FAROUK MISHU, Ph.D., HEAD
ET 108, A.P. TORRENCE HALL
615-963-5421
Faculty: F. Chen, E. Isibor, I. McClain, P. Paily, R. Painter
General Statement: The Civil Engineering program systematically
builds upon the knowledge acquired in the study of the physical sciences,
mathematics, and engineering sciences to provide the students with a broad
base knowledge in the various areas of civil engineering and environmental
engineering. The program prepares the students for careers in the private
and public sectors and/or to pursue graduate study.
The educational objectives for the Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering are as follows:
- To provide the student with the knowledge of physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering science so that the student has the capability to delineate and solve civil and related engineering problems.
- To familiarize the student with the systematic scientific approach to the identification and solution of practical problems in civil and environmental engineering.
- To provide the student with design experience through the systematic application of engineering fundamentals to the design of civil and environmental components and systems.
- To develop professional attitudes, ethical character, effective communication and an understanding of the engineer’s responsibility to society.
- To provide the student with intellectual challenges designed to arouse curiosity and a desire for lifelong learning.
- To provide students with experiences which will prepare them to function effectively in multicultural and multidiscipline groups.
- To provide students with the hands-on experiential learning activities with traditional and modern civil and environmental engineering practices incorporating state of the art technologies and software.
The outcomes of the program require that the graduating student demonstrate the following:
- Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering;
- Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as, to analyze and interpret data;
- Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet needs;
- Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams;
- Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems;
- Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;
- Ability to communicate effectively;
- Broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context;
- Recognition of the need of an ability to engage in life-long learning;
- Knowledge of contemporary issues;
- Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice;
- Ability to understand, and use codes and standards in the analysis and design process;
- A business sense and understanding of the economics of industry; and
- A security sense and capability of integrating it into mechanical design.
Engineering Design Experience
The engineering design experience is stressed throughout the entire
curriculum formally and informally. Freshmen are introduced to design in
ENGR 1011 Introduction to Engineering II. Open-ended problems are assigned
to the students in various courses in order to develop their creativity.
Specifically, in ENGR 3200 Introduction to design, a design project problem
is assigned which requires formulation, specifications and considerations of
alternative solutions by each individual student. In Introduction to Design,
the student is introduced to economic analysis and statistical analysis in
the context of an engineering design. Design problems become more complex as
the Civil Engineering student advances through the curriculum and takes the
following design courses: CVEN 3200 Transportation Engineering, CVEN 3250
Hydraulics Engineering, CVEN 3350 Hydrology, CVEN 3420 Reinforced Concrete
Design, CVEN 4250 Water and Waste Water Engineering, CVEN 4320 Highway
Engineering, and one design elective course.
The student applies the above knowledge in a capstone design of a complete
system. The Capstone Design, which consists of two semester sequence of ENGR
4500 and ENGR 4510, is done under the guidance of a faculty advisor or an
industrialist and faculty advisor. The student must first present his/her
design proposal for acceptance by the advisor and the department head. Every
student is required to make an oral presentation on his/her project to
students, faculty, and/or jury of practitioners in a formal setting. The
student also presents a written report for approval by his/her advisor,
department head and College Dean before a final grade is given.
