856. History of Modern Technology (3 cr) Lec 3.

This course is not to be used for graduate credit in engineering and technology. Survey of the developments in the various types of technology with emphasis on the time period after 1750. Social and economic impacts of technological developments are considered. In-depth studies of three important developments in different fields of technology are undertaken.

8690. Technology, Science and Civilization (3 cr) Lec 2, disc 2.

Prereq: Permission

Offered on Omaha Campus. Development of technology as a trigger of change upon humankind, from the earliest tools of Homo Habilis to the advent of the radio telescope in exploring the creation of the universe. Traces the paths from early science to development of the sciences and technologies that will dominate the new millennium.

*801. Graduate Design Project I (3 cr) Ind.

Prereq: (UNO) AE 4010 or 4020; or (UNO) CIVE 3140; and permission

AREN *801/(UNO) AE *8010 requires a professionally-written report and oral presentation that demonstrates both mastery of the subject and a high level of writing and oral communication skills.

Perform a detailed investigation in the Option Area of the master of architectural engineering degree.

*802. Graduate Design Project II (3 cr) Ind.

Prereq: AREN *801/(UNO) AE *8010; and permission

Second of a two-course capstone design project for the MAE degree. AREN *802/(UNO) AE *8020 requires a professionally-written report and oral presentation that demonstrates both mastery of the subject and a high level of writing and oral communication ski

Complete a detailed investigation in the Option Area of the master of architectural engineering degree.

*803. Building Communication Systems (3 cr) Lec, lab. (UNO)

Prereq: AE 3220

Integration of voice, data and video systems into overall building design. Scalability; wireless systems; interference; project management; current industry standards and protocols.

*805. Sustainable Building Design (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 341 or ARCH 332; AE 310 or AREN 841 or ARCH 333

Integrates building design with the principles of minimum resource use, energy conservation and healthy indoor environments.

*806. Architectural Engineering Professional Practice I (3 cr)

Prereq: ISMG 2060

Investigation of issues related to the integration of building design processes with professional architectural engineering practice. Aspects of building design project finance, budgets, contracts, legal issues, professional licensure, professional responsibility and professional ethics. The perspective of life-cycle costing.

*807. Architectural Engineering Professional Practice II (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: IMSE 206/(UNO) IMSG 2060; and AREN *806/(UNO) AE *8060

Continuation of investigation of issues related to the integration of building design processes with professional architectural engineering design practice.

Building design specifications, estimating, bidding, building construction contract negotiations, building design project management, project team personnel management, project risk, and key regulatory measures.

*808. Applied Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: STAT 380/(UNO) 3800

Overview of advanced experimental design methods and statistical analysis techniques. Application of these to the planning, execution, analysis, and description of research in architectural engineering.

810. Solar Energy Systems (3 cr)

Prereq: MECH 820 or permission

Fundamentals of solar energy system modeling analysis and design. Solar radiation modeling, surface properties of opaque and glazing materials, flat-plate collector design, solar energy storage, solar system thermal calculation, system application and design.

811. Indoor Air Quality Engineering (3 cr) Lec 3. (UNO)

Prereq: AE 3120

Indoor air quality. Codes, standards, HVAC equipment, commissioning, operation, maintenance, investigation, and remediation.

*812. Building Control and Automation Systems (3 cr) (UNO)

Prereq: MATH 3350 ; AE 3100, 4120, 4120

Fundamental concepts of building control theory and automation. Building control: state-variable plant and closed-loop system representation, time and frequency response, stability, root-locus methods and design of building control systems. Automation: thermostats, dampers, valves, direct digital control, control of air handling units, terminal units, primary building systems, supervisory control and system optimization, communication systems, BACnet, and DDC system design and implementation.

814. Building Energy Systems-Primary Energy Systems (4 cr)

Prereq: MENG 300

Design and analysis of primary energy systems; vapor compression chillers, absorption chillers, central cooling plants, boilers systems and heating plants, cooling storage systems and plants, and cogeneration systems and plants. Experiments and team projects. Boiler performance and chiller performance evaluations. Team projects to develop innovative engineering solutions to contemporary design problems.

*815. Building Energy Simulation and Performance Contracting (3 cr) (UNO)

Prereq: AE 3100, 4120, 4140, and 4400

Integrated approach to deliver energy improvement retrofit projects that provide economical and ecological benefits. Proficiency in EnergyPlus or DOE-2 and in retrofit cost estimation will be attained and integrated into an engineering economic analysis. Partnering configurations, contracts, financing, and measurement and verification. Concepts applied to a practical class project.

817. Theory and Application of Thermal Systems Measurement (3 cr) (UNO)

Prereq: STAT 8805 or equivalent

Analysis, theory, and methods of instrumentation for thermal system energy consumption measurement and scientific research testing. Emphasis on sensors, traducers, and error analysis.

818. Indoor Air Quality Design (3 cr)

Prereq: AREN 811 or permission

Fundamentals of project management within the mechanical and electrical contracting industry. Emphasis on codes, contract documents, productivity, coordination, project control and administration, scheduling, safety, and project closeout, all from a speciality contracting perspective.

820. Lighting II: Theory, Design and Application (4 cr) (UNO)

Prereq: AE 3200

Lab sessions include photometric measurements and computer applications. Design and analysis of lighting systems; integration between lighting design process and technical foundations for building lighting. Design criteria; lighting design procedures, lighting modes and subjective effects; and calculation tools.

821. Lighting II: Advanced Design Practice (3 cr)

Prereq: AREN 820

Design and analysis of lighting for outdoor sports, floodlighting and interior applications; economic analysis; modeling algorithms; advanced photometrics.

*822. Electrical Systems for Buildings II (3 cr) Lec, lab. (UNO)

Prereq: AE 3220

Power systems analysis and design, integration of electrical system components into functional, safe and reliable power distribution systems for commercial and industrial facilities. Per unit analysis, fault analysis, power quality, grounding, overcurrent protection coordination and complete power system design.

823. Light Sources (3 cr)

Prereq: AREN 820

Fundamental science and principles of light generation in modern electric light sources; characteristics that influence applications of light sources.

*824. Lighting Metrics (3 cr) (UNO)

Prereq: AE 3200 or equivalent

Critical survey and application of measures developed to characterize the effects of lighting systems on human perception and performance. Contrast, visibility, visual performance (Relative Visual Performance, Visibility Level); visual comfort probability; discomfort glare rating system; and unified glare rating system.

825. Daylighting (3 cr)

Prereq: AREN 820

Use of natural light in building design. Solar position, sky luminance, distribution models, daylighting equipment, calculation methods, and psychological concepts. Extensive use of computer modeling and scale models.

