Courses
The online catalog includes the most recent changes to courses and degree requirements that have been approved by the Faculty Senate, including changes that are not yet effective. Courses showing two entries of the same number indicate that the course information is changing. The most recently approved version is shown first, followed by the older version, in gray, with its last-effective term preceding the course title. Courses shown in gray with only one entry of the course number are being discontinued. Course offerings by term can be accessed by clicking on the term links when viewing a specific campus catalog.
Civil Engineering (CE)
203 Civil Engineering Computer Applications 2 (1-3) Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering; sophomore standing. Advanced civil engineering computer applications including Geographical Information Systems, Revit, and Excel. Typically offered Spring.
211 Statics 3 Course Prerequisite: MATH 172, 182, or concurrent enrollment; 4 credits of PHYSICS 201, or PHYSICS 201 and 211 or concurrent enrollment, or PHYSICS 205 or concurrent enrollment. Engineering mechanics concepts; force systems; static equilibrium; centroids, centers of gravity; shear and moment diagrams; friction; moments of inertia. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
215 Mechanics of Materials 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 211 with a C or better. Concepts of stress, strain, and their relationships; axial loads, torsion and bending; combined stress; properties of materials; columns, repeated loadings. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
302 Introduction to Surveying 2 (1-3) Course Prerequisite: MATH 171; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or Construction Management; sophomore standing. Surveying data collection, analysis and application; measuring distances and angles using total stations and global positioning systems; analysis of errors in measurements. Typically offered Fall and Summer.
302 (Effective through Summer 2024) Introduction to Surveying 2 (1-3) Course Prerequisite: MATH 171; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or Construction Management; junior standing. Surveying data collection, analysis and application; measuring distances and angles using total stations and global positioning systems; analysis of errors in measurements. Typically offered Fall and Summer.
315 Fluid Mechanics 3 Course Prerequisite: ME 212; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Fluid statics, laminar and turbulent flow, similitude, pipe flow, boundary layer, lift and drag and measurement techniques. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
317 [M] Geotechnical Engineering I 4 (3-3) Course Prerequisite: CE 215 with a C or better; CE 315 or concurrent enrollment; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Structure, index properties, and classification of soils; compaction; effective stress; seepage; consolidation and shear strength. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
320 Construction Materials 3 (2-3) Course Prerequisite: CE 211 with a C or better; CE 215 with a C or better; COM 400 or concurrent enrollment, or ENGLISH 402 or concurrent enrollment; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Introduction to construction materials and their behaviors; characteristics of the primary materials used in civil engineering; steel, aluminum, Portland cement, admixtures, aggregates, Portland cement concrete, masonry, and wood; laboratory tests to evaluate the physical and mechanical properties of commonly used construction materials. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
321 Numerical Methods for Civil and Environmental Engineers 2 (1-2) Course Prerequisite: MATH 220; MATH 273. Computer assisted (numerical) solution of engineering problems; algorithmic thinking skills; programming fundamentals. Recommended preparation: CE 203, STAT 360 or 370. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
322 Transportation Engineering 3 Course Prerequisite: STAT 360 or concurrent enrollment or STAT 370 or concurrent enrollment; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Road-vehicle interaction, geometric design, traffic flow and queuing theory, highway capacity and level of service, and introduction to pavement design and materials. Typically offered Fall and Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
330 Introduction to Structural Engineering 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 215 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Introduction to structural analysis and design; structural modeling; design philosophies; deflections; indeterminate analysis by the Force Method. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
341 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3 Course Prerequisite: CHEM 105. Impact of pollutants on the environment; pollution sources and sinks; engineering aspects of air and water quality; introduction to pollution control. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
351 Water Resources Engineering 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 315 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Application of fluid mechanics to hydraulic infrastructure, principles of open channel flow, and introduction to surface and ground water hydrology. Typically offered Fall and Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
400 Highway Materials Engineering 3 (2-3) Course Prerequisite: STAT 360 or concurrent enrollment or STAT 370 or concurrent enrollment; ME 220; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering; senior standing. Basic properties and mix designs of aggregates, asphalt, concrete and recycled materials; quality assurance, quality control. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
401 Climate Change Science and Engineering 3 Course Prerequisite: CHEM 105; MATH 172; 4 credits of PHYSICS 201, or PHYSICS 201 and 211, or PHYSICS 205; admitted to any major. Engineering solutions for climate change problems; basic science of climate change, engineering for mitigation and adaptation, and climate change policy. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
402 Applied Meteorology 3 Course Prerequisite: MATH 172 or 182; 4 credits of PHYSICS 201, or PHYSICS 201 and 211, or PHYSICS 205; admitted to any major. Atmospheric physical behavior across spatial scales linking concepts of meteorological phenomena to engineering design principles. Credit not granted for both CE 402 and CE 502. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
