(Members of staff of Civil Engineering department and visiting lecturers) л course of about 208 lectures and 196 hours of practical work.
SYLLABUS Course comprises:
421-310 Structural Theory and Design (about 60 lectures and 80 hours of practice classes). Elements of structural behaviour. Basic modes of structural action. Analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate structures. Structural mechanics, including stability. Bases of structural design in various materials and for various criteria. Behaviour and design of structural connections and elements.
421-320 Fluid Mechanics A. Syllabus and Practical Work as detailed for Fluid Mechanics A (421-311).
421-330 Soil Mechanics. Syllabus and Practical Work as detailed for Soll Mechanics (421-312).
421-340 Transport Enginering (about 18 hours of lectures, seminars and and practice classes).
Introduction to theory of traffic flow, traffic engineering, capacity of roads and Intersections, space requirements for transport, transport planning, urban land use models, public transport system.
421-350 Engineering Practices (about 12 hours of lectures and practice classes).
Introduction to C.P.M., the engineer in private practice, contract law, civil engineering contracts, works organisation and control.
421-360 Engineering Economics (about 18 hours of lectures, tutorials and practice classes).
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The resource allocation problem In engineering design; production tunc- tions and marginal analysis; elements of linear programming; estima- tion of costs; evaluation of projects; choosing among Investment alter- natives; value of output; public welfare economics; econometrics.
421-370 English Expression
A course of 7 lectures on writing of English with up to five assignments.
which must be satisfactorily completed.
Lectures and discussion sessions on current affairs, engineering, social responsibilities, history of engineering, etc. An assignment in the form of an essay or a report may be Included in this programme.
626-022 Geology (Engineering Course). Syllabus and Practical Work as detailed for Geology (Engineering Course) (626-022).
421-380 PRACTICAL WORK
This will include sessions allocated to the following:
(1) practice classes, tutorials and seminars (2) designs of structures and structural elements (3) laboratory classes associated with lecture material (4) visits to works
(5) discussion sessions (6) essays and reports BOOKS
421-310
Prescribed textbooks:
Timoshenko S & Young D H Theory of Structures, 2nd ed McGraw-Hill Bresler B, Lin T Y & Scalzi J Design of Steel Structures, Wiley international
edition
Johnson R P Structural Concrete, McGraw-Hill Codes of practice as specified during the course.
421-320, 421-330 and 421-360 See appropriate details of subjects 421-340, 421-350, and 421-370 As advised during the year.
EXAMINATION
Examinatioгтs may be held during the year and will form part of the final assessment. The results of practical work done during the year will be assessed as part of the examination.
421-310
Two 3-hour papers or the equivalent for pass and honours combined.
The results of practical work afd tests done during the year will be assessed as part of the examination.
421-320, 421-330 and 626-022 See appropriate details of subjects 421-340
One 2-hour paper.
The results of assignments set during the year may be assessed as part of the examination.
421-350 and 421-360
One 2-hour paper combined.
421-401.
CIVIL ENGINEERING PART 11(Staff of Civil Engineering and other Departments and visiting lecturers) A course of about 11 lectures per week, with about 12 hours per week of practical work throughout the year.
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SYLLABUS
Section 1, comprising about 156 lectures and 300 hours of practical work, will be taken by all students. In section 2, comprising 4 units each consisting of 24 hours of lectures and tutorial classes, a number of alternative choices of topics will be offered, and students must select topics from these to give the required total prescribed time. The topics offered in Section 2 will depend on the staff situation, and some may not be given In a particular year. The choice of topics must be approved by the Chairman of department.
Section 1
Course comprises:
421-410 Structural Engineering (48 lectures, 24 hours of practice classes).
Linear structural analysis. Computer applications In design. Concrete structures and concrete technology. Steel structures, connections and welding technology. Non-elastic and plastic behaviour and collapse analysis.
421-420 Hydraulic Engineering (36 lectures, 18 hours of practice classes).
Open channels, Irrigation applications. System design. Basic hydrody- namics. Instrumentation. Hydrology and drainage. Model studies. Un- steady flow. Sediment transport, river engineering.
421-430 So1l Engineering (24 lectures, 12 hours of practice classes).
Retaining structures, sheet plie walls. Seepage. Design of earth dams.
Analyses of stability of slopes. Site Investigation. Foundation engineer- ing: settlement and bearing capacity of footings, pile foundations.
421-440 Transport Engineering (24 lectures, 12 hours of practice classes).
Topics in the following fields: Transport systems, operating character- istics and technology. Traffic engineering. Road capacity. Transport planning and economics. Highway design and construction practice.
Pavement design. Photogrammetry.
421-450 Engineering Practices (36 hours of lectures and practical classes).
Topics selected from the following: professional practices, law and the engineer, project planning networks, engineering and the community, engineering construction, accounting practice.
