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Course Description: Introduction to civil infrastructure and its relationship with society and the natural environment. Exposure to innovative research on civil engineering and environmental systems. Participation in laboratory experiments illustrative of the solution of representative but simplified engineering problems.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 021A (can be concurrent).

Course Description: Computer-aided design and geographic information systems in civil engineering practice.

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Course Description: Introduction to topics in environmental engineering; discussion on influence of literary work, art, and media on the evolution of environmental engineering practice, relevant laws, and regulations; presentations of historical case studies. Major themes include sustainability, environmental justice, and laws/regulations.

Prerequisite(s): CHE 002B.

Course Description: Examination of a special topic in a small group setting.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Supervised work experience in civil engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Lower division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship.

Course Description: Directed group study.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Lower division standing.

Course Description: Special study for undergraduates.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Lower division standing.

Course Description: Fluid flow in civil & environmental engineering, basis for design, buoyancy, hydrostatics, gravity dams, hydraulic modeling: similarity & scaling, conservation laws, flow in bends, nozzles, pipes, pumps, turbines, complimentary lab experiments.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 035 C- or better; (MAT 022B C- or better or MAT 027B C- or better); PHY 009B C- or better.

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Course Description: Introduction for transfer students to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, civil and environmental engineering disciplines, and active areas of research in the department. Interaction with faculty in the department and campus student services that can support them while at UC Davis.

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Course Description: Probabilistic concepts and models in engineering. Statistical analysis of engineering experimental and field data. Introduction to stochastic processes and models of engineering systems.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 021C C- or better.

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Course Description: Presentation, implementation and application of numerical algorithms and computer models for the solution of practical problems in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): (ENG 006 C- or better or ECS 030 C- or better or ECS 032A C- or better); (MAT 022B C- or better or MAT 027B C- or better).

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Course Description: Systems-level approach of how to evaluate and then modify sustainability of urban systems based on interaction with natural environments. Topics include: definition/metrics of urban sustainability; system analyses of urban systems; enabling technology, policies, legislation; measures and modification of ecological footprints.

Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

Course Description: Elastic structural analysis of determinate and indeterminate trusses, beams and frames. Plastic bending and limit analysis.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 104 C- or better; (MAT 022A or MAT 027A).

Course Description: Matrix formulation and computer analysis of statically indeterminate structures. Stiffness and flexibility formulations for elastic structures. Finite element methods for elasticity and bending problems.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 104 C- or better; ENG 006.

Course Description: Design of metallic beams, columns, and other members for various types of loading and boundary conditions; design of connections between members; member performance within structural systems.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 130 C- or better.

Course Description: Structures & properties of common civil engineering materials including concrete, alloys, plastics, and wood. Mechanical behavior of elastic & plastic response to loading, thermal conductivity and resistivity, diffusivity, and deterioration mechanisms.

Prerequisite(s): CHE 002A C- or better; ENG 035 C- or better.

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Course Description: Structural analysis process and model idealization; design codes, standards, and guidelines (e.g., IBC & ASCE 7); load paths for vertical and horizontal loads; load cases and load combinations; modeling of loads using finite element software; dead and live loads; snow loads; wind loads; climate change effects on snow and wind loads.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 130 C- or better.

Course Description: Strength design procedures for columns, rectangular beams, T-beams and beams of general cross-section. Building code requirements for bending, shear, axial load, combined stresses and bond. Introduction to prestressed concrete.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 130 C- or better.

Course Description: Design of a building structure for a specific need under the multiple constraints of safety, serviceability, cost and aesthetics.

Prerequisite(s): (ECI 130 C- or better or ECI 131 C- or better); (ECI 135 or ECI 132).

Course Description: Project management, with civil engineering construction and design applications, including project scope, schedule, resources, cost, quality, risk, and control. Construction industry overview. Interactions between planning, design, construction, operations. Construction operations analysis. Contract issues. Project management software, field trips, guest lectures.

