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CE-GY 7733 Geomatics and GIS Application in Civil and Environmental Engineering 3 Credits
The course covers the principles of Geographic Information Systems and the system’s applications in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Topics covered include system structure, data capture, data processing, data analysis, presentation and reports. Coordinate systems, map projections, remote sensing, and GPS-GIS integrations will be taught. Infrastructure planning, construction management, earthwork machine control, highway rehabilitations, structure deformation and EIA will be presented.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing or Departmental Permission
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-GY 7753 Environmental Systems Management 3 Credits
This course provides an overview of information technologies as applied to the remote sensing of environmental infrastructure systems, and includes the development of infrastructure system databases to assist complex decision-making on environmental infrastructures.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 7813 Infrastructure Planning, Engineering and Economics 3 Credits
This course covers methods for identifying, formulating, preliminarily appraising and analyzing in detail individual projects and systems of civil engineering projects. Different approaches relevant to government agencies, public utilities, industrial firms and private entrepreneurs are discussed, as well as planning of projects to satisfy single and multiple purposes and objectives, meet local and regional needs and take advantage of opportunities for development. Also covered are financial and economic analyses, including sensitivity and risk analysis; mathematical models for evaluation of alternatives and optimization; and environmental, social, regional economic growth, legal and institutional and public involvement impacts of projects.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 7823 Forensic Engineering 3 Credits
This course emphasizes lessons learned by analyzing structural failures and studying the work of outstanding practicing professional engineers. Also covered is the application of engineering principles for proper performance of civil engineering structures.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 7833 Infrastructure Rehabilitation: A Practical Approach 3 Credits
Upgrading the nation’s aging infrastructure is a national priority well into the 21st century. In this course, a preeminent civil engineer who has overseen major rehabilitation projects focuses on the direct practical application of engineering principles required to address today’s infrastructure rehabilitation needs. The course emphasizes conceptual thinking, brainstorming techniques, team evaluation of alternative solutions, oral and written communication and intensive classroom participation.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 7843 Urban Infrastructure Systems Management 3 Credits
This course provides a descriptive overview of key infrastructure systems and technologies that must be managed, operated and maintained. Systems treated include buildings and structures, water supply, solid and liquid waste handling and disposal, transportation, power, communications and information systems, health and hospitals, police and preprotection. The course explores the financial, political, administrative, legal and institutional settings of these systems and technologies. A portion of the course features distinguished guest lecturers who are experts in some of the systems and technologies included.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 7853 Infrastructure Asset Management 3 Credits
This course reviews state-of-the-art, performance- monitoring and system-condition assessment methodologies as part of infrastructure management systems. Emphasis is on information technologies as applied to remote sensing and database development for urban systems management. Tools, such as GIS and dedicated databases for condition assessment are presented in a laboratory environment. Invited experts participate in such areas as transportation, water distribution and utilities.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 7863 Infrastructure Monitoring and Performance Assessment 3 Credits
This course introduces the physical nature of infrastructure materials and systems. The concept of performance is introduced from the viewpoint of strength and durability. Lectures and laboratory demonstrations identify the mechanisms of degradation and cover techniques for condition assessment and quality assurance.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 7873 Infrastructure Systems Engineering 3 Credits
Today’s infra-systems managers and engineers need to prepare themselves with a better understanding of how network of large-size urban systems are developed-built and managed for sustainability. This foundation level course is included as a core course for the MS in Urban Infra-systems Engineering & Management curriculum to provide broad skill set for various types of urban infrastructures. The concepts of systems engineering are interdisciplinary and can be applied to the development and operations and management of transportation, energy systems, sewage, water supply and other urban infra-systems management. The goal is to allow students to understand the benefits of applying system engineering approaches as a means of developing reliable, efficient, and resilient urban infra-systems. The course covers technical practices such as commonly used models, trade-off analysis and testing, and management practices such as risk assessment and mitigation, which make up “best practices” in the systems engineering arena. This will help engineers to start thinking of SE approach as a tool for urban systems development and management from the beginning of their careers in engineering. See detailed outline in a separate file. Students are also required to read two papers prepared for this course during first week. Course outline may be modified slightly as we move along to adjust time availability and guest lectures.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing or Department Permission
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-GY 7883 Urban Informatics for Smart, Sustainable Cities 3 Credits
This course is designed to give science, engineering and quantitative social science students from all backgrounds an opportunity to apply informatics and data science approaches to the challenges of urban sustainability and emergency management, ones that need to be met by a convergence of expertise and knowledge from engineering, public policy, social science, and data science.
