DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

E4150 Engineering Gateway; (949) 824-5333
Stephen G. Ritchie, Department Chair

Undergraduate Program

Graduate Program

Courses

Faculty

Alfredo H.-S. Ang: Structural and earthquake engineering, risk and reliability engineering

Constantinos V. Chrysikopoulos: Subsurface solute transport, nonaqueous phase liquid dissolution in porous media, mathematical modeling

Maria Q. Feng: Structural engineering and intelligent control of structural systems

Stanley B. Grant: Environmental engineering, coagulation and filtration of colloidal contaminants, environmental microbiology

Gary L. Guymon: Water resources, groundwater, modeling uncertainty

Medhat A. Haroun: Numerical and experimental modeling of the seismic behavior of structural systems for the design and retrofit of liquid storage tanks, bridge-supporting elements, and buildings

R. (Jay) Jayakrishnan: Transportation systems analysis

Michael G. McNally: Travel behavior, transportation systems analysis

Gerard C. Pardoen: Structural analysis, experimental structural dynamics

Amelia C. Regan: Logistics, freight and fleet management, intermodal transportation systems

Wilfred W. Recker: Transportation systems modeling, traffic control, and urban systems analysis

Stephen G. Ritchie: Transportation engineering advanced traffic management and control systems, development and application of emerging technologies in transportation

Brett F. Sanders: Environmental and computational fluid dynamics, water resources engineering

Jan Scherfig: Water reclamation, waste treatment processes, environmental engineering

Robin Shepherd: Structural dynamics, earthquake-resistant design

Roberto Villaverde: Structural dynamics and earthquake engineering

Jann N. Yang: Structural control, earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, fatigue, reliability and maintainability

Lecturers

Shawn R. Akins: Computer-aided geometric design

Paul Bopp: Geotechnical engineering and geology

L. James Ewing, Jr.: Water and wastewater systems, reclamation and reuse

Bijan Hagh: Structures

Ying-Keung Poon: Water resources

Adham Refaat: Structures

Abdul Salim: Structures

Civil Engineering has been described as the art of harnessing the great powers of nature for the use and convenience of human beings. The success of this endeavor is evident all around us. The inhospitable arid plain which greeted the early settlers in Southern California has been transformed into a thriving metropolis largely by the application of civil engineering.

The goal of the Civil Engineering curriculum is to prepare graduates for a career in practice, research, or teaching. At the undergraduate level a common core of fundamental subjects is provided, and students are required to specialize in their senior year. Specializations are offered in Structural, Transportation, and Water Resources and Environmental Engineering. Graduate opportunities are in three major thrust areas: structural analysis, design, and reliability; transportation systems engineering; and water resources and environmental engineering.

The career opportunities in civil engineering are varied as in any other discipline. Graduates may look forward to long-term careers in major corporations, public bodies, the military, private consulting firms, or to being self-employed in private practice. History has shown a civil engineering education to be a good ground for many administrative and managerial positions.

Environmental Engineering involves designing environmental protection or remediation strategies for multiple resources--water, air, and soil, often with combinations of physical, chemical, and biological treatment methods in the context of a complex regulatory framework.

The goal of the Environmental Engineering curriculum is to prepare graduates with a strong basic science background, particularly in chemistry and biology, and to provide students with a broad exposure to several environmental engineering science disciplines. Courses relating to transport processes, water quality control, air quality control, and process design are included in the core.

Career opportunities in environmental engineering are diverse. Graduates generally find careers related to pollution control and the remediation of air, water, and soil environments.

Undergraduate Major in Civil Engineering

The program objective is to prepare civil engineering graduates for a career in the profession or for entry into graduate school. The curriculum provides the opportunity to obtain a firm foundation in engineering science and to develop the techniques of analysis and design, which are basic for the successful practitioner. Emphasis is placed on developing problem-solving skills.

ADMISSIONS

High School Students: See page 156.

Transfer Students. Preference will be given to junior-level applicants with the highest grades overall, and who have satisfactorily completed the following required courses: one year of calculus, one year of engineering physics (with laboratory), and three additional approved courses for the major.

