CEE 1:
Introduction to Environmental Systems Engineering
Field trips visiting environmental systems installations in Northern California, including coastal, freshwater, and urban infrastructure. Requirements: Several campus meetings, and field trips. Enrollment limited; priority given to undergraduates who have declared Environmental Systems Engineering major. Contact hildemann@stanford.edu to request enrollment/permission code.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
CEE 1A:
Graphics Course
This course, intended for students taking a design studio, will focus on presentation theories, skills and design approaches. Through readings and exercises, and ultimately the student's own work, students will develop skill and complexity in their graphic and verbal presentations
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
CEE 16SC:
Energy in the Southwest (ENERGY 11SC, POLISCI 25SC)
The technical, social, and political issues surrounding energy management and use in the West, using California, Nevada, and Arizona as a field laboratory. Students explore energy narratives, such as: Who supplies our energy and from what sources? How is it transported? Who distributes to users and how do they do it? Water for energy and energy for water, two intertwined natural resources. Meeting carbon emission goals by 2020. Conflicts between desert ecosystems and renewable energy development. Emphasis on renewable energy sources and the water-energy nexus. Central to the course is field exploration in northern and southern California, as well as neighboring areas in Arizona and Nevada, to tour sites such as wind and solar facilities, geothermal plants, hydropower pumped storage, desalination plants, water pumping stations, a liquid fuels distribution operations center, and California's Independent System Operator. Students meet with community members and with national, state, and regional authorities to discuss Western energy challenges and viable solutions. Site visits to Stanford's new energy facilities. Introduction to the basics of energy and energy politics through discussions, lectures, and with the help of guest speakers. Assigned readings, online interactive materials, and relevant recent news articles. Participants return to Stanford by September 19. Travel expenses during the course provided (except incidentals) by the Bill Lane Center for the American West and Sophomore College.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 2
CEE 29N:
Managing Natural Disaster Risk
Natural disasters arise from the interaction of natural processes, such as earthquakes or floods, with human development that suffers safety-related and economic losses. We cannot predict exactly when those disasters will occur, or prevent them entirely, but we have a number of engineering and policy options that can reduce the impacts of such events.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR
CEE 31:
Accessing Architecture Through Drawing
Preference to Architectural Design and CEE majors; others by consent of instructor. Drawing architecture to probe the intricacies and subtleties that characterize contemporary buildings. How to dissect buildings and appreciate the formal elements of a building, including scale, shape, proportion, colors and materials, and the problem solving reflected in the design. Students construct conventional architectural drawings, such as plans, elevations, and perspectives. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-CE
CEE 31Q:
Accessing Architecture Through Drawing
Preference to sophomores. Drawing architecture provides a deeper understanding of the intricacies and subtleties that characterize contemporary buildings. How to dissect buildings and appreciate the formal elements of a building, including scale, shape, proportion, colors and materials, and the problem solving reflected in the design. Students construct conventional architectural drawings, such as plans, elevations, and perspectives. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-CE
CEE 32A:
Psychology of Architecture
This course argues that architecture often neglects the interdisciplinary investigation of our internal psychological experience and the way it impacts our creation of space. How does our inner life influence external design? How are we impacted emotionally, physically, psychologically by the spaces we inhabit day to day? How might we intentionally imbue personal and public spaces with specific emotions? This seminar serves as a call to action for students interested in approaching architecture with a holistic understanding of the emotional impact of space. Sample topics addressed will include: conscious vs. unconscious design; the ego of architecture; psycho-spatial perspectives; ideas of home; integral/holistic architecture; phenomenology of inner and outer spaces; exploring archetypal architecture; and translating emotion through environment.
| Units: 3
CEE 32B:
Design Theory
This seminar focuses on the key themes, histories, and methods of architectural theory -- a form of architectural practice that establishes the aims and philosophies of architecture. Architectural theory is primarily written, but it also incorporates drawing, photography, film, and other media. nnOne of the distinctive features of modern and contemporary architecture is its pronounced use of theory to articulate its aims. One might argue that modern architecture is modern because of its incorporation of theory. This course focuses on those early-modern, modern, and late-modern writings that have been and remain entangled with contemporary architectural thought and design practice. nnRather than examine the development of modern architectural theory chronologically, it is explored architectural through thematic topics. These themes enable the student to understand how certain architectural theoretical concepts endure, are transformed, and can be furthered through his/her own explorations.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
CEE 32D:
Construction: The Writing of Architecture
This seminar focuses on the construction of architectural writing. The class will analyze this idea through four topics: formal analysis, manifesto, translation, and preservation. The seminar is divided into two-week modules with each of these four concepts functioning as organizing principles. nnThe first week of each module will involve familiarizing the seminar with both the terms and rhetorical tactics of the given theme by reading and analyzing specific texts and completing a short written analysis (1-2 pages). The second week will expand upon this foundation and involve further analysis in addition to each student writing a short paper (3-4 pages) drawing on the examples discussed and their own experiences in the discipline. The goal of the seminar is for each student to be able to analyze how an architectural writing is constructed and to develop his/her skills in the construction of his/her own writing.
| Units: 4
CEE 32G:
Architecture Since 1900 (ARTHIST 142)
Art 142 is an introduction to the history of architecture since 1900 and how it has shaped and been shaped by its cultural contexts. The class also investigates the essential relationship between built form and theory during this period.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
CEE 32H:
Transparent Structures: Design-Build Seminar Proposal
This design-build seminar investigates the use of glass as a structural system and spatial medium. We will examine the physical and visual properties of engineered high-strength glass, and develop structural systems and spatial configurations that will expand our understanding of what glass can do. The seminar will culminate in a full-scale installation of the developed design on campus. The experiential objectives of the seminar draw upon Colin Rowe's definition of phenomenal transparency as a unique spatial order, in which the perception of space is fluctuating and in constant activity. The installation will act as a filter through which the surrounding context will be redefined, resulting in a complex spatial experience. This course may be repeat for credit. Total Completions Allowed: 3.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
1 times
(up to 6 units total)
CEE 32Q:
Place: Making Space Now
This seminar argues that architeccts are ultimately "placemakers," and questions what that means in the contemporary world. Part I investigates the meaning of the word "place." Additional background for understanding contemporary place making will include a critique of the history of modern place-making through an examination of modern form. Part II examines two traditional notions of place by scale: from "home" to "the city." What elements give these conceptions of space a sense of place? To answer this question, themes such as memory, mapping, and boundary, among others, will be investigated. part III presents challenges to the traditional notions of place discussed in Part II. Topics addressed include: What does it mean to be "out of place"? What sense of place does a nomad have, and how is this represented? What are the "non-places" and how can architects design for these spaces? Part IV addresses the need to re-conceptualize contemporary space. The role of digital and cyber technologies, the construction of locality in a global world, and the in-between places that result from a world in flux are topics discussed in this section of the seminar. nLearning goals: Specific goals include clsoe reading of texts, understanding of philosophical thinking and writing, argument under uncertainty, and developed concepts of place, space and architecture.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
CEE 46Q:
Fail Your Way to Success
Preference to sophomores. How to turn failures into successes; cases include minor personal failures and devastating engineering disasters. How personalities and willingness to take risks influence the way students approach problems. Field trips, case studies, and guest speakers applied to students day-to-day interactions and future careers. Goal is to redefine what it means to fail.
Last offered: Spring 2010
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 63:
Weather and Storms (CEE 263C)
Daily and severe weather and global climate. Topics: structure and composition of the atmosphere, fog and cloud formation, rainfall, local winds, wind energy, global circulation, jet streams, high and low pressure systems, inversions, el Niño, la Niña, atmosphere/ocean interactions, fronts, cyclones, thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, pollutant transport, global climate and atmospheric optics.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
CEE 64:
Air Pollution and Global Warming: History, Science, and Solutions (CEE 263D)
Survey of Survey of air pollution and global warming and their renewable energy solutions. Topics: evolution of the Earth's atmosphere, history of discovery of chemicals in the air, bases and particles in urban smog, visibility, indoor air pollution, acid rain, stratospheric and Antarctic ozone loss, the historic climate record, causes and effects of global warming, impacts of energy systems on pollution and climate, renewable energy solutions to air pollution and global warming. UG Reqs: GER: DBNatSci
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
CEE 70:
Environmental Science and Technology (ENGR 90)
Introduction to environmental quality and the technical background necessary for understanding environmental issues, controlling environmental degradation, and preserving air and water quality. Material balance concepts for tracking substances in the environmental and engineering systems.
Terms: Aut, Sum
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR
CEE 70N:
Water, Public Health, and Engineering
Preference to sophomores. Linkages between water, wastewater and public health, with an emphasis on engineering interventions. Topics include the history of water and wastewater infrastructure development in the U.S. and Europe; evolution of epidemiological approaches for water-related health challenges; biological and chemical contaminants in water and wastewater and their management; and current trends and challenges in access to water and sanitation around the world. Identifying ways in which freshwater contributes to human health; exposure routes for water- and sanitation-illness. Classifying illnesses by pathogen type and their geographic distribution. Identifying the health and economic consequences of water- and sanitation-related illnesses; costs and benefits of curative and preventative interventions. Interpreting data related to epidemiological and environmental concepts. No previous experience in engineering is required.
Last offered: Spring 2011
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
CEE 73:
Foundations of Water Science and Engineering
Water physics and chemistry shape our world. Without water there is no life, no biology. This class provides an introduction to these basic sciences as applied to water and considers how they interact to give water its critical role in the processes that sustain, and sometimes poison, our planet. We will explore both the natural world and the engineered systems critical to civilization.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
CEE 10:
Introduction to the Civil & Environmental Engineering Majors
Open to freshman and sophomores; limited enrollment. Overview of undergraduate majors and possible career paths in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Atmosphere/Energy, and Architectural Design. Panel discussions with current undergraduate majors, and with alums. Hands-on activities with faculty in CEE. For students with interest areas such as water resources, environmental biotechnologies, sustainability, architecture, infrastructure planning, global warming, green energy, structures, and construction.
| Units: 1
CEE 100:
Managing Sustainable Building Projects
Managing the life cycle of buildings from the owner, designer, and contractor perspectives emphasizing sustainability goals; methods to define, communicate, coordinate, and manage multidisciplinary project objectives including scope, quality, life cycle cost and value, schedule, safety, energy, and social concerns; roles, responsibilities, and risks for project participants; virtual design and construction methods for product, organization, and process modeling; lifecycle assessment methods; individual writing assignment related to a real world project.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 101A:
Mechanics of Materials
Introduction to beam and column theory. Normal stress and strain in beams under various loading conditions; shear stress and shear flow; deflections of determinate and indeterminate beams; analysis of column buckling; structural loads in design; strength and serviceability criteria. Lab experiments. Prerequisites: ENGR 14.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 101B:
Mechanics of Fluids
Physical properties of fluids and their effect on flow behavior; equations of motion for incompressible ideal flow, including the special case of hydrostatics; continuity, energy, and momentum principles; control volume analysis; laminar and turbulent flows; internal and external flows in specific engineering applications including pipes, open channels, estuaries, and wind turbines. Prerequisites: E14, PHYSICS 41 (formerly 53), MATH 51.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 101C:
Geotechnical Engineering
Introduction to the principles of soil mechanics. Soil classification, shear strength and stress-strain behavior of soils, consolidation theory, analysis and design of earth retaining structures, introduction to shallow and deep foundation design, slope stability. Lab projects. Prerequisite: ENGR 14. Recommended: 101A.
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 101D:
Computations in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE 201D)
Computational and visualization methods in the design and analysis of civil and environmental engineering systems. Focus is on applications of MATLAB. How to develop a more lucid and better organized programming style.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 101S:
Science & Engineering Problem-Solving with MatLab. (CEE 201S)
Introduction to the application of MATLAB to an array of engineering systems. Emphasis on computational and visualization methods in the design, modeling and analysis of engineering problems.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
CEE 102:
Legal Principles in Design, Construction, and Project Delivery
Introduction to the key legal principles affecting design, construction and the delivery of infrastructure projects. The course begins with an introduction to the structure of law, including principles of contract, negligence, professional responsibility, intellectual property, land use and environmental law, then draws on these concepts to examine current and developing means of project delivery.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 107S:
Energy Resources: Fuels and Tools (CEE 207S)
Energy is a vital part of our daily lives. This course examines where that energy comes from, and the advantages and disadvantages across different fuels. Contextual analysis of energy decisions for transportation and electricity generation around the world. Energy resources covered include oil, biomass, natural gas, nuclear, hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal, and emerging technologies. Prerequisites: Algebra. Note: may not be taken by students who have completed CEE 173A, CEE 207 or EARTHSYS 103.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
CEE 10A:
Introduction to Architecture
This class introduces students to the discipline of architecture and to the fundamental question: What is an architect and how is architecture distinct from other arts and sciences? To answer this question, the class will focus on concepts important to the practice of architecture including: project conception, drawing, modeling, materials, structure, form, and professionalism. These terms will be investigated through short talks, site visits, historical precedent, in-class exercises, panel discussions and two on-campus case studies. No prior knowledge of architecture is required.
| Units: 2
CEE 10AX:
Chicago Architecture: History and Form
Chicago is America's architectural hub. Rebuilt, phoenix-like, out of a devastating fire, but at a moment of great technological change, Chicago is the birthplace of grand American planning - the high-rise, construction technologies - and continues to this day to be a place of urban and architectural innovation.nIn this course students will be introduced to the history of Chicago including the Burnham Plan, the technological developments of the iron structure, modern curtain wall, and elevator that allowed for the first high-rises, the subsequent development of innovative structural systems, and the modern high-rise. Further investigation will include the legacies of Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies Van Der Rohe, SOM, and others.nBased at a Chicago Architecture firm, the class will mix a short high-rise design exercise on a real site with discussions with local architects, field trips to landmark structures, and exploration of current development and planning issues. The course will include extensive walks and trips using local transit.nThis course is open to all students regardless of their experience in architecture.
| Units: 2
CEE 10B:
Presentation Skills
TBD
| Units: 0
CEE 111:
Multidisciplinary Modeling and Analysis (CEE 211)
(Graduate students register for 211.) Computer modeling, visualization, analysis, and graphical communication of building projects. Use of 3D models in laser scanning, rendering, animation, daylight, energy, cost, structural, lighting analysis, and computer controlled fabrication. Underlying 3D computer representations, and analysis tools and their applications. Guest lectures, lab exercises, class project. Prerequisite: 110 or CAD experience.
Last offered: Winter 2012
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 112A:
Industry Applications of Virtual Design & Construction
Building upon the concept of VDC Scorecard, CEE 112A/212A investigates in the management of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) programs and projects in the building industry. Interacting with experts and professionals in real estate, architecture, engineering, construction and technology providers, students will learn from the industry applications of Building Information Modeling and its relationship with Integrated Project Delivery, Sustainable Design and Construction. Students will conduct case studies to evaluate the maturity of VDC planning, adoption, technology and performance in practice. Students taking 3 or 4 units will be paired up with independent research or case study projects on the industry applications of VDC. No prerequisite. See CEE112B/212B in the Winter Quarter and CEE 112C/212C in the Spring Quarter.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 2-4
CEE 112B:
Industry Applications of Virtual Design & Construction (CEE 212B)
CEE 112B/212B is a practicum on the Industry Applications on Virtual Design and Construction (VDC). Students will gain insights and develop skills that are essential for academic research, internships or industry practice in VDC and Building Information Modeling (BIM). Students can choose between one of the two project topics: [1] Industrialized Construction with Virtual Parts (No Prerequisite) or [2] Industry Benchmarking & Applications of the VDC Management Scorecard (Suggested Prerequisite: CEE 112A/212A).
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-4
CEE 112D:
Industry Applications of Virtual Design and Construction (CEE 212D)
A continuation of the CEE 112/212 series, CEE 112D/212D is an industry-focused and project-based practicum that focuses on the industry applications of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC). Students will be paired up with industry-based VDC research or application opportunities with public owners and private developers, professional associations, and/or other member organizations of the Center for Integrated Facility Engineering at Stanford. Independently, students will conduct case studies, research activities, and/or develop VDC and building information models (BIM) using off-the-shelf technologies for project analysis, collaboration, communication and optimization. Students will gain insights and develop skills that are essential for academic research, internships or industry practice in VDC. Prerequisite: CEE110/210, CEE 112C/212C, CEE 122B/222B, or Instructor's Approval.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-4
CEE 120A:
Building Information Modeling Workshop (CEE 220A)
The foundational Building Information Modeling course introduces techniques for creating, managing, and applying of building information models in the building design and construction process. The course covers processes and tools for creating, organizing, and working with 2D and 3D computer representations of building components and geometries to produce models used in architectural design, construction planning and documentation, rendering and visualization, simulation and analysis.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-4
CEE 120B:
Building Information Modeling Workshop (CEE 220B)
This course builds upon the Building Information Model concepts introduced in 110A/220A and illustrates how BIM modeling tools are used to design, analyze, and model building systems including structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection.nThe course covers the essential physical principles, design criteria, and design strategies for each system and explores processes and tools for modeling those systems and analyzing their performance.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 2-4
CEE 120C:
Parametric Design and Optimization (CEE 220C)
This course explores tools and techniques for computational design and parametric modeling as a foundation for design optimization. Class sessions will introduce several parametric design modeling platforms and scripting environments that enable rapid generation of 3D models and enable rapid evaluation of parametrically-driven design alternatives.nnTopics to be featured include:n-Principles of parametric design vs. direct modelingn-Design exploration using parametric modeling platforms (Revit/FormIt, Rhino)n-Visual scripting languages and environments (Dynamo, Grasshopper, DesignScript)n-Single- and multi-dimensional optimization techniques and guidance strategies.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 2-4
CEE 120S:
Building Information Modeling Special Study (CEE 220S)
Special studies of Building Information Modeling strategies and techniques focused on creating, managing, and applying models in the building design and construction process. Processes and tools for creating, organizing, and working with 2D and 3D computer representations of building components to produce models used in design, construction planning, visualization, and analysis.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 8 units total)
CEE 122A:
Computer Integrated Architecture/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C)
Undergraduates serve as apprentices to graduate students in the AEC global project teams in CEE 222A. Apprentices participate in all activities of the AEC team, including the goals, objectives, constraints, tasks, and process of a crossdisciplinary global AEC teamwork in the concept development phase of a comprehensive building project. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
CEE 122B:
Computer Integrated A/E/C
Undergraduates serve as apprentices to graduate students in the AEC global project teams in CEE 222B. Project activity focuses on modeling, simulation, life-cycle cost, and cost benefit analysis in the project development phase. Prerequisite: CEE 122A.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
CEE 124:
Sustainable Development Studio
(Graduate students register for 224A.) Project-based. Sustainable design, development, use and evolution of buildings; connections of building systems to broader resource systems. Areas include architecture, structure, materials, energy, water, air, landscape, and food. Projects use a cradle-to-cradle approach focusing on technical and biological nutrient cycles and information and knowledge generation and organization. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Barton, J. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Kunz, J. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Lin, M. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI);
Lin, D. (GP)
CEE 129:
Climate Change Adaptation for Coastal Cities: Engineering and Policy for a Sustainable Future (CEE 229)
How will climate change affect cities and how will cities respond? Includes an exploration of the threat of climate change to coastal cities worldwide and the potential engineering and policy responses. Understanding of the nature of the challenge of city adaptation planning in terms of earth systems, infrastructure development, urban planning, and social systems. Consideration of economic, social, legal and environmental implications. Student projects will contribute to on-going research. Interdisciplinary. Guest speakers, case studies, and readings.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 12 units total)
CEE 12SC:
Good Food, Fast Cars, Great Spaces: Connections Between Architecture, Cooking, Photography, Design
Why is it that architects almost routinely share passions for cuisine, vehicles, photography, and sailing? Many chefs were trained as architects, most architects are excellent cooks and photographers, and a stunning number of architects own boats. This course will explore the key design ideas, notions of creativity, and interest in form that thread through each of these professions. The first half of the course will focus on readings and discussion about creativity and form; the second half will test a single conceptual idea through a series of projects in two or three fields. Possible field trips may include a visit to Tesla, America¿s Cup events in SF, Baume (2 Michelin Star restaurant in Palo Alto), IDEO, and architecture firms.
