Courses

    Applies traditional and modern probability and statistical methods to environmental, hydrological, climatological and engineering data analysis. Topics include: basic probability, data visualization, fitting univariate and multivariate distributions, Monte Carlo simulations, extreme value distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, nonparametric density estimators, linear regression, and Bayesian analysis. The data analysis tool, R, is used throughout the course.

    Develops and utilizes analytic solutions for environmental process models that can be used in a) reactor design for processes used in the treatment of water, wastewater and hazardous waste and b) process analysis of natural systems, such as streams and groundwater flow. Models facilitate the tracking of contaminants in engineered and natural systems. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Same as CVEN 4474. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Same as CVEN 4484.

    Examines the relationships among air, water, and landpollution, water quality, and beneficial uses. Using models, develops the ability to quantify and predict the impacts of pollutants in the aquatic environment, and to develop approaches to minimize unfavorablewater quality conditions. Department consent required.

    Same as Cven 4511. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Advanced study on biological processes used to treat toxic organic and inorganic compounds contained in contaminated water, air, and soil; design and evaluation of in situ toxic compound biotransformation; fundaments of phytoremediation; critical reviews of current literature on bioremediation. Recommedned prereq., CVEN 5424. Department enforced prereq., CVEN 4484 or 5484 or instructor consent required.

    Provides advanced study on theory-of-treatment processes, including design and operation of municipal water supplies. Department enforced prereq., 4464 or 5464, graduate standing, or instructor consent required.

    Same as CVEN 4525. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Offers an advanced analysis of wastewater treatment systems; design and operation of treatment process reactors; factors affecting performance of facilities used for physical separation; and chemical and biological conversion of wastewater compounds, including nitrogen and phosphorus. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Same as CVEN 4537. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Engages students in exploring and solving lighting problems for exterior environments. Provides an understanding of the design criteria and lighting equipment used in three primary exterior applications: parking lots and roadways, floodlighting of buildings, and sports facilities. Department enforced prereq., AREN 3540 or equivalent. Recommended prereq., AREN 4550. Same as AREN 4540. Taught intermittently.

    Covers the scope of the nonhazardous solid waste problem and regulations that drive its management; discussions of nonengineering factors that impact waste management and recycling; design of incinerators, composting facilities, and landfills used to treat and dispose of solid waste. Recommended prereq., CVEN 3414.

    Introduces engineering methods for the study of air quality. Topics include: indoor air quality, greenhouse gases, dispersion modeling, acidification of lakes, sources apportionment modeling, chemistry of combustion, pollution sources and controls, and human exposure to air pollutants. Same as CVEN 4554.

    Explores principles and methods of structural reliability, and formulates bases for design to insure adequate safety and performance of elements and structural systems. Undergraduates may enroll with the permission of the instructor. Department enforced prereq., CVEN 5525. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Develops and improves the skills and tools needed for graduate students and young professionals. Focusing on highly effective leaders; leadership with impact; effective communication tools; and communicating with teams, city councils, governing boards, and the public. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Philosophical and analytical issues for lifetime design and operation of civil systems. Optimization tradeoffs of construction, management, and sustainability. Utility of operation and service, including present-value economic analysis. Decision-making alternatives of safety and performance, including hazards consideration. Undergraduates may enroll with the permission of the instructor. Recommended prereq., CVEN 3227 or equivalent. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Develops the skills and tools for graduate students and young professionals to work in the water profession. Focuses on management, leadership, communication and utility financial in the new water profession era. Undergraduate seniors may contact instructor for permission to enroll. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Covers steel structure design and analysis. Includes plate girders, moment connections for beams, design of multistory frames, and other topics determined by class interest. Undergraduate may enroll with permission of the instructor. Department enforced prereq., CVEN 4545. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Develops the skills and tools for graduate students and young professionals to work in the water profession. Focuses on financing water services, capital planning, rates, management planning, staffing and organization and critical thinking. Undergraduates may request instructor permission to enroll. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Covers design and analysis topics for prestressed concrete and/or reinforced concrete structures. Includes review of the current ACI design code, slabs, prestressed concrete, seismic design, folded plates and shells, finite element analysis, and other topics determined by class interest. Undergraduates may enroll with the permission of the instructor. Department enforced prereq., CVEN 4555. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Provides a fundamental basis for design of UV processes in water and wastewater treatment. Includes principles of photochemistry and photobiology. Applications to disinfection of water and degradation of chemical compounds in the environment. Design of UV disinfection systems and reactors and advanced oxidation processes. Environmental UV-based decay of pollutants. Recommended prereqs., CVEN 3414 and CVEN 3424. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Covers fundamental principles of seepage in soils under both saturated and unsaturated conditions and limit equilibrium solution to slope stability problems. The seepage effects on slope stability are analyzed in detail and both conventional slope stability method and the finite element technique are applied to solving the engineering problems. Department enforced prereqs., CVEN 3708 and 3718 or instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Provides students with principles and working knowledge of design and construction procedures in soil stabilization, retaining structures, geosynthetics, and soil reinforcement. Department enforced prereq., CVEN 3718 or instructor consent required.

    Provides an understanding of the use of geotechnical concepts in the analysis and design of environmental systems. Focus is placed on the evaluation of waste containment facilities. Including relevant saturated, unsaturated, and multiphase flow machanisms in cover and liner systems. Includes stability analyses for landfills and geosynthetic interface shear strength. Covers relevant aspects of mining geotechnics and remediation technologies of contaminated sites.

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