Undergraduate Catalog, Academic Year 2011 - Sirindhorn ...

Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology
Undergraduate Catalog 2011
CES 321 Timber and Steel Design 3(3-1-5)
Prerequisite: CES 312 or consent of Head of School
Design of timber and steel structures. Tension and
compression members. Beams. Beam-columns. Built-up
members. Plate girders. Connection. Design practice.
Tutorial design workshops.
CES 322 Reinforced Concrete Design 3(3-1-5)
Prerequisite: (CES 311 and CES 351) or
consent of Head of School
Material properties of concrete and reinforcing bars.
Fundamental behavior in thrust, flexure, shear, torsion,
bond and interaction among these forces. Design of
reinforced concrete structural components, i.e., beams,
columns, slabs, stairs, footings, and retaining walls by
working stress and strength design concepts.
Reinforcement detailing. Tutorial design workshops.
CES 323 Advanced Structural Concrete 3(3-0-6)
Design
Prerequisite: CES 322 or consent of Head of School
Analysis and design of T-beams, continuous beams, deep
beams, long columns, combined footings, mat footings,
pile caps and composite beams. Shear friction behavior
and design. Strut and tie models. Design of one or twostorey
houses. Introduction to prestressed concrete
design.
CES 324 Structural Systems 3(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to the physical principles that govern
classical statics and mechanics of materials through the
design of structural components of architectural
structures.
CES 331 Soil Mechanics 3(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: CES 371 or consent of Head of School
Classification of soils. Soils and soil formation. Soil
constituents and their properties. Physical properties of
soils. Basic engineering properties of soils. Effective
stress and pore pressure. Permeability of soils. Stresses
and strains in a continuous body. Consolidation: onedimensional
consolidation. Shear strength and failure of
soils. Stability analysis: plastic equilibrium, upper and
lower bound solutions. Retaining wall.
CES 332 Foundation Engineering 3(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: CES 331 or consent of Head of School
Subsurface exploration. Soil/ground improvement: compaction,
vibroflotation, precompression, sand drains, mechanical and
chemical stabilization. Stability of slopes: infinite slopes,
mass procedure and method of slices. Ultimate bearing
capacity and Terzaghi's bearing capacity theory. Shallow
foundation. Mat foundation. Pile foundation: types of
piles, pile capacity, pile driving formula, and group
piles. Elastic settlement of both shallow and deep
foundations. Sheet piles: cantilever sheet piles and
anchored sheet piles.
CES 333 Soil Mechanics Laboratory 1(0-3-0)
Corequisite: CES 331 or consent of Head of School
Soil exploration. Index properties of soils. Permeability.
Compaction: CBR. Stress-strain behavior of soils. Shear
strength and one dimensional consolidation.
CES 341 Transportation Engineering and 3(3-0-6)
Planning
Prerequisite: None
Characteristics of transportation supply and demand.
Measuring and estimating demand. Social and
environmental impacts. Planning of transportation
systems. Characteristics of transportation modes.
Interaction between modes. Mode interfaces.
Transportation technology, economics, public policy,
implementation and management.
CES 343 Highway Engineering 3(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: CES 341 or CES 450 or
consent of Head of School
Historical development of highways. Highway
administration. Principles of highway planning. Traffic
analysis. Geometric design and operations. Highway
finance and economics. Highway materials. Flexible and
rigid pavement design. Highway construction and
maintenance. Problem-based studies.
CES 344 Logistics System Engineering 3(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: None
Roles of infrastructure systems and logistics. Basic
concepts and case studies in international, regional, and
urban logistics. Theory of commodity flows. Inventory
management. Transportation costs. Intermodal logistics.
Logistics distribution centers. Geographic Information
System (GIS) for logistics routing and scheduling.
Logistics optimization, decision making, and strategic
planning. Information technologies in logistics.
CES 351 Concrete Technology 3(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: SCS 139 or consent of Head of School
Background of concrete. Cement: production, raw
materials, types of cement, chemical and physical
properties of cement, and hydration of cement.
Aggregates: absorption, moisture content, specific
gravity, solid volume and void ratio, gradation, and
mechanical properties. Admixtures: mineral and
chemical admixtures, and special admixtures. Properties
of concrete in fresh state: workability, deformability,
and segregation. Properties of concrete in plastic state.
Properties of concrete in early age state. Properties of
concrete in hardened state: mechanical properties and
durability. Concrete practices.
CES 352 Material Testing 1(0-3-0)
Prerequisite: (CES 311 and CES 351) or
consent of Head of School
Tests on properties of cement, properties of aggregates,
properties of fresh cement paste, properties of fresh
mortar, and properties of fresh concrete. Strength test of
hardened concrete. Tensile test of reinforcing steel. Test
on flexural reinforced concrete members.
CES 353 Construction Engineering and 3(3-0-6)
Management
Prerequisite: None
Project delivery systems. Project organization. Site layout.
Project planning. Critical path method. Resource
management. Progress measurement. Construction safety.
Quality systems. Contracts and tendering. Construction laws
and regulations. Construction methods and equipment. Cost
estimation.
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