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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
CURRICULUM IN UNDERGRADUATE REGULAR PROGRAM
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CIVIL ENGINEERING
JULY 13, 2011
 Table of Contents
[Link] .......................................................................................................................................................1
[Link]...................................................................................................................................................2
[Link] and Mission .......................................................................................................................................3
1.3. Short history of the department ...................................................................................................................3

[Link] ...........................................................................................................................................................4
[Link] objective..........................................................................................................................................5
[Link] objective ..........................................................................................................................................6
[Link] of undergraduate regular civil engineering program ......................................................................4
[Link] ......................................................................................................................................................5
[Link].......................................................................................................................................................5
[Link] of the courses .............................................................................................................................5
[Link] coding ..............................................................................................................................................5
[Link] requirements......................................................................................................................................4
[Link] requirements ...............................................................................................................................5
[Link] requirements ............................................................................................................................5
[Link] requirements ..............................................................................................................................5
[Link] Nomenclature .......................................................................................................................................4
[Link]-Learning methods and materials ....................................................................................................4
[Link] assurance .............................................................................................................................................4
7. Program Composition .....................................................................................................................................4

8. Professional Profiles .......................................................................................................................................4

[Link] profiles for focus areas .................................................................................................................5

9. ECTS .................................................................................................................................................................4

10. Total ECTS, Credits, Lectures, Tutorials, Laboratory and home study hours of

the program ....................................................................................................................................................4

[Link] of competence areas ...............................................................................................................................4

[Link] of modules and courses .........................................................................................................................4

13. Course sequence and description ................................................................................................................4

[Link] year courses sequences ..........................................................................................................5

[Link] year courses description ..........................................................................................................5
 [Link] civil engineering course sequences....................................................................................................5
[Link] civil engineering courses description ..................................................................................................5
[Link] courses corresponding to focus areas ..........................................................................................5
[Link] courses and description corresponding to Building engineering ..........................................5
[Link] courses and description corresponding to Geotechnical engineering ..................................5
[Link] courses and description corresponding to Transportation engineering ................................5
13.4.4. Elective courses and description corresponding to Water resource engineering ..............................5

[Link] .........................................................................................................................................................4

[Link] project Evaluation form .....................................................................................................................5

[Link] evaluation cumulative summary ..........................................................................................................5
[Link] format for final project .....................................................................................................................5
[Link] page for final project ........................................................................................................................5
[Link] for citation of references ................................................................................................................5
 Background
The diffusion of technology and knowledge is a significant feature in the technological change, innovation and
growth of the modern society. Much attention is being given to the role of universities in the development of
nations. Universities all over the world are playing a crucial role in producing competent professionals who will be
taking responsibility of the country’s technology and resources. This goal of universities can be further fostered
by a strong link with the industries. A strong bond and relation between universities and the industry helps not
only in finding out immediate solutions to prevailing challenges in the industry but also will help in producing all
rounded and sharp professionals who will later be important assets to the development of the country.

The background for this proposed Civil Engineering curriculum emanates from two important reasons; the current
situation of our nation and the upgrading of the former NCTTE to university level.

When we look at the current situation of our university, it is expanding very rapidly horizontally as well as
vertically. A number of new schools have been opened and the university is giving all to serve the nation at its
best. As part of the university community, Construction Technology department up to now has been only involved
in technology with the mandate of producing technical teachers for TVET schools. Looking at the current status of
the department, it has the potential to run an Engineering program to produce technically skilled engineers who
can play a great role in fulfilling the standard requirements.

Hence the proposal for this curriculum of a Civil Engineering program is based on the outcome of the study which
justifies the capacity and potential of the department to run Civil Engineering program.

The Construction Technology department experienced a surge in enrolment of students in the regular as well the
continuing program, which reveals the fact that the department offers students not only the excellence in cutting-
edge technological knowledge and applications, but also in a multidisciplinary engineering background for the
career that our students have planned.

The interest and aspiration of our students motivated the department for dynamic and positive changes in
reshaping the department's objectives in education and research. The department also has plans to motivate the
students to participate in community based extracurricular activities, and to help them contribute in societal
problem solving.

The graduates of the department have profound knowledge in basic science, mathematics, social science
besides the major studies of Civil Engineering disciplines.

Civil Engineering plays an important role in the development of the country. Our graduates are working all over
the country in a variety of jobs.

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The Civil Engineering Department of Adama University is expected to draw its resources from Construction
Technology department of the former NCTTE when the College was established in 1993.

