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involving manipulation and interpretation of data;
mathematical skills; project, time and resource management.
ACEC438: Engineering Contracts and
Specifications - ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
understand the legal aspects of engineering and identify
the elements of a valid contract, types of contracts
and the importance of specifications and method of
measurement. Recognize and assess the type of contract
that will suit a specific type of project and adjust
and modify accordingly specific data within the contract
variables so that it will apply and fit best the type
of project. Verify through a feasibility study if a contract
can lead to a successful project. Analyze differences
between the contracts signed by architects and contractors,
engineers and contractors, owners and engineers
etc. Evaluate various options of available contracts
that apply to a series of project types. Create
specifications according to type of project, scheduling,
location, available terrain and weather conditions.
ACEM116: Construction Materials I with
Laboratory - ECTS: 6
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
identify physical, index, and mechanical properties of
materials and understand the advantages and disadvantages
of different materials and their applications.
Apply knowledge and skills concerning the setting up
of materials classification and strength/stiffness tests
in the laboratory. Analyze material parameters required
for different applications and different types of materials.
Evaluate the methods of obtaining material parameters
for different applications. Create specification for
material selection and required tests for a building
project.
ACEM216: Construction Materials II - ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
identify the basic properties of modern materials and
their uses and understand the measurement and use
of the more advanced properties of concrete, including
modulus of elasticity, creep, thermal shrinkage. Apply
the basic properties of modern materials and their use.
Analyze the relative properties of various modern construction
materials and assess the applicability in different
situations. Evaluate advantages and disadvantages
of modern construction materials. Interpret of
laboratory measurement data and application of modulus
of elasticity of concrete in a simple RC beam
example. Additional assessment of shrinkage and
creep potential.
ACED100: Construction Drawing and Detailing I
ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
identify drawing equipment, lines, presentation methods,
drawing principles, plan-view, elevations, sections
and understand how to undertake and read architectural
and construction drawings and how to work with
the drawing instruments. Apply basic drawing skills in
the drafting of elements plan and elevation view and
sections. Develop an ability to link the three dimensional
nature of objects to two dimensional drawings and
vice versa. Evaluate different presentation methods.
Create drawings for a building project. Case studies:
Staircases - Different types Retaining Walls -
Foundation Walls Windows - (Types)Parapet Wall -
Roof Detail
ACED200: Computer Aided Design – (Civil
Engineering) - ECTS: 6
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
identify Autocad layout, layers, various drawing commands,
drawing layout, printing and plotting and
understand how to manipulate drawings, make corrections
and modifications, in a fast and simple way inside
Autocad. Apply in drawing plans, elevations and sections.
Analyze three dimensional objects to two dimensional
drawings and vice versa. Evaluate the advantages
and disadvantages of computer aided design
Create Drawings for a building project using CAD.
ACES403: Computer Methods in Civil Engineering
ECTS: 6
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
identify the types of engineering software available to
assist the engineer in different aspects of design and
construction and understand the need to organize
engineering problems for computer solution carefully
and to understand the limitations and assumptions of
the software being used. Apply simple engineering
algorithms to simple computer programs. Analyze the
applicability of various common engineering programs
to everyday engineering problems. Evaluate the limitations
and assumptions of a selection of engineering
programs. Create a simple design using engineering
software or a hand-written program and then compare
ECTS: 2
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
identify the participants in an engineering project,
including client, contractor, QS, etc and understand
the roles and responsibilities of the Civil Engineer.
Appreciate the importance of Civil Engineering in society.
Analyze the environmental impact of many civil
engineering projects. Evaluate the need for regulation
in civil engineering, in particular in the area of health
and safety. Create a construction team for an example
civil engineering project, describe the roles of each
participant.
ACEH318: Environmental Engineering - ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
identify general environmental engineering issues,
environment and understand principles and concepts
relating to: Public Health, Private and Public Water
Supplies, Water Quality: Physical and Chemical
parameters and Quality requirements, Water
Treatment, Water and Waste Water Quantities,
Engineered Systems for Wastewater Treatment and
Disposal. Primary and Secondary. Treatment Systems.
Advanced Wastewater Treatment. Apply water quality
issues for providing solutions to a variety of water pollution
problems. Analyze water quality data. Evaluate
case studies of waste water treatment. Create private
and public water supplies, water-treatment and wastewater
treatment systems in Cyprus.
ACET314: Transportation Engineering - ECTS :5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
understand basic concepts, ideas, principles of
Transportation engineering Airport Engineering,
Coastal Engineering and Railroad Engineering. Apply
transportation planning and modeling in several case
studies. Analyze traffic impact assessment case studies.
Evaluate traffic signal design case studies and provide
the suitable design. Create design case studies
for airport engineering and highway engineering
aspects.
