2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

CVE 5073 Construction Cost Engineering
ENM 5200 Project Engineering
Environmental
CVE 5035 Design Concepts in Urban Hydrology
CVE 5050 Design of Remediation Systems
CVE 5052 Solid Waste Management
ENS 5101 Introduction to Air Pollution
Geo-Environmental
CVE 5020 Geotechnical Engineering
CVE 5037 Numerical Groundwater Modeling
CVE 5039 Groundwater Hydrology and Contaminant Transport
CVE 5050 Design of Remediation Systems
Geotechnical
CVE 5020 Geotechnical Engineering
CVE 5025 Foundation Design
CVE 5060 Highway Design
OCE 5526 Advanced Coastal Engineering Structures
Structures
CVE 5014 Advanced Steel Design
CVE 5015 Structural Systems Design
CVE 5019 Design of Timber Structures
CVE 5020 Geotechnical Engineering
or
CVE 5025 Foundation Design
Water Resources
CVE 5035 Design Concepts in Urban Hydrology
CVE 5037 Numerical Groundwater Modeling
CVE 5039 Groundwater Hydrology and Contaminant Transport
ENS 5700 Introduction to Water Resources
Graduate elective courses in civil engineering and in other engineering
disciplines are listed in the Course Descriptions section
of the catalog and should be chosen in concert with the student’s
adviser. Numerous elective courses for each area of specialization
are available, as posted on our Web site at www.fit.edu.
Doctor of Philosophy
Civil Engineering __________________________
The doctor of philosophy program in civil engineering is offered
for students who wish to conduct advanced research in one of the
following two areas of specialization:
• Environmental/Water Resources
• Geotechnical/Structures
Admission Requirements
Admission to doctoral study is granted to a limited number of
qualified applicants. The applicant will normally have received a
bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited institution in a
program that provides suitable preparation for doctoral-level studies
in civil engineering. The applicant should have at least a 3.2
out of a possible 4.0 GPA for the most recently completed degree.
General admission requirements and the process for applying are
presented in the Academic Overview section of this catalog.
Degree Requirements
The doctor of philosophy degree is awarded in recognition of
scientific accomplishment and the ability to investigate engineering
problems independently. The program consists of advanced
studies to prepare the student for research and completion of a
research project that leads to a significant contribution to the
knowledge of a particular problem. Each student should pass
the preliminary written and/or oral examination, complete an
approved program of study, pass the comprehensive written and
oral examination, complete a program of significant research,
present the results of the research, and prepare and defend a
dissertation concerning the research. A minimum of 24 credit
hours of course work, including a minimum of 12 credit hours of
formal (graded) course work and a minimum of 18 credit hours of
dissertation beyond a master’s degree are required.
General degree requirements are presented in the Academic
Overview section of this catalog.
Curriculum
The doctoral program of study must be approved by the student’s
advisory committee and the program chair. Considerable latitude
is allowed in course selection provided at least 12 credit hours
(beyond the master’s level) are selected from courses in civil or
environmental engineering. The remaining courses are selected,
again in collaboration with the advisory committee, according to
the interests and research objectives of the student. Academic
courses for the selected areas of specialization can be selected
from course offerings in various academic units as follows:
Environmental/Water Resources: Courses may be selected
from academic programs in civil, chemical, mechanical or ocean
engineering, environmental science, oceanography, mathematics,
operations research and computer science.
Geotechnical/Structures: Courses may be selected from academic
programs in civil, aerospace, mechanical or ocean engineering,
environmental science, oceanography, mathematics and
computer science.
reSeArch
Research activities of the faculty encompass the major areas
of civil engineering. Current research projects in structures
and materials are in the areas of structural dynamics and wind
engineering. Geotechnical research is concentrated in the
areas of stabilization of waste materials for beneficial uses, in
situ testing of soils, fiber-optic sensors in soils and evaluation
of pavements. Research investigations in hydrology and water
resources are related to development of new models and usage of
existing models in the areas of numerical groundwater modeling,
and design and performance of stormwater management systems.
Model development is sometimes supplemented by field and
laboratory experiments. Research activities in the environmental
area include water treatment using reverse osmosis and activated
carbon, biomass production, degradation of consumer products,
landfill and compost simulation and solid wastes management.
Laboratories for research and instructional activities are available
in the areas of materials and structures, soil mechanics,
solid waste, unit operations and interactive graphics. Other
campus laboratories can be used by students conducting graduate
research. The materials and structures laboratory is equipped
with several universal testing machines for physical testing, and
equipment and instrumentation for experimental stress analysis.
The soil mechanics laboratory contains commercial equipment
for evaluating the engineering properties of soils. The solid-waste
analysis laboratory is equipped to analyze solid wastes, to degrade
solid wastes under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions, and to
process solid wastes by a variety of methods.
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