Introduction to construction engineering, planning, methods, contracts, and specifications. Scheduling manually and by using computer software. Production estimates; equipment selection; ownership and operating costs; role of the engineer in construction and cost estimating.
University of Washington - Undergraduate Courses
CEE 306 Construction Engineering I (3)
CEE 320 Transportation Engineering I (3)
Study of vehicular transportation fundamentals including geometric design, pavement design, traffic flow concepts, level of service analysis, intelligent transportation systems, travel demand prediction methods, and management of transportation systems. Includes a review of relevant vehicle operating characteristics.
CEE 404 Infrastructure Construction (4)
Basic concepts of large infrastructure construction projects including planning, scheduling, life-cycle cost analysis (LLCA), construction cost, logistics, productivity and, where applicable, traffic impacts. Uses currents and prototype industry software and involves direct contact with agency and contractor personnel involved in infrastructure projects. Prerequisite: CEE 306. Offered: spring quarter.
CEE 410 Traffic Engineering Fundamentals (3)
General review of the fundamentals of traffic engineering, including their relationship to transportation operations management and planning, with emphasis on calculations and procedures in the Highway Capacity Manual; field surveys and data analysis. Prerequisite: CEE 320.
CEE 412 Transportation Data Management (3)
Introduction to modern concepts, theories, and tools for transportation data management and analysis. Applications of software tools for transportation data storage, information retrieval, knowledge discovery, data exchange, on-line information sharing, statistical analysis, system optimization, and decision support.
CEE 416 Urban Transportation Planning and Design (3)
Brief review of major issues in urban transportation planning. Planning process discussed and transportation models introduced. Uses a systems framework, including goals and objectives, evaluation, implementation, and monitoring. A design term project, individual or small groups, utilizes material presented on a contemporary problem. Prerequisite: CEE 320. Offered: autumn quarter.
CEE 421 Pavement Design (3)
Current and developing procedures for the structural thickness design of pavements. Bituminous and concrete pavements for highways, airports, and special heavy loading. Elastic layered systems, slab theory. Performance evaluation for maintenance and overlay design. Offered: autumn & spring quarters.
CEE 422 Construction Materials II (4)
Types, sources, uses, performance behavior from construction point of view of aggregates; asphalt products and mixtures; Portland cement, concrete, and other materials the civil engineer is responsible for selecting and manufacturing on job site. Includes laboratory work. Prerequisite: CEE 363. Offered: autumn quarter.
CEE 425 Reinforced Concrete Construction (3)
Processes in constructing reinforced concrete structures. Identification and development of solutions to potential constructability problems. Lectures augmented with industry speakers and a field trip to a building under construction. Requires senior or graduate standing in Civil Engineering or Construction Management and familiarity with reinforced concrete design/construction.
CEE 441 Transportation and Construction Capstone (4)
Comprehensive design project focusing on planning, design and construction of transportation project such as highways, transit, and airports. Prerequisite: CEE 320; CEE 440, which may be taken concurrently.
CEE 452 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3)
Fundamentals of design of buildings in reinforced concrete in accordance with current codes and practices. Prerequisite: CEE 380.
CEE 453 Prestressed Concrete Design (3)
Analysis, design, and construction of prestressed concrete structures
CEE 498 Special Topics (1-5, max. 5)
Special topics in civil engineering offered as course with lecture and/or laboratory. Maximum of 6 credits in combination of 498 and 499 may be applied toward an undergraduate degree.
Instructor Course Description: Amlan Mukherjee Anne V. Goodchild Stuart E Strand Stephen T Muench Yinhai Wang
CEE 499 Special Projects (1-5, max. 5)
Individual undergraduate research projects. Maximum of 6 credits in combination of 498 and 499 may be applied toward an undergraduate degree. Recommended: 400-level CEE course.
CEE 587 Transportation Networks (3)
Traffic flow, theories of traffic, user equilibrium and system-optimal assignments, and algorithms used for network assignment. Theoretical and empirical traffic assignments, multivariate characteristics of traffic flow on networks. Interactive work with network and econometric models.
CEE 591 Freight Transportation (3)
Overview of the technical and institutional aspects of transporting freight. Topics include the different modes of moving freight, the technology of transferring freight between modes at ports and terminals, issues that impact freight movement such as congestion and government regulation, and the future of freight mobility.