Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 University Catalog 
    
2017-2018 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Prefix and Course Index 

 

Cinema and Television Arts

  
  • CTVA 374 - Contemporary World Cinema (3)


    National cinemas, film movements, filmmakers and the increasing internationalization of the world film industry from 1990 to the present, in terms of stylistic elements and how they are shaped by the circumstances in which they are produced and received. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category C.1 or C.2.

  
  • CTVA 375 - Documentary Film and TV (3)


    Documentary form in film and television. History, theory, development, purpose and current trends in the documentary genre.

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category C.1. or C.2.

  
  • CTVA 376 - Experimental Cinema (3)


    Historical survey of European and American experimental film from the 1920s to the present. Major alternative film movements and filmmakers, the significance of experimental film to cinema’s growth as a medium.

  
  • CTVA 377T - National Cinemas (3)


    Analyze a nation’s films in terms of their formal and stylistic elements and how they are shaped by the historical, cultural, political, social, and industry-related circumstances in which they are produced and received. May be repeated for credit with different topics for a maximum of 9 units. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 300  or CTVA 301  with a C or better.

  
  • CTVA 378T - Film Genres (3)


    Analyze film genres in terms of their formal and stylistic elements and how they are shaped by the historical, cultural, political, social and industry-related circumstances in which they are produced and received. May be repeated for credit with different topics for a maximum of 9 units.

    Prerequisite: CTVA 301  or CTVA 300  with a C (2.0) or better

  
  • CTVA 379T - Auteurs (3)


    Analyze the work of a single director in the context of the theoretical debates surrounding auteur theory. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 units.

    Prerequisite: CTVA 300  or CTVA 301  with a C (2.0) or better

  
  • CTVA 381 - Censorship (3)


    Function of law, policy and standards in radio, TV and film. Key regulations, including roles of commissions, courts and amendments. Key censorship practices, including language, sex and violence.

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category D.4

  
  • CTVA 410 - Sound Design for Film-TV (3)


    Acquiring, recording, editing and mixing sound for features and television. Special emphasis on creative aspects of sound design.

    Prerequisite: CTVA 310  with a C (2.0) or better

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • CTVA 425 - Production 2 (3)


    The artistic, technical and economic factors of making and distributing a feature film. Each week, the class hosts a different guest from Hollywood to discuss their work in the film industry. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. (2 hours discussion, 3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisite: CTVA 325  with a C (2.0) or better

  
  • CTVA 427 - Documentary Production (3)


    Fundamental aspects of creating a documentary film. Work collaboartively in crews in the preproduction, production and postproduction of a documentary film suitable for exhibition.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 325  with a C (2.0) or better.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • CTVA 429 - Producing for Film and Video (3)


    . The task of the producer in film and television from concept to delivery. Fundamentals of breaking down and preparing a script for production, managing a budget and the logistics of producing a short film.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 300  or CTVA 350  with a C (2.0) or better

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • CTVA 431 - Cinematography (3)


    The art and craft of the cinematographer, from the specific roles in the camera crew to technical equipment, such as lenses, lighting and cameras. Emphasizes the aesthetic aspects of the craft, especially collaboration with the director.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 325  with a C (2.0) or better

  
  • CTVA 432 - Editing Film and Video (3)


    Intensive production workshop on editing film and video. Editorial logistics and aesthetics.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 300 , CTVA 325  with a “C” or better.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • CTVA 434 - Digital Effects for Film-TV (3)


    Designing motion graphics and visual effects for features and television. Previsualizing, titling, matting, rotoscoping and compositing using industry-standard software.

    Prerequisite: CTVA 325  with a C (2.0) or better.

