CE-CIVIL ENGINEERING -- 1999-2000 Catalog
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department

Broad overview of the field of civil engineering, including professional societies and their student chapters, professional licensing and registration, professional codes of ethics, the elements of engineering design, and the scope of analysis and design activities undertaken by private- and public-sector civil design professionals. Credit/No Credit grading only. 1 lecture.

The Civil and Environmental Engineering design process. Use of AutoCAD to illustrate and quantify design alternatives. Practice in creating and evaluating typical designs drawn from different specialty areas of the field. Related topics in information technology. Miscellaneous course fee may be required- see Class Schedule. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: MATH 141; CSC 110 or equivalent or passing score on qualifying test of basic computer skills.

Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limited to 4 units, with a maximum of 2 units per quarter. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Consent of department chair.

Stresses, strains, and deformations associated with axial, torsional, and flexural loading of bars, shafts, and beams. Mohr's Circle representations of the state of stress and strain at a point. Buckling of rigid and deformable columns. Analysis of elementary determinate and indeterminate mechanical and structural systems. Equivalent in content to CE 204 and CE 205. 5 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 211.

Stresses, strains, and deformations associated with axial, torsional, and flexural loading of bars, shafts, and beams. Analysis of elementary determinate and indeterminate mechanical and structural systems. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 211.

Mohr's Circle representations of the state of stress and strain at a point. Analysis of beam deflections and rotations. Shear force and bending moment diagrams for indeterminate beams. Buckling of rigid and deformable columns. 2 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 204.

Introduction to experimental stress analysis. Verification of analytical equations through strain gage measurements of axially, torsionally, and flexurally loaded specimens. 1 laboratory. Prerequisite or concurrent: CE 201 or CE 205.

The characteristics and functions of highway, air, rail, transit and other modes of urban and intercity transportation. History of transportation design, operations, and planning. Evaluation of costs, benefits, and environmental considerations. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 141.

Application of principles of transportation planning, operations, and design. Emphasis on urban transportation planning and operations, and the design of urban and intercity highway and rail facilities. 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 221.

Experimental determination of mechanical properties of concrete, asphalt, and soils as required for engineering applications. Experimental verification of assumptions made in mechanics of materials procedures. Use of strain measuring devices. Preparation of technical reports. 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 204.

Hydraulics of open channel flow, flow through hydraulic structures, stream flow and stream flow hydrographs, hydrologic routing. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 114, ME 341.

Application of basic fluid dynamic principles to various mechanical systems. Exposure to experimental problems and techniques with guided laboratory projects related to civil engineering discipline. 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 341.

Analysis for member forces and deflections of determinate and indeterminate structures, including trusses, beams, and frames. General theorems, influence diagrams, and energy methods. 5 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 201 or CE 205.

Analytical and design principles of reinforced concrete in designing civil engineering systems. Origin of code requirements. Fundamentals of proportioning. Details of elements and structural systems. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 259, CE 351.

Engineering geology, elementary mass-volume relations, clay-water interaction, soil classification, soil compaction, geostatic stress distributions, 1-D and 2-D steady-state flow, shear strength under drained and undrained conditions. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 205, ME 341.

Use of standard laboratory test methods to determine physical, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of soil. 1 laboratory. Co-requisite: CE 381.

Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limited to 4 units, with a maximum of 2 units per quarter. Prerequisite: Consent of department chair.

Equations of equilibrium and continuity in elastic solids. Generalized Hooke's Law. Two-dimensional solutions of beams, disks, rings under various loading conditions. Stress concentrations and their engineering significance. Strain-energy methods of solution. Fundamentals of plates and shells. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 351, senior standing.

Effect of vibration and transient loads on structural elements. Dynamics load factors, support motion, damping and natural frequencies of multidimensional structural systems. Modal analysis. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 351, ME 212.

Improvement of urban circulation on freeways, city streets, and parking facilities. Traffic monitoring and control. Traffic data systems. Centralized versus decentralized control. Use of traffic simulation. New technologies. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 221 or consent of instructor.

Location and safe geometric design of highway and other transportation facilities. Earthwork and drainage related to highway, railway, dock, and airport design. Theory and practice in design of alignments, highway cross-sections, intersections, interchanges, and freeways in urban and rural areas. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 221 or consent of instructor.

Interdisciplinary aspects of public transportation problems, systems-team design approach to solutions. History and present state of public transportation; role of public transportation in urban environment; legislative, political, social, and economic aspects of public transportation systems. Methodology and procedures for transit planning. Review of transit studies. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 221 or consent of instructor.

