Civil and Environmental Engineering
(CEEN, CIVL, ENVL)
Associate Professor Moujalli Hourani,
Chair of the Department
(CEEN)
303. Fluid Mechanics. Fluid properties; fluid statics. Fundamentals of incompressible fluid flow; continuity, momentum, energy-Bernoulli’s equation, house piping, pipe friction and minor losers. Laminar and turbulent flow. Fluid measurements. Open channel flow; Manning equation, normal and critical depth, hydraulic jump. Dimensional analysis and similitude. Three lectures. Fall. Prerequisite: ENGS 206 with a minimum of C grade (Cr.3)
304. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory. Application and verification of principles of fluid mechanics. Three hours. Fall. Corequisite: CEEN 303. (Cr.1)
305. Environmental Engineering Principles II. Course involving the application of mass balances and thermodynamics to thermal pollution, air quality , climate change and solid waste management. Specific topics include an overview of the Clean Air Act, atmospheric transport of pollutants, meteorology, the global energy balance, global warming and the greenhouse effect, effects of air pollution on human health, indoor air quality, solid waste characteristics and handling, resource recovery, and principles of landfill design. Three lectures. Fall. Prerequisites: ENGS 204 with a minimum of C grade. (Cr.3)
307. Hydraulic Design. Design of water supply and waste transport systems. Reservoir design, flood routing; aqueduct design, structural requirements; distribution systems analysis. Design of sanitary sewer system. Storm drainage system analysis, rainfall-runoff relationship. Two lectures, one two-hour problem period. Spring. Prerequisite: CEEN 303 with a minimum of C grade. (Cr.3)
308. Reliability Analysis in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Statistics, data analysis and inferential statistics, distributions, confidence intervals. Application of statistics and probability theory in civil engineering disciplines: structures, water resources, transportation, environmental, and geotechnical. Three lectures. Fall. Prerequisite: MATH 203, ENGS 230 with a minimum of C grade. (Cr.3)
501. Water Resource Engineering. An examination of water resource issues at local, regional and global scales. The course will include a review of water resources policy and regulation, an overview of the hydrologic cycle, sustainability principles and concepts, an examination of water supply for multiple uses, operation of dams and reservoirs, development of groundwater and surface water resources, watershed management and restoration, point and non-point sources of pollutions, and water quality control. Special emphasis will be placed on current and emerging water resource issues in the New York City and the Tri-state areas. Three lectures. Spring. Prerequisites: ENGS 204, CEEN 307. (Cr.3)
(CIVL)
201. Introduction to Civil Engineering. Plane surveying applied to engineering projects; linear and angular measurements; computations of areas and volumes; coordinate surveying; blueprint reading; construction document interpretation and preparation. Fall. (Cr.3)
301. Transportation. Basic principles of transportation engineering/traffic engineering, highway design; examination of various aspects of the multi-modal transportation system including social, economic and political considerations; practical issues including data collection techniques, analysis and evaluation; the design process, standards and procedures; introduction to design criteria, roadway alignment, stopping sight distance, horizontal and vertical curves. Fall. (Cr.3)
302. Structural Analysis I. Analysis of determinate structures; Reactions, Internal Resisting Forces, Shear and Bending Moment diagrams. System and segment equilibrium. Truss stability and analysis by joints and sections equilibrium. Beam deflection by moment area, elastic weight and conjugate beam. Truss deflection by virtual work. Influence lines and moving loads. Analysis project. Three lectures. Fall. Prerequisite: ENGS 230, CIVL 201 with a minimum of C grade. (Cr. 3)
305. Computer Solutions of Civil Engineering Problems. Matrix algebra, eigenvalue problems, nonlinear equations, simultaneous linear algebraic equations, numerical integration, initial value and boundary value problems in ordinary differential equations. Three lectures. Fall. Prerequisites: MATH 203, ENGS 230 with a minimum of C grade. (Cr.3)
306 Civil Engineering Materials. Study of ferrous and nonferrous metals; physical properties in relation to the phase diagram. Consideration is given to plastics and other materials. The relationship of aggregates and the other constituents of concrete and related conditions to the strength and related properties of concrete. Study of physical properties of wood. Study of asphalt properties and application to pavements. Two lectures, one two-hour laboratory period. Fall. Prerequisite: ENGS 230 with a minimum of C grade. (Cr.3)
309. Steel Design. Design of metal structures subjected to dead, live, snow, ice, wind and earthquake forces. Design of tension members, beams, columns, and connections according to the ASIC Specifications. Plastic design of beams. Design project. Use of AISC LRFD. Two lectures, one two-hour problem period. Spring. Prerequisite: CIVL 201, CIVL 302 with a minimum of C grade.
