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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

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, the team members shared their engineering knowledge, along with theircollege experiences, in the mentoring of at-risk girls.Capstone Execution The major design and project management experience for the Civil Engineering Program(Program) at Lawrence Technological University is a fall/spring sequence of two, two-creditcourses, CE Design Project 1 (Project 1) and CE Design Project 2 (Project 2). In execution, thesequence is somewhat akin to an independent study course. Students are responsible for formingfive-person teams, identifying a project, and generating conceptual designs and project Page 26.38.2management plans. Each team member is

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Viewpoints, Perspectives, and Creativity in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Richard J.H. Gash, United States Military Academy; William Clarence Pyant III, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, United States Military Acadamy

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taken by engineering students at the United States MilitaryAcademy (USMA), at West Point, NY, students were given an assignment near the end of thesemester to create a study aid. This assignment was designed to combine creativity with studentsunderstanding of technical content and require students to clearly communicate course content.Only general guidance was provided in order to reduce unnecessary constraints and encouragecreativity. Study aids were created by groups of 2 or 3 students on a specific topic from thecourse. The types of student-generated products included: short instructional videos, solutions toexample problems, topic outlines, and written summaries of course material. Once vetted by theinstructors, these student generated

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; Eric Musselman P.E., Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

term “inverted classroom” whichreturns 51 articles. Bishop and Verleger conducted a survey of the research on flippedclassrooms in 2013 and found 39 unique blog posts or online articles devoted to the topic.1The reasons for the substantial interest in the inverted classroom format are well founded in theliterature. Active learning has been demonstrated to be beneficial for learning for the vastmajority of students in engineering classes.2 However, there is a general perception that with the Page 26.1195.2fixed time in the classroom and apparently ever increasing demands on that time, it is difficult tofind the time to include significant

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Kjolsing P.E., University of California, San Diego; Yael Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

conceptual question, discuss thequestion within peer groups, and then re-respond to the same concept question.Instructors can use student responses to guide class-wide discussions with the aim ofcorrecting conceptual misunderstandings. Learning gains have been documented in bothbiology[12] and computer science[13].Numeric Problems. Full length numeric problems were solved in-class by the instructor(ILPS) in a traditional “white-board” style or by the students during in-class groupproblem solving sessions (GPS). The numeric problems were developed after the peerinstruction concept questions and used to bridge the gap between the conceptual nature ofpeer instruction and the mathematical skill set instructors hope to generate in

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Chong, University of Toronto

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Civil Engineering

formstudent comments identified the atmosphere created in the class as important to their learning,even without probing from the questionnaire: “[The professor] kept the class lively with a good sense of humour, especially during the civil engineering themed trivia sessions.” “[I am hopeful] that we can continue to play the civ related songs, and testing us at the beginning of class.” “The professor was enthusiastic about course materials and tried to relate materials to current or recent events which helped.”The short survey asked only three questions, two multiple choice and one paragraph form, andwas more:(1) Did they enjoy the pre-lecture activities?(2) Did the pre-lecture activities contribute to their

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Louise Antaya Dancz, Arizona State University; Kevin J. Ketchman; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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be cumbersome to movearound large campuses, the module’s transferability and widespread adoption is slightlyhindered. This paper presents the decision matrix used to evaluate replacements for thechair to enhance the transferability and portability of this active and experiential learningmodule.IntroductionThe next generation of engineering professionals must be prepared to solve complex andmultidisciplinary problems in a sustainable and global context. The National Academy ofEngineering (NAE) developed and issued the Grand Challenges of Engineering, with five(solar energy, carbon sequestration, nitrogen cycle, clean water, and infrastructure) of thefourteen directly related to sustainability1. The Grand Challenges offer a framework

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Greenwood, University of Michigan; Dimitrios Zekkos P.E., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Civil Engineering

to submit quality projects and were enthusiastic aboutreceiving feedback from professionals in the field8. The responses to these questions, on a scalefrom 1 to 5 (1 strong agreement, 3 neutral, 5 strong disagreement), for both CEE549 andCEE542 are shown in Table 4. In general, the results from CEE549 and CEE542 are inagreement; students reacted positively to the incorporation of online projects. Students alsogreatly preferred the project rather than a final exam (Question 4) and felt that they learned morefrom having an online project instead of a final exam (Question 5) despite spending about thesame amount of time studying (Question 6). Students indicated that they preferred the web-basedproject to a conventional project (Question 7) and

