Undergraduate Advising Handbook

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Undergraduate

Advising Handbook

2013-2014

Undergraduate Program

201 More Hall

Box 352700

Seattle, WA 98195

206-543-5092

[email protected]

www.ce.washington.edu

September 2013

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UW Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering 2013-14 Page 2

Welcome from the Chair

For Faculty Mentors: Thank you for serving as a faculty mentor for our undergraduate students. As a faculty mentor, you provide students with insight and guidance for preparation and entry into the civil and environmental engineering field. You can help students to identify and explore their areas of interests and to select senior-year coursework that support their professional and/or academic goals. You are not responsible for understanding University regulations and academic requirements in detail. Students are encouraged to work with the CEE undergraduate advisor to ensure pro-gress towards their degree.

CEE Advising Handbook 2013-14 v1. Questions?

Contact CEE undergraduate advisor, Mariko Navin, at [email protected], or 206-543-5092, or visit More Hall 201.

Welcome to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering! You are joining a proud department with a long history that dates back over a hundred years at the Univer-sity of Washington. The CEE faculty and staff welcome you as you embark on your pur-suit of the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE).

Although civil engineering is among the oldest of the engineering disciplines, it continues to be among the most critical for addressing fundamental human needs, and still has boundless opportunities for innovation.

Shelter, transportation, water supply, environmental management, and energy lie at the heart of any civilization, and each generation of civil engineers has faced the challenge of meeting society's needs in these areas. Like each generation before it, your generation will need to face these challenges with new kinds of constraints, new kinds of tools, and new kinds of partnerships. Equipping yourself for the task all begins with your engineer-ing education.

As an alum of the Civil and Environmental Engineering undergraduate program at the University of Washington myself, I am confident you will find the quality of the program here to be first rate, providing you with the technical background and broader skills necessary to enter the profession and/or continue your education at the graduate level. It's a great time to be involved in civil and environmental engineering --- we look forward to helping you prepare for launching your career. This Advising Handbook is intended as a resource to help you familiarize yourself with the BSCE program, our depart-ment, and your “next-steps” as your pursue the BSCE degree.

The CEE undergraduate advisor, Mariko Navin, will help you navigate through the academic degree requirements, Uni-versity policies, regulations, and processes. You will be assisted by faculty mentor(s) who will help you explore areas of engineering interest, select appropriate senior-year courses given your engineering interests and goals, and offer guid-ance as you prepare for your profession and/or graduate study.

I wish you the best in your endeavors!

Gregory R. Miller, Professor and Chair

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Civil engineering was officially recognized as an academic discipline at the University of Washing-ton in 1898 and granted its first bachelor’s degree in 1901. Today, the UW Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) is ranked among the top 20 in the nation (U.S. News World Re-port, 2011).

The department currently has approximately 230 undergraduate students, 280 graduate students, 31 tenured faculty and 18 staff. The Department is primarily housed in More Hall, with some facul-ty offices in Wilcox and Wilson Halls.

Research

The CEE department enjoys annual research funding of approximately 15 million dollars. Under-graduates and graduate students participate in faculty research, often working through many of their projects in the department’s many research labs and centers.

Degrees offered:

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.)

• Master of Science in Civil Engineering (M.S.C.E.)

• Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Online degrees include:

• Master’s in Construction Engineering (in collaboration with the Department of

Con-struction Management in the College of Architecture and Urban Planning)

• Master’s in Sustainable Transportation

• Master’s in Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics

The Department’s Areas of Engineering Emphasis:

• Construction

• Transportation

• Structural

• Geotechnical

• Hydrology, Water Resources, and Environmental fluid Mechanics

• Environmental

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The Civil & Environmental Engineering Department

UW Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering 2013-14

The BSCE degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)

www.abet.org

Note: The CEE Department often uses the terms BSCE majors and CEE majors interchangeably to refer to our undergraduates students in the Department. The University also uses the code “CIV E” to refer to our majors, so expect to see all three. They all refer to our undergrad students

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The BSCE Program

The ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) degree is appropriate for students interested in civil and environmental engineering.

The BSCE degree provides excellent preparation for students preparing to enter civil and environ-mental engineering careers and professions, as well as for those pursuing graduate education and academic careers. The department enjoys strong placement of our students in industry and in admission to prestigious graduate programs.

Highlights:

• The Department enjoys exceptionally high retention and graduation rates — approximately 95% of students who enter the program in the junior year graduate within two years. (Data for direct freshman admission students are not yet available.)

• Approximately 90% of UW CEE majors pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam on their first attempt. Students typically take this exam, the first professional licensing exam, in the autumn quarter of their senior year and pass, resulting in the professional Engineer-in-Training (EIT) license prior to graduation. Nationally, the passage rate for first-time test takers for the FE exam is approximately 69-71%. (See National Council of Examiners of Engineers and Surveyors, www.ncees.org.)

• Approximately 30% of graduates continue to graduate schools at the UW and in top-ranked institutions across the nation. Many more pursue graduate programs after gaining several years of work experience.

Experiential Learning

All CEE students are encouraged to engage in active learning through internships, independent research or participation in faculty-sponsored research projects, and involvement in extracurricular activities through student societies and professional organizations. Students may receive credits for research and/or independent study under CEE 299 or CEE 499. Participation in student and professional societies, such as American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Chi Epsilon (engineering honor society) and competitions, such as the “Concrete Canoe” and “Steel Bridge” also provide excellent opportunities for student involvement.

CEE Honors Program

Qualified students may pursue an Honors Program within the Department. Students who have participated in the University’s College Honors Program beginning in their freshman year and who have completed the University Honors general education requirements may enroll in the College Honors Program to graduate with “College Honors.” Students who wish to enter the Honors Pro-gram once admitted to the BSCE degree proPro-gram may enroll in the Departmental Honors ProPro-gram to graduate “With Distinction.”

Admission requirement for Honors Program: 3.3 cumulative GPA, a 3.45 CEE departmental GPA, have “CIV E” major status. Graduation requirements for Honors program: 6 credits of “Ad Hoc” CEE Honors coursework taken as upper-division CEE courses, and minimum 3 credits of CEE 498H, an independent Honors project or research.

More information regarding the Honors Program is available online at the University Honor Pro-gram website: http://depts.washington.edu/uwhonors.

In addition to the Honors program, other forms of academic recognitions include membership in Chi Epsilon, the national honors society for civil engineering students (by invitation to top third of class); quarterly and annual Dean’s List (based on GPA); and Baccalaureate Honors (awarded at time of graduation based on cumulative GPA.).

