Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Engineering - Civil Engineering
For more information contact:
Al Santos, Academic Coordinator
Civil & Environmental Engineering
1173 Glenn L. Martin Hall
301-405-1977
email: asantos@umd.edu
The following five core areas are offered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering . In addition to the recommended courses in a given core area, the student may select technical electives approved by an advisor. The only guideline for the selection of electives is that the electives be part of an integrated program of study.
- Environmental and Water Resources Core
- Geotechnical / Pavements Core
- Project Management Core
- Structural Engineering Core
- Transportation Engineering Core
Environmental and Water Resources Core
ENPM 627 Environmental Risk Analysis (3) Fundamentals of environmental protection. Risk identification, characterization, assessment and management in compliance programs related to environmental laws and regulations. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Toxic Substances Control Act and Clean Air Act. Technology basis of Clean Air Act and Superfund and options for compliance. Expert systems for environmental applications. Elements of life cycle analysis risk assessment. Risk reduction through multimedia emission evaluation and voluntary programs.
ENPM 633 Aquatic Chemistry Concepts (3) Prerequisite: permission of both department and instructor . Development of the theoretical basis for understanding the chemical behavior of aquatic systems, with an emphasis on problem solving. Principles of inorganic and physical chemistry applied to quantitative description of processes in natural waters: Thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of electrolyte solutions, carbon dioxide/carbonate systems; dissolution and precipitation, metal-ligand complexes, and oxidation/reduction.
ENPM 636 Unit Operations of Environmental Engineering (3) Prerequisite: ENCE 315 or permission of both department and instructor . Properties and quality criteria of drinking water as related to health are interpreted by a chemical and biological approach. Legal aspects of water use and handling are considered. Theory and application of aeration, sedimentation, filtration, centrifugation, desalinization, corrosion and corrosion control are among topics to be considered.
ENPM 637 Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering (3) An examination of biological principles directly affecting man and his environment, with particular emphasis on microbiological interactions in environmental engineering related to air, water and land systems; microbiology and biochemistry of aerobic and anaerobic treatment processes for aqueous wastes.
ENPM 653 Environmental Law for Engineers and Scientists (3) Introduction to the basics in environmental law including the language and methods of the law, and the Constitution as the basis of the American legal system. Exposure to how lawyers think and approach environmental engineering problems. Case studies used extensively.
ENPM 655 Contaminant Transport and Fate in the Environment (3) Prerequisites: Calculus, General Physics, General Chemistry, ENPM633 or permission of instructor. This class covers the physical and chemical behaviors of pollutants in surface water and subsurface environment. Emphasis will be on interactions between organic contaminants and natural geological matrixes and relevant issues including groundwater transport and subsurface remediation.
ENPM 680 Aquatic Chemical Kinetics (3) The objective of this course is to strengthen the understanding of reaction mechanisms and specific reaction rates in natural and engineered water system (fresh water, atmospheric water, porous water and ocean). The class will also introduce innovative researches developed in water technology.
ENPM 808R Waste Minimization in Project Management Design (3) Introduction to material use and flow concepts; recycling of nonmetallics; sustainability and industrial ecology; life cycle environmental assessments and models; municipal solid waste; case studies and plant visit.
ENCE 630 Environmental and Water Resource Systems I (3) The application of statistical and systems engineering techniques in the analysis of engineering data. Methods of formulating and calibrating models are presented. The fundamentals of statistical decision making are addressed. Central topics discussed are hypothesis testing and regression modeling.
ENCE 631 Hydrologic and Nonpoint Pollution Models (3) The physical processes controlling the spatial distribution of runoff and constituent transport during rainfall and snowmelt events. Emphasis on the processes and practical models of runoff simulation, storm water management and environmental impact assessment.
ENCE 632 Free Surface Flow (3) Prerequisite: ENCE 330 or equivalent. Application of fundamentals of fluid mechanics to problems of free surface flow; computation of steady and transient water surface profiles, stratified flows in reservoirs and estuaries; diffusion; transition structures; sediment transport.
ENCE 688U Hazardous Waste Management (3) Review of environmental laws and regulations related to hazardous waste management, and the study of the technologies utilized to remediate hazardous waste sites.
ENCE 640 Advanced Soil Mechanics I (3) Introduction to the use of elastic theory in stress and displacement solutions to geotechnical engineering (soil and rock mechanics). Classical settlement (consolidation) and compressibility theories, including finite difference solution for vertical and radial drainage.
