Civil Engineering - Courses
This page serves as a way to get course information. For a list of courses being offered for any given semester, see the http://classes.isu.edu or contact the ISU engineering department. For the most recent changes you should contact an advisor or view the current school course catalog.
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Course List
| CE 301 Surveying | |
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3 credits. Fundamental principles of surveying. Electronic and conventional angle and distance measurement, leveling traversing, stadia, solar observation, surveying computations, mapping. Application to engi- neering, geology and architecture. PREREQ: MATH 147 or equivalent. F, D |
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| CE 332 Basic Geotechnics | |
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3 credits. Classification, analysis and evaluation of soils as engineering material. Water movement through soils. Soil mechanics applied to analysis of foundations, earth slopes and other structures. PREREQ: ENGR 223. COREQ: ME 341. S |
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| CE 351 Engineering Hydrology | |
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2 credits. Quantitative descriptions of hyrdologic pro- cesses and dynamics for the understanding and prediction of precipitation, storm water runoff, groundwater flow, flood routing, and water quality. COREQ ME 341. S |
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| CE 362 Structural Analysis | |
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4 credits. Analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate trusses, beams, and frames; effects of moving loads; matrix stiffness method; computer ap- plications. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab a week. PREREQ: ENGR 350 and MATH 230. F |
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| CE 431g Advanced Mechanics of Solids | |
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3 credits. An introduction to elasticity, plastic- ity, and energy foundations, stability, plates. PREREQ: ENGR 350 and MATH 360. F |
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| CE 434g Geotechnical Design | |
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3 credits. Application of soil mechanics to design of foundations, retaining wall, stable slopes, buried conduits and pavement structures. Computer methods utilized. PREREQ: ENGR 350 and CE 332. F |
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| CE 435g Hydraulic Design | |
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3 credits. Hydraulic design of water control and transport structures, pipelines, and distribution systems. Computer methods utilized. PREREQ: ME 341. F |
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| CE 436 Roadway Design | |
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3 credits. Fundamentals of earthwork, route location, drainage, and pavement materials with application to geometric and pavement design of highways, streets and rural roads. PREREQ: ENGR 223 and CE 301. COREQ: CE 332. S |
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| CE 437g Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory | |
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1 credit. Field and laboratory work on site investigation, soil sampling, classification and testing. Evaluation of soil properties. Design of experiments. PREREQ: CE 332. F |
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| CE 454g Basic Engineering Geology | |
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3 credits. Geology applied to civil engineering projects; rock engineering classification systems and geo- technical parameters such as joint set orientation, ground behavior and underground construction. Preparation of baseline geotechnical reports. Cross-listed as GEOL g454. COREQ: GEOL 314 or CE 332. D |
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| CE 455g Geologic Data Methods | |
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3 credits. Geotechnical investigations for civil works projects; geologic mapping for civil engineer- ing purposes; development of engineering geologic profiles; core logging; preparation of Geotechnical Data Reports for civil works projects. Cross-listed as GEOL g455. PREREQ: CE/GEOL g454. D |
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| CE 461g Advanced Structural Analysis | |
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3 credits. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures. Continuation of the use of classical methods. Introduction to computer methods in structural analysis including the use of com- mercially available software, and lateral load effects. PREREQ: CE 362. F |
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| CE 462g Design of Steel Structures | |
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3 credits. Design of steel members and connections with emphasis on the AISC specifications. PREREQ: CE 362. S |
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| CE 464g Design of Concrete Structures | |
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3 credits. Design of reinforced concrete beams, columns, and slabs. Introduction to pre-stressing. PREREQ: CE 362. S |
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| CE 465g Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures | |
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3 credits. Basic concepts in prestressed concrete design, full versus partial prestressing, flexural design, ultimate load design, beams with constant and variable tendon eccentricity, design of reinforcement for shear and torsion. PREREQ: CE g464. F |
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| CE 466g Design of Wood Structures | |
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3 credits. Design of solid and laminated wood members and connections. Includes the design of wooden diaphragms for resisting lateral loads. PREREQ: CE 362. D |
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| CE 467g Structural Engineering Laboratory | |
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1 credit. Measurement of stresses and load distribution through concrete, steel and wood components and structures. Design of experi- ment. PREREQ: CE 362. S |
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| CE 468g Behavior of Composite Materials | |
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3 credits. Macro and micromechanical behavior of laminae and laminates; bending, buckling and vibration of laminated beams and plates. PREREQ: ENGR 350 and MATH 230. D |
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| CE 475g Essentials of Geomechanics | |
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3 credits. Essentials of rock fracture relevant to geological engineering including stress and strain, proper- ties and classification of rock masses, rock frac- ture mechanisms. Cross-listed as GEOL g475. PREREQ: GEOL 421 or ENGR 350. D |
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| CE 476g Engineering Geology Project | |
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1 credit. Team projects studying actual problems in engineering geology. Cross- listed as GEOL g476. PREREQ: GEOL g454 or CE g454. D |
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| CE 480g Earthquake Engineering | |
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3 credits. Topics include: mechanism and characterization of earthquakes; seismic risk analysis; site and structural response; applications from points of view of engineer and geologist. PREREQ: GEOL 313, CE 332, or permission of instructor. D |
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| CE 490 Civil Engineering Seminar | |
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1 credit. Professional roles and responsibilities, profes- sional registration, continuing education, and engineering ethics. Presentations by guest lecturers on topics of current interest in civil engineering. PREREQ: Senior standing in En- gineering. F |
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