Note: In order to find a course in the new 4 digit numbering system using an old 3 digit number, please refer to the conversion list below. Before registering for courses with the new 4 digit numbering system, please ensure that you have not previously taken the course in its 3 digit form.
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All Engineering courses are available only to students registered in the Faculty of Engineering unless indicated otherwise.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
2202A/B -
Mechanics of Materials
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Concept of stress and strain; axially loaded members; second moment of area; elastic torsion of circular shafts; bending and shearing stresses in beams; transformation of stress and strain; stresses in thin-walled pressure vessels; design of beams and introduction to beam deflection.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
2217A/B -
Introduction to Environmental Engineering
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A course introducing the application of chemistry and engineering principles to an understanding of environmental issues associated with human activity. Topics include mass and energy transfer, environmental chemistry, water and air pollution, pollutant transport modeling, pollution management, and risk assessment.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
2218A/B -
Civil Engineering Systems
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Use of systems approach in civil engineering analysis and design. Course topics include: systems thinking; simulation; optimization; and multi-objective analysis. Exposure to, and use of computer-based simulation and optimization tools in solving civil engineering problems.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
2220A/B -
Structural Theory and Design I
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A first course in Structural Theory and Design, including a consolidation of material concerning static equilibrium. Free body diagrams; behaviour, analysis and design of trusses and statically determinate beams; Euler buckling; force effect envelopes.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
2221A/B -
Structural Theory and Design II
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A consolidation of the analysis and design of statically determinate structures, and an introduction to the analysis of indeterminate structures. Analysis and design of statically determinate beams and frames; bending of unsymmetric sections; virtual work and energy methods, introduction to indeterminate structural analysis.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
2224 -
Engineering Fluid Mechanics
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Basic concepts of fluid mechanics: fluid statics; continuity, momentum and energy equations; vortex flow; flow of real fluids and boundary layers; dimensional analysis. These principles are applied to pipe and open channel flows: steady pipe flows, uniform and gradually-varied flow in open channels; sluice gates, weirs and hydraulic jumps, unsteady flows.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3324A/B -
Surveying
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The fundamental theory and procedures of plane surveying with application to engineering construction. This course runs in the summer for a period of 15 days (usually three weeks preceding the start of term). Limited enrolment. Preference will be given to students who have completed term 4 of the Civil Engineering program. (39 lecture hours, 59 field work/laboratory hours).
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3326 -
Soil Mechanics and Hydrogeologic Engineering
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Soil classification, clay mineralogy, effective stress principle, site investigation practice. One and two dimensional steady state flow in natural and engineered systems. One dimensional settlement and consolidation theories for clayey soils, shear strength models, assessment of short term slope stability.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3327A/B -
International Development for Engineers
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The course will assist students to achieve a broad understanding of international development to enable the effective use of engineering in developing countries. The course covers what works and does not work in international development, the results targeted in development work, and effective approaches and methodologies to achieve those ends.
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Completion of the second year of the Civil and International Development Option.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3328A/B -
Appropriate Technologies for International Development
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The course will introduce the concepts of appropriate technology and adaptive technology in the context of international development to students. It will help students identify and appreciate the challenges that civil and environmental engineers face in developing or applying effective and relevant solutions to environmental problems in developing countries, countries in transition and at-need communities in developed countries. The course covers the critical human needs in development, such as housing, transportation, provision of safe water and sanitation, waste management, dependency on biomass as energy source and explores emerging alternatives, such as biogas and biodiesel production. Cross-cutting issues, such as grassroot involvement in the planning and deployment of technology, technical capacity building, and strategies for the financing of waste management in developing countries are also discussed in the course.
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Completion of the second year of the Civil and International Development Option.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3340A/B -
Structural Theory III
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A continuation of CEE 2221A/B. Methods of analysis of structures having a high degree of statistical indeterminacy such as frames, continuous beams and arches. Matrix formulation of the displacement methods and computer oriented analysis. Influence lines for indeterminate structures.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3341A/B -
Structural Theory IV
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This course emphasizes practical aspects of structural analysis. Topics covered in the course include influence lines for indeterminate structures, approximate analysis methods and introduction to the theory of plates.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3342A/B -
Natural Loads and Their Effects
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Natural loads and their effect on civil engineering structures are examined and discussed in the context of the National Building Code of Canada. Included are the effects of wind on buildings and structures, an introduction to seismic loads, snow loads on roofs, etc.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3346A/B -
Steel Design
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Behaviour and Limit States Design of tension members, columns, beams, beam-columns, and connections. P-delta analyses for unbraced frames. Building systems. Current professional issues in steel construction. Health and safety issues are discussed.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3347A/B -
Concrete Design
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Introduction to reinforced concrete design including serviceability and strength limit states. The background to appropriate building codes is considered with reference to the design of beams, columns, other units and assemblages. The design of small structures and the solution of design problems are included.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3348A/B -
Project Management and Engineering Cases
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Students develop decision making skills for case histories including those involving project management, natural and environmental hazards (earthquake, floods, etc.) and sustainable development.
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Completion of second year of the Civil Engineering program or third year of the Integrated Engineering program.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3355A/B -
Municipal Engineering Design
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Application of hydraulics and hydrology in design of water-related municipal systems. Topics include municipal water requirements and waste volumes; surface and ground water supplies; water treatment, transportation and distribution; sewerage, drainage and flood control.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3358A/B -
Structural Design III
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Reinforced concrete design, pre-stressed concrete design and an introduction to wood design are covered. The background to appropriate building codes is considered with reference to the design of beams, columns, other units and subassemblies. Solution of design problems is included.