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; E. James Nelson, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

, and flow routing. 3. Apply principles of probability and frequency analysis in organizing hydrologic data. 4. Analyze and design stormwater control systems, such as storm sewers, detention ponds, culverts, and street inlets.At Brigham Young University the outcomes are: 1. Understand and apply climatological principles relating to the hydrologic cycle and its occurrence and interaction with the biosphere of the earth. 2. Understand and solve problems for precipitation/runoff situations; including generation of the flow rates at desired points in a watershed. 3. Design and make calculations of flowrate hydrographs, reservoir storage, and water demand relationships in a stream. 4. Understand and be able to make

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Paul Smith-Pardo, Seattle University; Katie Kuder P.E., Seattle University; Nirmala Gnanapragasam P.E., Seattle University

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Civil Engineering

retrofit of structural features in a dam. Over the past few years the utilitycompany has been looking into retrofitting several of its substation buildings. These areexcellent PBL projects for the students to learn about seismic engineering.Seismic retrofit capstone projectsOver the last two years the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at SeattleUniversity has completed seismic evaluations of three power station buildings. Schematic viewsand a general description of the buildings, hereafter referred as to Buildings 1 through 3, are Page 26.1063.3shown in Figure 1.All three facilities are considered essential to emergency response

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William G. Rosenblatt, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Laursen P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Graham C. Archer P.Eng, California Polytechnic State University; Cole C. McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

analysis and design of structural systems with a focus on seismic behavior. Page 26.739.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Exploring the Relationship between Dynamics and StabilityStructural engineering students have long struggled, both in the undergraduate and graduatelevel, with structural dynamics and stability. The two topics are generally taught separately butwith a similar approach: first using a differential equation formulation; and then, as the problemsbecome increasingly complex, using a matrix-based eigen-analysis approach. Given that manystudents struggle

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Defne S. Apul, University of Toledo

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Civil Engineering

the literature17. Learning communities generally take one of four forms:(1) students co-enrolled in two or more courses or students from different disciplines linked by acommon theme, (2) classroom learning communities, (3) residential learning communities, and(4) student-centered learning communities (honors, under-represented groups, etc.)18. The CICLapproach described here is a form of the first type of learning community: it engages studentsfrom different disciplines. However, the students are not co-enrolled in the same courses.Instead, the students are linked by a central theme (sustainable design) and are taking differentcourses that are linked by a common learning activity (team project). The use of the collaborativelearning activity

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey C. Evans P.E., Bucknell University; Michelle Oswald Beiler P.E., Bucknell University

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Civil Engineering

and social sciences in the same way as they value mathematics and natural sciences and thus do not feel the need to elevate their importance by having humanities and social science outcomes.Even with explicit BOK2 outcomes in the humanities and social sciences, it is clear that untilthese are adopted by ABET as general education outcomes or included in CEPC, few programswill adopt them voluntarily.As a result, specific recommendations for BOK3 with regard to humanities and social sciencesare provided. These recommendations include (1) raising the level of achievement of thehumanities and social sciences outcomes, (2) linking the Foundational outcomes directly with theProfessional and Technical outcomes, and (3) connecting

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Richard O. Anderson P.E., Somat Engineering, Inc.

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change required. C Major curricula change required. O No opinion regarding feasibility.Table 1: The acceptability and feasibility rubric for the CEPC survey completed by the CivilEngineering Department Heads.Each participant was invited to make free-form comments on any of the criteria at the end of thesurvey. The presentation was interspersed with a lively question and answer session. There wasa fair amount of skepticism from the audience in the Q&A session, punctuated with some openhostility to the prospect of more demanding accreditation program criteria. However, the post-session survey results from 59 respondents reflected a more balanced view of this effort.Figure 1 shows the survey

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry G. Cooke, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); M.D. Abdullah Al Faruque, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

course rating information obtained from these two cohorts. Perceptions of the labinstructors on the advantages and disadvantages of using the more expensive versus lessexpensive experimental set-ups are also presented. The results of this study provide insights onwhether upgrading equipment for Strength of Materials labs helps improve the educationalexperience of students for the overall course and whether those benefits appear to justify thecosts of making such upgrades.Background and Purpose of StudyOver the years it has been generally deemed important to provide undergraduate students inengineering and technology programs with the opportunity to perform laboratory experimentsrelated to key concepts that they learn in the lecture portion of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isaac L. Howard PE, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

objectives are to present the MSU CEE materials program, describepractitioner’s roles therein, and illustrate how and why practitioner involvement has beenbeneficial. Specifically: 1) that engaging practitioners can be helpful to maintain balance; 2) thatpractitioners can be helpful as an assessment tool relative to producing engineering graduatesthat are well grounded in fundamental concepts; and 3) that practitioner impact can be enhancedwithin a balanced program differently than in a program with unbalanced emphasis (e.g.bachelors students emphasized over doctoral students, or vice versa). The word balance as usedin this paper can generally be taken to mean that the program does not prioritize one level ofeducation (bachelors, masters, or

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Rod E. Turochy P.E., Auburn University

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, and mostengineering faculty research is in technical fields rather than in engineering education. This cancreate a gap between engineering education researchers and the majority of faculty engaged inteaching engineering. There is a strong need to bridge this gap, and systematic literature reviewscould be a powerful tool for doing so.Transportation engineering education is similar to most fields in engineering in that there is asignificant disconnect between what engineering education researchers have identified as bestpractices and what educators are implementing in their classrooms. We applied the methodologyoutlined in the Borrego et al.1 article to the field of transportation engineering to determine whathas been published about the sub

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

and Similarly Named Programs; therefore, this paper alsoprovides an overview of the new commentary.Current and Proposed Civil Engineering Program CriteriaThe ABET/EAC accreditation criteria for baccalaureate-level civil engineering programsincludes both general criteria and program-specific criteria. Requirements stipulated in theprogram-specific criteria are limited to two areas: (1) curriculum topics and (2) facultyqualifications. The focus of this paper is on civil engineering curriculum topics, noting that thefaculty qualifications area has not changed in many years nor have any changes to the facultyqualifications been proposed. The current (2015/2016) civil engineering program curriculumcriterion6 is provided here: The program must

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole Leo Braxtan, Manhattan College; Goli Nossoni, Manhattan College

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by theAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET), and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).1-3 Additionally, manyUniversities have incorporated sustainability concepts into civil engineering programs such asCarnegie Mellon University, Syracuse University, and Arizona State University, which havesuccessfully implemented courses in sustainability in Civil Engineering freshman and sophomorecourses.4-8 Sustainability in lower level civil engineering courses is often introduced at aconceptual level in the broad sense of environmental, economic, and social implications ofengineered structures and materials as contrasted to the technical, physics-based course topicsusually present

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Annette Sustersic, Pennsylvania State University; Caroline June Klatman, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering

practical advice into effective educational strategies. In May, 2015, Ms. Klatman will graduate with integrated Bachelor of Architectural Engineering/Master of Architectural Engineering degrees. Page 26.190.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 An Innovative Solution to Teaching the Principle of Virtual WorkFigure 1: Truss model used for virtual work interactive class demonstration (16" wide x 8" tall).Each truss member is capable of +/- 1” of elongation. The left support is idealized as a pin; theright support as a roller.IntroductionProviding a balance of abstract

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goli Nossoni, Manhattan College; Nicole Leo Braxtan, Manhattan College

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Civil Engineering

to the current engineering building oncampus. Students were asked to use passive design strategies to optimize the layout of thebuilding, its location and window sizes, utilize green technologies in the form of geothermal heatpumps as well as solar panels for electricity generation for heating and cooling, and improve thebuilding envelope performance through the selection of proper insulating materials. This projectwas assigned in CIVL 201: Introduction to Green Buildings. The course focuses on the mix oftraditional engineering topics with emerging concepts of green technology in architecture andengineering. Students from various concentrations within the civil engineering department—environmental, structural, geotechnical, water resource

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen L. Jones PE, South Dakota State University

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Civil Engineering

Criteria 2000. TheSOs were reviewed by the faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering(CEE) at SDSU as well as the department’s advisory board before being adopted by the program.SDSU’s Civil Engineering student outcomes “a” through “k” are adopted from ABET criterion Page 26.67.2three. During the fall semester of 2008, the CEE department faculty established the followingformal methodology for reviewing and revising student outcomes. In general terms, thefollowing outlines the Student Outcome Assessment Process (SDSU, 2009): 1. A metric or metrics will be established for a SO. 2. A threshold value will be established for

