Credit for this course may be gained by enrolling in AutoCAD Level 1 training at SIAST for nine 3 hour sessions. A pass/fail grade will be assigned on completion of the SIAST course. Credit may also be obtained by presenting documentary evidence of equivalent training.
An introduction to the physical and mechanical properties of materials and the phenomenological bases for these behaviours. Fundamental concepts of materials science and engineering are introduced and applied to materials commonly encountered in civil engineering applications, including Portland cement concrete, metals and alloys, ceramics, polymers and polymer composites, and other materials such as wood, asphalt concrete, and soils.
Provides an introduction to the subject area of fluid mechanics, including the properties of fluids, concepts of a continuum, fluid statics, kinematics, the general control volume conservation equation, continuity equation, momentum equation, Bernoulliís equation and measurement of fluid properties, pressure, velocity and discharge.
Basic introduction to the use and adjustments of survey equipment, and the associated field work and data interpretation required for engineering projects.
C E 295.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»Design Project 2(1.5L-1.5P) Prerequisite(s): G E 120, and 42 credit units towards the B.E. degree. Corequisite(s): C E 225, G E 213, and G E 300.
A design course in which the principles of design are learned by application to a suitable civil engineering project. The course requires that the students work in groups to achieve the desired outcome. Group interaction and performance is monitored throughout. Guest lectures from various industrial and other representatives will be provided to enhance the student's design experience.
The application of equilibrium analysis to materials and systems that can be treated as continua. The laws of equilibrium, compatibility, and constitutive relationships are used to reduce physical problems to mathematical expressions. Concepts are introduced in the context of elastic theory and extended to other areas of relevance to civil engineering such as fluid flow, plasticity, viscoelasticity, and multi-phase material behaviour.
Builds on the concepts studied in C E 225 Fluid Mechanics. Introduces the concepts of potential flow, dimensional analysis, boundary layer development, incompressible flow in pressure conduits, flow past objects, steady flow in open channels and hydraulic transients.
An introduction to Geomatics. This course describes the land subdivision system in Canada and briefly discusses land subdivision and encumbrances. Coordinate systems are presented, including a discussion of astronomic and geometric reference ellipsoids to approximate the shape of the earth. Map projections used to show the position of points on the surface of the earth on a two-dimensional surface are also discussed. Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projections are presented in detail, and the theory and application of this coordinate system are studied as the basis for most Canadian control surveys. The use and application of digital surveying equipment is presented along with the elements of total station and data collector operation. The combined use of UTM coordinate and digital surveying information, along with Softdesk Civil computer software for earthwork design, is also discussed. Global positioning satellite (GPS) surveys are also discussed, along with the integration of satellite data with base maps and total station surveys. Geographic information systems are also described and presented with applications in this course.
Introductory concepts for the analysis of structures are presented. Axial forces, shear forces and bending moments in statically determinant structures due to applied loads are determined, and methods for estimating deflections are covered. Computer analysis using the stiffness method is introduced and applied to 2D trusses. Manual analysis methods for statically indeterminate structures are considered briefly. An emphasis is placed on the application of basic analytical techniques, followed by the use of computer-based verifications.
An introduction to the use of mathematical methods in applied civil engineering problems. Topics include: matrix solution methods for systems of coupled equations, eigenvalue problems, and coordinate transformations; optimization and linear programming; and the solution of differential equations describing non-stationary physical systems using analytical, finite difference and finite element methods. Numerical techniques using computer programs are emphasized.