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The former CEE 368.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3361A/B -
Water Resources Systems Management
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Use of systems approach in water resources management. Course topics include: water resources management practice; general systems theory; simulation; optimization; and multi-objective analysis. Exposure to, and use of computer-based simulation and optimization tools in solving water resources management problems.
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Completion of the second year of the Engineering program.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3362A/B -
Drinking Water Quality and Treatment
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In the course students will be taught the basic principles of water quality and treatment with particular focus on developing communities. Specific topics will include drinking water quality guidelines and legislation, identifying drinking water sources with adequate quality and quantity, drinking water treatment technologies and water distribution systems in developing communities.
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Completion of the second year of the Engineering program.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3369A/B -
Materials for Civil Engineering
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The consideration of the physical properties and engineering characteristics of materials used in Civil Engineering.
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Completion of second year of the Civil Engineering program.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
3384A/B -
Finite Element Procedures
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Linear finite element analysis including equilibrium through the principle of virtual work, two dimensional plane stress and plane strain elements, two dimensional elements for steady state field problems, assembly of stiffness matrices and the imposition of boundary conditions, isoparametric formulation, natural coordinates and numerical integration, numerical solution of equilibrium equations.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4404A/B -
Advanced Topics in International Development for Engineers
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This course will help students to achieve a deeper and broader understanding of the role of engineering in international development. This course makes extensive use of the case method and the decision makers in some of the cases will attend. A range of advanced topics will be covered.
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Completion of the third year of the Civil and International Development Option or
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4405A/B -
Air Pollution
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The nature and effects of air pollution including the structure and physical behavior of the atmosphere, types and origins of air pollutants, chemical reactions in the atmosphere, atmospheric dispersion, techniques of pollutant evaluation and surveys and effects of air pollution on health and other aspects of urban and natural environments.
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The former Engineering Science 405a/b.
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Completion of second year of the Engineering or Science program.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4426A/B -
Geotechnical Engineering Design
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Application of shear strength, effective stress, and earth pressure theories to the design of embankments and slopes, shallow and deep foundations, braced cuts, and retaining structures and related safety issues.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4427A/B -
Special Topics in International Development
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The course deals with topics of current interest in Civil Engineering applications to International Development. Topics and course outline will be available at the time of registration
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Completion of second year of the Civil and International Development Option.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4428A/B -
Selected Topics in Civil Engineering I
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The course deals with topics of current interest in Civil Engineering. Topics and course outline will be available at the time of registration.
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Completion of third year of the Civil Engineering program.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4440 -
Civil Engineering Thesis
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Selection and investigation of an engineering problem. Analytical and/or experimental work is carried out by individual students, supervised by a faculty member. Progress reports and a final engineering report are prepared; each student must deliver a public lecture. Students considering future graduate studies are strongly encouraged to take this course.
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Completion of third year of the Civil Engineering program.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4441 -
Civil Engineering Design Project
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Students undertake a comprehensive engineering design project which involves the creative, interactive process of designing a structure/system to meet a specific need subject to economic, health, safety, and environmental constraints. Each student is required to write an engineering report and deliver a public lecture.
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Completion of third year of the Civil Engineering program.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4458A/B -
Risk Analysis and Decision Making in Engineering
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Engineering systems are analyzed using probability theory and statistics to evaluate system performance under uncertainty. Risk based methods are used to make decisions under uncertainty.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4461A/B -
Natural Disasters: Mitigation, Modeling and Assessment
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This course is an examination of natural disasters and their effects on the society and consists of three modules. The first module (4 weeks) focuses on basic probabilistic modeling and simulation techniques and their applications to natural disaster problems. The second module (4 weeks) will examine hurricane models and events. The third module (4 weeks) focuses on earthquake events.
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The former CEE 428b, if taken in 2004-2005
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Completion of third year of the Civil Engineering program.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4465A/B -
Environmental Design for Waste Disposal
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Consideration of properties of solid waste, landfill covers, landfill gas, leachate, techniques for disposal, regulations, liner technology, contaminant transport, and impact assessment are examined in the context of the design of solid waste disposal facilities.
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Completion of third year of either a BESc or BSc program.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4476A/B -
Environmental Hydraulics Design
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The application of hydraulic engineering principles in the analysis of environmental flows. Topics include: Stratified flows, turbulent jets and plumes, wastewater and thermal diffusers, cooling ponds and cooling channels and the control of environmental problems such as zebra mussels and ice.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4477A/B -
Environmental Applications of Nanotechnology
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This course describes the technology, challenges, and applications of nanoscale devices for environmental technology and engineering. The first part of the course will explore the underlying science behind nanotechnology and the tools used to create and characterize nanostructures; the second part will deal with the current and potential applications of such devices in environmental science and engineering. Material will be presented on a level intended for upper-level engineering students.
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The former CEE 428b if taken in 2006-07
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Completion of the second year of the Engineering program.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4478A/B -
Case Studies in Civil Engineering
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Students will examine a number of "cases" in which some critical engineering decisions must be made. These decisions may be influenced by technical, social, economic, political, legal, ethical, health and safety or regulatory considerations.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
4490 -
Dynamics of Structures
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Students are introduced to concepts of structural dynamics and the response of civil engineering structures to time-varying loads, including those due to wind and earthquakes. Topics include: the effects of the mass and damping; random dynamic loads; the design of dynamically sensitive buildings, towers, chimneys and long span bridges.
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