The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering's (CEE) undergraduate program offers opportunities for rigorous academic learning, fellowship, hands-on experience, and leadership. Classes are relatively small, so students get to know both the faculty and fellow students.
The program in civil and environmental engineering, which is top-ranked nationally, provides students with a strong fundamental background in engineering science, design, and practice. Students learn to solve societal problems—in California, the United States, and the world—such as:
Improving civil infrastructure
Protecting resources
Mitigating hazards
Creating efficient and sustainable civil systems
CEE's four-year curriculum leads to an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Civil Engineering. Undergraduates at Berkeley have opportunities for professional interactions and community service. CEE has active student chapters of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the national honor society of Chi Epsilon as well as seven competition teams.
Areas of Emphasis
Students with a specific interest within civil engineering may choose to emphasize one of the following areas: engineering and project management; environmental engineering; geosystems; structural engineering, mechanics and materials; or transportation engineering. See suggestions for elective courses and the capstone design project.
Selection of an area of emphasis is optional. A BS in Civil Engineering is awarded whether or not a student follows the broad and general program or chooses an area of emphasis.
Prospective undergraduates to the College of Engineering will apply for admission to a specific program in the college. For further information, see the College of Engineering's website.
Admission to Engineering via a Change of College application for current UC Berkeley students is highly unlikely and very competitive as there are few (if any) spaces that open in the college each year to students admitted to other colleges at UC Berkeley. For further information regarding a Change of College to Engineering, see the college's website.
Students with a specific interest within civil engineering may choose to emphasize one of the following areas in their choice of electives: engineering and project management, environmental engineering, geosystems (geoengineering), structural engineering, or transportation engineering. See suggested courses for each area of interest.
CEE Extensions: Complete nine units of additional CIV ENG courses2
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Basic Science Elective cannot be fulfilled by an exam score.
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CEE Extensions-Nine letter-graded units chosen from upper division CIV ENG courses not being counted toward other major requirements. Students may use up to three units of CIV ENG graduate courses numbered 200-295, taken Fall 2017 or later, toward their CEE Extensions units. Students must have a technical GPA of 3.0 or higher to obtain permission to enroll in CIV ENG graduate courses. Students may receive up to three units of credit toward their CEE Extensions units for work on a research project in CIV ENG H194 (Honors Undergraduate Research).
College Requirements
Students in the College of Engineering must complete no fewer than 120 semester units with the following provisions:
A minimum overall grade point average of 2.00 (C average) and a minimum 2.00 grade point average in upper division technical coursework required of the major.
The final 30 units and two semesters must be completed in residence in the College of Engineering on the Berkeley campus.
All technical courses (math, science, and engineering) that can fulfill requirements for the student's major must be taken on a letter graded basis (unless they are only offered P/NP).
Entering freshmen are allowed a maximum of eight semesters to complete their degree requirements. Entering junior transfers are allowed five semesters to complete their degree requirements. Summer terms are optional and do not count toward the maximum. Students are responsible for planning and satisfactorily completing all graduation requirements within the maximum allowable semesters.
Complete lower division technical courses before enrolling in upper division technical courses.
Humanities and Social Sciences (H/SS) Requirement
To promote a rich and varied educational experience outside of the technical requirements for each major, the College of Engineering has a six-course Humanities and Social Sciences breadth requirement, which must be completed to graduate. This requirement, built into all the engineering programs of study, includes two Reading and Composition courses (R&C), and four additional courses within which a number of specific conditions must be satisfied. See the humanities and social sciences section of our website for details.
Class Schedule Requirements
Minimum units per semester: 12.0
Maximum units per semester: 20.5
Minimum technical courses: College of Engineering undergraduates must include at least two letter graded technical courses (of at least 3 units each) in their semester program. Every semester students are expected to make normal progress in their declared major. Normal progress is determined by the student's Engineering Student Services Advisor. (Note: For most majors, normal progress will require enrolling in 3-4 technical courses required of your current major each semester.) Students who are not in compliance with this policy by the end of the fifth week of the semester are subject to a registration block that will delay enrollment for the following semester.
All technical courses (math, science, engineering) that satisfy requirements for the major must be taken on a letter-graded basis (unless only offered as P/NP).
Minimum Academic Requirements
Students must have a minimum overall and semester grade point average of 2.00 (C average). Students will be subject to suspension or dismissal from the University if during any fall or spring semester their overall UC GPA falls below a 2.00, or their semester GPA is less than 2.00.
Students must achieve a minimum grade point average of 2.00 (C average) in upper division technical courses required for the major curriculum each semester.
A minimum overall grade point average of 2.00 and a minimum 2.00 grade point average in upper division technical course work required for the major are required to earn a Bachelor of Science in the College of Engineering.
Students must make normal degree progress toward the Bachelor of Science degree and their officially declared major.
Unit Requirements
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, students must complete at least 120 semester units of courses subject to certain guidelines:
Completion of the requirements of one engineering major program of study.
A maximum of 16 units of special studies coursework (courses numbered 97, 98, 99, 197, 198, or 199) is allowed to count towards the B.S. degree, and no more than 4 units in any single term can be counted.
A maximum of 4 units of physical education from any school attended will count towards the 120 units.
