Civil Engineering (C E)
10. Engineering Skills (2)
Provides engineering students with experience in solving problems and presenting
solutions in a logical manner, introduces students to subject areas common
to most engineering disciplines and develops basic skills for solving problems
through an engineering approach. CR/NC grading only; not applicable toward
baccalaureate degree requirement.
20. Engineering Mechanics: Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77 (or concurrently), Phys 5A. Analysis of force systems,
equilibrium problems, section properties; graphic, algebraic, and vector
methods of problem solution. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours) (CAN ENGR 8)
21. Statistics for Electrical Engineers (2)
Prerequisite: Math 77 (or concurrently), Phys 5A. Not open to majors outside
of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. Analysis of static
force systems by scalar and vector methods. Determination of section properties.
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. (Computer lab fee, $15) (Formerly C E 191T section)
121. Mechanics of Materials (3)
Prerequisite: C E 20. Application 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.
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: 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 (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. (Formerly
C E 191T section)
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 140. Design of water distribution, sewerage, pavement
and other drainage systems, and selected water resource projects. (Field
trips required)
142. Environmental Engineering (3)
Prerequisites: C E 128 and C E 140 (or concurrently). Introduction to the
planning and design of water and wastewater treatment facilities, hazardous
and solid waste treatment and disposal facilities, air pollution, and noise
pollution control.
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. The process and hydraulic
design of selected physical, chemical, and biological facilities for water
purification and wastewater treatment facilites for water quality control.
(Field trips required)
145. Unit Operations and Processes (3)
Prerequisite: C E 142L. 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)
150. Transportation Planning and Design (3)
Prerequisite: S E 15. 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. 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 (2)
Prerequisite: C E 123. Properties, design, and testing of bituminous paving
mixtures for pavement construction. (3 lab hours; field trips required)
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; traffic engineering administration.
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)
Not open to civil engineering majors. A description of the natural environment.
Identification of both man-made and natural environmental impacts. The incorporation
of a rational process into environmental decision making. Case histories
of specific environmental problems. General Education CAPSTONE Cluster course.
(Field trips required)
180. Senior Project (2)
Prerequisite: senior standing in civil engineering or permission of
Instructor; approved subject; I E 182W or concurrently; C E 185 concurrently.
Study of a problem under supervision of a faculty member; final typewritten
report required. Individual project except by special permission.
185. Civil Engineering Practice (1)
Prerequisites: senior standing in civil engineering. Practice of civil engineering;
opportunities in civil engineering; transition from student to professional
engineer; engineering ethics. (Field trips required.)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
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; max total 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)
204. Engineering Planning and Operations (3)
Planning, scheduling, and allocation of resources for engineering processes,
including long-range planning, work breakdown structures, network analysis,
computer modeling, and engineering communications. (Former Engr 204)
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. (Formerly Engr 205)
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.
(Formerly Engr 206)
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. (Formerly
Engr 220)
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. (Formerly
Engr 230)
232. Prestressed Concrete (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor.
Properties of hardened concrete. Failure mechanisms, influence of load,
and environment history. Structural behavior and design of prestressed concrete
elements and systems: continuous beams, frames, slabs. Partial prestress.
(Field trips required) (Formerly Engr 232)
233. Advanced Steel and Timber Design (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Material behavior and design of basic structural
units. Topics in steel: inelastic buckling, lateral-torsion buckling, plate
girders, composite design, plastic design. Topics in wood: glulam structural
units, pole-type structures, structural diaphragms. (Formerly Engr 233)
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.
(Formerly Engr 234)
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.
(Formerly Engr 235)
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. (Formerly Engr 291T section)
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. (Formerly Engr 240)
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. (Formerly Engr 242)
244. Unit Operations and Processes (3)
Prerequisite: C E 246A and 246B (or concurrently). Laboratory investigation
employing the use of pilot plants as part of the design process; analysis
of the unit operations and unit processes used in the physical, chemical,
and biological treatment of water and waste-water. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours)
245. Industrial and Hazardous Waste Treatment (3)
Prerequisites: graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor.
The application of engineering process to treatment and disposal of liquid
industrial and hazardous wastes. Evaluation of treatment and disposal alternatives
with emphasis on recovery processes. (Formerly Engr 245)
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.
(Computer lab fee, $15)
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.
(Formerly Engr 247)
251. Advanced Boundary Law (3)
Prerequisite: S E 151 or equivalent. Land and water boundary legal issues
and McDean Boundary Law Developments. Specialized group and individual boundary
case law investigations. (Formerly Engr 291T section)
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.
(Formerly Engr 291T section)
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) (Formerly Engr 275)
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. (Formerly Engr 280)
281. Civil Engineering Seminar (1; max total 3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Current California State University, Fresno
civil engineering research presented and discussed by faculty and graduate
students. Oral presentation and written report documenting ongoing research
activities required. (Formerly Engr 281)
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. (Formerly
Engr 298)
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. (Formerly Engr 299)
(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.
