College of Engineering
Varada Charyulu, Ph. D., Dean
Richard Wabrek, Associate Dean
Professors Charyulu, Naidu,
Neill, Smith, Wilson.
Associate Professors Campo, Robinson,
Smedley, Stuffle, Wabrek
Assistant Professors Crawford, Leung, Moore, Rao, Sadid.
Industry Shared Professor J. Smith
Affiliate Professors Blyler, Larson, Lineberry, Ofte, Pumphrey, Smart
The goal of the College of Engineering is to provide students with the education necessary to enter the engineering profession. The Bachelor of Science degree program in Engineering, which is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET), is designed to be as flexible as possible to accommodate individual areas of interest within the requirements of the EAC/ABET. The new Bachelor of Science degree program in Engineering Management is designed to provide graduates with a background in both engineering and management disciplines. ISU engineering graduates are successfully employed in many areas of the engineering profession. Many have chosen to continue advanced studies in a wide variety of specialized engineering disciplines.
The emphasis in the program at Idaho State University is to develop design competence in some discipline of engineering. Each student entering the engineering program is assigned a faculty advisor to guarantee an appropriate plan of study and to insure continuity throughout the program. Each student completes 91 credit hours of general education and engineering core courses, which account for more than five semesters. They devote their last three semesters to more specialized, design-oriented courses. The College of Engineering offers sequences in the disciplines of structures, geotechnics, measurement and control systems, digital systems, thermal-fluids and nuclear power. The student will select two of the six sequences for a total of 26 credit hours and, with advisor approval, 11 credit hours of elective courses from science, mathematics and engineering. During the last two semesters each student completes senior design projects and is also expected to complete the national standardized Fundamentals of Engineering exam.
Students entering the program are expected to meet the following preparatory
requirements: (a) adequate algebra and trigonometry to enter the calculus
sequence; (b) one year of computer studies or demonstrated familiarity with
computer language and computer fundamentals; and (c) one year of high school
mechanical drawing, or equivalent. Preparatory mathematics, computer and
mechanical drawing courses are available at ISU.
Under the Graduate School, the College of Engineering administers a program leading to the Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees. The M.S. program comprises majors in Nuclear Science & Engineering and Measurement & Control Engineering. The study of Hazardous Waste Management may be selected as an option under either M.S. degree majors. The Ph.D. major is in Nuclear Science & Engineering. For more information, see the Graduate School section of this bulletin. Additional graduate programs are available through interdisciplinary majors with mathematics and the physical sciences.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
The University requirement of 128 credits for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree must include the completion of the following courses:
ENGL 101 English Composition (Goal 1) 3 cr
ENGL 201 Critical Reading and Writing
(Goal 1) 3 cr
SPCH 101 Principles of Speech 2 cr
OR
Satisfactory completion of
proficiency exam (Goal 2)
IN ADDITION: Humanistic and Social
Sciences 18 cr
Note: Students must complete two of the three General Education Goals 6, 7, and 8, and three of the five Goals 9, 10A, 10B, 11, and 12 in satisfying the humanistic and social sciences requirement. Three more credits must be completed in an advanced level course in a subject area of a completed Goal course. (An approved list of the advanced level courses is available in the College of Engineering Office.)
All Sequences
CHEM 121 General Chemistry* 5 cr
PHYS 221 Engineering Physics I* 4 cr
PHYS 222 Engineering Physics II* 4 cr
MATH 121 Calculus & Analytic Geom I** 4 cr
MATH 222 Calculus & Analytic Geom II** 4 cr
MATH 230 Linear Algebra 2 cr
MATH 360 Differential Equations 3 cr
ENGR 101 Engineering Methods 2 cr
ENGR 105 Engineering Drawing 2 cr
ENGR 206 Statics 3 cr
ENGR 208 Dynamics 3 cr
ENGR 213 Electrical Circuits 3 cr
ENGR 223 Materials & Measurements 4 cr
ENGR 264 Numerical Analysis 3 cr
ENGR 307 Thermodynamics 3 cr
ENGR 309 Transport Phenomena 3 cr
ENGR 313 Fund of Electrical Devices 4 cr
ENGR 321 Mechanics of Materials 3 cr
ENGR 363 Engineering Economy 2 cr
ENGR 496 Project Design I 2 cr
ENGR 497 Project Design II 2 cr
IN ADDITION: Science Elective# 3 cr
Math Elective# 3 cr
Technical Electives# 3 cr
Free Electives## 2 cr
Notes:
#Lists of approved science, mathematics and technical electives are available from the College of Engineering office. Students are encouraged to consult with their advisor and choose courses which will complement their engineering education.
