Course Descriptions

Applied Geographic Information Systems
Sustainable Construction Practices
Principals of Design-Build Project Delivery
Techniques of Project Planning and Control
Advanced Construction Techniques and Methods
Fundamentals of Construction Accounting and Finance
Construction Safety Management
Construction Law
Conceptual Estimating
Special Topics in Construction Engineering
Concrete Engineering
Environmental Cleanup
Air Pollution Control
Advanced Environmental Engineering
Environmental Management
Surface Water Quality Management
Special Topics in Environmental Engineering
Shallow And Deep Foundation Design
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Ground Improvement Methods
Designing with Geosynthetics 
Earth Retaining Structures
Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering
River Engineering
Coastal Engineering
Design of Stormwater Management Systems
Ports and Harbors Engineering
Special Topics in Hydraulic Engineering
Prestress Concrete
Advanced Structures 
Advanced Concrete Design
Advanced Composite Materials and Structures
Advanced Steel Design
Bridge Design I
Special Topics in Structural Engineering
Pavement Analysis and Performance
Pavement Management Systems
Traffic Engineering
Highway Safety Engineering
Graduate Directed Study
Special Topics in Civil Engineering
Infrastructure Funding and Regulation
Infrastructure Program Management
Civil Engineering Seminar
Graduate Project
Thesis 1
Thesis 2
Issues in Integrated Engineering Management
Engineering Properties of Soil
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Finite Element Analysis
Structural Dynamics
Civil Engineering Independent Research

ECE5103 Applied Geographic Information Systems, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of graduate advisor.
This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of geographic information systems. Topics include: coordinate systems and transformations; raster and vector data; mapping; spatial databases; topology; analyzing patterns; spatial relationships; data queries; and decision making with spatial data. The concepts will be applied to the fields such as environmental and water resources, transportation/urban planning, land development, and infrastructure management. State-of-the practice software is implemented in the course.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5113 Sustainable Construction Practices, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of graduate instructor.
Coverage of construction methods and techniques that employ the principles of sustainable development. Materials and methods of construction, infrastructure planning and development, and environmental implications of construction activities.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5213 Principals of Design-Build Project Delivery, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of Course Coordinator.
This course introduces students to the business, construction and design aspects of design-build project delivery. Students compare and contrast various delivery methods with traditional and hybrid design-build methods. Best practices for team building and integrating all aspects of the project are discussed. Prescriptive and performance specifications are discussed and contrasted. The procurement process for public and private projects, including quality based selection, is reviewed.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5223 Techniques of Project Planning and Control, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Project planning and control systems at the firm and project level. Topics: planning and scheduling techniques, including CPM, PERT, LOB; resource allocation; project control; supply chain models; treatment of uncertainty; and electronic integration of time and cost planning and control.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5233 Advanced Construction Techniques and Methods, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
An in-depth evaluation of current and emerging construction techniques and methods that are designed to improve the constructibility, performance and life-cycle costs of civil infrastructure projects. New materials, design approaches and construction techniques are investigated by examination of specific experiences in the construction industry.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit.

ECE5243 Fundamentals of Construction Accounting and Finance, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of graduate instructor.
Introduces the concepts and fundamentals of financial accounting and economics in general, and specifically in the construction industry. Financial statement understanding and analysis, accounting concepts, project accounting methods, and the nature of project costs. Case study of major construction contractor. Ownership structure, working capital, and the sources and uses of funds.
Lec.3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5263 Construction Safety Management, 3 CREDITS
Minimum safety requirements are reviewed and discussed in a practical context for immediate application in the construction site. Course material includes review of the OSH Act, recording and reporting requirements and citations policies. OSHA Standards for the construction industry are reviewed, as well as selected sections of OSHA standards for general industry, and general principles of construction safety management. Students who attain a minimum grade are eligible to receive an OSHA 30-Hour Training Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health for Construction.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

