Civil Engineering (CVEG)

Kevin D. Hall

Department Head

4190 Bell Engineering Center

479-575-4954

E-mail: kdhall@uark.edu

 

Web: http://www.engr.uark.edu/Graduate/GradDegrees/Civil/index.html/

• University Professor Elliott
• Professors Dennis, Gattis, Gross, Hall, Selvam, Wang, Young
• Research Professor Buffington
• Associate Professors Edwards, Soerens
• Assistant Professors Findlay, Hale, Heymsfield
• Adjunct Assistant Professor Williams (R.)
• Research Assistant Professors Tooley, Williams (S.)

Degrees Conferred:

M.S.C.E. in Civil Engineering (CVEG)

M.S.En.E. in Environmental Engineering (ENEG)
     (See Environmental Engineering)

M.S.T.E. in Transportation Engineering (TREG)
     (See Transportation Engineering)

M.S.E., Ph.D. in Engineering (ENGR) (See Engineering)

 

The Master of Science in Civil Engineering program is intended primarily for students possessing the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree. Students with degrees from other engineering disciplines may be admitted to the program but will be required to complete some undergraduate civil engineering courses as preparation for their graduate studies. The specific courses required will depend on the emphasis of their graduate studies.

 

The objectives of the M.S.C.E. program are to provide a greater depth of understanding of civil engineering topics for the practice of engineering and to serve as preparation for doctoral studies. Students are allowed a great deal of flexibility in designing their course of study. Students desiring to develop a deeper understanding of one sub-discipline area may select courses solely concentrated in that area while those desiring a broader-based education may select courses from several sub-disciplines including courses from other disciplines.

 

Primary Areas of Faculty Research: The Department of Civil Engineering has ongoing research programs in the environmental/water resources, geotechnical, structural, and transportation areas. The following is a more detailed listing of topics currently being studied in each of these areas:

 

Environmental/water resources area: Water and wastewater treatment; decentralized collection and treatment systems; soil and groundwater remediation; surface and ground water quality; storm water pollution prevention; environmental and hydrologic modeling; water quality studies.

 

Geotechnical area: Aggregates and base materials; geosynthetic reinforcement; embankment and slope stability; field instrumentation and measurement of soil properties; soil and groundwater remediation using geosynthetics; GIS application to geotechnical engineering; foundation design.

 

Structural area: High performance concrete; structural materials; bridge deck rehabilitation; computational mechanics; computational wind engineering and tornado modeling; structural earthquake analysis and modeling.

 

Transportation area: Facility design; highway geometrics; traffic operations and safety; pavement design and rehabilitation; asphalt concrete mixture design; construction materials characterization; construction quality control; geosynthetic reinforced flexible pavements; transportation management systems; high-speed pavement condition data acquisition; transportation and land development; ITS planning.

 

Requirements for the Master of Science in Civil Engineering Degree: Minimum 30 hours (thesis); 33 hours (non-thesis).

 

1. Candidates for the degree who present a thesis are required to complete a minimum of 24 semester hours of course work and a minimum of six semester hours of thesis.

2. Candidates for the degree who do not present a thesis are required to complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of course work plus three semester hours credit of CVEG 563V or CVEG 562V culminating in a written Master’s Report completed under the direction of the candidate’s major adviser.

3. Candidates for the degree must present a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on all graduate courses and a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 on all deficiency courses. The minimum acceptable grade is “C.”

4. Upon admission to the Graduate School and acceptance in a program of study, the candidate will be assigned to a major adviser, who in consultation with the department head, will select a graduate committee. The candidate will present to the committee a written statement of professional goals and objectives. The committee, meeting with the candidate, will design a suitable graduate program to achieve these goals and objectives and will serve as the examination committee for the thesis/report and the final oral and/or written examination. The committee will meet at least once each semester to review the progress of the student. A positive recommendation by the committee is required for subsequent registration of the student.

 

(CVEG) CIVIL ENGINEERING

 

CVEG4003 CAD & Visualization for Civil Structures (Sp, Su, Fa)  Design process of infrastructures using 3 Dimensional (3D) Computer Aided Design and Engineering visualization with a highway design emphasis. Students produce a digital video for a designed civil structure as a class project. Develop skills in photo matching for placement of designed structures in real environment. Prerequisite: senior standing.

CVEG4053 Land Surveying (Sp, Su, Fa)  Historical background of property surveys. Detailed consideration of original surveys and the United States Public Land Surveys. Writing adequate land descriptions. Interpretation of old descriptions. Excess and deficiency. Riparian rights. Field practice in relocation of old corners. Prerequisites: senior standing and CVEG 2053.