Students will work with data from NYC and other cities on a range of problems. Students interested in this course should have knowledge of programming (Python, R, MatLab) or relevant statistical packages (STATA, SAS, SPSS). Knowledge of visualization tools (Carto, D3) and/or GIS is beneficial, but not required. Interest in urban sustainability, urban infrastructure, emergency management, and the link between society and technology in the urban context.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate-level equivalent course in statistics.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-GY 7963 Selected Topics in Construction I 3 Credits
This course covers topics of special interest in current areas of construction management. Topics are announced before each semester’s offering.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 7973 Selected Topics in Construction II 3 Credits
This course covers topics of special interest in current areas of construction management. Topics are announced before each semester’s offering.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 7983 Selected Topics in Infrastructure Systems 3 Credits
This course examines topics of current interest in infrastructure systems. Topics vary with each offering and are disseminated before the semester of offering.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 7993 Selected Topics in Infrastructure Systems 3 Credits
This course examines topics of current interest in infrastructure systems. Topics vary with each offering and are disseminated before the semester of offering.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8203 Project Management 3 Credits
This course covers management of technology- based projects ranging—from individual research and development to large-scale and complex technological systems. Topics covered include: feasibility and risk analyses; project selection and portfolio optimization; functional and administrative structures; coordination and scheduling of activities; personnel planning; negotiations and contracts; cost estimation; capital budgeting; cost controls; and effective matrix management.
Also listed under: Also listed under MG-GY 8203 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8243 Construction Modeling Techniques 3 Credits
This course deals with various construction-modeling techniques, including the development of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) design documents. Students are introduced to the development of building information models (BIM) and their associated databases, using state-of-the-art design and management systems.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8253 Project Management for Construction 3 Credits
This course covers topics specific to developing and coordinating large projects, including organizational structures, management functions, pricing and estimating project costs, bidding and contracting, risk allocation, scheduling, time and cost control, labor relations, quality management and project life-cycle activities.
Also listed under: MG-GY 8253 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8263 Construction Cost Estimating 3 Credits
This course covers estimating and cost control from the viewpoint of contractors and construction engineers; details of estimating with emphasis on labor, materials, equipment and overhead.
Also listed under: MG-GY 8263 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8273 Contracts and Specifications 3 Credits
This course covers principles of contract law as applied to the construction industry and legal problems in preparing and administering construction contracts.
Also listed under: MG-GY 8273 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8283 Risk Analysis 3 Credits
This course investigates the ever-rising importance of risk analysis in project management. Topics: Analysis of qualitative and quantitative risk; techniques in probability analysis, sensitivity analysis, simulation of risk and utility theory; and computational methods for calculating risk. Students are exposed to the complexity of real-world corporate and public problems through case investigations.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8293 Construction Operations Analysis 3 Credits
This course examines the evaluation and model development of productivity, safety, quality and materials handling in construction operations. Topics include the principal methods for analysis and pre-planning work activities, including the use of three-dimensional (3D) building information models (BIM), four-dimensional (4D) and fully integrated and automated project processes (FIAPP), logistics animation, Monte Carlo scheduling, stochastic simulation and queuing theory. Students are introduced to the use of financial models for task, activity, project and program analyses.
Prerequisite(s): CE-GY 8243 or Construction Management Program Director’s approval.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8303 Information Systems in Project Management 3 Credits
The course examines the use of contemporary tools for managing the vast array of information over the life of a project. Information handling is reviewed from the perspectives of knowledge acquisition and presentation. The course focuses on applying three-dimensional (3D) building information models (BIM) and four-dimensional (4D) and fully integrated and automated-project processes (FIAPP) that integrate 3D computer models, simulation, cost estimating, scheduling, procurement and information technology (with emphasis on the implementation of 3D computer models and relational databases as information systems for project information handling and project automation).
Prerequisite(s): CE-GY 8243 or Construction Management Program Director’s approval.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8313 Engineering for Construction I: Methods and Technologies 3 Credits
This course covers planning, design and equipment for new construction and for infrastructure rehabilitation; engineering fundamentals of earth moving; soil stabilization and compaction; methods for tunneling through rock and earth and rock blasting; foundation grouting; piles and pile driving equipment; dewatering systems and pumping equipment; factors affecting the selection of construction equipment; review of conventional construction equipment; and trends in robotics.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8323 Engineering for Construction II: Design 3 Credits
 This course is an in-depth analysis of design methods for construction operations. Topics covered: Earth pressure analysis and structural analysis. Design for sheet pile walls, cofferdams, underpinning systems, tieback systems and pipejacking systems. Details of a dewatering system design. Special studies in constructability and value engineering.
