2008-2009 Catalog - United States Air Force Academy

Civ Engr 467. Water Treatment Principles and Design. Design of unit operations for coagulation, sedimentation, filtration
and disinfection for treatment of drinking water. Introduces the chemistry of drinking water treatment processes. Use of unit
operations to design treatment solutions to contemporary environmental problems. Topics include the design of ion exchange,
reverse osmosis, chemical precipitation, and selected hazardous waste disposal problems.
Civ Engr 468. Solid and Hazardous Waste Facilities Design. Design and analysis of solid and hazardous waste
management systems including collection, transport, processing, resource recovery, and disposal. Hazardous waste regulations,
treatment and site cleanup are addressed.
Civ Engr 469. Design of Air Pollution Controls. Modeling and predicting the effects of air pollution, and the design of
the facilities for air pollution control. The designs of electrostatic precipitators, cyclones, bag houses and other methods for the
control of air contaminants are addressed.
Civ Engr 480. Project Management and Contract Administration. This is the final course in the civil and environmental
engineering capstone sequence. First-class cadets integrate discipline-specific design work from previous courses through a
semester project. Students take an owner’s project requirements through stages of scope definition, budgeting and planning,
conceptual design, scheduling and construction contract administration. Students apply engineering standards and consider
realistic issues including engineering economics, constructability, environmental requirements, sustainability, and safety.
Addresses and applies management topics and concepts of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling in the context of a
capstone engineering project. Concludes with a project competition involving construction industry professionals.
Civ Engr 499. Independent Study. Individual study and research in an advanced civil engineering topic approved by the
department head.
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