1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

120. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics. 4 hr. PR: Math. 18, M.A.E. 42. Fluid statics,kinematics and dynamics of fluid flow, flow measurements, flow in pressure conduitsand open channels, similitude and dimensional analysis, and applications ofturbomachines. 3 hr. lee., 3 hr. lab.132. Introduction to Transportation Engineering. 4 hr. PR: C.E. 101. Integratedtransportation systems from the standpoint of assembly, haul, and distribution means.Analysis of transport equipment and traveled way. Power requirements, speed,stopping, capacity, economics, route location. Future technological developments andinnovations. 3 hr. lee., 3 hr. lab.146. Sanitary Engineering 1 . 3 hr. PR: C.E. 120. Population prediction and hydrologyas applied to the design of water storage reservoirs and the design of water distribution,wastewater, and stormwater collection systems. 2 hr. lee., 3 hr. lab.147. Sanitary Engineering 2. 3 hr. PR: Junior standing. Examination of water andwastewater, analysis and design of water and wastewater treatment systems includingtreatment and disposal of residuals. 2 hr. lee., 3 hr. lab.160. Structural Analysis 1. 3 hr. PR: M.A.E. 43 or consent. Stability and determinacyof structures; shear and bending moment diagrams of determinate beams and frames;analysis of trusses; determination of displacements of planar structures by geometricand energy methods. 3 hr. lee.181 . Introductory Soil Mechanics. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 110. Introduction to geotechnicalengineering, origin and formation of soils, fundamental soil properties, classification ofsoils, soil compaction, soil water and seepage, stresses in soils, compressibility andconsolidation, shear strength, lateral earth pressures. 2 hr. lee., 3 hr. lab.195. Seminar. (Credit.) PR: Junior or senior standing. Lectures by noted engineeringand engineering-related practitioners and educators. Discussion of matters of mutualconcern to students and faculty.196. Professional Development. 1 hr. PR: Junior standing. The presentation ofselected seminars, minicourses, and workshops on topics related to the planning,design, construction, and management of civil engineering systems.201 . Principles of Boundary Surveying. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 101 or consent. A study of theretracement requirements for metes and bounds survey systems. The study willinclude interpretation and writing of the property descriptions, legal principles relatedto boundary establishment, and analytical approaches to boundary location. 3 hr. lee.208. Control Surveying. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 101 . A study of the measurement and computationaltechniques used to locate precisely positions on the surface of the earth. 2hr. lee., 1 hr. lab.212. Concrete and Aggregates. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 1 10 or consent. Considerations andmethods for the design of concrete mixes. Properties of portland cement and aggregatesand their influence on the design and performance of concrete mixtures. Testingof concrete and aggregate and the significance of these tests. 2 hr. lee., 3 hr. lab.213. Construction Methods. 3 hr. PR: Junior or senior standing in civil engineering.Study of construction methods, equipment, and administration with particularemphasis on the influence of new developments in technology. 3 hr. lee.220. Computational Fluid Mechanics. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 120, Engr. 2, or consent. Use ofthe computer in elementary hydraulics, open channel flow, potential flow, andboundary layer flow, numerical techniques for solution of algebraic equations, ordinarydifferential equations, and partial differential equations. 3 hr. lee.Civil Engineering Courses 327