gradstudents.course descriptions

CE 200. Engineering Data Analysis. Introduction to the statistical error analysis of imprecise data and the estimation of physical parameters from data with uncertainty. Interpolation and filtering. Data and parameter covariance. Emphasis on time series analysis in the time- and frequency-domains. Linear and nonlinear least squares. Confidence intervals and belts. Hypothesis testing. Introduction to parameter estimation in linear and nonlinear dynamic systems. Prerequisite: graduate standing or instructor consent. Instructors: Gavin or Boadu. 3 units.

CE 201. Continuum Mechanics. Tensor fields and index notation. Analysis of states of stress and strain. Conservation laws and field equations. Constitutive equations for elastic, viscoelastic, and elastic-plastic solids. Formulation and solution of simple problems in elasticity, viscoelasticity, and plasticity. Instructors: Hueckel, Laursen, or Nadeau. 3 units.

CE 202. Applied Mathematics for Engineers. Advanced analytical methods of applied mathematics useful in solving a wide spectrum of engineering problems. Applications of linear algebra, calculus of variations, the Frobenius method, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, and boundary value problems. Prerequisite: Math 108 or equivalent and undergraduate courses in solid and/or fluid mechanics. Instructor: Staff. One course.

CE 203. Plasticity. Inelastic behavior of soils and engineering materials. Yield criteria. Flow rules. Concepts of perfect plasticity and plastic hardening. Methods of rigid-plasticity. Limit analysis. Isotropic and kinematic hardening. Plastic softening. Diffused damage. Thermo-plasticity. Visco-plasticity. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 201 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Hueckel. 3 units.

CE 204. Plates and Shells. Differential equation and extremum formulations of linear equilibrium problems of Kirchhoffian and non-Kirchhoffian plates of isotropic and aelotropic material. Solution methods. Differential equation formulation of thin aelotropic shell problems in curvilinear coordinates; membrane and bending theories; specialization for shallow shells, shells of revolution, and plates. Extremum formulation of shell problems. Solution methods. Prerequisites: Engineering 75L or 135 and Mathematics 111. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

CE 205. Mechanics of Composite Materials. Theory and application of effective medium, or homogenization, theories to predict macroscopic properties of composite materials based on microstructural characterizations. Effective elasticity, thermal expansion, moisture swelling, and transport properties, among others, are presented along with associated bounds such as Voigt/Reuss and Hashin-Shtrikman. Specific theories include Eshelby, Mori-Tanaka, Kuster-Toksoz, self-consistent, generalized self-consistent, differential method, and composite sphere and cylinder assemblages. Tensor-to-matrix mappings, orientational averaging, and texture analysis. Composite laminated plates, environmentally induced stresses, and failure theories. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 201 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Nadeau. 3 units.

CE 206. Elasticity. Linear elasticity will be emphasized including concepts of stress and strain as second order tensors, equilibrium at the boundary and within the body, and compatibility of strains. Generalized solution to two and three dimensional problems will be derived and applied to classical problems including torsion of noncircular sections, bending of curved beams, stress concentrations and contact problems. Applications of elasticity solutions to contemporary problem in civil and biomedical engineering will be discussed. 3 units. C-L: see Biomedical Engineering 206

CE 207. Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems. An introduction to the modeling of complex biological systems using principles of transport phenomena and biochemical kinetics. topics include the conservation of mass and momentum using differential and integral balances; rheology of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids; steady and transient diffusion in reacting systems; dimensional analysis; homogeneous versus heterogeneous reaction systems. Biomedical and Biotechnological applications are discussed. Instructor: Katz, Truskey, or Yuan. 3 units. C-L: see Biomedical Engineering 207; also C-L: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science 207.

CE 208. Environmental Transport Phenomena. Conservation principles in the atmosphere and bodies of water, fundamental equations for transport in the atmosphere and bodies of water, scaling principles, simplification, turbulence, turbulent transport, Lagrangian transport, applications to transport of particles from volcanoes and stacks, case studies: volcanic eruption, Chernobyl accident, forest fires and Toms River power plant emission. Instructor: Avissar. 3 units.

