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5. DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

(a) Curriculum for B.Sc. Degree in Civil Engineering

100 LEVEL HARMATTAN SEMESTER

Course Code

Course Title Pre-requisite

Total Units

Status

MEE 101 Engineering Drawing I - 2 C

CHM 101 General Chemistry I - 3 C

CHM 107 Experimental Chemistry I - 1 C

MTH 101 General Mathematics I (Algebra & Trigonometry)

- 3 C

PHY 101 General Physics I - 3 C

PHY 107 Experimental Physics I - 1 C

CIT 111 Introduction to Information & Communication Technology

- 2 R

GNS 101 Use of English 1 - 2 R

LIB 101 Use of Library - 1 R

FRN 221 Basic French - 2 R

TOTAL 20

100 LEVEL RAIN SEMESTER

Course Code


Total Units

Status

MEE 102 Workshop Technology - 2 C

CHM 102 General Chemistry II - 3 C

CHM 108 Experimental Chemistry II - 1 C

MTH 102 General Mathematics II (Calculus)

MTH101 3 C

MTH 104 General Mathematics III (Vectors, Geometry & Dynamics)

MTH101 3 C

PHY 102 General Physics II - 3 C

PHY 108 Experimental Physics II - 1 C

CIT 112 Introduction to Computer Programming

- 2 R

391

GNS 102 Use of English 2 - 2 R

FRN 222 French for Specific Purposes - 2 R

TOTAL 22


Course Code


Total Units

Status

CVE 201 Engineer in Society - 1 C

EEE 201 Applied Electricity I - 2 C

EEE 291 Applied Electricity Laboratory - 1 C

MEE 201 Engineering Materials - 2 C

MEE 203 Engineering Mechanics I (Statics) - 2 C

MEE 205 Basic Thermodynamics - 2 C

MTH 201 Mathematical Methods I MTH101, MTH102

2 C

STA 201 Statistics for Physical Science & Engineering

- 4 C

CIT 201 Structured Programming CIT111 3 C

GNS 201 Nigerian Peoples and Culture - 2 R

TOTAL 21


Course Code

Course Title Pre-Requisite

Units Status

CVE 202 Strength of Materials - 2 C

CVE 204 Fundamentals of Building Construction

- 2 C

MEE 204 Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics)

