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Whether you choose to pursue a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering, an integrated bachelor-master’s degree in architectural engineering, or a graduate degree in civil or construction engineering, you’ll see why the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering enjoys an excellent reputation with employers in all these engineering disciplines.
Not only do we offer architectural and civil engineering programs fully accredited by ABET, our professors are continuously revitalizing the curricula to prepare graduates to serve the needs of the society as well as the built and natural environment. Our professors perform practical research and projects with areas of specialization that make them highly qualified to teach in their fields.
Additionally, the department was one of the first in the country to align student outcomes with CEBOK3, also known as the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge, which defines the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to enter the field of civil engineering at the professional level.
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Chi Epsilon is the national civil engineering honor society. It was founded at the University of Illinois in the spring of 1922. The next year, Chi Epsilon was granted a certificate of incorporation as a national honor fraternity, and subsequently chapters were installed at the Armour Institute of Technology (now Illinois Institute of Technology) and the University of Minnesota. There are now more than 120 chapters which have initiated over 76,000 members. Chi Epsilon is dedicated to the purpose of maintaining and promoting the status of civil engineering as an ideal profession. To this end, initiation into Chi Epsilon distinguishes the student of civil engineering who exemplifies the qualities of scholarship, character, practicality and sociability. At the same time, Chi Epsilon members have the responsibility of extraordinary service in the achievement of their profession. In 1991, a local Civil Engineering Honor Society, Psi Delta Epsilon was formed at Lawrence Technological University. The members of this group petitioned the Supreme Council of Chi Epsilon for installation of a chapter in 1993. In 1994, LTU received approval from the Supreme Council and the 116 existing chapters. On December 3, 1994, Chi Epsilon chapter 117 was installed at LTU. | |
Mission StatementWE, Engineers, Architects and Scientists of Arab heritage by ancestry or affinity, residing in the United States of America and Canada, recognize the need for constructive technical interaction among various professional disciplines, and desire to enhance our professional development are hereby pleased to announce the formation of the Arab American Engineers and Architects Association. | |
What is Timber Bridge Competition?The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Forest Products Society (FPS) host university teams from across the nation since 1992 to design and construct a timber bridge at each university’s laboratory facility ASCE and FPS provide strict rules regulating the National Timber Bridge Design Competition with specifications on timber materials, connections, deflections and loading Once Timber Bridge construction is completed, testing is done at each university’s laboratory with video recording on the progression of the load tests Teams are judged on net bridge deflection, net deck deflection, total bridge weight, percent non-wood used, best overall design and best support structure A technical report must be submitted along with drawings and photographs
Benefits of Timber Bridge CompetitionBeneficial to students by providing a good learning experience and real life engineering applications Introduced various analysis components such as cost, construction practices, design, structural strength, safety, and time management that must be considered and balanced in an engineering project Allowed students a chance to apply what is learned in the classroom to a real, hands-on project and therefore enhance student’s engineering technical skills Promotes the use of wood products as one of our few renewable natural resource
– 2018 Competition
The team will be required to design, build and test a bridge constructed from wood structural members. The wood used in this project must be from a commercially available species. | |
What is AISC Steel Bridge Competition ?The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) hosts university teams from across the nation to challenge student teams to develop a scale-model steel bridge The first Student Steel Bridge Competition began with three schools (Lawrence Tech, Michigan Tech and Wayne State) competing in a parking lot at Lawrence Institute of Technology in 1987 Student teams must fabricate their bridge and plan for an efficient assembly under timed construction of the model steel bridge Completed model steel bridge are approximately 20 feet and carries over 2,500 pounds under load test and must meet strict AISC specification stipulated in their competition rules Completed model steel bridges are judged on their weight, maximum direct and eccentric load capacities, assembly speed, maximum deflection and aesthetics
Benefits of AISC Steel Bridge CompetitionStudents extend their classroom knowledge to a practical and hands-on steel-design project AISC steel bridge competition grows student’s interpersonal and professional skills, encourage innovation, and fosters impactful relationships with other university students and industry professionals Student learn to machine, weld and fabricate steel sections and connection components using steel as a bridge construction material Research on innovative and cost effective steel bridge design techniques Develop an understanding and appreciation of the engineering capabilities of steel as a bridge building material Teams are engaged in a hands-on learning experience that mimics “real-world” scenarios
The Student Steel Bridge Competition is a competition sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). | |
What is ASCE GeoWall Competition?GeoWall is a national student competition sponsored by the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) ASCE Geo-Institute hosts university teams from across the nation to design and build a model mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall using paper reinforcement Student teams conducted background research and laboratory testing to create a wall design Students must summarized their design in a report, which they submitted to the competition Each year 20 finalists are selected to compete at the national level by traveling across United States to attend the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo
Benefits of ASCE GeoWall CompetitionInteract and compete with other students to build and test their design at the national competition Professional experience with industry representatives at the expo and networking with fellow students from other universities Develop leadership skills and experiences by gaining knowledge and experience in geotechnical engineering in a creative and unique way Preparing for the future as a geotechnical engineer
Teams design a model mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall and submit a design report. | |
What is the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race?Originated by the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and the Alberta Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI). Annual engineering competition hosted in Canada each January passionately named the “Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race” (GNCTR). Design and fabricate a five-person capacity metal frame cage toboggan with brakes, a steering mechanism and running ski surfaces entirely made of concrete. Events are huge successes with as many as 26 universities from all over Canada participating. Lawrence Tech is the only team from the United States competing with the Canadians.