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The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE)

Mathematics 24 cr

♦ MATH 124 Calc/Analytic Geom I (5) ♦ MATH 125 Calc/Analytic Geom II (5) ♦ MATH 126 Calc/Analytic Geom III (5)

MATH 307 Differential Equations (3) ♦ MATH 308 or 318 Matrix Algebra (3)

Statistics: IND E 315* (3) (preferred) or STAT 390 (4) (See note below)

Sciences 15 cr

♦ PHYS 121 Mechanics (5) ♦ PHYS 122 Elect-Mag & Osc (5) PHYS 123 Waves (5)

♦ CHEM 142 General Chemistry (5) CHEM 152 General Chemistry (5)

Engineering Fundamentals 20 cr

♦ AMATH 301 Beg Scientific Computing (4) or CSE 142 Computer Programming I (4) ♦ AA 210 Statics (4)

♦ CEE 220 Mechanics of Materials (4) ♦ ME 230 Kinematics & Dynamics (4)

One course from: ME 123, MSE 170, EE 215, IND E 250, AA 260, IND E 280, or

IND E 315*.

Written Communication 12 cr

♦ English Composition (5)

HCDE 231† Intro to Technical Writing (3) Additional Writing or Composition (4)

Economics Topic requirement

ECON 200 or 201 (5) or IND E 250 (4)

(ECON 200 or 201 concurrently satisfies I&S credits. IND E 250 concurrently satisfies Engineering Fundamentals elective.)

Individuals & Society (I&S) 10 cr

I&S electives selected from University list.

Visual, Literary, Perf Arts (VLPA) 10 cr

VLPA electives selected from University list.

(ME 123 satisfies VLPA as well as Engineer-ing Fundamentals elective.)

Additional VLPA or I&S 4 cr General Electives

To bring the balance of credits up to the mini-mum 180 credits required for a bachelor’s de-gree.

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The requirements for the BSCE degree are listed below and on the facing page. Ideally, a new major entering the BSCE program (through upper-division admission) will have completed all the program prerequisites and many of the general education requirements prior to admission to the Department.

Program Prerequisites: All courses marked with the black diamond (♦) below are required for

upper-division admission. A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for each prerequisite course.

Graduation Requirements: Courses listed without the diamonds, as well as the University

Gen-eral Education Requirements, are graduation requirements. They may be completed at anytime prior to graduation. A minimum grade of 1.0 is required for courses used to satisfy graduation requirements, with the following exception:

A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for each of the four 400-level CEE courses used to satisfy the “core” requirement for CEE Technical Electives. In addition, a 2.0 grade is required in the CEE capstone classes (CEE 441, 442, 444, or 445).

NOTES:

♦ Prerequisite courses required for upper divi-sion admisdivi-sion to the major.

° IND E 315 may be counted as either a Math class or Engineering Fundamentals, but not both.

° The BSCE degree does not have a foreign language graduation requirement.

† Other writing courses may be petitioned for use in place of HCDE 231, given its limited availability.

*Note: IND E 315 (Statistics & Probability

for Engineers) may be used to satisfy the Mathematics or the Engineering Fundamen-tals requirement, but not both. Students who take IND E 315 as an Engineering Funda-mentals Elective may apply any non-statistics, non-teaching 300-level MATH course towards the Mathematics require-ment. (For example, a student who takes

IND E 315 may apply MATH 324 towards the 24 credits required for Mathematics.)

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Degree Requirements and Sample Schedule

CEE Junior Year 40 cr

The following new 300-level courses will be effective Autumn 2012.

CEE 307 Construction Engineering (5) CEE 317 GeoSurveying (5)

CEE 327 Transportation Engineering (5) CEE 337 Construction Materials (5)

CEE 347 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (5) CEE 357 Environmental Engineering (5) CEE 367 Geotechnical Engineering (5) CEE 377 Introduction to Structural Design (5)

Strongly recommended/Required for those interested in structures in spring quarter :

CEE 456 Structural Analysis (5)

CEE Senior Year Courses: Professional Practice and Capstone 7 cr

CEE 440 Professional Practice (2)

Capstone Design Course (5) (Minimum. 2.0 grade required.) Choose one:

CEE 441 Transportation & Construction Capstone

CEE 442 Structural Geotechnical Capstone CEE 444 Water Resources/Hydraulics Capstone CEE 445 Environmental Engineering Capstone

Technical Electives 15 cr

Students must take at least one core course from

three of the six different areas as listed in the Tech-nical Electives Core Courses list (see page 8), plus any additional CEE 400-level courses not used else-where. (Minimum. 2.0 grade is required for each course used to satisfy a “core course” requirement.)

Upper-Division Engineering and Science 12 cr

Any additional 400-level CEE courses and approved

courses from outside the department. See Upper-Division Engineering and Science Electives course list (available on CE Web site).

UPPER-DIVISION COUREWORK

CEE juniors typically take the 300-level CEE courses in one year, assigned to Track I or II. The senior year al-lows students flexibility to explore areas of their interest in greater depth by selecting core courses for the Tech-nical Electives and choice of electives for Upper-Division Engineering and Science requirements. Faculty mentors will assist students in selecting 400-level CEE courses which will be appropriate for the student’s academic and professional goals. (See “Senior Year Planning” page 8, and “Academic Timeline” page 32.) All students take CEE 440 Professional Practice in winter quarter and the capstone design course in the area of their interest in spring quarter.

Sample 4-year Plan

Students: Enter your schedule on MyPlan, accessible via MyUW.

Sample Freshman Year

Autumn Winter Spring

MATH 124 5 MATH 125 5 MATH 126 5

CHEM 142 5 CHEM 152 5 PHYS 121 5

ENGL Comp 5 VLPA or I&S 5 ECON 200 5

CEE 100 1

Total 15 Total 16 Total 15

Sample Sophomore Year

MATH 308 3 MATH 307 3 IND E 315 3

PHY 122 5 PHYS 123 5 Engr Fund 4

AA 210 4 CEE 220 4 ME 230 4

VLPA or I&S 4 HCDE 231 3 AMATH 301 4

Sample CEE Junior Year (Students take Track I or II)

Track I

CEE 317 5 CEE 307 5 CEE 327 5

CEE 337 5 CEE 347 5 CEE 367 5

CEE 377 5 CEE 357 5 CEE 456, 4XX, or 5 grad requirement or _{other elective}

Track II

CEE 307 5 CEE 327 5 CEE 337 5

CEE 317 5 CEE 347 5 CEE 367 5

CEE 357 5 CEE 377 5 CEE 456, 4XX, or 5 grad requirement or _{other elective}

Sample CEE Senior Year

Tech Elective 3 CEE 440 2 Capstone 5 Tech Elective 3 Tech Elective 3 Tech Elective 3 Tech Elective 3 UD Elective 3 UD Elective 3 UD Elective 3 UD Elective 3 Electives

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Senior Year Course Work

TECHNICAL ELECTIVES: CORE COURSES LIST

Construction Core

CEE 404 Infrastructure Construction (4) CEE 421 Pavement Design (3)

CEE 425 Reinforced Concrete Construction (3)

