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Civil Engineering 3. [Newcomb].

Long Span Bridges.—Lectures on the design and construction of
the more intricate Simple Trusses, Cantilever Bridges, Steel Arches,
Continuous Girders, and Swing Bridges. Each student is required to
work out stress sheets and general drawings for specified types of long
span Bridges.

Water Works and Sewers.—Lectures on the quality, sources, collection,
conveyance, purification and distribution of City Water Supplies;
the laws of flow in pipe lines and aqueducts; the drainage of
houses and streets; the collection and conveyance of sewage; the
disposal of sewage; the construction and maintenance of the works.
Practical exercises in the design of pipe lines and sewers.

Roads, Streets, and Street Railways.—Lectures on the Principles
of Road Location; the Construction and Maintenance of Earth Roads,
Broken Stone Roads, Gravel Roads; the pavements for City Streets
and Sidewalks; the Location and Construction of Street Railways.
Laboratory tests for Road Materials.

PROGRAMME OF STUDIES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

                                     

Class	Topics
Freshman	Mathematics 1. Trigonometry, Higher Algebra, Analytical Geometry.
	Chemistry 1. Inorganic Chemistry.
	Physics 1. Mechanics, Sound, Light, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism.
	Chemical Laboratory. 1. Experiments and Computations.
	Physical Laboratory 1. Experiments and Computations.
	Drawing 1. Mechanical, Projection and Machine Drawing, Shop-work in wood and iron.
Sophomore	Mechanics 1. General Mechanics, Graphical Statics and Strength of Materials, Hydrostatics and Hydraulics.
	Mathematics 2. Analytical Geometry, Differential and Integral Calculus.
	Civil Engineering 1. Plane Surveying, Curves and Earth Work, Building Construction.
	Drawing 2. Descriptive Geometry, Graphical Statics, Topographical Drawing.
Junior	Mechanics 2. Strength of Materials, Stability of Structures, Hydraulics and Hydraulic Motors.
	Geology 1. General Geology, Geological Field-Work, Geological Laboratory.
	Civil Engineering 2. Masonry Construction, Short-Span Bridges, Railway Engineering.
	Drawing 3. Structural Drawing, Shades and Shadows, Perspective.
Senior	Civil Engineering 3. Long-Span Bridges, Water-Works and Sewers, Roads and Streets.
	Mechanics 3. Analytical Statics, Dynamics of a Particle, Dynamics of a Rigid Body.
	Engineering Electives.
	Graduating Thesis.