ENCE 641 Advanced Foundations (3) Prerequisite: ENCE 441 or its equivalent . Introduction to lateral earth pressure concepts and theories applied to foundations. Analysis of braced excavations, retaining walls and design of sheet piling systems (cantilever and anchored) are treated. Principles of cofferdam design; bearing capacity theories related to shallow and deep foundations; soil-foundation interactions for footing and mat designs and analysis of single pile and pile group foundations are discussed. Analytical and numerical solution techniques are utilized.
ENCE 642 Soil Dynamics (3) Introduction to field and laboratory methods for determining the dynamic characterization of soil at both small and large strains. Analysis and design of soil foundations subjected to machinery generated vibrations are examined. A critical review of earthquake resistant design methodologies is presented.
ENCE 643 Theory of Soil Strength (3) Shear strength of cohesive and cohesionless soils is analyzed using the Critical State Soil Mechanics theory of soil strength. Conventional laboratory strength tests and Mohr-Coulomb representation of soil strength are also discussed, ending with recommended design parameters.
ENCE 644 Engineering Soil Problems of North America (3) A critical review of the distribution of the soils in North America is undertaken with respect to engineering design and construction problems. The engineering problems encountered and the solution to these problems are discussed. The design factors considered are: availability of quality aggregate resources, soil origin and texture, high volume change soils, potentially poor subgrade support conditions, and frost-susceptible soils.
ENCE 645 Design of Embankment Dams and Soil Reinforcement (3) The first part of the course is a survey of the design procedures involved in embankment dam design, touching on preliminary considerations, embankment design and construction preparation, with special attention to rock fill dams, small dams, and mine waste disposal dams, dam surveillance, safety and repair. The second part covers geotechnical design with geosynthetics including properties, design and construction.
ENCE 646 Rock Mechanics (3) The composition, structure, and properties of intact rock and discontinuous rock masses and the practical analysis and design techniques for common rock engineering problems. Classification and engineering properties of intact rock; brittle fracture theory; characterization and properties of rock discontinuities; engineering classifications and properties of rock masses; analytical and numerical models for discontinuous rock masses; rock slope stability; permeability of rock and rock masses.
ENCE 647 Underground Construction (3) Design and construction aspects of soft-ground tunnels, rock tunnels and caverns, shafts, and cut-and-cover excavations. Design criteria and philosophies, excavation systems, ground stability, support systems, support load analysis, and ground movement prediction. Project management, risk, liability, and contractual problems peculiar to tunneling.
ENCE 688B Advanced Soil Mechanics II (3) The effect of soil moisture (at rest) relative to effective stress principles, capillary action, and frost. Exact and numeric techniques for the analysis of soil seepage under isotropic and anisotropic conditions. Review of lassical shear strength theory for soils. Analysis techniques for soil slope stability.
ENCE 688N Numerical Methods for Geomechanics (3) In-depth treatment of standard numerical analysis techniques for stress analysis and fluid flow problems in geomechanics. Emphasis on the underlying theoretical formulations, practical applications, and potential pitfalls in each numerical technique. A variety of realistic geomechanics problems will be solved using student-developed and existing computer programs.
ENCE 688P Dynamic Characterization of Pavement Materials (3) Concentrates on the fundamental response of pavement layer materials subjected to repeated dynamic loading. Included are dynamic modulus evaluation (linear and nonlinear response), fatigue behavior, permanent deformation, and thermal fracture.
ENCE 688T Rehabilitation of Pavement Systems (3) In depth review of design methodologies used for the rehabilitation of highway and airfield pavement systems. Procedures for both flexible and rigid overlays are discussed with particular emphasis on the use of nondestructive dynamic deflection testing to evaluate pavement capacity.
ENCE 741 Earth Retaining Structures (3) Introduction to types and uses of earth retaining structures, and lateral earth pressure concepts and theories. Analysis and design of retaining walls and shoring structures and their bracing systems. These include conventional retaining walls, mechanically stabilized earth walls, cantilever and anchored sheet piling, cellular cofferdams, braced cuts, soil nailing, and the design of tiebacks and anchors. Load and resistance factor design concept will be presented.
ENCE 742 Site Investigations (3) A study of various techniques for evaluating the physical environment and performing exploration programs for engineering facilities. The course presents the background and develops methods for using various techniques available for engineering site investigations. These techniques include interpretation of topographic, geological and agricultural soil maps, and the use of geophysical and subsurface exploration systems.
