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ENCE100
Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
An overview of the department of Civil and Environment Engineering. Students are introduced to the undergraduate curriculum and will be exposed to other undergraduate and graduate students at various points in their program. 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
(Perm Req)
Civil Engineering Graphics for Design and Construction
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENES100, MATH141, and ENES102; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Introduction to the basic principles and fundamentals of civil design, plan interpretation, and plan creation. Development of the knowledge and skills to analyze existing sites, environmental features, and characteristics used to develop a site properly. Introduction of the use of Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) software in the context of civil and environmental engineering design and applications.
ENCE201
(Perm Req)
Engineering Information Processing
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: ENES220 and MATH241; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Corequisite: MATH246.
Credit only granted for: ENCE201 or ENCE203.
Exploration of algorithms for solving problems in several important areas of numerical computing: roots of equations; matrix algebra and the systems of linear equations; function approximation, numerical differentiation and integration; and ordinary differential equations. Issues of solution accuracy, robustness, and efficiency are also considered. Numerical techniques are presented in the context of engineering applications, and example problems are solved using a variety of computer-based tools (primarily MATLAB).
ENCE205
Biology for Civil and Environmental Engineers
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MATH140 or equivalent.
Restriction: Must be in the Civil Engineering program; or permission of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
Credit only granted for: BIOE120 or ENCE205.
Introduction to the functions and interactions of biological systems in civil and environmental engineering systems in the context of societal issues. The course includes an introduction to biotechnological principles from a quantitative perspective, modern experimental techniques in biotechnology and methods of data analysis. Roles for civil and environmental engineers in society seen from a biotechnological perspective, and the role of biotechnology in civil and environmental engineering will be elucidated. The role of biotechnology in other engineering disciplines will also be discussed.
ENCE215
(Perm Req)
Engineering for Sustainability
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: CHEM135; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Engineers have a key role to play in planning, designing, building, and ensuring a sustainable future. In this class, a problem-based approach is used to examine fundamentally-based analyses and approaches for engineering as sustainable society, with a focus on sustainable use of energy and materials, sustainable infrastructure solutions, atmospheric sustainability and sustainable water supply, and human population growth and resource consumption and its implications for sustainability.
ENCE300
(Perm Req)
Fundamentals of Engineering Materials
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENES220; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering 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.
ENCE302
(Perm Req)
Probability and Statistics for Civil and Environmental Engineers
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: MATH246 and ENCE201; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering 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 judgment based on uncertain or incomplete data.
ENCE305
(Perm Req)
Fundamentals of Engineering Fluids
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENES220, PHYS260, and PHYS261; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Credit only granted for: BIOE331, ENCE305, ENFP300, or ENME331.
The theoretical bases for fluid statics and dynamics, including the conservation of mass, energy and momentum. Modeling of hydraulic systems are introduced. Emphasis on pipe flow and open-channel hydraulics, with real-world applications.
ENCE310
(Perm Req)
Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: PHYS260 and ENCE215; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering 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
(Perm Req)
Introduction to Project Management
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Restriction: Must be in a major in ENGR-A James Clark School of Engineering.
Credit only granted for: BMGT485, ENCE320, ENCE325, INST408O or INST453.
Principles and techniques of managing engineering projects from the initiation, through planning, execution, monitoring & control, then finally closeout.
ENCE325
(Perm Req)
Introduction to Construction Project Management
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major in ENGR-A. James Clark School of Engineering; or must be in a major in ARCH-School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation; or must be in the Construction Project Management minor. And permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Credit only granted for: BMGT485, ENCE320, ENCE325, INST408O or INST453.
Learn the basic topics in sourcing, planning, financing, designing, contracting, constructing and operating buildings and other facilities in the built infrastructure. Topics include construction economics, design constructability reviews, construction process planning, contracts and procurement strategies, project scheduling and resource utilization, site layout planning, project cost and quality controls, temporary structures, environmental sustainability, project handover procedures, facility operation and management, IT-based tools for construction project and resource management.
ENCE340
(Perm Req)
Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENES220; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering 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
(Perm Req)
Introduction to Structural Analysis
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department; and (MATH246 and ENES220).
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.
ENCE360
(Perm Req)
Analysis of Civil Engineering Systems
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENCE201 and MATH140; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering 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
(Perm Req)
Introduction to Transportation Engineering and Planning
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENCE201, PHYS260, and PHYS261; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering 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.