Benefits of GNCTRInteract and network with Canadian students working on their concrete toboggan design. Travel to Canada alternating each year from west Canada and east Canada to as far as British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario. Develop leadership skills by gaining knowledge and experience in civil engineering in a creative and unique way. An opportunity to create a toboggan and race it down a snowy hill at a ski resort in Canada! Memories that you will never forget while establishing friendships that will last a lifetime. Speak with Canadian professionals about your work and studies. Network with Canadian and United States sponsors and employers.
Lawrence Tech is the only team from the United States competing in this annual engineering competition in Canada each January passionately named the “Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race.” | |
What is ASCE Concrete Canoe?The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) hosts university teams from across the nation to construct a concrete canoe that floats, is navigable, and can compete in races in a lake ASCE provides strict rules regulating the canoe hull design, canoe weight, compressive strength, concrete mix design, mesh reinforcement, technical report and presentation to judges Lawrence Tech is among 11 universities located in the Great Lakes region that competes under the ASCE North Central Conference of Student Chapters Winners from the regional races move on to the national competition Canoes races consists of five categories: women’s endurance; men’s endurance; women’s sprint; men’s sprint; and co-ed sprint
Benefits of ASCE Concrete CanoeOpportunity to network with other university students working on their concrete canoe Travel to universities around the great lakes region to compete each year Develop leadership skills and experiences Develop oral presentation skills with professionals about your canoe design Develop communication skills in fund raising from sponsors and employers Work on canoe hull design for Computer Numerical Control machine hull foam cutting and develop concrete mix for canoe
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) hosts university teams from across the nation to construct a concrete canoe that floats, is navigable, and can compete in races in a lake. | |
What is “International” ASHRAE Student Design Competition?ASHRAE sponsors this competition to encourage students to become involved in a profession that is crucial to insuring a sustainable future for our Earth Students work to design energy-efficient HVAC systems and winners are recognized at the Annual ASHRAE Winter Meeting Since the LTU MSArE program is an integrated BS/MS, the student design competition’s guidelines fit well within the framework of our studios The competition provides enough background information to enable the student teams to design or select the HVAC system for the given building, or to design a sustainable building implementing an integrated building design process (the architectural and building design for sustainability, and its supporting mechanical and electrical systems) for a given program The Integrated Sustainable Building Design (ISBD) competition, which the program has entered and placed as a winner, encourages students to extend their knowledge beyond the core mechanical systems. For the ISBD category, the final design level presented may be in a preliminary stage, as the competition’s basic intention is to challenge students’ imaginative thinking and creative engineering approach to the building and all of its systems. ASHRAE recommends that the project teams consist of at least three members (architecture or construction, mechanical & electrical) for the ISBD competition. With a thriving and large local ASHRAE Professional Chapter nearby, LTU team members are members of the LTU ASHRAE Student Branch and are mentored by local industry professionals and their studio faculty.