ENCE 745 Advanced Pavement Design (3) Fundamentals of recent mechanistic structural design approaches of flexible and rigid systems for highway and airfield pavements. Principles of probabilistic (reliability) design approaches, dynamic material characterization, theoretical stress solutions (multilayer and slab analysis) and fundamental distress criterion of material fatigue and deformability integrated into a total structural design system framework.
ENCE 746 Pavement Management Systems (3) In-depth study of the overall framework necessary for the development of a Pavement Management Systems (PMS) at the project and network level. Emphasis on data collection, maintenance and rehabilitation phases of the systems concept. Pavement condition, performance, safety and structural evaluation combined with maintenance and rehabilitation methodologies for development of life cycle costing of alternative strategies.
ENCE 420 Construction Equipment and Methods (3) Evaluation and selection of equipment and methods for construction of projects, including earthmoving, paving, steel and concrete construction, formwork, trenching, cofferdams, rock excavation, tunneling, site preparation, and organization.
ENCE 423 Project Estimating, Planning and Control (3) Application of planning and scheduling techniques for construction work; introduction to resource leveling and time-cost tradeoffs; cost estimating, cost indices, parametric estimates, and unit price estimates.
ENCE 463 Engineering Economics and Systems Analysis (3) Development and application of engineering economic principles to engineering problems. Evaluations of design alternatives. Deterministic modeling and optimization with emphasis in civil engineering applications simulation modeling.
ENCE 620 Risk Analysis in Engineering (3) Sources of hazards, definition of risk, system analysis, functional modeling and analysis techniques, probabilistic risk assessment procedure, risk methods, risk acceptance, assessment of failure likelihood, consequence assessment, risk benefit assessment, uncertainty sources and types, modeling uncertainty, risk analysis and decision making under uncertainty, collection of data, expert-opinion elicitation, human-machine interface and human factors engineering.
ENCE 621 Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis (3) Definition of engineering systems, knowledge levels using information science concepts as applied to engineering systems, sources and types of knowledge and ignorance, uncertainty sources and types for engineering systems, probability models, statistical models, fuzziness, fuzzy sets, fuzzy logic, fuzzy arithmetic, imprecise probabilities, evidence methods, uncertainty measures, uncertainty management, uncertainty reduction, applications of these analytical methods to engineering systems and in decision making.
ENCE 622 IT Project Management Fundamentals (3) Emphasis is on differences between PM fundamentals and requirements for IT project management-does not cover the basics. Focuses on project success factors; components of IT projects; relationship to systems engineering techniques; applicability of standards; risk management; schedule management and controlling scope; configuration management; testing techniques; specification and prototyping; selecting and using 3rd party software; and intellectual property rights.
ENCE 623 Introduction to Scheduling (3) This course is taught using a combination of lecture and hands-on use of software to develop skills and the knowledge necessary to become fluent in the use of project scheduling. The necessary software will be provided in the lab-classroom and it is not necessary to purchase software for use in this class.
ENCE 624 Managing Projects in a Dynamic Environment (3) Experience has shown that really excellent project managers function at a level well beyond the classic linear mind-set of traditional project management. "Simultaneous managers" subscribe to the rational and scientific approach but they also adopt a new mind-set of flexibility, one of expecting goals and means to be resolved simultaneously and interactively rather than sequentially. This course examines the 9 principles simultaneous managers use interdependently and presents a theory of project management that is intellectually rigorous and consistent with pragmatic knowledge.
ENCE 625 Operations Methods for Engineering Analysis (3) Basic optimization methods and their applications on engineering project management. Topics include problem modeling and formulation, linear programming and the simplex method, sensitivity analysis, multi-objective optimization, project scheduling, time-cost tradeoff and resource allocation.
ENCE 626 Web-based Project Management (3) Utilization of the capability inherent in the world wide web in managing engineering projects and project teams in one or multiple locations. Understand how to take advantage of immediate access to real time data and the ability to move large documents, communicate, and display information in simple, easy to understand, formats. Eliminate the traditional time consumed in project status reporting, information can be in real time giving managers the capability of analyzing project performance without interrupting the project team. Learn to take advantage of desk-to-desk video conferencing to obtain on-site digital photos of construction progress and how to conduct design reviews simultaneously with the team staying in their own offices.