Passed (P) grades may account for no more than one third of the total units completed at UC Berkeley, Fall Program for First Semester (FPF), UC Education Abroad Program (UCEAP), or UC Berkeley Washington Program (UCDC) toward the 120 overall minimum unit requirement. Transfer credit is not factored into the limit. This includes transfer units from outside of the UC system, other UC campuses, credit-bearing exams, as well as UC Berkeley Extension XB units.
Normal Progress
Students in the College of Engineering must enroll in a full-time program and make normal progress each semester toward their declared major. Students who fail to achieve normal academic progress shall be subject to suspension or dismissal. (Note: Students with official accommodations established by the Disabled Students' Program, with health or family issues, or with other reasons deemed appropriate by the dean may petition for an exception to normal progress rules.)
All students who will enter the University of California as freshmen must demonstrate their command of the English language by satisfying the Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR). The UC Entry Level Writing Requirement website provides information on how to satisfy the requirement.
The American History and Institutions (AH&I) requirements are based on the principle that a US resident graduated from an American university should have an understanding of the history and governmental institutions of the United States.
The American Cultures requirement is a Berkeley campus requirement, one that all undergraduate students at Berkeley need to pass in order to graduate. You satisfy the requirement by passing, with a grade not lower than C- or P, an American Cultures course. You may take an American Cultures course any time during your undergraduate career at Berkeley. The requirement was instituted in 1991 to introduce students to the diverse cultures of the United States through a comparative framework. Courses are offered in more than fifty departments in many different disciplines at both the lower and upper division level.
Plan of Study
For more detailed information regarding the courses listed below (e.g., elective information, GPA requirements, etc.), see the College Requirements and Major Requirements tabs.
Basic Science Elective - Choose one course from the following: BIOLOGY 1B, CHEM 1B, or CIV ENG 70. This requirement cannot be fulfilled by an exam score.
CEE Extensions - Complete nine letter-graded units chosen from upper division CIV ENG courses not being counted toward other major requirements. Students may use up to three units of CIV ENG graduate courses numbered 200-295, taken Fall 2017 or later, toward their CEE Extensions units. Students must have a technical GPA of 3.3 or higher to obtain permission to enroll in CEE graduate courses. Students may receive up to three units of credit toward their CEE Extensions units for work on a research project in CIV ENG H194 (Honors Undergraduate Research).
The Humanities/Social Sciences (H/SS) requirement includes two approved reading and composition courses and four additional approved courses, with which a number of specific conditions must be satisfied. Reading and Composition “A” and “B” must be completed by no later than the end of the sophomore year. The remaining courses may be taken at any time during the program. See engineering.berkeley.edu/hss for complete details and a list of approved courses.
Student Learning Goals
Mission
The Civil Engineering undergraduate program educates engineering leaders who will contribute to solving societal problems by improving the civil infrastructure, resource protection, natural hazard mitigation, and the efficient and sustainable functioning of engineered and natural systems in California, the United States, and the world. These objectives are achieved by:
Educating students with fundamental mathematical, scientific, and engineering knowledge to have a significant and positive long-term impact on the field of civil and environmental engineering.
Inspiring students and preparing them for successful professional careers, for further studies in high-quality graduate programs in engineering or other professional fields, and for a lifetime of learning.
Emphasizing the importance of professional and personal ethics, business and management leadership, and service to society.
Learning Goals for the Major
Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.
Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.
Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
Knowledge of contemporary issues.
Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
Major Map
Major Maps help undergraduate students discover academic, co-curricular, and discovery opportunities at UC Berkeley based on intended major or field of interest. Developed by the Division of Undergraduate Education in
Major maps are experience maps that help undergraduates plan their Berkeley journey based on intended major or field of interest. Featuring student opportunities and resources from your college and department as well as across campus, each map includes curated suggestions for planning your studies, engaging outside the classroom, and pursuing your career goals in a timeline format.
Use the major map below to explore potential paths and design your own unique undergraduate experience:
Students in CEE are encouraged to seek mentoring from CEE faculty advisers.
Faculty advisers (and, indeed, all faculty members) hold office hours throughout the school year to help students with course content; to advise on courses, career objectives and graduate school; to provide guidance about summer internships; to mentor students researchers; and to write letters of recommendation as appropriate. They also can be contacted (by e-mail or phone) to schedule an appointment.
CEE students should meet with a faculty advisor of their choice at least twice a year for academic advising. The department hosts Academic Advising Forums each semester to facilitate advising. The faculty advisor reviews the student's proposed academic schedule, suggests coursework based on the student's interest and offers mentoring for career development. If a student struggles academically, as evidenced by their GPA, the department will require academic advising prior to enrollment in classes the following semester.
College of Engineering Advising
Students are also assigned an engineering student services (ESS) adviser in the College of Engineering. ESS advisers help with a wide range of issues by assisting with course selection and academic decision-making, suggesting enrichment opportunities, explaining graduation requirements and college policies, monitoring progress towards the degree, and providing support or referrals to campus resources to help students reach their academic and personal goals. Explore the ESS website for detailed information on advising services.
Departmental Advising
CEE's undergraduate adviser answers registration questions, assists with course selection and academic decision-making, describes courses, interprets departmental policy, and makes referrals to resources on campus. The department’s undergraduate adviser is located in the CEE Academic Affairs Office, 750 Davis Hall.