Prerequisite(s): or Construction Management Program Director’s Approval
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8333 Marketing for Construction Management and Engineering Services 3 Credits
This course focuses on the process of procurement of construction management and engineering services. It incorporates a hands-on approach to current industry practices. The materials address the following: identifying leads; researching and evaluating competition through various sources; reviewing and critiquing requests for qualifications (RFQ) and requests for proposals (RFP) and responses; developing a marketing resume; developing project profiles; evaluating presentations; and selecting successful candidates. Students will prepare their own proposals and presentations.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8343 Construction Site Safety 3 Credits
This course is for individuals who are interested in construction safety and the realities of a construction project and for those seeking certification as a Site Safety Manager from the New York City (NYC) Department of Buildings (DOB). Students learn about the comprehensive Subchapter 19 of the New York City Building Code and the City’s Rules and Regulations on construction site safety projects. The course curriculum includes the content approved by the NYC DOB to prepare students for the Site Safety Manager examination.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8353 Construction Scheduling 3 Credits
Students will be instructed in advanced Critical Path Method (CPM) construction scheduling techniques including the use of Primavera Project Planner v. 7.0. The course will cover Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM), project resources and resource leveling, schedule updating, schedule impacts of date constraints, project time and cost trade-offs, activity duration estimating, work breakdown structures, differing scheduling requirements on different types of construction projects and an overview of construction contract scheduling specifications. An introduction to other scheduling methodologies and the use of schedules in construction claims will also be addressed.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8363 Building Information Modeling Project Controls 3 Credits
The purpose of this course is to enable students to use Building Information Modeling (BIM) as part of the planning and measurement of performance on construction projects. Students will learn various earned value management techniques to measure the actual performance of work and the associated cost and schedule impacts as compared to baseline values. Emphasis will also be placed on the importance of managing and tracking changes, and mitigating their impacts on construction projects.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8373 Construction Accounting and Finance 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the uses of accounting and financial analysis in decision making in a construction and development environment. The course will demonstrate to students how the principles of accounting and financial management can be adapted for, and used in the management of construction companies and project management. Students will review accounting concepts, rules, regulations and reporting requirements as they apply to construction and development, and they will use and create accounting and financial models.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8383 Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Its Applications in AEC/FM 3 Credits
The intent of this course is to strengthen the knowledge of students on the concepts associated with information modeling and analysis. The students will learn the building information modeling applications in the Architecture/ Engineering/ Construction and Facility Management (AEC/FM) industry, fundamentals of object-oriented modeling and techniques to develop information models. At the same time, the students will be exposed to and will have hands-on experiences with some of the existing software systems in the AEC/FM industry that leverage such information models for decision support in construction management tasks.
Prerequisite(s): CE-GY 8243 and Graduate Standing
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-GY 8393 Leadership, Ethics, and Project Execution 3 Credits
This is the capstone course for students earning the MS in Construction Management. The syllabus integrates the application of leadership and ethics to principles introduced in fundamental courses to develop a more advanced understanding of construction management decision making throughout the entire construction project delivery process.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of eighteen (18) credits, or be in the final semester of enrollment in the program, whichever is sooner.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-GY 8403 Geotechnics and Geomaterials 3 Credits
This course examines index properties of soil, mechanical behavior, shear strength, stressstrain characteristics, drained and undrained soil behavior, permeability, seepage, groundwater flow and control and consolidation of soils.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 3153 or equivalent.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8423 Ground Improvement 3 Credits
This course discusses foundation engineering practice, foundation rehabilitation and emerging ground- improvement technologies. Topics covered are the selection, design and analysis of ground-improvement techniques for different foundation problems, as well as the construction, monitoring and performance evaluation of such solutions.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 3153 and CE-UY 4173 or equivalents.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8433 Urban Geotechnology 3 Credits
This course looks at case histories on geotechnical design, construction and rehabilitation in the urban environment. Topics covered: Special construction problems and innovative solutions; unforeseen ground conditions performance monitoring; remedial planning and implementation; and geotechnical design and construction issues from a practicing engineer’s perspective.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 3153 and CE-UY 4173 or equivalents.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8493 Environmental Geotechnology 3 Credits
This course covers: Clay mineralogy; soil water interaction processes; chemical transport through soils; hydraulic conductivity, diffusion and attenuation mechanisms; water-disposal systems; design of land-fills, seepage barriers and cut-off walls; geo-environmental site characterization techniques; and soil remediation techniques.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 3153 or equivalent.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8603 Selected Topics in Geotechnical Engineering 3 Credits
This course explores current special interest topics, such as ground improvement, geotechnical earthquake engineering, site characterization and remediation. Topics vary with each offering and are disseminated before registration.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 4173 or equivalent.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8663 Advanced Foundation Design 3 Credits
Topics covered: Advanced analysis of foundations, shallow foundations, bearing capacity, settlement, deep foundations, axial and lateral loading of piles, wave equation analysis, drilled piers, design and construction issues and case histories.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 3143 or equivalent.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8673 Excavation Support Systems 3 Credits
The course covers design and construction methodologies for excavation support systems, including soldier pile, sheet pile, and secant pile wall systems. Both traditional limit-equilibrium and modern elastoplastic analysis methods will be presented. Students will get the opportunity to utilize industry software to design excavation support systems. Last, for the 1st time this year, students will have the opportunity to also experience excavation support systems in virtual or augmented reality.