310. Introductory Geomechanics. Origins and basic properties of soil and rock. Principles of soil behavior under gravity stresses, fluid, and one-dimensional compression and consolidation. Shear strength of soils and rock. Ground improvement. One one-hour plus one two-hour lecture. Spring. Prerequisites: ENGS 230, CEEN 303, with a minimum of C grade. Corequisite: CIVL 311. (Cr.3)
311. Soil Mechanics Laboratory. Soil description and classification systems. Site characterization. Index property tests for water content, particle-size distribution, and plasticity characteristics. Engineering parameter tests for permeability, one-dimensional compression and consolidation, shear strength, compaction characteristics, and California Bearing Ratio. Three-hour laboratory. Spring. Corequisite: CIVL 310. (Cr.1)
312. Structural Analysis II. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures considering loadings, support movements and thermal effects. Mathematical modeling, virtual work, flexibility method, stiffness method, slope deflection, and moment distribution. Analysis and modeling of structures using general purpose finite element, and structural computer programs. Three lectures. Spring. Prerequisites: CIVL 302, 305 with a minimum of C grade. (Cr.3)
403. Civil Engineering Economy and Law. Time value of money, equivalency, present worth, future worth, depreciation, economic comparisons; Law: contracts, torts & malpractice, patents & copyrights, business associations, commercial law, real estate law, environmental law. Three lectures. Prerequisite: Senior Status* (Cr.3)
404. Geology. The origin, nature, and distribution of materials that comprise the Earth; dynamic internal and surface natural processes, with particular attention to their effect on engineered construction. One or more field trips outside the regular class schedule. Three lectures. Prerequisite: Senior Status* (Cr.3)
405. Water Quality Analysis. Wastewater inputs, urban and agricultural runoff. Hydrology of rivers, lakes and estuaries; water quality models of dissolved oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus relationships, toxic substances; biological impacts and effects. Three lectures. Prerequisite: ENGS 204. (Cr.3)
406. Structural Analysis III. General introduction to vibration and dynamics of structures. Analysis of multistory and complex frames, bridges and other structures due to wind and seismic loading. Influence lines for statically indeterminate structures. Cables and space frames. Analysis of structures using state-of-the-art structural computer programs. Three lectures. Fall. Prerequisite: CIVL 312 with a minimum of C grade. (Cr.3)
407. Groundwater Resources. Legislation and legal considerations. Evaluation of groundwater resources and associated geology and hydrology. Derivation of governing transport equations. Groundwater quality. Analysis of well problems. Systems approach to problems. Study of pollution problems and geothermal energy. Three lectures. Prerequisite: CEEN 303. (Cr.3)
409. Reinforced Concrete. Design of reinforced concrete structures: materials and specifications, design of beams, columns, slabs and foundations. Ultimate strength, latest ACI Code. Theoretical, practical, economic and legal considerations. Design projects. Two lectures, one two hour problem period. Fall. Prerequisites: ENGS 230, CIVL 302, CIVL 312 with a minimum of C grade. (Cr.3)
410. Introduction to Geotechnical Applications. Application of geomechanics principles to analyzing and designing foundations and slopes (unsupported and supported). Topics covered in detail include: shallow and deep foundations; unsupported-slope stability; lateral earth pressure theory and its application to basement and rigid retaining walls, anchored bulkheads, and braced excavations. Overviews of: construction and constructability; modern alternatives for earth retaining structures. Two two-hour lectures. Fall. Prerequisite: CIVL 309, 310 with a minimum of C grade. Corequisite: CIVL 409. (Cr.4)
411. Advanced Structural Design. Design project to simulate engineering practice. Two lectures, one two-hour problem period. Spring. Prerequisites: CIVL 309, 312, 406, 409, 410 (Cr.3)
412. Highway Design. Design standards and geometrics of highways; traffic volume and flow related to geometrics; economic study of highway alternates; basic pavement and drainage design; planning, location, and design of a segment of highway. Two lectures, one two-hour problem period. Spring. Prerequisite: CIVL 201, CIVL 301. Senior status or permission of the Chair. (Cr.3)
