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CIVL | Civil and Environmental Engineering
CIVL 5110 Engineering Risk, Reliability and Decision [3-0-0:3]
Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 581

Prerequisite(s) CIVL 2160 or equivalent
Exclusion(s) CIEM 5810
Description
Advanced reliability methods in engineering decision; Bayesian methods, system reliability and design,
risk analysis, probabilistic observational method, Markov and availability models, random field, large-
scale system simulation, decision with multiple objectives.
Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. To understand the ubiquitous presence of uncertainties in engineering systems.
2. To learn to describe common random variables.
3. To learn advanced reliability methods to support engineering design and codes of practice.
4. To learn risk analysis methods to support engineering decision and policy making.
CIVL 5210 Principles of Project Finance [3-0-0:3]
https://prog-crs.hkust.edu.hk/pgcourse/2019-20/CIVL 1/28
Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 501, CIVL 609C

Exclusion(s) CIEM 600F
Description
In-depth discussion of principles, techniques, and models of project finance in capital-intensive

infrastructure projects, including international infrastructure markets; project bankability; project
agreement and ancillary contracts; risk analysis and management; financial structuring, modeling and
evaluation; outsourcing; case studies of various public-private partnerships in infrastructure
development.

1. Explain the essential issues in infrastructure development and management.
2. Analyze risks in infrastructure project finance and development.
3. Conduct value for money assessment for public-private partnership projects.
4. Perform project appraisal from financial and economic perspectives.
5. Design and analyze concession agreement.
CIVL 5220 Construction Information Technology [3-0-0:3]
Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 6100B

Background CIVL 3210
Description
This course covers the principles and applications of information technology for construction
management. Topics include building information modeling, database management and
implementation, web-based communication and project management technologies, decision support
systems, knowledge management, and data processing and analysis.

1. Understand the principles of building information modeling (BIM) and the current related
technologies for BIM.
2. Leverage software for building information modeling and project management.
3. Model and represent various kinds of information in the construction industry.
4. Perform data processing and mining for knowledge discovery.
5. Design and leverage database systems for managing information and supporting construction
management.
CIVL 5230 Finance and Operations in Civil Engineering [3-0-0:3]
Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 6100E
Description
This course introduces essential knowledge and skills in engineering financial management. Topics
cover interactions of engineering, business and society, analysis of financial statements of engineering
and technology companies, engineering investment, and financial and operational management.

1. Describe the key features in the interactions of engineering, business and society.
2. Conduct financial and economic analysis of engineering investments.
3. Analyze the financial statements of engineering and technology companies.
4. Evaluate the financial management performance of engineering and technology companies.
5. Evaluate the operational management performance of engineering and technology companies.
CIVL 5310 Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings [3-0-0:3]

Description
Integrated treatment of analytical methods and technical aspects in design of tall building structures;
includes structural modeling, frames, shear walls, outrigger-braced systems, core-walls, tubular
structures, and special topics.
CIVL 5340 Optimal Structural Design [3-0-0:3]
Description
Presents advanced theories for design optimization; linear and nonlinear mathematical programming
techniques, approximation concepts, sensitivity analysis, optimality criteria method for large-scale
structures, evolutionary optimization using genetic algorithms and simulated annealing.

1. To comprehend the fundamental concepts and theories of numerical optimization.
2. To understand how to formulate structural optimization problems, including defining

appropriate design variables, constraints, and objective functions.
3. To acquire classical mathematical programming techniques and evolutionary metaheuristic

algorithms for solving unconstrained and constrained optimization problems.
4. To apply advanced optimization algorithms for element sizing and topology design of tall
building structures.
CIVL 5350 Bridge Engineering [3-0-0:3]
Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 603C
Description
This course introduces the limit states design method for bridges, discusses the design philosophy and
code requirements and presents examples of analysis and design of bridge super-structure
components (using the limit states design method).