Benefits of the ASHRAE Student Design CompetitionThis student competition requires multidisciplinary teams to design an energy efficient sustainable project approaching a “Zero Energy” building with minimized energy demands for HVAC and all other technical systems that could be satisfied with locally available or building-installed renewable energy sources (RES). Students will be asked to satisfy a national or local sustainability standard (LEED or the equivalent in their country), and then implement RES to approach “Zero Energy” limit. These are the principles and standards the LTU MSArE program already embraces The fundamental goal of this design competition category is to encourage students to obtain experience in the ISBD process, thereby providing students with “real-world” experience while still in university The MSArE program pro ports that architects and engineers should work together from the very beginning of any project to determine building orientation, layout, materials, mechanical systems, and electrical systems that meet the client’s needs and work with the surrounding environment to minimize energy consumption and to optimize the building systems. This competition provides the breadth, depth, and experiential learning experience, while placing students on the world stage of the largest professional society that authored the Energy Standard by which we design and build buildings worldwide.
ASHRAE sponsors these competitions to encourage students to become involved in a profession that is crucial to insuring a sustainable future for our Earth – the design of energy-efficient HVAC systems. | |
What is The AEI Student Design Competition?The Architectural Engineering Institute Student Design Competition (AEI SDC) highlights the collaboration of multi-disciplinary architectural engineering student teams It showcases the knowledge and application of design and construction principles to a real-world project scenario The AEI Student Design Competition was established specifically for the architectural engineering programs to highlight and showcase the value of collaboration, competition, and peer review, all of which are important in the development of designs in the professional world It prepares students for the realities of their chosen industry It attracts the top architectural engineering students from the country’s leading academic institutions offering architectural engineering degrees
Benefits of The AEI Student Design CompetitionThe annual competition provides a unique venue for students to showcase the knowledge and skills of the future of the architectural engineering profession The competition encourages collaboration, research, innovation, and peer review. It provides a world stage for 2018 Outstanding Achievement in Innovation — Enclosure
HistoryIn 2024, a team from Lawrence Tech’s architectural engineering program participated in the final competition in San Jose, California and took home an award in construction management. In 2023, a team from Lawrence Tech architectural engineering program participated in the final competition in Denver, Colorado and took home three awards in construction management, mechanical systems and building optimization. The AEI Design Competition highlights the collaboration of multi-disciplinary architectural engineering student teams, showcases application of design and construction principles to a real-world project scenario, and prepares students. | |
Our mission is to stimulate women to achieve their full potential in careers as engineers and leaders. We aim to expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving quality of life and to demonstrate the value of diversity. |
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What is The AEI Student Design Competition?The Architectural Engineering Institute Student Design Competition (AEI SDC) highlights the collaboration of multi-disciplinary architectural engineering student teams It showcases the knowledge and application of design and construction principles to a real-world project scenario The AEI Student Design Competition was established specifically for the architectural engineering programs to highlight and showcase the value of collaboration, competition, and peer review, all of which are important in the development of designs in the professional world It prepares students for the realities of their chosen industry It attracts the top architectural engineering students from the country’s leading academic institutions offering architectural engineering degrees
Benefits of The AEI Student Design CompetitionThe annual competition provides a unique venue for students to showcase the knowledge and skills of the future of the architectural engineering profession The competition encourages collaboration, research, innovation, and peer review. It provides a world stage for 2018 Outstanding Achievement in Innovation — Enclosure
HistoryIn 2024, a team from Lawrence Tech’s architectural engineering program participated in the final competition in San Jose, California and took home an award in construction management. In 2023, a team from Lawrence Tech architectural engineering program participated in the final competition in Denver, Colorado and took home three awards in construction management, mechanical systems and building optimization. The AEI Design Competition highlights the collaboration of multi-disciplinary architectural engineering student teams, showcases application of design and construction principles to a real-world project scenario, and prepares students. | ||
What is “International” ASHRAE Student Design Competition?ASHRAE sponsors this competition to encourage students to become involved in a profession that is crucial to insuring a sustainable future for our Earth Students work to design energy-efficient HVAC systems and winners are recognized at the Annual ASHRAE Winter Meeting Since the LTU MSArE program is an integrated BS/MS, the student design competition’s guidelines fit well within the framework of our studios The competition provides enough background information to enable the student teams to design or select the HVAC system for the given building, or to design a sustainable building implementing an integrated building design process (the architectural and building design for sustainability, and its supporting mechanical and electrical systems) for a given program The Integrated Sustainable Building Design (ISBD) competition, which the program has entered and placed as a winner, encourages students to extend their knowledge beyond the core mechanical systems. For the ISBD category, the final design level presented may be in a preliminary stage, as the competition’s basic intention is to challenge students’ imaginative thinking and creative engineering approach to the building and all of its systems. ASHRAE recommends that the project teams consist of at least three members (architecture or construction, mechanical & electrical) for the ISBD competition. With a thriving and large local ASHRAE Professional Chapter nearby, LTU team members are members of the LTU ASHRAE Student Branch and are mentored by local industry professionals and their studio faculty.
