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Civil Engineering - Training Regular program

Bachelor

Levels
10
Courses
79
Credits
162
Number of students
10
    Overview
    The Civil Engineering program is dedicated to delivering high-quality education, advancing innovative scientific research, and serving the community to achieve leadership and sustainability both locally and regionally. The program aims to produce graduates who are highly competent, technically proficient, and equipped with strong communication and leadership skills, enabling them to meet the demands of prospective employers and excel as successful entrepreneurs in the field. It emphasizes solving real-world challenges by fostering practical solutions through scientific research and active community engagement, highlighting the vital contributions of Civil Engineering. Furthermore, the program upholds ethical standards, promotes sustainability, and prioritizes teamwork as a core value to disseminate knowledge and effectively support community development.

    Program levels

    المستوى الاول
    MTH 101 - Introductory Mathematics - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Review of Basic concepts of: Algebraic Operations, Equations and Inequalities, transformation and rotation of axes. Functions, Polynomials and Rational Functions, Complex numbers. Studying Partial fractions, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. Trigonometric and inverse Trigonometric Functions, Circular functions and their graphs, Trigonometric Identities and Equations. Solving Systems of linear Equations. Matrices. Analytic geometry: line, pair of lines, circle, conic sections: parabola, ellipse, hyperbola.
    CIS 101 - Computer Skills - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course gives a definition of components and units of computers and their functions, input and output units, main and secondary memory, computer types, operating systems, and data processing. Also, This course gives a tough knowledge of office applications such as MS-Word, MS- Excel, spreadsheets, graphs, networks and the internet.
    المستوى الثاني
    CHM 103 - Chemistry - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course is an introductory chemistry course designed to prepare students who have an interest in engineering and health- related professions. So it provides an introduction to the general principles and concepts of chemistry. The course introduces the following: - Interesting examples of how chemistry applies to life. - The matter and its classification, states, physical and chemical properties. - Study of atoms and periodic table. - Ionic and covalent compounds. - The mass relationships in chemical reactions. - Solutions. - Acids and bases. - Chemical reaction. -Electrochemistry. - Chemical equilibrium. - Thermochemistry. - Functional groups of organic compounds, organic reactions and polymers -Carbohydrates, Lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. The content of this course is designed for an introductory chemistry course with no chemistry prerequisite, and it is suitable for either a two-semester sequence or a one-semester course
    MTH 102 - Differential Calculus - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course is concerned with the study of limits of real functions of a single variable, continuity, derivatives and their applications as mentioned in the topics below. 1. The Limit of a function. 2. Continuity and its Consequences, domain and range of functions, hyperbolic and inverse hyperbolic functions. 3. Derivatives. The Chain Rule, Derivatives of polynomial, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions, Trigonometric and Inverse Trigonometric Functions, hyperbolic and inverse hyperbolic functions, Implicit Differentiation. Higher Order Derivatives, 4. Applications of derivatives. Indeterminate Forms and, L’Hospital’s rule, local extrema, concavity, horizontal and vertical asymptotes. Graphing curves, applications of extrema, related rates, Rolle’s theorem, mean value theorem, Taylor and Maclurin’s series in one variable.
    CIS 102 - Problem Solving and Programming - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Problem solving and algorithm development. Basic data types. Statements and library functions. Operator precedence. Assignment Operator. Input / Output statements. Decisions and exception structures. Loop structures. User-defined functions and procedures. Recursion. Scope, variable definition and parameter matching. Use of arrays.
    المستوى الثالث
    MTH 203 - Integral Calculus - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    The definite integral, fundamental theorem of calculus, the indefinite integral, changes of variable, integration of trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions. Integration of the hyperbolic and inverse hyperbolic functions. Techniques of integration: substitution, by parts, trigonometric substitutions, partial fractions, indeterminate forms, improper integrals, numerical integration. Application of definite integral: Area, volume of revolution, work, arc length. Polar coordinates.
