The University of New Mexico
CE: Civil Engineering Catalog Description

  Three Year Fall Semester Average
Course Catalog Description Enrollment Section
Capacity
Credits
CE130 Basics of construction detailing and comprehension of working drawing sets.
CE160L Introduction to engineering graphics (Autocad), computer-aided design; introduction to civil engineering and construction. 16.00 17.33 48.00
CE171 Plan reading, elementary construction techniques, materials and construction documents; primary emphasis is on the Uniform Building Code plan checking. Prerequisite: 130.
CE202 Statics of particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions using vector algebra as an analytical tool; centroids; distributed loads; trusses, frames; internal forces, friction. Prerequisites: PHYC 160 and MATH 163. 42.33 45.33 130.00
CE279 Materials and equipment used in the electrical and mechanical systems of commercial building, and associated codes and costs, are surveyed and explored.
CE283 Principles of physical measurements and error theory applied to transportation systems, including layout and design. Design elements and standards, sight distance considerations and earthwork calculations applied to horizontal and vertical alignment design. Prerequisite: MATH 162 or 180. 24.00 24.00 72.00
CE291 Lower division studies in various areas of civil engineering. Restriction: freshman or sophomore standing only. 7.33 8.00 22.00
CE302 Stresses and strains in members subjected to tension, compression, torsion, shear and flexure. Combined and principal stresses; Mohr s circle construction; buckling. Introduction to statically indeterminate members. Prerequisite: 202. Pre- or corequisite: MATH 316. 39.33 37.67 118.00
CE304 Accelerated course combining fundamentals of statics and dynamics of rigid bodies. Principles of kinematics and kinetics for particles and rigid bodies using vector notation. Not intended for CE or ME students. Prerequisite: PHYC 160 Pre- or corequisite: MATH 264.
CE305 Lecture and laboratory studies of the physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of infrastructure materials. Micro and nano-scale structure of matter. Experimental determination of material properties. Pre- or Corequisite: 302 or 371. Prerequisite: ENGL 219.
CE308 Analysis of determinate and indeterminate structural systems. Determination of forces and displacements. Classical analysis methods, influence lines and introduction to matrix stiffness formulation. Prerequisite: 302 and 305. 30.33 35.00 91.00
CE310 Introduction to structural design, design philosophies and approaches, structural materials and loading. Behavior of structural members, connections and approaches to the design of steel and reinforced concrete elements and systems constructed using current codes. Introduction to timber structures. Pre- or corequisite: 308. Three lectures. 28.67 35.00 114.67
CE331 Fluid properties; fluids at rest; fluid flow principles, including continuity, energy and momentum; incompressible fluid flow; laboratory study of basic principles of fluid mechanics. Pre- or corequisite: 202 and ME 306. Three lectures.
CE335 Basic design concepts of water and wastewater treatment. Flow rates, characterization of water, materials balances, coagulation, flocculation, filtration, sedimentation, biological treatment and disinfection. Prerequisites: 331L and CHEM 122L. 30.00 35.00 90.00
CE350 (Also offered as ME 350.) A study of methods and techniques used in determining comparative financial desirability of engineering alternatives. Includes time value of money (interest), depreciation methods and modern techniques for analysis of management decisions. Prerequisite: MATH 162 or MATH 180. Restriction: junior or senior standing. 37.67 40.00 113.00
CE352 Study of computer-aided design and other computer applications for surveying, site design, earthwork, roadway design, hydrology and other civil engineering topics. Prerequisites: 160L and 283L. 29.00 29.33 87.00
CE354 Introduction to probabilistic and statistical techniques, including descriptive measures, distributions, hypotheses testing, regression and analysis of variance, and their application to specific examples in the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of civil engineering facilities. Prerequisite: MATH 316.
CE360 Fundamental properties of soils, classification systems, site investigation, permeability, consolidation, compaction and shear. Laboratory tests conducted to determine the properties of soils-related geotechnical engineering problems. Prerequisite: 302. Three lectures. 34.00 44.00 136.00
CE370 Comprehensive study of the ownership and operating costs, production rates and operating characteristics of the major construction equipment types. Prerequisites: 350. Restriction: junior or senior standing. 16.67 26.67 50.00
CE372 Management principles as applied to the conduct and control of a construction contracting business; estimating methods, bidding, construction contracts, bonds, insurance, project planning and scheduling, cost accounting, labor law, labor relations and safety. Restriction: junior or senior standing.
