CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSE, B.S. (C.E.)
Offered in academic year 1939-40 to students who completed Junior requirements before September 1939
FOURTH YEAR | ||||
First Semester | ||||
| SUBJECT | Attendance Rec. | Hours Lab. | ||
| CE | 11-2 | Sanitation | 2 | 0 |
| CE | 21 | Highways | 0 | 4 |
| CE | 22 | Highway Traffic Control | 2 | 0 |
| CE | 30-2 | Structures | 2 | 8 |
| ME | 55 | Mechanical Engineering | 3 | 3 |
| Ind E | 14 | Staff Control | 1 | 2 |
| Ind E | 22 | Industrial Management | 3 | 0 |
| Ind E | 51 | Business Law | 1 | 0 |
| Co-operative Office or Field work | ||||
Second Semester | ||||
| CE | 11-2 | Sanitation | 2 | 0 |
| CE | 21 | Highways | 0 | 4 |
| CE | 22 | Highway Traffic Control | 2 | 0 |
| CE | 30-2 | Structures | 2 | 8 |
| ME | 55 | Mechanical Engineering | 3 | 3 |
| Ind E | 14 | Staff Control | 1 | 2 |
| Ind E | 22 | Industrial Management | 3 | 0 |
| Ind E | 51 | Business Law | 1 | 0 |
| Co-operative Office or Field work |
SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION
in the
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
CE 1 Surveying: Prerequisite, Satisfactory Sophomore Standing.
A course designed to equip the student with a knowledge of the principles and practice of elementary surveying and closely allied sciences and to enable him to apply this scientific information to the professional work of the civil engineer. For descriptive purposes the course is subdivided as follows:
Surveying. A study of plane and topographic surveying, consisting of classwork, fieldwork and drafting. The classwork covers a thorough drill in the principles of these branches of surveying. This is supplemented by field exercises covering the use, care, and adjustment of instruments, and cadastral and engineering surveys of elementary character. The work in the drafting room consists of problems involving the interpretation and preparation of topographic, construction, and property maps. Texts: A, B, C, D, E.
Engineering Geology. A study of geologic science, with particular emphasis on the relationship between physiography, geology, topography, water supply, and the design of engineering structures. Laboratory studies of common rocks, rock-forming minerals and of topographic and geologic maps are made in connection with this course. Texts: A, F.
General Astronomy. A short course in general astronomy designed to broaden the background of the student and to enable him to obtain a better grasp of the work in practical astronomy given during the Junior year. Texts: A, G.
| Texts: | A. | Departmental Manual I, “Professional Work of the Sophomore Year”. |
| B. | Breed and Hosmer, “Principles and Practice of Surveying,” Vol. I. | |
| C. | Breed and Hosmer, “Principles and Practice of Surveying,” Vol. II. | |
| D. | Robbins, “Problems in Surveying, CE 1”. | |
| E. | Vega, “Logarithms”. | |
| F. | Ries and Watson, “Elements of Engineering Geology”. | |
| G. | Jeans, “The Stars in Their Courses”. |
CE 2 Surveying. Prerequisite, CE 1.
A continuation of the work begun in CE 1. The course covers the fields of hydrographic and geodetic surveying and practical astronomy. The route surveying classwork, formerly given in this course, is now covered simultaneously in the course in Highways CE 20 and CE 21. Route survey fieldwork is covered in the fieldwork of the surveying course. The course consists of classwork, fieldwork and drafting. The classwork covers a thorough drill in the principles of hydrographic and geodetic surveying and spherical trigonometry and practical astronomy. This is supplemented by fieldwork covering the use of the stadia, plane table and traverse board in the execution of topographic and engineering surveys, the methods of gaging streams, the geodetic and astronomic work necessary for control surveys, and the execution of preliminary and location route surveys for highways and sewers which are used in the design work of the courses in Highways and Sanitation. The work in the drafting room covers all computations and plotting necessary to complete a topographic map from the field surveys.
| Texts: | A. | Departmental Manual II, “Professional Work of the Junior Year”. |
| B. | Breed and Hosmer, “Principles and Practice of Surveying,” Vol. II. | |
| C. | Hosmer, “Practical Astronomy”. | |
| D. | Hosmer, “Geodesy”. | |
| E. | Pickets & Wiley, “Route Surveying”. | |
| F. | Robbins, “Notes on Spherical Trigonometry”. | |
| G. | Robbins, “Problems in Surveying, CE 2.” | |
| H. | American Nautical Almanac, 1939. | |
| I. | Vega, “Logarithms”. |
CE 10 Sanitation. Prerequisite, Satisfactory Junior Standing.