CE 209. Kinetics and Reactor Design. Introduction to chemical and biochemical reaction stoichiometry and kinetics. Concepts of elementary reactions, reaction sequences, steady-state approximations, and rate-limiting steps. Ideal and non-ideal isothermal and non-isothermal reactor design and analysis. Homogeneous and heterogeneous reactor concepts, multiplicity, mass transfer limitations. Prerequisite: Mathematics 111 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. 3 units. C-L: Biomedical Engineering 209

CE 210. Intermediate Dynamics. Comprehensive treatment of the dynamic motion of particles and rigid bodies with an introduction to nonlinear dynamics and the vibration of continuous systems. Topics include: conservation of linear and angular momentum, superposition applied to linear systems, motion in inertial and noninertial frames of reference, Hamilton's principle and Langrange's equations, and generalized coordinates. Instructor: Hall or Knight. 3 units. C-L: see Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science 210

CE 211. Energy Flow and Wave Propagation in Elastic Solids. Derivation of equations for wave motion in simple structural shapes: strings, longitudinal rods, beams and membranes, plates and shells. Solution techniques, analysis of systems behavior. Topics covered include: nondispersive and dispersive waves, multiple wave types (dilational, distortion), group velocity, impedance concepts including driving point impedances and moment impedances. Power and energy for different cases of wave propagation. Prerequisites: Engineering 123L and Mathematics 111 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Franzoni. 3 units. C-L: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science 234

CE 212. Fracture Mechanics. Theoretical concepts concerning the fracture and failure of brittle and ductile materials. Orowan and Griffith approaches to strength. Determination of stress intensity factors using compliance method, weight function method, and numerical methods with conservation laws. Cohesive zone models, fracture toughness, crack growth stability, and plasticity. Prerequisites: CE 201 or instructor consent. Instructor: Dolbow. 3 units.

CE 220. Water Resources Systems Planning and Management. Focus on the development and application of mathematical modeling techniques to water resources systems problems. Deterministic and stochastic river basin modeling, irrigation planning and modeling, water quality prediction and management, wetlands management, the optimal expansion of existing water resources systems and reservoir operations. Emphasis on development and application of optimization models for the planning and management of complex water resources systems involving the interaction of groundwater and surface water resources. Mathematical techniques include linear and dynamic programming, Monte Carlo simulation, simulated annealing, nonlinear optimization and stochastic optimization. Prerequisites: Civil Engineering 123L and Engineering 115 or equivalent. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

CE 225. Dynamic Engineering Hydrology. Dynamics of the occurrence, circulation, and distribution of water; climate, hydrometeorology, geophysical fluid motions. Precipitation, surface runoff and stream flow, infiltration, water losses. Hydrograph analysis, catchment characteristics, hydrologic instrumentation, and computer simulation models. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 122L or consent of instructor. Instructor: Medina. 3 units.

CE 227. Groundwater Hydrology and Contaminant Transport. Review of surface hydrology and its interaction with groundwater. The nature of porous media, hydraulic conductivity, and permeability. General hydrodynamic equations of flow in isotropic and anisotropic media. Water quality standards and contaminant transport processes: advective-dispersive equation for solute transport in saturated porous media. Analytical and numerical methods, selected computer applications. Deterministic versus stochastic models. Applications: leachate from sanitary landfills, industrial lagoons and ponds, subsurface wastewater injection, monitoring of groundwater contamination. Conjunctive surface-subsurface models. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 123L or consent of instructor. Instructor: Medina. 3 units.

CE 228L. Sludge Management and Disposal. Production and characterization of residues from wastewater treatment. Theory of solid/water interfaces and vicinal water. Gravitational thickening and dewatering. Anaerobic stabilization, incineration, composting, and other treatment processes. Ultimate disposal. Prerequisites: Civil Engineering 124L or equivalent and consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

CE 237. Advanced Soil Mechanics. Characterization of behavior of geomaterials. Stress strain incremental laws. Nonlinear elasticity, hypo-elasticity, plasticity and viscoplasticity of geomaterials; approximated laws of soil mechanics; fluid-saturated soil behavior; cyclic behavior of soils; liquefaction and cyclic mobility; elements of soil dynamics; thermal effects on soils. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 139L or equivalent. Instructor: Hueckel. 3 units.

CE 238. Environmental Geomechanics. The course addresses engineered and natural situations, where mechanical and hydraulic properties of soils and rocks depend on environmental (thermal chemical, biological) processes. Experimental findings are reviewed, and modeling of coupled thermo-mechanical, chemo-mechanical technologies are reviewed. Instructor: Hueckel. 3 units.

