Offered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Engineering Technology. See also under Science, Technology, and Society for the following courses: STS 313, STS 360, STS 362, and STS 382. |
SET 303Photogrammetry and Aerial Photo Interpretation (3-3-4) Principles of photography, including the physical science of optics as related to the use of aerial photos to engineering and land surveying projects. Includes the necessary mathematics of photogrammetry and the process of designing and establishing the required data for proper acquisition of photogrammetric information. Prerequisite: Junior standing. |
SET 307Boundaries and Adjacent Properties (3-3-4) Legal principles regarding boundaries and the constructive solutions of the problems of boundary surveying by a consideration of deed descriptions and examples of their application to surveying. Prerequisite: Junior standing. |
CE 341Soil Mechanics (3-0-3) A study of soil types and properties is made with the objective of developing a basic understanding of soil behavior. The methods of subsurface investigation and compaction are presented. Fundamentals pertaining to permeability, seepage, consolidation, and shear strength are introduced; settlement analysis presented. Lab must be taken concurrently. Prerequisites: Mech 237 and 237A or equivalent. Corequisite: CE 341A. |
CE 341ASoil Mechanics Laboratory (0-3-1) Students perform basic experiments in soil mechanics. Corequisite: CE 341. |
EnE 262Introduction to Environmental Engineering (3-0-3) Introduction to the integrated engineering, design, and management concepts of environmental facilities. Topics include environmental regulations and standards, environmental parameters, mass balance and natural systems, water quality management, water and wastewater treatment, air pollution, noise pollution, and solid and hazardous waste management. Presentations of written reports required. Prerequisites: Chem 126, Math 112, and Phys 121. |
EnE 360Environmental Engineering (3-0-3) Training in the methods used for water pollution control. Topics include the chemical, physical, and biological processes that occur in waste-treatment design and in receiving waters; modeling schemes to determine allowable loadings in various bodies of water; and waste-treatment processes used for water pollution control. Prerequisites: EnE 262 and junior standing. |
EnE 361Environmental Problems (3-0-3) Exposure to the area of air pollution control and solid- and radioactive-waste disposal. Topics include the chemistry of contaminated atmospheres; the influence on meteorological conditions of dispersion of pollutants; abatement processes used in the control of emissions; classification and nature of solid waste; and solid waste disposal techniques; sources and methods for the disposal of radioactive contaminents; and related health effects. Prerequisites: EnE 262 and junior standing. |
SET 407Boundary Line Analysis (3-3-4) Develops the analytical synthesis of real-property law, land- surveying procedures, and scenario development compatible with current case law decisions for the development of most probable scenarios of boundary location for the court`s consideration. Prerequisite: SET 307. |
SET 420Land Information Systems (2-2-3) Topics include the function and design of multipurpose cadastre systems, the components of a digital Geographical/Land Information System (GIS/LIS), and an overview on design, implementation, and evaluation problems of LIS. Prerequisite: Course in CADD or permission of instructor. |
