CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CIVIL ENGINEERING 87-210. Surveying A course in plane surveying, which includes the following sections: distance and angular measurement; differential and trigonometric levelling. All aspects of traversing; area determination; stadia work; curves; and earth work will be covered. A complete set of practical field work problems will supplement lectures. (3 lecture, 3 laboratory hours a week.) 87-227. Engineering Mechanics of Deformable Bodies II A study of flexure and deflection of beams, eccentric loads, connections, experimental determination of principal stresses, buckling of columns, and additional topics. Statically indeterminate problems and inelastic response are also studied. (Prerequisite: 85-217.) (2 lecture, 2 laboratory/tutorial hours a week.) 87-310. Structural Analysis I Stability and determinacy of trusses and frames; analysis of statistically determinate trusses and frames; influence lines and moving loads. Deflections: conjugate beam method; virtual work; Castigliano's theorems; Maxwell-Betti reciprocal theorem. Cables and suspension bridges. Matrix methods for indeterminate trusses. Approximate methods for indeterminate trusses and frames. (Prerequisite: 87-227.) (3 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 87-311. Concrete Design I Components and proportioning of concrete mixes. Mechanics and behaviour of reinforced concrete components. Analysis and ultimate strength design of reinforced concrete beams and one-way slabs. Laboratory work includes design and testing of a concrete beam. (Prerequisite: 87-227.) (3 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 87-313. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Continuity, energy, momentum concepts. Boundary layers. Pipe flow including network installations. Rotodynamic pumps, system curves. Irrotational flow, flownets. Open channel flow: specific energy, flow regimes; uniform, gradually and rapidly varied flows; surface profiles. (Prerequisite: 85-233 or consent of the instructor/Department Head.) (3 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 87-314. Transportation and Traffic Engineering Characteristics of transportation systems; rail, highway, airway, waterway, and pipeline; evaluation of transportation projects and systems, urban transportation analysis and prediction, traffic studies, highway and intersection capacity, characteristics of traffic flow, traffic control principles. (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 87-315. Soil Mechanics Index properties of soils. Soil structure and classification of soils. Soil compaction and stabilization. Hydraulic principles of flow through soils, flow nets. Frost action in soils. Effective stresses. Compressibility, consolidation, and settlement analysis. (Prerequisite: 87-227.) (3 lecture, 1.5 laboratory hours a week.) 87-322. Concrete Design II Analysis and design of columns, two-way slabs, and footings. Analysis and design of components of a building. Introduction to prestressed concrete. (Prerequisite: 87-311.) (3 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 87-323. Hydrology I Weather. Precipitation: intensity, frequency, duration; rational methods. Hydrologic abstractions. Runoff: storms, unit graph principles, inflow design hydrograph. Streamflow: gauging, stage-discharge. Reservoir flood routing. Snowmelt. Probability applications and frequency analysis of floods. Subsurface flow: seepage from rivers and canals, water wells. (Prerequisites: 85-222 and 87-313 or consent of the instructor/Department Head.) (3 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 87-324. Structural Steel Design Development of loads and specifications using Limit States Design. Design of structural components subjected to axial force, shear force, bending moment, and combined bending and compression. Composite beams are also considered. Design of simple bolted and welded connections. Other steel design topics. (Prerequisite: 87-227.) (3 lecture, 2 tutorial hours a week.) 87-325. Planning and Construction Management The planning portion of this course will cover the elements of proper urban planning, the Planning Act, official plans, zoning by-laws, and subdivision design guidelines. The construction management portion will cover construction industry characteristics; types of business ownerships; organizational structures; drawings and specifications; estimating and bidding; types of construction contracts; insurance, bonding and claims; financial considerations; project cost controls and scheduling; project planning and administration; computer applications in construction industry, quality assurance, and construction safety. (3 lecture, 3 tutorial hours a week.) 87-326. Geotechnical Engineering Shear strength of soil. Stress distribution in soil and displacements. Stress analysis and stability of slopes. Earth pressure and design of retaining walls. Sheet-pile walls, braced and tie back excavations. Combined pressures. (Prerequisites: 87-227 and 87-315.) (3 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 87-401. Capstone Design Project A significant design experience which is based on knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work. Engineering design integrates mathematics, basic science, engineering sciences and complementary studies in developing elements, systems and processes to meet specific needs while considering economic, health, safety, environmental, social or other pertinent factors. Written and oral reports are required. (Prerequisite: consent of the supervisor and Department Head.) (2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab/week (2 terms).)) (A 8.00 credit hour course.) 87-410. Structural Analysis and Design II Statical determinacy and indeterminacy; structural stability; review of determinate structures; linear and nonlinear behaviour; principle of superposition; statically indeterminate structures; classical methods of structural analysis; consistent deformation and virtual work methods; flexibility method; slope deflection method; stiffness method; computer-aided analysis of structures; influence lines and moving loads; limit state design concepts; load factors and combinations; load specifications for structural design calculations; plastic analysis of steel structures. (Prerequisite: 87-310.) (3 lecture, 2 tutorial hours a week.) 87-412. Hydraulics I Review of basic concepts. Design of open channels with non-erodible and erodible beds; steady gradually varied flow computations in prismatic and non-prismatic channels; computer methods including HEC2. Design of hydraulic structures including gravity and arch dams, spillways, and outlet structures. (Prerequisite: 87-313.) (3 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 87-414. Highway Design and Construction Geometric design of highways; drainage; highway soil engineering including soil stabilization; bituminous