[Link]

Infrastructure is the thing that supports our daily life — access to drinking water and shelter from the weather,
roads and harbors, railways and airports, hospitals, sports stadiums and schools. Infrastructure adds to our
quality of life, and because it works, we take it for granted. Only when parts of it fail, or are taken away, do we
realize its value. Civil Engineers worldwide endeavor to overcome the challenges of creating and maintaining
infrastructure for today, and for future generations.

Civil Engineering as defined by the London based Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) is a great art, on which the
wealth and well-being of the whole of society depends. Its essential feature, as distinct from science and the arts,
is the exercise of imagination to fashion the products, processes and people needed to create a sustainable
physical and natural built environment. It requires a broad understanding of scientific principles, knowledge of
materials and the art of analysis and synthesis. It also requires research, team working, leadership and business
skills. A Civil Engineer is someone who practices all or part of this art.

In a developing country like Ethiopia, civil engineering has great role and contribution to the economic
development and improvement of the living standard of the people. As infrastructure developments are indicators
of improved livelihood and ways of investment attractions and tourism, contribution of civil engineering in this
regard is very crucial. Therefore, this area of study by which many Ethiopians would be produced to serve our
country must have clear focus areas that enable speeded up and sustainable achievements in improving the
country’s infrastructure facilities.

[Link] and vision

Making the department of Civil Engineering a model one in the country, which according to the department,
would be achieved by creating strong scientific relations: exchanging technologies, ideas and research outputs
with similar universities in the country, world, and strengthening bonds with industries at home and abroad.

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[Link] history of the department
The department of Civil Engineering in Adama University is reorganized in 2008/2009 academic year according
to the new framework designed by the founder president of the University, his Excellency professor Dr. Herbert
Eichelle.

[Link] objective of the Department

The goal of the Department is to produce outstanding civil engineering graduates prepared to become
technological, managerial and public service leaders with keen sense of ethical and social responsibility, and
grounded in a holistic appreciation of technology. The department is committed to providing a learning
environment that advances creative and critical thinking, a solid technical foundation, competence and aptitude in
information technology use, and sensitivity to environmental safety issues.

[Link] objectives of the Department

This program is aimed at training manpower required for the realization of the country’s untouched civil
engineering works. Well qualified civil engineers with adequate knowledge in the area of structural, highway and
transportation, geotechnical, environmental issues, and water resources and who can be actively engaged in the
planning, development and management of civil engineering projects will be produced through this program.
Specifically, the trainees will be equipped with the knowledge that enables them to execute the following tasks:

 Undertake project identification, preliminary and feasibility study and detail design of civil engineering
works.
 Prepare complete contract documents and terms of references for civil engineering projects
 Plan, manage, monitor and evaluate the operation and maintenance of civil engineering works.
 Remodeling and rehabilitation of existing civil engineering works.

RATIONALE FOR THE CURRICULUM

General Rationale for the Curriculum

Accelerated Industrial Development is one of the Ethiopian government’s priorities in seeking to overcome
poverty by 2015 as part of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG). Capacity Building – particularly in the
engineering sector – has in turn been identified as the key factor in achieving accelerated industrial development.
Hence, the Government through the Ministry of Capacity Building (MoCB) stated the need for Reform in the
Engineering sector.
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Reform of the national engineering faculties and establishing new ones was considered as one of the key areas
of intervention because engineering studies at Universities lay the ground for many aspects of industrial
production in terms of technology, production processes, technical management, etc. They provide the human
resources for Universities, other educational institutions, the public and private sectors of the economy. They take
part in technical innovation and adaptation processes for and within industries. They also play important roles in
the development of Technical Vocational Education and Technology (TVET) curricula and technical teacher
training, not only with regard to the implementation of the program, but also as opinion leaders by bridging the
gap between future requirements/innovation and the actual needs of successful companies concerning their
staffing requirements.

In response to the Government’s plea, the Engineering Capacity Building Program (ECBP) under the MoCB
initiated the University reform in July 2004 beginning with the Faculty of Technology (FOT) at Addis Ababa
University (AAU). In August 2006, ECBP initiated similar reform programs in Engineering Faculties of regional
Universities, in which Adama University is one of the new Universities expected to start a Faculty of Technology.

