Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thorsten Wagener, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

positiveimpact on student learning due to the closer link between the course material and real-worldexamples.IntroductionHydrology has evolved from a mainly problem driven, applied engineering discipline to one ofthe building blocks of the geosciences and environmental sciences. Hydrology deals withwatersheds (or units at other scales) as complex environmental systems without losing its focuson real world applications. The complexity of hydrologic investigations has increased over timebecause of the necessary inclusion of chemical and biological aspects of the hydrological cycleto address topics such as water quality and ecosystem function, as well as a need for awarenessfor social and ethical issues related to water. At the same time, climate and land

Conference Session

Sustainability in Civil Engineering Education: Service Learning, Capstone Integration, Student Affect and Rating Systems

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie R. Brunell P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #26363A Real-World Approach to Introducing Sustainability in Civil EngineeringCapstone DesignDr. Leslie R. Brunell P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Leslie Brunell, PhD, PE is a Teaching Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. She coordinates both the civil and multidisciplinary engineering senior design projects. These projects are the culmination of the undergraduate engineering experience. Students design an innovative solution to a complex problem. She has recruited professional sponsors who mentor the civil engineering design projects. The projects expose the civil

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

structures and the people who use them.The idea is summarized in a graphic syllabus (see Figure 1), as well as the standard courseoutline provided to the students (see Figure 2). Figure 1: Graphic SyllabusFigure 2: Standard Course OutlineIn order to make the tour more authentic, country themes were added to the handouts used by theinstructor and where possible, real-world examples were mimicked so students could readily seethe applications of the different analysis techniques being learned. In addition, the pictures ofstructures selected not only were there to inspire the students, but could act as talking points todiscuss the country’s culture during class and to maybe highlight key societal differences or inthe

Conference Session

Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

courses as early as their first quarter on campus: GraphicalCommunications in the fall quarter; Computer Applications and GIS in the winter quarter; andEngineering Surveying I, Engineering Statics, and Introduction to Design in the spring quarter.Three of the four courses are oriented towards civil engineering technology. The fourth course,Introduction to Design, has been developed to provide the students with a real, open-ended, civilengineering design experience in their freshman year. Along with the design experience providedin the course, students also learn skills outside of design, including time management, reportwriting, teamwork, client relations, and ethics. This paper examines how Covey’s The SevenHabits of Highly Effective People

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey Russell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2009-686: THE SOCIOLOGY OF PROFESSIONS: APPLICATION TO CIVILENGINEERINGStephen Ressler, United States Military Academy Colonel Stephen Ressler is Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. An active duty Army officer, he has served in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He has been a member of the USMA faculty for 17 years, teaching courses in engineering mechanics, structural engineering, construction, and CE

Conference Session

Developing Infrastructure Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Washington & Lee University; Ben Dymond, California State University, Sacramento

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

applied. In addition to analyzing the written and oral submissions, a survey was developed todetermine gains made after participating in the assignment. Feedback was obtained from surveysadministered before and after the activity. The surveys inquired about the following topics:examples of structures in the student’s world, load types and magnitudes applied to structures,and application of their knowledge to these real world structures. The initial survey responses confirm the perception of many professors and employers.The students struggled to connect real world structural examples with their knowledge base.Results from the initial and final surveys and the scavenger hunt assignment indicate thatstudents make gains in knowledge

Conference Session

Involving Undergraduates in Research

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech; Vinod K Lohani, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Manuel Alejandro Martinez, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

regarding LabVIEW instruction led todevelopment of additional curriculum activities targeted at demonstrating real-world applicationsof LabVIEW. This included a data acquisition (DAQ) learning module and extension of thismodule to discuss water sustainability concepts by accessing real-time water data from an on-campus creek. Demonstrations of this lab have been presented to ~5,000 engineering freshmensince 20091. Additional grants led to the creation of the LEWAS, and in a case study with 150engineering freshmen in the spring 2012 semester, it was shown that having access to real-time Page 23.783.2water and weather data through the LEWAS improved

Conference Session

Research Experience in Stormwater Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Richard Lee Clark Jr., Virginia Western Community College