1. Identify the basic bridge types and their defining characteristics.
2. Formulate the proper actions, loads and load combinations on bridges according to EC design
codes.
3. Calculate and use influence lines/areas for the design of bridges.
4. General models of different fidelity and complexity to examine the dynamics of bridges.
5. Perform seismic response analysis of typical bridges.
CIVL 5361 Seismic Design of Concrete Structures [3-0-0:3]
Description
Introduction to seismic engineering and seismic design and analysis of concrete structures, including
seismology, seismic hazards, dynamics of SDOF and MDOF systems, seismic response spectrum,
conceptual design of concrete buildings for seismic resistance, capacity design principles, seismic
design of reinforced concrete beams, columns, walls and beam-column joints.

1. Conduct the dynamic analysis of structural systems.
2. Analyze the response of structures to earthquake ground motions.
3. Use seismic spectra for the analysis of seismic actions.
4. Apply the seismic design concepts and methodology to concrete structures.
5. Conduct seismic design of concrete members and buildings.
CIVL 5370 Wind Effects on Buildings and Structures [3-0-0:3]

Exclusion(s) CIEM 5370 (prior to 2019-20)
Description
Wind structures; wind loads; wind induced vibrations; wind codes; wind tunnel test techniques;
structural monitoring; and vibration control.

1. Describe the structure of typhoon and characteristics of boundary layer wind, and perform
typhoon wind field modelling and extreme wind analysis.
2. Identify the key factors of alongwind and crosswind forces, and formulate building aerodynamic
equations and excessive response mitigations.
3. Define the principles of wind tunnel tests and perform tall building aerodynamic designs using
various methods.
CIVL 5390 Finite Element Methods [3-0-0:3]

Co-list with MECH 5930
Prerequisite(s) CIVL 5830 or MECH 5010 or equivalent

Exclusion(s) AESF 5930, MECH 5930, MESF 5930
Description
FEM formulation; variational and Galerkin principles for continuum; element technology; numerical
integration scheme; solution of large systems of linear equations; applications to structural mechanics;
fluid flow and heat transfer problems.

1. Comprehend the fundamental theory and assumptions of the Finite Element Method (FEM).
2. Formulate the governing FE equations for systems governed by partial differential equations.
3. Identify and use the basic finite elements (truss, beam, frame, and plane elements) for structural
engineering and for heat transfer applications.
4. Apply the finite element method (modeling, analysis, and interpretation of results) to realistic
engineering problems using a commercial general-purpose finite element code.
5. Develop a basic understanding of the limitations of the FEM and identify the possible error
sources in its use.
CIVL 5410 Physical-Chemical Water/Wastewater [3-0-0:3]

Treatment

Prerequisite(s) CIVL 3420
Exclusion(s) CIEM 5460, JEVE 5460
Description
Principles of treatment for removing contaminants from drinking water and municipal wastewaters;
includes equalization, neutralization, precipitation, coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation,
filtration, air stripping, carbon adsorption, disinfection.

1. Acquire advanced knowledge in the Principles of physical-chemical treatment for removing
contaminants from drinking water and municipal wastewaters.
2. Develop an ability to identify physical-chemical problems and phenomena in water and

wastewater treatment and propose feasible treatment components and alternatives, with an
appreciation of their underlying assumptions, constraints, and technical limitations.
3. Develop technical competency to design physical-chemical water and wastewater treatment

processes and systems, and to predict the process behavior with an in-depth understanding of
the principles behind the modeling methodologies.
CIVL 5420 Biological Waste Treatment [3-0-0:3]

Description
Principles of secondary, biological treatment processes; includes sewage sand filters, trickling filters,
activated sludge plants, lagoons, ponds, rotating biological contactors, aerobic and anaerobic
digesters, and biological nutrient removal.

