Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Civil Engineering ProgramCivil Engineering ProgramDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lafayette CollegeLafayette College
Class of 2011
Class of 2013 Class of 2012
Six fields within Civil EngineeringSix fields within Civil Engineering
EnvironmentalEnvironmental GeotechnicalGeotechnical Project ManagementProject Management StructuralStructural TransportationTransportation Water ResourcesWater Resources
The curriculum…The curriculum…Common first year for all engineers (CE, ME, ChE, ECE) Common first year for all engineers (CE, ME, ChE, ECE)
to give maximum flexibility:to give maximum flexibility:
First semesterFirst semester
– ES 101: Intro to EngineeringES 101: Intro to Engineering
– Chem 121Chem 121
– Math 161Math 161
– First Year SeminarFirst Year Seminar Second semesterSecond semester
– Engl 110Engl 110
– Math 162Math 162
– Chem 122/ES 231/ScienceChem 122/ES 231/Science
– Phys 131Phys 131
CE Curriculum continued…CE Curriculum continued…
Math/Science Math/Science – Calculus I, II, and IIICalculus I, II, and III
– Differential EquationsDifferential Equations
– General ChemistryGeneral Chemistry
– PhysicsPhysics
– Nature of MaterialsNature of Materials
– One upper level mathOne upper level math
– One science electiveOne science elective
Engineering ScienceEngineering Science– Intro to EngineeringIntro to Engineering
– StaticsStatics
– Strengths of MaterialsStrengths of Materials
CE Curriculum continued…CE Curriculum continued…
CE Required CoursesCE Required Courses– CAD/GISCAD/GIS
– FluidsFluids
– StructuresStructures
– EnvironmentalEnvironmental
– Project managementProject management
– TransportationTransportation
– Water resourcesWater resources
– GeotechnicalGeotechnical
– Design I, II, and IIIDesign I, II, and III
CE electivesCE electives
– At least three and as many At least three and as many as seven (in addition to as seven (in addition to courses that may be taken courses that may be taken in place of AP credit)in place of AP credit)
Social Science/Humanities electivesSocial Science/Humanities electives
– At least five electives and as At least five electives and as many as seven (in addition to many as seven (in addition to courses that may be taken in courses that may be taken in place of AP credit)place of AP credit)
Hands on CurriculumHands on Curriculum
EightEight required CEE required CEE courses with courses with laboratorieslaboratories– Design I and IIDesign I and II
– EnvironmentalEnvironmental
– GeotechnicalGeotechnical
– Project ManagementProject Management
– StructuralStructural
– TransportationTransportation
– Water ResourcesWater Resources
Student computer laboratory
Geotechnical Laboratory
Environmental Laboratory
Environmental Research Laboratory
Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
Structures laboratory
Faculty-Student InteractionFaculty-Student Interaction
Field TripsField Trips Team ProjectsTeam Projects Research CollaborationResearch Collaboration CompetitionsCompetitions FunFun
Student field trip to construction site
Students using camera to explore cave
Field TripsField Trips
More field trips…More field trips…
USGS stream gage on Lehigh R Measuring water levels atMerrill Creek Reservoir
Students using Learning Center
TeamworkTeamwork
Water quality testing for BushkillStream Monitors
Macro-invertebrate study
Measuring head loss in laminar andturbulent flow
more teamwork…more teamwork…
more teamwork…more teamwork…
Measuring stream flow Fabricating and testing model bridges
and more…and more…
Engineers Without Borders trip to Honduras
Team CompetitionsTeam Competitions
Environmental Engineering Design Competition, New Mexico
ASCE Concrete Canoe CompetitionASCE Concrete Canoe Competition
ASCE Steel Bridge CompetitionASCE Steel Bridge Competition
Research CollaborationResearch Collaboration
Waiting for drillers to get water duringdrilling into cave at Metzgar
Students and faculty working on innovative water treatment method using magnetic fields
Student project address analyzes the threat wind turbines pose to migrating raptors
More research…More research…
Installing stream gages in Bushkill Creek watershed
More research…More research…
Wetlands research in Africa
FunFun
Faculty vs. students in jousting
Rafting on Nile River (student research group)