Students are encouraged to complete as many of the lower-division degree requirements as possible prior to transfer. Students who enroll at UCI in need of completing lower-division course work may find that it will take longer than two years to complete their degrees. For further information, contact the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at (949) 824-4334.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Credit for at least 188 units including:

University Requirements: See pages 54-59.

School Requirements: See pages 156-157.

Departmental Requirements:

Mathematics Courses: Mathematics 2A-B, 2D, 2J, 3D, and 2E (24 units).

Basic Science Courses: Chemistry 1A and 1LA, Physics 7A-B and 7LA-LB, and either Option 1 or 2.

Option 1: Physics 7D and 7LD plus one course from Physics 7E, or Chemistry 1B and 1LB, or Biological Sciences 94, or Earth System Science 10, 14, 15, 20E, 20F, 101A-B-C, or courses from an approved list (at least 24 units), or

Option 2: Chemistry 1B-C and 1LB (at least 25 units).

Basic Engineering Courses: Engineering CEE10 or ECE10, CEE11, ECE20, CEE30 or MAE30, CEE80 or MAE80, CEE81A-B (24 units).

Civil Engineering Core Courses: Engineering CEE110, CEE111, CEE121, CEE130 and 130L, CEE150 and 150L, CEE151A-B-C, CEE161, CEE170 or MAE130A, CEE171, CEE181A-B-C, and one from CEE122, CEE152, CEE162, or CEE 172 (55 units).

Technical Electives: 16-24 units in one of the five specializations.

Specialization in General Civil Engineering: Requires remaining three of CEE122, CEE152, CEE162, CEE172, plus a Civil Engineering technical elective from CEE52, CEE55, and other courses from an approved list (16 units).

Specialization in Environmental Engineering: Requires Science Option 2 and CEE162 as the Civil Engineering core elective, and ChE40, ChE60 or MAE91, ChE160 or CEE163 or CEE165, and CEE172 (16-18 units).

Specialization in Structural Engineering: Requires four courses from CEE152, CEE153, CEE154, CEE155, CEE156, and CEE157 (16 units).

Specialization in Transportation Information and Control Systems: Requires CEE122 as the Civil Engineering core elective and four courses selected from CEE123, ECE40, ECE72, MAE140, MAE170, MAE171, or courses from an approved list (16 units).

Specialization in Water Resource Engineering: Requires CEE172 as the Civil Engineering core elective, and CEE162, CEE174, CEE178, MAE140, and MAE170 (18 units).

In addition, students must aggregate a minimum of 24 design units. Design unit values are indicated at the end of each course description. The faculty advisors and the Student Affairs Office can provide necessary guidance for satisfying the design requirements.

At most an aggregate total of 6 units of 199 or H199 courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements.

PROGRAM OF STUDY

The following sample plans of study are provided for the senior year only; the first three years are common to all specializations (although the Environmental Engineering specialization requires that Science Option 2 be selected).

Senior Year Sample Programs of Study -- Civil Engineering
FALL	WINTER	SPRING
Senior: General Civil Engineering Specialization
CEE181A	CEE181B	CEE181C
CEE151C	CEE111	CEE152
CEE172	CEE122	Spec. Elective
Breadth	CEE162	Breadth
Senior: Structural Engineering Specialization
CEE181A	CEE181B	CEE181C
CEE151C	CEE111	CEE152
CEE157	CEE154	CEE153 or 156
Breadth	CEE155	Breadth
Senior: Transportation Information and Control Systems Specialization
CEE181A	CEE181B	CEE181C
CEE151C	CEE111	CEE123
MAE140	CEE122	MAE170
Breadth	Breadth	ECE40
Senior: Water Resource Engineering Specialization
CEE181A	CEE181B	CEE181C
CEE151C	CEE111	MAE170
MAE140	CEE162	Breadth
CEE172	CEE174	Breadth
CEE178
Senior: Environmental Engineering Specialization*
CEE181A	CEE181B	CEE181C
CEE151C	CEE111	CEE163 or 165
ChE40	CEE162	ChE60 or MAE91
CEE172	Breadth	Breadth

Students must obtain approval for their program of study and must see their faculty advisor at least once each year.

