Course Descriptions for Undergrad Courses.

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112. Introduction to Civil Engineering (1 cr) Lec 1.
Introduction to civil engineering as a career by use of case studies; alternate approaches to engineering designs illustrated by use of engineering principles.

125. Ecology, the Environment, and the Engineer (3cr)
Investigation into the nature of ecology, man's relation with the environment and man's chance of survival in that environment, and the potential influence, for good or bad, of modern man's activities.

130. Computer-Aided Design (BSEN 130) (2 cr II) Lec 1, lab 3.
Prereq: AGEN/BSEN 112 or CIVE 112.
For course description, see BSEN 130.

221. Geometric Control Systems (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 3.
Prereq: MATH 106.
Introduction to the theory and application of mensuration and geometric information processing in civil engineering. Measurement of distance, direction, elevation and location using mechanical, electronic and satellite systems; collection of field data, error propagation; elementary geometric data bases for design, construction, operation and control of civil works.

252. Construction Materials Laboratory (1 cr) Lab 3.
Prereq: CNST 251 parallel.
Laboratory experiments on soils, concrete and other construction materials as they relate to in-service conditions and acceptability.

310. Fluid Mechanics (MECH 310) (3 cr)
Prereq: ENGM 373; MATH 221. Parallel: MECH 200.
For description see MECH 310.

310H. Honors: Fluid Mechanics (3 cr)
Prereq: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation; ENGM 373, MATH 221
Honor students required to study beyond levels expected of students in normal sections and prepare a special report.

319. Hydraulics Laboratory (1 cr) Lab 3.
Prereq or parallel: CIVE 310.
Hydraulics experiments and demonstrations. Velocity, pressure and flow measurements; pipe flow, open channel flow; hydraulic structures and machinery, hydrologic and sediment measurements and student projects

326. Introduction to Environmental Engineering (BSEN 326) (3 cr)
Prereq: freshman chemistry, and Differential equations.
Introduction to principles of environmental engineering including water quality, atmospheric quality, pollution prevention, and solid and hazardous wastes engineering. Design of water, air, and waste management systems.

326H. Honors: Introduction to Environmental Engineering (BSEN 326H)
(3 cr) Prereq: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation; CHEM 110 or 111 or 113, and MATH 221.
Introduction to principles of environmental engineering including water quality, atmospheric quality, pollution prevention, and solid and hazardous wastes engineering. Design of water, air, and waste management systems.

327. Environmental Engineering Laboratory (BSEN 327) (1 cr) Lab 3.
Prereq: CHEM 110 or 111 or 113, and MATH 221. Parallel: CIVE 326.
Environmental engineering experiments, demonstrations, field trips, and projects. Experiments include the measurement and determination of environmental quality parameters such as solids, dissolved oxygen, biochemical and chemical oxygen demand, and alkalinity.

328. Concrete Materials (2 cr I, II) lec 1, lab 3.
Prereq: CHEM 111 and ENGM 223.
Physical properties of cement and concrete. Sampling, testing, inspecting. Design of mixtures. Factors affecting strength. Specifications. Building forms and placing concrete.

334. Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 3.
Prereq: ENGM 325. Parallel: CIVE 310.
Soil composition, structure and phase relationships; soil classification. Principles of effective stress; loading induced subsurface stresses; load history; deformation and failure of soils. Elastic and limit analysis with applications to design for bearing capacity, settlement, retaining walls, and slope stability.
Steady-state seepage.

341. Introduction to Structural Engineering (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2.
Prereq: ENGM 325.
Introduction to the analysis and design of structural systems. Analyses of determinate and indeterminate trusses, beams, and frames, and design philosophies for structural engineering. Laboratory experiments deal with the analysis of determinate and indeterminate structures.

352. Introduction to Water Resources Engineering (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2.
Prereq: CIVE/MECH 310.
Introduction to water resources engineering design and planning, surface hydrology, ground water hydraulics, reservoirs and other control structures. Introduction to field measurement and computational methods in water resources.