CE376 Using modern, professional estimating techniques and resources, students complete cost estimates on buildings based on The Construction Specifications Institute formatted budgets and quantity take-offs for materials, labor and equipment. Seven levels of construction estimating are surveyed and applied. Prerequisite: 171.
CE377 Planning and scheduling of construction activities including network diagramming and calculations with the Critical Path Method (CPM), resource allocation, schedule updating, and computer applications. Prerequisite: 171. 3.33 6.67 10.00
CE382 Multimodal examination of the planning, design and operation of transportation facilities; social aspects and economic evaluation of transportation system improvements; transportation design project. Prerequisite: 283L. Restriction: junior or senior standing.
CE409 (Also offered as ECE 409.) Topics in engineering practice, licensing, ethics and ethical problem-solving. Cases illustrating ethical issues facing practicing engineers. One lecture and one recitation per week for eight weeks. Restriction: senior standing. 17.00 17.33 17.00
CE411 Structural mechanics of concrete beams, slabs, columns, walls and footings; checking and proportioning of members and connections in accordance with specifications for limit state concrete design. Prerequisite: 310L. Restriction: senior standing. 5.67 13.33 17.00
CE415 Students will plan, design, construct, and test projects for competitions such as the American Society of Civil Engineering/American Institute of Steel Construction steel bridge competition and the American Concrete Institute s concrete canoe competition. Offered on a CR/NC basis only. Restriction: junior or senior standing. 0.33 16.67 0.33
CE424 Design of steel systems in accordance with LRFD design specifications. Prerequisite: 310L. Restriction: senior standing.
CE436 Principles and design of wastewater treatment systems which are dependent on biological organisms. Processes covered include suspended culture and fixed culture systems, nutrient removal, hybrid systems, land application and on-site treatment systems. Emphasis will be placed on fundamental interaction between the organisms, wastes and receiving body of water. Prerequisite: 335. Restriction: senior standing.
CE437L   0.00 6.67 0.00
CE440 Applications of the principles of fluid mechanics to the design and analysis of pipe systems. Topics include pipe network analysis, design and selection of hydraulic machinery and analysis of transient and compressible flow. Prerequisite: 331L. 8.33 20.00 25.00
CE441 (also offered as EPS 462). Hydrologic and geologic factors controlling groundwater flow, including flow to wells. The hydrologic cycle; intereactions between surface and subsurface hydrologic systems; regional flow systems. Groundwater geochemistry and contaminant transport. Prerequisite: MATH 163 and CHEM 121 and CHEM 123L and PHYS 160. Restriction: senior standing.
CE442 Design of water distribution systems and open channels; selection of pumps and turbines; hydraulics of wells; basic engineering hydrology including precipitation, infiltration, runoff, flood routing, statistical measures and water resources planning. Prerequisite: 331 and MATH 162.
CE455 (Also offered as ME 455) Estimating, proposing, planning, scheduling, quality and cost control and reporting of an engineering project. Case studies of typical engineering projects. Small projects carried out by student teams. Restriction: junior or senior standing.
CE462 Application of principles of soil mechanics to analysis and design of footings, piles, caissons, cofferdams and other substructures. Prerequisite: 360L.
CE464 Geologic considerations; physical properties and engineering classification of intact rock; in situ behavior of rock masses; effect of geologic discontinuities on physical properties; application of rock mechanics principles to specific foundation problems; reinforcement of rock masses; controlled blasting and blast-induced vibrations. Prerequisite: 360L.
CE466 Pavement design principles, including a review of methods for soil testing and characterization, base selection, subgrade stabilization and surfacing material design. Procedures for new pavement design and existing pavement testing and evaluation will be covered. Prerequisite: 360L. 1.00 6.67 3.00
CE473 Basic law concepts pertaining to the construction industry in New Mexico, including the Construction Industries Licensing Act, construction contracts, change orders, delay damages, contractor liability, dispute resolution, lien laws and the Miller Acts. Prerequisite: 257 and 277 and ENGL 219. Restriction: junior or senior standing. 8.33 21.67 25.00
CE474 This course reviews written documents used throughout construction projects, describing how the documents relate to each other and to drawings. It provides detail on the theory, techniques and format for every aspect of construction documentation. Prerequisite: 376 and 377 and ENGL 219. 10.67 23.33 32.00
CE475 Basic safety and loss control concepts, practices, and skills to improve construction job site safety; OSHA regulations, accidents, documentation, safety policies and procedures, safe work environments, crisis management, and other safety related topics. Prereqisite: 376 and 377 and ENGL 219. Restriction: junior or senior standing. 15.00 23.33 45.00
CE477 Time and cost budgeting is used for project control through management information and systems engineering. Topics to include cost integrated scheduling, earned value, probabilistic estimating and scheduling, crashing, trade-off analysis and forecasting. Prerequisite: 257 and 277. Restriction: junior or senior standing.
