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ENCE Engineering, Civil( The A. James Clark School of Engineering) ENCE100 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.An introduction to, and an overview of, Civil and Environment Engineering. It will introduce students to the undergraduate curriculum and also exposes them to students and graduates who are at various points in their CEE careers. The course blends panel presentations by seniors and graduate students, faculty and practitioners with a project and book review to be performed by the students. ENCE200 (PermReq) Engineering Information Processing I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: MATH141, ENES100, ENES102 and permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENCE200 or ENCE202. Formerly ENCE 202. Spreadsheet, computational and symbolic processing packages are introduced in the context of solving engineering problems, including systems of linear equations. Computer architecture, networks, Boolean algebra, databases and introductory programming skills. ENCE201 (PermReq) Engineering Information Processing II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: ENCE200 and permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENCE201 or ENCE203. Matrix algebra and numerical computing. Includes computing accuracy, solutions of systems of linear equations, root-finding, function approximation, and numerical integration. Additional computing material including data types and structures, object-based programming, event-based programming, and client-server computing. Numerical and computing techniques are taught in the context of solving engineering problems. ENCE215 (PermReq) Applied Engineering Sciences; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: CHEM135 and permission of department. Examination of fundamental and applied aspects of chemistry, biology, and geochemistry. Fundamental principles will be coupled with analytical and computational skills essential for addressing crucial processes on human impact on the environment and urban infrastructure. Applications to the development of new materials and technologies will be covered in case studies. Students should come out with an appreciation of how understanding the fundamental concepts could facilitate the development of technologies to mitigate human impact on the environment. Co-taught by Alba Torrents and Oliver Hao. ENCE300 (PermReq) Fundamentals of Engineering Materials; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: ENES220 and permission of department. Behavior, physical, mechanical and chemical properties, design and performance of civil engineering materials, including aggregates, cement, concrete, asphalt binders and mixtures, plastics and geosynthetics, timber, metals and alloys. Modified and advanced highway materials (polymer and rubber modified mixtures, high performance concrete, composites, smart materials). Laboratory testing with hands-on experience on aggregates, Portland cement concrete, asphalt mixtures, timber and metals as per SUPERAVE, ACI design methods, and ASTM standards and specifications. Restricted to students in the College of Engineering. ENCE301 (PermReq) Geo-Metrics and GIS in Civil Engineering; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENCE200, ENCE201 and permission of department. The purpose is to have students develop skills in using GIS technology to solve a range of problems in Civil and Environmental Engineering. It begins with a rigorous unit on the basics of database organization and use. Then it presents GIS concepts emphasizing the linkage between a standard relational database and the spatially-referenced database underlying the GIS. Both raster and vector data models are presented and used in a variety of natural applications to Civil and Environmental Engineering. Students are also exposed to scripting which aids in the development of more elaborate analyses and reinforces object-oriented programming concepts learned in ENCE 200 and ENCE 201. ENCE302 (PermReq) Probability and Statistics for Civil and Environmental Engineers; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: ENCE201, MATH246, and permission of department. Statistics is the science of data. Civil Engineers must often make decisions based on incomplete, variable or uncertain information. In addition, modern methods of design and analysis need to account for variability in natural, engineered and human systems. After successful completion of this class, a student should have facility and familiarity with established basic techniques for managing data, modeling variability and uncertainty, communicating about data and decisions, and supporting or defending a decision or judgement based on uncertain or incomplete data. Restricted to students in the College of Engineering. ENCE305 (PermReq) Fundamentals of Engineering Fluids; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENES220, (PHYS260 and PHYS261 {Formerly: PHYS262}) and permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENCE305 or ENCE330. Formerly ENCE 330. The theoretical bases for fluid statics and dynamics, including the conversation of mass, energy and momentum. Modeling of hydraulic systems are introduced. Emphasis on pipe flow and open-channel hydraulics, with real-world applications. ENCE310 (PermReq) Introduction to Environmental Engineering; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENCE215, PHYS260 (Formerly: PHYS262) and permission of department. Introduction to the physical, chemical and biological systems relating to the quality of water, land and air environments. Fundamental principles will be emphasized, current environmental pollution problems will be examined and methods of pollution abatement discussed. ENCE320 (PermReq) Introduction to Project Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. A course designed to expose students to the techniques of engineering project management and to develop analytical skills necessary on the management side of engineering projects. Topics include economic analysis, project screening and selection, organizational and project structure, scheduling, budgeting, resource management, life cycle costing, and project control. Restricted to students in the College of Engineering. ENCE340 (PermReq) Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: ENES220 and permission of department. Introductory study of soils in civil engineering. Soil origin, phase relationships and classification schemes. Soil hydraulics: capillary, effective stress, permeability and seepage considerations. Basic stress distribution theories and soil consolidation-settlement analysis. Integration of shear strength evaluation with slope stability