The project was completed in three phases, culminating in a comprehensive written report and oral presentation in front of industry professionals. Two comprehensive reports are prepared for each of the two projects and presented to a panel of industry professionals, other students and the instructor. Introduction to fluid mechanics, where students learn the fundamentals of fluid flow. They also get an opportunity to conduct laboratory tests on related topics. All program students take the above courses.
Students learn to solve open-ended problems using trial and error, simulation, and optimization.
An integrated, comprehensive design project is carried out each semester with the local water management agency, Elephant Butte Irrigation District, acting as a client. Student groups design the necessary hydraulic structures, evaluate costs, prepare a comprehensive report, and present their designs to the cooperator, consulting engineers from the area, other students in the class, and the instructor. Specifically, this course establishes a basic understanding of geotechnical site investigation and characterization, and introduces the use of rock and soil as engineering materials as a prerequisite for geotechnical designs. The students perform and evaluate engineering design with various types of soil materials. CE 457 - Foundation Design, extends the principles skills learned in the previous courses to the design of several types of foundations and in a variety of soil types and site conditions.