1. Introduction to Civil Engineering. (2)
Lecture, two hours. Introduction to scope of civil engineering profession, including earthquake, environmental, geotechnical, structural, transportation, and water resources engineering. P/NP grading. Mr. Yeh (F)
3. Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering Science. (4)
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Quantitative analysis of sources, transformations, and effects of pollutants in water, air, and soil. Topics include drinking water, wastewater, hazardous wastes, radioactive wastes, and atmospheric emissions. P/NP or letter grading. Mr. Stolzenbach (Sp)
15. Introduction to Computing for Civil Engineers. (4)
Lecture, four hours; laboratory, four hours; outside study, four hours. Introduction to computer programming using FORTRAN and MATLAB. Hands-on experience for object-oriented programming. Selected topics in programming, with emphasis on numerical techniques and graphical features as applied to engineering programs. Letter grading. Mr. Chen, Mr. Ju (F,W,Sp)
19. Fiat Lux Freshman Seminars. (1)
Seminar, one hour. Discussion of and critical thinking about topics of current intellectual importance, taught by faculty members in their areas of expertise and illuminating many paths of discovery at UCLA. P/NP grading.
Lecture, two hours; outside study, four hours. Requisites: Mathematics 31B, Physics 1B. Introduction to equilibrium principles for engineered systems. Study of internal forces and moments in beams, including relationships for shear, axial load, and moment diagrams. Introduction to support conditions and geometric properties of structural members. Letter grading. Mr. Ju (F)
106A. Problem Solving in Engineering Economy. (4)
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Designed for juniors/seniors. Problem-solving and decision-making framework for economic analysis of engineering projects. Foundation for understanding corporate financial practices and accounting. Decisions on capital investments and choice of alternatives for engineering applications in all fields. Introduction to use of engineering economics in analysis of inflation and public investments. Letter grading. Mr. Yeh (W)
108. Introduction to Mechanics of Deformable Solids. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisites: Mathematics 33A, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 102. Review of equilibrium principles; forces and moments transmitted by slender members. Concepts of stress and strain. Material constitution (stress-strain relations). Yield criteria. Structural applications to trusses, beams, shafts, columns, and pressure vessels. Letter grading. Mr. Ju (F,W,Sp)
110. Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers. (4)
(Formerly numbered 160.) Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisites: course 15, Mathematics 32A, 33A. Introduction to fundamental concepts and applications of probability and statistics in civil engineering, with focus on how these concepts are used in experimental design and sampling, data analysis, risk and reliability analysis, and project design under uncertainty. Topics include basic probability concepts, random variables and analytical probability distributions, functions of random variables, estimating parameters from observational data, regression, hypothesis testing, and Bayesian concepts. Letter grading. Mr. Stenstrom (F)
120. Principles of Soil Mechanics. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: course 108. Soil as a foundation for structures and as a material of construction. Soil formation, classification, physical and mechanical properties, soil compaction, earth pressures, consolidation, and shear strength. Letter grading. Mr. Fox (F)
121. Design of Foundations and Earth Structures. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion , two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: course 120. Design methods for foundations and earth structures. Site investigation, including evaluation of soil properties for design. Design of footings and piles, including stability and settlement calculations. Design of slopes and earth retaining structures. Letter grading. Mr. Stewart (W)
123. Advanced Geotechnical Design. (4)
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisite: course 121. Analysis and design of earth dams, including seepage, piping, and slope stability analyses. Case history studies involving landslides, settlement, and expansive soil problems, and design of repair methodologies for those problems. Within context of above technical problems, emphasis on preparation of professional engineering documents such as proposals, work acknowledgements, figures, plans, and reports. Letter grading. Mr. Stewart (Sp)
125. Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering. (4)
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisite: course 121 or 137 or 222. Representations of earthquake ground motion, including response and Fourier spectra. Ground motion hazard analysis by deterministic and probabilistic methods. Analysis of ground failure including liquefaction and slope stability hazards. Seismic design codes and State of California laws governing seismic design practices. Letter grading. Mr. Stewart (Sp)
128L. Soil Mechanics Laboratory. (4)
Lecture, one hour; laboratory, eight hours; outside study, three hours. Requisite or corequisite: course 120. Laboratory experiments to be performed by students to obtain soil parameters required for assigned design problems. Soil classification, grain size distribution, Atterberg limits, specific gravity, compaction, expansion index, consolidation, shear strength determination. Design problems, laboratory report writing. Letter grading. Mr. Vucetic (F,Sp)
130. Elementary Structural Mechanics. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: course 108. Analysis of stress and strain, phenomenological material behavior, extension, bending, and transverse shear stresses in beams with general cross-sections, shear center, deflection of beams, torsion of beams, warping, column instability and failure. Letter grading. Mr. Felton, Mr. Ju (W)
130F. Experimental Fracture Mechanics. (4)
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, six hours; outside study, four hours. Requisite: course 108. Elementary introduction to fracture mechanics and experimental techniques used in fracture, crack tip stress fields, strain energy release rate, fracture characterization, compliance calibration, surface flaws, fatigue crack growth and fatigue life of structural components, mixed mode fracture, and individual projects. Letter grading. Mr. Ju (W, alternate years)