CE 240. Chemical Fate of Organic Compounds. Equilibrium, kinetic and analytical approaches applied to quantitative description of processes affecting the distribution and fate of anthropogenic and natural organic compounds in surface and groundwater, including chemical transfers between air, water, soils/ sediments, and biota; and thermochemical and photochemical transformations. The relationships between organic compound structure and environmental behavior will be emphasized. Sampling, detection, identification and quantification of organic compounds in the environment. Prerequisites: university-level general chemistry and organic chemistry within last four years. Instructors: Dubay and Vasudevan. 3 units. C-L: see Environment 240

CE 241. Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes In Environmental Engineering. Theory and design of fundamental and alternative physical and chemical treatment processes for pollution remediation. Reactor kinetics and hydraulics, gas transfer, adsorption, sedimentation, precipitation, coagulation/flocculation, chemical oxidation, disinfection. Prerequisites: introductory environmental engineering, chemistry, graduate standing, or permission of instructor. Instructor: Linden. 3 units.

CE 242. Environmental Aquatic Chemistry Principles of chemical equilibria and kinetics applied to quantitative description of the chemistry of lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater, and selected treatment processes. Equilibrium and steady state models applied to processes such as acid-base chemistry, the carbonate system, coordination chemistry, precipitation and dissolution, oxidation-reduction, and adsorption. Instructor: Hsu-Kim. 3 units.

CE 243. Physicochemical Unit Operations in Water Treatment. Fundamental bases for design of water and waste treatment systems, including transport, mixing, sedimentation and filtration, gas transfer, coagulation, and absorption processes. Emphasis on physical and chemical treatment combinations for drinking water supply. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 124L. Instructor: Kabala. 3 units.

CE 244. Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering. Biological processes as they relate to environmental systems, including wastewater treatment and bioremediation. Concepts of microbiology, chemical engineering, stoichemistry, and kinetics of complex microbial metabolism, and process analyses. Specific processes discussed include carbon oxidation, nitrification/denitrification, phosphorus removal, methane production, and fermentation. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Schuler. 3 units.

CE 245. Pollutant Transport Systems. Distribution of pollutants in natural waters and the atmosphere; diffusive and advective transport phenomena within the natural environment and through artificial conduits and storage/treatment systems. Analytical and numerical prediction methods. Prerequisites: Civil Engineering 122L and Mathematics 111 or equivalents. Instructor: Medina. 3 units.

CE 246. Water Supply Engineering Design. The study of water resources and municipal water requirements including reservoirs, transmission, treatment and distribution systems; methods of collection, treatment, and disposal of municipal and industrial wastewaters. The course includes the preparation of a comprehensive engineering report encompassing all aspects of municipal water and wastewater systems. Field trips to be arranged. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 124L or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

CE 247. Air Pollution Control Engineering. The problems of air pollution with reference to public health and environmental effects. Measurement and meteorology. Air pollution control engineering: mechanical, chemical, and biological processes and technologies. Instructor: Peirce. 3 units.

CE 248. Solid Waste Engineering. Engineering design of material and energy recovery systems including traditional and advanced technologies. Sanitary landfills and incineration of solid wastes. Application of systems analysis to collection of municipal refuse. Major design project in solid waste management. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 124L or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. 3 units. C-L: Environment 248

CE 249. Control of Hazardous and Toxic Waste. Engineering solutions to industrial and municipal hazardous waste problems. Handling, transportation, storage, and disposal technologies. Biological, chemical, and physical processes. Upgrading abandoned disposal sites. Economic and regulatory aspects. Case studies. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Peirce. 3 units.

CE 251. Engineering Analysis and Computational Mechanics. Mathematical formulation and numerical analysis of engineering systems with emphasis on applied mechanics. Equilibrium and eigenvalue problems of discrete and distributed systems; properties of these problems and discretization of distributed systems in continua by the trial functions with undetermined parameters. The use of weighted residual methods, finite elements, and finite differences. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing. Instructor: Dolbow and Laursen. 3 units.