Transportation Core

CEE 410 Traffic Engr Fundamentals (3) CEE 412 Trans Data Mgmt (3)

CEE 416 Urban Trans Planning Design (3)

Geotechnical Core

CEE 436 Foundation Design (3) CEE 437 Engineering Geology (3)

Structural core

CEE 451 Design of Metal Structures (3)

CEE 452 Design Reinforced Concrete Structures (3) CEE 453 Prestressed Concrete Design (3)

CEE 454 Design Timber Structures (3) CEE 455 Structural Unit Masonry (3) CEE 456 Structural Analysis (5) CEE 457 Advanced Structures I (3)

Water Core

CEE 473 Coastal Engineering (3)

CEE 474 Hydraulics of Sediment Transp (3)

CEE 475 Analysis Techniques for Groundwater Flow (3) CEE 476 Physical Hydrology (3)

CEE 477 Open-Channel Engr (3)

Environmental Core

CEE 462 Applied Limnology and Pollutant Effects on Fresh-water (3) NW

CEE 480 Air-Quality Modeling (3)

CEE 481 Hydraulic Design for Env'l Engr (3) CEE 482 Wastewater Treatment & Reuse (3) CEE 483 Drinking Water Treatment (3)

CEE 484 Decentralized & On-Site Wastewater Mgmt & Reuse (3)

CEE 488 Hazardous Wastes Engineering (3) CEE 490 Air-Pollution Control (4)

CEE 491 Deterministic Systems (3)

Students should meet with faculty mentors in the April of their junior year to make appropriate course selections for their senior year based their areas of interest and future goals. Students will enter their senior year plan on MyUW (accessible via MyUW), have the faculty member sign a printed copy of the MyPlan, and submit the signed copy to the CEE Advising Office (More Hall 201). (See also Academic Timeline, page 32.) This will serve as your graduation plan. During the senior year, students will take CEE 440 Professional Practice (winter quarter), Tech-nical Electives (15 credits), Upper-Division Engineering and Science Electives (12 credits) and a Capstone Design course in their area of interest (one of CEE 441, 442, 444, or 445).

In the capstone courses, students work in small groups as “consultants” to external groups with actual problems. Students apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the BSCE program to ad-dress the engineering problems and concerns that their “clients” face and make formal written and oral presentations.

Technical Electives — “Core Courses”

To satisfy Technical Electives requirements, students must select at least one course from three of the six areas shown on the right (Technical Electives Core Course List).

The three core courses must be completed with a minimum grade of 2.0.

The additional fifth course may be any 400-level CEE course, and the minimum grade for the fifth course only is 1.0.

Upper-Division Engineering and Science Electives

To satisfy the Upper-Division Engineering & Science Elec-tives, students may take any 400 -level CEE course and/or ap-proved courses from outside departments. For list of pre-approved outside-department courses, see list available on the CEE Student Resources web-site. Students may also submit a petition to the Undergraduate Committee to have a course not on the list to be considered as an Upper-Division (UD) Engi-neering and Science Elective. For more information, see page 24.

The minimum grade for upper-division electives is 1.0.

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Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Civil Engineering is a broad field encompassing many diverse yet related topics. The practice of

civil engineering requires proficiency in many of these topics, and civil engineers often find that their technical interests and opportunities over the course of their careers. In view of the interdis-ciplinary nature of the field, you are encouraged to pursue a course of study which offers the breadth necessary for your future professional development. If you have a defined interest in one or more areas of civil engineering, you may want to select elective undergraduate courses which emphasize your interest or you may want to consider pursuing them in detail at the gradu-ate level. Following you will find groupings of senior courses which we hope will aid you in your selection:

GENERAL CIVIL ENGINEERING

The general civil engineering course suggestions will give you a broad background in civil engi-neering at the undergraduate level. You may anticipate careers in consulting firms, or in local, state, or federal agencies. This choice of course work provides suitable background for general professional practice or for graduate study in any branch of civil engineering.

Required Course:

CEE 440 Professional Practice Studio (2) Strong Recommend Courses

CEE 416 Urban Transportation Planning and Design (3) CEE 451 Design of Metal Structures (3)

CEE 452 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3) CEE 436 Foundation Design (3)

CEE 481 Hydraulic Design for Environmental Engineering (3) CEE 483 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (3)

Recommended Courses

CEE 424 GIS for Civil Engineers (3) CEE 476 Physical Hydrology (3)

CEE 477 Open Channel Engineering (3) CEE 484 On-Site Water Disposal (3) Suggested Courses:

CEE 410 Traffic Engineering Fundamentals (3) CEE 425 Reinforced Concrete Construction (3) CEE 454 Design of Timber Structures (3) CEE 473 Coastal Engineering (3)

Hint! Plan ahead for a minor.

Minors are optional. Student may select to do a minor; many do not. If you wish to do a minor, plan ahead. Math and Architectural Studies are popular among CEE majors, but a minor may be in any topic of your choice. For more information on minors, see:

• General Catalog www.washington.edu/students/gencat

• Minors Website www.washington.edu/uaa/gateway/advising/majors/minor.php

General Civil Engineering

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FOR STUDENTS INTERESTEDIN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

The suggested courses will help you prepare for entry level positions in the construction in-dustry or with agencies or firms that require a construction specialty. The construction engi-neering focus in CEE is strongly linked to transportation engiengi-neering; hence the CEE 410 and 416 courses shown below. Employment for specific positions in construction will also depend on the extent of your construction-related experience and the specific types of projects being constructed, for example, buildings, highways, power plants, dams, and airports, to name a few. Included in the courses listed below are several from the Department of Construction Management (CM); however, note that preference is given to CM students taking CM cours-es. Thus, admission to CM courses cannot be assured.

This is a general guide. Please consult your faculty mentor for more information.

Required Courses

CEE 440 Professional Practice Studio (2) Strongly Recommended Courses

CEE 404 Infrastructure Construction (4) ) [not available 2011-12] CEE 410 Traffic Engineering Fundamentals (3)

CEE 416 Urban Transportation Planning and Design (3) CEE 421 Pavement Design (3)

CEE 424 GIS for Civil Engineers (3) CEE 425 Reinforced Concrete Construction (3) CM 450 Construction Project Management (5)

Recommended Courses

CEE 436 Foundation Design (3)

CEE 452 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3) CEE 454 Design of Timber Structures (3)

CEE 477 Open-Channel Engineering (3) Recommended Outside Department Courses

CM 332 Construction Equipment Management (3) CM 411 Project Planning and Control (3)

CM 420 Temporary Structures (3) CM 421 Project Management (3) CM 422 Lab course for CM 411 (2)

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Construction Engineering

To request add codes for CM courses or for more information on CM courses, contact:

Department of Construction Management College of Architecture and Urban Planning

120 Architecture Building, Box 351610 http://cm.be.washington.edu

206-543-6377

The CM Depart-ment holds its an-nual career fair in November. CEE students are welcome to Attend.