 ECE5273 Construction Law, 3 CREDITS
This course is a survey of legal issues with respect to the construction industry. Topics discussed include bid errors and disputes, contract disputes involving schedule claims, and chanted conditions. Students are provided an overview of the legal considerations of various project delivery methods, and the clauses found in proprietary and industry standard contract documents. The requirements of the Michigan Lien Law, the Builder's Trust Fund, and other construction related statues are reviewed and discussed.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5283 Conceptual Estimating, 3 CREDITS
Advanced procedures and methods to prepare quantity measurements, obtain material costs and develop conceptual estimates based on the building systems method. In-class and on-line lectures by the instructors and guest experts address generating estimates within the framework of integrated project delivery methods, such as design-build and construction management. Students participate in individual and group projects where they learn problem-solving and best practice techniques for generating conceptual estimates while utilizing the Uniformat classification system.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5293 Special Topics in Construction Engineering, 3 CREDITS
May need permission of department chairman.
Material of a specialized nature that is of interest to faculty and students.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE6113 Concrete Engineering, 3 CREDITS
May need permission of department chairman.
An in-depth of physical and mechanical properties of concrete mixtures is conducted during this course. Major topics include hydration of cement and supplementary cementitious materials at the microstructure level, fundamental behavior of concrete to applied and environmental loads and the effects admixtures have on fresh and hardened properties. analysis of the procedures and interpretation of various concrete tests and analysis of laboratory and field data to solve practical problems in concrete acceptance are also covered.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5323 Environmental Cleanup, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing of permission of instructor.
Remediation management at contaminated sites involving remedial investigation and feasibility study process. Remedial investigation focuses on data collection and site characterization. Feasibility study emphasizes data analysis and decision making on applicable remedial technologies. discussion of subsurface transport fate of contaminants.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5333 Air Pollution Control, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of graduate advisor.
Methods of source testing and monitoring. Control of air pollution by process modification and various air pollution control methods. Design techniques coupled with air dispersion modeling and their relative effectiveness.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5343 Advanced Environmental Engineering, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Recent advances in the design of unit operations in water and wastewater treatment plants. New developments in natural systems for waste management and treatment practices. Microcomputer applications.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

 ECE5353 Environmental Management, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Designing and implementing environmental regulations and impact assessment programs. Techniques used in environmental impact assessment and regulation. Methods of analysis and the process of environmental planning and management.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5363 Surface Water Quality Management, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Management models in the cause-effect analysis of water quality in surface water bodies such as lakes, estuaries, bays, harbors, streams and rivers. Waste load allocation management strategies to reduce waste inputs to surface water bodies. Water quality modeling and control in the transport and fate analysis of contaminates in surface water.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5393 Special Topics Environmental Engineering, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of graduate adviser.
Material of a specialized nature that is of interest to faculty and students.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5413 Shallow and Deep Foundation Design, 3 CREDITS
The salient aspects of shallow and deep foundation design. Selection of the type; determination of bearing capacity and settlement of spread footings, mats, single piles, pile groups, drilled piers and caissons.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5423 Geoenvironmental Engineering, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of department chairperson.
Waste containment facilities design, construction and operation; including linear systems and geosynthetics, interaction of soil with chemicals, and transport of chemicals and water in soils.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5433 Ground Improvement Methods for Foundations, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: ECE3424; Graduate standing or permission of department chairperson.
Practical and innovative design methods for ground improvement related to soft ground, deep foundations, slope stability, seismic activity, and geosynthetics. Combines investigation of case histories, current projects, design methodology, and geotechnical engineering theory.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5443 Designing With Geosynthetics, 3 CREDITS
Design methodology for civil engineering application using geosynthetics. Geosynthetics are planar products manufactured from polymeric materials used with soil, rock, earth, or other geotechnical engineering related  material as an integral part of a man-made project, structure, or system. Manufacturing, material testing, and design aspects related to reinforcement, filtration, drainage, separation, and containment applications, Design approaches are emphasized
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5463 Earthquake Engineering, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of department chair.
Geotechnical considerations of earthquake engineering and foundation vibrations. Stress-strain behavior of soils under dynamic loading; seismicity; liquefaction; soil-structure interaction; foundation vibrations. Stress-strain behavior of soils under dynanamic loading; seismicity, liquefaction; soil-structure interaction; foundation vibrations.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5473 Earth Retaining Structures, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of department chair.
Analysis and design of retaining walls, braced cuts, tie back cuts, and mechanically stabilized earth.  Lateral earth pressure due to soil, water, surcharge, and other effects; local and overall stability; and the design of earth retaining systems.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5493 Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of graduate advisor.
Material of a specialized nature that is of interest to faculty and students.
lect. 3hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5523 River Engineering, 3 CREDITS