421-468 PRACTICAL WORK
This will Include sessions allocated to the following:
(1) practice classes, tutorials and seminars
(2) designs of structures, hydraulic systems, earth and rock structures, traffic systems
(3) laboratory work associated with lecture material (4) projects
(5) visits to works including vacation excursions
(6) discussion sessions on topics such as current affairs, engineers In society, history of engineering, professional Interactions, art appreci- ation etc.
(7) essays and reports
No student will be admitted to the final examination without evidence of satisfactory practical work and an assessment of this work will be Included in the final examination results. Practical work assignments must be submitted at times specified and in the required form.
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Section 2
(24 hours of lectures and tutorial classes, or an approximate equivalent per unit.) Subjects offered may be varied according to staff availability.
Course comprises:
(i) Structural Engineering
421-411 ST1 Advanced Structural Analysis 421-412 ST2 Structural Technology I 421-413 ST3 Structural Technology Il (ii) Hydraulic Engineering
421-421 H1 Environmental Engineering 421-422 12 Public Health Engineering 421-423 13 River Engineering (iii) Soil Engineering
421-431 S01 Analysis and Design of Retaining Structures 421-432 S02 Foundation Engineering
421-433 S03 Earth & Rockfill Dams (iv) Transport Engineering
421-441 Ti Analysis of Transport Networks 421-442 T2 Traffic Engineering
421-443 T3 Transport Facilities Engineering (v) Engineering Practices
421-451 ЕР1 Project Planning and Control
421-452 ЕР2 Construction Methods and Works Organization 421-453 ЕРЭ Benefit Cost Analysis
(vi) Mathematics
421-461 Cl1 Numerical Analysis and Computer Applications 421-462 C12 Statistics and Probability
618-046 CM3 Selections from Eng. Math IV (vii) 421-465 Advanced Research Projects (1 unit) (viii) Other Elective Subjects
(a) 770-041: Town Planning (Civil Engineering and Surveying Course) (1 unit)
Business Administration
311-201 Organizational Behaviour (1 unit) 311-202 Business Planning & Control (1 unit) 311-203 Business Decisions (1 unit) (c) 102-201 Science French (2 units)
102-202 Science German (2 units)
102-203 Science Russian (2 units)
(d) 618-046 Engineering Mathematics, part IV. (At least 2 units.) (e) any other recognized examinable University subject of suit-
able content and extent which Is approved by the head of the department of Civil Engineering and the head of the depart- ment in which the subject Is given.
BOOKS
Recommended for preliminary reading:
Torroja E Philosophy of Structures, U of California Press
Rouse H & Inc S History of Hydraulics, State U of Iowa 1957 Prescribed textbooks:
Laursen H 1 Structural Analysis, McGraw-Hill 1969 Johnson R P Structural Concrete, McGraw-Hill 1969
*Daily J W & Harloman D R F Fluid Dynamics, Addison-Wesley Lambe T W & Whitman R V Soil Mechanics, Wiley
(b)
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EXAMINATION
A total of 10 two or three hour papers for pass and final honours, or the equivalent In time. Some of the examinations may be held durino the year. Additional tests may be set during the year; the results will be taken into account in assessing examination results. Results of prac- tical work and other assignments will be included as part of the exam- ination.
421-212. CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDIES Staff of Civil Engineering Department
A course of about 36 hours of lectures, discussion groups and seminars.
SYLLABUS
(1) Engineer in society
Exploring the role and responsibility of the engineer in construction, planning, management and design as private consultant or public service engineer. Social responsibility and professional ethics in engineering with illustrations from case studies.
(2) Engineering management
Project evaluation and selection: Introduction to engineering economic analysis.
Engineering management principles: Principles, public and private sector;
Management organisations.
Engineering construction: Construction practice, equipment, techniques and applications.
Up to three essays or assignments will be set as part of the course.
BOOKS
There are no prescribed texts, however reference material will be given throughout the course.
EXAMINATION
Work done in essays and assignments during the year will be assessed for examination purposes. Students who do not reach a satisfactory standard will be required to take a two hour paper at the annual exam- ination.
451-202. COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
A course of one lecture per week during first term with practical work.
SYLLABUS
Computer programming using Fortran IV language.
PRACTICAL WORK
About ten hours of demonstrations of digital computers and exercIses in writing computer programs.
BOOK RECOMMENDED FOR REFERENCE
McCracken D D A Guide to FORTRAN 1V Programming 2nd ed, Wiley &
Sons
EXAMINATION
There will be no formal examination; the assessment of this subject will be based on the projects submitted as part of the practical work.
431-312. DISCUSSION SESSIONS PART 1
Various lecturers from other faculties and Institutions
A course of about 15 lectures and tutorials on Rhetoric followed by about 30 hours of study of a selected novel.
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Essay and project work will be prescribed and candidates will be assessed on the work performed during the year.