Course Code Phy 101

Course Name Physical Optics, Waves and Oscillation, Heat and

Thermodynamics
Credit 3.00 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Fundamentals of Physics” by - Haliday, Resnick and Walker
2. “Physics part-I by - Resnick and Halliday
3. “Physics part-II by - Resnick and Halliday
4. “A Text Book of Optics” by – Brijlal and Subramannyam
5. “ Heat and Thermodynamics” by- Brijlal and Subramannyam
6. “A Text Book of Sound by - Brijlal and Subramannyam
7. “Waves and oscillation” by - Brijlal and Subramannyam
Syllabus Physical optics: theories of light; Young's double slit experiment,
displacement of fringes and its uses, Fresnel bi-prism, interference
at wedge shaped films, Newton's rings, interferometers; diffraction
of light; Fresnel and Fraunhoffer diffraction, diffraction by single
slit, diffraction from a circular aperture, resolving power of optical
instruments, diffraction at double slit and n-slits-diffraction
grating; polarization; production and analysis of polarized light,
Brewster's law, Malus law, polarization by double refraction,
retardation plates, nicol prism, optical activity, polarimeters,
polaroid.
Waves and oscillations: differential equation of a simple harmonic
oscillator, total energy and average energy, combination of simple
harmonic oscillations, Lissajous figures, spring-mass system,
calculation of time period of torsional pendulum, damped
oscillation, determination of damping co-efficient; forced
oscillation, resonance, two-body oscillations, reduced mass,
differential equation of a progressive wave, power and intensity of
wave motion, stationary wave, group velocity and phase velocity,
architectural acoustics, reverberation and Sabine's formula.
Heat and thermodynamics: principle of temperature
measurements: platinum resistance thermometer, thermo-electric
thermometer, pyrometer; kinetic theory of gases: Maxwell's
distribution of molecular speeds, mean free path, equipartition of
energy, Brownian motion, Vander Waal's equation of state, review
of the first law of thermodynamics and its application, reversible
and irreversible processes, second law of thermodynamics, Carnot
cycle; efficiency of heat engines, Carnots theorem, entropy and
disorder, thermodynamic functions, Maxwell relations, Clausius-
Clapeyron equation, Gibbs phase rule, third law of
thermodynamics.

Course Code Phy 102

Course Name Physics Laboratory
Credit 1.50 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1.“Practical Physics” by –Dr. Giasuddin
2.“Practical Physics” by –C.L Arora

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Syllabus Determination of line frequency by Lissajous figures using an
oscilloscope and a function generator and verification of the
calibration of time/div knob at a particular position for different
frequencies; determination of frequency of a tuning fork by
Melde's apparatus; determination of the spring constant and the
effective mass of a loaded spring; to draw magnetic induction
versus current curve for a circular coil using Biot-Savart law and
hence to verify tangent law; determination of the moment of
inertia of a flywheel about its axis of rotation; determination of
rigidity modulus of the material of a wire by static method;
determination of the pressure-coefficient of air by constant volume
air thermometer; determination of the thermal conductivity of a
bad conductor by lee's method; to plot the thermo-electromotive
force vs temperature (calibration) curve for a given thermocouple
(e5); determination of the melting point of a solid using the
calibration curve obtained in experiment-e5; determination of the
mechanical equivalent of heat by electrical method; determination
of the focal length of (i) a convex lens by displacement method
and (ii) a concave lens by an auxiliary lens method; determination
of the radius of curvature of a plano-convex lens by Newton's ring
method; determination of specific rotation of sugar solution by a
polarimeter; to verify Malus' law of polarization; determination of
the threshold frequency for the material of a photocathode and
hence find the value of the Planck's constant; determination of
lattice constant by x-ray.

Course Code Phy 105

Course Name Structure of Matter, Electricity and Magnetism and Modern
Physics
Credit 3.00 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Structure of matter : crystalline and non-crystalline solids, single
crystal and poly-crystal solids, unit cell, crystal systems, co-
ordinations number, crystal planes and directions, NaCl and CsCl
structure, packing factor, Miller indices, relation between inter-
planar spacing and Miller indices, Bragg's law, methods of
determination of inter-planar spacing from diffraction patterns;
defects in solids: point defects, line defects, bonds in solids, inter-
atomic distances, calculation of cohesive and bonding energy;
introduction to band theory: distinction between metal,
semiconductor and insulator.
Electricity and magnetism: Coulomb's law, electric field (E),
Gauss's law and its application, electric potential (V), capacitors
and capacitance, capacitors with dielectric, dielectric and atomic
view, charging and discharging of a capacitor, Ohm's law,
Kirchoff's law; magnetic field: magnetic induction, magnetic force
on a current carrying conductor, torque on a current carrying loop,
Hall effect, Faradays law of electromagnetic induction, Lenz's law,
self induction, mutual induction; magnetic properties of matter;

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 hysteresis curve; electromagnetic oscillation: L-C oscillations and
its analogy to simple harmonic motion.
Modern physics: Michelson-Morley's experiment, Galilean
transformation, special theory of relativity and its consequences;
quantum theory of radiation; photo-electric effect, Compton effect,
wave particle duality, interpretation of Bohr's postulates,
radioactive disintegration, properties of nucleus, nuclear reactions,
fission, fusion, chain reaction, nuclear reactor.

Course Code Chem 103

Course Name Chemistry I
Credit 3.0 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Principles of Physical Chemistry” by - M Mahbubul Haque
2. “A textbook of Engineering Chemistry” by – S.S. Dora
3. “Snatok Ajaibo Rosaion” by – Sayen Ahmed and Latif Hossain
Syllabus Atomic structure and quantum theory: Bohr's theory, Heisenberg's
uncertainty principle, Schrödinger’s wave equation, electronic
configurations and properties of atoms; electronic configurations
and properties of molecules: chemical bond, valence bond theory
molecular orbital theory, shape of molecules, bond length, bond
energy; chemistry of halogen, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals,
non-metals and heavy metals; modern concepts of acids and bases;
different types of solutions; properties of dilute solution; thermo-
chemistry; electrochemistry: voltaic cells, electrolytic cells;
colloids and colloidal solution; chemical and ionic equilibria;
chemistry of water; chemistry of water pollution; chemistry of
cements, silicates and limes.

Course Code Chem 105

Course Name Chemistry II
Credit 3.00 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. General Chemistry – by Ebbing, D.D. AITBS Publishers &
Distributors, Delhi.
2. Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity, J.C. Kotz and Paul
Treichel, (Sanders)
Syllabus Reaction kinetics: rate of chemical reactions; order and
molecularity of reactions, different types of rate expressions,
methods of determining rate and order, effect of temperature on
reaction rate and energy of activation.
Chemical corrosion: introduction to chemical corrosion,
corrosion of metals and alloys in dry and wet environments,
mechanism of corrosion, atmospheric and soil corrosion and their
preventive measures.
Chemistry of environmental pollution: environment and its
characteristics, chemistry of metal and nonmetal pollutants,
analytical techniques used in determination of pollutants, concepts
of DO, BOD, COD and threshold odor number, chemistry
involved in water treatment plants, quality of industrial waste
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 water.
Polymers: chemistry of polymerization, different types of
polymers and their properties, polymer degradation, elastomers
and composite materials.
Paints and varnishes: introduction to paints and varnishes,
pretreatment of the surface, metallic and nonmetallic and organic
protective coating and their uses.

Course Code Chem 114

Course Name Inorganic Quantitative Analysis
Credit 1.5 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Volumetric analysis: acidimetry-alkalimetry; titrations involving
redox reactions, determination of Cu, Fe and Ca volumetrically;
determination of Ca and Mg in water.

Course Code Math 137

Course Name Differential and Integral Calculus, Matrices
Credit 3.00 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “A Text Book on Differential Calculus” by — Mohammad &
Bhattacharjee
2. “Integral Calculus” by — Das and Mukherjee
3. “Matrices and Linear Transformations” by — Mohammad
Iman All
4. “Matrices” by - M..L. Khanna
5. “An Introduction to Matrices” by - S. C. Gupta
6. “Matrices” by - Frank Ayres, Jr. (Schaum Series)
Syllabus Differential calculus: limit, continuity and differentiability;
successive differentiation and Leibnitz’s theorem; expansion of
functions; indeterminate forms; partial differentiation; Euler’s
theorem; tangent and normal; maxima and minima of functions of
single variables.
Integral calculus: standard integrals; integration by the method of
successive reduction; definite integrals; beta function; gamma
function; multiple integrals; area, volume of solid revolution, area
under a plain curve in Cartesian and polar coordinates, area of a
region enclosed by two curves in Cartesian and polar coordinates.
Matrices: definition of different kinds of matrices; algebra of
matrices; inverse of matrix; rank and elementary transformation of
matrices; solution of system of linear equations; Eigen values and
Eigen vectors; Cayley-Hamilton theorem.

