CE 525 focuses on GIS as a tool in Civil Engineering. The terms and concepts related to Geographic Information Systems are introduced. The management of spatial databases, particularly those related to Civil Engineering, is covered. Students will collect data using a Global Positioning System (GPS). Students will be required to use the GIS ArcInfo to solve a specific individual spatial problem that they propose based on several Civil Engineering databases available to them. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours per week.

Design, analysis, construction and management of flexible and rigid pavements. Stresses and strains, pavement materials, subgrade soil stabilization, bases and subbases, quality control, drainage, pavement-type selection, and pavement management.

Introduction to principles of fluvial geomorphology for application in restoring impaired streams. Topics include channel formation processes (hydrology/ hydraulics), stream assessment, sediment transport, in-stream structures, erosion control, habitat, and monitoring.

Analysis of flow in closed conduits and natural and artificial open channels. Design of hydraulic structures.

Application of the principles of soil mechanics and structural mechanics to the design of retaining walls, bracing for excavations, footings, mat and pile foundations and to the analysis of the stability of earth slopes.

Design, evaluation, and construction of portland cement concrete and hot mix asphalt performance concrete and asphalt materials are covered in this course.

Analysis of indeterminate, truss, frame and arch structures using energy principles associated with the flexibility and stiffness methods; influence line functions for indeterminate structures; and use of available computer programs for structural analysis and matrix operations.

Building codes, design loads, computerized structural analysis and design, gravity and lateral system design, structural system descriptions and selection considerations, and structural contract documents.

Individual work on some selected problem in the field of civil engineering. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.

A detailed investigation of a topic of current significance in civil engineering such as: design of small earth dams, man and the environment, drilling and blasting, scheduling construction operations, construction equipment and methods, traffic safety, optimum structural design, environmental impact analysis, systems analysis in civil engineering, motor vehicle noise and its control. May be repeated to a maximum of eight credits, but only four credits can be earned under the same title. A particular topic may be offered at most twice under the CE 599 number.