CE478 Design and construction of temporary support structures used in the construction industry, including concrete formwork, scaffolding, caissons, cofferdams and dewatering systems. Prerequisite: 308 or 371.
CE480 Basic principles and geometric design of roadways, roadsides, interchanges and intersections. Prerequisite: 483.
CE481 Planning aspects of highway transportation including transportation goals, transportation forecasting techniques and models, selection between alternate solutions, financing improvements.
CE482 Principles of the geometric design and operation of streets and highways, including planning aspects, traffic design and control and highway safety. Application of these principles to actual situations. Prerequisite: 382. Restriction: junior or senior standing. 10.00 17.33 30.00
CE483 Highway traffic speed, volume, capacity, accidents, origin-destination, and parking; the road users and vehicles in traffic; models and theories describing traffic flow. Prerequisite: 382. 1.33 5.33 4.00
CE484 Technical and policy issues associated with hazardous materials transportation. Examines the transportation regulatory environment and specific issues relating to accident analysis, routing, risk assessment and community preparedness and emergency response.
CE491 Advanced studies in various areas of civil engineering. 15.67 55.33 46.67
CE491A  
CE491B  
CE491C  
CE491D  
CE492 Advanced studies in various areas of civil engineering. 0.67 10.00 0.67
CE493 . 1.00 10.00 2.33
CE493A  
CE494 . 0.00 10.00 0.00
CE495 Practical construction industry experience (both home office and field). Students spend designated period of time with owner or contractor. Evaluation by both instructor and industry sponsor, emphasizing student s understanding of observed project management operations. Restriction: junior or senior standing. 3.00 10.00 3.00
CE497L Comprehensive, creative construction management of a typical construction project, including estimating, scheduling, document preparation, constructibility site analysis and quality, safety, equipment and material plans. Both written and oral presentations are required. Pre- or corequisites: 477. Restriction: senior standing. 5.67 8.33 17.00
CE499 Comprehensive, creative design of a typical civil engineering project, including cost analysis. Detailed study based on written proposals by student teams, both written and oral reports required. To be taken in the student s last semester. Prerequisites: 310 and 335 and 350 and 360 and 382 and 442. Restriction: senior standing. 13.67 20.00 41.00
CE501 (Also offered as ME 501.) State of stress and strain at a point, stress-strain relationships; topics in beam theory such as unsymmetrical bending, curved beams, and elastic foundations; torsion of noncircular cross-sections, energy principles.
CE502 Topics in finite element analysis with applications to problems in a two and three dimensional, solid continuum. 6.00 13.33 18.00
CE503 Mechanical behavior of constituent materials, characteristics of the lamina and laminates, composite action and mechanics, fracture and failure theories, hygrothermal effects, testing and inspection techniques, design of composite structures.
CE506 Theoretical and practical aspects of behavior and design of prestressed concrete structures.
CE508 Behavior, analysis and design of discrete and continuous plates and shells. Membrane and bending behavior using elasticity and plastic yield line theories. Numerical methods of solution.
CE511 Structural mechanics of concrete beams, slabs, columns, walls and footings; checking and proportioning of members and connections in accordance with specifications for limit state concrete design. 3.67 8.67 11.00
CE518 General concept of stability of elastic and inelastic systems: columns, beam-columns, frames, plates and torsional stability. Equilibrium, energy and dynamic methods, nonlinear systems, nonconservative problems, discretized mathematical models.
CE520 Basic theory of structural vibrations; structural response/design to dynamic loads; approximate frequency methods for design; response spectra for design; viscous and tuned mass damping; lumped mass systems using matrix methods; periodic and transient response using normal mode method; continuous mass systems.
CE521 Nature of dynamic loading from earthquakes and bomb blasts; nature of dynamic resistance of structural elements and complete structures; criteria for design of blast and earthquake resistant structures; applications. 11.00 15.00 33.00
CE524 Design of steel systems in accordance with LRFD design specifications.
