Graduate Course List
- CE501 Advanced Topics in Transportation Engineering V 2-4 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Prereq C E 322; statistics course. Analysis, planning, design, and evaluation of transportation modes and systems. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CE 571).
- CE502 Applied Meteorology 3 Prereq Math 172; Phys 201. Graduate-level counterpart of C E 402; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both C E 402 and 502.
- CE503 Air Quality Management 3 Graduate-level counterpart of C E 403; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both C E 403 and 503.
- CE507 Seepage and Earth Dams 3 Principles of earth-dam design, failures, considerations in construction; principles governing flow of water through soils. Cooperative course taught by UI (Geol E 535), open to WSU students.
- CE509 Numerical Modeling of Geomaterials 3 Prereq graduate-geotechnical engineering-related field, or by interview only. Modeling of the response of geomaterials to changes in imposed stresses or strains under both static and dynamic conditions.
- CE510 Advanced Geomaterial Characterization 3 Advanced mechanics of geomaterials; compressibility, concept of stress and strain; shear strength, stress/strain and time-dependent behavior; dynamic properties.
- CE511 Advanced Topics in Geotechnical Engineering V 2-4 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Prereq C E 317. Soil dynamics, geotechnical earthquake engineering, theoretical soil mechanics, numerical methods in soil mechanics, and geohydrology, engineering geology, cold regions geoengineering. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CE 569).
- CE512 Dynamics of Structures 3 Equations of motion, free vibration, damping mechanisms, harmonic, impulse, and seismic loading; shock and seismic response spectra, time and frequency domain analysis, modal analysis, structural dynamics in building codes. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CE 543).
- CE514 Advanced Mechanics of Materials 3 Elastic stress-strain relations, shear center, unsymmetrical bending, curved beams, elastic stability, elastically supported beams, energy methods, thin plates, shells. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CE 510/ME 539).
- CE515 Environmental Measurements 3 (1-6) Graduate-level counterpart of C E 415; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both C E 415 and 515.
- CE517 Mechanics of Sediment Transport 3 Cohesive and non-cohesive sediments; initiation of sediment motion; sediment transport; suspended and bed load entrainment; models of sediment transport for alluvial and gravel bed streams, sediment-flow interaction; river morphology and ecological restoration.
- CE518 Hazardous Waste Engineering 3 or 4 Prereq graduate standing. Graduate-level counterpart of C E 418; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both C E 418 and 518.
- CE519 Hazardous Waste Treatment 3 Prereq C E 518. Graduate-level counterpart of C E 419; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both C E 419 and 519.
- CE521 Fundamentals of Fluid Flow 3 Prereq C E 315 or M E 303. Fundamental equations of compressible viscous flow, Newtonian viscous-flow equations, laminar boundary layers, stability of laminar flows, incompressible turbulent flow.
- CE524 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering 3 Faulting and seismicity; site response analysis; influence of soil on ground shaking; soil liquefaction; probalistic seismic hazard assessment; seismic earth pressures; seismic slope stability. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (CE 566).
- CE525 Soil and Site Improvement 3 Prereq C E 317. Graduate-level counterpart of C E 425; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both C E 425 and 525. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (CE 567) .
- CE527 Advanced Soil Mechanics 3 Prereq C E 317. Effective stresses and lateral earth pressures; interrelationships of applied stresses, permeability, strain and shear strength of soils. Cooperative course taught by UI (CE 561), open to WSU students.
- CE528 Advanced Foundation Engineering 3 Prereq C E 317. Consolidation theories, bearing capacity, and settlements of foundations, pile group behavior, theory of subgrade reaction, materials foundations, laterally loaded piles. Cooperative course taught by UI (CE 562), open to WSU students.
- CE529 Soil Dynamics 3 Prereq graduate standing. Vibration theory; analysis of machine vibrations; wave propagation through soils; dynamic loading of soils; liquefaction. Cooperative course taught by UI (CE 565), open to WSU students.
- CE530 Advanced Design of Steel Structures 3 Prereq C E 431. Plate girder design; local and global buckling; plastic collapse analysis; shear and Moment-resisting connections; eccentrically-loaded connections.
- CE531 Probability and Statistical Models in Engineering 3 Engineering applications of probability and statistics; Monte Carlo simulation; model estimation and testing; probabilistic characterizations of loads and material properties; risk and reliability analyses. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CE 541).
- CE532 Finite Elements 3 Theory of finite elements; applications to general engineering systems considered as assemblages of discrete elements. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CE 546).
- CE533 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design 3 Prereq C E 433. Composite design; slab design; limit state design; footings; retaining walls; deep beams; brackets and corbels; torsion; seismic design; shear walls. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (CE 547).
- CE534 Prestressed Concrete and Reinforced Masonry Design 3 Graduate-level counterpart of C E 434; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both C E 434 and 534. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (CE 442).
- CE535 Advanced Finite Elements 3 Prereq graduate standing. Advanced topics in finite elements. Plate and shell analysis; nonlinear solution methods for finite strain/rotation and nonlinear materials.
- CE536 Nondestructive Testing of Structural Materials 3 Principles of nondestructive testing applied to wood-based materials, steel, concrete, and masonry.
- CE537 Advanced Topics in Structural Engineering 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Elastic stability, plates and shells, other relevant topics. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (CE 549).