In addition to the Government’s priorities, the formal and informal feed-back that was obtained by the engineering
faculties nationwide also showed that there is a need for reform in the training offered. There is a need for the
students to acquire more practical oriented training and problem-solving skills through research. Thus, the
students are expected to undertake internship on Industrial Training, so as to get the practical exposure; Courses
on Entrepreneurship and Humanities are also suggested to be a good addition for the Graduates to be competent
in the local or global market. Moreover, the students should have a negotiation skill and be able to write a winning
proposal. The curriculum should also produce students who are ethical, law-abiding and good leaders in the
future. Lastly the new curriculum is required to meet international standards and accreditation.

Specific Rationale for the Curriculum

The specific objectives for the Curriculum can be outlined as follows:

 The Training should be more practical,

 An internship (industry placement) should be mandatory,
 Excursions should be held more frequently,
 Hands-on workshop practice should be enhanced.
 The Graduate should have effective communication skills, and
 The curriculum should be accredited internationally.

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Key issues of the Curriculum
In view of the objective of providing more practical oriented training, the curriculum has been devised to
incorporate:

 mandatory internship (industry placement) to let the students be exposed to some practical and
industrial experience prior to the completion of their studies.
 comprehensive and integrated civil engineering design projects at different stages of the [Link].
program. In the design projects, in addition to conventional designs, students will extensively deal
with Ethiopian related problems such as design of low cost residential and public buildings, low
cost sanitation, micro dams, and so on.
 students will also be exposed to hands-on workshop practice and frequent excursions to various
construction sites at early stages of the program.

Courses on Entrepreneurship have also been included. Modular system of courses has also been utilized in the
curriculum. Finally, the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) has also been used.

STRUCTURE OF THE [Link]. STUDY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

The structure of study for the curriculum is as shown on Table 1 and is common for all departments in the School
of Engineering of Adama University. The new structure of studies will consist of ten Semesters including one
Semester of Internship. The first year is more of a foundation year, whereby the students will be motivated in
order to have feelings of being an engineer through basic education and hands-on workshop exercises. Following
the foundation year, the student will go through 6 semesters of civil engineering studies. As shown in Table 1, the
Internship is proposed to take place at the end of the eighth semester. After successful completion of the
internship, the student will take some electives and compulsory courses apart from [Link]. thesis work.

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 BACHELOR
DEGREE
([Link].)

Compulsory&
Thesis
Elective courses 1 Semester

Internship 1 Semester

Civil Other Departments of

Studies 6 Semesters
Engineering the university

Orientation Foundation year 2 Semesters

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 Course coding

The course coding is done according to the figure shown below. The Letters shows the department’s name and
the four consecutive numbers denotes the year, stream and semester.

 1st number Year, 2nd stream, last 2 letters semester

 The service courses should be with the course coding of the course delivering department

 The department in need of the course from other department should specify the course

The number X2 under focus areas are designated as

0 for core courses,

1 for building engineering

2 for Geotechnical engineering

3 for Transportation engineering

4for Water resource engineering

Admission Requirements
Admissions to all regular undergraduate programs are processed through the Ministry of Education (MoE)
of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. This is currently true for all public Universities across the
whole nation. Admissions to the Continuing Education Program (CEP) are processed through the Faculty’s
Registrar office based on the criteria set by Adama University.

Admission to Regular Program

Students who have successfully completed the 10 plus 2 years preparatory secondary education and have
secured a minimum cutoff point with high scores in Physics and Mathematics are eligible to join the regular

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 undergraduate [Link]. degree program in civil engineering. This criterion is common to all departments in the
Faculty of Engineering.

Depending on available spaces, diploma graduates from TVET (Technical Vocational Education and
Training) in the fields of civil engineering will be admitted based on grades on competitive basis.

Applicants with a minimum cutoff point and with high scores in Physics and Mathematics in foreign
countries examinations equivalent to the 10+2 preparatory program are also eligible. The equivalence is
determined by department.

Admission to Continuing Education Program

The criteria set for admission to the regular program will be employed as the criteria for admission to the
Continuing Education Program.

Candidates who are diploma graduates from an engineering faculty, TVET or similar recognized college in
the fields of civil engineering with a minimum cutoff point will be admitted based on space availability, and
competitive basis.

Limited numbers of junior staff such as technical assistants in relevant field may be admitted each year
based on non-competitive basis provided that he/she:

a) has served the University for a minimum of 5 consecutive years.

b) meets the minimum admission requirement set for the program.
c) obtain letter of recommendation from the Business & Development Vice President.
d) signs an undertaking to serve the University after graduation, at least two years of service for one
complete year of study.