ACET406: Highway Engineering - ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
understand basic concepts, ideas, principle :Highway
Economics and Finance, Highway Planning and
Design/Geometry, Highway Soil Engineering, Highway
Pavement Materials, Flexible Pavement Design,
Concrete Pavement Design, Pavement Maintenance.
Apply highway pavement design for various situations
and geometry standards for planning/designing highways.
Analyze highway geometry standards (employ
commercial packages such as AUTOCAD, MAPCIVIL
2006). Evaluate pavement maintenance methods used
around the world and pavement maintenance methods
used in Cyprus. Create design case studies for highway
engineering aspects (design, soil materials etc).
ACEP400: Senior Project - ECTS: 8
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
understand basic engineering background civil engineering
concepts, ideas, principles. Use library
resources (journals, books, local industry) for research.
Analyze experimental or theoretical results. Evaluate
alternative scenarios, appraise literature review and
examine problems and recommend ideas. Develop an
ability to report information in a structured manner.
ACES480: Prestressed Concrete - ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
identify the principle of prestressed concrete and its
applications, methods of prestressing, appropriate
design codes. Apply appropriate codes to design prestressed
concrete beams and slabs. Analyze the differences
and similarities between design codes for prestressed
concrete. Evaluate the different systems and
their advantages and disadvantages. Design basic
prestressed concrete continuous beam and prestressing
regime.
ACES490: Bridge Engineering - ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
identify various bridge types, their applicability to different
situations and their corresponding construction
methods and understand the relationship between
geotechnical information, analysis techniques and
design issues to bridge design. Apply the relevant
codes to develop load cases for various highway
bridge designs and methods for the design of key elements
of the common types of bridges. Analyze the
effects of construction methods and sequence in the
design of bridges. Evaluate the suitability of the different
bridge types to particular situations. Design a
bridge to solve a particular problem.
ACEH418: Environmental Engineering II - ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
understand concepts, ideas, principles relating to:
Water Quality, Public Health, Water Pollution,
Risk assessment, GIS and Remote Sensing for
Environmental Applications. Apply principles in an
environmental impact assessment study. Analyze public
health situations, preventing strategies. Evaluate
sustainable development, air pollution, waste management
strategies in Cyprus. Create waste management,
waste-water treatment design, water treatment design
system, noise pollution case studies.
ACET450: Remote Sensing & Image Interpretation
ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
understand remote sensing basic principles:
Photogrammetry, Satellite Remote Sensing, Non-photographic
Imagery, Digital Image Analysis, Image
Exploration, Image Correction / Rectification,
Unsupervised Classification, Supervised Classification,
Post-processing techniques, Verification, Additional
Capabilities of Software / Outputs, Applications, GIS,
GPS & Remote Sensing Applications: case studies
from Cyprus. Apply satellite remote sensing applications
to geological, civil engineering and environmental
problems and areas. Analyze satellite imagery (preprocessing
and post-processing) classified images
Evaluate different atmospheric correction methods
used in the pre-processing of satellite images differences
between aerial photography and satellite remote
sensing. Assess case studies from Cyprus and other
countries. Use of commercial packages in remote
sensing applications (civil & environmental engineering
themes)
AARC301: Environment and Services I - ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
understand environmental issues and building services
and the concepts of: basic environmental control
systems and issues, and develop an intuitive understanding
of how to apply these concepts to the design
of buildings, water supply, waste sewage, storm water
disposal, heating, cooling, lighting, electrical/mechanical
systems work for the design of buildings. Apply
design procedures for buildings using environmental
issues and services location. Analyze environmental
factors and their significance in building design.
Evaluate case studies: building services, urban design,
sustainability issues. Design case study for building
services.
ACEC405: Estimating - ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
identify different estimating methods and tools. Apply
different methods of estimating, including computer
methods. Analyze costs. Evaluate the construction
costs of standard building elements as part of a particular
construction project. Create through research and
case study review.
ACES451: Structural Dynamics II - ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
understand the matrix formulation of dynamics .Apply
dynamics in the solution of multi-degree of freedom
systems to dynamic loading. Analyze three dimensional
structures for their response due to dynamic loading
Evaluate methods of dynamic tuning and control of
vibrations in structures. Create dynamic designs of
complex structures
ACEC436: Construction Inspection - ECTS: 5
Upon completion of the subject students will be able to
identify inspection methods and procedures, health
and safety, quality control, Construction issues and
understand basic concepts, ideas, principles relating
to: Importance of inspection control Site Supervision,
Methods for Sampling Procedures, Methods for
Inspection of row and composite materials, Methods
for Inspection of finish products, Testing of Materials,
Compliance of Materials with specification Products,
Tolerances, Inspection of Finished Product. Apply performance-related
quality criteria. Analyze several alternative
supervising procedure and systematic process
controls, sampling and testing procedures. Evaluate
inspection methods and procedures. Develop inspection
and supervision skills and procedures to the
prompt completion of an engineering project - case
studies: inspection reports, structural reports.