analysis. If time permits, topics such as applications in geoenvironmental engineering will be covered. ENCE353 (PermReq) Introduction to Structural Analysis; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: ENES220, MATH246 and permission of department. The basic tools of structural analysis and design. Design loads. Equilibrium of external and internal forces. Shear and moment diagrams in beams and frames. Truss analysis. Influence line diagrams. The slope-deflection method and method of consistent deformation. Matrix stiffness methods for beams, frames and trusses. Restricted to students in the College of Engineering. ENCE360 (PermReq) Analysis of Civil Engineering Systems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENCE201, MATH140 and permission of department. Introduction to systems approach and systems analysis in civil and environmental engineering. Introduction to systems analysis tools that facilitate engineering management decision making including optimization and computer simulation. Introduction to linear and nonlinear mathematical optimization including linear and integer programming, elementary nonlinear programming and dynamic programming. ENCE370 (PermReq) Introduction to Transportation Engineering and Planning; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENCE201, (PHYS260 and PHYS261 {Formerly: PHYS262}) and permission of department. Engineering problems of transportation by highways, airways, pipelines, waterways, and railways. Transportation modes and technologies, vehicle dynamics, basic facility design, traffic stream models, capacity analysis, transportation planning, evaluation and choice, and network analysis. Restricted to students in the College of Engineering. ENCE411 (PermReq) Environmental Engineering Science; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENCE310 and permission of department. The basic physical, chemical and biological processes that occur in engineered and natural environmental systems will be discussed. Included will be presentation of parameters used to describe the quality of water, air and land. Measurement techniques will be discussed. A weekly lab will provide hands-on experience with environmental quality measurements and treatment techniques. Co-taught by Eric Seagren and Alba Torrents. ENCE420 (PermReq) Construction Equipment and Methods; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: ENCE320 or equivalent; and permission of department. Senior standing. Evaluation and selection of equipment and methods for construction of projects, including earthmoving, paving, steel and concrete construction, formwork, trenching, cofferdams, rock excavation, tunneling, site preparation and organization. Design of formwork, trench supports, and cofferdams. ENCE422 (PermReq) Project Cost Accounting and Economics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: ENCE201, ENCE320 or equivalent; and permission of department. Effective project managers have complete command of their project costs. Reviews the fundamentals of accounting; examines project cost accounting principles, applications, and impact on profitability; examines the principles of activity based costing; covers the elements involved in cash management; introduces the framework for project performance measurement, net present value, depreciation, taxes, and earned value analysis. ENCE423 (PermReq) Project Planning, Scheduling and Control; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: ENCE302, ENCE320 or equivalent; and permission of department. Students will learn the basics of project planning and scope development; developing implementation plans; creating work breakdown structures; scheduling fundamentals and the different methods of scheduling; when to schedule, why network schedules and the network diagram; scheduling calculations and the critical path; managing project risk; and the fundamentals of project control including basic control theory and how to control project cost, schedule and resources. Restricted to students in the College of Engineering. ENCE432 (PermReq) Ground Water Hydrology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENCE 305 and permission of department. Concepts related to the development of the ground water resources, hydrology, hydrodynamics of flow through porous media, hydraulics of wells and basin-wide ground water development. Fundamentals of ground water pollution are introduced. Restricted to students in the College of Engineering. ENCE441 (PermReq) Foundation Design; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENCE340 and permission of department. Critical review of classical lateral earth pressure theories, analysis of retaining walls and reinforced earth walls, subsurface explorations, bearing capacity and settlement of shallow foundations, design of deep foundations that includes both pile foundations and drilled shafts. Restricted to students in the College of Engineering. ENCE444 (PermReq) Laboratory Characterization of Geomaterials; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENCE340 and permission of department. Review of major soil tests and their interpretation for engineering purposes. Engineering classification tests (Atterberg limits and grain size distribution), permeability, in-situ and lab density-moisture test, soil strength (CBR, unconfined compression, direct shear test and triaxial) and compressibility characteristics. ENCE454 (PermReq) Design of Concrete Structures; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENCE353, ENCE355, and permission of department. Formerly ENCE 451. Combined bending and compression, development and anchorage of reinforcement, deflections, design of slabs including one-way and two-way, design of footings, retaining walls, introduction to prestressed concrete, design of multi-story buildings. ENCE466 (PermReq) Design of Civil Engineering Systems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. CORE Capstone (CS) Course. Must be taken in the semester in which the student graduates. Prerequisite: permission of department. Senior standing. A major civil engineering design experience that emphasizes development of student creativity, development and use of design methodologies, evaluation of alternate solutions, feasibility considerations, and detailed system descriptions. Realistic design constraints including economic factors, safety, aesthetics, and reliability will be imposed. Students will work in design project groups and be required to exercise oral and written communication skills. Restricted to students in the College of Engineering. ENCE470 (PermReq) Highway Engineering; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: ENCE302, ENCE370 and permission of