Course Code Math 139

Course Name Differential Equations and Statistics
Credit 3.00 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Ordinary and Partial Differential Equation” by - M. D
Raisinghania
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 2. “Integral Calculus and Differential Equations” by -
Mohammad and Bhattacharjee
3. “Differential Equation” by - P N Chatterjee
4. “Differential Equation” by - M L Khanna
5. “Differential Equation” by – B D Sharma
6. “Mathematical Physics” by — H K Dass
7. “Differential Equation” by — Schaum’s Series
8. “Mathematical Methods” by — Sharma & Gupta
9. “Statistics and Probability” by - Spiegel (Schaum Series)
10. Business Statistics” by - M. P. Gupta and S. P. Gupta
11. “Statistics and Probability in Modern Life” by - Joseph
Newman
12. “Probability and its Applications” by - H. C. Saxena
13. “Elementary Statistics” by - H. C. Saxena
Syllabus Ordinary differential equation: formation of differential
equations; solution of first order differential equations by various
methods; solution of differential equation of first order but higher
degrees; solution of general linear equations of second and higher
orders with constant co-efficient; solution of Euler’s homogeneous
linear differential equations.
Partial differential equation: introduction, linear and non-linear
first order differential equations; standard forms; linear equations
of higher order; equations of the second order with variable co-
efficients.
Statistics: measures of central tendency and standard deviation;
moments, skewness and kurtosis; elementary probability theory
and discontinuous probability distribution; continuous probability
distributions, e.g. normal and exponential distribution.

Course Code Math 237

Course Name Laplace Transform and Vector Analysis
Credit 3.0 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “College Mathematical Methods” (Vol –II ) by — Md. Abdur
Rahman
2. “Mathematic Physics” by - B D Gupta
3. “Laplace Transforms” by — Murray R Spiegel (Schaum’s
Outline Series)
4. “Laplace and Fourier Transforms” by — M. D. Raishanghania.
5. “Complex Variables” by - M L Khanna
6. “Vector Analysis” by - Dr. Muhammad Abdus Sattar
7. “Vector Analysis” by - M. D. Raisinghania
8. “Vector Analysis with applications” by - Md Ali Ashraf and
Md Abdul Khaleq Hazra
9. “Vector Analysis” by - Murray R Spiegel (Schaum Series)
Syllabus Laplace transforms: definition of Laplace transforms, sufficient
conditions for existence of Laplace transforms; inverse Laplace
transforms; Laplace transforms of derivatives; the unit step
function; periodic function; some special theorems on Laplace

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 transforms; partial fraction; solutions of differential equations by
Laplace transforms.
Vector analysis: scalars and vectors, equality of vectors; addition
and subtraction of vectors; multiplication of vectors by scalars;
position vector of a point; scalar and vector product of two vectors
and their geometrical interpretation; triple products and multiple
products of vectors; linear dependence and independence of
vectors; definition of line, surface and volume integral; gradient,
divergence and curl of point functions; Gauss’s theorem, Stoke’s
theorem, Green’s theorem and their applications.

Course Code Hum 155

Course Name Sociology
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Sociology - Primary Principles” by - CN Shankar Rao
2. “Sociology – A Guide to Problems & Literature” by –
Bottomore
3. “Sociology ” by – Samuel Koening
Syllabus Nature, scope and perspectives of sociology; stages of social
research and research methods; culture and civilization;
socialization and personality development; globalization; media
and individual; social organization and social problem; social
stratification; industrial revolution, capitalism and socialism; work
and economic life; environment and human activities; climate
change and global risk; population and human society;
urbanization and city development; social change and technology.

Course Code Hum 165

Course Name Government
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Introduction: Scope; fundamental concepts of government and
politics; society, nation, nationalism; State: Origin of the state;
Elements of state and concept of sovereignty; Functions of modern
welfare state; Citizenship: methods, rights and duties of a good
citizen; Forms of government: Classifications, Communism,
Socialism; Capitalism, Welfare State, democracy and dictatorship,
parliamentary and presidential, unitary and federal; Organs of
government: legislature, executive, judiciary, bureaucracy and
separation of powers; Political Process: Political Party and
interest group; the electorate; public opinion, Good governance
and E-governance; Constitution of Bangladesh: Characteristics,
Major Amendments’ and Government functionaries; National
issues and policies: National issues and policies in the changing
society of Bangladesh; emphasizing on Foreign, Development,
Demographic, Industrial and Agricultural policies.

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Course Code Hum 175
Course Name Moral Philosophy
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. A Manual of Ethics by Dr Jadunath Sinha
2. Ethics by William K Frankena
3. Philosophy an Introduction to the art of Wondering by James L
Cristian
4. Philosophy of Religion and Anthology by Louis P Pojman
Syllabus Introduction to Moral Philosophy; Concept of Moral and Morality;
Role of Ethics and Morality for Character Building, Morality of
teaching and teaching of Morality; Theory of Motivation, Reward
and Punishment; Nature and scope of Educational Philosophy;
Theory of Intellect and Tn Intelligences; Values and Desire and
Conflict of Desire; Ethics of Virtue and Ethics of Right Action.
Philosophy of Religion; Morality and immorality in the light of
Religion; Faith and reason; Education and acquisition of
knowledge in the light of religion; Characteristics of an Ideal man;
Good deeds and Service of mankind; Justice and Righteousness;
Human rights in Religion; Loyalty and discipline in light of
Religion; Basic qualities of commander in the light of religion.

Course Code Hum 185

Course Name English
Credit 2.00 Credits
Contact Hour 2hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Introduction: importance and mastering various approaches to
learning English; Phonetics: Phonetic system, correct English
pronunciation; Grammar: Construction of sentences, grammatical
problems, grammar and usages, precise writing; Communication:
approaches to communication, communication today, business
communication; Writing Methods: Business letter, tenders and
quotations, resumes and job letters.
Comprehension, Paragraph writing, Amplification; Report
Writing: Purpose of a report, classification of reports, organizing a
report, writing short report, preparing complete analytical report,
analysis and illustration of a report, problems in writing reports,
journal articles, technical and scientific presentation, Research
study: definition and purpose, research methodology, data
analysis, thesis presentation. Short stories written by some well-
known classic writers.

Course Code Hum 217

Course Name Engineering Economics
Credit 2.00 credits
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. Economics by Samuelson
2. Economics by John Sloman
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 3. Economic Development by Michael Todaro
Syllabus Microeconomics: Definition of economics; Resource allocation –
Production Possibility Frontier (PPF): Market, Global Market and
Government in a modern economy; Basic elements of demand and
supply; Choice and utility; Indifference curve technique; Free
market economy; Theory of production; Analysis of cost, Firms’
Equilibrium, Short run long run cost curves.
Macroeconomics: Key concepts of macroeconomics; Saving,
consumption, investment; National income analysis; Inflation,
Unemployment, Cost benefit analysis, NPV, IRR, Payback period.
Development: Theories of developments, Banking system of
Bangladesh, National Budget, Development partners (World Bank,
Asian Development Bank, World Trade Organization,
International Monetary Fund).

Course Code Hum 253

Course Name Accounting
Credit 2.00 Credits
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References No reference cited
Syllabus Financial accounting: objectives and importance of accounting;
accounting as an information system; basic accounting principles;
accounting equation; recording system; accounting cycle; journal,
ledger, trial balance; preparation of financial statements
considering adjusting entries; financial statement analysis and
interpretation.
Cost accounting: cost concepts and classification; cost-volume-
profit analysis; contribution margin approach and its application,
break-even analysis, target profit analysis, operating leverage;
absorption costing vs variable costing; job order costing; capital
budgeting; long run planning and control.

Course Code Hum 186

Course Name Developing English Language Skills
Credit 1.50 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Reading skill: skimming, scanning, predicting, inferring; analysis
and interpretation of texts; comprehension from literary and non-
literary texts.
Writing skill: product approach, process approach: brain
storming, self-evaluation, peer evaluation, revision/rewriting,
teacher’s evaluation; techniques of writing: comparison and
contrast, problem and solution, cause and effect, classification,
illustration; writing paragraph, essay and report.
Listening skill: listening to recorded texts; learning to take useful
notes and answering questions.
Speaking skill: dialogue in peer work; participation in discussion
and debate; extempore speech; narrating events; story telling;
presentation.
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Course Code EECE 165
Course Name Basic Electrical Technology
Credit 3.00 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week.
References 1. Introductory Circuit Analysis - R.L. Boylestad; Prentice Hall of
India Private Ltd.
2. Introduction to Electrical Engineering – Robert P. Ward;
Prentice Hall of India Private Ltd.
3. Alternating Current Circuits- Russell M Kerchner and George F
Corcoran; John Wiley & Sons
4. A Text Book of Electrical Technology- B L Theraja and A K
Theraja; S.Chand & Company Ltd.
Syllabus Electrical units and standards;
Electrical networks and circuit solutions: Series, parallel, node and
mesh current analysis; Measurement of electrical quantities:
current, voltage, resistance.
Measuring instruments: Ammeters, voltmeters, watt meters and
multi-meter.
AC circuit analysis: Instantaneous current, voltage and power,
effective current and voltage, average power. Phasor algebra:
single phase RLC circuits, balanced three phase circuits.
Introduction to electrical wiring for residential and commercial
loads .(Illumination and lighting, Air Conditioning, heating, lifts,
intercom, public address system, telephone system and LAN,
security system including CC TV, stand by generator and
substation design considerations.)
Basic principles and application of different types of electrical
machines (Generator, motor, alternator, transformer)
Introduction to electrical devices with simple application: diodes,
rectifiers.