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Course Description: Determination of loads on structures due to earthquakes. Methods of estimating equivalent static lateral forces; response spectrum and time history analysis. Concepts of mass, damping and stiffness for typical structures. Design for inelastic behavior. Numerical solutions and Code requirements.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 130 C- or better or ECI 131 C- or better.

Course Description: Review of stress, strain, equilibrium, compatibility, and elastic material behavior. Plane stress and plane strain problems in elasticity; energy methods. Theories for unsymmetric bending, straight and curved beams. Beams on elastic foundations; stresses in plates and shells; elastic stability.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 104 C- or better.

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Course Description: Introduction to "wet chemical" and instrumental techniques commonly used in the examination of water and wastewater and associated data analysis.

Prerequisite(s): CHE 002B C- or better; ECI 040 (can be concurrent).

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Course Description: Aqueous chemistry; equilibrium relationships; carbonate system; thermodynamics; kinetics & rate laws; precipitation, adsorption, & volatilization phenomenon; oxidation & reduction reactions; pH, pE and predominance diagrams; organic chemicals.

Prerequisite(s): CHE 002B C- or better.

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Course Description: Evaluation and design of water and wastewater treatment systems.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 140A C- or better; ECI 140B C- or better.

Course Description: Nature of flow of a real fluid; flow in pipes; open channel flow; turbomachinery; fluid forces on objects: boundary layers, lift and drag.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 103 C- or better or ECI 100 C- or better.

Course Description: Laboratory experiments and demonstrations on flow measurements, sluice gates, hydraulic jump, flow characteristics, and centrifugal pumps.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 141 (can be concurrent).

Course Description: The hydrologic cycle. Evapotranspiration, interception, depression storage and infiltration. Streamflow analysis and modeling. Flood routing through channels and reservoirs. Frequency analysis of hydrologic variables. Precipitation analysis for hydrologic design. Hydrologic design.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 141 (can be concurrent).

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Course Description: Groundwater occurrence, distribution, and movement; groundwater flow systems; radial flow to wells and aquifer testing; aquifer management; groundwater contamination; solute transport by groundwater; fate and transport of subsurface contaminants. Groundwater supply and transport modeling.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 141.

Course Description: Project-based course on the design of an integrated urban drainage system with focus on consideration of design alternatives, multiple realistic constraints, quantification of uncertainty, codes and standards, technical drawing and cost analysis.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 141 C- or better.

Course Description: Computer simulation techniques in the analysis, design and operation of surface water systems; modeling concepts and practices with application to surface runoff; water quality in rivers and streams and dispersion of contaminants in water bodies.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 141 C- or better.

Course Description: Laboratory characterization of air pollutants; data analysis; experimental design.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 149 C- or better (can be concurrent).

Course Description: Physical and technical aspects of air pollution. Factors that determine local, regional, and global air quality; climate change; and physical and chemical properties of pollutants.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 021D; (MAT 022B or MAT 027B); CHE 002B C- or better; (ATM 121A or ENG 103 C- or better or ECI 100 C- or better).

Course Description: Operations research. Optimization techniques such as linear programming, dynamic programming, and non-linear programming. Applications in civil engineering disciplines, including multiple realistic constraints, through computer-based course projects.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 021C; (MAT 022A or MAT 027A); computer programming course.

Course Description: Basic engineering planning concepts; role of engineering, economic, environmental and social information and analysis; institutional, political and legal aspects. Case studies and computer models illustrate the planning of water resource systems.

Prerequisite(s): (ENG 106 or ECN 001A or ECN 001AY or ECN 001AV); ECI 114.

Course Description: Principles of transportation system operations; traffic characteristics and methods of measurement; models of transportation operations and congestion applied to urban streets and freeways.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 021C C- or better; PHY 009A C- or better.

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Course Description: Foundation in roadway design with a multimodal perspective. Transportation content related to sight distance, horizontal and vertical roadway design. Holistic perspective to design for multiple roadway users including bicycles, pedestrians, vehicle sharing, and public transit.

Prerequisite(s): PHY 009A C- or better; MAT 021B C- or better.