MEE 203 2 C

MEE 206 Basic Fluid Mechanics - 2 C

MEE 208 Workshop Technology II MEE 102 2 C

MTH 202 Elementary Differential Equation I MTH102 2 C

MTH 206 Introduction to Numerical Analysis

MTH101, MTH102

3 C

CIT 202 Low Level Language - 2 C

392

GNS 202 Osun Peoples and Culture - 2 R

TOTAL 21

CVE 200: SWEP (Vacation Period) 8 weeks


Course Code


Units Status

CVE 301 Basic Hydrology - 2 C

CVE 305 Engineering Geology - 3 C

CVE 307 Soil Mechanics - 3 C

CVE 309 Surveying & Photogrammetry I - 3 C

CVE 311 Elements of Architecture - 2 C

MEE 305 Strength of Materials II - 3 C

MTH 303 Elementary Differential Equation II

MTH201 3 C

GNS 301 Entrepreneurship Skills Development and Practice

- 2 R

TOTAL 21


Course Code


Units Status

CVE 302 Hydraulics - 2 C

CVE 304 Structural Mechanics - 3 C

CVE 306 Civil Engineering Materials - 3 C

CVE 308 Designs of Structures I - 3 C

MEE 308 Fluid Mechanics II MEE 206 3 C

MTH 302 Mathematical Methods II MTH201 2 C

CVE 314 Computer Methods in Civil - 2 R

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Engineering

GNS 302 Introduction to Logic and Philosophy

- 2 R

TOTAL 20

CVE 300: SWEP (Vacation Period) 8 weeks


Course Code


Units Status

CVE 401 Technical Report Writing - 2 C

CVE 403 Quantity Surveying & Estimating

- 2 C

CVE 405 Soil Mechanics II - 2 C

CVE 407 Civil Engineering Practice - 2 C

CVE 409 Design of Structures II - 3 C

CVE 411 Structural Analysis I - 3 C

CVE 413 Highway Engineering I - 2 C

CVE 415 Water Resources & Environmental Engineering I

- 2 C

CVE 417 Surveying & Photogrammetry II

- 3 C

TOTAL 21


Course Code


Units Status

CVU 400 SIWES CVE 300 6 C

Total 6

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Course Code


Units Status

CVE 501 Students Project - 3 C

CVE 503 Structural Analysis II CVE 403 2 C

CVE 505 Design of Structures III CVE 405 2 C

CVE 507 Geotechnical Engineering CVE 407 4 C

CVE 511 Industrial Economics - 2 C

CVE 513 Industrial Law & Management - 2 C

Electives: One of the following:

CVE 519 Environmental Pollution - 3 E

CVE 521 Advanced Structural Analysis - 3 E

CVE 523 Building/Construction Engineering - 3 E

CVE 525 Drainage & Irrigation Engineering - 3 E

TOTAL 18


Course Code


Units Status

CVE 502 Students Project - 3 C

CVE 504 Highway Engineering II CVE 407 2 C

CVE 506 Water Resources & Environmental Engineering II

- 2 C

CVE 508 Transportation Engineering - 2 C

CVE 510 Hydraulic Structures CVE 405 3 C

Electives: Two of the following

CVE 512 Traffic & Highway Engineering - 3 E

CVE 514 Geotechnical Engineering - 3 E

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CVE 516 Advanced Strength of Materials MEE 305 3 E

CVE 518 Unit Processes Water & Waste Water Resources Engineering

2 E

TOTAL 19

COURSE DESCRIPTION (B.Sc. Mathematics)

MEE 101: ENGINEERING DRAWING I (2 UNITS)

Instruments for engineering drawing and their uses. Drawing paper sizes, margins

and title blocks. Lettering and types of line, Geometrical instruction bisection of

lines and angels and their applications. Polygon, tergency, locus of simple

mechanism. Pictorial drawing, isometric, oblique and perspectives. Orthographic

projection. Dimensioning and development of simple shape. Assembly drawing of

simple component.

MEE 102: WORKSHOP PRACTICE I (2 UNITS)

General Introduction of facilities in engineering workshops and safety in workshops, Measuring instruments, calipers, micrometers, gauges etc. manual and machine-operated workshop tools for metals and wood work and their care.

Benchwork; metal and woodwork practice. Machines for turning, milling, shaping, drilling etc. Introduction to Welding. General Introduction in automobile workshop practices. Identification of automobile parts and their functions.

MTH 101 GENERAL MATHEMATICS I (Algebra and Trigonometry)

(3 UNITS) (L30 HRS, PO:T15HRS)

Elementary set theory, subsets, union, intersection, complements and Venn diagrams. Real numbers: integers, rational and irrational numbers, real sequences and series, Mathematical induction, theory of quadratic equations. Matrices. Binomial theorem. Complex numbers: Algebra of complex numbers; the Argand Diagram, De Moivre's theorem, nth roots of unity. Circular measure, Trigonometric functions of angles any magnitude, addition and factor formulae.

MTH 102 GENERAL MATHEMATICS II (Calculus) (3 UNITS) (L30, PO: T15) Pre-requisite: MTH 101

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Functions of a real variable, graphs, limits and idea of continuity. The derivate as limit of rate of change. Techniques of differentiation. Extrema and curve sketching: Integration as an inverse of differentiation. Methods of integration. Definite integrals. Application to areas and volumes.