##Free Electives: A free electives may be any university course.
In addition to the above, each student must complete at least two of the following sequences. (Note: If sequences B and E are selected, an additional 3 credits of approved technical electives will be required.)
Sequence A
(Structures)
ENGR 361 Determinate Structural
Analysis 3 cr
ENGR 461 Indeterminate Structural
Analysis 3 cr
ENGR 462 Design of Steel Structures 3 cr
ENGR 464 Design of Concrete
Structures 3 cr
ENGR 467 Structural Engineering Lab 1 cr
Sequence B
(Geotechnics)
ENGR 333 Basic Geotechnics 3 cr
ENGR 341 Fluid Mechanics 3 cr
ENGR 434 Geotechnical Design 3 cr
ENGR 435 Water Control Structure 3 cr
ENGR 437 Soils Engineering Lab 1 cr
Sequence C
(Measurement and Control)
ENGR 345 Analysis of Linear Systems 3 cr
ENGR 344 Measurement Systems Design 3 cr
ENGR 494 Measurement & Control
Systems Lab 1 cr
ENGR 473 Feedback Control Systems 3 cr
ENGR 493 Sampled Data Control
Systems 3 cr
Sequence D
(Digital Systems)
ENGR 329 Intro to Electronics 3 cr
ENGR 374 Intro to Digital Systems 3 cr
ENGR 426 Microprocessors 3 cr
ENGR 427 Digital Systems Engineering 3 cr
ENGR 428 Digital Systems Lab 1 cr
Sequence E
(Thermal-Fluids)
ENGR 341 Fluid Mechanics 3 cr
ENGR 416 Thermal Power Cycles 3 cr
ENGR 419 Alt. Energy Syst. Design 3 cr
ENGR 443 Thermal/Fluids Lab 1 cr
ENGR 476 Heat Transfer 3 cr
Sequence F
(Nuclear Power)
ENGR 371 Intro to Nuclear Engineering 3 cr
ENGR 431 Nuclear Reactor Analysis 3 cr
ENGR 432 Nuclear Reactor Core Design 3 cr
ENGR 433 Nuclear Reactor Lab 1 cr
ENGR 471 Nuclear Power Systems 3 cr
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management
The engineering management curriculum consists of two curricular paths. One leads to the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management, the other to the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management with Emphasis in Nuclear Engineering. Both paths share a common core of courses. Each path concludes with a specialized course sequence specific to its requirements.
All engineering management students must complete two of the three General Education Goals 6, 7 and 8; and two of the four Goals 9, 10A, 10B and 12 in satisfying the humanities and social science requirements. The 12 credits of humanities and social science electives must conform to college requirements for breadth and depth of study.
The mathematics courses in the core curriculum satisfy the requirements of Goal 3.
The chemistry and physics courses in the core curriculum satisfy the requirements of Goals 4 and 5.
Engineering Management Core
ENGL 101 English Composition 3 cr
ENGL 201 Critical Reading & Writing 3 cr
SPCH 101 Principles of Speech 2 cr
GOALS: Humanities & Social
Sciences 12 cr
CHEM 121 General Chemistry 5 cr
MATH 121 Calculus I 4 cr
MATH 222 Calculus II 4 cr
MATH 230 Linear Algebra 2 cr
MATH 352 General Statistics 3 cr
MATH 355 Operations Research 3 cr
MATH 360 Differential Equations 3 cr
PHYS 221 Engineering Physics I 4 cr
PHYS 222 Engineering Physics II 4 cr
ENGR 101 Engineering Methods 2 cr
ENGR 105 Engineering Drawing 2 cr
ENGR 206 Statics 3 cr
ENGR 208 Dynamics 3 cr
ENGR 213 Electrical Circuits 3 cr
ENGR 223 Materials & Measurements 4 cr
ENGR 264 Numerical Analysis 3 cr
ENGR 307 Thermodynamics 3 cr
ENGR 309 Transport Phenomena 3 cr
ENGR 313 Fund. of Electrical Devices 4 cr
ENGR 321 Mechanics of Materials 3 cr
ENGR 345 Analysis of Linear Systems 3 cr
ENGR 496 Project Design I 2 cr
ENGR 497 Project Design II 2 cr
ACCT 201 Principles of Accounting 3 cr
ACCT 202 Principles of Accounting 3 cr
ECON 201 Economic Principles &
Problems 3 cr
ECON 202 Economic Principles &
Problems 3 cr
FIN 315 Corporate Financial
Management 3 cr
MGT 312 Individual & Org. Behavior 3 cr
MGT 329 Production Management 3 cr
MGT 441 Organization Behavior 3 cr
MKTG 325 Basics of Marketing 3 cr
To complete the engineering management program, each student must select and complete one of the following sequences of courses:
Sequence I: Leading to the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management.