| Units: 2
CEE 130:
Architectural Design: 3-D Modeling, Methodology, and Process
Preference to Architectural Design majors; others by consent of instructor. Projects investigate conceptual approaches to the design of key architectural elements, such as wall and roof. Functional and structural considerations. Focus is on constructing 3-D models in a range of materials; 3-D computer modeling. Students keep a graphic account of the evolution of their design process. Final project entails design of a simple structure. Limited enrollment. Pre- or corequisite: CEE 31 or 31Q.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
CEE 131A:
Professional Practice: Mixed-Use Design in an Urban Setting
The delivery of a successful building design program involves unique collaboration between architect and client. This course will endeavor to teach the skills necessary for a designer to identify, evaluate, conceptualize and fully document a complex mixed-use urban design. Students will complete the course with a detailed knowledge of the consultants, engineers and other professionals needed for a complete program. Course deliverables will include three short assignments and a final project consisting of basic schematic drawings for the selected project.nnGuest presenters will cover topics of interest. Lectures, discussions, in-class studio-work and an oral presentation.nPre-requisite: CEE 130
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
CEE 131B:
Financial Management of Sustainable Urban Systems
Focus is on financial management of sustainable urban systems. The course will study different kinds of financial services available, the management of financial resources, and relationships to financial service providers. The course will also study how financial services and relationships to financial service providers can be used to accomplish construction management, energy, and architecture work in sustainable urban systems. The learning outcome is an understanding of how financial services can be used in development of sustainable urban systems. nnThe course work is structured so that there are three modules: 1) general knowledge of financial management, 2) in-depth application in construction management, energy, or architecture, and 3) comparison of similarities and differences in-between the in-depth applications. Students will focus on one of the in-depth applications in a group work, and present the result of this application to students that make other applications. A key learning aspect is the understanding of how finance is used in construction management, energy, and architecture work. Students should be able to show the value, financial viability, and risk management of sustainable urban system development in construction management, energy, and architecture. Students should be able to finance construction management, energy, and architecture work. nnReadings include applications of finance and management to construction management, energy, or architecture. Guest speakers include developers, financial managers at construction firms, managers at energy firms, construction managers.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 133F:
Principles of Freehand Drawing
Traditional methods of depicting shape, form, and surface are applied to the discipline of architectural drawing. Students develop abilities to observe visual phenomenon analytically and translate subjects onto a two-dimensional surface in a variety of media. Drawing techniques such as modeling form, shading, rendering materials, and articulating landscaping are explored. Linear perspective exercises provide a foundation for the construction of drawings to illustrate cohesive design proposals. Step-by-step constructions, quick freehand sketches from slides, and on-location studies.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 134B:
Intermediate Arch Studio (CEE 234B)
This studio offers students experience in working with a real site and a real client program to develop a community facility. Students will develop site analysis, review a program for development and ultimately design their own solutions that meet client and community goals. Sustainability, historic preservation, community needs and materials will all play a part in the development of students final project. Students will also gain an understanding of graphic conventions, verbal and presentation techniques. Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 8 units total)
CEE 135A:
Parametric Modeling and Optimization
This course introduces and explores tools and techniques for computational design and parametric modeling as a foundation for design optimization. The course covers several parametric design modeling platforms and scripting environments that enable rapid generation and evaluation of parametrically-driven design alternatives.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
CEE 137B:
Advanced Architecture Studio (CEE 237B)
This course will focus on the topic of interdisciplinary collaboration and its role in the development of design concepts. Specifically, the integration of structural with architectural considerations to produce a unified urban, spatial, tectonic and structural proposition will be our field of investigation. This course is an architecture studio course where class time will be spent primarily in individual or group desk critiques and pin-up sessions. Additionally, there will be lectures, case study presentations and a field trip. Prerequisites: required: CEE 31 (or 31Q) Drawing, CEE 110 BIM and CEE 130 Design.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
CEE 139:
Design Portfolio Methods
Students present designs completed in other studio courses to communicate design intentions and other aspects of their work. Instruction in photography; preparation of a design portfolio; and short essays that characterize portfolio contents. Oral presentation workshops offered through the Center for Teaching and Learning. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: two Art or Architecture studio courses, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
CEE 13SC:
Energizing a Sustainable Future
The economic advancement, social equity, and planet earth habitat of your and future generations depend in major part on preparing for sustainable supply and efficient use of energy. The objective of this course is to provide a foundation for your future scholarship and action to increase energy sustainability. We will explore three major energy activities: development of fossil and renewable resources; conversion to useful forms; and use in buildings, transportation, and industry. All are strongly influenced by the energy markets, technologies, and policies that we will also study. nOur quest for a sustainable energy future will begin at Stanford¿s Bass Center in Washington D.C. and conclude back on the Farm. This will allow access to policy makers and major organizations along with plans for major improvements to Stanford¿s energy system and buildings. The course requires: query responses on the readings in advance of class sessions; participation in morning class discussions and afternoon activities with key energy players; in teams of two, analysis of a self-selected topic related to an energy market or technology; and a group course project to analyze an energy policy or proposal. It is offered for two units with Satisfactory/No Credit grading.nStudents cover their own travel to the Bass center and arrive by 5 p.m. on September 6. The program will cover your travel to campus on September 16. Students planning to observe religious holidays during September Studies should check with the instructor to work through potential conflicts.
| Units: 2
CEE 13SI:
Introduction to Architectural Modeling
Architecture is half design, half communicating design. In this course, students will gain the skills necessary to communicate architectural concepts through 3D modeling. From foam core to basswood to less known materials, students will gain a tactile understanding of material qualities and present their study models in portfolio format. Special focus will also be placed on techniques incorporating both computer-aided drafting and physical modeling through the laser cutter machine. No prior experience is necessary, but students will be expected to work in the studio outside of class time. Limited enrollment. Please contact Derek Ouyang at derekouyang@gmail.com for more info.. Class meets in PRL 36.
| Units: 2
CEE 141B:
Infrastructure Project Delivery (CEE 241B)
Infrastructure is critical to the economy, global competitiveness and quality of life. Topics include energy, transportation, water, public facilities ,and communications sectors. Analysis of how projects are designed, constructed, operated, and maintained. Focus is on public works projects in the U.S. Alternative project delivery approaches and organizational strategies. Case studies of real infrastructure projects. Industry guest speakers. Student teams prepare finance/design/build/operate/maintain project proposals.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 141C:
Global Infrastructure Projects Seminar (CEE 241C)
Real infrastructure projects presented by industry guest speakers. Energy, transportation, water, public facilities and communications projects are featured. Course provides comparisons of project development and delivery approaches for mega-projects around the world. Alternative project delivery methods, the role of public and private sector, different project management strategies, and lessons learned. Field trips to local projects.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
CEE 144:
Design and Innovation for the Circular Economy
The last 150 years of our industrial evolution have been material and energy intensive. The linear model of production and consumption manufactures goods from raw materials, wells and uses them, and then discards the products as waste. Circular economy provides a framework for systems-level redesign. It builds on schools of thought including regenerative design, performance economy industrial ecology, blue economy, biomimicry, and cradle to cradle. This course introduces the concepts of the circular economy and applies them to case studies of consumer products, household goods, and fixed assets.n nStudents will conduct independent projects on circular economy. Students may work alone or in small teams under the guidance of the teaching team and various collaborators worldwide. Class is limited to 14 students. All disciplines are welcome. This class fulfills the Writing & Rhetoric 2 requirement. Prerequisite: PWR 1.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
CEE 146A:
Engineering Economy (CEE 246A)
Fundamentals of financial and economic analysis. Engineering Economy Principles. Interest rates, Present value, annual cash flow, internal rate of return, benefit-cost analysis. Economic Life, Life Cycle Costs. Replacement analysis. Project Selection - Mutually Exclusive Alternatives, Multiple Objective Criteria. Depreciation. Inflation and Taxes. Sensitivity and risk analysis. Uncertainty and Probability. Decision Trees. Capital Budgeting. For CEE 146A: enrollment is limited to juniors and seniors. Attendance to the first class is mandatory (for both CEE 146A and CEE 246A).
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 147:
Cases in Personality, Leadership, and Negotiation (CEE 247)
Case studies target personality issues, risk willingness, and life skills essential for real world success. Failures, successes, and risk willingness in individual and group tasks based on the professor's experience as small business owner and construction engineer. Required full afternoon field trips to local sites. Application downloaded from coursework must be submitted before first class; mandatory first class attendance. No auditors.
Last offered: Spring 2010
| Units: 3
CEE 14SC:
When Engineers Go Sailing: the Science and Technology of America's Cup Yachts and Matches
Intense competition drives technological advancement in many sports; the America's Cup sailing competition stands out as a leading venue for innovation. The 34th AC competition will take place in San Francisco Bay during September 2013, providing close proximity, great timing, and the showcasing of major new technologies to create a special learning opportunity for Sophomore College students. This seminar will introduce students to engineering fundamentals, computer-based modeling and design, and advanced materials, using America's Cup technology as examples. The course will include guest speakers from America's Cup teams, visits to facilities, and field trips to matches. Students will complete readings and queries prior to the class sessions; class and laboratory exercises for sailing, modeling, and materials testing; group observation and analysis of America's Cup races; and group course projects analyzing a part of the technology for an America's Cup yacht. The course will also explore how students can apply engineering fundamentals, modeling techniques, advanced materials, and processes of innovation to other activities and industries. The seminar is offered for 2 units with S/NC grading.
| Units: 2
CEE 151:
Negotiation (CEE 251, EARTHSCI 251)
Students learn to prepare for and conduct negotiations in a variety of arenas including getting a job, managing workplace conflict, negotiating transactions, and managing personal relationships. Interactive class. The internationally travelled instructor who has mediated cases in over 75 countries will require students to negotiate real life case studies and discuss their results in class. Application required before first day of class; see Coursework.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 154:
Cases in Estimating Costs (CEE 254)
Students participate in bidding contests requiring cost determination in competitive markets. Monetary forces driving the construction industry as general principles applicable to any competitive business. Cases based on field trips and professor's experience as small business owner and construction engineer. Required full afternoon field trips to local sites. Limited enrollment; no auditors. Prerequisites: consent or intructor and application downloaded from CourseWork prior to start of class.
Last offered: Autumn 2009
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 155:
Introduction to Sensing Networks for CEE (CEE 255)
Introduce the design and implementation of sensor networks for monitoring the built and natural environment. Emphasis on the integration of modern sensor and communication technologies, signal processing and statistical models for network data analysis and interpretation to create practical deployments to enable sustainable systems, in areas such as energy, weather, transportation and buildings. Students will be involved in a practical project that may involve deploying a small sensor system, data models and analysis and signal processing. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
CEE 156:
Building Systems (CEE 256)
HVAC, lighting, and envelope systems for commercial and institutional buildings, with a focus on energy efficient design. Knowledge and skills required in the development of low-energy buildings that provide high quality environment for occupants.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 160:
Mechanics of Fluids Laboratory
Lab experiments illustrate conservation principles and flows of real fluids, analysis of error and modeling of simple fluid systems. Corequisite: 101B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
CEE 161A:
Rivers, Streams, and Canals (CEE 264A)
Introduction to the movement of water through natural and engineered channels, streams, and rivers. Basic equations and theory (mass, momentum, and energy equations) for steady and unsteady descriptions of the flow. Application of theory to the design of flood- control and canal systems. Flow controls such as weirs and sluice gates; gradually varied flow; Saint-Venant equations and flood waves; and method of characteristics. Open channel flow laboratory experiments: controls such as weirs and gates, gradually varied flow, and waves. Limited enrollment in lab section. Prerequisite: CEE 101B
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 164:
Introduction to Physical Oceanography (CEE 262D, EARTHSYS 164, EESS 148)
The dynamic basis of oceanography. Topics: physical environment; conservation equations for salt, heat, and momentum; geostrophic flows; wind-driven flows; the Gulf Stream; equatorial dynamics and ENSO; thermohaline circulation of the deep oceans; and tides. Prerequisite: PHYSICS 41 (formerly 53).
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
CEE 165C:
Water Resources Management (CEE 265C)
Examination of the basic principles of surface and ground water resources management in the context of increasing water scarcity and uncertainty due to climate change and other factors. Specific topics include reservoir, river basin and aquifer management, conjunctive use of surface andn ground water, and treated wastewater reuse. Special emphasis is placed on demand management through conservation, increased water use efficiency and economic measures. Besides the technical aspects of water management, an overview of its legal and institutional framework is provided.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
CEE 166A:
Watersheds and Wetlands (CEE 266A)
Introduction to the occurrence and movement of water in the natural environment and its role in creating and maintaining terrestrial, wetland, and aquatic habitat. Hydrologic processes, including precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, snowmelt, infiltration, subsurface flow, runoff, and streamflow. Rivers and lakes, springs and swamps. Emphasis is on observation and measurement, data analysis, modeling, and prediction. Prerequisite: 101B or equivalent. (Freyberg)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 166B:
Floods and Droughts, Dams and Aqueducts (CEE 266B)
Sociotechnical systems associated with human use of water as a resource and the hazards posed by too much or too little water. Potable and non-potable water use and conservation. Irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, rural and urban water supply systems, storm water management, flood damage mitigation, and water law and institutions. Emphasis is on engineering design. Prerequisite: 166A or equivalent. (Freyberg)
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 166D:
Water Resources and Water Hazards Field Trips (CEE 266D)
Introduction to water use and water hazards via weekly field trips to local and regional water resources facilities (dams, reservoirs, fish ladders and hatcheries, pumping plants, aqueducts, hydropower plants, and irrigation systems) and flood damage mitigation facilities (storm water detention ponds, channel modifications, flood control dams, and reservoirs). Each trip preceded by an orientation lecture.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
CEE 171:
Environmental Planning Methods
For juniors and seniors. Use of microeconomics and mathematical optimization theory in the design of environmental regulatory programs; tradeoffs between equity and efficiency in designing regulations; techniques for predicting adverse effects in environmental impact assessments; information disclosure requirements; and voluntary compliance of firms with international regulating norms. Prerequisites: MATH 51. Recommended: 70.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 171E:
Environmental Challenges and Policies in Europe (CEE 271E)
Current and future environmental challenges in Europe and related public policies in the European Union (EU). State of the European environment and human development, European environmental policy-making (multi-level ecological governance), global ecological role of the EU. Specific challenges include climate change adaptation, mitigation (carbon taxes, carbon market), climate change and European cities, biodiversity and ecosystems preservation (economics of biodiversity), energy management. Specific policies include environmental justice (environmental inequalities), human development and environmental sustainability indicators (beyond GDP) and absolute and relative decoupling (carbon intensity and resource productivity improvement). Open to undergraduates (freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors) as CEE 171E.
Last offered: Summer 2012
| Units: 3
CEE 171F:
New Indicators of Well-Being and Sustainability (CEE 271F)
Explore new ways to better measure human development, comprehensive wealth and sustainability beyond standard economic indicators such as income and GDP. Examine how new indicators shape global, national and local policy worldwide. Well-being topics include health, happiness, trust, inequality and governance. Sustainability topics include sustainable development, environmental performance indicators, material flow analysis and decoupling, and inclusive wealth indicators. Students will build their own indicator of well-being and sustainability for a term paper.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
CEE 172:
Air Quality Management
Quantitative introduction to the engineering methods used to study and seek solutions to current air quality problems. Topics: global atmospheric changes, urban sources of air pollution, indoor air quality problems, design and efficiencies of pollution control devices, and engineering strategies for managing air quality. Prerequisites: 70, MATH 51.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 173A:
Energy Resources (CEE 207A, EARTHSYS 103)
Comprehensive overview of fossil and renewable energy resources and energy efficiency. Topics covered for each resource: resource abundance, location, recovery, conversion, consumption, end-uses, environmental impacts, economics, policy, and technology. Applied lectures in specific energy sectors: buildings, transportation, the electricity industry, and energy in the developing world. Required field trips to local energy facilities. Optional discussion section for extra unit. CEE 173 is offered for 4-5 units; ES 103 is offered for 4-5 units; CEE 207A is offered for 3-5 units: instructor approval required for 3-unit option.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SI
CEE 173C:
Introduction to Membrane Technology for Water / Wastewater Treatment (CEE 273C)
This course equips students with a basic understanding of membrane processes and their application in the water industry. Topics covered include: introduction to membrane separation, reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, membrane characterization techniques (XPS, TEM, ATR-FTIR, streaming potential), mass transport phenomena (concentration polarization, solution-diffusion, pore-flow) fouling processes (scaling, biofouling), rejection of salts and trace organics, brine disposal, system design, energy and cost considerations of membrane treatment, pre- and post-treatment, case studies. The course includes a field trip to a reverse osmosis pilot plant and evaluation of field data.
Last offered: Summer 2012
| Units: 3
CEE 174A:
Providing Safe Water for the Developing and Developed World
This course will cover basic hydraulics and the fundamental processes used to provide and control water, and will introduce the basics of engineering design. In addition to understanding the details behind the fundamental processes, students will learn to feel comfortable developing initial design criteria (30% designs) for fundamental processes. Students should also develop a feel for the typical values of water treatment parameters and the equipment involved. The course should enable students to work competently in environmental engineering firms or on non-profit projects in the developing world such as Engineers without Borders. Pre-requisite: Chem31B/X.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 174B:
Wastewater Treatment: From Disposal to Resource Recovery
This course builds upon CEE 174A, covering basic hydraulics and the fundamental processes used to treat wastewater. In addition to understanding the details behind the fundamental processes, students will learn to feel comfortable developing initial design criteria (30% designs) for fundamental processes. Students should also develop a feel for the typical values of water treatment parameters and the equipment involved. After covering conventional processes, the class addresses newer processes used to meet emerging treatment objectives, including nutrient removal, composting of biosolids and recycling of wastewater for beneficial uses, including potable reuse. Pre-requisites: CEE 174A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 175S:
Environmental Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEE 275S)
Our current infrastructure for provision of critical services-clean water, energy, transportation, environmental protection; requires substantial upgrades. As a complement to the scientific and engineering innovations taking place in the environmental field, this course emphasizes the analysis of economic factors and value propositions that align value chain stakeholder interests.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 2
CEE 176A:
Energy Efficient Buildings
Analysis and design. Thermal analysis of building envelope, heating and cooling requirements, HVAC, and building integrated PV systems. Emphasis is on residential passive solar design and solar water heating. Lab.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 176B:
Electric Power: Renewables and Efficiency
Renewable and efficient electric power systems emphasizing analysis and sizing of photovoltaic arrays and wind turbines. Basic electric power generation, transmission and distribution, distributed generation, combined heat and power, fuel cells. End use demand, including lighting and motors. Lab.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 177:
Aquatic Chemistry and Biology
Introduction to chemical and biological processes in the aqueous environment. Basic aqueous equilibria; the structure, behavior, and fate of major classes of chemicals that dissolve in water; redox reactions; the biochemistry of aquatic microbial life; and biogeochemical processes that govern the fate of nutrients and metals in the environment and in engineered systems. Prerequisite: CHEM 31.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 177K:
Environmental Information Engineering (CEE 277K)
The role of information technology (IT) in enabling mankind to understand its impact on the planet and balance that with improving the quality of life of a rapidly growing population. After surveying the field, the course will examine the specific impacts that IT may have, by reference to case studies from energy, transportation, water and urban design fields. While some specific information technologies will be examined, this will be from a business perspective - detailed technical knowledge of IT not required.
