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CE 100 Introduction to Civil Engineering (1-0-1)
Introduction to CE profession; description of
various areas of specialization with a focus on nature of work and duties; orientation of the CE program and choice of
electives for concentration in each discipline; field trips to ongoing
projects; professional ethics and conduct, responsibilities and role of a civil
engineer in the society.
CE 101 Engineering Graphics (
An introductory course on the “language of
engineering” and the use of drafting instruments and machines. Topics include freehand sketching, graphic
geometry, orthographic projection, sectional and auxiliary views, dimensioning,
intersections, developments, and introduction to working drawings and an
overview of computer graphics.
CE 201
Statics (3-0-3)
Basic
concepts and principles of mechanics; vector algebra; equilibrium of particles
in two and three dimensions; definition of moment and couple; reduction of
systems forces; equilibrium of rigid bodies; statically determinate structures
including beams, trusses, frames, and machines; internal forces, shear force
and bending moment diagrams in beams; friction and its applications, centroid
and center of gravity of lines, areas, and volumes; moment of inertia and
radius of gyration.
Prerequisite: PHYS 101 or PHYS 131
CE 203
Structural Mechanics I (3-0-3)
Concepts
of stress, strain, and constitutive relations; stress and deformation of
axially loaded members; thermal stresses; pressure vessels; energy concepts;
torsion of circular and thin-walled sections; shear and bending moment diagrams
in beams; elastic bending; shear stress in beams; compound stresses; stress
transformation; deflection of beams and introduction to the concept of
singularity functions.
Prerequisite: CE 201
CE 213
Computer Graphics (
Introduction
to Computer Aided Design and Drafting.
Introduction
to computer graphics; graphics laboratory assignments to develop a skill in
using the CAD system and to produce a quality engineering drawings;
fundamentals of engineering graphics in 2D and 3D drawings, solid modeling,
applications to Mining and Civil engineering problems, through length and
sloping lines, cut and fill, strike and dip;
the forms of graphical communication for designers; example problems to
develop student’s perception and visualization ability.
Prerequisite: ICS 101
CE 230
Engineering Fluid Mechanics (3-0-3)
Properties
of fluids, hydrostatics with applications to manometers, forces on plane and
curved surfaces, buoyancy, equations of continuity, energy and linear momentum
with applications, dimensional analysis, dynamic similarity, open channel flow,
conduit flow.
Prerequisite: CE 201, MATH 102
CE 260 Surveying I (
Introduction; measuring units, significant figures,
direct distance measurement with tapes, tape corrections; electronic distance
measurement; levels and leveling; longitudinal profiles and cross sections;
contouring; area and volume computations; the theodolite and angular
measurements; optical distance measurements; rectangular coordinates; traverse
surveys and computations; mapping.
Prerequisite: CE 213 or department approval.
CE 303 Structural Materials (
Composition and properties of hydraulic cements;
characteristics of local aggregates and water mix; properties of fresh
concrete; production, handling and placement of cement and fresh concrete;
properties of hardened concrete; mix design; durability in the Gulf environment;
problems of hot weather concreting; introduction to repair materials and
techniques; types, engineering properties, and usage of structural steel,
aluminium, timber, glass and plastics.
Laboratory sessions will concentrate on various tests of concrete
constituents, fresh and hardened concrete, aggregate gradation and mix design;
flexure behavior of reinforced concrete beams; hardness test, tensile and
compressive tests on metals, measurement of Poisson’s ratio and stress
concentration and bending tests on steel beams.
Prerequisite:
CE 203
CE 305
Structural Analysis I (3-0-3)
Shear
force and bending moment diagrams for frames; influence lines for beams, frames
and 2D trusses; displacement of beams by moment area, and conjugate beam methods;
displacements of beams, frames and trusses by virtual work; analysis of
statically indeterminate structures; method of consistent deformation, energy
methods, slope-deflection and moment distribution; introduction to the
flexibility and stiffness matrix methods and computer applications.
Prerequisite: CE 203
CE 315
Reinforced Concrete I (2-3-3)
Review
of properties of structural concrete and reinforcing steel; behavior and design
of reinforced rectangular and T-section in flexure; Use of computers in beam
design for flexure; behavior and design of beams for shear, bond, and
development length including splices and cut-off points; design; design of
one-way slab, design of continuous beams with computer application for
analysis; control of deflection and cracking; design of short columns; design
of single footing; design project of a simple multistory building with one-way
flooring system which integrates the design of the different structural
components.