10. Engineering Skills (2)
Provides engineering students with experience in solving problems and presenting
solutions in a logical manner. Introduces students to subject areas common
to most engineering disciplines and develops basic skills for solving problems
through an engineering approach. CR/NC grading only; not applicable toward
baccalaureate degree requirements. .
11. Plane Surveying (2)
Prerequisite: Math 5. Principles of surveying measurements; distances, directions,
elevations, reduction of surveying data; planimetric mapping.
11L. Plane Surveying Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: S E 11 or concurrently. Field practice in measurements of
distance and use of level, transit, and tape in solution of practical problems.
(3 lab hours; field trips required)
15. Engineering Surveying (3)
Prerequisite: Math 5. Principles of surveying measurements for distance,
direction, elevation, and position; geometry of the single aerial photograph;
topographic and planimetric mapping, horizontal curves and vertical curves,
and earthwork problems.
15L. Engineering Surveying Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: S E 15 or concurrently. Field practice in surveying measurement,
construction stakeout, and curve alignment problems. (3 lab hours; field
trips required)
16. Municipal Surveying (2)
Prerequisite: S E 15. Electronic distance measurement principles; calibration
and use of HUM instruments; total station and data collectors for urban
control Surveys and digital map data collection. Introduction to the Land
Surveyors Act. Retracement surveys, certified surveys, A.L.T.A., and mortgage
surveys. (Formerly S E 12)
16L. Municipal Surveying Laboratory (l)
Prerequisite: S E 16 or concurrently. EDM and total station calibration,
adjustment and use for control surveys and digital data collection. field
practice in retracement as built, lot split, certified, A.L.T.A., nd mortgage
surveys. (3 lab hours; field trips required) (Former S E 12L)
23. Photogrammetry (2)
Prerequisite: S E 11, L or 15, L; S E 23L concurrently. Theory of photographic
processes, optics, lenses, emulsions, and developers. Image quality control.
Characteristics of metrical photography; extraction of metrical data from
single and overlapping photographs. Flight planning.
23L. Photogrammetry Laboratory (l)
Prerequisite: S E 23 concurrently. Planning photography for extraction
of metric data. Photographic measurements. Orientation and use of stereoplotters.
(3 lab hours; field trips required)
34. Survey Computations (3)
Prerequisites: S E 16, L; S E 61, Math 76. Probability, error theory, adjustment
of simple survey networks, and matrix methods; digital computer solutions
of surveying computation and adjustment problems.
41. Route Surveying (2)
Prerequisite: S E 15, L. Computations and theory covering surveys for highway,
irrigation, construction, and other kinds of engineering projects. Includes
computer solutions. (Field trips required)
41L. Route Surveying Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: S E 41 or concurrently. Survey for highway location, stakeout
of roads and intersections from plans. Collection of digital survey data
for computer processing. (3 lab hours; field trips required)
50. Land Surveying (3)
Prerequisite: S E 15. Detailed study of the United States Public Land Survey
System instructions with special emphasis on California. Sectionalized land
subdivision, corner restoration, resurveys, evidence, and descriptions.
(Field trips required)
61. Microcomputers in Surveying Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: Math 5. Microcomputer operating systems; introduction to high
level computer languages, file processing, program documentation, testing,
and debugging.
66. Computer-Aided Mapping (3)
Prerequisite: S E 61. Principles of map design and projections. Interactive
editing of digital map and graphic data. Graphic input into geographic information
systems.
86. Surveying Engineering Practice (1)
The surveying engineering profession and its career opportunities; creative
and critical thinking applied to the surveying engineering decision-making
process. (Former S E 186)
100. Technology and Society (3)
Prerequisite: CORE math, Engl 1, ,junior standing. Technological developments
and their effects on society; evaluation of technology writings; ecology
and environment; future projections; selected examples.
101. Creative Thinking (3)
Prerequisites: CORE math, Engl 1. Development of a process for creative
thinking. Styles of thinking. Obstacles to overcome. Divergent versus convergent
thinking. Idea stimulation. Gaining acceptance for new ideas.
102. Geodetic Surveying (2)
Prerequisite: S E 34, 108 (or concurrently). Triangulation, trilateration,
and traverse; adjustment of geodetic figures, precise leveling; astronomy
for azimuth; map projections and state plane coordinates. (2 lecture hours)
102L. Geodetic Surveying Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: SE 102 (or concurrently). Field applications and practice
with triangulation, trilateration, traverse, precise leveling and astronomy
for azimuth. (3 lab hours; field trips required)
105. Futuristics (3)
Prerequisites: CORE math, Engl 1. Study of the future with emphasis on technology;
growth curves, trend extrapolation, analytical models; breakthroughs; Delphi
techniques; cross-impact matrix; flow diagrams and relevance trees; decision
making.