MTH 104 GENERAL MATHEMATICS III (Vectors, Geometry and Dynamics) (3 UNITS) (L30HRS: PO: T15HRS) Pre-requisite: MTH 101

Geometric representative of vectors in 1-3 dimensions, Components, direction cosines. Addition, scalar, multiplication of vectors, linear independence. Scalar and vector products of two vectors. Differentiation and integration of vectors with respect to a scalar variable. Two-dimensional co-ordinate geometry. Straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse, hyperbola, tangent normal. Kinematics of Particles. Components of velocity and acceleration of a particle moving in a plane. Force, momentum, laws of motion under gravity, projectiles, resisted vertical motion, elastic strings, simple pendulum, impulse. Impact of two smooth spheres, and of a sphere on a smooth sphere.

CVE 200 STUDENTS WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME I (2 UNITS)

A practical work programme, during the long vacation, arranged within the campus and its immediate environment to enable the students gain some basic skills in the profession of engineering in general and student’s chosen field of engineering in particular.

CVE 201: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (1 UNIT)

Philosophy of science. History of Engineering and Technology. Divisioning of Engineering. Safety in Engineering. Introduction to risk analysis. The role of engineers in nation building.

CVE 202: STRENGTH OF MATERIALS (2 UNITS)

Force equilibrium free body diagrams. Elasticity – concept of stress strain,

Tensile test, young’s modules and other strength factors. Axially loaded bars. Temperature stresses and simple indeterminate problems. Stresses in cylinders and rings. Bending moment, shear force and axial force. Diagrams for simple cases. Simple trusses and deflection of beams torsion.

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CVE 204: Fundamentals of Building Construction

EEE 201: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 1 (2 UNITS)

Fundamental theory of electric circuit. Circuit elements. Network theorems supper position, Theveinin, Norton). Nodal and loop analysis of circuits (Kirchoff’s laws) single time-constant circuits. Steady state response of circuit elements and network. Complex impedance and admittance. AC circuit impedance, admittance, susceptance phasor diagrams. Introduction to electronics, vacuum diode, triode and pentode, small signal equivalent circuits. Elementary discussion of semiconductors P. N junction diode transistors.

EEE 207: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICALS (1 UNIT)

Laboratory experiments to demonstrate the application of the theory covered in the courses.

MEE 201: ENGINEERING MATERIALS (2 UNITS)

Physical properties of materials; atomic and molecular structure, bonding forces, structure of materials, wood, cement, plastics, metallic states. Crystals and defects crystal, isotrophy and anisotrophy; essential and desirable properties of engineering materials; physical mechanical, thermal, chemical, technology and electrical properties. Common engineering materials for structures, machine parts/equipment, electrical items, instruments. Factors to be considered in the selection and choice of engineering materials.

MEE 208: WORKSHOP TECHNOLOGY II (2 UNITS)

Introduction to automobiles; main components of automobiles. Fundamentals of engine operation and construction; basic concepts and definitions, engine cycles, principles of operation of valve mechanism, cooling, lubrication, fuel and starting system, etc maintenance and general servicing of automobiles; daily routine preventive maintenance, etc. Fault training, trouble shooting and remedies for ignition fuel, brake systems etc. Fabrication and machining of components from available drawings. Welding and fabrication, fundamentals of welding, welding processes, welding joint preparation, welding inspection etc.

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MEE 203: ENGINEERING MECHANICS I (STATICS) (2 UNITS)

Statics law of statics, system forces and their properties. Simple problems. Centre of mass, moment of Enertia, analysis of coplanar forces, friction. Work and energy. Vectors centre of gravity and centre of mass.

MEE 204: ENGINEERING MECHANICS II (DYNAMICS) - (2 UNITS)

Newton’s laws of motion and their application. Impulse and momentum kinetic energy. Kinematics of a point, composition and resolution of velocities and accelerations, relative velocities and acceleration, representation of vectors. Plane kinematics of a rigid body, angular velocity diagrams applied to simple mechanisms. Instantaneous centre of rotation. Equation of motion, linear momentum and moment of momentum. Kinetic energy, moment of inertia.free vibrations of systems with one or two degrees of freedom including damping. Tortional vibration – SWEP

MEE 205: BASIC THERMODYNAMICS (2 UNITS)

Definition of basic thermodynamics terminologies system, state, properties and processes. Energy and energy conversion; work, heat, non-flow processes. Zeroth law. First law of thermodynamics and application o closed and open systems. The steady flow energy equation and its applications. Second law of Thermodynamics; Consequences and applications of second law. Thermodynamics properties of ideal and real fluids. thermodynamics tables Introduction to steam power and refrigeration cycles.