Join one or more of the active student organizations with CEE and the College of Engineering. Learn to apply CEE knowledge outside of the classroom, get leadership and teamwork experience, meet students with similar interests, go on tours and field trips, and participate in community service projects.
Gain hands-on research experience while at Berkeley. Research experience adds to the quality of the undergraduate program and introduces students to the importance of graduate study.
Civil and environmental engineering is a profession that depends on collaboration with colleagues nationally and internationally. Thus, the department strongly encourages its students to expand their horizons through an international educational experience. See the CEE Department Study Abroad page for policy details, sample study plans and a list of pre-approved courses for the major. Also read Berkeley's extensive Education Abroad Program.
Courses
Civil Engineering
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
An introduction to key engineered systems (e.g., energy, water supply, buildings, transportation) and their environmental impacts. Basic principles of environmental science needed to understand natural processes as they are influenced by human activities. Overview of concepts and methods of sustainability analysis. Critical evaluation of engineering approaches to address sustainability. Engineered Systems and Sustainability: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019
The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Freshman Seminars: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final Exam To be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
A review of equilibrium for particles and rigid bodies. Application to truss structures. The concepts of deformation, strain, and stress. Equilibrium equations for a continuum. Elements of the theory of linear elasticity. The states of plane stress and plane strain. Solution of elementary elasticity problems (beam bending, torsion of circular bars). Euler buckling in elastic beams. Introduction to Solid Mechanics: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Mathematics 53 and 54 (may be taken concurrently); Physics 7A
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Mechanical Engineering C85/Civil and Environmental Engineering C30 after completing Mechanical Engineering W85. A deficient grade in Mechanical Engineering W85 may be removed by taking Mechanical Engineering C85/Civil and Environmental Engineering C30.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion per week 10 weeks - 4.5 hours of lecture and 1.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Summer 2021 8 Week Session, Summer 2020 8 Week Session, Summer 2019 8 Week Session
A review of equilibrium for particles and rigid bodies. Application to truss structures. The concepts of deformation, strain, and stress. Equilibrium equations for a continuum. Elements of the theory of linear elasticity. The states of plane stress and plane strain. Solution of elementary elasticity problems (beam bending, torsion of circular bars). Euler buckling in elastic beams. Introduction to Solid Mechanics: Read More [+]
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: To learn statics and mechanics of materials
Student Learning Outcomes: -
Correctly draw free-body
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Apply the equations of equilibrium to two and three-dimensional solids
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Understand the concepts of stress and strain
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Ability to calculate deflections in engineered systems
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Solve simple boundary value problems in linear elastostatics (tension, torsion, beam bending)
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of web-based lecture and 1 hour of web-based discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of web-based lecture and 2.5 hours of web-based discussion per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of web-based lecture and 2 hours of web-based discussion per week 10 weeks - 4.5 hours of web-based lecture and 1.5 hours of web-based discussion per week
Online: This is an online course.
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Introduction to structure and properties of civil engineering materials such as asphalt, cements, concrete, geological materials (e.g. soil and rocks), steel, polymers, and wood. The properties range from elastic, plastic and fracture properties to porosity and thermal and environmental responses. Laboratory tests include evaluation of behavior of these materials under a wide range of conditions. Structure and Properties of Civil Engineering Materials: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Principles of physical and structural geology; the influence of geological factors on engineering works and the environment. Field trip. Engineering Geology: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2017
In this course, we will pursue analysis of long-term records of coastal water levels in the context of sea level rise. We will cover the collection, evaluation, visualization and analysis of time series data using long-term records of sea levels from coastal sites around the world. Specific topics will include extreme events and distributions, frequency-based descriptions, averaging, filtering, harmonic analysis, trend identification, extrapolations, and decision-making under uncertainty. Time Series Analysis: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
Cities become more dependent on the data flows that connect infrastructures between themselves, and users to infrastructures. Design and operation of smart, efficient, and resilient cities nowadays require data science skills. This course provides an introduction to working with data generated within transportation systems, power grids, communication networks, as well as collected via crowd-sensing and remote sensing technologies, to build demand- and supply-side urban services based on data analytics. Data Science for Smart Cities: Read More [+]
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: Become familiar with urban big data and sensor data collection techniques.
Develop intuition in various machine learning classification algorithms, as well as regression modelling. Develop intuition in various machine learning classification algorithms, as well as regression modelling. Foster critical thinking about real-world actionability from analytics. Learn how to use data science techniques in urban decision-making and scenario generation.
Student Learning Outcomes: Develop capabilities in a range of data science techniques.
Gain the ability to solve problems in smart city research and practice.
Think critically about how to assess analytics for cities.
