Description of Basic and Major Courses in Bachelor Program CIVIL ENGINEERING. Technical Drawing & Construction Drafting

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1 Description of Basic and Major Courses in Bachelor Program CIVIL ENGINEERING Technical Drawing & Construction Drafting Fluency in graphical communication skills as part of the civil engineering design process is emphasized. Drawings are prepared making use of freehand sketching, drafting equipment and commercially available computer drafting programs. Topics in descriptive geometry are covered to develop spatial visualization skills. Drawing procedures and standards relevant to Civil Engineering projects to be covered include layout and development of multiple orthographic views, sectional views, dimensioning, and pictorial views. Class projects, assignments and lecture examples demonstrate how graphical skills fit into the overall design process. Mathematics I Limits, differentiation, maximum and minimum problems, definite and indefinite integrals, application of integration in geometry, mechanics, and other engineering problems Physics I & Lab Mechanics forms the basic background for the understanding of physics. This course on classical or Newtonian mechanics considers the interactions which influence motion; these interactions are described in terms of the concepts of force, momentum and energy. Initially the focus is on the mechanics of a single particle, considering its motion in a particular frame of reference, and transformations between reference frames. Then the dynamics of systems of particles is examined. Physics II & Lab Basic ideas of classical statistical mechanics. Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, equipartition of energy, perfect gas laws. Simple harmonic motion, forced vibrations and resonance. Coupled oscillators, normal modes, Fourier analysis. Page 1 of 11

2 Statics Systems of forces and couples, resultants, equilibrium. Trusses, frames and beams, reactions, shear forces, bending moments. Centroids, centres of gravity, distributed forces, moments of inertia. Friction, limiting equilibrium, screws, belts. Engineering Geology&Lab Properties of rocks and minerals, major geological processes, together with natural hazards and their effects on engineered structures are emphasized. The laboratory is an integral part of the course which includes rock and mineral identification, basic techniques of airphoto and geological map interpretation, and structural geology. In this introductory course emphasis is placed on basic concepts. Topics to be dealt with include: composition and identification of soils; Darcy's law on seepage, permeability, flownets, groundwater pressures; principle of effective stress, in-situ stresses; friction, dilatency, shear strength; stress-strain response, elasticity, plasticity; volume compressibility, estimation of stress history, settlement, consolidation theory. Laboratory sessions are used to illustrate concepts covered in lectures. Computer Programming Step by step writing a program by flow chart system, study of notations, Study of C++ Differential Equations Ordinary differential equations. Classification. Equations of first order and first degree. Linear equations of order n. Equations of second order. Bessel's equation. Legendre's equation. Series solutions. Systems of simultaneous equations. Partial differential equations. Classification of types. The diffusion equation. Laplace's equation. The wave equation. Solution by separation of variables. Page 2 of 11

3 Principle of Architecture & Urban Planning Study of Principles of Urban Planning, impression of Architectural design in community; study the relation of different spaces in different buildings (E.g. libraries, schools, commercial buildings, hospitals, residential buildings and etc.) Mathematics II Techniques of integration, introduction to differential equations, vector differentiation, partial differentiation, and series. Application to mechanics and other engineering problems. Dynamics The response of civil engineering structures to various time dependent disturbances is studied. Multidegree of freedom structures are examined with a view to the simplification of their analyses by reduction to as few degrees of freedom as is warranted. Response into the inelastic range of material resistance is considered. Matrix optimization of analysis is used whenever advantageous and typical problems are solved with the aid of electronic computers. Strength of Materials I An introduction to the mechanics of deformable bodies. General biaxial and triaxial stress conditions in continua are studied, as are elastic stress, strain and deformation relations for members subjected to axial load, bending and shear. Properties of plane sections, moment-area theorems for calculating deflection and Mohr's circle representation of stress and of moment of inertia are examined, followed by a look at stability. Surveying & Site Work At Survey Camp, students obtain extensive hands-on experience in the use of land surveying instruments and in the essentials of survey practice. Measurements of distances and angles, survey calculations, sources of error, and corrections and adjustments are introduced. Application exercises include route Page 3 of 11

