FEG - Forest Engineering
Course Descriptions

FEG 132 Orientation Seminar: Forest Engineering (1)
One hour of lecture, discussion and/or exercises per week. Introduction to campus resources available to ensure academic success. Introduction to engineering as a design profession. Fall.

FEG 133 Introduction to Engineering Design (3)
Two hours of lecture and three hours of group instruction per week. An introduction to the engineering profession, including design, communication, ethical and professional behavior, teamwork and data analysis. Learning is reinforced through study, conduct and critique of design exercises related to environmental resources engineering. Spring.

FEG 275 Ecological Engineering I (3)
Two hours of lecture and three hours of group instruction per week. Overview of ecological engineering theory and practice. Key concepts, empirical models, and case studies of ecological engineering. Living machines, treatment wetlands, bioremediation, municipal composting, agroforestry, traditional ecological knowledge, emergy analysis, and ecosystem restoration. Spring.
Prerequisites: one semester each of calculus, biology, chemistry, and ecology. Forest Engineering students only or by permission of instructor.

FEG 300 Engineering Design (1)
One hour of lecture or three hours of laboratory per week. A focus on application of design processes to the needs and desires of society, with emphasis on systems useful in resource manipulation and development. Concepts of planning and design are reinforced through study, conduct and critique of design exercises and projects. Fall.

FEG 311 Ecological Engineering in the Tropics (3)
One hour of discussion per week with intensive spring break field study in a Caribbean country. Principles of ecological engineering for ecosystem restoration and pollution control. Field trips to pristine and degraded ecosystems including: humid tropical cloud forests, coastal mangrove, dry mountain forests, and coral reefs to identify target functions for nature and society, observe degradations, and develop sustainable restoration designs. Spring.
Prerequisites: 1 course in calculus, biology, and chemistry. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FEG 311 and ERE 511.

FEG 335 Numerical and Computing Methods (3)
Three hours of lecture per week. An introduction to numerical and computing methods commonly used in engineering. The coverage includes equation solving, optimization, curve fitting, numerical integration and differentiation and the solution of both ordinary and partial differential equations. Focus will be on problem solving and algorithm development. Fall.
Prerequisite: APM 485 Differential Equations/Matrix Algebra.

FEG 340 Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulics (4)
Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory and discussion per week. Introduction to water resources engineering. Hydraulics processes explored include pipe flow, open-channel flow, flows within control structures, and flow through porous media. Hydrologic processes explored include scaling rainfall across time and space, computing the timing and magnitude of watershed runoff, and routing flood waves through detention basins and streams. Engineering analysis to link hydrologic and hydraulic systems and use probability distributions to access the system failure. Spring.
Pre- or co-requisite: MAE 341 or equivalent. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FEG 340 and ERE 540.

FEG 350 Introduction to Remote Sensing for Engineers (2)
Two hours of lecture per week. The fundamentals of acquiring, analyzing and utilizing remote sensing data in the performance of natural resource inventories, environmental quality surveys and site development analyses. Oriented for multidisciplinary participation. Spring.
Prerequisite: Junior status.

FEG 352 Introduction to Remote Sensing (3)
Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Qualitative and quantitative introduction to the fundamentals of acquiring, analyzing and utilizing remote sensing data in the performance of natural resource inventories, environmental quality surveys, site development studies and land use analyses. Oriented for multidisciplinary participation. Spring.
Prerequisites: Junior status, physics and calculus or permission of instructor. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FEG 352 and ERE 552.

FEG 363 Photogrammetry I (3)
Two hours of lecture and discussion, three hours of laboratory per week. Basic photogrammetric and photo interpretation concepts as a means of acquiring reliable data for engineering and management planning. Potentials, limitations, instrumentation and unique requirements are considered. Fall or Spring.
Prerequisite: ERE 371. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FEG 363 and ERE 563.

FEG 365 Principles of Remote Sensing (4)
Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory and discussion per week. A qualitative and quantitative introduction to the fundamentals of acquiring, analyzing and utilizing remote sensing data. Introductory concepts and methods in digital image processing and photogrammetry. Spring.
Prerequisite: ERE 371 Surveying for Engineers. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FEG 365 and ERE 565.

FEG 410 Structures (4)
Three hours of lecture, three hours of computation laboratory and discussion per week. Engineering principles in the analysis, planning design and construction of components and framed structures under various types of loadings. The proportioning of wood, steel and composite members and the design of statically determinate structural systems. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between theoretical stress analysis and codes and specifications for appropriate materials and structural design practices. Fall.
Prerequisites: ERE 362, scientific computing.