Waves and their characteristics, types of waves, water wave theories, orbital velocities, refraction of waves, wave diffraction, wave reflection, application of linear theory to wave forces on cylindrical structures, submerged pipelines and vertical flat barriers (sea walls), wave uprush, rubble mound breakwaters. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 341.

Application of linear wave theory to the analysis of beaches and coastal revetments for wave runup, overtopping, and structure setback. Design of rip-rap revetments for wave runup, overtopping, and structure setback. Analysis of wave forces on breakwaters and vertical walls. Application of Catenary theory to ocean and offshore ship moorings. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 431.

Differential equations of groundwater flow, Darcy Law, solutions of the steady and unsteady flow, differential equations for confined and unconfined flows. Pumping test design. Groundwater models, leaky aquifers. Saltwater intrusion. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 336.

Water and wastewater flows. Design of water distribution systems, transmission and storage reservoirs, wastewater collection systems, and storm water systems. Pumps and pump systems, flow measurements. Water sources for municipal supply. 3 lectures. Corequisite: CE 336.

Design and behavior of the elements of steel structures. Proportioning of members and connections. Introduction to plastic design. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 351.

Design of reinforced concrete, steel and timber structures. Loading standards, code design methods, connection design. Comprehensive design projects. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 351, CE 355, CE 453.

Completion of a 120-hour integrated civil research, analysis, and/or design project that is representative of those

encountered in professional practice. Prerequisite: Senior standing and consent of the supervising faculty member.

Examination of the non-technical issues that are dealt with on a regular basis by the design professional, including professional ethics, marketing and business development, professional engagement, personnel and project management, risk management, professional liability insurance, and dispute resolution. 3 seminars. Prerequisite: Senior standing.

Directed group 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 to 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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 to 3 laboratories. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Immediate settlement, consolidation settlement, rate of consolidation, and creep. Stress distributions beneath loaded areas. Methods for accelerating and/or reducing settlement. Analysis of bearing capacity for generalized conditions. Design of reinforced concrete spread footings. Standard field and laboratory testing. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 381, CE 382.

Subsurface exploration and sampling techniques. Laboratory analysis of material variability. Preparation of subsurface exploration reports. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 481.

Application of geotechnical engineering principles to environmental engineering problems. Site characterization and assessment. Sampling and monitoring procedures. Design of waste containment systems. Site remediation. Computer-aided analysis. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 481.

Part-time work experience in business, industry, government, and other areas of student career interest. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal report and evaluation by work supervisor required. Credit/No Credit grading only. Total credit limited to 16 units. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of instructor.

Full-time work experience in business, industry, government, and other areas of student career interest. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal report and evaluation by work supervisor required. Credit/No Credit grading only. Total credit limited to 16 units. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of instructor.

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 chair, graduate adviser and supervising faculty member.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Water resources planning, development, system analysis and optimization. Dynamic programming, multi-objective water resource systems. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 336.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 prestressed concrete components of civil engineering systems for buildings and highway construction. Beams, slabs, columns, continuous systems, walls, connections, and composite systems. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 355 or graduate standing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Advanced topics in saturated flow, unsaturated flow, and consolidation. Stress-strain-deformation response of soils under both drained and undrained loading. Soil stabilization, and ground modification. Conventional and advanced field and laboratory strength testing. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 481 or graduate standing.

Standard penetration, cone penetration, and flat-plate dilatometer testing. Equipment operation and maintenance. Interpretation of SPT/CPT/DMT sounding data. Stratigraphic analysis. CPT/DMT-based analysis and design of shallow and deep foundations. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 481 or graduate standing.

Introduction to engineering seismology, dynamic behavior of soils, seismic site response analysis, seismic earth pressures, seismic stability of slopes, soil liquefaction and lateral spreading, and mitigation techniques. Computer-aided analysis. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 481 or graduate standing.

Classical and modern earth pressure theories. Lateral earth pressure calculations for general subsurface conditions. Analysis and design of reinforced concrete cantilever walls, sheetpile walls, soldier-pile walls, tie-back walls, and mechanically-stabilized earth. Computer-aided analysis and design. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 481 or graduate standing.

Analysis of stability by planar, circular arc, piecewise-linear, and composite-surface techniques. Analysis of earth-fill dams and reservoirs for static, steady flow, sudden drawdown, and seismic loading conditions. Field instrumentation. Methods for slope remediation and stabilization. Computer-aided analysis. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 481 or graduate standing.

Bearing capacity and settlement analysis of drilled shafts and driven piles. Analysis and design of single piles and pile groups for vertical, lateral, and combined loading. Construction procedures, field inspection, and load-testing. Computer-aided analysis and design. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: CE 481 or graduate standing.

Examination of current research activities and analysis/design philosophies in civil and environmental engineering practice. 1 seminar. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

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.