1. Acquire the advanced knowledge in the biological waste treatment, including carbon, nutrients
removal and sulfur cycle in biological wastewater treatment processes, biological solid waste
treatment, and resources recovery from waste streams.
2. Acquire the advanced knowledge in biology that governs plant-wide waste treatment process
design and modification for both engineering application and research.
3. Acquire an ability to judge the quality of a published research work with reasonable
justifications.
4. Acquire an ability to search the cutting-edge knowledge and technologies for waste treatment
and predicate its potential development.
5. Develop an ability to formulate problems and propose feasible solutions to apply biological
wastewater treatment principles in real projects and research topics.
6. Develop an ability to plan a long-term research project independently and ethically.
7. Develop an ability to introduce a subject or research plan, communicate and present ideas
effectively, including oral, written, and technical writing skills.
CIVL 5430 Aquatic Chemistry [3-0-0:3]

Description
Chemistry applied to reactions occurring in water and wastewater, includes inorganic solution
chemistry, chemical equilibrium, acids/bases, coordination chemistry, chemical kinetics, colloid
chemistry, solubility and precipitation, oxidation-reduction potential.

1. Provide with the fundamentals of chemistry regarding the chemical reactions affecting the
distribution and fate of chemical compounds in aquatic situations from an engineering point of
view.
2. Develop technical competency in understanding the nature of water chemical pollution and the
chemical aspects of water and wastewater treatment.
3. Analyze some local and global issues in water quality and water treatment from a chemical point
of view.
CIVL 5450 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Site [3-0-0:3]

Remediation

Description
Regulatory aspects of the handling and disposal of hazardous wastes, and innovative technologies for
hazardous wastes treatment and contaminated soils such as bioremediation, and soil washing will be
included.

1. To comprehend the regulations for contaminated land management in HK.
2. To analyze contaminant fate and interactions in the subsurface environment.
3. To assess the potential risks associated with land contamination and identify the problems.
4. To evaluate and compare the applications of cutting edge remediation technologies.
5. To experience real applications from case studies.
CIVL 5460 Landfill Engineering and Design [3-0-0:3]

Description
Practical aspects of solid waste collection methods and equipment, current available disposal
techniques with emphasis on complete engineering design of landfill systems, and landfill leachate
treatment will be included.

1. To understand the current solid waste recycling, treatment and disposal systems and identify
their potential environmental problems in HK.
2. To appreciate the importance of an integrated solid waste management for sustainable

development.
3. To assess the advantage and disadvantages of various thermal technologies such as waste-to-
energy incineration.
4. To understand the design concepts and the principles behind the design methodologies of a
landfill based on fundamental principles of water and mass balance, hydrogeology, soil
mechanics, and environmental engineering.
CIVL 5470 Industrial Wastewater Treatment [3-0-0:3]

Exclusion(s) JEVE 5470
Description
Procedures for industrial surveys; includes waste sampling, waste characterization, treatability
studies, selection of treatment methods for achieving cost effective operation, case studies of selected
types of industrial waste treatment.

1. Teach some advanced treatment processes and mathematic modelling approach.
2. Require students to conduct treatment process design for particular type of industrial
wastewater they prefer as an independent project report and presentation.
3. Conduct comprehensive independent literature review by students to master various treatment

processes and their key design elements.
4. Through learning sampling and analytical techniques to enable them to identify complex
treatment solution.
5. Offer computer based soft ware modelling to design typical industrial wastewater treatment
plant.
6. Familiarizing students by teaching leading-edge treatment technologies whenever necessary.
7. Invite students to present their to learn planning, reporting, and and communication skills.
CIVL 5520 Water Resources Systems Analysis [3-0-0:3]

Background ECON 2113
Description
Systems approach to the area of water resources management; includes water resources systems
within the context of public investment systems, criteria and design of water management schemes.

1. Formulate hydrosystems engineering problems using mathematical expressions.
2. Analyze the uncertainty and reliability of hydrosystems and their individual components.
3. Apply mathematic knowledge and technique to obtain optimal solutions for hydrosystems
engineering problems.
4. Appreciate a broad impact of hydrosystems engineering on global environment change.
CIVL 5530 Turbulence Processes in Hydrosystems [3-0-0:3]
Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 6100A, CIVL 609H
Description
An introduction to turbulence, including the nature of turbulence, governing equations of turbulent

flow, structure of turbulence, turbulence modeling, experimental measurements of turbulence and an
introduction to computational fluid dynamics.