ECE5533 Coastal Engineering, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of department chair.
An overview course on coastal engineering including Great Lake applications.  Fundamentals of water wave motion including wave generation, propagation, and breaking. Coastal sediment transport and shore erosion processes.Functional planning and design of coastal structures.Computer modeling. Possible field trips.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5543 Design of Stormwater Management Systems, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of department chair.
Theory, planning, analysis, and design of hydraulic structures in urban areas for stormwater management. Both traditional design and innovative low impact development techniques are included in course content. Computer modeling and possible field trips.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5553 Ports and Harbors, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of department chair.
This course will investigate the design procedures behind ports and harbors ranging from private small craft harbors to large commercial ports. The course will focus both on hydrodynamic concerns and construction aspects such as breakwater design, berthing layout, and dredging. Basic coastal engineering knowledge is preferred, but not a pre-requisite. See instructor if you have not taken a coastal engineering course.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5593 Special Topics in Hydraulic Engineering, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of graduate advisor.
Material of a specialized nature that is of interest to faculty and students.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5713 Prestress Concrete, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ECE4743 or equivalent; Graduate standing or permission of department chairperson.
Use of prestressed concrete in infrastructure applications: prestressing principles, analysis and design of pre- and post-tensioned systems, losses, flexure, shear, bond, camber and deflection, continuous prestressing, columns, and circular prestressing. Use of advanced composite materials such as prestressing strands to solve infrastructure problems. ACI and PCI prestressed concrete design manual discussed.
Lec. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5723 Advanced Structures, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ECE4733 or equivalent; Graduate standing or permission of department chairperson.
A unified presentation of the entire field of structural analysis, including introduction to the analysis of indeterminate structures, force method analysis and applications, displacement method analysis and applications, analysis of shear walls, plastic analysis of continuous beams and frames, and concrete, steel and wood design topics.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5753 Advanced Concrete Design, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of department chair.
Advanced concepts of reinforced concrete design. Design methods presented for structural components including flat slabs, waffle slabs, and foundations. Also, advanced concepts related to design for torsion and buckling are covered.
Lect 3 hrs.3 hours credit

ECE5763 Advanced Composite Materials and Structures  3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: May need the permission of department chairperson.
Definitionss, mechanical properties and durability of advanced and composite materials. Protruded sections and fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) bars. Concrete structures reinforced and/or prestressed with FRP with bars; behavior and strength in bending and sheasr. Repairs and rehabilitation of structures. New applications and design concepts.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5773 Advanced Steel Design, 3 CREDITS
Advanced topics in structural design using the most recent AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings. Includes advanced connection design such as truss connections, moment connections, bracing connections, eccentric connections, HSS connections, and the concept of prying action. Includes stability analysis and design per AISC code and advanced stability concepts. Methods also presented for plate girder design, composite beam design, torsional analysis and design, fiber-based models, inelastic analysis and design, and introduction to seismic detailing.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

 ECE5783 Bridge Design I, 3 CREDITS
This course introduces the structural design and evaluation of major elements of modern typical highway bridges. This course will also focus on maintenance, rehabilitation, budget constraints, and various other aspects of bridge network management a bridge owner is responsible for. The objective is to introduce students to the concepts, requirements and fundamental skills for highway bridge design and evaluation. Upon completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to design the major structural elements of typical highway bridges according to current AASHTO standards for both LFD and LRFD design specifications.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5793 Special Topics in Structural Engineering, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: May need permission of department chairperson.
Material of a specialized nature that is of interest to faculty and students.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5813 Pavement Analysis and Performance, 3 CREDITS
Analysis and performance of pavement structures: stress and deformation analysis of commonly used highway and airport structures subjected to static and repeated loading as well as thermal and moisture gradients; performance evaluation and predictions; and rehabilitation timing and techniques.
Lect. 3hrs. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit 

ECE5823 Pavement Management Systems, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: May need permission of deparment chairperson.
This course presents concepts and general considerations of the pavement management process. Major topics include pavement inventory, pavement condition and structural evaluation techinques, serviceability concepts and deterioration modeling, selection of project alternatives, maintenance vs. rehabilitation vs. reconstruction, economic consideration and life cycle cost analysis.
Lect. 3hrs. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5833 Traffic Engineering, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: May need permission of deparment chairperson.
This course addresses concepts of traffic engineering, traffic studies and traffic control. Major topics include introduction to traffic flow theory, traffic control devices, traffic data analysis, freeway and multilane highway traffic management, signalized intersection analysis and emerging technologies in traffic management.
Lect. 3hrs. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5823 Highway Safety Engineering, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: May need the permission of the department chairperson.
This course addresses concepts of highway safety engineering. Major topics include crash data analysis, statistical methods, site investigation methods, and principals and evaluation of effectiveness of highway safety improvements.
Lect. 3hrs. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5911 Graduate Directed Study
Prerequisites: May need the permission of the department chairperson.
Topic or topics of current interest in the field of civil engineering. Course content subject to change each time the course is offered.
lect. 1 hr. 1 hour credit

