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COURSES

 

Engineering (Engr)

Note: Associated lecture and laboratory courses must be taken concurrently except for Engr. 140, 140L; 160, 160L; 161, 161L; and 163, 163L.

1. Plane Surveying: Elementary (3)
Prerequisite: Math B, C, one year of mechanical drawing or Ind Arts 20. Methods of plane surveying, field practice, calculations, and mapping.

2. Plane Surveying: Advanced (2)
Topographic surveying, triangulation, land surveying, mine surveying, engineering astronomy, field practice. Prerequisite: Engr. 1.

4. Farm Surveying (2)
Chaining, use of level and transit, land surveying, mapping. Prerequisite: High school algebra and geometry.

20. Engineering Drawing (2)
Not open to students with credit in Engr. 19. Prerequisite: Ind. Arts 20; or a year of high school mechanical drawing and satisfactory score on mechanical drawing proficiency test. Sections, auxiliary views, screws and fasteners, dimensioning, simple machine drawing. (2 2-hour lecture-labs)

21. Descriptive Geometry (3)
Prerequisites-. Engr. 19 or 20; trigonometry. Methods of accurate projection of lines, planes and various types of solids; the intersections and developments of solids with plane and single-curve surfaces; applications to engineering problems. (2 3- hour lecture-labs)

22. Mechanism (3)
Prerequisites: Engr 21, Physics 4A. Elementary principles of mechanism; gears, cams, and other mechanical linkages; graphical solution of motion problems. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

30. Analytical Mechanics: Statics (3)
Prerequisite: Physics 4A; Math 6 (or concurrently). Statics, analysis of force systems, equilibrium problems, friction, graphic and algebraic methods of problem solution, centroids and nioments of inertia.

32. Materials of Engineering Construction (2)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Engr 30. Properties of engineering materials; basic structure of materials, mechanical properties. and control of properties during production and fabrication.

101. Route Surveying (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 2, 2L. Computation and field work covering surveys for highway, irrigation, construction and other kinds of engineering projects. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required)

102. Highway Engineering (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 2, 32. Highway materials, construction methods, traffic surveys, aerial surveys, soil mechanics, drainage problems, and other topics relating to highway engineering.

122. Mechanics of Machines (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 121, 130, 131. Analytical study of machinery; application of principles covered in courses on mechanism, mechanics of materials and materials of engineering construction courses.

123. Machine Design (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 122. Design of machine elements and complete machines; preparation of detail and assembly drawings and specifications. (2 2-hour lecture-labs)

130. Analytical Mechanics Dynamics (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 30. Mathematical treatment of the principles of kinematics and kinetics with applications to problems in engineering.

131. Mechanics of Materials (4)
Prerequisite: Engr 30; 32 (or concurrently). Application of principles of mechanics to design of structural and machine members; stress analysis of beams and columns. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours)

132. Materials Laboratory (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 32; 131 (or concurrently). Instruction and practice in making standard tests of iron, steel, cement, concrete, brick, and other engineering materials. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)

133. Steel and Timber Structures (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 135. Design of trusses and building frames; structural detailing in steel and timber. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)

134. Reinforced Concrete (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 135. Design in reinforced concrete; detail drawing of reinforced concrete structures. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)

140. Fluid Mechanics (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 130; 160 or 163 (or concurrently). Properties of fluids; theory of the flow of fluids with applications to engineering problems.

140L. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (1)
Laboratory experiments illustrating the principles of fluid mechanics; methods of water measurement; tests of hydraulic equipment. (3 lab hours; field trips)

141. Irrigation Engineering (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 131, 140. Flow of water in canals, design of canals and canal systems, measurements of water, surveys for irrigation systems. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips)

150. Electrical Engineering -- Direct Currents (3)
Prerequisite: Physics 4B, Math 4. Magnetic and electric circuits; characteristics of direct current apparatus.

150L. Electrical Engineering -- Direct Currents Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Engr 150. Operating and testing direct current apparatus. (3 lab hours)

151. Electrical Engineering -- Alternating Currents (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 150. Basic alternating current circuits; characteristics of alternating current apparatus.

151L. Electrical Engineering -- Alternating Currents Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: Engr 150L. Operating and testing alternating current apparatus. (3 lab hours) (3 lab hours)

160. Applied Thermodynamics: Gas Cycles (3)
Prerequisite: Physics 4C; Engr 130 (of concurrently). Thermodynamic processes; theoretical cycles for gasoline and diesel engines; performance of internal combustion engines; compression and expansion of air; flow of gases.

160L. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (1)
Instruments employed in mechanical engineering practice; measurement of temperature, pressure, and horsepower; performance of internal combustion engines and air compressors. (3 lab hours; field trips)

161. Applied Thermodynamics -- Vapor Cycles (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 160. Combustion; vapor processes; performance of boilers, steam engines, turbines; heat transfer.

161L. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 160L. Heat power apparatus; flue and exhaust gas analyses; efficiency and heat balance in boilers and engines; flow of vapors. (4 lab hours; field trips)

170. Engineering Economy (2)
Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering. Interest, depreciation, sinking funds, bonds; comparisons of costs of alternative solutions to engineering problems.

171. Legal Aspects of Engineering (2)
Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering. Principles of contracts and specifications affecting engineering work; codes and legal requirements; preparation of specifications and reports.

190. Independent Study (1-5)

 



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