4 surveys, topographic mapping, and construction surveying. Concepts of higher order survey techniques and global positioning systems are reviewed and illustrated. Structural Analysis I This course provides an introduction to the nature of loads and restraints and types of structural elements, and then reviews the analysis of statically determinate structures. Shear and moment diagrams for beams and frames are considered, along with influence lines, cantilever structures, three-pin arches, cables and fatigue. Virtual work principles are viewed and applied to various structural systems. An introduction to the analysis of indeterminate structures is made, and the Portal method is applied to the analysis of building frames under lateral loads. Displacement methods of an analysis, including moment distribution, are also studied. Concrete Technology & Lab Material aspects of concrete production will be dealt with in the context of various performance criteria with emphasis on durability. The process of material selection, proportioning, mixing, transporting, placing and curing concrete will be the framework within which topics such as: the use of admixtures, choice of cements, environmental influences, methods of consolidation and testing techniques will be studied. Together with laboratory sessions and project to making some concrete samples. Srengtth of Materials II This course provides a continuing study of the mechanics of deformable solids. Stress and equilibrium conditions, strain and compatibility conditions, stress-strain relations and yield/failure criteria are considered in the context of civil engineering materials. Two-and three-dimensional elasticity theory is developed, with an introduction to the use of tensor notation. Advanced topics in bending, shear and torsion of beams are also covered, as is elementary plate bending theory. The course concludes with a further development and application of energy methods including virtual work, potential energy, strain energy, and related approaches. Page 4 of 11

5 Fluid Mechanics I Fluid and flow characteristics, applications, dimensions and units. Fluid statics. One-dimensional flow including conservation of mass, energy and momentum. Introduction to dimensional analysis and similitude, laminar and turbulent flow, boundary layer concept, and flow about immersed objects. Calculation of flow in closed conduits and open channels. Environment Engineering This course will focus on the issues of waste management within the framework of province and Federal regulations. The chemical principles for separation, processing and recovery of wastes including examples of the technologies used for treating wastes in solid, liquid and vapor streams. The use of multiphase, multielement models for environmental systems. Engineering Statistics & Probability Treatment of data. Elements of probability theory. Discrete and continuous random variables. Standard distributions: binomial, Poisson, hepergeometric exponential, normal, etc. Expectation and variance. Joint and conditional distributions. Random sampling and parameter estimation. Confidence intervals. Hypothesis testing. Goodness-of-fit-tests. Regression and correlation. Quality assurance. Engineering applications. Quantity Surveying, Estimation & Project Aspects of law encountered in engineering, with emphasis on contracts and specifications. Contract documents, including preparation of an assigned specification. Torts and independent contractor; sources of law and major subdivisions, companies; partnerships; mechanics liens; agency; evidence; expert witness. Engineers Act and Code of Ethics. Project: Estimating a two story house according to the standards and computing the suggestible tender price. Page 5 of 11

6 Systems Engineering Topics in construction management and engineering including non-deterministic computing methods for construction modeling and analysis, network methods, optimization, risk management and resource allocation. Construction methods and technology Hydraulics & Lab Energy, momentum and continuity equations for open channel flow. Dimensional analysis and modeling. Design of lined and unlined open channels. Water profile computations. Bridge and culvert hydraulics. Hydraulic structures and energy dissipaters. Pumping stations. Water hammer. Together with lab course. Engineering Economics The incorporation of economic and non-monetary considerations for making decisions about public and private sector engineering systems. Topics include rational decision making; cost concepts; microeconomic analysis including supply and demand functions; time value of money and engineering economics; treatment of risk and uncertainty; and public project evaluation techniques including benefitcost and multi objective analyses of alternatives Engineering Hydrology Hydrographs of runoff, unit hydrographs and convolution, conceptual models of runoff and basics of hydrologic modeling. Emphasis is given to the physical and computational aspects of surface water hydrology and ground water hydrology is introduced. Soil Mechanics & Lab In this introductory course emphasis is placed on basic concepts. Topics to be dealt with include: composition and identification of soils; Darcy's law on seepage, permeability, flow nets, groundwater pressures; principle of effective stress, in-situ stresses; friction, dilatency, shear strength; stress-strain response, elasticity, plasticity; volume compressibility, estimation of stress history, settlement, consolidation theory. Laboratory sessions are used to illustrate concepts covered in lectures. Page 6 of 11

7 Hydraulic Structures Hydraulic structures. Reservoir analysis. Urban drainage and runoff control: meteorologic data analysis, deterministic and stochastic modeling techniques. Flood control: structural and nonstructural alternatives. Power generation: hydro and thermal power generation. Low flow augmentation. Economics and decision making Reinforced Concrete Structures I An introduction to the design of reinforced concrete structures. Concrete technology, properties of concrete and reinforcing steel, construction practice, and general code requirements are discussed. Analysis and design of members under axial load, flexure, shear, and restraint force are examined in detail. Other aspects of design covered include control of cracks, minimum and maximum reinforcement ratios, fire resistance, durability, distress and failure, and design of formwork and shoring. Steel Structures I&II The behavior and design of trusses, frames, members and connections in steel building and bridge structures is presented and design methods are developed. Ultimate strength, stability, and post buckling are emphasized in topical examples including: plate girders, composite steel/concrete girders, secondorder frame behavior, high-strength bolted and welded framing connections. Design applications considering metal fatigue and brittle fracture, and methods of plastic analysis are also introduced. Canadian design standards and the Limit States Design concepts are used. Construction Machinery Review of different Machineries used for construction. Study the management of machineries for a specific project, allocation of machineries to specific project, computation of expenses. Page 7 of 11