830. Advanced Noise Control (3 cr) (UNO)

Prereq: AE 3300 or equivalent

Characterization of acoustic sources; use and measurement of sound power and intensity; sound-structure interaction; acoustic enclosures and barriers; muffling devices; vibration control; and active noise control.

833. Advanced Architectural Acoustics (3 cr) (UNO)

Prereq: AE 3300 or equivalent

Advanced study of the behavior of sound in rooms. Design of acoustical spaces; physical and computational modeling; measurement techniques; and introduction to sound reinforcement in rooms.

*835. Electroacoustics (3 cr) (UNO)

Prereq: AE 3300 or equivalent

Electrical-mechanical-acoustical circuit analogies; transducers, loudspeakers, microphones, and accelerometers; directivity; calibration techniques; and sound reinforcement systems in rooms.

*841. Building Energy and Acoustical Systems (3 cr)

Prereq: Admission to MEng program or permission

Building energy and acoustical systems: energy systems, including psychometric processes and applications; load calculations; distribution systems; acoustic fundamentals; room acoustics; and noise control.

913. Dynamic Programming and Optimal Control (3 cr) (UNO)

Prereq: AE 3100, 4120, 4140 ; AREN 812

Concepts and implementation of dynamic programming for building optimal and adaptive control. Deterministic shortest-path applications and continuous-time optimal control, inventory control, perfect and imperfect state information, suboptimal and adaptive control, discounted infinite horizon and stochastic shortest-path problems including Q-Learning.

915. Modern Building Control Applications (3 cr) (UNO)

Prereq: AE 3100, 4120, 4140 ; AREN 812

Neuro-dynamic programming/reinforcement learning methodology, fuzzy logic methods, and evolutionary/genetic algorithms (GA) to building control problems. Concepts applied to case studies from problem areas.

916. Building Energy Systems Modeling, Control and Optimization (3 cr) Lec, lab.

Prereq: AE 420 and AREN 812; or permission

Modeling, control, and optimization of the secondary building energy systems: building envelope, room comfort zones, air handling units, cooling and heating water loops.

917. Primary Energy Systems Modeling, Control and Optimization (3 cr)

Prereq: AREN 812, 814 or permission

Modeling, control, and optimization of the primary building energy systems: central distribution systems, chiller systems, boiler systems, central coding plants, central heating plants, and thermal storage systems.

918. Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Indoor Environments (3 cr)

Prereq: AREN 811, MECH 810, or permission

Application of computational fluid dynamics software to modeling of indoor environments. Turbulence modeling, boundary conditions, natural and forced convection flows, species transport, and fire modeling.

920. Color Theory (3 cr)

Prereq: AREN 820

Theories of color vision; theoretical and mathematical basis for chromaticity, color temperature, color rendering metrics, color matching functions, and color spaces; spectral weighing functions; and measurement of color.

921. Current Research in Illumination Engineering (3 cr)

Current research in illumination engineering. Experimental methodologies and research practices. Technical papers from current lighting journals.

922. Behavioral Sciences for Lighting Research (3 cr)

Experimental design methods and statistical analysis techniques, specifically as these are applied to the planning, execution, analysis and description of lighting experiments.

923. Psychological Aspects of Lighting (3 cr)

Review of research investigating the effects of light and color on human physiology, psychological processes, and human subjective response to lighting.

930. Current Topics in Architectural Acoustics (3 cr)

Prereq: AREN 833

Current topics in architectural acoustics. Objective versus subjective measures in performance spaces, electronic enhancement of rooms, advanced computational modeling techniques, and auralization.

997. Research Other Than Thesis (1-6 cr, max 6)

Prereq: Permission

Supervised non-thesis research and independent study.

998. Special Topics (1-3 cr, max 3)

Prereq: Permission

Advanced topics in architectural engineering.

999. Doctoral Dissertation (1-24 cr, max 55)

Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair

824. Machine Design in Agricultural Engineering (3 cr I) Lec 3.

Prereq: ENGM 325

Design of machine elements. Definition, analysis, and solution of a design problem in agricultural engineering.

841. Animal Waste Management (BSEN 841) (3 cr I) Lec 3.

Characterization of wastes from animal production. Specification and design of collection, transport, storage, treatment and land application systems. Air and water pollution, regulatory and management aspects.

853. Irrigation and Drainage Systems Engineering (BSEN *853) (3 cr II) Lec 2, lab/rct 2.

Prereq: MECH or CIVE 310, and BSEN 344 or permission

Analytical and design consideration of evapotranspiration, soil moisture and water movement related to irrigation and drainage systems; analysis and design of components of irrigation and drainage systems including water supplies, pumping plants, sprinkler systems, including center-pivots.

860. Instrumentation and Controls (BSEN 860) (3 cr I) Lec 2, lab 2.

Prereq: Permission

Analysis and design of instrumentation and controls for agricultural and biological production, management and processing. Theory of basic sensors and transducers, analog and digital electrical control circuits, and the interfacing of computers with instruments and controls. Signal analysis and interpretation for improving system performance.

*889. Seminar I (BSEN *889) (1 cr)

All entering biological systems engineering students and all agricultural engineering students are required to register for *889. Introduction into departmental and campus resources, professionalism, preparation and delivery of presentations, technical writing, and additional topics as arranged by enrolled students.

*896. Special Problems (BSEN *896) (1-6 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Investigation and written report on engineering problems not covered in sufficient depth through existing courses. Topic varies by semester.

*898. Internship (BSEN *898) (1-6 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Students required to write an internship report of their creative accomplishments after completion of the internship. Students may spend up to nine months at the cooperating partner’s workplace. Solution of engineering or management problems through a non-academic experience within the private sector or a government agency. The experience entails all or some of the following: research, design, analysis, and testing on an engineering problem. A plan, which documents how the individual will demonstrate creativity during the internship must be approved prior to the internship.

*899. Masters Thesis (6-10 cr)

Prereq: Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser

923. Advanced Design in Agricultural Engineering (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 3.

Prereq: Agricultural engineering or permission

The use of theories of failure, fatigue, stress concentrations, shock and impact analysis in the design of machine members. Laboratory work includes an in-depth study of the testing and analysis of machine components.

941. Agricultural Waste Management (BSEN 941) (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: Permission

Aerobic, anaerobic, and physical-chemical treatment, energy recovery and protein synthesis processes for high-strength organic materials; agricultural applications including composting, ammonia stripping, nitrification, denitrification, and land disposal of organic and chemically treated materials.

953. Advanced Irrigation and Drainage Systems Engineering (3 cr)

Prereq: AGEN 853, MATH 821 or permission

Advanced analytical considerations of environmental aspects of soil-plant systems; movement of water in soils; water movement through plants; and irrigation and drainage systems for controlling water in the soil-plant environment.