MEE 206: BASIC FLUID MECHANICS (2 UNITS)

Element of fluid statics; density, pressure, surface tension, viscocity, compressibility e.t.c. Hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces due to incompressible fluid. Introduction to fluid dynamics – conversion laws. Introduction to viscious flow. Dynamics of fluid flow – conservation. Equation of mass and momentum. Euler and Bernonlli’s equations. Reynolds number Dimensional analysis, similitude, Buckingham P,. Theorems. Application of hydraulic models. Flow meters and error in measurement.

399

MTH 201 MATHEMATICAL METHODS I (2 UNITS) (C) (L15HRS: P0: T15HRS) Pre-requisite - MTH101, MTH102

Real-value functions. Review of Differentiation and integration and their applications. Mean value theorem, Taylor series. Real-value functions of two or three variables. Partial derivatives, chain rule, Lagrange multipliers, extrema (maxima and minima), language multipliers. Increments, differential and linear approximations. Evaluation of line integrals. Multiple integrals.

MTH 202 ELEMENTARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I (2 UNITS) (L15HRS: P 0: T15HRS) Pre-requisite - MTH102

Derivation of differential equations from primitive, geometry, physics and so on. Order and degree of differential equation. Techniques of solving first and second order linear and non linear differential equations (Laplace transform included). Solutions of system of first order linear equations. Finite linear equations. Solutions of system of first order linear equations. Finite linear difference equations. Application to geometry and physics.

MTH 206 INTRODUCTION TO NUMERICAL ANALYSIS (3 UNITS) (L30HRS: P 0: T15HR) Pre-requisites - MTH101, MTH102

Solution of algebraic and transcendental equations. Curve fitting. Error analysis. Interpretation and approximation. Zeros of non-linear equations in one variable. Systems of linear equations Numerical differentiation and integral equations. Initial value problems for ordinary differential equations.

STA 201: STATISTICS FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING (4

UNITS)

Probability- elements of probability, density and distribution functions, moments,

standard distribution, etc.statistics- Regression and correlation- Large sampling

theory. Test hypothesis and quality control.

CVE 300 STUDENTS WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME II (2 UNITS)

A more advanced industrial Programme; students this time are attached, during long vacation, to appropriate Computer /Electrical / Electronics / Agricultural / Civil / Mechanical Engineering facilities and industries to further enhance practical approach to engineering through on-the job training.

CVE 301: BASIC HYDROLOGY (2 UNITS)

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Discriptive hydrology, hydrologic cycle and components, precipitation, evaporation and transpiration, infiltration, runoff etc. Quantitative hydrology-hydrograph, volume runoff, storage ronting, Ground-water-Occurance, hydraulic well-yield.

Measurement of rainfall, methods of determining average rainfall e.g. simple arithmetic average, isohyetal. Thiessiens, polygons, Triangulation, weighted mean. Etc. Air temperatures, methods of determining average temperature, thermal gradient with respect to attitude, maximum and minimum temperatures. Use of statistics in hydrology. Frequency, probability and average return period. Methods of determining discharge of a given return period with different probabilities of non-evidence. Flood forecast and monitoring. Drought studies and flow analysis

CVE 302: HYDRAULICS (2 UNITS)

Fluid: Statics, continuity, energy, momentum equations and Bernouli’s theorem. Dynamics of fluid flow, conservation of mass and momentum equations. Different devices for flow measurements and manning’s formulae. Reynolds number and turbulent flow. Losses in pipes and pipe network analysis. Steady and Unsteady flow in pipes with special emphasis on water hammer and the use of surge tanks. Similitude, dimensional analysis and hydraulic modeling techniques. Pipe network analysis, Design of reticulation systems. Laboratory experiments on coefficients of discharge and mathematical exponents a rectangular and v-notch weir, pressure drop in pipelines, flow measurements in venturri, on fice, energy drop due to hydraulic jump in an open channel.

CVE 304: STRUCTURAL MECHANICS (3 UNITS)

Analysis of determinate structures, Beams, Trusses; Structure Theorems. Graphical methods:

Application to simple determinate trusses. Williot Mohr diagram. Deflection of statistically

determinate structures. Unit load, moment area methods. Strain Energy Methods.

Introduction to statistically indeterminate structures.

CVE 305: ENGINEERING GEOLOGY (3 UNITS)

The relevance of geology to Civil Engineering. The role of Civil Engineer in the systematic exploration of a site. The common rock formation minerals silicate and non-silicate minerals. Rock types – Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary Geological structures and mapping. Stratigraphy and the geological time scale. The theory of plate tectonics. Geology exploration of an engineering site. Preliminary investigation. Applied geographical surveys, Drillings, Bony, Trenching and pitting.

401

Classification of rocks for engineering purposes. The engineering properties of rocks, Blasting and rock excavation. The principal geological factors affecting the following engineering projects. The stability of slope and cutting, the stability of new excavation. Types of failures in soil slopes and natural rocks slopes. Stabilization of slopes. Impounded surface water, the geology of reservoir, dam sites and tunnels.

Practical:

Rocks and mineral identification, microscopic works to identify the structure of minerals. Geological field work and visit to any geolocial museum.

MEE 305: STRENGTH OF MATERIALS (3 UNITS)

Advanced topics in Bending moment and shear force in beams. Theory of bending of beams. Deflection of beams. Unsymmetrical bending. The concept of stress at a point, principal stresses, principal strain; Hooke’s law; torsional loading, shear forces, and bending moment; thin and thick walled cylindrical pressure vessels, deflections under flexural loading, statically determinate and indeterminate structures, shear flow, strain energy, failure theories, repeated loading, impact loading.

CVE 306: CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS (3 UNITS)

Concrete technology: constituent materials of concrete (types of cement, aggregates, properties) concrete mix design, quality control, properties and their determination. Steel technology production, fabrication and properties. Corrosion and its prevention. Tests on steel, quality control and uses. Timber technology: Types of timber, characteristics, defects stress grading, preservation and fire protection. Uses of timber. Bituminous materials, Polymers, Bricks and Blocks etc. Applications to buildings, Roads and Bridges.

CVE 307: SOIL MECHANICS I (3 UNITS)

Formation of soils. Soil in water relationship – void ratio, porosity, specific gravity and other factors. Soil classification: Atterberg limits, particle size distribution. Flow in soils - seepage and permeability.

Laboratory tests on each of the topics considered above.

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CVE 308: DESIGN OF STRUCTURES I (3 UNITS)

Fundamentals of design, process, materials selection, building regulations and codes of practice. Design philosophy with regards to elastic, load factors and limit state methods. Design and of structural elements in reinforced concrete. Further work in Computer Aided Design.

CVE 309: ENGINEERING SURVEYING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY I (3 UNITS)

Introduction to the Principle and Practice of Surveying. Engineering surveys equipment such as chains, Tapes, EDM, Compass, Levels, Theodolite, Ranging Rod, Abney level, optical square etc. Chain survey: Principle and Method, obstacles and sources of errors. Detailing by offset method. Compass traverse orientation in surveying method of compass traverse. Adjustment and sources of errors. Levelling by different methods. Contouring, uses of Maps and Plans. Introduction to photogrammetry.

Practical : Surveying of a small area with chain and compass. Detailing of the area. Profile leveling, cross-section, calculations of earthwork. Setting out of building roads etc. using compass and chain.

CVE 311: ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE (2 UNITS)

Introduction: Dimensional awareness, Graphic communication, relation to environments. Free hand drawing. Form in terms of light and shadow.

