Lawrence Tech - Civil Engineering

ECE1012 CIVIL ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVES
Prerequisite: High school trigonometry, MCS0093 or persmission of the instructor. Survey of the scope of civil engineering and the engineer’s role in society. Professional issues including ethics, sustainable development, teamwork, and the history of the profession. Use of computers, and the measurement and presentation of data.
Lect. 2 hrs., 2 hours credit

ECE1013 SURVEYING AND LAND MEASUREMENT
Prerequisite: MCS1414. Introduction to the theory and practice of land surveying and measurements; leveling, traversing, profiles, contours, drafting, data collection and computation; earthwork; description, care and use of instruments; and the layout of buildings, utilities, and routes.
Lect. 2 hrs., Lab. 3 hrs., Lab fee. 3 hours credit

ECE1101 CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPUTER GRAPHICS LAB
Introduction to the use of computers as a tool for engineering graphics. Use of AutoCAD and a basic introduction to the use of AutoDesk Land Development tools are emphasized.
Lect. 0 hrs., Lab. 2 hrs., Lab fee. 1 hour credit

ECE1102 CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPUTER APPLICATIONS LAB
Introduction to the use of computers as a tool for solving problems. Use of spreadsheets and mathematical analysis programs are emphasized.
Lect. 1 hr., Lab. 2 hrs., Lab fee. 2 hours credit

ECE1413 CE MATERIALS
Co-requisite: ECE1103 or permission of instructor. Introduction to the analysis and use of civil engineering materials including concrete, asphalt, timber, composits, and metal structural materials. Laboratories include student-designed experiments.
Lect. 2 hrs., Lab. 2 hrs. Lab fee. 3 hrs. credit

ECE3213 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
Prerequisite: ECE1413. Introduction to construction engineering, including construction methods, materials, and equipment. Factors affecting construction activities are examined, including costs, financing, labor relations, environmental regulations, permitting, and quality control. The relationship among owners, designers, contractors, and users. A thorough review of federal and state safety regulations.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE3324 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 1
Prerequisites: CHM1213 and ECE3523. Environmental quality objectives, standards and regulations, basic concepts of water purification; drinking water quality standards and the design of unit operations and processes in water treatment. Water plant waste management. Water quality management in rivers and lakes.
Lect. 3 hrs., Lab. 2 hrs., Lab fee. 4 hours credit

ECE4343 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2
Prerequisite: ECE3324. Waste water treatment, air pollution control and solid waste management; design of different unit operations and processes in waste water treatment. Characterization of municipal and industrial solid wastes; hazardous waste regulations. Design of landfill.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE3424 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Prerequisite: EME3013. Soil origin and formation; physical properties of soils, soil composition and identification; permeability and effective stresses; soil compaction; consolidation and settlement of soils; shear strength; and bearing capacity. Lect. 3 hrs.,
Lab. 2 hrs., Lab fee. 4 hours credit

ECE3523 HYDROMECHANICS
Prerequisite: EGE2013. Hydrostatics; application of principles of conservation of mass, energy and momentum; dimensional analysis and modeling; pipe flow; surface and form drag; irrotational flow and numerical techniques. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE3723 THEORY OF STRUCTURES
Prerequisite: EME3013. Calculations of reactions, and shear and bending moment in beams and frames; analysis of trusses by methods of sections and joints; deflection calculations; influence lines and moving loads for beams and trusses; introduction to statically indeterminate structures; computer applications.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE3823 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Prerequisites: EGE3012 and MCS3403. A systems approach to transportation for decision-making by the engineer. The five major modes of transportation are
introduced to achieve modal balance for person and product transport. Evaluation of public transit for intra-urban travel. Elements for system design are identified, operational analysis and the coordinate use of modes emphasized.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE4021 CE DESIGN PROJECT 1
Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of department chairman. Introduction to Senior Design Project (see ECE4033). A progress report is required.
Lab fee. 1 hour credit