Prerequisite(s): undergraduate Geotechnical Engineering
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8703 Managing and Leading in the 21st Century 3 Credits
Today’s mega projects require the formation of large multidisciplinary teams including engineers, constructors and financial, legal and business experts. Success in this challenging environment requires up-to-date and proven leadership and management skills. This course covers the basic components of management planning, organizing, directing, controlling and decision-making. It defines the engineering and construction team and discusses leadership styles. This course also addresses the management of change, external factors that shape decisions, the development of personal leadership abilities and, ultimately, 21st century leadership requirements.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Exec 21 Program or permission of a Construction Management Program Director.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8713 Construction and the Law 3 Credits
Construction industry executives need not be legal experts, but they must be aware of the legal issues affecting their industry and their bottom line. This course uses the case study method to lead students through the concepts of design and construction law. The course focuses on the interface of legal, business and technical issues and their resolution. It includes the design and organization of construction documents; the legal aspects of bidding, subcontracting, bonds, insurance, mechanic’s liens, etc; and the implication of delays, changes and charged conditions. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods are introduced.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Exec 21 Program or permission of a Construction Management Program Director.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8723 How to Succeed in Construction 3 Credits
This course leads students through the how-to’s of running a successful, large, complex construction company. It analyzes how the industry actually works, including contractual relationships with clients in all types of projects from design/build to privatization. It covers the business fundamentals of running a construction company, including issues such as surety and insurance: various types of construction organizations, domestic and international; and company culture – inner-workings of a business that can mean the differences between success and failure.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Exec 21 Program or permission of a Construction Management Program Director.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8733 Infrastructure Financing: Structuring of a Deal 3 Credits
This course examines what it takes to structure a deal from a credit perspective, legally and financially, for domestic and international projects. In the domestic sector, the course focuses on transportation projects, examining the peculiarities and the uniqueness of the capital market. Examples are studied and recent changes are discussed in areas such as financing transportation projects and the dramatically changing nature of financing these projects. In the international sector, the course covers innovative financing techniques.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Exec 21 Program or permission of a Construction Management Program Director.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8763 Capital Program Management/Program Development 3 Credits
The course examines the process of capital program management and development. Depending upon the instructor and project used for illustration, the course analyses how either the public or private sector views a project and develops it and the internal workings of an organization in determining how a project is selected, funded and managed. The course examines various contracting strategies, as well as the concepts of risk allocation, funding and project finance.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Exec 21 Program or permission of a Construction Management Program Director.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8773 Dispute Avoidance and Resolution 3 Credits
This course analyzes the basic causes for construction disputes and introduces methods for dispute avoidance by proper risk allocation, management and control, as well as other techniques, including partnering. It uses the case study method to address litigation and provides an understanding of the process of arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods such as negotiation, mediation, mini trials and dispute review boards.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Exec 21 Program or permission of a Construction Management Program Director.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8783 Construction Management and Planning 3 Credits
Strategic planning is indispensable to achieving superior management. This course in business planning provides practical advice for organizing the planning system, acquiring and using information and translating strategic plans into decisive action. This knowledge is an invaluable resource for top and middle-level executives.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Exec 21 Program or permission of a Construction Management Program Director.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 8803 Infrastructure Planning for Public Works 3 Credits
This course deals with the process whereby infrastructure projects are conceived, studied and implemented. The focus will be on the management and leadership roles of the key players in public works agencies. Lectures, reading assignments and classroom discussions will deal with both routine procedures and controversial issues. Students will research and report on important public works projects and on special topics in infrastructure planning.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Exec 21 Program or permission of a Construction Management Program Director.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 9105 Principles of Professional Practice I: Ethics .5 Credits
Principles of Professional Practice I provides graduate students with a foundation for success in the professional disciplines offered by the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering. This course combines (1) an online educational module related to Ethics, (2) an immersive internship in a civil engineering practice area.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate students with a minimum of 18 graduate credits and in good academic standing prior to the start of the internship. Permission of CUE Department.
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CE-GY 9205 Principles of Professional Practice II: Management .5 Credits
Principles of Professional Practice II provides graduate students with a foundation for success in the professional disciplines offered by the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering. This course combines (1) an online educational module related to Management of engineering projects, (2) an immersive internship in a civil engineering practice area.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate students with a minimum of 18 graduate credits and in good academic standing prior to the start of the internship. Permission of CUE Department.
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CE-GY 9305 Principles of Professional Practice III: Leadership .5 Credits
Principles of Professional Practice III provides graduate students with a foundation for success in the professional disciplines offered by the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering. This course combines (1) an online educational module related to Leadership, (2) an immersive internship in a civil engineering practice area.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate students with a minimum of 18 graduate credits and in good academic standing prior to the start of the internship. Permission of CUE Department.
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CE-GY 9903 Case Study in Urban Systems Engineering and Management 3 Credits
This comprehensive independent case study involves a specific urban infrastructure engineering and management project under faculty adviser guidance and generally is coordinated with a participating infrastructure agency. Case studies are submitted as formal reports and must be presented and defended formally. Students are expected to prepare a project report on a selected IMS in cooperation with an infrastructure agency.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-GY 9910 Seminar in Civil Engineering 0 Credits
Recent developments in civil engineering are presented by engineers from industry and academia. Four semesters.