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FOR STUDENTS INTERESTEDIN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

The suggested courses provide a balanced offering of transportation engineering courses and can provide a basis for proceeding into professional practice or continuing on to graduate school. The selected courses recognize that in the future it will be very difficult to plan, design, and construct transportation facilities without knowledge of both transportation and construction topics; therefore, we are emphasizing that a blended program be considered.

Required Courses

CEE 440 Professional Practice Studio (2) Strongly Recommended Courses

CEE 410 Traffic Engineering Fundamentals (3) CEE 412 Transportation Data Management (3)

CEE 416 Urban Transportation Planning and Design (3) CEE 441 Transportation and Construction Capstone (4) Recommended Courses

CEE 424 GIS for Civil Engineers (3)

CEE 495 Sustainability Design for the Environment (3)

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Transportation Engineering

Did you know…?

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) annually hires numerous CEE students for paid internships at the Traffic Management Center in Shoreline. These are

part-time positions during the academic year and often continue full-part-time in the summer. County and municipal DOTs throughout the State also hire CEE interns.

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FOR STUDENTS INTERESTEDIN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Geotechnical engineering involves the study of soil and rock as engineering materials. It is an interdisciplinary field, drawing on other disciplines such as geology, mechanics, hydrology, struc-tural engineering, seismology, construction, and environmental engineering. Among other things, geotechnical engineers design foundations, and dams, evaluate landslides potential and earthquake hazards, and remediate contaminated sites. Geotechnical engineers work for small and large consulting firms, government agencies, and large design firms.

Required

CEE 440 Professional Practice Studio (2) Strongly Recommended

CEE 442 Structural Geotechnical Capstone Design Project (4) CEE 452 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3) Recommended Courses

CEE 421 Pavement Design (3)

CEE 451 Design of Metal Structures (3)

CEE 475 Analysis Techniques for Groundwater Flow (3) Suggested Courses:

CEE 457 Advanced Structures I (3) CEE 477 Open-Channel Engineering (3) CEE 482 Water and Wastewater Treatment (3) Suggested Courses from Outside Departments

STAT 390 Probability and Statistics for Engineers & Scientists (4) ESS 210 Physical Geology (5) NW

ESS 326 Geomorphology (5)

See also other Earth & Space Science (ESS) courses.

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Geotechnical Engineering

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FOR STUDENTS INTERESTEDIN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

The Structures and Mechanics area of emphasis deals with the strength of structures and their response to physical loads. The discipline typically leads to jobs in consulting engineering (designing building structures, bridges, etc.) or in contracting (concerned with the process and fab-rication and erection rather than design of the structure). Many students also go on to study struc-tures and mechanics at the graduate level, perhaps specializing further into earthquake engineer-ing, long-span structures, etc.

Required

CEE 442 Structural Geotechnical Engineering Capstone Design Project (4) CEE 451 Design of Metal Structures (3)

CEE 452 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3) CEE 457 Advanced Structures I (3)

Recommended Courses

CEE 424 GIS for Civil Engineers

CEE 425 Reinforced Concrete Construction (prereq: CEE 452 or CEE 428) CEE 453 Prestressed Concrete (3)

CEE 454 Design of Timber Structures (3) CEE 455 Structural Unit Masonry (3) Suggested Courses:

CEE 404 Infrastructure Construction (4)

CEE 416 Urban Transportation Planning/Design (3) CEE 421 Pavement Design (3)

CEE 437 Engineering Geology I (3) CEE 477 Open-Channel Engineering (3)

CEE 481 Hydraulic Design for Environmental Engineering (3) CEE 495 Design for Environment (3)

Courses of Interest:

CEE 476 Physical Hydrology (3)

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Structural Engineering

Interested in the Seismic Design Competition?

Join the UW student chapter of Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI).

“EERI has a student chapter in 29 colleges across the U.S. to further promote interest in earth-quake engineering. A few representatives from each chapter make up the Student Leadership Council (SLC).[3] Since 2008 the EERI and SLC have held the Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition, which was previously run by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center

(PEER). In this competition a team of undergraduate college students must design and construct a structure made of balsa wood.” (Wikipedia.org)

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FOR STUDENTS INTERESTEDIN HYDROLOGY, WATER RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID

MECHANICS

Hydrology, water resources, and environmental fluid mechanics engineering encompass the planning, design, and operation of water projects. The courses listed below present information in the fields of hydraulics and fluid mechanics, surface and groundwater hydrology, coastal engi-neering and the computer modeling of water resource systems. Graduates with a background in these areas find employment in both the private and public sectors. The courses also provide background for graduate study.

Required

CEE 444 Water Resources & Hydraulic Engr Capstone Design Project (3) CEE 476 Physical Hydrology (3)

CEE 477 Open-Channel Engineering (3)

CEE 481 Hydraulic Design fro Environmental Engineering (3) Recommended Courses

CEE 436 Foundation Design (3) CEE 437 Engineering Geology I (3)

CEE 472 Introduction to Hydraulics in Water Resources (3) CEE 473 Coastal Engineering (3)

CEE 474 Hydraulics of Sediment Transport (3)

CEE 475 Analysis Techniques for Groundwater Flow (3) CEE 491 Deterministic Systems (3)

Suggested Courses:

CEE 425 Reinforced Concrete Construction (3) CEE 452 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3) CEE 492 Stochastic Systems (3)

Suggested Courses from Outside Departments

ECON 435 Natural Resource Economics (prereq: ECON 200) (5) ESS 426 Fluvial Geomorphology (5)

ESS 427 Hillslope Geomorphology (5)

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Hydrology, Water Resources, and Environmental Fluid Mechanics

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FOR STUDENTS INTERESTEDIN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

If you choose to concentrate in environmental engineering you may wish to emphasize water or air -related courses. The courses below are intended to prepare you for employment with consulting firms, public agencies, and industries. Employment is available in many related fields of pollution control, public works, sanitary or environmental engineering, solid waste and hazardous wastes engineering, and water and air quality management. The courses selections are also intended to provide background for graduate study in these areas.

Required

CEE 445 Environmental Engineering Capstone Design Project (3) CEE 476 Physical Hydrology (3)

CEE 481 Hydraulic Design for Environmental Engineering (3) CEE 482 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (3)

CEE 483 Drinking Water Treatment (3) Recommended Courses

CEE 462 Applied Limnology and Pollutant Effects on Freshwater (3) CEE 463 Limnology Lab (2)

CEE 484 On-Site Wastewater Treatment (3) CEE 485 Aquatic Chemistry (3)

CEE 475 Analysis Technology for Ground Water Flow (3) CEE 474 Hydraulics of Sediment Transport (3)

CEE 477 Open-Channel Engineering (3) Recommended Courses for Those Interested in Air Pollution:

CEE 490 Air Pollution Control (4) CEE 480 Air Quality Modeling (3) CEE 493 Air Pollution Source Test (3)

CEE 494 Air Pollution Control Equipment Design (3)

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Environmental Engineering

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Course Descriptions: Math, Science, Engineering Fundamentals

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MATHEMATICS (Min. 24 credits)

♦ MATH 124 Calculus with Analytic

Geometry I (5) NW

First quarter in calculus of functions of a single variable. Prerequisite: 2.5 in MATH 120, score of 68% on MPT-A placement test, score of 75% on MATHEC placement test, or score of 2 on AP test. Offered: AWSpS.

