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Minor in Civil Infrastructure
Offered by: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Administrative Contact: CEE Undergraduate Major Coordinator, 221 Hollister Hall, 607.255.3412. www.cee.cornell.edu
Eligibility
Students in all Majors except Civil Engineering may participate in this Minor.
Educational Objectives
The Civil Infrastructure Minor is intended to introduce engineering undergraduates to the engineering methodologies of mechanics, materials, analysis, design, and construction and to show how these are brought to bear in solving problems in the development, maintenance, and operation of the built environment that is vital for any modern economy.
Requirements
At least six (6) courses (minimum of 18 credits), chosen as follows:
Required CourseENGRD 202: Mechanics of Solids
Additional Courses: Choose any five (groupings are for information only)a
Geotechnical Engineering
CEE 341: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
CEE 440: Foundation Engineering
CEE 441: Retaining Structures and Slopes
CEE 444: Environmental Site and Remediation Engineering
Structural Engineering
CEE 371: Structural Modeling and Behavior
CEE 372: Inelastic and Nonlinear Behavior of Materials and Structures
CEE 471: Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics
CEE 472: Introduction to the Finite Element Method
CEE 473: Design of Concrete Structures
CEE 474: Design of Steel Structures
CEE 478: Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
Other Related Courses
CEE 595: Construction Planning and Operations
Academic Standards
At least a grade of C in each course in the Minor.
Note
a. Other CEE courses approved by petition in advance.
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