CVEG4083 Control Surveys (Sp, Su, Fa)  Sun and Polaris observations for astronomic azimuth, solar access studies; control traversing, leveling, triangulation; state plane coordinate systems. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: CVEG 2053 and CVEG 2051L.

CVEG4143 Foundation Engineering (Sp, Su, Fa)  Analysis and design of retaining walls, footings, sheet piles, and piles. Determination of foundation settlements in sand and clay. Prerequisite: CVEG 1113 and CVEG 3133.

CVEG4153 Earth Structures (Sp, Su, Fa)  The use of soil as a construction material including compaction, cement, lime, and fly ash stabilization. Special topics include seepage, slope stability, swelling, and collapsible soils. Prerequisite: CVEG 3133.

CVEG4243 Environmental Engineering Design (Sp, Su, Fa)  Application of physical, biological, and chemical operations and processes to the design of water supply and wastewater treatment systems. Prerequisite: CVEG 3223 and CVEG 3243.

CVEG4253 Small Community Wastewater Systems (Sp, Su, Fa)  Design of innovative and alternative wastewater collection, transport, and treatment systems typically suited for rural and small community applications. Recitation 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.

CVEG4263 Environmental Regulations and Permits (Fa)  Topics include federal and state environmental regulations, the permitting process, permit requirements and related issues. Prerequisite: CVEG 4243 and senior standing.

CVEG4303 Reinforced Concrete Design I (Sp, Su, Fa)  Design of reinforced concrete elements with emphasis on ultimate strength design supplemented by working stress design for deflection and crack analysis. Prerequisite: CVEG 2113 and CVEG 3304.

CVEG4313 Structural Steel Design I (Sp, Su, Fa)  Design of structural steel elements by elastic design the Load and Resistance Factor Design method. Intensive treatment of tension members, beams, columns, and connections. Pre- or Corequisite: CVEG 2113. Prerequisite: CVEG 3304.

CVEG4343 Reinforced Masonry Design (Sp, Su, Fa)  Properties of masonry materials and assemblages. Masonry workmanship and quality control. Design of reinforced masonry elements against gravity and lateral loads. Design of masonry connections and joints. Application to 1- and 2-story buildings. Prerequisite: CVEG 4303.

CVEG4353 Timber Design (Sp, Su, Fa)  Selection of timber beams, columns, and beam-columns. Physical properties of wood, analysis and design of timber connections. Truss design, glulam members, timber bridge design, treatment for decay, and fire protection. Pre- or Corequisite: CVEG 2113. Prerequisite: CVEG 3304.

CVEG4363 Prestressed Concrete Design (Sp, Su, Fa)  Analysis and design of prestressed concrete flexural sections by working stress and ultimate strength design methods. Flexural behavior, moment-curvature diagrams, draping, anchorage zone design, torsion and shear, deflections, and prestress losses. Design of composite sections and continuous beams. Prerequisite: CVEG 4303.

CVEG4393 Reinforced Concrete Design II (Sp, Su, Fa)  Optimum design of continuous beams. Design of walls, footings, slender columns, torsion and shear in beams, deep beams, brackets and corbels. Introduction to and design of structural slabs by the direct design method. Prerequisite: CVEG 4303.

CVEG4403 Public Transportation (Sp, Su, Fa)  An introduction to the systems and technologies that provide the public transportation alternatives to the multi-modal transportation systems in urban and rural areas. A comparison of alternatives, procedures for planning, management and operations, and policies of public transportation. Prerequisite: CVEG 3413 or graduate standing.

CVEG4413 Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation (Sp, Su, Fa)  Introduction of concepts and procedures for pavement condition surveys; evaluation by nondestructive and destructive testing; maintenance strategies; rehabilitation of pavement systems for highway and airfields; pavement management systems. Prerequisite: CVEG 4433.

CVEG4423 Geometric Design (Sp, Su, Fa)  The geometric design of streets and highways, based on theory and application of driver and vehicle characteristics. Prerequisite: CVEG 3413.

CVEG4433 Transportation Pavements and Materials (Sp, Su, Fa)  Study of the engineering properties and behavior of materials commonly used in transportation facilities as they relate to the design and performance of flexible and rigid pavement systems. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CVEG 3133 and CVEG 3413 and INEG 3133.

CVEG4513 Construction Management (Sp)  Introduction to methods and procedures for management of civil engineering construction projects including organization, plans and specs, cost estimating and bidding, project planning and finance, quality control/ assurance, construction safety, cost management, labor issues, change orders, and subcontractor issues. Prerequisite: senior standing.

CVEG4803 Structural Loadings (Sp, Su, Fa)  Theoretical background to and practical code requirements for various structural loadings. These include dead loads, occupancy loads, roof loads and ponding, snow loads, granular loads, vehicular loads, wind loading, and seismic loads. Prerequisite: CVEG 3304 and CVEG 4303 (or CVEG 4313).

CVEG4811 Environmenta Design Project (Sp)  Comprehensive engineering design project primarily related to environmental issues. Corequisite: CVEG 4243:CVEG4821 Geotechical Desing Project (Fa)  Comprehinsive engineering design project promarily related to geotechnical issues. Corequisite: CVEG 4143

CVEG4831 Structural Design Project (Sp)  Comprehensive engineering design project primarily related to structural issues. Corequisite: CVEG 4323.

CVEG4841 Transportation Desing Project (Fa)  Comprehensive engineering desing project primarily related to transportation issues. Corequisite: CVEG 4433

CVEG4852 Engineering Professional Practice Issues (FA,SP)  Study of various issues related to the professional practice of engineering including ethics, professionalism, project procurement, social and political issues, project management, globalism, contract documents and other legal issues. Corequisite: CVEG 4811 or CVEG 4821 or CVEG 4831 or CVEG 4841

CVEG5123 Measurement of Soil Properties (Sp, Su, Fa)  Consideration of basic principles involved in measuring properties of soils. Detailed analysis of standard and specialized soil testing procedures and equipment. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: CVEG 5120L. Prerequisite: CVEG 4143.

CVEG5143 Transportation Soils Engineering (Sp, Su, Fa)  Advanced study of the properties of surficial soils; soil classification systems; pedology; soil occurrence and variability; subgrade evaluation procedures; repeated load behavior of soils; soil compaction and field control; soil stabilization; soil trafficability and subgrade stability for transportation facilities. Prerequisite: CVEG 3133.

CVEG5163 Advanced Soil Mechanics (Sp, Su, Fa)  Study of consolidation, shear strength, clays, bearing capacity, and other soil mechanics topics. Emphasis on understanding the basis of soil mechanics topics. Prerequisite: CVEG 4143.

CVEG5173 Advanced Foundations (Sp, Su, Fa)  Study of soil-supported structures. Topics include drilled piers, slope stability, pile groups, negative skin friction, foundation design from the standard penetration test and Dutch cone, and other specialized foundation design topics. Prerequisite: CVEG 4143.

CVEG5234 Water and Wastewater Analysis (Sp, Su, Fa)  Application of chemistry to environmental engineering. Quantitative determinations of constituents in water and wastewater. Principles of bacteriological laboratory techniques. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.

CVEG5243 Groundwater Hydrology (Fa)  Detailed analysis of groundwater movement, well hydraulics, groundwater pollution and artificial recharge. Surface and subsurface investigations of groundwater and groundwater management, saline intrusion and groundwater modeling will be addressed. Prerequisite: CVEG 3223.

CVEG5253 Microbiology for Environmental Engineers (Sp, Su, Fa)  Fundamental and applied aspects of microbiology and biochemistry relating to water quality control, wastewater treatment, and stream pollution. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.

CVEG5263 Stream Pollution Analysis (Sp, Su, Fa)  The determination and application of deoxygenation and reaeration rates to stream pollution analysis. A study of biological degradation rates for municipal and industrial wastes. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.

CVEG5273 Open Channel Flow (Sp)  Open Channel Flow includes advanced open channel hydraulics, flow measurement techniques, a hydrology review, culvert and storm drainage facility design, natural channel classification (fluvial geomorphology) and rehabilitation, computer methods and environmental issues. Prerequisite: CVEG 3213 and CVEG 3223.

CVEG5283 Solid Waste Management (Sp, Su, Fa)  Collection, processing and disposal of solid waste with emphasis on incineration, and sanitary landfilling systems. Supplementary transportation and transfer systems are included. Hazardous waste disposal design and regulatory considerations are discussed. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.

CVEG5293 Water Treatment & Distribution System Design (Sp, Su, Fa)  Design of industrial and municipal water treatment plants. Discussion of raw and treated water requirements for the several uses. Distribution system analysis and design including distribution storage and pumping. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.

CVEG5313 Matrix Analysis of Structures (Sp, Su, Fa)  Energy and digital computer techniques of structural analysis as applied to conventional forms, space trusses, and frames. Prerequisite: CVEG 3304.