Design Electives:
CVEN 3440 Steel Design
CVEN 4280 Solid Waste Management
CVEN 4290 Air Pollution
CVEN 4440 Foundation Engineering
CVEN 4520 Civil Engineering Design
Departmental Requirements for Bachelor of Science-
Civil and Environmental Engineering 37 Semester Hours
Four Year Plan: Total hours = 128
Suggested Four-Year Plan:
Bachelor of Science Degree
Civil and Environmental Engineering
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | ||||
| FRESHMAN YEAR | ||||
| Fall Semester Courses | HR | Spring Semester Courses | HR | |
| ENGL 1010 | 3 | ENGL 1020 | 3 | |
| MATH 1915 | 4 | MATH 1925 | 4 | |
| CHEM 110 | 3 | PHYS 2110 | 3 | |
| CHEM 1111 | 1 | PHYS 2211 | 1 | |
| ENGR 1001 | 1 | ENGR 1011 | 1 | |
| ENGR 1151 | 1 | HIST 2010 | 3 | |
| ENGR 1000 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 14 | ||||
| Summer Session | HR | |||
| PHYS 2020 | 3 | |||
| PHYS 2021 | 1 | |||
| MATH 2115 | 3 | |||
| 7 | ||||
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | ||||
| Fall Semester Courses | HR | Spring Semester Courses | HR | |
| ENGL 2110 | 3 | ENGR 2000 | 3 | |
| ENGR 2110 | 4 | ENGR 2001 | 1 | |
| ENGR 2231 | 1 | ENGR 2010 | 4 | |
| MATH 2125 | 3 | ENGR 2120 | 4 | |
| COMM 2200 | 3 | MATH 3120 | 3 | |
| 14 | 15 | |||
| All students are required to pass the ENGINEERING ENTRANCE EXAMINATION prior to enrolling in Engineering Upper [300-400] level courses. Also they are required to take the Rising Junior Examination (RJE). | ||||
| JUNIOR YEAR | ||||
| Fall Semester Courses | HR | Spring Semester Courses | HR | |
| CVEN 3000 | 2 | CVEN 3130 | 2 | |
| CVEN 3100 | 3 | CVEN 3131 | 1 | |
| CVEN3120 | 3 | CVEN 3200 | 3 | |
| CVEN 3121 | 1 | CVEN 3410 | 3 | |
| ENGR 3200 | 3 | CVEN 4361 | 1 | |
| ENGR 3300 | 2 | ENGR 3400 | 3 | |
| ENGL 2120 | 3 | HIST 2020 | 3 | |
| 17 | 16 | |||
| SENIOR YEAR | ||||
| Fall Semester Courses | HR | Spring Semester Courses | HR | |
| CVEN 4250 | 3 | CVEN 3250 | 3 | |
| CVEN 4320 | 3 | CVEN 3350 | 3 | |
| ENGR 4500 | 1 | CVEN 3420 | 3 | |
| ENGR 4201 FE* | 0 | ENGR 4510 | 1 | |
| ENGR 4900 | 1 | Social Science Elective*** | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective** | 3 | Social Science Elective*** | 3 | |
| Design TECH ELEC** | 3 | 16 | ||
| 14 | ||||
|
*A student must have completed an application to take the FE exam
offered by the State Board in the same semester ENGR 4201 is taken. **This elective must be chosen from an approved General Education list of Humanities courses. ***This elective must be chosen from an approved General Education list of social Science courses. A student must take ETS examination during the final year. A practicum is required for eight (8) continuous weeks. |
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
CVEN 3000 Introduction to Environmental Engineering (2). Methods to
recognize, analyze and solve environmental problems related to air and
water. Introduction to regulatory criteria for governing pollution.
Prerequisite: Junior Standing. Co-requisite CVEN 3100. (Formerly CE 300).
CVEN 3100 Fluid Mechanics (3). Fluid properties; fluid pressure and
pressure forces; fluid flow fundamentals; continuity, Bernoulli and momentum
equations for ideal and real fluid flows; experiments in pipe flows and open
channel flows. Two hours lecture and three hours lab. Prerequisites: ENGR
2010, ENGR 2110; Co-requisite: ENGR 2120. (Formerly CE 310).
CVEN 3120 Mechanics of Materials (3). Concepts of stress and strain,
stress-strain relationships, shear and moment diagrams, shear and moment by
integration, torsion in shafts, bending and axial loads on determinate
beams, Stress Transformation. Prerequisite: ENGR 2110. (Formerly CE 312).
CVEN 3121 Mechanics of Materials Lab (1). A laboratory based on CVEN
3120 lecture material, one 3-hour lab per week. Co-requisite: CVEN 3120.
(Formerly CE 312).
CVEN 3130 Soil Mechanics (2). Principles of soil mechanics, index
properties of soils, particle size and gradation, soil identification and
classification, permeability of soils, failure criteria, concept of
effective stress in soils, shear strength and shear testing, settlement and
consolidation tests. Two lectures per week. Prerequisite: CVEN 3120.
(Formerly CE 313).
CVEN 3131 Soil Mechanics Lab (1). Laboratory based on CVEN 3120
lecture material, one 3-hour lab per week. Co-requisite: CVEN 3130.
(Formerly CE 313L).
CVEN 3200 Transportation Engineering (3). An introduction to urban
and rural transportation problems and the basic fundamentals for design,
construction, maintenance and operation of various transportation modes,
guideways and terminals. The course also includes introductory material in
mass transportation, traffic and accident analysis, and measurement systems.
