Environmental Engineering (ENVE)

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ENVE 120 INTRODUCTION TO MINING, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND INTRODUCTORT MANAGEMENT
(2-0) 2 credits. This course presents an introductory overview of current surface and underground mining practices, new and emerging mining technology, mining terminology, and mining economics. Mining engineering faculty members are introduced and career paths available to the mining engineering graduate are discussed. The concept of sustainable development as it relates to minerals venture is introduced, and the interrelationships between mining, the environment, societal needs, and governance is discussed. Also included is an introduction to management concepts, presentation skills, meeting skills, negotiation skills, and basic project management tools. This course is cross-listed with MEM 120.

ENVE 220L MINERAL PROCESSING AND RESOURCE RECOVERY LABORATORY
(0-1) 1 credit. An introductory laboratory course in mineral processing highlighting relevant unit operations. This course is cross-listed with MET 220L.

ENVE 405 MINE PERMITTING AND RECLAMATION
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing. A study of environmental problems associated with both surface and underground mining and the reclamation practices that have been developed or are being evaluated to alleviate these problems. Federal, state and local reclamation regulations are examined for their effects on present and future mining practices and costs. Field trips to mining operations in the Black Hills region or the Powder River Basin will be taken for on-site observation of actual reclamation practices. This course is cross-listed with MEM 405.

ENVE 450/550 ROCK SLOPE ENGINEERING
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: MEM 304 or CEE 346 or equivalent. Modes of slope failure. Economic consequences of instability in mining and construction. Geological factors controlling stability of rock slopes. Shear strength of highly jointed rock mass and discontinuities. Projection methods. Vectoral analysis of 3-D problems by means of the stereographic projection method. Analytical, graphical and computer analysis of planar, wedge and toppling failures. Probabilistic methods. Students enrolled in ENVE 550 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in ENVE 450. This course is cross-listed with MEM 450/550.

ENVE 315 FUNDAMENTALS OF HEAT TRANSFER
(2-0) 2 credits. Prerequisites: CHE/ENVE 217, completion of or concurrent registration in MATH 321. Course topics address theory and application of principles of heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation. Completion of ENVE 315 will not meet the requirement for completion of CHE 317 for a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. This course is cross-listed with CHE 317.

ENVE 290 Seminar

ENVE 204 SURFACE MINING METHODS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COAL, METAL AND QUARRYING OPERATIONS
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisites: ENVE/MEM 120 or permission of instructor. A study of surface mining techniques and unit operations applicable to metal mining, coal mining, quarrying and other surface mining operations. Topics include mine design and planning, surface drilling and blasting, the applicability and performance characteristics of earthmoving equipment, and an introduction of mine drainage. This course is cross-listed with MEM 204.

ENVE 429L/529L ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAND SYSTEMS LABORATORY
(0-1) 1 credit. Prerequisites: Senior or graduate standing or permission of instructor. Students will complete selected laboratory exercises from the chemical, civil and materials/metallurgical engineering emphases areas of the B.S. environmental engineering program, embodying the examination of fundamental principles applicable to design or analysis of land systems and associated environmental health aspects. Students will design and conduct experiments, collect and analyze data both deterministically and statistically, and write detailed laboratory reports. Students enrolled in ENVE 529L will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in ENVE 429L.

ENVE 390 SEMINAR
0 to 1 credit. Prerequisite: Junior standing. A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as Internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students. The course is repeatable up to three times for a total of one credit.

ENVE 490 SEMINAR
(0.5-0) 0.5 credits. Prerequisite: Senior Standing. A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

ENVE 201 INTRODUCTION TO MINING AND EXPLORATION
(3-0) 3 credits. The principles of discovery, development, and operation of mineral properties with background material for the more advanced work that follows. Subjects include the fundamentals of exploration, mining law, mine development, surface and underground mining operations, ore reserve calculations, mineral processing, mine maintenance, and safety. This course is cross-listed with MINE 201.

ENVE 217 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING I
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 114, GES 115 and PHYS 211. The course on the theory and practice of chemical engineering with emphasis on material and energy balances. This course is cross-listed with CHE 217.

ENVE 220 MINERAL PROCESSING AND RESOURCE RECOVERY
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. An introductory course in mineral processing highlighting unit operations involved including comminution, sizing, froth flotation, gravity separation, electrostatic separation, magnetic separation and flocculation. Other topics discussed include remediation of contaminant effluents and the unit operations associated with recycling of post-consumer materials using mineral processing techniques. This course is cross-listed with MET 220.