  
  • CTVA 435 - Directing Film and TV (3)


    Analyzing the role of the director in features and television. Directing for narrative features and television, including blocking with the camera and working with actors. Emphasizes collaboration with the cinematographer and crew.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 325  with a C (2.0) or better

  
  • CTVA 451 - TV Scriptwriting: Comedy Pilot (3)


    Builds on CTVA 351 TV Writing: Sitcom to further each student’s ability to develop and create a fully-developed concept for an original sitcom and write a show bible and polished script for broadcast, cable-satellite, streaming, or other subscription services.

    Prerequisite: CTVA 351  with a C (2.0) or better.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • CTVA 455 - Screenwriting (3)


    Theory, principles and practice of writing feature films. Students analyze scripts and study films, apply concepts from CTVA 350 and advanced concepts to develop full-length screenplays. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: CTVA 350  with a “C” or better.

  
  • CTVA 456 - Rewriting the Screenplay (3)


    Intensive writing course aimed at students who have completed first drafts of full-length screenplays. Complete a rewrite-polish of their scripts, learning skills to prepare them for production and entrance into the marketplace. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: CTVA 455  with a “C” or better.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • CTVA 457 - Advanced Scene Writing (3)


    Intensive writing course aimed at students who are in progress on a first draft of a full-length screenplay to enhance focus and character work on a scene-to-scene basis.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 455 .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • CTVA 459 - Adaptation for Screenwriters (3)


    Adapting material, be it fiction or non-fiction, into the film narrative form. Analyze and critique screenplay adaptations culled from various sources as well as adapt chosen material.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 455 .

  
  • CTVA 471T - Topics in Film Theory (3)


    Analyzing elements of film theory; historical, cultural, political, social, and industry-related circumstances.

    Prerequisite: CTVA 301  with a C (2.0) or better

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • CTVA 480 - Management in RTVF (3)


    Management structure and issues in the RTVF industry. Audience measurement, distribution, finance, personnel, programming, regulation and sales. May include applied experience with college media activities.

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category D.4.

  
  • CTVA 495 - Mass Media Internship (3)


    Supervised fieldwork at a radio, TV or film organization. Skill development and understanding of industry operation through hands-on experience and networking. Must submit an application one semester prior to taking through the CTVA Internship Office. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, CTVA 100 .

  
  • CTVA 496 - Student-to-Student Tutorial (1-3)


    Learning through teaching. Work may include contact hours with tutees, tutorial preparations, consulting with instructors, reporting-analysis-evaluation of tutorial experiences, participation in university programs for tutors. A maximum of three units may count toward a degree. Does not count toward major or minor units. Grade or Credit/No Credit.

    Prerequisites: permission of department.

  
  • CTVA 499 - Independent Study (1-3)


    Independent Study is of a research or creative nature and shall culminate in a paper, project, comprehensive exam and/or performance. Prepare a proposal, including a statement of the basis for the final evaluation. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: permission of department.

  
  • CTVA 512 - American Television History (3)


    Historical survey of American television from its inception to the present day. Critical/theoretical approaches to studying the medium as technology, commercial entity and social and cultural force.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • CTVA 515 - Film Theory and Criticism (3)


    Major developments in film theory and criticism from the 1920’s to the present, including: sections on film form and medium specificity; semiotics, ideology and psychoanalysis; and feminism, queer theory, postcolonialism and postmodernism.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • CTVA 520 - Advanced Scene Study (3)


    For graduate students working on a first draft of a full-length screenplay, to enhance focus and character work on a scene-to-scene basis.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 550 , CTVA 555 .

  
  • CTVA 550 - Story Structure and Draft (3)


    Structure of storytelling in film, linear and non-linear, American, Asian and European templates. Product-oriented towards detailed film treatment to serve as outline of screenplay and initial pages of screenplay.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • CTVA 551 - Sitcom: Spec and Draft (3)


    Write two half-hour situation comedy scripts in correct format, as well as create a premise for an original half-hour comedy series.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • CTVA 552 - One-Hour Drama: TV Spec and Pilot (3)


    Analyze components for various scriptwriting tasks of episodic television dramas, as well as stress screenwriting skills from inceptive idea to outline to drafts of one-hour scripts.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • CTVA 553T - Genres for Writers (3)


    Examining film genres classic to revisionist and the constant evolution and hybridization of genres and how a screenwriter can implement and benefit from understanding of genre components.

