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for California State University, Fresno.
Civil Engineering (C E)
20. Engineering Mechanics: Statics (3)
Prerequisites: MATH 77 or concurrently; PHYS 4A. Analysis of force systems,
equilibrium problems, section properties; graphic, algebraic, and vector
methods of problem solution. (CAN ENGR 8)
29. Engineering Mechanics (3)
(See M E 29.)
85. Introduction to Civil Engineering (1)
The civil engineering profession and its role in society; creative thinking
and critical thinking as integral parts of the engineering decision process;
engineering methods of analysis; career opportunities. (Field trips required)
110. Computer Applications in Civil Engineering (3)
Prerequisites: ECE 70, C E 130. Use and modification of existing programs.
Creation of new programs. Use of structured language, spreadsheets, and
database management software. Interactive design and graphic displays. Design
orientation. Term projects.
121. Mechanics of Materials (3)
Prerequisite: C E 20; C E 85 or concurrently. Applications of principles
of mechanics to find stresses and deformations in machine and structural
members.
121L. Mechanics of Materials Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: C E 121 or concurrently. Application of principles and methods
of testing to verify theory and determine limitations of principles of mechanics
of materials. (3 lab hours)
123. Soil Engineering (3)
Prerequisites: C E 121; ECE 70. Physical and mechanical properties of soil
as an engineering material; studies and design applications in permeability,
one and two dimensional flows, seepage through earth dams and coffer dams,
porewater pressure and excess porewater pressure; compressibility, stress-strain
relationships and strength characteristics; computer-aided analysis case
histories. (Instructional materials fee, $15)
123L. Soil Engineering Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: C E 121L, 123 or concurrently. Experiments to illustrate and
amplify the principles of soil mechanics. (3 lab hours; field trips required)
124. Concrete Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: C E 121L. Proportioning of concrete mixes; admixtures; workability
tests; compressive, flexural, and tensile strength tests; reinforced concrete.
(3 lab hours; field trips required)
125. Geotechnical Engineering Design (3)
Prerequisites: C E 123, ECE 70. Design and theory of embankment and cut
slopes, surcharging and sand drains, dewatering systems and ground control,
excavation and support systems, field compaction and grouting systems; construction
considerations, computer-aided design, and case histories. (2 lecture, 3
lab)
127. Construction Soils and Foundation (3)
Not open to civil engineering majors. Prerequisite: upper-level standing.
Physical and mechanical properties of soil, construction applications of
soils engineering design, field control during construction, field problems
and remedial measures, and case histories.
127L. Construction Soil Lab (1)
Not open to civil engineering majors. Corequisite: C E 127. Laboratory experiments
and sessions to reinforce principles of soil mechanics as well as foundation
design and illustrate the use of soil as a construction material. (3 lab
hours and field trips required)
128. Civil Engineering Hydraulics (3)
Prerequisite: C E 85 or concurrently and M E 112 or concurrently. Fundamentals
of civil engineering hydraulics with application to hydraulic structures.
129. Engineering Hydraulics Lab (1)
Prerequisite: C E 128 or concurrently. Experiments and demonstrations in
fluid properties, flow management, pipe flow, open channel flow, pumps,
and hydraulic scour. (3 lab hours)
130. Theory of Structures (3)
Prerequisite: C E 85 or concurrently, C E 121. Trusses and frames analyzed
by algebraic and graphic procedures; influence lines and live loading analysis;
rigid frames analyzed by slope deflection and moment distribution. Introduction
to matrix methods.
131. Intermediate Theory of Structures (3)
Prerequisite: C E 130. Analysis of statically indeterminate beams, trusses,
and frames; advanced topics in slope deflection and moment distribution;
matrix methods.
132. Reinforced Concrete Design (3)
Prerequisite: C E 130. Design of reinforced concrete structural elements
using the Ultimate Strength Design Method. Introduction to the Alternate
Method. Introduction to prestressed concrete. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field
trips required)
133. Design of Steel Structures (3)
Prerequisite: C E 130. Design of steel members and systems for buildings.
