Engineering geometry and spatial graphics. Structural engineering drawings and computer aided drafting. Fundamentals of surveying, measuring...
Technical issues involved in architectural design of buildings from ancient times to the present. Technological innovation and materials related to...
Plane trusses. Virtual work. Friction. Relative motion of particles. Kinematics of a rigid body: translation, rotation; general plane motion; absolute...
Stress and strain. Stress-strain relationship: Hooke's law. Torsion of circular shafts. Bending moment and shear force distribution. Flexural...
Introduction to material science. Structure of atoms. Crystallography. Crystal Imperfections. Characteristics, behaviour and use of Civil Engineering...
Shear flow. Definition of shear centre, Saint Venant and warping torsional constants. Behaviour, governing differential equations and solutions for...
Concepts and assumptions for structural analysis: framed structures; joints; supports; compatibility and equilibrium; stability and determinacy;...
Building systems and structural form. Design Philosophy and design process. Limit states design. National Building Code of Canada. Determination of...
Introduction to CAN/CSA - S16, design and behaviour concepts; shear lag, block shear, local plate buckling, lateral torsional buckling, instantaneous...
Introduction to CAN/CSA - A23.3; design and behaviour concepts; flexural analysis at service loads; shear, bond, Whitney stress block, under and over...
Methods of heritage documentation including hand recording, photography, rectified photography, total station, gps, photogrammetry, and laser...
Soil composition and soil classification. Soil properties, compaction, seepage and permeability. Concepts of pore water pressure, capillary pressure...
Transportation and the socio-economic environment; modal and intermodal systems and components; vehicle motion, human factors, system and facility...
Review of basic structural concepts. Betti's law and applications. Matrix flexibility method, flexibility influence coefficients. Development of...
Introduction to theory of elasticity. Simple finite elements. Virtual Work formulation of equilibrium of structure and element. Lagrange interpolation...
Structural design in timber. Properties, anatomy of wood, wood products, factors affecting strength and behaviour, strength evaluation and testing....
Strength of soils, steady state seepage, flownets and piping. Stress distribution in soils. Earth pressures: at rest, active and passive. Design of...
Highway planning; highway location and geometric design; traffic engineering; highway capacity; soil classifications; subgrade and base materials;...
A critical study of the theories in soil mechanics and their application to the solution of geotechnical engineering problems. Field investigations,...
