Civil Engineering (CIVE)
CIVE 110 Introduction to Civil Engineering (1 Credits)
Lecture: 1
Ov erview of the various fields of civil engineering and career opportunities in civl engineering. Path professional licensure Introduction to fundamental engineering conepts, engineering design, entineering ethics, and professional societies. 1 lecture hour per week.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 141 Civil Engineering Materials (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0
Introduction to materials and equipment for civil engineering construction. Properties and uses
discussed of steel, alloys, asphalt, timbers, cement, aggregates, acoustics, etc. Three hours of
lecture per week. Co-Requisite: CIVE 141L
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 141L Civil Engineering Materials Lab (1 Credits)
Lab: 1
Laboratory testing of properties of steel, alloys, asphalt, timbers, cement, aggregates, acoustics,
etc. Co-Requisite: CIVE141
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 141)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 223 Hydrology and Water Resources (3 Credits)
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2
Introduction to the science of hydrology and application. Hydro-meteorology ground-water, hydrographic, storm water control, free surface flow and water quality.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 241 or MATH 2413)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 224 Geotechnical Engineering (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0
Geotechnical analysis of soils: application of science and engineering principles; methods of exploration, testing, and classification using ASTM and AASHTO laboratory methods.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 224L Geotechnical Engineering Lab (1 Credits)
Lecture: 0, Lab: 1
Laboratory testing of geotechnical material, and its classification using ASTM and AASHTO
laboratory methods.. Two hours of laboratory per week. Co- Requisite : CIVE 224
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 231 Plane Surveying (3 Credits)
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2
Theory and practice of plane surveying; instruments, measurements of distances, angles,
elevations; introduction to traverse, contour, and electronic distance measurements. Two hours
of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 241 or MATH 2413)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 232 Statics (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0
Introduction to applications of equilibrium of rigid bodies, including moments, couples, and moments of inertia.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 233 Dynamics (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0
Principles of kinetics, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, vectors, simple harmonic motion, and energy.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 232)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 301 Environmental Engineering (3 Credits)
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2
Introduction to sanitary microbiology and sanitary chemistry, communicable diseases, solid waste; environmental sanitation; environmental regulations; water and airborne diseases, transmission and control.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 301L Environmental Engineering Lab (1 Credits)
Lecture: 0, Lab: 1
Introduction to sanitary microbiology and sanitary chemistry, communicable diseases, solid
waste; environmental sanitation; environmental regulations; water and airborne diseases,
transmission and control. Two hours of laboratory per week. Co-Requisite: CIVE 301
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 301 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 332 Applied Fluid Mechanics (3 Credits)
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2
Fluid mechanics with engineering applications, properties of fluids, pressure, kinematics, energy, and flow through pipes.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 333 Hydraulics Engineering (3 Credits)
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2
Introduction to quantitative hydrology, open channel flow, flow in conduits, hydraulic structures, flow measurements, and pumps.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 334 Transportation Engineering (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0
Study of transportation engineering concepts, planning, traffic flow, capacity analysis,
environmental and utility accommodations, and transportation economics analysis. Three hours
of lecture per week.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 231)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 335 Geometric Design of Highways (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 336 Strength of Materials (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0
Physical properties of engineering materials concepts of stress and loading shear force and bending moments. Design of structural elements.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 338 Structural Analysis (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0
Study of determinate structures with emphasis on both the analytical and graphical approaches to trusses and building frames.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 336
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 339 Reinforced Concrete Design (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0
Concrete materials and properties, mixing and placement, concrete tests, design of concrete structures, elastic theory, stresses, beams, foundations, columns, and floor slabs.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 338)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 340 Structural Steel Design (3 Credits)
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2
Design in steel of tension members, beams, columns, welded and bolted connections; eccentrically loaded and moment resistant joints; plate girders. Plastic design; load and resistance factor design. Composite construction; introduction to computer-aided design
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 338
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 400 Problems in Civil Engineering (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0
Design of Civil Engineering related projects, apply the necessary criteria, city code approvals, and independent experimental study.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 430 Engineering Practicum (6 Credits)
Lecture: 6, Lab: 0
Career training with professionals in major field of study.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 434 Water and Wastewater Engineering (3 Credits)
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2
Water supply and treatment, wastewater characterization and treatment. Design of units process and operation, transmission and sewerage facilities.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 435 Building Construction (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0
Setting out of construction work, foundations, wallings, concrete slabs, formworks, roofing structures, plumbing and drainages, bridges, commercial and industrial buildings, and estimating.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 490 Introduction to Bridge Engineering (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0
Study of basic bridge design, loadings, structural analysis, and AASHTO design procedures.
Design examples that illustrate the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) procedures,
Practical applications on small- and medium-span bridges. Examples of steel beams, concrete
slabs, pre-stress members, and piers will illustrate the AASHTO procedures.. Three hour of
lecture per week. Pre- Requisite CIVE 338
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 2303 Engineering Geology (3 Credits)
Lecture: 3
This course covers fundamentals and advanced topics of plate tectonics, mineral formation, sedimentary/igneous/metamorphic rocks, structural deformations, weathering and erosion, groundwater migration and slope stability.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering