دليل المواد | الشئون الأكاديمية

Characteristics of water, air and their contaminants, environmental equilibrium chemistry, environmental chemical kinetics, transport processes and reactor models, water quality issues in the natural environment, water supply and pollution control systems, treatment processes, physical process, chemical process, biological process, air quality, solid wastes and residues.

Basic characteristics of soils, soil compaction, permeability and seepage, effective stress principle, stresses in a soil mass, consolidation theory and settlement, shear strength of soils, introduction to geo-synthetics, various laboratory experiments are performed to illustrate the basic principles of soil mechanics.

This course is designed to present to undergraduate students the principles and tools of the broad area of transportation engineering and systems. This includes traffic and highway engineering with laboratory work involved once a week. Mathematical models and concepts for the study of transportation systems are presented. Some basic concepts of transport economics and optimization are introduced in this course.

Analysis of indeterminate structures by classical methods i.e., slop-deflection method and moment distribution method. Static & kinematic indeterminacy direct stiffness matrix method for trusses, beams, and frames. Coordinate transformation and assembling technique using element approach with computer applications. Use of approximate methods for analysis of indeterminate structures.

This course discusses properties of reinforced concrete (RC) as structural material with emphasis on emphasis on fundamental behavior for RC structural elements such as beams and one-way slabs in RC building systems. Limit-state design specifications of American Concrete Institute (ACI Committee 318 code) are used to design for strength and serviceability in elements subjected to flexure and shear. Bond, development, and splice length requirements for reinforcement design are also included.

Students will attend a training program at one of the approved institutions engaged in civil engineering practice, the objective is to gain practical experience in real engineering applications, the student should submit a formal report related to the program attended at the end of the training period, a minimum of 200 hours of supervised training is required for the course.

Introduction to coastal engineering, linear wave theory, dispersion, kinematic & dynamic properties of waves, shoaling, refraction, diffraction, wave run-up, overtopping and reflection, wind waves and statistics, wave forecasting, astronomical tides, wave pressure, wave forces on circular piles and seawalls.

Applications of basic wave theory and numerical models to coastal problems, short- and long-term wave analyses, wave-induced processes: mass transport, sediment motion, longshore currents and sediment transport, wave setup and set-down, wave run-up and overtopping, and wave scour, response of sheltered bays, marinas, and harbors to wave agitation, coastal structures: types, functionality, limitations, design factors, breakwater design principles and groin systems, modeling and scaling laws in coastal engineering, applications/predictions based on computer software systems.

This course provides civil engineering students with a fundamental understanding to the physical concepts of oceanography that influences their engineering decisions. Students will be introduced to physical properties of seawater, global atmospheric processes, and ocean current circulations. This course also discusses basic conservation equations (of mass, salt, and heat); conservation of momentum; and the equations of motion and hydrodynamic forcing. Eastern/Western boundary currents; instrumentation and observation techniques; and the development of renewable and sustainable sources of energy will also be introduced.

Atmospheric air movement dynamic, Physics of particle motion, Mathematical modeling of sand flux, Physical modeling of sand flux (wind tunnel), Sand accumulation and erosion, Computer exercises. Field trips.

Water quality and standards, Population studies. Plant layout. Design of physical, chemical and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment. Water desalination. Water reuse. Disposal methods and processing of biosolids. Development of design parameters based on laboratory and pilot plant data.

Principles of hydraulics of open channels including energy and momentum approaches, concepts of critical flow, surface roughness and velocity distribution, theory and application of uniform, gradually varied, and rapidly varied flows, Elements of unsteady open channel flow.

Groundwater occurrence, Mechanics of flow through porous media, Darcy's law, ground flow equation, groundwater storage, steady and unsteady groundwater flow to wells, estimation of aquifer parameters, regional groundwater flow, groundwater flow in coastal aquifers, response of groundwater flow to pumping (steady, unsteady, leaky, and non-leaky), numerical and analytical models for groundwater flow, management of groundwater resources, case studies.

Design and analysis of hydraulic systems such as open channels, street gutters, culverts, water supply networks, pumps and storage tanks, drainage and flood control components, storm sewers, sanitary sewers.

An environmental engineering course that emphasizes student's ability to integrate knowledge gained in basic sciences, fluid mechanics, and water resources to control various types of environmental pollution and conserve resources. Evaluation and analysis of environmental quality factors, population and resource use, air pollution, water pollution, solid waste management, thermal pollution, noise pollution, radiation, energy and the environment, and environmental impact of development projects.