- CE538 Earthquake Engineering 3 Prereq C E 512. Seismology, size of earthquakes, seismic ground motion, seismic risk, behavior of structures subjected to earthquake loading seismic response spectra, seismic design codes, lateral force-resisting systems, detailing for inelastic seismic response.
- CE539 Advanced Wood Engineering 3 Prereq CE 436 or equiv. Engineering properties of wood materials; theory and design of wood composites, connections and load-sharing systems; performance criteria and durability.
- CE540 Instrumental Analysis of Environmental Contaminants 3 (1-6) Prereq C E 415. Theory and methods of analysis of water and water suspensions for contaminants using electro-metic, spectrophotometric, and chromatographic techniques.
- CE541 Environmental Engineering Unit Operations 3 Prereq C E 442; Math 315. Theory and design of physical and chemical unit operations of water and wastewater treatment systems. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CE 531).
- CE542 Environmental Engineering Unit Processes 3 Prereq C E 541. Biochemical energetics and kinetics; biological waste treatment processes; nutrient removal; advanced wastewater treatment design. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CE 534).
- CE543 Advanced Topics in Environmental Engineering Practice V 1-4 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Analysis and evaluation of air/water/soil pollution problems, new measurement methods, hazardous waste treatment, global climate change, and water/wastewater treatments.
- CE549 Instrumentation and Measurements 3 (2-3) Prereq Math 172; Phys 102 or 202. Same as BSysE 541.
- CE551 Open Channel Flow 3 Prereq C E 351. Graduate-level counterpart of C E 451; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both C E 451 and 551.
- CE552 Advanced Topics in Hydraulic Engineering V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Prereq C E 315. Cavitation, air entrainment, hydraulic machinery, similitude, mixing in rivers and estuaries, hydraulic design.
- CE555 Natural Treatment Systems 3 Prereq senior or graduate standing. Principles and design procedures of natural systems for wastewater treatment for agricultural and non-agricultural applications.
- CE556 Numerical Modeling in Fluid Mechanics 3 Prereq C E 315. Fundamental concepts in development of numerical models for fluid flow with applications to steady and unsteady flows.
- CE560 Advanced Hydrology 3 Graduate-level counterpart of C E 460; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both C E 460 and 560.
- CE567 Advanced Characterization of Highway Materials 3 Basic and advanced level of the fundamentals of material response to static and repeated loading; emphasis on the deformation and fatigue behavior of asphalt mixtures. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CE 556).
- CE572 Advanced Pavement Analysis 3 Prereq C E 473. Fundamentals of pavement-vehicle interaction and the mechanics of pavement response and damage.
- CE580 Graduate Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 2 hours. Lectures and reports on current developments in research and practice.
- CE583 Engineering Aspects of Environmental Chemistry V 2-4 Prereq C E 442; instructor permission. Chemical principles as applied to environmental systems, water supply and pollution control engineering.
- CE584 Environmental Microbiology 3 Prereq graduate standing; instructor permission. Provides a fundamental understanding of microbiology to engineering and environmental science students; cell structure and metabolism; microbial ecology and diversity.
- CE585 Aquatic System Restoration 3 (2-3) Prereq Chem 345 or C E 583; MBioS 101 or C E 581. Study of natural and damaged water systems with emphasis on water quality protection and restoration.
- CE586 Bioremediation of Hazardous Waste 3 Prereq C E 584. Applications of bioremediations to in situ subsurface treatment of hazardous waste; subsurface microbial degradation as related to microbial ecology.
- CE588 Atmospheric Turbulence and Air Pollution Modeling 3 Prereq C E 571. Physical aspects of atmospheric turbulence, theoretical developments in atmospheric diffusion, and applied computer modeling with regulatory and research models.
- CE589 Atmospheric Chemical and Physical Processes 3 Processes of removal of pollutants from the atmosphere; radical chain reactions, particle formation, model calculations.
- CE590 Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer of the Atmosphere 3 Prereq by interview only. Concepts of radiative transfer and molecular spectra in the troposphere and stratosphere with applications to trace gas measurements.
- CE591 Aerosol Dynamics and Chemistry 3 Prereq graduate standing. Chemical and physical properties of atmospheric aerosols; sources, sinks, and transformation processes.
- CE593 Polymer Materials and Engineering 3 Prereq MSE 402. Same as MSE 543. Preparation and structure-property relationship of polymer materials with emphasis on fracture mechanics and toughening.
- CE594 Natural Fibers 3 Prereq graduate standing. Same as MSE 544. Structural aspects and properties of natural fibers including anatomy, ultrastructure, and chemistry.
- CE595 Polymer and Composite Processing 3 Prereq graduate standing. Same as MSE 545. Polymer and composite processing from fundamental principles to practical applications.
- CE596 Engineered Wood Composites 3 Prereq graduate standing. Same as MSE 546. 3 Theory and practice of wood composite materials, manufacture and development. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (MSE 550)
- CE597 Polymers and Surfaces for Adhesion 3 Prereq MSE 402 or 404. Same as MSE 547. Physical chemistry of polymers and surfaces needed to understand interface morphology, adhesion mechanisms and bond performance. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (FORPR532)
- CE598 Natural Fiber Polymer Composites 3 Prereq graduate standing. Same as MSE 548. Fundamentals, development and application of composite materials produced from polymers reinforced with natural fibers and wood as major components. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (FORPR533)
- CE600 Special Projects or Independent Study Variable credit. S, F grading.
- CE700 Master’s Research, Thesis and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.
- CE702 Master’s Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.
- CE800 Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.
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