CE 410 Civil Engineering Design

Credit Structure: (2-2) 3

Catalog Description:
Involving the students in the conception, planning and design of civil engineering projects.  Integration of information, ideas, and concepts from previous courses of different disciplines into a comprehensive design effort.  Methodology for formulating and solving design problems in an open-ended solution space.  Ethics and professional responsibility for civil engineers.

Course Objectives:
• Introduce the students to professional practice.
• Involve the students in open-ended design and emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary planning, coordination, communication and technical report writing.
• Perform the tasks of a preliminary civil engineering design.
• Prepare, submit and present civil engineering design deliverables.
 

Prerequisite:
CE353, CE 363, CE382, CE 372 or Consent of the department

Textbook(s):
None

Reference(s):
"Civil Engineering Practice in the Twenty-First Century: Knowledge and Skills for Design and Management", N.S. Grigg, T.J. Siller, D.G. Fontane, and M.E. Criswell, ASCE Press, Reston, Virginia, ISBN 0-7844-0526-3, 2001
"The Engineering Design Process", A. Ertas, and J.C. Jones, Wiley, ISBN: 0-471-13699-9, 1996


Syllabus:
• Planning and formulation of design problems, organization of the design team and specifications (2 hours)
• Typical design processes in civil engineering projects (6 hours)
• Collection of design data, codes and regulations (2 hours)
• Review of design practices in transportation engineering (2 hours)
• Review of design practices in water resources engineering (2 hours)
• Review of design practices in geotechnical engineering (2 hours)
• Review of design practices in structural engineering (2 hours)
• Cost estimating and scheduling (2 hours)
• Communication skills, documentation, report writing and presentation (2 hours)
• Ethics, professional responsibility and legal issues for civil engineers (4 hours)
• Environmental considerations and environmental impact assessment (2 hours)
 

Grading System:
20 % Midterm
20 % Assignments
20 % Progress reports and Interim Evaluations
40 % Final presentation and report

Maximum Class Size and Student Quota:
50 for Department Students
None for Non-Department Students

Homeworks, Quizzes, Projects:
15 % of the Overall Grade

Computer Usage:
SAP 2000, SLOPE(W), PLAXIS2D, HEADSTEAD, AutoCAD

Laboratory work:
None
 

Category Content:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: None
Engineering Design: 3
Engineering Science: None
Humanities & Social Sciences: None
Departmental: 3

Instructors:
Prof. Dr. Doğan Altınbilek