• CE 498: Honors Hydrology

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  The hydrologic cycle and key physical processes defined. i.e., precipitation, evaporation and transpiration, runoff, infiltration and groundwater. Concepts introduced include unit hydrograph, statistics, design storms, and flow routing fundamentals. Tools for hydrological measurement, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation; and applications for water resources management are discussed. Honors will include computational modeling assignments.Prerequisite(s): CE391.
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• CE 521: Pavement Design

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Empirical and theoretical based methods of pavement design and analysis, strengthening existing pavements, pavement distress and economical design alternatives. Recommended Background: 321 and 331.
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• CE 522: Asphalt & Concrete Mix Design

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Aggregate properties and tests, asphalt binder properties and tests, mix design methods for asphaltic mixtures, hot-mix asphalt (HMA) mixture production and construction, Portland-cement concrete (PCC) mix design, additives and admixtures for PCC, special types of PCC, PCC production and construction.Recommended Background: 321.
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• CE 525: Pavement Mater Characterizat

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Material modeling, laboratory and in-situ characterization of unbound granular, stabilized base, hot-mix asphalt mixtures, Portland cement concrete, and other paving materials; performance prediction for flexible and rigid pavements.Recommended Background: 321 and 331.
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• CE 529: Applicat Linear Alg/Engr Syst

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Fundamental concepts of linear algebra to problems in engineering systems: steady state and dynamic systems. Geometric and physical interpretations of relevant concepts: least square problems, LU, QR, and SVD decompositions of system matrix, eigenvalue problems, and similarity transformations in solving difference and differential equations; numerical stability aspects of various algorithms; application of linear algebra concepts in control and optimization studies; introduction to linear programming. Computer projects.Cross-listed: (See Chemical and Biomedical Engineering 529.)Comment(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor required.
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• CE 530: Advanced Soil Mechanics

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Implications of surface charge for fine-grained soils. Force balance and effective stress. Shear strength and stress-strain behavior of sands and clays. Stresses in a soil mass, stress paths, and stress-strain relationships. Capillarity, unsaturated soil, one- and two-dimensional flow for anisotropic and stratified soils, consolidation theory, drained and undrained behaviorRecommended Background: Undergraduate Soil Mechanics equivalent to CE 331.Comment(s): Enrollment limited to students with graduate standing.Registration Restriction(s): Engineering graduate or senior undergraduate standing.
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• CE 531: Soil Stabilization

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Mechanical stabilization of soils by compaction, drainage, and blending; chemical stabilization of soils with admixtures, waterproofing and modifying soils and additives. Reinforced earth and stabilization with geosynthetics.Recommended Background: 331.
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• CE 532: Soil Slope Stability Analysis

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Principles of limiting equilibrium, infinite slopes, design of soil slopes using Swedish circle method, Ordinary method of slices, Bishop methods, Spencer method, Chen and Morgenstern method, and an introduction to other slope stability methods. Influence of drawdown and seepage on slope stability, slope stabilization techniques, slope monitoring methods, and introduction to rock slope stability. Recommended Background: Undergraduate Soil Mechanics equivalent to CE 331.Registration Restriction(s): Engineering graduate or senior undergraduate standing.
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• CE 533: Foundation Engineering

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Laboratory and in situ exploration methods to characterize soil and rock properties for engineering design, bearing capacity of soils, types of shallow foundation systems, geotechnical design of spread footings and mat foundation subjected to concentric and eccentric loading, shallow foundation settlements in clays and sands, Rankine lateral earth pressure theory, types of earth retaining wall systems, stability of concrete retaining walls, introduction on types of deep foundation systems, axial capacity of single pile.Credit Restriction: students may not receive credit for both CE430/CE437 and CE533.Comment(s): For registration: Prerequisite of CE 331 (or equivalent) or consent of instructor.
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• CE 535: Adv Foundat/Retain Structures

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Site investigation and characterization. Bearing capacity and settlement of shallow and deep foundations. Stresses from elasticity theory. One-dimensional consolidation. Design of shallow foundations, piles and drilled piers. Foundations on rock. Earth pressure theory and design of retaining walls and sheet piles.
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