ENCE402
(Perm Req)
Simulation and Design of Experiments for Engineers
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENCE302; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Review of statistics and hypothesis testing, sample design and design of experiments, generation of discrete and continuous distributions and their applications. Introduction of simulation languages and simulation of discrete and continuous engineering systems. Output analysis, model validation and sensitivity and reliability analysis.
ENCE411
(Perm Req)
Environmental Engineering Science
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENCE310; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Introduces the analytical techniques available to assess performance of engineering processes as they relate to water, soil, and air treatment and quality. The basic principles of environmental management, economics of waste treatment, by-product reutilization, and energy cycles are introduced and discussed. Alternative technologies are introduced and evaluated mostly by assessing their potential to reduce waste, minimize energy use, and promote sustainability. Students' activities include, a weekly lab to provide hands-on experience with environmental quality measurements and treatment techniques; on-site visits to regional industries that undertake sustainable practices; and a final research project where experimental design and laboratory techniques are used to assess interactions between technologies and natural systems and their potential for reducing environmental impacts.
ENCE412
(Perm Req)
Environmental Engineering Unit Operations
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENCE305 and ENCE310; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Examination of unit operations and processes encountered in environmental engineering field. Fundamental principles learned from previous classes will be applied into the design and operation of unit operations and processes, particularly in the area of water and wastewater treatment. Similar processes will be applied to air pollution control, solid waste disposal and hazardous waste treatment.
ENCE421
(Perm Req)
Legal Aspects of Architectural and Engineering Practice
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major in ENGR-A. James Clark School of Engineering; or must be in the Construction Project Management minor; or must be in the Project Management Minor. And permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Learn the basic structure of the US legal system and court procedures and legal principles relevant to architectural and engineering design and construction contracts including principles of ethical, legal and professional conduct of engineers and architects.Topics include: contracts for design and construction, sales and warranties, torts and product liability, business agency and government agencies, professional liability of architects and engineers, labor laws, expert testimony, mediation and arbitration, tangible property including real estate, intellectual property including trademarks, patents and copyrights, insurance and sureties.
ENCE422
(Perm Req)
Project Cost Accounting and Economics
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Restriction: Must be in a major in ENGR-A. James Clark School of Engineering; or must be in the Construction Project Management Minor; or must be in the Project Management Minor.
Learn: the fundamentals of accounting; project cost accounting principles as they apply to project management; project cost accounting; and the fundamentals of engineering economics.Topics include: project feasibility analysis; reading and analyzing financial statements; cash management; cash flow analysis; depreciation and taxes; and impact on profitability; the principles of activity based costing; net present value analysis; the framework for project performance measurement, cost performance indices, and earned value analysis.
ENCE423
(Perm Req)
Project Planning, Estimating & Scheduling
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major in ENGR-A. James Clark School of Engineering; or must be in the Construction Project Management Minor; or must be in the Project Management Minor. And permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Learn the fundamentals of project planning, estimating, and scheduling. Understand the concepts of planning; to reduce uncertainty, improve efficiency of the operation, to set and meet objectives, and to provide a basis for monitoring and controlling the work. Be introduced to: the concepts of resource definition, assignment and management, and; the basics of project estimating (pricing) methods including global pricing strategies, types of estimates, pricing processes, overhead and profit, and project financing.Learn the basics of project scheduling including; bar charts, network-based methodologies, and linear scheduling techniques. Emphasis is placed on Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling, a network based methodology. Be exposed to the use of scheduling software and will actually develop a CPM schedule for an actual construction project as part of a semester project.
ENCE424
(Perm Req)
Communication for Project Managers
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Restriction: Must be in a major in ENGR-A. James Clark School of Engineering; or must be in the Construction Project Management minor; or must be in the Project Management minor.
Jointly offered with: ENCE614.
Credit only granted for: ENCE424 or ENCE614.
Learn the fundamentals of communications for project managers. Emphasis is on interpersonal and group communications; through voice, electronic, and written messages; project cycle and reports and presentations during this cycle; and communications for employment.
ENCE426
(Perm Req)
Construction Documentation and BIM Applications in Engineering and Construction
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Restriction: Must be in a major in ENGR-A. James Clark School of Engineering; or must be in the Construction Project Management Minor; or must be in the Project Management Minor.
Learn the basics of construction documentation methods, with particular emphasis on Building Information Modeling (BIM). Topics include: the fundamentals of assembly, coordination, and maintenance of construction documents and implementation of BIM techniques in the design and construction processes, and; a review of Autodesk, Revit, and Navisworks and other leading BIM software. Lectures from project management faculty supplemented by guest lecturers from the construction industry.