Course Code CE 100

Course Name Civil Engineering Drawing
Credit 1.50 credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. Civil Engineering Drawing by - Gurcharan Singh & Subash
Chandra
2. Prathomic Engineering Drawing by - Hamonto Kumar
Bhottacharjo
3. Engineering Drawing by Basant Agrawal and C M Agrawal
Syllabus Lines and lettering; plane geometry: drawing of linear and curved
geometric figures, e.g. pentagon, hexagon, octagon, ellipse,
parabola, hyperbola; solid geometry: concept of isometric view
and oblique view, theory of projections; drawing of isometric view
of 3D objects such as cube, prism, pyramid, cone and cylinder;
projections of cube, prism, cone, cylinder; developments of cube,
pyramid, cone, cylinder; plan, elevations and sections of one
storied buildings and bridges.

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Course Code CE 101
Course Name Analytic Mechanics
Credit 4.00 credits
Contact Hour 4 hrs/week
References 1. “Analytic Mechanics” by – Faires & Chambers (3rd Edition)
2. “Engineering Mechanics” by – Singer
3. “Engineering Mechanics: Statics”, 13th Ed., Hibbeler
4. “Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics”, 13th Ed., Hibbeler
5. “Fundamentals of Physics:, 9th Ed., Halliday, Resnick and
Walker
Syllabus Coplanar and non-coplanar force systems; moments; analyses of
two-dimensional frames and trusses; friction; flexible chords;
centroids of lines, areas and volumes; moments of inertia of areas
and masses; plane motion; liner momentum and impulse; angular
momentum and impulse; internal forces and friction; introduction
to space frames.

Course Code CE 102

Course Name Computer Aided Drawing
Credit 1.50 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Introduction to computer usage; introduction to CAD packages
and computer aided drafting: drawing editing and dimensioning of
simple objects; plan, elevations and sections of multi-storied
buildings; reinforcement details of beams, slabs, stairs etc; plan
and section of septic tank; detailed drawings of roof trusses; plans,
elevations and sections of culverts, bridges and other hydraulic
structures; drawings of building services.

Course Code CE 103

Course Name Surveying and spatial information Engineering
Credit 4.00 credits
Contact Hour 4 hrs/week
References 1. “Surveying”- Volume I, II, III by- Dr. B.C. Punmia (SI Units)
2. “A Text book of Surveying” by- M.A. Aziz & Shahjahan
3. “Schaum's Outline of Introductory Surveying” by Roy
Wirshing and James Wirshing
4. “Construction Surveying and Layout: A Step-By-Step Field
Engineering Methods” by Wesley G. Crawford
5. “Basic Surveying (4th edition)” by Raymond Paul and Walter
Whyte
Syllabus History of surveying, introduction to surveying, orientation with
survey equipments and instruments, reconnaissance survey/project
survey, linear measurements, traverse survey, triangulation,
leveling, contouring, calculation of area and volumes, house
setting, problems of heights and distances, curve and curve
ranging. transition curves, super-elevation and vertical curves,
tachometry: introduction, principles and problems of tachometry,
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 astronomical survey, map: definition, types, scale & measurements
of map, map & map projections, standardization of projection,
acoustic measurements and investigations; hydrographic
operations.
GIS: some basic concepts, location & spatial data, GIS data source
(vector & raster data), use of GIS and application of GIS, features
of arc GIS, natural resource management by GIS, GIS in flood
management, GIS in project management, GIS in urban planning
and other civil engineering aspects.
Introduction to remote sensing, use and application of remote
sensing, features of ERDAS imagine, introduction to
photogrammetric survey, features of virtual globe map and
geographical information program, GPS: an overview, application
of GPS.

Course Code CE 104

Course Name Practical Surveying
Credit 1.50 Credits
Contact Hour 3 weeks
References 1. “Surveying”- Volume I, II, III by- Dr. B.C. Punmia (SI Units)
2. “A Text book of Surveying” by- M.A. Aziz & Shahjahan
3. “Practical Surveyor” by Samuel Wyld and David Manthey
Syllabus Linear and angular measurement techniques; traverse surveying;
leveling and contouring; curve setting; tacheometry; project
surveying; modern surveying equipment and their applications.

Course Code Shop 132

Course Name Workshop Sessional
Credit 1.5
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Carpentry shop (3/2 hrs/week)
Wood working tools; wood working machine: band saw, scroll
saw, circular saw, jointer, thickness planner, disc sander, wood
lathe; types of sawing; common cuts in wood works; types of
joint; defects of timber: natural defects and artificial defects;
seasoning; preservation; substitute of timber; commercial forms of
timber; characteristics of good timber; use of fastening; shop
practice: practical job, planning and estimating of a given job.

Machine shop (3/4 hrs/week)

Kinds of tools; common bench and hand tools; marking and layout
tools, measuring tools, cutting tools, machine tools, bench work
with job; drilling, shaper, lathe and milling machines: introduction,
type, size and capacity, uses and applications.

Welding shop (3/4 hrs/week)

Methods of metal joints: Riveting, grooving soldering, welding;
Types of welding joints and welding practice; Position of arc
welding and polarity: Flat, vertical, horizontal, overhead; Electric
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 Arc welding and its machineries; Welding of different types of
materials: Low carbon steel, cast iron, brass, copper, stainless
steel, aluminum; Types of electrode, fluxes and their composition;
Arc welding defects; Test of Arc welding: Visual, destructive and
non-destructive tests. Types of gas welding system and gas
welding equipments; Gases and types of flame; welding of
different types of materials; Gas welding defects; test of gas
welding.

Course Code CE 200

Course Name Details of Constructions
Credit 1.50 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Concrete and Formwork” by by T W Love
2. “Building Construction” by – W.B. McKay (Vol. 1)
3. “BDA Guide to Successful Brickwork” by the Brick
Development Association.
4. “Concrete Construction”, by Ken Nolan
5. “Building Construction” by – Sushil Kumar
6. “Formwork for Concrete” by M.K. Hurd, , Fifth Edition,
7. "New Scaffolding Guidance TG20:08 – “Guide to Good
Practice for Scaffolding with Tube and Fittings" NASC
(National Access and Scaffolding Confederation), UK
8. “Plumbing a House: For Pros by Pros” by Peter Hemp
9. “Building Construction” by – Dr. B.C. Punmia
10. “Building Construction Engineering” by – Gurcharan Singh
11. “Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills,
2nd Edition” by Rosemary Kilmer and W. Otie Kilmer
12. “Sound Insulation” by Carl Hopkins
13. “Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to” by Albert
Jackson, David Day
14. PWD manual on house construction and plumbing
Syllabus Types of building, components of a building, design loads,
framed structure and load bearing wall structure; foundations:
shallow and deep foundation, site exploration, bearing capacity of
soil, standard penetration test; brick masonry: types of brick,
bonds in brickwork, supervision of brickwork, defects and strength
on brick masonry, typical structures in brickwork, load bearing
and non-load bearing walls, cavity walls, partition walls; lintels
and arches: different types of lintels and arches, loading on
lintels, construction of arches; stairs: different types of stairs,
floors: ground floors and upper floors; roofs and roof coverings;
shoring; underpinning; scaffolding and formwork; plastering,
pointing, painting; distempering and white washing; cement
concrete construction; sound insulation: acoustics; thermal
insulation; house plumbing: water supply and wastewater
drainage; thunder arrestor.

Course Code CE 201

Course Name Engineering Materials
Credit 4.00 Credit
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Contact Hour 4 hrs/week
References 1. “Building Materials” by – Gurcharan Singh
2. “Engineering Materials” by - M.A. Aziz
3. “A Text book of Engineering Materials” by – G.J. Kulkarni
(6th Edition)
4. “Engineering Materials Technology: Structures, Processing,
Properties, and Selection (5th Edition)” by James A. Jacobs and
Thomas Kilduff
Syllabus Properties and uses of aggregates, brick, cement; sand, lime,
mortars; concrete; concrete mix design; admixtures; wood
structures and properties; shrinkage and seasoning; treatment and
durability; mechanical properties; wood products; basic property
of FRP composites and available FRP composite products; steel;
aluminum; introduction to geo-textiles; definition of stress and
strain; plane stress and strain condition; identification of strain
components of elastic, elasto-plastic and elasto-visco-plastic
materials; time dependent strain response of these materials due to
different types of loadings; mathematical and simple rheological
modeling for prediction of creep behavior; ferro-cement:
advantages and uses; corrosion and prevention of steel in RC
structures; offshore structures; material for ground improvement;
application of nano technology in cement and concrete;
introduction to high performance material (ie., green building
materials, ECC etc).

Course Code CE 203

Course Name Engineering Geology and Geomorphology
Credit 3.00 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “A Geology for Engineers” by – F.G.H. Blyth (Low priced text
book)
2. “A Geology for Engineers” by – Blyth & Freitas (7th Edition)
3. “Physical Geology” by – Leet, L Don, Judson, Sheldon (2nd
Edition)
4. “Principles of Geomorphology” by – William D. Thornbury
(2nd Edition)
Syllabus Minerals; identification of minerals, common rock forming
minerals; physical properties of minerals; mineraloids rocks; types
of rocks, cycle of rock change; earthquake and seismic map of
Bangladesh.
Structural geology; faults; types of faults; fold and fold type;
domes; basins; erosional process; quantitative analysis of erosional
land forms.
Channel development; channel widening; valley shape; stream
terraces; alluvial flood plains; deltas and alluvial fans; channel
morphology; channel patterns and the river basin; geology and
geomorphology of Bangladesh.