ENCE 652 Investment Theory for Project Management (3) An introductory graduate course designed to expose students to investment theory, and its application to project evaluation and selection. Topics include: basic theory of interest and fixed income securities; portfolio selection and modification; capital asset pricing; asset price dynamics; derivative securities; project evaluation using real options.
ENCE 661 Project Cost Accounting & Finance* (3) Effective engineering project managers have complete command of their project costs. This course: reviews the fundamentals of accounting; examines project cost accounting principles, applications, and impact on profitability; examines the principles of activity based costing; covers the elements involved in cash management; introduces the framework for how projects are financed and the potential impact financing has on the projects; and a framework for evaluating PC based systems and what resources are needed for an effective project cost system.
ENCE 662 Introduction to Project Management* (3) Introduction to engineering project management including: overview and concepts of project management (principles, body of knowledge, strategies); planning successful projects (defining, specifying, delivery options, scheduling, budgeting); implementing (organizing the team, work assignments, team building, effective leadership); executing (performance measurement, maintaining the schedule, adjustments/mid-course corrections, record keeping, status reporting, communications, managing conflict, time management); and closeout (performance measurement, contract documentation, datatransfer, lessons learned, administrative closure).
ENCE 663 Management of Design & Construction Organizations (3) Management of design and construction organizations at the company, project and activity levels. Topics covered include legal organizational frameworks, strategic planning, functional planning, including marketing, project and activity planning, organization, implementation, control, compensation, benefits, and incentives.
ENCE 664 Legal Aspects of Engineering Design & Construction* (3) Examines ways in which the legal system affects the design and construction process. Focuses on contract types and the relationships between the parties in different delivery systems. Topics include contract law, the relationships between the parties, tort and negligence law, and the statutory principles affecting construction.
ENCE 665 Management of Project Teams* (3) Examines managing engineering project teams and understanding effective communications. Course includes: leadership; motivation; management by objectives; conflict management; change management; labor laws in the workplace; understanding communication process models; selecting appropriate mediums; and, visual presentation of quantitative data.
ENCE 666 Cost Engineering and Control (3) Analytic techniques to estimate and control project costs, including site investigation, quantity takeoff, work analysis and bid preparation. Systematic cost control as related to job production and historical data.
ENCE 667 Project Performance Measurement* (3) Examination of various techniques and models used to measure the performance of projects. Topics will include: critical path method (CPM), Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT), Gantt charts, project crashing, resource management, capital allocation, forecasting, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, learning curve analysis goal programming, Monte Carlo simulation, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Pareto optimality and tradeoff curves as well as basics in linear programming and uncertainty modeling.
ENCE 688G Probabilistic Optimization in Project Management (3) In this course we will consider optimization problems that involve uncertainty that arise in project management and other areas of engineering and economics. Some topics to be considered include: stochastic dynamic programming, chance constraints, etc. A background in probability and optimization (linear or nonlinear programming) is advised.
ENCE 688Z Project Decision Making with Competing Objectives (3) In many engineering and applied mathematics settings, one needs to compute a solution to a problem with more than one objective. The traditional optimization model in these settings is not sufficient to accurately depict the problem at hand. Examples include: maximizing an organization's profit while also maximizing reliability and minimizing environmental pollution, or minimizing both time and cost on a project at the same time. This course is an introduction to the theory and algorithms behind optimization under such competing objectives, also called "multi-objective optimization". In this course, we explore the concepts of dominated solutions, Pareto optimal or "efficient" solutions, as well as several approaches to finding such points. We develop the theory for general nonlinear multi-objective optimization problems but concentrate the majority of effort on the linear case for the algorithms. In addition, we consider other multi-objective type models such as goal programming to solve problems with competing objectives.
ENCE 656 Advanced Steel Design (3) Interpretation of specifications and codes for the design of steel buildings and bridges. Discussion of the behavior of steel connections, members, and structures; the relationship between behavior and design specifications.
ENCE 688M Masonry Structures (3) Analysis, design and construction of masonry structures. Analysis and design of beams, columns and pilasters, non-load bearing walls, load bearing walls, and shear walls. High rise building design. Composite masonry. Prestressed and post-tensioned masonry. Energy considerations. Passive solar design of masonry structures. Seismic considerations. Recent developments in masonry research.