353/853. Hydrology (NRES 853) (3 cr)
Prereq: MATH 106, not available for credit for engineering students.
Introduction to the principles of hy6drology, with emphasis on the components of the hydrologic cycle: precipitation, evaporation, groundwater flow, surface runoff, infiltration, precipitation runoff relationships.

361. Highway Engineering (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2.
Prereq: ENGM 223 and CIVE 221.
Introduction to the principles of highway engineering and traffic operations and control.

378. Materials of Construction (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 2.
Prereq: ENGM 325.
Introduction to the behavior, testing, and design of soil, portland cement concrete, steel, wood and composites. Experiments covering the concepts of stress and strain under axial, torsional, shear and flexural loading conditions. Common ASTM laboratory test procedures and specifications, field quality control tests and statistical applications.

401/801. Civil Engineering Systems (3 cr) Lec 3.
Prereq: MATH 221.
Systems analysis approach to civil engineering problems. Systems model elements and principles of systems theory with applications to civil engineering.

419/819. Flow Systems Design (3 cr) Lec 3.
Prereq: CIVE 326, or CIVE 327; parallel CIVE 352.
Application of hydraulic principles to the design of water distribution systems, sanitary and stormwater collection systems, channelized flow systems, and pumping facilities.

421/821. Hazardous Waste Management and Treatment (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE/BSEN 326.
Survey of the hazardous waste management system in the USA. State and federal hazardous waste regulations. Chemical characteristics of hazardous waste and unit operations and precesses used for treatment of soil, water, and air.

422/822. Pollution Prevention: Principles and Practices (BSEN 422/822) (3 cr)
Prereq: Permission.
Introduction to pollution prevention (P2) and waste minimization methods. Practical applications to small businesses and industries. Legislative and historical development of P2 systems analysis, waste estimation, P2 methods, P2 economics, and sources of P2 information.

424/824. Solid Waste Management Engineering (3 cr) Lec 3.
Prereq: CIVE 326, 334.
Planning, design and operation of solid and waste collection processing, treatment, and disposal systems including materials, resources and energy recovery systems.

425. Process Design in Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment (BSEN 425) (3 cr) Lec 3.
Prereq: CIVE/BSEN 326 and CIVE/MECH 310.
Design of unit operations and processes associated with drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities.

426/826. Design of Water Treatment Facilities (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 425 or permission.
Analysis of water supplies and design of treatment and distribution systems.

427/827. Design of Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Facilities (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 425 or permission.
Analysis of systems for wastewater treatment and disposal.

430/830. Fundamentals of Water Quality Modeling (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 326.
Comprehensive study of water quality and the effects of various water pollutants on the aquatic environment; modeling of water quality variables.

431/831. Small Treatment Systems (3 cr) Lec 3.
Prereq: Parallel CIVE/BSEN 425.
Design of small and decentralized waste water management systems.

432/832. Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes (3 cr) Lec 3.
Prereq: CIVE/BSEN 326 and CIVE/MECH 310.
Principles, applications, and limitations of bioremediation of hazardous wastes and design of some bioremdiation systems.

434/834. Soil Mechanics II (3 cr) Lec 3, lab 3.
Prereq: CIVE 334.
Application of the effective stress principle to shear strength of cohesive soil; analysis of stability of slopes. Development of continuum relationships for soil; solutions for stresses and displacements for an elastic continuum. Solution of the consolidation equation for various initial and boundary conditions.

434L/834L. Soil Mechanics II Lab (1 cr) Lab 1.
Prereq: CIVE 334 and parallel CIVE 434.
Determination of shear strength, deformation characteristics, permeability, and custom soil testing protocols to characterize soil behavior as part of slope stability analysis and design, solid waste containment, and finite element modeling.

436/836. Foundation Engineering (3 cr) Lec 3.
Prereq: CIVE 334.
Subsoil exploration and interpretation; selection of foundation systems; determination of allowable bearing capacity and settlement; design of deep foundations; pile driving analysis; control of groundwater.

436L/836L. Foundation Engineering (1 cr) Lab 1.
Prereq: CIVE 334.
Determination of shear strength, consolidation characteristics, and custom soil testing protocols to characterize soil behavior as part of foundation analysis and design.

