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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
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CE 15 FLUID MECHANICS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING I
Fluid properties, flow variables; pressure velocity and viscous stresses. Differential and integral formulations of continuity, momentum, and energy conservation principles. The Navier-Stokes equation, solution to special cases: fluid statics, ideal flow and viscous incompressible flow. Analytical and computational techniques. Fluid instrumentation. Physical and numerical experiments with civil engineering applications.
Prerequisite: Math 53
Corequisite: ES 21
5 hrs. a week (2 lec, 3 lab); credit 3 units

CE 16 FLUID MECHANICS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING II
Principles of similitude and dimensional analysis. Application to closed-conduit flow, flow around immersed bodies and open-channel flows. Case studies in pipe flow, flow through dynamic structures, flow around civil works structures, and flow through porous media.
Prerequisite: CE 15
4 hrs. a week (1 lec, 3 lab); credit 2 units

CE 21 ENGINEERING STATISTICS
Frequently distribution, averages, measures of variation, simple probability, theory of large and small sampling. Correlation and applications in engineering.
Prerequisite: Math 53
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 22 ENGINEERING ECONOMY
Fundamentals of engineering decisions. Relative economy of alternative materials, methods, processes, designs.
Prerequisite: 4th Year Standing
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 25 MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS IN CIVIL ENIGNEERING
Introduction to partial differential equations, vector and tensor calculus. Introduction to the concept of stresses and strains in three-dimensional continua.
Prerequisite: ES 21 Prereq/Coreq: ES 13
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 49 CITY PLANNING
Historical background of modern city planning. Some legal aspects of planning such as zoning laws, building codes and private deed restrictions. Problems in site planning with relation to physical conditions, landscape construction and costs. Use of contour maps, layout of roads, grouping of buildings, surface and sub-surface drainage, utilities and community services.
Prerequisite: GE 12
credit 1 unit

CE 71 STRUCTURAL DESIGN I *
Mechanical properties of construction materials. Design of simple structural elements in timber, metals and reinforced concrete. Connections.
Prerequisite: ES 11, may be accompanied by ES 13
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 72 STRUCTURAL DESIGN II *
Design of structural elements subjected to combined loads. Analysis of structural systems.
Prerequisite: ES 13, may be accompanied by CE 71
5 hrs. a week (2 lec, 3 lab); credit 3 units

CE 73 STRUCTURAL DESIGN III *
Structural design of buildings. Preparation of structural drawings.
Prerequisite: CE 72
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 110 HYDROLOGY
Occurrence and distribution of water in nature. Analysis of rainfall and stream flow data. Estimation of hydrologic abstractions. Hydrograph synthesis. Groundwater resource analysis. Storm and flood frequency.
Prerequisite: ES 15 Prereq/Coreq: CE 21
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 111 WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING I
Analysis of dams and spillways. Design of gates and outlet works.. Flow in open channels and pressure conduits. Pipe network. Hydraulic machinery.
Prerequisite: ES 15 Prereq/Coreq: CE 110, CE 162
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 112 WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING II
Irrigation and drainage. Inland waterways. Water power engineering. Flood and sediment control. Multi-purpose projects. Water resources planning.
Prerequisite: CE 111
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 114 MULTIPURPOSE WATER RESOURCEES DEVELOPMENT *
Graphic and analytical optimization techniques; optimization by simulation; planning and implementation.
Prerequisite: CE 112
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 121 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Technology and testing of common construction materials. Concrete mix design.
Prerequisite: CE 151 and CE 162
5 hrs. a week (2 lec, 3 lab); credit 3 units

CE 123 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING I
Legal and ethical aspects of the engineering profession. Relations between professional engineers, clients and the public. Construction contract administration. Case studies.
Prerequisite: 5th Year Standing
2 hrs. a week (2 lec); credit 2 units