1. Summarize features of different turbulent flows and distinguish them.
2. Explain the principle of turbulence modelling and judge their applications for real engineering
problems.
3. Apply mathematic knowledge and technique to solve turbulence problems.
4. Appreciate a broad impact of turbulence on engineering designs and hydrosystems.
CIVL 5550 Modeling Fluid Systems [3-0-0:3]
Description
The course focuses on the physical processes in fluid systems and their mathematical representation;
includes the fundamental laws of classical mechanics and thermodynamics and how these principles
are applied to fluid flow problems. The processes of waves and mixing in fluids are emphasized. The
type of fluid systems to be studied varies from year to year depending on the students’ interest and
can range from natural to engineered systems including fluid based renewable energy systems.

1. Acquire advanced knowledge in mathematics and science on which fluids research and practice
are based.
2. Develop an ability to identify and model fluid problems, and propose feasible solutions with an
appreciation of their underlying assumptions, uncertainties, constraints, and technical
limitations.
3. Develop in-depth understanding of the fundamental principles that underlies fluid flow
phenomena.
CIVL 5610 Urban Transportation Networks Analysis [3-0-0:3]

Background CIVL 3610 AND IEDA 3010
Description
Reviews transportation planning models and traffic analysis; examines the assignment of traffic flow
on a network according to user-equilibrium and system optimal objectives; addresses formulation
methods and solution techniques.

1. Analyze the network traffic flow problem based on the user equilibrium concept.
2. Look at choice of travel modes, the distribution of trips among various possible destinations, and
the choice of route between an origin and a destination in congested urban transportation
networks.
3. Use computer program for traffic impact study in a transportation network through a course
project.
4. Understand the formulation methods and common solution techniques, and to interpret model
results of network traffic flow problems.
CIVL 5620 Travel Demand Analysis [3-0-0:3]

Description
Overview of transportation planning process; population/employment forecasting techniques;

discrete choice models; simplified transportation demand models.

1. Overview of transportation planning process; population/employment forecasting techniques;
sequential demand forecasting models.
2. Discrete travel choice models and simplify transportation demand models.
3. Understand the mathematical and econometric models for travel behavior analysis and demand
estimation.
CIVL 5630 Traffic Control Fundamentals [3-0-0:3]

Description
Traffic flow fundamentals; microscopic and macroscopic traffic flow characteristics; principle and
theory of traffic signals; essential modeling techniques; various traffic signal control models.

1. Analyze principles involved in the design of traffic control.
2. Apply traffic control principles to model signalized junctions.
3. Design signalized junctions based on the Hong Kong practices.
4. Develop advanced control methods based on dynamic traffic flow fundamentals.
CIVL 5710 Advanced Soil Mechanics [3-0-0:3]

Description
Selected topics from recent advances in theoretical and experimental development in soil mechanics;
includes stress-strain behavior of soil, consolidation settlement, drained and undrained strength slope
stability problems.

1. Learn advanced knowledge in mathematics and science on which geotechnical engineering
research and practice are based.
2. Identify and formulate geotechnical engineering problems, and propose feasible solutions with
considering assumptions, uncertainties, constraints, and technical/financial limitations.
3. Develop technical competency to analyze and design geotechnical engineering components and
systems, with an in-depth understanding of the principles behind the design methodologies.
4. Acquire cutting edge knowledge for geotechnical engineering analyze and design.
5. Develop an ability to teach, communicate and present ideas effectively among teams with a
variety of backgrounds and interests.
CIVL 5720 Advanced Foundation Design [3-0-0:3]

Description
Current practice of foundation design and analysis; includes design and analysis of bulkheads, deep
excavation, tieback systems, tunneling in soft ground, buried conduits, lateral pile loading, pier
foundations.

