Compulsory Departmental Courses

CE110 - Engineering Graphics and Design (1 + 3) 4.5

Introduction to engineering drawing, CAD systems and CAD software, geometrical constructions, orthographic projections, first and third angle projections of principal views from 3D models, orthographic projections: projections of the third principal view from two given principal, auxiliary and detail viewing techniques.

CE201 - Basic Mechanics I-Statics (4 + 0) 7

General introduction, statics of particles, statics of rigid bodies, equivalent force systems, equilibrium, analysis of trusses, analysis of beams, friction, and geometric properties of surfaces.

CE202 - Basic Mechanics II-Dynamics (3 + 0) 5

Kinematics of particles, kinetics of particles and system of particles, kinematics of rigid bodies, mass moments of inertia, kinetics of rigid bodies, and mechanical vibrations.

CE210 - Civil Engineering Materials (3 + 2) 6

Physical, mechanical and durability properties of concrete, metals, building stones, clay products, timber, gypsum, lime, aggregates, pozzolans, cements; production types, uses in construction of these materials; constituents, theories of mix design, principal steps in production and relevant properties of concrete.

CE307 - Fluid Mechanics (3 + 2) 5.5

Fluid properties, hydrostatics, kinematics, system and control volume approach, Reynolds transport theorem, principles of conservation of mass, momentum and energy, pipe flow: laminar and turbulent flows, flow in smooth and rough pipes, frictional losses, minor losses, computation of flow in single pipes, simple pipe systems, turbines and pumps.

CE310 - Hydraulic Engineering (3 + 0) 5.5

Uniform flow in closed conduits, nonuniform flow in closed conduits, uniform flow in open channels, nonuniform flow in open channels, open channel design.

CE311 - Soil Mechanics (3 + 2) 5.5

Site investigations and subsurface explorations, origin of soil and grain size soil formation, weight-volume relationships, plasticity and structure of soil, engineering classification of soil, analysis of deformation and settlement, soil compaction, permeability, seepage, in situ stresses, stresses in a soil mass.

CE328 - Foundation Engineering (3 + 0) 5.5

Geotechnical properties of soils, subsurface investigations, shallow foundations, mat foundations, lateral earth pressures, retaining structures, sheet piles, braced cuts, pile foundations, drilled shafts and soil improvement.

CE342 - Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals (3 + 0) 5.5

Properties of materials, structural design concepts, axially-loaded members, flexural members, shear, combined flexure and axial load.

CE399 - Summer Practice I (0 + 0) 10

Following the construction procedures at a site for a period of 30 days, preparing a report and making a presentation.

CE402 - Hydrology and Water Resources (3 + 0) 5.5

Principles of hydrology, water resources planning for design and analysis of systems concerned with the use and control of water, storage, water transmission.

CE430 - Construction Engineering and Management (3 + 0) 5.5

Contracting and biding, planning and scheduling, estimating and project control, productivity models and construction econometric and an introduction to construction machinery engineering fundamentals description, types, selection criteria and output cost analysis of basic construction equipment.

CE490 - Civil Engineering Design Project (1 + 4) 9

A design project to be performed by groups of students, depending on the types of projects chosen, the students will be given lectures of several specific topics by members of the civil engineering faculty.

CE499 - Summer Practice II (0 + 0) 10

Following the procedures used during the design phase of various types of civil engineering projects for a period of 30 days and preparing a report at the end of this period.

MATH157 - Extended Calculus I (4 + 2) 7.5

Preliminaries, limits and continuity, differentiation, applications of derivatives, L`Hopital?s Rule, integration, applications of integrals,integrals and transcendental functions, integration techniques and improper integrals, sequences.

Elective Courses

- Technical Elective Course ( + ) 5

CE405 - Design of Dams (3 + 0) 6

Introduction to soil and rock type, earth-fill dams, seepage through dams, rock-fill dams, RCC, arch dams, membrane-faced dams, design of grout curtain, spillways, diversion tunnels and slope stability of dams.

CE408 - Computer Aided Highway Design (3 + 0) 6

Introduction to MicroStation CAD platform, introduction to InRoads platform, digital terrain model and point types symbology and feature creation for DTM, horizontal alignment and profile extraction, vertical alignment, typical cross sections, roadway modeling, superelevation.

CE416 - Geotechnical Site Characterization (3 + 0) 6

The sub-surface investigation, standard penetration test, cone penetration test, dilatometer test , Vane shear test, resistivity.

CE420 - Tunnelling (3 + 0) 6

Introduction to tunneling: art and engineering; geological aspects of tunneling; tunneling methods: soft ground, rock or adverse ground conditions; ground treatment in tunneling; stresses and displacements associated with excavation of tunnels; design and support of tunnels; application of numerical analysis codes for tunneling.

CE425 - Construction Planning and Cost Estimating (3 + 0) 6

Introduction to construction project management, tendering process, public procurement law, public procurement contract law, tender documents, cost engineering and quantity surveying, contractor`s bid price, progress payments, and taking-over and performance certificates.

CE434 - Advanced Transportation Engineering (3 + 0) 6

Safe road design principles, blackspot analysis, safety auditing on planned projects and on existing roads, the conflict technique.

CE454 - Computer Applications in Geotechnical Engineering (3 + 0) 6

Definition geotechnical problems, preliminary studies and design consideration in geotechnic, FEM, Plaxis, exercises and case studies are based on the Plaxis computer programs, preparation of on geotechnical problems solving project by Plaxis.