ECE4033 CE DESIGN PROJECT 2
Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of department chairman. Open-ended design problems for seniors, incorporating fundamentals learned in previous courses. The design process is emphasized from the establishment of objectives and analysis of alternative solutions to a final evaluation and recommendation. Final written and oral report required.
Lab fee. 3 hours credit

ECE4051 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of department chairman. Selected topics in engineering ethics, history of civil engineering, and other professional issues. Oral and written reports required.
Lect. 1 hr. 1 hour credit

ECE4243 CIVIL ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Prerequisite: EGE3012. Overview of business and management practices applied to organizations involved in civil engineering, including consulting design firms, construction contractors, private owners and government agencies. Budgeting, project programming revenue sources and company profitability. Organizational structures, and effective team-building methods. Oral and written communication skills are developed.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE4263 COST ESTIMATING, BIDDING AND CONTRACTING
Prerequisite: ECE3012. Procedures and methods to prepare quantity measurements, estimate labor and equipment productivities, obtain material costs, and develop comprehensive estimates for construction. The bidding process, including consideration of new approaches such as design-build and partnering. Standard construction contract forms including unit-price, lump-sum, and cost-plus. Insurance, warranties, and bonding issues.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE4363 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
Co-requisite: ECE4544. Computer-aided design in environmental engineering systems including water resources and storm water management. Development of surface and groundwater sources. Design, construction, and maintenance of water distribution systems and sanitary and storm water collection systems.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE4443 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
Prerequisite: ECE3424. Site investigation techniques; design of retaining walls; cantilever and anchored sheet pile walls; strutted excavations; and shallow and deep foundations.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE4544 HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
Prerequisite: ECE3523. Analysis and design of pipeline and open-channel systems; river engineering and sediment transport; computer modeling; hydraulic machinery.
Lect. 3 hrs., Lab. 2 hrs., Lab fee. 4 hours credit

ECE4563 HYDROLOGY
Prerequisites: ECE3523 and MCS3403. Introduction to hydrologic cycle; stream gauging; unit hydrograph; flood routing; reservoir operation; groundwater hydraulics; application of probability and statistics to hydraulic design considerations; and drainage and culvert design.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE4623 PROJECT PLANNING, DESIGN, AND SCHEDULING
Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of department chairman. The planning and design of work flow processes for civil projects; models of network theory, Critical Path Method (CPM), Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT), and Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM), as applied to project scheduling. Class design project required, as well as computer applications.
Lect. 2 hrs., Lab. 2 hrs., Lab fee. 3 hours credit

ECE4733 ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Prerequisite: ECE3723. Analysis of indeterminate structures by moment-area theorems, slope deflection equations, moment distribution and conjugate beam methods; deflection calculations; use of influence lines; computer applications.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE4743 CONCRETE DESIGN
Prerequisite: ECE3723. Use of working stress and ultimate strength methods toward the analysis and design of reinforced concrete structural members such as slabs, beams, and columns; comprehensive design project; computer applications.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE4753 STEEL DESIGN
Prerequisite: ECE3723. Static investigation of structures. Analysis and design of steel members such as tension members, columns, beams, plate girders, composite girders, and trusses including riveted, welded, and high tensile bolted connections using LRFD and ASD methods; computer applications.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE4761 STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND TESTING LAB
Co-requisite: ECE4743. Applications of structural analysis and design to the actual designed and constructed structural members such as reinforced and prestressed concrete, steel, wood, and aluminum girders.
Lab. 2 hrs. Lab fee. 1 hour credit

ECE4843 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
Prerequisites: ECE1013 and ECE3823. Introduction to highway organization, administration, and finance; user cost and economic analysis of project alternatives. Study of driver and pedestrian behavior; analysis of vehicle maneuvers, geometrics, traffic flow for system design, capacity, signalization, and safety.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit

ECE4911-3 DIRECTED STUDY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Prerequisite: Permission of department chairman. In-depth study of a particular civil engineering topic. Normally a written report required. Hours of credit designated by last digit in course number.

ECE4921-3 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of department chairman. Material of a specialized nature that is of interest to both faculty and students. Hours of credit designated by last digit in course number.