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CEVE 100 - AP CREDIT IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Credits: 3 This course provides credit for students who have successfully completed approved examinations, such as Advanced Placement exams. This credit counts toward the total credit hours required for graduation. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 101 - FUNDAMENTALS OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Credits: 3 This introduction will cover the essential topics and quantitative techniques in civil and environmental engineering. Fluid mechanics, hydrology, statistics, and mass balance techniques will be presented followed by applications to sustainable urban infrastructure, water quality and water treatment, bridge construction, air and water quality, and urban planning and management principles. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 201 - URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS Credits: 4 The chemical, physical, and biological components of the environment as natural resources and the effects of pollution on their maintenance and utilization. Cross-list: HEAL 201. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 202 - SUSTAINABLE DESIGN Credits: 3 The objective of this course is to develop skills in formulating and solving problems arising from emerging technologies for the energy and water industries, such as green construction or renewable energy technologies, in the context of sustainable design. Students will be challenged to examine the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of emerging challenges and opportunities, by identifying the relevant objectives, constraints, and decision variables as viewed by various stake holders. Cross-list: ENGI 202. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 203 - PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Credits: 3 This course provides basic information on principles of water quality engineering, air pollution control and solid and hazardous waste management, growth population and resource. Elements of risk assessment, consumption forecasting, global atmospheric change, and pollution prevention are also addressed to contribute to bare-level competency in Environmental Engineering. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 211 - ENGINEERING MECHANICS Credits: 3 The study of equilibrium of static systems, the dynamics of a particle and particle systems, and rigid-body dynamics. Required for mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering majors. Cross-list: MECH 211. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 304 - STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS I Credits: 3 Analysis of statically determinate structures; stability and determinacy; influence lines and deflections. Introduction to analysis of indeterminate structures by force and displacement methods. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 306 - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Credits: 3 Examination of emerging trends toward sustainable development and global environmental protection. Includes international treaties on management of the oceans, global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity and development patterns; impact of trade treaties such as NAFTA and GATT. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 506. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 307 - ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Credits: 3 This course explores the physical principles of energy use and its impacts on Earth's environment and climate. Topics will include energy mechanics, climate change, and the environmental impacts and future prospects of various fossil fuel and alternative energy sources. Cross-list: ENST 307, ESCI 307. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 308 - INTRODUCTION TO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL Credits: 3 This course will discuss the history of air pollution and its effects as motivation for control of anthropogenic emissions to the atmosphere. Topics will include air pollution control strategies and regulations, predictive pollution concentration models, general ideas to reduce air pollution, and specific technologies to limit emissions of criteria pollutants and their precursors. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 311 - MECHANICS OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES Credits: 3 Analysis of stress and deformation of solids with applications to bars, beams, and columns. Study of engineering properties of materials. Applying equilibrium, compatibility, and force-deformation relationships to structural elements. Cross-list: MECH 311. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 312 - STRENGTH OF MATERIALS LAB Credits: 1 Instruction in standard tension, compression, and torsion tests of ferrous and nonferrous metals. Includes experimental techniques and the behavior of structural elements. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 313 - UNCERTAINTY AND RISK IN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURES Credits: 3 Practical applications and relevance of infrastructure risk are developed in the context of real engineering problems and phenomena, including unique systems and challenges of the gulf coast area. The course starts with a survey of the roles of probability in engineering and focuses on computer-based methods, the Bayesian approach, risk analysis tools, and infrastructure safety. Cross-list: STAT 313. or equivalent. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 314 - SUSTAINABLE WATER PURIFICATION FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD Credits: 1 This course is an introduction to several innovative methods of small scale water purification which are appropriate for implementation in the developing world. Through the different componenets of the course, students will acquire and hone a sustainable methodology for addressing global health problems at the local level. Cross-list: BIOE 365. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 315 - SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Credits: 2 This course is an introduction to the concept of sustainable technology with specific reference to rural communities in developing countries. The issue to be addressed is the application of appropriate technologies in the context of a lack of infrastructure and a specific focus on limited access to energy resources. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 320 - ETHICS AND ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP Credits: 3 Seminar introduces students to a framework for discussing and making ethical engineering and business decisions. Using case studies and exercises, students will look at their own profession and its Engineering Code of Ethics as well as at the issues and risks they may face as managers and executives. Cross-list: ENGI 320. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 322 - ENGINEERING ECONOMICS Credits: 3 Introduction to the evaluation of alternative investment opportunities with emphasis on engineering projects and capital infrastructure. Time value of money concepts are developed in the context of detailed project evaluation and presentations. In addition, concepts and applications of risk analysis and investment under uncertainty are developed. Requires oral and written presentations by students. Cross-list: ENGI 303. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 334 - BUILDING WORKSHOP II Credits: 3 Real-life problems dealing with design and construction. Cross-list: ARCH 334. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 371 - FLUID MECHANICS I Credits: 3 Introduction to fluid statics and dynamics. Includes the development of the fundamental equations of fluid mechanics and their application to problems of engineering interest. Required for civil engineering majors in B.S. program. Cross-list: MECH 371. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 400 - ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS Credits: 3 Advanced topics in solid mechanics and strength of materials including energy methods, principle of virtual work, pressure vessels, beam vibrations, sound waves in solids, buckling, aspects of elasticity theory and fracture mechanics with application to the design of reliable structures. Cross-list: MECH 400, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 500. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 401 - CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE Credits: 3 Principles and significance of measurements used to assess environmental quality. Hands-on measurements of both classical titrations and modern instrumental methods of measuring both bulk and trace level pollutant concentrations. Lecture and lab. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 402 - CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE LABORATORY Credits: 3 Students will design and perform soil and water collection and extractions for trace concentrations of organic compounds and heavy metals. This course covers basic statistics and EPA-certified software for inorganic and organic property estimations needed for data reduction and report writing. Most common measures of water quality are performed by students including pH, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, and spectroscopic methods. Instructor permission required College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 404 - ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER Credits: 3 Description and examination of the processes determining the chemical and physical characteristics of atmospheric aerosol particles. Important focal points include aerosol measurements and control techniques and aerosol climate effects. Most attention will be paid to processes active in the troposphere, but important differences between the troposphere and stratosphere are addressed. UG/GR Equivalent: CEVE 504. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 405 - STEEL DESIGN Credits: 3 Design of steel members, connections, and assemblies. Behavior of a member as related to design. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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CEVE 406 - INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Credits: 3 Legal techniques by societies to plan and regulate the use of environmental resources. Cross-list: ENST 406. College: School of Engineering Department: Civil and Environmental Eng
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