Use data analytics in the smart city domain.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: This course is a Data Science connector course and is meant to be taken concurrent with or after Foundations of Data Science COMPSCI C8/INFO C8/STAT C8. Students may take more than one Data Science connector course if they wish, concurrently or after taking the C8 course
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Instructor: Gonzalez
Formerly known as: Civil and Environmental Engineering 88
Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
A course designed to familiarize the entering student with the nature and scope of civil and environmental engineering and its component specialty areas. Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2022, Fall 2020
Hands-on engineering design experience for creating future infrastructure systems. Intelligent infrastructure systems leverage data and computational to enhance sustainability and resilience for smart cities of the future. Student teams identify a challenge with current transportation, energy, water, waste, and/or the built infrastructure. Student teams design and prototype an innovation that solves this problem using maker resources, e.g. 3D printing, laser cutters, and open-source electronics. The project will be executing via the "Design Sprint" process, which is popular in agile development and Silicon Valley. Students present projects to guest judges from industry. Course is an introductory design experience for first-year students. Design for Future Infrastructure Systems: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023
This course introduces students to conceptual structural design, fabrication, and testing. The course aims to provide a hands-on structural engineering design experience and to inspire creativity. Students will learn the design process as well as fundamental principles of structural analysis. Student teams will be given a design challenge with performance objectives and practical constraints that emphasize sustainable design practices. Student teams will use maker space resources (e.g. 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC router, woodshop) to fabricate their structures, which will be tested to failure in the Structural Engineering Lab in Davis Hall. Cornerstone Structural Design: Read More [+]
Objectives & Outcomes
Student Learning Outcomes: -
Explain basic concepts of statics and equilibrium.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Application of the concepts and methods of probability theory and statistical inference to CEE problems and data; graphical data analysis and sampling; elements of set theory; elements of probability theory; random variables and expectation; simulation; statistical inference. Use of computer programming languages for analysis of CEE-related data and problems. The course also introduces the student to various domains of uncertainty analysis in CEE. Engineering Data Analysis: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Fluid statics and dynamics, including laboratory experiments with technical reports. Fundamentals: integral and differential formulations of the conservation laws are solved in special cases such as boundary layers and pipe flow. Flow visualization and computation techniques are introduced using Matlab. Empirical equations are used for turbulent flows, drag, pumps, and open channels. Principles of empirical equations are also discussed: dimensional analysis, regression, and uncertainty. Elementary Fluid Mechanics: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
A quantitative introduction to the hydrology of the terrestrial environment including lower atmosphere, watersheds, lakes, and streams. All aspects of the hydrologic cycle, including precipitation, infiltration, evapotranspiration, overland flow, streamflow, and groundwater flow. Chemistry and dating of groundwater and surface water. Development of quantitative insights through problem solving and use of simple models. This course requires one field experiment and several group computer lab assignments. Terrestrial Hydrology: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites:CHEM 1A, MATH 1A, MATH 1B, and PHYSICS 7A; or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 1998
This course aims to introduce students to the debates and discussions about the impact of increasing human resource consumption, increasing population, and increasing human prosperity on the planet’s environmental systems that support human societies. Planetary Boundaries and the Anthropocene: Read More [+]
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: Explain the major arguments on the sides of “planetary boundaries” and “cornucopia” Understand the basic system dynamics view of planetary systems Understand the main features of several of planetary boundaries that have scientific consensus
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2022
Student teams will design strategies to address critical global challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and related issues, with the potential for transformational change. Project topics will vary. Students will explore global to local scales using principles and practices from design science, systems thinking, regenerative design, circular economy, environmental justice, science communication, data visualization, and numerical modeling, among other disciplines. Design for Global Transformation: Read More [+]
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: Create a multi-media exhibit to clearly communicate your findings and strategy Iteratively design a comprehensive strategy to address your team’s global challenge To gain familiarity with relevant design and engineering tools, including data visualization and simulation and modeling Work strategically and collaboratively with fellow students in a design team
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
This course is an introduction to air pollution and the chemistry of earth's atmosphere. We will focus on the fundamental natural processes controlling trace gas and aerosol concentrations in the atmosphere, and how anthropogenic activity has affected those processes at the local, regional, and global scales. Specific topics include stratospheric ozone depletion, increasing concentrations of green house gasses, smog, and changes in the oxidation capacity of the troposphere. Air Pollution: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Assessment of technological options for responding to climate change. Overview of climate-change science; sources, sinks, and atmospheric dynamics of greenhouse gases. Current systems for energy supply and use. Renewable energy resources, transport, storage, and transformation technologies. Technological opportunities for improving end-use energy efficiency. Recovery, sequestration, and disposal of greenhouse gases. Societal context for implementing engineered responses. Climate Change Mitigation: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division or graduate standing in engineering or physical science, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022
In this course, we will examine the local manifestation of global climate change and consider interventions and responses that anticipate long-term change in communities. The course will integrate environmental sciences, civil and environmental engineering, and the social sciences to both understand the impacts of global change and to quantitatively evaluate possible adaptation interventions. Upon completing the course, you will have a holistic perspective on the challenges associated with climate change adaptation, an understanding of the wide range of potential solutions and interventions that may be possible, and an awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of those solutions. Climate Change Adaptation: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites:CIV ENG 11 or introductory climate science course, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
This course will familiarize students with the complex infrastructure used to meet human water demands; competing uses and demands; water and wastewater infrastructure; technologies to enable recovery of water, energy, and other resources from wastewater; supply planning; trends and forecasting; costs, pricing and financing; environmental justice; methods to assess sustainability; regulatory, policy and institutional challenges; and water's contribution to other sectors (e.g., energy, food, buildings). Innovation, both barriers and opportunities, will be highlighted. California and the U.S. will be emphasized but global challenges will be discussed. Students will study, critique, and recommend improvements for a real-world system. Water Systems of the Future: Read More [+]
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: Consider costs and tradeoffs in water supply planning under uncertainty for real-world water systems Critically evaluate water planning and innovation potential for real-world utilities given future uncertainties and competing priorities. Explore the innovation ecosystem in the water sector, its opportunities and challenges, and analyze case studies Introduce the technologies that are currently in use for treating and managing water and wastewater, as well as innovations that have the potential to dramatically change water infrastructure. Provide overview and examples of concepts and methods for analyzing the sustainability of water systems Provide overview of the complex infrastructure systems that supply and manage water and wastewater.