1. Understand the current practice of foundation engineering in Hong Kong and around the globe;.
2. Learn principles and analysis methods for the design of common foundations including shallow
and deep foundations, deep excavation, soil nail or tieback systems, and offshore foundations.
3. Learn modern foundation construction techniques and quality assurance.
4. Understand deterministic and reliability-based design methodologies and guidelines.
CIVL 5730 Theoretical and Computational Soil Mechanics [3-0-0:3]

Description
Advanced soil models and recent developments in numerical methods in geotechnical modeling,
including constitutive laws, critical state soil mechanics, multiple yield surface models, finite elements
for boundary value problems, diffusion and consolidation problems.

1. Understand advanced knowledge in mathematical and computational modeling of soils and
geotechnical engineering.
2. To acquire ability and advanced skills to develop and apply modern computer programming and
popular software to effectively and efficiently modeling and analyzing soil behavior pertaining
to various practical conditions in geotechnical engineering.
3. To develop an ability to identify and formulate mathematical models, and to propose feasible
analytical and/or numerical solutions with understanding of their underlying assumptions,
uncertainties, constraints, limitations, and technical connections with others civil engineering
components including structural, hydraulic and environmental engineering.
4. To develop technical competency to analyze and design geotechnical engineering components

and geo-systems, based on an in-depth understanding of the principles of soil mechanics and
computational mechanics behind the design methodologies.
5. To contribute cutting edge knowledge in soil mechanics, constitutive modeling and

computational geomechanics and demonstrate the ability to evaluate one’s own contribution to
the field.
CIVL 5750 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil [3-0-0:3]

Dynamics

Description
Earthquakes and characterization of ground motions, seismicity assessment, soil dynamics and site
response analysis, soil liquefaction assessment and post-liquefaction analysis, seismic analysis of
slopes and embankments, lateral earth pressures and retaining systems, dynamic soil-structure
interaction.

1. To acquire advanced knowledge in engineering seismology, and understand scientific basis for
earthquake mechanism and wave propagation in geologic media.
2. To apply modern numerical methods to simulate response of soil grounds and soil-structure
interaction under earthquake loading.
3. To develop the ability to identify geotechnical problems associated with earthquake hazards,
and propose feasible solutions for hazard mitigation.
4. To develop technical competency to analyze seismic hazard, characterize ground motions,

perform site response and slope stability analysis, assess soil liquefaction, and evaluate seismic
performance of geotechnical structures.
CIVL 5760 Geotechnical Site Characterization [3-0-0:3]
Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 576, CIVL 607D

Background CIVL 3720 (prior to 2018-19)
Description
Presents state-of-the-art geotechnical site characterization methodologies; includes basic principles

of site characterization planning, drilling and sampling, soil and rock description, cone penetration
test, standard penetration test, pressuremeter test, dilatometer test, geophysical methods,
permeability and ground water monitoring, and fundamentals of geostatistics.

1. To understand fundamentals of engineering geology, particularly geological conditions in Hong
Kong.
2. To get familiar with geotechnical site investigation procedure and practices.
3. To learn state-of-the-art geotechnical investigation methods, including drilling and sampling,

soil and rock description, cone penetration test, standard penetration test, pressuremeter test,
dilatometer test, geophysical methods, permeability test, and field performance monitoring.
4. To learn modern geostatistical data interpretation methods.
CIVL 5770 Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Engineering [3-0-0:3]

Prerequisite(s) CIVL 3740 or equivalent
Background first degree in Civil Engineering
Description
Fundamental principles, stress state variables, steady-state and transient flows, theory of shear
strength and its measurements, soil stiffness, plastic and limit equilibrium analyses of earth pressures,
slope stability and bearing capacity, critical state framework, instrumentation, engineering
applications on slopes including static liquefaction of loose fill slopes, foundations, forensic studies
such as slope failures.