    PHS 101 - General physics 1 - mandatory
    Credits
    4
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    5
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    A course intended for students in the early stages of their undergraduate studies in various scientific and engineering disciplines, and aims to introduce the basic concepts in physics and understand the principles governing natural phenomena. The course focuses on providing students with the tools and knowledge necessary to understand the behavior of objects and the interactions between forces and energy, and it is the basis for understanding advanced physics courses in the future.
    MEC 103 - Engineering Economy - mandatory
    Credits
    2
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    2
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course focus on various topics related to the engineering economy. These topics includes introduction to engineering economy, fundamental knowledge and understandings on cost concepts, time value of money, interest formulas and equivalence, bases for comparison of alternatives, decision making among alternatives, evaluating replacement alternatives, depreciation, and break-even and minimum cost analysis.
    MEC 102 - Engineering Design (1) - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course introduces active learning, team work, team dynamics, team norms and communication, conducting effective meetings and quality assessment, problem solving procedure, problem definition, generation of solutions, selection methodology, solution implementation, assessment of implementation, levels of learning and degrees of internalization, ethical decision, organization of the work and design notebook, reverse engineering and design projects, ethical issues in design.
    MEC 101 - Engineering drawing - mandatory
    Credits
    2
    Theoretical
    1
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    يقدم هذا المقرر مقدمة عن هندسة انشاء المجسمات الرسومية وأساسيات كتابة الحروف، والرسم التخطيطي، والإسقاطات المتعامدة، والمناظر المقطعية ، وتحديد الأبعاد. ومقدمة عن السوليدورك وتطبيقات الكمبيوتر.
    المستوى الرابع
    MEC 105 - Basics of Engineering Technology - mandatory
    Credits
    2
    Theoretical
    1
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course introduces the function and planning of workshop, Dimensional metrology, properties of materials and their applications, non-ferrous metals and ferrous alloys production, plain carbon and alloy steels - tool steels and the iron-carbon diagram, heat treatment of steels: annealing, normalizing, quenching, tempering, surface hardening, aging, destructive and nondestructive testing of metals, workshop metrology, basic bench work operations, machining and forming operations , basic workshop processes (turning, milling, grinding, forging, sheet metal work), welding processes (gas welding, arc welding, spot welding), casting processes (sand casting, die casting), industrial safety.
    MTH 204 - Advanced Calculus - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Partial derivatives: Functions of several variables. Limits and continuity. Partial derivatives. Tangent planes and linear approximations. The chain rule. Directional derivatives and the gradient vector. Maximum and minimum values. Lagrange multiplies. Multiple integrals: Double integrals over rectangles. Iterated integrals. Double integrals over general regions. Double integrals in polar coordinates. Application of double integrals. Surface Area. Triple integrals. Triple integrals in cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Change of variables in multiple integrals
    MTH 281 - Statistics and Probabilities - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Fundamentals of probability theory. Single and multiple discrete and continuous random variables. Probability density function. Joint and conditional probabilities. Moments and statistical averages. Central limit theorem, Data description techniques, Estimation, testing of hypothesis, Regression and correlation.
    CVE 101 - Engineering Mechanics (Statics) - mandatory
    Credits
    2
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course cover the fundamentals of force 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 trusses, centroid and center of gravity of lines, areas, and volumes; moment of inertia and radius of gyration, friction and its applications.
    PHS 202 - General physics 2 - mandatory
    Credits
    4
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    5
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    this course focuses on electricity, magnetism, and optics. The course combines theoretical and practical components, covering fundamental principles of electrostatics (Coulomb's law, electric fields), circuit analysis (Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's rules), magnetism (magnetic fields, Faraday's law), and optics (reflection, refraction, lenses). The practical component reinforces theoretical concepts through hands-on laboratory experiments using equipment like oscilloscopes, Wheatstone bridges, and potentiometers. Students learn mathematical principles and real-world applications, from analyzing simple circuits to understanding complex optical systems like microscopes. The course also includes wave mechanics and sound, providing a solid foundation in classical physics principles
    MEC 104 - Engineering Design (2) - mandatory
    Credits
    2
    Theoretical
    1
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course introduces Engineering design process, Computer modeling and heuristics for problem solving, Hands-on real life and team–based engineering design project, customer requirements, conceptual design, prototyping, functional testing, preparation of operational manual, communicating design outcomes.