Student Learning Outcomes: Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. MODERATE
Ability to communicate effectively. EXTENSIVE
Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. MODERATE
Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams. EXTENSIVE
Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems. MODERATE
Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. MODERATE
Knowledge of contemporary issues. EXTENSIVE
Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning. EXTENSIVE
Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context. EXTENSIVE
Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. EXTENSIVE
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division status or consent of the instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Quantitative overview of air and water contaminants and their engineering control. Elementary environmental chemistry and transport. Reactor models. Applications of fundamentals to selected current issues in water quality engineering, air quality engineering, air quality engineering, and hazardous waste management. Environmental Engineering: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division standing in engineering or physical sciences, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
This laboratory course is designed to accompany the lecture topics in Civil Engineering 111. Each laboratory activity will provide an opportunity to understand key concepts in water and air quality through hands-on experimentation. Laboratory topics include phase partitioning, acid/base reactions, redox reactions, biochemical oxygen demand, absorption, gas transfer, reactor hydraulics, particle destablization, disinfection, and combustion emissions. Water and Air Quality Laboratory: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites:CIV ENG 111 (may be taken concurrently)
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Water and wastewater systems serving communities are complex, large, and were built and expanded over many decades. The infrastructure includes a network of reservoirs, pipelines, pump stations, treatment plants, and other facilities that are connected to natural systems such as watersheds, rivers, groundwater basins, and bay and ocean environments. The planning, design, operation, and maintenance of urban water and wastewater systems require balancing many factors including aging infrastructure, changing regulations, climate change, costs, and community impacts.
One of the greatest challenges facing civil engineers in the 21st century is the stewardship of the infrastructure to protect public health and the environment. Existing systems r Water & Wastewater Systems Design and Operation: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division standing in engineering or physical sciences, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017
Ecological engineering approaches for treating contaminated water using natural processes to improve water quality. Emphasis on combining basic science and engineering approaches to understand the fundamental processes that govern the effectiveness of complex natural treatment systems. Applications include constructed wetlands, waste stabilization ponds, stormwater bioretention, decentralized wastewater management, ecological sanitation. Laboratory sessions will consist of design and monitoring of laboratory and full-scale natural treatment systems, including a range of water quality measurements. Ecological Engineering for Water Quality Improvement: Read More [+]
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: Become familiar with common applications of natural treatment systems through lectures, reading materials, laboratory activities, and field trips Develop a solid understanding of the fundamental processes in ecological engineering approaches to natural treatment systems that govern the removal or transformation of contaminants in water
Learn common design approaches for waste stabilization ponds and wetlands, as well as their necessary operation and maintenance activities Measure key water quality parameters and evaluate the performance of mesocosm ponds and wetlands based on the data collected throughout the semester Understand and appreciate the complexity of these systems compared to mechanical treatment systems
Student Learning Outcomes: Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. EXTENSIVE
Ability to communicate effectively. MODERATE
Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. EXTENSIVE
Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. EXTENSIVE
Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams. MODERATE
Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems. EXTENSIVE
Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. EXTENSIVE
Knowledge of contemporary issues. MODERATE
Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning. MODERATE
Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context. MODERATE
Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. MODERATE
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites:CIV ENG 111 or consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Civ Eng 113N
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Instructor: Nelson
Formerly known as: Civil and Environmental Engineering 113N
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014
The scope of modern environmental engineering requires a fundamental knowledge of microbial processes with specific application to water, wastewater and the environmental fate of pollutants. This course will cover basic microbial physiology, biochemistry, metabolism, growth energetics and kinetics, ecology, pathogenicity, and genetics for application to both engineered and natural environmental systems. Environmental Microbiology: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
The application of principles of inorganic, physical, and dilute solution equilibrium chemistry to aquatic systems, both in the aquatic environment and in water and wastewater treatment processes. Water Chemistry: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division or graduate standing in engineering or physical science, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2018
Chemical mechanisms of reactions controlling the fate and mobility of nutrients and pollutants in soils. Role of soil minerals and humus in geochemical pathways of nutrient biovailability and pollutant detoxification. Chemical modeling of nutrient and pollutant soil chemistry. Applications to soil acidity and salinity. Chemistry of Soils: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Python analysis of datasets that are relevant to today's grand challenges in environmental engineering. Topics include, but are not limited to, human exposures, water resources, solid waste, water quality, energy equity, and coastline resilience. Discussion of datasets through the lens of socioeconomic equity and historical unintended consequences of environmental engineering decisions. Data and Equity in Environmental Engineering: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Introduction to design and analysis of structural systems. Loads and load placement. Proportioning of structural members in steel, reinforced concrete, and timber. Structural analysis theory. Hand and computer analysis methods, validation of results from computer analysis. Applications, including bridges, building frames, and long-span cable structures. Structural Engineering: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