1. Enable students, researchers and engineers to understand the fundamental principles and
advanced concepts of unsaturated soil mechanics.
2. Teach the students about the applications on geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering
problems such as landfill and pavement, and forensic studies such as slope failures.
CIVL 5780 Soils and Waves [3-0-0:3]

Prerequisite(s) CIVL 3720 (prior to 2018-19) AND CIVL 4700
Description
Fundamentals of soil behavior including the clay minerals will be revisited. The basics of both
mechanical and electromagnetic waves will be briefly introduced first, followed by a particular
emphasis on the relevant applications to characterizations of particulate material's behavior.

1. Learn advanced knowledge in mathematics and science on which geotechnical engineering
research and practice are based.
2. Identify and formulate geotechnical engineering problems, and propose feasible solutions with
considering assumptions, uncertainties, constraints, and technical limitations.
3. Develop technical competency to analyze and design geotechnical engineering components and
systems, with an in-depth understanding of the principles behind the design methodologies.
4. Acquire cutting edge knowledge for geotechnical engineering analyze and design.
5. Develop an ability to teach, communicate and present ideas effectively among teams with a
variety of backgrounds and interests.
CIVL 5830 Advanced Mechanics of Materials [3-0-0:3]

Description
Analysis of stress and strain; elastic and inelastic behavior of materials; formulation of BVP; beam on
elastic foundations; torsion of noncircular thinwalled members; deformation of cylinders and spheres;
inelastic analysis.

1. Understand fundamental concepts in continuum mechanics.
2. Familiar with the formulation of problems in structural mechanics and various solution
techniques.
3. Demonstrate ability to apply basic concepts to the analysis of structural components.
4. Demonstrate ability to apply handbook equations to practical design with sound judgments.
CIVL 5840 Advanced Concrete Technology [3-0-0:3]

Exclusion(s) CIEM 5240 (prior to 2019-20), CIVL 4810
Background CIVL 2120 and CIVL 2810 or equivalent
Description
Fundamental concepts (workability, strength, dimension stability, and durability); updated concrete
technology (micro structural engineering, development of special concretes); concrete fracture and
modeling; nondestructive evaluation methods for concrete structures.

1. Identify and describe the key chemical reactions involved in the manufacture and hydration of
Portland cement.
2. Characterize the nano- (or molecular-) and micro-structures of cement hydration products.
3. Analyze the effect of common concrete ingredients, such as aggregates, supplementary

cementitious materials (SCM), and chemical agent on the properties of fresh and hardened
concrete.
4. Acquire basic knowledge on typical non-destructive testing technologies and material

characterization methods for concrete.
5. Assess the long-term deformation (e.g. shrinkage and creep) and durability of (reinforced)
concrete.
CIVL 5850 Renovation Engineering [3-0-0:3]

Description
Reinforced concrete durability; damage caused by natural and human-being disaster; Infrastructure
degradation, inspection; non-destructive evaluation; Conventional repair techniques; Composite
materials; Steel plate or composite strengthening, beam and column retrofitting.

1. Understand fundamental concepts behind degradation of concrete structures and approaches
for predicting steel corrosion initiation.
2. Understand major issues related to the appraisal and repair of concrete structures.
3. Demonstrate the ability to specific non-destructive testing techniques for various purposes and
properly interpret the results.
4. Demonstrate ability to analyze and design fiber reinforced polymer components for enhanced
durability.
5. Demonstrate ability to design reinforced concrete members strengthened with fiber reinforced
polymer sheet.
CIVL 6010 Directed Studies [1-3 credit(s)]
Description
Specialist courses where instruction is generally on a one-to-one basis. Graded P or F.

1. Identify a research or industrial problem related to civil and environmental engineering.
2. Apply the knowledge learned through the program to analyze and solve the identified problem.
3. Integrate theoretical principles and practical skills to solve the defined problems.
4. Demonstrate effective communication skills with the supervisor and scientific writing skills in
the thesis.
CIVL 6050 Civil Engineering Seminar I [1-0-0:0]
Description
Discussion of current research by faculty members, and guest lectures on recent advances in civil
engineering. Graded P or F.