108. Geodesy (3)
Prerequisites: Math 77, Phys 5A, permission of instructor. Size and shape
of the earth; three-dimensional coordinate systems; computations on the
spheroid; introduction to gravity measurements; reduction to plane coordinates.
109. Surveying Astronomy (3)
Prerequisite: S E 108. Celestial sphere, star, and earth coordinates; altitude
and hour-angle methods of solar observation; astronomical and instrumental
corrections to observations; time systems; determination of latitude, longitude,
and azimuth. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
121. Photographic Processes in Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: S E 23, L. Theory of photographic processes, optics, lenses,
emulsions, and developers; photographic/electronic interfacing; close-up
photography; digital image processing. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Formerly
S E 21)
123. Stereo-Photogrammetry (3)
Prerequisites: S E 23, 34 (or concurrently.) Theory of stereo-photogrammetry;
orientation of stereo -model. Design and operating principles of stereoplotters.
Photogrammetric mapping; orthophoto mapping. Project planning. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours; field trips required)
125. Analytical Photogrammetry (3)
Prerequisites: S E 123, 135. Introduction to analytical photogrammetry;
strip and block aerial triangulation. Design and operating principles of
analytical plotters. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required)
126. Digital Mapping (3)
Prerequisite: S E 66, 123. Digital map database; structure and design; photogrammetric
and land surveying data input; dataprocessing, editing, displaying and updating.
System design; hardware and software considerations. Digital terrain modeling.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required)
135. Advanced Survey Computations (3)
Prerequisites: S E 34, 102. Statistics, propagation of errors, advanced
theory of least squares optimization algorithms. Computer programming for
complex surveying and photogrammetry adjustment applications. Project design.
(Computer lab fee, $15)
140. Earth Resources Surveying (3)
Prerequisite: S E 125 (or concurrently.) Extraction of quantitative data
from aerial and space imagery for monitoring environment and management
of earth resources. Data input for Geographic Information Systems.
145. Geopositioning (3)
Prerequisite: Phys 5B, S E 108, 135. Theory and applications of inertial
surveying, satellite surveying, photogeodesy, VLBI and laser ranging, navigational
aids. Processing, adjustments, project planning, and costs. (3 lecture hours;
field trips required)
147. Surveying Instrumentation (3)
Prerequisite: Phys 5B, S E 102, 123. Applications of theory of optics and
electronics to surveying and photogrammetric instruments. Testing, calibration,
and adjustments of EDMI and other surveying instruments. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours; field trips required)
151. Boundary Control and Legal Principles (3)
Prerequisite: S E 50 or permission of instructor. Legal principles that
control the boundary location of real property.
152. Surveying Systems (3)
Prerequisite: S E 151. Concepts of property, land tenure, land ethics; property
description and recording systems; water boundary systems, tidelands, the
California Coastal Act, hydrographic surveys.
153. Advanced Boundary Control (3)
rerequisite: S E 151 or permission of instructor. Complex Public Lands Surveys,
analysis of fraudulent surveys; evidence collection; water boundary problems;
boundary agreements; complex descriptions; case studies. (Formerly S E 191T
section)
159. Subdivision Design (3)
Prerequisites: S E 126, 151. Subdivision map act, local subdivision regulations,
title search, zoning study. Tentative and final subdivision layout, map
drafting, computerized subdivision design, and drafting; environmental impact
study. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required)
161. Data Collector Interfacing (3)
Prerequisites: S E 61. Introduction to programming for data collectors,
file system generation, manipulation, and transfer, microcomputer interface
to data collector, digital theodolite, mono stereo comparator, analytical
plotter and digitizer/plotter.
171. Project Design (3)
Prerequisite: senior standing. Design of control, boundary location, and
photogrammetric systems. Evaluation of design requirements, economic, and
social considerations. Case Studies. (Field trips required)
173. Geographic Information System (3)
Prerequisites: S E 66 or permission of instructor. Introduction to G.I.S.
Spatial database models; raster and vector data models. G.I.S. capabilities;
spatial data analysis, hardware and software considerations; generating
G.I.S. products. Existing geographic and land information systems. (Field
trips required)
180. Senior Project (2)
Prerequisites: senior standing in surveying engineering; approved subject;
I E 182W (or concurrently.) Study of a problem under supervision of a faculty
member; final typewritten report required. Individual project except by
special permission.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for SP grading.
191T. Topics in Surveying Engineering (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected surveying
engineering subjects not in current courses.
193. Internship in Surveying Engineering (2-4; max total 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. Report will be required of the
student at the termination of each implemented experience. CR/NC grading
only.