Geometry II (5) NW

Second quarter in the calculus of functions of a single variable. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in MATH 124, score of 3 on AB advanced placement test, or score of 3 on BC advanced placement test. Offered: AWSpS.

Geometry III (5) NW

Third quarter in calculus sequence. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in MATH 125, 2.0 in MATH 145, 2.0 in MATH 146, score of 5 on AB advanced ment test, or score of 4 on BC advanced place-ment test. Offered: AWSpS.

MATH 307 Introduction to Differential Equa-tions (3) NW

Introductory course in ordinary differential equa-tions. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in MATH 125 or 2.0 in MATH145. Offered: AWSpS.

♦ MATH 308 Matrix Algebra with

Applica-tions (3) NW

Credit allowed for only one of MATH 308 or MATH 318. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in MATH 126 or 2.0 in MATH 146. Offered: AWSpS. STATISTICS:

One of IND E 315 (preferred) or STAT 390:

IND E 315 Probability and Statistics for Engineers (3) NW

Prerequisite: either MATH 136, MATH 307, or AMATH 351. Offered: AWSpS.

STAT 390 Probability and Statistics

Students may receive credit for only one of 390, STAT/ECON 481, and ECON 580. Prerequisite: either MATH 126 or MATH 136. Offered: jointly with MATH 390; Offered: AWSpS.

A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for all prerequisites courses (marked with a black diamond ♦).

University’s General Education Areas of Knowledge Distribution Areas:

NW = Natural World” I&S = Individuals & Society VLPA = Visual, Literary, Performing Arts QSR = Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning

Tip! IND E 315 can be used to satisfy either the Mathematics requirement or Engineering Fundamentals elective. (See page 18.) Stu-dents who take IND E 315 may apply any non-statistics, non-teaching 300-level MATH course to satisfy the Engineering Fundamen-tals elective requirement of the BSCE de-gree. (For example, a student who takes IND E 315 may use MATH 324 to satisfy the Engi-neering Fundamentals elective requirement.)

IND E 315 may not be used to concurrently satisfy both Math and Engineering Funda-mentals requirements.

ALSO ACCEPTED:

• MATH 134-135-136 Accelerated [Honors] Calculus (5 each) - Covers the material of MATH 124, 125, 126; 307, 308, 318.

• AMATH 351 Intro to Differential Equations and Applications (3) ac-cepted in place of MATH 307

• AMATH 352 Applied Linear Algebra and Numerical Analysis (3) accepted in place of MATH 308.

• CHEM 144 series in place of CHEM 142-152

For full course descriptions, see the online course catalog at www.washington.edu/ students/crscat/. (Note: Due to budget restrictions, quarters of course offerings may have

changed in some departments.)

Prerequisite courses are marked with a black diamond (♦). Courses listed without the diamonds are graduation requirements. They may be completed at anytime prior to graduation, but it is rec-ommended that they be taken in sequence whenever possible. A minimum grade of 2.0 is re-quired for each prerequisite course and a minimum grade of 1.0 is rere-quired for graduation

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CHEMISTRY (10 credits)

♦ CHEM 142 General Chemistry (5) NW,QSR Recommended: high school chemistry and placement into MATH 120 or higher. No more than the number of credits indicated can be counted toward graduation from the following course groups: 142, 145 (5 credits). Cannot be taken for credit if CHEM 120 already taken. Of-fered: AWSpS.

CHEM 152 General Chemistry (5) NW

Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1.7 in either CHEM 142, CHEM 144, or CHEM 145. No more than the number of credits indicated can be counted toward graduation from the following course groups: 152, 155 (5 credits).

PHYSICS (15 credits)

♦ PHYS 121 Mechanics (0/5, max. 5) NW,

QSR

Credit is not given for both 114 and 121. Prereq-uisite: MATH 124, MATH 127, MATH 134, or MATH 145, any of which may be taken concur-rently; recommended: one year high school physics. Offered: AWSpS.

♦ PHYS 122 Electromagnetism and

Oscilla-tory Motion (0/5, max. 5) NW Credit is not

giv-en for both 115 and 122. Prerequisite: MATH 125, MATH 128, MATH 134, or MATH 146, any of which may be taken concurrently; PHYS 121.

PHYS 123 Waves (0/5, max. 5) NW

Credit is not given for both 116 and 123. Prereq-uisite: MATH 126, MATH 129, or MATH 134, any of which may be taken concurrently; PHYS 122. Offered: AWSpS.

ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS ♦ AMATH 301 (preferred) or CSE 142 AMATH 301 Beginning Scientific Computing (4) NW

Introduction to the use of computers to solve problems arising in the physical, biological and engineering sciences. Application of mathemati-cal judgment, programming architecture, and flow control in solving scientific problems. Intro-duction to MATLAB routines for numerical pro-gramming, computation, and visualization. Pre-requisite: either MATH 125, Q SCI 292, MATH 128, or MATH 135. Offered: AWSpS. (AMATH 301 satisfies CEE 392.)

CSE 142 Computer Programming I (4) NW, QSR

Basic programming-in-the-small abilities and concepts including procedural programming (methods, parameters, return values) , basic control structures (sequence, if/else, for loop, while loop), file processing, arrays and an intro-duction to defining objects.

Offered: AWSpS.

♦ A A 210 Engineering Statics (4) NW Vector analysis applied to equilibrium of rigid body systems and subsystems. Includes force and moment resultants, free body diagrams, internal forces, and friction. Analysis of basic structural and machine systems and compo-nents. Prerequisites: either MATH 126 or MATH 136; PHYS 121. Offered: AWSpS.

Course Descriptions: Engineering Fundamentals

A minimum grade of 1.0 is required for courses used to satisfy graduation requirements for the BSCE degree .

Tip! Is your transfer chemistry course desig-nated as “CHEM 1XX”? If this course was the second course in sequence after the equivalent of CHEM 142 course, then it may be used to satisfy the CHEM 152 require-ment. Notify the CEE undergraduate advisor (via email), and include your full name, UW ID number, and transfer institution where the course was taken. In most cases, the second course after CHEM 142 equivalent will be approved to satisfy the CHEM 152 require-ment for the BSCE degree. (This is not the case with Physics 1XX courses, which must be reviewed individually.)