A first course in steel design focusing on basic principles. Introduction to materials and methods of steel construction; behavior and design of tension members, compression members, flexural members and beam-columns; design of welds, bolts, shear connections, and moment connections. Includes laboratory sessions to illustrate member behavior. By the end of the course students should be able to design simple steel structures subjected to static gravity and lateral loads. Design teams will conceive, determine design loads, and conduct a preliminary and final design of a structural system and its foundation. Teams will prepare a report containing project description, design criteria, structural drawings, and supporting calculations. Design of Steel Structures: Read More [+]
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for CIV ENG 122 after completing CIV ENG 122N, or CIV ENG 122. A deficient grade in CIV ENG 122 may be removed by taking CIV ENG 122N, or CIV ENG 122.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Introduction to materials and methods of reinforced concrete design and construction; behavior and design of reinforced concrete beams and one-way slabs considering deflections, moment, shear, and reinforcement development requirements; behavior and design of columns; design of spread footings; design of earthquake-resistant structures; laboratory sessions to illustrate member behavior, to solve problem sets, and to develop and present the preliminary designs for a design project. Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures: Read More [+]
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for CIV ENG 123 after completing CIV ENG 123N, or CIV ENG 123. A deficient grade in CIV ENG 123 may be removed by taking CIV ENG 123N, or CIV ENG 123.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Characteristics and properties of wood as a structural material; design and detailing of structural elements and entire structures of wood. Topics include allowable stresses, design and detailing of solid sawn and glulam beams and columns, nailed and bolted connections, plywood diaphragms and shear walls. Case studies. Structural Design in Timber: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Introduction to the dynamics of particles, rigid bodies, and deformable solids in civil engineering. Newtonian and Lagrangian formulations. Vibration of particles and rigid body systems: natural frequencies and mode shapes, free and forced vibration. Vibration of continuous systems: bars, strings, beams. Modeling and numerical simulation methods.. Engineering Dynamics and Vibrations: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Concepts of theory of solid mechanics: three dimensional stress, strain, and material response; elastic and inelastic boundary value problems; fracture, fatigue, and geometric instability. Problems in advanced strength of materials; thin plate and axis-symmetric shell theory. Applied Structural Mechanics: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
This is an introductory course on the finite element method and is intended for seniors in engineering and applied science disciplines. The course covers the basic topics of finite element technology, including domain discretization, polynomial interpolation, application of boundary conditions, assembly of global arrays, and solution of the resulting algebraic systems. Finite element formulations for several important field equations are introduced using both direct and integral approaches. Particular emphasis is placed on computer simulation and analysis of realistic engineering problems from solid and fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and electromagnetism. The course uses FEMLAB, a multiphysics MATLAB-based finite element program that possesses a wide array of modeling capabilities and is ideally suited for instruction. Assignments will involve both paper- and computer-based exercises. Computer-based assignments will emphasize the practical aspects of finite element model construction and analysis. Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Engineering 7 or 77 or Computer Science 61A; Mathematics 53 and 54; senior status in engineering or applied science
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025
This course introduces engineering students to the analysis and design of load-bearing components of flight structures, ranging from subsonic aircraft to rockets. Emphasis is placed on the quasi-static and dynamic analysis of structural components which are prevalent in aerospace engineering. Attention is also devoted to a comprehensive design roadmap of flight vehicle structures from the full system- to the individual component-level Flight Vehicle Structures and Aeroelasticity: Read More [+]
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: 1. Familiarize students with the different load-bearing components and loads encountered in flight vehicles.
2. Sharpen the students’ skills in the statics and dynamics of thin-walled structures.
3. Enhance the students’ aerospace engineering design skills by leveraging the use of the finite element method as a tool for both global and local analysis.
Student Learning Outcomes: Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
(g) A knowledge of contemporary issues.
Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
Terms offered: Spring 2013, Spring 2010, Spring 2009
The failure mechanisms in civil engineering materials (cement-based materials, metallic- and polymer-based materials) are associated with processing, microstructure, stress states, and environmental changes. Fracture mechanics of brittle, quasi-brittle, and ductile materials; cracking processes in monolithic, particulate, and fiber reinforced materials; examples of ductile/brittle failure transitions in civil engineering structures; retrofitting of existing structures; non-destructive techniques for damage detection. Failure Mechanisms in Civil Engineering Materials: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
A capstone class with the objective to design transportation facilities based on operational capacity, site constraints, and environmental design considerations. Emphasis on airports, including landside and airside elements, and environmental assessment and mitigation techniques. Transportation Facility Design: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Operation, management, control, design, and evaluation of passenger and freight transportation systems. Their economic role. Demand analysis. Overall logistical structure. Performance models and modeling techniques: time-space diagrams, queuing theory, network analysis, and simulation. Design of control strategies for simple systems. Feedback effects. Paradoxes. Transportation impact modeling; noise; air pollution. Multi-criteria evaluation and decision making. Financing and politics. Transportation Systems Engineering: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing in engineering or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Not yet offered
The course overviews principles of “green” and “sustainable” aviation and provides analysis methods for evaluating aviation sustainability metrics and measurements. Aircraft operations and airport systems are studied in the context of global warming, aviation noise, local air quality, global emissions, third-party risk, environmental economics and resilience. Models of carbon reduction, and technology and operations alternatives are studied. Future sustainable aviation concepts, such as urban and regional air mobility are introduced and analyzed. Case studies. Sustainable Aviation and Infrastructure: Read More [+]
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: To become aware of sustainable aviation development, and its global and local societal importance.