Prerequisite: CE 305
CE 317
Computer Methods in Civil Engineering (2-3-3)
Introduction
to numerical methods; matrix algebra; solution of nonlinear equations; solution
of system of linear and nonlinear equations; numerical solutions of
differential equations by finite differences; error analysis; introduction to
the finite element method (FEM); modular
programming using finite elements and finite differences; application of
developed finite difference and finite element software problems in civil engineering;
introduction to linear programming.
Prerequisite: ICS 101 & MATH 202
CE 331
Engineering Hydrology I (2-3-3)
The
hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation and transpiration, infiltration
streamflow, hydrograph analysis including unit hydrograph, occurrence of
groundwater, fundamentals of groundwater flow including Darcy’s Law and its
applications, steady and unsteady flow to wells, laboratory sessions include
experiments in fluid mechanics, surface and subsurface hydrology.
Prerequisite: CE 230 or equivalent.
CE 341 Transportation Engineering (3-0-3)
Planning and evaluation of transportation systems;
transportation in Saudi Arabia; characteristics of transportation systems and
vehicles; introduction to design principles and transportation facilities
including roadways and airports; flexible pavement design; application of
computer software(s) related to transportation.
Prerequisite:
PHYS 101 and Junior Standing.
CE 343 Transportation Engineering Laboratory (0-3-1)
Field studies for speed, traffic volume counts and
delays; introduction and practice in capacity analysis, traffic signal design,
pavement material testing and design; intersection, channelization and highway
geometric design; introduction to transportation
related softwares.
Prerequisite:
CE 303
Corequisite:
CE 341
CE 350 Coop Field Work (0-0-0)
CE 351 Continue Coop Work (0-0-9)
A continuous period of 28 weeks is spent in the
industry to acquire practical experience in Civil Engineering under the
supervision and guidance of the employer and the academic advisor. During this period the student gains an
in-depth exposure and appreciation of the Civil Engineering profession. The student is required to write a detailed
report about his training period under the regulation of the CE department.
Prerequisite:
ENGL 214, Junior standing and the approval of the Department.
CE 353
Geotechnical Engineering I (3-3-4)
Soil
formation and identification; index and classification properties of soils;
clay minerals; soil compaction; capillarity, swelling, shrinkage and effective
stresses; flow of water in soils; compressibility and consolidation; stress in
soils; shear strength of cohesive and cohesionless soils; introduction to
lateral earth pressure and shallow foundation.
Prerequisite: CE 203
Corequisite: CE 230
CE 370
Water and Wastewater Engineering (3-3-4)
Analysis
of water distribution and wastewater collection systems, computer modelling of
network systems; water treatment including coagulation, flocculation,
softening, sedimentation, filtration, desalination and disinfection; water
treatment, principles of biological treatment systems including activated
sludge, extended aeration, aerated lagoons, and stabilization ponds.
Prerequisites: CE 230, CHEM 111
CE 399 Summer Work (0-0-0)
A
continuous period of eight weeks of summer working in the industry to gain
exposure and appreciation of the civil engineering profession. On-the-job
training can be acquired in one of the four specialities of civil
engineering. The student is required to
write a brief report about his industrial experience. The report should emphasize duties assigned
and completed by the student.
Prerequisite: ENGL 214, Junior standing and approval of the
Department.
CE 401 Concrete
Technology (2-3-3)
In-depth
study of composition, characteristics and hydration of cements; structure and
properties of hardened cement paste; local aggregates; workability, strength,
volume changes and permeability of concrete; failure mechanisms of plain
concrete; production, handling and quality control of concrete; mix design;
special concretes such as fiber reinforced concrete, ferrocement and polymer
impregnated; durability problems of concrete in the Gulf environment;
preventive measures, specifications and construction techniques for local
conditions.
