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Civil Engr Tech (CET)

CET 242 Civil Engineering Materials - Concrete and Bituminous (2) Properties and tests for aggregates, portland cement, fresh and hardened concrete, concrete mix designs. Bituminous Materials: properties, mixtures and tests.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: MATH 022, MATH 026  

CET 308 Construction Methods and Materials (3) The study of the methods and materials used in the construction industry.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: MATH 022, MATH 026, ED&G 100 orEG T 101 andEG T 102  

CET 343 Soils & Fluid Mechanics (3) Fundamentals of fluid mechanics; Hydrostatics, pipe & open channel flow. Soil mechanics; properties, classification, compaction, stresses, shearing and lateral pressures.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: MATH 140 Statics   Concurrent: Strength of Materials

CET 361 Fluid Flow (3) Fluid flow theory; hydrostatics; dimensional analysis and similitude; pipe flow; flow measurement; open channels; flow forces; fluid machinery.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: MATH 140 Statics Dynamics  

CET 397 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2008
 

CET 430 Structural Analysis (3) Analysis of determinate structures; use of influence lines; deflection of structures; classical methods of analysis of statically indeterminate structures.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: Statics Strength of MaterialsMATH 140  

CET 431 Structural Design-Steel (3) Design of steel beams, columns, truss members, decks, bar joists and selected connections.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: Statics Strength of MaterialsMATH 140   Concurrent: CET 430

CET 432 Structural Design-Reinforced Concrete (3) Design of reinforced concrete beams, columns, slabs, and selected framing systems for bending and shear. Introduction to formwork design.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: Statics Strength of MaterialsMATH 140   Concurrent: CET 430

CET 434 Foundations (3) Analysis and design of footings, piling, retaining walls; consideration of contruction problems involving soils and foundations of structures.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: CET 343, CET 430, CET 432  

CET 435 Construction Estimating (3) Methods and techniques used in estimating construction cost; practice in takeoffs, costing and final bid preparation; microcomputer applications/class projects.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: ED&G 100, ET 200, C E 333W  

CET 496 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, that are supervised on an individual basis and that fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 2008
 

CET 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2008
 

CET 497A Europe Bridges (3) Design and construction of bridges in Europe provides a basic understanding of the bridges in Europe including the history, the process, and impact on the society.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite: C E 333W, CET 430, CET 341 orCET 342 or approval of the program  

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