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Course Description: Engineering, economic, and systems planning concepts. Analysis and evaluation of energy, air quality and selected environmental attributes of transportation technologies. Strategies for reducing pollution and petroleum consumption in light of institutional and political constraints. Evaluation of vehicle emission models.

Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing in engineering or economics or environmental studies.

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Course Description: Interdisciplinary exploration of electric vehicles. Underlying technology, challenges, and societal impacts. Battery technology, vehicle efficiency, charging infrastructure, total cost of ownership, consumer and travel behavior, life-cycle emissions, and policy landscape. Perspectives from engineering, physics, chemistry, economics, finance, public policy, and social sciences.

Course Description: Transportation and associated environmental problems confronting urban areas, and prospective technological and institutional solutions. Draws upon concepts and methods from economics, engineering, political science and environmental studies.

Course Description: Soil formations, mass-volume relationships, soil classification, effective stress, soil-water-void relationships, compaction, seepage, capillarity, compressibility, consolidation, strength, states of stress and failure, lateral earth pressures, and slope stability.

Prerequisite(s): (ENG 103 (can be concurrent) or ECI 100 (can be concurrent)); ENG 104 C- or better; ECI 171L (can be concurrent); ECI 171L required concurrently.

Course Description: Laboratory studies utilizing standard testing methods to determine physical, mechanical and hydraulic properties of soil and demonstration of basic principles of soil behavior.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 171 (can be concurrent); ECI 171 required concurrently.

Course Description: Foundation analysis and design, including site characterization, evaluation of shallow and deep foundation alternatives, evaluation of bearing capacity and settlements, design of retaining structures, and case-based design experiences.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 171.

Course Description: Tectonics, faults, site response, and probabilistic ground motion prediction equations. Cyclic loading and liquefaction of soil elements and layers. Empirical procedures and field tests for evaluation of triggering and consequences, of liquefaction.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 171 C- or better.

Course Description: Pavement types (rigid, flexible, unsurfaced, rail), their applications (roads, airfields, ports, rail) and distress mechanisms. Materials, traffic and environment characterization. Empirical and mechanistic-empirical design procedures. Construction quality; asphalt concrete mix design.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 104 C- or better; ECI 171 C- or better recommended.

Course Description: Engineering concepts and practices to evaluate, preserve, maintain and rehabilitate highway pavements, focusing on pavement asset management, pavement failure mechanisms, site investigation for rehabilitation design, flexible and rigid pavement preservation and maintenance, flexible & rigid overlays, economic analysis of rehabilitation alternatives and selection of the most suitable strategy.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 104 C- or better; ECI 178 C- or better recommended.

Course Description: Fundamentals of cost estimation within the construction industry. Methodologies and use of estimating processes through each stage of project acquisition and delivery. Case-study based projects involve current technologies and estimating practices.

Course Description: Materials and methods used in building construction. Assemblage of construction materials in building systems and related effects on productivity, equipment selection and job site layout.

Course Description: Directed group study in Environmental Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Hydraulics & Hydrologic Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Engineering Planning.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Geotechnical Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Structural Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Structural Mechanics.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Transportation Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Transportation Planning.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Water Resources Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Water Resources Planning.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Research group conferences.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Upper division standing in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Course Description: Demonstration of different civil and environmental engineering career options; engagement with CEE alumni through panels.

Course Description: Supervised work experience in civil engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing; approval of project prior to the period of the internship.

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Course Description: Culminating design experience for civil engineering and environmental engineering majors. Student teams work closely with faculty, city officials or consulting clients to propose, implement and validate a unique solution to a real-world problem.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 114 C- or better; (ECI 115 C- or better or ECI 153 C- or better or MAT 118A C- or better); (ECI 140CN C- or better or (ECI 171 C- or better, ECI 171L C- or better) or (ECI 132 C- or better, ECI 134 C- or better) or (ECI 132 C- or better, ECI 135 C- or better) or (ECI 134 C- or better, ECI 135 C- or better) or (ECI 161 C- or better, ECI 162 C- or better) or (ECI 162 C- or better, ECI 163 C- or better) or (ECI 163 C- or better, ECI 161 C- or better) or (ECI 141 C- or better, ECI 141L C- or better)), (UWP 101 or UWP 102E or UWP 102G or UWP 104A or UWP 104E or UWP 104T).