ENGR 202 Manufacturing Processes 3 cr
ENGR 473 Feedback Control Systems 3 cr
ENGR 493 Sampled Data Control
Systems 3 cr
MGT 430 Advanced Oper/Product
Mgmt. 3 cr
MGT 434 Productivity and Quality 3 cr
MGT 450 Manufacturing Strategy 3 cr
IN ADDITION: Engineering Design
Electives# 6 cr.
Sequence II: Leading to the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management with
Emphasis in Nuclear Engineering.
ENGR 371 Intro. to Nuclear
Engineering 3 cr
ENGR 421 Adv. Engr. Analysis I 3 cr
ENGR 431 Nuclear Reactor Analysis 3 cr
ENGR 432 Nuclear Reactor Core Design 3 cr
ENGR 433 Nuclear Reactor Lab 1 cr
ENGR 471 Nuclear Power Systems 3 cr
ENGR 478 Probabilistic Design 3 cr
CIS 381 Management Information
Systems 3 cr
PHYS 301 Modern Physics 3 cr
Note: # A list of approved engineering design electives is available from the College of Engineering office.
Engineering Courses
101 Engineering Methods 2 credits. Introduction to problems and
solution methods in engineering. Use of tables and graphs, vectors, logarithms
and trigonometric functions. Organization of calculations, and calculator and
computer use. COREQ: ENGR 102 OR EQUIVALENT, MATH 121.
102 Elementary Mechanical Drawing 2 credits. Credits may not be used
toward a degree in engineering. Instrument and freehand drawing, lettering,
dimensioning, sectioning, multiview projections. For students without one
year of high school mechanical drawing of equivalent.
105 Engineering Drawing 2 credits. Intermediate engineering drawing
emphasizing projections, sketching and descriptive geometry. Introduction to
Holguin CAD software for preparing engineering drawings. PREREQ : MATH 117 OR
EQUIVALENT, ENGR 102 OR EQUIVALENT.
164 Computer Programming 2 credits. Credits may not be used toward a
degree in engineering. Introduction to programming techniques and languages
suitable for technical problem solving. For students without one year of high
school computer experience. COREQ: MATH 117.
202 Manufacturing Processes 3 credits. Basics of metal working and
metal joining processes covered. Also practical metallurgy, general manufacturing
processes and NC machining included. (Two lectures, one lab per week)
PREREQ: MATH 117 OR EQUIVALENT AND ENGR 102 OR EQUIVALENT.
206 Statics 3 credits. Concepts of force vectors and equilibrium
with emphasis on free body diagrams. Trusses, beams, frames, centroids, fluid
statics, and friction. PREREQ: ENGR 101; COREQ: ENGR 105, PHYS 221, MATH 222.
208 Dynamics 3 credits. Principles of kinetics. Angular and linear
displacement, velocity, and acceleration and analysis. Rigid bodies in motion
and types of motion. Application of principles of force-mass-acceleration,
work-kinetic energy, and impulse-momentum to solution of problems of force
systems acting on moving particles and rigid bodies. PREREQ: ENGR 206, MATH
222, AND PHYS 221.
213 Electrical Circuits 3 credits. Principles and analysis of DC and
AC circuits. Introduction to simple electronic devices, instruments, and
electrical measurements. PREREQ:MATH 222; COREQ: PHYS 222.
223 Materials and Measurements 4 credits. Structure and behavior of
metals,
ceramics, polymers and composite materials. Laboratory measurement of
material properties. (Three lectures and one lab per week.) PREREQ: CHEM 121;
COREQ: ENGR 101, MATH 121.
264 Numerical Analysis of Engineering Problems 3 credits. Numerical
techniques and computer applications to solve engineering problems. PREREQ:
ENGR 101, ENGR 164 OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE; MATH 222, MATH 230.