Note: Open only to current PhD students
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CE-GY 9950 PhD Candidates Research Seminar 0 Credits
All PhD candidates (following the successful passage of the PhD Qualifying Examination) register for CE-GY 9950 (0 credits) - Research Seminar Course - every semester they are registered in PhD program. The goals of this seminar program are to enhance the intellectual atmosphere of the department, to provide students opportunities to develop skills in publicly presenting research results, and to facilitate faculty monitoring of student research progress.
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CE-GY 9963 MS Project in Civil & Urban Engineering 3 Credits
This project involves analytical, design or experimental studies in civil engineering guided by a faculty adviser and following departmental guidelines. A written report is required.
Prerequisite(s): Degree status and project adviser’s approval.
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CE-UY 496X Undergraduate Research Project in Civil & Urban Engineering 1-3 Credits
The Undergraduate Research Project in Civil and Urban Engineering involves analytical, design or experimental studies in civil or urban engineering guided by a faculty advisor. The work should explore traditional or emerging areas of civil and urban engineering. A written report is required. May be repeated for credit up to 3 credits.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, cumulative GPA > 2.7, and permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
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CE-UY 497X Undergraduate Thesis in Civil & Urban Engineering Var. 1-3 Credits
The Undergraduate Thesis in Civil and Urban Engineering should report the results of an original investigation. The research should explore traditional or emerging areas of civil or urban engineering. The thesis may involve experimental research, theoretical analyses, numerical simulations, or combinations thereof. The undergraduate B.S. Thesis must be conducted with faculty supervision. Students are required to submit a bound thesis to the Civil & Urban Engineering Department. Honors students may submit the same document to the Office of Undergraduate Academics to fulfill the Honor’s College requirements. May be repeated for credit up to six credits.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, cumulative GPA > 3.0, and permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
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CE-UY 1002 Introduction to Civil Engineering 2 Credits
This course introduces the student to the profession and practice of civil engineering. Course topics include: the principal subdisciplines of civil engineering and their relationship to urban and regional infrastructure; professional ethics and the responsibilities of engineers to their profession and to the general public; communication and technical skills required for success in the discipline; and principles of sustainable development. The course includes a laboratory on computer-aided design, geographic information systems, and surveying.
Prerequisite(s): Students from other than the Civil and Urban Engineering department or Sustainable Urban Environments program must obtain permission from the CUE program advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 1.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 2133 Engineering Mechanics 3 Credits
This course covers the calculation of forces and moments, displacement and rotations, stresses and strains for simple structure subject to axial, shear, bending and torsional forces including basic principles of strain and stress for application design
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 1013 (grade of C or higher) and MA-UY 1024 or MA-UY 1324 or equivalent (grade of C or higher)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 1
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CE-UY 2143 Analysis of Determinate Structures 3 Credits
This course offers in-depth coverage of the basic concepts of analysis of determinate structures, topics include elastic deflections of trusses, beams and frame structures. Influence lines for statically determinate structures, and behavior of short and tall columns. Stress and strain distribution in composite beams.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 2133 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 1
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CE-UY 2213 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics 3 Credits
This course examines the basic principles of fluid mechanics with beginning applications to hydraulic design. Topics include fluid properties, fluid statics, elementary fluid dynamics and Bernoulli equation, continuity, energy and momentum equations and fluid kinematics. Additional topics are laminar and turbulent flow, boundary layer characteristics, drag and lift concepts (flow over immersed bodies), dimensional analysis and fluid measurements.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 2133 or equivalent.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5
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CE-UY 2253 Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts in environmental chemistry and microbiology, and their applications to environmental engineering issues and processes. Environmental chemistry topics to be covered include redox chemistry; acid‐base chemistry; alkalinity and buffers; and biochemical cycles. Environmental microbiology topics to be covered include microbial diversity, classification, and metabolism kinetics; bioremediation; and biodegradation. Students are also introduced to common chemical and microbial contaminants and pathogens in the environment.