954. Hydrologic Modeling of Small Watersheds (2 cr) Lec 2.

Prereq: AGEN 854 and CIVE 822

Mathematical modeling of the runoff process for small rural and urban watersheds. Appraisal of techniques for estimating runoff volume and peak discharges for ungaged watersheds; hydrograph synthesis; composite hydrographs; and frequency relationships of rainfall and runoff.

955. Solute Movement in Soils (AGRO 955; CIVE 955; GEOL 985) (3 cr II) Lec 3.

Prereq: MATH 208; AGRO 861 or GEOL 888 or MSYM 852 or CIVE 858

Knowledge of a programming language. MATH 821 recommended. Offered even-numbered calendar years. Examination of the theory and experimental evidence available to characterize the movement of chemicals in soil. Both saturated and unsaturated flow conditions examined. Initial presentation of basic theoretical concepts. Remainder of class a discussion of the literature.

989. Seminar II (BSEN 989) (1 cr II)

All PhD students in biological systems engineering or agricultural engineering must register for 989. Developing a graduate program, orientation to research, grant and research proposal preparation, experimental design and analysis, manuscript preparation and review, preparations and delivery of technical presentations, and research management.

998. Advanced Topics (BSEN 998) (1-6 cr, max 6)

Prereq: Permission

Individual study in advanced engineering topics that are not covered in regular course work or thesis. Topic varies by term.

999. Doctoral Dissertation (1-24 cr, max 55)

Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair

814. Medical Imaging Systems (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: BSEN 311 or ELEC 304

Underlying physics, instrumentation and signal analysis of biomedical and biological imaging modalities. MRI, X-ray, CT, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and the human visual system. Energy-tissue interactions. Resolution, point spread function, contrast, diffraction, comparisons. Information content in images for biological systems.

822. Pollution Prevention: Principles and Practices (CIVE 822) (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Introduction to pollution prevention (P2) and waste minimization methods; practical applications to small businesses and industries. Legislative and historical development of P2, benefits of P2, systems analysis, waste estimation, P2 methods, P2 economics and sources of P2 information.

841. Animal Waste Management (AGEN 841) (3 cr I) Lec 3.

Characterization of wastes from animal production. Specification and design of collection, transport, storage, treatment and land application systems. Air and water pollution, regulatory and management aspects.

846. Unit Operations of Biological Processing (3 cr II) Lec 2, rct 1.

Prereq: BSEN 225 and CHEM 332 or equivalent

Application of heat, mass, and moment transport in analysis and design of unit operations for biological and agricultural materials. Evaporation, drying, distillation, extraction, teaching, thermal processing, membrane separation, centrifugation, and filtration.

*853. Irrigation and Drainage Systems Engineering (AGEN 853) (3 cr II) Lec 2, lab/rct 2.

Prereq: MECH or CIVE 310, and BSEN 344 or permission

Analytical and design consideration of evapotranspiration, soil moisture and water movement related to irrigation and drainage systems; analysis and design of components of irrigation and drainage systems including water supplies, pumping plants, sprinkler systems, including center-pivots.

855. Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Engineering (CIVE 855) (3 cr)

Prereq: BSEN/CIVE 326; BSEN/AGEN 350 or CIVE 352

Identification, characterization, and assessment of nonpoint source pollutants; transport mechanisms and remediation technologies; design methodologies and case studies.

858. Groundwater Engineering (CIVE 858) (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 352 or AGEN/BSEN 350 or equivalent

Application of engineering principles to the movement of groundwater. Analysis and design of wells, well fields, and artificial recharge. Analysis of pollutant movement.

860. Instrumentation and Controls (AGEN 860) (3 cr I) Lec 2, lab 2.

Prereq: Permission

Analysis and design of instrumentation and controls for agricultural and biological production, management and processing. Theory of basic sensors and transducers, analog and digital electrical control circuits, and the interfacing of computers with instruments and controls. Signal analysis and interpretation for improving system performance.

*889. Seminar I (AGEN *889) (1 cr)

All entering biological systems engineering students and all agricultural engineering students are required to register for *889. Introduction into departmental and campus resources, professionalism, preparation and delivery of presentations, technical writing, and additional topics as arranged by enrolled students.

*896. Special Problems (AGEN *896) (1-6 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Investigation and written report on engineering problems not covered in sufficient depth through existing courses. Topic varies by semester.

*898. Internship (AGEN *898) (1-6 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Students required to write an internship report of their creative accomplishments after completion of the internship. Students may spend up to nine months at the cooperating partner’s workplace. Solution of engineering or management problems through a non-academic experience within the private sector or a government agency. The experience entails all or some of the following: research, design, analysis, and testing on an engineering problem. A plan, which documents how the individual will demonstrate creativity during the internship must be approved prior to the internship.

*899. Masters Thesis (6-10 cr)

Prereq: Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser

912. Advanced Ultrasound Imaging (3 cr)

Prereq: BSEN 311 or ELEC 304 Engineering design and analysis of medical ultrasound applications

Beamforming, diffraction, wave space, scattering, imaging. Interactions of mechanical energy and tissue. Linear and phased arrays. Doppler estimation of blood flow velocity. Tumor and cyst characterization. Other modern research topics in medical ultrasound.

935. Analysis of Engineering Properties of Biological Materials (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 2.

Prereq: BSEN 846 or equivalent

Current and relevant mechanical, rheological, thermal, electrical, and optical properties as related to the engineering of processing, storage, handling, and utilization systems for biological materials are selected for analysis.

941. Agricultural Waste Management (AGEN 941) (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: Permission

Aerobic, anaerobic, and physical-chemical treatment, energy recovery and protein synthesis processes for high-strength organic materials; agricultural applications including composting, ammonia stripping, nitrification, denitrification, and land disposal of organic and chemically treated materials.

943. Bioenvironmental Engineering (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: MATH 821

An engineer analysis of livestock, their environment and the interaction between the two; mathematical models, heat transfer, energy balances, environmental measurements, physiological measurements, calorimetry.

951. Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Biological Engineering (3 cr) Lec 3.

Advanced mathematical modeling techniques and applications. Specific topics from current literature and vary depending on research interests.

954. Turbulent Transfer in the Atmospheric Surface Layer (NRES 954) (3 cr)

Prereq: MATH 821; MECH 310 or NRES 808 or BIOS 857; or equivalent or permission

Offered spring semester of odd-numbered calendar years.

989. Seminar II (AGEN 989) (1 cr II)

All PhD students in biological systems engineering or agricultural engineering must register for 989. Developing a graduate program, orientation to research, grant and research proposal preparation, experimental design and analysis, manuscript preparation and review, preparations and delivery of technical presentations, and research management.

