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CIVE
Introduction to Civil Engineering
112
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/112)
Int roduct ion t o civil engineering as a career by use of case st udies; alt ernat e
approaches t o engineering designs illust rat ed by use of engineering principles.
Credit Hours: 1
CIVE
Ecology, the Environment, and the Engineer
125
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/125)
Invest igat ion int o t he nat ure of ecology, man's relat ion wit h t he environment and
man's chance of survival in t hat environment , and t he pot ent ial influence, for good
or bad, of modern man's act ivit ies.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Computer-Aided Design (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/130)
130
Crosslist ed as BSEN 130
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Credit Hours: 2
CIVE
Geometric Control Systems
221
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/221)
Int roduct ion t o t he t heory and applicat ion of mensurat ion and geomet ric
informat ion processing in civil engineering. Measurement of dist ance, direct ion,
elevat ion, and locat ion using mechanical, elect ronic, and sat ellit e syst ems. Collect ion
of field dat a and error propagat ion. Element ary geomet ric dat a bases for design,
const ruct ion, operat ion, and cont rol of civil works.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus: UNO
CIVE
Construction Materials Laboratory
252
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/252)
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Int roduct ion t o ASTM and AASHTO st andard procedures used t o measure soil and
concret e propert ies; common modificat ions t o soil and concret e mixes are discussed
and analyzed.
Credit Hours: 1
CIVE
Fluid Mechanics (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/310)
310
Crosslist ed as MECH 310
Fluid st at ics, equat ions of cont inuit y, moment um, and energy dimensional analysis
and dynamic similit ude. Applicat ions t o: flow met ers; fluid pumps and t urbines;
viscous flow and lubricat ion; flow in closed conduit s and open channels. Two-
dimensional pot ent ial flow.
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Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Honors: Fluid Mechanics
310H
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/310H)
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Hydraulics Laboratory (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/319)
319
Hydraulics experiment s and demonst rat ions. Velocit y, pressure and flow
measurement s; pipe flow, open channel flow; hydraulic st ruct ures and machinery,
hydrologic and sediment measurement s and st udent project s.
Credit Hours: 1
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CIVE
Introduction to Environmental Engineering
326
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/326)
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Honors: Introduction to Environmental Engineering
326H
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/326H)
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Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Environmental Engineering Laboratory
327
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/327)
Environment al engineering experiment s, demonst rat ions, field t rips, and project s.
Experiment s include t he measurement and det erminat ion of environment al qualit y
paramet ers such as solids, dissolved oxygen, biochemical and chemical oxygen
demand, and alkalinit y.
Credit Hours: 1
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CIVE
Concrete Materials (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/328)
328
Physical propert ies of cement and concret e. Sampling, t est ing, inspect ing. Design of
mixt ures. Fact ors affect ing st rengt h. Specificat ions. Building forms and placing
concret e.
Credit Hours: 2
CIVE
Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
334
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/334)
Soil composit ion, st ruct ure and phase relat ionships; soil classificat ion. Principles of
effect ive st ress; loading induced subsurface st resses; load hist ory; deformat ion and
failure of soils. Elast ic and limit analysis wit h applicat ions t o design for bearing
capacit y, set t lement , ret aining walls, and slope st abilit y. St eady-st at e seepage.
Credit Hours: 4
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CIVE
Introduction to Structural Engineering
341
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/341)
Int roduct ion t o t he analysis and design of st ruct ural syst ems. Analyses of
det erminat e and indet erminat e t russes, beams, and frames, and design philosophies
for st ruct ural engineering. Laborat ory experiment s deal wit h t he analysis of
det erminat e and indet erminat e st ruct ures.
Credit Hours: 4
CIVE
Introduction to Water Resources Engineering
352
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/352)
Int roduct ion t o wat er resources engineering design and planning, surface hydrology,
ground wat er hydraulics, reservoirs, and ot her cont rol st ruct ures. Int roduct ion t o
field measurement and comput at ional met hods in wat er resources.
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Credit Hours:
3
CIVE
Hydrology (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/353)
353/853
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Highway Engineering (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/361)
361
Int roduct ion t o t he principles of highway engineering and t raffic operat ions and
cont rol.
