Civil and Environmental Engineering Course Offerings

CEEN 10. Statics 3 sem. hrs.
Fundamentals of forces and force systems. internal and external forces. Support reactions. Definition of a free-body diagram (fBD). emphasis on development of fBD-drawing skills. Moment of a force. Force system resultants. Vector methods in two and three dimensions. equilibrium analysis of particles and rigid bodies. truss analysis by methods of joints and sections. analysis of simple frames and machines. analysis of friction. centroids of
com posite areas and volumes. resultants of distributed loads. Offered each term. Prereq: MATH 81. Same as MEEN 10.

CEEN 20. Dynamics 3 sem. hrs.
Fundamentals of motion of particles and rigid bodies. Application of Newton’s laws. Principles of position, velocity, and acceleration. use of work-energy and
impulse-momentum methods. introduction to vibrations. Offered each term. Prereq: CEEN 10 or MEEN 10. Same as MEEN 20.

CEEN 22. Statics and Dynamics 4 sem. hrs.
Fundamentals of forces, force systems and their application to static and dynamic bodies and systems of particles emphasizing vector methods in
two and three dimensions. equations of equilibrium. Ffriction, applications of Newton’s laws, energy and momentum methods. Offered each term.
Prereq: MATH 81. Same as MEEN 22.

CEEN 32. Elementary Surveying 3 sem. hrs.
Fundamental concepts and theory of engineering measurements; adjustment and use of instruments; computations; errors; measurement of distance,
difference in elevation, angles and directions; route surveying, construction surveys. Probability concepts and statistical analysis of field data. Offered
fall term. 2 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.

CEEN 43. Behavior and Properties of Engineering Materials 3 sem. hrs.
Introduction to the characteristic properties and the fundamental phenomenological behavior of the materials used by engineers with emphasis on steel, concrete, wood, and asphalt. laboratory experiment and testing is used to give knowledgeable perception of the behavior when materials are subjected to various loads. Probability concepts and statistical analysis of experimental data. offered fall term. 2 hrs. lec., 2 hrs. lab. Prereq: CEEN 130 or MEEN 130, which may be taken concurrently.

CEEN 91. Co-op Work Period 1 0 sem. hrs.
Registration for approved cooperative education program work assignments is required of all co-op students. Grading and credits are accomplished in the accompanying following term when registered for courses numbered 91, 92, etc. offered every term. Fee.

CEEN 92. Co-op Grading Period 1 1 sem. hr.
Grading for preceding co-op work assignments is accomplished by review of Employer Evaluation Forms, Work Exit Reports, and other materials as
required during each term in school following a work period. Offered every term. No tuition is charged for Grading Periods. S/U grade assessment.

CEEN 93. Co-op Work Period 2 0 sem. hrs.
Registration for approved cooperative education program work assignments is required of all co-op students. Grading and credits are accomplished in the accompanying following term when registered for courses numbered 91, 92, etc. Offered every term. Fee.

CEEN 94. Co-op Grading Period 2 1 sem. hr.
Grading for preceding co-op work assignments is accomplished by review of Employer Evaluation Forms, Work Exit Reports, and other materials as
required during each term in school following a work period. Offered every term. No tuition is charged for Grading Periods. S/U grade assessment.

CEEN 95. Co-op Work Period 3 0 sem. hrs.
Registration for approved cooperative education program work assignments is required of all co-op students. Grading and credits are accomplished in the accompanying following term when registered for courses numbered 91, 92, etc. Offered every term. Fee.

CEEN 96. Co-op Grading Period 3 1 sem. hr.
Grading for preceding co-op work assignments is accomplished by review of Employer Evaluation Forms, Work Exit Reports, and other materials as
required during each term in school following a work period. Offered every term. No tuition is charged for Grading Periods. S/U grade assessment.

CEEN 97. Co-op Work Period 4 0 sem. hrs.
Registration for approved cooperative education program work assignments is required of all co-op students. Grading and credits are accomplished in
the accompanying following term when registered for courses numbered 91, 92, etc. Offered every term. Fee.