1. Acquire a comprehensive set of discipline-specific professional skills and knowledge for their
personal growth and career development.
2. Describe the new development in their field.
3. Explain their career choice in academic and non-academic fields.
CIVL 6060 Civil Engineering Seminar II [1-0-0:0]
Description
Presentation of current graduate research by postgraduate students. Graded P or F.

1. Acquire a comprehensive set of discipline-specific professional skills and knowledge for their
personal growth and career development.
2. Describe the new development in their field.
3. Explain their career choice in academic and non-academic fields.
CIVL 6100- Special Topics [3-0-0:3]

6190
Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 600-609
Description
Selected topics of current interest. May be repeated for credit if different topics are covered.

1. Analyze and evaluate the selected topics of current interest which may not be covered by
existing courses.
2. Identify the updated development in the emerging area and apply the knowledge accordingly.
3. Develop research topics which are in line with the current developments and trend in the area
of civil engineering.
CIVL 6770 Professional Development in Civil and [0-1-0:1]

Environmental Engineering
Description
This one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students with basic training in
teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. This course
consists of a number of mini-workshops. Some department-specific workshops will be coordinated by
Department of CIVL. Graded PP, P or F.

1. Develop a comprehensive set of essential transferrable skills to enhance professional
development in the discipline.
2. Critically analyze, evaluate challenges and make value judgments on research.
3. Develop a comprehensive set of essential transferable skills to enhance professional

development.
CIVL 6990 MPhil Thesis Research
Description
Master's thesis research supervised by a faculty member. A successful defense of the thesis leads to
the grade Pass. No course credit is assigned.

1. Design, develop and conduct a research proposal in their research area.
CIVL 7990 Doctoral Thesis Research
Description
Original and independent doctoral thesis research. A successful defense of the thesis leads to the
grade Pass. No course credit is assigned.

1. Design, develop and conduct a research proposal in their research area.
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Program & Course Catalog FYTGS

CIVL | Civil and Environmental Engineering

CIVL 5110 Engineering Risk, Reliability and Decision [3-0-0:3]

Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 581

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

2. To learn to describe common random variables.

CIVL 5210 Principles of Project Finance [3-0-0:3]

Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 501, CIVL 609C

In-depth discussion of principles, techniques, and models of project finance in capital-intensive

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

2. Analyze risks in infrastructure project finance and development.

3. Conduct value for money assessment for public-private partnership projects.

4. Perform project appraisal from financial and economic perspectives.

5. Design and analyze concession agreement.

CIVL 5220 Construction Information Technology [3-0-0:3]

Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 6100B

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

2. Leverage software for building information modeling and project management.

3. Model and represent various kinds of information in the construction industry.

4. Perform data processing and mining for knowledge discovery.

CIVL 5230 Finance and Operations in Civil Engineering [3-0-0:3]

Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 6100E

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

2. Conduct financial and economic analysis of engineering investments.

3. Analyze the financial statements of engineering and technology companies.

4. Evaluate the financial management performance of engineering and technology companies.

5. Evaluate the operational management performance of engineering and technology companies.

CIVL 5310 Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings [3-0-0:3]

Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 531

CIVL 5340 Optimal Structural Design [3-0-0:3]

Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 534

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

2. To understand how to formulate structural optimization problems, including defining

3. To acquire classical mathematical programming techniques and evolutionary metaheuristic

CIVL 5350 Bridge Engineering [3-0-0:3]

Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 603C

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

3. Calculate and use influence lines/areas for the design of bridges.

5. Perform seismic response analysis of typical bridges.

CIVL 5361 Seismic Design of Concrete Structures [3-0-0:3]

Exclusion(s) CIEM 5361

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

2. Analyze the response of structures to earthquake ground motions.

3. Use seismic spectra for the analysis of seismic actions.

4. Apply the seismic design concepts and methodology to concrete structures.

5. Conduct seismic design of concrete members and buildings.

CIVL 5370 Wind Effects on Buildings and Structures [3-0-0:3]

Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 537

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

CIVL 5390 Finite Element Methods [3-0-0:3]

Previous Course Code(s) CIVL 512