Program Overview

Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Program

Overview

The Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) program at the University of Louisville offers a comprehensive education in the principles and practices of civil and environmental engineering. The program is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in the fundamentals of engineering, as well as specialized knowledge in areas such as structural engineering, transportation engineering, water resources engineering, and environmental engineering.

Course Offerings

The CEE program offers a wide range of courses, including:

• CEE 205: Mechanics I: Statics (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): ENGR 101 and PHYS 298
  • Description: Apply fundamental concepts of statics to examine forces, equilibrium, friction, centroids and moments of inertia, to analyze and solve engineering problems.
• CEE 254: Mechanics of Solids (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 205
  • Description: Analysis of deformable engineered members subjected to concentric, flexural, torsion, and combined loading.
• CEE 255: Mechanics of Materials Laboratory (1 unit)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
  • Corequisite(s): CEE 254
  • Description: A materials testing laboratory in which the properties of materials such as wood and steel are evaluated.
• CEE 260: Civil Engineering Field Measurements (2 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
  • Prerequisite(s): ENGR 110; restricted to CEE majors
  • Corequisite(s): CEE 261
  • Description: Focus is on plane surveying, including the use and care of surveying instruments for laying out engineered facilities.
• CEE 261: Civil Engineering Field Measurements Laboratory (1 unit)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
  • Prerequisite(s): Restricted to Civil Engineering Majors
  • Corequisite(s): CEE 260
  • Description: Practical applications of plane surveying techniques, including the use and care of surveying instruments, and laying out engineered facilities.
• CEE 288: Civil and Environmental Engineering Cooperative Education Seminar (0 units)
  • Grading Basis: Pass/Fail
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 205, CHEM 201, ENGL 101, ENGR 102, ENGR 110, student must be in Good Standing with GPA of 2.25 or higher
  • Description: Discussion of the policies and procedures for cooperative education and instruction in self-directed job search techniques.
• CEE 289: Civil and Environmental Engineering Cooperative Education I (1 unit)
  • Grading Basis: Pass/Fail
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 288
  • Fee: An additional $300.00 is charged for this course
  • Description: Full-time technical work experience related to the student's academic program.
• CEE 309: Introduction to Environmental Engineering (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Summer Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CHEM 201 and PHYS 298
  • Description: This course is intended as an introduction to the basic science and engineering principles that are involved in assessment of environmental quality.
• CEE 322: Structural Analysis (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Summer Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 254
  • Description: Classical approaches to analysis determinate and indeterminate structures, including trusses, beams, and frames.
• CEE 370: Engineering Hydraulics (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 254 and ME 206
  • Description: A study of the fundamental principles of hydraulics, including fluid statics, kinematics, and dynamics.
• CEE 371: Engineering Hydraulics Lab (1 unit)
  • Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
  • Corequisite(s): CEE 370
  • Description: A hydraulic experimental laboratory in which the static and dynamic properties of fluids are evaluated.
• CEE 389: Civil and Environmental Engineering Cooperative Education II (1 unit)
  • Grading Basis: Pass/Fail
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 289
  • Fee: An additional $300.00 is charged for this course
  • Description: Full-time technical work experience related to the student's academic program.
• CEE 401: Civil Engineering Professional Practice (2 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
  • Prerequisite(s): Admission to the CEE Department
  • Description: Professional practices, issues relating to effective communication skills and engineering ethics are emphasized.
• CEE 405: Practicum in Civil and Environmental Engineering Education (1 unit)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 205, consent of the instructor
  • Description: A guided learning experience in inquiry-based instructional techniques and best practices in STEM education.
• CEE 421: Fundamentals of Concrete Design (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 322
  • Description: Introduction to concrete design specifications (ACI); the design of structural systems in concrete, slabs, buildings, and frames.
• CEE 422: Fundamentals of Steel Design (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 322
  • Description: Introduction to the AISC LRFD steel design specification.
• CEE 450: Geomechanics (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 370, ENVS 301
  • Description: Application of mechanical principles to the behavior of soil masses.
• CEE 451: Geomechanics Laboratory (1 unit)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
  • Corequisite(s): CEE 450
  • Description: Laboratory measurement of soil properties including index properties, permeability, compressibility, and sheer strength.
• CEE 452: Foundation Engineering (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 450
  • Description: Character of natural soil deposits.
