Civil Engineering

The course covers an overview of the principles of remote sensing and image analysis from a Geomatics Engineering perspective. Topics include: basic characteristics of electromagnetic radiation, radiation interactions with terrestrial materials and atmospheric effects, remote sensing platforms, active and passive sensors, geometric and radiometric corrections, visual image interpretation, image enhancement and transformation, thematic classification, applications of change detection, environmental monitoring and mapping.

Limit state design of continuous beams and one‐way slabs for flexure, shear and serviceability; Development, anchorage, and splicing of reinforcement; Design of two way slab systems using Direct Design Method; Design of short column for combined bending and axial compression; Design of slender columns; Types of footings; Design of strip, isolated and combined footings.

Wastewater collection: sewer system components, design of sanitary sewers, system layout and flow hydraulics. Sewage treatment: primary, secondary, tertiary processes. Wastewater microbiology: microorganism classification, population dynamics, kinetics of decomposition. Unit processes of secondary treatment: trickling filters, activated sludge, rotating biological contactors. Sludge management, treatment, and ultimate disposal. Experimental laboratory work involving sedimentation model, chemical treatment: coagulation and flocculation, softening, disinfection, and microscopic analyses of sludge.

The Capstone is a practically designed project integrated over the different areas of Civil Engineering. Students will operate in consultant groups and complete a design for a typical Engineering undertaking. The course involves professional engineers acting as clients and bringing in real-life design problems to pre-selected teams of 4 - 6 students or as the course instructor dictates given the type of projects. Students are required to submit at least two design alternatives for the project that will be evaluated based on economic, environmental, and other considerations. At the end of the fall semester each team will determine the best alternative design for the project. At the end of the winter semester, each team will present and submit a detailed design report.

The Capstone is a practically designed project integrated over the different areas of Civil Engineering. Students will operate in consultant groups and complete a design for a typical Engineering undertaking. The course involves professional engineers acting as clients and bringing in real-life design problems to pre-selected teams of 4 - 6 students or as the course instructor dictates given the type of projects. Students are required to submit at least two design alternatives for the project that will be evaluated based on economic, environmental, and other considerations. At the end of the fall semester each team will determine the best alternative design for the project. At the end of the winter semester, each team will present and submit a detailed design report.

The Capstone is a practically designed project integrated over the different areas of Civil Engineering. Students will operate in consultant groups and complete a design for a typical Engineering undertaking. The course involves professional engineers acting as clients and bringing in real-life design problems to pre-selected teams of 4 - 6 students or as the course instructor dictates given the type of projects. Students are required to submit at least two design alternatives for the project that will be evaluated based on economic, environmental, and other considerations. At the end of the fall semester each team will determine the best alternative design for the project. At the end of the winter semester, each team will present and submit a detailed design report.