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Bachelors of Science Offered:

  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Mechanical
    Engineering
  • Metallurgical and
    Materials Engineering

    Departments:

  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical and
    Computer Engineering
  • Mechanical and
    Industrial Engineering
  • Metallurgical and
    Materials Engineering

    Dr. Andrew Swift, Interim Dean
    Dr. Stephen Stafford, Associate Dean
    Dr. Darrell Schroder, Assistant Dean
    Engineering/Science Complex
    Engineering Building, Room E230
    Phone: (915) 747-5460
    Fax: (915) 747-5616

  • Civil Engineering
    Web site at:http://www.utep.edu/civil/

    201B Engineering Science Complex
    (915) 747-5464

    CHAIRPERSON: Miguel Picornell-Darder

    PROFESSORS EMERITI: Howard G. Applegate, Herbert H. Bartell,
    PROFESSORS: Nazarian, Oey, Osegueda, Tarquin, Turner
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS: Ferregut, Li, Picornell-Darder, Rozendal, Walton
    ASSISTANT PROFESSORS: Ashur

    Civil Engineering (CE) Courses

    General prerequisite: All upper division undergraduate courses (X3XX, X4XX) in Civil Engineering have an additional prerequisite: Junior standing in Civil Engineering or written permission of the instructor.

    3105 Graphic Fundamentals in Engineering Design (2-4) (Common Course Number ENGR 1304)

      Freehand projection, fundamentals of multiview projections, auxiliaries, sections, detailed drawings, and dimensioning, pictorials and computer-aided drafting. Laboratory fee required.
    4103 Introduction to Civil Engineering (3-3)
      A general introduction to the field of civil engineering and the engineer's responsibilities to society. The class includes procedures for solving engineering and design problems with computational tools and statistical concepts. The class includes a three hour lab each week where the student learns to utilize the computer as an engineering tool, prepares a team design project, and visits engineering facilities.

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    3215 Engineering Mechanics I (3-0) (Common Course Number ENGR 2301)

      Forces in space, equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, friction, centroids, and centers of gravity. Prerequisite: MATH 4111 with a grade of "C" or better.
    3234 Mechanics of Materials I (3-0) (Common Course Number ENGR 2332)
      Study of stress, strain, torsion, shear, moment, flexure, combined stresses, and column action. Prerequisite: CE 3215 with a grade of "C" or better.
    1336 Engineering Materials Laboratory (0-3)
      Laboratory practice in manufacture and testing of concrete, steel, wood, and plastic specimens; instrumentation work in the measurement of stresses and strains. Prerequisite: CE 3234 with a grade of "C" or better. Laboratory fee required.
    3313 Engineering Measurements (2-3)
      Theory and practice of surveying measurements with emphasis on precision, errors, and significant figures, the use of the level, transit, and engineer's tape. Prerequisites: CE 3105 and CS 4120 , each with a grade of "C" or better. Laboratory fee required.

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    3325 Environmental Engineering Fundamentals (3-0)

      Introduction to the engineering aspects of environmental systems to include such topics as water quality management, air pollution and control, solid and hazardous waste management, environmental impact assessment, and governmental regulation. Prerequisite: Junior standing in engineering or science.
    3343 Structural Analysis (3-0)
      A study of framed structures, trusses, girders, and beams including applications of static and moving loads on bridges. Prerequisite: CE 3234 with a grade of "C" or better.
    3373 Probability, Statistics, and Decision Models for Civil Engineers (3-0)
      Applications of statistical methods in structural, geotechnical, environmental, and transportation engineering data. Development of probabilistic models for winds, hydrologic precipitation, and other natural variables. Statistical decision models for engineering design. Prerequisite: MATH 4111 with a grade of "C" or better.
    4390 Introduction to Air Pollution (3-3)
      Classification of air pollutants and their effects on man, animals, plants, and the environment; meteorological aspects of air pollution; sources of air pollution; plume characteristics; units of measurement; physical properties of dusts, gases, and aerosols. Prerequisites: Junior standing in engineering or sciences and instructor approval. Laboratory fee required.

