Department Information
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The Department has a rich history in Civil Engineering, dating back to the mid 1800's, making it one of the oldest programs in the Southeast. The Department's ABET accredited Undergraduate Program offers courses in environmental and water resources engineering, geotechnical and materials engineering, structural engineering and construction, and transportation engineering leading to a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. The Graduate Program offers the following degrees: Master of Science and Doctor of Philosopy with a major in Civil Engineering have concentrations in Construction Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical/Materials Engineering, Public Works Engineering, Structural Engineering , and Transportation Engineering. Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy with concentrations in Water Quality, Water Resources, Groundwater Management, Air Quality, Solid/Hazardous/Mixed Waste Management, Environmental Restoration, and Environmental Risk Assessment. In addition, the College of Engineering offers an undergraduate minor in environmental engineering. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering includes several laboratories for graduate level research, as well as undergraduate instruction. These include facilities for structural testing and non-destructive evaluation, environmental engineering research facilities, a hydraulics laboratory, a transportation research facility, and a geotechnical and materials research laboratory. The Department has in house computer laboratories to assist students with their studies. Students are encouraged to participate in student organization such as Associated General Contractors (AGC), The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Chi Epsilon, The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), and Tau Beta Pi. The Department also assists several research centers found at the University of Tennessee:
Areas of research include the following: transportation systems planning and design; transportation safety; traffic operations; transportation air quality; investment/financial analysis; bridge testing and evaluation; testing of masonry infills; lateral load test of driven piles; testing, behavior, and modeling of highway materials; stability of slopes,embankments, and tunnels; non- destructive evaluation of pavement systems; railroad engineering; risk assessment; automated highway systems; intelligent vehicle systems; GPS/GIS applications; air pollution control technologies; air pollution dispersion modeling; water and waste water treatment; hazardous waste management; environmental restoration; mixed and radioactive waste management; bioremediation; aquatic chemistry; fate and transport of contaminants; surface and ground water hydrology; erosion and sediment transport; soil and giosynthetic hydraulic barriers; remediation of mines; characteristics of fractures in soil and rock |