* Also requires completion of Science Option 2.

The sample program of study chart shown is typical for the accredited major in Civil Engineering. Students should keep in mind that this program is based upon a rigid set of prerequisites, beginning with adequate preparation in high school mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Therefore, the course sequence should not be changed except for the most compelling reasons. (Students who select the Environmental Engineering specialization within the Civil Engineering major should follow the Civil Engineering sample program.) Students must have their programs approved by their faculty advisor. Civil Engineering majors must consult at least once every year with the academic counselors in the Student Affairs Office and with their faculty advisors.

Undergraduate Major in Environmental Engineering

The program objective is to prepare Environmental Engineering graduates for careers in the profession or for entry into graduate school. The curriculum includes a core of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology, as well as engineering mechanics and methods courses. Students may select from a variety of environmental engineering courses to fulfill the remaining portion of the program and to focus their environmental engineering training in one or more of the following areas: water resources engineering, water and wastewater treatment engineering, air pollution control engineering, or pollution prevention engineering. Design experiences are integrated into environmental engineering courses, and seniors enroll in a capstone design course.

ADMISSIONS

High School Students: See page 156.

Transfer Students. Preference will be given to junior-level applicants with the highest grades overall, and who have satisfactorily completed the following required courses: one year of calculus, two courses in engineering physics (with laboratory), one year of general chemistry, and one additional approved course for the major.

Students are encouraged to complete as many of the lower-division degree requirements as possible prior to transfer. Students who enroll at UCI in need of completing lower-division course work may find that it will take longer than two years to complete their degrees. For further information, contact the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at (949) 824-4334.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Credit for at least 193 units including:

University Requirements: See pages 54-59.

School Requirements: See pages 156-157.

Departmental Requirements:

Mathematics Courses: Mathematics 2A-B, 2D, 2J, 3D, and 2E (24 units).

Basic Science Courses: Physics 7A-B and 7LA-LB, Chemistry 1A-B-C and 1LA-LB, Chemistry 51A and 51LA, and Biological Sciences 94 (at least 36 units).

Basic Engineering Courses: Engineering CEE10 or ECE10 or MAE10, CEE11, CEE30 or MAE30, CEE80 or MAE80, CEE110, CEE130 and CEE130L, CEE150 and CEE150L or MAE 150, CEE170 or MAE130A or ChE120A, ChE60 or MAE91 (37-39 units).

Environmental Engineering Core Courses: Engineering CEE81A-B or MAE52, CEE161, CEE171, CEE181A-B-C or MAE189A-B-C or ChE162, and ChE40 (20-22 units).

Environmental Technical Electives: Seven of the following environmental science and engineering courses must be taken: CEE111, CEE162 or Earth System Science 102, CEE163, CEE165, CEE172, CEE173 (requires MAE140, not counted as one of seven electives), CEE176, CEE178, MAE110, MAE162, MAE164, ChE160, ChE170; Biological Sciences 96; 178 or 179; Environmental Analysis and Design E178, E185; Earth System Science 108, 109, 110, 112, 160 (up to 28 units).

In addition, students must aggregate a minimum of 24 design units. Design unit values are indicated at the end of each course description. The faculty advisors and the Student Affairs Office can provide necessary guidance for satisfying the design requirements.

At most an aggregate total of 6 units of 199 or H199 courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements.

PROGRAM OF STUDY

The sample program of study chart shown is typical for the major in Environmental Engineering. Students should keep in mind that this program is based upon a sequence of prerequisites, beginning with adequate preparation in high school mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Students who are not adequately prepared, or who wish to make changes in the sequence for other reasons, must have their programs approved by their faculty advisor. Environmental Engineering majors must consult at least once every year with the academic counselors in the Student Affairs Office and with their faculty advisors.