Tip! Don’t take courses that are intended to satisfy major or general education requirements with

Satisfactory/Non Satisfactory (S/NS) grading option. Courses graded “S” may be used only for University general electives. Do not confuse S/NS with Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) grading. CR/NC grading option is used by the department or the University when the numerical grading option is not offered. “CR” graded courses may be used to satisfy major or general education requirements.

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Course Descriptions: Engineering Fundamentals

♦ CEE 220 Introduction to Mechanics of

Ma-terials (4) NW

Introduction to the concepts of stress, defor-mation, and strain in solid materials. Develop-ment of basic relationships among loads, stress-es, and deflections of structural and machine elements such as rods, shafts, and beams. Load-carrying capacity of these elements under tension, compression, torsion, bending, and shear forces. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 2.0 in A A 210. Offered: WSpS.

♦ M E 230 Kinematics and Dynamics (4) Kinematics of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies; moving reference frames; equi-librium, energy, linear momentum, angular mo-mentum. Prerequisite: A A 210.

In addition, one of the following:

M E 123 Introduction to Visualization and Computer-Aided Design (4) NW/VLPA

Methods of depicting three-dimensional objects and communicating design information. Devel-opment of three-dimensional skills through free-hand sketching and computer-aided design us-ing parametric solid modelus-ing. Offered: AWSpS.

MSE 170 Fundamentals of Materials Science (4) NW

Fundamental principles of structure and proper-ties of materials utilized in practice of engineer-ing. Properties of materials are related to atom-ic, molecular, crystalline structure. Metals, ce-ramics, multiphase systems, and polymeric ma-terials. Relationships between structure and electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical proper-ties. For advanced freshmen and sophomores. Prerequisite: either CHEM 152, CHEM 154, or CHEM 155. Offered: AWSpS.

E E 215 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineer-ing (4) NW

Introduction to electrical engineering. Basic cir-cuit and systems concepts. Mathematical mod-els of components. Kirchoff's laws. Resistors, sources, capacitors, inductors, and operational amplifiers. Solution of first and second order linear differential equations associated with basic circuit forms. Prerequisite: either MATH 126 or MATH 136; PHYS 122.

IND E 250 Fundamentals of Engineering Economy (4) NW

Basics of industrial cost analysis and account-ing. Application of interest computations to engi-neering decision making. Analysis of engineer-ing alternatives based on use of interest compu-tations, valuations, depreciation, and cost esti-mates. Offered: ASp.

A A 260 Thermodynamics (4) NW

Introduction to the basic principles of thermody-namics from a macroscopic point of view. Em-phasis on the First and Second Laws and the State Principle, problem solving methodology. Prerequisite: either CHEM 140, CHEM 142, CHEM 144, or CHEM 145; either MATH 126, MATH 129, or MATH 136; PHYS 121. Offered: SpS.

IND E 315 Probability and Statistics for Engi-neers (3) NW

Application of probability theory and statistics to engineering problems, distribution theory and discussion of particular distributions of interest in engineering, statistical estimation and data analysis. Illustrative statistical applications may include quality control, linear regression, and analysis of engineering data sets. Prerequisite: either MATH 136 or MATH 307. Offered: AWSpS. Page 18 ♦ Admission requirement. A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for all program prerequisites.

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CEE Course Descriptions

CEE 100 Twenty-First Century Civil and Envi-ronmental Engineering (1)

Introduction to the modern discipline of civil and environmental engineering including major sub-disciplines, professional careers, projects and departmental faculty. Explores the different dis-ciplines and their relevance to today's students. Offered: W.

CEE 220 Introduction to Mechanics of Mate-rials (4) NW

Introduction to the concepts of stress, defor-mation, and strain in solid materials. Develop-ment of basic relationships among loads, stress-es, and deflections of structural and machine elements such as rods, shafts, and beams. Load-carrying capacity of these elements under tension, compression, torsion, bending, and shear forces. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 2.0 in A A 210. Offered: WSpS.

CEE 250 Environmental Processes and flows (3) NW

Introduces the concepts of environmental mate-rials and energy balance within the context of Pacific Northwest case studies, in particular nu-trient loading, eutrophication, hypoxia/fish kills, water treatment, and global climate change and its regional impacts on water resources and hy-drologic cycles. Prerequisite: either MATH 120, or MATH 124. Offered: Sp.

CEE 298 Special Topics in Civil and Environ-mental Engineering (1-5, max. 10)

Explores special topics in civil and environmen-tal engineering.

CEE 299 Independent Project (1-5, max. 10)

Research on special topics under the supervi-sion of a faculty member. May not be used to satisfy upper-division major requirements. Of-fered: AWSpS.

CEE 307 Construction Engineering (5)

Introduces construction engineering including construction methods, engineering economics, contracts, project delivery methods, plan and specifications, scheduling, estimating, productiv-ity, environmental regulations, safety and green construction. Uses scheduling and estimating software tools and emphasizes communication engineering information. Prerequisite: CEE 220. Offered: AW.

CEE 317 GeoSurveying (5)

Covers measurement and digital mapping tech-niques; integration of surveying methods and techniques, monitoring of structures; spatial da-ta collection and integration with surveying dada-ta; adjustment of measurements, concepts of error; surveying control; coordinate systems, transfor-mation; highway vertical curves; and Earthwork, leveling and datum consideration, photogram-metry, GPS, GIS, remote sensing, cadastral and construction surveys, digital mapping and draft-ing. Prerequisite: either MATH 126, MATH 134, MATH 135, or MATH 136; recommended: a course in statistics. Offered: A.

CEE 327 Transportation Engineering (5)

Studies vehicular transportation fundamentals including vehicle dynamics, geometric design, pavement design, traffic flow concepts, level of service analysis, intelligent transportation sys-tems, travel demand prediction methods, freight logistics, and management of transportation systems. Includes a review of relevant vehicle operating characteristics. Prerequisite: PHYS 121; either MATH 126, MATH 134, MATH 135, or MATH 136. Offered: W.

CEE 337 Construction Materials (5)

General treatment of physical and mechanical properties and engineering behavior of metallic and nonmetallic materials. Steel, aluminum, aggregates, portland cement concrete, bitumi-nous materials, asphalt concrete, wood. Labora-tory testing, instrumentation, and investigation into macro-behavior. Sustainability issues in-cluding recycling, energy requirements, and greenhouse gas production associated with the materials. Prerequisite: CEE 220. Offered: A.

CEE 347 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (5)

Introduces the mechanics of incompressible fluids and their applications. Hydrostatic pres-sure forces. Kinematics, potential flows, and the Bernoulli equation. Conservation of mass, mo-mentum and energy. Laminar and turbulent UW Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering 2013-14

Recommended for Freshmen and Sophomores:

CEE 100 Twenty-First Century Civil and Envi-ronmental Engineering (1)

CEE 250 Environmental Processes and flows (3) NW

100– and 200– level CEE courses, other than CEE 220, do not apply towards upper-division BSCE degree requirements.