Prerequisite: CE 303
CE 402
Durability, Evaluation and Repair of Concrete Structures (3-0-3)
Durability
problems of concrete in the Gulf environment; factors causing deterioration in
the local conditions; manifestations and mechanisms of sulfate attack,
corrosion of reinforcement, salt weathering, environmental cracking and
cement-aggregate reaction; deterioration of concrete in sea water; preventive
measures; diagnosis and evaluation of deterioration, repair materials and
techniques.
Prerequisite: CE 303
CE 405
Structural Analysis II (3-0-3)
Review
of matrix algebra and solution of simultaneous equations; flexibility (force)
method analysis; stiffness (displacement) method of analysis; 2-D trusses,
beams and frames; development of computer programs using the stiffness method;
use of available computer packages for applications in structural analysis;
introduction to the Finite Element Method; introduction to Structural Stability.
Prerequisite: CE 305
CE 406
Structural Mechanics II (3-0-3)
Bending
of beams of non-symmetrical sections; shear center; energy concepts including
Rayleigh-Ritz method; use of classical and energy methods in the analysis of
curved beams; torsion of prismatic members; beams on elastic foundations;
introduction to finite difference and finite element methods; beam-columns;
failure theories and members with cracks.
Prerequisite: CE 203
CE 408
Steel Design I (2-3-3)
Properties of structural steel; steel sections and
introduction to load resistance factor design (LFRD), design of tension
members, compression members and capacity calculations; laced columns
width-thickness ratios; design of beams with and without lateral supports; design
of members under combined axial and bending loads; design and details of simple
bolted and welded connections, and an introduction to common building
connections; use of softwares for design of elements and overall design of
frames.
Prerequisite:
CE 305
CE 411
Senior Design Project (0-9-3)
Students
undertake a civil engineering project under the supervision of a faculty member
with the aim of achieving a comprehensive design experience through a coherent
study of all applicable principles, strategies and methodologies of design,
including construction operation, and maintenance as and when applicable. The project should also take into
consideration other appropriate factors such as alternative designs, economic
feasibility and social and environmental impacts. The student is required to make an oral and
written presentation of the design project to an examining committee.
Prerequisite: ENGL 214, Senior standing or approval of the
advisor
CE 412 Drawing and Detailing (2-3-3)
Topics include: drawing conventions; design process;
comprehension of tender, contract, working and detail drawings; mapping;
technical illustration and presentation; study of drawing office, its
equipment, management, automated drawing devices and computer graphics
applications.
Prerequisite:
CE 213 or Instructor’s permission.
CE 415 Reinforced Concrete II (2-3-3)
Behavior and design of columns under axial load and
bending including slenderness effects; design of wall footings; design of
combined footings; ACI Code provisions for serviceability requirements;
deflection of flexural members; design of two-way slabs on beams using the ACI
Direct Design Method; analysis and design of frames and continuous beams;
design of one-way joist floor system; design of beam column joints; design of
stairs behavior and design of retaining walls; introduction to prestressed
concrete; design project of multistory building with two-way flooring system
which integrates the design of different structural components; computer
application in interactive design.
Prerequisite:
CE 315.
CE 417 Reinforced Concrete III (3-0-3)
Analysis of multi-storeyed building frames for
one-way and two-way flooring systems using approximate and "exact"
methods; preliminary and final design of multi-storeyed building frames; mat
foundations; water tanks; introduction to reinforced concrete bridges; problem
of durability in reinforced concrete buildings; computer application in
interactive design.
Prerequisite:
CE 415
CE 418 Steel Design II (3-0-3)
Introduction to elastic-plastic material behavior,
plastic analysis and design of continuous beams and simple frames using load
resistance factor design (LRFD); design of built-up beams and plate girders,
optimum proportioning of I-beam, design of composite section analysis and
design for torsion, design of semi-rigid and rigid connections, computer
application and usage in design of rigid frames and steel buildings.
Prerequisite:
CE 408
CE 420
Construction Engineering (3-0-3)
Construction
engineering environment and practices, contract documents, types of contract,
bidding strategies and professional liabilities; construction equipment and
methods, CPM, network analysis, scheduling and resource levelling; cost control
and project management with computer applications. Introduction to PERT.
Prerequisite: Senior Standing
CE 430 Engineering Hydrology II (3-0-3)
Review of fundamentals of hydrology and advanced
treatment for estimation of elements of the hydrologic cycle; hydrologic flood
routing; probability concepts in hydrology, flood frequency analysis;
hydrologic principles in engineering design; computer applications in hydrology
and introduction to minor structure design.
