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for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Civil and Geomatics
Engineering and Construction
Engineering and Construction
COURSES
- Civil Engineering (C E)
- Graduate Civil Engineering (C E) Courses
- In-Service Civil Engineering (C E) Courses
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.
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 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. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours) (Field trips required)
150. Transportation Planning and Design (3)
Prerequisite: G M E 15, upper-division standing. Geometric design
of land transportation facilities, primarily road/street systems.
Traffic theory and analysis, including statistical analysis of
traffic parameters. Freeway and intersection capacity. Simple
transportation demand forecast. (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 rehabilitation
and repair.
152. Transportation Engineering Materials (3)
Prerequisite: C E 123. Properties and durability of Portland
cement concrete. Properties and testing of aggregates for asphalts
concrete. Asphalt cements and asphalt concrete performance. Traditional
and SUPERPAVE mix design and specification of asphalt concrete.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
153. Traffic Operations and Control (3)
Prerequisite: C E 150. Transportation studies. Highway traffic
characteristics. Highway system traffic analysis. Highway system
capacity design. Traffic regulations and control.
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.
GRADUATE COURSES
(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.
IN-SERVICE COURSES
(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.
Civil
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