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CIV 313 - Construction Materials CIV 316 - Structural Systems CIV 331 - Highway Engineering
Credit Hour: 3 Credit Hour: 3 Credit Hour: 3
Prerequisite: CHE 205 + CIV 206 Prerequisite: CIV 314 Prerequisite: CIV 205
The course introduces the physical This course introduces students to The objective of this course is to
properties and mechanical the concept of load path and load provide basic understanding of
characteristics of major civil distribution in structural systems; highway design principles, including
engineering materials such as gravity and lateral force resisting geometric design and pavement
concrete, steel, aggregates, wood, systems with emphasis on steel design and management. The
plastic and bituminous materials. This and concrete buildings; structural first section covers geometric
course teaches how to determine systemsfor different types of design of highways, including the
appropriate aggregates gradations structures such as cable-stayed principles of horizontal and vertical
to meet desired specifications. The bridges and suspension bridges. The alignments and cross-section design
manufacturing process of cement courses emphasizes classical and of highways; intersection design
and basic raw materials used will be approximate methods of structural and roundabouts. The second
covered. The design of a concrete analysis for statically indeterminate section covers pavement design and
mix to be given in the course structural frames; computer methods management, including the design
according to ACI to meet specific for analysis of statically indeterminate of both flexible and rigid pavements,
design requirements. . In addition, structures. design of overlays as well as drainage
the course teaches the durability of design. The students will also be
Portland cement concrete. In the CIV 318 - Reinforced Concrete introduced to computer applications
course, there will be a term project Design I relevant to course materials.
with presentation. The students will Credit Hour: 3
select the topic of the term project Prerequisite: CIV 314 + CIV 313 CIV 332 - Fundamentals of
with consultation and approval of the Transportation Engineering
course instructor. A course that teaches the behavior, Credit Hour: 3
strength, and design of reinforced
Taken simultaneously with CIV313L (1 concrete members subjected to Prerequisite: CIV 205
credit hour). moment, shear, and axial forces. This course provides the necessary
CIV 314 - Structural Analysis Emphasis is on applicable design skills needed to select different
standards such as ACI318. A alternative solutions for the planning
Credit Hour: 3 computer program is used to analyze and designing of land transportation
Prerequisite: CIV 206 a structural system and design systems to meet public demand.
selected elements. Topics covered include calibrating
.This course is designed to train models for trip generation, trip
students on fundamental concepts CIV 324 - Geotechnical distribution, mode choice, and traffic
of structural analysis necessary Engineering assignment. The course also covers
to analyze statically determinate topics related to elementary traffic
structural systems. It also introduces Credit Hour: 3 flow theories; queuing theories;
students to the analysis of statically Prerequisite: CIV 206 capacity analysis; level of service
indeterminate structures using Co-requisite: GOL 205 analysis; traffic impact studies and
contemporary commercial software. This course presents the description, emerging technologies related to the
Overview : Types of loads on identification, and engineering field of transportation engineering
structures; calculation of reactions; classification of soils. The basic
stability and determinacy of principles and mechanics of flow of
structures, analysis of statically water through soils, deformation
determinate structures trusses, and strength of soils, and the
beams and frames; analysis of processes of consolidation and
basic cables and arches, influence compaction are also presented,
lines and moving loads; deflection along with effective stress concepts,
analysis using geometric and stress and settlement analyses, and
energy approaches; analysis of evaluation of shear strength. . Taken
indeterminate frames using software simultaneously with CIV324L (1 credit
hour).

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