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Geotechnology of Waste Management CEG 6113
This is a graduate level course primarily for Structures/Geotechnical Engineering and Environmental Engineering students. Topics covered include forms of waste; index properties; clay minerals; compressibility and settlement; shear strength; hydraulic properties; site investigation; site selection; ground modification and compaction; liners; leachate generation and collection caps; foundation and slope stability; gas management, computer modeling for landfill design. Students will learn to examine the application of geoenvironmental engineering principles to practical waste management problems, design and management of solid waste facilities.
Sustainable Cities URP 6930
This is a graduate level course primarily for students in planning, public administration, architecture, environmental science and economics. The course explores the intellectual foundations and historical development of “sustainability” as a concept, places it within the larger context of various development theories, and looks at how it has influenced real-world practice in planning and public policy. Throughout the course, discussion will include the challenges of sustainable development, and the opportunities and limits at various scales in meeting these challenges. The course explores sustainability from various perspectives including environmental protection, climate change, economic development, human welfare, community development, and urban form. The course to help to better understand the principles of building sustainable communities, guides for LEED-certified neighborhood development and will apply them critically and thoughtfully in an attempt to understand both their benefits and pitfalls.
River Mechanics and Sediment Transport CGN 6930
Taught as special topics course approved by SCNS in 2015 as CWR 6236
This is a graduate level course primarily for Water Resources/Environmental Engineering students. However, students in the Structures/Geotechnical Engineering and the Transportation Engineering tracks can also benefit greatly, due to the wide and practical applicability of the material covered. In addition, this course is suitable to Geoscience students. Topic covered include properties and classification of sediments; dimensional analysis; bed configuration; initiation of particle motion; Shield's curve; bed-form resistance to flow; sediment discharge; bed-load; wash-load; suspended sediments; stream characteristics; river meandering; regime methods; river training methods.
Stormwater Modeling and Management CGN 6930
Taught as special topics course approved by SCNS in 2015 as CWR 5308
This is a graduate level course primarily for Water Resources/Environmental Engineering students. The course presents a comprehensive view of stormwater modeling and management with an emphasis on current modeling techniques and design practices. The course provides an in-depth review of fundamentals of hydraulics and hydrology along with spatial analysis tools required for effective stormwater modeling and management. Stormwater Modeling and Management Course will equip the students and practicing engineers with all the tools of analysis and simulation required for design and operation of stromwater systems. The course will also emphasize on the use of design codes relevant to hydrologic design of water management/drainage structures in South Florida/Florida. The course will introduce and help students/practitioners model hydrologic systems using two hydrologic simulation Models (Win-Tr55 and HEC-HMS) and use spatial analysis tool (ArcGIS) for modeling and analysis of stormwater systems.
Infrastructure Maintenance and Management CGN 6930
Taught as special topics course approved by SCNS in 2015 as CGN 6616
This is a graduate level course primarily for Water Resources/Environmental Engineering students. However, students in the Structures/Geotechnical Engineering and the Transportation Engineering tracks can also benefit greatly, due to the wide and practical applicability of the material covered. The course involves evaluating infrastructure systems (water, sewer, stormwater, roads, bridges, rail, power) to identify concepts on repair, replacement and maintenance, including dollars to spend on same.
Modeling Methods in Water Res. and Environmental. Eng. EES 6025
This is a graduate level course primarily for Water Resources/Environmental Engineering students. Classification of partial differential equations; fundamentals of numerical analysis; numerical stability, consistency and convergence; method of characteristics; variation principles; finite differences; finite elements; integral-boundary element method; applications to water resource and environmental engineering problems.
Water Supply and Treatment ENV 6418
This is a graduate level course primarily for Water Resources/Environmental Engineering students. Topics covered include bacteriological, chemical, and physical water quality standards; distribution systems; water treatment theory and design; aeration; coagulation and flocculation; sedimentation; filtration; disinfection; softening; membranes. | 