    المستوى الخامس
    CVE 201 - Computer Drawing - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    1
    Pratical
    4
    Training
    Total Content
    5
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction to Computer Graphics Packages and Computer Aided Design and Drafting CADD, 2D. Drawing with AutoCAD, Civil Engineering Applications: 2D Drawing with AutoCAD of Auxiliary Views and Sections for Earthen Works, Water Structures, Architectural and Structural Building Shop Drawings and Steel Structures, Introduction to Contour Maps Drawings, and Introduction to 3D Drawing with AutoCAD.
    MTH 305 - Differential Equations - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Basic concepts: the definition of differential equations (classified – composition)- Differential equations of the first order and their applications: methods of solving differential equations of the first order.-Differential equations of the first order and their applications: orthogonal paths-Differential equations and higher order and its applications: reduction of the order - methods of solution of linear differential equations of higher order with constant coefficients- Differential equations and higher order and its applications: methods of solution of linear differential equations of higher order with non-constant coefficients- Laplace transform and its applications- Solution of linear differential equations of second order transactions of the type many borders by series-Fourier Series of even and odd functions, Fourier expansion and Fourier integration.
    CVE 251 - Surveying - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction to different categories of surveying; units of measurements; leveling and contouring; distance measurements; Direction and angular measurements; introduction to control survey (traversing); sources of error in surveying measurements and methods of corrections; electronic distance measurements (EDM); horizontal and vertical curves; and advanced surveying technologies
    CVE 221 - Geology for Civil Engineers - mandatory
    Credits
    2
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    2
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction to engineering geology. Earth surface and physical properties of earth materials. Weathering processes. Types and classification of rocks based on origin and strength. Physical and mineralogical properties of rocks. Basics of structural geology. Rock formation and properties. Identification of rock minerals. Residual and transported soil. Index properties and their measurements in field and laboratory. Deformability. Strength and failure criteria. Mechanical properties of rock. Geological maps.
    CVE 211 - Strength of Materials - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Calculating the internal forces and drawing the free body diagram, Concept of stress and strain; Mechanical properties of materials, stress-strain relationships and Hooke’s law; Axial load; Shearing force and bending moment diagrams; Normal stresses in symmetrical and non -symmetrical sections due to normal forces and bending moment; Shear stresses in symmetrical solid and hollow sections; Torsional shear stresses in circular and non-circular sections; Combined stresses and Principal stresses; Transformation of stress and strain and Mohr’s circle, and buckling of columns.
    المستوى السادس
    MTH 382 - Numerical Methods - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Error analysis (absolute and relative error) – Solution of nonlinear equation in one variable (Bisection method, Fixed point method, Newton’s method + error analysis) – Direct and iterative methods for solving linear systems (Gaussian elimination method, Cramer’s method, LU method, Jacodi and Gauss-Seidel iterative method + error analysis) – Interpolation (Lagrange polynomial, Divided difference + error analysis) – Least square method – Numerical integration (Rectangular rule, Trapezoidal rule, Simpson’s rule, Midpoint rule + error analysis) – Numerical Differentiation (First and second approximation) – Numerical solution of ordinary differential equation (Euler’s method, Runge-kutta methods, …).
    CVE 241 - Fluid Mechanics - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction, Units and Dimensions, Fluid Properties, Fluid Static Pressure and its measuring devices, Hydrostatic Pressure and Forces on Submerged Plane and Curved Surfaces, Buoyancy and Stability of Floating Bodies, Fluid Kinematics, Fluid Flow Definitions, Discharge Equation and Continuity Equation, Energy Equation, Bernoulli Equation and its Applications (Velocity and Flow Rate Measurement Apparatus such as Pitot Tube, Venturimeter), Flow Rate through Orifices and Over Weirs, Momentum Equation and its applications; forces of Jets on plates, Flow Resistance and Viscosity, Types of Flow, Reynold’s Number, Darcy-Weisbach Formula, Energy Losses in Pipe Lines, Pipe Lines and Networks.