CE 124 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING II
Principles of organization. Job scheduling and planning. Optimization methods in construction. Construction equipment and practices. Fabrication drawings.
Prerequisite: CE 123
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 131 ELEMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Engineering principles in environmental sanitation and public health. Environmental effects of engineering projects.
Prerequisite: Chem 16
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 132 SANITARY ENGINEERING I
Unit operations in water and wastewater treatment. Design of water and wastewater treatment plants.
Prerequisite: CE 131;Prereq/Coreq:CE 111
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 133 SANITARY ENGINEERING II *
Engineering applications of new concepts of physical chemical wastewater treatment.
Prerequisite: CE 132
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 134 HAZARDOUS WASTE MINIMIZATION *
Hazardous waste minimization as a waste management strategy; waste minimization techniques.
Prerequisite: Consent of Instruction
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 135 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNOLOGY *
Landfill control and uses; contaminated groundwater and seepage; soil/environment and soil/pollutant interaction; hazardous waste control and storage systems, durability and protection of geostructural members in hazardous ground.
Prerequisite: CE 131 AND CE 162
3 hrs. a week ( 3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 141 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING I
Highway planning. Geometric design of roads and intersections. Traffic control fundamentals. Earthwork calculations. Pavement design. Drainage, road construction and maintenance. Airport engineering fundamentals.
Prerequisite:GE 12; Prereq/Coreq: CE 162
3 hrs a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 142 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING II
Characterization and analysis of transportation systems and various modes of transportation. Transport and traffic surveys. Traffic flow fundamentals. Planning of transportation projects.
Prerequisite: CE 22 and CE 141
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 143 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING III *
Urban transport planning and design using statistical techniques, computer methods, modeling and optimization. Policy formulation. Case studies.
Prerequisite/Coreq: CE 142
3 hrs a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 150 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING I
Analysis and design of axially loaded members, connections and homogeneous beams. Introduction to elastic and inelastic stability. Serial frame analysis.
Prerequisite: ES 14
3 hrs a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 151 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING II
Analysis of beam-columns. Plate bending and stability. Design of homogeneous and non-homogeneous elements under combined loads.
Prerequisite: CE 150
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 152 STRUCTRAL ENGINEERING III
Frame-analysis. Stability of frames. Deterministic and non-deterministic loads. Design of frames. Introduction to finite element analysis.
Prerequisite: CE 25 and CE 151
3 hrs. a week ( 3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 153 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING IV *
Selected topics in structural engineering.
Prerequisite: CE 151;Prereq/Coreq: CE 152

CE 162 GEOTECHNCAL ENGINEERING I
Mechanics of soils and rocks. Phase relationships. Consolidation behavior of soils. Cyclic loading and hysteresis. Site investigation. Soil classification.
Prerequisite: Geol 11Prereq/Coreq: CE 151
3 hrs. a week ( 3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 163 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II
Structural foundations. Retaining walls, tie-backs and earth structures. Slope stability. Soil and site improvement. Numerical methods in foundation engineering.
Prerequisite: CE 162
3 hrs. a week ( 3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 164 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING III *
Soil and rock dynamics. Seismicity and seismic risk analysis. Finite element analysis in geotechnical engineering. Special topics in geotechnical engineering.
Prerequisite: CE 162
3 hrs. a week ( 3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 180 SEMINAR
Prerequisite: CE 162
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 1 unit

CE 197 SPECIAL TOPICS
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
(may be repeated for a total of 6 units, provided that the title of the special problem/topics to be indicated for record purposes.)
credit 3 units

CE 198 SPECIAL PROBLEMS
Prerequisite: Candidacy for Graduation
credit 3 units

CE 201 MATRIX THEORY OF STRUCTURES
Structural theorems and strain energy concepts; matrix network formulation of structural analysis; vector transformations; linear structural elements and assemblages; constrains and releases.
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 211 FREE SURFACE FLOW
Open channel flow, hydraulic jump, backwater curves. Waves and surges in canals and docks. River control, flood routing and reservoir operations.
Prerequisite: ES 15 or equivalent
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 212 APPLIED HYDROLOGY
Basic hydrologic principles; hydrograph analysis. Modern hydrologic techniques applicable to problems in water power, water supply, irrigation and flood control.
Prerequisite: ES 15
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 213 ADVANCE HYDROLOGY
Probable maximum precipitation, estimation of maximum floods, statistical methods in hydrology.
Prerequisite: CE 212

