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