Prerequisite(s): CM-UY 1003 and CM-UY 1001 or CM-UY 1013 and CM-UY 1011 or CHEM-UA 125, or equivalent
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-UY 2343 Transportation Engineering 3 Credits
This course provides an introduction to transportation engineering. The course will cover travel demand forecasting, road user and vehicle characteristics, traffic engineering studies, engineering economic analysis, and highway design. The highway design element will focus on the basic design concepts of horizontal and vertical alignment, superelevation, and cross-section design. The course will also cover flexible pavement design, design of parking facilities, as well as bikeway and walkway design.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 1002 or permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 1
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CE-UY 2513 Construction Materials and Methods 3 Credits
This course introduces students to traditional and emerging materials and methods employed in building and civil infrastructure projects. The course also addresses safety, regulation, constructability and sustainability from planning through design and construction.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 1002 or Sophomore Standing
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 2523 Contracts and Construction Documents 3 Credits
This course covers the documents used in design and construction, including design and construction agreements, drawings and specifications, general and special conditions and others used for procurement and construction administration. The course also examines the relationships among the owner, designers, contractors and suppliers. Students have the opportunity to discuss quality, safety and business and professional ethics.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 1002 or Sophomore Standing
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 2533 Construction Project Management 3 Credits
This course covers the fundamentals of construction project management. The students will learn to apply the basic principles and practices of construction project management, including planning, estimating, scheduling, quality, safety and leadership over the life of a construction project
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 1002 or Sophomore Standing
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-UY 3013 Computing in Civil Engineering 3 Credits
This course aims to introduce the modern computing methods, tools, and best practices for students in civil and urban engineering. The course uses Python as the programming language for solving a series of fundamental computational problems in civil and urban engineering, such as solving linear equations, data interpolation, curve fitting, root finding, numerical differentiation and integration, probability and statistics, linear programming and optimization. The course also introduces a series of generic computation tools and best practices for the students’ future study and research in computing applications in civil and urban engineering, including how to debug a program, visualize data, manage source codes, collaborative programming project management, etc. It aims at laying a solid foundation for civil and urban engineering students to better understand the modern programming workflow and utilize the computing tools. Students are first introduced with the fundamental concepts through the lecture, and then guided step-by-step via the in-class lab session in each week. There will be multiple homework assignments and in-class quizzes for evaluating the students’ performances.
Prerequisite(s): (CS-UY 1113 or CS-UY 1133 or CS-UY 1114 ), MA-UY 2034 , and MA-UY 2224
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5
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CE-UY 3123 Dynamics of Extreme Events 3 Credits
This course is an introduction to the dynamics of extreme natural events and their impact on the built and human environments. The course is case based and data driven, covering scenarios including earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, and heatwaves. The subject is introduced from points of view of characterization, forecasting, monitoring and condition assessment, as well as strategic planning to mitigate property and population impact. Methods used include mapping and analysis of global data resources and sensor networks and models for event prediction, as well as analytical methods and numerical simulations to understand the response of physical systems when subject to extreme conditions.
Prerequisite(s): (PH-UY 1013 or equivalent with a grade of B or better; or PHYS-UA 11 or equivalent with a grade of B or better) or CE-UY 2133 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-UY 3133 Structural Analysis 3 Credits
This course offers in-depth coverage of structural analysis techniques. Topics: analysis of statically determinate structures; deflection calculations using energy methods; analysis of statically indeterminate structures using superposition; influence lines; and slope deflection, moment distribution and matrix analysis of structures. Computer applications are included.
Prerequisite(s): MA-UY 2034 and CE-UY 2143 or equivalent.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 3143 Steel Design 3 Credits
This course examines structural design principles and techniques. Topics: Design of steel tension members, beams and columns; design of beam-columns; and design of bolted and welded connections for steel design. The course includes a group design project.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 3183 or equivalent
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 3153 Geotechnical Engineering 3 Credits
This course is an introduction to soil mechanics and foundation engineering. Topics include origin of soils, phase relationships, classification of soils, permeability, effective stress, seepage, consolidation, shear strength, analysis of lateral earth pressure, and soil bearing capacity.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 2133 , and CE-UY 2213 or equivalent
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2 | Weekly Lab Hours: 3
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CE-UY 3163 Materials for the Built Environment 3 Credits
This course covers the mechanical behavior and durability of structural materials. Properties of steel, concrete, wood, asphalt and fiber composites are discussed. Material processing, optical metrology and stress analysis laboratories are conducted by students working independently and in groups on material preparation and evaluation topics.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 2133 or equivalent.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2 | Weekly Lab Hours: 3 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 3183 Structural Engineering 3 Credits
This course introduces the general principles of loads on buildings. It includes: steel design of tension member, beams, columns and beam column, and concrete design of beams, columns and footings.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 2143 or equivalent
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 1
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CE-UY 3223 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3 Credits
This course will introduce students to a range of areas within environmental engineering, and provide tools for analysis of environmental engineering problems. Topics include materials balance, ideal reactor models, environmental chemistry, public health risk assessment, air quality, water quality, drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, and laboratory analysis of water and wastewater samples and treatment processes.