998. Advanced Topics (AGEN 998) (1-6 cr, max 6)

Prereq: Permission

Individual study in advanced engineering topics that are not covered in regular course work or thesis. Topic varies by term.

999. Doctoral Dissertation (1-24 cr, max 55)

Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair

999. Doctoral Dissertation (1-24 cr, max 55)

Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair

*805. Multiple Contact Separation Processes (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 823 and permission

Application of the principles of physical kinetics and the equilibrium stage to separation processes such as absorption, extraction, and distillation.

*815. Advanced Chemical Engineering Analysis (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 833, MATH 820 or 821

Application of advanced mathematics to chemical engineering design, with emphasis upon the derivation of differential equations describing physical situations as well as upon the solution of these equations. Design methods for tubular and stirred tank reactors, ion exchange units, pebble heaters, gas absorbers, mixers, etc.

823. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics and Kinetics (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 322, 833

CHME 322 continued with application of kinetics to reactor design.

*825. Theoretical and Applied Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineers (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 823 or CHEM 982, MATH 820 or 821 or equivalent

Application of classical engineering and chemical thermodynamics to problems in chemical engineering.

830. Chemical Engineering Laboratory (4 cr I) Lec 1, lab 4.

Prereq: CHME 203, 833

Prereq or parallel: CHME 842. Selected experiments in chemical engineering. Experimental design, interpretation of results, and formal oral and written reports.

832. Transport Operations (3 cr)

Prereq: MATH 208, CHME 260, or MECH 200

Mass, momentum, and energy transport phenomena and their applications in chemical engineering.

833. Transport Operations (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 832

Chemical engineering 832 continued.

834. Diffusional Operations (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 823 and 833, MATH 820 or 821

Application of diffusional theory to the design of processing equipment required for absorption, adsorption, leaching, drying, and chemical reactions.

*835. Transport Phenomena (3 cr)

Prereq: MATH 821; CHME 832 and 833 or equivalent

Advanced consideration of molecular and turbulent momentum, energy and mass transport.

842. Chemical Reactor Engineering and Design (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 823 or permission

Basic principles of chemical kinetics are coupled with models descriptive of rates of energy and mass transfer for the analysis and design of reactor systems.

*845. Advanced Chemical Engineering Kinetics (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME *815, 823, *835, 842

Kinetics of chemical reactions in several categories of reactors for interpretation of experimental data and design of equipment.

*847. Principles and Applications of Catalysis in Reaction Engineering (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 842 or equivalent

Kinetics of chemical reactions in several categories of reactors for interpretation of experimental data and design of equipment.

852. Chemical Engineering Process Economics and Optimization (3 cr I)

Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of: IMSE 206 or CHME 452/852. Criteria of chemical process engineering economics: cost and asset accounting, time value of money, profitability, alternative investments, minimum attractive rate of return, sensitivity and risk analysis. Process optimization in: plant operations, cyclic operations, unit operations, using successive calculations, linear programming and dynamic programming.

853. Chemical Engineering Process Design (3 cr II) Lec 1, lab 4.

Prereq: CHME 203, 833, 842, 852

Design and evaluation of chemical engineering process applications.

854. Chemical Process Engineering (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 830; CSCE 855 or ENGM 880 recommended

Practical and theoretical aspects of chemical process analysis, simulation, and synthesis. Case studies used to illustrate principles. Use of the digital computer as a tool of the process engineer is stressed.

860. Automatic Process Control Laboratory (1 cr)

Prereq: or parallel: CHME 862

Selected laboratory experiments to demonstrate the theory of the dynamics and control of chemical processes.

862. Automatic Process Control (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 833, MATH 821

Analysis and design of automatic control systems. Dynamic responses of measuring instruments, control elements, and process equipment included in control loops.

873. Biochemical Engineering (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CHEM 262

Dynamics of microbial growth and death. Engineering processes for microbiological synthesis of cellular material and industrial products, with emphasis on food and pharmaceutical production by bacteria and fungi.

874. Advanced Biochemical Engineering (2-6 cr)

Prereq: CHME 873 or permission

Recent theoretical and technical developments in biochemical engineering.

875. Biochemical Separations (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 833

Analytical perspective on separation and purification of compounds of biological origin. Application of unit operations for these separations.

882. Polymers (3 cr)

Prereq: CHEM 262 and 264

Introduction to polymer technology stressing polymerization kinetics, methods of resin manufacture, and applications.

886. Electrochemical Engineering (3 cr II) Lec 3.

Prereq: CHME 312, 833 and 842 or permission

Thermodynamic and kinetic principles of electrochemistry are applied to the design and analysis of electrochemical processes, including chemical production, batteries, fuel cells and corrosion prevention.

889. Air Pollution, Assessment and Control (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Survey of the present status of the air pollution problem and the application of engineering and scientific principles to its practical and effective coordinated control.

896. Advanced Topics in Chemical Engineering Computation (1-6 cr, max 6) Lec.

Prereq: CHME 312 or CSCE 455/855 or ENGM 480/880, and permission

Intensive treatment of special topics of current research interest in such areas as steady-state and dynamic process simulation, design optimization, chemical process synthesis, computer-aided product research, stochastic optimization, and numerical methods applied to transport problems.

*899. Masters Thesis (6-10 cr)

Prereq: Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser

900. Seminar in Chemical Engineering (1 cr per sem, max 6)

Discussion of research projects and review of current literature in chemical engineering.

915. Systems Analysis in Chemical Engineering (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 496/896

Computational methods of process optimization. Techniques of process systems analysis and their application in digital simulators. Process simulation in the presence of uncertainty.

925. Transport Properties (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME *835, CHEM 882

Application of the kinetic theories of gases, liquids, and solids to the prediction and correlation of transport properties.

935. Membrane Principles and Processes (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 823 and 833

Fundamental principles relating to membrane effects, the structure and properties of membranes, and applications in electrodialysis, ultrafiltration, diffusion control, artificial organs, and other processes.

965. Advanced Process Dynamics and Control (3 cr)

Prereq: CHME 862 or permission

Transient behavior of typical industrial processes and systems --heat exchangers, dryers, distillation columns, absorbers, chemical reactors, etc.--emphasis on the control of such processes. Introduction to systems engineering.

995. Special Problems in Chemical Engineering (1-9 cr)

Prereq: CHME 823, 833 or equivalent

999. Doctoral Dissertation (1-24 cr, max 55)

Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair

801. Civil Engineering Systems (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: MATH 821

Systems analysis approach to civil engineering problems. Systems model elements and principles of systems theory with applications to civil engineering.

