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CIVL 4920 - Civil Engineering Capstone Design

Open-ended design project in which students work in teams. Oral presentations and written reports cover alternates considered, design assumptions, cost, safety, and feasibility. This is a communication-intensive course.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: Senior status and 6 credit hours of civil engineering design electives in one concentration. Concentrations and associated design electives are: 1) Structural: CIVL 4070 and CIVL 4080; or 2) Geotechnical: CIVL 4010 and either CIVL 4140 or CIVL 4150; or 3) Transportation: two of the following courses: CIVL 4620 or CIVL 4640 or CIVL 4660 or CIVL 4670; or 4) Environmental: two of the following courses: ENVE 4200 or ENVE 4330 or ENVE 4340 or ENVE 4350.

When Offered: Spring term annually.



Credit Hours: 3


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