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(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/468)
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Materials of Construction
378
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/378)
Int roduct ion t o t he behavior, t est ing, and design of soil, port land cement concret e,
st eel, wood and composit es. Experiment s covering t he concept s of st ress and st rain
under axial, t orsional, shear and flexural loading condit ions. Common ASTM
laborat ory t est procedures and specificat ions, field qualit y cont rol t est s and
st at ist ical applicat ions.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Professional Practice and Management in Civil Engineering
385
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/385)
Basic element s of civil engineering pract ice. Roles of all part icipant s in t he process-
owners, designers, archit ect s, cont ract ors, and suppliers. Basic concept s in business
management , public policy, leadership, and professional licensure. Professional
relat ions, civic responsibilit ies, and et hical obligat ions for engineering pract ice.
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Project management , cont ract s, allocat ion of resources, project est imat ing,
planning, and cont rols.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Civil Engineering Systems
401/801
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/401)
Syst ems analysis approach t o civil engineering problems. Syst ems model element s
and principles of syst ems t heory wit h applicat ions t o civil engineering.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Flow Systems Design (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/419)
419/819
Applicat ion of hydraulic principles t o t he design of wat er dist ribut ion syst ems,
wast ewat er and st ormwat er collect ion syst ems, channelized flow syst ems, and
t reat ment facilit ies.
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Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Hazardous Waste Management and Treatment
421/821
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/421)
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Pollution Prevention: Principles and Practices
422/822
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/422)
Prereqs: Permission.
Int roduct ion t o pollut ion prevent ion (P2) and wast e minimizat ion met hods.
Pract ical applicat ions t o small businesses and indust ries. Legislat ive and hist orical
development of P2 syst ems analysis, wast e est imat ion, P2 met hods, P2 economics,
and sources of P2 informat ion.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Solid Waste Management Engineering
424/824
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/424)
Planning, design and operat ion of solid and wast e collect ion processing, t reat ment ,
and disposal syst ems including mat erials, resources and energy recovery syst ems.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Process Design in Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment
425
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/425)
Design of unit operat ions and processes associat ed wit h drinking wat er and
wast ewat er t reat ment facilit ies.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Design of Water Treatment Facilities
426/826
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(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/426)
Analysis of wat er supplies and design of t reat ment and dist ribut ion syst ems.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Design of Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Facilities
427/827
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/427)
Analysis of syst ems for wast ewat er t reat ment and disposal.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Fundamentals of Water Quality Modeling
430/830
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/430)
Comprehensive st udy of wat er qualit y and t he effect s of various wat er pollut ant s on
t he aquat ic environment ; modeling of wat er qualit y variables.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Small Treatment Systems
431/831
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/431)
Design of small and decent ralized wast e wat er management syst ems.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes
432/832
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/432)
Principles, applicat ions, and limit at ions of bioremediat ion of hazardous wast es and
design of some bioremediat ion syst ems.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Soil Mechanics II (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/434)
434/834
Applicat ion of t he effect ive st ress principle t o shear st rengt h of cohesive soil;
analysis of st abilit y of slopes. Development of cont inuum relat ionships for soil;
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solut ions for st resses and displacement s for an elast ic cont inuum. Solut ion of t he
consolidat ion equat ion for various init ial and boundary condit ions.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Soil Mechanics II Lab (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/434L)
434L/834L
Det erminat ion of shear st rengt h, deformat ion charact erist ics, permeabilit y, and
cust om soil t est ing prot ocols t o charact erize soil behavior as part of slope st abilit y
analysis and design, solid wast e cont ainment , and finit e element modeling.
Credit Hours: 1
CIVE
Foundation Engineering
436/836
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/436)
Optional lab CIVE 436L (h ttp://bu lletin.u nl.edu /cou rses/CIVE/436L)/CIVE 836L
(h ttp://bu lletin.u nl.edu /cou rses/CIVE/836L).
Subsoil explorat ion and int erpret at ion; select ion of foundat ion syst ems;
det erminat ion of allowable bearing capacit y and set t lement ; design of deep
foundat ions; pile driving analysis; cont rol of groundwat er.
