Civil Engineering Technology
 
CET 1001 Orientation to CET Profession
1-0-1
Introduction to Civil Engineering Technology field; career opportunities; educational spectrum; and professional options. Includes departmental policies and expectations for student majors.
 
CET 1002 Orientation to CET Computer Practices
0-2-1
A general introduction to computer methods and tools used in practice. Various software applications including spreadsheets, word processors and network programs will be covered.
 
CET 2160 Civil Graphics and Computer Aided Drafting
2-6-4
An introduction to graphic principles and practices in civil engineering technology. This course includes the development of the basic drafting skills needed to produce civil engineering plans and graphical presentations. The elements of descriptive geometry are addressed. A major component of the course is an introduction to the fundamentals of computer-aided drafting and design (CADD).
 
CET 2200 Introduction to Structures
4-0-4
Prerequisite: PHYS 1111K
An introduction to architectural structures with emphasis on statics and strength of materials concepts. Subject matter includes force systems, shear and moment diagrams, determination of section properties, and the design of wood beams and columns. (Not for credit for CET students.)
 
CET 2214 Engineering Mechanics - Statics
3-0-3
Prerequisites: PHYS 1111K or PHYS 2211K (or concurrent enrollment), and MATH 2253
Study of force vectors, equilibrium of particles, equilibrium of rigid bodies in two and three dimensions; trusses, friction, centroids and moments of inertia.
 
CET 2215 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics
2-0-2
Prerequisite: CET 2214
A study of kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. Topics include principles of displacement; velocity and acceleration; relative and absolute motions; force, mass and acceleration; work and energy; and impulse momentum.
 
CET 2219 Strength of Materials
3-0-3
Prerequisites: CET 2214, MATH 2254
The study and mathematical modeling of the mechanical behavior of materials under load. Emphasis will be on the elastic conditions of equilibrium, compatibility and material behavior. Includes study of stress and strain in columns, connectors, beams, eccentrically-loaded members, as well as introduction to statically indeterminate members.
 
CET 3301 Soil Mechanics and Foundations
3-3-4
Prerequisites: CHEM 1211K, CET 2219
Theory of soil mechanics relative to index properties, classification, stress distribution, settlement, permeability, consolidation, shear strength, density, compaction, bearing capacity and lateral earth pressures. Introduction to selection and design of foundation design. Laboratory includes obtaining field sampling, evaluation of soil properties, and utilizing test results in design projects. Design of foundations with consideration given to settlement, stress distribution, bearing capacity, structural capacity of footings, lateral earth pressures, retaining walls and pile foundations.
 
CET 3302 Construction Materials
3-3-4
Prerequisite: CET 3301
Introduction to materials science and the engineering properties of a variety of civil engineering materials such as metals, wood, aggregates, portland cement products and concretes, asphalt products and concretes. The relationship between composition, material properties and manufacturing will be examined. Laboratory will emphasize the analysis of data and the application of standard tests to design and construction specifications.
 
CET 3316 Structural Analysis
4-0-4
Prerequisite: CET 2219
Structural loads and types of structures, analysis of determinate and indeterminate structures and deflection of beams, frames, and trusses.
 
CET 3321 Transportation Systems
3-3-4
Prerequisite: SURV 2221
An overview of transportation engineering as it applies to land, air, and sea systems. Special emphasis is given to the design factors required in planning and constructing a highway including the planning process, traffic analysis and capacity, intersection design and signalization. The lab focuses on the preparation of highway design plans as well as data measurement techniques unique to transportation engineering.
 
CET 3324 Project Cost Analysis
4-0-4 
Prerequisite: MATH 2253
A study of the project cost measurement and analysis techniques unique to the civil engineering profession. Cost analysis procedures and their relationship with cost estimation methodologies are examined. Emphasis is placed on techniques for economy studies of multiple alternatives, uncertainties in forecasts, increment costs, taxes, and retirement and replacement of highways, transportation systems, bridges and publics works facilities. Current economic issues are also discussed.
 
CET 3343 Basic Fluid Mechanics
3-3-4
Prerequisite: CET 2200 or CET 2214
A study of the basic principles of fluid mechanics and the application of these principles to practical problems. The subject matter will consist of fluid properties, fluid pressure, buoyancy, pipe flow analysis, open channel flow, and pump selection. Pressure pipe systems, flow measurement, and open channel systems are examined.
 
CET 3344 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering Technology
3-3-4
Prerequisites: CHEM 1211K, CET 3343
A study of the basic unit operations of Environmental Engineering Technology with emphasis on the design of water and wastewater treatment plants. Aspects of environmental chemistry and standard methods of industrial and municipal wastewater characterization are included.
 
CET 3371 Structural Steel Design I
3-0-3
Prerequisite: CET 3316
AISC design procedures for steel beams, joints, girders, columns, base plates, and connections.
 
CET 3381 Reinforced Concrete Design I
3-0-3
Prerequisite: CET 3316
ACI design procedures for reinforced concrete beams, columns, and other members. Design of masonry members is included.
 
CET 3901-3904 Special Topics 
variable credit-1 to 4 hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing, consent of the department head.
Special topics offered by the department on a demand basis.
 