Course Description: Culminating design experience for civil engineering and environmental engineering majors. Student teams work closely with faculty, city officials or consulting clients to propose, implement and validate a unique solution to a real-world problem.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 193A.

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Course Description: Directed group study.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

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Course Description: Special study.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Fundamental equations of elasticity in three dimensions; plane stress and plane strain; flexture and torsion of bars of various shapes. Introduction to variational and approximate methods.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 104.

Course Description: Fundamentals of theories of plasticity, viscoelasticity and viscoplasticity for solids. Macroscopic constitutive modelling for engineering materials, e.g., metals, polymers, soils, etc., and microscopic motivation.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 201.

Course Description: Tensor formulation of the field equations for continuum mechanics, including large deformation effects. Invariance and symmetry requirements. Introduction to nonlinear thermoelasticity and thermodynamics. Solution of three-dimensional problems. Selected topics.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 201.

Course Description: Matrix structural analysis for automated analysis of structures using computers. Application of matrix analysis techniques to complex problems in structural engineering arising from soil-structure interactions, three-dimensional effects, and nonlinear material response.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 130; or equivalent or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Geometric and material nonlinear response of framed structures, and methods for computational simulation of such response. Applications of these concepts and techniques to structural design within modern performance assessment frameworks and software platforms.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 211A; or equivalent or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Weighted-residual and Rayleigh-Ritz methods. Weak/variational formulation and development of discrete equations using finite element approximations. Application to one- and two-dimensional problems (heat conduction).

Prerequisite(s): EAD 115 or (MAT 128A, MAT 128B (can be concurrent)).

Course Description: Application to linear and nonlinear structural mechanics problems. Linear elasticity, weak form, and finite element approximation. Incompressible media problems. Non-linear problems with material nonlinearity.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 212A.

Course Description: Analysis of structures subjected to dynamic loading; single and multi-degree of freedom systems; response spectrum analysis; numerical methods for analysis of linear systems.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 138; Or equivalent or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for use in developing design spectra and for seismic risk analyses, including the development of earthquake ground motion time series for use in dynamic analyses of structures.

Course Description: Review of probability theory (probability distributions, conditional probability, functions of random variables); component reliability analysis (exact solutions, FORM, SORM); system reliability analysis (series systems, parallel systems, general systems); simulation methods (Monte Carlo simulation, variance reduction techniques); probabilistic codified design and reliability-based design; applications to earthquake and wind engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Highly recommended, but not required, that students have taken a graduate/undergraduate level course in Matrix and/or Indeterminate Structural Analysis and an undergraduate course in Probability Theory.

Course Description: Probability theory; stochastic processes/random fields (time/frequency domain description, stationarity, mean square calculus, multivariate processes); response of linear systems under stochastic excitations (single-/multi-DOF systems, time/frequency domain, state space approach); reliability-based structural design (first-excursion and fatigue failures); applications to earthquake and wind engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Graduate level course in (deterministic) Structural Dynamics such as ECI 213 required (can be concurrent).

Course Description: Ductility of reinforced concrete; strength of two-way slabs; modified compression field theory.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 130; ECI 135; ECI 138; graduate standing.

Course Description: Review of Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD); design of indeterminate systems; moment frames and bracing systems; connection design; seismic design of steel structures; direct analysis method for stability design; and performance assessment of steel structures.

Prerequisite(s): (ECI 130 or ECI 131); ECI 132.

Course Description: Survey of methods and applications; prestressing materials and systems; prestress losses; flexural design; design for shear and torsion; deflection computation and control; continuous beams and indeterminate structures; floor systems; partial prestressing; design of compression members; strut-and-tie models.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 135; (ECI 130 or ECI 131).

Course Description: Applications of cement composites; materials selection and proportioning; component and composite properties; hydration reactions and microstructure development; mechanisms of failure; nondestructive test methods; fiber reinforcement; concrete durability; novel reinforcing materials; ferrocement; repair and retrofit technologies; applications to structural design.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 104.