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Credit Hours:
3
CIVE
Foundation Engineering Lab
436L/836L
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/436L)
Det erminat ion of shear st rengt h, consolidat ion charact erist ics, and cust om soil
t est ing prot ocols t o charact erize soil behavior as part of foundat ion analysis and
design.
Credit Hours: 1
CIVE
Introduction to Bridge Engineering
439/839
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/439)
St ruct ural t ypes, bridge loads, design of bridge slabs, st eel girder bridges, and
prest ressed concret e girder bridges. Evaluat ion of exist ing bridges. Problems relat ed
t o fat igue and corrosion. Field t est ing of bridges.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Reinforced Concrete Design I
440/840
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/440)
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Steel Design I (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/441)
441
Int roduct ion t o t he design concept s for st ruct ural st eel building component s.
Design of t ension members, bolt ed and welded connect ions, column members, and
beam members. Limit st at es design concept s used t hroughout , and emphasis on
behavior of members and code design procedures.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Structural Analysis (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/443)
443
Cont inuat ion of analysis for st ruct ural syst ems. Mat rix analysis met hods and
comput er solut ions for indet erminat e st ruct ures. Moment dist ribut ion met hod.
Int roduct ion t o analysis for non-linear effect s.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Structural Design and Planning
444/844
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/444)
CIVE 844 (h ttp://bu lletin.u nl.edu /cou rses/CIVE/844) is not available for gradu ate credit for civil
engineering stu dents.
Principles of design of st eel and reinforced concret e st ruct ural building syst ems,
planning of building vert ical and horizont al load resist ing syst ems, and bridge
syst ems. Several design project s involve indet erminat e analysis and design concept s
for bot h st eel and reinforced concret e.
Credit Hours: 3
ACE Outcomes: 10
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CIVE
Steel Design II (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/446)
446/846
The principles and procedures used in design of st eel buildings, design of plat e
girders, design and analysis of building syst ems, design and analysis of composit e
st eel-concret e building syst ems, innovat ive building syst ems, int roduct ion t o
seismic design of st eel buildings. Plat e buckling, beam, column and beam-column
design, and frame st abilit y. Int roduct ion t o connect ion design.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Reinforced Concrete Design II
447/847
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/447)
Shear frict ion t heory, st rut -and-t ie modeling, anchorage, deflect ion, slender and bi-
axially loaded members, t orsion, t wo-way act ion and punching shear, and foot ing
design. Excel spreadsheet s are developed and used for various design t asks.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
451
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/451)
Mat rix met hods of analysis. Finit e element st iffness met hod. Comput er programs.
Applicat ions t o st ruct ures and soils. Int roduct ion t o finit e element analysis of fluid
flow.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Water Resources Development
452/852
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/452)
Theory and applicat ion of syst ems engineering wit h emphasis on opt imizat ion and
simulat ion t echniques for evaluat ing alt ernat ives in wat er resources development s
relat ed t o wat er supply, flood cont rol, hydroelect ric power, drainage, wat er qualit y,
wat er dist ribut ion, irrigat ion, and wat er measurement .
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Hydraulic Engineering (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/454)
454/854
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Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Engineering
455/855
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/455)
Ident ificat ion, charact erizat ion, and assessment of nonpoint source pollut ant s;
t ransport mechanisms and remediat ion t echnologies; design met hodologies and case
st udies.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Surface Water Hydrology
456/856
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/456)
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Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Groundwater Engineering
458/858
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/458)
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Reliability of Structures
459/859
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/459)
Fundament al concept s relat ed t o st ruct ural reliabilit y, safet y measures, load models,
resist ance models, syst em reliabilit y, opt imum safet y levels, and opt imizat ion of
design codes.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Urban Transportation Planning
461/861
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/461)
Development of urban t ransport at ion planning object ives and goals. Dat a collect ion
procedures, land use and t ravel forecast ing t echniques, t rip generat ion, t rip
dist ribut ion, modal choice analyses, and t raffic assignment . Sit e development and
t raffic impact analysis.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Highway Design (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/462)
462/862
Design of roadways, int ersect ions, int erchanges, parking facilit ies, and land
development sit e access and circulat ion. Emphasis on design project s.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Traffic Engineering (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/863)
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463/863
Design of signalized int ersect ions, art erial st reet and net work signal syst ems, and
freeway cont rol syst ems.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Airport Planning and Design
468/868
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/468)
Planning and design of general aviat ion and air carrier airport s. Land-side
component s include vehicle ground-access syst ems, vehicle circulat ion parking, and
t erminal buildings. Air-side component s include aircraft apron-gat e area, t axi-way
syst em, runway syst em, and air t raffic cont rol facilit ies and airspace. Emphasis on
design project s.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Computer-Aided Interchange Design
469/869
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/469)
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CIVE 469 (h ttp://bu lletin.u nl.edu /cou rses/CIVE/469) requ ires th e development of an interch ange
design project u sing graph ical and civil engineering software.