    Prerequisite: CTVA 550 .

  
  • CTVA 555 - First Draft Screenplay (3)


    Work from approved outline or treatment to create a professional draft of screenplay, using correct format and structure.

    Prerequisite: CTVA 550 .

  
  • CTVA 556 - Screenplay: Rewrite (3)


    For students who have completed a first draft of a full-length screenplay. Complete a rewrite/polish of their scripts, learning skills to prepare it for production and entrance into the marketplace.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 550 , CTVA 555 .

  
  • CTVA 562 - Media Literacy and Ethics: The Biz (3)


    Analyzing, decoding and evaluating how the entertainment media operates, focusing on television, film and internet.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 550 , CTVA 555 .

  
  • CTVA 580 - Writing Project #1 (3)


    From concept to outline to realized film script, an accelerated class focused on working under deadline and reacting to and implementing specific notes from instructor.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 520 , CTVA 550 , CTVA 555 .

  
  • CTVA 581 - Writing Project #2 (3)


    From concept to outline to realized film script, an accelerated class focused on working under deadline and reacting to and implementing specific notes from instructor.

    Prerequisites: CTVA 520 , CTVA 550 , CTVA 555 .

  

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Courses are designated as EGCE in the class schedule

  
  • EGCE 201 - Statics (3)


    Free body diagrams. Applications to problems of equilibrium (two and three dimensions) of structural and mechanical force systems. Trusses, frames and machines. Friction problems. Centroids and moments of inertia.

    Prerequisites: MATH 150B , PHYS 225 . Vectorial treatment of statics of particles and rigid bodies.

  
  • EGCE 206 - Computer-Aided Architectural and Civil Engineering Drafting (1)


    Architectural and civil engineering drawing with the aid of computer-aided drafting techniques; grading plans, engineering drawings (including standard structural, electrical and hydraulic details) of buildings, bridges, dams and civil engineering structures. Bill of Materials. (3 hours laboratory)

  
  • EGCE 214 - Engineering Surveying (2)


    Basis of plane surveying. Distance measurement using tapes and EDM. Leveling. Measurement of angles and directions. Traverse and topographic survey and computations. Applications in highway curves, construction surveys and land surveys. Principles of stadia.

    Corequisite: EGCE 214L .

  
  • EGCE 214L - Engineering Surveying Laboratory (1)


    Field practice of measurement of distance, difference of elevation, and horizontal and vertical angles using tapes, EDM, automatic levels, theodolites and total stations. (3 hours laboratory)

    Corequisite: EGCE 214 .

  
  • EGCE 301 - Mechanics of Materials (3)


    Stress and deformation analysis for axial load, torsion, flexure, and combined forces. Analysis of simple statically indeterminate structures. Deflection and stress analysis of beams. Stability of columns. Strain energy and ultimate resistance. Interactive relationships between analysis and design.

    Prerequisites: MATH 250A , EGCE 201 .

  
  • EGCE 302 - Dynamics (3)


    Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies, kinetics of rigid bodies in three dimension, Newton’s laws, work and energy, impulse and momentum. Solution of problems using vector approach.

    Prerequisites:MATH 250A , EGCE 201 .

  
  • EGCE 305 - Earthquake Impact on Structures (3)


    Geological aspects of earthquakes as they apply to building safety; introduction to earthquake-related problems and building damages caused by historic earthquakes. Destruction aspects of earthquakes, preparedness for large earthquakes and how to protect structural and non-structural parts of buildings. (EGCE 305 and GEOL 305 are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: completion of G.E. Category B.4, B.1 or B.2.