Course Code CE 204

Course Name Computer Programming Sessional
Credit 1.50 Credit
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Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Teach Yourself C” by – Herbert Schildt
2. “Programming With C” by – Schaum’s Outline Series
Syllabus Programming concepts and algorithms; internal representation of
data; elements of structured programming language: data types,
operators, expressions, control structures, functions, pointers and
arrays, input and output; concept of Object Oriented Programming
(OOP): encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism and abstraction,
development of programs related to civil engineering.

Course Code CE 205

Course Name Numerical Methods
Credit 3.00 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Numerical Mathematical Analysis” by – James b. Scarborough
2. “Introductory Methods of Numerical Analysis” by – S.S. Sastry
3. “Numerical Methods For Scientific And Engineering
Computation” by- Jain, Iyengar, Jain
4. “Numerical Methods using Matlab (4th Edi.) by John H
Mathews and Kurtis K Fink
5. Fundamentals of Engineering Numerical Analysis by Parviz
Moin (2010)
Syllabus Fundamental of numerical computing (e.g. numerical model,
convergence, accuracy and stability) and error estimation; system
of liner equations (Cramer's rule, Gaussian Elimination, LU
factorization, Error analysis for liner systems, Iterative methods-
Jacobi Method, Gauss-Seidel iteration, convergence of Iterative
methods; Eigen Value Problems); Solving non-liner equations
(root findings - Bi-section method, Newton-Raphson Method,
Method of False Position); Interpolations (Polynomial
interpolation, Piecewise/cubic spline interpolation
Lagrange interpolation, and Chebyshev interpolation); Numerical
differentiation and Integration (trapezoid, Romberg, Gauss,
adaptive quadrature); Numerical solution of Ordinary Differential
Equation (Initial Value Problem: Euler Method, Modified Euler
Method); Numerical solution of Ordinary Differential Equation
(Boundary Value Problem: Finite difference method and Shooting
method, convergence and stability); Least square approximation
(parameter estimation and curve fitting); Optimization Method;
Numerical solution of Partial Differential Equations.

Course Code CE 206

Course Name Engineering Computations Sessional
Credit 1.50 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References No reference cited
Syllabus Introduction to hi-level computational programming tools;
application to numerical analysis: basic matrix computation,
solving systems of linear equations, non-linear equations,
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 differential equations, interpolation and curve fitting, numerical
differentiation, numerical integration; application to engineering
problems: solving problems related to mechanics, numerical
solution of equation of motion etc.

Course Code CE 207

Course Name Applied Mathematics for Engineers
Credit 3.00 credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References No reference cited

Syllabus Review of differential equations; power series solution of

differential equations and their applications:
Frobenius method, Legendre’s polynomials, gamma function,
Bessel’s function; integral form of differential equation and its
application to engineering problem solving. Fourier series and its
properties, application to engineering problem solving; Fourier
integral; Fourier transforms and their uses in solving boundary
value problems; diffusion equation, wave equation, Laplace
equation and their applications. Application of statistical methods
to engineering problems: Random variables; discrete and
continuous probability distributions; functions of random variables
and derived distributions; expectation and moments of random
variables; point estimation of distribution parameters: methods of
moments and maximum likelihood, Bayesian analysis; confidence
intervals; hypothesis tests; nonparametric statistical tests; simple
and multiple linear regression and model selection; uncertainty
and reliability analysis; project level decision making and quality
control.

Course Code CE 208

Course Name Quantity Surveying
Credit 1.50 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Estimating” by – Abul Faraz Khan
2. “Quantity Surveying: A Practical Guide for the Contractor's
QS” by Donald Towey.
3. “Estimating & Costing in Civil Engineering” by – Dutta
Syllabus Earthwork excavation for roadway, earthwork computation from
spot levels; estimation for residential building: estimation of slab,
beam, column, footing; analysis of rates, specifications, costing of
residential building; estimation and costing of septic tank;
estimation and costing of underground water reservoir; estimation
and costing of retaining wall; estimation and costing of slab
culvert; estimation and costing of bridges; highways construction;
estimation of steel truss; computer aided quantity estimation;
construction site survey and estimation.

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Course Code CE 210
Course Name GIS and Remote Sensing
Credit 1.50 credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information System”
by – C.P. Lo Albert and K.W. Yeung
2. “Principles of Geographical Information System” by – Peter A.
Burrough and Rachel A. McDonnel
3. “Geographical Information System and Computer
Cartography” by - Christopher Jones
4. “ArcGIS 9.3.1 Tutorial” by – Wilpen L. Gorr, Kristen S.
Kurland
Syllabus Introduction, use and applications of ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine,
Google Earth and GPS.
Hands-on exercises using ArcGIS 9.3.1, ERDAS Imagine and
Google Earth, GPS and related software.

Course Code CE 211

Course Name Mechanics of Solids I
Credit 3.0 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Engineering Mechanics of Solids” by - Popov
2. “Theory and Problems of Strength of Materials” by -William A
Nash
3. “Strength of Materials” by – Andrew Pytel, Ferdinand L.
Singer (4th Edition)
Syllabus Concepts of stress and strain, constitutive relationships;
deformations due to tension, compression and temperature change;
beam statics: reactions, axial force, shear force and bending
moments; axial force, shear force and bending moment diagrams
using method of section and summation approach; elastic analysis
of circular shafts, solid non-circular and thin walled tubular
members subjected to torsion; flexural and shear stresses in beams;
shear centre; thin walled pressure vessels.

Course Code CE 212

Course Name Structural Mechanics and Materials Sessional
Credit 1.50 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Engineering Mechanics of Solids” by – Popov
2. “Theory and Problems of Strength of Materials” by -William A
Nash
3. Laboratory Manual
4. Bear and Johnson
Syllabus Tension, direct shear and impact tests of mild steel specimen;
slender column test; static bending test; hardness test of metals;
helical spring test;
General discussion on preparation and properties of concrete; FM
of aggregates; normal consistency, initial setting time, soundness
and fineness test of cement, compressive strengths of cement
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 mortar; design and testing of a concrete mix and testing of bricks
for compressive strength.

Course Code CE 213

Course Name Mechanics of Solids II
Credit 3.0 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. Engineering Mechanics of Solids” by – Popov
2. Advanced Strength and Applied Elasticity, 5th Edition, by A C
Ugural and S K Fenster
3. “Theory and Problems of Strength of Materials” by -William A
Nash
4. “Strength of Materials” by – Andrew Pytel, Ferdinand L.
Singer (4th Edition)
5. “Mechanics of Materials” by – Laurson & Cox
6. “Strength of Materials” by – R.S. Khurmi
Syllabus Symmetric and unsymmetric bending of beams; stress
transformation, failure criteria; beam deflection by direct
integration and moment area method; buckling of columns; elastic
strain energy and external work; cable and cable supported
structures; bolted, riveted and welded joints.

Course Code CE 214

Course Name Architechtural, Engineering and Planning Appreciation
Credit 1.5 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References No reference cited
Syllabus Basic Design, Understanding Architecture and its relation to Civil
Engineering, Plan arrangement with special consideration in
functional flow, lighting, ventilation and climatic aspects, Spaces
& Forms in Architecture & Urban Design, Spatial Structures of
Cities; Study with relevant examples from Composition,
Architecture and Urban Planning, Evolution of Architecture (Old
to modern age).

Course Code CE 261

Course Name Fluid Mechanics
Credit 3.00 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Fluid Mechanics with Engineering Application” by – Franzini
2. “Fluid Mechanics” by – Streeter & Wylie
3. “Fluid Mechanics” by – Frank M.White
Syllabus Fluid properties; fluid statics; kinematics of fluid flows; fluid flow
concepts and basic equations- continuity equation, Bernoulli's
equation, energy equation, momentum equation and forces in fluid
flow; steady incompressible flow in pressure conduits, laminar and
turbulent flow, general equation for fluid friction; empirical
equations for pipe flow; minor losses in pipe flow; pipe flow
problems-pipes in series and parallel, branching pipes, pipe
networks.
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Course Code CE 262
Course Name Fluid Mechanics Sessional
Credit 1.5 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Fluid Mechanics with Engineering Application” by – Franzini
2. “Fluid Mechanics” by – Streeter & Wylie
3. Laboratory Manual
Syllabus Centre of pressure; proof of Bernoulli's theorem; flow through
venturimeter; flow through orifice; coefficient of velocity by
coordinate method; flow through mouthpiece; flow over v-notch;
flow over sharp-crested weir; fluid friction in pipe.