130L. Experimental Structural Mechanics. (4)
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, six hours; outside study, four hours. Requisite or corequisite: course 130. Lecture and experiments in limit analysis of various aspects of structures. Elastic and plastic analysis of structural elements in multiaxial stress states. Buckling of columns, plates, and shells. Effects of actual boundary conditions on structural performance. Evaluation of structural fasteners. Letter grading. Mr. Ju (W)
135A. Elementary Structural Analysis. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisites: courses 15, 108. Introduction to structural analysis; classification of structural elements; analysis of statically determinate trusses, beams, and frames; deflections in elementary structures; virtual work; analysis of indeterminate structures using force method; introduction to displacement method and energy concepts. Letter grading. Mr. Felton, Mr. Ju (F)
135B. Intermediate Structural Analysis. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: course 135A. Analysis of truss and frame structures using matrix methods; matrix force methods; matrix displacement method; analysis concepts based on theorem of virtual work; moment distribution. Letter grading. Mr. Felton, Mr. Ju (W)
135C. Finite Element Methods. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, seven hours. Requisites: courses 130, 135B. Direct approach for truss analysis, strong form and weak form, approximation functions for finite element methods, weighted residual methods, Ritz method, variational method, convergence criteria and rate of convergence, natural coordinates and shape functions, isoparametric finite elements, finite element formulation of multidimensional heat flow and elasticity, numerical integration and approximation properties, finite element formulation of beam. Letter grading. Mr. Chen (Sp)
135L. Structural Design and Testing Laboratory. (4)
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, four hours; outside study, six hours. Requisites: courses 15, 135A. Limited enrollment. Computer-aided optimum design, construction, instrumentation, and test of a small-scale model structure. Use of computer-based data acquisition and interpretation systems for comparison of experimental and theoretically predicted behavior. Letter grading. Mr. Felton (Sp)
137. Elementary Structural Dynamics. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: course 135B. Basic structural dynamics course for civil engineering students. Elastic free, forced vibration, and earthquake response spectra analysis for single and multidegree of freedom systems. Axial, bending, and torsional vibration of beams. Letter grading. Mr. Ju (F)
137L. Structural Dynamics Laboratory. (4)
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, six hours; outside study, four hours. Requisite or corequisite: course 137. Calibration of instrumentation for dynamic measurements. Determination of natural frequencies and damping factors from free vibrations. Determination of natural frequencies, mode shapes, and damping factors from forced vibrations. Dynamic similitude. Letter grading. Mr. Ju (F)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: course 135B. Introduction to building codes. Fundamentals of load and resistance factor design of steel elements. Design of tension and compression members. Design of beams and beam columns. Simple connection design. Introduction to computer modeling methods. Letter grading. Mr. Ju (F)
142. Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures. (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, three hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: course 135A. Beams, columns, and slabs in reinforced concrete structures. Properties of reinforced concrete materials. Design of beams and slabs for flexure, shear, anchorage of reinforcement, and deflection. Design of columns for axial force, bending, and shear. Ultimate strength design methods. Letter grading. Mr. Wallace (W)
142L. Reinforced Concrete Structural Laboratory. (4)
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, six hours; outside study, four hours. Requisite: course 142. Limited enrollment. Design considerations used for reinforced concrete beams, columns, slabs, and joints evaluated using analysis and experiments. Links between technical theory, building codes, and experimental results. Letter grading. Mr. Wallace (Sp)
143. Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisites: courses 135A, 142. Prestressing and post-tensioning techniques. Properties of concrete and prestressing steels. Design considerations: anchorage/bonding of cables/wire, flexure analysis by superposition and strength methods, draping of cables, deflection and stiffness, indeterminate structures, limitation of prestressing. Letter grading. Mr. Selna (Sp)
144. Structural Systems Design. (4)
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisites: courses 137, 141, 142. Design course for civil engineering students, with focus on design and performance of complete building structural systems. Uniform Building Code dead, live, wind, and earthquake loads. Design of concrete masonry building. Computer analysis of performance of designed building. Letter grading. Mr. Wallace (Sp)
147. Design and Construction of Tall Buildings. (4)
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisite: course 141. Limited enrollment. Introduction to total design process and professional participants. Systematic presentation of advantages and limitations of different structural forms and systems. Identification of critical design factors influenced by tallness. Foundation systems. Construction site visits, costing, and scheduling. Letter grading. Mr. Wallace (W)
150. Introduction to Hydrology. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 103. Precipitation, evaporation and plant transpiration, infiltration and recharge, climatology, stream flow analysis, flood frequency analysis, groundwater, snow hydrology, hydrologic simulation. Letter grading. Mr. Margulis (F)
151. Introduction to Water Resources Engineering. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 103. Principles of hydraulics, flow of water in open channels and pressure conduits, reservoirs and dams, hydraulic machinery, hydroelectric power. Introduction to system analysis and design applied to water resources engineering. Letter grading. Mr. Margulis (W)