Principles of high-speed t raffic operat ions, safet y, and decision making relat ed t o
crit ical design paramet ers used for opt imal int erchange geomet ric designs.
Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Bituminous Materials and Mixtures Laboratory
471/871
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/471)
Port land Cement and Asphalt Concret e Laborat ory. Laborat ory and field procedures
used t o obt ain port land cement and asphalt concret es for engineered const ruct ion.
Credit Hours: 1
CIVE
Pavement Design and Evaluation
472/872
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/472)
Thickness design of flexible and rigid pavement syst ems for highways and airport s;
design of paving mat erials; evaluat ion and st rengt hening of exist ing pavement s.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Water Quality Strategy (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/475)
475/875
Holist ic approach t o t he select ion and analysis of planning st rat egies for prot ect ing
wat er qualit y from nonpoint sources of cont aminat ion. Int roduct ion t o t he use of
met hods of analyzing t he impact of st rat egies on whole syst ems and subsyst ems;
for select ing st rat egies; and for evaluat ing present st rat egies.
Credit Hours: 3
ACE Outcomes: 10
CIVE
Construction Cost Controls
476
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/476)
Development of cost account ing principles and financial cont rols appropriat e for
const ruct ion cont ract ors. Includes purchasing policies and procedures, labor and
equipment cost report ing t echniques, account ing procedures for cont rol of
mat erials and supplies, billing met hods, principles of financial report ing and
analysis.
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Credit Hours: 3
CIVE
Computational Problem Solving In Civil Engineering
481/881
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/481)
Int roduct ion of numerical met hods t o solve problems in civil engineering, including
finding root s of equat ions, solving linear algebra equat ions, opt imizat ion, curve
fit t ing, numerical different iat ion and int egrat ion, and finit e difference met hod.
Comput at ional met hods in numerical int egrat ion, mat rix operat ions and ordinary
different ial equat ions as t hey apply t o civil engineering problems.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus: UNO
CIVE
Senior Design Project (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/489)
489
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format:
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Independent Study
ACE Outcomes: 10
CIVE
Honors: Senior Design Project
489H
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/489H)
CIVE 489H (h ttp://bu lletin.u nl.edu /cou rses/CIVE/489H ) requ ires stu dy beyond th e level expected of
non-h onors section and rqu ires th e preparation of a special report.
Credit Hours: 3
ACE Outcomes: 10
CIVE
Special Topics in Civil Engineering
498/898
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/498)
Prereqs: Permission.
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CIVE
Honors Thesis (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/499H)
499H
CIVE
Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes in Environmental
823
Engineering (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/823)
Evaluat ion and analysis of physical and chemical unit operat ions and processes
applied t o t he t reat ment of wat er, wast ewat er, and hazardous wast es.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
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CIVE
Environmental Engineering Chemistry
828
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/828)
Basic concept s from general chemist ry. Thermodynamic and kinet ic basis for t he
composit ion of aquat ic syst ems. Equilibrium chemist ry, including acid-base
react ions, reduct ion-oxidat ion react ions, met al speciat ion and precipit at ion, and
gas/liquid part it ioning.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus: UNO
CIVE
Biological Waste Treatment
829
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/829)
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Experimental Soil Mechanics
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835 (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/835)
Advanced soil t est ing procedures including consolidat ed undrained t riaxial t est s
wit h pore pressure measurement s; det erminat ion of pore pressure paramet ers A
and B; back pressure confined compression; t riaxial loading along various st ress
pat hs t o failure.