Orthographic: diametric, perspective, projections. Applications: common curves, Elementary Designs. Computer Aided Design and Drawing (CADD)

CVE 314: COMPUTER METHODS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (2 UNITS)

Computer application in the design of structures

MTH 302 MATHEMATICAL METHODS II (2 UNITS) (L15HRS: P 0: T15HRS)

403

Pre-requisites – MTH201

Sturm-Liouville problem. Orthogonal polynomials and functions. Fourier series and integrals. Partial differential equations: general and particular solutions. Linear equations with constant coefficients, first and second order equations, solutions of heat, wave and Laplace equations by the method of separation of variables. Eigen function expansions. Methods of variation of parameters. Fourier transforms.

MTH 303 ELEMENTARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS II (3 UNITS) (L30HRS: P 0: T15HRS) Pre-requisites – MTH201

Series solutions of second order linear equations. Bessel, Legendre and hyper geometric equations and functions. Gamma, Beta functions. Sturm-Liouvelle problems. Orthogonal polynomials and functions. Fourier, Fourier -Bessel and Fourier -Legendre series. Fourier transformation. Solution of Laplace, wave and heat equations by Fourier method.

CVE 400 STUDENTS INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (6 Units)

A comprehensive internship programme in which students spend a full semester in

approved engineering establishments (private and public) and industries. The

exposure also provide opportunity for students to sharpen their technical writing

skill through field reports, keeping log – books and prepared technical documents

under close supervision of industry-based professionals and lecturers.

CVE 401: TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING (2 UNITS)

Project proposal: Aims and Objectives, scope and methodology. Research work. Review of previous works and justifications for the project. Main investigations. Theoretical consideration, experimental works, field works and data collection, and designs analysis of data/results. Collation of findings, assessment of accuracy, further investigations, results consideration and objective. Oral communication: Public speaking skills with effective use of visual aids. Principles of effective communication in inter

Documentation. Format of write-up, major headings and sub-headings, citing of references, Tables, figures listing of references, Appendices and phraseology.

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CVE 403: QUANTITY SURVEYING AND ESTIMATING (2 UNITS)

Scope of Civil Engineering works and standard methods of measurements. Duties of the Quality Surveyor. Setting down dimensions, cut and shuffle. General principles of rules of taking-off. Taking-off quantities from drawing substructures, walling, floors, roofs, finishing and external works. Planning and scheduling. Abstracting and billing. Preparation of Bill of Quantities specification writing, examples on complete building and civil engineering works.

CVE 405: SOIL MECHANICS II (2 UNITS)

Mineralogy of soils. Soil Structures. Compaction: General principles, reduced standard, standard modifies proctor and West African standard. Maximum dry density, optimum moisture content, zero air-voids curve, field control tests, percent compaction and soil stabilization. Site investigation. Laboratory and Coursework.

CVE 407: CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE (2 UNITS)

Civil Engineering works standards and measurements. Contracts and sub-contracts Works construction and supervision. Job planning and control-programme, charts, bar charts, critical path methods etc. construction, bridges, highway, industrial buildings, sewage works.

CVE 409: DESIGN OF STRUCTURES II (3 UNITS)

Limit state philosophy and design in steel; basic concepts of elastic and plastic design. Design and detailing of structural steel elements, tension member, strut, beams, girders and columns. Design of connections and joints in structural steel. Beam and Columns in flecture. Design of foundation. Carry out studio work on practical designs.

CVE 411: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS I (3 UNITS)

Inderterminate structural analysis: Energy and Virtual work methods, Slope deflection and Moment distribution methods. Elastic Instability. Simple plastic

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theory of bending. Collapse loads. Stress-Grading of Timber, Visual mechanical and electronic stress grading of Timber. Introduction to influence line in the analysis of indeterminate structures.

CVE 413: HIGHWAY ENGINEERING (3 UNITS)

Engineering aspects of highways. Route location and survey. Geometric design, pavement design, interchange design and spacing. Highway information systems, freeway, networks and safety. Design, construction and maintenance of culverts. Design of drainage appertenanies. Different cross-sections of roads. Construction equipment types. Carryout practical in the design studio and on site on various items.