  
  • EGCE 308 - Engineering Analysis (3)


    Fundamentals and engineering applications of Fourier transforms, Laplace transforms, complex analysis, vector analysis; engineering applications. (EGCE 308, EGEE 308, EGGN 308 and EGME 308 are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: PHYS 226 , MATH 250B .

  
  • EGCE 324 - Soil Mechanics (3)


    Soil properties and soil action as related to problems encountered in engineering structures; consolidation, shear strength, stability and lateral earth pressures.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 301 .

  
  • EGCE 324L - Soil Mechanics Laboratory (1)


    Behavior and properties of soils. Application to foundation design, liquefaction and seepage.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 , EGCE 324 .

  
  • EGCE 325 - Structural Analysis (3)


    Forces and displacements in statically determinate and indeterminate elastic structures by force and displacement methods. Approximate methods of analysis. Matrix formulation of structural analysis and computer applications. Introduction to structural design.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 301 .

  
  • EGCE 325L - Structural Analysis Laboratory (1)


    Principles of model analysis and similitude. Influence lines for reactive and internal forces; generalized displacements of statically indeterminate structures. Nonprismatic members. (3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 , EGCE 325 .

  
  • EGCE 377 - Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory (1)


    Behavior and properties of most common materials, e.g., steel, concrete, wood, masonry and asphalt. Mix design of asphalt and concrete. Determine strain and stress using strain gages. Specimen testing according to ASTM. Material properties determination. Safety, reliability and design considerations. (3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites:EGCE 324 , EGCE 325 .

  
  • EGCE 401 - Engineering Economics and Professionalism (3)


    Development, evaluation and presentation of design alternatives for engineering systems and projects using principles of engineering economy and cost benefit analysis. Engineering profession, professional ethics and related topics. (Not available for use on graduate study plans.) (EGCE 401, EGCP 401, EGEE 401 and EGME 401 are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: MATH 150A  and junior or senior standing in Engineering.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • EGCE 408 - Reinforced Concrete Design (3)


    Design for bending, shear, axial force, torsion and combined loading. Beam, columns, slab and foundation design for ultimate strength and serviceability requirements. Prestressed concrete design. Safety, reliability and cost considerations. Design project conforming to latest ACI code. Professional computer program. (3 hours lecture)

    Prerequisite: EGCE 325 .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • EGCE 411 - Structural Dynamics (3)


    Free and forced vibrations of discrete and continuous systems. Matrix formulation and normal coordinates analysis. Response of structures to impulse and earthquake loads. Application to structural design problems and comparison with code prescribed forces.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 308 , EGCE 325 .

  
  • EGCE 418 - Foundation Design (3)


    Mat and piled foundations for structures. Design project to standards of professional practice using latest codes and standards. Consideration for safety, reliability and cost. (3 hours lecture)

    Prerequisites: EGCE 324 , EGCE 408 . Footings and retaining walls.

  
  • EGCE 428 - Engineering Hydraulics (3)


    Incompressible fluid flow in closed conduits and open channels. Hydrostatics, energy and hydraulic grade lines. Momentum, friction formulas, pipelines, uniform flow and water surface profiles. Design of pipes and open channels. Computer solutions.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 302 .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • EGCE 428L - Engineering Hydraulics Laboratory (1)


    Introduction to experimental hydraulics in open channel and pipe flows, including measurements of discharge, depth, velocity, force and friction coefficients. Hydraulic model laws and report writing. (3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 , EGCE 428 .

  
  • EGCE 430 - Structural Steel Design (3)


    Design for bending, torsion, shear, axial forces, combined loadings. Design of built-up girders, composite construction. Design of shear and moment connections. Design project using professional practice standards. LRFD method. Safety, reliability and cost considerations. Professional computer program. (3 hours lecture)

    Prerequisite: EGCE 325 .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • EGCE 431L - Advanced Structural Laboratory (1)


    Fundamentals of earthquake engineering and soil structure interaction; design of lateral bracing for model buildings. (3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: EGCE 325L ; EGCE 408  or EGCE 430 .