413. Hydraulics. Looping pipe systems, three-reservoir problem; open channel flow, non-rectangular channels, critical flow at bridge piers and humps, backwater calculations, surface curves; unsteady flow, discharge under varying head, unsteady flow equation, water hammer, surge tanks; introduction to coastal hydraulics; hydrology, stream flow system analysis. Three lectures. Spring Prerequisite: CEEN 303, CEEN 307 with a minimum of C grade. (Cr.3)
415. Civil Engineering Projects. Individual student research or design projects, utilizing computer methods, experimentation and literature surveys. Proposal and report required. Under the sponsorship of a civil engineering faculty member; must be approved in writing by the Chairperson; for students of superior ability. Prerequisite: Senior Status* (Cr.3)
501. Intro to Geoenvironmental Engineering. Application of geotechnical engineering in the design and analyses of environmental systems. Waste disposal, waste containment systems, waste stabilization. Engineering design of solid and hazardous waste landfills. Groundwater monitoring at landfill sites. Use of geosynthetics in containment system design. Slurry walls and other containment systems. Three lectures. Spring. Prerequisite: CIVL 310. (Cr.3)
532. Advanced Strength of Materials. Stresses in two and three dimensions; symmetrical and unsymmetrical bending; shear center; curved beams; beams on elastic foundation; thin plates and shells; torsion of non-circular sections; thick-walled cylinders. Three lectures. Prerequisite: ENGS 230, CIVL 312 with a minimum of C grade. (Cr.3)
(ENVL)
202. Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry. The application of basic chemical principles to the water and sediment environments. Introductory geochemistry. Chemical speciation. Surface reactions, and redox phenomena including pE. The study of the chemistry of specific environmental topics including alkalinity, hardness, acid rain, water treatment process, heavy metal contamination, mining, radon and nuclear wastes. Three lectures. Spring. Prerequisite: CHEM 102. (Cr.3)
212. Environmental Chemistry Laboratory. Performance of a series of individual experiments that illustrates the important principles of environmental chemistry and the actual techniques used in practice. Experiments include alkalinity and hardness, measurement of a metal-ligand binding constant, applied chemical kinetics, determination of Freundlich and Langmuir absorption relations, breakpoint chlorination studies, SEM-AVS measurements and their relationship to heavy metal toxicity in sediments, and the determination of the octanol-water partition coefficient for an important organic pollutant. Spring. (Cr.1)
312. Air and Solid Waste Management. Introduction to air quality and solid waste management. Meteorology, atmosphere transport and dispersion; effects of air pollution on human health; indoor air quality and air quality monitoring; overview of the Clean Air Act and other standards. Solid waste characteristics and quantities; handling, processing, resource recovery and disposal of solid wastes, principles of landfill design. Three lectures. Spring. (Cr.3)
315. Engineering Ecology. Principles of general ecology. Biochemical pathways, kinetics, ecosystem structure and function, and nutrient cycling. Development and application of mass balance models for lake eutrophication. Preliminary design of waste ponds and constructed wetlands. Transfer of toxic chemicals in food webs. Three lectures. Spring Prerequisite: ENGS 204. (Cr.3)
408. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Design. Design and upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant; process sizing and plant layout, clarifier and plant hydraulics, diffused aeration system design with energy requirements; overall plant mass balances and cost analysis; hydraulic profile; water treatment plant process sizing, coagulation and filtration design and hydraulic profile. Two lectures and one two hour design period. Spring. Prerequisites: ENGS 204 CEEN 307. with a minimum of C grade, senior status or permission of the Chair. (Cr.3)
410. Hazardous Waste Design. Fundamentals of hazardous waste management and treatment design. Includes review of current hazardous waste regulations, groundwater and air contaminant fate and transport concepts, and risk assessment. Primary focus on the design of treatment processes including air stripping of volatile compounds, bioremediation of contained aquifers and soils, and incineration. Emerging treatment technologies will also be presented. Spring. Prerequisite: ENGS 204. (Cr.3)