Course Code CE 300

Course Name Civil Engineering Students’ Internship Programme (CESIP)
Credit 1.00 Credits
Contact Hour 4 Weeks
References N/A
Syllabus N/A

Course Code CE 301

Course Name Professional Practices and Communication
Credit 2.00 Credits
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Project Management - Planning and Control” by – Albert
Lester.
2. “The Process of Management” by – William H. Newman.
3. “Project Management” by S Choudhury
4. “Business correspondence and Report Writing- A practical
approach to business and technical communication” by R C
Sharma and Krisna Mohan
5. PPR 2008
6. DPP preparation guide book published by planning commission
Syllabus Project: characteristic feature, types and life cycle; type of
contracts and estimates; procurement regulations and law;
documents for procurement of works, goods, services and their
application; tender procedure with the light of PPR; claims,
disputes and arbitration procedure.
Communication: concepts, methods and strategies for effective
speaking and inter-personal communication; business and
engineering reports, proposals and messages; conducting
meetings; an introduction to the code of ethics for engineers;
introduction to MOI (Method of Instruction).

Course Code CE 302

Course Name Professional Practices and Communication Sessional
Credit 1.50 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week

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References 1. “Business correspondence and Report Writing- A practical
approach to business and technical communication” by R C
Sharma and Krisna Mohan.
2. “Project Management - Planning and control” by Albert Lester
2. PPR 2008
3. DPP preparation guide book published by planning commission
Syllabus Application of communication theory, MOI and professional
practice approaches in a controlled class room environment; this
may include preparation of small reports and proposals including
Project Proposal/ Development Project Proposal (DPP),
specification and contract document preparation in the light of
PPR, conducting meeting and writing minutes of the meeting.
Case study analysis, role playing, class room presentations and
individual reports on business, engineering aspects etc;
introduction to MS projects.

Course Code CE 311

Course Name Structural Analysis and Design I
Credit 4.00 Credits
Contact Hour 4 hrs/week
References 1. “Theory of Simple Structures” by – T.C. Shedd and J.Vawter
(2nd Edition)
2. “Elementary Structural Analysis” by – Utku, Norris & Wilber
(4th Edition)
3. Advanced Strength and Applied Elasticity, 5th Edition, by A C
Ugural and S K Fenster
4. Structural Analysis by Aslam Kassimali (3rd Edition)
Syllabus Stability and determinacy of structures; analysis of statically
determinate trusses and arches; influence lines; moving loads on
beams, frames and trusses; analysis of suspension bridge.
Wind and earthquake loads; approximate analysis of statically
indeterminate structures: braced trusses, portal method, cantilever
method and vertical load analysis of multi storied building frames;
deflection of beams, trusses and frames by energy method (strain
energy, principles of virtual work, Castigliano’s theorem).

Course Code CE 315

Course Name Design of Concrete Structures I
Credit 3.00 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design (6th Edi) by James
Wight and James MacGregor
2. “Design of Concrete Structures” by – Nilson (12th Edition)
3. “Design of Concrete Structures” by – Nilson, David & Dolan
(14th Edition)
Syllabus Fundamental behavior of reinforced concrete; introduction to
strength design and alternate design methods; flexural design of
beams (singly reinforced, doubly reinforced, T-beam) using
strength design method; shear, diagonal tension and torsion of
beams; bond and anchorage; design of one way slabs; design of
two-way edge supported slabs: using strip and alternate methods.
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Course Code CE 316
Course Name Concrete Structures Design Sessional I
Credit 1.50 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. Design of Concrete Structures by Nilson (10th, 12th and 14th
Edition)
2. Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) - 2012
3. AASHTO LRFD Bridge: Design Specifications 2012
Syllabus Analysis the behavior of reinforced concrete beams through
experiment; design of slab bridge, balanced cantilever bridge
(AASHTO LRFD 2012) and low-rise building using ACI code.

Course Code CE 317

Course Name Design of Concrete Structures II
Credit 4.00 Credits
Contact Hour 4 hrs/week
References 1. “Design of Concrete Structures” by – Nilson (12th Edition)
2. “Design of Concrete Structures” by – Nilson, David & Dolan
(14th Edition)
3. Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design (6th Edi) by James
Wight and James MacGregor
4. “Fundamentals of Reinforced Concrete” by – Ferguson &
Philip
5. Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC)’2012
6. “Design of Prestressed Concrete Structure” by – T.Y. Lin, Ned
H. Burns (3rd Edition)
7. Prestressed Concrete Structures by Michael P Collins
Syllabus Introduction to floor systems and design of column supported
slabs (flat plates, detailing of flat plate, direct design method);
design of columns under uniaxial and biaxial loading, introduction
to slender column; ; seismic detailing; structural design of
footings, pile caps; design of RCC shear wall.
Prestressed Concrete: concepts of prestressing; materials;
anchorage systems; analysis of sections for flexure and shear;
design of prestressed concrete beam.

Course Code CE 319

Course Name Design of Steel Structures
Credit 3.00 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. Steel Structures: Design and Behavior by Salmon, Johnson and
Malhas (5th Edi)
2. “Design of Steel Structures” by – Gaylord, Gaylord
3. Limit States Design in Structural Steel by G L Kulak and G Y
Grondin
4. AISC Manuals for Steel Constructions (13th Edition-2005)
Syllabus Behavioral principles and design of structural steel; design of
tension members, bolted and welded connections; compression
members; residual stress, local buckling, effective length; flexural
members; lateral torsional buckling; design of beam-columns;
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of steel structures, introduction to steel-concrete composite
structures, advantages of composite construction.

Course Code CE 320

Course Name Steel Structures Design Sessional
Credit 1.50 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. Steel Structures: Design and Behavior by Salmon, Johnson and
Malhas (5th Edi)
2. Limit States Design in Structural Steel by G L Kulak and G Y
Grondin
3. AASHTO LRFD Bridge: Design Specifications 2012
Syllabus Analysis the behavior of an I-Beam through experiment; computer
based analysis of steel structures e.g. roof truss and bridge truss;
design of members and joints of roof and bridge truss.

Course Code CE 331

Course Name Environmental Engineering I
Credit 3.00 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “A Textbook of Water Supply Engineering” by – M.A. Aziz
2. “Environmental Engineering” by – Peavy, Rowe &
Tchobanoglous
3. “Water Supply and Sanitation” by – Ahmed and Rahman
Syllabus Introduction to Environmental Engineering: water, health and
sanitation, ecology and environment; climate change; biodiversity;
contemporary environmental issues.
Water Supply Engineering: Water requirement in urban (water
demand, population prediction, water demand for street fire
hydrant and interior fire protection) and rural communities; the
hydrologic cycle and water availability; water supply sources;
ground water exploration: aquifer properties and ground water
flow, well hydraulics, water well design, drilling, construction and
maintenance; shallow hand tubewells, deep tubewells, deep set
pumps, pond sand filter, rain water harvesting system and
alternative water supplies for problem areas.
Surface water collection and transportation; pumps and pumping
machineries; water distribution systems; analysis and design of
distribution network; fire hydrants; water meters; water loss
control (auditing, unaccounted for water, leak detection and water
conservation).
Water quality requirements; water treatment: plain sedimentation,
coagulation, flocculation, filtration, disinfection; miscellaneous
treatment methods; low cost treatment methods (arsenic/iron
removal plants etc.) for rural communities; water safety plans.

Course Code CE 332

Course Name Environmental Engineering Laboratory
Credit 1.50 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
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References 1. “A Textbook of Water Supply Engineering” by – M.A. Aziz
2. “Water Supply and Sanitation” by – Ahmed and Rahman
3. Laboratory Manual
Syllabus Water and wastewater sampling techniques, sample preservation,
physical, chemical and biological tests of water and wastewater;
breakpoint chlorination, alum coagulation, sampling and
laboratory analysis of air, sampling and laboratory analysis of soil
and solid waste.

Course Code CE 333

Course Name Environmental Engineering II
Credit 4.00 Credits
Contact Hour 4 hrs/week
References 1. “Environmental Engineering” by – Peavy, Rowe &
Tchobanoglous
2. “Water Supply and Sanitation” by – Ahmed and Rahman
3. “Wastewater Engineering” by – Metcalf & Eddy (4th Edition)
4. “Water supply & Sewerage” by - McGhee
Syllabus Wastewater Engineering: introduction; estimation of wastewater;
wastewater collection systems; hydraulics of sewer; design,
construction and maintenance of sanitary sewer and storm
drainage system; sewer appurtenances; plumbing system.
Microbiology of wastewater; wastewater characteristics;
wastewater treatment and disposal; treatment and disposal of
industrial effluents; sludge treatment and disposal; economical
sanitation technologies / system for urban and rural communities
(conventional system, pit latrine, pour-flush latrine, small bore
sewerage system, septic tank system and ecological sanitation).
Sustainability of water and sanitation services; participatory
development approach in water and sanitation sector; community
management of water and sanitation services.
Introduction to solid and hazardous waste management;
environmental impact assessment: risk analysis in environmental
assessment; socioeconomic impact assessment; introduction to
environmental pollution (water pollution, air pollution, noise
pollution). Introduction to food sanitation.
Introduction of EIA.