To learn about major concepts of carbon reduction in aviation, including new technologies and operations alternatives.
To be able to think critically about the role of sustainable aviation and infrastructure in society.
To learn how to critically study action plans and policies related to aviation environmental issues, developed by the UN, ICAO, FAA, EPA, IPCC, and local and regional policy-makers.
To develop skills for planning and assessment of the green and sustainable aviation sector’s future in the context of real-world developments and practice, equity and justice. To develop analytical skills for quantifying the benefits and disadvantages of electric aircraft and their use.
To learn about sustainable aviation by evaluating case studies and the relationship among aircraft, airspace, airport/vertiport/spaceport facilities and policy.
Terms offered: Spring 2023
The course will be centered around analyses of a set of aviation data sets and will enable the students to become familiar with data science applications to aviation. Aviation topics to be covered include fundamentals of air traffic control, models of aviation operations, aircraft trajectory prediction and optimization, data sources in aviation, overview of data science methods, role of data science in solving problems in aviation operations such as conflict detection and resolution, traffic flow management, arrivals management and surface operations, airline operations, fuel efficiency, global aviation. Data Science in Aviation: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020
Concrete materials: cements, supplementary cementitious materials, water, and admixtures. Sustainability analysis of concrete materials and mixtures. Development of special concretes: self-leveling concrete, high-performance concrete, and mass concrete. Consideration of sustainability of concrete construction methods used for buildings, highways, airfields, bridges, dams and other hydraulic structures. Non-destructive methods. Discussion of long-term durability. Comprehensive group projects. Concrete Materials, Construction, and Sustainability: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Introduction to construction engineering and field operations. The construction industry, construction methods and practice, productivity improvement, equipment selection, site layout formwork, erection of steel and concrete structures. Labs demonstrate the concepts covered. Field trips to local construction projects. Construction Engineering: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division standing; CIV ENG 167 recommended
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Principles of economics, decision making, and law applied to company and project management. Business ownership, liability and insurance, cash flow analysis, and financial management. Project life-cycle, design-construction interface, contracts, estimating, scheduling, cost control. Engineering Project Management: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites:CIV ENG 93 (can be taken concurrently)
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Introduction to sensing and modeling of infrastructure system; Imagery analysis (point clouds, lidar, structure for motion, satellite); Geophysics (Synthetic-aperture radar analysis, time histories analyses); Sensor systems (distributed fiber optics, wireless sensor network, MEMS, conventional); Structural health monitoring and analysis; Infrastructure network analysis (graph theory, GIS, simulations); entrepreneurship in infrastructure and smart cities industry. Infrastructure Sensing and Modeling: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020
Geological and geophysical exploration for structures in rock; properties and behavior of rock masses; rock slope stability; geological engineering of underground openings; evaluation of rock foundations, including dams. Rock Mechanics: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites:CIV ENG 70 or an introductory course in physical geology; and upper division standing in engineering
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020
The course will introduce junior/senior undergraduate students to the basic physical concepts of remote sensing as they relate to different earth surface processes. It will introduce students to a variety of recently developed ground, airborne, and satellite instruments and their applications to monitor and analyze environmental processes. These include active (e.g., Lidar), and passive (radiometers) sensors, optical (e.g., Landsat, MODIS), microwave (e.g., SMAP), and gravitational (e.g., GRACE) satellites. Remote Sensing of the Environment: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for ESPM C172 after completing CIV ENG 172, or ESPM 172. A deficient grade in ESPM C172 may be removed by taking CIV ENG 172, or ESPM 172.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Introduction to principles of groundwater flow, including steady and transient flow through porous media, numerical analysis, pumping tests, groundwater geology, contaminant transport, and design of waste containment systems. Groundwater and Seepage: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Senior standing in engineering or science; CIV ENG 100 recommended
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Summer 2015 First 6 Week Session, Summer 2014 10 Week Session, Summer 2014 First 6 Week Session
Engineering Geomatics is a field that integrates collections, processing, and analysis of digital geospatial data. This new field is anchored in the established field of geodetics that describes the complex shape of the Earth, elements and usage of topographic data and maps. Basic and advanced GPS satellite mapping. Digital globe technology. Advanced laser-LIDAR mapping. Quantitative terrain modeling, change detection, and analysis. Hydrogeomatics-seafloor mapping. Engineering Geomatics: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Summer: 6 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 5 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Soil formation and identification. Engineering properties of soils. Fundamental aspects of soil characterization and response, including soil mineralogy, soil-water movement, effective stress, consolidation, soil strength, and soil compaction. Use of soils and geosynsynthetics in geotechnical and geoenvironmental applications. Introduction to site investigation techniques. Laboratory testing and evaluation of soil composition and properties. Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2021, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
Principles of environmental geotechnics applied to waste encapsulation and remediation of contaminated sites. Characterization of soils and wastes, engineering properties of soils and geosynthetics and their use in typical applications. Fate and transport of contaminants. Fundamental principles and practices in groundwater remediation. Application of environmental geotechnics in the design and construction of waste containment systems. Discussion of soil remediation and emerging technologies. Environmental Geotechnics: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021
The theory and practice of geophysical methods for determining the subsurface distribution of physical rock and soil properties. Measurements of gravity and magnetic fields, electrical and electromagnetic fields, and seismic velocity are interpreted to map the subsurface distribution of density, magnetic susceptibility, electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties. Applied Geophysics: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020