403 Air Quality Management 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 341 or CHE 201; admitted to the major in Bioengineering, Chemical Engr, Civil Engr, Computer Engr or Sci, Construction Engr, Electrical Engr, Materials Science & Engr, Mechanical Engr, or Software Engr. Air pollution from the perspective of an environmental manager; regulatory framework, management strategies, monitoring, modeling tools, and control technologies. Credit not granted for both CE 403 and CE 503. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
405 Decision-Making for Sustainable and Resilient Civil Infrastructure 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Architecture, Construction Engr, Construction Mgt, Civil Engr, Electrical Engr, Bioengineering, Chemical Engr, Mechanical Engr, Computer Science, Materials Science Engr, or Computer Engr; senior standing. Decision analysis framework within the context of civil engineering; mathematical (probabilistic) formulations for decision-making; life-cycle assessment; life-cycle cost analysis; theory of sustainability and resilience. Credit not granted for both CE 405 and CE 505. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Fall and Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
407 Stormwater 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 341 or CE 351. Overview of stormwater and best management practices including both traditional (sewers, drainage channels, detention facilities) and innovative (low-impact design) approaches. Typically offered Fall.
414 Structural Design Loads and Load Paths 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 330 with a C or better; STAT 360 or concurrent enrollment, or STAT 370 or concurrent enrollment; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Understanding of load, load path determination techniques, performance of various materials, and the interface between material design standards and building codes. Typically offered Fall and Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
415 Environmental Measurements 3 (1-6) Course Prerequisite: CE 341; STAT 360 or concurrent enrollment or STAT 370 or concurrent enrollment; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Theory and laboratory measurement techniques used in analyzing environmental quality parameters. Required preparation for graduate students must include CE 341. Credit not granted for both CE 415 and CE 515. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
416 Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory 3 (1-6) Course Prerequisite: CE 315; STAT 360 or concurrent enrollment or STAT 370 or concurrent enrollment; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Experiments related to fluid flow principles and their application to hydraulic engineering. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
418 Hazardous Contaminant Pathway Analysis V 3-4 Course Prerequisite: CE 341 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Hazardous waste properties, chemodynamics, and health effects; introduction to risk assessment and hazardous waste remediation. Credit not granted for both CE 418 and CE 518. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
419 Hazardous Waste Treatment 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 418 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Principles of operation and application of processes in design of technologies used in hazardous waste treatment and remediation. Credit not granted for both CE 419 and CE 519. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
425 Soil and Site Improvement 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 317 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Compaction theory and methods; deep densification of soils; advanced consolidation theory, preloading, vertical drains, chemical stabilization, grouting; design with geosynthetics. Required preparation for graduate students must include CE 317. Credit not granted for both CE 425 and CE 525. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
430 Analysis of Indeterminate Structures 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 330 with a C or better; MATH 220; E E 221 or CE 321; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering. Stiffness methods for the analysis of trusses, beams, and frames; matrix models; and computer applications. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
431 Structural Steel Design 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 330 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Design of steel structures by load and resistance factor design (LRFD); behavior and design of beams, columns, tension members and connections. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
433 Reinforced Concrete Design 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 330 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Behavior, analysis, and design of reinforced concrete structures; flexure; shear; bond; serviceability requirements; design of beams, columns, and slabs. Typically offered Fall and Summer. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
434 Masonry Design 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 330 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Behavior and design of masonry structures. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
435 Foundations 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 317 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Site investigation; bearing capacity, settlement and design of shallow foundations, piles and piers; design of retaining walls. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
436 Design of Timber Structures 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 330 with a C or better; CE 414 or concurrent enrollment; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Engineering properties of wood materials; analysis and design of members, connections, trusses, shearwalls and structural diaphragms; durability and moisture effects on engineered wood products. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
437 Structural Composites Design 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 330. Behavior, analysis and design of fiber-reinforced plastic composite structures; micro, ply and laminate mechanics; reinforcement of concrete and wood.