440. Reinforced Concrete Design (3 cr) Lec 3.
Prereq: CIVE 341.
Introduction to the design concepts of reinforced concrete building components. The design of flexural and compression members, simple walls, foundations, and floor systems using the latest American Concrete Institute (ACI) design requirements.

441. Steel Design I (3 cr) Lec 3.
Prereq: CIVE 341.
Introduction to the design concepts for structural steel building components. Design of tension members, bolted and welded connections, column members, and beam members. Limit states design concepts used throughout, and emphasis on behavior of members and code design procedures.

443. Advanced Structural Analysis (3 cr) Lec 3.
Parallel: CIVE 441.
Continuation of the study of analysis for structural building systems. Matrix analysis methods, and computer solutions to indeterminate analysis problems.

444/844. Structural Design and Planning (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 2.
Prereq: CIVE 440 and 441. CIVE 844 is not available forgraduate credit for civil engineering students.
Principles of design of steel and reinforced concrete structural building systems, planning of building vertical and horizontal load resisting systems, and bridge systems. Several design projects involve indeterminate analysis and design concepts for both steel and reinforced concrete.

445/845. Structural Analysis III (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 341.
Computation of stress resultants in statically indeterminate structures, including beams and planar and three-dimensional frames and trusses, using matrix formulations (finite element method), advanced moment distributing techniques and column analogy. Consideration of shearing and axial deformations
in addition to the usual flexural deformations. Effects of temperature and pre-strain, support displacements, elastic supports, and axial-flexural interaction.

446/846. Steel Design II (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 441.
Continuation of CIVE 441, but directed toward building systems. Steel and timber structural systems.

447/847. Reinforced Concrete II (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 440.
Use of reinforced concrete design principles in special applications, including columns and footings, and additional design concepts, including deflections, prestressing, and torsion.

451/851. Introduction to Finit Element Analysis (ENGM 451/851) (3 cr)
Prereq: ENGM 325 and 480 or permission.
For course description, see ENGM 451/851.

452/852. Water Resources Development (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 352.
Theory and application of systems engineering with emphasis on optimization and simulation techniques for evaluating alternatives in water resources developments related to water supply, flood control, hydrolelectric power

454/854. Hydraulic Engineering (3 cr) Lincoln lec 2, lab 3; Omaha lec 3.
Prereq: CIVE 352.
Fundamentals of hydraulics with applications of mechanics of solids, mechanics of fluids, and engineering economics to the design of hydraulic structures. Continuity, momentum, and energy principles are applied to special problems from various branches of hydraulic engineering.

455/855. Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Engineering (BSEN 455/855) (3 cr)
Prereq: BSEN/CIVE 326; BSEN/ABEN 350 or CIVE 352; or permission. For description, see BSEN 455/855.

456/856. Surface Water Hydrology (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 352 or 353/853 or permission.
Stochastic analysis of hydrological data and processes including rainfall, runoff, infiltration, temperature, solar radiation, wind, and non-point pollution. Space-time hydrologic modeling with emphasis on the application of techniques in the design of engineering projects.

458/858. Groundwater Engineering (BSEN 458/858) (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 352 or AGEN/BSEN 350 or equivalent.
Application of engineering principles to the movement of groundwater. Analysis and design of wells, well fields, and artificial recharge. Analysis of pollutant movement.

459/859. Reliability of Structures (3 cr)
Prereq: Parallel CIVE 341.
Fundamental concepts related to structural reliabiltiy, safety measures, load models, resistance models, system reliability, optimum safety levels, and optimization of design codes.

460. Highway Design (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 361.
Design of roadways, intersections, interchanges, parking facilities, and land development site access and circulation. Emphasis on design projects.

461/861. Urban Transportation Planning (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 361.
Development of urban transportation planning objectives and goals. Data collection procedures, land use and travel forecasting techniques, trip generation, trip distribution, modal choice analyses, and traffic assignment. Site development and traffic impact analysis.