    CVE 213 - Materials of Construction - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    General properties, testing and specifications of engineering materials (concrete, asphalt concrete, masonry, and wood). Stress-strain behavior of concrete and reinforcing bars. Properties and testing of concrete making materials (cement, aggregates, mixing water and admixtures). Requirements and design of concrete mixes. Mixing, placing and curing of concrete. Quality control and statistical evaluation.
    CVE 212 - Structural Analysis (1) - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course covers the fundamentals of structural analysis, including types of loads and supports, types of structures, stability and determinacy. It provides a detailed study of analyzing statically determinate structures and drawing shear force, normal force, and bending moment diagrams for various types of structures. The course includes the analysis of simple and complex beams, compound and inclined beams, arch and trussed beams, as well as open and closed frames. Additionally, it introduces the use of influence lines to evaluate structural responses under moving loads. The course also covers the differential equation of the elastic deformation curve using the double integration method, enabling students to analyze structural deflections effectively.
    CVE 202 - Integrated Course for Civil Engineers - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course is about an introduction to building construction and specifications. This course provides detail information about the main building systems such as architecture and structural systems (i.e., footing, flooring, roofing, walls, stairs, doors, windows, and finishing), electrical systems (i.e., lighting inside buildings, lighting schema, lighting calculation), and mechanical system (i.e., operation of air conditioning and heating system, Cooling and heating loads of buildings). This course also provides an opportunity for students to learn the skills of reading workshop drawings for all three systems.
    المستوى السابع
    CVE 321 - Geotechnical Engineering (1) - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course includes soil formation, weight-volume relationships, soil plasticity, soil compaction, classification and identification of soils, permeability and seepage, total and effective stresses in soils, stress analysis in soils using the elastic theory, site exploration and soil investigation.
    CVE 312 - Reinforced Concrete Design (1) - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course introduces the properties of concrete and reinforcing steel, focusing on their application in the design of reinforced concrete structures. It emphasizes the principles of limit-state design in compliance with building code requirements (SBC and ACI), alongside ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering solutions. The course covers loads and load combinations acting on reinforced concrete structures and the analysis and design of beams for flexural stresses, including rectangular beams, T-beams, and doubly-reinforced beams. It also includes the design of beams against shear and torsion forces, bond and development length considerations (including splices and cut-off points), and reinforcement detailing. Students will learn to analyze, design, and detail reinforcement for one-way and two-way solid slabs and design columns subjected to axial loads, focusing on short tied and spiral columns.
    CVE 341 - Hydraulics - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course introduces basic concepts of fluid flow as types, classifications, states and properties in closed conducts and in open channels, Dimensional analysis and similarity, Steady flow in closed conduct, Hydraulics of open channel, Pumps and turbines, and Laboratory measurements and data analysis.
    CVE 342 - Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction to water resources engineering, The hydrologic cycle, principles of meteorology (temperature, humidity, and wind), Precipitation and infiltration, Evaporation and transpiration, Rainfall and run-off, Drainage basins and Hydrographs, Ground water - Properties of Aquifers, Ground water movement, Hydraulic of wells – steady state condition, Computer applications in hydrology.
    CVE 311 - Structural Analysis (2) - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Deformations for determinate structures using the methods of moment-area, conjugate-beam and virtual work, Analysis of statically indeterminate structures using the methods of consistent deformations and equation of three moments, Methods of slope-deflection and moment distribution, Influence lines of statically indeterminate structures, Introduction to structural analysis using classical stiffness method.
    المستوى الثامن
    CVE 361 - Transportation and Traffic Engineering - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course explains the fundamental of Transportation systems, their characteristics, and transport system components. Introduction to transportation planning process, Forecasting Travel Demand, and Evaluation of transportation alternatives. Fundamental principles of traffic flow, Traffic engineering studies, Capacity and level of service for highways, Parking surveys and intersection control signalization and timing.
    CVE 331 - Construction Management - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction to construction projects and construction industry, Categories of construction projects, Project phases and activities, stakeholders and key-players, planning and time management (PERT and critical path methods), organizational structure, tendering methods, bidding and contracting, legal and economic aspects, site planning and safety precautions, estimation and resource management, BIM and green buildings, and computer applications.