Last offered: Summer 2012
| Units: 2-3
CEE 177L:
Smart Cities & Communities (CEE 277L)
The role of information technology (IT) in enabling mankind to improve the operations and sustainability of cities and communities. Review of what a "smarter" city of community might be, the role of IT in enabling them to become "smarter" (including what IT cannot achieve). Case studies on water, energy, transportation urban design and resilience.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 2-3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
CEE 177S:
Design for a Sustainable World (CEE 277S)
Technology-based problems faced by developing communities worldwide. Student groups partner with organizations abroad to work on concept, feasibility, design, implementation, and evaluation phases of various projects. Past projects include a water and health initiative, a green school design, seismic safety, and medical device. Admission based on written application and interview. See http://esw.stanford.edu for application. (Staff)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 15 units total)
CEE 177X:
Current Topics in Sustainable Engineering (CEE 277X)
This course is the first half of a two quarter, project-based design course that addresses the cultural, political, organizational, technical, and business issues at the heart of implementing sustainable engineering projects in the developing world. Students will be placed into one of three project teams and tackle a real-world design challenge in partnership with social entrepreneurs and NGOs. In CEE 177X/277X, students will gain the background skills and context necessary to effectively design engineering projects in developing nations. Instructor consent required.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
20 times
(up to 20 units total)
CEE 178:
Introduction to Human Exposure Analysis (CEE 276)
(Graduate students register for 276.) Scientific and engineering issues involved in quantifying human exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment. Pollutant behavior, inhalation exposure, dermal exposure, and assessment tools. Overview of the complexities, uncertainties, and physical, chemical, and biological issues relevant to risk assessment. Lab projects. Recommended: MATH 51. Apply at first class for admission.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
CEE 179A:
Water Chemistry Laboratory (CEE 273A)
(Graduate students register for 273A.) Laboratory application of techniques for the analysis of natural and contaminated waters, emphasizing instrumental techniques.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 179C:
Environmental Engineering Design
Application of engineering fundamentals including environmental engineering, hydrology, and engineering economy to a design problem. Enrollment limited; preference to seniors in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
CEE 179S:
Seminar: Issues in Environmental Science, Technology and Sustainability (CEE 279S, EARTHSYS 179S, EESS 179S)
Invited faculty, researchers and professionals share their insights and perspectives on a broad range of environmental and sustainability issues. Students critique seminar presentations and associated readings.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 4 units total)
CEE 179X:
Sustainable Urban System Seminar (CEE 279X)
SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS: Cities are based on several different systems; infrastructures, networks and environments. The effectiveness and efficiency of these systems determine how cities work and how successful a city is at delivering critical services. These systems are not discrete and must be considered holistically as well as individually. These core systems are interconnected and must be treated as such. Understanding one system and making it work better means that cities must comprehend the larger context and how the various systems are interconnected. This seminar series will explore various aspects of these critical systems and how we can make them more resilient and robust, to meet future challenges. Guest speakers, discussion and critical readings.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 3 units total)
CEE 180:
Structural Analysis
Analysis of beams, trusses, frames; method of indeterminate analysis by consistent displacement, least work, superposition equations, moment distribution. Introduction to matrix methods and computer methods of structural analysis. Prerequisite: 101A and ENGR 14.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 181:
Design of Steel Structures
Concepts of the design of steel structures with a load and resistance factor design (LRFD) approach; types of loading; structural systems; design of tension members, compression members, beams, beam-columns, and connections; and design of trusses and frames. Prerequisite: 180.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 182:
Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Properties of concrete and reinforcing steel; behavior of structural elements subject to bending moments, shear forces, torsion, axial loads, and combined actions; design of beams, slabs, columns and footings; strength design and serviceability requirements; design of simple structural systems for buildings. Prerequisite: 180.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 183:
Integrated Civil Engineering Design Project
Studio format. Design concepts for civil engineering facilities from schematic design through construction, taking into account sustainable engineering issues. Design exercises culminating in the design of a civil engineering facility, emphasizing structural systems and materials and integration with construction and other project requirements. Prerequisites: CEE 180, 181, 182; civil engineering major; architectural design major with instructor consent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
CEE 195:
Fundamentals of Structural Geology (GES 111)
Techniques for mapping using GPS and differential geometry to characterize structures; dimensional analysis and scaling relations; kinematics of deformation and flow; measurement and analysis of stress; elastic deformation and properties of rock; brittle deformation including fracture and faulting; linear viscous flow including folding and magma dynamics; model development and methodology. Models of tectonic processes are constructed and solutions visualized using MATLAB. Prerequisites: GES 1, MATH 51
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-FR, WAY-SMA
CEE 198:
Directed Reading or Special Studies in Civil Engineering
Written report or oral presentation required. Students must obtain a faculty sponsor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Barton, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Griggs, G. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, B. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Knapp, K. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Mitch, W. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Rajagopal, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Swisher, J. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Tatum, C. (PI);
Tucker, A. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI)
CEE 199:
Undergraduate Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Written report or oral presentation required. Students must obtain a faculty sponsor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Azgour, M. (PI);
Baker, J. (PI);
Barton, J. (PI);
Beaubois, T. (PI);
Beischer, T. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Caliz, A. (PI);
Choe, B. (PI);
Chow, L. (PI);
Clough, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Debbas, C. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Fong, D. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Fruchter, R. (PI);
Griggs, G. (PI);
Groves, R. (PI);
Hayes, K. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, B. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Knapp, K. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Kunz, J. (PI);
Larimer, A. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Mitch, W. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Rajagopal, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Sarkisian, M. (PI);
Shiles, B. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Tatum, C. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI);
Wasney, C. (PI);
Williams, A. (PI);
Wood, E. (PI);
Ouyang, D. (SI);
Lin, D. (GP)
CEE 199A:
Special Projects in Architecture
Faculty-directed study or internship. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Barton, J. (PI);
Beischer, T. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Jacobson, B. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI);
Lin, D. (GP)
CEE 199B:
Directed Studies in Architecture
Projects may include studio-mentoring activities, directed reading and writing on topics in the history and theory of architectural design, or investigations into design methodologies.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Barton, J. (PI);
Beischer, T. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Jacobson, B. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI);
Lin, D. (GP)
CEE 199H:
Undergraduate Honors Thesis
For students who have declared the Civil Engineering B.S. honors major and have obtained approval of a topic for research under the guidance of a CEE faculty adviser. Letter grade only. Written thesis or oral presentation required.n (Staff)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 2-3
| Repeatable
5 times
(up to 10 units total)
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Barton, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Kunz, J. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Rajagopal, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Tatum, C. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI);
Weyant, J. (PI)
CEE 199L:
Independent Project in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 20:
Elementary Surveying
| Units: 0-60
CEE 200A:
Teaching of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Required of CEE Ph.D. students. Strategies for effective teaching and introduction to engineering pedagogy. Topics: problem solving techniques and learning styles, individual and group instruction, the role of TAs, balancing other demands, grading. Teaching exercises. Register for quarter of teaching assistantship.nn 200A. Aut, 200B. Win, 200C. Spr
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Barton, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Clough, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Fong, D. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Kunz, J. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Linder, C. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
Meehan, R. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Mitch, W. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Rajagopal, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tucker, A. (PI);
Woodward, J. (PI)
CEE 200B:
Teaching of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Required of CEE Ph.D. students. Strategies for effective teaching and introduction to engineering pedagogy. Topics: problem solving techniques and learning styles, individual and group instruction, the role of TAs, balancing other demands, grading. Teaching exercises. Register for quarter of teaching assistantship. May be repeated for credit. 200A. Aut, 200B. Win, 200C. Spr
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Clough, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Fruchter, R. (PI);
Griggs, G. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Kunz, J. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Linder, C. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Mitch, W. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Rajagopal, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI)
CEE 200C:
Teaching of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Required of CEE Ph.D. students. Strategies for effective teaching and introduction to engineering pedagogy. Topics: problem solving techniques and learning styles, individual and group instruction, the role of TAs, balancing other demands, grading. Teaching exercises. Register for quarter of teaching assistantship. May be repeated for credit. 200A. Aut, 200B. Win, 200C. Spr
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Chui, M. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Linder, C. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Mitch, W. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Vikesland, P. (PI)
CEE 201D:
Computations in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE 101D)
Computational and visualization methods in the design and analysis of civil and environmental engineering systems. Focus is on applications of MATLAB. How to develop a more lucid and better organized programming style.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 201S:
Science & Engineering Problem-Solving with MatLab. (CEE 101S)
Introduction to the application of MATLAB to an array of engineering systems. Emphasis on computational and visualization methods in the design, modeling and analysis of engineering problems.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
CEE 202:
Construction Law and Claims
Concepts include the preparation and analysis of construction claims, cost overrun and schedule delay analysis, general legal principles, contracts, integrated project delivery, public private partnerships and the resolution of construction disputes through ADR and litigation. Requires attendance of the ten weeks of Monday classes (1/6/14 - 3/10/14) and the first five weeks of Tuesday classes (1/7/14 - 2/4/14)
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 203:
Probabilistic Models in Civil Engineering
Introduction to probability modeling and statistical analysis in civil engineering. Emphasis is on the practical issues of model selection, interpretation, and calibration. Application of common probability models used in civil engineering including Poisson processes and extreme value distributions. Parameter estimation. Linear regression.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
CEE 204:
Structural Reliability
Procedures for evaluating the safety of structural components and systems. First-and second-order estimates of failure probabilities of engineered systems. Sensitivity of failure probabilities to assumed parameter values. Measures of the relative importance of random variables. Reliability of systems with multiple failure modes. Reliability updating. Simulation methods and variance reduction techniques. Prerequisite: 203 or equivalent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
CEE 205B:
Advanced Topics in Structural Concrete
Concepts and application of strut and tie modeling including deep beams, design for torsion resistance, beam-column joints, bridge components, and post-tensioned anchor zones. Course project integrating computer simulation and physical experimentation of a structural concrete component. Prerequisites: CEE 285A or equivalent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 207A:
Energy Resources (CEE 173A, EARTHSYS 103)
Comprehensive overview of fossil and renewable energy resources and energy efficiency. Topics covered for each resource: resource abundance, location, recovery, conversion, consumption, end-uses, environmental impacts, economics, policy, and technology. Applied lectures in specific energy sectors: buildings, transportation, the electricity industry, and energy in the developing world. Required field trips to local energy facilities. Optional discussion section for extra unit. CEE 173 is offered for 4-5 units; ES 103 is offered for 4-5 units; CEE 207A is offered for 3-5 units: instructor approval required for 3-unit option.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
CEE 207S:
Energy Resources: Fuels and Tools (CEE 107S)
Energy is a vital part of our daily lives. This course examines where that energy comes from, and the advantages and disadvantages across different fuels. Contextual analysis of energy decisions for transportation and electricity generation around the world. Energy resources covered include oil, biomass, natural gas, nuclear, hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal, and emerging technologies. Prerequisites: Algebra. Note: may not be taken by students who have completed CEE 173A, CEE 207 or EARTHSYS 103.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
CEE 209:
Risk Quantification and Insurance
Principles of risk management along with concepts of frequency and severity and various risk measures such as probabilities of exceeding given loss level, probabilities of insolvency, and expected value of shortfall will be introduced. Various risk handlingn techniques will be discussed with particular emphasis on insurance. Ability to express preferences between random future gains or losses, will be presented in the context of stochastic ordering of risks. Credibility theory and generalized linear models will be used for claims predictions. Prerequisites: CEE 203 or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
CEE 211:
Multidisciplinary Modeling and Analysis (CEE 111)
(Graduate students register for 211.) Computer modeling, visualization, analysis, and graphical communication of building projects. Use of 3D models in laser scanning, rendering, animation, daylight, energy, cost, structural, lighting analysis, and computer controlled fabrication. Underlying 3D computer representations, and analysis tools and their applications. Guest lectures, lab exercises, class project. Prerequisite: 110 or CAD experience.
Last offered: Winter 2012
| Units: 4
CEE 212A:
Industry Applications of Virtual Design & Construction
Building upon the concept of the VDC Scorecard, CEE 112A/212A investigates in the management of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) programs and projects in the building industry. Interacting with experts and professionals in real estate, architecture, engineering , construction and technology providers, students will learn from the industry applications of Building Information Modeling and its relationship with Integrated Project Delivery, Sustainable Design and Construction, and Virtual Design and Construction. Students will conduct case studies to evaluate the maturity of VDC planning, adoption, technology and performance in practice. Students taking 3 or 4 units will be paired up with independent research or case study projects on the industry applications of VDC. No prerequisite. See CEE 112B/212B in the Winter Quarter and CEE 112C/212C in the Spring Quarter.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 2-4
CEE 212B:
Industry Applications of Virtual Design & Construction (CEE 112B)
CEE 112B/212B is a practicum on the Industry Applications on Virtual Design and Construction (VDC). Students will gain insights and develop skills that are essential for academic research, internships or industry practice in VDC and Building Information Modeling (BIM). Students can choose between one of the two project topics: [1] Industrialized Construction with Virtual Parts (No Prerequisite) or [2] Industry Benchmarking & Applications of the VDC Management Scorecard (Suggested Prerequisite: CEE 112A/212A).
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-4
CEE 212D:
Industry Applications of Virtual Design and Construction (CEE 112D)
A continuation of the CEE 112/212 series, CEE 112D/212D is an industry-focused and project-based practicum that focuses on the industry applications of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC). Students will be paired up with industry-based VDC research or application opportunities with public owners and private developers, professional associations, and/or other member organizations of the Center for Integrated Facility Engineering at Stanford. Independently, students will conduct case studies, research activities, and/or develop VDC and building information models (BIM) using off-the-shelf technologies for project analysis, collaboration, communication and optimization. Students will gain insights and develop skills that are essential for academic research, internships or industry practice in VDC. Prerequisite: CEE110/210, CEE 112C/212C, CEE 122B/222B, or Instructor's Approval.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-4
CEE 220A:
Building Information Modeling Workshop (CEE 120A)
The foundational Building Information Modeling course introduces techniques for creating, managing, and applying of building information models in the building design and construction process. The course covers processes and tools for creating, organizing, and working with 2D and 3D computer representations of building components and geometries to produce models used in architectural design, construction planning and documentation, rendering and visualization, simulation and analysis.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-4
CEE 220B:
Building Information Modeling Workshop (CEE 120B)
This course builds upon the Building Information Model concepts introduced in 110A/220A and illustrates how BIM modeling tools are used to design, analyze, and model building systems including structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection.nThe course covers the essential physical principles, design criteria, and design strategies for each system and explores processes and tools for modeling those systems and analyzing their performance.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 2-4
CEE 220C:
Parametric Design and Optimization (CEE 120C)
This course explores tools and techniques for computational design and parametric modeling as a foundation for design optimization. Class sessions will introduce several parametric design modeling platforms and scripting environments that enable rapid generation of 3D models and enable rapid evaluation of parametrically-driven design alternatives.nnTopics to be featured include:n-Principles of parametric design vs. direct modelingn-Design exploration using parametric modeling platforms (Revit/FormIt, Rhino)n-Visual scripting languages and environments (Dynamo, Grasshopper, DesignScript)n-Single- and multi-dimensional optimization techniques and guidance strategies.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 2-4
CEE 220S:
Building Information Modeling Special Study (CEE 120S)
Special studies of Building Information Modeling strategies and techniques focused on creating, managing, and applying models in the building design and construction process. Processes and tools for creating, organizing, and working with 2D and 3D computer representations of building components to produce models used in design, construction planning, visualization, and analysis.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 8 units total)
CEE 222A:
Computer Integrated Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) Global Teamwork
AEC students engage in a crossdisciplinary, collaborative, geographically distributed, and multicultural project-based teamwork. AEC teams exercise their domain knowledge and information technologies in a multidisciplinary context focusing on the design and construction concept development phase of a comprehensive building project. Prerequisite: interview with Instructor in Autumn Quarter.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 222B:
Computer Integrated Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) Global Teamwork
Global AEC student teams continue their project activity focusing on the most challenging concept developed in 222A and chosen jointly with their client. Comprehensive team project focusing on design and construction, including: project development and documentation; detailing, 3D and 4D modeling, simulation, sustainable concepts, cost benefit analysis, and life-cycle cost analysis; and final project presentation of product and process. Prerequisite: CEE 222A.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
CEE 223:
Materials for Sustainable Urban Systems
Students will learn to evaluate alternate materials and make a case for materials selection for given urban infrastructure projects considering the material's performance over time, life cycle impacts, and effect on humans. Limited enrollment. Pre-requisites: CEE 226, CEE 101A or equivalent.
| Units: 3
CEE 223A:
Based Materials, Properties and Durability
Students will develop an understanding of the chemical and physical processes of cement and concrete hydration, strength development, mechanical performance and durability. Students will learn how the properties of materials and admixture combine to create a wide range of cement-based materials used in the built environment. The course will address sustainable construction, including the use of alternative cements, admixtures, and aggregates. Students will apply the principles in this course to various aspects of civil and structural engineering, including innovative mix design specification and review, structural investigations and failure analysis, and cementitious materials research.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
CEE 224A:
Sustainable Development Studio
(Undergraduates, see 124.) Project-based. Sustainable design, development, use and evolution of buildings; connections of building systems to broader resource systems. Areas include architecture, structure, materials, energy, water, air, landscape, and food. Projects use a cradle-to-cradle approach focusing on technical and biological nutrient cycles and information and knowledge generation and organization. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Barton, J. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fu, E. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Jacobson, B. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Kunz, J. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Lin, M. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI);
Lin, D. (GP)
CEE 226:
Life Cycle Assessment for Complex Systems
Life cycle modeling of products, industrial processes, and infrastructure/building systems; material and energy balances for large interdependent systems; environmental accounting; and life cycle costing. These methods, based on ISO 14000 standards, are used to examine emerging technologies, such as biobased products, building materials, building integrated photovoltaics, and alternative design strategies, such as remanufacturing, dematerialization, LEED, and Design for Environment: DfE. Student teams complete a life cycle assessment of a product or system chosen from industry.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
CEE 226E:
Advanced Topics in Integrated, Energy-Efficient Building Design
Innovative methods and systems for the integrated design and evaluation of energy efficient buildings. Guest practitioners and researchers in energy efficient buildings. Student initiated final project. Prerequisites: CEE 156 or CEE 256. All students are expected to participate in the group project assignments. Students taking the course for two units will not be required to complete in-class assignments or individual homework assignments.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-3
CEE 227:
Global Project Finance
Public and private sources of finance for large, complex, capital-intensive projects in developed and developing countries. Benefits and disadvantages, major participants, risk sharing, and challenges of project finance in emerging markets. Financial, economic, political, cultural, and technological elements that affect project structures, processes, and outcomes. Case studies. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
CEE 229:
Climate Change Adaptation for Coastal Cities: Engineering and Policy for a Sustainable Future (CEE 129)
How will climate change affect cities and how will cities respond? Includes an exploration of the threat of climate change to coastal cities worldwide and the potential engineering and policy responses. Understanding of the nature of the challenge of city adaptation planning in terms of earth systems, infrastructure development, urban planning, and social systems. Consideration of economic, social, legal and environmental implications. Student projects will contribute to on-going research. Interdisciplinary. Guest speakers, case studies, and readings.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 12 units total)
CEE 234B:
Intermediate Arch Studio (CEE 134B)
This studio offers students experience in working with a real site and a real client program to develop a community facility. Students will develop site analysis, review a program for development and ultimately design their own solutions that meet client and community goals. Sustainability, historic preservation, community needs and materials will all play a part in the development of students final project. Students will also gain an understanding of graphic conventions, verbal and presentation techniques. Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 8 units total)
CEE 237B:
Advanced Architecture Studio (CEE 137B)
This course will focus on the topic of interdisciplinary collaboration and its role in the development of design concepts. Specifically, the integration of structural with architectural considerations to produce a unified urban, spatial, tectonic and structural proposition will be our field of investigation. This course is an architecture studio course where class time will be spent primarily in individual or group desk critiques and pin-up sessions. Additionally, there will be lectures, case study presentations and a field trip. Prerequisites: required: CEE 31 (or 31Q) Drawing, CEE 110 BIM and CEE 130 Design.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
CEE 241:
Managing Fabrication and Construction
Methods to manage the physical production of construction projects; design, analysis, and optimization of the fabricate-assemble process including performance metrics. Project management techniques and production system design including: push versus pull methods; master scheduling and look-ahead scheduling; scope, cost, and schedule control; earned value analysis; critical path method; location-based scheduling; 4D modeling; workflow; trade coordination; methods to understand uncertainty and reduce process variability; and supply chain systems including made-to-stock, engineered-to-order, and made-to-order. Prerequisite: 100 or consent of instructor. Recommended corequisite: 240.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
CEE 241B:
Infrastructure Project Delivery (CEE 141B)
Infrastructure is critical to the economy, global competitiveness and quality of life. Topics include energy, transportation, water, public facilities ,and communications sectors. Analysis of how projects are designed, constructed, operated, and maintained. Focus is on public works projects in the U.S. Alternative project delivery approaches and organizational strategies. Case studies of real infrastructure projects. Industry guest speakers. Student teams prepare finance/design/build/operate/maintain project proposals.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 241C:
Global Infrastructure Projects Seminar (CEE 141C)
Real infrastructure projects presented by industry guest speakers. Energy, transportation, water, public facilities and communications projects are featured. Course provides comparisons of project development and delivery approaches for mega-projects around the world. Alternative project delivery methods, the role of public and private sector, different project management strategies, and lessons learned. Field trips to local projects.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
CEE 241T:
Fundamentals of Managing Fabrication and Construction
Schedule representations including Gantt chart, critical path method (CPM), 4D modeling, and location-based schedules (LBS); activity definition; Product Breakdown Structure (PBS) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); consideration of resources constraints, variability, and types of materials in schedule definition; production systems including push, pull, and collaborative systems; project control including earned value analysis (EVA) and plan percent complete (PPC); schedule performance metrics. Class will be held during the first five weeks of Autumn Quarter only.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
CEE 242T:
Organizational Behavior and Design for Construction
Introduction to organizational behavior and organizational design for Architecture, Engineering and Construction projects and companies. Class incorporates readings, individual and group case study assignments. Students use computer simulation to analyze project organizations and predict schedule, cost and quality risks. This class is a prerequisite for CEE 242P.