CEEN 98. Co-op Grading Period 4 1 sem. hr.
Grading for preceding co-op work assignments is accomplished by review of Employer Evaluation Forms, Work Exit Reports, and other materials as
required during each term in school following a work period. Offered every term. No tuition is charged for Grading Periods. S/U grade assessment.

CEEN 110. Structural Analysis 3 sem. hrs.
Determining the loads that act on structures and load combinations. Basic concepts in structural analysis of determinate beams, trusses, and frames.
Deflections of determinate beams by moment area and conjugate beam methods. Development of basic virtual work concept to obtain deformations in determinate trusses, beams, and frames. Introduction to the solution of indeterminate structures by using the method of superposition. Influence lines for determinate beams. Prereq: CEEN 130 or MEEN 130.

CEEN 111. Matrix Structural Analysis 3 sem. hrs.
I introduction to symbolic and numerical linear engineering (ceen) forms, work exit reports, and other materials as required during each term in school following a work algebra computations using commercial software. Modeling axial, bending, and torsion deformations in structural members using polynomials. Application of the principle of virtual work to compute deflections
for statically determinate and indeterminate problems. Formulation of the matrix stiffness method via the principle of virtual displacements and the
matrix flexibility method via the principle of virtual forces. Application of the matrix stiffness method for solving statically indeterminate structural analysis
problems. Use of approximate methods of structural analysis (cantilever and portal methods) for critical evaluation of software-generated solutions. Use of
commercial software for structural analysis. Offered fall term. Prereq: CEEN 110.

CEEN 113. Steel Design 1 3 sem. hrs.
Interpretation of current codes as related to the physical behavior of steel structures. Design of structural steel members: tension, compression, flexural and beam-columns. introduction to design of connections. offered fall term. Prereq: CEEN 110.

CEEN 114. Steel Design 2 3 sem. hrs.
Continuation of CEEN 113. Design of beam-columns, plate girders, continuous beams, and composite beams. Design of connections and assemblages. introduction to the plastic design method. offered spring term. Prereq: CEEN 113.

CEEN 122. River Engineering 3 sem. hrs. Basic principles of open-channel hydraulics, flow resistance, gradually-varied flow, rapidly-varied flow, hydrologic and hydraulic flood routing, and river restoration/ naturalization. Prereq: CEEN 126.

CEEN 123. Urban Hydrology and Stormwater Management 3 sem. hrs. Distribution and properties of waters on the earth. concept of the hydrologic cycle, and basic prin-ciples of meteorology, precipitation, streamflow, evapotranspiration, and groundwater flow. Eosion and urban stormwater pollution. Design of urban flood protection and stormwater pollution
abatement systems. Offered fall term. Prereq: CEEN 151, or MEEN 107.

CEEN 124. Air Pollution Engineering 3 sem. hrs.
Topics covered include: public health aspects of air pollution, stationary and traffic sources, chemistry of air pollutants and aerosols, air pollution meteorol-ogy, dispersion modeling, regulations and criteria regarding pollution emissions and pollution control engineering. Offered occasionally. Prereq: Jr. stndg.

CEEN 126. Hydraulic Engineering 3 sem. hrs.
Fundamentals and applications of hydrostatics and hydrodynamics including pressurized pipe flow and pipeline network design, open channel flow, and sewer design, pump selection and flow measure-ment. laboratory assignments and demonstrations. Offered spring and summer terms. 2 hrs. lec., 2 hrs. lab. Prereq: CEEN 151 or MEEN 107.

CEEN 127. Water Resources Engineering 3 sem. hrs.
Surface waters, groundwater yields, probability con-cept in water resources design, water laws, reser-voirs and dams, open channels and flow regulation, irrigation and drainage, flood damage mitigation, hydroelectric power, water resources economy and planning. Offered spring term. Prereq: CEEN 126.

CEEN 128. Groundwater Engineering 3 sem. hrs.
Physical and chemical properties and principles of groundwater. Groundwater geology and interaction with the hydrologic cycle. Groundwater movement
and flow nets. Groundwater contamination. Offered occasionally. Prereq: CEEN 126 and CEEN 150.