442 Water and Wastewater Treatment Design 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 341 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or Environmental Science. Water and wastewater treatment processes and design. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
450 Designing Water Resource Systems 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 351 with a C or better; E E 221 or CE 321; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering. Design and implementation of engineered hydraulic and hydrologic systems; site assessment; distribution networks; remediation systems; sustainable use; restoration; project based. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
451 Open Channel Flow 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 351 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Steady, non-uniform flow; controls and transitions in fixed-bed channels. Credit not granted for both CE 451 and CE 551. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
456 Sustainable Development in Water Resources 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 351 with a C or better; E E 221 or CE 321; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering. Sources of freshwater in Pacific Northwest; water demands; climate change impacts on water availability; approaches for developing sustainable water yield. Typically offered Fall.
460 Engineering Hydrology 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 351 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Components of the hydrologic cycle; conceptual models; watershed characteristics; probability/statistics in data analysis; hydrographs; computer models; design applications. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
463 Engineering Administration 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted major in Architectural St, Bioengineering, Chem Engr, Civil Engr, Computer Engr or Sci, Construct Engr or Mgt, Electrical Engr, Interior Des, Land Arch, Materials Sci & Engr, Mech Engr, or Software Engr; sophomore standing. Engineering economy; annual cost, present worth, rate of return, and benefit-cost ratio in engineering decision making; basic contract law. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
465 [CAPS] [M] Integrated Civil Engineering Design 4 (1-6) Course Prerequisite: CE 203; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering; senior standing. Civil engineering applications to planning and design; problem synthesis, data analysis, decision making and reporting; design of complete projects that include local and world-wide problems through interdisciplinary teams. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
466 Fundamentals of Civil Engineering Examination Review 1 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Civil Engr, Construction Engr, Electrical Engr, Bioengineering, Chemical Engr, Mechanical Engr, Computer Science, Materials Science Engr, or Computer Engr; senior standing. Review of topics to prepare for the Civil Engineering Fundamentals of Engineering Examination. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
472 Durable and Sustainable Pavements and Bridges 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 215 with a C or better; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Introduction to durability and sustainability concepts and practices related to pavements and bridges; deterioration mechanisms of Portland cement concrete and asphalt concrete; holistic perspectives for infrastructure management; effective materials and techniques for pavement and bridge preservation. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
473 Pavement Design 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 317; ECONS 101 or 102; CE 322 or concurrent enrollment; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Pavement performance evaluation, material characterization, traffic analysis, pavement structural response analysis, transfer function application, and pavement design procedures for both flexible and rigid pavements. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
475 Groundwater 3 (2-3) Course Prerequisite: CE 317 or SOE 315; MATH 140 or concurrent enrollment, or MATH 172 or 182 or concurrent enrollment. Introduction to groundwater occurrence, movement, quality, and resource management, emphasizing physical and biogeochemical principles. Field trip required. (Crosslisted course offered as SOE 475, CE 475.) Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
476 Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 317; admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Engineering concept and information needed to maintain, evaluate, repair and rehabilitate pavements and design of flexible and rigid overlays. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
480 [M] Ethics and Professionalism 1 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering; senior standing. Professional aspects of civil engineering. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
488 Professional Practice Coop/Internship I V 1-2 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course Prerequisite: By department permission. Practicum for students admitted to the VCEA Professional Practice and Experiential Learning Program; integration of coursework with on-the-job professional experience. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGR 488, BIO ENG 488, CHE 488, CE 488, CPT S 488, E E 488, ME 488, MSE 488, SDC 488.) Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, F grading.
