Course ListingsFall 2012Civil and Environmental Engineering (beginning Summer 2011)CEE 0022STRUCTURAL ANALYSISA first course in the applic<strong>at</strong>ion of mechanics to the analysis ofstructures, with the major emphasis on structural forms important to civilengineering. Deflections calcul<strong>at</strong>ions of beams and frames usingdifferential equ<strong>at</strong>ions and moment-area theorems. Deflection of trussesand frames using virtual work. Indetermin<strong>at</strong>e structural analysis usingflexibility and stiffness methods. Moving loads calcul<strong>at</strong>ions usinginfluence lines. Introduction to computer analysis of structures. Withlabor<strong>at</strong>ory.Prerequisites: ES 9.Sections00559005560055700558CEE 002201 D+ Sanayei, Masoud 1.0 Also RegisterFor Lab Cee22-lCEE 0022A 5 Sanayei, Masoud 0.0 Mand<strong>at</strong>ory LabAlso Reg ForCee 22CEE 0022B 10+ Sanayei, Masoud 0.0 Mand<strong>at</strong>ory LabAlso Reg ForCee 22CEE 0022C 7 Sanayei, Masoud 0.0 Mand<strong>at</strong>ory LabAlso Reg ForCee 22CEE 0025REIN CONCRETE DESIGNAnalysis and design of reinforced concrete members. Working stressand ultim<strong>at</strong>e strength theories are applied to beams, girders, slabs,columns, walls, and footings. Use of these elements in variousstructures is studied.Prerequisites: CEE 22.Sections00560CEE 002501 M+ Brenner, Brian 1.0CEE 0030ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRYBasic principles of environmental chemistry rel<strong>at</strong>ed to environmentalengineering. Thermodynamics, equilibrium, kinetics, mass balance,chemical partitioning, and reactions for predicting behavior of pollutantsin air, w<strong>at</strong>er, and soil. Techniques for measuring dissolved oxygen,biochemical oxygen demand, nutrients, sewage indic<strong>at</strong>or bacteria,airborne particles and hydrocarbons, and other pollutants. Applic<strong>at</strong>ionsto environmental processes. With labor<strong>at</strong>ory.Prerequisites: CHEM 2; CEE 32 or equivalent.Sections0056200561CEE 003001 D+ Durant, John L 1.0 Also RegisterFor Lab Cee30-lCEE 0030L 7+ Durant, John L 0.0 Mand<strong>at</strong>ory LabAlso Reg ForCee 30CEE 0042INTRO GEOTECH ENGINEERNGThe engineering properties of soils and the behavior of soil massessubjected to loads and fluid flow. Flow of w<strong>at</strong>er through and stress insoil. Investig<strong>at</strong>ion of permeability, compressibility, and strength of soil.With labor<strong>at</strong>ory.Prerequisites: ES 9.Sections00566005630056400565CEE 004201 F+TR Swan, Christoph 1.0 Also RegisterFor Lab Cee42-lCEE 0042A 6 Swan, Christoph 0.0 Mand<strong>at</strong>ory LabAlso Reg ForCee 42CEE 0042B 11+ Swan, Christoph 0.0 Mand<strong>at</strong>ory LabAlso Reg ForCee 42CEE 0042C 13+ Swan, Christoph 0.0 Mand<strong>at</strong>ory LabAlso Reg ForCee 42CEE 0053ENGINEERING ECONOMY(THRU FALL 2012 - BEING RENUMBERED AS ES 53). Introduction toengineering economics and economic applic<strong>at</strong>ions of oper<strong>at</strong>ionsresearch. The role of economic analysis in engineering decisionmaking. Topics include time value of money, development and analysisof cash flows using present worth and internal r<strong>at</strong>e of return, networkmodels including critical p<strong>at</strong>h method, linear and non-linearprogramming, and dynamic programming. Project focused onsustainability.Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor.Sections00567CEE 005301 L+ Levine, Stephen 1.0CEE 0054FUNDAMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY(Cross-listed as CH 54 and ENV 54.) A single course which providesstudents an introduction to epidemiologic techniques and analyses,including such topics as incidence and prevalence, age adjustment,and other techniques appropri<strong>at</strong>e for the handling of confounders, themeasurement of risk through the odds r<strong>at</strong>io and rel<strong>at</strong>ive risk, and theinterpret<strong>at</strong>ion of epidemiologic results. The course will fe<strong>at</strong>ureapplic<strong>at</strong>ions of epidemiologic techniques to topics appropri<strong>at</strong>e for publicand community health applic<strong>at</strong>ions such as those found in infectiousdisease control, screening for personal risk factors, and the conductingof disease cluster evalu<strong>at</strong>ions.Sections00568 CEE 005401 H+ Woodin, Mark A 1.0 C-list Ch 54 &Env 54CEE 0093SPECIAL TOPICS IN CEEA course th<strong>at</strong> permits the student to do supervised study in aspecialized field of civil and environmental engineering.