3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 214 GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT
Groundwater movement, storage and exploration, basic principles of groundwater flow and aquifer testing; well design, construction, production tests and maintenance, groundwater recharge and runoff; development and management of aquifers.
Prerequisite: CE 110 or Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 215 WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
Concepts in water resources planning; water inventories, use and control; water conservation measures and legislation; single-purpose and multi-purpose project planning, economic and financial analysis.
Prerequisite: CE 112 or Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 216 THEORY OF PLASTICITY
Mathematical theory of plasticity; plastic stress-strain laws; yield functions and associated flow rules; applications to problems in flexure and torsion; plane plastic flow.
Prerequisite: ES 201 and ES 230
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 217 HYDRAULIC DESIGN
Hydraulic structures, gravity structures, reinforced concrete structures, earth structures, various forces acting on hydraulic structures, economic considerations, open channels.
Prerequisite: CE 111 or Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 219 HYDRAULIC MEASUREMENTS
Principles of design and operation of instruments for the measurement of pressure, velocity, discharged and related fluid flow characteristics
Prerequisite: ES 15 or equivalent
4 hrs. a week (1 lec, 3 lab); credit 2 units

CE 220 SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION
Erosion control structures; sediment transport, stable channel design; desilting and diversion structures
Prerequisite: ES 15
2 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 2 units

CE 225 ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
Problems of the construction industry, including organization, financing, bonding and insurance problems. Analysis and possible improvements of present-day techniques and equipment employed in heavy and building construction.
Prerequisite: CE 124 or equivalent
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 226 STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
Response of structural components to transient loads and foundation excitation; single- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems; viscous and proportional damping; modal method; response spectra; introductin to wave propagation in solids.
Prerequisite: ES 21 or Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 240 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND PLANNING
Elements and features of transport systems, technological and operational characteristics of various modes of transportation; tools for transport system analysis; land use/transport interaction; forecast transport demand; principles of planning, design, operation, maintenance and management.
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 241 AIRPORT ENGINEERING
Aircraft characteristics and performance related to planning of terminal facilities. Air traffic control and navigation systems. Planning of airport locations and airport complexes. Geometric design of runways, taxiways, etc. Pavement design. Environmental considerations.
Prerequisite: CE 240 and CE 249
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 242 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
Traffic regulation, control and traffic signal systems; accidents and their prevention; parking and terminal problems.
Prerequisite: CE 246
5 hrs. a week (2 lec, 3 lab); credit 3 units

CE 243 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
Prerequisite: CE 240 and CE 249
5 hrs. a week (2 lec, 3 lab); credit 3 units