Course Description: Basics of mechanics and design of polymer matrix composites: composite classification, manufacturing process, micromechanical property determination, classical lamination theory, strength theories, first-ply-failure, test methods, design practice, strengthening and retrofitting of existing reinforced concrete structures.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 135.

Course Description: Bridge types, behavior and construction characteristics; design philosophy, details according to Caltrans and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials codes, principles; seismic design and retrofit of concrete bridges; modern bridges using advanced fiber reinforced polymer composites; fieldtrip required.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 130; ECI 135; ECI 234 recommended.

Course Description: Modern seismic design; performance-based seismic design; seismic hazard; seismic demands: linear and nonlinear procedures; performance assessment: deterministic and probabilistic procedure; review of FEMA-350, FEMA-356, ATC-40 and other performance-based guidelines.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 138; ECI 213.

Course Description: Effects on environmental impacts from materials selection and design in the built environment. Material mechanics, design constraints, and life cycle assessment in the development of “greener” materials and systems. Design of engineered materials through selecting constituents & processing techniques and the influence on mechanical properties, microstructure, and environmental impacts. Role of materials in the environmental impacts of buildings, infrastructure, and other systems.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 104 C or better; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Quality requirements for beneficial uses of water. Hydrologic cycle of quality. Hydromechanics in relation to quality of surface and groundwaters; transport and fate of waterborne pollutants. Heat budget for surface waters; predictive methods; introduction to water quality modeling.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 141; ECI 142.

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Course Description: Modeling of reactive chemical transport in air and water including kinetic reactions, equilibrium reactions, and phase partitioning. Emphasis on numerical solution schemes and programming techniques to provide deeper insight into model performance and limitations.

Prerequisite(s): CHE 002A or CHE 002B or ECI 149; or equivalent.

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Course Description: Factors determining air quality. Effects of air pollutants. Physical and chemical fundamentals of atmospheric transport and reaction. Introduction to dispersion modeling.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 105; ECI 141; ECI 149; or equivalents.

Course Description: Characteristics of water and airborne wastes; treatment processes and process kinetics; treatment system design.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 148A; or the equivalent.

Course Description: Regulations; microbiology and kinetics of engineered biological processes; aeration; and activated sludge.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 243A.

Course Description: Biological treatment of wastewater using fixed film, hybrid, digestion, and biological nutrient removal processes.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 243A; ECI 243B.

Course Description: Laboratory investigation of physical, chemical, and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 243A; ECI 243B (can be concurrent); or consent of instructor. Graduate standing.

Course Description: Life cycle assessment methodology. Emphasis on applications to infrastructure and energy systems. Life cycle design, life cycle cost methods, other tools from industrial ecology, and links to policy.

Course Description: Implementation, interpretation, and methodological issues and advances in life cycle assessment and other complementary methods from the field of Industrial Ecology with a focus on use in research.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 244A; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Chemistry of natural and polluted waters. Topics include chemical, kinetic and equilibrium principles, redox reactions, gas solution and solid-solution equilibria, thermodynamics, carbonate systems, coordination chemistry, interfacial phenomena.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 105; ECI 140; CHE 002B; or the equivalent of CHE 002B; CHE 002C or CHE 107A recommended.

Course Description: Transport and transformation of organic chemicals in the environment. Topics include application of thermodynamics to predict solubility and activity coefficients; distribution of organic chemicals between the aqueous phase and air, solvent, or solid phases; chemical, photochemical and biological transformation reactions.

Prerequisite(s): CHE 128A; CHE 128B; CHE 128C; or the equivalent; CHE 002C or CHE 107A recommended.

Course Description: Behavior of airborne particles including particle formation, modification, and removal processes.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 103; ENG 105; ECI 141; ECI 149N.

Course Description: Methods of generation and characterization of aerosols. Detailed topics may include flow rate measurement, aerosol generation, aerosol collection, ions measurement, metals measurement, and carbon measurement.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 247.