    CVE 313 - Design of Steel Structures - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    The course will provide students with the skills necessary to be able to analyze and design of steel members with according to AISC specifications. This includes the analysis and design of roof trusses, tension and compression members, Welded and bolted connections, beams, columns under eccentric loadings, column bases and footings. Finally, the analysis and design of an industrial building project is provided.
    CVE 322 - Geotechnical Engineering (2) - mandatory
    Credits
    2
    Theoretical
    1
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course includes compressibility of soils, consolidation and settlement, shear strength, lateral earth pressure and slope stability.
    CVE 314 - Reinforced Concrete Design (2) - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Review ACI 318- Code provisions, Analysis and design flat slabs, Analysis and design ribbed slabs and waffle slabs, Design of stairs; Design of sections under eccentric forces, Analysis and design columns subjected to axial loads and bending moments including slenderness in sway and non-sway frames, Analysis, design, and of reinforced concrete frames.
    CVE 371 - Sanitary Engineering - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Design and analysis of drinking water distribution systems, water and wastewater collection, drinking water treatment (sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, storage and storage), basic biological treatment systems for wastewater (active sludge, continuous ventilation, removal of obstructions and sludge processes).
    المستوى التاسع
    CVE 462 - Advanced Traffic Engineering - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction, scope and responsibilities of Traffic Engineering, Characteristics of traffic stream parameters, Analysis of Traffic flow parameters, Application of traffic flow theory, and queuing theory, Highway Capacity Analysis and application in planning and design, Traffic Study: Speed-Flow-Density data collection and analysis, Parking Study- Demand assessment and facility design, Signalized intersection design and performance analysis, Roundabout design and traffic operation management, ITS Application in Traffic Engineering, Application of computer models–HCS, SIDRA, SYNCHRO, AIMSUN.
    CVE 416 - Advanced Materials of Construction - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Mechanical and durability properties of construction materials, properties, and microstructure of concrete in fresh and hardened state, microstructure, types and various aspects of steel, plastics and composites in construction, innovative materials of construction and the sustainability of construction materials.
    CVE 472 - Solid Waste Treatment - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    مقدمة في هندسة الموانئ والسواحل، ومقدمة في ديناميكيات السواحل الهيدروديناميكية: الرياح، المد والجزر، التيارات، نظريات الأمواج، والقوى الموجية على الهياكل. التخطيط العام والمخطط الرئيسي للموانئ، تصميم وتخطيط الحواجز المائية، تصميم وتخطيط هياكل الرسو، الهياكل البحرية، حماية السواحل، والرواسب الساحلية وتشكيل السواحل.
    CVE 452 - Geographic Information Systems - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Definition and scope of GIS. Spatial data types (vector and raster), Spatial data collection, storage, analysis, manipulation, representation and visualization of spatial 2D and three-dimensional data, cartography, projection, transformation and digital map production. Principles of modern spatial data acquisition techniques, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), GIS-functions in spatial data analysis, and thematic mapping.
    CVE 451 - Remote Sensing - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Definition and scope of RS. Collection, storage, analysis, storage, manipulation, representation and visualization of satellite images. Principles of electromagnetic spectrum and satellite image acquisition techniques, image histogram statistics and characteristics, and remote sensing processes and applications, characteristics of aerial and satellite images, image interpretation, digital image analysis enhancements and processing. Image mosaicking and image fusion, RS-computer applications for spatial data analysis, and thematic mapping.
    CVE 423 - Soil Improvement - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course introduces : Principles of soil improvement. Types of improvement and factors influencing them. Mechanical and hydro improvements. Physical and chemical improvements. Computer applications.
    CVE 443 - Harbor and Coastal Engineering - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction to Harbor and Coastal Engineering, Introduction to Coastal Hydrodynamics: Wind, Tides, Currents, Wave Theories, and Wave Forces on Structures, General and Master Planning of Ports, Design and Planning of Breakwaters, Design and Planning of Berthing Structures, Marin structures, Coastal Protections, Coastal Sediment and Morphology.