CEEN 129. Geographical Information Systems in Engineering and Planning
3 sem. hrs.
Topics covered include: fundamentals of GIS, databases, data management, map projections, representations of spatial attributes, GIS analysis and GIS software systems such as ARC Info, ARC View, Grass. GIS use and expanded capabilities will be taught. Case studies including environmental,
transportation and economic applications will be discussed. Offered spring term. Prereq: Sr. stndg.

CEEN 130. Mechanics of Materials 3 sem. hrs.
Concepts of stress, strain and deflection. Factor of safety. Mechanical properties of materials. Stress and deformation calculations for cases of axially loaded rods, torsion of circular shafts, beam bending and combined loading. Horizontal shear connectors in built-up beams. Area moment of inertia. Parallelaxis theorem. Introduction to beam design. Stress concentration. Stress transformation and principal stress calculation by Mohr’s circle. Statically indeterminate analysis. Elastic buckling of columns.
Offered each term. Prereq: CEEN 10 or MEEN 10. Same as MEEN 130.

CEEN 139. Engineering Fundamentals Review 1 sem. hr.
Review of basic science, mathematics, engineering science and economics. Offered every term. S/U grade assessment. Prereq: Sr. stndg. Same as
MEEN 190.

CEEN 144. Reinforced Concrete Design 3 sem. hrs.
Fundamental concepts of reinforced concrete theory and design. Use of current design code for the analysis and design of basic structural members;
strength design for flexure, shear and development of reinforcement. Offered fall term. Prereq: CEEN 110.

CEEN 145. Advanced Strength and Applied Stress Analysis 3 sem. hrs.
Basic concepts of mechanics of deformable bodies. Two- and three-dimensional stress-strain relationships and theories of failure. Unsymmetrical
bending analyses. Shear flow and shear center. Torsion of thin-walled sections (tubular and nontubular). Composite beams. Stress concentration.
Energy principles: strain and complementary energy. Castigliano’s theorem. Offered fall term alternate years. Prereq: CEEN 130 or MEEN 130.

CEEN 146. Advanced Concrete and Masonry Design 3 sem. hrs.
Continuation of CEN 144, presenting advanced concrete theory and design: introduction to masonry design. Emphasis on code requirements and use
of various design aids including computer-aided design. Design of two-way slabs and reinforced concrete structural systems. Design and layout of
reinforced concrete and concrete masonry walls. Offered spring term. Prereq: CEEN 144.

CEEN 147. Prestressed Concrete Design 3 sem. hrs.
Introduction to the philosophy and concepts of prestressed concrete design. Study of the historical background, materials and methods of prestressing.
Use of current code and basic principles and procedures for the design and analysis of pretensioned and post-tensioned members including calculation
of loss of prestress, flexural analysis and design, shear, bond and anchorage requirements, member deflections and cable layouts. Offered occasionally.
Prereq: CEEN 144.

CEEN 148. Timber Structures 3 sem. hrs.
Study of basic wood properties and design considerations. Design and behavior of wood joints, beams, columns and beam columns. Introduction to plywood and glue laminated members. Analysis and design of structural diaphragms and shear walls. Offered fall term. Prereq: CEEN 110.

CEEN 149. Bridge Design 3 sem. hrs.
Introduction to bridge engineering including: an abbreviated history of bridge construction, bridge types, bridge nomenclature, lessons from failures,
and design philosophies. Design of single-span reinforced concrete slab bridges, reinforced concrete bridge decks, and single/multi-span slab-girder
bridges in prestressed concrete and structural steel. Aesthetic considerations in highway bridge design. Offered spring term. Prereq: CEEN 113 and CEEN 144.

CEEN 150. Environmental Engineering 3 sem. hrs.
Introduction to environmental engineering with a focus on the water environment. Topics include water quality, water resources, water supply, municipal water and wastewater systems, air quality, and solid and hazardous waste management. Offered fall term. Prereq: Jr. stndg.