435. Air Pollution Control Design. A study of the sources of industrial air pollution and the techniques for removing particulate and gaseous emissions. Methods for measuring pollutant levels in gas streams with emphasis on designing equipment and pollution control systems. Three lectures. Spring. (Cr.3)
439. Environmental Engineering Projects. Individual student research or design projects, utilizing computer methods, laboratory experimentation, field studies and literature surveys. Proposal and report required. Under the sponsorship of an environmental engineering faculty member; must be approved in writing by the Chair; for students of superior ability. Fall, Spring. (Cr.1-3)
505. Surface Water Quality Modeling. Principles governing the transport and fate of contaminants in surface water systems. Water quality standards, wastewater inputs, water quality modeling for water-borne disease, dissolved oxygen, and toxic chemicals. Engineering controls to meet water quality objectives and case studies are presented. Computer solution to some problems is required. Three lectures. Fall. Prerequisite: ENGS 204. (Cr.3)
506. Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes. Study of the fundamental principles used to treat both drinking water and waste water. Drinking water treatment principles include Stokes law for particle settling, theory of coagulation and flocculation, porous media filtration, and disinfection. Principles for wastewater treatment include reactor analyses, growth and degradation kinetics for biological oxidation processes, anaerobic digestion of complex organics, and hindered and compression settling. Three lectures. Fall. Prerequisite: ENGS 204. (Cr.3)
507. Geohydrology. Basic principles of groundwater hydrology and subsurface contaminant transport. Construction and use of flow nets; pumping well and aquifer response under confined and unconfined conditions. Contaminant sources, transport, and retardation; the behavior of nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in the subsurface. Design of groundwater extraction systems, subsurface cutoff walls, caps, and emerging technologies for soil treatment. Three lectures. Fall. Prerequisites: ENGS 204, CEEN 303. (Cr.3)
508. Environmental Chemistry. An introduction to the chemistry of natural waters and the atmosphere. The application of the principles of physical and analytical chemistry to the solution of problems related to environmental engineering practice. The course also includes a unit on the relevant properties of organic compounds of environmental interest. Spring. Prerequisite: ENVL 202. (Cr.3)
517. Environmental Law. Introduction to legal aspects of environmental regulations. Historical perspectives and current regulation for air, land and water quality. Application of “cradle to grave” tracking. Three lectures. Fall. (Cr.3)
535. Surface Water Quality Laboratory. Field laboratory in the metropolitan New York area. Stream flow gauging, tracer studies, and dissolved oxygen water quality analyses. Written reports and oral presentations on data collection, data analysis, and engineering application are required. Two hour laboratory. Fall Corequisite: ENVL 505. (Cr.1)
536. Water and Wastewater Treatment Process Laboratory. Laboratory experiments involving the study of drinking water treatment processes including coagulation and flocculation, settling, filtration and over-all pilot plant design and operation. Also includes a laboratory on activated sludge treatment of wastewater and a treatment plant field trip. Fall Corequisite: ENVL 506. (Cr.1)
(ENGS)
ENGS 204. Environmental Engineering Principles I. Introductory course in environmental engineering designed to provide the foundation for understanding local and regional environmental problems. Topics include mass balance concepts, chemical stoichiometry, reaction kinetics, water quality evaluations for surface and ground water systems, acid rain, risk assessment, water supply, water and wastewater treatment processes, and treatment of hazardous waste. Three lectures. Fall. Prerequisites: MATH 103, CHEM 101. (Cr.3)
*A prerequisite of “Senior Status” means that all junior civil engineering courses must have been passed. Exceptions require the approval of the department chairperson.