POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 2005-2007

CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAM
HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTA-
TION ENGINEERING
CE 3324 Traffic Engineering I
4:0:0:4
A basic overview of the traffic engineering
profession. Traffic stream parameters
and characteristics are presented , along
with study techniques for their measurement,
analysis, and interpretation.
Characteristics of road users, vehicles,
roadways, and traffic control devices are
treated in detail, as is their impact on traffic
stream behavior. Functional and geometric
characteristics of roadways are
introduced with design applications.
Traffic operations and control techniques
are treated. Detailed coverage of isolated
signal design and timing, both pre-timed
and actuated, is included. Signal coordination
on arterials and in networks is
introduced. Prerequisite: Junior status or
instructor’s permission.
CE 4333 Traffic Engineering II
3:0:0:3
A second semester of traffic engineering
for undergraduate students: The focus is
on highway capacity and level of service
analysis on uninterrupted and interrupted
flow facilities. Additional analysis of signalized
and unsignalized intersections is
also included using current computer
software packages. Facility types include
freeways, freeway weaving areas and
ramp junctions, rural and suburban multilane
highways, two-lane rural highways
and suburban and urban arterials.
Prerequisite: CE 3324 or instructor’s
permission.
CE 3344 Introduction to
Transportation I 4:0:0:4
First course in the Transportation
Sequence. Focuses on the fundamental
conceptual elements of a transportation
system, and how to analyze and design
particular transportation systems. Covers
basic material about transportation systems,
the context within which they operation
and a characterization of their
behavior. Transportation of freight and
travelers is included. Prerequisite: junior
status.
CE 4354 Introduction to
Transportation I 4:0:0:4
Second course in the Transportation
Sequence. Deals with some of the more
engineering-oriented aspects of the transportation
field. Functional designs of
transportation systems—including highway
geometry, parking facilities, rail
facilities, airports, stations and terminals—are
discussed. An overview of traffic
control systems and their application
is included. Traffic signal systems hardware
and software are discussed.
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS),
the application of information technologies
to the monitoring and control of
transportation systems, is covered.
Prerequisite: CE 3344.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
AND ENGINEERING
CE 4413 Construction Management
3:0:0:3
The participants, processes and techniques
required to maintain the life-cycle
of a construction project are covered:
planning of construction operations,
including estimating and economic evaluation
of alternatives; analysis of construction
bid processes, contracting and
related issues of ethics in project engineering;
productivity, safety and quality
on a constructed project; time scheduling
of the project, including CPM and PERT;
trends in computer analysis of project
information. Students will prepare and
formally present team projects.
Prerequisite: senior status or instructor’s
permission.
CE 4423 Information Systems in
Construction Management 3:0:0:3
Development of a strong understanding
of contemporary tools for managing the
vast array of information in the project
life-cycle. Information is reviewed both
from the perspective of knowledge acquisition
and knowledge representation. The
course focuses on the concepts of Fully
Integrated and Automated Project
Processes (FIAPP), and the relationships
of 3D computer models, simulation, cost
estimating, scheduling, procurement and
information technology. Emphasis is
given to the implementation of 3D computer
models and relational databases and
information systems for processing and
automating project information. The class
makes heavy use of computer applications
related to civil engineering and construction
management. Prerequisite:
Senior status or instructor’s permission.
Additional construction management
courses are listed in the “Construction
Management” section of this catalog.
Most of these are available to civil engineering
students as electives.
SELECTED TOPICS, READINGS
AND PROJECTS
CE 4613 Selected Topics in Structural
and Geotechnical Engineering 3:0:0:3
Topics of current interest in structural and
geotechnical engineering. The specific
subject of each offering is generally
unique. The course may feature a detailed
look at a single topic or a series of
focused topical presentations.
Prerequisite: instructor and adviser
approval.
CE 4623 Selected Topics in
Environmental and Water Resources
Engineering 3:0:0:3
Topics of current interest in environmental
and water resources engineering. The
specific subject of each offering is generally
unique. The course may feature a
detailed look at a single topic or a series
of focused topical presentations.
Prerequisite: instructor and adviser
approval.
CE 4633 Selected Topics in
Transportation Engineering 3:0:0:3
Topics of current interest in transportation
engineering. The specific subject of
each offering is generally unique. The
course may feature a detailed look at a
single topic or a series of focused topical
presentations. Prerequisite: instructor
and adviser approval.
CE 4643 Selected Topics in
Construction Management 3:0:0:3
Topics of current interest in construction
management. The specific subject of each
offering is generally unique. The course
may feature a detailed look at a single
topic or a series of focused topical presentations.
Prerequisite: instructor and
adviser approval.
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