488 (Effective through Spring 2024) Professional Practice Coop/Internship I V 1-2 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course Prerequisite: By department permission. Practicum for students admitted to the VCEA Professional Practice and Experiential Learning Program; integration of coursework with on-the-job professional experience. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGR 488, BIO ENG 488, CHE 488, CE 488, CPT S 488, E E 488, ME 488, MSE 488, SDC 488). Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, F grading.
495 Engineering Experience V 1-4 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 4 credits. Course Prerequisite: By interview only. Leadership, service, or professional experience commensurate with departmental requirements. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, F grading.
498 Special Topics in Civil Engineering V 1-4 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering. Contemporary topics in civil engineering. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
499 Special Problems V 1-4 May be repeated for credit. Course Prerequisite: By department permission. Independent study conducted under the jurisdiction of an approving faculty member; may include independent research studies in technical or specialized problems; selection and analysis of specified readings; development of a creative project; or field experiences. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, F grading.
501 Advanced Topics in Transportation Engineering V 2-4 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 credits. Special topics course in transportation engineering. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
502 Applied Meteorology 3 Atmospheric physical behavior across spatial scales linking concepts of meteorological phenomena to engineering design principles. Credit not granted for both CE 402 and CE 502. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
503 Air Quality Management 3 Air pollution from the perspective of an environmental manager; regulatory framework, management strategies, monitoring, modeling tools, and control technologies. Credit not granted for both CE 403 and CE 503. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
504 Sustainability Engineering I 3 Green building and sustainable development topics including low impact development (LID) stormwater design and environmental life cycle assessment (LCA). Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
505 Decision-Making for Sustainable and Resilient Civil Infrastructure 3 Decision analysis framework within the context of civil engineering; mathematical (probabilistic) formulations for decision-making; life-cycle assessment; life-cycle cost analysis; theory of sustainability and resilience. Credit not granted for both CE 405 and CE 505. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
506 Theory and Measurement of Turbulent Fluxes 3 Fundamental concepts of turbulence and turbulent fluxes in the atmospheric surface later, the statistical description of turbulence and turbulent fluxes, eddy covariance systems, and post-filed processing of flux data. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
507 Sustainability: Life Cycle Assessment 3 Principles of life cycle assessment (LCA), environmental impacts categories, LCA system models, and methods for life cycle inventory. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
508 Concrete Durability 3 Introduction to concrete durability, serviceability, and life cycle assessment; physical and chemical mechanisms of concrete degradation; corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete; materials selection, specification, proportioning, and construction for durable concrete; testing and appraisal for durable concrete; and repair and rehabilitation of concrete structures. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
509 Numerical Modeling of Geomaterials 3 Modeling of the response of geomaterials to changes in imposed stresses or strains under both static and dynamic conditions. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
510 Advanced Geomaterial Characterization 3 Advanced mechanics of geomaterials; compressibility, concept of stress and strain; shear strength, stress/strain and time-dependent behavior; dynamic properties. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
511 Advanced Topics in Geotechnical Engineering V 2-4 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 credits. Soil dynamics, theoretical soil mechanics, numerical methods in soil mechanics, and geohydrology, engineering geology, cold regions geoengineering. Required preparation must include CE 317. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
512 Dynamics of Structures 3 Equations of motion, free vibration, damping mechanisms, harmonic, impulse, and seismic loading; shock and seismic response spectra, time and frequency domain analysis, modal analysis, structural dynamics in building codes. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
514 Advanced Mechanics of Materials 3 Elastic stress-strain relations, shear center, unsymmetrical bending, curved beams, elastic stability, elastically supported beams, energy methods, thin plates, shells. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
515 Environmental Measurements 3 (1-6) Theory and laboratory measurement techniques used in analyzing environmental quality parameters. Required preparation for graduate students must include CE 341. Credit not granted for both CE 415 and CE 515. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
516 Life Cycle Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure 3 Pavement life cycle, life cycle cost analysis, and other issues related to pavement durability and sustainability. Recommended preparation: CE 211 or equivalent. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
517 Mechanics of Sediment Transport 3 Cohesive and non-cohesive sediments; initiation of sediment motion; sediment transport; suspended and bed load entrainment; models of sediment transport for alluvial and gravel bed streams, sediment-flow interaction; river morphology and ecological restoration. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
518 Hazardous Contaminant Pathway Analysis V 3-4 Hazardous waste properties, chemodynamics, and health effects; introduction to risk assessment and hazardous waste remediation. Credit not granted for both CE 418 and CE 518. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