ENCE 716 Forensic Engineering (3) The application of the art and science of engineering in the jurisprudence system. Includes the investigation of the physical causes of accidents and other sources of claims and litigation, preparation of engineering reports, testimony at hearings and trials in administrative or judicial proceedings, and the rendition of advisory opinions to assist the resolution of disputes affecting life and property. Study of the process of failure investigation from initial site visit, through report preparation to adjudication. Emphasis on lessons learned from failures.
ENCE 753 Reinforced Concrete Structures (3) The behavior and strength of reinforced concrete members under combined loadings, including the effects of creep, shrinkage and temperature. Mechanisms of shear resistance and design procedures for bond, shear and diagonal tension. Elastic and ultimate strength analysis and design of slabs. Columns in multistory frames. Applications to reinforced concrete structures.
ENCE 754 Prestressed Concrete Structures (3) Fundamental concepts of prestressed concrete. Analysis and design of flexural members including composite and continuous beams with emphasis on load balancing technique. Ultimate strength design for shear. Design of post tensioned slabs. Various applications of prestressing including tension members, compression members, circular prestressing, frames, and folding plates.
ENPM 808Y Geographic Information System Applications (3) Geographic Information System (GIS) applications in solving engineering problems such as optimal facility location, highway alignment optimization, environmental impact analysis, and engineering economic analysis. Exploiting spatial characteristics of a GIS for engineering applications. Role of a GIS in mapping and database management. Intelligent real world GIS applications in automated decision making and expert system development.
ENPM 808Z Intelligent Optimization Using Artificial Intelligence (3) Application of intelligent optimization techniques in solving complex engineering problems. Detailed discussion of four such techniques: genetic algorithms, simulated annealing, neural networks, and Tabu search. Example problems from civil, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and systems engineering will be discussed.
ENCE 670 Highway Characteristics and Measurements (3) Prerequisite: ENCE 470 or permission of both department and instructor. The study of the fundamental traits and behavior patterns of road users and their vehicles in traffic. The basic characteristics of the pedestrian, the driver, the vehicle, traffic volume and speed, stream flow and intersection operation, parking, and accidents.
ENCE 672 Regional Transportation Planning (3) Prerequisite: ENCE 471 or permission of both department and instructor. Factors involved and the components of the process for planning statewide and regional transportation systems, encompassing all modes. Transportation planning studies, statewide traffic models, investment models, programming and scheduling.
ENCE 673 Urban Transportation (3) The contemporary methodology of urban transportation planning. The urban transportation planning process, interdependence between the urban transportation system and the activity system, urban travel demand models, evaluation of urban transportation alternatives and their implementation.
ENCE 674 Urban Transit Planning and Rail Transportation Engineering (3) Prerequisite: ENCE 471 or permission of both department and instructor. Basic engineering and components of conventional and highspeed railroads and of air cushion and other highspeed new technology. The study of urban rail and bus transit. The characteristics of the vehicle, the supporting way, and the terminal requirements will be evaluated with respect to system performance, capacity, cost, and level of service.
ENCE 677 Quantitative Methods in Transportation Engineering (3) Applications of operations research and management science models to the planning, design and operations of various types of transportation systems. Equilibrium traffic assignment, network design, fleet assignment, fleet routing, crew scheduling, simulation, and queuing theory.
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Courses
Project Management
ENCE 661, ENCE 662, ENCE 664, ENCE 665, ENCE 667 (Student must take ENCE 662 and then select 3 of the 4 remaining courses listed above to complete the GCEN Option in Project Management)
Environmental & Water Resources Engineering
ENPM 630, ENPM 633, ENPM 636, and one of the following courses:
ENCE 688C, ENCE 688O, ENCE 688S, ENCE 688T, ENCE 688Y, ENCE 737
Geotechnical Engineering
ENCE 640, ENCE 643, ENCE 688B, and one of the following courses:
ENCE 641, ENCE 688P, ENCE 688T, ENCE 745
Structural Engineering
ENCE 656, ENCE 688P, ENCE 753, and one of the following courses:
ENCE 611, ENCE 613, ENCE 616, ENCE 620, ENCE 655, ENCE 688E, ENCE 688K,
ENCE 688M, ENCE 750, ENCE 751
Transportation Engineering
ENCE 670, ENCE 672, ENCE 673 and one of the following courses:
ENCE 622, ENCE 674, ENCE 675, ENCE 677, ENCE 681, ENCE 688