CVE 415: WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING I (2 UNITS)

Sources of water and waste water. Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water and wastewater. Water quality standards. Design periods, population studies. Water consumption, variation in demands, fire demand, coincidental draft, hydrant flow test and flow calculations.The Hydraulic of open channels and Wells Drainage. Hydrograph Analysis. Reservoir and Flood-routing. Hydrological forecasting, Hydraulic Structures, i.e Dams, Dykes/Levees, Weirs, Docks and Harbours, Spillway, Stilling basins, Man Holes and Coastal Hydraulic Structures, etc. Engineering Economy in Water resources Planning. Water resources evaluation

CVE 417: ENGINEERING SURVEYING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY II (3 UNITS)

Theodolite traversing. Tacheometry surveys. Simple curve ranging. Topographical surveying. General principles of application of photography to surveying. Basic definitions in photogrammetry. Simple photogrammetric instruments. Basic mathematics of photogrammetry. Methods of acquisition of aerial photographs and its uses for heighting and mapping. Introduction to hydrographical surveying.

Practical: Route surveying by the use of theodolite and tapes for alignment and setting out. Contouring and topo-plan production. Simple photogrammetric exercises.

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CVE 501: STUDENT PROJECT I (3 UNITS)

Literature review and bench work on final year project. A first report on detailed task to be carried out, their schedule work carried out up to date and the findings shall be submitted for evaluation.

CVE 502: STUDENT PROJECT II (3 UNITS)

Bench work on project, seminar and final year report presentation.

CVE 503: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS II (2 UNITS)

Plastic Methods of Structural analysis. Matrix Methods of Structural analysis. Elastic Instability. Continuum of plane strain, elastic flat plates flat plates and torsion, solution by series, finite difference, finite element. Yield line Analysis and Strip methods for slabs.

CVE 504: HIGHWAY ENGINEERING II (2 UNITS)

Highway Planning and Traffic Surveys. Pavement Design. Construction and maintenance. Administration and Finance of Highways.

CVE 505: DESIGN OF STRUCTURES III (2 UNITS)

Composite Design and construction in steel and reinforced concrete.Design of Structural Foundations. Pre-stressed concrete design. Modern Structural form. Tall Buildings, Lift shafts and shear walls, system buildings. Design projects.

CVE 506: WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING II (2 UNITS)

The Work of the Sanitary Engineer. Waste Water collection, treatment, Disposal and Design. Solid waste collection, treatment, disposal and design of systems. Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water and wastewater. Sewage

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flow rate. Design principles of separate, combined and semi-separate sewage systems. Estimation of dry weather flows and storm water overflows, pumping systems and invited siphons. Maintenance of sewers. Characteristics and composition of industrial wastewater, sampling and methods of analysis of industrial wastewater, measures for treatment of industrial wastewater. Domestic, industrial and agricultural solid waste. Storage, collection, transport and disposal. Refuse processing and recovery. Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

CVE 507: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (4 UNITS)

Stresses in Soils. Consolidation and settlement. Shear Strength of soils. Earth Pressures. Bearing Capacity of Soils. Foundations: Normal and Deep Foundations. Slope Stability. Site Investigations.

CVE 508: TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING (2 UNITS)

Transportation systems and their planning. Design of the various transportation networks. Financial appraisal and funding of various transportation systems, roles of various tiers of government in a given transportation systems. Social and economic effects of a new or improved transportation system on the environment.