462/862. Airport Planning and Design (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 361.
Planning and design of general aviation and air carrier airports. Landside components include vehicle ground-access systems, vehicle circulation parking, and terminal buildings. Airside components include aircraft apron-gate area, taxiway system, runway system, and air traffic control facilities and airspace. Emphasis on design projects.

464. Traffic Control System Design (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 361.
Design of signalized intersections, arterial street and network signal systems, and freeway control systems. Emphasis on design projects.

465/865. Traffic Engineering Laboratory (1 cr) Lab 3.
Prereq: CIVE 361 and STAT 380.
Traffic engineering experiments and field studies used to measure traffic characteristics and driver/pedestrian behavior. Measurements of traffic flow, speed, density, travel time, delay, platoon dispersion, saturation flow, parking characteristics, and traffic conflicts. Perception-reaction time and gap acceptance measurements.

468/868. Portland Cement and Asphalt Concrete Laboratory (1 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 378 or equivalent.
Laboratory and field procedures used to obtain portland cement and asphalt concretes for engineered construction.

469/869. Pavement Design and Evaluation (3 cr) Lec 3.
Prereq: CIVE 334.
Thickness design of flexible and rigid pavement systems for highways and airports; design of paving materials; evaluation and strengthening of existing pavements.

475/875. Water Quality Strategy (ABGRO, CRPL, GEOL, MSYM, NRES, POLS, SOCI, 475/875; SOIL, WATS 475) (3 cr II) Lec 3.
Prereq: Senior standing or permission.
For course description, see AGRO 475/875.

476. Construction Cost Controls (CNST 476) (3 cr)
Prereq: ACCT 306 or 201 and 202.
Development of cost accounting principles and financial controls appropriate for construction contractors. Includes purchasing policies and procedures, labor and equipment cost reporting techniques, accounting procedures for control of materials and supplies, billing methods, principles of financial reporting and analysis.

485/885. Computer-Aided Interchange Design (3 cr) Lec, lab.
Prereq: CIVE 460.
Principles of high-speed traffic operations, safety, and decision making related to critical design parameters used for optimal interchange geometric designs through development of an interchange design project using graphical and civil engineering software.

490. Issues in Civil Engineering (1 cr) Lec 1.
Prereq: Senior standing in civil engineering or permission.
Basic elements of civil engineering practice; roles of all participants in the process-owners, designers, architects, contractors, and suppliers; emphasis on contractural aspect of the process-project estimating, planning and controls.

495. Senior Design Project (3 cr)
Parallel: Senior standing and CIVE 490.
Formulation and completion of a civil engineering design project.

495H. Horors: Senior Design Project (3 cr)
Prereq: Senior standing and good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.
Honor students required to study beyond levels expected of students in normal sections and prepare a special report.

498/898. Special Topics in Civil Engineering (1-6 cr)
Prereq: Permission.
Special problems, topics, or research in civil engineering.

499H. Honors Thesis (1-3 cr)
Prereq: Senior standing in civil engineering and admission in the University Honors Program.
Honors thesis research project meeting the requirements of the University Honors Program. Independent research project executed under the guidance of a member of the faculty of the Department of Civil Engineering which contributes to the advancement of knowledge in the field. Culminates in the presentation of an honors thesis to the Department and College.

823. Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes in Environmental Engineering (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 326, 425, or permission.

828. Environmental Engineering Chemistry (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 3.
Prereq: CIVE 326.

829. Biological Waste Treatment (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 3.
Prereq: CIVE 326.

835. Experimental Soil Mechanics (2 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 834 or permission.

842. Structural Dynamics (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 443.

848. Nonlinear Stuctural Analysis (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 443 or permission.

849. Reinforced Masonry Design (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 440 or permission.

850. Prestressed Concrete (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 341 and 440.

857. Applied Structural Analysis (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 451/851.

863. Highway Geometrics (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 361.

864. Traffic Characteristics (3 cr)
Prereq: CIVE 361, MATH 380.

866. Tansportation Planning and Economics (3 cr)

867. Transportation Safety Engineering (3 cr)

898. Special Topics in Civil Engineering (1-6 cr)

899. Masters Thesis (6-10 cr)