Experiments and computer simulations.
and open systems; properties of a pure substance; ideal gas law; the first and second thermodynamic laws; enthalpy, entropy, basic cycles; psychrometrics, and thermodynamics of fire. Topics on heat transfer include mechanisms of heat transfer such as convection, conduction and radiation, and heat exchangers.
2304 Computer-Aided Drafting and Design I (3-1-2) Prerequisite: ENGR 1401 or department approval. Laboratory fee required: $15. An introduction to Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) systems commonly used in industry. Topics include introduction to CADD systems, basic drawing and editing commands, drawing annotations, dimensioning, cross hatching, creation and use of drawing symbols, generation of engineering drawing and drawing database.
3308 Fluid Mechanics (3-3-0) Prerequisite: MATH 2401. Fluid properties, fluid statics, flow concepts and basic equations, viscous effects, laminar and turbulent flow, pipe flow, momentum equation and energy equation. Use of software in designing flow systems. Applications to fire prevention systems.
2407 Surveying with GIS-GPS (4-2-2) Prerequisite: MATH 1302. Laboratory fee required: $15. Field training in use of electronic measurement devices, total stations and global positioning systems (GPS) applied to construction projects. Field recording of data, uploading to computers for analysis using geographic information systems (GIS). Computation of areas and construction volumes. Downloading data for field layout. Surveying applied to flood prevention and environmental measurements. (ENGR 1407)
3310 3-D Fire Modeling (3-3-0) Prerequisite: Junior status. Fire modeling of selected problems using the Fire Dynamics Simulator and SmokeView software packages. Topics covered include how to set dimensions from working drawings, determine cell number and size, nature of fire/flame spread, using slice files to confirm air movement, defining the initial fire, material properties, collecting and displaying information, and the effect of sprinkler placement. 3311 Structural Analysis (3-3-0) Prerequisite: Junior standing. Analysis of trusses, beams and frames using classical and matrix methods. Service and ultimate load analysis. Intensive application of computers to structural analysis including program development. Experimental verification of analytical results. Vibration of structures. Experimental evaluation of existing structures for safety.
2409 Engineering Mechanics with Lab (4-3-1) Prerequisite: PHYS 1307, MATH 2401, ENGR 2410. Laboratory fee required: $15. Study of elastic bodies, stresses and strains, axial loads, torsion, beam stresses, beam deflections, combined stresses, columns, connections and behavior of materials under tension, compression and torsional loading. Study of thermal properties of materials. Applications of instrumentation.
3312 Reinforced Concrete Design (3-3-0) Prerequisite: Junior standing. Analysis and design procedures based on ultimate load capacity based on the ACI Code, effects of creep, shrinkage, and temperature, torsional stresses and study of deflections. Computer applications to concrete design and program development. Behavior of concrete members under fire and explosion conditions.
2410 Analysis of Engineering Networks with Lab (4-3-1) Prerequisite: MATH 2401. Laboratory fee required: $12. This course applies energy principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and electric circuits to the analysis of common engineering networks. Piping systems, electric circuits and structural networks are studied under basic principles of conservation and dissipation of energy. Applications of linear algebra to the analysis of networks. Computer simulation of engineering networks.
3320 Principles of Fire Protection Chemistry and Physics (33-0) Prerequisite: MATH 1301. A conceptual review of selected fundamentals of chemistry and physics that are most relevant to fire. Descriptions of the fire characteristics of materials (gases, liquids, and solids), the properties of combustion products (temperature, smoke, toxicity, and corrosivity), fire extinguishing agents and procedures, and the movement of smoke.
2411 Modern Methods of Engineering Analysis (4-4-0) Prerequisite: MATH 2401 or Departmental approval This course presents classical and modern methods of engineering problems. Extensive use of practical problems illustrates the different methods of engineering analysis. 3302 Engineering Economics (3-3-0) Prerequisite: Junior standing. Time value of money, annual cost, present worth, future value, capitalized cost, break-even analysis, valuation and depreciation, income taxes. Economic evaluation of engineering alternatives and proposals. Use of spreadsheets. Introduction to optimization.
3330 Fire Alarm Signaling Systems (3-2-1) Prerequisite: MATH 1301. Laboratory Fee Required: $15. The design, installation, maintenance and utilization of portable fireextinguishing appliances and pre-engineered systems. Operational capabilities and utilization requirements of fire detection and signaling systems. Fire detection and suppression applied in practical problems. Experimental demonstrations and computer simulation of hazard detection systems.
3307 Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (3-3-0) Prerequisite: MATH 2401, CHEM 1307, PHYS 1307 or Departmental approval. An introduction to applied thermodynamics and heat transfer with engineering applications. Topics on thermodynamics include: closed
3340 National Fire Alarm Code Concepts and Signaling Applications (3-3-0)Prerequisite: MATH 1301 and junior standing.
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