519 Hazardous Waste Treatment 3 Principles of operation and application of processes in design of technologies used in hazardous waste treatment and remediation. Credit not granted for both CE 419 and CE 519. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
520 Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Engineering 3 Techniques and current engineering practices related to climate change; engineering through life cycle of planning, designing, construction, maintenance, and operation activities. Recommended preparation: CE 317 or equivalent. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
521 Data Science in the Built Environment 3 Fundamentals of modern data science and its applications in built environments including transportation, water, and other distributed civil infrastructure systems, including principles, skills, and tools of data wrangling, exploratory data analysis, and data-driven modeling to tackle real-world problems. Typically offered Spring.
524 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering 3 Faulting and seismicity; site response analysis; probabilistic seismic hazard assessment; influence of soil on ground shaking; response spectra; soil liquefaction; seismic earth pressures; seismic slope stability; earthquake resistant design. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
525 Soil and Site Improvement 3 Compaction theory and methods; deep densification of soils; advanced consolidation theory, preloading, vertical drains, chemical stabilization, grouting; design with geosynthetics. Required preparation for graduate students must include CE 317. Credit not granted for both CE 425 and CE 525. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
527 Engineering Properties of Soils 3 Physical properties, compressibility and consolidation, shear strength, compaction, saturated and unsaturated soils, laboratory and field methods of measurement, relations of physical and engineering properties, introduction to critical-state soil mechanics. Required preparation must include CE 317. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
529 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering 3 Mass balance, reaction kinetics, chemical equilibria, chemical transport, atmospheric pollution, lithospheric pollution, and hydrospheric pollution with special reference to groundwater. Recommended for graduate students in Engineering and Sciences. Typically offered Fall.
530 Advanced Design of Steel Structures 3 Plate girder design; local and global buckling; plastic collapse analysis; shear and Moment-resisting connections; eccentrically-loaded connections. Required preparation must include CE 431. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
531 Probability and Statistical Models in Engineering 3 Engineering applications of probability and statistics; Monte Carlo simulation; model estimation and testing; probabilistic characterizations of loads and material properties; risk and reliability analyses. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
532 Finite Elements 3 Theory of finite elements; applications to general engineering systems considered as assemblages of discrete elements. (Crosslisted course offered as CE 532, ME 532.) Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
533 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design 3 Composite design; slab design; limit state design; footings; retaining walls; deep beams; brackets and corbels; torsion; seismic design; shear walls. Required preparation must include CE 433. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
534 Prestressed Concrete and Bridge Design 3 Behavior and design of prestressed concrete and bridges. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
535 Advanced Finite Elements 3 Plate and shell analysis; nonlinear solution methods for finite strain/rotation and nonlinear materials. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
536 Nondestructive Testing of Structural Materials 3 Principles of nondestructive testing applied to wood-based materials, steel, concrete, and masonry. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
537 Advanced Topics in Structural Engineering 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 credits. Elastic stability, plates and shells, other relevant topics. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
538 Earthquake Engineering 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 512. Seismology, size of earthquakes, seismic ground motion, seismic risk, behavior of structures subjected to earthquake loading seismic response spectra, seismic design codes, lateral force-resisting systems, detailing for inelastic seismic response. Recommended preparation: CE 512. Typically offered Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
539 Advanced Design of Timber Structures 3 Engineering properties of wood materials; theory and design of wood composites, connections and load-sharing systems; performance criteria and durability. Required preparation must include CE 436. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
540 Instrumental Analysis of Environmental Contaminants 3 Course Prerequisite: CE 515. Theory and methods of analysis of water and water suspensions for contaminants using electrometric, spectrophotometric, and chromatographic techniques. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
541 Physicochemical Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 Principles of physical and chemical operations used in water and wastewater treatment, including chemical reactor theory, sedimentation, filtration, precipitation, mass transfer, coagulation/flocculation, disinfection, adsorption and ion exchange. Recommended preparation: CE 442. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
542 Biochemical Wastewater Treatment 3 Principles of biochemical operations used in wastewater treatment including biochemical energetics, kinetics, activated sludge and fixed film reactors, nutrient removal, and sludge handling and treatment. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
543 Advanced Topics in Environmental Engineering Practice V 1-4 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 credits. Analysis and evaluation of air/water/soil pollution problems, new measurement methods, hazardous waste treatment, global climate change, and water/wastewater treatments. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
544 Water Quality 3 Water quality, pollution, and remediation of regulated and protected water bodies. Recommended for graduate students in Engineering or Applied Sciences. Typically offered Spring.