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.SectionsCATALDO RESEARCH04058 CEE 009301 ARR Moaveni, Babak 1.0CATALDO RESEARCH04059 CEE 009302 ARR Sanayei, Masoud 1.0CATALDO RESEARCH04060 CEE 009303 ARR Swan, Christoph 1.0CATALDO RESEARCH04061 CEE 009304 ARR Gute, David M. 1.0CATALDO RESEARCH04062 CEE 009305 ARR Dorfmann, Luis 1.0CATALDO RESEARCH04063 CEE 009306 ARR Capiro, N<strong>at</strong>alie 1.004368 CEE 009307 ARR Ramsburg, Andre 1.0CEE 0094SPECIAL TOPICS IN CEEA course th<strong>at</strong> permits the student to do supervised study in aspecialized field of civil and environmental engineering.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.SectionsWATER DIPLOMACY II03933 CEE 0094A L+ Portney, Kent E 1.0STRUCTURAL ART04072 CEE 0094B K+ Hines, Eric 1.0CEE 0095RESEARCH THESISA course th<strong>at</strong> permits the student to perform supervised research in aspecialized field of civil and environmental engineering.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.Sections04367CEE 009501 ARR Swan, Christoph 1.0<strong>Tufts</strong> <strong>University</strong> Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 43
Course ListingsFall 2012Civil and Environmental Engineering (beginning Summer 2011)CEE 0106STRUC DYNAMICS&EQ ENG'GFundamentals of vibr<strong>at</strong>ion theory with applic<strong>at</strong>ions important in civilengineering. Free, forced, and transient vibr<strong>at</strong>ion of one and twodegrees of freedom systems, including damping and nonlinearbehavior. Base excit<strong>at</strong>ion and seismic instrument<strong>at</strong>ion. Duhamel'sintegral and time step integr<strong>at</strong>ion. Multi-degree of freedom systems,modal analysis and seismic response spectra. Introduction toearthquake design.Prerequisites: ES 9 and CEE 22, or consent of instructorSections00582CEE 010601 L+ Sanayei, Masoud 1.0CEE 0112HYDROLOGY/WATER RESOURCE(Cross-listed as ENV 112.) An introduction to the science of hydrologyand to the design of w<strong>at</strong>er resource systems. Basic hydrologicprocesses such as precipit<strong>at</strong>ion, infiltr<strong>at</strong>ion, groundw<strong>at</strong>er flow,evapor<strong>at</strong>ion, and streamflow are discussed. Applic<strong>at</strong>ions of hydrology tow<strong>at</strong>er supply, flood control and w<strong>at</strong>ershed modeling are emphasized.Students develop their own hydrologic models using computersoftware.Prerequisites: CEE12Sections00583CEE 011201 M+ Staff 1.0 C-lst Env 112CEE 0113GROUNDWATER(Cross-listed as ENV 113 and EOS 131-formerly GEO 131). Thegeology and hydrology of groundw<strong>at</strong>er. Topics include: hydraulicproperties of soils, sediments, and rocks; physics of groundw<strong>at</strong>er flow;flow nets, modeling groundw<strong>at</strong>er systems; geology of regional flow;aquifer explor<strong>at</strong>ion and w<strong>at</strong>er well construction methods; well hydraulicsand aquifer testing; applic<strong>at</strong>ions in the geosciences and in civil/geotechnical/environmental engineering.Prerequisites: EOS 1 or EOS 2 (formerly GEO 1 or GEO 2), and MATH32 (formerly MATH 11).Sections00584 CEE 011301 G+ Garven, Grant 1.0 Preq: Eos2(geo2)&calc OrPerm/c-lst Eos131 & Env 113CEE 0120THE ART OF BUILDINGL<strong>at</strong>e 19th and early 20th century problems in cre<strong>at</strong>ing a builtenvironment consistent with modern life. Work of key designers andwriters. Connections between structural form and architectural theoryform the basis for critiques of modern structure and architecture.