Prerequisite: CE 230 or equivalent.
CE 432 Hydraulic Engineering (3-0-3)
Open channel concepts leading to the development of
gradually varied flow computation, computer-aided profile computation,
hydraulic factors for the design of reservoirs, dams, spillways and stilling
basins. Hydraulic models and
similitudes; fundamentals of pumps and turbines; selection of pumps.
Prerequisite:
CE 230 or equivalent.
CE 433 Ground Water Engineering (3-0-3)
Introduction and definitions, ground water storage
and supply, Darcy’s Law and its limitation, Dupuit approximation, steady and
unsteady flows in confined and unconfined aquifers, radial flow towards wells,
storage coefficient and safe yield in a water-table aquifer, design of wells,
methods of drilling and construction, development of maintenance of wells.
Prerequisite:
CE 230 or equivalent.
CE 434 Irrigation Engineering (3-0-3)
Irrigation in Saudi Arabia; sources and quality of
water for irrigation; design of low diversion dams in wadies; irrigation wells;
and soil-water-plant relations, consumptive use; layout of gravity irrigation
systems, irrigation methods, furrow, borderstrip, sprinkler and drip systems,
computer-aided design of sprinkler system; waterlogging and salinity problems,
and drainage in irrigated lands.
Prerequisite:
CE 230 or equivalent.
CE 435 Theory and Design of Water Wells (3-0-3)
Aquifers and wells of Saudi Arabia; trends in recent
groundwater developments; exploration methods and location of wells; well
hydraulics-steady and unsteady flow, yield vs. well size and yield vs.
drawdown; non-equilibrium well formula; design of wells; well screens, well
drilling methods, well logging and installing of well screens; design and
layout of well point system; well development; disinfecting of wells;
encrustation and corrosion of well screens, remedial measures and maintenance;
water-well specifications; pumps for wells.
Prerequisite:
CE 230 or equivalent.
CE 440 Highway and Airport Materials (3-0-3)
Materials types: asphalts, cement, aggregates and
local materials; specifications: material selection and design; tests of
asphalts and aggregates, mix design procedures for hot and cold mixes of
flexible pavements and concrete mixes for rigid pavements; characterization
techniques; modulus of resilience, fatigue, rutting and field control tests.
Prerequisite:
CE 303, CE 341, CE 343
CE 441 Design of Pavement (3-0-3)
Pavement types and loading, behavior of pavements
under dynamic loads, stresses in flexible and rigid pavements, pavement
components, pavement design factors, flexible highway and airport pavement
design, rigid highway and airport pavement design; overlay design and computer
applications; practical pavement design project of a road and airport.
Prerequisite:
CE 303
CE 442 Construction and Maintenance of Highways
and Airports (3-0-3)
Course on the fundamentals of highway and airport
construction and maintenance; topics include asphalt plants, material placement
and compaction methods, quality control, earthwork, highway drainage and
roadside requirements; construction standards, pavement performance and
evaluation, pavement distress identification, surface treatments, types,
application and design; overlay; pavement recycling techniques; computer
applications.
Prerequisite:
CE 341, CE 343
CE 443 Highway Planning and Design (3-0-3)
Highway planning in rural and urban areas; highway
location studies; engineering and aesthetic considerations; geometric design,
structural design, highway materials; drainage, highway construction, highway
safety engineering; discussion of AASHTO and Saudi highway design manuals;
complete geometric design of a two-lane highway; introduction to computer
softwares for geometric design.
Prerequisite:
CE 341
CE 444 Traffic
Engineering and Roadway Safety (3-0-3)
Vehicle, roadway and driver characteristics; traffic
engineering and safety studies; traffic flow theory and highway capacity
analysis, and computer applications; traffic control methods and devices;
operational considerations for safety; roadway lighting and highway traffic
noise.
Prerequisite:
CE 341, CE 343
CE 453 Geotechnical Engineering II (3-0-3)
Fundamental relations of elasticity and plasticity
in soil masses; unsaturated soils behavior; deformation properties of
cohesionless and cohesive soils; advanced strength concepts in soils and stress
path; slope stability analysis; introduction to soil dynamics.
