Mid-Term Exam -
Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 1 p.m. - 45
multiple-choice questions (60 minutes)
Week 7
Overview
(October7-9)
Introduction to concrete as an engineering
material
By the end of Week 7, students should be able
to:
- Compute the required concrete mix design
for test cylinders and beams using an Excel
spreadsheet
- Complete Mid-Term Exam
Instructions:
- Hand in
HWK #5
by 1 p.m. on 10/7/25
- Review HWK #5 (solution to be posted
after class)
- Complete Problem Solving Chapter
3-4 Quiz
The quiz will be available on
Canvas on 10/7/25 from 1:01 to 1:04
p.m.
- Complete the review for the
Mid-Term Exam
- Complete Mid-Term Exam
The multiple-choice exam will be
available on Canvas on 10/9/25 from
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
- Work on
HWK #6
(videos
to HWK #6
Part 1 &
Part 2)
Upload both your Excel spreadsheet and your
Word document to the Assignment link in Canvas
by 1 p.m. on 10/16/25
Week 6
Overview
(September 30 - October 2)
Introduction to concrete as an engineering
material
By the end of Week 6, students should be able
to:
- Describe the roles of the components of
concrete
- Determine the weight of each component
in a concrete
mix using the mix ratio
- Compute the required concrete mix design
for test cylinders and beams
Instructions:
- Hand in
HWK #4
by 1 p.m. on 9/30/25
- Complete Problem Solving Chapter
2 Quiz
The quiz will be available on
Canvas on 9/30/24 from 1:00 - 1:03
p.m.
- Review HWK #4
(solution posted
after due date)
- Review the
videos:
introduction to concrete as engineering
material
Part 1 &
Part 2 (slides)
- Review the
video:
proportioning a concrete mix (slides)
- Download the concrete mix
example problems
- After you have attempted problems,
review the
video of the solution (posted after class)
- Work on
HWK #5
(video
to HWK #5)
Work the problems on engineering paper
following the
Homework Format and hand in by 1 p.m. on
10/7/25
Week 5
Overview
(September
23-25)
Introduction to stress and strain of
materials
By the end of Week 5, students should be able
to:
- Describe the concepts of stress and
strain in a material
- Compute stress and strain for axially
loaded elements
- Apply Hooke's Law to relate stress and
strain
Instructions:
- Upload
HWK #3
to the dropbox in Canvas by 1 p.m. on
9/23/25
- Complete Problem Solving Chapter
1 Quiz
The quiz will be available on
eCourseware on 9/23/25 from 1:00 - 1:03
p.m.
- Review HWK #3 (solution)
- Review the
video:
introduction to stress and strain (slides)
- Review the
video:
using Hooke's Law (slides)
- Download the stress/strain
example problems
- After you have attempted problems,
review the
video of the solution (slides
and detailed
Problem 6 solution)
- Work on
HWK #4
(video
to HWK #4)
Work the problems on engineering paper
following the
Homework Format and hand in by 1 p.m. on
9/30/25
Week 4
Overview
(September
16-18)
Introduction to topographic modeling and
contour lines
By the end of Week 4, students should be able
to:
- Recognize features of a topographic
model
- Compute grid spacing for surveying
elevation points
- Compute the location of contour lines
from elevation data using linear
interpolation
- Graph elevation data using an Excel spreadsheet
Instructions:
- Hand in
HWK #2.
Problems 1 and 2 should be done on
engineering paper, following the
Homework format.
Problems 3 and 4 should be completed in an Excel
spreadsheet and uploaded to the Dropbox,
following the
Excel format.
All files are due in the Canvas dropbox by 1
p.m. on 9/16/25
- Review HWK #2 (solution)
- Review the
video:
introduction to topographic modeling (slides)
- Review the
video:
delineation of contour lines using linear
interpolation (slides)
- Download the contour line
example problems
- After you have attempted problems,
review the video solution for
Problem 1 &
Problem 2 (posted after class)
- Work on
HWK #3
(video
to HWK #3)
Part 1 should be done on
engineering paper, following the
Homework format,
and
Part 2 should be in an
Excel
spreadsheet and uploaded to Canvas
using the
Excel format.
All files are due by 1 p.m. on 9/23/25
Week 3
Overview
(September 9-11)
Introduction to measuring the change in elevation
and Excel spreadsheet calculations
By the end of Week 3, students should be able
to:
- Recognize the standard abbreviation of
units
- Determine the change in elevation
between two points
- Compute the change in elevation from field
data using an Excel spreadsheet
Instructions:
- Hand in
HWK #1
in class by 1 p.m. on 9/9/25
- Review the solution to HWK #1
(posted after the due date)
- Review the
video:
standard abbreviation of units (web
page)
- Review the
video:
introduction to differential leveling (slides)
- Download the leveling
example problems
- After you have attempted the problems, review the
video of the
solution (posted after class)
- Work on
HWK #2
(see
video on using Excel to solve Parts 3 and
4)
Problems 1 and 2 should be done on
engineering paper, following the
Homework format.
Problems 3 and 4 should be done in an Excel
spreadsheet and uploaded to the dropbox
following the
Excel format.
All files are due in the Canvas class
dropbox by 1 p.m. on 9/16/25
Week 2 Overview
(September 2-4)
Introduction to the proper use of significant
figures and estimating error in measuring
distance
By the end of Week 2, students should be able
to:
- Recognize the origins of measuring
distance
- Determine the correct number of
significant figures for measurements in
calculations
- Compute an estimate of the error for
repeated measurements of a single quantity
- Compute an estimate of the error for a
series of unrepeated measurements
Instructions:
- Distance measurement - review the
video
and
slides
- Download the distance
example problems
- Work example problems
on Top Hat
- After you have attempted the TopHat problems,
review the
solutions (posted after class).
- Significant figures - review
video
and
slides
- Estimating errors in distance
measurements - review
video
and
slides
- Work example problems on Top Hat
- After you have attempted the TopHat problems,
review the
solutions (posted after class).
- Start work on
HWK #1
Your solution to the problems should be on
engineering paper and follow the
Homework Format, and
hand in your work
in class at 1 p.m. on 9/9/25
Week 1 Overview
(August 26-28)
Introduction to civil engineering and CIVL
1101
By the end of Week 1, students should be able
to:
- Describe the different disciplines of civil engineering
- Find the class website (www.ce.memphis.edu/1101)
- Recognize how your grade in CIVL
1101 will be computed
- Recognize the origins of land
surveying
Instructions:
- Review classroom presentations:
- What is Civil Engineering? (Part 1 &
Part 2)
-
MemFix4 video
-
I-40 Bridge repair video
-
ERIC building video Part 1
-
ERIC building video Part 2
-
King's Crossing Bridge video
- What is CIVL 1101? (slides)
- Review the
video: A tour of
www.ce.memphis.edu/1101
- Review the
video:
Introduction to land surveying (slides)
- Lab #1 - Ball drop results (to be posted)