301 Surveying 3 credits. Fundamental principles of surveying.
Taping, leveling, transit traversing, mapping, solar observations.Recommended
for non-engineering majors who wish to take a surveying course as well as for
engineering majors. PREREQ: MATH 117 OR EQUIVALENT
303 Surveying Law 3 credits. History and development of U.S. Public
Land Survey system, Congressional and Idaho statutes, and court decisions
pertaining to surveying problems and practice. PREREQ: ENGR 301.
305 Computer Aided Drafting 2 credits. Advanced use of CAD software
to prepare drawings. Planning of drawings and role of drawings in design
emphasized. PREREQ: ENGR 105, ENGR 264.
307 Thermodynamics 3 credits. Quantitative course in the fundamental
concepts of thermal energy equations. Applications to ideal and real gases,
liquids, and solids in static and transient systems. PREREQ: CHEM 121, PHYS
222, MATH 222.
309 Transport Phenomena 3 credits. Study of momentum, energy, and
mass transport; momentum, heat, and mass transfer coefficients; steady and
unsteady rate processes; and transport properties. PREREQ: ENGR 208, ENGR 307.
313 Fundamentals of Electrical Devices 4 credits. Continuation of ENGR
213. Advanced circuit analysis, operation and design of electrical devices.
(Three lectures, one lab per week.) PREREQ: ENGR 213, ENGR 223, PHYS 222.
321 Mechanics of Materials 3 credits. Theories of stresses and
strains for ties, shafts, beams, columns, and connections. Determination of
deflections and the investigation of indeterminate members. An introduction to
design. PREREQ: ENGR 206, ENGR 223, MATH 222.
327 Electrical Properties of Materials 3 credits. Quantitative
course on selected topics in physical electronics such as conduction; ferro-,
para-diamagnetisms; dielectric properties; semiconductors; superconductivity;
Hall effect; Seebeck effect, etc. PREREQ: ENGR 223, PHYS 222, AND MATH 222.
329 Introduction to Electronics 3 credits. Introduction to semicon-
ductor theory, diode and transistor circuits. Emphasis placed on MOS, FET, TTL
and other solid state devices. PREREQ: ENGR 313.
330 Solid State Circuits Laboratory 1 credit. Laboratory course
emphasizing electronic circuits and components. COREQ: ENGR 329.
333 Basic Geotechnics 3 credits. Classification, analysis and
evaluation of soils as engineering material. Water movement through soils.
Soil mechanics applied to analysis of foundations, earth sloped and other
structures. PREREQ: ENGR 223; COREQ: ENGR 309.
341 Fluid Mechanics 3 credits. Continuation of transport phenomena
emphasizing incompressible fluid flow systems design. Additional topics
include open channel flow, compressible fluid flow, pipe flow, flow measurements,
pumps, valves, other devices. PREREQ; ENGR 264, 309; COREQ; MATH 360.
344 Measurement Systems Design 3 credits. Integrated design of
measurement systems including transducers, signal transmission, and information
recording, storage and retrieval. PREREQ: ENGR 223, ENGR 313 and MATH
360.
345 Analysis of Linear Systems 3 credits. Analysis of transients in
electrical and mechanical systems. Differential equation development and
Laplace transform solutions emphasized. PREREQ: ENGR 208, ENGR 264 AND ENGR
313; MATH 360.
361 Determinate Structural Analysis 3 credits. Analysis of the effect
of various loads on beams, trusses, and rigid frames. Static, distributed, and
moving loads will be considered, and deflection and changes in configuration
will be calculated. PREREQ: ENGR 321.
363 Engineering Economy 2 credits. Economic analysis and comparison
of engineering alternatives by annual cost, present worth, and rate of return
methods. Study of cost factors upon which management decisions are based.
PREREQ: ENGR 223.
371 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering 3 credits. Introduction to
the methods of applying engineering principles of nuclear energy systems.
Basic problems in the utilization of nuclear energy. PREREQ: CHEM 121, PHYS
222, AND MATH 222.
374 Introduction to Digital Systems 3 credits. Fundamentals of
Boolean algebra, number systems; conversion between such systems; minterm and
maxterm representations; simplification of Boolean functions by Quine,
Harvard, and other methods. PREREQ: ENGR 264 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
375 Digital Circuits Laboratory 1 credit. Laboratory course emphasiz-
ing combinational and sequential circuits; devices and integrated circuits.
COREQ: ENGR 374.
400 Essentials of Engineering 2 credits. Preparation for Fundamentals
of Engineering Exam. Credit may not be used toward a degree in engineering.