Course Code CE 341

Course Name Principles of Soil Mechanics
Credit 4.00 Credits
Contact Hour 4 hrs/week
References 1. “An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (2nd Edition) by
Robert D. Holtz and William D. Kovacs
2. “Text book of Geotechnical Engineering (2011)” by Braja M.
Das
3. “Geotechnical Engineering - A Practical Problem Solving
Approach (2010)” by N. Sivakugan and Braja M. Das
4. Craigs Soil Mechanics by R.F.Craig, R.F.Pink
5. “Engineering soil mechanics” by Jan J. Tuma, M. Abdel-Hady
6. “Elements of Soil Mechanics” by Geoffrey Nesbitt Smith
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 7. “Introduction to Soil Mechanics” by Braja M. Das
8. “Principles of Geotechnical Engineering”, 8th Edition (2013),
by Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan
9. “Foundation engineering” by – “Peck, Hanson, Thornburn
Syllabus Introduction to geotechnical engineering; formation, type and
identification of soils; soil composition; soil structure and fabric;
index properties of soils; weight volume relationship; engineering
classification of soils; soil compaction; principles of total and
effective stresses; permeability and seepage; stress-strain-strength
characteristics of soils; compressibility and settlement behavior of
soils; lateral earth pressure; stress distribution.

Course Code CE 342

Course Name Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
Credit 1.50 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Introduction to Soil Mechanics” by – Braja M. Das
2. “Foundation engineering” by – “Peck, Hanson, Thornburn
3. “Soil Testing for Engineers” by – Lambe
Syllabus Field identification tests of soils; grain size analysis by sieve and
hydrometer; specific gravity, unit weight and void ratio test;
Atterberg limits test; permeability tests; unconfined compression
test; compaction test; relative density test; direct shear tests;
consolidation tests; test of geo-textiles.

Course Code CE 351

Course Name Transportation Engineering and Planning
Credit 3.00 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Highway Engineering” by – Paul H. Wright (6th Edition)
2. “Transportation Engineering and Transport Planning” by – L.R.
Kadiyali
3. “Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering” by –
O’Flaherty
Syllabus Transportation engineering, transportation functions;
transportation systems, functional components, factors in
transportation development, transportation modes, public
transportation, emerging modes; intelligent transportation system:
components and applications; transport planning: concepts, scope
and hierarchy, process, goals and objectives, inventories, socio-
economic activities, land use-transport interaction, travel demand
forecasting, traffic impact assessment; road safety and accident
analysis.
Geometric design of highways: design controls and criteria, cross
sectional elements, alignment, sight distance, intersection and
interchange layouts, planning and design of bicycle and pedestrian
facilities; traffic engineering: fundamentals of traffic engineering,
vehicle and traffic characteristics, traffic control devices and
systems, introduction to signal optimization tools, traffic studies,
planning and design of parking facilities, roadway lighting;
transportation in Bangladesh: transportation modes and networks,
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road classification and design standards.

Course Code CE 361

Course Name Open Channel Hydraulics
Credit 3.00 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Open Channel Hydraulics” by – Chow
2. “Open Channel Hydraulics” by – French
3. “Flow Through Open channels” by – Rang Raju
4. “Flow in Open channel” by - Subramanya
Syllabus Open channel flow and its classification; velocity and pressure
distributions; energy equation, specific energy and transition
problems; critical flow and control; concept of uniform flow,
Chezy and Manning equations, estimation of resistance
coefficients and computation of uniform flow; momentum
equation and specific momentum; hydraulic jump theory and
analysis of gradually varied flow; computation of flow profiles;
design of channels.

Course Code CE 362

Course Name Open Channel Hydraulics Sessional
Credit 1.50 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Open Channel Hydraulics” by – Chow
2. Laboratory Manual
Syllabus Broad-crested weir; sluice gate; venturi flume; parshall flume;
cutthroat flume; hydraulic jump; velocity distribution profile;
Manning's roughness coefficient; specific force and specific
energy.

Course Code CE 400

Course Name Project and Thesis
Credit 4.5 Credit (1.5 + 3.0)
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week in 4/1 and 6 hrs/week in 4/2
References N/A
Syllabus Same as the existing syllabus.

Course Code CE 401

Course Name Project Planning & Construction Management
Credit 3 Credits
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Project Planning and Control” by -Lester
2. “The Process of Management” by – William H. Newman
3.“Introduction to Operational Research” by – Hiller & Liberman
4.“ Project Management Techniques” by – A.O. Awani
5.“Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods” by – Peurifoy
6.“Material Management & Inventory Control by – A.K. Datta
7.“Project Management by – S. Chowdhury
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Syllabus Project planning and evaluation; feasibility reports; cash flows,
pay back period, internal rate of return; benefit-cost ratio; cost-
benefit analysis case studies;
Planning and scheduling, PERT, CPM; resource scheduling; linear
programming and application.
Principles of management; construction management: principles,
project organization, methods and practices, technology,
management of materials and equipments, site management,
contracts and specifications, inspection and quality control, safety,
economy.
Conflict management; psychology in administration: human
factors in management; human resource management.
Demand forecasting; inventory control; stores management;
procurement; legal issues in construction; environmental
regulations.
Construction safety.

Course Code CE 403

Course Name Socio-economic Aspects of Development Projects
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Project Planning and Control” by - Lester
2. “ Project Management Techniques” by – A.O. Awani
Syllabus Economics and social structure; development and economic
growth; socio-economic indicators; concept of human
development, human development index; gender related human
development index; human poverty and human poverty index;
poverty reduction strategies in Bangladesh; concepts of sustainable
development; MDGs.
Characteristics of development projects; human interest related
aspects; population displacement; resettlement and rehabilitation
strategy;
Productivity; land loss, land use and land ownership patterns;
fisheries and aquaculture; deforestation and afforestation;
communication, commerce, industries and other economic
benefits; water supply, sanitation, health and nutrition; inequalities
in distribution of benefits and losses;
Socio-economic impact assessment approach; socio-economic
survey; case studies.

Course Code CE 405

Course Name Business and Career Development
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References
Syllabus Human resource management: source of manpower, methods of
selection and recruitment, development and motivating the
workforce, appraisal procedures, employee compensation and
benefits; basic marketing management, segmentation and market
analysis, marketing strategies and use of marketing tools;
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advantages and disadvantages; introduction to operations
management, basic production decisions of an organization,
quality control within operations process.

Course Code CE 410

Course Name Concrete Structures Design Sessional II
Credit 1.5 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Design of Concrete Structures” by – Winter & Nilson (10th
Edition)
2. “Design of Concrete Structures” by – Nilson (12th and 14th
Edition)
3. AASHTO LRFD Bridge: Design Specifications 2012
4. “Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC)’-2012”
Syllabus Analysis the behavior of pre-stress (pre-tension and post-tension)
beams through experiment; analysis and design of multistoried
RCC residential building and pre-stress concrete (PC) girder
bridge (hand calculation with finite element software).

Course Code CE 411

Course Name Structural Analysis & Design II
Credit 3.0 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Elementary Structural Analysis” by – Utku, Norris & Wilber
(4th Edition)
2. Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis by C K Wang
3. Structural Analysis by Aslam Kassimali (3rd Edition)
4. “Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC)-2012”
Syllabus Analysis of statically indeterminate beams and frames by moment
distribution, consistent deformation/flexibility and stiffness
methods; algorithms for implementing direct stiffness method
using computer; influence lines of statically indeterminate beams
and frames.

Course Code CE 412

Course Name Computer Aided Analysis and Design of Structures Sessional
Credit 1.50 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC)-2012
2. AASHTO LRFD Bridge: Design Specifications 2012
Syllabus Structural idealization, computer modeling of frame structures,
computer aided analysis and design of various reinforced concrete
and steel structures, e.g. high-rise building, modular bridge, water
tower etc.

Course Code CE 413

Course Name Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Structures
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
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References 1. Steel Structures: Design and Behavior by Salmon, Johnson and
Malhas (5th Edi)
2. Limit States Design in Structural Steel by G L Kulak and G Y
Grondin
3. AISC design guide
Syllabus Introduction to steel-concrete composite structures; advantages of
composite construction; interaction between steel and concrete,
shear connectors, elastic analysis of composite beams, beam-
column connections, behavior of different types of composite
columns, axial load capacity and interaction diagrams for
composite columns

Course Code CE 415

Course Name Prestressed Concrete
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References No cited reference
Syllabus Prestressed Concrete: concepts of prestressing; materials;
anchorage systems; loss of prestress; analysis of sections for
flexure, shear, bond and bearing; analysis of end block and
composite sections; beam deflections; cable layout; partial
prestress.
Design of prestressed concrete beams for simple and continuous
spans; ideas about use of AASHTO – PCI sections for standard
spans; design considerations for prestressed concrete pipes, piles,
poles and railway sleepers.

Course Code CE 417

Course Name Design of Concrete Structures III
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. Design of Concrete Structures by Nilson (14th Edition)
2. Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design (6th Edi) by
James Wight and James MacGregor
3. Prestressed Concrete Structures by Michael P Collins
Syllabus Analysis and design for torsion; design of one way and two way
joist slabs with or without beam on the column line; slender
columns; strut-and-tie models (design of deep beam), design of
reinforcement at joints; design and detailing of lateral load
resisting components.