Prerequisite: CE 353
CE 454
Soil Stabilization and Site Improvement (3-0-3)
General
survey of soil types and their behavior and the available techniques for
improvement; shallow and deep mechanical modifications; modifications by
admixtures and grouting; modifications by inclusions; the use of geosynthetic
material in filtration, seepage control, separation, reinforcement and water
retention; hydraulic modifications; and treatment of marginal soils.
Prerequisite: CE
353
CE 455 Foundation and Earth Structure Design (3-0-3)
Site investigation, including determination of soil
properties for design; bearing capacity theory of shallow foundation;
settlement of building foundations; design and analysis of retaining walls,
sheet piles and braced excavations; design of pile and pier foundations.
Prerequisite:
CE 353
CE 456 Seepage Analysis & Its Control (3-0-3)
Principles that govern the flow of water into soils;
equation of continuity and potential theory; flow nets; confined flow;
unconfined flow; seepage forces and critical gradient; applications of seepage
principles to earth structures; seepage from canals and ditches; seepage into
wells; filters and drains; review of selected case histories.
Prerequisite:
CE 353
CE 460 Remote Sensing Technology (3-0-3)
The physical and spectral basis of remote sensing;
sensor systems; photographic censors; multispectral scanners; sidelooking
airborne radar; passive microwave sensors and remote sensing programs; mission
planing consideration; LANDSAT system; image interpretation of remote sensing
data; numerical analysis of remote sensing data; pattern recognition in remote
sensing; typical steps in numerical analysis; applications of remote sensing.
Prerequisite:
PHYS 102 and Junior Standing
CE 461 Geodesy (3-0-3)
The earth and its gravity field, scope of geodetic
positioning techniques, the figure of the earth, geodetic datum, terrestrial
coordinate systems and associated transformations, geodetic position
computation on earth as sphere, as ellipsoid, field astronomy, mapping, and
projection coordinates of the ellipsoid.
Prerequisite:
CE 260
CE 462 Photogrammetry I (2-3-3)
Metric camera, optical principles, mathematical
principles, terrestrial photogrammetry, aerial photogrammetry, stereoscopic
plotters, analytical photogrammetry, orthophotomaps, holography, flight
planning.
Prerequisite:
CE 260
CE 463 Theory of Errors and Adjustment Computations (3-0-3)
Definition of errors, sources of errors, types of
errors, Gauss probability distribution of random errors, uni-variate and
multi-variate errors propagation, parametric least squares adjustment, single
and multiconditional least squares adjustment, least squares solution of
mathematical model, statistical testing of observations and mathematical
structures.
Prerequisite:
CE 260
CE 464 Project Surveying (3-0-3)
Laser systems and alignment, electronic distance
measurement with high precision, land subdivision and legal aspects; route
surveying, hydrographic surveying, mine surveying, construction surveying, ruin
surveying, industrial surveying, plane table surveying, structure deformation
measurement and monitoring, earth crustal deformation measurement.
Prerequisite:
CE 260
CE 472 Environmental Engineering (3-0-3)
Analyses of stream and estuary water quality;
composition and disposal of solid wastes; types of hazardous waste generated,
and their management; sources, characteristics, and effects of air pollution;
meteorology of inversions and dispersion of pollutants; health effects of noise
pollution and its control; application of computer models in analysis of
environmental data.
Prerequisite:
Senior Standing.
CE 473 Design and Operation of Water and
Wastewater Treatment Plants (3-0-3)
Theory and practice in sanitary engineering
including the concepts of processing, design, economic evaluation and computer
analysis; class projects incorporating practical considerations in the design
and operation of treatment units and the combining of unit processing in water
and wastewater treatment plants; field trips will be organized to visit various
types of treatment plants in operation.
Prerequisite:
CE 370
CE 475 Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection
System (3-0-3)
Design of pumping stations employing both constant
speed and variable speed pumps; design of water distribution systems with
computer analysis incorporating storage reservoirs, booster pumping, and
control valves; design of wastewater collection systems including gravity flow
sewers, force mains, and lift stations; and operation of utilities employing telemetry
and data processing; site visits will be arranged to see various operational
and maintenance practices.
Prerequisite:
CE 230