ENCE431
(Perm Req)
Hydrologic Engineering
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENCE305; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
An introduction to basic principles of hydrologic science including the hydrologic cycle, rainfall, surface runoff and streamflow. Special emphasis is placed on hydrologic engineering design of stormwater management and flood control facilities. Design projects are used to illustrate design practices.
ENCE444
(Perm Req)
Experimental Methods in Geotechnical Structural Engineering
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENCE353 and ENCE340; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
In the geotechnical engineering part of the course, major soils testing and their interpretation including classification, compaction, strength, and compressibility will be undertaken. The structural engineering part of this course covers test planning, loading apparatus, instrumentation, data acquisition and data analysis, as well as basic aspects of structural testing techniques and shake-table test.
ENCE455
(Perm Req)
Design of Steel Structures
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENCE353; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Behavior and design of members subjected to fatigue, and combined bending and compression; plate girders, composite beams, open-web joists and connections. Methods of allowable stress design, and load and resistance factor design. Elements of plastic analysis and design. Framing systems and loads for industrial buildings and bridges.
ENCE466
(Perm Req)
Design of Civil Engineering Systems
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Restriction: Senior standing.
Additional information: Must be taken in the semester in which the student graduates.
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.
ENCE472
(Perm Req)
Transportation Engineering
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENCE302 and ENCE370; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Transportation engineering concepts including transportation systems analysis, airport systems, airline and airport operations, marine transportation and urban public transportation systems.
ENCE489
Special Problems in Civil Engineering
Credits: 1 - 4
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Contact department for information to register for this course.
ENCE489J
(Perm Req)
Special Problems in Civil Engineering; Green Global Challenge
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: PHYS161.
ENCE489T
Special Problems in Civil Engineering; Transportation Engineering, Economics, and Policy
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MATH120 or MATH140; and ECON200, AREC240 or AREC250; and BMGT230, ECON230, ENCE302 or PLCY304. Recommended: AREC326, ECON306 or ECON326. Cross-listed with AREC466. Credit only granted for AREC466 or ENCE489T.

The transportation system moves people and goods around the world, but there are also downsides of transportation: harming local air quality, contributing to climate change, causing traffic accidents, and wasting people's time on congested roads or canceled trips. Mitigating these downsides requires new policies, new technologies, and new decisions by households and businesses. An integrated perspective--including engineering, economics, and policy--is essential to meet these challenges and improvethe transportation system's efficiency and equitability. Focusingon the US transportation system, students will apply an integrated economics, policy, and engineering perspective to analyze transportation's most pressing challenges.
ENCE602
Project Procurement Management
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
Fundamental concepts and techniques for project acquisition and procurement are presented. Students are introduced to the PMBOK Guide six-step procurement process and expected to develop an in-depth understanding of project evaluation, planning, financing, contracting, negotiation, and procurement execution. It will also cover emerging methods, principles, and practices in infrastructure project procurement, including Public-Private Partnerships, Carbon project procurement, and Clean Development Mechanism.
ENCE604
Sustainabilty Fundamentals for Project Managers
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Addresses the fundamentals of sustainability for project managers including best practices of modern sustainable construction and project management. Commercial and residential buildings consume about 40 percent of the energy used in the United States. The course therefore emphasizes the application of the sustainable development goals to the built environment, including the practical operational aspects of sustainable facility project management and sustainable construction by contractors. The course also will cover the fundamental concepts of sustainable project development and the move towards economic prosperity, environmental protection, and social equity, taking all three dimensions into account to achieve sustainability. Project managers need to take responsibility for more sustainable development of organizations, facilities, and projects.
ENCE607
Mastering Agile Project Management
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Learn how and why Agile project management is the fastest growing and most successful project management philosophy today. Learn the mechanics of how to design and facilitate projects using pure Agile Scrum and Lean Kanban techniques; The tradeoffs of using hybrid techniques such as Lean Startup, Scaled Agile for the Enterprise, and Disciplined Agile Development. Then go beyond these frameworks to the science beneath with the essential principles to ensure you get the best benefits of Agile project management methods.
ENCE614
Communications for Project Managers
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be enrolled in the A. James Clark School of Engineering or the School of Architecture.
Jointly offered with: ENCE424.
Credit only granted for: ENCE424 or ENCE614.
Learn the fundamentals of communications for project managers. Emphasis is on interpersonal and group communications; through voice, electronic, and written messages; project cycle and reports and presentations during this cycle; and communications for employment.