May be repeated once for a total of 4 credits. PREREQ: SENIOR IN ENGINEERING.
Graded S/U.
g415 Model Theory 3 credits. Theory of design and testing of scaled
system models. Dimensional analysis with application to physical models. True
and distorted models, linear and non-linear models, and analogies. Laboratory
work required. PREREQ: ENGR 321 AND ENGR 309.
g416 Thermal Power Cycles 3 credits. Application of thermodynamics to
design systems for conversion of thermal energy to power by various power
cycles. PREREQ: ENGR 264 AND ENGR 309.
g419 Alternative Energy Systems Design 3 credits. Fundamentals of
non-traditional energy generation, conversion and conservation techniques
covered. Design and application of small, dispersed systems emphasized.
PREREQ; ENGR 313, ENGR 309; MATH 360; COREQ: ENGR 341.
g421 Advanced Engineering Mathematics I 3 credits. Cross-listed as Math
g421. Analysis of complex linear and non-linear engineering systems using
advanced techniques including Laplace transforms, Fourier series and classical
partial differential equations. PREREQ: MATH 360, ENGR 264.
g422 Advanced Engineering Mathematics II 3 credits. Cross-listed as Math
g422. Analysis of complex linear and non-linear engineering systems using
advanced techniques, including probability and statistics, advanced numerical
methods and variational calculus. PREREQ: ENGR g421 OR MATH g421.
g426 Microprocessors 3 credits. Introduction to microprocessor, architec-
ture, buses, memory types, programming models. Programming principles using
machine and assembly languages, addressing modes, memory mapping, number
representation and processing. Macros, assemblers, debuggers and disk-based
systems. PREREQ: ENGR 374.
g427 Digital Systems Engineering 3 credits. Digital systems design using
microprocessors and other LSI components. Input/output devices and methods.
D/A and A/D conversion. Synchronization methods, interrupts. Data structures
and organization. Practical aspects of real-time implementation. PREREQ: ENGR
426.
428 Digital Systems Laboratory 1 credit. Design testing, and
analysis of LSI digital components and systems. COREQ: ENGR 427.
g431 Nuclear Reactor Analysis 3 credits. Physical principles underlying
the design, use and operation of fission reactors. PREREQ: ENGR 264, ENGR
371; PHYS 301. COREQ: ENGR g421 OR MATH g421.
g432 Nuclear Reactor Core Design 3 credits. Advanced techniques in
nuclear reactor core design utilizing computer programs to calculate criticality,
fuel burnup, core life, and plant economics. PREREQ: ENGR g431 AND ENGR
g421 OR MATH g421.
g433 Nuclear Reactor Laboratory 1 credit. Experimental measurements of
nuclear properties and nuclear reactor characteristics. PREREQ: ENGR 431.
434 Geotechnical Design 3 credits. Application of soil mechanics
design to foundations, retaining wall, stable slopes, buried conduits and
pavement structures. Computer methods utilized. PREREQ: ENGR 264, ENGR 321,
ENGR 333.
435 Water Control Structure 3 credits. Hydrology. Hydraulic design
of water control and transport structures, and distribution systems. Computer
methods utilized. PREREQ: ENGR 264, ENGR 341.
437 Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory 1 credit. Field and laborato-
ry work on site investigation, soil sampling, classification and testing.
Evaluation of soil properties. COREQ: ENGR 333.
443 Thermal/Fluids Laboratory 1 credit. Measurement of thermal and
fluid properties, experiments on fluid flow and heat transfer systems. PREREQ:
ENGR 341.
g444 Nuclear Fuel Cycles 3 credits. Exploration of the processes
associated with nuclear fuel cycles including mining, fabrication, reprocessing,
and disposal. PREREQ: ENGR 371, CHEM 316-318.
g451 Compressible Fluid Flow 3 credits. Fundamentals and practical
applications of compressible flow and gas dynamics; techniques for isentropic
friction, heat addition, isothermal flow, shock wave analysis, propagation,
expansion waves, reflection waves. PREREQ: ENGR 309 AND ENGR 341.
461 Indeterminate Structural Analysis 3 credits. Study of mathemati-
cal methods for analyzing statically indeterminate structures. Such methods
include virtual work, moment distribution, three moment equations, slope
deflections, etc. PREREQ: ENGR 361.
462 Design of Steel Structures 3 credits. Design of steel members
and connections with emphasis on the AISC specifications. PREREQ: ENGR 461.