| Units: 2
CEE 244:
Fundamentals of Construction Accounting and Finance
Concepts of financial accounting and economics emphasizing the construction industry. Financial statements, accounting concepts, project accounting methods, and the nature of project costs. Case study of major construction contractor. Ownership structure, working capital, and the sources and uses of funds.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
CEE 244A:
Sustainable Banking Seminar
This seminar explores ideas for redesigning banks and the banking sector to achieve three goals: (1) keep the bank and its depositors safe, (2) keep the borrowers, communities, and societies affected by the bank's lending decisions safe, and (3) use bank transactions to improve the sustainability of natural ecosystems. Weekly speakers include bankers, bank regulators, and financial technology (fintech) innovators focused on sustainable banking.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 246:
Entrepreneurship in Civil & Environmental Engineering
CEE 246 is a team project-based course geared toward developing entrepreneurial businesses related to civil and environmental engineering. With support of industry mentors, students are guided through the process of identifying opportunities, developing business plans, and determining funding sources. The class culminates with presentations to industry experts and venture capitalists (VC) to mimic typical investor pitches. The goal is to provide students with the knowledge and network to realize their business idea.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
CEE 246A:
Engineering Economy (CEE 146A)
Fundamentals of financial and economic analysis. Engineering Economy Principles. Interest rates, Present value, annual cash flow, internal rate of return, benefit-cost analysis. Economic Life, Life Cycle Costs. Replacement analysis. Project Selection - Mutually Exclusive Alternatives, Multiple Objective Criteria. Depreciation. Inflation and Taxes. Sensitivity and risk analysis. Uncertainty and Probability. Decision Trees. Capital Budgeting. For CEE 146A: enrollment is limited to juniors and seniors. Attendance to the first class is mandatory (for both CEE 146A and CEE 246A).
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 246B:
Real Estate Finance Seminar
Real estate principles and process. Financial modeling. Feasibility analysis. Sources and uses of funds. Cash flow projections. Profit and loss reports. Financing issues for different types of real estate projects. Redevelopment projects. Financing green projects and technologies. Current challenges in financial markets. Group project and presentation. Limited enrollment with priority to CEM, DCI, and SDC students not enrolled in CEE 248. Prerequisites: CEE 246A or equivalent, ENGR 60. Recommended: knowledge of spreadsheets.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
CEE 247:
Cases in Personality, Leadership, and Negotiation (CEE 147)
Case studies target personality issues, risk willingness, and life skills essential for real world success. Failures, successes, and risk willingness in individual and group tasks based on the professor's experience as small business owner and construction engineer. Required full afternoon field trips to local sites. Application downloaded from coursework must be submitted before first class; mandatory first class attendance. No auditors.
Last offered: Spring 2010
| Units: 3
CEE 247A:
Network Governance
This course aims at providing students with insights, concepts and skills needed to understand the dynamics of multi-actor interaction processes in uncertain and often highly politicized contexts and to be able to cope with technological and strategic uncertainties and risks including the unpredictable behavior of actors. They will develop knowledge, skills and competences about how to manage divergent and conflicting interests of different actors including principles of integrative negotiation, communication and mediation.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
CEE 248S:
Introduction to Real Estate Development Seminar
This seminar will offer students an introduction to Real Estate Development. Senior Principals from Sares Regis, a regional commercial and residential real estate development company, will cover topics on all aspects of the development process. Guest speakers from the fields of architecture and engineering, finance and marketing will participate in some of the classes. They will offer the students a window into the world of how houses, apartments, office buildings and public facilities are conceived of, brought through the design and approval process, financed, marketed and then sold and/or rented. There will be five one-and-a-half-hour lectures (robust class discussion encouraged). Classes commence on April 9th and complete on May 7th. There will be one written project assignment due prior to class on April 23rd. No prior knowledge of real estate is required.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
CEE 249:
Labor and Industrial Relations: Negotiations, Strikes, and Dispute Resolution
Labor/management negotiations, content of a labor agreement, strikes, dispute resolution, contemporary issues affecting labor and management, and union versus open shop competitiveness in the marketplace. Case studies; presentations by union leaders, legal experts, and contractor principals. Simulated negotiation session with union officials and role play in an arbitration hearing.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
CEE 251:
Negotiation (CEE 151, EARTHSCI 251)
Students learn to prepare for and conduct negotiations in a variety of arenas including getting a job, managing workplace conflict, negotiating transactions, and managing personal relationships. Interactive class. The internationally travelled instructor who has mediated cases in over 75 countries will require students to negotiate real life case studies and discuss their results in class. Application required before first day of class; see Coursework.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 252P:
Construction Engineering Practicum
Construction engineering is a series of technical activities to meet project objectives related to cost and schedule, safety, quality, and sustainability. These activities include: 1) designing temporary works and construction work processes; 2) providing the required temporary and permanent resources; and 3) integrating activities to consider construction during all project phases and between projects. The objectives of CEE252P are to learn about the technical fundamentals, resources, and field operations required to complete construction engineering activities and to develop a foundation for continued related learning. The course requires reviewing recorded presentations and other online resources, completing queries, participating in class sessions with guest speakers and in field trips, completing group exercises and projects, and preparing an individual final paper. The exercises, completed by all groups, include construction engineering activities for earthwork, concrete construction, and steel erection. Each group will also complete a project to analyze one of the following types of systems or facilities: building electrical systems, lighting systems, HVAC systems, control systems, solar photovoltaic power plant, solar thermal power plant, and wind turbine power plant.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 252Q:
Construction Engineering Fundamentals
Construction engineering is a series of technical activities to meet project objectives related to cost and schedule, safety, quality, and sustainability. These activities include: 1) designing temporary works and construction work processes; 2) providing the required temporary and permanent resources; and 3) integrating activities to consider construction during all project phases and between projects. The objectives of CEE 252Q are to learn about the technical fundamentals, resources, and field operations required to complete construction engineering activities and to develop a foundation for continued related learning. The course requires reviewing recorded presentations and other online resources, completing queries, participating in class sessions with guest speakers and in field trips, and completing group exercises and projects. The exercises, completed by all of the student groups, include construction engineering activities for earthwork, concrete construction, and steel erection. Each group will also complete a project to analyze one of the following types of systems or facilities: building electrical systems, lighting systems, HVAC systems, control systems, solar photovoltaic power plant, and wind turbine power plant.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
CEE 254:
Cases in Estimating Costs (CEE 154)
Students participate in bidding contests requiring cost determination in competitive markets. Monetary forces driving the construction industry as general principles applicable to any competitive business. Cases based on field trips and professor's experience as small business owner and construction engineer. Required full afternoon field trips to local sites. Limited enrollment; no auditors. Prerequisites: consent or intructor and application downloaded from CourseWork prior to start of class.
Last offered: Autumn 2009
| Units: 3
CEE 255:
Introduction to Sensing Networks for CEE (CEE 155)
Introduce the design and implementation of sensor networks for monitoring the built and natural environment. Emphasis on the integration of modern sensor and communication technologies, signal processing and statistical models for network data analysis and interpretation to create practical deployments to enable sustainable systems, in areas such as energy, weather, transportation and buildings. Students will be involved in a practical project that may involve deploying a small sensor system, data models and analysis and signal processing. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
CEE 256:
Building Systems (CEE 156)
HVAC, lighting, and envelope systems for commercial and institutional buildings, with a focus on energy efficient design. Knowledge and skills required in the development of low-energy buildings that provide high quality environment for occupants.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
CEE 258:
Donald R. Watson Seminar in Construction Engineering and Management
Presentations from construction industry leaders. Discussions with speakers from various segments of industry regarding career options. Student groups interact with industry representatives after class.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
CEE 258B:
Donald R. Watson Seminar in Construction Engineering and Management
Weekly seminars and field trips focusing on technical aspects of concrete and steel construction. Submission of abstract and paper required.
Last offered: Winter 2010
| Units: 1
CEE 259A:
Construction Problems
Group-selected problems in construction techniques, equipment, or management; preparation of oral and written reports. Guest specialists from the construction industry. See 299 for individual studies. Prerequisites: graduate standing in CEM program and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 259B:
Construction Problems
Group-selected problems in construction techniques, equipment, or management; preparation of oral and written reports. Guest specialists from the construction industry. See 299 for individual studies. Prerequisites: graduate standing in CEM program and consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 260A:
Physical Hydrogeology (EESS 220)
(Formerly GES 230.) Theory of underground water occurrence and flow, analysis of field data and aquifer tests, geologic groundwater environments, solution of field problems, and groundwater modeling. Introduction to groundwater contaminant transport and unsaturated flow. Lab. Prerequisite: elementary calculus.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
CEE 260B:
Surface and Near-Surface Hydrologic Response (GES 237)
Quantitative review of process-based hydrology and geomorphology. Introduction to finite-difference and finite-element methods of numerical analysis. Topics: biometeorology, unsaturated and saturated subsurface fluid flow, overland and open channel flow, and physically-based simulation of coupled surface and near-surface hydrologic response. Links hydrogeology, soil physics, and surface water hydrology.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 260C:
Contaminant Hydrogeology and Reactive Transport (EESS 221, GES 225)
For earth scientists and engineers. Environmental, geologic, and water resource problems involving migration of contaminated groundwater through porous media and associated biogeochemical and fluid-rock reactions. Conceptual and quantitative treatment of advective-dispersive transport with reacting solutes. Predictive models of contaminant behavior controlled by local equilibrium and kinetics. Modern methods of contaminant transport simulation and reactive transport modeling using geochemical transport software. Some Matlab programming / program modification required. Prerequisite: Physical Hydrogeology EESS 220 / CEE 260A (Gorelick) or equivalent. Recommended: course work in environmental chemistry or geochemistry (e.g., one or more of the following: EESS 155, EESS 156/256 GES 90, GES 170/279, GES 171, CEE 177 or CEE 270).
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
CEE 262A:
Hydrodynamics
The flow of incompressible viscous fluid; emphasis is on developing an understanding of fluid dynamics that can be applied to environmental flows. Topics: kinematics of fluid flow; equations of mass and momentum conservation (including density variations); some exact solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations; appropriate analysis of fluid flows including Stokes flows, potential flows, and laminar boundary layers; and an introduction to the effects of rotation and stratification through scaling analysis of fluid flows. Prerequisites: 101B or consent of instructor; and some knowledge of vector calculus and differential equations.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
CEE 262B:
Transport and Mixing in Surface Water Flows
Application of fluid mechanics to problems of pollutant transport and mixing in the water environment. Mathematical models of advection, diffusion, and dispersion. Application of theory to problems of transport and mixing in rivers, estuaries, and lakes and reservoirs. Recommended: 262A and CME 102 (formerly ENGR 155A), or equivalents.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
CEE 262C:
Modeling Environmental Flows
Introduction to numerical methods for modeling surface water flows in rivers, lakes, estuaries and the coastal ocean. Topics include stability and accuracy analysis, curvilinear and unstructured grids, implicit/explicit methods, transport and diffusion, shallow water equations, nonhydrostatic equations, Navier-Stokes solvers, turbulence modeling. Prerequisites: CEE262A, CME206, or equivalent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 262D:
Introduction to Physical Oceanography (CEE 164, EARTHSYS 164, EESS 148)
The dynamic basis of oceanography. Topics: physical environment; conservation equations for salt, heat, and momentum; geostrophic flows; wind-driven flows; the Gulf Stream; equatorial dynamics and ENSO; thermohaline circulation of the deep oceans; and tides. Prerequisite: PHYSICS 41 (formerly 53).
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
CEE 262F:
Ocean Waves
The fluid mechanics of surface gravity waves in the ocean of relevance to engineers and oceanographers. Topics include irrotational waves, wave dispersion, wave spectra, effects of bathymetry (shoaling), mass transport, effects of viscosity, and mean currents driven by radiation stresses. Prerequisite: CEE 262A or a graduate class in fluid mechanics.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 263B:
Numerical Weather Prediction
Numerical weather prediction. Continuity equations for air and water vapor, the thermodynamic energy equation, and momentum equations derived for the atmosphere. Numerical methods of solving partial differential equations, including finite-difference, finite-element, semi-Lagrangian, and pseudospectral methods. Time-stepping schemes: the forward-Euler, backward-Euler, Crank-Nicolson, Heun, Matsuno, leapfrog, and Adams-Bashforth schemes. Boundary-layer turbulence parameterizations, soil moisture, and cloud modeling. Project developing a basic weather prediction model. Prerequisite: CS 106A or equivalent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
CEE 263C:
Weather and Storms (CEE 63)
Daily and severe weather and global climate. Topics: structure and composition of the atmosphere, fog and cloud formation, rainfall, local winds, wind energy, global circulation, jet streams, high and low pressure systems, inversions, el Niño, la Niña, atmosphere/ocean interactions, fronts, cyclones, thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, pollutant transport, global climate and atmospheric optics.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 263D:
Air Pollution and Global Warming: History, Science, and Solutions (CEE 64)
Survey of Survey of air pollution and global warming and their renewable energy solutions. Topics: evolution of the Earth's atmosphere, history of discovery of chemicals in the air, bases and particles in urban smog, visibility, indoor air pollution, acid rain, stratospheric and Antarctic ozone loss, the historic climate record, causes and effects of global warming, impacts of energy systems on pollution and climate, renewable energy solutions to air pollution and global warming. UG Reqs: GER: DBNatSci
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 263S:
Atmosphere/Energy Seminar
Interdisciplinary seminar with talks by researchers and practitioners in the fields of atmospheric science and renewable energy engineering. Addresses the causes of climate, air pollution, and weather problems and methods of addressing these problems through renewable and efficient energy systems. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
(up to 99 units total)
CEE 264:
Sediment Transport Modeling
Mechanics of sediment transport in rivers, estuaries and coastal oceans, with an emphasis on development of models and application of three-dimensional software tools. Topics include bottom boundary layers in steady and wave-driven flows, bedform dynamics, suspended and bedload transport, cohesive sediments. Prerequisites: CEE262A or consent of instructor
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 264A:
Rivers, Streams, and Canals (CEE 161A)
Introduction to the movement of water through natural and engineered channels, streams, and rivers. Basic equations and theory (mass, momentum, and energy equations) for steady and unsteady descriptions of the flow. Application of theory to the design of flood- control and canal systems. Flow controls such as weirs and sluice gates; gradually varied flow; Saint-Venant equations and flood waves; and method of characteristics. Open channel flow laboratory experiments: controls such as weirs and gates, gradually varied flow, and waves. Limited enrollment in lab section. Prerequisite: CEE 101B
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
CEE 265A:
Sustainable Water Resources Development
Alternative criteria for judging the sustainability of projects. Application of criteria to evaluate sustainability of water resources projects in several countries. Case studies illustrate the role of political, social, economic, and environmental factors in decision making. Influence of international aid agencies and NGOs on water projects. Evaluation of benefit-cost analysis and environmental impact assessment as techniques for enhancing the sustainability of future projects. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Environmental and Water Studies, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 265C:
Water Resources Management (CEE 165C)
Examination of the basic principles of surface and ground water resources management in the context of increasing water scarcity and uncertainty due to climate change and other factors. Specific topics include reservoir, river basin and aquifer management, conjunctive use of surface andn ground water, and treated wastewater reuse. Special emphasis is placed on demand management through conservation, increased water use efficiency and economic measures. Besides the technical aspects of water management, an overview of its legal and institutional framework is provided.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
CEE 265D:
Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries
Economic, social, political, and technical aspects of sustainable water supply and sanitation service provision in developing countries. Service pricing, alternative institutional structures including privatization, and the role of consumer demand and community participation in the planning process. Environmental and public health considerations, and strategies for serving low-income households. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: consent of instructor, see jennadavis.stanford.edu for application.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-3
CEE 266A:
Watersheds and Wetlands (CEE 166A)
Introduction to the occurrence and movement of water in the natural environment and its role in creating and maintaining terrestrial, wetland, and aquatic habitat. Hydrologic processes, including precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, snowmelt, infiltration, subsurface flow, runoff, and streamflow. Rivers and lakes, springs and swamps. Emphasis is on observation and measurement, data analysis, modeling, and prediction. Prerequisite: 101B or equivalent. (Freyberg)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 266B:
Floods and Droughts, Dams and Aqueducts (CEE 166B)
Sociotechnical systems associated with human use of water as a resource and the hazards posed by too much or too little water. Potable and non-potable water use and conservation. Irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, rural and urban water supply systems, storm water management, flood damage mitigation, and water law and institutions. Emphasis is on engineering design. Prerequisite: 166A or equivalent. (Freyberg)
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 266C:
Advanced Topics in Hydrology and Water Resources
Graduate seminar. Focus is on one or more hydrologic processes or water resources systems. Topics vary based on student and instructor interest. Examples include freshwater wetland hydrology, watershed-scale hydrologic modeling, renaturalization of stream channels, reservoir sediment management, and dam removal. Enrollment limited. Prerequisites: 266A,B, or equivalents. Recommended: 260A or equivalent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 266D:
Water Resources and Water Hazards Field Trips (CEE 166D)
Introduction to water use and water hazards via weekly field trips to local and regional water resources facilities (dams, reservoirs, fish ladders and hatcheries, pumping plants, aqueducts, hydropower plants, and irrigation systems) and flood damage mitigation facilities (storm water detention ponds, channel modifications, flood control dams, and reservoirs). Each trip preceded by an orientation lecture.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
CEE 267:
Data Analysis and Uncertainty
Probabilistic and statistical methods with emphasis on basic concepts and tools, illustrated with applications from environmental and water studies. Topics: exploratory data analysis; probability theory; classical statistics; Bayesian statistics; geostatistics; and inverse problems.
Last offered: Spring 2005
| Units: 3
CEE 268:
Groundwater Flow
Flow and mass transport in porous media. Applications of potential flow theory and numerical modeling methods to practical groundwater problems: flow to and from wells, rivers, lakes, drainage ditches; flow through and under dams; streamline tracing; capture zones of wells; and mixing schemes for in-situ remediation. Prerequisites: calculus and introductory fluid mechanics.