• CEE 460: Transportation Systems Engineering (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 260 and first-year professional school standing
  • Description: A study of the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of transportation systems across the modes.
• CEE 470: Surface Water Hydrology (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 370
  • Description: Hydrologic cycle, rainfall, rainfall abstractions including infiltration theory, and runoff.
• CEE 471: Water Supply and Sewerage (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 470
  • Description: Quantity of water and sewage; collection and distribution of water supplies.
• CEE 480: Civil & Environmental Engineering Capstone Design (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 422 and CEE 460
  • Corequisite(s): CEE 421, CEE 452, and CEE 471
  • Description: An introduction to integrated civil engineering design, incorporating aspects of geotechnical, structural, transportation, and water resources engineering.
• CEE 489: Civil Engineering Cooperative Education III (1 unit)
  • Grading Basis: Pass/Fail
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 288 and CEE 389
  • Fee: An additional $300.00 is charged for this course
  • Description: Full-time technical work experience related to the student's academic program.
• CEE 503: Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review (2 units)
  • Grading Basis: Pass/Fail
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): 4th-year standing
  • Description: Review of topics covered on eight-hour NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering examination.
• CEE 520: Design of Structural Systems (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 421, CEE 422, and CEE 452
  • Description: Introduction to the design of structural systems.
• CEE 522: Fundamentals of Prestressed Concrete (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 322 and CEE 421
  • Description: Introduction to pre-tensioned and post-tensioned prestressed concrete.
• CEE 523: Timber Design (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 254 or consent of instructor
  • Description: Concepts of Structural Timber design will be taught.
• CEE 524: Bridge Design (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Summer Only
  • Description: This class offers detailed coverage of engineering basics for the design of short- and medium-span bridges.
• CEE 530: Construction Materials (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 254 and CEE 255
  • Description: Properties of construction materials such as cement, concrete, asphalt, and structural elastomers.
• CEE 532: Experimental Stress Analysis (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 530
  • Description: Fundamentals of experimental stress analysis, brittle coating, photoelastic coating, and electrical strain gage techniques.
• CEE 540: Construction Management (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
  • Description: This course discusses construction management including estimating, bidding, time/cost management, provisions, surety bonds, ownership, and project scheduling.
• CEE 541: Construction Equipment and Practice (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
  • Description: This course will provide an overview of construction planning and practices rather than construction management.
• CEE 552: Earth Pressures and Retaining Structures (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 450
  • Description: Earth pressure calculation: theory and practice.
• CEE 553: Advanced Foundation Design (3 units)
  • Description: This course covers site investigation and subsurface exploration with the purpose of foundation design.
• CEE 560: Traffic Engineering (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 460
  • Description: Examines characteristics of the vehicle, the driver, and the traffic stream.
• CEE 562: Geometric Design of Highways (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Occasionally Offered
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 460
  • Description: The concepts of geometric design for rural and urban highways, utilizing proprietary design software are introduced and applied.
• CEE 563: GPS Theory and Application (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 460
  • Description: This course is designed to give the student an overview of the use of Global Positioning Systems in surveying and engineering applications.
• CEE 565: GIS Applications to Transportation (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 460
  • Description: Introduces an overview and application of current methods of implementing GIS solutions to highway data analysis and planning studies.
• CEE 570: Applied Hydraulics (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 572
  • Description: Application of basic principles of hydraulic engineering to analysis of flow in floodways, through bridge openings, culverts, and spillways.
• CEE 571: Applied Hydrology (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 470
  • Description: Introduction to hydrologic systems; modeling runoff from watersheds using lumped and distributed methods.
• CEE 572: Open Channel Hydraulics (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 370
  • Description: Application of basic principles of hydraulics to open channel flow.
• CEE 573: Groundwater Hydrology (3 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Occasionally Offered
  • Prerequisite(s): CEE 450 and CEE 470
  • Description: Fundamental concepts of fluid flow and soil properties; theory of groundwater movement.
• CEE 590: Current Topics in Civil Engineering (1-4 units)
  • Term Typically Offered: Occasionally Offered
  • Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor
  • Description: An examination of one or more topics in Civil Engineering.