819. Flow Systems Design (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE 326 or CIVE 327; parallel CIVE 352

Application of hydraulic principles to the design of water distribution systems, sanitary and stormwater collection systems, channelized flow systems, and pumping facilities.

821. Hazardous Waste Management and Treatment (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE/BSEN 326 or permission

The US hazardous waste management system and state and federal hazardous waste regulations. Chemical characteristics or hazardous waste and unit operations and processes used for treatment of soil, water and air.

822. Pollution Prevention: Principles and Practices (BSEN 822) (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Introduction to pollution prevention (P2) and waste minimization methods; practical applications to small businesses and industries. Legislative and historical development of P2, benefits of P2, systems analysis, waste estimation, P2 methods, P2 economics and sources of P2 information.

*823. Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes in Environmental Engineering (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 326, 425 or permission

Evaluation and analysis of physical and chemical unit operations and processes applied to the treatment of water, wastewater, and hazardous wastes.

824. Solid Waste Management Engineering (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE 326, 334

Planning, design, and operation of solid waste collection, processing, treatment, and disposal systems including materials, resources and energy recovery systems.

826. Design of Water Treatment Facilities (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 425 or permission

Analysis of water supplies and design of water treatment and distribution systems.

827. Design of Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Facilities (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 425 or permission

Analysis of systems for wastewater treatment and disposal.

*828. Quantitative Methods in Environmental Engineering (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 3.

Prereq: CIVE 326 or equivalent

Applications of chemistry, chemical processes, and biological processes in water and wastewater treatment. Laboratory methods used in environmental engineering. Basic water quality parameters, pathogen detection methods, and treatment of water/wastewater samples. QA/QC methods.

*829. Biological Waste Treatment (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE 326 or equivalent

Principles of biological processes and their application in the design of waste treatment systems.

830. Fundamentals of Water Quality Modeling (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 326

Water quality and the effects of various water pollutants on the aquatic environment; modeling of water quality variables.

831. Small Treatment Systems (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE/MECH 310 and CIVE/BSEN 326

Design of small and decentralized wastewater management.

832. Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE/MECH 310 and CIVE/BSEN 326

Principles, applications, and limitations of bioremediation of hazardous wastes and design of some bioremediation systems.

834. Soil Mechanics II (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE 334

(Optional lab CIVE 834L 1 cr) Application of the effective stress principle to shear strength of cohesive soil; analysis of stability of slopes. Development of continuum relationships for soil; solutions for stresses and displacements for elastic continuum. Solution of the consolidation equation for various initial and boundary conditions.

834L. Soil Mechanics II Lab (1 cr) Lab 1.

Prereq: CIVE 334

Determination of shear strength, deformation characteristics, permeability, and custom soil testing protocols to characterize soil behavior as part of slope stability analysis and design, solid waste containment, and finite element modeling.

*835. Experimental Soil Mechanics (2 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 834 or permission

Advanced soil testing procedures including consolidated undrained triaxial tests with pore pressure measurements; determination of pore pressure parameters A and B; back pressure confined compression; triaxial loading along various stress paths to failure.

836. Foundation Engineering (3 cr) Lec 3.

(Optional lab CIVE 836L 1 cr) Subsoil exploration and interpretation; selection of foundation systems; determination of allowable bearing capacity and settlement; design of deep foundations; pile driving analysis; control of groundwater.

836L. Foundation Engineering Lab (1 cr) Lab 1.

Prereq: CIVE 334

Determination of shear strength, consolidation characteristics, and custom soil testing protocols to characterize soil behavior as part of foundation analysis and design.

*839. Design and Rehabilitation of Transportation Infrastructure (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE 341, and CIVE 446/846 or 447/847

Design and rehabilitation of flexible and rigid pavements, retaining walls, bridge piers, abutments and foundations, steel girder bridges and prestressed concrete girder bridges. Problems related to fatigue and corrosion. Field testing of bridges.

840. Reinforced Concrete Design (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE 341

CIVE 840 may not be taken for graduate credit by students in civil engineering. Introduction to the design concepts for reinforced concrete building components. Design of beams for moment, shear, deflections, crack control, and bond strength. Design of compression members. Member behavior and limit states design of members. The working stress design method.

*842. Structural Dynamics (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 443

Dynamic behavior of civil engineering structures. Free and forced vibrations of multi degree-of-freedom systems. Response of continuous beam and frames. Elasto-plastic behavior. Moving loads on bridges. Analysis and design considerations for buildings and bridges subjected to seismic loadings. Application of computer-aided numerical procedures.

844. Structural Design and Planning (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 2.

Prereq: CIVE 440 and 441

CIVE 844 will not count toward a graduate degree in CIVE. Principles of design of steel and reinforced concrete structural building systems, planning of building vertical and horizontal load resisting systems, and bridge systems. Several design projects involve indeterminate analysis and design concepts for both steel and reinforced concrete.

845. Structural Analysis III (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 341

Computation of stress resultants in statically indeterminate structures including beams, planar and three-dimensional frames and trusses, using matrix formulations (finite element method), advanced moment distributing techniques, and column analogy. Consideration of shearing and axial deformations in addition to the usual flexural deformations. Effects of temperature and pre-strain, support displacements, elastic supports, and axial-flexural interaction.

846. Steel Design II (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 441

Continuation of CIVE 844, but directed toward building systems. Steel and timber structural systems are studied.

847. Reinforced Concrete II (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 440

Reinforced concrete design principles in special applications including columns and footings, and study of additional design concepts including deflections, prestressing, and torsion.

*848. Nonlinear Structural Analysis (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 443 or permission

Development and application of nonlinear matrix analysis solution techniques. Analysis of trusses and frames with geometric and material nonlinearities, linearization techniques and stability of equilibria. Computer programs.

*849. Reinforced Masonry Design (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 440 or permission

Analysis and design of reinforced masonry structures. Clay and concrete materials. Flexure, shear, bond, and axial force. Foundations, columns, walls. Design for lateral forces.

*850. Prestressed Concrete (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 341 and 440

Analysis and design of prestressed concrete members. Axial force, bending, shear, torsion, prestress losses, initial and long-term deflection, partial prestressing, statically indeterminate structures.

851. Introduction to Finite Element Analysis (ENGM 851) (3 cr)

Prereq: ENGM 325 and 880 or permission

Matrix methods of analysis. The finite element stiffness method. Computer programs. Applications to structures and soils. Introduction to finite element analysis of fluid flow.

852. Water Resources Development (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 352

Theory and application of systems engineering with emphasis on optimization and simulation techniques for evaluating alternatives in water resources developments related to water supply, flood control, hydroelectric power, drainage, water quality, water distribution, irrigation, and water measurement.