A minimum grade of 1.0 is required for 300-level CEE courses to satisfy major requirements.

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flows. Flow in pipes, pipe networks, and open channel flows. Prerequisite: CEE 220; M E 230; PHYS 122. Offered: W.

CEE 357 Environmental Engineering (5)

Describes water and air resources, parameters that characterize their quality, and how their use alters their properties. Elements of hydrology. Mass and energy balances as applied to envi-ronmental systems. Global envienvi-ronmental change. Basics of aquatic chemistry and micro-biology applied to municipal water and

wastewater treatment operation. Groundwater contamination and treatment. Prerequisite: CHEM 142; either MATH 134, MATH 135, or MATH 136. Offered: AW.

CEE 367 Geotechnical Engineering (5)

Fundamental engineering properties of soil and rock; depositional processes and physical char-acteristics, hydro-conductive properties and advective flow; volume change characteristics including short- and long- term deformation; shear strength properties; and applications of basic concepts to practical problems such as foundation design and slope stability. Prerequi-site: CEE 347. Offered: Sp.

CEE 377 Introduction to Structural Design (5)

Introduces the concepts, approaches, proce-dures, and codes for the structural design. Characterization of structural loads. Structural systems and system behavior. Analysis of stati-cally determinate structures and introduction to analysis statically indeterminate structures in-cluding approximate methods. Introduction to the behavior and design of fundamental struc-tural member. Prerequisite CEE 220. Offered: AW.

CEE 404 Infrastructure Construction (4)

Basic concepts of large transportation infra-structure construction projects including plan-ning, scheduling, life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA), construction cost, logistics, productivity and, where applicable, traffic impacts. Uses currents and prototype industry software and involves direct contact with agency and contrac-tor personnel involved in infrastructure projects. Prerequisite: CEE 307.

CEE 409 Engineering Rome: Study Abroad ([1/4]-, max. 5) Muench

Covers Roman civil engineering over 3,000 years from Ancient Rome to the present day. Introduces civil engineering topics reinforced by practical engineering calculations, local experts, and site visits. Provides international and histor-ical perspective on engineering and the contri-butions of engineers to infrastructure and socie-ty.

CEE 410 Traffic Engineering Fundamentals (3)

General review of the fundamentals of traffic engineering, including their relationship to trans-portation operations management and planning, with emphasis on calculations and procedures in the Highway Capacity Manual; field surveys and data analysis. Prerequisite: CEE 327.

CEE 412 Transportation Data Management (3)

Introduction to modern concepts, theories, and tools for transportation data management and analysis. Applications of software tools for transportation data storage, information retriev-al, knowledge discovery, data exchange, on-line information sharing, statistical analysis, system optimization, and decision support. Prerequisite: CEE 327.

Course Descriptions: CEE 300 and 400 level Courses

For complete listing of CEE courses, please see online course Catalog at www.washington.edu/students/crscat.

Not all courses are listed nor offered each academic year. Looking for CEE courses to be offered in the future?

Projected course offerings and preliminary time schedule drafts are provided on the CEE Web-site for current students. See CEE Course Planning Resources online at

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Course Descriptions: CEE 400-level Courses

CEE 416 Urban Transportation Planning and Design (3)

Brief review of major issues in urban transporta-tion planning. Planning process discussed and transportation models introduced. Uses a sys-tems framework, including goals and objectives, evaluation, implementation, and monitoring. A design term project, individual or small groups, utilizes material presented on a contemporary problem. Prerequisite: CEE 327. Offered: A.

CEE 421 Pavement Design (3)

Current and developing procedures for the structural thickness design of pavements. Bitu-minous and concrete pavements for highways, airports, and special heavy loading. Elastic lay-ered systems, slab theory. Performance evalua-tion for maintenance and overlay design. Pre-requisite: CEE 337. Offered: ASp.

CEE 424 GIS for Civil Engineers (3)

GIS in civil engineering applications. Geograph-ic and spatial data types and acquiring consider-ations. Data models and structures. Projections and transformations. Attribute-based operation, spatial operations. Surfaces and near neigh-bors. Training on Arc GIS software. Recom-mended: CEE 317.

CEE 425 Reinforced Concrete Construction (3)

Processes in constructing reinforced concrete structures. Identification and development of solutions to potential constructability problems. Lectures augmented with industry speakers and a field trip to a building under construction. Re-quires senior or graduate standing in Civil Engi-neering or Construction Management and famili-arity with reinforced concrete design/

construction. Prerequisite: CEE 391; a minimum grade of 2.5 in either CEE 428 or CEE 452.

CEE 428 Lightweight Cementitious Compo-sites ([0-2]-, max. 2)

Introduces to the process of designing within constraints and introductory experimental de-sign. Covers the importance of proper laboratory documentation. Examines the characteristics of cementitious binders and elementary composite behavior. Considers constructability. Interprets pre- and post-cracking elastic behavior. Includes organization and production of technical report the documents work performed. Offered: A.

CEE 436 Foundation Design (3)

Design considerations for foundations and re-taining structures. Subsurface investigations and determination of soil properties for design. Design of shallow and deep foundations and retaining structures. Foundations and soil con-siderations for waterfront structures. Prerequi-site: CEE 367.

CEE 437 Engineering Geology I (3)

General overview of engineering geology and its importance to civil engineers. Topics include geologic processes, hazards, subsurface inves-tigations, classification of geologic materials, data synthesis, and natural construction materi-als.

Required in Winter Quarter Senior Year:

CEE 440 Professional Practice Studio (2)

Fundamentals of integrated civil engineering design, professional services marketing, pro-ject management, team dynamics, total quality management, value engineering, professional liability, and applied ethics in engineering prac-tice. Emphasis on written and oral communica-tions and on ethical, social, and economic fac-tors.

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CEE 440 must be taken in Winter Quarter.

CEE 451 Design of Metal Structures (3)

Introduction to the design and behavior of metal structures using LRFD concepts. Application of design methods and codes to columns, beams, frames, connections, and tension members. Prerequisite: either CEE 377 or CEE 380; rec-ommended: CEE 456; CEE 458.

CEE 452 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3)

Fundamentals of design of buildings in rein-forced concrete in accordance with current codes and practices. Prerequisite: either CEE 377 or CEE 380; recommended: CEE 457.

CEE 453 Prestressed Concrete Design (3)

Analysis, design, and construction of pre-stressed concrete structures. Prerequisite: CEE 452.

CEE 454 Design of Timber Structures (3)

The design and construction of timber struc-tures, using elements made of sawn wood, glued-laminated wood, and manufactured wood products. Prerequisite: CEE 377.

CEE 455 Structural Unit Masonry (3)

Structural behavior and design of reinforced brick, tile, and unit concrete masonry structures. Prerequisite: CEE 377. Offered: jointly with ARCH 426.