CE 252. Buckling of Engineering Structures. An introduction to the underlying concepts of elastic stability and buckling, development of differential equation and energy approaches, buckling of common engineering components including link models, struts, frames, plates, and shells. Consideration will also be given to inelastic behavior, postbuckling, and design implications. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 131L or consent of instructor. Instructor: Virgin. 3 units. C-L: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science 252

CE 254. Introduction to the Finite Element Method. Investigation of the finite element method as a numerical technique for solving linear ordinary and partial differential equations, using rod and beam theory, heat conduction, elastostatics and dynamics, and advective/diffusive transport as sample systems. Emphasis placed on formulation and programming of finite element models, along with critical evaluation of results. Topics include: Galerkin and weighted residual approaches, virtual work principles, discretization, element design and evaluation, mixed formulations, and transient analysis. Prerequisites: a working knowledge of ordinary and partial differential equations, numerical methods, and programming in FORTRAN. Instructor: Dolbow and Laursen. 3 units.

CE 255. Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis. Formulation and solution of nonlinear initial/boundary value problems using the finite element method. Systems include nonlinear heat conduction/diffusion, geometrically nonlinear solid and structural mechanics applications, and materially nonlinear systems (for example, elastoplasticity). Emphasis on development of variational principles for nonlinear problems, finite element discretization, and equation-solving strategies for discrete nonlinear equation systems. Topics include: Newton-Raphson techniques, quasi-Newton iteration schemes, solution of nonlinear transient problems, and treatment of constraints in a nonlinear framework. An independent project, proposed by the student, is required. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 254 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Laursen. 3 units.

CE 256. Computational Methods for Evolving Discontinuities. Presents an overview of advanced nomenical methods for the treatment of engineering problems such as brittle and ductile failure and solid-liquid phase transformations in pure substances. Analytical methods for arbitrary discontinuities and interfaces are reviewed, with particular attention to the derivation of jump conditions. Partition of unity and level set methods. Prerequisites: CE 254, CE 255, or instructor consent. Instructor: Dolbow. 3 units.
o 260. Vadose Zone Hydrology. Transport of fluids, heat, and contaminants through unsaturated porous media. Understanding the physical laws and mathematical modeling of relevant processes. Field and laboratory measurements of moisture content and matric potential. Prerequisites: Civil Engineering 122L and Mathematics 111, or consent of instructor. Instructor: Kabala. 3 units.

CE 261. Stochastic Subsurface Hydrology. Stochastic partial differential equations of subsurface hydrology and their solutions for the first few concentration moments and for the full concentration probability density function. Local and nonlocal models. Formulation in terms of integral properties of porous media which account for heterogeneities that influence solute transport. Prerequisites: Civil Engineering 122L and Mathematics 111, or consent of instructor. Instructor: Kabala. 3 units.

CE 262. Analytical Models of Subsurface Hydrology. Reviews the method of separation of variables, surveys integral transforms, and illustrates their application to solving initial boundary value problems. Three parts include: mathematical and hydrologic fundamentals, integral transforms and their philosophy, and detailed derivation via integral transforms of some of the most commonly used models in subsurface hydrology and environmental engineering. Discussion and use of parameter estimation techniques associated with the considered models. Prerequisites: Mathematics 111 and either Civil Engineering 122L or 123L, or consent of instructor. Instructor: Kabala. 3 units.

CE 263. Multivariable Control. Synthesis and analysis of multivariable linear dynamic feedback compensators. Standard problem formulation. Performance norms. Full state feedback and linear quadratic Gaussian synthesis. Lyapunov and Riccati equations. Passivity, positivity, and self-dual realizations. Nominal performance and robust stability. Applications to vibration control, noise suppression, tracking, and guidance. Prerequisite: a course in linear systems and classical control, or consent of instructor. Instructor: Bushnell, Clark, or Gavin. 3 units. C-L: Electrical and Computer Engineering 263, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science 263

CE 264. Physico-Bio-Chemical Transformations. Surveys of a selection of topics related to the interaction between fluid flow (through channels or the porous media) and physical, chemical, and biochemical transformations encountered in environmental engineering. Numerous diverse phenomena, including solute transport in the vicinity of chemically reacting surfaces, reverse osmosis, sedimentation, centrifugation, ultrafiltration, rheology, microorganism population dynamics, and others will be presented in a unifying mathematical framework. Prerequisites: Civil Engineering 122L and Mathematics 111, or consent of instructor. Instructor: Kabala. 3 units.

CE 265. Advanced Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Opportunity for study of advanced subjects relating to programs within the civil and environmental engineering department tailored to fit the requirements of individuals or small groups. Instructor: Staff. Variable credit.