CEEN 151. Mechanics of Fluids 3 sem. hrs.
Fundamental conservation laws of mass, momentum, and energy. Properties of fluids, hydrostatics, flow of real fluids in closed and open systems, dynamic
similarity, dimensional analysis, compressible flow, and potential fluid flow. Offered each term. Same as MEEN 107.

CEEN 152. Sustainable Engineering 3 sem. hrs.
Overview of sustainable engineering principles including environmental, economic and social equity issues. Tools, such as mass and energy balances
and life cycle assessment will be covered. Other topics include global warming, green house gases, green engineering, clean manufacturing, and sustainable management of energy and natural resources. Prereq: CEEN 150 or cons. of instr.

CEEN 154. Environmental Chemistry 3 sem. hrs.
Chemical stoichiometry, equilibrium, and kinetics relating to natural and engineered environmental systems. Basic concepts from organic and inorganic
chemistry including oxidation-reduction reactions, acid-base chemistry, the carbonate system, alkalinity, and acidity. Equilibrium and kinetic theories of
chemical partitioning among gas, liquid and solid phases governing chemical fate and transport in the environment. Coordination chemistry describing
metal-ligand interactions, precipitation, and bioavailability of materials. Offered fall term. Prereq: Sr. stndg. and CHEM 2.

CEEN 155. Industrial Wastewater Management 3 sem. hrs.
Review of federal legislation and state regulations with regard to industrial wastewater management practices. Consideration of industrial process
modifications and wastewater treatment options with respect to their effect on industrial user fees. Pretreatment standards and discharge permit
requirements. Case studies of specific industrial applications. Offered spring term of alternate years. Prereq: CEEN 150.

CEEN 156. Treatment Plant Design and Operation 3 sem. hrs.
Review of water and wastewater characteristics, drinking water, receiving water and effluent standards. Basic design methodology and operational
features of common physical, chemical and biological processes for the treatment of waters and wastewaters. Introduction to the processing and disposal of sludges and other treatment plant residuals. Offered fall term. Prereq: CEEN 150.

CEEN 157. Hazardous and Industrial Waste Management 3 sem. hrs.
Overview of hazardous waste management, disposal and soil and ground water remediation. Review of RCRA, CERCLA-SARA, TSCA and Wisconsin’s NR
700 and other regulations. Definition of hazardous wastes and Characterization of industrial waste stream. Chemical, physical and biological properties of hazardous wastes. Introduction to hazardous waste remediation/treatment methods and technologies. Landfills and the RCRA Land Ban regulations. Site assessments, field investigations and laboratory
analytical techniques. Environmental risk assessments, cleanup objectives and waste minimization. Offered spring term alternate years. Prereq: Sr. stndg. or cons. of instr.

CEEN 158. Environmental Engineering Microbiology 3 sem. hrs.
Includes microbiological and biochemical properties of microorganisms important in environmental engineering practice. General fundamentals of
environmental microbiology and their application to drinking water treatment and distribution, water pollution control, and natural systems. Offered alternate spring terms. Prereq: CEEN 150 or cons. of instr.

CEEN 159. Municipal Solid Waste Management 3 sem. hrs.
Introduction to municipal solid waste management and hazardous wastes associated with municipal solid wastes. Emphasizes the relationship between
the properties of wastes, the techniques and hardware used for waste handling and processing and the ultimate disposal (containment) of waste and other residual materials. Covers remediation of orphaned landfills. Examines the design of systems for the management and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes subject to economic factors, safety, reliability and ethical and social implications. Offered spring term alternate years. Prereq: CEEN 150.

CEEN 162. Geotechnical Engineering 3 sem. hrs.
Fundamental properties and the engineering characteristics of soil as a particulate mass aggregate. Origin, the formation and the development of soil deposits, the physical and hydraulic properties and the methods of predicting the behavior of soils for engineering applications are studied. Properties are investigated in the laboratory and reports are required. Offered spring term. 2 hrs. lec., 2 hrs. lab. Prereq: CEEN 130 or MEEN 130.