A study of the principles of sanitary science and public health subdivided as follows:
Hydrology. A study of the principles of hydrology with particular emphasis on their application to problems of water supply and storm water disposal.
Public Health. A study of the engineering control of communicable diseases through the proper collection, treatment, and disposal of municipal wastes; the provision of safe water, milk and foods; the control of rodents and insects; the sanitation of public buildings; housing; and industrial hygiene.
Water Supply. A study of the methods used to investigate the water supply needs of a community; the selection of the required supply and the design of the collection works. Distribution works are taken up in a later course.
Texts: Mead, “Hydrology”; Ehlers and Steel, “Municipal and Rural Sanitation”; Babbitt and Doland, “Water Supply Engineering”. Certain reference books from a department list, to be read during the summer preceding the taking of the course.
CE 10, 11-1 Sanitation. Prerequisite, Satisfactory Junior Standing.
A study of the principles of sanitary science and public health subdivided as follows:
Public Health. A study of the engineering control of communicable diseases through the proper collection, treatment and disposal of municipal wastes; the provision of safe water, milk and foods; the control of rodents and insects; the sanitation of public buildings; housing; and industrial hygiene.
Hydrology. A study of the principles of hydrology with particular emphasis on their application to problems of water supply and storm water disposal. Computations and designs are carried out in connection with the study of the water resources of a particular stream.
Water Supply. A study of the methods followed by engineers in investigating the water supply needs of a community; the location of the required supply; the determination of the proper means of conveying the water to the community; and the design and construction of works in connection with water supply development.
Sewerage. A study of the design, construction and maintenance of storm water drains and sanitary sewers, accompanied by the design of such drains for a small community and the preparation of cost estimates and specifications for the same.
Texts: Ehlers and Steel, “Municipal and Rural Sanitation”; Mead, “Hydrology”; Babbitt and Doland, “Water Supply Engineering”; Metcalf and Eddy, “Sewerage and Sewage Disposal”. Certain reference books from a department list, to be read during the summer preceding the taking of the course.
CE 11-2 Sanitation. Prerequisite, CE 10, CH 21.
A continuation of the study begun in CE 10, 11-1 and covering the design and construction of works for the purification of water and the treatment of sewage.
Texts: Babbitt and Doland, “Water Supply Engineering”; Metcalf and Eddy, “Sewerage and Sewage Disposal”.
CE 20 Highway. Prerequisite, CE 1.
This course in Highways consists of lectures, student reports and problems, covering the following topics: highway location, with special attention to the part reconnaissance surveys and traffic surveys play in determining the proper location for a highway; the design of roads, dealing with the establishing of grade lines, street intersections, curves, cross-sections and grade separations; grading; highway drainage; soil studies, especially the characteristics of subgrade soils, the grouping of subgrade soils and the conclusions to be drawn from soil studies; non-bituminous and bituminous materials for low-cost roads; natural subgrade treatments and untreated surfaces; bituminous surface treatments; road-mixed and plant-mixed bituminous surfaces; bituminous-macadam bituminized cement and cement-bound macadam roads; portland-cement concrete pavements; base courses for pavements; both hot-mix and cold-laid bituminous pavements; maintenance of bituminous pavements; brick and block pavements; the construction and location of sidewalks, curbs, gutters, guard rails and other appurtenances; highway beautification and lighting; estimates, contracts, and specifications; street cleaning and snow removal; and the location and construction of landing fields and runways for airports.
The field work in Highways is given in connection with the field work in Surveying CE 2.
Texts: Bruce, “Highway Design and Construction”; Pickels and Wiley, “Route Surveying”; Van Houten, “Problems in Highways, C. E. 20”.
CE 21 Highways. Prerequisites, CE 2, CE 20.
This is a course in Highway Design in which two problems are undertaken. In the first, plans are prepared for the improvement and paving of about one-quarter mile of city streets. Details of sidewalks, curbs, pavements and drainage are taken into account. The field notes for this problem are obtained in the course in Surveying CE 2. In the second problem a paper location of a highway is made from a contour map (similar to that prepared in Surveying CE 2) for about two miles of rural highway. Plans are prepared which subscribe to the practice and standards of the New Jersey State Highway Department. Attention is given to alignment, grade and cost, with a special study made of the earth quantities and placement.
Texts: Bruce, “Highway Design and Construction”; Pickels and Wiley, “Route Surveying”.
CE 22 Highway Traffic Control. Prerequisite CE 20.