Credit Hours: 2
Campus:
CIVE
Structural Dynamics (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/842)
842
Dynamic behavior of civil engineering st ruct ures. Free and forced vibrat ions of mult i
degree-of-freedom syst ems. Response of cont inuous beam and frames. Elast o-plast ic
behavior. Dynamic loads on bridges. Analysis and design considerat ions for buildings
and bridges subject ed t o seismic loadings. Applicat ion of comput er-aided numerical
procedures.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Advanced Structural Analysis
845
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Comput at ion of st ress result ant s in st at ically indet erminat e st ruct ures including
beams, planar and t hree-dimensional frames and t russes, using mat rix formulat ions
(finit e element met hod). Shearing and axial deformat ions in addit ion t o t he usual
flexural deformat ions. Effect s of t emperat ure and pre-st rain, support
displacement s, elast ic support s, and axial-flexural int eract ion.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Reinforced Masonry Design
849
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/849)
Analysis and design of reinforced masonry st ruct ures. Clay and concret e mat erials.
Flexure, shear, bond, and axial force. Foundat ions, columns, walls. Design for lat eral
forces.
Credit Hours: 3
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Prestressed Concrete (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/850)
850
Analysis and design of prest ressed concret e members. Axial force, bending, shear,
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t orsion, prest ress losses, init ial and long-t erm deflect ion, part ial prest ressing,
st at ically indet erminat e st ruct ures.
Credit Hours: 3
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Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
851
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/851)
Mat rix met hods of analysis. The finit e element st iffness met hod. Comput er
programs. Applicat ions t o st ruct ures and soils. Int roduct ion t o finit e element
analysis of fluid flow.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Applied Structural Analysis
857
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/857)
Review of basic concept s. Mesh generat ion using a preprocessor. 2D and 3D Model
generat ion. Boundary condit ions. Implicit and explicit solut ion algorit hms.
Int erpret at ion of analysis result s using a post -processor. Solut ion of problems using
exist ing FE soft ware.
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Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Analysis and Estimation of Transportation Demand
864
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/864)
Int roduct ion t o concept ual, met hodological and mat hemat ical foundat ions of
analysis and design of t ransport at ion services. Review of probabilist ic modeling.
Applicat ion of discret e choice models t o demand analysis.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Highway Geometrics (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/865)
865
Principles of highway geomet rics. Sight dist ance, design vehicles, vehicle
charact erist ics, horizont al and vert ical alignment , cross sect ion element s, and at -
grade int ersect ions and int erchanges.
Credit Hours: 3
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Transportation Characteristics
866
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/866)
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Transportation Safety Engineering
867
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/867)
Prereqs: Permission
Safet y crit eria in t he planning, design, and operat ion phases of highway, rail,
airport , mass t ransit , pipeline, and wat erway t ransport at ion syst ems. Background
of safet y legislat ion and funding requirement s. Ident ificat ion of high accident
locat ions and met hods t o det ermine cost /effect iveness of improvement s.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Engineering Economy (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/880)
880
Prereqs: Permission
Economic comparison of engineering alt ernat ives. Equipment select ion and
replacement , depreciat ion, break-even point s, and minimum-cost point s.
Credit Hours: 2
Campus:
CIVE
Masters Thesis (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/899)
899
Campus:
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Water Resources Engineering
915
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/915)
Techniques for relat ing economic object ives, engineering analysis, and government
planning.