CEE 456 Structural Analysis (5)

Fundamental analysis and modeling of civil structural systems. Equilibrium, kinematics, and constitutive relations; formal solution procedures emphasizing element-based stiffness methods; computer-based and manual techniques; verifi-cation and interpretation of results; case studies involving real structures; introduction to finites element analysis of 2D continua. Prerequisite: CEE 377. Offered: Sp.

CEE 457 Advanced Structures I (3)

The displacement method in matrix form with programming applications. Fundamentals of modeling of various types of structures. Prereq-uisite: CEE 377.

Course Descriptions: CEE 400-level Courses

A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for the Capstone course.

Required in Spring Quarter Senior Year:

CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSES

Select one of following of 441, 442, 444, or 445.

CEE 441 Transportation and Construction Capstone (4)

Comprehensive design project focusing on planning, design, and construction of transpor-tation project such as highways, transit, and airports. Prerequisite: either CEE 320 or CEE 327; CEE 440; either CEE 404, CEE 410, CEE 412, CEE 416, CEE 421, CEE 424, or CEE 425.

CEE 442 Structural Geotechnical Capstone Design Project (5)

Comprehensive team design project focusing on structural and geotechnical engineering. Requires design drawings, written reports, and oral presentations interfacing with related fields such as aesthetics and architecture, mechani-cal systems, traffic, environmental planning. Prerequisite: CEE 440; two courses from CEE 436, CEE 451, CEE 452, CEE 453, CEE 454, CEE 456, or CEE 457.

CEE 444 Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering Capstone Design Project (5)

Opportunity to effect design solutions for pro-jects or major project components in such rep-resentative areas as reservoirs and associated systems for flood control, water supply, irriga-tion, and hydroelectric power, surface water control systems, fisheries related projects, small harbors, and coastal engineering prob-lems. Prerequisite: either CEE 345 or CEE 347; CEE 440; either CEE 475, CEE 476, CEE 482, CEE 483, or CEE 484.

CEE 445 Environmental Engineering Cap-stone Design Project (5)

Individual and group design studies addressing environmental engineering problems such as stormwater management, water and

wastewater treatment facilities, and residual processing. Prepare proposals, engineering reports, and alternative evaluations; process equipment design, present reports on selected design problems. Prerequisite: either CEE 345 or CEE 347; CEE 440; either CEE 473, CEE 475 CEE 476, CEE 481, CEE 482, CEE 483, or CEE 484.

Important: If interested in structural engineering, take CEE 456 in spring quarter prior to senior year.

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Course Descriptions: CEE 400-level Courses

CEE 462 Applied Limnology and Pollutant Effects on Freshwater (3) NW

Principles of aquatic ecology that relate to caus-es and effects of water quality problems in lakcaus-es and streams. Population growth kinetics, nutri-ent cycling, eutrophication; acidification, oxygen/ temperature requirements, and effects of vari-ous wastes on aquatic animals.

CEE 463 Limnology Laboratory (2) NW

Examination of biota of fresh waters, survey of limnological methods, analysis of data, and writ-ing of scientific papers. Prerequisite: BIOL 473, FISH 473, CEE 462, any of which may be taken concurrently. Offered: jointly with BIOL 474/ FISH 474; A.

CEE 473 Coastal Engineering I (3)

Linear theory of water waves, wave transfor-mations due to boundary conditions, sediment motion, and elementary tidal theory; shoreline protection methods; and applications illustrated by laboratory experiments and selected case histories. Prerequisite: CEE 347.

CEE 474 Hydraulics of Sediment Transport (3)

Introduction to sediment transport in steady flows with emphasis on physical principles gov-erning the motion of sediment particles. Topics include sediment characteristics, initiation of particle motion, particle suspension, bedforms, streambed roughness analysis, sediment dis-charge formulae, and modeling of scour and deposition in rivers and channels. Prerequisite: CEE 347.

CEE 475 Analysis Techniques for Groundwa-ter Flow (3)

Development of appropriate equations to de-scribe saturated groundwater flow, and applica-tion of numerical methods for solving groundwa-ter flow problems and flow to wells. Participants required to solve specific problems using nu-merical techniques developed during the course. Prerequisite: CEE 347.

CEE 476 Physical Hydrology (3)

Global water picture, data sources and data homogeneity, precipitation and streamflow hy-drography analysis; calculation of surface runoff, evapotranspiration, and groundwater recharge. Hydrologic data frequency analysis and proba-bility theory. Hydrologic design: flood mitigation, drainage. Introduction to deterministic and sto-chastic models. Prerequisite: CEE 347.

CEE 477 Open-Channel Engineering (3)

Water flow in natural and constructed channels. Analysis and design of canals, transitions, ener-gy dissipators, and similar structures. Analysis of surface profiles and effect of nonlinear align-ment on flow. Introduction to river mechanics. Design-oriented problems. Prerequisite: CEE 347.

CEE 480 Air-Quality Modeling (3)

Evaluation of air-quality models relating air pol-lution emissions to environmental concentra-tions. Topics include meteorological dispersion models and various "receptor" models based on chemical "fingerprinting" of sources. Emphasiz-es current problems. Offered: jointly with ATM S 480.

CEE 481 Hydraulic Design for Environmental Engineering (3)

Introduction to the theory and the practice of planning and design of urban water supply dis-tribution, pump stations, and sewage and storm-water collection systems. Evaluation of service areas and service requirements and their rela-tionships to urban and regional planning activi-ties. Engineering methods and computer pro-grams for designing basic system elements. Prerequisite: CEE 347; CEE 357.

CEE 482 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (3)

Introduces wastewater treatment and systems, emphasizing fundamental biological, chemical, and physical processes related to protection of public health environmental quality and water reuse. Process analysis of the configuration and sizing of major types of treatment processes for various sizes of plants and effluent require-ments. Prerequisite: CEE 357.

CEE 483 Drinking Water Treatment (3)

Studies scientific, engineering, and regulatory principles underlying drinking water treatment; development of conceptual models for how and why treatment processes work and mathemati-cal models describing their performance under various design and operating scenarios; field trips to water treatment systems. Prerequisite: CEE 357.

CEE 484 Decentralized and On-Site

Wastewater Management and Reuse (3) Design and performance of onsite and decen-tralized wastewater treatment. Determination of appropriate alternatives based on endpoints of water reuse, economics, policy, management,

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The Civil & Environmental Engineering Department

The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE)

Degree Requirements and Sample Schedule

Senior Year Course Work

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Recommended Coursework for Seniors

Course Descriptions: Math, Science, Engineering Fundamentals

Course Descriptions: Engineering Fundamentals

Course Descriptions: Engineering Fundamentals

CEE Course Descriptions

Course Descriptions: CEE 300 and 400 level Courses

Course Descriptions: CEE 400-level Courses

Course Descriptions: CEE 400-level Courses

Course Descriptions: CEE 400-level Courses