CEEN 163. Foundation Engineering 3 sem. hrs.
Design of foundation members subjected to vertical and eccentric loads. The effects of soil origin and deposition and the current codes and conventions
are analyzed in relation to bearing capacity and settlement of structures. Offered occasionally. Prereq: CEEN 162.

CEEN 170. Introduction to Transportation Engineering 3 sem. hrs.
Emphasis on forecasting methodologies - applications to transportation. Use of spreadsheets for simple and multiple linear regression, statistical charts.
Airport airside systems based on FAA guidelines. Road user and vehicle characteristics, geometric design of roadways including horizontal and vertical
alignment and cross-sectional elements. Signalized intersections. Emphasis on technical-report writing. Offered spring term. Prereq: Jr. stndg.

CEEN 172. Highway Planning and Design 3 sem. hrs.
Emphasis on highway planning, alternate highway alignments and alternate evaluation, Also geometric design of highways including horizontal and vertical
alignment, cross-section design. Projects on detailed design of reverse curves (plan and profile views); intersection design; cross-section and earthwork quantities. Legal aspects of engineering. Use of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials design guidelines. Offered spring term. 2 hrs. lec., 2 hrs. lab. Prereq: CEEN 170 or cons. of instr.

CEEN 173. Airport Planning and Design 3 sem. hrs.
Introduction to airport planning and design parameters, aircraft Characteristics, payload versus range, runway length requirements, air traffic control, wind analysis, airside capacity and delay, airside separation criteria, terminal analysis and delay, airport access flow and capacity, ramp charts. Economic analysis of facility improvements. Offered fall term. Prereq: CEEN 170 or cons. of instr. This course is a design elective.

CEEN 174. Pavement Design 3 sem. hrs.
Study of the behavior and properties of pavements with emphasis on asphalt and Portland cement concrete pavements. Structural design of pavement
systems using current design methods. Use of computer programs and their application in the design of pavements. Offered fall term.

CEEN 175. Pavement Management 3 sem. hrs.
Study of the performance of pavement systems based on design, traffic and maintenance activities. Methods for evaluating in-service pavements including
condition surveys, nondestructive testing and destructive testing. Development of maintenance strategies for highway and airfield pavements and life-cycle cost analysis of these strategies. Offered spring term. Prereq: CEEN 174 or cons. of instr.

CEEN 176. Traffic Characteristics and Design 3 sem. hrs.
Components of the traffic system: vehicle and road user characteristics, geometric design and traffic controls. Intersection types, cross-section design
elements and typical dimensions. Basic variables of traffic flow, observed traffic flow values. Freeway operations. Signalized intersections: flow, capacity,
level of service. Projects addressing: intersection existing conditions (traffic, geometry, signalization); approach delay; safety performance; capacity;
suggestions for improvements. Use of the Highway Capacity Manual and the Highway Capacity Software. Emphasis on technical report-writing and
presentation. Offered fall term. Prereq: CEEN 170 or cons. of instr.

CEEN 177. Advanced Transportation Materials 3 sem. hrs.
Advanced study of materials used for constructing transportation facilities, with particular emphasis on subgrade soils, bound and unbound aggregates, hot mix asphalt and Portland cement concrete. Laboratory test methods and analytical models used for characterizing transportation materials will be
examined. Variations in material properties as a result of loading and environmental factors will be addressed. Offered fall terms. Prereq: CEEN 43 and CEEN 162.

CEEN 178. Traffic Engineering 3 sem. hrs.
Design, analysis and use of traffic control devices. Traffic administration, traffic flow theory, and highway capacity. An introduction to computer and
traffic engineering. Offered spring term. Prereq: CEEN 176 or cons. of instr.

CEEN 180. Introduction to Construction Management 3 sem. hrs.
Construction contracts, contract bonds, construction funding, cash flow analysis, labor productivity and cost, equipment productivity and cost. Analytical techniques for project planning and scheduling. Construction safety. Offered fall term. Prereq: Sr. stndg and INEN 120; or cons. of instr.

