Graduate General Civil Engineering Courses - UF Civil and Coastal Engineering

Course Descriptions

General Civil Engineering

CGN 5115 Civil Engineering Feasibility Analysis.
Credits: 3; Prereq: CGN 4101 or equivalent studies in time-value of money.
Theory and practice of feasibility studies for proposed civil engineering projects and other related areas of interest.

CGN 5125 Legal Aspects of Civil Engineering.
Credits: 3.
Engineer's view of contracts for design and construction. Legislation and policy affecting labor-management relationships in construction.

CGN 5135 Value Engineering Theory.
Credits: 3.
Value engineering concepts, function analysis system techniques (FAST), diagramming, creativity, matrix evaluation, design-to-cost, life cycle costing, human relations and strategies for organizing, performing, and implementing value engineering work.

CGN 5315 Civil Engineering Systems.
Credits: 3.
Civil engineering applications of operations research techniques, models of scheduling, linear programming, queueing theory, and simulation.

CGN 5508 Experimentation and Instrumentation in Civil Engineering Materials Research.
Credits: 3.
Fundamentals and applications of testing and measuring systems commonly used; constitutive models, testing methods, instrumentation, and error analysis.

CGN 5805 Civil Engineering Design.
Credits: 3.
Practical problems in civil engineering design taught by practicing engineers.

CGN 6155 Civil Engineering Practice I.
Credits: 2; Prereq: graduate status.
Advanced civil engineering management skills and procedures in support of design and construction practices above the project level.

CGN 6156 Civil Engineering Practice II.
Credits: 2; Prereq: CCE 4204 or consent of instructor.
Advanced construction engineering management and productivity topics above the project level.

CGN 6505 Properties, Design and Control of Concrete.
Credits: 3; Prereq: CGN 3501.
Portland cement and aggregate properties relating to design, control, and performance of concrete. Concrete forming and construction methods. Laboratory testing and analysis.

CGN 6506 Bituminous Materials.
Credits: 3; Prereq: TTE 4811.
Analysis of strength and deformation mechanism for asphalt concrete, properties, and their effect on flexible pavement performance. Pavement construction and quality assurance methods, testing and evaluation of asphalts and mixture.

CGN 6507 Advanced Bituminous Materials.
Credits: 3; Prereq: CGN 6506.
Effects of asphalt rheology, temperature susceptibility, durability, characteristics of mineral filler and additives on performance of asphalt pavements. Detailed analysis and design of asphalt pavements against rutting and cracking.

CGN 6905 Special Problems in Civil Engineering.
Credits: 1-6; max: 10.
Studies in areas not covered by other graduate courses.

CGN 6910 Supervised Research.
Credits: 1-5; max: 5.
Credits do not apply to any graduate degree. S/U.

CGN 6936 Civil Engineering Graduate Seminar.
Credits: 1; max 6.
Lectures by graduate students, faculty members, and invited speakers. S/U.

CGN 6940 Supervised Teaching.
Credits: 1-5; max: 5.
Credits do not apply to any graduate degree. S/U.

CGN 6971 Research for Master's Thesis.
Credits: 1-15; S/U.

CGN 6972 Research for Engineer's Thesis.
Credits: 1-15; S/U.

CGN 6974 Master of Engineering or Engineer Degree Report.
Credits: 1-6; max: 6.
Individual work culminating in a professional practice-oriented report suitable for the requirements of the Master of Engineering or Engineer degree. Two credits only are applicable toward the requirements of each degree. S/U.

CGN 7979 Advanced Research.
Credits: 1-12.
Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.

CGN 7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation.
Credits: 1-15; S/U.