545 Stochastic Analysis and Modeling for Engineers 3 Sources of uncertainty in modeling and data analysis of natural processes and concepts and methods used to quantify and manage uncertainty (e.g., Bayesian statistics, Monte Carlo, and data mining and assimilation); skills for representing knowledge and judgment, communicating risk, and improving decision-making. Typically offered Fall.
550 Hydroclimatology 3 Water and energy budgets as they relate to climate, dynamics; and remote sensing, statistical, and modeling techniques for hydroclimatology. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
551 Open Channel Flow 3 Steady, non-uniform flow; controls and transitions in fixed-bed channels. Credit not granted for both CE 451 and CE 551. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
552 Special Topics in Water Resources Engineering V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 credits. Cavitation, air entrainment, hydraulic machinery, similitude, mixing in rivers and estuaries, hydraulic design. Required preparation must include CE 351. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
555 Natural Treatment Systems 3 Principles and design procedures of natural systems for wastewater treatment for agricultural and non-agricultural applications. (Crosslisted course offered as CE 555, BSYSE 555.) Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
560 Advanced Hydrology 3 Principles of the hydrologic cycle including precipitation, lower atmosphere, evaporation, fluid mechanics of free surface flow, overland flow, flow routing, infiltration, baseflow. Recommended preparation: Introductory hydrology and differential equations. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
562 Environmental Flow and Transport Processes 3 Environmental flow mechanisms and contaminant transport behaviors; applications to open-channel flows and groundwater systems. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
564 Numerical Simulation Methods 3 Numerically assisted solution of linear and nonlinear systems of equations with an emphasis on environmental applications. Eulerian and Lagrangian solutions of systems of steady-state and transient partial differential equations including various flow, transport, and geochemical problems; fundamentals of parallel solution techniques. Recommended preparation: fluid mechanics, differential equations, and basic knowledge of computer programming. Typically offered Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
567 Properties of Highway Pavement Materials 3 Physical and mechanical properties of asphalt and Portland cement concrete materials; design of asphalt concrete mixes; introduction to viscoelastic theory; characterization methods, emphasizing fatigue, rutting, and thermal cracking; modification and upgrading techniques. Three 1-hr lect a wk and variable number of lab hrs for demonstration. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
572 Advanced Pavement Design and Analysis 3 Design of new and rehabilitated asphalt and Portland Cement concrete pavements; mechanistic-empirical design procedures, performance models; deflection-based structural analysis, overlay design, environmental effect; long-term pavement performance (LTPP), and introduction to research topics in pavement engineering. Required preparation must include CE 473. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
580 Graduate Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 4 credits. Lectures and reports on current developments in research and practice.
580 (Effective through Fall 2024) Graduate Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 4 credits. Lectures and reports on current developments in research and practice.
582 Environmental Organic Chemistry 3 Pathways and mechanisms of organic contaminant transformations in natural and engineered systems including hydrolysis, elimination, oxidation, reduction, and photochemical reactions. Recommended preparation: CE 418 or course in organic chemistry. Typically offered Spring.