ENVE 302 MINERAL ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing. An introduction to the concepts of the time value of money and the application of time value of money decision criteria to mineral project evaluation situations. Both before-tax and after-tax investment situations are discussed. A discussion of the financing options available to a company for expansion, new project development or acquisitions. This course is cross-listed with MEM 302.

ENVE 310 AQUEOUS EXTRACTION, CONCENTRATION, AND RECYCLING
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisites: MET 220 and MET 320. Scientific and engineering principles involved in the winning of metals from ores and scrap. Areas covered include the unit operations of comminution, sizing, solid/liquid separations, leaching, ion exchange, solvent extraction, and surface phenomena as related to flocculation, froth floatation, and electrostatic separation. This course is cross-listed with MET 310.

ENVE 310L AQUEOUS EXTRACTION, CONCENTRATION, AND RECYCLING LAB
(0-1) 1 credit. Prerequisites: Concurrent registration in ENVE 310 or permission of instructor. Laboratory experiments in design of processing equipment and cost estimation, zeta potential, surface tension, leaching kinetics, electrowinning, and solvent extraction. This course is cross-listed with MET 310L.

ENVE 317 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING III
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisites: CHE 217, concurrent registration in MATH 321. The third course on the theory and practice of chemical engineering with emphasis on heat transfer. Heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation is studied. This course is cross-listed with CHE 317.

ENVE 318 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING IV
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: CHE 317 or ENVE 315 or permission of instructor. The fourth course on the theory and practice of chemical engineering with emphasis on molecular diffusion, membranes, convective mass transfer, drying, humidification, and continuous gas-liquid separation processes. This course is cross-listed with CHE 318.

ENVE 320 METALLURGICAL THERMODYNAMICS
(4-0) 4 credits. Prerequisites: PHYS 211, CHEM 114, MATH 125. The principles of chemical thermodynamics and their application to metallurgical engineering processes. Topics covered include the zeroth, first, and second laws of thermodynamics, the fundamental equations of state for open and closed systems, criterion of equilibrium, heat capacities, reaction equilibrium constants and their dependence upon temperature and pressure, chemical potential, standard and reference states, stability diagrams, and solution thermodynamics. This course is cross-listed with MET 320.

ENVE 321/321L HIGH TEMPERATURE EXTRACTION, CONCENTRATION, AND RECYCLING
(3-1) 4 credits. Prerequisite: MET 320. Thermodynamic principles involved in the winning of metals. Areas covered include calcination, oxidation, reduction processes, smelting, high -temperature refining, electrorefining, slags, and slag-metal interactions. This course is cross-listed with MET 321/321L.

ENVE 322/322L STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
(2-1) 3 credits. Prerequisites GEOL 201 and GEOL 201L, or GEOE 221; and GEOL 341. A study of the character and genesis of large-scale and small-scale deformational structures and their patterns in the earth’s crust. Laboratory work includes various trigonometric, geometric, and stereographic methods applicable to structural analysis and presents open-ended problems in geologic, structure contour, and isopach map interpretation, as well as engineering design problems including drilling exploration projects. This course is cross-listed with GEOE 322/322L.

ENVE 324/324L ENGINEERING GEOPHYSICS I
(2-1) 3 credits. Prerequisites MATH 125 and PHYS 213. Application of the more commonly used methods of geophysical prospecting in mineral exploration, petroleum exploration, and engineering construction. Includes field design and interpretation of surveys using the engineering seismograph, gravity meter, electrical resistivity equipment, scintillometers, and magnetometers. Extensive use of computers is made in the laboratory work. This course is cross-listed with GEOE 324/324L.

ENVE 326 ENVIORNMENTAL ENGINEERING PROCESS FUNDAMENTALS
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisites: CHEM 114 and junior standing. As the first course in the theory and practice of environmental engineering, emphases are on the acquisition of introductory knowledge pertaining to natural and engineered environmental engineering systems, identification and mitigation of societal impacts upon the Earth, and application of environmental engineering principles in the design and analysis of systems for water and wastewater treatment and solid/hazardous waste management. This course is cross-listed with CHE 326.

ENVE 327/327L INTRODUCTORY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
(2-1) 3 credits. Prerequisite or corequisite: CEE 284 or CHE 250 and one of the following: EM 328, EM 331, CHE 218 or ME 331. As the second course in the theory and practice of Environmental Engineering, emphasis is on application of material balance concepts in environmental analysis and design with consideration of water chemistry, environmental process kinetics, ideal and non-ideal reactors, and biological process fundamentals. These fundamental principles are applied in selected natural and engineered environmental contexts spanning air, water and land systems and the effects of society on environmental systems. Laboratory exercises will be completed and reports with computer-generated text, tables and figures will be written. This course is cross-listed with CEE 327/327L.