Benefits of the ASHRAE Student Design CompetitionThis student competition requires multidisciplinary teams to design an energy efficient sustainable project approaching a “Zero Energy” building with minimized energy demands for HVAC and all other technical systems that could be satisfied with locally available or building-installed renewable energy sources (RES). Students will be asked to satisfy a national or local sustainability standard (LEED or the equivalent in their country), and then implement RES to approach “Zero Energy” limit. These are the principles and standards the LTU MSArE program already embraces The fundamental goal of this design competition category is to encourage students to obtain experience in the ISBD process, thereby providing students with “real-world” experience while still in university The MSArE program pro ports that architects and engineers should work together from the very beginning of any project to determine building orientation, layout, materials, mechanical systems, and electrical systems that meet the client’s needs and work with the surrounding environment to minimize energy consumption and to optimize the building systems. This competition provides the breadth, depth, and experiential learning experience, while placing students on the world stage of the largest professional society that authored the Energy Standard by which we design and build buildings worldwide.
ASHRAE sponsors these competitions to encourage students to become involved in a profession that is crucial to insuring a sustainable future for our Earth – the design of energy-efficient HVAC systems. | ||
What is ASCE Concrete Canoe?The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) hosts university teams from across the nation to construct a concrete canoe that floats, is navigable, and can compete in races in a lake ASCE provides strict rules regulating the canoe hull design, canoe weight, compressive strength, concrete mix design, mesh reinforcement, technical report and presentation to judges Lawrence Tech is among 11 universities located in the Great Lakes region that competes under the ASCE North Central Conference of Student Chapters Winners from the regional races move on to the national competition Canoes races consists of five categories: women’s endurance; men’s endurance; women’s sprint; men’s sprint; and co-ed sprint
Benefits of ASCE Concrete CanoeOpportunity to network with other university students working on their concrete canoe Travel to universities around the great lakes region to compete each year Develop leadership skills and experiences Develop oral presentation skills with professionals about your canoe design Develop communication skills in fund raising from sponsors and employers Work on canoe hull design for Computer Numerical Control machine hull foam cutting and develop concrete mix for canoe
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) hosts university teams from across the nation to construct a concrete canoe that floats, is navigable, and can compete in races in a lake. | ||
What is the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race?Originated by the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and the Alberta Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI). Annual engineering competition hosted in Canada each January passionately named the “Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race” (GNCTR). Design and fabricate a five-person capacity metal frame cage toboggan with brakes, a steering mechanism and running ski surfaces entirely made of concrete. Events are huge successes with as many as 26 universities from all over Canada participating. Lawrence Tech is the only team from the United States competing with the Canadians.
Benefits of GNCTRInteract and network with Canadian students working on their concrete toboggan design. Travel to Canada alternating each year from west Canada and east Canada to as far as British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario. Develop leadership skills by gaining knowledge and experience in civil engineering in a creative and unique way. An opportunity to create a toboggan and race it down a snowy hill at a ski resort in Canada! Memories that you will never forget while establishing friendships that will last a lifetime. Speak with Canadian professionals about your work and studies. Network with Canadian and United States sponsors and employers.