Last offered: Winter 2014
| Units: 3-4
CEE 269A:
Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology Seminar
Problems in all branches of water resources. Talks by visitors, faculty, and students. May be repeated two times for credit.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
CEE 269B:
Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology Seminar
Problems in all branches of water resources. Talks by visitors, faculty, and students. May be repeated two times for credit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
CEE 269C:
Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
Problems in all branches of water resources. Talks by visitors, faculty, and students. May be repeated two times for credit.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
CEE 270:
Movement and Fate of Organic Contaminants in Waters
Transport of chemical constituents in surface and groundwater including advection, dispersion, sorption, interphase mass transfer, and transformation; impacts on water quality. Emphasis is on physicochemical processes and the behavior of hazardous waste contaminants. Prerequisites: undergraduate chemistry and calculus. Recommended: 101B.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 270B:
Environmental Organic Reaction Chemistry
With over 70,000 chemicals now in production worldwide, predicting their fate in the environment is a difficult task. The course focuses on developing two key skillls. First, students should develop the ability to derive mass balance equations used to quantify the fate of chemicals in the environment. With so many chemicals having been introduced in the past ~60 years, many of the key parameters needed for mass balance models have not been measured experimentally. The class builds on CEE 270, which developed methods of predicting equilibrium partitioning coefficients. For many situations involving reactions of target contaminants, equilibrium is not attained. The course develops methods of predicting the reactivity of chemicals based upon their chemical structures both qualitatively and quantitatively. natural reaction processes covered include acid-base speciation, nucleophilic substitution, oxidation/reduction reactions, and photochemical reactions. Key treatment ractions (ozone, UV treatment and advanced oxidation) are also covered. Prerequisites: CEE 270, Chem 31B/X.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-3
CEE 271A:
Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes
Physical and chemical unit operations for water treatment, emphasizing process combinations for drinking water supply. Application of the principles of chemistry, rate processes, fluid dynamics, and process engineering to define and solve water treatment problems by flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, oxidation, aeration, and adsorption. Investigative paper on water supply and treatment. Prerequisites: 101B, 270. Recommended: 273.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 271B:
Environmental Biotechnology
Stoichiometry, kinetics, and thermodynamics of microbial processes for the transformation of environmental contaminants. Design of dispersed growth and biofilm-based processes. Applications include treatment of municipal and industrial waste waters, detoxification of hazardous chemicals, and groundwater remediation. Prerequisites: 270; 177 or 274A or equivalents.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
CEE 271D:
Introduction to Wastewater Treatment Process Modeling
The course will present a structured protocol for simulator application comprising project definition, data collection and reconciliation, model set-up, calibration and validation, and simulation and result interpretation. This course will include a series of guided simulation exercises evaluating resource consumption (e.g., electrical energy, natural gas, chemicals) and resource recovery (e.g., biogas, struvite, biosolids, recycled water) from a variety of treatment plant configurations. Coursework for all students will comprise guided simulation exercises begun in class. Students may elect to take the course for 2 units by completing a group project evaluating an assigned plant configuration and presenting the results before the class.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
CEE 271E:
Environmental Challenges and Policies in Europe (CEE 171E)
Current and future environmental challenges in Europe and related public policies in the European Union (EU). State of the European environment and human development, European environmental policy-making (multi-level ecological governance), global ecological role of the EU. Specific challenges include climate change adaptation, mitigation (carbon taxes, carbon market), climate change and European cities, biodiversity and ecosystems preservation (economics of biodiversity), energy management. Specific policies include environmental justice (environmental inequalities), human development and environmental sustainability indicators (beyond GDP) and absolute and relative decoupling (carbon intensity and resource productivity improvement). Open to undergraduates (freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors) as CEE 171E.
Last offered: Summer 2012
| Units: 3
CEE 271F:
New Indicators of Well-Being and Sustainability (CEE 171F)
Explore new ways to better measure human development, comprehensive wealth and sustainability beyond standard economic indicators such as income and GDP. Examine how new indicators shape global, national and local policy worldwide. Well-being topics include health, happiness, trust, inequality and governance. Sustainability topics include sustainable development, environmental performance indicators, material flow analysis and decoupling, and inclusive wealth indicators. Students will build their own indicator of well-being and sustainability for a term paper.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
CEE 271M:
Transport Phenomena: Momentum, heat and mass transport (CEE 371M)
Heat, mass and momentum transfer theory from the viewpoint of basic transport equations. Steady and unsteady state; laminar and turbulent flow; boundary layer theory. Prerequisites: fluid mechanics, ordinary differential equations.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 272:
Coastal Contaminants
Coastal pollution and its effects on ecosystems and human health. The sources, fate, and transport of human pathogens and nutrients. Background on coastal ecosystems and coastal transport phenomena including tides, waves, and cross shelf transport. Introduction to time series analysis with MATLAB. Undergraduates require consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
CEE 272R:
Modern Power Systems Engineering
Focus is on Power Engineering from a systems point of view. Topics covered may include modeling of generation, transmission and distribution systems, load flow analysis, transient and steady-state stability analysis. Special emphasis given to modern market operations and dispatch, modeling intermittent controllable power sources, storage technologies, mechanisms for demand response, sensing the grid and the role of market mechanisms for deep integration. Course content may vary year to year.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 272T:
SmartGrids and Advanced Power Systems Seminar (EE 292T)
A series of seminar and lectures focused on power engineering. Renowned researchers from universities and national labs will deliver bi-weekly seminars on the state of the art of power system engineering. Seminar topics may include: power system analysis and simulation, control and stability, new market mechanisms, computation challenges and solutions, detection and estimation, and the role of communications in the grid. The instructors will cover relevant background materials in the in-between weeks. The seminars are planned to continue throughout the next academic year, so the course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 4 units total)
CEE 273:
Aquatic Chemistry
Chemical principles and their application to the analysis and solution of problems in aqueous geochemistry (temperatures near 25° C and atmospheric pressure). Emphasis is on natural water systems and the solution of specific chemical problems in water purification technology and water pollution control. Prerequisites: CHEM 31 and 33, or equivalents.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 273A:
Water Chemistry Laboratory (CEE 179A)
(Graduate students register for 273A.) Laboratory application of techniques for the analysis of natural and contaminated waters, emphasizing instrumental techniques.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 273C:
Introduction to Membrane Technology for Water / Wastewater Treatment (CEE 173C)
This course equips students with a basic understanding of membrane processes and their application in the water industry. Topics covered include: introduction to membrane separation, reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, membrane characterization techniques (XPS, TEM, ATR-FTIR, streaming potential), mass transport phenomena (concentration polarization, solution-diffusion, pore-flow) fouling processes (scaling, biofouling), rejection of salts and trace organics, brine disposal, system design, energy and cost considerations of membrane treatment, pre- and post-treatment, case studies. The course includes a field trip to a reverse osmosis pilot plant and evaluation of field data.
Last offered: Summer 2012
| Units: 3
CEE 274A:
Environmental Microbiology I (CHEMENG 174, CHEMENG 274)
Basics of microbiology and biochemistry. The biochemical and biophysical principles of biochemical reactions, energetics, and mechanisms of energy conservation. Diversity of microbial catabolism, flow of organic matter in nature: the carbon cycle, and biogeochemical cycles. Bacterial physiology, phylogeny, and the ecology of microbes in soil and marine sediments, bacterial adhesion, and biofilm formation. Microbes in the degradation of pollutants. Prerequisites: CHEM 33, 35, and BIOSCI 41, CHEMENG 181 (formerly 188), or equivalents.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 274B:
Microbial Bioenergy Systems (CHEMENG 456)
Introduction to microbial metabolic pathways and to the pathway logic with a special focus on microbial bioenergy systems. The first part of the course emphasizes the metabolic and biochemical principles of pathways, whereas the second part is more specifically directed toward using this knowledge to understand existing systems and to design innovative microbial bioenergy systems for biofuel, biorefinery, and environmental applications. There also is an emphasis on the implications of rerouting of energy and reducing equivalents for the fitness and ecology of the organism. Prerequisites: CHEMENG 174 or 181 and organic chemistry, or equivalents.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 274D:
Pathogens and Disinfection
Introduction to epidemiology, major pathogens and infectious diseases, the immune system, movement and survival of pathogens in the environment, transfer of virulence and antibiotic resistance genes, and pathogen control, with an emphasis on public health engineering measures (disinfection). Prerequisite: 274A.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 274P:
Environmental Health Microbiology Lab
Microbiology skills including culture-, microscope-, and molecular-based detection techniques. Focus is on standard and EPA-approved methods to enumerate and isolate organisms used to assess risk of enteric illnesses, such as coliforms, enterococci, and coliphage, in drinking and recreational waters including lakes, streams, and coastal waters. Student project to assess the microbial water quality of a natural water. Limited enrollment; priority to CEE graduate students. An application form must be filed and approved before admission to the class.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
CEE 274S:
Hopkins Microbiology Course (BIO 274S, BIOHOPK 274, EESS 253S)
(Formerly GES 274S.) Four-week, intensive. The interplay between molecular, physiological, ecological, evolutionary, and geochemical processes that constitute, cause, and maintain microbial diversity. How to isolate key microorganisms driving marine biological and geochemical diversity, interpret culture-independent molecular characterization of microbial species, and predict causes and consequences. Laboratory component: what constitutes physiological and metabolic microbial diversity; how evolutionary and ecological processes diversify individual cells into physiologically heterogeneous populations; and the principles of interactions between individuals, their population, and other biological entities in a dynamically changing microbial ecosystem. Prerequisites: CEE 274A,B, or equivalents.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3-12
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 275K:
The Practice of Environmental Consulting
Class consists of eight interactive two-hour seminars with discussions, and will cover the evolution of the environmental consulting business, strategic choices and alternative business models for private and public firms, a review of the key operational issues in managing firm, organizational strategies, knowledge management and innovation, and ethical issues in providing professional services. Case studies will be used to illustrate key concepts. Selected reading materials drawn from the technical and business literature on the consulting business. Student groups will prepare and present an abbreviated business plan for an environmental based business. Enrollment limited to CEE MS and PHD students.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
CEE 275S:
Environmental Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEE 175S)
Our current infrastructure for provision of critical services-clean water, energy, transportation, environmental protection; requires substantial upgrades. As a complement to the scientific and engineering innovations taking place in the environmental field, this course emphasizes the analysis of economic factors and value propositions that align value chain stakeholder interests.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 2
CEE 276:
Introduction to Human Exposure Analysis (CEE 178)
(Graduate students register for 276.) Scientific and engineering issues involved in quantifying human exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment. Pollutant behavior, inhalation exposure, dermal exposure, and assessment tools. Overview of the complexities, uncertainties, and physical, chemical, and biological issues relevant to risk assessment. Lab projects. Recommended: MATH 51. Apply at first class for admission.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 277C:
Environmental Governance (ENVRES 250)
This interdisciplinary course presents an overview of environmental governance through an examination of how and why societies manage the relationships between human beings and the natural world. By comparing regulatory, community-based, and incentive-based environmental management systems, we address why certain environmental problems are managed as they are, and what approaches to environmental management are more (or less) successful. Designed for graduate students and upper-level undergraduates with some exposure to both the natural sciences (ecology/environmental chemistry), and the social sciences (anthropology, economics, political science, or sociology). A pre-course incoming survey is required.
Last offered: Winter 2014
| Units: 3
CEE 277F:
Advanced Field Methods in Water, Health and Development
Field methods for assessing household stored water quality, hand contamination, behaviors, and knowledge related to water, sanitation and health. Limited enrollment. Instructor consent required.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-10
CEE 277K:
Environmental Information Engineering (CEE 177K)
The role of information technology (IT) in enabling mankind to understand its impact on the planet and balance that with improving the quality of life of a rapidly growing population. After surveying the field, the course will examine the specific impacts that IT may have, by reference to case studies from energy, transportation, water and urban design fields. While some specific information technologies will be examined, this will be from a business perspective - detailed technical knowledge of IT not required.
Last offered: Summer 2012
| Units: 2-3
CEE 277L:
Smart Cities & Communities (CEE 177L)
The role of information technology (IT) in enabling mankind to improve the operations and sustainability of cities and communities. Review of what a "smarter" city of community might be, the role of IT in enabling them to become "smarter" (including what IT cannot achieve). Case studies on water, energy, transportation urban design and resilience.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 2-3
CEE 277S:
Design for a Sustainable World (CEE 177S)
Technology-based problems faced by developing communities worldwide. Student groups partner with organizations abroad to work on concept, feasibility, design, implementation, and evaluation phases of various projects. Past projects include a water and health initiative, a green school design, seismic safety, and medical device. Admission based on written application and interview. See http://esw.stanford.edu for application. (Staff)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 15 units total)
CEE 277X:
Current Topics in Sustainable Engineering (CEE 177X)
This course is the first half of a two quarter, project-based design course that addresses the cultural, political, organizational, technical, and business issues at the heart of implementing sustainable engineering projects in the developing world. Students will be placed into one of three project teams and tackle a real-world design challenge in partnership with social entrepreneurs and NGOs. In CEE 177X/277X, students will gain the background skills and context necessary to effectively design engineering projects in developing nations. Instructor consent required.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
20 times
(up to 20 units total)
CEE 278A:
Air Pollution Fundamentals
The sources and health effects of gaseous and particulate air pollutants. The influence of meteorology on pollution: temperature profiles, stability classes, inversion layers, turbulence. Atmospheric diffusion equations, downwind dispersion of emissions from point and line sources. Removal of air pollutants via settling, diffusion, coagulation, precipitation, Mechanisms for ozone formation, in the troposphere versus in the stratosphere. Effects of airborne particle size and composition on light scattering/absorption, and on visual range. Prerequisites: MATH 51 or equivalent. Recommended: 101B, CHEM 31A, or equivalents.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
CEE 279:
Environmental Engineering Seminar
Current research, practice, and thinking in environmental engineering and science. Attendance at seminars is self-directed, the 20 hours of required seminar attendance may be accrued throughout the school year. Must prepare a publication synopsis, and maintain log of seminar attendance. See Aut Qtr CEE 279 syllabus for details on course requirements. Contact hildemann@stanford.edu to be added to Coursework website.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 3 units total)
CEE 279S:
Seminar: Issues in Environmental Science, Technology and Sustainability (CEE 179S, EARTHSYS 179S, EESS 179S)
Invited faculty, researchers and professionals share their insights and perspectives on a broad range of environmental and sustainability issues. Students critique seminar presentations and associated readings.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 4 units total)
CEE 279W:
Innovation in Water Sector
A project class on the diffusion of ReNUWIt technologies into practice (David Sedlak is the overall course lead at UC Berkeley, Chris Higgins is the lead at Colorado School of Mines, and Dick Luthy is the lead at Stanford). Specifically, the class will examine the pathway through which ReNUWIt¿s engineered wetland technologies will be adopted by utilities and consultants beyond our current group of industrial partners. We will work together to prepare background information that will be used in a 2-day workshop involving ReNUWIt researchers, utility leaders and technical experts in early 2015.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
CEE 279X:
Sustainable Urban System Seminar (CEE 179X)
SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS: Cities are based on several different systems; infrastructures, networks and environments. The effectiveness and efficiency of these systems determine how cities work and how successful a city is at delivering critical services. These systems are not discrete and must be considered holistically as well as individually. These core systems are interconnected and must be treated as such. Understanding one system and making it work better means that cities must comprehend the larger context and how the various systems are interconnected. This seminar series will explore various aspects of these critical systems and how we can make them more resilient and robust, to meet future challenges. Guest speakers, discussion and critical readings.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 3 units total)
CEE 280:
Advanced Structural Analysis
Theoretical development and computer implementation of direct stiffness method of structural analysis; virtual work principles; computation of element stiffness matrices and load vectors; direct assembly procedures; equation solution techniques. Analysis of two- and three-dimensional truss and frame structures, thermal loads, and substructuring and condensation techniques for large systems. Practical modeling techniques and programming assignments. Introduction to nonlinear analysis concepts. Prerequisites: elementary structural analysis and matrix algebra.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
CEE 281:
Mechanics and Finite Elements
Fluid conduction and solid deformation; conservation laws: balance of mass and balance of momentum; generalized Darcy's law and Hooke's law in 3D; the use of tensors in mechanics; finite element formulation of boundary-value problems; variational equations and Galerkin approximations; basic shape functions, numerical integration, and assembly operations.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 283:
Structural Dynamics
Vibrations and dynamic response of simple structures under time dependent loads; dynamic analysis of single and multiple degrees of freedom systems; support motion; response spectra.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
CEE 284:
Finite Element Methods in Structural Dynamics
Computational methods for structural dynamics analysis of discrete and continuous systems in free and forced vibration; finite element formulation; modal analysis; numerical methods; introduction to nonlinear dynamics; advanced topics. Prerequisites: 280, 283.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
CEE 285B:
Advanced Structural Steel Behavior and Design
Advanced topics in structural steel design. Topics include composite floor systems; bolted and welded connections; beam-column connections; innovative lateral load resisting systems. As part of this course students design a 15-story steel building. Prerequisite: basic course in structural steel design CEE181 or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
CEE 287:
Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction
Evaluation, design, and construction of structures in seismic regions. Factors influencing earthquake ground motions, design spectra, design of linear and nonlinear single- and multiple-degree-of-freedom-system structures, force-based and displacement-based design methods, capacity design, detailing and construction of steel and reinforced concrete structures, introduction to performance-based design, seismic isolation, and energy dissipation. Prerequisites: 283 and either 285A or 285B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
CEE 288:
Introduction to Performance Based Earthquake Engineering
Earthquake phenomena, faulting, ground motion, earthquake hazard formulation, effects of earthquakes on manmade structures, response spectra, Fourier spectra, soil effects on ground motion and structural damage, methods for structural damage evaluation, and formulation of the performance-based earthquake engineering problems. Prerequisites: 203, 283.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
CEE 290:
Structural Performance and Failures
Basic concepts in the definition of satisfactory structural performance; key elements in structural performance; types of failures, ranging from reduced serviceability to total collapse; failure sources and their root cause allocation, emphasizing design/construction process failures; failure prevention mechanisms; illustration with real life examples.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
CEE 291:
Solid Mechanics
Introduction to vectors and tensors; kinematics, deformation, forces, and stress concept of continua and structures; balance principles; aspects of objectivity; hyperelastic materials; thermodynamics of materials; variational principles; applications to structural engineering.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 292:
Computational Micromechanics
Thermodynamics of general internal variable formulations of inelasticity; 1D and 3D material models at small strains (nonlinear elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, damage); development of efficient algorithms and finite element implementations; micromechanical based crystal plasticity models; review of nonlinear continuum mechanics; micromechanical based finite deformation rubber elasticity models; introduction to homogenization methods and micro-macro transitions. Prerequisite: CEE 281 or equivalent.
Last offered: Spring 2014
| Units: 3
CEE 293:
Foundations and Earth Structures
Types, characteristics, analysis, and design of shallow and deep foundations; rigid and flexible retaining walls; braced excavations; settlement of footings in sands and clays; slope stability analysis by method of slices including search algorithms for the critical slip surface. Prerequisite: 101C or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 295:
Plasticity Modeling and Computation
Rate-independent elastoplasticity; classical plasticity models for metals and cohesive-frictional materials; cap plasticity models for porous materials; return-mapping algorithm; shear bands, faults, and other discontinuities; Lagrange multipliers, penalty and augmented Lagrangian methods for frictional contact; multiscale techniques: extended finite element and strong discontinuity methods; fault rupture dynamics with bulk plasticity. Prerequisite: CEE 281 or equivalent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 297:
Issues in Geotechnical and Environmental Failures
Causes and consequences of the failure of buildings, earth structures, waste storage, and high hazard facilities in contact with the environment; technical, ethical, economic, legal, and business aspects; failure analysis and forensic problems; prevention, liability, and dispute management. Case histories including earthquake, flood, and hazardous waste facilities. Student observation, participation in active lawsuits where possible.