464 Design of Concrete Structures 3 credits. Design of reinforced
concrete beams, columns, and slabs. Introduction to pre-stressing. PREREQ:
ENGR 461.
466 Design of Wood Structures 3 credits. Design of solid and laminat-
ed wood members and connections. Includes the design of wooden diaphragms for
resisting lateral loads. PREREQ: ENGR 361.
467 Structural Engineering Laboratory 1 credit. Measurement of stresses
and load distribution through concrete, steel and wood components and structures.
COREQ: ENGR 461.
g471 Nuclear Power Systems 3 credits. Nuclear reactor power plant design
with emphasis on heat transfer and fluid flow in the primary and secondary
systems. Design of components for reliability and safety will be stressed.
PREREQ: ENGR 309, ENGR 371; COREQ: ENGR 431.
g473 Feedback Control Systems 3 credits. Application of linear analysis
to the design of feedback control systems. Topics will include Routh's
Criteria, Bode, and Root Locus techniques as applied to the design process.
PREREQ: ENGR 345.
g476 Heat Transfer 3 credits. Continuation of transport phenomena with
emphasis on heat transfer. Conduction, convection and radiation will be
covered. Numerical solutions and equipment design emphasized. PREREQ: ENGR
264; COREQ: ENGR 309.
g478 Probabilistic Design 3 credits. Probabilistic methods applied to
analysis and design. Setting probabilistic design objectives and calculating
probabilistic performance emphasized. PREREQ: ENGR 264, MATH 360 AND SENIOR
STANDING IN ENGINEERING.
481 Independent Problems 1-3 credits. Students are assigned to, or
request assignment to, independent problems on the basis of interest and
preparation. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF
INSTRUCTOR.
483 Ethics and Professionalism 2 credits. Exploration of ethics and
professionalism applied to engineering, including professional registration,
state laws, national technical and professional societies. PREREQ: SENIOR
STANDING IN ENGINEERING.
g491 Seminar in Engineering 1 credit. A series of lectures on current
topics in the literature by participants or guest lecturer chosen from
industry. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
g493 Sampled Data Control Systems 3 credits. Design of linear time
invariant control systems which incorporate discrete signal processing. Topics
include Z-transforms, feedback control, digital filters and design with state
variables. PREREQ: ENGR 473.
494 Measurement and Control Systems Laboratory 1 credit. Analysis and
design of instrumentation and control systems. PREREQ:ENGR 344; COREQ: ENGR
493.
496 Project Design I, 2 credits. Preliminary design of equipment or
systems relevant to student's sequences. Individual projects emphasizing
problem definition and conceptual design, decision process and report preparation.
Two two-hour labs. PREREQ: SECOND SEMESTER PRIOR TO GRADUATION.
497 Project Design II, 2 credits. Performance and final design of
equipment or systems. Individual or team projects from Engr. 496 emphasizing
optimization, equipment selection, safety and cost. Two two-hour labs.
PREREQ: ENGR 496 AND SEMESTER PRIOR TO GRADUATION.
501 Methods in Engineering 3 credits. Introduction to fundamental
concepts of engineering as related to hazardous waste management. PREREQ:
OPEN TO INTERDISCIPLINARY HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT STUDENTS WHO LACK AN
ENGINEERING BACKGROUND. NOT COUNTED TOWARD GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.
570 Survey of Hazardous Waste Management Problems, 3 credits.
Environmental, technical, political and economic aspects of hazardous waste
management. Credit not granted if UI ChE 570 or ISU ENGR 607 is taken.
PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
589 Principles of Hazardous Waste Site Remediation, 3 credits.
Restoration technologies for waste sites. Site characterization and cleanup
methods for chemical, radioactive, mixed wastes in soils and water. Practical
methodologies. PREREQ: ENGR 570 OR 607. Credit not granted if ENGR 614
taken.
601 Nuclear Engineering Experiments 3 credits. Experimental verifi-
cation of theoretical models will be stressed. Kinetic behavior, neutron
spatial distribution, perturbation and other characteristic equations will be
investigated. PREREQ; ENGR 432 AND ENGR 433.
604 Dynamic Behavior of Nuclear Systems 3 credits. Kinetic behavior
of reactors including feedback effects of power transients, fuel burn-up,
coolant perturbations, etc. Mathematical models developed to predict both
short and long term behavior. PREREQ: ENGR 432.