853. Hydrology (NRES 853) (3 cr)

Prereq: MATH 106

Credit in CIVE 353/853/NRES 853 will not count towards a major in civil engineering. Introduction to the principles of hydrology, with emphasis on the components of the hydrologic cycle: precipitation, evaporation, groundwater flow, surface runoff, infiltration, precipitation runoff relationships.

854. Hydraulic Engineering (3-4 cr) Lincoln, lec 2, lab 3; Omaha, lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE 352

Fundamentals of hydraulics with applications of mechanics of solids, mechanics of fluids, and engineering economics to the design of hydraulic structures. Continuity, momentum, and energy principles are applied to special problems from various branches of hydraulic engineering.

855. Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Engineering (BSEN 855) (3 cr)

Prereq: BSEN/CIVE 326; BSEN/AGEN 350 or CIVE 352

Identification, characterization, and assessment of nonpoint source pollutants; transport mechanisms and remediation technologies; design methodologies and case studies.

856. Surface Water Hydrology (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 352 or 853 or permission

Stochastic analysis of hydrological data and processes including rainfall, runoff, infiltration, temperature, solar radiation, wind and non-pint pollution. Space-time hydrologic modeling with emphasis on the application of techniques in the design of engineering projects.

*857. Applied Structural Analysis (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 851

Review of basic concepts. Mesh generation using a preprocessor. 2D and 3D Model generation. Boundary conditions. Implicit and explicit solution algorithms. Interpretation of analysis results using a post-processor. Solution of problems using existing FE software.

858. Groundwater Engineering (BSEN 858) (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 352 or AGEN/BSEN 350 or equivalent

Application of engineering principles to the movement of groundwater. Analysis and design of wells, well fields, and artificial recharge. Analysis of pollutant movement.

859. Reliability of Structures (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE 341

Fundamental concepts related to structural reliability, safety measures, load models, resistance models, system reliability, optimum safety levels, and optimization of design codes.

861. Urban Transportation Planning (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 361

Development of urban transportation planning objectives and goals. Data collection procedures, land use and travel forecasting techniques, trip generation, trip distribution, modal choice analyses, and traffic assignment. Site development and traffic impact analysis.

862. Airport Planning and Design (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 361

Planning and design of general aviation and air-carrier airports. Landside components include vehicle ground access systems, vehicle circulation parking, and terminal buildings. Airside components include aircraft apron-gate area, taxiway system, runway system, and air traffic control facilities and airspace. Emphasis on design projects.

*863. Highway Geometrics (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 361

Principles of highway geometrics. Sight distance, design vehicles, vehicle characteristics, horizontal and vertical alignment, cross section elements, at-grade intersections, and interchanges.

*864. Traffic Characteristics (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 361 and MATH 380

Principles of traffic engineering, control and operation of highway transportation facilities. Intersection and arterial street capacity, pretimed and actuated signals, and signal coordination. Driver and pedestrian characteristics.

865. Traffic Engineering Laboratory (1 cr) Lab 3.

Prereq: CIVE 361 and STAT 880

Traffic engineering experiments and field studies used to measure traffic characteristics and driver/pedestrian behavior. Measurements of traffic flow, speed, density, travel time, delay, platoon dispersion, saturation flow, parking characteristics, and traffic conflicts. Perception-reaction time and gap acceptance measurements.

*866. Transportation Planning and Economics (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Community growth and development based on planning decisions regarding land use whereby transportation facilities are fitted to land use. Economic studies consider the consequences to transportation agencies, users, and nonusers. Agency expenditures include capital outlay and annual expenses for maintenance and operations. User consequences include items such as vehicle operating costs; commercial time costs; accident costs; discomfort and inconvenience costs; and assignment of money valuations to pleasure, recreation, and culture. Nonusers consequences include items such as cost reductions or increases in public services; increases in value of crops and natural resources where areas become more readily accessible; changes in business and industrial activities; and increase or decrease of residential property values.

*867. Transportation Safety Engineering (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Safety criteria in the planning, design, and operation phases of highway, rail, airport, mass transit, pipeline, and waterway transportation systems. Background of safety legislation and funding requirements. Identification of high accident locations and methods to determine cost/effectiveness of improvements.

868. Bituminous Materials and Mixtures (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 1.

Prereq: CIVE 378 or equivalent

Physical, chemical, geometrical, and mechanical characteristics, and practical applications of bituminous materials and mixtures. Fundamental mechanics for elastic and inelastic materials and basic theories associated with mechanical data analyses and designs. Recent advances and significant research findings. Applications of theories to laboratory testing.

869. Pavement Design and Evaluation (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE 334

Thickness design of flexible and rigid pavement systems for highways and airports; design of paving materials; evaluation and strengthening of existing pavements.

*870. Analysis and Estimation of Transportation Demand (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Introduction to conceptual, methodological and mathematical foundations of analysis and design of transportation services; review of probabilistic modeling; application of discrete choice models to demand analysis.

*871. Analysis and Design of Transportation Supply Systems (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Operations research techniques for modeling system performance and design of transportation services; routing and scheduling problems, network equilibration and partially distributed queuing systems.

872. Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

to Transportation (3 cr) GIS structure, functions and concepts such as spatial data models, relational databases and spatial analyses. GIS project planning, management and applications to transportation-related issues.

875. Water Quality Strategy (AGRO 875; CRPL 875; GEOL 875; MSYM 875; NRES 875; POLS 875; SOCI 875; SOIL 475; WATS 475) (3 cr II) Lec 3.

Prereq: Permission

Holistic approach to the selection and analysis of planning strategies for protecting water quality from nonpoint sources of contamination. Introduction to the use of methods of analyzing the impact of strategies on whole systems and subsystem for selecting strategies; and for evaluating present strategies.

880. Engineering Economy (2 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Economic comparison of engineering alternatives. Equipment selection and replacement, depreciation, break-even points, and minimum-cost points.

885. Computer-aided Interchange Design (3 cr) Lec 1, lab 1.

Prereq: CIVE 460

Principles of high-speed traffic operations, safety, and decision making, related to critical design parameters used for optimal interchange geometric designs. Development of an interchange design project using graphical and civil engineering software.

898. Special Topics in Civil Engineering (1-6 cr, max 24) Lec.

Prereq: Permission

Special problems, topics, or research in civil engineering.

*899. Masters Thesis (6-10 cr)

Prereq: Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser

915. Water Resources Engineering (3 cr)

Prereq: MATH 821, CIVE 852 and permission

Techniques for relating economic objectives, engineering analysis, and government planning.

916. Environmental Law and Water Resource Management Seminar (LAW 774G; NRES 916) (1-4 cr, max 4)

Prereq: Permission

An interdisciplinary seminar with the Department of Civil Engineering. Contemporary environmental issues and water resource management.