FEG 412 River Classification (3)
Three hours of lecture per week, conducted at river field sites while gathering data and in computer clusters analyzing data. Alternative theories of river classification are presented, and the Rosgen method is applied through Level II. Students classify based on pattern, profile dimension, and substrate of the river, measured using standard field tools. Channel geometry and flood flow frequency are computed using USGS data. Fall
Prerequisites: engineering hydrology and hydraulics. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FEG 412 and ERE 612.

FEG 420 Harvest Systems Analysis (1)
Three hours of discussion, demonstration and/or field exercises per week. An introduction to mensuration, harvesting operations, methods analysis, mechanization, and interrelationships between the production and silvicultural aspects of harvesting is presented. Fall.
Prerequisites: FOR 321, ERE 362.

FEG 430 Engineering Decision Analysis (3)
Three hours of lecture per week. Classical engineering economics: time value of money, nominal and effective interest, and present worth, annual worth, rate of return, and benefit-cost ratio comparison techniques. Identification and evaluation of alternative investment and borrowing decisions, including the role of inflation, depreciation, taxes and uncertainty. Investment theory including the potential risks and rewards associated with investments options. Simulation and optimization techniques to aid in management decisions. Fall.

FEG 437 Transportation Systems (3)
Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Interrelationships between natural features, transportation types, design and management objectives to provide the most effective system within a given framework. Basic engineering principles in the planning, location, design, construction and maintenance of suitable transportation systems to serve various aspects of forest resource management. Spring.
Prerequisites: ERE 371, CIE 337, FEG 340.

FEG 448 Open Channel Hydraulics (3)
Three hours of lecture and discussion per week. Classroom instruction and exercises introduce advanced concepts in open channel hydraulics, including the energy and momentum principles, critical flow, uniform flow, flow profiles, and unsteady flow, as appropriate. Suitable as an engineering design elective in the forest engineering curriculum. Fall.
Prerequisite: FEG 340 or equivalent, senior standing. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FEG 448 and ERE 548.

FEG 454 Power Systems (2)
Two hours of lecture per week. Application of alternative technologies to the matching of power needs and resource constraints. Topics include tractive power, wind power, cogeneration, alternative fuels and photovoltaics. Spring.
Prerequisites: ERE 351, FEG 420.

FEG 464 Photogrammetry II (3)
Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. General analytic photogrammetry including interior and exterior orientation systems, intersection, space resection and orientation. Correction of photo coordinates for film deformation, lens distortions, atmospheric refraction, and earth curvature. Introduction to photogrammetric plotters. Planning for photogrammetric projects and designing optimum procedures for selected photogrammetric tasks. Fall.
Prerequisite: FEG 363. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FEG 464 and ERE 664.

FEG 468 Solid Waste Management (3)
Three hours of lecture and discussion per week. Introduction to solid waste regulations, social economic, environmental and technical factors. Design of solid waste management systems, including collection, recycling, composting, energy recovery, land disposal, leachate treatment, and stormwater control. Field trips. Fall.
Prerequisites: chemistry, biology, soil science, engineering hydrology.

FEG 475 Ecological Engineering II (3)
Three hours of lecture/seminar/discussion per week. Two field trips. Hands-on construction, operation and monitoring of ecological treatment systems. Emphasizing constructed wetlands and ponds for wastewater treatment and reuse, with minor topics selected by students. Design exercises for treatment of sewage, stormwater runoff, landfill leachate, or agricultural wastewater. Fall.
Prerequisite: ERE 440 or equivalent.

FEG 489 Forest Engineering Planning and Design (3)
Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. A curriculum capstone course designed to integrate other coursework with a systematic approach to real life engineering problems. Semesterlong laboratory projects are selected to provide experience in dealing not only with technical and economic constraints, but also with environmental, social, legal and political aspects of the planning process. Spring.
Prerequisite: Senior status in forest engineering.

FEG 498 Research Problem in Forest Engineering (1 - 3)
Independent research in topics in forest engineering for the highly motivated undergraduate student. Selection of subject area determined by the student in conference with appropriate faculty member. Tutorial conferences, discussions and critiques scheduled as necessary. Final written report required for departmental record. Fall, Spring and Summer.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.