605 Advanced Nuclear Engineering 3 credits. Detailed treatment of
current, advanced nuclear power reactor designs. Emphasis on the inherent and
engineered safety features and on advantages and disadvantages of each design.
PREREQ; ENGR 604 AND ENGR 571.
606 Environmental Law and Regulations, 3 credits. Federal, state,
local environmental regulations addressing environmental impact assessment;
water and air pollution control, hazardous waste, resource recovery, reuses,
toxic substances, occupational safety and health, radiation, siting, auditing,
liability. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
607 Hazardous Waste Management 3 credits. Management of hazardous
and solid wastes, emphasis on CERCLA (Superfund) process for cleanup of
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites and RECRA process applied to industrial
treatment, storage, disposal (TSD) facilities. PREREQ: STATISTICS AND
PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
609 Treatment of Radioactive Waste, 3 credits. Alternative processes
and operations for the treatment of radioactive wastes prior to long-term
storage. PREREQ; MATH 360, ENGR 371 AND ENGR 607.
612 Treatment of Hazardous Chemical Waste 3 credits. Alternative
processes and operations for the treatment of hazardous chemicals. PREREQ:
MATH 360, ENGR 607 AND COURSE IN UNIT OPERATIONS.
614 Hazardous Waste Site Remediation 3 credits. Characterizing
hazardous waste sites, application of physical, chemical, biological corrective
actions, site restoration. Case studies illustrate corrective action and
site restoration. PREREQ: ENGR 341, ENGR 607 AND COURSE IN FLUID FLOW THROUGH
POROUS MEDIA.
616 Special Application of Nuclear Energy 3 credits. Topics will
include the use of isotopic power sources for remote systems, nuclear propulsion
for earth and space vehicles, process heat sources, portable power
plants, etc. Advances in related fields such as direct-conversion gas turbines
for high-temperature application, etc. PREREQ: ENGR 476.
617 Power Plant Engineering 3 credits. Detailed discussion of
project engineering, safety analysis licensing, and regulations that pertain
to the procurement and operation of nuclear power systems. PREREQ: PERMISSION
OF INSTRUCTOR.
620 Radiation Health Physics and Safety, 3 credits. Advanced health
physics methods applied to nuclear plants. Radiation safety regulations and
ALARA concept. Application of shielding codes to achieve compliance. PREREQ:
ENGR 371 AND PHYS 532 OR EQUIVALENT.
621 Shielding and Radiation Protection 3 credits. Analysis of
materials for radiation shielding application, design of composite shields,
duct streaming, buildup factors in shield design, and other topics. Shield
requirements for instruments and personal protection. PREREQ: ENGR 471 OR
EQUIVALENT.
622 Introduction to Radioactive Waste Management, 3 credits. Influ-
ence of public policy and waste physical form on the design criteria for waste
management systems. PREREQ: ENGR 371 OR EQUIVALENT AND INSTRUCTOR'S PERMISSION.
623 Radioactive Waste Management 3 credits. Temporary and permanent
storage requirements, radioactive waste identification, handling methods.
PREREQ: ENGR 622.
624 Reactor Safety 3 credits. Safety criteria involved in the safe
design of nuclear reactor system. Criticality safety as well as containment,
handling, and analysis of potentially hazardous situations. PREREQ:
ENGR 603.
625 Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics, 3 credits. Unified treatment of
advanced heat transport in solids and fluids including boiling phenomena.
PREREQ: ENGR 476, 471; MATH 360.
626 Siting and Regulation 3 credits. Problems encountered in the
location of larger nuclear plants with regard to existing federal and state
regulations. Regulatory practices and the responsibility of the engineer in
designing for regulatory compliance.
627 Computers in Nuclear Analysis, 3 credits. Large scale computa-
tional methods in reactor science, including multigroup diffusion,
cross-section generation, fuel depletion, economics and heat transfer.
Extensive use of computer required.
628 Reliability and Risk Analysis 3 credits. Statistical and
probabilistic methods of evaluating process and equipment reliability. Use of
FMEA, fault tree techniques and Markov methods. Risk and efficacy assessment.
PREREQ: ENGR g478 OR MATH g450.
629 Advanced topics in Reactor Safety, 3 credits. Advanced study and
design. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR
631-632 Advanced Reactor Physics 3 credits. Study of advanced theories
used in the calculation of nuclear reactor parameters including such topics as
the Boltzmann transport equation with energy and space dependence multigroup,
multiregion diffusion for reflected systems, perturbation theory, etc. Special
emphasis will be given to the application of digital computers in nuclear
reactor design problems. PREREQ: ENGR 432 OR EQUIVALENT.