CVEG5323 Structural Dynamics (Sp, Su, Fa)  Dynamics response of single and multidegree of freedom systems. Modal analysis. Response spectra. Computer programs for dynamic analysis. Design considerations for structures subjected to time-varying forces including earthquake, wind, and blast loads. Prerequisite: CVEG 3304.

CVEG5343 Highway Bridges (Sp, Su, Fa)  Economics of spans, current design and construction specifications, comparative designs. Possible refinements in design techniques and improved utilization of materials. Prerequisite: CVEG 4313 and CVEG 4303.

CVEG5383 Finite Element Methods in Civil Engineering (Sp, Su, Fa)  An understanding of the fundamentals of the finite element method and its application to structural configurations too complicated to be analyzed without computer applications. Application to other areas of civil engineering analysis and design such as soil mechanics, foundations, fluid flow, and flow through porous media. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

CVEG5403 Advanced Reinforced Concrete II (Sp, Su, Fa)  Design of 2-way slabs, flat slabs, and other floor systems; circular fluid and dry storage tanks; and rectangular tanks, walls, footings, and detailing. Prerequisite: CVEG 4303.

CVEG5413 Transportation and Land Development (Sp, Su, Fa)  Study of interaction between land development and the transportation network. Application of planning, design, and operational techniques to manage land development impacts upon the transportation system, and to integrate land layout with transportation network layout. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

CVEG5423 Structural Design of Pavement Systems (Sp, Su, Fa)  An introduction to the structural design of pavement systems including: survey of current design procedures; study of rigid pavement jointing and reinforcement practices; examination of the behavioral characteristics of pavement materials and of rigid and flexible pavement systems; introduction to structural analysis theories and to pavement management concepts. Prerequisite: CVEG 4433.

CVEG5433 Traffic Engineering (Sp, Su, Fa)  A study of both the underlying theory and the use of traffic control devices (signs, traffic signals, pavement markings), and relationships to improved traffic flow and safety, driver and vehicle characteristics, geometric design, and societal concerns. Also includes methods to collect, analyze, and use traffic data. Prerequisite: CVEG 3413 or graduate standing.

CVEG5443 Transportation Planning Methods (Sp, Su, Fa)  Procedures and methodologies for developing multi-modal transportation plans in urbanized areas. The development and utilization of transportation studies used in transport behavior and modeling. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

CVEG5453 Asphalt Mix Design and Construction (Sp, Su, Fa)  Theory and practice of asphalt concrete mix design for pavements and bases including specifications and construction methods for hot-mixes and surface treatments. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CVEG 3413 and CVEG 4433.

CVEG5463 Transportation Network Modeling (Sp, Su, Fa)  An analytical approach to the use of mathematical techniques and computer models to represent urban transportation systems. Deterministic and stochastic methods for trip generation, distribution, modal choice, and assignment. Prerequisite: CVEG 5443.

CVEG5473 Transportation System Characteristics (Sp, Su, Fa)  Introduction to traffic flow theory, including traffic stream interactions and capacity. Applications for planning, design, operations. Prerequisite: CVEG 3413 and graduate standing.

CVEG5483 Transportation Management Systems (Sp, Su, Fa)  Six transportation management systems are explored: pavement, bridge, intermodal, public transportation, safety, and congestion. System approaches are presented. Techniques are introduced on how to optimally allocate resources. Pavement and bridge structure basics are discussed and their performance parameters are presented. Case studies are used to illustrate the interfaces among various modes of transportation. Safety and congestion problems in transportation are addressed.

CVEG5493 Infrastructure Management with GIS & DB (Sp, Su, Fa)  Use of the major components of a Geographical Information System (GIS). Learn to define project schema, create a project build categories and features, and perform database joints. Use of dynamic segmentation and multimedia capabilities. Application of Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) and database interface service to GIS. Introduction to Global Positioning System (GPS). Prerequisite: CVEG 3413.

CVEG562V Research (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)  Fundamental and applied research. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

CVEG563V Special Problems (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)  Prerequisite: graduate standing.

CVEG5734 Advanced Wastewater Process Design and Analysis (Sp, Su, Fa)  Application of advanced techniques for the analysis of wastewater treatment facilities. Physical, chemical and biological processes for removing suspended solids, organics, nitrogen, and phosphorus. Laboratory treatability studies will be used to develop design relationships. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CVEG 5234.

CVEG5753 Air Pollution (Sp, Su, Fa)  Fundamentals of air pollution causes, effects, and measurements, as well as control methods with application to current industrial problems. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (Same as CHEG 5753)

CVEG600V Master’s Thesis (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)  Prerequisite: graduate standing.

CVEG700V Doctoral Dissertation (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-18)  Prerequisite: candidacy.