583 Aquatic Chemistry 3 Chemical principles as applied to natural environmental system, water supply and pollution and control engineering. (Crosslisted course offered as CE 583, BSYSE 560.) Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
584 Environmental Microbiology 3 Provides a fundamental understanding of microbiology to engineering and environmental science students; cell structure and metabolism; microbial ecology and diversity. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
585 Aquatic System Restoration 3 Study of natural, damaged and constructed ecosystems with emphasis on water quality protection and restoration of lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands. Required preparation must include CHEM 345; MBIOS 101. (Crosslisted course offered as CE 585 and BSYSE 554.) Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
586 Bioremediation of Hazardous Waste 3 Applications of bioremediations to in situ subsurface treatment of hazardous waste; subsurface microbial degradation as related to microbial ecology. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
588 Atmospheric Turbulence and Air Pollution Modeling 3 Physical aspects of atmospheric turbulence, theoretical developments in atmospheric diffusion, and applied computer modeling with regulatory and research models. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
589 Atmospheric Chemical and Physical Processes 3 Processes of removal of pollutants from the atmosphere; radical chain reactions, particle formation, model calculations. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
590 Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer of the Atmosphere 3 Concepts of radiative transfer and molecular spectra in the troposphere and stratosphere with applications to trace gas measurements. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
591 Aerosol Dynamics and Chemistry 3 Chemical and physical properties of atmospheric aerosols; sources, sinks, and transformation processes. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
593 Polymer Materials and Engineering 3 Preparation and structure-property relationship of polymer materials with emphasis on fracture mechanics and toughening. Required preparation must include MSE 402. (Crosslisted course offered as MSE 543, CE 593.) Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
594 Natural Fibers 3 Structural aspects and properties of natural fibers including anatomy, ultrastructure, and chemistry. (Crosslisted course offered as CE 594, MSE 544.) Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
595 Polymer and Composite Processing 3 Polymer and composite processing from fundamental principles to practical applications. (Crosslisted course offered as MSE 545, CE 595.) Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
596 Engineered Wood Composites 3 Theory and practice of wood composite materials, manufacture and development. (Crosslisted course offered as CE 596, MSE 546.) Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
597 Polymers and Surfaces for Adhesion 3 Physical chemistry of polymers and surfaces needed to understand interface morphology, adhesion mechanisms and bond performance. Required preparation must include MSE 402 or 404. (Crosslisted course offered as CE 597, MSE 547.) Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
598 Natural Fiber Polymer Composites 3 Fundamentals, development and application of composite materials produced from polymers reinforced with natural fibers and wood as major components. (Crosslisted course offered as CE 598, MSE 548.) Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
600 Special Projects or Independent Study V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Independent study, special projects, and/or internships. Students must have graduate degree-seeking status and should check with their major advisor before enrolling in 600 credit, which cannot be used toward the core graded credits required for a graduate degree. S, F grading.
700 Master's Research, Thesis and/or Examination V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Independent research and advanced study for students working on their master's research, thesis and/or final examination. Students must have graduate degree-seeking status and should check with their major advisor/committee chair before enrolling for 700 credit. S, U grading.
701 Master's Independent Capstone Project and /or Examination V 1-6 May be repeated for credit. Capstone project or final examination for professional master's degree under the Graduate School. The credits will include a balloted evaluation of the student's completion of the program's capstone/examination requirements by the program's graduate faculty. Students must have graduate degree-seeking status and obtain approval from their major advisor/committee chair before enrolling for 701 credit. S, U grading.
702 Master's Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examination V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Independent research in special problems, directed study, and/or examination credit for students in a non-thesis master's degree program. Students must have graduate degree-seeking status and should check with their major advisor/committee chair before enrolling for 702 credit. S, U grading.
800 Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or Examination V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the Civil Engineering or Engineering Science PhD program. Independent research and advanced study for students working on their doctoral research, dissertation and/or final examination. Students must have graduate degree-seeking status and should check with their major advisor/committee chair before enrolling for 800 credit. S, U grading.