153. Introduction to Environmental Engineering Science. (4)
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisite: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 103. Water, air, and soil pollution: sources, transformations, effects, and processes for removal of contaminants. Water quality, water and wastewater treatment, waste disposal, air pollution, global environmental problems. Field trip. Letter grading. Mr. Stolzenbach (F)
154. Introduction to Environmental Aquatic Chemistry. (4)
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisites: course 153, Chemistry 20A, 20B, Mathematics 31A, 31B, Physics 1A, 1B. Description of chemical behavior of metals and anthropogenic/natural inorganic/organic compounds in natural fresh/marine surface waters and water treatment; acid-base chemistry, alkalinity, complexation, precipitation, sorption, redox, photochemistry, disinfection by-products, ozonation. Selected global chemical cycle(s). Letter grading. Mr. Stenstrom (W)
155. Unit Operations and Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: course 153. Biological, chemical, and physical methods used to modify water quality. Fundamentals of phenomena governing design of engineered systems for water and wastewater treatment systems. Field trip. Letter grading. Mr. Harmon (F)
156A. Environmental Chemistry Laboratory. (4)
Lecture, four hours; laboratory, four hours; outside study, four hours. Requisites: course 153 (may be taken concurrently), Chemistry 20A, 20B. Basic laboratory techniques in analytical chemistry related to water and wastewater analysis. Selected experiments include gravimetric analysis, titrimetry spectrophotometry, redox systems, pH and electrical conductivity. Concepts to be applied to analysis of "real" water samples in course 156B. Letter grading. Mr. Stenstrom (F,Sp)
156B. Water Quality Control Laboratory. (4)
Lecture, four hours; laboratory, four hours; outside study, four hours. Requisites: course 156A, Chemistry 20A, 20B. Characterization and analysis of typical natural waters and wastewaters for inorganic and organic constituents. Selected experiments include solids, nitrogen species, oxygen demand, chlorine, alkalinity, hardness, and trace analysis. Discussion of relevance of these measurements to water resource engineering. Letter grading. Mr. Stenstrom (W)
157A. Design of Water Resource Structures. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisites: course 151, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 103. Review design of hydraulic structures, pertinent fluid mechanics, and hydraulic theory and applications. Examples of failures and successes of hydraulic structures. Class project and field trip required. Letter grading. Mr. Margulis (Sp)
157B. Design of Water Treatment Plants. (4)
Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours; laboratory, four hours; other, four hours. Requisite: course 155. Water quality standards and regulations, overview of water treatment plants, design of unit operations, predesign of water treatment plants, hydraulics of plants, process control, and cost estimation. Letter grading. Mr. Stenstrom (Sp)
157C. Design of Wastewater Treatment Plants. (4)
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisite: course 155. Process design of wastewater treatment plants, including primary and secondary treatment, detailed design review of existing plants, process control, and economics. Letter grading. Mr. Stenstrom (W)
163. Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution. (4)
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisites: course 153, Chemistry 20A, 20B, Mathematics 31A, 31B, Physics 1A, 1B. Description of processes affecting chemical composition of troposphere: air pollutant concentrations/standards, urban and regional ozone, aerosol pollution, formation/deposition of acid precipitation, fate of anthropogenic/toxic/natural organic and inorganic compounds, selected global chemical cycle(s). Control technologies. Letter grading. Mr. Stolzenbach (Sp)
164. Hazardous Waste Site Investigation and Remediation. (4)
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisites: courses 150, 153, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 103. Overview of hazardous waste types and potential sources. Techniques in measuring and modeling subsurface flow and contaminant transport in the subsurface. Design project illustrating a remedial investigation and feasibility study. Letter grading. Mr. Harmon (W)
M166. Environmental Microbiology. (4)
(Formerly numbered 166.) (Same as Environmental Health Sciences M166.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: course 153. Microbial cell and its metabolic capabilities, microbial genetics and its potentials, growth of microbes and kinetics of growth, microbial ecology and diversity, microbiology of wastewater treatment, probing of microbes, public health microbiology, pathogen control. Letter grading. Mr. Harmon (F)
166L. Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory. (4)
Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours; laboratory, four hours; outside study, four hours. Requisite: course M166. General laboratory practice within environmental microbiology, sampling of environmental samples, classical and modern molecular techniques for enumeration of microbes from environmental samples, techniques for determination of microbial activity in environmental samples, laboratory setups for studying environmental biotechnology. Letter grading. Mr. Harmon (Sp)
180. Introduction to Transportation Engineering. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Designed for juniors/seniors. General characteristics of transportation systems, including streets and highways, rail, transit, air, and water. Capacity considerations including time-space diagrams and queueing. Components of transportation system design, including horizontal and vertical alignment, cross sections, earthwork, drainage, and pavements. Letter grading. Mr. Stewart (Sp)
198. Special Studies in Civil Engineering. (4)
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Special topics in civil engineering to be taught to undergraduates when need and/or opportunity arise. Letter grading.
199. Special Studies. (2 to 8)
Tutorial, to be arranged. Limited to seniors. Individual investigation of selected topic to be arranged with a faculty member. Enrollment request forms available in department office. Occasional field trips may be arranged. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading. (F,W,Sp)