Course Code CE 419

Course Name Introduction to Finite Element Method
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. Introduction to Solid Mechanics and Finite Element Analysis
by Samer Adeeb
2. An Introduction to the Finite Element Method by J N Reddy
3. A First Course in Finite Elements by Jacob Fish and Ted
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Syllabus Introduction to finite element method as applied to stress analysis
problems; basic equations in elasticity, matrix displacement
formulation, element shapes, nodes, nodal unknowns and
coordinate system, shape functions, strain displacement matrix,
methods for assembling stiffness equations e.g. direct approach,
Galerkin’s method, virtual work method, principle of minimum
potential energy; introduction to isoparametric formulation;
discritization of a structure and mesh refinement, one dimensional
stress-deformation and two dimensional plane stress and plane
strain analysis of stress-deformation problems; numerical
integration and computer application.

Course Code CE 421

Course Name Dynamics of Structures
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. Dynamics of Structures by Anil K. Chopra (4th Edition)
2. Dynamics of Structures by Ray W. Clougs and J. Penzien
Syllabus Single degree of freedom system, formulation of equation of
motion; free vibration response; response to harmonic, impulse
and general dynamic loading; vibration analysis by Rayleigh’s
method; response spectra; two degrees of freedom system

Course Code CE 423

Course Name Structural Safety
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. AISC Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings,
ANSI/AISC 341-10
2. Structural Seismic Design Optimization and Earthquake
Engineering: Formulation and Applications by Vagelis Plevris,
Chara Ch. Mitropoulou, Nikos D Lagaros, 2012
3. Computational Methods in Earthquake Engineering by
Papadrakakis, Fragiadakis and Lagaros, 2011
4. Journal of Structural Safety by Elsevier (for case studies)
Syllabus Structural Safety is a course to integrate risk assessment for a wide
range of constructed facilities such as buildings, bridges, earth
structures, offshore facilities, dams, lifelines and nuclear structural
systems, especially RCC and steel structures. Its purpose is to gain
in-depth knowledge about risk and reliability among technical
disciplines involved in design and construction, and to enhance the
use of risk management in the constructed environment. All
aspects of quantitative safety assessment and to addresses the
protection of structures and infrastructure such as buildings and
bridges both RCC and Steel structures exposed to multiple
hazards, including earthquakes, cyclones, fire hazards, hurricase,
surge or corrosion.

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Course Code CE 425
Course Name Seismic Design of Structures
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. Design of Concrete Structures by Nilson (14th Edition, Chapter
20)
2. AISC Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings,
ANSI/AISC 341-10
3. Structural Seismic Design Optimization and Earthquake
Engineering: Formulation and Applications by Vagelis Plevris,
Chara Ch. Mitropoulou, Nikos D Lagaros, 2012
4. Computational Methods in Earthquake Engineering by
Papadrakakis, Fragiadakis and Lagaros, 2011
Syllabus Seismic design philosophy; ductility concepts; lateral force
resisting systems; mechanisms of nonlinear deformation; methods
of analysis: push-over analysis, incremental dynamic analysis,
time-history analysis; introduction to elastic and inelastic response
spectra; code procedures for earthquake resistant structures;
detailing of structural steel and reinforced concrete elements;
lessons learned from past earthquakes.

Course Code CE 427

Course Name Advanced Solid Mechanics
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. Introduction to Solid Mechanics and Finite Element Analysis
by Samer Adeeb
2. Advanced Strength and Applied Elasticity, 5th Edition, by A C
Ugural and S K Fenster
3. The geometrical Language of Continuum Mechanics by
Marcelo Epstein
Syllabus Stress, strain and displacements in two and three dimensions.
Constitutive equations. Governing equations of elasticity and
simple solutions, Formulation of basic equations of elasticity in
solid mechanics, Strain energy. Theories of failure.

Course Code CE 431

Course Name Natural Resources and Renewable Energy
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Classification, extraction, depletion, protection and management
of natural resources.
Overview, history, mainstream technologies; wind power,
hydropower, solar energy, biomass, bio-fuel, geothermal energy,
gallery, commercialization, growth of renewable, economic trends,
hydroelectricity, wind power development, solar thermal,
photovoltaic development, photovoltaic power stations, bio fuel
development, geothermal development and emerging technologies
of renewable energy.

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Course Code CE 432
Course Name Design of Water Supply, Sanitation and Sewerage Systems
Credit 1.50 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Design of water supply and sewerage system: estimation of
industrial, domestic and fire demands, designing deep tubewell
and water distribution network; estimation of industrial, domestic
and commercial wastewater generation, wastewater network
design; household plumbing system design; design of water and
wastewater treatment plant; computer application in environmental
engineering; field visits and reporting.

Course Code CE 433

Course Name Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Solid Waste Management: sources and types of solid wastes;
physical and chemical properties of solid wastes; solid waste
generation (Separation at source); on-site handling, storage and
processing; collection of solid wastes; transfer stations and
transport; resources and energy recovery and recycling
(Reduction, Re-used & Recycling- 3R concept); decomposition of
solid waste: anaerobic treatment/biogasification, aerobic
treatment/composting; thermal treatment, land disposal.
Hazardous Waste Management: identification, sources and
characteristics of hazardous wastes; different types of hazardous
waste, hazardous waste management plant; methods of treatment
(physical, chemical, biological and thermal treatment;
fixation/stabilization) and disposal(landfill and ocean dumping) of
hazardous waste.
Healthcare waste management, categories of healthcare waste,
treatment methods of healthcare waste.
Integrated solid waste management and live cycle inventory
analysis.

Course Code CE 435

Course Name Environmental Pollution Management
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Environmental pollution and its Control; water pollution - sources
and types of pollutants; waste assimilation capacity of streams;
dissolved oxygen modeling; ecological balance of streams;
industrial pollution; heavy metal contamination; detergent
pollution and eutrophication; groundwater pollution; marine
pollution; pollution control measures: water quality monitoring
and management.
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 Air pollution: sources and types of pollutants; effects of various
pollutants on human health, materials and plants; air pollution
meteorology; global warming, climate change and ozone layer
depletion; acid rain; air pollution monitoring and control
measures; introduction to air quality models.

Course Code CE 437

Course Name Climate Change and Disaster Management
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Brief description of various types, nature, sources, causes and
impacts of Environmental hazards experienced in Bangladesh.
Cyclones, storm surges, tsunami, flood, salinity intrusion due to sea
level rise, water logging and inundation, food insecurity, river bank
erosion, river sedimentation problem, extreme droughts,
groundwater level depletion, agricultural damages, shortages of fresh
water in coastal region, Disaster management: History of natural
disaster, Classification of natural disasters, sources of natural
disaster, causes and effects of natural disasters.

Course Code CE 439

Course Name Environmental Impact Assessment
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References Not available
Syllabus Important terms, aims, objectives, roles and methodology of
environmental impact assessment; EIA of development schemes;
Economical evaluation of EIA; EIA in water resources and
industrial projects; Application of EIA; EIA for protection
measures; EIA of : draughts in dry season, rainy season, impact of
flood, solid waste management etc. Different EIA index
calculation.

Course Code CE 441

Course Name Foundation Engineering
Credit 3.0 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Foundation Analysis and design” by – Joseph E. Bowles
2. “Foundation Design” by Wayne C. Teng
3. “Foundation engineering” by – Peck, Hanson, Thornburn
4. “Principles Foundation Engineering” by – B.M. Das
5. “Theory And Practice of Foundation Engineering” by – Sam
6. “Geotechnical Engineering - A Practical Problem Solving
Approach (2010)” by N. Sivakugan and Braja M. Das
7. “Geotechnical Engineering- SOIL MECHANICS” by John N.
Cernica
8. “Smith's Elements of Soil Mechanics” by Ian Smith
9. “Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC)’93”
Syllabus Soil investigation techniques; types of foundations; bearing

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distortion of foundations; design and construction of footings, rafts
and piles; slope stability analyses.

Course Code CE 442

Course Name Geotechnical Engineering Design Sessional
Credit 1.50 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Foundation Analysis and design” by – Joseph E. Bowles
2. “Foundation Design” by Wayne C. Teng
3. “Foundation engineering” by – Peck, Hanson, Thornburn
4. “Principles Foundation Engineering” by – B.M. Das
5. “Geotechnical Engineering - A Practical Problem Solving
Approach (2010)” by N. Sivakugan and Braja M. Das
6. “Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC)’93”
Syllabus Interpretation of soil test results, design of foundations: shallow
and deep foundation; introduction to computer aided design of
foundations; footing, pile, raft/mat foundations; retaining
structures; reinforced soils.

Course Code CE 443

Course Name Earth Retaining Structures
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures, (Third
Edition)” by - Chris R.I. Clayton, Rick I. Woods, Andrew J.
Bond, Jarbas Milititsky
2. “Foundations and Earth Retaining Structures” by Muni Budhu.
3. “Foundations, Retaining and Earth Structures: The Art of
Design and Construction and Its Scientific Basis in Soil
Mechanics” by Gregory Porphyriewitch Tschebotarioff
4. “Foundation Analysis and design” by – Joseph E. Bowles
5. “Foundation Design” by Wayne C. Teng
6. “Principles Foundation Engineering” by – B.M. Das
Syllabus Foundation of structures subjected to lateral loads; rigid and
flexible earth retaining structures; methods of construction:
dewatering and slurry-wall construction, braced excavation, sheet
piles, cofferdams, caissons.

