Courses
ECE 300 Intermediate Engineering Design
The objectives of this intermediate engineering design course are to help engineering students develop skills in concept design, analytical and physical modeling, managing projects, conducting presentations, and technical report writing.
CEE 483 Highway Materials, Construction and Quality
This undergraduate / graduate level course presents practices and techniques used in constructing Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) and Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) pavements. The course is designed to provide engineering students exposure to many elements of the construction activities in order to aid in the analysis of solving construction problems.
CEE 486 Integrated Civil Engineering Design
The course offered for graduating seniors in their final semester and requires the completion of a civil engineering design in a simulated practicing engineering environment . Several faculty participation and including a senior practicing engineer from the industry. Guest lectures by many engineers from the industry and governmental agencies. Students develop skills in handling practical design projects, developing final plans, conducting presentations, and technical report writing.
CEE 498 Concrete Canoe Design
The seminar is offered for undergraduate students who are actively involved in the design and construction of the concrete canoe for the ASCE national competition. Students develop skills in hull design, mix design, testing, construction techniques, and writing a technical paper.
CEE 512 Pavement Performance and Management
The course provides the necessary background
information for pavement engineers to evaluate, identify and select a feasible
maintenance option for existing Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) and Portland Cement
Concrete (PCC) pavements. The course describes the basic components of a
Pavement Management System (PMS) including: the need for condition surveys,
performance models, prioritization analysis, and optimization. The course also
discusses case studies, computer programs and geographical information system
applications.
CEE 514 Bituminous Materials and Mixtures
The course presents
practices and techniques used in the evaluation of bituminous materials and
mixtures. The course is designed to provide graduate engineering students with
in-depth knowledge in three areas: the properties and characterization behavior
of asphalt binders, mixture design approaches and procedures, and state of the
art advanced dynamic characterization tests being introduced in practice.
CEE 598 Pavement Evaluation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation
This graduate level course focuses on providing pavement engineers with guidelines and methods to accomplish a complete pavement evaluation (HMA and PCC). This includes: pavement distress surveys, nondestructive testing, roughness, surface friction, field sampling and testing, maintenance and rehabilitation treatments and life cycle cost analysis for the selection of the best rehabilitation alternative.
CEE / MAE / SOS 498/598 Sustainable Urban Energy Engineering
Transdisciplinary Course with Dr. Phelan (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) and Dr. Golden (School of Sustainability)
This undergraduate / graduate level course focuses on: understanding sustainability in engineering, urban energy needs and impacts, basic understanding for thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics, thermal properties of materials and their contribution to the urban environment comfort level and energy use. Basic field tests are conducted to capture typical thermal properties of paved surfaces. Term papers are focused on identifying new technologies / materials that may positively impact the urban environment comfort level and energy use.
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