Environmental Engineering

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CIV ENG 11 Engineered Systems and Sustainability 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
An introduction to key engineered systems (e.g., energy, water supply, buildings, transportation) and their environmental impacts. Basic principles of environmental science needed to understand natural processes as they are influenced by human activities. Overview of concepts and methods of sustainability analysis. Critical evaluation of engineering approaches to address sustainability.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: CHEM 1A and MATH 1A

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructors: Harley, Horvath, Nelson

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CIV ENG 24 Freshman Seminars 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester.
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Rules & Requirements

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final Exam To be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.

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CIV ENG C30 Introduction to Solid Mechanics 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
A review of equilibrium for particles and rigid bodies. Application to truss structures. The concepts of deformation, strain, and stress. Equilibrium equations for a continuum. Elements of the theory of linear elasticity. The states of plane stress and plane strain. Solution of elementary elasticity problems (beam bending, torsion of circular bars). Euler buckling in elastic beams.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Mathematics 53 and 54 (may be taken concurrently); Physics 7A

Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Mechanical Engineering C85/Civil and Environmental Engineering C30 after completing Mechanical Engineering W85. A deficient grade in Mechanical Engineering W85 may be removed by taking Mechanical Engineering C85/Civil and Environmental Engineering C30.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion per week
10 weeks - 4.5 hours of lecture and 1.5 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructors: Armero, Papadopoulos, Zohdi, Johnson

Also listed as: MEC ENG C85

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CIV ENG W30 Introduction to Solid Mechanics 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Summer 2019 8 Week Session, Summer 2018 8 Week Session, Summer 2016, Summer 2016 10 Week Session
A review of equilibrium for particles and rigid bodies. Application to truss structures. The concepts of deformation, strain, and stress. Equilibrium equations for a continuum. Elements of the theory of linear elasticity. The states of plane stress and plane strain. Solution of elementary elasticity problems (beam bending, torsion of circular bars). Euler buckling in elastic beams.
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Objectives & Outcomes

Course Objectives: To learn statics and mechanics of materials

Student Learning Outcomes: - Correctly draw free-body
- Apply the equations of equilibrium to two and three-dimensional solids
- Understand the concepts of stress and strain
- Ability to calculate deflections in engineered systems
- Solve simple boundary value problems in linear elastostatics (tension, torsion, beam bending)

Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: MATH 53 and MATH 54 (may be taken concurrently); PHYSICS 7A

Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for MEC ENG W85 after completing MEC ENG C85. A deficient grade in MEC ENG W85 may be removed by taking MEC ENG C85.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of web-based lecture and 1 hour of web-based discussion per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of web-based lecture and 2.5 hours of web-based discussion per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of web-based lecture and 2 hours of web-based discussion per week
10 weeks - 4.5 hours of web-based lecture and 1.5 hours of web-based discussion per week

Online: This is an online course.

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Govindjee

Also listed as: MEC ENG W85

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CIV ENG 60 Structure and Properties of Civil Engineering Materials 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
Introduction to structure and properties of civil engineering materials such as asphalt, cements, concrete, geological materials (e.g. soil and rocks), steel, polymers, and wood. The properties range from elastic, plastic and fracture properties to porosity and thermal and environmental responses. Laboratory tests include evaluation of behavior of these materials under a wide range of conditions.
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Rules & Requirements

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructors: Monteiro, Ostertag

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CIV ENG 70 Engineering Geology 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Principles of physical and structural geology; the influence of geological factors on engineering works and the environment. Field trip.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: CHEM 1A (may be taken concurrently)

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory per week

Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructors: Glaser, Sitar

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CIV ENG 88 Data Science for Smart Cities 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Cities become more dependent on the data flows that connect infrastructures between themselves, and users to infrastructures. Design and operation of smart, efficient, and resilient cities nowadays require data science skills. This course provides an introduction to working with data generated within transportation systems, power grids, communication networks, as well as collected via crowd-sensing and remote sensing technologies, to build demand- and supply-side urban services based on data analytics.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Corequisite or Prerequisite: Foundations of Data Science (COMPSCI C8/INFO C8/STAT C8). This course is a Data Science connector course and is meant to be taken concurrent with or after COMPSCI C8/INFO C8/STAT C8. Students may take more than one Data Science connector course if they wish, concurrent with or after having taken the C8 course

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0.5 hours of lecture, 0.5 hours of discussion, and 1 hour of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.

Instructor: Pozdnukhov

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CIV ENG 88B Time Series Analysis: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2017
In this course, we will pursue analysis of long-term records of coastal water levels in the context of sea level rise. We will cover the collection, evaluation, visualization and analysis of time series data using long-term records of sea levels from coastal sites around the world. Specific topics will include extreme events and distributions, frequency-based descriptions, averaging, filtering, harmonic analysis, trend identification, extrapolations, and decision-making under uncertainty.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Concurrent or prior enrollment in Foundations of Data Science (COMPSCI C8 / INFO C8 / STAT C8) and MATH 1A

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 1 hour of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.

Instructor: Stacey

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CIV ENG 92 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
A course designed to familiarize the entering student with the nature and scope of civil and environmental engineering and its component specialty areas.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.

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CIV ENG 93 Engineering Data Analysis 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
Application of the concepts and methods of probability theory and statistical inference to CEE problems and data; graphical data analysis and sampling; elements of set theory; elements of probability theory; random variables and expectation; simulation; statistical inference. Use of computer programming languages for analysis of CEE-related data and problems. The course also introduces the student to various domains of uncertainty analysis in CEE.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: ENGIN 7 or COMPSCI C8 / INFO C8 / STAT C8. Student should consult instructor prior to enrolling

Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit after taking Statistics 25.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 5 hours of lecture and 7.5 hours of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructors: Hansen, Rubin, Walker

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CIV ENG 98 Supervised Group Study and Research 1 - 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
Supervised group study and research by lower division students.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor

Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-3 hours of directed group study per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.

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CIV ENG 99 Supervised Independent Study and Research 1 - 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
Supervised independent study by lower division students.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Freshman or sophomore standing and consent of instructor. Minimum grade point average of 3.3 required

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week

Summer: 8 weeks - 2-7.5 hours of independent study per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.

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CIV ENG 100 Elementary Fluid Mechanics 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018 8 Week Session
. Fluid statics and dynamics, including laboratory experiments with technical reports. Fundamentals: integral and differential formulations of the conservation laws are solved in special cases such as boundary layers and pipe flow. Flow visualization and computation techniques are introduced using Matlab ong
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