    CVE 441 - Design of Hydraulic Structures - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction: Importance, Classifications and Functions of Hydraulic Structures; Design of Crossing Structures: Introduction, Culverts, Bridges, Syphons and Aqueducts; Spillways and Escapes; Energy dissipation downstream hydraulic structures; Design of Control Structures: Floor Design, Regulators, Weirs; and Dams: History, Types, Selection, Forces acting on Dams, and design of Dams.
    CVE 432 - Construction Estimating and Scheduling - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Project management and project planning techniques; project management processes; project planning and scheduling, Bar-charts, Critical path methods, PERT method, Resource estimations, Resource allocation and levelling, Probabilities in scheduling, Time-cost trade off. Time and cost control, Quality management, Risk and human resource management, and Computer applications.
    CVE 471 - Environmental Engineering - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course introduces the definition of environmental engineering, pollution problems and the impact of development on the environment. Solid wastes management, characteristics, storage, collection, disposal, and recycling. Water pollution overland, in streams, lake and sea. Air pollution sources, pollutants, effects and control. Noise, light and visual pollution, and soil degradation sources, effect and control.
    CVE 491 - Senior Project - mandatory
    Credits
    4
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    4
    Training
    Total Content
    6
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    The senior project should be selected to provide design alternatives that meet desired needs within realistic constraints and to encourage the students to work on multidisciplinary team. Furthermore, it should be a capstone design project that covers at least three different tracks in civil engineering to meet the quality requirements set by ABET and NCAAA. A standard engineering design process is followed including the selection of a client defined problem, literature review, problem formulation (objectives, constraints, and evaluation criteria), generation of design alternatives, work plan, preliminary design of the selected alternative, design refinement, detailed design, design evaluation, and documentations. The student is required to communicate, clearly and concisely, the details of his design both orally and in writing in several stages during the design process including a final public presentation to a jury composed of several subject-related professionals.
    CVE 424 - Excavation Support and Tunneling Methods - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Slope protection. Shallow trenches. Excavation bracing. Soil nailing. Deep cuts. Tieback systems. Secant pile wall design. Soldier beam and lagging. Anchored sheet pile wall. Soldier pile - Tremie concrete. Cement-bentonite pre-trenching. Stone or sand columns. Slurry trench method. Caissons design and construction. Tremie pipe. Tunneling methods (cut and cover method-shield method or tunnel boring machines-pipe jacking and micro tunneling).
    CVE 463 - Airports Planning and Design - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction to airports engineering, Airports site selection, Aircraft characteristics, Airports layout, Runway orientation, Runway corrections, Geometric design of airport, Airport lighting, marking, and signage, Airport drainage, Structural design of airport pavements.
    CVE 422 - Applications in Foundation Engineering - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction to foundation engineering; purpose and classification of foundations; site exploration and foundation selection; loads and calculations of allowable pressures and settlements; foundations in variety of conditions; foundations on fill and improved ground; combined footings; slope stability; computer applications.
    CVE 444 - Dams Engineering - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction to Dams Engineering, Hydrologic and Environmental Aspects of Reservoir Planning and Design, Classification and Selection of the Dam Types Based on the Geologic and Geomorphologic Criteria, Essential Design Elements for Embankment Dams, Concrete Dams: Classification of Concrete Dams, Preliminary Design of Gravity Dams, Preliminary Design of Arch Dams, Dam Safety.
    CVE 415 - Advanced Steel Design - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Design of covers for long-range structures, Two-dimensional or flat structures (beam systems, portal systems, arc systems) and three-dimensional or spatial structures (the main types of spatial structures, node and bar constructions), Design of these structures according to AISC using LRFD method vs. ASD method.
    CVE 453 - Photogrammetry - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Principles and scope of photogrammetry, aerial cameras and camera calibration, geometry of the aerial photograph, stereoscopy and stereoscopes, parallax and the theory and techniques of plotter orientation. Extraction of engineering information from single aerial photo and from two interfaced photos, transformation, least squares, geometric correction and measuring of coordinates from aerial photos, introduction to analytical photogrammetric surveying, outputs of aerial surveying, Planning a photogrammetric project, Applications using computer software’s.
