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Civil Engineering (CE)
- https://cee.usc.edu
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in KAP; phone (213) 740-0587.
- D class assignments for on-campus students are available online at myviterbi.usc.edu Prerequisite waivers for on-campus students are available online at myviterbi.usc.edu Directed research requests are available online at myviterbi.usc.edu Instructions for directed research may be found online at: cee.usc.edu/students/d-clearance-and-directed-research.htm To be enrolled in an off-campus course, you MUST also be enrolled in the Distance Education Network (DEN). For more information, call (213) 740-4488 or go to den.usc.edu. DEN courses are indicated by a location of DEN@Viterbi
Graphic communication and drawing; Free-hand sketching; Use of CAD software; Drawing in 2-D, including lettering, dimensioning, and detailing; Drawing and modeling in 3-D.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29600R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Monday | 18 of 30 | Meida Chen | GFS101 & ONLINE |  | |
| 29602R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-4:50pm | Monday | 18 of 30 | SAL126 & ONLINE | |
Computer programming, organization of problems for computational solution, flow charts, programming; numerical methods, analysis and solution of civil engineering problems.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29608R | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-9:50am | Tue, Thu | 43 of 45 | Felipe De Barros | VPD105 & ONLINE | PDF (65103 KB) | |
| 29604R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Tuesday | 43 of 45 | SAL127 & ONLINE | |
Analysis of stress and strain; axial, flexural, and torsional behavior of slender bars; elastic deflections; combined stresses; introduction to elastic stability and energy methods.
- Prerequisite: CE 215
- Note: Register for lecture & one discussion
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29619R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 29 of 40 | Qiming Wang | TRO100 & ONLINE | PDF (262272 KB) |  |
| 29621R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 29 of 40 | TRO100 & ONLINE | |
Fluid statics; relative velocity field; total acceleration; divergence theorem; conservation of mass, energy, and momentum applied to engineering problems in laminar and turbulent flow.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29620R | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 62 of 62 | Patrick Lynett | TRO100 & ONLINE | |
Chemistry of water purification technology and water pollution control, chemical processes in natural and engineering environments; physical/chemical and biological characterization of water and wastewater.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29625R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:50pm | Thursday | 17 of 30 | Massoud Pirbazari | SLH102 & ONLINE | | |
| 29627R | 001 | Discussion | 5:30-6:20pm | Monday | 17 of 30 | ZHS163 & ONLINE | | ||
| 29626R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-5:30pm | Tuesday | 17 of 30 | BHE210 & ONLINE | |
Application of computer-oriented numerical analysis methods and tools to a broad spectrum of practical science and engineering problems. Use of Python, R and computer algebra.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29638R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-5:20pm | Monday | 13 of 25 | Sami Masri | THH116 & ONLINE | |
Legal aspects of property development and construction: land use, construction practices and specifications, architecture and engineering contracts, agency, subcontracting, professional registration, liability, insurance, liens, bonds.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29635D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Tuesday | 21 of 23 | Alan Croll | KDC235 & ONLINE | PDF (171956 KB) | |
Control and utilization of inland and coastal water, quantitative hydrology, groundwater, probability concepts, extreme events, coastal hydrodynamics, wave-structures interactions, multiple purposes water projects, economic study.
- Prerequisite: CE 309
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29649R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 30 of 42 | Jj Lee | ZHS159 & ONLINE | PDF (241466 KB) | |
Computerized structural analysis; displacement method; force method; large scale structural systems; static analyses; structural dynamics of systems; earthquake engineering; nonlinear analysis; elastic stability and buckling.
- Prerequisite: CE 358
- Note: Register for lecture & lab
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29655R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 15 of 20 | Carter Wellford | IRC1016.1017 & ONLINE | | |
| 29656R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:20pm | Monday | 15 of 20 | SAL109 & ONLINE | |
Introduction to the construction processes; estimating and bidding, construction administration, planning and scheduling, equipment and methods, labor relations, cost control systems, safety and ethics.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29662R | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-12:50pm | Monday | 24 of 37 | Henry Koffman | DRB146 & ONLINE | |
Fundamental principles and practices of advanced building cost estimating using Revit Models and industry standard databases.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Junior, Master Student, Senior
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29663R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-8:50pm | Tuesday | 7 of 60 | John Cowles | SAL101 & ONLINE | |
Current procedures in selected fields of construction; organization and planning; equipment economics; machinery.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Junior, Master Student, Senior
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29664D | 014 | Lecture | 1:30-3:20pm | Monday | 0 of 15 | Henry Koffman | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29665R | 001 | Lecture | 1:30-3:20pm | Monday | 17 of 28 | Henry Koffman | OHE120 & ONLINE | |
Fundamentals of geotechnical engineering; soil classification, seepage, stress-strain behavior, shear strength, consolidation, design of retaining structures and foundations, and slope stability. Soil testing. Duplicates credit in CE 464 and CE 468.
- Prerequisite: CE 225
- Note: Register for lecture & one lab
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29675R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 26 of 40 | Amy Rechenmacher | RTH109 & ONLINE | | |
| 29671R | 001 | Lab | 12:30-2:20pm | Tuesday | 6 of 9 | KAPB38 & ONLINE | | ||
| 29673R | 001 | Lab | 3:30-5:20pm | Thursday | Canceled | ONLINE | | ||
| 29820R | 001 | Lab | 9:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 9 of 9 | KAPB38 & ONLINE | | ||
| 29876R | 001 | Lab | 1:00-2:50pm | Wednesday | 9 of 9 | KAPB38 & ONLINE | | ||
| 29877R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Friday | 3 of 9 | KAPB38 & ONLINE | |
Civil and Environmental Engineering capstone design project incorporating all disciplines of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29677R | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:50pm | Monday | 12 of 40 | Gregg Brandow | ZHS159 & ONLINE | | |
| 29678R | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:50pm | Monday | 12 of 20 | Sunny Wang | |
Engineering innovation to design products, services and technologies with a human-centered approach to help solve the needs of people affected by global crises.
- Prerequisite: CE 486A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29670D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Monday | 29 of 30 | David Gerber,Brad Cracchiola, Daniel Druhora | LVL17 & ONLINE | |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29684D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Carter Wellford | OFFICE & ONLINE | |
Systems, processes, and constraints governing the initiation, direction, engineering, and delivery of major construction projects. Professional construction management, responsibilities, and practice.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29784D | 034 | Lecture | 6:00-9:40pm | Thursday | 5 of 10 | Scotty Galloway | DEN@Viterbi |  | |
| 29787R | 048 | Lecture | 6:00-9:40pm | Thursday | 22 of 40 | Scotty Galloway | RTH115 & ONLINE | |
Fundamental accounting principles, financial analysis and financial control, strategic management and a review of alternative project delivery methods.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29788R | 048 | Lecture | 3:30-6:50pm | Monday | Canceled | Ed Reynolds | ONLINE | PDF (417333 KB) | |
Principles of groundwater motion; acquifer characteristics, prospecting, practical engineering problems, well design, maintenance and rehabilitation; hydrodynamic dispersion, field testing essentials and procedures, groundwater quality, artificial recharge.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29714R | 048 | Lecture | 9:00-11:30am | Monday | Canceled | ONLINE | |
Fundamental and design-oriented understanding of the "state-of-the-practice" of geotechnical earthquake engineering, related to analysis and design of foundations, slopes and retaining walls.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29715R | 048 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 21 of 30 | Amy Rechenmacher | SLH100 & ONLINE | |
Introduction to the concept, principles and applications of prestressed concrete; covers the analysis and design of prestressed concrete structures.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29718R | 048 | Lecture | 5:00-6:50pm | Thursday | 11 of 20 | Navid Nastar | KAP144 & ONLINE | |
Structural steel and its properties, the design of typical steel buildings and design and performance of steel buildings for earthquake loads.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29721R | 048 | Lecture | 6:20-9:40pm | Wednesday | 18 of 25 | Negin Tauberg | OHE120 & ONLINE | | |
| 29722D | 034 | Lecture | 6:20-9:40pm | Wednesday | 1 of 10 | Negin Tauberg | DEN@Viterbi | |
Develop skills for using current knowledge about structural response in the design of earthquake resistant structures.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29761R | 048 | Lecture | 3:30-6:50pm | Wednesday | 7 of 24 | Mihailo Trifunac | KDC235 & ONLINE | |
Tools for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of public engineering works, taking into account the political and policy context. Graduate standing. Recommended preparation: microeconomic theory
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29762R | 048 | Lecture | 6:30-9:00pm | Monday | 8 of 25 | Patrick Harder | WPHB27 & ONLINE | PDF (351352 KB) | |
Design of aerobic and anaerobic biological treatment processes for organic and inorganic pollutant removal and resource recovery from waste streams.
- Prerequisite: CE 453
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29760R | 048 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 21 of 32 | Adam Smith | RTH109 & ONLINE | |
The steps and processes for the planning and pre-construction phases of a project using tools and technologies for budgeting, scheduling and planning.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Reserved for approved Saudi Aramco MCM students.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29610D | 586 | Lecture | TBA | ThFS | 22 of 22 | Jonathan Holzer | DEN@Viterbi | |
Concepts of computing and programming related to engineering; Form and operation of modern computational devices; Data structures and algorithms that support CEE software applications.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering), Civil Engineering (Transportation Systems), Civil Engineering (Water and Waste Management), Construction Management, Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering), Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), Civil Engineering (Advanced Design and Construction,Technology)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29763D | 048 | Lecture | 5:00-6:40pm | Tuesday | 34 of 40 | Lucio Soibelman | THH210 & ONLINE | |
Project controls principles including costs and schedules, cost engineering concepts, schedule development, status evaluation, progress monitoring and responses to variances and changes.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29613R | 048 | Lecture | 6:00-9:40pm | Wednesday | 24 of 40 | Devang Dedhia | RTH115 & ONLINE | | |
| 29614D | 034 | Lecture | 6:00-9:40pm | Wednesday | 2 of 10 | Devang Dedhia | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29710D | 634 | Lecture | TBA | ThFS | 22 of 22 | Devang Dedhia | DEN@Viterbi | |
Integration of architecture, engineering and construction practices through the development of a construction project.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29840R | 048 | Lecture | 12:00-3:20pm | Monday | 27 of 30 | David Gerber | CRC1200 & ONLINE | |
Multimodal transportation resilience with emphasis on transit systems. Principles of emergency management, preparedness, vulnerability assessment, countermeasures. Related topics in policy and economics.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29818D | 048 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | Canceled | Shahed Rowshan | ONLINE | |
Conceptual engineering geometric design, installation, and calibration of vehicular storage and traffic controls; safe flow optimization of vehicles on various thoroughfares. Recommended preparation: CE 471.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29819R | 048 | Lecture | 6:30-9:10pm | Thursday | Canceled | ONLINE | |
Theories and applications of transportation network demand and supply models and simulation techniques. Hands-on opportunities to work with simulation software to solve problems.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29815D | 048 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Wednesday | Canceled | ONLINE | | ||
| 29814D | 048 | Discussion | 9:00-10:50am | Friday | Canceled | ONLINE | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29769D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 25 | Burcin Becerik | OFFICE & ONLINE | |
Course content will be selected each semester to reflect current trends and developments in the field of civil engineering.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic Flow Theory and Operations | ||||||||||
| 29817D | 048 | 2.0 | Lecture | 6:00-7:40pm | Thursday | Canceled | ONLINE | | ||
| Civil and Environmental Research Seminar | ||||||||||
| 29855D | 048 | 1.0 | Lecture | 11:00-12:00pm | Tuesday | 13 of 20 | Burcin Becerik | ONLINE | | |
Nonlinear mechanics; geometric nonlinearity; total Lagrangian and updated Lagrangian formulations; hyperelasticity, plasticity, viscoelasticity; computational fluid mechanics; static and eigenvalue solvers; geometric modeling, meshing and optimization.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29705D | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-8:20pm | Monday | Canceled | ONLINE | | ||
| 29706D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-8:20pm | Monday | Canceled | |
Background applications of established urban travel forecasting procedures; land use; trip-generation, trip-distribution, modal-choice, trip-assignment; evaluation; criticisms.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the PPD department but may qualify for major credit in CE. To register, enroll in PPD 633.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51272D | 060 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 19 of 30 | Hsi-Hwa Hu | ONLINE | PDF (880617 KB) | |
Research leading to the Doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29770D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 32 | Burcin Becerik | OFFICE & ONLINE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29775D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 30 | Burcin Becerik | OFFICE & ONLINE | |