Course Description: Principles and practices of environmental health engineering. Identification, evaluation, and management of environmental factors that impact public health with an emphasis on viruses and waterborne pathogens. Wastewater-based epidemiology, quantitative microbial and chemical risk assessment, and the removal and inactivation of pathogens in water and wastewater treatment.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 243A; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Design by optimization for probabilistic systems, decision theory, the value of information, probabilistic linear programming, probabilistic dynamic programming, nonlinear probabilistic optimization. Applications in civil engineering design, project evaluation, and risk management.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 114; ECI 153; ENG 106; or equivalents.

Course Description: Procedures used in urban travel demand forecasting. Principles and assumptions of model components (trip generation, trip distribution, model split). New methods of estimating travel demand. Computer exercises using empirical data to calibrate models and forecast travel demand.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 114; or the equivalent.

Course Description: Freight transportation systems, with optimization model applications beyond freight including mobility, autonomous vehicles, electrification, and planning. Evaluation of freight improvement strategies including operations, infrastructure, management, and vehicle technologies. Analysis of private and system impacts and environmental and social issues of freight activity such as traffic, behaviors, logistics, and e-commerce.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 251; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Operations research. Optimization techniques with a focus on dynamic programming in treating deterministic, stochastic, and adaptive multistage decision processes. Brief review of linear programming and non-linear programming. Applications in transportation networks and other civil infrastructure systems.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 021C; MAT 022A; programming course; EAD 115 recommended.

Course Description: Introduction to modern data science, specifically data acquisition, exploratory data analysis, visualization, and beginning data analysis using R. Emphasizes computational reasoning and working with tabular and non-standard data. Focus will be on data generated in the built environment.

Course Description: Transit agency and transit service operations and planning, including scheduling. Street design for transit priority. Bus and rail transit capacity and modal differences. Data used to measure transit performance.

Course Description: Basic concepts, models, and methods related to the branch of traffic science that deals with the movement of vehicles on a road network, including travel speed, travel time, congestion concepts, car-following and hydrodynamic traffic models.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 114.

Course Description: Elements of graph theory, a survey of pertinent optimization techniques, extremal principles in network flow problems, deterministic equilibrium assignment, stochastic equilibrium assignment, extensions of equilibrium assignments and dynamic transportation network assignment.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 153; ECI 161 or ECI 256 recommended.

Course Description: Asphalts and asphalt mix types and their use in civil engineering structures, with primary emphasis on pavements. Asphalt, aggregate properties and effects on mix properties. Design, construction, recycling. Recent developments and research.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 179; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Sediment transport in hydrologic systems. Process-oriented course which will emphasize how sediment moves and the physical processes that affect sediment transport. Field trip.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 141; or equivalent.

Course Description: Colloid occurrence, properties, behavior in different environments, and transport mechanisms in water and soils. Emphasis on their role in water contamination.

Prerequisite(s): CHE 002B; (ENG 103 or ECI 100); upper division or graduate standing.

Course Description: Atmospheric boundary layer and the associated thermodynamics, surface energy balance partitioning, equations of motion for the atmospheric boundary layer, turbulent scalar (e.g., heat, water vapor, pollution, etc.) transport equations for stratified flow, atmospheric stability, land-water-atmosphere interactions, similarity relations, modeling parameterizations, and field data analysis.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 022B; ECI 100; ECI 141; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Engineering systems design via approximate optimization of simulation models. Local vs. global search. Genetic algorithms, evolutionary strategies, genetic programming. Multi-objective methods. Parameter sensitivity and convergence assessment. Surrogate modeling.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 153 C or better; or consent of instructor. Computer programming experience required.

Course Description: Principal causes of mixing and transport in rivers, lakes and reservoirs, and their impacts on water quality. Case studies of specific lakes and rivers.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 141; ECI 240.

Course Description: Principal causes of mixing and transport in estuaries and wetlands, and their impacts on water quality. Topics include advection/diffusion; tides; transverse mixing; longitudinal dispersion; sediment transport; nutrient cycling; computer modeling of estuaries. Case studies of specific systems.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 141; ECI 240.