Prerequisite(s): CM-UY 1003 and CM-UY 1001 , or CM-UY 1013 and CM-UY 1011 , or CHEM-UA 125, and CE-UY 2213 or equivalent
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5
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CE-UY 3233 Environmental Engineering Process Design 3 Credits
This course introduces students to major processes used for the treatment of water, soil, and air. An introduction to the theory behind commonly used physical, chemical and biological treatment processes will be covered, along with practical information regarding their implementation for mitigation of environmental contaminants. Students will learn basic design equations and criteria for unit treatment processes, as well as concepts required for overall process design.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 3223 or equivalent Corequisite(s): CE-UY 2253
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-UY 3243 Water Resources Engineering 3 Credits
This course provides a detailed overview of water resources engineering, including both analysis and design elements. Topics covered: open-channel flow; pipe networks; reservoir balances; hydrologic techniques; surface water and ground-water supplies; water demand; and development of water resources for multiple purposes.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 2213 or equivalent
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 1
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CE-UY 3303 Traffic Engineering 3 Credits
This course covers the fundamentals of traffic engineering. The characteristics of traffic streams, and how they are quantitatively described are covered. Various types of traffic studies are covered including travel time, speed, delay, and safety studies. Determining the signal timing, capacity and level of service (LOS) of a signalized intersection is discussed and the Highway Capacity Software (HCS) is used to calculate intersection capacity and LOS.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 1002 or permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-UY 3313 Introduction to Transportation Systems 3 Credits
This course focuses on the fundamental conceptual elements of transportation systems and describes the approaches used to analyze and design transportation systems. The course covers the basic material about transportation systems, the context within which they operate and a characterization of their behavior.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 1002 or permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 3333 Transportation Systems and Software 3 Credits
This course covers transportation software and its applications in understanding the impacts of traffic demand on the transportation system. Simulation software will be used to test the impacts of various signal timings and progressions on an arterial and a network. Fundamental concepts of signal coordination and progression will be treated. The Highway Capacity Software (HCS) package will be used to examine the effects of traffic on individual intersection delay and level of service.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 3303 or permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 3363 Transportation Economics 3 Credits
This course introduces the principles of engineering economic analysis and applies them to the analysis of transportation alternatives. Alternative analyses are done using present worth analysis, annual cost analysis, benefit/cost analysis and rate of return analysis. The course also reviews existing measures and legislation that provide funding for transportation projects, and discusses potential new approaches for the future.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 1002 or permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 3373 Transportation Systems Analytics 3 Credits
This course teaches students introductory methods to design transportation systems and informatics to evaluate the behavioral response of travelers. It trains students in fundamental problem solving skills needed to manage cyber-physical transportation networks in a smart cities era. The course is divided into three parts: (1) framework for analyzing urban systems under congestion and queueing, (2) intelligent transportation systems (ITS) to connect traveler decisions to system operations, and (3) constrained optimization methods to design and manage complex urban systems.
Prerequisite(s): (MA-UY 2224 or equivalent) or permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-UY 3503 Cost Estimating 3 Credits
Students learn the classification of work, quantity surveying techniques and basic estimating principles applied to construction projects. Also addressed are contracts; specifications and other construction documents; and the identification and allocation of direct and indirect project costs, overhead and profit. Students are introduced to computer-based estimating techniques and software.
Prerequisite(s): One CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 3513 Construction Scheduling 3 Credits
Students learn to apply the Critical Path Method (CPM) to construction projects, using precedence diagram networks. The course covers sequencing, cost allocation, updating, cash flow, resource constraints and scheduling, manpower leveling and distribution, time-scale networks, lead and lag-time constraints, time-cost tradeoffs, overlap and other specific leading edge scheduling techniques. Students direct an entire project from planning through scheduling and control, both manually and through software.
Prerequisite(s): One CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 3533 Construction Site Layout and Surveying 3 Credits
This course studies the practical applications of surveying and its relationship to site planning and design. The first portion of the course concentrates on land surveying concepts, including mathematics, horizontal and vertical control, and angle measurement. The second portion of the course applies surveying data to site layout using traverses, area computations, property surveys, topography, and construction layout for highway and building applications. This course also includes a field laboratory which introduces students to basic surveying practice, including the use of surveying equipment (wheels, tapes, levels, and theodolites), measurements theory and computation, data accuracy and precision, and the use of the field book to properly record data.
Prerequisite(s): One CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5
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CE-UY 3543 Building Information Modeling 3 Credits
This course covers the application of building information modeling (BIM) and related technologies in design and construction. Students will learn how to prepare a building information model workflow and use it for planning, estimating, scheduling and coordinating construction projects. Students will also experience how to utilize laser scanning and virtual reality tools and data.
Prerequisite(s): One CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 3553 Non-Structural Building Systems 3 Credits
This course introduces the students to mechanical, electrical and vertical transportation systems for buildings. It examines fundamental aspects of the design, procurement and construction of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), supply and sanitary plumbing, fire detection and suppression, high- and low-voltage electrical, security, elevator and escalator and building management systems.
Prerequisite(s): One CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4033 Introduction to Urban Infrastructure Systems Management 3 Credits
This course provides students with an overview of key issues involved in the planning, management, operations and maintenance of urban infrastructure systems, including transportation, water supply, power, communications and information systems. It includes elements of engineering and technology, management, economics, finance, regulatory and public policy that have an impact on the sustainable development of the urban environment. The course features several distinguished guest lecturers from infrastructure industries and public agencies who share significant case studies with students. The course includes a component on GIS, with a focus on how to collect, integrate and share spatial data in urban infrastructure management. Group projects are required.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 1002 or permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4043 Sustainable Cities 3 Credits
Considering the city as a building block for a more sustainable future, this course discusses sustainability metrics used, as well as the methods and tools for quantifying and achieving them. Particular attention will be given to climate action goals as one of the earliest manifestations of the push for sustainability. Using globally established aspirational goals for sustainability, and those set by local agencies, students gain an understanding of needs assessment, planning and technical approaches for the acquisition and analysis of data relevant to the study of urban sustainability. Areas of study include energy and renewables, waste, land use, urban climate and ecology, patterns of activity, and community engagement. This course provides a perspective on the role of information for better understanding of the function and wellbeing of urban systems.