This course will consist of two hours of lecture and three hours of lab.
Prerequisite: ENGR 2120, Co-requisites: ENGR 3200. (Formerly CE 320).
CVEN 3250 Hydraulic Engineering (3). Analysis and design of flow in
single and multiple pipes, and uniform and nonuniform flow in open channels;
pump performance and pump selection; concept of drag; model testing.
Prerequisite: CVEN 3100; Corequisites: ENGR 3200, ENGR 3400. (Formerly CE
325).
CVEN 3350 Hydrology (3). Study of the hydrologic cycle including
precipitation, and runoff; hydrograph analysis; methods to estimate peak
flows; design of drainage systems and flood control reservoirs.
Prerequisites: CVEN 3100; Co-requisite: ENGR 3200, ENGR 3400. (Formerly
CE 335).
CVEN 3410 Theory of Structures I (3). Reactions, shear forces and
moments in determinate structures from gravity and lateral loads, influence
lines, moving loads, deflections of beams, trusses and frames, introduction
to matrix methods of structural analysis. Prerequisite: CVEN 3120,ENGR 3400(
formerly CE 341)
CVEN 3420 Reinforced Concrete Design (3). Behavior and design of
rectangular beams and T-sections and one way slabs for bending, shear and
deflection. Topics also include design of columns for axial forces and
bending moments, shear and development of reinforcement, and introduction to
footing design. Prerequisite: CVEN 3410; Co-requisite: ENGR 3200.
(Formerly CE 342).
CVEN 3440 Steel Design (3). The analysis and design of structural
steel elements and connections by LRFD Method, including tension members,
compression members, beams and columns subjected to axial forces and bending
moments. Prerequisite: CVEN 3410; Co-requisite: ENGR 3200. (Formerly CE
344).
CVEN 4250 Water and Wastewater Engineering (3). Planning and design
of water supply and wastewater collection systems; estimation of population
trends; water demand; water quality criteria and water treatment processes;
treatment and disposal of wastewater. Prerequisites: CVEN 3000, CVEN 3100;
Co-requisites: ENGR 3200, ENGR 3400. (Formerly CE 425).
CVEN 4280 Solid Waste Management (3). Quantities and characteristics
of solid wastes; collection methods and equipment; recycling of wastes;
disposal methods including composting, incineration and sanitary landfills;
economics and planning of solid waste management systems. Prerequisite: CVEN
3000; Co-requisite ENGR 3200. (Formerly CE 428).
CVEN 4290 Air Pollution Control (3). Sources of primary an secondary
air pollution; production of air pollutants from combustion processes. air
pollution control devices; air quality modeling. Prerequisite: CVEN 3000;
Co-requisite: ENGR 3200. (Formerly CE 429).
CVEN 4350 Hazardous Waste Management (3). Generation of hazardous
wastes by industries; nature and quantities of hazardous wastes;
transportation, treatment and disposal; environmental impacts; risk analysis
of spills; management of radioactive wastes. Prerequisite: CVEN 3000.
(Formerly CE 435).
CVEN 4320 Highway Engineering (3). An introduction to the concepts of
design, construction, and maintenance of highway facilities including the
integration and application of various engineering principles and techniques
for comprehensive team projects. The course will include an introduction to
some of the most recent technologies available and responsive to the needs
of highway engineering. Prerequisite: CVEN 3200. (Formerly CE 432).
CVEN 4361 Environmental Engineering Laboratory (1). Basics of wet
chemical analysis of water samples; titrametric and spectrometric analysis;
evaluation of processes such as coagulations, thickening, adsorption and gas
transfer, etc. Two hours of lecture and three hours of lab. Prerequisite:
CVEN 3000. (Formerly CE 436L).
CVEN 4440 Foundation Engineering (3). Subsurface exploration,
retaining walls, shallow foundations, bearing capacity of soils, spread and
combined footings, raft foundations, deep foundations, piles, caissons and
piers. Prerequisite: CVEN 3130; Co-requisites: ENGR 3200, ENGR 3400.
(Formerly CE 444).
CVEN 4520 Civil Engineering Design (3). Civil engineering design
implementation in one or more of the following areas: structures,
geotechnical, water, environmental, and transportation. Prerequisite:
Consent of Instructor. (Formerly CE 436L).