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Civil Engineering (CIVE)
CIVE 4323 Civil Infrastructure Systems Prerequisites: Professional School and CIVE 3633 with minimum grade of “C”. Description: The course presents a unified approach to the management of civil infrastructure systems. Topics of discussion include various aspects of asset management analytical methods, data collection technologies, life cycle cost, prioritization and optimization, climate change and sustainability. Types of infrastructure considered in the course include pavements (roads and airports), bridges, drainage and sewer systems, water supply systems, and power supply facilities. May not be used for degree credit with CIVE 5323. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
CIVE 4373 Design of Traffic Control Systems Prerequisites: CIVE Professional School and CIVE 3633 with minimum grade of C. Description: Traffic control systems design, available technological options, and range of agency needs. Design of vehicle detectors, controllers, communications links, signal display hardware, and wiring. Development of timing plans using computer simulation models. Freeway surveillance and control: ramp metering, incident detection, and motorist information systems. Preparation of contractual documents and construction supervision. May not be used for degree credit with CIVE 5373. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Civil & Environ. Eng CIVE 4343 Urban Transportation Planning Prerequisites: CIVE Professional School and CIVE 3633 with minimum grade of C. Description: Determinants of demand for transportation and models for demand forecasting. Performance characteristics of transportation systems and models for performance. Quantitative analysis of multimodal transportation networks including prediction of flow patterns and service quality. Evaluation of social, environmental, and political impacts of transportation decisions. Application of systems analysis techniques to the generation, evaluation, and selection of alternative transportation systems. May not be used for degree credit
Department/School: Civil & Environ. Eng CIVE 4383 Geometric Design of Highways Prerequisites: CIVE Professional School and CIVE 3633 with minimum grade of C. Description: Geometric, functional, and aesthetic aspects of roadway design. Alignment, sight distance, at-grade intersections, interchanges, and freeway systems. Design tools and techniques. May not be used for degree credit with CIVE 5383. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Civil & Environ. Eng CIVE 4403 Advanced Strength of Materials Prerequisites: CIVE Professional School and CIVE 3413 with minimum grade of C. Description: General states of stress and strain, theories of failure, energy principles, beam bending, shear center, torsion of prismatic shafts, beams on elastic foundations, plates and shells, elastic stability. May not be used for degree credit with CIVE 5403. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
with CIVE 5343. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Civil & Environ. Eng CIVE 4363 Design and Planning of Airports Prerequisites: CIVE Professional School and CIVE 3633 with minimum grade of C. Description: Nature of civil aviation. Aircraft characteristics and performance related to airport planning and design. Air traffic control and navigation systems. Basics of airport planning and airport demand forecasting. Analysis of airport capacity and delays. Runway length requirements. Configuration and geometric design of runways, taxiways, holding aprons, and landing areas. Airport lighting, marking, and signing. Drainage and noise control. May not be used for degree credit with CIVE 5363. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Civil & Environ. Eng CIVE 4413 Advanced Structural Analysis Prerequisites: CIVE Professional School and CIVE 3413 with minimum grade of C. Description: Advanced analysis of indeterminate frames, trusses and arches by classical, numerical, energy, and stiffness methods with emphasis on methods with emphasis on methods for hand computations and development of matrix analysis. May not be used for degree credit
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Civil & Environ. Eng
with CIVE 5413. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Civil & Environ. Eng
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