2006–2007 - Florida Institute of Technology

Professors
Paul J. Cosentino, Ph.D., P.E., pavement design and evaluation,
transportation planning, containment of hazardous wastes, geotechnical
engineering with emphasis on in situ testing and slope stability.
Edward H. Kalajian, Ph.D., P.E., geotechnical engineering, foundations,
stabilization of waste materials.
Ralph V. Locurcio, M.S.E., P.E., construction management, project
management, quality management, engineering leadership, disaster
recovery, urban engineering, urban infrastructure, industrial relations.
Ashok Pandit, Ph.D., P.E., groundwater hydraulics and hydrology,
numerical methods in subsurface modeling, hydraulic design, stormwater
management.
Associate Professors
Howell H. Heck, Ph.D., P.E., solid waste management, degradable
materials, determining the ultimate fate of chemicals in disposal facilities.
Jean-Paul Pinelli, Ph.D., P.E., structural dynamics and earthquake
engineering, modeling and optimization of nonlinear mechanical systems,
computer-aided design techniques in structural engineering.
Adjunct Professors
D.W. Fisher, J.D., P.E.; E.J. Kinberg, J.D.; J.S. Kreiner, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor Emeritus
Jack W. Schwalbe, M.S.
Lecturers
G. Lucci, M.S.; A.D. Rahal, M.S.
Civil engineering extends across many technical specialties,
such as construction, environmental, geological, structures,
transportation and water resources, that interact with each
other. The planning, designing and constructing of facilities and
infrastructure systems used in public and private sectors are the
responsibility of the civil engineer. Civil engineers work with
architects and other engineers designing and constructing buildings,
bridges, highways, aerospace facilities, ocean structures,
ports and harbors, and utility facilities. Many civil engineers are
involved in the solution and prevention of environmental problems
and work on water resources management, soil and groundwater
cleanup, and solid and hazardous waste management.
Some Florida Tech students select an environmental engineering
emphasis to prepare for careers concerned with the treatment
and distribution of water and water resources, as well as the
management, treatment and reuse of wastewater, and soil remediation,
groundwater cleanup and solid waste management.
Employment opportunities in civil engineering can be found in
technical, administrative or commercial work with manufacturing,
design, construction, transportation or power companies;
with city, state or federal agencies; and with architectural and
engineering firms.
The mission of the civil engineering department is to provide
state-of-the-art education in a caring and nurturing environment,
helping students achieve their full potential. The educational
objectives are to produce graduates who will find career
growth opportunities both during school and after graduation;
understand the need for continued professional growth; have a
broad understanding of the various civil engineering disciplines;
communicate well; and work effectively in socially and ethnically
diverse teams, with high standards of professional integrity and
ethical responsibility.
Bachelor of Science Degree Program
The civil engineering curriculum is designed to prepare students
for professional careers and graduate school. During the first two
years, emphasis is placed on foundation courses in chemistry,
mathematics, physics and engineering mechanics, augmented by
practice-oriented civil engineering courses. The introductory civil
engineering courses include field trips and introduction to various
disciplines of civil engineering. The CAD lab course, using
the latest CAD software, provides knowledge that is applied in
the rest of the curriculum, as do the engineering materials and
construction measurement courses.
During the second and third years, emphasis is on courses in
the main disciplines of civil engineering—construction, environmental/water
resources, geotechnical, structures and transportation—that
further develop analytical skills in preparation for
design courses in the last two years. The emphasis in the third
and fourth years is on design. The curriculum provides flexibility
in the form of restricted electives and a technical/business elective
that allow further depth in a discipline of choice, or further
breadth.
Altogether, students are required to take five civil engineering
laboratory courses to understand concepts and to learn, firsthand,
what works and what does not. Each student is also required to
be part of a multidisciplinary design project team that identifies,
formulates and designs a real-world project. In this course, students
must assemble information from previous courses. Students
are also required to take courses in professional communication
to develop both oral and written communication skills, and
humanities and social science electives for a broader knowledge
of human culture and the relationship of the individual to society.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
CHM 1101 General Chemistry 1 ...........................................................4
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................3
CVE 1000 Introduction to Civil Engineering .......................................3
CVE 1001 Computer Applications Lab ................................................1
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................4
Free Elective ........................................................................1
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SPRING
COM 1102 Writing about Literature .....................................................3
CVE 2080 Construction Measurements ...............................................3
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................4
PHY 1001 Physics 1 ..............................................................................4
PHY 2091 Physics Lab 1 .......................................................................1
Social Science Elective ........................................................3
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Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
CVE 3012 Engineering Materials .........................................................3
CVE 3013 Engineering Materials Lab ..................................................1
MAE 2081 Applied Mechanics: Statics .................................................3
MTH 2001 Calculus 3 ............................................................................4
PHY 2002 Physics 2 ..............................................................................4
PHY 2092 Physics Lab 2 .......................................................................1
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SPRING
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication ...........................3
HUM 2051 Civilization l ........................................................................3
MAE 2082 Applied Mechanics: Dynamics ...........................................3
MAE 3083 Mechanics of Materials .......................................................3
MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra ...............................4
Free Elective ........................................................................1
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