CE 269. Fundamentals and Applications of UV Processes in Environmental Systems Fundamental basis for design of ultraviolet (UV) light-based processes in water and wastewater treatment. Includes principals of photochemistry and photobiology. Applications to disinfection of water and degradation on chemical compounds in the environment. Design of UV disinfection systems and reactors and advanced oxidation processes. Includes laboratory exercises. Prerequisites: CE 241 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Linden. One course.

CE 270. Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. Use of geophysical methods for solving engineering and environmental problems. Theoretical frameworks, techniques, and relevant case histories as applied to engineering and environmental problems (including groundwater evaluation and protection, siting of landfills, chemical waste disposals, roads assessments, foundations investigations for structures, liquefaction and earthquake risk assessment). Introduction to theory of elasticity and wave propagation in elastic and poroelastic media, electrical and electromagnetic methods, and ground penetrating radar technology. Prerequisite: Mathematics 111 or Physics 52L or consent of instructor. Instructor: Boadu. 3 units.

CE 271. Inverse Problems in Geosciences and Engineering. Basic concepts, theory, methods of solution, and application of inverse problems in engineering, groundwater modeling, and applied geophysics. Deterministic and statistical frameworks for solving inverse problems. Strategies for solving linear and nonlinear inverse problems. Bayesian approach to nonlinear inverse problems. Emphasis on the ill-posed problem of inverse solutions. Data collection strategies in relation to solution of inverse problems. Model structure identification and parameter estimation procedures. Prerequisite: Mathematics 111 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Boadu. 3 units.

CE 272. Wave Propagation in Elastic and Poroelastic Media. Basic theory, methods of solution, and applications involving wave propagation in elastic and poroelastic media. Analytical and numerical solution of corresponding equations of motion. Linear elasticity and viscoelasticity as applied to porous media. Effective medium, soil/rock materials as composite materials. Gassmann's equations and Biot's theory for poroelastic media. Stiffness and damping characteristics of poroelastic materials. Review of engineering applications that include NDT, geotechnical and geophysical case histories. Prerequisite: Mathematics 111 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Boadu. 3 units.

CE 281. Experimental Systems. Formulation of experiments; Pi theorem and principles of similitude; data acquisition systems; static and dynamic measurement of displacement, force, and strain; interfacing experiments with digital computers for data storage, analysis, and plotting. Students select, design, perform, and interpret laboratory-scale experiments involving structures and basic material behavior. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing in engineering or the physical sciences. Instructor: Gavin. 3 units.

CE 283. Structural Dynamics. Formulation of dynamic models for discrete and continuous structures; normal mode analysis, deterministic and stochastic responses to shocks and environmental loading (earthquakes, winds, and waves); introduction to nonlinear dynamic systems, analysis and stability of structural components (beams and cables and large systems such as offshore towers, moored ships, and floating platforms). Instructor: Gavin. One course.

CE 301. Graduate Colloquium. Current topics in civil and environmental engineering theory and practice. Weekly seminar series. Instructor: Albertson. 0 units.

CE 302. Graduate Colloquium. Current topics in civil and environmental engineering theory and practice. Weekly seminar series. Instructor: Albertson. 0 units.

CE 399. Special Readings in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Special individual readings in a specific area of study in civil and environmental engineering. Approval of director of graduate studies required. 1 to 3 units. Instructor: Graduate faculty. Variable credit.

COURSES CURRENTLY UNSCHEDULED
CE 202. Advanced Mechanics of Solids II
CE 215. Engineering Systems Analysis
CE 217. Transportation Systems Analysis
CE 218. Engineering Management and Project Evaluation
CE 221. Engineering Systems Reliability, Safety, and Risk Assessment
CE 222. Open Channel Flow
CE 223. Flow Through Porous Media
CE 226. Operational Hydrology
CE 231. Theory of Adaptive Structures
CE 232. Reinforced Concrete Design
CE 233. Prestressed Concrete Design
CE 234. Advanced Structural Design in Metals
CE 235. Foundation Engineering
CE 236. Earth Structures
CE 257. Structural Optimization
CE 258. Analysis of Dynamic and Nonlinear Behavior of Structures
CE 337. Elements of Soil Dynamics
CE 350. Advanced Engineering Analysis