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Site Layout   CET 125 - Civil Drafting and Design  
       
  Drawing and design problems encountered in the Civil Engineering field. Topics covered include lot layout, street layout and profiles, utility layout and profiles, grading and drainage, and erosion control.
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or RDG 051 or ESL 100 or RDG 120 and Test score or ENG 051 or NCS 051 or ESL 100 or ENG 121 or ENG 125 and Test score or MAT 015 or MAT 016 or NCW 045
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 5
 
Surveying Principles   CET 144 - Surveying Principles  
       
  Theory and practice of plane surveying including the use of tapes, levels, total station theodolites, and GPS units. Problems in triangulation, traversing and mapping, and computation of areas are covered. Students will be introduced to the use of data collectors, field operations and topographical surveying applications.
       
  Prerequistes: MAT 181 and Test Score or RDG 120
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
Surveying   CET 146 - Surveying  
       
  Theory and practice of plane surveying including the use of tapes, levels, theodolities, lasers, and total stations. Students will complete problems in leveling traversing, mapping and construction surveying. A strong emphasis is placed on field procedures and gathering and recording of data
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or MAT 015 or MAT 016 or NCW 045 or Mat 181 and Test score or RDG 120
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
 
Principles of Environmental Systems   CET 230 - Principle of Environmental Systems  
       
  Basic principles of fluid mechanics and their application in the design of civil engineering projects. Topics covered include the pressure-elevation relationship, forces on submerged planes, Bernoulli equation, energy losses, open channel flow, culvert design, rational and SCS rainfall methods, and the design of detention basins, water supply and waste water systems. The topics of erosion control and wetlands are introduced.
       
  Prerequistes: CET 256
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
Geotechnical   CET 234 - Principles of Geotechnical Engineer  
       
  Application of principles of soil engineering including the study of physical and mechanical properties of soils. Soil exploration, soil compacting, flow of water in soils, stress distribution in soil, consolidation of soil and settlement of structures, shear strength of soil, shallow and deep foundations, and stability analysis of slopes are studied. Laboratory work involves problem solving and experiments.
       
  Prerequistes: CET 256
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
 
Soils   CET 236 - Soils  
       
  Principles of soil engineering including the study of physical and mechanical properties of soils, design considerations, and construction applications. Emphasis is placed on field conditions and problems that are encountered on the construction job sites and how they are resolved.
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or RDG 120 and MAT 181
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
 
Concrete and Asphalt   CET 238 - Concrete and Asphalt  
       
  This course is designed to give students a practical knowledge of aggregates, Portland cement, Portland cement concrete, asphalts, bituminous materials, and hot-mix asphalts. Emphasis will be placed on proper design, placement, and handling of these construction materials to ensure long-lasting performance. There will also be several laboratory tests run to provide the student with the opportunity to run quality control tests of these materials
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or RDG 120 and MAT 181
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
 
hydrualics and hydrology   CET 240 - Hydrualics and Hydrology  
       
  This course applies the basic principles of hydraulics as related to the design of pipe distribution system, the sizing and selection of pumps, open channel flow, flow through hydraulic structures, and the elements of hydrology, including rainfall runoff analysis, drainage design, and flood flow analysis
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or RDG 120 and MAT 181
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0
 
Site Development   CET 244 - Principles of Site Development  
       
  Fundamental concepts of site and subdivision planning. Consideration given to zoning and subdivision ordinances, and governmental regulations. Site design project will include design calculations and complete construction drawings for a small subdivision.
       
  Prerequistes: CET 125 and CET 144 and CET 230
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
Route Surveying   CET 247 - Route Surveying and Design  
       
  Study of the fundamental principles of highway design to include safety, speed, terrain, and operating volumes as they apply to roadway width, side slopes, curvature, and gradient. Design problems include horizontal curves, compound curves, and spirals; cross-section areas and volumes; vertical curves and alignments
       
  Prerequistes: CET 144 or CET 146
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
 
Boundary Surveying and Law   CET 248 - Boundary Surveying and Law  
       
  Students study the fundamentals of boundary control and legal principles associated with land surveying. Problems dealing with boundary control and location, site development, topographic mapping, subdividing, contour/runoff, and other common land surveying practices are covered. Students use total stations and computers to process data.
       
  Prerequistes: CET 144 or 146
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
Topographical Drafting   CET 251 - Topographic Drafting  
       
  Application of drafting skills to areas of civil drafting including plots, profiles, topographic mapping, contours, and cuts and fills. Assignments will include site plans, highway layouts, and subdivision layout, and topographic mapping. Emphasis is given to the use of data collectors and total stations during field assignments.
       
  Prerequistes: AET 123 or AET 125 and CET 144 or CET 146 and EDD 171
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
 
Static and Strength of Materials   CET 256 - Static & Strength of Materials  
       
  Topics include the fundamental principles of engineering mechanics including the analysis of force systems on rigid bodies in static equilibrium. Students will also study stresses and strains found in materials subjected to axial, shear, and bending stresses. (The laboratory experiments illustrate the physical properties of materials, the physical basis of stress and strain analysis and the techniques of materials testing. All students are required to prepare laboratory reports.)
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or RDG 120 and MAT 181
       
  Credit Hours: 5 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 2
 
Structural Design I   CET 271 - Structural Design I  
       
  Introduction to elastic design of structural steel framing members. A thorough knowledge of the American Institute of Steel Construction Manual and orderly computation procedures is required. Laboratory work involves the preparation of engineering drawings and shop details for a building with emphasis on structural steel members and connections.
       
  Prerequistes: CET 256 and PHY 171
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
Structural Design II   CET 272 - Structural Design II  
       
  Introduction to working stress and strength of reinforced concrete. A thorough knowledge of the ACI Building Code is required. Engineering drawings and details are prepared for an industrial design project with emphasis on reinforced concrete structures.
       
  Prerequistes: CET 271
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
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