Lawrence Tech is the only team from the United States competing in this annual engineering competition in Canada each January passionately named the “Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race.” | ||
What is ASCE GeoWall Competition?GeoWall is a national student competition sponsored by the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) ASCE Geo-Institute hosts university teams from across the nation to design and build a model mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall using paper reinforcement Student teams conducted background research and laboratory testing to create a wall design Students must summarized their design in a report, which they submitted to the competition Each year 20 finalists are selected to compete at the national level by traveling across United States to attend the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo
Benefits of ASCE GeoWall CompetitionInteract and compete with other students to build and test their design at the national competition Professional experience with industry representatives at the expo and networking with fellow students from other universities Develop leadership skills and experiences by gaining knowledge and experience in geotechnical engineering in a creative and unique way Preparing for the future as a geotechnical engineer
Teams design a model mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall and submit a design report. | ||
What is AISC Steel Bridge Competition ?The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) hosts university teams from across the nation to challenge student teams to develop a scale-model steel bridge The first Student Steel Bridge Competition began with three schools (Lawrence Tech, Michigan Tech and Wayne State) competing in a parking lot at Lawrence Institute of Technology in 1987 Student teams must fabricate their bridge and plan for an efficient assembly under timed construction of the model steel bridge Completed model steel bridge are approximately 20 feet and carries over 2,500 pounds under load test and must meet strict AISC specification stipulated in their competition rules Completed model steel bridges are judged on their weight, maximum direct and eccentric load capacities, assembly speed, maximum deflection and aesthetics
Benefits of AISC Steel Bridge CompetitionStudents extend their classroom knowledge to a practical and hands-on steel-design project AISC steel bridge competition grows student’s interpersonal and professional skills, encourage innovation, and fosters impactful relationships with other university students and industry professionals Student learn to machine, weld and fabricate steel sections and connection components using steel as a bridge construction material Research on innovative and cost effective steel bridge design techniques Develop an understanding and appreciation of the engineering capabilities of steel as a bridge building material Teams are engaged in a hands-on learning experience that mimics “real-world” scenarios
The Student Steel Bridge Competition is a competition sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). | ||
What is Timber Bridge Competition?The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Forest Products Society (FPS) host university teams from across the nation since 1992 to design and construct a timber bridge at each university’s laboratory facility ASCE and FPS provide strict rules regulating the National Timber Bridge Design Competition with specifications on timber materials, connections, deflections and loading Once Timber Bridge construction is completed, testing is done at each university’s laboratory with video recording on the progression of the load tests Teams are judged on net bridge deflection, net deck deflection, total bridge weight, percent non-wood used, best overall design and best support structure A technical report must be submitted along with drawings and photographs
Benefits of Timber Bridge CompetitionBeneficial to students by providing a good learning experience and real life engineering applications Introduced various analysis components such as cost, construction practices, design, structural strength, safety, and time management that must be considered and balanced in an engineering project Allowed students a chance to apply what is learned in the classroom to a real, hands-on project and therefore enhance student’s engineering technical skills Promotes the use of wood products as one of our few renewable natural resource
– 2018 Competition
The team will be required to design, build and test a bridge constructed from wood structural members. The wood used in this project must be from a commercially available species. |
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The Civil Engineering Advisory Board commits to sharing its professional experience as practitioners and leaders for the purpose of providing expert guidance to LTU in the education of engineers, ultimately supporting the University’s overall Mission and Vision. The Board meets regularly with LTU faculty to discuss current needs and future trends in the Civil Engineering industry, advising on best industry practices, technology, areas of industry growth, curriculum, outreach, and opportunities for the professional community to engage with students for their continuous success.
LTU’s Civil Engineering programs will be nationally and internationally recognized for rigorous emphasis on engineering fundamentals, innovative research, and challenging hands-on learning projects that are delivered in a progressive, multicultural environment. The Board’s contribution results in an exceptionally well-prepared, diverse generation of engineers capable of independent learning, practical application, and global leadership to improve their communities, our profession, and society.
The Architectural Engineering Advisory Board commits to sharing its’ professional experience as practitioners for the purpose of providing expert guidance in the education of engineers ultimately supporting the university’s overall Mission and Vision. The Board meets regularly with LTU faculty to discuss current needs and future trends in the Architectural Engineering Industry, advising on best industry practices, technology, areas of industry growth, curriculum, outreach and opportunities for the professional community to engage with students for their continuous success.
LTU’s Architectural Engineering program will be nationally and internationally recognized for rigorous emphasis on engineering fundamentals, innovative research and challenging hands-on learning projects that are delivered in a progressive, multicultural environment. The board’s constitution results in an exceptionally well-prepared diverse generation of engineers capable of independent learning, practical application, and global leadership to improve their communities, their profession and society.
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