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    1453 Water and Waste Laboratory (0-3)

      Laboratory analysis of water and wastes. Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in CE 3441 or CE 3442 . Laboratory fee required.
    1471 Engineering Problems (0-0-1)
      Original investigation of special problems in the student's field, the problem to be selected by the student with the approval of the head of the department. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Senior standing and department approval.
    1481 Co-op Work Experiences (0-0-1)
      Work experience in business, industrial, governmental, professional, service, or other organizations to provide on-the-job training and professional preparation in the student's area of interest. A report covering the work experience must be submitted by the student to the departmental Co-op coordinator at the end of each work period. Upon completion of his or her third work period and submission of a report summarizing the total work experience, a student can use three hours of Co-op Work Experience in his or her degree plan in place of a technical elective or elective in the major. Prerequisite: Selection by the Co-op Coordinator, department chairperson, and employer.
    1482 Co-op Work Experiences (0-0-1)
      Work experience in business, industrial, governmental, professional, service, or other organizations to provide on-the-job training and professional preparation in the student's area of interest. A report covering the work experience must be submitted by the student to the departmental Co-op coordinator at the end of each work period. Upon completion of his or her third work period and submission of a report summarizing the total work experience, a student can use three hours of Co-op Work Experience in his or her degree plan in place of a technical elective or elective in the major. Prerequisite: Selection by the Co-op Coordinator, department chairperson, and employer.

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    1483 Co-op Work Experiences (0-0-1)

      Work experience in business, industrial, governmental, professional, service, or other organizations to provide on-the-job training and professional preparation in the student's area of interest. A report covering the work experience must be submitted by the student to the departmental Co-op coordinator at the end of each work period. Upon completion of his or her third work period and submission of a report summarizing the total work experience, a student can use three hours of Co-op Work Experience in his or her degree plan in place of a technical elective or elective in the major. Prerequisite: Selection by the Co-op Coordinator, department chairperson, and employer.
    1495 Senior Professional Orientation (1-0)
      Introduction to the Engineering profession with emphasis on job placement, professional ethics, and an engineering field examination. Required of all students prior to graduation.
    2471 Engineering Problems (0-0-2)
      Original investigation of special problems in the student's field, the problem to be selected by the student with the approval of the head of the department. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Senior standing and department approval.
    3435 Structural Design I (3-0)
      Reinforced concrete theory; design of beams, columns, slabs, footings, and retaining walls using current design specifications. Prerequisites: CE 3343 and CE 1336 .
    3440 Transportation Engineering (3-0)
      Study of planning, economics, finance, location, design, and administration of transportation systems. Prerequisite: CE 3313> ; CE 3313 may be taken concurrently with CE 3440 .

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    3441 Water Supply Engineering (3-0)

      Principles of water supply and the application of those to the design and operation of municipal and industrial water systems. Prerequisites: IE 3326 and MECH 4354 .
    3442 Wastewater Engineering (3-0)
      Principles of wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal and their application to the design and operation of municipal and industrial wastewater systems. Prerequisites: IE 3326 and MECH 4354 .
    3449 Foundation Engineering (3-0)
      Subsoil exploration, spread footings, mat foundations, retaining walls, sheet pile structures, braced cuts, pile foundations, and cassions. Prerequisite: CE 4448 .
    3455 Pavement Material Characterization (3-0)
      Asphalt cement, aggregates, hot mix, and asphalt mix design. Characterization of asphalt mixture. Mechanical modification of soils. Modification of soils by admixtures. Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
    3461 Structural Design II (3-0)
      Design of steel structures including the application of plastic design methods using current design specifications. Prerequisite: CE 3343 .

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    3471 Engineering Problems (0-0-3)

      Original investigation of special problems in the student's field, the problem to be selected by the student with the approval of the head of the department. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Senior standing and department approval.
    3488 Senior Design (1-6)
      Conceptual, preliminary, and final design projects. Prerequisites: Department approval and minimum of 115 hours of Civil Engineering Curriculum completed. Laboratory fee required.
    4448 Soil Mechanics (3-3)
      Physical and mechanical properties of soils, plasticity, shrinkage, permeability, seepage, consolidation, shear strength, Rankine and Coulomb earth pressure, and braced cuts. Prerequisites: CE 3234 with a grade of "C" or better, MECH 4354 , and GEOL 3321 . Laboratory fee required.
    4456 Hydraulic Engineering (3-3)
      Essential principles of hydraulics and hydrology demonstrated in the laboratory and applied to the design of hydraulic structures. Prerequisite: MECH 4354 . Laboratory fee required.
    4460 Structural Analysis II (3-3)
      Analysis of statically indeterminate structures including continuous beams and frames. Prerequisite: CE 3343 with a grade of "C" or better.
    4470 Mechanics of Materials II (3-3)
      Analysis of problems dealing with energy methods, curved bars, torsion of noncircular sections, fatigue, stress concentration, stress and strain, and experimental methods of stress determination. Prerequisites: CE 3234 with a grade of "c" or better and senior standing.

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