Course Description: Physics-based stochastic methods in modeling hydrologic and hydraulic processes; theory for modeling hydrologic-hydraulic governing equations as stochastic partial differential equations applied to various hydrologic-hydraulic processes under uncertainty, including transport, open channel flow, overland flow, soil water flow, and groundwater.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 266; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Stochastic processes classification; Gaussian random fields; stochastic calculus in mean square; Ito and Stratonovich stochastic differential equations; Fokker-Planck equation; stochastic differential equations with random coefficients.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 114 or MAT 131 or STA 130A or STA 131A or MAT 118A (can be concurrent).

Course Description: Engineering, institutional, economic, and social basis for managing local and regional water resources. Examples in the context of California's water development and management. Uses of computer modeling to improve water management.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 114; ECI 142; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Economics applied to infrastructure engineering planning, operations, maintenance, and management problems; microeconomic and macroeconomic theories; benefit-cost analysis; effect of uncertainty; optimization economics; non-classical economics; public finance.

Prerequisite(s): (ECN 001A or ECN 001AY or ECN 001AV); ENG 106; or the equivalent.

Course Description: Health and regulatory aspects of airborne pollutants. Principles of modeling vehicle emissions. Conformity issues and the regulatory framework. Regional and micro-scale modeling.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 149; or the equivalent.

Course Description: Discussion of technical papers related to planning theory, system maintenance, regionalization, multi-objective methods, risk analysis, institutional issues, pricing model application, economic development, forecasting, operations, and other topics.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 153; ECI 267; or the equivalent.

Course Description: Solute and colloid mass transport processes in porous media. Characterizing and quantifying physical processes of advection, diffusion/dispersion, sorption, as well as basic biogeochemical reactions. Colloid-facilitated transport in porous media. Analytical and numerical solutions to the reactive advection-dispersion equation in Eulerian and Lagrangian forms with an introduction to advanced random walk models.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 144; MAT 021A; MAT 021B; MAT 021C; MAT 022A; MAT 022B; Ability to program.

Course Description: Planning and management of water resource systems. Deterministic and stochastic simulation and optimization techniques. Capacity design and operation of reservoir systems for water supply, hydropower, flood control, and environmental objectives.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 114; ECI 153; or the equivalent.

Course Description: Fundamental theory, statistics, analysis tools and models for turbulence and turbulent flows. Practical skills related to the analysis and study of turbulence.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 022B; ECI 100; ECI 141; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Application of statistical methods for analysis and modeling of hydrologic series. Statistical simulation and prediction of hydrologic sequences using time series methodology.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 114; ECI 142.

Course Description: Analysis and mathematical modeling of hydrologic processes taking place in a watershed. Precipitation analysis and modeling. Theory of overland flow and its kinematic wave approximation.Analysis and modeling of saturated and unsaturated subsurface flow processes taking place on a hill slope.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 142; or the equivalent.

Course Description: Unsteady open channel flows, computation of water surface profiles, shallow water equations, St. Venant equations, method of characteristics, finite difference methods, stability and accuracy of explicit and implicit schemes, flood routing in simple and compound channels, advection of plumes.

Prerequisite(s): EAD 115 (can be concurrent); ECI 141 (can be concurrent).

Course Description: Open channel flows, physical aspects of river mechanics, formulation of depth-averaged equations, boundary conditions, coordinates transformation and grid generation, finite-difference solution techniques, applications to two-dimensional momentum and pollutant transport in rivers.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 277A.

Course Description: Perturbation methods. Basic water waves. Governing equations for fluid motion on a rotating earth. Rotation effects, vorticity dynamics, Ekman layer. Stratification effects, internal waves and turbulent mixing. Combined effects.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 141.

Course Description: Rotational flows. Navier-Stokes equations and solutions for laminar flow; boundary layer equations and solution techniques. Nature of turbulence. Reynolds equations. Introduction to turbulence modeling.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 141.