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derek Guthrie Williamson, University of Alabama; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; W. Edward Back, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

difference in design definition from program to program became an area ofpreparation before the 2013/2014 ABET cycle and will be discussed below. Table 4 Single Set of Department Outcomes for CE and ConE Programs 2010 Foundational Outcomes • F1 (Level 3): Solve problems in mathematics through differential equations, probability and statistics, calculus-based physics, general chemistry, and one additional area of science. • F2 (Level 3): Explain the importance of (1) humanities, literature, and fine arts, and (2) history and social and behavioral science. Technical Outcomes • T1 (Level 4): Analyze and solve problems in material science and

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virginia Sisiopiku, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Ossama E. M. Ramadan, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Civil Engineering

capacity and opportunity to maintain and improve its quality of life indefinitelywithout degrading the quantity, quality or availability of natural, economic and socialresources”1. This description is consistent with the 1987 UN World Commission on Environmentand Development report that defined sustainable development as “meeting the needs of thepresent generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds”2. These definitions and many others offered in the literature, center around three pillarsof sustainability namely, economy, environment, and society and suggest a need to consider aglobal approach when referring to sustainability that considers economic impacts, the ecologicalview, and a socio-cultural

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

assignments around the world. He served as a member of the USMA faculty for 21 years, including six years as Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. He retired as a Brigadier General in 2013. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia and a Distinguished Member of ASCE.Dr. Thomas A. Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers Thomas A. Lenox, Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE is Executive Vice President (Emeritus) of the American Soci- ety of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy (USMA), Master of Science degree in Theoretical & Applied Mechanics from Cornell Uni- versity, Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina; Amber Renee Mills, The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower, The Citadel; Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel; Michael H. Woo, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

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Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years including eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy. Page 26.1322.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Revising a Concept Inventory to Assess Conceptual Understanding in Civil Engineering Fluid MechanicsAbstractGiven the need for civil engineers to develop

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Civil Engineering

model, consider a recent engineering college study.18 While this very specific study probably proves very little it should cause us to think, discuss, and experiment in a similar fashion. The study’s purpose was to “…provide insights into the research question of whether freshman undergraduate engineering students can be more innovative than seniors.” Student teams were challenged to design a “next-generation alarm clock” and analyze the Page 26.421.7 results for “originality and technical feasibility.” Conclusion: “Freshman-level students generate designs with higher levels of originality than their

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University; Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Whitney L. Anthony, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #13529Transformation of a large civil engineering department curriculum using theASCE BOK2Dr. Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University Dr. Kelly Brumbelow is an Associate Professor and the Assistant Department Head for Undergraduate Programs in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University. He has been a faculty member at Texas A&M since 2002, where his technical specialty is water resources engineering, planning, and management. Prior to this position, he completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Georgia Tech, where he taught undergraduate courses for 7 years. His

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #11920STEM Collaboration Assessment Leading to Curriculum Changes and GreaterLong-Term STEM EngagementDr. Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Hamilton P.E., Boise State University

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Civil Engineering

Accreditation Commission (EAC), the body responsible foraccreditation of engineering programs, changed the criteria for Civil Engineering programs toinclude a requirement that graduates of those programs “can . . . apply knowledge of . . . at leastone additional area of science, consistent with the program educational objectives”.1 This newrequirement appears to have its origins in the Body of Knowledge (BOK), and the desire to makethose ideals and the ABET requirements for Civil Engineering programs become one in thesame. However, for many programs across the country this became an issue of concern andconfusion. Taking its cue from the BOK the “one additional area of science” shortly becamedefined to mean a physical science, as opposed to a social

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

assignments around the world. He served as a member of the USMA faculty for 21 years, including six years as Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. He retired as a Brigadier General in 2013. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia and a Distinguished Member of ASCE.Dr. Thomas A. Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers Thomas A. Lenox, Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE is Executive Vice President (Emeritus) of the American Soci- ety of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy (USMA), Master of Science degree in Theoretical & Applied Mechanics from Cornell Uni- versity, Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from