Prerequisite(s): CS-UY 1113 and MA-UY 2224 or permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4092 Leadership, Business Principles, Policy and Ethics in Civil Engineering 2 Credits
This course focuses on the professional practice of civil engineering and the role of the civil engineer in the planning, design, and construction processes. Topics include: professional roles and responsibilities; licensing, registration, and continuing education; engineering ethics; leadership, public policy and business principles; and engineering economics. The course also includes a zero-credit recitation that prepares students for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, for which civil engineering students must register prior to graduation.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 3223 , CE-UY 3243 , CE-UY 3183 and senior standing or permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 2
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CE-UY 4173 Foundation Engineering 3 Credits
This course covers site exploration; soil sampling; interpretation of boring logs; bearing capacity of footings; settlement of structures; lateral earth pressure; slope stability analysis; and design of retaining walls, braced excavations, sheet pile walls, and deep foundations.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 3153 or equivalent
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4183 Reinforced Concrete Design 3 Credits
This course offers a detailed treatment of reinforced concrete design: material properties, American Concrete Institute (ACI) load factors and design strength; shear and diagonal tension in beams; reinforced concrete columns; two way slabs; footings; shear walls; and torsion. The course includes a group design project.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 3183 or equivalent
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4193 Timber and Masonry Structures 3 Credits
This course covers: Properties and classification of structural lumber; design of timber connectors; design and construction of residential and industrial timber buildings; beams, frames, columns and trusses of sawn lumber and glued laminated construction; manufacture and properties of concrete masonry units; properties of mortar and grout; and design and construction of load-bearing, reinforced and unreinforced masonry structural elements. The course includes a group design project.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 2143
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4213 Green Infrastructure Design 3 Credits
This course covers basic engineering design concepts for various types of green infrastructure used to control storm runoff and provide coastal protection in urban environments. Topics include: hydrologic analysis and modeling, hydraulic analysis, physical and biological treatment for water quality improvement, stormwater best management practices, TMDLs, ecological considerations, and sustainability of engineered solutions.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 3223 and CE-UY 3243
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-UY 4393 Analytics and Learning Methods for Smart Cities 3 Credits
Basics of analytics and learning methods, with extensive applications in smart cities. Focuses on introduction of analytics and learning algorithms in their very basic forms, implementation in common coding languages, and smart city applications. Topics include probability review, inference, linear regression, classification, neural networks, and introduction to reinforcement learning. Applications include autonomous vehicles, traffic control, public transit, ridesharing, urban emergency response, smart grid, and smart buildings.
Prerequisite(s): CS-UY 1113 and MA-UY 2224 or equivalents.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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CE-UY 4503 Construction Engineering 3 Credits
This course covers engineering fundamentals and developing trends in the use of excavating and earth-moving equipment, trucks, pumps, drilling and blasting equipment and cranes. Also considered are shoring and bracing and other temporary site construction operations.
Prerequisite(s): One CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4513 Construction Project Administration 3 Credits
This course examines the roles of the project participants in executing a construction project, focusing on delegating administrative duties and responsibilities and managing and coordinating the physical work and administrative control of project information and records. Students use computer-based project administration techniques and software.
Prerequisite(s): One CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4523 Structural Building Systems 3 Credits
This course introduces the general principles of loads on buildings and the design and analysis of conventional structural building systems in steel, concrete, wood and masonry. It also addresses the construction of such systems.
Prerequisite(s): One CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4533 Construction Law 3 Credits
The course introduces students to areas of the law that they are likely to encounter in construction. Following an introduction to the legal system and form of legal analysis, areas addressed include contracts, procurement, scope definition, delays and acceleration, site conditions, warranties, termination, tort claims, dispute resolution and ethics.
Prerequisite(s): One CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4613 Selected Topics in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering 3 Credits
This course discusses unique topics of current interest in structural and geotechnical engineering. The course may feature a detailed look at a single topic or a series of focused topical presentations.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4623 Selected Topics in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering 3 Credits
This course examines unique topics of current interest in environmental and water resources engineering. The course may feature a detailed look at a single topic or a series of focused topical presentations.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4633 Selected Topics in Transportation Engineering 3 Credits
This course explores unique topics of current interest in transportation engineering. The course may feature a detailed look at a single topic or a series of focused topical presentations.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Civil Engineering Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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CE-UY 4643 Selected Topics in Construction Management 3 Credits
This course covers unique topics of current interest in construction management. The course may feature a detailed look at a single topic or a series of focused topical presentations.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Construction Management Program Advisor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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