ECE5912 Graduate Directed Study
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
In-depth study of a particular civil engineering topic. Normally a written report is required.
lect. 2 hr. 2 hours credit

ECE5913 Graduate Directed Study
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
In-depth study of a particular civil engineering topic. Normally a written report is required
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5923 Special Topics in Civil Engineering
Prerequisits: May need the permission of the department chairperson.
Topics or topics of a current interest in the field of civil engineering. course content subject to change each time th course is offered.
Lec.t 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5933 Infrastructure Funding And Regulation 3 CREDITS
Students review design documents and technical specifications for various infrastructure components, such as water distribution systems and roadway networks. Regulations governing the design, construction and management of infrastructure components are discussed, including permitting and jurisdictional interaction. Federal, state, and local funding sources for infrastructure projects are discussed in the context of the preparation of various capital improvement plans and the grant application process.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE5943 Infrastructure Program Management 3 CREDITS
This course covers many aspects of the management of design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure facilities. Due diligence, quality control and assurance, and risk management considerations of materials and construction methods are discussed. Case studies are utilized extensively throughout the course to critically review failures of various infrastructure components, such as roads, bridges and water distribution systems.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE6011-31 Civil Engineering Seminar, 1 CREDIT
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Includes a schedule of invited speakers on infrastructure-related and graduate level civil engineering topics. An individual presentation is also required. Normally required for three semesters.
Lect. 1 hr. 1 hour credit

ECE6053 Graduate Project, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Completion of research or design project which merges infrastructure concerns with the student's area of specialization. Report required.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE6073 Thesis 1, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Initiation of a graduate thesis based on applied research. Normally available only with an approved and funded project.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE 6083 Thesis 2, 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ECE6073.
Completion of thesis. Normally available only with an approved project.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE 6113 Concrete Engineering, 3 CREDITS
An in-depth of physical and mechanical properties of concrete mixtures is conducted during this course. Major topics include hydration of cement and supplementary cementitious materials at the microstructure level, fundamental behavior of concrete to applied and environmental loads and the effects admixtures have on fresh and hardened properties. Analysis of the procedures and interpretation of various concrete tests and analysis of laboratory and field data to solve practical problems in concrete acceptance are also covered.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE6213 Issues in Integrated Engineering Management, 3 CREDITS
This course addressed the contractual and practical risks and challenges experienced when integrative project delivery methods are utilized. The course is project management based: the five project management processes, initiation, planning, executing, closing-out and monitoring and controlling serve as the underpinnings for the review of various standard industry contract documents. Construction industry practitioners with extensive experience in integrative projects will guest lecture on various subjects, including design management and design-assist.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE6413 Engineering Properties of Soils, 3 CREDITS
An in-depth study of physical and mechanical properties of soils is conducted during this course. Major topics include mineralogy, permeability and capillarity, compressibility, shear behavior, and compressibility of soils. Determination and interpretation of these properties and engineering applications are aoso covered.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE6423 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering 3 CREDITS
Course covers geotechnical aspects of earthquake engineering and explains the fundamentals of propagation of earthquakes through soils. Plate tectonics, seismology and dynamic properties of soils are the topics covered in the first half of the course. Hazard analysis, ground response analysis, seismic slope staility analysis and liquefaction analysis are covered in the second half of the course.
Lect. 3 hours credit

ECE6733 Finite Element Analysis, 3 CREDITS
This course provides an understanding of finite elements in elasticity for civil engineering problems with an emphasis in structural engineering. Major topics include the formulation and use of several different types of elements such as truss elements, frame elements, beam elements, shell elements, and plate elements. The course also includes the calculation of different element stiffness matrices and the assembly of the global stiffness matrix. This course also discusses the use of different element types for unique problems and the importance of proper boundary conditions and constraints. Several other topics may include theory of elasticity, shape functions, interpolation methods, constant strain triangles, convergence criteria, virtual work, and energy method.
Lect. 3 hrs 3 hours credit

ECE7993 Civil Engineering Independent Research, 3 CREDITS
Students conduct in-depth research in a specialized field of Civil Engineering.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit