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Civil Engineering (CE)

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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

CE 107L: Introduction to Civil Engineering Graphics (2.0 units)

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	25 of 30	Meida Chen	SAL127
29602R	001	Lab	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	25 of 30		KAP267

CE 108: Introduction to Computer Methods in Civil Engineering (2.0 units)

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
29608R	001	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	Tue, Thu	52 of 56	Roger Ghanem	SSL202
29604D	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	42 of 43	Roger Ghanem	SAL127
29606R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Thursday	10 of 36	Roger Ghanem	SAL127

CE 225: Mechanics of Deformable Bodies (4.0 units)

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 and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29619R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	32 of 40	Qiming Wang	THH118	PDF (330526 KB)
29621R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	32 of 40		THH118

CE 309: Fluid Mechanics (4.0 units)

Fluid statics; relative velocity field; total acceleration; divergence theorem; conservation of mass, energy, and momentum applied to engineering problems in laminar and turbulent flow.

Prerequisite: 1 from (MATH 226 or MATH 229)
Corequisite: CE 225

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29620R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	43 of 62	Patrick Lynett	SLH100

CE 363L: Water Chemistry and Analysis (4.0 units)

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.

Prerequisite: ENE 200 and 1 from (CHEM 105B or CHEM 115B)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29625R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Thursday	7 of 30	Massoud Pirbazari	KAP140
29627R	001	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Monday	7 of 30		GFS223
29626R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	7 of 30		BHEB8

CE 402: Computer Methods in Engineering (2.0 units)

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.

Prerequisite: CE 108 and MATH 245

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29638R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:50pm	Monday	9 of 25	Sami Masri	WPHB26	PDF (46031 KB)

CE 412: Construction Contracts and Law (2.0 units)

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	18 of 21	Alan Croll	KAP138

CE 451: Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (4.0 units)

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	39 of 42	Jj Lee	SSL202	PDF (241950 KB)

CE 457: Structural Design II (4.0 units)

Design of structural systems in wood, steel, concrete and masonry, and the performance of structural systems for wind and seismic forces.

Prerequisite: CE 358 and CE 456

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29652R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	25 of 50	Gregg Brandow	RTH109

CE 458: Computational Structural Analysis (4.0 units)

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 and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29655R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	11 of 20	Carter Wellford	KAP137
29656R	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Monday	11 of 20		SAL109

CE 460: Construction Engineering (4.0 units)

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	26 of 28	Henry Koffman	OHE120

CE 461: Construction Estimating (4.0 units)

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	9 of 60	John Cowles	GFS118

CE 462: Construction Methods and Equipment (2.0 units)

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	3 of 15	Henry Koffman	DEN@Viterbi
29665R	001	Lecture	1:30-3:20pm	Monday	7 of 28	Henry Koffman	OHE120

CE 465: Water Supply and Sewerage System Design (4.0 units)

Design of water supply systems, storm drains, sanitary sewers, and lift stations.

Prerequisite: CE 453

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29618R	001	Lecture	6:00-9:20pm	Tuesday	10 of 37	Chun-Ching Wang	KAP158

CE 467L: Geotechnical Engineering (4.0 units)

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 and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29675R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	38 of 40	Amy Rechenmacher	RTH109
29671D	001	Lab	9:00-10:50am	Monday	Canceled
29673R	001	Lab	3:30-5:20pm	Thursday	7 of 9		KAPB38
29820D	001	Lab	9:00-10:50am	Wednesday	11 of 11		KAPB38
29876D	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	9 of 10		KAPB38
29877D	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	6 of 8		KAPB38
29878R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	5 of 9		KAPB38

CE 480: Civil and Environmental Engineering Capstone Design (4.0 units)

Civil and Environmental Engineering capstone design project incorporating all disciplines of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering.

Prerequisite: CE 408 and 1 from (CE 456 or CE 457 or CE 476 or CE 485)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29677R	001	Lecture	6:30-9:50pm	Monday	24 of 40	Gregg Brandow	KAP158
29678R	001	Lecture	6:30-9:50pm	Monday	16 of 20	Sunny Wang	KAP134

CE 486b: Innovation in Engineering and Design for Global Crises (3.0 units)

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
29670R	001	Lecture	6:30-9:20pm	Monday	13 of 30	David Gerber,Brad Cracchiola, Daniel Druhora	SOSB44

CE 490x: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

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	1 of 15	Carter Wellford	OFFICE

CE 502: Construction Accounting, Finance and Strategy (4.0 units)

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	23 of 48	Ed Reynolds	LVL16	PDF (383027 KB)

CE 516: Geohydrology (3.0 units)

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
29714D	048	Lecture	2:00-4:20pm	Monday	Canceled

CE 534: Design of Earth Structures (3.0 units)

This course is designed to provide a thorough understanding of the analytical and design principles underlying the construction of a broad range of earth structures.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29715R	048	Lecture	6:00-8:50pm	Tuesday	4 of 30	Amy Rechenmacher	KAP140

CE 537: Advanced Reinforced Concrete (4.0 units)

Advanced beam flexural analysis; shear behavior of beams; beam-columns and interaction diagrams; torsion; structural wall design; analysis of D-regions; nonlinear behavior of RC systems.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29716R	048	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 25	Bora Gencturk	RTH109
29717D	034	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	2 of 10	Bora Gencturk	DEN@Viterbi

CE 538: Prestressed Concrete (2.0 units)

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	KAP138

CE 539: Advanced Steel Structures (4.0 units)

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
29721D	048	Lecture	6:20-9:40pm	Wednesday	Canceled
29722D	034	Lecture	6:20-9:40pm	Wednesday	Canceled

CE 541: Dynamics of Structures (4.0 units)

Forced vibrations of discrete and distributed systems; energy methods; analytical dynamics; computational techniques; approximate methods; random vibration concepts; nonstationary response; structural control; nonlinear system response.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29781R	048	Lecture	1:00-4:20pm	Monday	4 of 30	Roger Ghanem	KAP145

CE 546: Structural Mechanics of Composite Materials (2.0 units)

Structural mechanics and applications of composites are discussed: anisotropic materials; laminated composites; buckling and dynamics; strength and failure; inter-laminar stresses; de-lamination; design considerations.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29771R	048	Lecture	6:40-8:20pm	Monday	6 of 15	Abdel-Salam Niazy	OHE120	PDF (553828 KB)
29772D	034	Lecture	6:40-8:20pm	Monday	1 of 10	Abdel-Salam Niazy	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (553828 KB)

CE 547: Earthquake Engineering: Response of Structures (4.0 units)

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	8 of 24	Mihailo Trifunac	KAP138

CE 552: Managing and Financing Public Engineering Works (3.0 units)

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	6:30-8:50pm	Monday	Canceled

CE 561: Uncertainty Quantification and Data Analytics in Civil and M (4.0 units)

Data analysis and interpretation in the context of civil and mechanical engineering applications with a focus on statistical aspects of data and models.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29615D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Wednesday	Canceled

CE 569: Project Controls (4.0 units)

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	Thursday	25 of 40	Devang Dedhia	OHE132	PDF (341518 KB)
29614D	034	Lecture	6:00-9:40pm	Thursday	18 of 18	Devang Dedhia	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (341518 KB)

CE 576: Invention and Technology Development (3.0 units)

This project-oriented course elaborates on the process of engaging creative thought, tools and techniques for invention, and issues involved in bringing inventions to the production phase.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29830R	048	Lecture	6:30-9:10pm	Thursday	15 of 20	Berok Khoshnevis	GFS216	PDF (725210 KB)

CE 578: Technology-Enabled Architecture, Engineering and Constructio (4.0 units)

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	20 of 30	David Gerber	KAP140

CE 582: Transportation System Security and Emergency Management (4.0 units)

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
29818R	048	Lecture	6:00-9:20pm	Wednesday	10 of 20	Shahed Rowshan	KAP137	PDF (404661 KB)

CE 583: Design of Transportation Facilities (4.0 units)

Planning, design, staging, construction, test and maintenance of the public works and facilities for land, water, and air transportation.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29816R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	13 of 25	Roxana Javid	VHE214	PDF (1141350 MB)

CE 585: Traffic Engineering and Control (3.0 units)

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	6:30-8:50pm	Thursday	Canceled

CE 586: Modeling Transportation Network Supply and Demand (4.0 units)

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
29815R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:50pm	Friday	11 of 25	Fatemeh Ranaiefar	SGM226	Word (1139124 MB)
29814R	048	Discussion	9:00-10:50am	Friday	11 of 25	Fatemeh Ranaiefar	KAP165

CE 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

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	3 of 25	Felipe De Barros	OFFICE

CE 591: Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Colloquium (1.0 units, max 2)

A forum for the exploration and critical assessment of current research activities in civil and environmental engineering; presentations from academia and industry.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29706D	048	Lecture	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	Canceled

Crosslist CE 633: Methods and Modeling Tools for Transportation Planning (4.0 units)

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	001	Lecture	6:00-9:20pm	Tuesday	Canceled			PDF (336699 KB)

Crosslist CE 637: Urban Mass Transit (4.0 units)

Fundamentals of urban mass transit planning. Topics include the fiscal context of mass transit planning, fares and farebox recovery, ridership forecasts, land development near transit, and transit operations, scheduling, and network design.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the PPDE department but may qualify for major credit in CE. To register, enroll in PPDE 637.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
50926R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Wednesday	25 of 32	Lisa Schweitzer	ONLINE

Crosslist CE 638: Stochastic Optimization (3.0 units)

Stochastic linear and integer programming, multi-stage stochastic programming, application, models and algorithms. Recommended preparation: A first graduate course in optimization and the ability to program in a high level language are essential.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the ISE department but may qualify for major credit in CE. To register, enroll in ISE 638.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31632D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 25	Suvrajeet Sen	GFS105

CE 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

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	16 of 32	Felipe De Barros	OFFICE