ENVE 331/331L STRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTATION
(2-1) 3 credits. Prerequisites: GEOL 201 and GEOL 201L, or GEOE 221, or permission of instructor. The principles of correlation and sediment analysis are discussed. A background in sedimentary source materials, depositional environments, nomenclature and classification of stratigraphic units, and the interpretation of stratigraphic units will be presented. Emphasis is placed on modern depositional systems and their ancient counterparts. Laboratory exercises stress field trips to local sections, facies descriptions, rock analysis, and interpretation of an exploration prospect. This course is cross-listed with GEOL 331/331L.

ENVE 337 ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisites: CEE 336 or EM 327 or EM 328 or permission of instructor. A quantification study of the components of the hydrologic cycle with emphasis on engineering applications involving the design of water supplies, reservoirs, spillways, floodways, and urban drainage with computer applications. This course is cross-listed with CEE 337.

ENVE 421/521 ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisites: CEE/ENVE 327 or graduate standing. Course emphasis is on applications of environmental chemistry and material balance in quantitative characterizations of operative processes in selected air, water, and land systems and environmental health impacts. Analytical and computer solutions are performed. Students enrolled in ENVE 521 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in ENVE 421. This course is cross-listed with CEE 421/521.

ENVE 426/526 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROCESS DESIGN
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisites: CEE/ENVE 326 and CEE/ENVE 327, graduate standing, or permission of instructor. A third course in the theory and practice of environmental engineering. Emphases are on the design and analysis of physical/chemical environmental engineering unit operations and processes. Students enrolled in ENVE 526 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in ENVE 426. This course is cross-listed with CEE 426/526.

ENVE 426L/526L ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROCESS LABORATORY
(0-1) 1 credit. Prerequisite or corequisite: CEE/ENVE 426/526 or permission on instructor. A laboratory course to accompany CEE/ENVE 426/526. Examination of processes employed in design of environmental physical and chemical systems for renovation of contaminated waters and soils. Various bench-scale experiments will be performed with laboratory analysis using standard environmental web chemical and instrumental analytical techniques. Laboratory reports employing word processing, numerical and statistical analysis, and interpretation of process performance data will be written. Students enrolled in ENVE 526L will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in ENVE 426L. This course is cross-listed with CEE 426L/526L.

ENVE 427/527 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING BIOLOGICAL PROCESS DESIGN
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisites: CEE/ENVE 326 and CEE/ENVE 327, graduate standing, or permission of instructor. A fourth course in the theory and practice of environmental engineering. Emphases are on the design and analysis of biological environmental engineering unit operations and processes. Students enrolled in ENVE 527 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in ENVE 427. This course is cross-listed with CEE 427/527.

ENVE 427L/527L ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGICAL PROCESS LABORATORY
(0-1) 1 credit. Prerequisite or corequisite: CEE/ENVE 427/527 or permission of instructor. A laboratory course to accompany CEE/ENVE 427/527. Examination of processes employed in design of environmental biological systems for renovation of contaminated waters and soils. Various bench-scale experiments will be performed with laboratory analysis using standard environmental web chemical, microbiological, and instrumental analytical techniques. Laboratory reports employing word processing, numerical and statistical analysis, and interpretation of process performance data will be written. Students enrolled in ENVE 527L will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in ENVE 427L. This course is cross-listed with CEE 427L/527L.

ENVE 428/528 ADVANCED TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisites: CEE 327, CEE 336, and CEE 426, or permission of instructor. Advanced topics relating to the design of systems for the renovation of contaminated waters. Several major design problems will be completed. Students enrolling in ENVE 528 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolling in ENVE 428. This course is cross-listed with CEE 428/528.

ENVE 433/433L/533/533L COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN GEOSCIENCE MODELING
(3-1) 4 credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing. The use of computer techniques in modern geoscience modeling of mining, geology and environmental problems such as exploration, geological characterization and mining exploitation. Practical application of state-of-theart Vulcan modeling software will be essential part of the course. Students enrolled in ENVE 533 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in ENVE 433. This course is cross-listed with MEM 433/433L/533/533L.