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, renewable power supply, data collection hardware and dataprocessing software are integrated to provide real-time sustainable watershed data on anaccessible platform to many types of user groups. The LEWAS lab is being used for watershedsustainability research and hands-on classroom education. The lab has been used in a senior levelundergraduate Hydrology course in fall 2012 and spring 2014 by incorporating LEWAS-basedhands-on modules into the course. The lab has also been integrated into freshmen level courses atVirginia Western Community College in Roanoke, Virginia. These learning modules introducestudents to watershed sustainability concepts, a real world application of LabVIEW, and hands-on data collection and analysis projects. Effectiveness

Conference Session

Research Experience in Stormwater Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

platform was adopted, which allowed the lab tocommunicate with all the devices and stream the data from all the devices to the database whichcould be used for data mining. LabVIEW was the initial programming environment tocommunicate with the monitoring equipment and was chosen due to a variety of factors. It is asimple software development environment which uses a dataflow programming model and alsohas a LabVIEW web publishing tool which can be used to publish real-time data online. Inaddition, LabVIEW was also being used in the Engineering Exploration class that all engineeringfreshman on campus are required to take. This gave the students a real-world application ofLabVIEW being used for data acquisition and processing.In order to streamline

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Chelsea Green, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

an educational site for water qualitymonitoring to demonstate environmental sustainability is significant due to three reasons12:First, it makes students aware of what’s happening or will happen in their own campus ifwatershed activities are not planned in a logical manner. Second, it enables us or a stakeholder toassess the efficiency of actions or regulation compliance. Third, it enables them to know the real-world application of the skills they acquire in various learning activities.The development and implementation of LEWAS has been planned in three phases. The firstphase which was implemented in an engineering lab in summer 2008, water quality data wascollected using a multi-probe sonde and sent to LabVIEW which was loaded on the

Conference Session

Approaches to Virtual Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Hadipriono Tan, The Ohio State University; Fabian Hadipriono Tan P.E., The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Michael Parke, The Ohio State University; Tarunjit Singh Butalia, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

create an effective educational device for showcasing information to a more generalaudience. An initial possibility that was considered in this study is the use of augmented reality (AR), adigital means of providing extra information for a live video feed which could be used forvarious applications in engineering, education, commerce, and even medicine [2]. For theColosseum simulation specifically, augmented reality may present several advantages overvirtual reality, such as the involvement of real-world settings and objects (like the Colosseumitself), as well as a wider choice of systems because applications for augmented reality can beimplemented on a larger number of devices and less specialized systems. Examples ofaugmented reality include

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

andconstruction firm, and an engineer software developer just to name a few. Each of these, andother speakers, were able to communicate a more diverse and unique view of the profession thatprofessors were not able to bring, as well as to get the students to view the profession in a newand different light.Internships and enrichment opportunities can also provide large doses of inspiration to studentsand provide a nice change of pace from the classroom. Often a glimpse of the real world is allthat is required to make the classroom seem all the more applicable and important. We have hada successful relationship with the US Army Corps of Engineers for more than 20 years wherethey have provided summer internships for students on various projects and in labs

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; Senro Kuraoka, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Instructor-Student Communication,” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, American Society of Engineering Education, 2005 National Conference.8. Hanson, J. L. (1999). “Early Experimentation in Civil Engineering Materials,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education National Conference and Exposition: Engineering Education to Serve the World, p. 1935-1943.9. Pullen, J. M. (2001). “Applicability of Internet Video in Distance Education for Engineering,” Proceedings, 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, T2F-14-19.10. Felder, R. M., Felder, G. N., and Dietz, E. J. (2002). “The effects of personality type on engineering student performance and attitudes,” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, v 91, n 1, 3

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ledlie Klosky; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

J Ledlie Klosky, USMA and Stephen Ressler, USMAIntroductionAs the world continues to flatten (Friedman, 2005), student demand for significant overseasexperiences has intensified. This demand is seen broadly across the nation, but at the UnitedStates Military Academy (USMA), it has manifested in the Dean’s goal of getting 15% of allstudents at USMA to spend a semester studying abroad. This translates to roughly 150 studentseach year—all of whom study in countries corresponding to the seven foreign languages(Chinese, Russian, Arabic, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese) taught at USMA. A quicksearch of almost any university’s website, large or small, reveals that similar drives towards abroad, internationally-informed education for all

Conference Session

Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Dulaski PE, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