CEEN 181. Construction Cost Analysis and Estimating 3 sem. hrs.
Study of various cost estimating methods and their applications. Topics include: labor, material, equipment and indirect costs; quantity takeoff; analysis of historical cost data; forecasting and computerized estimating methods. Offered spring term. Prereq: CEEN 180 and CEEN 191 or cons. of instr.

CEEN 183. Engineering Decisions Under Uncertainty 3 sem. hrs.
Application of probability and statistics to modeling, analysis and design of civil engineering systems. Topics include: probability theory, decision theory,
utility theory, and simulation. Offered spring term. Prereq: Sr. stndg.

CEEN 185. Urban Planning for Civil Engineers 3 sem. hrs.
Concepts and principles underlying urban planning and development. Land use, transportation, utility, community facility planning problems, procedures,
and techniques. The master plan and implementation devices such as zoning, subdivision control, official mapping, capital budgeting, and urban renewal.
Offered spring term. Prereq: Cons. of instr.

CEEN 187. Environmental Seminar 0 sem. hrs.
Topics related to environmental engineering, including subjects such as air pollution, urban hydrology and stormwater management, wastewater treatment and hazardous waste management. Offered each term. S/U grade assessment.

CEEN 188. Topics in Civil Engineering 1-3 sem. hrs.
Course content announced each term. Offered occasionally.
Prereq: Cons. of instr.

CEEN 189. Civil Engineering Design 4 sem. hrs.
Design of selected civil engineering projects including planning, preliminary analysis and final design. Different projects are selected each year. Students are assigned to project teams with specific tasks under the direction of a faculty course coordinator. Professional engineers from local firms propose
projects and act as consultants to each design team. Emphasis is placed on student initiative, responsibility and resourcefulness in an open-ended project. A final written design report and oral presentation are required for each design team. Emphasis on technical communications, professional ethics and engineering practices. Offered spring term. 3 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab. Prereq: CEEN 113 and CEEN 144, or cons. of instr.

CEEN 190. Decent and Affordable Housing 3 sem. hrs.
Through helping to construct a Habitat for Humanity house; through listening to and debating with guest lecturers who are helping to build housing units for
low income people; and through reading and discussing books, articles, and other selected documents that focus on the problems of the central cities, the
students will learn that decent and affordable housing is an issue of social justice and it can become a reality wherever there is a will to make it happen.

CEEN 191. Construction Equipment and Methods 3 sem. hrs.
Construction equipment and productivity analysis. Design of equipment fleet operations. Building construction methods and design of temporary structures used during construction such as earthretaining structures, formwork systems, and temporary bracing systems. Safety standards related to earthwork, concrete, masonry, carpentry and steel operations. Offered fall term. Prereq: Sr. stndg.

CEEN 192. Engineers and Technology Through History 3 sem. hrs.
The history, including individuals and tradition, that have contributed to the development and growth of technology and engineering in the United States.
Topics include: ancient and medieval engineering, early U.S. engineers, the Industrial Revolution, railroads and engineers, transportation, urban growth,
and engineers of the 20th century.

CEEN 193. Health, Environment and Infrastructure in Latin America 3 sem. hrs.
Students will explore the relationship between Latin American culture and engineering infrastructure. Emphasis is placed on alleviation of poverty and
international development. Students will become familiar with (1) Latin American culture, history, and politics, (2) peace and justice issues, (3) water
treatment, wastewater treatment, and environmental protection (4) engineering infrastructure, and (5) health care issues. The needs of developing countries and the advantages and disadvantages of highly developed infrastructure systems will be highlighted. Students are asked to reflect on the importance of engineering works in light of lecture and reading viewpoints, with the goal of gaining a richer understanding of the implications of culture within infrastructure development. The course will culminate in each student writing a paper combining information gained through reading, lecture, and service learning to emphasize a course-related topic.
Participation in an international or domestic service learning project is required. A variety of projects will be made available by the instructor.

CEEN 195. Independent Study 1-3 sem. hrs.
Undergraduate independent study project of either a theoretical or experimental nature. Offered every term. Prereq: Jr. stndg., 3.000 G.P.A., cons. of instr., and cons. of dept. ch.