921. Advanced Topics in Hazardous Waste Treatment (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 822 or permission

Application of existing and innovative technologies in the remediation of hazardous wastes, including methods for treatment and disposal of contaminated soil, surface waters, groundwaters, and gases.

926. Advanced Topics in Water Treatment (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE *826 or 830

Theoretical basis of water treatment, advanced and emerging systems for water treatment, purification and reclamation.

927. Advanced Topics in Wastewater Treatment (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE 825 or 829

Theoretical basis of wastewater treatment, study of advanced and emerging systems for wastewater treatment and reclamation.

928. Industrial Waste Management Engineering (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 3.

Prereq: CIVE *828, *829

Industrial waste sources, characteristics, treatment and disposal.

929. Industrial Waste Laboratory (1 cr)

Prereq: or parallel: CIVE 927

Determination of the characteristics of industrial wastewaters and evaluation of treatment methods, including field surveys, laboratory analyses, and pilot plant studies.

930. Advanced and Industrial Wastewater Treatment (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE *826

Parallel: CIVE *829. Characteristics of municipal and industrial wastewaters, theory of treatment, and design of unit processes for wastewater reclamation.

934. Theoretical Soil Mechanics II (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 834 or permission; MATH 821

Analytical and approximate solutions to seepage problems encountered in the analysis of earth structures that impound water. Problems dealing with estimating the quantity of seepage, definition of the flow domain, uplift pressure, piping, and slope stability.

936. Advanced Foundation Engineering (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 836 or permission

Case histories of select projects in foundation engineering; current procedures for design and construction of excavations, foundations, and earth-retaining structures.

937. Applied Soil Mechanics (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 834, 836, or permission

Case histories representing state-of-the-art solutions of geotechnical problems, e.g., structures composed of soil, preloading, slope stability, seismic design, emphasizing geological, analytical, experimental, and judgmental factors.

940. Behavior of Steel Members (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CIVE 446/846

Behavior and/or design of structural steel members and their connections. Torsion effects on open and closed thin walled members. Frame buckling and stability considerations in structural steel frames. Dynamic analysis and seismic design considerations.

941. Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Members (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 847

Rigorous treatment of the behavior of structural components of reinforced concrete, both conventionally reinforced and prestressed, as interpreted by experimental evidence and related theory, when subjected to loads producing elastic or plastic strains or a combination of both. Selected laboratory demonstrations on the behavior of reinforced concrete members.

942. Structural Systems in Steel (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 940

Behavioral characteristics of structural systems composed of hot rolled steel components. Requirements defined by currently approved national specifications or codes. Selected laboratory demonstrations of the behavioral characteristics of structural steel systems.

943. Structural Systems in Reinforced Concrete (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 941

Behavioral characteristics of structural systems composed of reinforced concrete components are studied in detail. Specific requirements within the limits defined by currently approved national specifications or codes. Selected laboratory demonstrations of the behavioral characteristics of structural systems of reinforced concrete.

944. Behavior of Miscellaneous Structural Materials (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 845, MATH 820 or 821

Analysis of the behavior of structural components and systems composed of such materials as light gage cold-formed steel, aluminum, timber, plywood, brick and concrete block, compressed fibrous materials, and composite arrangements of structural materials. Use is made of currently approved national specifications or codes. Selected laboratory demonstrations of the behavior of members constructed from miscellaneous structural materials.

945. Structural Design for Dynamic Loads (3 cr)

Prereq: ENGM 880, CIVE 845

Behavior of structural materials and systems under dynamic loads. Analysis and design for dynamic loads. Computational techniques. Selected laboratory demonstrations of the dynamic behavior of structural systems.

946. Advanced Structural Engineering (2-6 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Contemporary developments in the analysis and design of space-spanning and space-enclosing structures, including appropriate mathematical and mechanical methods of analysis. Laboratory instruction in the testing and interpretation of the behavior of space-spanning and space-enclosing structures.

947. Design of Thin Shell Structures (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 846, 847

Analysis and design of hyperbolic paraboloids, folded plates, cylindrical shells, and domes. Required specialized construction techniques.

948. Blast-resistant Structural Design (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 842

Introduction to explosion effects. Air-blast. Fragmentation. Single-Degree-of-Freedom (SDOF) analysis. Equivalent SDOF systems. Pressure-impulse diagrams. Energy solutions. Steel design. Reinforced concrete design. Masonry design. Progressive collapse. Windows and doors.

949. Bridge Design (3-6 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 836, 846, 847

Design and analysis of steel and concrete bridges for short-, medium-, and long-span crossings. Slab, beam, and girder bridges; truss, arch, cable-stayed, and suspension bridges. Interpretation and application of bridge design codes and specifications. Analysis for erection and secondary stresses. Comparative design projects done by students. Special study areas for individuals may include such topics as fatigue, cracking problems, fracture control, and reliability design.

952. Water Resources Planning (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 852 or permission

Techniques of solving topical water problems including groundwater contamination control, conflict resolution and risk analysis for contamination and river sediment management. Research and teamwork, including presentation.

954. Advanced Hydraulics (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 854 or equivalent and permission

Advanced studies involving pipe and culvert hydraulics, rapidly-varied flow in open channels, sediment transport, river mechanics, control, and design.

955. Solute Movement in Soils (AGEN 955; AGRO 955; GEOL 985) (3 cr II) Lec 3.

Prereq: MATH 208; AGRO 861 or GEOL 888 or MSYM 852 or CIVE 858

Knowledge of a programming language. MATH 821 recommended. Offered even-numbered calendar years. Examination of the theory and experimental evidence available to characterize the movement of chemicals in soil. Both saturated and unsaturated flow conditions examined. Initial presentation of basic theoretical concepts. Remainder of class a discussion of the literature.

958. Groundwater Mechanics (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 858 or equivalent

Theory of fluid and contaminant movement in groundwater systems. Analytic modeling of aquifers, wells and well fields, and transport.

959. Groundwater Modeling (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 858 or equivalent

Modeling techniques for groundwater systems, finite difference, finite element methods and other numerical techniques applied to both flow and transport problems. Applications to both groundwater hydrology and geotechnical engineering.

961. Mass Transit Systems (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

The place of mass transit in solving urban transportation problems: transit system and terminal characteristics and planning criteria. Speed, capacity, accessibility, and operation of mass transit systems. Future prospects in transit technology and case studies of existing systems.

964. Theory of Traffic Flow (3 cr)

Prereq: At least 1 sem probability and statistics, CIVE 864 or permission

Analysis of traffic characteristics applied to traffic engineering facility design and flow optimization. Capacity of expressways, ramps, weaving sections, and intersections. Analytical approaches to flow analysis, queueing theory, flow density relationships, and traffic simulation.