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Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Environmental Law and Water Resource Management Seminar
916
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/916)
Prereqs: Permission
Campus:
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Advanced Topics in Hazardous Waste Treatment
921
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/921)
Applicat ion of exist ing and innovat ive t echnologies in t he remediat ion of hazardous
wast es, including met hods for t reat ment and disposal of cont aminat ed soil, surface
wat ers, groundwat ers, and gases.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Advanced Topics in Water Treatment
926
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/926)
Theoret ical basis of wat er t reat ment , advanced and emerging syst ems for wat er
t reat ment , purificat ion and reclamat ion.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Advanced Topics in Wastewater Treatment
927
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/927)
Theoret ical basis of wast ewat er t reat ment , st udy of advanced and emerging syst ems
for wast ewat er t reat ment and reclamat ion.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
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Industrial Waste Management Engineering
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928 (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/928)
Indust rial wast e sources, charact erist ics, t reat ment and disposal.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Industrial Waste Laboratory
929
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/929)
Det erminat ion of t he charact erist ics of indust rial wast ewat ers and evaluat ion of
t reat ment met hods, including field surveys, laborat ory analyses, and pilot plant
st udies.
Credit Hours: 1
Campus:
CIVE
Advanced and Industrial Wastewater Treatment
930
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/930)
Charact erist ics of municipal and indust rial wast ewat ers, t heory of t reat ment , and
design of unit processes for wast ewat er reclamat ion.
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Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Theoretical Soil Mechanics II
934
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/934)
Analyt ical and approximat e solut ions t o seepage problems encount ered in t he
analysis of eart h st ruct ures t hat impound wat er. Problems dealing wit h est imat ing
t he quant it y of seepage, definit ion of t he flow domain, uplift pressure, piping, and
slope st abilit y.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Advanced Foundation Engineering
936
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/936)
Case hist ories of select project s in foundat ion engineering; current procedures for
design and const ruct ion of excavat ions, foundat ions, and eart h-ret aining
st ruct ures.
Credit Hours: 3
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Classroom
CIVE
Applied Soil Mechanics
937
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/937)
Case hist ories represent ing st at e-of-t he-art solut ions of geot echnical problems,
e.g., st ruct ures composed of soil, preloading, slope st abilit y, seismic design,
emphasizing geological, analyt ical, experiment al, and judgment al fact ors.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Behavior of Steel Members
940
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/940)
Behavior and/or design of st ruct ural st eel members and t heir connect ions. Torsion
effect s on open and closed t hin walled members. Frame buckling and st abilit y
considerat ions in st ruct ural st eel frames. Dynamic analysis and seismic design
considerat ions.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Members
941
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/941)
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Behavior of Miscellaneous Structural Materials
944
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/944)
Analysis of t he behavior of st ruct ural component s and syst ems composed of such
mat erials as light gage cold-formed st eel, aluminum, t imber, plywood, brick and
concret e block, compressed fibrous mat erials, and composit e arrangement s of
st ruct ural mat erials. Use is made of current ly approved nat ional specificat ions or
codes. Select ed laborat ory demonst rat ions of t he behavior of members const ruct ed
from miscellaneous st ruct ural mat erials.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Structural Design for Dynamic Loads
945
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/945)
Behavior of st ruct ural mat erials and syst ems under dynamic loads. Analysis and
design for dynamic loads. Comput at ional t echniques. Select ed laborat ory
demonst rat ions of t he dynamic behavior of st ruct ural syst ems.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Advanced Structural Engineering
946
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/946)
Prereqs: Permission
Campus:
CIVE
Blast-resistant Structural Design
948
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/948)
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Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Steel Bridge Design (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/949)
949
Analysis and design of st eel bridges for short -, medium-, and long-span road and
wat er crossings. St ringer bridges. Truss, arch, cable-st ayed, and suspension bridges.
High performance st eel and accelerat ed const ruct ion.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Concrete Bridge Design
950
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/950)
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Analysis and design of cast -in-pace and precast prest ressed concret e bridges.
St ringer bridges. High performance concret e and rapid const ruct ion met hods.
Spliced girders, segment al box girders, and ot her long span bridge syst ems.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Water Resources Planning
952
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/952)
Techniques of solving t opical wat er problems including groundwat er cont aminat ion
cont rol, conflict resolut ion and risk analysis for cont aminat ion and river sediment
management . Research and t eamwork, including present at ion.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Advanced Hydraulics (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/954)
954
Advanced st udies involving pipe and culvert hydraulics, rapidly-varied flow in open
channels, sediment t ransport , river mechanics, cont rol, and design.