CE530 This course discusses the legal and regulatory aspects associated with principal technologies in current use in environmental engineering. The regulatory programs to be addressed include those established under NEPA, CAA, CWA, SDWA, RCRA and CERCLA.
CE531 Theory and design of common physical-chemical treatment processes including sedimentation, coagulation, flocculation, water softening, oxidation, disinfection, sludge handling and disposal, filtration and centrifugation.
CE532 Principles and design practices of unit operations applicable for special problems. Processes covered will include absorption, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, wet air oxidation, ammonia stripping among others. Emphasis will be on reuse of treated effluent and production of high quality water for special applications including drinking water and industrial water supply. 2.67 8.67 8.00
CE534 A comprehensive survey including acid-base and precipitation equilibria, complexation of metals, transformation occurring in the environment adsorption, ion exchange. The approach will be quantitative and aimed at developing the students ability to predict consequences of environmental manipulation, treatment processes and phenomena observed in the field. 2.33 10.00 7.00
CE536 Principles and design of wastewater treatment systems which are dependent on biological organisms. Processes covered include suspended culture and fixed culture systems, nutrient removal, hybrid systems, land application and on-site treatment systems. Emphasis will be placed on fundamental interaction between the organisms, wastes and receiving body of water.
CE537L   1.67 5.00 5.00
CE539 (Also offered as CHNE 439./539.) Introduction to the nuclear fuel cycle emphasizing sources, characteristics and management of radioactive wastes. Types of radiation, radioactive decay calculations, shielding requirements. Radwaste management technologies and disposal options.
CE540 Applications of the principles of fluid mechanics to the design and analysis of pipe systems. Topics include pipe network analysis, design and selection of hydraulic machinery and analysis of transient and compressible flow. 5.33 12.00 16.00
CE541 Hydrologic and geologic factors controlling groundwater flow, including flow to wells. The hydrologic cycle; interaction between surface and subsurface hydrologic systems; regional flow systems. Groundwater geochemistry and containment transport.
CE542 Hydrometeorology, interception, depression storage, infiltration, hydrograph analysis, flood routing, urban hydrology, groundwater analysis and utilization. Prerequisite: 442. Restriction: graduate standing. 5.67 16.00 17.00
CE543 Derivation of equations for fluid flow and contaminant transport in saturated and unsaturated media. Application of analytical solutions of these equations. Introduction to principles of finite difference, finite element and stochastic methods of numerical modeling.
CE544 Analysis of river basin development. Legal and economic factors in water use and reuse. American experience in political organization for river basin control. Fundamentals of mathematical models for optimizing river basin development.
CE545 Open channel hydraulics; specific energy and specific force; steady and unsteady flow; gradually varied flow; rapidly varied flow; computation of water surface profiles.
CE547 Principles and operation of geographic information systems using Arc GIS, work with surface and subsurface digital representations of the environment considering hydrologic and transportation processes. Course project is required. Restriction: graduate standing. 21.67 23.00 65.00
CE548 (Also offered as ECE 548) Theory of fuzzy sets; foundations of fuzzy logic. Fuzzy logic is shown to contain evidence, possibility and probability logics; course emphasizes engineering applications; control, pattern recognition, damage assessment, decisions; hardware/software demonstrations. 1.67 3.33 5.00
CE549 Principles and applications of water, energy and solute transport in the near-surface environment. Topics covered include moisture characteristic curves, unsaturated hydraulic conductivity, Richards equation and numerical solutions. Processes studied include infiltration, redistribution, evapotranspiration and recharge. Restriction: graduate standing.
CE551 Advanced reading, analysis, design or research. 2.67 150.00 6.67
CE554 Introduction to probabilistic and statistical techniques, including descriptive measures, distributions, hypotheses testing, regression and analysis of variance, and their application to specific examples in the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of civil engineering facilities.
CE560 Stress space and stress paths; in situ tests; shear strength and behavior of sands and clays; selection of strength parameters for analysis and design.
CE561L Advanced soil testing procedures, laboratory study of the mechanical and physical properties of soil, stress path testing and cyclic testing. One lecture, 6 hrs. lab. 3.00 6.67 9.00
CE562 Application of principles of soil mechanics to analysis and design of footings, piles, caissons, cofferdams and other substructures.
