The Department of Civil Engineering and Construction offers an ABET-accredited BSCE program that provides students the necessary background for continued professional growth and prepares them for engineering careers. The program offers a broad spectrum of specialties including structures, water resources, environmental engineering, transportation, highway and pavement design, geotechnical engineering, and construction management. The curriculum is designed to give students the broad technical background required for modern civil engineering practice and/or to pursue higher education. Students are trained to be leaders who understand their critical roles in the development and maintenance of society’s infrastructure.

The program is founded on a strong core in mathematics as well as natural and engineering sciences. Design practices in civil engineering are integrated throughout the curriculum, culminating in a capstone design course under the supervision of well-qualified faculty and industrial partners. A sequence of courses in the humanities and social sciences helps students understand the impact of engineering solutions on society. The courses selected in the humanities and social sciences are chosen to provide both breadth and depth and meet university general education requirements. An approved list of courses that satisfy these requirements may be obtained from the student’s academic advisor. The curriculum gives students as much flexibility in technical electives as possible while meeting all accreditation requirements. Within the civil engineering program, students have the option to select elective courses from three areas of emphasis: Internationalization, Sustainability, or Infrastructure. A Typical four year curriculum is given for the program.

Listing of Civil Engineering Courses

CE 100 Introduction to Civil Engineering - 1 hr.
Introduction to the civil engineering professions. Introduction to fundamental engineering concepts; engineering design; engineering ethics; professional societies; introduction to computers and computer applications.

CE 124 Emerging Technologies in CEC - 2 hrs.
Examination of emerging computer technologies and their relevancy to Civil Engineering and Construction. Introduction to common software including spreadsheet, word processing, databases, graphics, and presentation. Exposure to multimedia tools such as text, image, sound video, and animation. Introduction to e-mail and Web page development.

CE 150 Mechanics I - 3 hrs.
Analysis of two- and three-dimensional force systems by vector algebra. Applications of principles of equilibrium to particles, rigid bodies, and simple structures. Friction, distributed forces, center of gravity, centroids, moments of inertia. U.S. and SI systems of units and applications.
Prerequisite: C or better in MTH 121, MTH 119, or MTH 115.

CE 200 Engineering Co-op - 0 hrs.
Full-time cooperative education assignment for civil engineering students who alternate periods of full-time school with periods of full-time academic or career-related work in industry. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing in the College of Engineering and Technology, 2.0 overall grade point average at Bradley, approval of engineering and technology Co-op coordinator and Co-op faculty advisor.

CE 206 Surveying - 2 hrs.
Theory and applications of measurements of horizontal distances, differences in elevations, horizontal angles, vertical angles, bearings, azimuths, and areas and volumes. Simple horizontal and vertical curves, topographic surveys and mapping. Public land surveying system. Introduction to GPS technology.

CE 210 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering - 3 hrs.
State-of-the-art algorithms used in solving complex engineering problems. Mathematical models involving ordinary and partial differential equations. Initial value, boundary value, and transient problems in civil engineering.
Corequisite: MTH 224.

CE 224 AutoCAD - 3 hrs.
Examinations of the graphical capabilities of current computer- aided design and drafting (CADD) systems. Theoretical and hands-on applications of the most widely used CADD systems available for civil engineering applications.

CE 250 Mechanics II - 3 hrs.
Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies using vector analysis. Kinetics includes principles of force-massacceleration, work-energy, and impulse-momentum.
Prerequisite: C or better in CE 150.
Corequisite: MTH 223.

CE 270 Mechanics of Materials - 3 hrs.
Internal forces; stress, strain, and their relations; stresses and deformations in axial and torsional loading; indeterminate problems; stresses and deformations in flexural members; transformation of stresses; introduction to member design; column buckling analysis.
Prerequisite: C or better in CE 150 or equivalent.

CE 280 Structural Materials Laboratory - 3 hrs.
Experimental evaluation of the physical and mechanical properties of construction materials including soils, concrete, steel, timber, and asphalt. Index properties on soils; compaction density and consolidation; tensile, compressive, and flexural behavior of concrete, steel, and timber; concrete mix design; and physical tests on asphalt binder.
Prerequisite: CE 270 or concurrent enrollment.

CE 304 Fluid Mechanics - 4 hrs.
Fluid properties and fluid motion: basic laws of motion in integral form; applications of basic laws in solving fluid flow problems. Hydrostatics, dimensional analysis, similitude, and incompressible viscous flow (both laminar and turbulent) in conduits. Boundary layer theory. Introduction to open channel flow; culverts, sewers, and streams. Laboratory experiments to demonstrate theory and flow measurement in conduits and open channels.
Prerequisite: C or better in CE 250.