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Credit Hours:
3
Campus:
CIVE
Solute Movement in Soils
955
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/955)
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
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Groundwater Mechanics
958
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/958)
Theory of fluid and cont aminant movement in groundwat er syst ems. Analyt ic
modeling of aquifers, wells and well fields, and t ransport .
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Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Groundwater Modeling (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/959)
959
Modeling t echniques for groundwat er syst ems, finit e difference, finit e element
met hods and ot her numerical t echniques applied t o bot h flow and t ransport
problems. Applicat ions t o bot h groundwat er hydrology and geot echnical
engineering.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Mass Transit Systems (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/961)
961
Prereqs: Permission
The place of mass t ransit in solving urban t ransport at ion problems: t ransit syst em
and t erminal charact erist ics and planning crit eria. Speed, capacit y, accessibilit y, and
operat ion of mass t ransit syst ems. Fut ure prospect s in t ransit t echnology and case
st udies of exist ing syst ems.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Application of Geographic Information Systems GIS to
962
Transportation (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/962)
Prereqs: Permission.
Geographic Informat ion Syst ems (GIS) st ruct ure, funct ions, and concept s such as
spat ial dat a models, relat ional dat abases, and spat ial analyses. GIS project planning,
management , and applicat ions t o t ransport at ion-relat ed issues.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Highway Safety Data Analysis
963
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/963)
Highway safet y issues and appropriat e accident dat a analyses. Quant ify changes in
safet y when modificat ions are made t o highways in an effort t o enhance safet y.
Judge report ed safet y improvement s and carry out appropriat e analyses for
assessing t he effect iveness of safet y improvement s.
Credit Hours: 3
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CIVE
Theory of Traffic Flow (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/964)
964
Analysis of t raffic charact erist ics as applied t o t raffic engineering facilit y design and
flow opt imizat ion. Capacit y of expressways, ramps, weaving sect ions, and
int ersect ions. Analyt ical approaches t o flow analysis, queueing t heory, flow densit y
relat ionships, and t raffic simulat ion.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Traffic Control Systems
965
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/965)
Principles of t raffic cont rol. Design and analysis of int ersect ion, art erial st reet ,
net work, and freeway cont rol syst ems. Traffic surveillance and driver informat ion
syst ems.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
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Transportation Planning and Economics
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966 (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/966)
Prereqs: Permission.
Communit y growt h and development based on planning decisions regarding land use
whereby t ransport at ion facilit ies are fit t ed t o land use. Economic st udies t hat
consider t he consequences t o t ransport at ion agencies, users, and nonusers. Agency
expendit ures, capit al out lay and annual expenses for maint enance and operat ions.
User consequences such as vehicle operat ing cost s; commercial t ime cost s; accident
cost s; discomfort and inconvenience cost s; and assignment of money valuat ions t o
pleasure, recreat ion, and cult ure. Nonusers consequences such as cost reduct ions or
increases in public services; increases in value of crops and nat ural resources where
areas become more readily accessible; changes in business and indust rial act ivit ies;
and increase or decrease of resident ial propert y values.
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
CIVE
Analysis and Design of Transportation Supply Systems
967
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/967)
Prereqs: Permission
Operat ions research t echniques for modeling syst em performance and design of
t ransport at ion services. Rout ing and scheduling problems. Net work equilibrat ion
and part ially dist ribut ed queuing syst ems.
Credit Hours: 3
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Seminar in Civil Engineering
989
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/989)
Prereqs: Permission
Current t opics, research project s, and review of current lit erat ure in t he various
areas of civil engineering.
Credit Hours: 1
Campus:
CIVE
Special Problems in Civil Engineering
998
(http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/998)
Prereqs: Permission
Reading and evaluat ion of t echnical publicat ions concerned wit h t heory and/or
experiment al dat a. Subsequent assignment s are coordinat ed wit h t he st udent s
part icular int erest s in his/her field of specializat ion.
Campus:
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Doctoral Dissertation (http://bulletin.unl.edu/courses/CIVE/999)
999
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