CE 244 PORTS AND HARBOR ENGINEERING
Ship performance and characteristics. Capacity analysis. Passenger and freight flow handling. Design of port facilities.
Prerequisite: CE 240 and CE 249
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 245 MASS TRANSIT ENGINEERING
Design and operation of mass transit systems including vehicle, track, station and terminal, and control system design. Analysis of technological, operating and performance characteristics of mass transit systems including capacity, cost, level of service and efficiency.
Prerequisite: CE 240 and CE 249
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 246 TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC SURVEYS
Different surveys required to provide information for transportation planning and engineering; methods of conducting surveys; analysis and presentation of survey results.
Prerequisite: CE 21 or equivalent and Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units
CE 247 TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS AND EVALUATION
Concepts and principles of transportation economic analysis; transportation costs and benefits; user and non-user consequences, needs, studies, finance and taxation; methods of evaluation of plans and projects and cost-effectiveness.
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 248 TRAFFIC FLOW THEORY AND ANALYSIS
Traffic flow theories applied to intersections, road links and terminals; queuing tools used in traffic flow analysis; applications to real life situations; analysis and forecasts of congestion.
Prerequisite: CE 21 or equivalent and CE 246
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 249 PLANNING AND DESIGN OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
Location, layout and design of different transport facilities; passenger and cargo handling facilities, pedestrian facilities.
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 250 PRE-STRESSSED CONCRETE
Principles and methods in pre-stressed concrete construction; ultimate strength design; time-dependent variables; long time deflections; load factors.
Prerequisite: CE 153 or equivalent
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 251 STRUCTURAL SAFETY AND RELIABILITY
Concepts and methods of probabilistic structural mechanics. Statistical considerations of loads and structure resistances. Engineering significance of statistical extremes. Factors of safety. Reliability against winds and earthquake forces.
Prerequisite: CE 21 or equivalent
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 252 DESIGN OF METAL STRUCTURES
Theories of behavior of structural metal components; interpretation of codes and specifications in relation to theory and experimental results; buckling of metal elements. Special problems in metal connections.
Prerequisite: CE 153 or equivalent
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 253 DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Ultimate strength and behavior of reinforced concrete; structural components, recent developments in concrete technology; review of current research; design specifications.
Prerequisite: CE 153 or equivalent
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 255 THEORY OF PLATES AND SHELLS
Fundamental theories of bending and buckling of plates; the slab floor systems; folded plate structural elements, thin-walled members; theory of shell applied to tanks, shell roofs, hipped plates, stability problems.
Prerequisite: ES 21 and CE 153 or equivalent
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 256 STRUCTURAL DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC EFFECTS
Response of structural assemblies to transient loads and foundation excitation; inelastic structural systems; dynamic loading from blasts and earthquakes; criteria for blast and earthquake-resistant designs; non-proportional damping
Prerequisite: CE 259 or Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 257 DISCRETE METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Discrete formulation of structural problems; idealization of solid media and structures as lumped-parameter and finite element systems; substructure analyses; mixed structural systems; non-linearity in structures; structure-medium interaction phenomena.
Prerequisite: CE 201 or equivalent
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 258 PLASTIC STRUCTURAL ANLYSIS AND DESIGN
Behavior of steel beyond the elastic range; concept of the plastic hinge in forming collapse configurations; analysis of collapse mechanisms, requirements for stability; incremental collapse, optimum design.
Prerequisite: CE 151 or equivalent
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 260 SOIL AND ROCK TESTING
Field and laboratory test of soils and rocks; development in testing methods.
Prerequisite: CE 162 or equivalent
7 hrs. a week (1 lec, 6 lab); credit 3 units

CE 261 SOIL AND ROCK MECHANICS
Physio-chemical, hydraulic and stress-strain characteristics of soils and rocks; analysis of deformations and stability of earth and rock masses; seepage.
Prerequisite: ES 230 or Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 262 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
Design and construction aspects of structural foundation systems; soil-rock-structure interactions; case studies.
Prerequisite: CE 264 or Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 263 SOIL AND ROCK DYNAMICS
Dynamic characteristics of earth materials; wave phenomena in soil and rock masss; analysis and design of substructures and earth structures for dynamic loads.
Prerequisite: ES 230, CE 226 and CE 261
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 264 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Application of soil and rock mechanics and related principles to civil engineering problems.
Prerequisite: CE 162 or equivalent
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 265 SOIL AND ROCK ENGINEERING PROBLEMS
Boundary value problems in soil and rock mechanics; numerical methods of solution.
Prerequisite: ES 202 and CE 216
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 266 EARTH STRUCTURES
Design and construction of erth and rock fill dams, levees, bulkheads, embankments and other earth structures.
Prerequisite: CE 264 or Consent of Instructor
3 hrs. a week (3 lec); credit 3 units

CE 296 SEMINAR
(may be taken thrice)
credit 3 units

CE 297 SPECIAL TOPICS
(may be taken twice, topics to be indicated for record purposes).
credit 3 units

CE 298 SPECIAL PROBLEMS
(may be taken twice, topics to be taken for record purposes).
Prerequisite: Consent of Adviser
credit 3 units

CE 300 THESIS
credit 6 units