Last offered: Spring 2010
| Units: 3
CEE 297M:
Managing Critical Infrastructure
Safe and effective performance of infrastructure systems is critical to our economy, quality of life and safety. This course will present topics associated with risk analysis and management of critical civil infrastructure systems, tolerable risk and community resilience. Methods of risk analysis including systems analysis, reliability analysis, expert elicitation and systems analysis for spatially distributed infrastructure systems will be presented. Aspects of seismic and flood risk analysis will also be discussed. Case histories and lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina, Tohoku earthquake, among others will be presented. The evolution of change in the risk management of civil infrastructure systems; how they are analyzed, designed and operated is discussed. Guest speakers. Student presentations. (Prerequisite: CEE 203 or equivalent)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
CEE 297R:
Structural Geology and Rock Mechanics (GEOPHYS 251, GES 215)
Quantitative field and laboratory data integrated with solutions to boundary value problems of continuum mechanics to understand tectonic processes in Earth's crust that lead to the development of geological structures including folds, faults, fractures and fabrics. Topics include: techniques and tools for structural mapping¿ differential geometry to characterize structures¿ dimensional analysis and scaling relations¿ kinematics of deformation and flow¿ traction and stress analysis, conservation of mass and momentum in a deformable continuum¿ linear elastic deformation and elastic properties¿ brittle deformation including fracture and faulting¿ model development and methodology. Data sets analyzed using MATLAB. Prerequisites: GES 1, MATH 53, MATLAB or equivalent.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
CEE 298:
Structural Engineering and Geomechanics Seminar
Recommended for all graduate students. Lectures on topics of current interest in professional practice and research.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 3 units total)
CEE 299:
Independent Study in Civil Engineering for CEE-MS Students
Directed study for CEE-MS students on subjects of mutual interest to students and faculty. Student must obtain faculty sponsor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Barton, J. (PI);
Bennon, M. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Clough, R. (PI);
Cornell, C. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Fruchter, R. (PI);
Griggs, G. (PI);
Groves, R. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Kam, C. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Knapp, K. (PI);
Koen, N. (PI);
Kolderup, E. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Kunz, J. (PI);
Larimer, A. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Linder, C. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Mitch, W. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Monk, A. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Rajagopal, R. (PI);
Redd, T. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Tatum, C. (PI);
Tucker, A. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI);
Lin, D. (GP)
CEE 299L:
Independent Project in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Criddle, C. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Fruchter, R. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Kolderup, E. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Linder, C. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Mitch, W. (PI)
CEE 299S:
Independent Project in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 300:
Thesis (Engineer Degree)
Research by Engineer candidates.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Barton, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Clough, R. (PI);
Cornell, C. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Fruchter, R. (PI);
Gorelick, S. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Kunz, J. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Rajagopal, R. (PI);
Redd, T. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Tatum, C. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI)
CEE 301:
The Energy Seminar (ENERGY 301)
Interdisciplinary exploration of current energy challenges and opportunities, with talks by faculty, visitors, and students. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 305:
Damage and Failure Mechanics of Structural Systems
Examine the mechanics and failure mechanisms of structural deterioration mechanisms and hazards. Overview of fracture mechanics concepts as a general basis for analyzing brittle failure modes in steel and concrete structures. Analysis and design theory for corrosion, fatigue, fire and other damage mechanisms in steel and concrete structures. New methods for mitigation of these failure modes and hazards will be introduced, including new construction materials, structural designs and protection methods.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
CEE 306:
Computational Fracture Mechanics
Brief review continuum mechanics; energy principles of mechanics; introduction to fracture mechanics; constrained problems; advanced finite element concepts like mixed, assumed, and enhanced strain methods; computational fracture strategies like cohesive finite elements, embedded and extended finite element methods. Prerequisite: CEE 281 or equivalent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 31B:
Architectural Drawing and Rendering
Course will expand on basics taught in CEE 31. Refresher on the basics of plans, sections, elevations, axonometrics, and perspectives. Students will be encouraged in conceptual thinking and translating concepts into Architecture. Introduction of computers for renderings and drafting as well as expanding on early model building. Field trip.
| Units: 4
CEE 320:
Integrated Facility Engineering
Individual and group presentations on goals, research, and state-of-practice of virtual design and construction in support of integrated facility engineering, including objectives for the application and further development of virtual design and construction technologies. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 322:
Data Analytics for Urban Systems
TBA
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 323A:
Infrastructure Finance and Governance
Presentation and discussion of early stage or more mature research on a variety of topics related to financing, governance and sustainability of civil infrastructure projects by researchers associated with the Global Projects Center and visiting speakers. To obtain one unit of credit, students must attend and participate in all seminars, with up to two excused absences. Seminar meets weekly during Autumn, Winter and Spring Quarters.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
CEE 323B:
Infrastructure Finance and Governance
Presentation and discussion of early stage or more mature research on a variety of topics related to financing, governance and sustainability of civil infrastructure projects by researchers associated with the Global Projects Center and visiting speakers. To obtain one unit of credit, students must attend and participate in all seminars, with up to two excused absences. Seminar meets weekly during Autumn, Winter and Spring Quarters.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
CEE 323C:
Infrastructure Finance and Governance
Presentation and discussion of early stage or more mature research on a variety of topics related to financing, governance and sustainability of civil infrastructure projects by researchers associated with the Global Projects Center and visiting speakers. To obtain one unit of credit, students must attend and participate in all seminars, with up to two excused absences. Seminar meets weekly during Autumn, Winter and Spring Quarters.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
CEE 32F:
Light, Color, and Space
This course explores color and light as a medium for spatial perception. Through the introduction of color theory, color mixing, and light analyses, students will learn to see and use light and color fields as a way to shape experience. We will examine the work of a range of architects and artist who use light and color to expand the field of perception (i.e. Rothko, Turrell, Eliasson, Holl, Aalto).
| Units: 3
CEE 363G:
Field Techniques in Coastal Oceanography
This course focuses on the design and implementation of coastal oceanographic field studies from implementation through analysis. A wide range of field instrumentation and techniques, including AUVs and scientific diving is covered. Field studies. Data collection and analysis under instructor guidance.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CEE 365A:
Advanced Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
Students must obtain a faculty sponsor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-6
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Boehm, A. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI)
CEE 365B:
Advanced Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
Students must obtain a faculty sponsor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-6
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 365C:
Advanced Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
Students must obtain a faculty sponsor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-6
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 365D:
Advanced Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
Students must obtain a faculty sponsor.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 2-6
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Barton, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Tatum, C. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI)
CEE 370A:
Environmental Research
Introductory research experience for first-year Ph.D. students in the Environmental Engineering and Science program. 15-18 hours/week on research over three quarters. 370A requires written literature survey on a research topic; 370B requires oral presentation on experimental techniques and research progress; 370C requires written or oral presentation of preliminary doctoral research proposal. Students must obtain a faculty sponsor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5-6
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Barton, J. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fruchter, R. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Jacobson, B. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI)
CEE 370B:
Environmental Research
Introductory research experience for first-year Ph.D. students in the Environmental Engineering and Science program. 15-18 hours/week on research over three quarters. 370A requires written literature survey on a research topic; 370B requires oral presentation on experimental techniques and research progress; 370C requires written or oral presentation of preliminary doctoral research proposal. Students must obtain a faculty sponsor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5-6
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Boehm, A. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI)
CEE 370C:
Environmental Research
Introductory research experience for first-year Ph.D. students in the Environmental Engineering and Science program. 15-18 hours/week on research over three quarters. 370A requires written literature survey on a research topic; 370B requires oral presentation on experimental techniques and research progress; 370C requires written or oral presentation of preliminary doctoral research proposal. Students must obtain a faculty sponsor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5-6
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI)
CEE 370D:
Environmental Research
Introductory research experience for first-year Ph.D. students in the Environmental Engineering and Science program. 15-18 hours/week on research over three quarters. 370A requires written literature survey on a research topic; 370B requires oral presentation on experimental techniques and research progress; 370C requires written or oral presentation of preliminary doctoral research proposal. Students must obtain a faculty sponsor.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3-6
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Barton, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Tatum, C. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI)
CEE 371L:
Helminthic Disease Monitoring and Control.
Assessment will be based upon weekly written and/or oral reports, with a final written critical review due at the end of the quarter.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
CEE 371M:
Transport Phenomena: Momentum, heat and mass transport (CEE 271M)
Heat, mass and momentum transfer theory from the viewpoint of basic transport equations. Steady and unsteady state; laminar and turbulent flow; boundary layer theory. Prerequisites: fluid mechanics, ordinary differential equations.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 374A:
Introduction to Physiology of Microbes in Biofilms
Diversification of biofilm populations, control of gene expression in biofilm environments, and evolution of novel genetic traits in biofilms.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-6
CEE 374B:
Introduction to Physiology of Microbes in Biofilms
Diversification of biofilm populations, control of gene expression in biofilm environments, and evolution of novel genetic traits in biofilms.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-6
CEE 374S:
Advanced Topics in Microbial Pollution
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 374T:
Advanced Topics in Coastal Pollution
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 374U:
Advanced Topics in Submarine Groundwater Discharge
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 374V:
Advanced Topics in Microbial Source Tracking
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 374W:
Advanced Topics in Water, Health and Development
Advanced topics in water, health and development. Emphasis on low-and-middle-income countries. Class content varies according to interests of students. Instructor consent required.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-12
| Repeatable
15 times
(up to 12 units total)
CEE 374X:
Advanced Topics in Multivariate Statistical Analysis
Analysis of experimental and non-experimental data using multivariate modeling approaches. May be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor required for enrollment.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 18 units total)
CEE 377:
Research Proposal Writing in Environmental Engineering and Science
For first- and second-year post-master's students preparing for thesis defense. Students develop progress reports and agency-style research proposals, and present a proposal in oral form. Prerequisite: consent of thesis adviser.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-3
Instructors: ;
Barton, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fruchter, R. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Jacobson, B. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI)
CEE 381:
Advanced Engineering Informatics
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Kunz, J. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI)
CEE 385:
Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering
Synthesis and application of approaches to performance-based design and assessment that recently have been developed or are under development. Emphasis is on quantitative decision making based on life-cycle considerations that incorporate direct losses, downtime losses, and collapse, and the associated uncertainties. Hazard analysis, response simulation, damage and loss estimation, collapse prediction. Case studies. Prerequisites: 282, 287, and 288.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
CEE 398:
Report on Civil Engineering Training
On-the-job training under the guidance of experienced, on-site supervisors; meets the requirements for Curricular Practical Training for students on F-1 visas. Students submit a concise report detailing work activities, problems worked on, and key results. Prerequisite: qualified offer of employment and consent of adviser as per I-Center procedures.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Barton, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Clough, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Fruchter, R. (PI);
Griggs, G. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, B. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Knapp, K. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Linder, C. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Mitch, W. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Rajagopal, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Tatum, C. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI);
Lin, D. (GP)
CEE 399:
Advanced Engineering Problems
Individual graduate work under the direction of a faculty member on a subject of mutual interest. For Engineer Degree students and Pre-quals Doctoral students. Student must have faculty sponsor. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Barton, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Cornell, C. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Fruchter, R. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Kunz, J. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Linder, C. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Mitch, W. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Monk, A. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Rajagopal, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Tatum, C. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI)
CEE 400:
Thesis (Ph.D. Degree)
For students who have successfully completed the department general qualifying examination. Research and dissertation for the Ph.D. degree.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Barton, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Cornell, C. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Fruchter, R. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Kunz, J. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Mitch, W. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Rajagopal, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Tatum, C. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI)
CEE 44Q:
Critical Thinking and Career Skills
Factors required for successful careers. Guest speakers. Case studies. Participation in real world corporate interviews, testing and reviews conducted by industry trainers. Limited enrollment.
| Units: 3
CEE 48N:
Managing Complex, Global Projects
This freshman seminar highlights the challenges the challenges associated with planning and executing complex and challenging global projects in private, governmental and nonprofit/NGO settings. Covers organization and project management theory, methods, and tools to optimize the design of work processes and organizations to enhance complex, global project outcomes. Student teams model and analyze the work process and organization of a real-world project team engaged in a challenging local or global project.
| Units: 3
CEE 50N:
Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives on a Large Urban Estuary: San Francisco Bay (EARTHSYS 49N, EESS 49N)
This course will be focused around San Francisco Bay, the largest estuary on the Pacific coasts of both North and South America as a model ecosystem for understanding the critical importance and complexity of estuaries. Despite its uniquely urban and industrial character, the Bay is of immense ecological value and encompasses over 90% of California's remaining coastal wetlands. Students will be exposed to the basics of estuarine biogeochemistry, microbiology, ecology, hydrodynamics, pollution, and ecosystem management/restoration issues through lectures, interactive discussions, and field trips. Knowledge of introductory biology and chemistry is recommended.
| Units: 3
CEE 801:
TGR Project (Engineer Degree)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 0
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Barton, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Clough, R. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Tatum, C. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI)
CEE 802:
TGR Dissertation (PhD degree)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 0
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Baker, J. (PI);
Barton, J. (PI);
Billington, S. (PI);
Blake, C. (PI);
Boehm, A. (PI);
Borja, R. (PI);
Cornell, C. (PI);
Criddle, C. (PI);
Davis, J. (PI);
Deierlein, G. (PI);
Fischer, M. (PI);
Freyberg, D. (PI);
Fringer, O. (PI);
Fruchter, R. (PI);
Haymaker, J. (PI);
Hildemann, L. (PI);
Jacobson, M. (PI);
Katz, G. (PI);
Kiremidjian, A. (PI);
Kitanidis, P. (PI);
Koseff, J. (PI);
Krawinkler, H. (PI);
Kunz, J. (PI);
Law, K. (PI);
Leckie, J. (PI);
Lepech, M. (PI);
Levitt, R. (PI);
Luthy, R. (PI);
Masters, G. (PI);
McCann, M. (PI);
McCarty, P. (PI);
Meehan, R. (PI);
Miranda, E. (PI);
Monismith, S. (PI);
Orr, R. (PI);
Ortolano, L. (PI);
Rajagopal, R. (PI);
Reinhard, M. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Tabazadeh, A. (PI);
Tatum, C. (PI);
Walters, P. (PI);
Woodward, J. (PI);
Lin, D. (GP)
CEE 109:
Creating a Green Student Workforce to Help Implement Stanford's Sustainability Vision (EARTHSYS 109, ENVRINST 109)
Examination of program-based local actions that promote resource resource conservation and an educational environment for sustainability. Examination of building-level actions that contribute to conservation, lower utility costs, and generate understanding of sustainability consistent with Stanford's commitment to sustainability as a core value. Overview of operational sustainability including energy, water, buildings, waste, and food systems. Practical training to enable students to become sustainability coordinators for their dorms or academic units.
| Units: 2
CEE 110A:
Building Information Modeling and Short Course (CEE 210A)
Creation, management, and application of building information models. Process and tools available for creating 2D and 3D computer representations of building components and geometries. Organizing and operating on models to produce architectural views and construction documents, renderings and animations, and interface with analysis tools. Lab exercises, class projects. Limited enrollment /instructor consent required.
| Units: 2-4
CEE 112C:
Industry Applications of Virtual Design & Construction (CEE 212C)
Following the Autumn- and Winter-quarter course series, CEE 112C/212C is an industry-focused and project-based practicum that focuses on the industry applications of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC). Students will be paired up with industry-based VDC projects with public owners and private developers, such as GSA Public Buildings Service, the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway, Optima, Walt Disney Imagineering, Microsoft facilities and/or other CIFE International members. Independently, students will conduct case studies and/or develop VDC and building information models (BIM) using off-the-shelf technologies for project analysis, collaboration, communication and optimization. Students will gain insights and develop skills that are essential for academic research, internships or industry practice in VDC. Prerequisite: CEE 112A/212A, CEE 112B/212B, CEE 159C/259C, CEE 159D/259D, or Instructor's Approval.
| Units: 2-4
CEE 113:
Patterns of Sustainability (CEE 213)
This seminar examines the interrelated sustainability of the natural, built and social environments of places in which we live. Several BOSP centers and the home Stanford campus will hold this 1-2 unit seminar simultaneously and collaborate with a shared curriculum, assignments, web conference and a Wiki. The goal of the collaborative arrangement is to expose, share, compare and contrast views of sustainability in different parts of the world. We will look at and assess aspects of sustainability of the places we are living from a theoretical perspective from the literature, from observations and interviews in the countries in which we study.
| Units: 1-4
CEE 115:
Goals and Methods of Sustainable Building Projects (CEE 215)
(Graduate students register for 215.) Goals related to sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and economic and social sustainability. Methods to integrate these goals and enhance the economic, ecological, and equitable value of building projects. Industry and academic rating systems, project case studies, guest lecturers, and group project.
| Units: 3
CEE 127A:
Energy System Design in Eastern Europe (CEE 227A)
Field-based seminar to evaluate and design future energy systems for Eastern Europe. 14-day field trip during early September 2013. Site visits, fact-finding, stakeholder meetings, presentation to policy makers. One unit for field trip; one unit for project deliverable. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
| Units: 2
CEE 127E:
Infrastructure, Disruptive Technologies and Entrepreneurship. (CEE 227E)
Silicon Valley provides a dynamic environment perfectly suited for developing the disruptive technologies that are changing the faces of today¿s mainstream infrastructure systems and essential service industries. This course will provide an overview of the most exciting technologies emerging from Silicon Valley right now and the potential that exists to disrupt mainstream transportation, electricity, intelligence gathering, and banking infrastructure systems that were dominant in the 20 th Century. Guest speakers include prominent CEOs, visionaries, investors, and serial entrepreneurs who are building game changing companies.
| Units: 1
CEE 129S:
Climate Change Adaptation in the Coastal Built Environment (CEE 229S)
How will climate change impact coastal ports and harbors around the world? Leading experts discuss the latest science, policy, and engineering research on this important issue, including the necessary response to protect ports and harbors from significant sea-level rise and storm surge. Focus is on the built environment. Guest speakers. CEE 229/129 for research option. See www.groupspaces.com/seaports2100.
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 3 units total)
CEE 131:
Architectural Design Process
Preference to Architectural Design and CEE majors; others by consent of instructor. Issues in the architectural profession including programming, site analysis, design process, and professional practice concerns. Building/landscape design case study project using architectural graphics and models. Limited enrollment.
| Units: 4
CEE 132:
Interplay of Architecture and Engineering (CEE 232)
The range of requirements that drive a building's design including architecture, engineering, constructability, building codes, and budget. Case studies illustrate how structural and mechanical systems are integrated into building types including residential, office, commercial, and retail. In-class studio work.
| Units: 4
CEE 132Q:
Office of Metropolitan Architecture: Workshop of the New (ARTHIST 262)
This seminar investigates all aspects of the work of the Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and its leader Rem Koolhaas. Topics for class research and inquiry include but are not be limited to: Koolhaas's early work at the Architectural Association and the founding of OMA, the publications of OMA and their style of presentation and theoretical foundations, the importance of AMO, and the architects who have left OMA and founded their own practices and how these differ from OMA. Each student completes an in-depth research paper and an in-class presentation.
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
CEE 133:
Advanced Rhinoceros Modeling and Workflows (CEE 233)
Rhinoceros is a powerful 3D modeling program that provides great control and accuracy, and also allows great flexibility and creativity in the design process. Rhinoceros is used by many top-level architecture firms because it can be customized, it can be integrated with many other design programs, and has the potential to create unique and detailed forms. The course will concentrate on introducing students to the Rhinoceros platform in great depth so that they may comfortably utilize the program for any type of design project.nnIn addition to basic and advanced modeling skills in Rhinoceros, the course will explore an integrated workflow between design environments. Comprehension will be expanded from simple 3D modeling to a process that optimizes the strengths of different design platforms. Students will study and implement an integrated workflow that connects powerful conceptual modeling with building information models in order to produce a quality design product ready for documentation and presentation.
| Units: 3
CEE 134A:
Site and Space
Preference to Architectural Design and CEE majors; others by consent of instructor. An architectural design studio exploring the Stanford Green Dorm project. Initial sessions develop a working definition of sustainable design and strategies for greening the built environment in preparation for design studio work. Enrollment limited to 14. Prerequisites: 31 or 31Q, and 110 and 130.
| Units: 4
CEE 135:
Parametric Modeling and Optimization
This course introduces and explores tools and techniques for computational design and parametric modeling as a foundation for design optimization. The course covers several parametric design modeling platforms and scripting environments that enable rapid generation and evaluation of parametrically-driven design alternatives. Topics include: Parametrical modeling platforms ((Revit/FormIt, Rhino, Digital Project); Scripting languages and environments (Dynamo, Grasshopper, DesignScript); Single-goal optimization; and Multi-dimensional optimization techniques and selection/guidance strategies.
| Units: 4
CEE 136:
Green Architecture (CEE 236)
Preference to Architectural Design and CEE majors; others by consent of instructor. An architectural design studio exploring green design and green design processes. Initial sessions develop a working definition of sustainable design and strategies for greening the built environment in preparation for design studio work. Prerequisites: 31 or 31Q, and 110 and 130. Enrollment is limited to 14 (or possibly 16) students. Please do not enroll in the class until after attending the first class meeting. If the number of students interested in taking the class is greater than 14 (or possibly 16), space will be assigned based on requirements for graduation.
