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CAE 473
Construction Project Administration
Characteristics of the construction
industry. Project delivery systems.
Duties and liabilities of the parties
at the pre-contract stage. Bidding.
Contract administration including
duties and liabilities of the parties
regarding payments, retainage, substantial
and final completion, scheduling
and time extensions, change
orders, changed conditions, suspension
of work, contract termination,
and resolution of disputes. Contract
bonds. Managing the construction
company. Labor law and labor relations.
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
(3-0-3)
CAE 482
Hydraulic Design of Open Channel Systems
Uniform flow design; backwater profiles
in natural streams; gradually
varied flow practical problems; spatially
varied flow; flow through nonprismatic
and nonlinear channels;
gradually varied unsteady flow; rapidly
varied unsteady flow; flood routing;
numerical solutions of open
channels. Prerequisite: CAE 301 or
consent of instructor. (3-0-3) (D)
CAE 483, 484
Environmental Systems for Buildings I, II
Introduction of the operation and
design of building systems for climate
control, water and drainage, fire safety,
electrical supply, illumination,
transportation, and noise control.
(3-0-3); (3-0-3)
CAE 486
Soil and Site Improvement
Theory of water flow through porous
media. Site improvement techniques
including grading and drainage, dewatering,
reinforcement, and slurry
trenches. Soil improvement techniques
including replacement, in situcompac
tion, preloading and subsurface
drainage, grouting, freezing, prewetting,
and heating. Prerequisites: CAE
323 or consent of instructor. (3-0-3)
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CAE 491
Undergraduate Research
Special research problems in civil engineering
under individual supervision
of instructor. Seminar presentation is
required. Prerequisite: Senior standing,
minimum GPA of 3.0, and consent
of instructor. (Credit: Variable; maximum
four credit hours)
CAE 497
Special Project
Special design project under individual
supervision of instructor.
Prerequisite: Senior standing, minimum
GPA of 3.0, and consent of
instructor. (Credit: Variable; maximum
four credit hours)
Chemical Engineering
CHE 100
Introduction to the Profession I
Introduction to chemical engineering
and engineering productivity software.
Communication skills development,
technical reporting and presentation,
engineering ethics, and a variety
of topics are discussed.
(1-2-2) (C)
CHE 101
Introduction to the Profession II
A continuation of CHE 100. Advanced
engineering applications of productivity
software. Engineering graphics
and technical flowsheeting. Team
project research and project management
skills. Internet publishing.
Prerequisite: CHE 100. (1-2-2) (C)
CHE 202
Material and Energy Balances
Material and energy balances for
engineering systems subjected to
chemical and physical transformations.
Calculations on industrial
processes. Prerequisites: CS 105,
MATH 152 and one semester of
chemistry. (3-0-3) (C)
IIT Undergraduate Bulletin 2006–2008
CHE/IPRO 296
Introduction to IPRO
Introduction to process design.
Principles and techniques in effective
team work. Performance of selected
design tasks in project groups integrated
with CHE/IPRO 496. Practice with
process design software. First part of
the CHE/IPRO 296 –CHE/ IPRO 496
project package. Only CHE students
should register for this course.
Prerequisites: CHE 101, CHE 202.
(0-2-1) (C)
CHE 301
Fluid Mechanics
Flow of fluids. Fundamentals of fluid
flow design equations as applied to
selected unit operations.
Prerequisites: CHE 202, MATH 252.
Corequisites: CHEM 343, MATH
251. (3-0-3)
CHE 302
Heat and Mass Transfer Operations
Fundamentals of heat and mass
transfer. Heat and mass transfer
design equations as applied to selected
unit operations. Mass transfer in
stage-wise and continuous contacting
equipment. Unsteady state operations
in mass transfer equipment.
Prerequisite: CHE 301. (3-0-3)
CHE 311
Foundations of Biological Science for Engineering
This course will introduce engineering
students to basic principles of
Biological Sciences, which will enable
them to understand more advanced
courses on the topic and provide a
solid base for further study in all life
sciences related topics required in
their individual programs.
Prerequisite: CHEM 125. (3-0-3)
CHE 317
Chemical and Biological Engineering Laboratory I
Laboratory work in the unit operations
of chemical engineering, fluid flow,
heat transfer and other selected topics.
Prerequisite: CHE 301. (1-3-2) (C)