Design areas include: tension members, compression members, beams, beam-columns,
connections and plate girders. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
134. Foundation Design (3)
Prerequisites: ECE 70, C E 123, 132 or concurrently. Design and theory of
spread and continuous wall, rectangular, cantilever and trapezoidal footings;
earth pressures and cantilever as well as gravity retaining walls; pile
foundations; pile driving; construction considerations; load tests; subsurface
investigations; case histories; and computer-aided design of foundations.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
135. Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design (3)
Prerequisite: C E 132. Design of typical reinforced concrete and prestressed
concrete structures. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required)
136. Design of Timber Structures (3)
Prerequisite: C E 130. Design of timber members and systems for buildings.
Design areas include: loads, properties of wood, tension members, beams,
columns, beam-columns, connections, diaphragms, shear walls, and glued laminated
arches.
137. Seismic Design of Building Structures (3)
Prerequisites: C E 130, M E 112. Effects of earthquakes on structures. Introduction
to structural dynamics. Response of structures. Seismic provisions of building
codes. Basic concepts in seismic -resistant design. Detailing for seismic-resistant
construction. Term project. (Field trips required)
138. Structural Mechanics (3)
Prerequisite: C E 130. Energy theorems and applications. Analysis of arches,
beams on elastic foundations, cable stayed structures, and unsymmetrical
bending of beams. Introduction to plastic theory of structures.
140. Hydrology (3)
Prerequisites: ECE 70, C E 128 or concurrently. The hydrologic cycle, atmospheric
conditions, precipitation, infiltration, ground water, soil moisture, evaporation,
runoff, streamflow, hydrographs, flood routing, hydrologic statistical analysis;
applications to water resources planning and management. (Field trips required)
141. Water Resources Engineering (3)
Prerequisites: C E 128, 142 (or concurrently), I E 160 (or concurrently),
M E 26. Hydraulic design of water distribution, sewerage, and drainage systems.
Computer-assisted pipe network analysis. Pump applications. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours; field trips required)
142. Environmental Engineering (3)
Prerequisites: CHEM 1A; C E 128 or concurrently. Introduction to the principles
and practices of environmental quality management, including water and air
quality, waste management, and the environmental effects of engineered systems.
142L. Environmental Quality Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: C E 142 or concurrently. Study and analysis of physical, chemical,
and biological characteristics of air, water, and solid wastes. (Field trips
required)
143. Engineering Hydraulics (3)
Prerequisite: C E 128. Design of pressure-conduit and open-channel flow
systems with applications to hydraulic structures and control works, hydraulic
power conversion, sediment transport, and channel stabilization.
144. Design of Water Quality Control Processes (3)
Prerequisites: C E 142 or permission of instructor; I E 160 (or concurrently).
Analysis and design of selected physical, chemical, and biological facilities
for water purification and wastewater treatment. (Field trips required)
150. Transportation Planning and Design (3)
Prerequisite: G M E 15, upper-division standing. Transportation as a multimode
system: functions, development, elements, and characteristics. Transportation
planning; design of geometric elements of route and terminal. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)
151. Pavement Design (3)
Prerequisite: C E 123 or concurrently. Analysis of pavement structures.
Factors affecting pavement performance. Structural design of flexible and
rigid highway and airfield pavements. Pavement overlays, recycling, rehabilitation,
and management system.
152. Transportation Engineering Materials (3)
Prerequisite: C E 123. Properties and testing of aggregates for asphalt
concrete. Composition and properties of bituminous mixtures. Performance
of asphalt concrete in pavement structures. Traditional and new design procedures
for asphalt concrete. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
153. Traffic Operations and Control (3)
Prerequisite: C E 150 or concurrently. Highway traffic characteristics and
studies; comprehensive transportation planning; traffic regulation and control;
environmental considerations.
161. Construction Engineering I (3)
Prerequisite: C E 123. Basics of civil engineering contracting, organization
of construction firms, legal structures, project funding, cash flow, equipment
costs, labor relations, and safety.