department. Highway location and design, highway engineering economics, traffic engineering, traffic measurement devices and technologies. Includes discussion of technological advances in traffic flow and capacity, such as signal systems, corridor control, automatic driver information, incident detection and autonomous vehicle operation. Restricted to students in the College of Engineering. ENCE489 (PermReq) Special Problems in Civil Engineering; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. ENCE610 Fundamentals of Structural Analysis; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Cartesian tensor notation. Linear forms of the general equilibrium, compatability, and constitutive equations. The calculus of variations. The principles of virtual work and complementary virtual work. Self-adjoint problem formulations. ENCE611 Finite Element Methods; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Formerly ENCE 661. Basic principles and fundamental concepts of the finite element method. Consideration of geometric and material nonlinearities, convergence, mesh gradation and computational procedures in analysis. Applications to plane stress and plane strain, plates and shells, eigenvalue problems, axisymmetric stress analysis, and other problems in civil engineering. ENCE626 Web-based Project Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. The use of IT tools, in particular the Web, is increasingly becoming the primary instrument for conducting the day-to-day tasks of engineering project management. Traditional client-server based technologies and applications can now be replaced by a web-centric, collaborative, electronic workplace. This course examines the use of Internet and Intranet based project management in the context of collaboration, decision making and information exchange, and presents a systematic understanding of the principle issues in Web based tools- ease of use, efficient decision making, and cost effectiveness. The course will use project case histories as part of a team project. ENCE630 Environmental and Water Resource Systems I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Application of statistical and systems engineering techniques in the analysis of information necessary for the design or characterization of environmental or hydrologic processes; emphasis on the fundamental considerations that control the design of information collection programs, data interpretation, and the evolution of simulation models used to support the decision-making process. ENCE635 Geographic Information Systems for Watershed Analysis; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENCE524 or ENCE688Z. Formerly ENCE 688Z. Emphasis is on the use of GIS to support the analysis and modeling tasks associated with watershed planning and management. This course familiarizes the student with fundamentals of GIS data models, projections, and coordinate systems. Students develop a set of GIS- based alogrithms solving common engineering problems in hydrology. Internet data sources and GPS technology are also covered. ENCE637 Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. An examination of biological principles directly affecting man and his environment, with particular emphasis on microbiological interactions in environmental engineering related to air, water and land systems; microbiology and biochemistry of aerobic and anaerobic treatment processes for aqueous wastes. ENCE644 Advanced Pavement and Civil Engineering Materials; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: ENCE 300. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENCE 644 or ENCE 688P. Formerly ENCE 688P. Advanced course in Highway and Civil Engineering Materials. Dynamic Material Characterization. Elastic, Plastic and Viscoelastic Behavior. Energy Analysis. Physical and Mechanical Properties. NDT. Performance: Creep, Fatigue, Durability, other. Recent developments in Aggregate Evaluation, Portland Cement Concrete, High Performance Concrete, Conventional and Modified Asphalt Binders and Mixtures, Polymers & Composites, Geotextiles, Smart and Self Healing Materials, Recycled and Reclaimed Materials. ENCE645 Geotechnics of Waste Disposal; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Also offered as ENCE 489X. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENCE 489X, ENCE 645 or ENCE 688X. Formerly ENCE 688X. Fundamental aspects of geotechnical engineering that apply to problems of waste containment and remediation, basic principles of containment systems, compacted clay liners and clay mineralogy, hydraulic conductivity of compacted soils, methods of laboratory and field hydraulic conductivity measurements, design of waste containment systems, landfill stability and settlement, geosynthetic liners, waste compatibility, contaminant transport through liners, leachate collection systems, gas collection systems, covers and caps. ENCE650 Process Dynamics in Environmental Systems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: ENCE 315 or permission of instructor. Formerly ENCE 636. The fundamentals of heterogeneous equilibria, rates of environmental reactions, and flow and material transport or presented. Applications of these principles will be presented to small and large scale environmental problems involving liquid, gas, and solid phases. Both natural and engineered environmental systems will be examined. ENCE651 Chemistry of Natural Waters; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENCE 633 or ENCE 651. Formerly ENCE 633. Application of principles from chemical thermodynamics and kinetics to the study and interpretation of the chemical composition of natural waters is rationalized by considering metal ion solubility controls, pH, carbonate equilibria, adsorption reactions, redox reactions and the kinetics of oxygenation reactions which occur in natural water environments. ENCE661 Project Cost Accounting and Finance; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. This course reviews the fundamentals of accounting; examines project cost accounting principles, applications, and impact on profitability; examines the principles of activity based costing; covers the elements involved in cash management; introduces the framework for how projects are financed and the potential impact financing has on the projects; and a framework for evaluating PC based systems and what resources are needed for an effective project cost system. This course is shared with ENSE625. ENCE662 Introduction to Project Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Introduction to project management including: overview and concepts of project management (principles, body of knowledge, strategies); planning successful projects (defining, specifying, delivery options, scheduling, budgeting); implementing (organizing the team, work assignments, team building, effective leadership); executing (performance measurement, maintaining the schedule, adjustments/mid-course corrections, record keeping, status reporting, communications, managing conflict, time management); and closeout(performance measurement, maintaining the schedule, adjustments/mid-course corrections, record keeping, status reporting, communications, managing conflict, time management). ENCE664 Legal Aspects of Engineering Design and Construction; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Examines ways in which the legal system affects the design and construction process. Focuses on contract types and the relationships between the parties in different delivery systems. Covers basics of procurement protocols along with negotiating techniques and strategies. Topics include contract law, the relationships between the parties, tort and negligence law, and the statutory principles affecting construction. ENCE665 Management of Project Teams; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. For ENCE majors only. Experience has shown that really excellent project managers are not only technically competent but that they have above average skills in human relations and communications. The course will prepare project managers to optimize the utilization of their most important resource: people. Relying primarily on a wide range of research and experience in the Project Team, this course will help guide project managers in building the other skills needed to be truly successful in the competitive Project Team. ENCE666 Cost Engineering and Control; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Analytic techniques to estimate and control project costs, including site investigation, quantity takeoff, work analysis and bid preparation. Systematic cost control as related to job production and historical data. ENCE667 Project Performance Measurement; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Examination of various techniques and models used to measure the performance of projects. Topics will include: Critical Path Method (CPM), Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT), Gantt charts, project crashing, resource management, capital allocation, forecasting, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, learning curve analysis, goal programming, Monte Carlo simulation, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Pareto optimality and tradeoff curves as well as basics in linear programming and uncertainity modeling. ENCE670 Highway Traffic Characteristics and Measurements; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: ENCE 470 or permission of instructor. The study of the fundamental traits and behavior patterns of road users and their vehicles in traffic. The basic characteristics of the pedestrian, the driver, the vehicle, traffic volume and speed, stream flow and intersection operation, parking, and accidents. ENCE672 Regional Transportation Planning; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: ENCE 471 or permission of instructor. Factors involved and the components of the process for planning statewide and regional transportation systems, encompassing all modes. Transportation planning studies, statewide traffic models, investment models, programming and scheduling. ENCE677 Quantitative Methods in Transportation Engineering; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Applications of operations research and management science models to the planning, design and operations of various types of transportation systems. Equilibrium traffic assignment, network design, fleet assignment, fleet routing, crew scheduling, simulation, and queueing theory. ENCE688B (PermReq) Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: MEPP Capstone; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: ENCE689N (MEPP Scholarly Practicum). This course is only open to MEPP students in the last year of their program. Students will learn case study methods of analysis as they relate to issues of engineering and public policy, through case studies of issues in areas such as environment, national security, biotechnology, energy, infrastructure, development and manufacturing. ENCE688G Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: Survey Methods in Transportation; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. ENCE688M Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: Mitigating Natural Hazards: Mutual Challenge for Engineering and Policy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. ENCE688N (PermReq) Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: MEPP Scholarly Practicum; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of instructors. Course only open to MEPP students. Students will consult with the MEPP co-directors to identify an intership/scholarly practicum working off-campus for at least 400 hours, in a position that involves working on issues of engineering and public policy in their selected area of MEPP specialization. ENCE688X Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: Computational Geomechanics; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Overview of the finite element method for linear and nonlinear steady-state and transient stress and fluid problems in geomechanics. Special emphasis on robust practical analyses of real-world problems. Class exercises and term project using the ABAQUS commericial finite element program. ENCE689 Seminar; (1-16 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Majors only. Other majors require permission of department. ENCE689A (PermReq) Seminar: Technical Writing I; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG. ENCE741 Earth Retaining Structures; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Introduction to types and uses of earth retaining structures, and lateral earth pressure concepts and theories. Analysis and design of retaining walls and shoring structures and their bracing systems. These include conventional retaining walls, mechanically stabilized earth walls, cantilever and anchored sheet piling, cellular cofferdams, braced cuts, soil nailing, and the design of tiebacks and anchors. Load and resistance factor design concept will be presented. ENCE799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Majors only. Other majors require permission of department. ENCE898 Pre-Candidacy Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. ENCE899 (PermReq) Doctoral Dissertation Research; (6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Majors only. Other majors require permission of department.
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