CET 4220 Soils and Concretes in Construction
3-3-4
Prerequisite: CET 2200
A study of the properties and behavior of soil, aggregates and Portland cement concrete as they relate to construction operations. Topics include soil index properties, classification, compaction and drainage; aggregate gradation, durability and applications; design of Portland cement concrete mixtures and testing of concrete in both plastic and cured states, use of concrete admixtures and field concreting practices. (Not for credit for CET students).
 
CET 4331 Highway Design
3-3-4
Prerequisite: CET 3321
A continuation of the highway design concepts introduced in Transportation Systems. The changing role of the highway designer and the impacts of GIS on the design process will be examined. Design projects will be used to reinforce material studied.
 
CET 4354 Unit Operations in Environmental Engineering
3-3-4
Prerequisite: CET 3344
Study of the unit operations for advanced water and wastewater treatment. Standard laboratory tests with accompanying reports are included. Topics include membrane processes, carbon absorption, air stripping, nutrient removal and sludge treatment.
 
CET 4371 Steel Design II
4-0-4
Prerequisite: CET 3371
This is a follow up steel design course with an emphasis on the AISC Load and Resistance Factor Design method. Topics covered are beams (fully plastic, inelastic, elastic), concentric columns, leaner columns, standard connections (bolted and welded), eccentric connections, frame design (braced), modified effective lengths, base plates, and composite beam design (both ASD and LRFD).
 
CET 4374 Solid Waste Management
3-3-4
Prerequisite: CET 3344
Study of management and equipment alternatives in solid waste generation, collection, processing, transferring, transporting and disposal. Consideration of legislation, regulation and management of solid wastes. Activities include field trips and a municipal solid waste landfill design with both oral and written project reports.
 
CET 4381 Concrete Design II
4-0-4
Prerequisite: CET 3381
This is a continuation of the concrete design procedures covered in CET 3381. Topics include prestress member design, posttensioned member design, retaining wall design, biaxial bending in short and long concrete columns, and two-way slab design.
 
CET 4401 Computer Methods in Structures
3-3-4
Prerequisite: CET 3371
Review of matrix algebra, structural analysis by matrix methods (Flexibility and Displacement), Slope-Deflection theory, true stiffness determination of spans with varying moments of inertia, multi-story analysis, global stiffness matrix determination as applied to trusses, beams and frames (2D, 3D). Use of commercially available software for analysis and design such as PC-STRAN, GTSTRUDL or STAAD-III emphasized.
 
CET 4402 Ethics of Engineering
1-0-1
A review of the theoretical and practical aspects of ethical problems in engineering, along with their suggested solutions. Specific examples, situations and limitations of ethics and ethical relationships are discussed in detail.
 
CET 4418 Geology of Engineering
3-3-4
Prerequisites: CET 3302, CET 3343
Introductory geology, including rock types, geneses, formations, strength, permeability, and weathering. Investigation of the effects of geologic structure, groundwater, rock properties and mineralogy on design and construction of highways, buildings, tunnels and dams. Problems of construction excavation and dewatering, tunneling methods, evaluation of slope stability and determination of geologic substructure through use of maps and subsurface investigations.
 
CET 4442 Industrial/Hazardous Waste Treatment
3-3-4
Prerequisite: CET 3344
Deals with the scope and characteristics of industrial wastewater, treatment processes, pre and primary treatment, coagulation and precipitation, aeration and mass-transfer, and adsorption and biological oxidation.
 
CET 4444 Applied Hydrology
3-3-4
Prerequisite: CET 3343
An introduction to the physical process of the hydrologic cycle, the fundamentals of hydrologic analysis, and the elements of design hydrology. Also includes drainage area studies, hydrograph theory, and storm water and culvert design. Analysis and design of storm sewer appurtenances, flood plain analysis, and open channels. Introduction to site development and the methods presently employed to control erosion and sediment in urban areas. Design of detention ponds, sediment basins and storm sewer systems.
 
CET 4450 Pavement Design and Maintenance
3-3-4
Prerequisites: CET 3302, CET 3321
A study of the methods used to determine thickness and composition of the components of both flexible and rigid highway pavements. Classwork will also include evaluation of paving materials, design of pavement drainage systems recognition of pavement distress, and the design of repair measures. Standard techniques and computer software such as that of PCA, ACPA, the Asphalt Institute and AASHTO will be utilized in pavement thickness design.
 
CET 4464 Air Pollution Control 
3-0-3
Prerequisite: CET 3344
Global and local effects of air pollution, pollution sources, emission controls, meteorology, plume dispersion and rise, particulate, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, air quality and emission standards, and control systems and devices.
 
CET 4471 Transportation Network Design
3-3-4
Prerequisite: CET 3321
A study of the principles and concepts employed in the design of multimodel transportation networks. Topics include: interaction of multimodel systems, terminal design, ports and harbors, airport design, and mass transit. Design projects will look at solutions to network problems facing metropolitan Atlanta.
 
CET 4480 Senior Project
1-9-4
Prerequisites: Senior standing, consent of the department head
This course is designed to be the culmination of the undergraduate civil engineering technology education. Under the guidance of the professor, students will form small design teams, choose a proposed or ongoing project in the metropolitan area of Atlanta and redesign the project. Working as independent teams with guidance from the lead professor the projects will be completed and the results presented for review to a panel of faculty and students.
 
CET 4901-4904 Special Topics 
variable credit-1 to 4 hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing, consent of the department head.
Special topics offered by the department on a demand basis.