CE 310 Probability, Statistics and Decision Making in Civil Engineering - 3 hrs.
Basic probabilistic and statistical decision principles used in civil engineering design and practice. Probabilistic models and decision theory.
Prerequisite: C or better in MTH 122.

CE 356 Pavement Design - 3 hrs.
Pavement engineering and design. Selection testing, and use of highway pavement construction materials in relation to function, environment, and cost. Structural properties of asphalt (flexible) and concrete (rigid) pavements; laboratory experiments.
Prerequisites: CE 280, CE 380 or CON 320.

CE 359 Structural Analysis - 4 hrs.
Analysis of statically determinate structures including influence lines. Deflections by area-moment, conjugate beam, and Castigliano's theorem. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures including influence lines. Classical solutions by consistent displacements, three-moment theorem, moment distribution, and slope deflection methods. Matrix methods for structural analysis by stiffness approach.
Prerequisite: C or better in CE 270.

CE 360 Introduction to Environmental Engineering - 4 hrs.
Analysis techniques and design procedures for unit operations and unit processes for water and waste water treatment. Techniques for examination of water and waste water quality.
Prerequisites: CHM 110 and CHM 111.

CE 380 Geotechnical Engineering - 3 hrs.
Physical properties of soils, soil profiles, and deposits. Soil strength determination. Flow of water through soil masses.
Prerequisites: CE 270, CE 280; CE 304 or concurrent enrollment.

CE 401 Seminar 1 hr.
Papers, reviews, and discussion of current technical literature.
Prerequisite: senior standing in civil engineering.

CE 403 Reinforced Concrete Design - 3 hrs.
Theory and design of reinforced concrete structures: beams, columns, slabs, walls, and buildings. Current ACI Code provisions for elastic and ultimate design.
Prerequisite: C or better in CE 280, CE 359.

CE 422 Foundation Analysis and Design - 3 hrs.
Analysis and design of footings, raft foundations, retaining walls, piles, and caissons, based on current theories and design considerations in soil mechanics, concrete, and steel.
Prerequisites: CE 380, 403.

CE 430 Water Supply & Hydraulic Engineering - 3 hrs.
Water use and wastewater generation. Conveying and distributing water. Wastewater and storm water conveyance system design. Design of storage structures and other systems for water conservation and water use; open channel flow, closed conduit flow, hydraulic structures, hydraulic power conversion.
Prerequisite: CE 304.

CE 442 Design of Steel Structures - 3 hrs.
Design of metal structural members. Behavior of members and connections. Theoretical and practical considerations in member selection and joint design.
Prerequisite: C or better in CE 359.

CE 465 Surface Water Hydrology - 3 hrs.
Introduction to hydrological cycle. Hydrologic measurements and monitoring. Surface water hydrology: runoff and the catchment, hydrographs, unit hydrographs, hydrograph routing, urban and small watershed hydrology, hydrologic design, synthetic streamflows, simulation models, applications of probability and statistics to surface water hydrology.
Prerequisites: CE 304, CE 310 or IME 311.

CE 480 Transportation Engineering - 3 hrs.
Introduction to transportation engineering and planning as it relates to highways. Characteristics of highway systems: the driver, vehicle and roadway, traffic engineering studies, highway safety, traffic flow fundamentals, capacity and level of service concepts, intersection traffic control, transportation planning and site impact analysis, geometric design of highways.
Prerequisite: IME 311 or CE 310.

CE 491, 492 Special Topics 1-- 3 hrs. each
Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. Topics stated in current Schedule of Classes. If taken to satisfy one of the technical electives, applies only to the ABET “other” category.
Prerequisite: senior standing.

CE 493 Civil Engineering Design Project I 1 hr.
First of a two-semester course design project sequence. With faculty aid, students work in teams to plan the solution of a project assigned to them in their area of interest. Oral and written report of the preliminary plan.
Prerequisites: senior standing and consent of department chair.

CE 498 Civil Engineering Design Project II - 3 hrs.
Second of a two-semester design project sequence. With faculty aid, students continue to plan the solution of the design project selected in CE 493, including the management of the project and performance of the actual design as a member of a team. Oral and written report of final design with specifications, engineering drawings, and engineering cost estimate as well as an assessment of the impact on the environment.
Prerequisites: CE 493; senior standing; consent of department chair.



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