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 137A:
Form and Structure
Preference to Architectural Design and CEE majors; others by consent of instructor. Intermediate architectural studio. The integration of structure, form, site, and program. Emphasis is on developing a schematic design in the context of site topography and structural systems. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: 31 or 31Q, and 130.
| Units: 4
CEE 138A:
Contemporary Architecture: Materials, Structures, and Innovations
Structural and material bases for contemporary architecture; its roots in modern innovations. Recent technological developments; new materials and structural expressions. Sources include specific buildings and construction techniques. How to think critically about design strategies, material properties, and structural techniques.
| Units: 3
CEE 140:
Field Surveying Laboratory (CEE 225)
Graduate students register for 225. Friday afternoon laboratory provides practical surveying experience. Additional morning classes to prepare for the afternoon sessions. Hands-on operation of common traditional field survey tools ; introduction to the newest generation of digital measuring, positioning, and mapping tools. Emphasis is on the concept of using the data collected in the field as the basis for subsequent engineering and economic decisions.
| Units: 3
CEE 141A:
Infrastructure Project Development (CEE 241A)
Infrastructure is critical to the economy, global competitiveness and quality of life. Topics include energy, transportation, water, public facilities, and communications sectors. Analysis of the condition of the nation's infrastructure and how projects are planned and financed. Focus is on public works in the U.S. The role of public and private sectors through a step-by-step study of the project development process. Case studies of real infrastructure projects. Industry guest speakers. Student teams prepare project environmental impact statements.
| Units: 3
CEE 142A:
Negotiating Sustainable Development (CEE 242A, EARTHSYS 142A, EARTHSYS 242A)
How to be effective at achieving sustainability by learning the skills required to negotiate differences between stakeholders who advocate for their own interests. How ecological, social, and economic interests can be effectively balanced and managed. How to be effective actors in the sustainability movement, and use frameworks to solve complex, multiparty processes. Case study analysis of domestic and international issues. Students negotiate on behalf of different interest groups in a variety of arenas including energy, climate, land use, and the built environment. One Saturday all day field trip. No prerequisites.
| Units: 3
CEE 169:
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Design
Application of fluid mechanics, hydrology, water resources, environmental sciences, and engineering economy fundamentals to the design of a system addressing a complex problem of water in the natural and constructed environment. Problem changes each year, generally drawn from a challenge confronting the University or a local community. Student teams prepare proposals, progress reports, oral presentations, and a final design report. Prerequisite: senior in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering; 166B.
| Units: 5
CEE 172A:
Indoor Air Quality (CEE 278C)
Factors affecting the levels of air pollutants in the built indoor environment. The influence of ventilation, office equipment, floor coverings, furnishings, cleaning practices, and human activities on air quality including carbon dioxide, VOCs, resuspended dust, and airborne molds and fungi. Recommended: 172 or 278A.
| Units: 2-3
CEE 172S:
Green House Gas Mitigation (CEE 272S)
This course will introduce the main concepts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions measurement and management, and it will explore the main mitigation options for reducing emissions or sequestering carbon dioxide. It will address technical aspects of GHG mitigation via energy efficiency and demand-side management, energy in high-technology industry, distributed power and co-generation, the role of renewable energy in GHG management, carbon sequestration in forestry, agriculture, and geological formations. The course explores policy options, carbon trading and business strategies for GHG mitigation.
| Units: 1-3
CEE 175A:
California Coast: Science, Policy, and Law (CEE 275A, EARTHSYS 175, EARTHSYS 275)
Same as LAW 514. Interdisciplinary. The legal, science, and policy dimensions of managing California's coastal resources. Coastal land use and marine resource decision making. The physics, chemistry, and biology of the coastal zone, tools for exploring data from the coastal ocean, and the institutional framework that shapes public and private decision making. Field work: how experts from different disciplines work to resolve coastal policy questions. Primarily for graduate students; upper-level undergraduates may enroll with permission of instructor. Students will be expected to participate in at least three mandatory field trips.
| Units: 3-4
CEE 176C:
Energy Storage Integration - Vehicles, Renewables, and the Grid
This course will describe the background on existing energy storage solutions being used on the electric grid and in vehicles with a primary focus on batteries and electrochemical storage. It will discuss the operating characteristics, cost and efficiency of these technologies and how tradeoff decisions can be made. The course will describe the system-level integration of new storage technologies, including chargers, inverters, battery management systems and controls, into the existing vehicle and grid infrastructure. Specific focus will be given to the integration of electric vehicle charging combined with demand-side management, scheduled renewable energy absorption and local grid balancing. This course may be taken for 3 units; or 4 units if taken with the optional laboratory session.
| Units: 3-4
CEE 176D:
Advanced Topics in Integrated Demand Side Management (CEE 276C)
The American economy is highly inefficient: between 14-39% of the energy inputs into the US economy are ultimately used to create goods and services, while the remaining energy is lost in energy conversion and other inefficiencies. While this inefficiency results in a heavy social, environmental, and economic burden on both individuals and society as a whole, it also presents an tremendous opportunity to re-imagine how we use and manage our energy consumption. Recent technological advances, including the rise of information technology, sensors, controls, are dramatically re-shaping how energy is utilized, controlled, stored and integrated with traditional supply side resources. These emerging technologies and energy management techniques provide some of the greatest opportunities to improve the efficiency of our economy and address climate change.This course begins with an overview of demand side management (the application of efficiency, demand reduction, distributed generation, storage, and other resource to shape energy demand) practice to date and a detailed look at how energy is used throughout each sector of the economy. Based on this starting point, the course explores emerging technologies and optimization strategies that enable greater insight and control of energy use both at the device and aggregate level, including integration with renewables, storage, and electric vehicles. It then quantifies and monetizes these optimization strategies into revenue streams to both utility and end-user, and culminates in a discussion of how the intersection of these new technologies, optimization strategies, and revenue streams can help de-carbonize the American economy and shape energy use and the utility of the future. Prerequisites: This course is intended for students who wish to gain an understanding of how energy efficiency and demand management occurs in practice. While there are no formal prerequisites, it is expected that students will have familiarity with energy resources and building energy end uses, such as topics covered in CEE 176A/276A, CEE 173A/207A, CEE 156/256, and CEE226E.
| Units: 2
CEE 176F:
Energy Systems Field Trips: China Energy Systems (CEE 276F)
Energy resources and policies in use and under development in China. 12-day field trip to China during Spring Break. One unit for seminar and readings; one unit for field trip. Tuesday section is required for all students, Thursday section is also required for students attending the field trip. Prerequisite: consent of instructor for field trip.
| Units: 1-2
CEE 196:
Engineering Geology and Global Change (GES 115)
The application of geology and global change to the planning, design, and operation of engineering projects. Case histories taught in a seminar setting and field trips emphasize the impact of geology and global change on both individual engineering works and the built environment by considering Quaternary history and tectonics, anthropogenic sea level rise, active geologic processes, engineering properties of geologic deposits, site exploration, and professional ethics. Prerequisite: GES 1 or consent of instructor.
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
CEE 199E:
Outreach and Mentoring Program Development in CEE
Open to undergraduates who are declared majors in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Atmosphere/Energy, and Architectural Design. Will brainstorm and develop an innovative curriculum and engaging activities for CEE 10 (Intro. to the Civil & Environmental Engineering Professions).
| Units: 1-2
CEE 205A:
Structural Materials Testing and Simulation
Hands-on laboratory experience with fabrication, computer simulation, and experimental testing of material and small-scale structural components. Comparison of innovative and traditional structural materials. Behavior and application of high-performance fiber reinforced concrete materials for new design, fiber-reinforced polymeric materials for structural retrofits and introduction to sustainable, bio-based composites. Prerequisites: basic course in reinforced concrete design CEE 182 or equivalent.
| Units: 3-4
CEE 206:
Decision Analysis for Civil and Environmental Engineers
Current challenges in selecting an appropriate site, alternate design, or retrofit strategy based on environmental, economic, and social factors can be best addressed through applications of decision science. Basics of decision theory, including development of decision trees with discrete and continuous random variables, expected value decision making, utility theory value of information, and elementary multi-attribute decision making will be covered in the class. Examples will cover many areas of civil and environmental engineering problems. Prerequisite: CEE 203 or equivalent.
| Units: 3
CEE 206A:
Decision Models in Civil Engineering
For advanced graduate students in CEE. Applications of decision science to address current challenges in selecting an appropriate site and appropriate design or retrofit strategy based on environmental, economic, and social factors. Examples from everyday civil and environmental engineering problems. Prerequisite: CEE 203 or equivalent.
| Units: 2
CEE 208:
Structural Health Monitoring Using Statistical Methods
Structural health monitoring systems, which enables us to automatically diagnose structural damage, are important to ensure safe and functional built environment. This course provides theoretical background on damage diagnosis algorithms using model-based and signal-based methods for civil structures with an emphasis on the underlying physical interpretations and their practical usage.
| Units: 1-2
CEE 210A:
Building Information Modeling and Short Course (CEE 110A)
Creation, management, and application of building information models. Process and tools available for creating 2D and 3D computer representations of building components and geometries. Organizing and operating on models to produce architectural views and construction documents, renderings and animations, and interface with analysis tools. Lab exercises, class projects. Limited enrollment /instructor consent required.
| Units: 2-4
CEE 212C:
Industry Applications of Virtual Design & Construction (CEE 112C)
Following the Autumn- and Winter-quarter course series, CEE 112C/212C is an industry-focused and project-based practicum that focuses on the industry applications of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC). Students will be paired up with industry-based VDC projects with public owners and private developers, such as GSA Public Buildings Service, the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway, Optima, Walt Disney Imagineering, Microsoft facilities and/or other CIFE International members. Independently, students will conduct case studies and/or develop VDC and building information models (BIM) using off-the-shelf technologies for project analysis, collaboration, communication and optimization. Students will gain insights and develop skills that are essential for academic research, internships or industry practice in VDC. Prerequisite: CEE 112A/212A, CEE 112B/212B, CEE 159C/259C, CEE 159D/259D, or Instructor's Approval.
| Units: 2-4
CEE 213:
Patterns of Sustainability (CEE 113)
This seminar examines the interrelated sustainability of the natural, built and social environments of places in which we live. Several BOSP centers and the home Stanford campus will hold this 1-2 unit seminar simultaneously and collaborate with a shared curriculum, assignments, web conference and a Wiki. The goal of the collaborative arrangement is to expose, share, compare and contrast views of sustainability in different parts of the world. We will look at and assess aspects of sustainability of the places we are living from a theoretical perspective from the literature, from observations and interviews in the countries in which we study.
| Units: 1-4
CEE 214:
Introduction to Modeling and Analysis in CEE
Introduces students to modeling of products, processes and organizations in the AEC industry. Modeling and analysis purposes include support of technical, social, psychological and ethical decision making for different stakeholders. Different purposes and levels of detail for different models. CEM/DCI integrated approach to building using physical, mathematical, graphical and computer models of products, organizations and processes.
| Units: 3
CEE 215:
Goals and Methods of Sustainable Building Projects (CEE 115)
(Graduate students register for 215.) Goals related to sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and economic and social sustainability. Methods to integrate these goals and enhance the economic, ecological, and equitable value of building projects. Industry and academic rating systems, project case studies, guest lecturers, and group project.
| Units: 3
CEE 217:
Renewable Energy Infrastructure
Construction of renewable energy infrastructure: geothermal, solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind, biomass. Construction and engineering challenges and related issues and drivers for performance, cost, and environmental impact. Context of renewable energy infrastructure development including comparison of the types of renewable energy, key economic, environmental, and social contextual factors, applicability of a type of renewable energy given a context, related barriers and opportunities. Class project to plan a start-up for developing a type of energy infrastructure based on an engineering innovation.
| Units: 3
CEE 221A:
Planning Tools and Methods in the Power Sector
This course covers the planning methods most commonly used in the power sector today. It covers both the fundamental methods used and their applications to electricity generation, transmission and distribution planning, integrated resource planning using both energy efficiency and renewable resources as well as utility finance and ratemaking. The methods covered will include forecasting (time series, regression and the use of markets), resource assessment (including energy efficiency and demand-side management) optimization (in power markets operation and in expansion planning) and the processes used in decision-making.
| Units: 3-4
CEE 225:
Field Surveying Laboratory (CEE 140)
Graduate students register for 225. Friday afternoon laboratory provides practical surveying experience. Additional morning classes to prepare for the afternoon sessions. Hands-on operation of common traditional field survey tools ; introduction to the newest generation of digital measuring, positioning, and mapping tools. Emphasis is on the concept of using the data collected in the field as the basis for subsequent engineering and economic decisions.
| Units: 3
CEE 227A:
Energy System Design in Eastern Europe (CEE 127A)
Field-based seminar to evaluate and design future energy systems for Eastern Europe. 14-day field trip during early September 2013. Site visits, fact-finding, stakeholder meetings, presentation to policy makers. One unit for field trip; one unit for project deliverable. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
| Units: 2
CEE 227E:
Infrastructure, Disruptive Technologies and Entrepreneurship. (CEE 127E)
Silicon Valley provides a dynamic environment perfectly suited for developing the disruptive technologies that are changing the faces of today¿s mainstream infrastructure systems and essential service industries. This course will provide an overview of the most exciting technologies emerging from Silicon Valley right now and the potential that exists to disrupt mainstream transportation, electricity, intelligence gathering, and banking infrastructure systems that were dominant in the 20 th Century. Guest speakers include prominent CEOs, visionaries, investors, and serial entrepreneurs who are building game changing companies.
| Units: 1
CEE 228:
Innovative Global Construction Technology
(Formerly 245T.) Five-week class. How innovative companies invent new construction processes based on relative local labor, and materials and equipment cost, availability, and capabilities, and developed from experience and knowledge of construction technology in bridge, tunnel, and high-rise building. The process of generating new ideas. Industry guest speakers address the link between product/process innovation and construction technology.
| Units: 2
CEE 228C:
Design and Construction for Sustainability in Extreme Environments
Course focuses on multi-disciplinary conceptual design of self-sustaining facilities in remote, extreme environments. Through this learn-by-doing course, students will apply an integrated sustainable design methodology for facility planning and operations. Research into environmental design criteria, opportunities, and constraints to logically guide facility form, shape, systems, and operational requirements. Additional independent study unit available for participation in process experiment. Guest lectures, discussion section, class project. Graduate only.
| Units: 2
CEE 229S:
Climate Change Adaptation in the Coastal Built Environment (CEE 129S)
How will climate change impact coastal ports and harbors around the world? Leading experts discuss the latest science, policy, and engineering research on this important issue, including the necessary response to protect ports and harbors from significant sea-level rise and storm surge. Focus is on the built environment. Guest speakers. CEE 229/129 for research option. See www.groupspaces.com/seaports2100.
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 3 units total)
CEE 232:
Interplay of Architecture and Engineering (CEE 132)
The range of requirements that drive a building's design including architecture, engineering, constructability, building codes, and budget. Case studies illustrate how structural and mechanical systems are integrated into building types including residential, office, commercial, and retail. In-class studio work.
| Units: 4
CEE 233:
Advanced Rhinoceros Modeling and Workflows (CEE 133)
Rhinoceros is a powerful 3D modeling program that provides great control and accuracy, and also allows great flexibility and creativity in the design process. Rhinoceros is used by many top-level architecture firms because it can be customized, it can be integrated with many other design programs, and has the potential to create unique and detailed forms. The course will concentrate on introducing students to the Rhinoceros platform in great depth so that they may comfortably utilize the program for any type of design project.nnIn addition to basic and advanced modeling skills in Rhinoceros, the course will explore an integrated workflow between design environments. Comprehension will be expanded from simple 3D modeling to a process that optimizes the strengths of different design platforms. Students will study and implement an integrated workflow that connects powerful conceptual modeling with building information models in order to produce a quality design product ready for documentation and presentation.
| Units: 3
CEE 236:
Green Architecture (CEE 136)
Preference to Architectural Design and CEE majors; others by consent of instructor. An architectural design studio exploring green design and green design processes. Initial sessions develop a working definition of sustainable design and strategies for greening the built environment in preparation for design studio work. Prerequisites: 31 or 31Q, and 110 and 130. Enrollment is limited to 14 (or possibly 16) students. Please do not enroll in the class until after attending the first class meeting. If the number of students interested in taking the class is greater than 14 (or possibly 16), space will be assigned based on requirements for graduation.
| Units: 4
CEE 241A:
Infrastructure Project Development (CEE 141A)
Infrastructure is critical to the economy, global competitiveness and quality of life. Topics include energy, transportation, water, public facilities, and communications sectors. Analysis of the condition of the nation's infrastructure and how projects are planned and financed. Focus is on public works in the U.S. The role of public and private sectors through a step-by-step study of the project development process. Case studies of real infrastructure projects. Industry guest speakers. Student teams prepare project environmental impact statements.
| Units: 3
CEE 241P:
Integrated Management of Fabrication and Construction
Application of the fundamental fabrication and construction management concepts covered in CEE 241T to an actual project; integrated software environments; integration of scope, schedule, and cost information for scheduling, estimating, and progress control; scope management with BIM; off-site fabrication vs. on-site construction and supply chain coordination; group project; project permitting, potential for a joint project with CEE 242P. Prerequisites: CEE 210, CEE 241T.
| Units: 3-4
CEE 242A:
Negotiating Sustainable Development (CEE 142A, EARTHSYS 142A, EARTHSYS 242A)
How to be effective at achieving sustainability by learning the skills required to negotiate differences between stakeholders who advocate for their own interests. How ecological, social, and economic interests can be effectively balanced and managed. How to be effective actors in the sustainability movement, and use frameworks to solve complex, multiparty processes. Case study analysis of domestic and international issues. Students negotiate on behalf of different interest groups in a variety of arenas including energy, climate, land use, and the built environment. One Saturday all day field trip. No prerequisites.
| Units: 3
CEE 242P:
Designing Project Organizations
Sequel to CEE 242T. Course develops information-processing approach for designing project and project-based company organizations to deliver sustainable construction projects; includes design of organizations and work processes for integrated project delivery and public-private partnership concession project delivery. Term project applies computer-based organization simulation to optimize design of project organization for a participating company.
| Units: 2
CEE 245A:
Global Project Seminar
Issues related to large, complex, global development projects including infrastructure development, urban and rural development, and the development of new cities. Guest presentations by industry practitioners and academics, including: Sabeer Bhatia, founder of Hotmail and architect of NanoCity; Ian Bremmer, CEO of the Eurasia Group, and Greg Huger, managing director of AirliePartners. May be repeated for credit.