30-60, depending on project magnitude.Capstone Validation SurveyIn order to quantify the similarities between the capstone class and the life as a consultant, asurvey was created and distributed to recent graduates. The survey asked over two dozenquestions to recent graduates from the Transportation sub-discipline of the CEE program thatwere directed toward addressing the impacts of the capstone program. The students (i.e., nowpractitioners) from the last three graduating classes were surveyed.Since most practitioners from the program have at least 1.5 years of experience, and as much asfour years, they were considered to have a good perspective on real-world applicability. Thestudents that graduated three years ago have over 4 years of

Conference Session

Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Practical current Future real-world Research based Service-learning Projects that results Multidisciplinary real-world projects local projects in a physical under construction

Conference Session

Balancing Act: Ideas in Pre- & Post- Surveys and Assessment of Professional Skills

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel; Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

teamworkactivities were effective in learning teamwork skills, student perception decreased from 92% to83%. When asked if teamwork activities were effective in learning course material, studentperception decreased from 91% to 85%. Lastly when asked if the team worked in a positivecollaborative manner, student perception decreased from 93% to 81%. These unforeseenpervasive negative teamwork trends could collectively suggest that accumulated difficult teamprojects, situations and experiences adversely influence perceptions of senior students inretrospect. However, these challenging, demanding and sometimes frustrating lessons, wouldlikely result in civil engineering students who are better prepared to solve real world problemsand enter professional practice

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University; Thomas A. Wall, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael O. Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Development and Application of a Sustainable Design Rubric to Evaluate Student Abilities to Incorporate Sustainability into Capstone Design ProjectsIntroductionSustainable DevelopmentSustainable development has emerged as a promising strategy for combating unsustainablepatterns of population growth, resource consumption, poverty, and environmental degradation.The most widely accepted definition of sustainable development, published by the UnitedNations World Commission on Environment and Development (UNWCED) in 1987, states thatsustainable development is “development that meets the needs of the present withoutcompromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs1

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

learned in class. Physical testing allowed a more in depth understanding of material properties and how they are affected. Interaction with professor is the best part I have ever experienced. 6 The best is that we got to learn a new program. The goals were very well defined. Real life experiments and dealing with data was the best part. Professor was helpful. Seeing how the math actually relates to a real world application instead of just conceptually. The best part was the informality as it is a very difficult subject. The best part was using equipment we’ve never used before and learning more about an everyday

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

addressed real world engineering problems.Students were required to write a report on the application of fluid mechanics principles learnedin the course to these engineering challenges. The professor provided the topics which werechosen to ensure that the fluid mechanics covered in our course would be easily applicable to theassignment. Assessment techniques were employed in this course to evaluate the lifelonglearning outcome. Surveys were administered after each report where the students reported onthe value of this exercise to their engagement and effective learning in the class. Additionally,testing provided further assessment of learning via directed questions. Survey results showed adistinct improvement in student appreciation of the

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael Doran, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Rod Hassett, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Greg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

civilengineering students for professional practice. The Civil & Environmental EngineeringCapstone Design Class has been offered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for more than15 years. The focus of this Senior Level class is to immerse students in a situation where theywork on a major design challenge in multi-disciplinary teams. This course integrates prior coursework and skills, allowing students to solve problems taken from a "real world" context.Consistent with ABET criteria, this class prepares students for professional practice though acomprehensive experience involving design, management, economic, social and leadershipaspects. The success of this class is directly attributable to the evolution of content, curriculumintegration and

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W Wait, Marshall University; Jeffrey T. Huffman P.E. P.E., Marshall University; Christopher T. Anderson, Huntington (WV) Sanitary Board

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Theresult is often that students may ‘know’ things about a topic, but are far less able to ‘do’engineering work in that topic. Upon entering the workforce, students will find that theoverarching problem is dealing with uncertainty: information needed to solve the problem athand is not neatly summarized in a question statement, and related textbook examples may notexplicitly suggest the needed analytical procedure. How can instructors provide students theexperience of ‘doing’ engineering work, and developing critical thinking at the university levelthat emulates the environment of real-world engineering practice? The application of service-learning projects, which use the EFFECTs-based technique of an underlying driving question,may contribute to

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Predictive Equation Figure 1. Diagram of the three-model framework.ModelsRealityThe first model an engineer must engage with is reality. Engineers of all disciplinesfundamentally work to shape reality in such a way as to solve particular problems. Engineeringapplication requires the engineer to consider the way the world actually works. Everyengineering application must move out of the safe world of the theoretical into the real world tobe truly useful. Figure 2 shows the representation of reality as typically sketched on a whiteboard in the classroom. Observation Reality Application