  
  • EGCE 432 - Computer-Aided Design & Analysis in Civil Engineering (3)


    Computer-aided analysis and design in various branches of civil engineering. Introduction of finite element methods with computer techniques. Application of professional computer programs.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 206 , EGCE 324 , EGCE 325 .

  
  • EGCE 435 - Design of Hydraulic Structures (3)


    Applications of hydraulic principles to design of various structures, including spillways, energy dissipaters, outlet works, storm drains, culverts and water distribution systems. Use of computers in design process.

    Prerequisite:EGCE 428 .

  
  • EGCE 436 - Engineering Hydrology (3)


    Hydrologic cycle with applications to hydrologic design of engineering structures. Rainfall, stream flow, ground water, surface runoff, hydrographs, flood routing, frequency distributions and design hydrographs.

    Corequisite: EGCE 428 .

  
  • EGCE 441 - Environmental Engineering (3)


    Planning and controlling the environment; wastewater treatment and disposal; solid waste management; air pollution; radiation protection; housing and residential environment.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 123 , MATH 250B .

  
  • EGCE 441L - Environmental Engineering Laboratory (1)


    Laboratory and field principles related to water treatment, wastewater treatment and air quality; laboratory practices mimicking settling, flocculation and other treatment techniques; quantifying common compounds found in water, field sampling practices; air sampling practices.

    Prerequisite: CHEM 123 , EGCE 441 .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • EGCE 463 - Precast and Prestressed Concrete Design (3)


    Prestressed concrete design and analysis for conventional and lateral loading. Design of reinforced and prestressed structural and architectural elements. Safety and economy. Connection design for earthquake and wind loading. Design projects using professional practice standards including latest codes. (3 hours lecture)

    Prerequisite: EGCE 408 .

  
  • EGCE 463L - Precast and Prestressed Concrete Design Lab (1)


    Behavior of prestressed and reinforced concrete members subjected to the different types of loadings. Observation of elastic and ultimate strength behavior, deflection crack propagation and collapse. Observing prestressing operation and camber. (3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: EGCE 408 , EGCE 463 .

  
  • EGCE 465 - Planning and Control of Engineering Construction Projects (3)


    Overview of construction project management; construction scheduling fundamentals; bar charts, CPM, PERT; schedule control: manual vs. computer systems, reports, schedule maintenance; cost control: code of accounts, control base, budgets, forecasting, reports, computer systems; applications in construction projects.

    Prerequisite: senior standing.

  
  • EGCE 466 - Public Transit Systems Planning and Operations (3)


    Urban passenger transportation modes, paratransit, special modes, vehicles characteristics and motion, highway transit mode, rail transit mode, new concepts, transit system performance (capacity, productivity, efficiency and utilization, organization and financing).

    Prerequisite: senior standing in Civil Engineering.

  
  • EGCE 467 - Railroad Engineering and High Speed Rail (3)


    Planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance requirements of railroad and high speed rail. Safety, planning and cost considerations.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 302 .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • EGCE 468 - Construction Engineering (3)


    Engineering construction planning equipment and methods. Construction management. Critical path method. Construction of buildings, bridges, highways, foundations and dams. Consideration for safety and reliability.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 325 .

  
  • EGCE 481 - Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater (3)


    Site assessment, green technologies, design for soil remediation systems and design for groundwater remediation systems. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 441  or enrollment in MS environmental engineering program.

  
  • EGCE 482 - Wastewater Treatment and Water Reclamation (3)


    Principles of anoxic, aerobic and anaerobic biological processes and treatment. Stepwise development and process design equipment selection, economic evaluation, green technologies and operating guidelines for wastewater treatment. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 441  or enrollment in MS environmental engineering program.

