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CIVI   201 CIVIL ENGINEERS AND THE WORLD WE BUILD   Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
An overview of how civil engineering projects
(bridges,skyscrapers,highways, transit systems etc.) are conceived,
financed, designed, and built.  Will include case studies, lectures,
labs, and field trips. No previous engineering or mathematics background
required. Designed for engineering freshman and interested non-majors.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM RL*201   Durrani, Ahmad                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   300 MECHANICS OF SOLIDS I                    Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Analysis of stress and deformation of solids with applications to beams,
circular shafts and columns.  Study of engineering properties of
materials and failure theories.
Prereq- Civi 211 or Mech 211.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM RL*201   Nagarajaiah, Satish            *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   302 STRENGHT OF MATERIALS LAB                Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Instruction in standard tension, compression, and torsion tests of
ferrous and nonferrous metals.  Includes experimental techniques and the
behavior of structural elements.  Limited enrollment.  Preference given
to civil engineering majors.  Required for B.S.C.E.
001 T       02:30PM-05:30PM RL*111   Nagarajaiah, Satish            *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   304 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS I                    Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Analysis of statically determinate structures, including trusses, beams,
and frames; stability and determinacy; influence lines for moving loads.
 Calculation of deflections.  Introduction to analysis of indeterminate
structures. Prereq Civi 211 and concurrent registration in Civi 300.
001 MWF     08:00AM-08:50AM RL*231   Younan, Adel                   *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   306 STEEL DESIGN                             Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Design of steel members, connections, and assemblies.  Behavior of steel
members as related to design.
Prereq- Civi 304.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM RL*231   Terk, Michael                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   321 THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER: ROLES AND RES Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
An examination of the Engineer at work in society through a case study
investigation of the processes by which tasks are accomplished and the
roles and corresponding responsibilities assumed by Engineers in
assuring the effectiveness of their efforts.
Prereq- Engi 302/Civi 320
Also offered as Engi 321
001 T       01:00PM-02:15PM RL*231   Moore, Pat                     *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   322 ENGINEERING ECONOMICS AND MGMT           Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
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.
Also offered as Engi 303.
001 M       05:45PM-09:45PM RL*201   Segner, E                      *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   403 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN               Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Material properties, flexural strength of rectangular and T-sections;
strength design of beams, one-way slabs and footings; shear strength;
deflections; and column design. Use of handbooks and computer programs
for design.
Prereq- Civi 304.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM RL*201   Durrani, Ahmad                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   404 CONCRETE LABORATORY                      Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Tests of materials and reinforced concrete members.
Prereq- Civi 403 (concurrent).
001 W       02:00PM-05:00PM RL*202   Durrani, Ahmad                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   451 INTRO TO TRANSPORTATION                  Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Operational characteristics of transport modes, elements of
transportation planning, and design of stationary elements.
001 MW      01:00PM-02:15PM RL*201   Sedlak, John                   *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   464 HYDROLOGY & WATERSHED ANALYSIS           Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Fundamentals of the hydrologic cycle, hydrography techniques, flood
routing, and open channel flow; local watershed application and
laboratory.
Also offered as Envi 412.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM ML*251   Bedient, Philip                *CURRENT ENR: 0
001 TH      02:30PM-04:30PM ML*251   Bedient, Philip                *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   465 HYDROLOGY DESIGN LAB                     Credits 0.00  Spring 2000
Use of hydrologic models for design and analysis of water resource
systems.
Cross-listed with Envi 512
001 TH      02:30PM-04:30PM          Bedient, Philip                *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   480 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT                    Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
This course is intended to synthesize and apply engineering knowledge to
the design of a real-life project.  Projects may include laboratory or
design efforts and are to be carried out as teams of three or more
students.  Entire semester is devoted to the project and preparation of
the final report.
Prereq- Senior standing.
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   499 SPECIAL PROBLEMS                         Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Study of selected topics including individual investigations, special
lectures, and seminars.  Offered upon mutual agreement of faculty and
student.
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   500 ADVANCED MECHANICS OF SOLIDS I           Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
General analysis of stress and infinitesimal strain, linear elastic and
thermo-elastic stress-strain relations.  Formulation and solution of
boundary value problems, including torsion and flexure of cylinders,
plane problems, flexure of plates, and selected three-dimensional
problems.  Approximate solutions by energy methods and the finite
element method.  Intended for graduate students, others by permission of
instructor.
001 MW      08:30AM-09:50AM          Nordgren, Ronald               *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   519 THEORY OF SHELLS                         Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Introduction to theories of shells with applications to practical
problems.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:20PM RL*201   Nordgren, Ronald               *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   540 STEEL BUILDING DESIGN                    Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Practical considerations from the conceptual stage to the final
analysis; including design parameters and serviceability limitations.
Prereq- Civi 305, 306, 403.
001 TTH     08:00AM-09:15AM RL*202   Banavalkar, P.                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   550 PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS IN COMPUTER-AIDED E Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Introduction to fundamental issues in computer-aided engineering (CAE);
control of the complexity of developing large-scale CAE software;
decompositions and abstraction strategies used to produce modular
programs; data structures and associated algorithms used to build CAE
systems; engineering information management and computer graphics.
Prereq- Caam 210 or 211; or Comp 210.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:20PM RL*202   Terk, Michael                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   555 INTERNET ENABLED ENGINEERING             Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Introduction tothe Internet and the Internet's impact on engineering
activities.  Covers issues involved in creating World Wid Web sites that
support engineering activities.  Topics include: overview of basic WWW
technology, use of WWW to support engineering activities, analysis of
the existing engineering WWW sites, engineering technology, and future
impact on engineering practice.
001 TH      02:30PM-03:30PM RL*201   Terk, Michael                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   570 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING                   Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Soil exploaration, bearing capacity and settlements of foundations, soil
improvement, geotechnical analysis and design of spread and special
footings, beam foundations, mats, soil-structure interactions, floating
foundations, piles, pile groups, pier and caissons, earth pressures,
earth and concrete walls, cantilever and anchored sheet-pile walls,
braced and tie-back excavations.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:45AM RL*231   Dakoulas, Panos                *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   571 SOIL DYNAMICS                            Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Introduction to vibrations and wave propagation in elastic media.
Behavior of soil subjected to dynamic and cyclic loading, including
field and laboratory testing.  Engineering applications, focusing on
modification of ground shaking caused by the soil, liquefaction of
sands, seismic behavior of dams, machine foundations, etc.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM RL*231   Dakoulas, Panos                *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   610 HIGH PERFORMANCE STRUCTURES              Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Elements of linear systems and control theory, transform methods, state
space methods, feedback control,  and Lyapunov's method.  Analytical
modeling of structures, control algorithms, and response to dynamic
loading.  Base isolation, passive energy dissipation, smart materials
and devices, active, hybrid and semi-active structural control
applications monitoring, and case studies.
Prereq- CIVI 521 or MECH 502, CIVI 527
001 MW      02:00PM-03:15PM RL*231   Nagarajaiah, Satish            *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   699 SPECIAL PROBLEMS                         Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
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.
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

CIVI   800 RESEARCH AND THESIS                      Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

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