633 Controlled Thermonuclear Energy, 3 credits. Theory of thermonu-
clear reactions, weakly ionized gases; Boltzmann theory; elementary plasma
physics; and possible thermonuclear reactors. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
634 Intertial Confinement Controlled Fusion, 3 credits. Advanced
topics in inertial confinement fusion, including energy absorption and
transport phenomena; stability of spherical implosion systems; laser and
charged particle drivers and reactor designs. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
635 Magnetic Confinement Controlled Fusion, 3 credits. Theory and
design of magnetic fusion systems; instabilities; transport and design
considerations associated with linear magnetic fusion systems; Tokamaks and
mirror machines. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
639 System Analysis of Reactor Dynamics, 3 credits. Selected topics
in nuclear system dynamics, simulation, and control; content varies. PREREQ:
PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
640 System Modeling, Identification and Simulation 3 credits. Model
development, off-line and on-line identification methods for engineering
systems, diagnostic tests and model validation and analog and digital simulation
methods. PREREQ: ENGR 493.
642 Advanced Control Systems 3 credits. Study of advances in classi-
cal and modern control systems. Optimization, estimation and Eigenstructure
control, with applications to nuclear, process and electrical industries.
PREREQ: ENGR 493; COREQ: ENGR g421 OR MATH g421.
643 Advanced Measurement Methods 3 credits. Instrumentation systems
used in the detection and signal conditioning of thermal-hydraulic process
variables, radiation including lasers, and electrical and mechanical properties
of materials. PREREQ: ENGR 443 AND ENGR 371 OR EQUIVALENT; ENGR 223 AND
ENGR 327 OR EQUIVALENT.
644 Measurements and Controls Laboratory 3 credits. Work with
measuring systems for a variety of process variables. Investigation of
characteristics of various process control components and systems. Transient
and stationary conditions will be included. COREQ: ENGR 643 OR EQUIVALENT.
645 Process Control Systems 3 credits. Topics on applied aspects of
(1) data acquisition: signal conversion, conditioning, interfacing, data
communication, and of (2) process control: controller tuning, programmable
controllers, supervisory control, distributed control, real-time software.
PREREQ: ENGR 493.
646 Two-Phase Flow Measurements Laboratory 2 credits. Design,
calibration, operation of two-phase density and mass flow measurement systems.
Qualitative and quantitative measurements of flow regime characteristic
parameters. Single- and two-component flows. Measurement of upstream disturbance
effects. PREREQ: ENGR 644.
647 Experiment Design and Data Analysis 3 credits. Statistical
analysis and other techniques for data interpretation and qualification.
Experiment design principles. On-line digital signal processing methods.
PREREQ: ENGR g478 OR MATH g450; COREQ: ENGR g421 OR MATH g421.
649 Robotics and Automation 3 credits. Robotic manipulator kinemat-
ics, dynamics, trajectory planning, sensors, programming and control. The
application concepts of robotics in industry will be briefly introduced.
PREREQ: ENGR 493.
650 Thesis 1-6 credits. Thesis research must be approved by the
student's advisory committee. Six credits may be used to satisfy the research
requirements for the degree.
651 Seminar on Special Topics 1-3 credits. Current topics in science
and engineering. Invited speakers will be used where possible. Students
participate in presentation of advanced materials obtained through reading
current literature. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits with change of
topics. PREREQ: ENGR 432 AND ENGR 471 OR PERMISSION. Graded S/U.
652 Special Problems 1-3 credits. Special experimental investigation
may be undertaken which will lead to the development of proficiency in an area
of applied nuclear science or nuclear engineering. Formal report will be
required. PREREQ: PRIOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT BY THE
ENGINEERING FACULTY. Graded S/U.
653 Engineering Applications of Expert Systems 3 credits. Introduc-
tion to artificial intelligence and knowledge-based expert systems and
practical applications in engineering systems such as fault diagnosis, plant
operation and design.
655 Hazardous Waste Management Seminar, 0 credits. Environmental
Engineering and Science topics related to hazardous waste characterization,
cleanup, regulations. Includes case histories and presentations by graduate
students and visiting speakers. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
659 Special Topics in Engineering Science, 3 credits. Detailed study
of selected areas of engineering science. Course content will vary with
current demand. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
699 Doctoral Dissertation, variable credit. Research toward comple-
tion of the dissertation. Graded S/U.