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.Sections00585CEE 012001 I+ Hines, Eric 1.0 Senior OnlyCEE 0122SOLID MECHANICS(Cross-listed as ME 122). Strain tensor, stress tensor, elastic stressanalysis, isotropic and anisotropic m<strong>at</strong>erials, torsion problem, inelasticbehavior of m<strong>at</strong>erials, elements of plasticity and creep.Prerequisites: ES 9 Strength of M<strong>at</strong>erials or equivalent.Sections00586CEE 012201 I+MW Kachanov, Mark 1.0 C-lst Me 122CEE 0123ADV STRUCTURAL ANALYSISThe applic<strong>at</strong>ion of mechanics to the analysis of indetermin<strong>at</strong>e structuralforms important to civil and aeronautical engineering, with emphasis onmodern structural types. The analysis of fundamental structural forms,including curved beams, arches, rings, thin-walled cell-type structures,and members with variable inertia, for stress and deflection by theclassical methods. Influence lines for indetermin<strong>at</strong>e structures.Introduction to m<strong>at</strong>rix analysis and vibr<strong>at</strong>ion of structures.Prerequisites: CEE 22.Sections00587CEE 012301 H+TR Moaveni, Babak 1.0CEE 0124ADV STEEL DESIGNAn advanced course in steel design using the Load Resistance FactorDesign (LRFD). Component design, connections, composite andbuilt-up sections are covered. Design problems involve braced and rigidstructures subjected to gravity, wind, and seismic loads.Prerequisites: CEE 24 and consent of instructorSections03719CEE 012401 N+ Chen, Po-shang 1.0CEE 0136AIR POLLUTION CONTROL(Cross-listed as CHBE136.) A study of health and environmental effectsfrom air pollution, dispersion modeling, air pollution laws andregul<strong>at</strong>ions, f<strong>at</strong>e and transport of air pollution, and design of pollutioncontrol equipment and processes. Prerequisites: differential equ<strong>at</strong>ions,physics, chemistry, fluid/thermal sciences; or advanced undergradu<strong>at</strong>estanding.Prerequisites: Junior StandingSections00588CEE 013601 P+ Zemba, Stephen 1.0CEE 0137PUBLIC HEALTHAn introduction to the public health approach is provided. Theepidemiological model of the disease process is used to study a varietyof infectious and noninfectious diseases. The wide variety ofnonmedical approaches to disease control is emphasized. The publichealth aspects of vital st<strong>at</strong>istics, evalu<strong>at</strong>ion, and administr<strong>at</strong>ive decisionmaking are introduced and applied to current problems in public health.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.Sections00589CEE 013701 E+MW Gute, David M. 1.0CEE 0142ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICSSoil composition, index properties, classific<strong>at</strong>ion. Mohr circles andstress p<strong>at</strong>hs. Consolid<strong>at</strong>ion behavior; soil properties rel<strong>at</strong>ed tocompressibility; consolid<strong>at</strong>ion theory including radial and 3-D solutions;secondary compression. Shear strength characteristics of soil; effectsof soil composition, stress history, stress p<strong>at</strong>h, drainage conditions, andr<strong>at</strong>e of loading on stress-strain-strength response of soil.Prerequisites: CEE 42.Sections00590CEE 014201 L+ Swan, Christoph 1.0CEE 0147SOIL DYN & EARTHQUAKE ENReview of seismicity, fault-rupture mechanisms, and vibr<strong>at</strong>ion and wavepropag<strong>at</strong>ion theory. Deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazardanalysis including ground motion prediction rel<strong>at</strong>ions. Dynamic behaviorof soils, including soil amplific<strong>at</strong>ion concepts, liquefaction, and groundresponse analysis. Applic<strong>at</strong>ion of soil dynamics in terms of designcodes and design ground motions.Prerequisites: CEE 42.Sections<strong>Tufts</strong> <strong>University</strong> Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 44