A course designed to give the student a comprehensive knowledge of the problems encountered in the field of highway traffic control together with a thorough study of current methods of dealing with those problems.
The course is presented in the form of lectures by the instructor, reports by the students, supplementary reading, and, whenever practicable, field studies and analyses of actual traffic problems. The subjects covered are as follows: purposes of traffic control; accident statistics; accident records as a basis for accident prevention with special attention being paid to the use of spot maps, flow diagrams and collision diagrams in analysing traffic problems; legislation and administration as a means of regulating traffic; examination of applicants for drivers’ licenses; through and stop streets; critical approach speeds; traffic control at intersections by traffic beacons, traffic officers and traffic signals; studies of rotary and channellized intersections; highway and railway grade crossing elimination; traffic lanes, centerline markings; highway lighting; parking; education of all groups from the pre-school child to the adult; law enforcement, especially studying the problem of the drinking driver and the “accident repeater”; and traffic courts and violations bureaus.
Reference Material: This is composed of all available literature in the field of traffic control. A few of the organizations and institutions whose literature is used are as follows: American Association of State Highway Officials; American Automobile Association; American Road Builders’ Association; Bureau of Public Roads; Institute of Traffic Engineers; International Association of Chiefs of Police; Iowa State College; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Motor Vehicle Department of New Jersey and numerous other states; National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters; National Conference on Street and Highway Safety; National Safety Council; New Jersey Traffic Commission; Northwestern University Traffic Safety Institute; Portland Cement Association; Travelers Insurance Company; University of Illinois; University of Michigan; and University of Wisconsin.
CE 30-1 Structures. Prerequisite, First Semester Phys 30.
This course forms a transition between the previous courses of mechanics (statics) and strength of materials and the course in structures CE 30-2 given to the senior civil students. It treats of a more rounded and complete study of reaction and internal stresses in roof trusses and statically determinate bridges by both analytical and graphical methods. Special emphasis is placed upon the construction and use of influence lines. A short time is devoted to the approximate solution of lateral bracing and portals.
Text: Sutherland and Bowman “Structural Theory”, 2nd Ed.
CE 30-2 Structures. Prerequisites, CE 30-1, complete course. Phys 30.
The work of this course is divided between a theoretical study of statically indeterminate structures and the design of a variety of small structures. A thorough theoretical study is made of the deflection of beams and trusses and of the methods of least work, slope deflection, moment distribution, and the column analogy. Secondary stresses, space framework and wind stresses in buildings receive their proportion of attention. Throughout the work in theory those structures that are to be later designed and detailed are used for class problems, thereby making a close tie between the theory and design and eliminating an unnecessary amount of duplication in arithmetical calculations. Problems are given in the design of, and complete preparation of plans for roof trusses, buildings, foundations, abutments, retaining walls, trestles, trusses, girders, and frames of concrete, steel, and wood, with a study of timber, riveted, and welded framing. Highway loadings are used in preference to railroad loadings in order to simplify computations. Particular emphasis is placed upon orderly and complete computations, standard and practical considerations of design and detail, and thoroughness and neatness in drafting. Given to senior students in civil engineering.
Texts: Sutherland and Bowman, “Structural Theory, Second Edition”; Caughey, “Reinforced Concrete”; Fuller & Kerekes, “Analysis & Design of Steel Structures”; A. I. S. C., “Steel Construction Handbook”. Certain reference books from a department list to be read during the summer preceding the taking of the course.
CE 30 Structures.
Courses CE 30-1 and CE 30-2 will be combined in one senior course in 1940-41 and later years.
CE 40 Hydraulics. Prerequisites, Math. 21, Mech. 20.
The subject matter is the same as in CE 41. In addition, a laboratory course is given, in which the characteristics of flow are studied for various types of conduits and measuring devices, and also for various degrees of viscosity of the liquid. Given to students in civil engineering.
Texts: Cummings and Widdop, “Elementary Hydraulics”; Laboratory Manual of the Mechanical Engineering Department.
CE 41 Hydraulics. Prerequisites, Math. 21, Mech. 20.
This is a text-book and problem course. The subject of hydrostatics is treated briefly, from the point of view of review work in physics and applied mechanics. In hydrokinetics, the energy balances are emphasized as providing means of solving problems in theoretic flow through orifices, pipes, open channels, and over weirs. Constant emphasis is placed on the degree of precision obtainable, in practice, by the use of the available experimentally determined constants to modify theoretical computations to meet actual conditions. Given to chemical, electrical, and mechanical students.
Text: Cummings and Widdop, “Elementary Hydraulics”.