170. Pollution and Society (3)
Prerequisite: PL SI 2 or 101. Not open to civil engineering majors. Descriptive
analysis of natural and human environments. Effects of pollution and related
human activities. Pollution control strategies and technology. Rational
environmental decision-making. (Field trips required)
180A. Project Design (1)
Prerequisites: senior standing in civil engineering; permission of instructor;
C E 185 (may be taken concurrently). Student teams complete and orally defend
proposal for a design project that includes several civil engineering specialties.
Information gathering, time/resource management, and communication skills.
(Formerly C E 191T)
180B. Senior Project (2)
Prerequisites: C E 180A; approved project proposal; I E 182W (may be
taken concurrently). Synthesis of previous coursework into a civil engineering
design project under the supervision of a faculty member. Group projects
except by special permission. (Formerly C E 180)
185. Civil Engineering Practice (1)
Prerequisites: senior standing in civil engineering or permission of instructor;
C E 180B concurrently. Practice of civil engineering; opportunities in civil
engineering; transition from student to professional engineer; engineering
ethics. Evaluation of design requirements, economic, and social considerations;
student presentations.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for SP grading.
191T. Topics in Civil Engineering (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected civil
engineering subjects not in current courses.
193. Internship in Civil Engineering (2-4)
Prerequisite: permission of adviser. Engineering practice in a consulting,
industrial, or government work setting. Each cooperative internship period
usually spans a summer-fall or spring-summer interval. This course cannot
be used to meet graduation requirements. CR/NC grading only.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Civil Engineering (C E)
205. Computing in Engineering Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: graduate status in engineering. Solution of engineering problems
using digital computation. Modeling of engineering systems for numerical
analysis.
206. Engineering Environmental Impact (3)
Evaluation of environmental impacts due to engineering projects. The incorporation
of environmental considerations into engineering design. Alternative solutions
to engineering problems. Case histories of selected engineering projects.
220. Advanced Foundation Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Design of cantilevered and anchored sheet-pile
walls; axial- and lateral-loaded pile groups; drilled piers; pile driving
stresses and wave equation analysis; beams on elastic foundations; footings
on expansive and non-uniform soils and on rock; and case histories.
230. Advanced Theory of Structures (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor.
Analysis of indeterminate structures by force (flexibility) methods and
by displacement (stiffness) methods; Matrix methods suitable for digital
computer solutions. Virtual work, real and complementary energy. Classical
structural theorems. Introduction to the finite element method.
232. Prestressed Concrete Design (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor.
Structural behavior and design of prestressed concrete elements and systems
- continuous beams, frames, slabs. Partial prestress. (Field trip[s] required)
233. Advanced Behavior and Design of Steel Structures (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor.
Material behavior and design of basic structural units; plate girders; connections;
inelastic buckling; composite design; plastic design; P effect. Analysis
and design of continuous structures, braced and unbraced frames; stability
of steel structures. Critical study of the AISC specifications.
234. Theory of Plates and Shells (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor.
Methods of calculating stresses and deformations in plates and shells used
in engineering structures. Bending of circular and rectangular plates under
various conditions. Membrane and flexural analysis of shells of revolution.
235. Finite Element Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor.
Theoretical and conceptual bases for formulation of finite element representations
in solid mechanics. Development of element stiffness matrices for plane
stress and plane strain problems, bending of plates and deformation of shells.
237. Dynamics of Structures (3)
Analysis of structural members and systems subject to dynamic loads. Basic
theory for single-degree-of-freedom and multi-degree-of-freedom analytical
models; free vibration, harmonic and transient excitation, response spectrum,
LaGrange's equations, earthquake analysis.
240. Engineering Hydrology (3)
Prerequisites: C E 128, 140. Analysis of the physical and stochastic processes
governing the occurrence and movement of water in its natural environment.
Applications to hydraulic engineering practice.
242. Water Resources Planning and Management (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor.
A study of the interrelations of engineering, economic, legal, political,
administrative, ecological, and social factors involved in the planning
and management of water resources.
245. Advanced Unit Operations and Processes (3)
Prerequisites: C E 246A and 246B or concurrently. Analysis of the unit operations
and unit processes used in the physical, chemical, and biological control
of raw and waste waters quality. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
246A. Advanced Water Quality (3)
Prerequisite: C E 142 or permission of instructor. Theory and practice of
physical/chemical processes for controlling water quality, including chemical
equilibrium and kinetics; mass transfer mechanisms; physical separation
processes; adsorption, exchange, and membrane-based processes; disinfection.