  
  • EGCE 490 - Senior Seminar in Engineering (1)


    Career opportunities in private sectors and government. Office and field practice. Professional growth and development. Project management. Business management and opportunities. Ethics and aesthetics. Case studies.

    Prerequisite: senior standing. Civil engineering as a profession and the civil engineer as a professional.

  
  • EGCE 493 - Structural Systems Emphasis on Highrise Structures (3)


    Structural concepts and systems for buildings and complex structures; their behavior under loads. Foundation systems. Roof, floor, walls systems. Characteristics and design concepts of complex structures and high-rise buildings. Design project. Latest building codes and computer application. Sustainability and green building. (2 hours lecture and 3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisite: EGCE 408 , EGCE 430 .

  
  • EGCE 494 - Design of Civil Engineering Structures (3)


    Timber, reinforced masonry, reinforced concrete and steel design. Use of Uniform Building Code and standards. Building and bridge design. Design projects to standards of professional practice. Reliability, safety and cost consideration. Computer application. (3 hours lecture)

    Prerequisites: EGCE 408 , EGCE 430 . Corequisites: EGCE 418 EGCE 494L .

  
  • EGCE 494L - Civil Engineering Structural Laboratory (1)


    Design of bridges according to AASHTO code. Design project to the standards of professional practice. (3 hours laboratory)

    Corequisite: EGCE 494 .

  
  • EGCE 496 - Architectural Design (3)


    History of architectural design. Systems-based design process: aesthetic, functional, environmental and behavioral aspects. Urban planning and design. Case studies. Architectural design project to the standards of professional practice.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 408 , EGCE 430  or senior standing.

  
  • EGCE 497 - Senior Projects (1-3)


    Independent design projects. Formal report to be submitted after completion of project work. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: senior standing in engineering and formal approval by adviser and department head.

  
  • EGCE 499 - Independent Study (1-3)


    Special topics in civil engineering. Submit formal report after completing independent study. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: senior standing in engineering and formal approval by adviser and department head.

  
  • EGCE 501 - Analytical Methods for the Design of Civil Engineering Systems (3)


    Applying linear and dynamic programming principles to the design of pipelines, irrigation systems, water-resources and traffic-flow control problems. Probabilistic network analysis. First order and advanced first order second moment reliability methods. Probabilistic design.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • EGCE 509 - Theory of Plates and Shells (3)


    Theory of thin plates subjected to transverse loads. Analysis of plates of circular, rectangular and other shapes. Theory of thin shells. Shells of revolution. Shells of translation.

    Prerequisite: EGME 438 .

  
  • EGCE 510 - The Finite Element Method (3)


    Formulating finite elements to analyze plane stress and strain problems, axisymmetric bodies, plates and shells. Conforming and non-conforming shape functions. Computer applications to complex structural systems under static and dynamic loads.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 517 , EGCE 533 .

  
  • EGCE 515 - Solid Waste Management, System Design and Sustainability (3)


    MS environmental engineering program. Industrial waste treatment and disposal, waste minimization, process selection, control, green technologies and resource recovery. Design of liners, gas and leachtate collection and removal systems in landfills. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 436  or enrollment in MS environmental engineering program.

  
  • EGCE 517 - Theory of Elasticity (3)


    Analyze stress and strain. Equations of elasticity. Extension, torsion and flexure of beams. Two-dimensional elastostatic problems. Variational methods and energy theorems. Elementary three-dimensional elastostatic problems. Introduction to thermoelasticity and wave propagation.

    Prerequisite: EGME 438 .

  
  • EGCE 531 - Advanced Topics in Reinforced Concrete Design (3)


    Analysis and design of reinforced concrete structural members subjected to seismic loading. Detailing considerations for ductility in reinforced concrete. Lateral load resisting systems for concrete structures. Use of computer software for simplified analysis. Use of latest building codes and standards.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 408 .