Sample Program of Study -- Environmental Engineering
FALL		WINTER		SPRING
Freshman
Mathematics 2A		Mathematics 2B		Mathematics 2D
Physics 7A, 7LA		Physics 7B, 7LB		Chemistry 1B, 1LB
CEE10 or MAE10 or		Chemistry 1A, 1LA		Breadth
	ECE10	Breadth		Breadth
Breadth
Sophomore
Mathematics 2J		Mathematics 3D		Mathematics 2E
Chemistry 1C, 1LC		Chemistry 51A, 51LA		CEE81B or MAE52
CEE30 or MAE30		CEE80 or MAE80		CEE11
Breadth		CEE81A or MAE52		Breadth
Junior
CEE150, 150L or		Biological Sciences 94		MAE91 or ChE60
	MAE 150 or MSE150	CEE171		CEE161
CEE170 or MAE130A		Technical Elective		CEE110
	or ChE120A	Breadth		Breadth
ChE40
Breadth
Senior
CEE181A or MAE189A		CEE181B or MAE189B		CEE181C or MAE189C
	or ChE162		or ChE162		or ChE162
Technical Elective		Technical Elective		Technical Elective
Technical Elective		Technical Elective		Technical Elective
Technical Elective		Breadth		Breadth

Students must obtain approval for their program of study and must see their faculty advisor at least once each year.

Graduate Study in Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering addresses the technology of constructed environments and, as such, embraces a wide range of intellectual endeavors. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering focuses its graduate study and research program on three areas: structural engineering, including aspects of structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, and reliability and risk assessment; transportation systems engineering, including traffic operations and management, expert systems applications, travel behavior, and transportation systems analysis; and water resources and environmental engineering, including water resources, contamination management, and pollution control technologies.

Programs of study leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering are offered.

MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE

The M.S. degree reflects achievement of an advanced level of competence for the professional practice of civil engineering. Two plans are available to those working toward the M.S. degree: a thesis option and a course work option. Opportunities are available for part-time study toward the M.S. degree.

Plan I: Thesis Option

The thesis option requires completion of 36 units of study (eight of which can be taken for study in conjunction with the thesis research topic); the completion of an original research project; the writing of the thesis describing it; and presentation of the thesis research findings in a public seminar. Of the 36 units, a minimum of 20 units must be in nonresearch, graduate-level courses.

Plan II: Course Work Option

The course work option requires the completion of 36 units of study, at least 30 of which must be in nonresearch graduate-level courses. The remaining six units may be earned as graduate-level course work, individual research, or upper-division undergraduate units.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE

The Ph.D. degree indicates attainment of an original and significant research contribution to the state-of-the-art in the candidate's field, and an ability to communicate advanced engineering concepts. The doctoral program is tailored to the individual needs and background of the student. The detailed program of study for each Ph.D. student is formulated in consultation with a faculty advisor who takes into consideration the objectives and preparation of the candidate. The program of study must be approved by the faculty advisor and the Graduate Advisor of the Department.

There are no specific course requirements. Within this flexible framework, the School maintains specific guidelines that outline the milestones of a typical doctoral program. All doctoral students should consult the Civil Engineering program's guidelines for details, but there are several milestones to be passed: admission to the Ph.D. program by the faculty; early assessment of the student's research potential (this includes a preliminary examination), research preparation, formal advancement to candidacy by passing the qualifying examination, completion of a significant research investigation, and the submission and oral defense of an acceptable dissertation. There is no foreign language requirement. Ph.D. students have to meet departmental research requirements as a research assistant or equivalent, with or without salary. The degree is granted upon the recommendation of the Doctoral Committee and the Dean of Graduate Studies. For at least the final two years of the doctoral program it is expected that the student will be a full-time resident in the School. Doctoral programs must be completed in seven calendar years from the date of admission.

THE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION STUDIES

The Institute of Transportation Studies at Irvine (ITS) is part of a multicampus research unit of the University of California. Several faculty studying transportation systems engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering participate in the Institute. Students choosing to focus their studies in transportation will find strong interdisciplinary opportunities between the Department and ITS. See the Research and Graduate Studies section of the Catalogue for additional information.

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