Course Description: State of the art finite element methods and tools for elasticplastic problems, including computational techniques based on the finite element method and the theory of elastoplasticity.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: State of the art computational methods and tools for analyzing linear and nonlinear dynamics problems.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Consolidation and secondary compression. Preloading and wick drains. Seepage and seepage pressures. Filtration, drainage, and dewatering. Shear strength: friction, cohesion, dilatancy and critical states.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 171.

Course Description: Site investigation and soil characterization within the context of slope stability analysis.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 281A.

Course Description: Advanced pavement design and structural/functional condition evaluation for concrete and asphalt pavements. Highways, airfields, port facilities; new facilities, rehabilitation, reconstruction. Mechanistic-empirical procedures, materials, climate and traffic characterization. Use of current design methods; recent developments and research.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 179; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Study of the geotechnical behavior of soils considering formation, transport, mineralogy, soil-fluid-electrolyte systems, surface tension, particle mechanics, shape, fabric, and structure. Laboratories demonstrate effects of fundamental interparticle forces (contact, Van Der Waals, capillarity and chemical).

Prerequisite(s): ECI 171.

Course Description: Elasticity, plasticity, micromechanics, coupled behavior and large deformations for geomaterials. Prediction of stress-strain-volume change behavior of geomaterials. Monotonic and cyclic loading, anisotropy, bifurcation of deformation.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 171.

Course Description: Advances in concrete pavements engineering and materials, current and future needs. Strategies to reduce global warming potential through optimizing structural design and enhancing the durability of concrete pavements. Topics include structural design optimization strategies, mixture design optimization, implementation of performance-based specifications for concrete pavements, use of supplementary cementitious materials, fibers, nanomaterials, admixtures.

Course Description: Design and analysis of pile and pier foundations, including seismic effects; deep excavation systems; tie-back, nailing, and anchor systems; coffer dams; loads on buried conduits; ground modification techniques; and other related topics.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 173.

Course Description: Characteristics and estimation of earthquake ground motions; wave propagation and local site response; liquefaction potential and remediation; residual strength and stability considerations; ground deformations; dynamic soil-structure interaction.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 138; ECI 281A.

Course Description: Site selection; design considerations; layout; seismic effects including considerations of fault movements; construction; environmental considerations, instrumentation; maintenance remediation and retrofit of existing dams.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 281A; ECI 281B (can be concurrent).

Course Description: Directed group study in Environmental Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Hydraulics & Hydrologic Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Engineering Planning.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Geotechnical Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Structural Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Structural Mechanics.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Transportation Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Transportation Planning.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Directed group study in Water Resources Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Discussion of current graduate research, and guest lectures on recent advances. Oral presentation of individual study. Required of graduate degree candidates.

Course Description: Research problems, progress, and techniques in civil engineering.

Course Description: Capstone independent literature-based research project. Project development, reading and mining the literature, strategies and best-practices for writing and oral communication.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Geotechnical practice issues that affect the delivery of technical solutions for geotechnical projects, including business and management practices, contract documents, legal constraints, public policy and societal concerns, ethics, and professional development. Part 1 of three part series that includes a capstone project.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Geotechnical practice issues that affect the delivery of technical solutions for geotechnical projects, including business and management practices, contract documents, legal constraints, public policy and societal concerns, ethics, and professional development. Part 2 of three part series that includes a capstone project.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 292A; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Geotechnical practice issues that affect the delivery of technical solutions for geotechnical projects, including business and management practices, contract documents, legal constraints, public policy and societal concerns, ethics, and professional development. Part 3 of three part series that includes a capstone project.

Prerequisite(s): ECI 292B; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Overview of the discipline of engineering education. One course in a three-course series.

Course Description: Diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in engineering education. One course in a three-course series.

Course Description: Designing engineering lessons and modules for an academic or professional audience. One course in a three-course series.

Course Description: Seminars presented by visiting lecturers, UC Davis faculty, and graduate students.

Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Group study.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Research.

Course Description: Participation as teaching assistant or associate-in in a designated engineering course. Methods of leading discussion groups or laboratory sections, writing and grading quizzes, use of laboratory equipment, and grading laboratory reports.

Prerequisite(s): Meet qualifications for teaching assistant and/or associate-in in Civil Engineering.