SPRING 1999 COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT:

ENGINEERING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Undergraduate course offered through the Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering

Instructor

  • Alan J. Rabideau, Ph.D., P.E.
  • Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
  • (716) 645-2114 x 2327
  • rabideau@eng.buffalo.edu

    Meetings

    Tuesday/Thursday, 11:00 - 12:30, 109 Baldy Hall

    Text

    Masters, G. M., Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science, second edition, Prentice Hall, 1998.

    Prerequisites

    At least one previous course in calculus and chemistry, or permission of instructor

    Description

    The course will present an introduction to the principles of environmental engineering, as applied to problems involving water pollution, air pollution, and waste management. The emphasis of the course is on the development and application of mass and energy balances. Topics include:

  • Introduction, units of measurement (1 week)
  • Mass and energy transfer (2 weeks)
  • Introduction to environmental chemistry (1 week)
  • Mathematics of growth (1 week)
  • Risk assessment (1 week)
  • Applications of mass and energy balances to problems involving water quality, hazardous waste, air pollution, solid waste, and waste minimization (6 weeks)
  • Introduction to global atmospheric change (2 weeks)

    The course is intended for: 1) second-year students from the proposed new BS Environmental Engineering program, and 2) students from other programs (Engineering, Natural Sciences, Environmental Studies) seeking an introduction to important engineering concepts used in environmental management. In particular, the course is designed to provide quantitative tools needed for other Environmental Engineering electives. Grading will be based on a combination of tests, homework, and a group project. For 1999, the group project will be based on the Woburn, Massachusetts, groundwater contamination trial, including a consideration of the best-selling book and forthcoming feature film: A Civil Action.

    Registration

  • CIE 464 (Special Topics in Environmental Engineering), 3 credits
  • Registration #124907
  • See Dr. Rabideau (230 Jarvis) or Environmental Engineering staff (207 Jarvis) for force registration (required for most students).

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