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Lab-2: the broad crested weir to The course includes elements course’s aim is to provide students CIV497 - Capstone Design Project I building performance to meet human CIV 416 - Matrix Methods of
determine the relationship between of decision-tree analyses and an with the experience of working in a thermal comfort requirements, and Structural Analysis
upstream head and discharge for introduction to Bayesian decision civil engineering professional work Credit Hour: 1 real-life applications on the local
water flowing over a long base theory to familiarize students with environment, to expose them to Prerequisite: 103 CHs. + CIV 316, CIV environments in the UAE. Credit Hour: 3
weir and to estimate the discharge the uncertainty encountered in the work culture and the relation 318, CIV324, CIV 332, CIV 352 and Prerequisite: CIV 316
coefficient and observe the most complex civil engineering. The of taught theory to practice, and CIV 343 CIV 403 - Fundamentals of A course that deals with the
developed flow pattern; teaching material is supplemented familiarize them with the nature of This course is a capstone project Geographical Information application of matrix methods in the
by case studies that emphasize their chosen profession and the for civil engineering students. The System
Lab-3: the crump weir to determine civil engineering solutions to career challenges, opportunities and analysis of structural systems like
the relationship between upstream contemporary issues in the UAE and requirements. project typically involves the design Credit Hour: 3 plane and space trusses, beams and
head and discharge for water flowing the broader Gulf region of a civil engineering system that Prerequisite: CIV 205 grids, and plane and space frames.
over a crump weir and to estimate CIV413 - Structural Steel Design simulates real-life engineering This course traces the origins and Topics covered include – Linear
the discharge coefficient and observe CIV 362 - Construction projects. The designed system development of GIS, outlining analysis by hand and computer
the developed flow pattern; Management Credit Hour: 3 must have a multi-discipline nature of two dimensional planar truss
Prerequisite: CIV 314 that involves three or more of the differences between GIS elements, two-dimensional beam and
Lab-4: the sharp crested weir to Credit Hour: 3 the civil engineering disciplines and the related technologies of frame elements, two-dimensional
determine the relationship between Prerequisite: ENG 200 A course that covers the design and (e.g. structural, transportation, digital mapping, provides a clear plane stress and plane strain
upstream head and discharge behavior of structural steel members environmental, geotechnical … etc.) understanding and management of elements, Superposition of loads
for water flowing over a sharp This course offers insight into and their connections subjected to common GIS database systems. The and elements. The main objective
crested weir and to estimate the the best practices in managing moment, shear, and axial forces. It CIV498 - Capstone Design Project different models that GIS employs is to enable the student to have a
discharge coefficient and observe the construction projects both buildings is a typical first course on design of II to represent real-world entities are good grasp of all the fundamental
developed nappe and flow pattern; and heavy civil engineering projects.. steel structures with emphasis on reviewed (Earth-map relationship, concepts in these advanced topics in
It covers a project’s life cycle, Load and Resistance Factor Design Credit Hour: 3 map projection, coordinate systems, structural analysis, besides enjoying
Lab-5: the hydraulic jump to organization, contract administration, Method.(LRFD) Pre-requisite: CIV 497 raster, vector). Elements of graphic
investigate the characteristics of a scheduling, budgeting, financing, A continuation of CIV 497. design and communication are the learning process, and developing
analytical and intuitive skills. The
standing wave (the hydraulic jump) and controlling. Discusses also safety CIV 421 - Foundation reviewed with the intention of course also provides students with
produced when water flows under and the risks involved in construction Engineering ensuring results are comprehensible
a sluice gate and to observe the activities Credit Hour: 3 and effectively portrayed. a hands-on introduction to matrix
programing using commercial
developed flow pattern. Major Elective Introduction to hardware, software,
CIV 398i - Internship in Civil Prerequisite: CIV 324 software such as ANSYS, MATLAB and
Engineering 1 and methods of data collection is MS-EXCEL for matrix solution.
CIV 352 - Fundamentals of Credit Hour: 1.5 This course presents: Subsurface provided. Applications of GIS in the
exploration, types of shallow
Environmental Engineering Prerequisite: Completion of 60 foundations, bearing capacity of CIV 405 - Sustainability in the different fields of civil engineering are CIV 490 - Special Topics in Civil
Engineering
emphasized.
Credit Hour: 3 Credit Hours foundations, settlements, design of Built Environment
Prerequisite: CHE 205 + CIV 104 CIV 399i - Internship in Civil isolated footings, special types of Credit Hour: 3 CIV 430 - Traffic Engineering Credit Hour: 3
This course provides the scientific, Engineering 2 footings, rectangular combined and Prerequisite: Junior Status Credit Hour: 3 Prerequisite: Senior Status
strap footings, lateral earth pressure
regulatory, financial, social, and Credit Hour: 1.5 and retaining walls; introduction to Introduction to sustainable design Prerequisite: CIV 332 Course covers topics in the civil
design aspects of solid and Prerequisite: Completion of 105 Pile foundation. and construction. Introduction The objective of this course is to engineering discipline that are
liquid waste engineering and Credit Hours to the different climate zones. provide in- depth understanding generally not available in the regular
management. The technologies, and CIV 442 - Hydrology and Urban Topics include the design process of traffic engineering and analysis civil engineering course offering.
the management and regulatory This course’s goal is to involve civil Water Systems for high-performance sustainable of different control systems with Specific topic covered in a particular
components of landfill, waste-to- engineering students in real-life buildings. Other topics include an emphasis on analyzing the level semester will be announced and
energy, and wastewater treatment projects and to expose them to Credit Hour: 3 high-performance building of service on different classes of included in the course syllabus at the
facilities are presented with emphasis civil engineering work conditions, Prerequisite: CIV 343 design strategies, green building highways (freeways, multi-lane time of offering.
on the multi-disciplinary nature professional behavior, short-and- This course provides an introduction materials, environmental quality highways, and two lane highways) CIV419 Computer Aided
and complexity of the problems. long term tasks and needs, and to engineering hydrology and the issues, health and safety planning, as the level of service for signalized Structural Engineering
Special topics include, among the opportunity to grow in the civil design elements of urban storm and economic analysis of green and un signalized intersections. The
others, nuclear waste disposal and engineering profession. This is done water systems. This includes the buildings. Students will also be course also provides insights on the Credit Hour: 3
grey water utilization to familiarize by placing students for a period of six effects of watershed development introduced to the U.S. Green Building design of traffic signals and parking Prerequisite: Senior Status
students with advanced issues where weeks in engineering firms, agencies, on quantity and quality of surface Council’s Leadership in Energy facilities. Intelligent Transportation
addressing the concerns of diverse and/or organizations, where they runoff and stream flow. The and Environmental Design (LEED) systems (ITS) and safety analysis of Course covers topics in the civil
stakeholders and knowledge from participate in day-to-day operations practical applications of hydrology standards, the characteristics and traffic systems are also covered. . engineering discipline that are
multiple disciplines is required, and tasks in civil engineering encountered in this course include influences of climatic conditions on The students will also be introduced generally not available in the regular
and where engineering decision- projects. Students follow a well- urban storm water management, the natural and built environments, to computer applications relevant to civil engineering course offering.
making can have significant public planned course of action during the flood control and groundwater the responses to different climatic course materials. Specific topic covered in a particular
health and social consequences. period of training, devised jointly by engineering. conditions, the optimization of semester will be announced and
the site and faculty supervisor. The

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