    CVE 412 - Structural Analysis using Finite Elements - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course provides an introduction to the finite element analysis (FEA) method, covering finite element formulation techniques and element properties. It explores the application of FEA for one, two, and three degrees of freedom elements, as well as for two-dimensional and three-dimensional solids. The course also includes the finite element method for plates and shells, emphasizing practical applications across various engineering problems. Students will gain foundational knowledge and skills in applying FEA to solve complex structural and mechanical challenges.
    CVE 495 - Computer Applications in Civil Engineering - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    1
    Pratical
    4
    Training
    Total Content
    5
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course introduces application of computer aided drafting (CAD) to the development of civil engineering drawings, dimensioning, grading plans, contour lines and sections, Analysis and design of civil engineering systems using software package, Introduction to Office suite: spreadsheets with VBA applications and word processing, Development of algorithms and computer codes for the solution of civil engineering.
    CVE 411 - Advanced Structural Analysis - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Review of the basic concepts of structural analysis and matrix algebra, Stiffness method vs. flexibility method, Linear static analysis of skeletal structures (trusses, beams and frames) by the stiffness method, Reduction of stiffness formulation, Support settlement and temperature effect, Analysis of elastic instability and second-order response, Introduction to structural dynamics.
    CVE 431 - Construction Engineering and Sustainability - mandatory
    Credits
    2
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    2
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction to construction engineering including engineering economics; soil compaction and stabilization; estimation of equipment productivity and unit cost; selection of construction equipment; formwork systems; introduction to quantity survey with emphasis on civil works; life-long learning; overview of the construction industry; excavation and lifting, loading and hauling; construction economics; contract construction; sustainability requirements for green infrastructure (buildings, roads, airports, ports, other); technical assessment of sustainable alternatives.
    CVE 413 - Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Water tanks: design of water side sections - elevated tanks - ground and underground tanks, and Prestressed concrete: introduction, losses - analysis and design of simply supported prestressed concrete beams.
    CVE 421 - Foundation Engineering - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    This course includes soil settlement, the types of foundations, bearing capacity of shallow foundation, design of shallow foundation, types of deep foundations, bearing capacity of single piles and pile groups, design of pile foundations, types, stability and design of retaining walls, and analysis the stability of the sheet piles.
    CVE 414 - Wind and Earthquake Resistance Design - optional 2
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    3
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    The course is designed to give the students the required skills concerning the design of high-rise buildings, the effect of wind and earthquake loads and other special topics in reinforced concrete structures.
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    BUS 101 - Entrepreneurship - optional 3
    Credits
    2
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    2
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    The Entrepreneurship course is one of the most important modern concepts that contributes to spreading the culture of self-employment, whether by creating new organizations or developing existing ones. The course aims to enhance the ability to respond to new investment opportunities and address societal problems and challenges using innovative methods and creative ideas.
    CVE 492 - Special Topics in Civil Engineering - mandatory
    Credits
    2
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    2
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    The topics are selected at the beginning of the semester after the approval of the department committee. The topics are selected according to the development of civil engineering science, community needs, market demand, etc.
    CVE 493 - Field Training - mandatory
    Credits
    2
    Theoretical
    Pratical
    Training
    Total Content
    2
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    After successfully completing 110 credits, the students should perform a field training for 8 weeks (in summer semester or otherwise according to department approval). The main goal of the field training is to enable students to apply the lessons they learned in the theoretical study into a real-life experience and in a professional practice. And, to ensure their ability to work in a team and responsibility to fulfill the regular daily working hours. In addition to consider this professional practice as a part of their study and academic evaluation.
    CVE 461 - Highway Engineering - mandatory
    Credits
    3
    Theoretical
    2
    Pratical
    2
    Training
    Total Content
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Description:
    Introduction, Soil classification, Strength of subgrade soil, Subgrade, base and subbase material characterization, Bituminous materials characterization, Hot-Mix-Asphalt design and testing, Thickness design of flexible and rigid pavements, Introduction to geometric design, Sight distance, Horizontal alignment, Vertical alignment, At-grade intersections.
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