Yearly Archives: 2016

Course Description   DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CE 412-STRUCTURAL CONCRETE DESIGN II :Types and characteristics of two-way slab systems, Deflection control of two-way slab systems, ACI effective beam, drop panel dimensions, Direct Design Method, ACI Chapter 13, Limitations of DDM, Design procedure, Moments to beams, columns, Shear to beams, reinforcement in TW slabs, Two-Way Shear, ACI Chapter 11, Punching shear, critical sections, shear force, TW shear strength, TW shear reinforcement, Effects of moment transfer, openings, Equivalent Frame Method, ACI Chapter 13, Introduction, slab-beam stiffness, concept of equivalent column, Moment analysis.

Course Description   DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CE 434 - Railway Engineering: Historical development of railways. General definitions. Rolling stock traction: Motive power of the machines of traction. Track geometry: Grades and curves. Location procedure construction. Superstructure: Principles of Planning and Study of technical and economical aspects. Operational principles of railways.

Course Description   DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CE426- Highway Engineering: Historical development of highways. Definitions. Vehicle and road user characteristics. General characteristics of highway traffic. Highway capacity. Highway location. Elements of geometric design of highways. Horizontal and vertical curves. Transition curves. Construction of subgrade, sub base, base courses. Pavement types.

Course Description   DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CE 417, 424 - Supervised Independent Study and Research: Although the graduation project is a whole course to be completed, it is divided into two semesters as follows: 1st semester: Supervised independent study and research (3 credits) 2nd semester: Graduation project (3 credits) In evaluating the Supervised independent study and research, the following guidelines will be utilized. The course will be graded on a 0 to 100 point scale. A grade of 60 points is considered passing for purposes of meeting Tishk International University graduation requirement. There are two components to the final grade [...]

Course Description   DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CE 438-FOUNDATION ENGINEERING II: Deep foundations. Piles and pile foundations, types of piles, pile foundation design. Types of sheet pile walls. Single wall, double wall and cellular cofferdams. Design and construction methods of cofferdams. Box open, monolithic and pneumatic or compressed air caissons. Underpinning of existing structures.

Course Description   DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CE 430-DESIGN OF HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES: Types of structures. Design of weirs and diversion weir. Farm irrigation structures; ditches, checks, turnouts, drops and chutes. Flumes. Culverts and bridges. Trash racks and screens, sand traps. Design of canalet networks. Design of irrigation appurtenances. Design of dams and reservoirs. Gravity, buttress, arch and earth dams. Design of spillways and energy dissipating basins. Design of service reservoirs.

Course Description   DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CE 422-SEWAGE SYSTEMS ENGENEERING :Types of sewage systems (drainage), drainage system and separate the joint, the amount of sewage water, filtration, amount of rain water, the quarterly equation, coefficient of riverbed, time of concentration, the intensity of rainfall. Types of drainage pipe: muddy pipes, concrete, asbestos, iron, steel, hydraulic system, drainage, sedimentation in streams, the establishment of sewage, connectivity, safety and precautions in the creation of systems of exchange, systems accessories: slot screening, retail, current regulations, siphon, ejector, pumping stations, Properties of wastewater: solids, bacteria, oxygen required for the installation [...]

Course Description   DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CE 420-STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN: Bending and axial stress (beam column), Plate Girder, Fasteners and connections, Welded connections, Truss connections, Ram structure software Applications.

Course Description   DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CE 415-FOUNDATION ENGENEERING I: General introduction, objectives, Ref. Course program, Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations, Terzagi, Meyerhof, eq. for B.C, Hansen equations B.C, Settlement of Shallow Foundations, Structural design of shallow foundations, spread footings, Structural design of shallow foundations, wall footings, Structural design of shallow foundations, mat footings, Earth Retaining Structures,Rankine Theory for lateral pressures, External stability of retaining walls, slid , overturn, bearing capacity, Bearing Capacity of deep foundations, introduction, Bearing capacity of piles, in clayey soils, Bearing capacity of piles, in sandy soils, Group of piles, Pier foundations, Caissons [...]

Course Description   DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CE 411-STRUCTURAL CONCRETE DESIGN I: Types and characteristics of two-way slab systems, Deflection control of two-way slab systems, ACI effective beam, drop panel dimensions, Direct Design Method, ACI Chapter 13, Limitations of DDM, Design procedure, Moments to beams, columns, Shear to beams, reinforcement in TW slabs, Two-Way Shear, ACI Chapter 11, Punching shear, critical sections, shear force, TW shear strength, TW shear reinforcement, Effects of moment transfer, openings, Equivalent Frame Method, ACI Chapter 13, Introduction, slab-beam stiffness, concept of equivalent column, Moment analysis.