Course may stand alone as introduction to the current environmental challenges that we face, or as the foundation for further study in the field of environmental engineering. A study of the statics and dynamics of incompressible fluids, primarily water. The basic principles of fluid flow, energy equation, and momentum equation, are presented and applied to closed conduit flow, open channel flow, and problems of flow measurement pertinent to civil engineering practices. Concepts of theoretical soil mechanics and soil physics combined with laboratory investigation of soil behavior. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours.
Emphasis is placed on materials of construction including metals, concrete, wood and composites.
Service conditions and underlying scientific principles related to applications and performance of materials are considered. CE 319 Introduction to physical properties of concrete and reinforcing steel. Design and analysis of basic structural elements of reinforced concrete including beams, slabs, columns, and footings. Consideration of construction practices and building codes. CE 315 Principles of fluid mechanics and hydrology including open channel and groundwater flow, rainfall, evaporation and surface runoff applied to water resources development and management.