CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
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The civil engineering profession is concerned with the built environment. Civil engineers plan, design, and construct major facilities including highways, transit systems, dams, tunnels, energy facilities, harbors, canals, buildings, and bridges. Civil engineers help manage our air, water, and energy resources and help protect society from natural catastrophes, such as earthquakes, as well as dealing with the hazards society itself generates in the form of toxic wastes.
Because these functions are often crucial to the day-to-day lives of most people and the facilities involved are physically substantial, civil engineers bear an important responsibility to the public. Their role is often more than just technical, requiring also a high degree of communicative skills and an ability to deal with people.
Civil engineering is a profession with a long and respected history. We marvel today at the works of our ingenious predecessors and the impact they had on their societies. The irrigation systems of Egypt and China, the Inca and Mayan temples and cities, the water supply tunnels of the Greeks, and the roads and aqueducts of Rome are examples. Through these many years, civil engineering has evolved into a broadly based discipline that deals with the technical as well as the social and economic aspects of our built environment.
THE CURRICULUM
The undergraduate civil and environmental engineering curriculum includes a core, to be taken by all declared majors, that provides a broad introduction to the major areas of civil engineering. Two tracks then allow students to take additional specialized course work in either Environmental and Water Studies or Structures and Construction.
If you would like more information on civil and environmental engineering, contact the academic administrator, Jeri Jenkins, in Room M-42 of the Terman Engineering Center.
1997-98 CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Major Requirements
Mathematics And Science: (45 Units Minimum), Including the following required courses:
ME 100 Differential Equations in Engineering 3 A
Stat. 190 Statistics for Social Scientists 5 A,S
Phys. 41 Mechanics (or equivalent) 3 A
Chem. 31 Chemical Principles 4 A,W
G&ES 1 Fundamentals of Geology 5 A,W,S
One year of chemistry or physics.
For the Environmental and Water Studies track, Chem. 33 and either Chem. 35 or 135 is also required. For students who intend to pursue graduate work in this field, Bio. 31 is recommended as well.
ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS: (5 COURSES MINIMUM), INCLUDING
Engr. 14 Applied Mechanics: Statics and Deformables 5 A,W,S
Engr. 60 Engineering Economy 3 A,W, Sum
Students electing Environmental and Water Studies will also take:
Engr. 30 Engineering Thermodynamics 3 A,W
Students electing Structures and Construction will also take:
Engr. 50 Introductory Science of Materials 4 W,S
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY:
1 course from the School of Engineering approved list
EXPERIMENTATION:
At least eight units of experimentation are required. With careful planning, no additional courses beyond those taken to meet the science, fundamentals, and depth requirements will be necessary.
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPTH: (FUNDAMENTALS + DEPTH = 68 UNITS MINIMUM)
CORE: (23 UNITS)
CEE100 Managing Civil Engineering Projects 4 A
CEE101A Structural Systems 4 W
CEE101B Mechanics of Fluids 4 S
CEE101C Geotechnical Engineering 4 A
CEE110 Analysis and Numerical Modeling of CE Systems 4 A
CEE170 Environmental Science and Technology 3 A
SPECIALTY COURSES
Students will choose a specialty in Structures and Construction or Environmental and Water Studies, described on the following pages.
CEE SPECIALTY IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER STUDIES
The environmental and water studies option focuses on environmental engineering and science, water resources, and environmental planning. This option consists of a group of required classes that provide a broad introduction to the field, including substantial exposure to engineering design.
REQUIRED COURSES:
CEE160 Mechanics of Fluids Laboratory 2 S
CEE161 Open Channel and Pipe Flows 4 A
CEE162 Hydrology and Water Resources 4 W
CEE163 Meteorology and the Atmospheric Environment 3 A
CEE169 Environmental and Water Studies: Design 5 S
CEE171 Environmental Planning Methods 3 W
CEE172 Air Quality Management 3 W
CEE176A Energy Efficient Buildings 4 W
Total units for engineering fundamentals plus core and required courses must be at least 68 units. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires that these 68 units include 22-1/2 units of engineering design.
CEE SPECIALTY IN STRUCTURES AND CONSTRUCTION
The structures and construction option provides students with courses in structural analysis and design, construction, building systems, and other courses related to structural engineering and construction management. A specific requirement of this specialty is participation in a major engineering design experience, which is fulfilled by taking CEE156, 181, and 182. These courses contain project components, which in combination form an integrated design experience.
REQUIRED COURSES:
CEE102 Legal Context of Civil Engineering 3 W
CEE156 Building Systems Design 4 W
CEE180A Introduction to Structural Analysis 3 S
CEE180B Structural Analysis 4 A
CEE181 Design of Steel Structures 4 W
CEE182 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures 4 S
ELECTIVE COURSES:
E15 Dynamics 5 A
CEE122 Computer Integrated A/E/C 2+2 W,S
CEE140 Construction Surveying 3 S
CEE153 Construction Equipment and Methods 3 W
CEE160 Mechanics of Fluids Laboratory 2 S
CEE161 Open Channel and Pipe Flows 4 A
CEE162 Hydrology and Water Resources 4 W
CEE171 Environmental Planning Methods 3 W
CEE174 Ethical Issues in Civil Engineering 3-4 S
CEE176A Energy Efficient Buildings 4 W
CEE176B Electric Power: Generation and Conservation 4 S
CEE195 Structural Geology & Rock Mechanics 4 A
CEE196 Engineering Geology Practice 3 S
CEE199 Directed Reading or Special Studies in Civil Engineering 1-5 A,W,S
CEE203 Statistical Models in Structural Engineering 4 A
Total units for engineering fundamentals plus core, required courses, and electives must be at least 68 units. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires that these units include 22-1/2 units of engineering design.