Geosystem engineering design principles and concepts. Fundamental aspects of the geomechanical and geoenvironmental responses of soil are applied to analyze and design civil systems, such as earth dams and levees, earth retention systems, building and bridge foundations, solid-waste fills, and tailings dams. Students form teams to design geotechnical aspects of a civil project and prepare/present a design document. Field trip to a project site. Geosystems Engineering Design: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Course encompasses two design aspects of a civil and environmental engineering system: 1) Design of whole system, component, or life-cycle phase, subject to engineering standards and constraints, and 2) production system design (e.g., cost estimation and control, scheduling, commercial and legal terms, site layout design). Students form teams to address real-life projects and prepare project documentation and a final presentation. Life-Cycle Design and Construction: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
Hands-on engineering design experience for creating cyber-physical systems, or more colloquially, "internet-of-things (IoT) systems" for smart cities. Projects overlay a software layer onto physical infrastructure to produce one integrated system. Student teams will identify a challenge with current urban systems, e.g. mobility, energy & environment, water, waste, health, security, and the built environment. Student teams design and prototype an innovation that addresses this challenge using maker resources, e.g. 3D printing, laser cutters, and open-source electronics. The project will be executing via the "Design Sprint" process, which is popular in agile development and Silicon Valley. Students present projects to industry judges. Design of Internet-of-Things for Smart Cities: Read More [+]
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternate method of final assessment during regularly scheduled final exam group (e.g., presentation, final project, etc.).
Terms offered: Not yet offered
In this course, students will learn how to leverage and harness technology for better and more equitable public health outcomes. This entails learning and understanding the business and policy models that can put technology into practice, overcome community-specific barriers to technology uptake, and create outcomes. The course has a case study format with each case covering an important technology advancing public health. The technologies span medical devices, environmental health infrastructure, lifestyle wellness devices, AI, and mental health. Students will become capable of advancing the health of the public by innovating with technology. Emerging Technologies for Public Health: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites:DATA C8 or equivalent; CIV ENG 93 or equivalent; or consent of instructor
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024
Carbon capture and storage and its role in reducing carbon emissions, Fossil fuels and concentrated emissions sources. Chemistry, physics, and engineering principles of pre and post combustion carbon capture technologies. Principles of underground sequestration. Geology of storage zones, physical and chemical properties of pore fluids. Principles of subsurface CO2 flow. Drilling, wellbore construction, and characterization of deep injection boreholes. Injection and monitoring. Political and socio-economic drivers and constraints for carbon capture and storage. Carbon Capture and Storage: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division standing or consent of instructor
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023
This course covers current topics of interest in civil and environmental engineering. The course content may vary from semester to semester depending upon the instructor Special Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction. Students may enroll in multiple sections of this course within the same semester.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
This course covers current topics of interest in civil and environmental engineering. The course content may vary from semester to semester depending upon the instructor. Special Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites:CIV ENG 93 (or equivalent) and DATA 8 (or equivalent)
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with instructor consent.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
This course is organized around five real-world large-scale CEE systems problems. The problems provide the motivation for the study of quantitative tools that are used for planning or managing these systems. The problems include design of a public transportation system for an urban area, resource allocation for the maintenance of a water supply system, development of repair and replacement policies for reinforced concrete bridge decks, traffic signal control for an arterial street, scheduling in a large-scale construction project. Civil and Environmental Engineering Systems Analysis: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
A series of lectures by distinguished professionals designed to provide an appreciation of the role of science, technology, and the needs of society in conceiving projects, balancing the interplay of conflicting demands, and utilizing a variety of disciplines to produce unified and efficient systems. The Art and Science of Civil and Environmental Engineering Practice: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Senior standing in Civil Engineering
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023
Applications of probability theory and statistics in planning, analysis, and design of civil engineering systems. Development of probabilistic models for risk and reliability evaluation. Occurrence models; extreme value distributions. Analysis of uncertainties. Introduction to Bayesian statistical decision theory and its application in engineering decision-making. Engineering Risk Analysis: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Supervised research. Students who have completed 3 or more upper division courses may pursue original research under the direction of one of the members of the staff. A final report or presentation is required. A maximum of 4 units of H194 may be used to fulfill the technical elective requirement. Honors Undergraduate Research: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division technical GPA 3.3, consent of instructor and faculty advsior
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-4 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5-10 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 6-7.5 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023
Supervised experience in off-campus companies or tutoring/mentoring relevant to specific aspects and applications of civil engineering on or off campus. Written report required at the end of the semester. Field Studies in Civil Engineering: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of fieldwork per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 2.5-10 hours of fieldwork per week 8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of fieldwork per week 10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and major adviser. Enrollment is restricted; see the Course Number Guide for details
Credit Restrictions: Course may be repeated for a maximum of four units per semester.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 1-5 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week 10 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Civil and Environmental Engineering/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
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