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 248:
Real Estate Development
Critical activities and key participants. Topics: conceptual and feasibility studies, market perspectives, the public roles, steps for project approval, project finance, contracting and construction, property management, and sales. Group projects focus on actual developments now in the planning stage. Enrollment limited to 24; priority to graduate majors in the department's CEM and GSB programs. Prerequisites: 241, 244A or equivalent, ENGR 60.
| Units: 3
CEE 248G:
Certifying Green Buildings
Open to all disciplines. Goal is prepare students for the United States Green Building Council's professional accreditation exam. Basic metrics for project certification via USGBC's LEED rating system. Recommended: familiarity with design and construction terminology .
| Units: 1
CEE 252:
Construction Methods for Concrete and Steel Structures
Providing technical support for concrete and steel construction operations on buildings or infrastructure projects. Concrete materials, construction properties of fresh concrete. Resources and operations for batching, transporting, placing, finishing, and curing concrete. Design, fabrication, and use of formwork. Special operations and formwork systems. Detailing, fabricating, erecting, and connecting structural steel. Lifting equipment and lift planning. Welding processes, operations, and quality control. Readings, exercises and course projects.
| Units: 3
CEE 253A:
Earthwork Construction
Construction properties of soil. Technical fundamentals of operations and equipment for earthwork. Description of systems and machine forms for construction equipment. Application of modeling techniques in planning, selecting equipment, estimating production rates. Field trip to infrastructure contractor.
| Units: 1
CEE 262E:
Lakes and Reservoirs
Physics and water quality dynamics in lakes and reservoirs. Implementation of physical and biogeochemical processes in 1-D models. Recommended: 262B.
| Units: 2-3
CEE 263A:
Air Pollution Modeling
The numerical modeling of urban, regional, and global air pollution focusing on gas chemistry and radiative transfer. Stratospheric, free-tropospheric, and urban chemistry. Methods for solving stiff systems of chemical ordinary differential, including the multistep implicit-explicit method, Gear's method with sparse-matrix techniques, and the family method. Numerical methods of solving radiative transfer, coagulation, condensation, and chemical equilibrium problems. Project involves developing a basic chemical ordinary differential equation solver. Prerequisite: CS 106A or equivalent.
| Units: 3-4
CEE 272S:
Green House Gas Mitigation (CEE 172S)
This course will introduce the main concepts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions measurement and management, and it will explore the main mitigation options for reducing emissions or sequestering carbon dioxide. It will address technical aspects of GHG mitigation via energy efficiency and demand-side management, energy in high-technology industry, distributed power and co-generation, the role of renewable energy in GHG management, carbon sequestration in forestry, agriculture, and geological formations. The course explores policy options, carbon trading and business strategies for GHG mitigation.
| Units: 1-3
CEE 272W:
Wind Power project Development
Introduction to wind power resource assessment and project development. Topics include the dynamics of large-scale and small-scale wind systems, vertical scaling of winds in the boundary layer, measurement instruments used for resource assessments, wind turbine technology, and wind farm siting, planning and economics. Analysis methods of wind data, use of industry-standard software for optimizing turbine siting and project feasibility studies. Project work using existing resource assessment from local areas. Prerequisite: Math41/42 or equivalent. Limited enrollment.
| Units: 1
CEE 273C:
Introduction to Membrane Technology for Water/Wastewater Treatment
Membrane separation processes focusing on their use for water and wastewater purification. Topics will include membrane types and materials; transport across and rejection by membranes; membrane fouling, cleaning and degradation; and design and operation of membrane systems.
| Units: 1
CEE 273D:
Wastewater Treatment Process Simulators and Their Use for Emerging Technologies
Process simulators are used widely for analysis and design of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities. The current generation of simulators integrates biological, chemical, and physical process models that enable steady-state and dynamic "whole plant" simulation of liquid and solids treatment process performance. This course reinforces the concepts presented in CEE 271A, CEE 271B, and CEE 273 and shows how these concepts are applied to analyze and design treatment systems for BOD removal, energy recovery, phosphorus removal and recovery, and nitrogen removal using BioWin TM 4, a commercially-available software package. A process-specific model for anaerobic treatment of domestic wastewater will also be developed for the new Staged Anaerobic Fluidized Membrane Bioreactor (SAF-MBR) based on the International Water Association (IWA) Anaerobic Digester Model No. 1 (ADM1) and implemented using the simulation software Aquasim.
| Units: 2
CEE 273S:
Chemical Transformation of Environmental Organic Compounds
This course provides an introduction to the chemistry of organic compounds focusing on chemical transformation and the application of this knowledge to understand and predict the fate of environmentally relevant organic chemicals. The course will cover fundamental rules that govern chemical transformations of organic compounds and will familiarize students with the major physical/chemical factors influencing the kinetics of organic reactions in nature. Prerequisites: CEE 270
| Units: 3
CEE 274E:
Pathogens in the Environment
Sources, fates, movement, and ecology of waterborne pathogens in the natural environment and disinfection systems; epidemiology and microbial risk assessment. No microbiology background required; undergraduates may enroll with consent of instructor.
| Units: 3
CEE 275A:
California Coast: Science, Policy, and Law (CEE 175A, EARTHSYS 175, EARTHSYS 275)
Same as LAW 514. Interdisciplinary. The legal, science, and policy dimensions of managing California's coastal resources. Coastal land use and marine resource decision making. The physics, chemistry, and biology of the coastal zone, tools for exploring data from the coastal ocean, and the institutional framework that shapes public and private decision making. Field work: how experts from different disciplines work to resolve coastal policy questions. Primarily for graduate students; upper-level undergraduates may enroll with permission of instructor. Students will be expected to participate in at least three mandatory field trips.
| Units: 3-4
CEE 275B:
Process Design for Environmental Biotechnology
Use of microbial bioreactors for degradation of contaminants and recovery of clean water, clean energy and/or green materials. Student teams design, operate, and analyze bioreactors and learn to write consulting style reports. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: 271B
| Units: 3
CEE 275C:
Water, Sanitation and Health
Students acquire basic knowledge to participate in a dialogue on water, sanitation and health issues in developing and developed countries. The focus is on enteric pathogenic pollutants. Material includes: Important pathogens, their modes of transmission and the diseases they cause, their fate and transport in the environment, and the means by which they are measured; statistical methods for processing and interpreting waterborne pollutant concentrations, and interpreting data from epidemiology studies; microbial source tracking; epidemiology and quantitative microbial risk assessment; reduction of pathogens in water and sludge; and non-experimental water, sanitation, and hygiene research. Several laboratory sessions will allow students to measure indicator bacteria and viruses using culture-based techniques and expose students to molecular methods for measuring health-relevant targets in water.
| Units: 1-4
CEE 276C:
Advanced Topics in Integrated Demand Side Management (CEE 176D)
The American economy is highly inefficient: between 14-39% of the energy inputs into the US economy are ultimately used to create goods and services, while the remaining energy is lost in energy conversion and other inefficiencies. While this inefficiency results in a heavy social, environmental, and economic burden on both individuals and society as a whole, it also presents an tremendous opportunity to re-imagine how we use and manage our energy consumption. Recent technological advances, including the rise of information technology, sensors, controls, are dramatically re-shaping how energy is utilized, controlled, stored and integrated with traditional supply side resources. These emerging technologies and energy management techniques provide some of the greatest opportunities to improve the efficiency of our economy and address climate change.This course begins with an overview of demand side management (the application of efficiency, demand reduction, distributed generation, storage, and other resource to shape energy demand) practice to date and a detailed look at how energy is used throughout each sector of the economy. Based on this starting point, the course explores emerging technologies and optimization strategies that enable greater insight and control of energy use both at the device and aggregate level, including integration with renewables, storage, and electric vehicles. It then quantifies and monetizes these optimization strategies into revenue streams to both utility and end-user, and culminates in a discussion of how the intersection of these new technologies, optimization strategies, and revenue streams can help de-carbonize the American economy and shape energy use and the utility of the future. Prerequisites: This course is intended for students who wish to gain an understanding of how energy efficiency and demand management occurs in practice. While there are no formal prerequisites, it is expected that students will have familiarity with energy resources and building energy end uses, such as topics covered in CEE 176A/276A, CEE 173A/207A, CEE 156/256, and CEE226E.
| Units: 2
CEE 276E:
Environmental Toxicants
Chemicals in the environment that pose toxicity risk. Introduction to environmental toxicology principles for identifying and characterizing toxicants based on sources, properties, pathways, and toxic action. Past and present environmental toxicant issues.
| Units: 2-3
CEE 276F:
Energy Systems Field Trips: China Energy Systems (CEE 176F)
Energy resources and policies in use and under development in China. 12-day field trip to China during Spring Break. One unit for seminar and readings; one unit for field trip. Tuesday section is required for all students, Thursday section is also required for students attending the field trip. Prerequisite: consent of instructor for field trip.
| Units: 1-2
CEE 277D:
Water, Health & Development in Africa
Graduate seminar focused on emerging research in the areas of water supply, sanitation, hygiene and health in developing countries. Limited enrollment; instructor permission required.
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 12 units total)
CEE 278B:
Atmospheric Aerosols
The characterization of atmospheric particulate matter: size distributions, chemical composition, health effects. Atmospheric diffusion and transport of particles: removal by convection, impaction, gravitational settling. Effect of aerosols on visibility: light scattering and absorption, reduction of visual range. Mechanics influencing ambient size distributions: Brownian coagulation, laminar shear flow, homogeneous nucleation, heterogeneous condensation. Prerequisite: MATH 51, or equivalent. Recommended: 101B or equivalent.
| Units: 3
CEE 278C:
Indoor Air Quality (CEE 172A)
Factors affecting the levels of air pollutants in the built indoor environment. The influence of ventilation, office equipment, floor coverings, furnishings, cleaning practices, and human activities on air quality including carbon dioxide, VOCs, resuspended dust, and airborne molds and fungi. Recommended: 172 or 278A.
| Units: 2-3
CEE 282:
Nonlinear Structural Analysis
Introduction to methods of geometric and material nonlinear analysis, emphasizing modeling approaches for framed structures. Large-displacement analysis, concentrated and distributed plasticity models, and nonlinear solution methods. Applications to frame stability and performance-based seismic design. Assignments emphasize computer implementation and applications. Prerequisites: 280 and an advanced course in structural behavior (e.g., 285A, 285B or equivalent).
| Units: 3-4
CEE 285A:
Advanced Structural Concrete Behavior and Design
Behavior and design of reinforced and prestressed concrete for building and bridge design. Emphasis on flexural behavior, prestressed concrete design, slender columns, and two-way slab design & analysis.
| Units: 3-4
CEE 289:
Random Vibrations
Introduction to random processes. Correlation and power spectral density functions. Stochastic dynamic analysis of multi-degree-of-freedom structures subjected to stationary and non-stationary random excitations. Crossing rates, first-excursion probability, and distributions of peaks and extremes. Applications in earthquake, wind, and ocean engineering. Prerequisite: 203 or equivalent.
| Units: 3-4
CEE 294:
Computational Poromechanics
Continuum and finite element formulations of steady-state and transient fluid conduction problems on geomechanics; elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic systems; variational inequality and free-boundary problems; three-dimensional consolidation theory; undrained condition, mesh locking, B-bar and strain projection methods; finite element formulations of multiphase dynamic problems. Computing assignments. Prerequisite: CEE 281 or equivalent.
| Units: 3
CEE 296:
Special Topics in Fluid-Solid Interactions
Civil, mechanical, and biomedical engineering. Topics include surge and wave impact on structures, tsunami induced sediment transport and scour, wave-soil interactions, dam-reservoir-foundation interactions, shock and blast loads on composite structures, hydroelastic tailoring of composite structures, and blood-vessel interactions. Term project.
| Units: 2
CEE 297Q:
Large Deformation Computational Inelasticity
Covers kinematics, thermodynamics, constitutive modeling, numerical time integration, and finite element implementation of large deformation inelasticity. Kinematics of multiplicative decomposition and resulting objective stress rates in the current configuration. Linearization for formulation and finite element implementation of algorithm (consistent) tangent moduli, and local Newton-Raphson iteration for solution of nonlinear constitutive models. Emphasis is on being able to formulate, and numerically implement within a nonlinear finite element program, a wide range of finite strain inelastic constitutive models for solid materials of interest.
| Units: 3
CEE 316:
Sustainable Built Environment Research
Intended for early stage Ph.D. students in Sustainable Design and Construction (SDC). Covers dominant methodological approaches at the intersection of engineering, social management science and computer science. Overviews an array of methods available for research, focusing on methods commonly used in SDC. Publications using various methods will be analyzed, and journal review processes will be discussed. Major deliverable is research proposal using one or more of the methods discussed. Students will gain familiarity with the array of methods available for SDC research, know how to apply the methods in their own research area, and receive guidance on publishing their research in scientific journals.
| Units: 3
CEE 321:
Formal Models for Design
Theories, methods, and formal systems to support the design of buildings. Academic and industrial frameworks to represent and manage the products, organizations, and processes of building projects. May be repeated for credit.
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
for credit
CEE 328A:
Multidisciplinary Design and Simulation of Building Envelopes
Curtain walls are a manufactured product ubiquitous in the world of architecture and engineering that must meet structural, thermal, acoustic, environmental, and economic performance requirements. This course focuses on design strategies for building envelopes and explores new design approaches including parametric 3D modeling, simulation, and Multidsiciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) methods that leverage computation to augment human abilities to identify novel, high performing solutions. Prerequisite: CEE 220A or equivalent. Limited to 16 students.
| Units: 3
CEE 342:
Computational Modeling of Organizations
For post-M.S. students interested in formal techniques for organization design. Computer simulations of organizations are used to conduct virtual experiments for developing organization theory or to analyze the performance of virtual organizations with different structures and decision support and communication technologies. Research on computational modeling and design of real-world organizations. Paper serves as a research proposal. Prerequisite: 242 or equivalent introductory organization design class.
| Units: 4
CEE 345:
Game Theory Modeling in Engineering
Game theory involves the analysis of conflict, cooperation and communication, and is a novel and powerful tool for analyzing important issues in engineering management and engineering policy. Class will develop students¿ game theory skills in an applied context. Learn how to set up and solve fundamental game models and apply these skills to building new theories in engineering management through game theory modeling. Class illustrates the arts of game modeling by applying game theory in: (1) contracting and opportunistic bidding; (2) renegotiation in public-private partnerships; (3) partner selection strategies in global projects; and (4) knowledge management and sharing. Students are encouraged to apply game theory to their own research issues or disciplines, and extend their term projects into research papers or theses. Limited class size. Priority for CEE, IPER and MS&E students.
| Units: 2-3
CEE 361:
Turbulence Modeling for Environmental Fluid Mechanics
An introduction to turbulence and its modeling, including Reynolds-average and large-eddy simulation models. Derivation of closure approximations and models. Impact of numerical code truncation error on turbulence model value and accuracy. Discussion of typical models and their applications to turbulent flows in rivers, estuaries, the coastal ocean and the atmospheric boundary layer (e.g., wind turbines and weather models). Prerequisites: knowledge of hydrodynamics or atmosphere dynamics and the basics of transport and mixing in the environment; consent of instructor.
| Units: 2-4
CEE 362:
Numerical Modeling of Subsurface Processes
Numerical modeling including: problem formulation, PDEs and weak formulations, and choice of boundary conditions; solution using the finite-element code COMSOL Multiphysics with a variety of solvers and pre- and postprocessing of data; and interpretation of results. Problems include: flow in saturated porous media with complex boundaries and heterogeneities; solute transport with common reaction models; effects of heterogeneity on dispersion, dilution, and mixing of solutes; variable-density flow and seawater intrusion; upscaling or coarsening of scale; and biofilm modeling. Enrollment limited to 5.
| Units: 3-4
CEE 362G:
Stochastic Inverse Modeling and Data Assimilation Methods
Stochastic methods for the solution of inverse problems that are algebraically underdetermined or have solutions that are sensitive to data. Emphasis is on geostatistical methods that, in addition to using data, incorporate information about structure such as spatial continuity and smoothness. Methods for real-time processing of new data. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
| Units: 3-4
CEE 362H:
Heterogeneity and Scale in Groundwater
Geologic materials are complex and composite media, in the microscale, but modeled as continua at the macroscale. We examine how our understanding of processes and heterogeneity at the microscale support laws that describe fluxes and change of state variables at the macroscale. We study Darcy's law for porous media, Fickian dispersion, non-Fickian dispersion, dilution of solutes, and mixing of reactants under mass transfer (diffusional) limitations. We use mathematical tools such as homogenization theories and stochastic analysis to find relations among macroscopic quantities. To be taught in Winter, alternate years starting 2011-2012.
| Units: 3-4
CEE 363A:
Mechanics of Stratified Flows
The effects of density stratification on flows in the natural environment. Basic properties of linear internal waves in layered and continuous stratification. Flows established by internal waves. Internal hydraulics and gravity currents. Turbulence in stratified fluids. Prerequisites: 262A,B, CME 204.
| Units: 3
CEE 363C:
Ocean and Estuarine Modeling
Advanced topics in modeling for ocean and estuarine environments, including methods for shallow water, primitive, and nonhydrostatic equations on Cartesian, curvilinear, and unstructured finite-volume grid systems. Topics include free-surface methods, nonhydrostatic solvers, and advanced Eulerian and Lagrangian advection techniques. Focus is on existing techniques and code packages, and their methodologies, including POM, ROMS, TRIM, ELCOM, and SUNTANS. Prerequisites: CME 200, 206, or equivalents.
| Units: 3
CEE 363F:
Oceanic Fluid Dynamics (EESS 363F)
Dynamics of rotating stratified fluids with application to oceanic flows. Topics include: inertia-gravity waves; geostrophic and cyclogeostrophic balance; vorticity and potential vorticity dynamics; quasi-geostrophic motions; planetary and topographic Rossby waves; inertial, symmetric, barotropic and baroclinic instability; Ekman layers; and the frictional spin-down of geostrophic flows. Prerequisite: CEE 262A or a graduate class in fluid mechanics.
| Units: 3
CEE 364F:
Advanced Topics in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (EESS 364F)
A seminar-style class covering the classic papers on the theory of the large-scale ocean circulation. Topics include: wind-driven gyres, mesoscale eddies and geostrophic turbulence, eddy-driven recirculation gyres, homogenization of potential vorticity, the ventilated thermocline, subduction, and the abyssal circulation. Prerequisite: EESS 363F or CEE 363F. Recommended: EESS 246B.
| Units: 2-3
CEE 364Y:
Advanced Topics in Coastal Oceanography
The dynamics and transport implications of features in estuaries and coastal oceans characterized by sharp gradients: fronts, interfaces, and layers. Analytic framework to describe the formation, maintenance, and dissipation of such features. Examples include tidal mixing fronts, buoyant plume fronts and tidal intrusions, biological thin layers, and axial convergent fronts. Second unit for students who give a presentation.
| Units: 1-2
CEE 371:
Frontiers in Environmental Research
How to evaluate environmental research.
| Units: 1-2
CEE 374C:
Introduction to Physiology of Microbes in Biofilms
Diversification of biofilm populations, control of gene expression in biofilm environments, and evolution of novel genetic traits in biofilms.
| Units: 1-6
CEE 374D:
Introduction to Physiology of Microbes in Biofilms
Diversification of biofilm populations, control of gene expression in biofilm environments, and evolution of novel genetic traits in biofilms.
| Units: 1-6
CEE 375:
Advanced Methods in Pathogen Detection
Molecular and culture-based techniques for pathogen detection in water.
| Units: 2
CEE 378:
Statistical Analysis of Environmental Data: Tools and Applications
Preference to Environmental Engineering and Science Ph.D. students. Practical data analysis techniques applicable to environmental engineering. The role of statistics in data collection, experimental design, data exploration, and effective communication of results. Use of statistical packages such as Excel, Matlab, and R. Discussions partially based on student interest and available datasets. Topics may include summarizing data, hypothesis testing, nonparametric statistics, regression analysis, classification and regression trees, cluster analysis, and computationally intensive methods. Limited enrollment.
| Units: 2-3
CEE 378D:
Seminar of Statistical Analysis of Multidisciplinary Primary Data
Practical management and analysis techniques for primary data collected in multidisciplinary projects. Selection of appropriate statistical tests, interpretation of results, and effective communication of findings to lay audiences. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate techniques, including hypothesis testing, nonparametric statistics, regression analysis and matching. Use of SPSS statistical package. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 9 units total)
CEE 386:
Fundamentals and Applications of Wind Engineering
This course provides a basic understanding of how winds interact with the built environment. Knowledge of wind flow and the wind/structure interaction is introduced to understand the risks associated with extreme wind events (e.g., hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorm downbursts, etc.) and its application for design, damage mitigation, and risk management. In addition to providing an introduction to catastrophe risk modeling, this course will show how the principles of wind engineering are used to estimate the risk of the built environment subjected to catastrophic wind events. Prerequisites: undergraduate fluid mechanics, structural dynamics (CEE 283 or equiv), probability CEE 203.
| Units: 3
