matrix terminology and operations. Matrix procedures for analysis of continuous beams, plane frames, and space frames under static and quasi-static loading. Stiffness and flexibility methods. Computer applications. Special techniques for larger systems. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 351, or graduate standing.
CE 555 Advanced Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory (2)
Fundamental properties of new and advanced materials. Experimental techniques. Fracture characteristics and composite response of cement matrix composites. New materials and products to advanced applications such as automation. 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 259 or graduate standing.
CE 558 Introduction to Finite Element Analysis (3)
Formulation of the finite element method. Finite elements and their properties. Analysis of plates, shells and framed structures under static and dynamic loads. Digital computer implementation of the finite element method. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 554.
CE 559 Advanced Structural Design (3)
Advanced analysis, design and behavior of structural concrete. Reinforced, prestressed, and precast concrete elements. Linear and nonlinear structural systems. Origin of code requirements. Detailed design of components of civil engineering systems, for construction. Beams, slabs, columns, continuous systems, walls, connections, and composite systems. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 355 or graduate standing.
CE 570 Selected Advanced Topics (1-3)
Directed group study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 6 units. 1-3 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CE 571 Selected Advanced Laboratory (1-3)
Directed group laboratory study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 6 units. 1-3 laboratories. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CE 573 Public Works Administration (3)
Management and engineering of transportation and related systems in public jurisdictions. Traffic systems, streets and highways, illumination, distribution systems, etc. Personnel management, financing, public relations, and contract management. 3 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CE 574 Computer Applications in Civil Engineering (3)
Overview of computer application, hardware and software alternatives, use of selected application programs, CAD, microcomputers, management and application of resources. 1 lecture, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CE 581 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering (3)
Stress-strain-deformation response of soils under both drained and undrained loading. Computer-aided analysis using modern constitutive models. Conventional and advanced strength testing using the Bishop-Wesley triaxial cell and the Rowe consolidometer. 1 lecture, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 481 or graduate standing.
CE 582 Advanced Geotechnical Testing (3)
Standard penetration, cone penetration, and flat-plate dilatometer testing. Equipment operation and maintenance. Interpretation of CPT/DMT sounding data. Stratigraphic analysis. CPT/DMT-based analysis and design of shallow and deep foundations. 1 lecture, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 481 or graduate standing.
CE 583 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (3)
Introduction to engineering seismology, dynamic behavior of soils, seismic site response analysis, seismic stability of slopes and embankments, seismic earth pressures, soil liquefaction, lateral spreading, mitigation techniques, computer-aided analysis. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 481 or graduate standing.
CE 584 Lateral Support Systems (3)
Classical and modern earth pressure theories. Lateral earth pressure calculations for general surface and subsurface conditions. Analysis and design of cantilever reinforced concrete walls, cantilever and anchored sheetpile walls. Braced excavations, reinforced earth, and tie-back walls. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 355, CE 481 or graduate standing.
CE 585 Slope Stability Analysis (3)
Analysis of stability by planar, circular arc, piecewise-linear, and composite-surface techniques. Analysis of earth dams and reservoirs for both static and steady flow conditions. Stability under earthquake loading. Computer-aided analysis, field reconnaissance and slope stabilization techniques. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 481 or graduate standing.
CE 587 Analysis and Design of Deep Foundations (3)
Bearing capacity analysis, settlement analysis. Design of single piles and pile groups for vertical, lateral, and combined loading. Analysis and design of drilled piers and caissons. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 355, CE 481 or graduate standing.
CE 591 Graduate Seminar (2)
Current trends and characteristics of civil engineering. Group discussions of skills, techniques and practices. Reports and discussions by students, based on topics of interest to individuals. 1 seminar, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Civil/Environmental Engineering or consent of instructor.
CE 599 Design Project (Thesis) (2) (2) (5)
Each individual or group will be assigned a project for solution under faculty supervision as a requirement for the master's degree, culminating in a written report/thesis. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.