Course Code CE 445

Course Name Elementary Soil Dynamics
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Principles of Soil Dynamics” by Braja M Das and Ramana
2. “Soil Dynamics with Applications in Vibration and Earthquake
Protection” by Christos Vrettos.
3. “An Introduction to Soil Dynamics (Theory and Applications of
Transport in Porous Media)” by Arnold Verruijt.
4. “Practical Soil Dynamics: Case Studies in Earthquake and
Geotechnical Engineering (Geotechnical, Geological and
Earthquake Engineering)” by Milutin Srbulov.
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Syllabus Elementary vibrations; dynamic properties of soil; seismic
response of soils: site effects, site amplification, liquefaction
problems, remedial measures and earthquake hazards.

Course Code CE 447

Course Name Soil-water Interaction
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Seepage, Drainage, and Flow Nets” by Harry R. Cedergren
2. “Earth and earth-rock dams: engineering problems of design
and construction” by James L. Sherard.
3. “Advanced Soil Mechanics” (Third edition or later) by Braja M.
Das.
4. “Soil Mechanics and Foundations” by Parcher and Means
5. BWDB Design Manual- May 2010
Syllabus Introduction to soil-water interaction problems: permeability,
seepage, capillarity and soil suction; slopes subjected to water
current, wave action etc; theories of filters and revetment design;
geotechnical design of landfills; stability of slopes subjected to
seepage.

Course Code CE 451

Course Name Pavement Design and Traffic Management
Credit 4.0 Credit
Contact Hour 4 hrs/week
References 1. “Highway Engineering” by – Paul H. Wright (6th Edition)
2. “Transportation Engineering and Transport Planning” by – L.R.
Kadiyali
3. “Principles of Pavement design” by – E.J. Yoder
Syllabus Pavement materials: bituminous binders, cement, aggregates,
embankment material, soil stabilization; mix design methods; low
cost roads; flexible and rigid pavement: pavement components and
functions, pavement design and construction, road maintenance;
Rail traffic management and signaling; transportation demand,
supply and equilibrium; road traffic assignment, network
equilibrium, system optimality; traffic flow theory, shockwaves,
deterministic and stochastic queuing analysis.

Course Code CE 452

Course Name Highway Materials and Transportation Engineering Design
Sessional
Credit 1.5 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Highway Engineering” by – Paul H. Wright (6th Edition)
2. Laboratory Manual
Syllabus Testing and quality control of highway materials; bituminous mix
design; roadway traffic and capacity analysis; test of aggregate for
abrasion and impact by Los Angles Machine

Course Code CE 453

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Course Name Traffic Engineering Design and Management
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Highway Engineering” by - Paul H Wright
2. “Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning” by – L.R.
Kadiyali
3. “Highways – The Location, Design, Construction” by –
Flaherty
4. “Principles of Transportation Engineering “ by – Das
5. “Transportation Engineering Handbook” by – Geulias
6. “Traffic and Highway Engineering” by – Garber
Syllabus Advanced concepts of traffic management, management strategies;
analysis of traffic flow characteristics; traffic control devises;
intersection control and design; grade separation and interchanges;
computer application in traffic system analysis; introduction to
micro simulation and ITS; NMT issues and road safety.

Course Code CE 454

Course Name Traffic Studies and Pavement Design Sessional
Credit 1.50 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Highway Engineering” by - Paul H Wright
2. “Principles of Pavement Design” by – E.J. Yoder
3. “Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning” by – L.R.
Kadiyali
4. Laboratory Handbook
Syllabus Design of flexible and rigid pavement and air field pavements;
geometric design; road intersection design and interchanges;
traffic studies; computer models and application packages.

Course Code CE 455

Course Name Pavement Management, Drainage and Airport Engineering
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Principles of Pavement Design” by – E.J. Yoder
2. “Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning” by – L.R.
Kadiyali
3. “Highways – The Location, Design, Construction” by –
Flaherty
Syllabus Pavement management systems; evaluation and strengthening of
pavements; drainage: highway drainage and drainage structures;
airports: importance, advantages and trends in air transportation,
planning and design of airports, aircraft characteristics related to
airport design, types and elements of airport planning studies,
airport configuration, geometric design of the landing area,
terminal area, heliports, design of airport pavements, lighting,
marking and signing, airport drainage, introduction to airside
planning, design and operations software.

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Course Code CE 457
Course Name Urban Transportation Planning and Management
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning” by – L.R.
Kadiyali
2. “Transportation Engineering Handbook” by – Geulias
3. “Traffic and Highway Engineering” by – Garber
Syllabus The urban transport problems and trends; road network planning;
characteristics and operation of different transit and paratransit
modes, planning transit network; estimating system costs and
benefits, pricing and financing, evaluation, transit users attitude,
policies and strategies for transit development in metropolitan
cities; freight traffic planning and management; selected transport
case studies, congestion management; safety management;
environmental issues and sustainable transport.

Course Code CE 459

Course Name Intelligent Transportation System
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References
Syllabus History of ITS, ITS standards and architecture; Environmental
aspects of ITS; Enabling technologies for ITS; Introduction to
mobile application for ITS; Introduction to traffic flow modeling
and control; Application of ITS for advanced traffic management,
advanced traveler information system, public transport,
commercial vehicle operation, freeway incident detection and
control, electronic toll collection; Connected vehicle technology
and applications; ITS benefits, evaluation and costs.

Course Code CE 461

Course Name Railway Engineering
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Railway Engineering ” by – Rangwala
2. “Railway Engineering ” by – Agarwal (Student Edition)
Syllabus Railway engineering: general requirements, rolling stock and
tracks, stations and yards, points and crossings, signaling,
maintenance operations.

Course Code CE 463

Course Name Hydrology and Irrigation Engineering
Credit 4.0 Credit
Contact Hour 4 hrs/week
References 1. “Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures” by – Garg
2. “Irrigation Principles and Practices” by–Vaughn, E. Hansen,
Orson W. Israelsen
3. “Introductory Irrigation Engineering “ by – B.C. Punmia

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5. Engineering Hydrology” by - Subramanya
Syllabus Hydrologic cycle; Weather and hydrology; Precipitation,
Evaporation and transpiration; Infiltration; Stream flow;
Application of telemetry and remote sensing in hydrologic data
acquisition; Rainfall-runoff relations; Hydrographs, unit
hydrographs; Hydrologic routing; Statistical methods in
hydrology.
Plant-soil-water relationship; consumptive use and estimation of
irrigation water requirements; canal layout in irrigation; methods
of irrigation; quality of irrigation water; problems of irrigated land.

Course Code CE 465

Course Name Groundwater Engineering
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Groundwater Hydrology” by – Rushton
2. “Groundwater Engineering” by – Toad
Syllabus Groundwater in hydrologic cycle and its occurrence. Physical
properties and principles of groundwater movement. Groundwater
and well hydraulics. Groundwater resource evaluation.
Groundwater levels and environmental influences. Water mining
and land subsidence. Groundwater pollution and contaminant
transport. Recharge of groundwater. Saline water intrusion in
aquifers. Groundwater management

Course Code CE 467

Course Name Flood Mitigation and Management
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References N/A
Syllabus Flood and its causes; methods of flood management: structural and
non structural measures such as reservoirs, levees and flood walls,
channel improvement, interior drainage, floodways, land
management, flood proofing, flood zoning, flood hazard mapping,
flood forecasting and warning.
Economic aspects of flood management: flood risk and
vulnerability analysis, direct and indirect losses of flood, flood
damage assessment, flood damage in urban and rural areas.

Course Code CE 469

Course Name River Engineering
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Principles of River Engineering” by – Chang
2. “Principles of River Engineering” by – Garg
3. “River Engineering” by – Peterson
4. “Sediment Transport Technology (Water & Sediment
Dynamics)” by – Daryl B. Simons & Fuat Sentirk

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Syllabus Behavior of alluvial rivers; river channel pattern and fluvial
processes; aggradations and degradation, local scours, river
training and bank protection works; navigation and dredging
sediment movement in river channels, bed form and flow regimes.

Course Code CE 471

Course Name Hydraulic Structures
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References 1. “Hydraulic Structures” by – Garg
2. “Open Channel Hydraulics” by – V. T. Chow
Syllabus Principles of design hydraulic structures, types of hydraulic
structures; design of dams, barrages, weirs, spillways, energy
dissipators and spillway gates; cross drainage works.

Course Code CE 472

Course Name Hydraulic Structures Design Sessional
Credit 1.50 Credit
Contact Hour 3 hrs/week
References 1. “Hydraulic Structures” by – Garg
2. “Open Channel Hydraulics” by – Chow
3. “Principles of River Engineering” by – Garg
4. “Principles of River Engineering” by – Chang
5. “Principles of Water Resources Planning” by – Dr. Aynon
Nishat (BUET)
Syllabus Design of hydraulic structures, river training works.

Course Code CE 473

Course Name Coastal Engineering
Credit 2.00 Credit
Contact Hour 2 hrs/week
References N/A
Syllabus Coast and coastal features; tides and currents; tidal flow
measurement; waves and storm surges; docks and harbors; forces
of waves and tides in the design of coastal and harbor structures;
coastal sedimentation processes; deltas and estuaries; shore
protection works; dredging and dredgers.

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