CE563 Analysis and design of earth dams, embankments and excavations; seepage, slope stability. Buried structures, conduits and culverts. Computer applications.
CE564 Geologic considerations; physical properties and engineering classification of intact rock; in situ behavior of rock masses; effect of geologic discontinuities on physical properties; application of rock mechanics principles to specific foundation problems; reinforcement of rock masses; controlled blasting and blast-induced vibrations.
CE565 Understanding of the factors that determine and control the engineering properties of soils. Soil deposits, formation and composition; properties of the clay minerals, soil structure and fabric; and deformational behavior of soils under stresses.
CE566 Pavement design principles, including a review of methods for soil testing and characterization, base selection, subgrade stabilization and surfacing material design. Procedures for new pavement design and existing pavement testing and evaluation will be covered. 4.67 6.67 14.00
CE567 Analytical and practical aspects of foundation design problems: soil improvement, foundations in difficult soils, reinforced earth walls, sheet pile walls, slurry walls, excavation and anchors. 3.33 6.67 10.00
CE568 Behavior of soils subjected to loads, elastic and inelastic wave propagation in soils, ground motion, machine foundations, wave effects on structures, seismic studies, pile driving and dynamic soil testing.
CE571 Principles of sustainable design and construction, including life-cycle cost analysis, evaluation of economic and environmental impacts, state-of-the-art technology, and LEED certification.
CE573 Basic law concepts pertaining to the construction industry in New Mexico, including the Construction Industries Licensing Act, construction contracts, change orders, delay damages, contractor liability, dispute resolution, lien laws and the Miller Acts. 8.33 16.67 25.00
CE574 This course reviews written documents used throughout construction projects, describing how the documents relate to each other and to drawings. It provides detail on the theory, techniques and format for every aspect of construction documentation. 3.33 16.67 10.00
CE575 Basic safety and loss control concepts, practices, and skills to improve construction job site safety; OSHA regulations, accidents, documentation, safety policies and procedures, safe work environments, crisis management, and other safety related topics. 4.67 21.67 14.00
CE576 Defining characteristics of various project delivery systems, processes to solicite and procure those services. Responsibilities, risks and rewards for owners, designers, and contractors under various PDS. 5.00 10.00 15.00
CE577 Time and cost budgeting is used for project control through management information and systems engineering. Topics to include cost integrated scheduling, earned value, probabilistic estimating and scheduling, crashing, trade-off analysis and forecasting.
CE578 Design and construction of temporary support structures used in the construction industry, including concrete formwork, scaffolding, caissons, cofferdams and dewatering systems.
CE580 Basic principles and geometric design of roadways, roadsides, interchanges and intersections. Prerequisite: 483.
CE581 Planning aspects of highway transportation including transportation goals, transportation forecasting techniques and models, selection between alternate solutions, financing improvements. 0.33 6.67 1.00
CE582 Principles of the geometric design and operation of streets and highways, including planning aspects, traffic design and control and highway safety. Application of these principles to actual situations. 1.00 10.00 3.00
CE583 Highway traffic speed, volume, capacity, accidents, origin-destination and parking; the road users and vehicles in traffic; models and theories describing traffic flow. 1.00 5.33 3.00
CE584 Technical and policy issues associated with hazardous materials transportation. Examines the transportation regulatory environment and specific issues relating to accident analysis, routing, risk assessment and community preparedness and emergency response.
CE588 Development of project concept, investigation of needs, initial data collection and assembly of written and field materials necessary to conduct a professional project. Exploration of alternative means to conduct the project. Prerequisites: completion of 12 credit hours of 500 level course work. Restriction: Civil Engineering or Construction Management majors. 7.00 25.00 15.00
CE598 A course offered by Civil Engineering faculty which presents a detailed examination of developing sciences and technologies in a classroom setting. {Offered upon demand} 45.00 105.67 135.00
CE598A  
CE598B  
CE598C  
CE598D  
CE598E  
CE598F  
CE599 Offered on a CR/NC basis only. 20.00 260.00 64.00
CE650 Restriction: CE majors only. 1.67 20.00 6.33
CE691 Offered on a CR/NC basis only. 32.67 40.00 32.67
CE699 Offered on a CR/NC basis only. 9.67 346.67 77.67

"CE: Civil Engineering "Three Fall Subject Average - Enroll: 684.33 Capacity: 1,877.00 Credits: 2,057.00'