CVE 510: HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES ( 3 UNITS)

Reservior study with reference to types, selection of sites, storage capacity, operations siltation and silt removal. Discuss various types of dams, techniques for site location, classification and types selection. Seepage and causes of failure in dams. Design of various types of hydrautic structures : conveyance structures, pipe lines and pipe systems siphone, draft tubes, canals, sewers, Spillway, clutes, culverts, reservoir outlet, conduit). Energy Dissipating structures, surge tanks, stilling basins, drop structures, check dams. Flow measuring and control structures. Weirs, shuices, gates and valves turnout. Collecting and diffusion structures. Intake structures, infiltration galleries, drains,surface drainages, intakes perforated pipes. Water stabilization structures levees cutoff, dikes, breakwaters and sealwalls. Channel lining seepage from channels, design, construction and maintenance of linings (vegetative, impervious soils, masonry, convete and bituminous materials).

408

CVE 511: INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS

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CVE 512: TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY ENGINEERING (3 Units)

Highway planning and traffic surveys. Administration and finance of Highways. Coordination of all transportation media. Transportation planning and economics. Traffic management and design of traffic signals, control systems and safety devices.

Parking and parkways: Different types of road construction materials and construction methods. Carry out practical exercises on each of the topics treated above; perform laboratory tests on different types of road construction materials.

CVE 513: INDUSTRIAL LAW AND MANAGEMENT

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CVE 514: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II (3 UNITS)

Summary of common clay minerals. Clay mineralogy and clay water systems. Rate of consolidation. Accelerating consolidating with sand drains and surcharge. Shear strength of saturated clays. Stress paths. Shear strength of compacted unsaturated clays. Undrained vane shear test. Review of slope stability of circular ship surfaces. Slope stability of non circular ship surfaces. Foundation subjected to dynamic forces maintenance; Avoiding failures in construction materials and foundation.

Earth Dams; planning, design, construction, instrumentation, sub-surface exploration scope, site reconnaissance, boring, test pite, sampling, field test, soil report.

CVE 516: ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS (3 UNITS)

409

Analysis of Indeterminate structure using stiffers and flexibility matrix methods. Computer applications to practical structures. Continum of plane strain, elastic flat plates, solution by series, finite differencies, finite element methods. Beam on elastic foundation. Partial differential equation. Membrane theory. Analysis of thin-stretched membrane. Theory of thin shells: Classification, structural action, shells of revolution and shells of translation. Examples: Cylindrical shells. Application and limitations of membrane theory. Introduction to folded plate structures, different types and structural behavior. Structural dynamics. Introduction to cured members and non prismatic structures.

CVE 518: UNIT PROCESSES WATER AND WASTE WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING (3 UNITS)

Theory and application of physical, chemical and biological operation and processes in water and waste water treatment. Topics include: Reactor engineering (completely mixed flow, plug flow and dispersed of mass transfer and oxygen transfer coefficients. Equalization, Floatation, iron and manganese removal, water softening, taste and odour removal.

Introduction to treatability studies: activated sludge process, biological filtration, stabilization ponds, anaerobic sludge digestion, thickening and disposal removal. Site visit to water and waste treatment plants.

CVE 519: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (3 UNITS)

Water pollution: Types of sources of water pollution, self – purificationof streams; Analysis of the dispersal of pollutants in streams and estuaries. The effects of pollutants on the chemical quality and the ecology of receiving streams. Europlication and control of water pollution. Stream and effluent standards.

Air pollution: Theory, principles and practices related to engineering control of particulate and gaseous emissions from natural, individual, agricultural, commercial and municipal sources of atmospheric pollution. The effects of atmospheric pollution on various forms of life including both direct and secondary effects, control devices of air pollution.

Noise Control: Sources of noise and control measures. Measurement and standard.

CVE 523: CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING (3 UNITS)

410

Earthwork and earth moving and construction equipment. Taking and basement construction. Vertical communication in buildings, staircases, elevators, ramps, escalators, systems building. Advance building structural systems, space frames, folded, plates, arches etc construction materials, Maintenance of Civil Engineering structures.

CVE525: IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING (3 UNITS)

Analysis and design of surface and combined drainage systems, collectors, storages and pumps. Methods of overflow protection of large areas. Analysis and design of irrigation systems. Soil-plan-water relationships. Water supplies, water delivery systems and water distribution systems.

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