246B. Advanced Water Quality (3)
Prerequisites: C E 142 or permission of instructor; C E 246A recommended.
Theory and practice of biological processes for controlling water quality,
including suspended growth systems; attached growth systems; ponds; land
treatment. Also sludge treatment processes, including biological stabilization,
thickening, and dewatering; sludge disposal.
247. Solid Wastes Engineering (3)
Planning and design of waste collection and disposal systems. Waste segregation
and energy impact related to recovery and recycling practices. Environmental
impact and institutional issues related to solid and hazardous waste systems.
251. Advanced Boundary Law (3)
Prerequisite: S E 151 or equivalent. Land and water boundary legal issues,
both historical and new. Case investigations.
261. Geoprocessing (3)
Prerequisite: S E 173 or equivalent. Integration of computer technologies
for gathering, analyzing, and displaying data associated with the earth's
spatial features. Engineering design problems dependent on competing factors.
271. Geodetic Systems Optimization (3)
Prerequisite: S E 108 or equivalent. National geodetic networks; planimetric
and vertical control systems; geodetic control densification; network optimization
criteria and methodology.
275. Satellite Surveying (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Discussion of GPS orbital theory, data
collection and processing algorithms, network adjustments, project design
and optimization techniques. Review of current research trends and applications.
(Field trips required)
280. Surveying Engineering Seminar (1; max total 3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Current California State University, Fresno
surveying engineering research presented and discussed by faculty and graduate
students. Oral presentation and written report documenting ongoing research
activities required.
281. Civil Engineering Seminar (1; max total 3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Presentations and discussion by faculty
and practitioners on topics of current interest in the field. Students will
make oral presentations and submit written reports documenting ongoing research
activities or other appropriate topics.
283. Digital Remote Sensing (3)
Prerequisite: S E 140 or equivalent. Quantitative approach in remote sensing;
digital image characteristics, error correction, registration; geometric
and radiometric image enhancement; image classi fication; system design;
remote sensing and GIS (Formerly ENGR 291T section)
285. Advanced Analytical Photogrammetry (3)
Prerequisite: S E 125 or equivalent. Mathematical models in photogrammetry;
bundle block adjustment, self-calibration; close-range photogrammetry; real
time photogrammetry and data snooping. System design; hardware and software
considerations in photogrammetry.
286. Geographic Information Systems Design (3)
Prerequisite: S E 173 or equivalent. Data structures and algorithms, databases
for GIS, error modeling and data uncertainty, visualization, data exchange
and standards, the multipurpose cadaster, advanced analysis techniques.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max total 3)
Prerequisite: graduate status in engineering. See Academic Placement --
Independent Study. Approved for
SP grading. (Formerly ENGR 290)
291T. Topics in Engineering (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected engineering
topics. May be offered with a lab. (Formerly ENGR 291T)
298. Project (3; max total 3)
Prerequisite: graduate status in engineering. See Criteria
for Thesis and Project. Independent investigation of advanced character
such as analysis and/or design of special engineering systems or projects;
critical review of state of the art of special topics, as the culminating
requirement for the master's degree. Abstract required. Approved for SP
grading.
299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis
and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable
thesis for master's degree. Approved for SP grading. (Instructional
materials fee, $15)
(See Course Numbering System.)
Civil Engineering (C E)
311. Professional Examination Review
(2; may be repeated in different fields)
Prerequisite: bachelor's degree in engineering or eligibility to take state
registration examinations. Review of engineering fundamentals for those
qualified to take the state examination for certification as engineer-in-training;
or review in a specific field (civil, electrical, mechanical, or other)
for those preparing to take the examination for registration as professional
engineer.
321. Professional Engineering Seminar
(1-3; may be repeated in different fields)
Prerequisite: bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, or experience
as a professional engineer. Latest developments in various specialized areas
of professional engineering practice; new materials, design and construction
methods, equipment, devices, and procedures.