materials; rigid and flexible pavement design; construction of pavements. (Prerequisite: 87-227.) (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 87-415. Hydraulics II Sediment transport in rivers and open channels. River morphology: occurrence of bed forms and practical implications; river plan form. Aspects of river engineering: stabilization of river course, modification of river course, flood protection, aggradation and degradation of river bed. (Prerequisite: 87-313.) (3 lecture hours, 1 laboratory hour a week.) 87-421. Structural Analysis III Energy methods of structural analysis. Matrix methods of structural analysis. Development of computer programs for the general analysis of frames. Introduction and use of commercial programs of analysis. Cold-formed steel structures. (Prerequisites: 87-322 and 87-324.) (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 87-422. Structural Design III Review of: Limit States Design in steel; design for tension, compression, and flexural members. Design of: beam-columns; plate girders; composite structures; and connections. Design of an industrial building. (Prerequisite: 87-410.) (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 87-423. Design in Timber and Masonry A discussion of the properties of timber, wood products, and factors affecting the strength of wood structures. Design for axial, bending and combined loads. Design of wood structures. An introduction to masonry materials and their properties. Design of masonry units for axial, flexural, and combined loads. Selected design topics. (Prerequisites: 87-227 and 87-322.) (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 87-428. Foundation Engineering Soil bearing capacity. Soil exploration. Load induced pressures and settlements. Footings and eccentrically loaded foundations. Raft and pile foundations. Piles and pile driving, cofferdams and caissons. (Prerequisite: 87-326.) (2 lecture hours, 1 laboratory hour a week.) ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 93-224. Introduction to Environmental Engineering Pollution and the environment. Environmental quality objectives, standards, and guidelines. Material balance techniques as applied to environmental processes. Introduction to environmental pollution control methods and environmental impact assessment. (3 lecture, 3 laboratory hours a week.) 93-312. Thermodynamics Real gas behaviour and equations of state. The First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics and their applications. Solution properties and physical equilibria. (Prerequisite: 93-224 or consent of instructor) (3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours a week.) 93-314. Environmental Chemical Analysis Important characteristics of air, water, wastewater, and solid wastes. Basic concepts in quantitative analysis of physical, chemical, and biological parameters. Instrumental methods of analysis for organic and inorganic contaminants in air, water, and soil. (Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.) (3 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 93-321. Transport Phenomena Introduction to the unifying theory of transport phenomena. Estimation of viscosities and diffusivities for gases and liquids. Shell balances and some studies of momentum, energy and mass-transport. Mass transfer applications involving examples relevant to the environment.(3 lecture, 2 tutorial hours a week.) 93-322. Occupational Hygiene and Safety Provincial and federal regulations, environmental stressors, toxicology of contaminants, surveys of workplaces, measurements of airborne contaminants, design of engineering controls. (3 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 93-328. Air Pollution Control Regulations and methods of source testing and monitoring. Dispersion modelling. Air pollution control methods, designs, and their relative effectiveness. (3 lecture, 2 lab/tutorial hours per week.) 93-409. Capstone Design Project A significant design experience which is based on knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work. Engineering design integrates mathematics, basic science, engineering sciences and complementary studies in developing elements, systems and processes to meet specific needs while considering economic, health, safety, environmental, social or other pertinent factors. Written and oral reports are required. (Prerequisite: consent of the supervisor and Department Head.) (2 lecture, 4 lab/tutorial hours per week (2 terms).) (A 8.00 credit hour course.) 93-413. Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems Quantities of water and wastewater; development of surface and groundwater sources; design, construction, and maintenance of water distribution systems; design, construction, and maintenance of wastewater collection systems. (Prerequisite: a course in fluid mechanics or hydraulics.) (3 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 93-414. Solid Waste Management The study, characterization, and analysis of municipal and industrial solid waste systems. Waste reduction, reuse, and recycling. Managing, collecting and transporting solid wastes. Waste reclamation and disposal methods, including landfiling, incineration, and composting. Waste management policies, regulations and facility siting issues. Various assignments will be integrated into a comprehensive project. (Prerequisite: 93-224). (3 lecture hours, 1 lab hour a week.) 93-426. Water and Wastewater Treatment Wastewater disposal practices and their impacts on ecology. Design of different unit operations and processes in water and wastewater treatment. (Prerequisites: 93-224 and a course in fluid mechanics or hydraulics.) (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.) 93-428. Environmental Assessment Environmental impact assessment. Biophysical and socioeconomic impacts from engineering activities, processes, and projects. Human health and environmental risk concepts. Introduction to life cycle analysis, corporate/industrial environmental management, and environmental management systems. Students will undertake various project related and problem-based assignments. (cross-listed as 92-428.) (3 lecture, 2 tutorial hours a week). 93-430. Environmental Engineering Microbiology Nature of inorganic and organic pollutants; biological approaches to environmental pollution problems; microorganisms; nutritional requirements and growth; metabolic pathways; energy generation and utilization in biological systems; response to changes in environment; pathogenic microorganisms and disinfection. (3 lecture hours a week.) 93-438. Chemical Reaction Engineering Classification of chemical reactions and reactors, the rate equation, ideal reactor concept. Design equations for batch and flow (CSTR and PFR) reactors. Multiple reaction and reactor systems. Reactor design calculations under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. (3 lecture, 2 tutorial hours a week.)