George Mason University
Department of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering
Guide to New Course Numbers Associated with 2012-2013 Catalog
2009-2010 Catalog
ENGR 117
ENGR 183,
CEIE 290
CEIE 150
CEIE 250
CEIE 350
ENGR 210
ENGR 310
ENGR 401
CEIE 230
CEIE 305
CEIE 452
Information Technology for
Engineers
Engineering Computer
Graphics,
Sustainable Cities, Sustainable
Villages I
Sustainable Cities, Sustainable
Villages II
Sustainable Cities, Sustainable
Villages III
Statics and Dynamics
Mechanic of Materials
Professional Practice and
Management in Engineering
Hydraulics
Soil Mechanics
Wastewater Management
2012-2013 Catalog
CEIE 117
CEIE 203
CEIE 102
CEIE 202
CEIE 302
CEIE 210
CEIE 310
CEIE 409
CEIE 240
CEIE 331
CEIE 453
Information Technology for
Engineers
Geomatics and Engineering
Graphics
Sustainable Cities,
Sustainable Villages I
Sustainable Cities,
Sustainable Villages II
Sustainable Cities,
Sustainable Villages III
Statics and Dynamics
Mechanic of Materials
Professional Practice and
Management in Engineering
Hydraulics
Soil Mechanics
Water and Wastewater
Treatment Processes
2012-2013 New Course Catalog Descriptions
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CEIE 102 Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Villages I (1 credit)
Engages students in the process of becoming sustainable civil engineering practitioners. Presents concepts
that relate to current practice in planning, designing and managing sustainable infrastructures. Introduces
contemporary tools for measuring and evaluating sustainable design, development and operation.
CEIE 117 Information Technology for Engineering (3 credits)
Introduces elements of computing essential for engineering students. Topics include hardware
fundamentals; number systems; data types; variables; expressions; information process modeling with flow
charts; data transmission; arrays; integer and floating point arithmetic; pseudo code development;
spreadsheet modeling; scripting and rapid prototyping; fundamentals of web technology; and legal and
ethical considerations (including privacy, intellectual property, and appropriate uses of technology).
CEIE 202 Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Villages II (1 credit)
Engages students in the process of becoming sustainable civil engineering practitioners. Students integrate
current practice in planning, designing and managing sustainable infrastructure. Contemporary tools for
measuring and evaluating sustainable design, development and operation are used in the analysis of a civil
engineering system. (Prerequisite: C or better in CEIE 102 and sophomore standing)
CEIE 203 Geomatics and Engineering Graphics
This course introduces topographic surveying and engineering drawing for civil engineering applications.
Topics include surveying, GPS, GIS, digital terrain modeling, design of horizontal and vertical curve
geometry for road applications, engineering drawing concepts, and drawing with CAD-based software. Field
work required on selected topics. (Prerequisites: C or better in ENGR 117 or CEIE 117 or CS 112)
CEIE 210 Statics and Dynamics (3 credits)
Covers general principles and fundamental concepts, including units of measurement; force vectors and
their use, including vector operations; equilibrium of a particle; resultants of a system of forces; equilibrium
of a rigid body; dry friction; center of gravity and centroid; moments of inertia, including parallel axis theorem
and radius of gyration; kinematics of a particle. (Prerequisites: C or better in PHYS 160 and MATH 114)
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CEIE 240 Hydraulics (3 credits)
Principles of fluids in equilibrium and motion. Topics include hydroistatic pressure; continuity, Bernoulli and
momentum equations; viscosity flow problems; pressure pipe flow and turbomachinery; measuring
instruments; and applications to closed conduits and open channels. (Prerequisites: C or better in PHYS
160)
CEIE 302 Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Villages III (1 credit)
Students apply sustainable civil engineering principles in the design of an infrastructure system. Students
learn how to integrate contemporary topics in the planning, design and management of sustainable
infrastructure. Tools for measuring and evaluating the sustainability of the design, development and
operation of a civil engineering system are applied. (Prerequisites: C or better in CEIE 202 and Junior
standing)
CEIE 304 Jr Engineering Competency Exam (0 credits)
Assess student preparation for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam after completing engineering science
requirements for a BS degree in engineering. (Prerequisites: C or better in MATH 114 and PHYS 260)
CEIE 310 Mechanics of Materials (3 credits)
Concepts of stress, strain, elasticity, and plasticity. Stress and strain transformation, including the use of
Mohr’s circle. Pure torsion. Theory of pure bending and members under transverse loading, including
normal and shear stress analysis. Theory of elastic buckling. Distribution of internal forces in statically
determinate systems and deflection of beams. (Prerequisites: C or better in ENGR 210 or CEIE 210)
CEIE 331 Soil Mechanics (3 credits)
Covers soil classification, soil properties and engineering characteristics of soils. Includes seepage effects,
effective stresses, soil strength and deformation characteristics. Also, the determination of immediate and
consolidation settlement, lateral earth pressures and bearing capacities. Introduces foundation design
fundamentals. (Prerequisites: C or better in ENGR 210 or CEIE 210)
CEIE 404 Sr Engineering Competency Exam (0 credits)
Assess student preparation for the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination after completing engineering
design electives required for a BS degree in engineering (Prerequisites: Satisfactory Grade in CEIE 304)
CEIE 409 Professional Practice and Management in Engineering (1 credit)
This course introduces professional ethics and management principles, and prepares students for
leadership roles in practice. Topics include introduction to professional and technical societies; code of
ethics related to the public, clients, contractors, suppliers, employers, agreements, contracts, competitive
bidding, the engineering profession, conflict of interest, legal responsibilities and case law; case studies in
professional ethics; professional licensure; engineering versus engineering management; personal
development; managing culture shock, time management, career versus grad school, continuing education;
public policy considerations in engineering practice; practical considerations in project management;
effectively communicating with employees, contractors and clients; marketing, competitive bidding and
project selection; conflict resolution; and managing a small business. (Prerequisites: Senior standing)
CEIE 431 Foundation Design (3 credits)
Introduction to various principles and practices of geotechnical engineering including estimation of soil
properties using in-situ tests, laboratory tests, and correlations. Course includes the study of earth pressure
theories as applied to the design of retaining walls, anchored bulkheads, and excavation bracing. Additional
topics include retaining wall stability, bearing capacity and settlement of shallow foundations on sands and
clays and design considerations and capacity analysis of deep foundations. (Prerequisites: C or better in
CEIE 305 or CEIE 331)
CEIE 435 Introduction to Engineering Geology (3 credits)
Introduction to formation and occurrence of earth materials -rock and soil; weathering processes,
geomorphology, structural geology, interpreting topographic and geologic maps; field investigation
fundamentals, field engineering properties of soil and rock; standards and terminology; rock mass
engineering classification systems; subsurface water control; rock as a construction material; special case
studies in foundations, such as sinkholes, waste impoundments , dam failures, earth spillway performance.
(Prerequisites: C or better in CEIE 305 or CEIE 331)
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CEIE 453 Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes (3 credits)
The course studies unit treatment processes use din the treatment of water and wastewater systems.
Topics include water quality, regulatory requirements, physical unit processes, chemical treatment
processes and an introduction to biological treatment processes as applied to a range of community sizes.
(Prerequisites: C or better in CEIE 355 or equivalent)