ENCE627
Project Risk Management
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
Restriction: Must not have completed ENCE627.
Introduction to identifying, analyzing, assessing, and managing risks inherent to engineering projects. Includes: probability modeling, choice and value theory, schedule and cost risk, risk mitigation and transfer, and contract considerations of project risk. Examples are drawn from construction, software development, systems integration, and other large engineering projects; and cover probability basics, subjective probability, statistical data analysis, introduction to decision theory, Monte Carlo simulation, value of information, and risk-based decision making.
ENCE635
Geographic Information Systems for Watershed Analysis
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: ENCE524 or ENCE688Z.
Formerly: ENCE688Z.
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.
ENCE647
Slope Stability and Seepage
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: ENCE340.
Credit only granted for: ENCE489A, ENCE647, or ENCE688A.
Formerly: ENCE688A.
Theoretical and practical aspects of seepage effects, and groundwater flow, review of shear strength principles, flow through porous media, hydraulic conductivity, flow nets, determination of water pressure, seepage forces and quantity of seepage, laboratory and field tests for shear strength, infinite slopes, block analysis, method of slices, seismic analysis of slopes, effective and total stress analysis, computer program for slope stability analysis, slope stability problems in waste disposal, construction excavations, reinforced embankments, embankments on soft ground.
ENCE655
Environmental Behavior of Organic Pollutants
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: ENCE651.
Introduction to the scientific data needed and methods currently available to assess the environmental risk of organic chemicals. Applications of principles from chemical thermodynamics will be used to study phase-transfer processes of organic pollutants in the environment (solid/water, solid/air, water/air). Physical-chemical properties of organic pollutants will be used to estimate partitioning.
ENCE662
Introduction to Project Management
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: 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
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
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
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
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.
ENCE673
Urban Transportation
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
The contempory methodology of urban transportation planning. The urban transportation planning process, interdependence between the urban transportation system and the activity system, urban travel demand models, evaluation of urban transportation alternatives and their implementation.
ENCE674
Urban Transit Planning and Rail Transportation Engineering
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Basic engineering components of conventional and high speed railroads and of air cushion and other high speed new technology. The study of urban rail and bus transit. The characteristics of the vehicle, the supporting way, and the terminal requirements will be evaluated with respect to system performance, capacity, cost, and level of service.
ENCE676
Highway Traffic Flow Theory
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
An examination of physical and statistical laws that are used to represent traffic flow phenomena. Deterministic models including heat flow, fluid flow, and energy-momentum analogies, car following models, and acceleration noise. Stochastic approaches using independent and Markov processes, Queuing models, and probability distributions.
ENCE688F
Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering; Teaching and Learning Practicum
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
ENCE688M
Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering; Theory-Guided Machine Learning
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: An introductory course in Machine Learning/Data Science, probability or statistics will be beneficial.
ENCE688O
Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Contact department for information to register for this course.
ENCE688R
Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering; Civil Information Systems
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
For more information and examples of recently completed projects, see the class web page:
ENCE688Y
Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering; Research Methods Seminar
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Intended for PhD and MSc students engaged in or contemplating dissertation or thesis research. It is strongly recommended for PhD candidates to develop their research topic and build strong research capability. The course provides a sound understanding of the enterprise of engineering research, from selecting a thesis topic, to the development of a research proposal, to planning and executing a research plan, to writing a dissertation and publishable articles. Students will review published research reports, conduct a literature survey, and write a preliminary research proposal. Students will carry out assignments involving design of small experiments, and learn how to statistically analyze data and report results. The course comprises lectures from PM faculty and guest lecturers.

See instructor for details pertaining to in-person class meetings.
ENCE688Z
(Perm Req)
Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering; Environmental Engineering Science
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
ENCE689
Credits: 1 - 16
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Majors only. Other majors require permission of department.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
ENCE715
(Perm Req)
Earthquake Engineering
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Restriction: Permission of instructor.
Formerly: ENCE755.
Review of SDOF and MDOF structural dynamics; characteristics of earthquakes; philosophies of seismic design; elastic and inelastic response spectra; design for ductility; principles of capacity design; design of structural systems requiring special performance criteria.
ENCE741
Earth Retaining Structures
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
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
Credits: 1 - 6
Grad Meth: S-F
Majors only. Other majors require permission of department.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
ENCE898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits: 1 - 8
Grad Meth: Reg
Contact department for information to register for this course.
ENCE899
(Perm Req)
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits: 6
Grad Meth: S-F
Majors only. Other majors require permission of department.
Contact department for information to register for this course.