Core Courses Description
Architectural and civil engineering drawing with the aid of computer-aided drafting techniques; grading plans, engineering drawings (including standard structural, electrical and hydraulic details) of buildings, bridges, dams and civil engineering structures. Bill of Materials.
Vectorial treatment of statics of particles and rigid bodies. Free body diagrams. Applications to problems of equilibrium (two and three dimensions) of structural and mechanical force systems. Trusses, frames and machines. Friction problems. Centroids and moments of inertia.
Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies, kinetics of rigid bodies in three dimension, Newton’s laws, work and energy, impulse and momentum. Solution of problems using vector approach.
Basis of plane surveying, Distance measurement using tapes and EDM, Leveling, Measurement of angles and directions, Traverse, Topographic survey and computations, Application in highway curves, Construction surveys and land surveys, Principle of stadia, Global Positioning System (GPS), Geographic Information System (GIS).
Incompressible fluid flow in closed conduits and open channels. Hydrostatics, energy and hydraulic grade lines. Momentum, friction formulas, pipelines, uniform flow and water surface profiles. Design of pipes and open channels. Computer solutions.
Introduction to experimental hydraulics in open channel and pipe flows, including measurements of discharge, depth, velocity, force and friction coefficients. Hydraulic model laws and report writing.
Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s laws; mesh and nodal analysis, superposition; Thevenin and Norton theorems; RL and RC transients; phasors and steady state sinusoidal analysis; response as a function of frequency; current, voltage and power relationships; polyphase circuits.
History of architectural design. Systems-based design process: aesthetic, functional, environmental and behavioral aspects. Urban planning and design. Case studies. Architectural design project to the standards of professional practice.
tress and deformation analysis for axial load, torsion, flexure, and combined forces. Analysis of simple statically indeterminate structures. Deflection and stress analysis of beams. Stability of columns. Strain energy and ultimate resistance. Interactive relationships between analysis and design.
Soil properties and soil action as related to problems encountered in engineering structures; consolidation, shear strength, stability and lateral earth pressures.
Behavior and properties of soils, Application to foundation and slope design, liquefaction, and seepage.
Forces and displacements in statically determinate and indeterminate elastic structures by force and displacement methods. Approximate methods of analysis. Matrix formulation of structural analysis and computer applications. Introduction to structural design.
Principles of model analysis and similitude. Influence lines for reactive and internal forces; generalized displacements of statically indeterminate structures. Nonprismatic members.
Design for bending, shear, axial force, torsion and combined loading. Beam, columns, slab and foundation design for ultimate strength and serviceability requirements. Prestressed concrete design. Safety, reliability and cost considerations. Design project conforming to latest ACI code. Professional computer program.
Footings and retaining walls. Mat and piled foundations for structures. Design project to standards of professional practice using latest codes and standards. Consideration for safety, reliability and cost.
Design for bending, torsion, shear, axial forces, combined loadings. Design of built-up girders, composite construction. Design of shear and moment connections. Design project using professional practice standards. LRFD method. Safety, reliability and cost considerations. Professional computer program.
Prestressed concrete design and analysis for conventional and lateral loading. Design of reinforced and prestressed structural and architectural elements. Safety and economy. Connection design for earthquake and wind loading. Design projects using professional practice standards including latest codes.
Behavior of prestressed and reinforced concrete members subjected to the different types of loadings. Observation of elastic and ultimate strength behavior, deflection crack propagation and collapse.
Overview of construction project management; construction scheduling fundamentals; bar charts, CPM, PERT; schedule control: manual vs. computer systems, reports, schedule maintenance; cost control: code of accounts, control base, budgets, forecasting, reports, computer systems; applications in construction projects.
Engineering construction planning equipment and methods. Construction management. Critical path method. Construction of buildings, bridges, highways, foundations and dams. Consideration for safety and reliability.