  
  • EGCE 532 - Earthquake Engineering (3)


    Earthquake motions; response spectra; computational methods and computer applications for response of structural systems. Energy absorption capacity of materials and structural components. Soil structure interaction. Seismic design and evaluation of current building codes.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 411 , EGCE 533 .

  
  • EGCE 533 - Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis (3)


    Matrix formulation of structural analysis using the direct stiffness approach. Compare flexibility and stiffness approaches. Computer-aided analysis of complex structural systems under static and dynamic loads. Stability analysis. Introduction to the finite element method.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 325 , EGGN 403 .

  
  • EGCE 534 - Advanced Construction Methods and Techniques (3)


    Advanced technologies in the construction of building, highway, bridge, dam structures and building materials and systems, such as concrete, steel, masonry and diverse methods and techniques.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 408 , EGCE 430 .

  
  • EGCE 537 - Groundwater and Seepage (3)


    Equations governing flow of liquid in porous media. Seepage through dams and under structures, flow in confined and unconfined aquifers, steady and unsteady flow, well fields, flow nets, computer solutions, sea water intrusion, recharge, groundwater pollution.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 436 .

  
  • EGCE 538 - Construction Methods and Equipment for Heavy Construction Engineering (3)


    Methods and equipment for construction foundations, highways, airfields, bridges, ports, harbors, dams, nuclear power plants and industrial facilities. Quality control and construction failures.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 408 , EGCE 418 .

  
  • EGCE 539 - Preconstruction Design Evaluation (3)


    Cost benefit, preconstruction scheduling, and constructability modifications in design, specifications and construction methods. Value Engineering.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 534 .

  
  • EGCE 544 - Advanced Foundation Engineering (3)


    Design foundations for earthquake loading and problematic soils; pile and caisson design, ground surface subsidence, slope stability and stabilization; designing anchored bulkheads and dam sections.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 418 .

  
  • EGCE 545 - Slope Stability and Retaining Structures (3)


    Static and seismic stability analysis of slopes; calculation of earth pressures retaining structures; design of retaining wall, sheet pile, and braced excavation system for static and seismic loading.

    Prerequisite:EGCE 324  or graduate standing.

  
  • EGCE 546 - Surface Water Pollution and Control (3)


    Sources, quality and quantity of storm water runoff, best management practices (BMPs), system design of structural BMPs, green technologies, design for wastewater discharge into rivers, lakes and oceans. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 436  or enrollment in MS environmental engineering program.

  
  • EGCE 547 - Advanced Soil Mechanics (3)


    Behavior of soil on fully and partially saturated conditions, consolidation of soil, shear strength of soil for fully and partially saturated conditions, shear strength of soil for earthquake loading.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 324 .

  
  • EGCE 548 - Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (3)


    Dynamic loading of soils, effect of liquefaction, ground response analysis, soil-structure interaction, and in-depth design and behavior of foundation structures due to earthquake loading.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 324  or graduate standing.

  
  • EGCE 549 - Theory of Elastic Stability (3)


    Critical buckling loads of columns, beam-columns, frames, plates and shells. Lateral stability of beams. Torsional buckling of open wall sections.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 509 , EGCE 517 .

  
  • EGCE 550 - Major Commercial Project Development and Management (3)


    Process of major commercial project development; macroeconomics aspects; project initiation and implementation, construction management systems, schedule, cost and quality control, control of long-lead equipment and materials, construction disputes and claims, case studies.

    Prerequisite: any 400-level management course approved by the department head.

  
  • EGCE 556 - Construction Cost Control, Scheduling and Planning (3)


    Systems approach for estimating, scheduling, cost comparison, risk analysis and cost control. Project feasibility studies and alternative approaches. Project control, baseline establishment, cost and claim management.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 465  or EGCE 468 .

  
  • EGCE 557 - Cost Estimating and Bidding Strategy (3)


    Management and cost control of large capital projects. Capital cost estimation, value prediction and control, cost and schedule control and management of mega projects.

 

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