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CEG3011C: Geotechnical Engineering4
Prerequisites: CES 3104C, CWR 3201. This course is an introduction to use of soil as a construction material and analysis techniques for geotechnical applications. Topics include soil formations, mass-volume relationships, soil classification, effective stress, compaction, seepage, soil deformation, state of stress, consolidation, strength, and failure. This course also includes a laboratory component where experiments will be conducted to obtain soil properties for use in geotechnical engineering design. Experiments include grain size distribution and soil classification, Atterberg Limits, compaction, permeability, consolidation, shear strength, and unconfined compressive strength. (A laboratory fee of $35 will be assessed.)
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CEG3111: Foundation Engineering3
Prerequisites: CEG 3011C. This course is an introduction to geotechnical foundation engineering. The course emphasizes geotechnical conditions and their effect on the behavior, proportioning, and choice of foundation systems. Topics include site investigation techniques, factors of safety, and geotechnical design and analysis of shallow and deep foundations, rigid and flexible retaining structures, and braced excavations. (A material fee of $30 will be assessed.)
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CEG4302: Applied Engineering Geology3
Prerequisite:  CEG 3011C
Co-requisite: CEG 3011C This course addresses the applications of geological information to engineering problems. Topics covered include soil and rock mechanics, instrumentation, geological hazards, field testing, coring and classification of geological materials, and probability and statistics as applied to geological materials.
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CES3100: Analysis of Structures3
Prerequisite:  CES 3104C. This course will investigate types of loads on structures, truss analysis, shear and bending moment diagrams, influence lines, and design envelopes. In addition, deformation of beams, frames, and trusses is covered. The course also includes an introduction to the analysis of indeterminate structures using consistent deformation, slope deflection, and moment distribution methods. Computer and matrix methods are briefly introduced and discussed.
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CES3104C: Mechanics of Materials3
Prerequisite:  C or better in EGN 3311 (Statics) or equivalent. The concept of stress and strain is covered and includes topics such as normal stress and strain, Hooke's Law, and stress transformation Mohr's Circle. Deformations in axially loaded members are included with some focus on statically indeterminate members. Shafts subjected to torsion and flexural members are covered. Shear and Bending Moment diagrams are emphasized with an introduction to member design. Deflection of beams and columns buckling are introduced. Hands-on Laboratory exercises are also included to investigate stress and strain. (A laboratory fee of $30 will be assessed.)
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CES3605C: Design of Steel Structures3
Prerequisite:  CES 3100. Concepts of structural design are introduced. The topics cover: philosophies of design and the LRFD method, structural steel systems, structural design loads, design of tension members, design of bolted and welded connection, design of columns, design of beams, and finally design of beam columns. The AISC steel design manual is used in all design problems. Computer aided design is included utilizing commercially available packages. Hands-on laboratory exercises are also included to investigate steel structural components.
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CES4101: Advanced Structural Systems3
Prerequisites: CES 4702 and CES 3605. This course presents advanced topics in structural analysis and design, such as computer analysis and design of building frames for gravity, seismic and wind loadings; bridge loading and design; connections in steel framing; design of steel plate girders; torsion in steel and concrete beams; composite beams; yield line theory; and strut and tie models for failure analysis.
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CES4102: Matrix Structural Analysis3
Prerequisite:  CES 3100 This course covers the theory and application of traditional structural analysis for trusses, beams, frames, cables, and arches as either determinate or indeterminate systems. Topics covered will include matrix methods including the direct stiffness method, and flexibility and stiffness method with introduction to computer-based techniques.
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CES4321: Introduction to Bridge Engineering3
Prerequisite:  CES 4702C This course covers the design of structural systems for bridges using the AASHTO LRFD design methodology. Topics covered will include analysis by influence lines, design of slab, beam-slab, and existing bridges.
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CES4702C: Design of Reinforced Concrete3
Prerequisite:  CES 3100. Structural concrete and its behavior are introduced. Current ACI Code provisions for structural design are utilized in learning how to design reinforced concrete structural members. The failure theories for beams, columns, slabs are introduced. Topics include the design of rectangular and T beams, design of columns and utilizing interaction diagrams, design of one-way slabs, and finally the design of spread and combined footings. Hands-on laboratory exercises are also included to investigate concrete structural components. (A laboratory fee of $30 will be assessed.)
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CES4711: Prestressed Concrete3
Prerequisite:  CES 4702C
Co-requisite: CES 4702C This course covers prestressed concrete behavior and design for applications in building and bridge design. Topics covered will include the design of pre and post tensioned girders, floors, roofs, and walls.
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CGN3322C: Civil Engineering Geomatics3
Prerequisite:  MAC2312. This course introduces the use of modern surveying instruments and methods commonly employed by civil engineers. Topics covered include: distance measurement, angle measurement, traverse and topographic surveys, route surveying, construction surveying, land surveys, mapping, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and preparation and submittal of survey documents. In addition, this course exposes students to state of the art computer aided design (CAD) tools used in civil engineering practice. (A laboratory fee of $30 will be assessed.)
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CGN3501C: Civil Engineering Materials3
Prerequisite:  CHM 2045C. This course offers knowledge, skills and national certification opportunities in the testing of traditional civil engineering materials. Students will learn to conduct standard laboratory tests, analyze the results, and properly report the data as required for civil engineering design and quality assurance/quality control purposes. (A laboratory fee of $30 will be assessed.)