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Lauren Seabury, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Lee; Gregory Alan Payne; John A. Hoopes, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

paper presents results from the introduction in fall 2010 of an innovative assignment into atraditional fluid mechanics course. The new assignment built on students’ work experiences,observations of the natural and built environment, current events, and curiosity and is called theApp, named specifically as a spin on the many apps that are available for smart phones.For the assignment titled CEE310 App: Real-world Application of Fluid Mechanics Concept,students begin with their experience, observation, or curiosity and work in pairs to demonstratetheir understanding of a fluid mechanics concept introduced in class. This assignment has fourparts: (1) identify and research an example that relates to a fluid mechanics concept;(2) designand deliver

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Chou, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. They also need to be supportive of the faculty member and, inparticular, be willing to accommodate a flexible work schedule.IntroductionIt is well known that engineers apply mathematics and engineering principles and concepts tosolve problems. Traditionally, the theoretical concepts are taught in the classroom while theapplications of the theory, in particular the practical applications, are mostly acquired on the job.Unfortunately, this segregated dissemination of knowledge from the faculty and experiencedengineers creates a gap that the engineering graduates must try to bridge upon entering theengineering profession.The need to expose students to “real world” engineering practice during their academic learningprocess is embraced by

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Okere O. George, Washington State University; W. Max Kirk, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

explained that this method has worked without major challenges.However, he was quick to point out that, in some cases, some contractors, subcontractors, andsuppliers might view it as disruptive, and may not be willing to work with the students.Advancing and Improving on Instructional Methods for Teaching Cost Estimating –Building upon the Work of OthersCourse Content and Design – Reflecting Real World ApplicationFor a contractor putting together a detailed estimate, the real world process generally involves:project selection (go/no go); setting up resources for estimating; familiarizing with the scope,detailing associated tasks and conducting quantity takeoff; selecting applicable crew productionrates, material and equipment rates, and labor rates

Conference Session

CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clara Fang; David Pines, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

research knowledge including optimization methods, artificial intelligence, and stochastic process in transportation engineering.David Pines, University of Hartford Page 12.924.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Integrating Simulation into Transportation Engineering EducationAbstractThe reason for less emphasis on experiential learning lies in the fact that real-world experience intransportation is difficult to apply to classroom learning, because the risks and costs ofexperimenting with transportation policies and concepts in the real world are prohibitively high.Under this circumstance, simulation has shown

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

geotechnical engineering. Dr. Wood aims to recover the benefits of classical-model, literature-based learning in civil engineering education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 3D Printed Composite Body Illustrating Composite Body Centroid and Center of GravityAbstractThough often presented as an additional math concept in many Statics courses, centroids shouldbe related directly to the concept of equivalent systems. A 3D printed composite body modelillustrates and connects the math intensive concept of area centroid to the real world. Theconcept of equivalent load systems informs the derivation of area centroids, and a 3D

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Uday Manepalli, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

factors such as theperceived strengths and weaknesses of the laboratory experience on: a) motivation to learn abouttraffic safety (question 2), and b) applicability of GIS laboratory to real world activities (question3). The final question asked for suggestions to improve the current laboratory experience(question 4).On the positive and strengths side, several encouraging themes were found in students’ inputs tothese open-ended questions as follows. Overall, 16 students (59.25%) out of 27 found thislaboratory activity interesting, useful, real-life like or well supported by the online tutorial. Thefollowing selected answers provide a summary of these perspectives. The italicized commentsindicate the highlights of the student’s comment and for the

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Oswald Beiler P.E., Bucknell University; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College; David A. Veshosky, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

process: (1)research, education, and charrette preparation, (2) charrette, and (3) implementation.8 Althoughthe charrette framework is developed for a real world design, the framework can be adapted andmodified for the purposes of the academic environment and timeframe.An adapted framework for design charrettes for use in academia is provided as an effectiveapproach to capstone design. In order to evaluate the application of the adapted design charretteframework, a case study on a senior level Civil and Environmental Engineering design course,cross-listed with an Engineering Studies course at Lafayette College, is used. The EngineeringStudies course provided students from various disciplines. The main purpose of the sharedcourse was to develop a