8 Road Construction and project Review of Topography Drawings, Review of Standards, Location Survey, Earthworks, Study of Specifications and Design of Vertical and Horizontal Roadways. Optimization of Earthworks and Allocation of sources. Project: Location Survey on a Defined Topography drawing, design of Horizontal and Vertical Roadways, Computation of Earthworks and Optimization. Numerical Analysis Solution of nonlinear equations; bisection method, secant method, Newton's method, and etc.solutions of linear algebraic equations; forwarding Gaussian elimination, pivoting, scaling, back substitution and etc. Interpolation; Lagrange interpolation, Newton interpolation, inverse interpolation. Numerical Integration; finite differences, Newton cotes rules, trapezoidal rule, Simpson's rule, extrapolation, Gaussian quadrature. Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations; Euler's method, Runge-Kutta method and etc. Construction Materials & Lab Deals with the basic principles necessary for the use and selection of materials used in Construction and points out the significance of these in practice. Fundamentals which provide a common basis for the properties of various materials are stressed. The laboratory time is devoted to demonstrations illustrating the fundamentals covered in lectures. Foundation Construction & Project This course introduces concepts of design for foundations and earthworks, and develops methods of analysis. Topics include bearing capacity, slope stability, lateral earth pressure, retaining structures, deep foundations, reinforced soil and soil-structure interaction. Page 8 of 11

9 Road Base Construction & Lab Pavement design, soil identification, sub grade design, base courses, flexible pavement design, design and testing of asphaltic concrete mixes, surface treatments. The laboratory time is devoted to demonstrations illustrating the fundamentals covered in lectures. Reinforced Concrete Structures II This course covers the behavior and ultimate strength of reinforced concrete structures. Members subjected to flexure, axial load, shear and torsion are treated. Detailing of reinforcement, the design of floor systems and the design of shear walls are covered. An introduction to the seismic design of reinforced concrete structures is made. Emphasis is given to the relationship between recent research results and current building codes. A brief treatment of the behavior and design of masonry walls is included. Water & Waste Water Engineering & Project Global and national water problems, law and legislation. Hydraulic structures. Reservoir analysis. Urban drainage and runoff control: meteorologic data analysis, deterministic and stochastic modelling techniques. Flood control: structural and nonstructural alternatives. Power generation: hydro and thermal power generation. Low flow augmentation. Economics and decision making. Transportation Engineering Introduction to basic principles and procedures of transport planning and engineering applied to intercity transport problems. The emphasis is on development of methods of analysis for application to selected case studies in the transport sector Construction systems An introduction to the architectural concepts of the famous structures all around the world. Construction methods were discussed for these structures. Page 9 of 11

10 Principles of Earthquake Engineering Causes of Earthquakes (Earthquake Fault Sources, Seismic Waves and etc.) Review of earthquake parameters (Intensity, Magnitude, Body Waves, Surface Waves and etc.). Seismic Sources and active Tectonics (Active fault, Earthquake fault, Review of Iranian Tectonic History and etc.) Review of lumped mass models, modal analysis, and response spectra according to Iranian Code Loading Geometries, loads, safety and serviceability, structural idealizations. building design. Calculation of Earthquake loads. Calculation of Wind load over different types of buildings. Proportioning of components and structures in concrete, steel, masonry and wood. Reinforced Concrete Structures Project Design of a 8-story building (Concrete frames, shear walls, footings, full details of construction drawings) Steel Structures Project Design of a 14 stories, Commercial Building, in steel structure which covered all studied material and practicing for a professional job. (plus full details of construction drawings) Structural Analysis II The general flexibility and stiffness methods of analysis; multispan beams, trusses, frames and grids; loadings due to force, support displacement, temperature change and member prestrain; axial and flexural stability; basic plasticity. Topics in this course represent the basis for the finite element method of analysis. Tunnel construction The design and construction of soft soil and rock tunnels rare the main subjects of this course. Emphasis is placed on the stability and safety of the tunnels. Page 10 of 11

11 Building Construction Methods Construction Methods is an introduction to systems, methods, equipment, and construction practices available and commonly used to perform the major elements of a light construction project. A typical project is followed from contract to occupancy in classroom discussion and daring field trips. Numerous field trips to current construction sites are taken during the term. Emphasis is placed on sequence of activities and scheduling the project. Page 11 of 11