965. Traffic Control Systems (3 cr)

Prereq: CIVE 864 or equivalent

Principles of traffic control. Design and analysis of intersection, arterial street, network, and freeway control systems. Traffic surveillance and driver information systems.

989. Seminar in Civil Engineering (1 cr per sem, max 6)

Prereq: Permission

Current topics, research projects, and review of current literature in the various areas of civil engineering.

998. Special Problems in Civil Engineering (1-6 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Reading and evaluation of technical publications concerned with theory and/or experimental data. Subsequent assignments are coordinated with the student’s particular interests in his/her field of specialization.

999. Doctoral Dissertation (1-24 cr, max 55)

Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair

850. Sustainable Construction (3 cr) (UNL) Lec 3.

(UNL, UNO) Sustainable construction and its application to the green building industry. LEED certification process, sustainable building site management, efficient wastewater applications, optimizing energy performance, indoor environmental issues, performance measurement and/or verification, recycled content and certified renewable materials.

*866. Heavy and/or Civil Estimating (3 cr) (UNL, UNO) Lec 3.

Prereq: CONE/CNST 241 and 378; CONE 485/CNST 485/885

Estimating techniques and strategies for heavy and/or civil construction. Unit pricing, heavy and civil constructions takeoffs and estimating, equipment analysis, overhead cost and allocations, estimating software and government contracts.

881. Highway and Bridge Construction (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CONE/CNST 241

Methods and equipment required in the construction of roads and bridges. Methods and equipment necessary for roads and bridges including substructure and superstructures, precast and cast-in-place segments, and standard and specialized equipment.

882. Heavy and/or Civil Construction (CNST 882) (3 cr) Lec.

Prereq: Graduate standing in ARCH, AREN, CIVE, CNST, or CONE

Application of management principles to the construction of heavy and/or civil projects. History, theory, and methods of planning and constructing heavy and/or civil projects. Emerging equipment and new equipment capabilities. Economical use of equipment and managing costs associated with production.

883. Support of Excavation (3 cr) Lec 3.

The design and placement of excavation supports according to OSHA requirements and industry standards. A variety of routine to moderately complex support systems. Open excavations, heet piling and cofferdams, soil mechanics, lateral loads, hydrology, and pumping methods.

999. Doctoral Dissertation (1-24 cr, max 24) Ind.

Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair.

815. Mechanical/Electrical Project Management (3 cr)

Fundamentals of project management within the mechanical and electrical contracting industry. Codes, contract documents, productivity, coordination, project control and administration, scheduling safety, and project closeout, all from a speciality contracting perspective.

820. Professional Practice and Ethics (3 cr)

Orientation to professional practice through a study of the designers’ and the contractors’ relationships to society, specific clients, their professions, and other collaborators in environmental design and construction fields. Ethics, professional communication and responsibility, professional organization, office management, construction management, professional registration, and owner-designer-contractor relationships.

*826. Occupational Health and Safety for Construction (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Open only to students in engineering, construction management, architecture, or other closely related fields. Investigation of occupational health and safety hazards in the construction environment. Accident causation and illness exposure models, construction safety and health programs and contract requirements, project safety and health management, special problems in construction safety, OSHA/EPD/ADA regulation and compliance issues, health assessment and monitoring, safe building methods design, toxic substance exposures, abatement methods, and worker training and protection.

834. Professional Trends in Design/Build (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission; master in engineering in construction or a related discipline

Organizational, managerial, ethical, and legal principles in the delivery of Design/Build as a construction project delivery system.

*835. Design/Build: Methods and Application (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Open only to students in engineering, construction management, architecture, or other closely related fields. Investigation, documentation, and application of current Design/Build processes and methodology used in commercial construction. Principles and practices of Design/Build as a project delivery system.

841. Industrialized Systems Building (3 cr)

Historical background of industrialized systems building; its economic and social relevance in modern society; and its influence on the traditional role of the contractor within the construction industry. Changes industrialized systems building will impose on the contractor’s approach to finance, management, and construction methods and equipment.

850. Sustainable Construction (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: Graduate standing in ARCH, CET, CIVE, or CNST

Application of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) best practices in building procurement and delivery systems. History, theory, and state-of-the-art practices in designing and constructing green buildings. Basic principles required to make the multitude of decisions when designing or constructing a green building. LEED construction practices (emerging practices that are economical, produce esthetically pleasing structures, and are environmentally sound).

880. Productivity and Human Factors in Construction (3 cr)

Prereq: CNST 242 and MNGT 360

Motivation and productivity improvement methods in the management of construction workers in their typical job environments along with methods to improve working environment in the field as well as the office. Various procedures and mechanisms to implement human behavior concepts for enhanced productivity and safety.

882. Heavy and/or Civil Construction (CONE 882) (3 cr) Lec.

Prereq: Graduate standing in ARCH, AREN, CIVE, CNST, or CONE

Application of management principles to the construction of heavy and/or civil projects. History, theory, and methods of planning and constructing heavy and/or civil projects. Emerging equipment and new equipment capabilities. Economical use of equipment and managing costs associated with production.

883. Management of Limited Scope Permitting (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 1.

Prereq: Graduate standing in ARCH, CET, CIVE, or CNST

Building code permitting process associated with all projects. Phased projects that require one or more limited scope permits prior to receiving the final full construction permit. How to improve coordination and reduce the confusion and risk associated with managing the permitting process. The permitting process that is applicable to both large and small projects and that can be easily adapted and used in all jurisdictions throughout the United States.

885. Construction Project Scheduling and Control (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: CNST 282 and 379; or permission for non-construction management majors

Planning, scheduling, and controlling construction projects based on the critical path method (CPM). Construction applications of CPM network graphic variations as well as bar charts and program evaluation review techniques (PERT). Assessment of computer-aided scheduling and control systems. Organizational restraints in all applications.

886. Construction Management Systems (3 cr)

Prereq: CNST 282 (or equivalent background in calculus, statistics, and computer science)

Application of selected topics in systems analysis (operations research) to construction management: competition strategy, linear programming, queueing, transportation, time-cost trade-off, learning curves, and other models. Computer applications.

*887. Construction Leadership and Strategic Planning (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Open only to students in engineering, construction management, architecture, or other closely related fields. New models of construction leadership for the 21st Century. Application of transformational leadership to strategic planning and marketing in construction contracting. Leadership and strategic problem solving constructs and methods.

*890. Masters Project I (3 cr)

Prereq: Admission to the master of engineering degree program with an emphasis in construction, and permission

First course in a two-course