2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

DePartment of Civil engineering
Ashok Pandit, Ph.D., P.E., Head
Degree Programs
Civil Engineering, B.S.
Civil Engineering, M.S.
Areas of Specialization:
Construction Management
Environmental
Geo-Environmental
Geotechnical
Structures
Water Resources
Civil Engineering, Ph.D.
Professors
Paul J. Cosentino, Ph.D., P.E., pavement design and evaluation,
transportation planning, containment of hazardous wastes, geotechnical
engineering with emphasis on in situ testing and slope stability.
Edward H. Kalajian, Ph.D., P.E., geotechnical engineering, foundations,
stabilization of waste materials.
Ralph V. Locurcio, M.S.E., P.E., construction management, project
management, quality management, engineering leadership, disaster
recovery, urban engineering, urban infrastructure, industrial relations.
Ashok Pandit, Ph.D., P.E., groundwater hydraulics and hydrology,
numerical methods in subsurface modeling, hydraulic design, stormwater
management.
Thomas D. Waite, Ph.D., P.E., F.W. Olin Professor of Engineering,
waste, wastewater treatment.
Associate Professors
Howell H. Heck, Ph.D., P.E., solid waste management, degradable
materials, determining the ultimate fate of chemicals in disposal facilities.
Jean-Paul Pinelli, Ph.D., P.E., structural dynamics and earthquake
engineering, modeling and optimization of nonlinear mechanical systems,
computer-aided design techniques in structural engineering.
Adjunct Professors
A.D. Cope, Ph.D., D.W. Fisher, J.D., P.E.; G.D. Ledford, M.S., P.E.;
L.M. Monari, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Jack W. Schwalbe, M.S.
Mission Statement
The mission of the civil engineering department is to provide
state-of-the-art education in a caring and nurturing environment,
helping students achieve their full potential. The educational
objectives are to produce graduates who collaborate in teams and
can independently appraise and conduct work-related projects to
service their constituents; continuously seek professional growth;
display ethical responsibility and leadership qualities; and who
communicate effectively with their clients, constituents, peers,
subordinates and supervisors.
Civil engineering extends across many technical specialties,
such as construction, environmental, geological, structures,
transportation and water resources, that interact with each
other. The planning, designing and constructing of facilities and
infrastructure systems used in public and private sectors are the
responsibility of the civil engineer. Civil engineers work with
architects and other engineers designing and constructing buildings,
bridges, highways, aerospace facilities, ocean structures,
ports and harbors, and utility facilities. Many civil engineers are
involved in the solution and prevention of environmental problems
and work on water resources management, soil and groundwater
cleanup, and solid and hazardous waste management.
Some Florida Tech students select an environmental engineering
emphasis to prepare for careers concerned with the treatment
and distribution of water and water resources, as well as the
management, treatment and reuse of wastewater, and soil remediation,
groundwater cleanup and solid waste management.
Employment opportunities in civil engineering can be found in
technical, administrative or commercial work with manufacturing,
design, construction, transportation or power companies;
with city, state or federal agencies; and with architectural and
engineering firms.
unDergrADuATe Degree ProgrAmS
Bachelor of Science
Civil Engineering __________________________
The civil engineering curriculum is designed to prepare students
for professional careers and graduate school. During the first two
years, emphasis is placed on foundation courses in chemistry,
mathematics, physics and engineering mechanics, augmented by
practice-oriented civil engineering courses. The introductory civil
engineering courses include field trips and introduction to various
disciplines of civil engineering. The CAD lab course, using
the latest CAD software, provides knowledge that is applied in
the rest of the curriculum, as do the engineering materials and
construction measurement courses.
During the second and third years, emphasis is on courses in the
main disciplines of civil engineering (construction, environmental/water
resources, geotechnical, structures and transportation)
that further develop analytical skills in preparation for design
courses in the last two years. The emphasis in the third and
fourth years is on design. The curriculum provides flexibility in
the form of restricted electives and a technical/business elective
that allow further depth in a discipline of choice, or further
breadth.
Altogether, students are required to take five civil engineering
laboratory courses to understand concepts and to learn, firsthand,
what works and what does not. Each student is also required to
be part of a multidisciplinary design project team that identifies,
formulates and designs a real-world project. In this course,
students must assemble information from previous courses. To
enhance the application of their engineering skills to accomplish
societal goals, technical courses in the third and fourth years
incorporate leadership, teamwork, oral and written communication
and ethics. Mandatory electives in the humanities and social
sciences provide a broader understanding of the professional work
environment, human history and culture.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ..........................................................1
CHM 1101 General Chemistry 1 ............................................................4
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................3
CVE 1000 Introduction to Civil Engineering ........................................3
CVE 1001 Computer Applications Lab .................................................1
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................4
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SPRING
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ......................................................3
CVE 2080 Construction Measurements ................................................3
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