2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

,',170 CIVIL ENGINEERINGAssistant ProfessorsPaulin Coulibaly/B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. (Nice), Ph.D. (Laval)Sarah Dickson/B.A.Sc." Ph.D. (Waterloo); P.Eng.Peijun Guo/B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(SWJTU), Ph.D. (Calgary)YipingGuo/B.Sc. (Zhejiang). M.A. Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)" P.Eng:Michael J. TaitlB.E.Sc., Ph.D. (Western Ontario) , , ,Adjunct Assistant ProfessorsDean Inglis/B.Eng., Ph.D. '(McMaster) ,Syed ryloin/B.S. (Osmania), M.S. (Nevada), Ph.D. (McMaster), P.~~g.LecturersCameron Churchill/B.Eng., M.Eng. (McMaster) , 'Usama M. Saied/B.Sc., M.Sc. (Ain Shams), Ph~D. (McMaster)Depart~entNotes:1. All civil engineering courses are open to students registered in a civilengineering program, subJect to prerequisite requirements. Prior' permissionOf the Department is necessary for students,from other eng i-,neering departments and other faculties.'2.' Unless otherwise, stated, the duration and the frequency, of activitiesare as fOllows: ' "~' one lecture consists of one hour each week-,one tutorial consists of two hours each week- one lab consists of three hours each weekCourses, CIV ENG 2A02 ' SURVEYING AND MEASUREMENT,Introduction to measurement and computational techniques of surveying,thetheory of measurement and errors, adjustment of,,'observations.One lecture, one tutorial or one lab; first term "CIV ENG 2C04 STRUCTURAL MECHANICS, Review of stress/strain state and strain-displacement relations; plasticdeformations and 'residual 'stresses due to axial loading and bending; torsionof non circular and thin-walled sections; unsymmetricbending and'eccentric axial loading, shear stresses and unsymmetric loading of thinwaliedmembers; transformation, of stress and' strain; ,stress/strain invari-' ,ants; yield, and fracture criteria;energy methods; stability of columns.Three lectures, one tutorial or one lab; second termPre,requ,i.site: Credit or registration in ENGINEER' 2P04CIV ENG2E03COMPUTER APPLICATIONSIN CIVIL ENGINEERINGNumerical techniques including error analysis, root finding, linear alge-,braic equations; curve fitting, integration and differentiation, ordinary·differential equations; sensitivity analysis; use 6f several software pack~ages for numerical analysis;, civil engineering applicatic;ms.Two lectures, one tutorial; second termPrerequisite: ENGINEER 1 D04, PHYSICS 1 D03 and credit or registration inENGINEER 2P04 'CIVENG2103 COMMUNICATIONS IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGOral and written communication in context of civil engineerfng activity. Aprofessional liaison program involving site, visits.Two lectures, one tutorial (three hours); first termCIV ENG 2J04 ECOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICALASPECTS OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGThe relationship between humans and their earth environment Compositionof "earth"; processes that operat~ on or beneath the surface. Global inter­, actions of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and the, biosphere.Principles of ecological systems. Man's perturbations on the biosphere.'Three lectures, cine tutorial or one lab; second term'Prerequisite: Credit or registration in CIV ENG 2103'Antirequisite: G,EO 3U03CIV ENG 2004 ,_ FLUID MECHANICSFluid properties; hydrostatics; continuity, momentum and energyequations;potential flow; laminar and turbulent flow; flow in closed conduits,transients, qpen channel flow; hydraulic cross-sections.Three lectures, 'one tutorial or one lab;' second termPrerequisite: Credit or registration in ENGINEER 2P04 and MATH 2M06, CIV ENG 2Q04 ,ENGINEERING MECHANICS: DYNAMICSKinematics and :dynan'lics ,cif particles and rigid bodies.' Motion with respect ,to a rotating frame of reference. Work, energy and momentum principles.Free, dampe~and'forced vibrations of single degree of freedom systems.Three lectures, plus one unit comprising tutorials or lectures devoted toapplications, at the discretion of the instructor; first term 'Prerequisite: Credit or registration in ENGINEER2P04 'Antirequisite: ENGINEER 2004, MECH ENG 2004CIV ENG 3A03 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING IComposition' of' soils, 'soil identification and classification; compaction;'seepage theory; effective stress concept; stresses and displacementsusing elastic solutions; consolidation theory; numerical solutions.Two lectures, onE;! tutorial or one lab; first termPrerequisite: CIV ENG 2J04, 2004CIV ENG 3803' GEdrECHNICALENGINEEFUNGIIShear strength characteristics and failure criteria for soils; direct shear,triaxial, plane strain and field tests; earth pressure theory; bearing capacitytheory; slope stability and embankment analysis. 'Two lectures, one tutorial or one lab; second termPrerequisite: Credit or registration in CIV ENG 3A03CIV ENG 3C03ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, Mathematical models afld systems; economic cQmparison of projects; optimization;linear, 'nonlinear and dynamic programming; simulation modelling., Two lectures, one tutorial; second term ,Prerequisite: CIV ENG 2E03; and credit or registration in MATH 3J04 orSTATS 3J04'', CIV ENG 3G03 STRUCTURAL ANALYSISStructural analysis and modelling of linear elastic truss, beam and framestructures; stress, resultants and deformations of statically determinatestructures; methods for analysis of indeterminate, structures; stiffnessmatrix method; plane frame computer analysis. -~ Two lectures, one tutorial;,' first termPrerequisite: elv ENG 2C04, CIV ENG 3J04 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGNIntroduction to' con'ctete ,technology; design by limit states' meth'ods toensure adequate capacities, for bending moment, 'shear' and diagonal" tension, axial force, bond and anchorage; and design' to satisfy serviceabilityrequirementsfordef,lection and cracking; practical design requirements;interpretation of building code, for behaviour of structures. 'Three iectures, one lab; second term' ,Prerequisite: Credit or registration in elv ENG 3G03; 3P03, :CIV ENG 3K03 INTRODUCTION TOTRANSPORTATION ENGINEERINGA transportation impact study serves as the focus for group' projects,and provides the context for applicationof l material on traffic ·flow characteristics,,capacity and control, for signalized and unsignalized intersections,and travel demand forecasting: Safety; social impacts.Two lectures, one tutorial; first termCIV ENG 3103 WATER QUALITYPhysical, chemical and biological characteristicsof water; StOichiometry,reaction kinetics and material balances; mathematical modelling of physical, systems; _water quality in rivers, and' lakes; water' quality, standards.'Two, lectures, one tutorial; first term ., Prerequisite: Credit or registration in CHEM ENG 2B03Antirequisite: CIV ENG 3M04CIV ENG 3M03 MUNIOIPAL HYDRAULICSAnalysis/design of water distribution, networks; 'analysis and design ofwastewater collection systems; 'pumps~Two lectures, one tutoria,lor one lab; second termPrerequisite: CIV ENG 2004; and credit or registration' in MATH 3J04 orSTATS3J04 ' .Antirequisite: CIV ENG 3M04 ,CIV .ENG 3P03 CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND DESIGNCharacteristics, behaviour and use of Civil Engineeririgmaterials: con­'cretE;!, metals, wood, and composites; Physical, chemicc;il and mechanicalproperties; Ouality control and material tests; Concepts of Structuraldesign, limit states design, estimation of structural loads.Three lectures, twq labs (three hours each); first termPrerequisite: CIV ENG 2C04, MATLS 1 M03Antirequisite: ENGINEER 3P03,CIV ENG 3R03 PROJECT MANAGEMENT WITH. CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONSAn introduction to' construction project management; tender documents,estimating, bidding, proposals, and construction contracts;projectplanning, schedulin~f, controlling of time, cost and quality, dis-·pute. resolution; Safety Act and construction regulations, liability, le-,gal and ethical con~iderati'ons; case histories.~ Two ,lectures, ,one'tutorial;first termPrerequisite: Registration in Level III br above of ,a Civil Engineering program