ENVE 440/540 ENVIRONMENTAL AND RECLAMATION PRACTICES IN THE MINING INDUSTRY
(3-0) 3 credits. A study of various environmental problems that is associated with mining and the reclamation practices that have been developed or are being evaluated to alleviate these problems. Federal, state, and local reclamation regulations are examined for their effects on present and future mining practices and costs. Field trips to several mining operations are taken for on-site observation of actual reclamation problems and the mining practices used to resolve these problems. Students enrolled in ENVE 540 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in ENVE 440.

ENVE 441 ECONOMICS OF MINING
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing. The significance of the mineral industries in the economy, mineral and engineering economics with special emphasis on the valuation of mineral properties, and mine administration economic decision methodologies.

ENVE 445/545 OXIDATION AND CORROSION OF METALS
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisites: MET 320 or CHE 222 or ME 211 or permission of instructor. Initially, the thermodynamics of electrochemical processes are covered; use of the Nernst equation and Pourbaix diagram is presented in this material. Fundamentals of electrode kinetics are then discussed with special emphasis on the derivation of the Butler-Volmer equation and application of the Evan’s diagram. Following presentation of these fundamental concepts, phenomena observed in corrosion and oxidation such as uniform attack, pitting, stress corrosion cracking, and corrosion fatigue are discussed. Finally, selection of materials for site specific applications is covered. Students enrolled in ENVE 545 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in ENVE 445. This course is cross-listed with MET 445/545 and CHE 445/545.

ENVE 455/555 POLLUTION PHENOMENA AND PROCESS DESIGN
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisites: CHE 218, CHE 317, and CHE 417, or equivalent, or permission of instructor. The study of the industrial sources of and treatment of air, water, and land pollutants. The chemical and physical phenomena operating in pollution control equipment and the design of pollution control equipment will be examined. Waste minimization and pollution prevention strategies will be considered. Students enrolled in ENVE 555 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in ENVE 455. This course is cross-listed with CHE 455/555.

ENVE 464 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DESIGN I
(0-2) 2 credits. Prerequisites: Senior standing. Students in this course will undertake a design effort integrating principles from prior course work into completion of an overall project that will require both individual and team efforts. This first design course will concentrate on definition of the design problem, preliminary design with investigation of various options, and screening of the various design options prior to undertaking detailed design. Economic and legal constraints, general social considerations and personnel factors will be considered along with the technical aspects of the design. Both oral and written engineering reports delineating project activities and results will be completed.

ENVE 465 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II
(0-2) 2 credits. Prerequisites: ENVE 464. Students in this course will undertake a design effort integrating principles from prior course work into completion of the overall project that will require both individual and team efforts. This second design course will involve completion of the detailed design, construction of bench or pilotscale units in accord with detailed design and demonstration of design effectiveness. Economic and legal constraints, general social considerations and personnel factors will be considered along with the technical aspects of the design. Both oral and written engineering reports delineating project activities and results will be completed.

ENVE 466/466L/566/566L ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
(2-1) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. The application of geology to engineering, including topics such as landslides, earthquakes, fluvial processes, land subsidence, and their global context. Field trips and laboratory exercises illustrate the influence of geology on the environment. Computer applications are required for problem assignments and a final comprehensive report (oral and written) involving the design of engineering works in complex geological terrain. Students enrolled in ENVE 566 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in ENVE 466. This course is cross-listed with GEOE 466/466L/566/566L.

ENVE 475/475L GROUND WATER
(2-1) 3 credits. Prerequisites: GEOL 201 or GEOE 221 and MATH 225, or permission of instructor. Note: Engineering majors must complete the equivalent of Calculus III before registration. Geohydrologic principles, applications, and design considerations concerning ground-water occurrence, flow, and quality. Ground-water and surface-water relations; theory of aquifer tests; flow nets; head distribution by graphical, analytical, and digital models; ground-water contamination. Laboratories include water budgets, chemistry of ground water, design of exploration programs and aquifer tests, computer solutions, and field trips to areas of geohydrologic interest. A design project with written and oral presentations is required. This course is cross-listed with GEOE 475/475L.

ENVE 491 INDEPENDENT STUDY
1 to 3 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meeting depending upon the requirements of the topic.

ENVE 492 TOPICS
1 to 3 credits. Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.

ENVE 498 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/SCHOLARSHIP
1 to 6 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Includes senior project, and capstone experience. Independent research problems/projects or scholarship activities. The plan of study is negotiated by the faculty member and the student. Contact between the two may be extensive and intensive. Does not include research courses which are theoretical.

ENVE 264/264L SOPHOMORE DESIGN

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