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CGN3930: Special Topics in Civil Engineeringv. 1-3
Prerequisites: Junior standing and consent of instructor or department. This course provides topics of special interest in Civil Engineering, which may vary each time the course is offered. Course content may be engineering science, engineering design, or a combination of both. The special interest topic, when offered, will be stated in the schedule booklet. The course is variable in credit hours and may be repeated once with different content.
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CGN4803: Senior Capstone Design I1
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Senior standing and consent of the instructor; CES 3605; TTE 4004; CWR 4202. This course is the first part of a two-semester design project. Students are introduced to professional practice issues such as: procurement of work; bidding versus quality based selection processes; how design and construction professionals interact to construct a project; the importance of professional licensure and continuing education; and other professional practice issues. Students work in multi-disciplinary teams to develop a proposal and preliminary design for a selected Civil Engineering project.
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CGN4804: Senior Capstone Design II3
Prerequisite:  CGN 4803. This course is the second part of a two-semester, design project class. Students are to proceed with the design project according to the plan developed in CGN 4803. Under faculty supervision, the students perform the actual design work for the project previously selected. Finally, students submit a final report and give a formal oral presentation to discuss the final design. (A material fee of $30 will be assessed.)
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CGN4905: Directed Individual Studyv. 1-3
Prerequisites: Approval by sponsoring professor and director of engineering. Students will participate in study of topics agreed to by a sponsoring and supervising professor. This course is variable in credit hours and may be repeated once with different content.
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CGN4931: Special Topics in Civil Engineeringv. 1-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of instructor or department. This course provides topics of special interest in Civil Engineering, which may vary each time the course is offered. Course content may be engineering science, engineering design, or a combination of both. The special interest topic, when offered, will be stated in the schedule booklet. The course is variable in credit hours and may be repeated once with different content. (A material fee of $30 will be assessed.)
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CGN4949: Co-op Work Experiencev. 0-1
Prerequisite:  Acceptance in Cooperative Education Program and 6 hours of completed CGN courses. Students will participate in a practical co-op engineering work under approved industrial supervision. Students may repeat this course for credit, up to a total of three semester hours.
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CWR3201: Fluid Mechanics3
Prerequisite:  EGN 3311. Corequisite: EGN 3321. The purpose of this course is to introduce the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics, including fluid statics, fluid kinematics, and the dynamic equations for fluid mass, momentum and energy conservation. Also, the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics are used to solve basic engineering problems involving incompressible flow.
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CWR4202C: Hydraulic Engineering4
Prerequisite:  CWR3201. The topics contained in this course include the fundamental equations for pipe and open conduit flow, development of design oriented formulas for pipes and open learning channels, the hydrologic cycle, precipitation and stream flow measurement and analysis, runoff prediction, hydrographs, and flood routing. Hydraulic laboratory component included. (A laboratory fee of $30 will be assessed.)
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EGN3038: Leadership for Engineers1
This course uses a weekly seminar format with guest speakers and student presentations to understand the importance of leadership in the engineering profession and to develop leadership skills. A project is required.
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EGN3125: Surveying and Computer Aided Design3
This course will provide students with hands-on experience in computer-aided design concepts and practices and basic and advanced surveying techniques.
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EGN3202: Computer Aided Engineering3
This course covers the application of computer aided drafting (CAD) software, drafting format, and drafting techniques focused on Civil Engineering applications.
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EGN3311: Statics3
Prerequisites: PHY 2048, PHY 2048L and MAC 2312. This course covers the analysis of two and three dimensional force systems by vector algebra. Application of the principle of equilibrium to particles, rigid bodies, and simple structures are included. Friction, distributed forces, center of gravity, centoids, and moment of inertia are introduced. U.S. engineering and metric systems of units and applications are used.
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EGN3613: Economics for Engineers2
The course provides an introduction to the basic tools necessary for business decision-making and project evaluation. The course covers the determination of prices and costs, the time value of money, cash flow and present worth analysis, rates of return, the effects of inflation, depreciation and tax effects, breakeven and benefit-cost analysis.
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EGN4032: Engineering and Professional Issues2
Prerequisite:  Acceptance in an engineering program in the Division of Engineering at UNF. The study of issues of importance to the engineering profession, the relationship of engineers to their profession and their industrial and business bases, and the importance of the results of their designs and analyses on their using communities will be covered in this course.
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ENV3001C: Environmental Engineering3
Prerequisites: CHM2045C, PHY2049, PHY2049L. This course covers the fundamentals of environmental engineering, including the physical, chemical and biological processes used in pollution control with an emphasis on water and wastewater treatment. A limited laboratory component provides an overview of the experimental methods and processes used in environmental engineering.
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ENV4012: Advanced Environmental Engineering3
Prerequisites: ENV 3001C and CWR 4202C. This course provides in-depth coverage of the physical, chemical, and biological processes used for pollution control. Specific topics included in this course are as follows: unit analysis of physical, chemical, and biological processes, environmental hydraulics, water quality modeling, and water and waste treatment theory, analysis, and design.
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TTE4004: Transportation Engineering3
Prerequisite:  CGN 3322C; STA 3032; EGN 3613. This course offers an introduction to transportation engineering, including the characteristics of transportation modes, interaction between modes, facility design consideration, planning of transportation systems, economics, public policy, implementation and management.
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TTE4201: Advanced Transportation Engineering3
Prerequisite:  TTE 4004. This course provides comprehensive coverage of the principles of traffic engineering with an emphasis on road and intersection analysis and design, including the following topics: volume and speed studies, traffic control devices, signal design and timing, and traffic simulation tools.
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