Department Placement
After successful completion of the orientation semester, students will choose academic departments
according to their desired field of study. In view of the high number of applicants, admission to the civil
engineering department is usually on competitive basis based on academic performance. 20% of the total
available places shall be reserved for females in addition to their right to compete in the 80% places.

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 TOTAL TOTAL

Examination requirements

Most courses will be assessed by a combination of written examinations. Reports on project work should also be
part of the assessment metrics. The design activities shall be assessed entirely by course work and this often
shall include assessment of oral presentations.

In the final year, students should be required to present their major group design by means of a poster exhibition
in a professional format as frequently adopted in commercial practice and at technical conferences. Some
students could also produce animated computer graphics of their work if the necessary facilities are provided by
the Department.

According to the curriculum, in addition to regular quizzes, home works, and assignments, the students will
undertake two major exams for all the courses, the first at the middle (Mid-semester Exam) and the second at the
end of each semester (Final Exam). Moreover, in the curriculum, the students will also undertake a holistic kind of
examinations, either written or oral, before they leave for their internship and after they complete the [Link]. thesis
(i.e. before exit to practice).

Graduation Requirements
Students must take and pass all the required courses to satisfy the requirements for graduation. The total
number of credit points required for graduation with the Degrees of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
is about 240 ECTS, including the 30 ECTS mandatory internship (industry placement).

Degree Nomenclature
After successful completion of all the requirements a student graduating from the Civil Engineering
department will be entitled to earn a degree in:

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 ECTS CREDIT
Humanities and social science 21 15
Business 5 5
COURSE COMPOSTION Introductory engineering and natural 75 46
sciences
Core civil engineering, architecture and 155 102
geomatics
Elective courses in focus areas 15 9
INTERNSHIP 30 P/F
FINAL PROJECT 6 4
TOTAL 305 181

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Teaching-Learning methods and materials
The teaching –learning process involves providing lectures, doing laboratory works and tutorials, homework and
exercises, doing mini projects, Industrial placements.

Materials needed for teaching-learning processes are textbooks found in the library, lecture notes, handbooks of
the staffs and Internet sources and laboratory materials.

Quality Assurance

The quality of training Civil Engineering graduates is influenced by several factors. To guarantee the quality and
standard of Civil Engineering graduates, the following factors must seriously be considered:
 The background, motivation and preparation of students at the entry point,
 The quality and experience of teachers,
 Teaching facilities such as text books, laboratory equipment, teaching aids, classroom conditions etc,
 Efficiency of the management and support staff,
 Quality of technical Assistants,
 Examinations and various assessment methods of courses,
 Feedback from the employers and graduates.

Program composition
The undergraduate regular civil engineering program includes courses from School of humanities, social science
and business, Mathematics and statistics, core civil engineering courses,internship,final project and elective
courses.

Academic Year

An Academic Year is specified in European calendar. It consists of two Semesters. One semester comprises
sixteen (16) weeks. One week means five working days, i.e., from Monday to Friday. The First semester
commences in September of every year and ends in January whereas the second semester starts in February
and ends in June of the same Academic Year. An Academic Semester encompasses the holidays and a
semester vacation as well.

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Professional Profile

The developed graduate profile clearly indicates that Civil engineers need a good grasp of mathematics and
design, and the ability to manage and liaise with a wide variety of people. They need to be able to think in all
dimensions and communicate ideas effectively. This kind of engineering is suited to people who are practical with
a creative characteristic. Hence, the graduate from the Civil Engineering Department has the following profile:

In General

● Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering.

● Ability to design, construct, and supervise different civil engineering works, as well as to analyze and
interpret data.
● Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.
● Ability to identify, formulates, analyze and solve engineering problems.
● Understand professional and ethical responsibility.
● Ability to communicate effectively.
● Knowledge of up to date issues.
● Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
● Understanding and working knowledge of safety and environmental aspects of civil engineering
practices.
● Able to develop effective planning systems and project management to improve productivity.
● Be able to conduct experiments, basic and applied research in relation to construction industries to solve
various organizational and social problems.
● Ability to teach the fundamentals of civil engineering courses
● Keep abreast of new technologies in civil engineering and provide orientation and/or training to
subordinates as required.
In particular

1. Contract Administration

- Review and approve contractor’s program, method and schedule.

- Supervise projects to ensure that drawings, specifications, materials and workmanship are as
specified in the contract.
- Check and approve measurement of work executed.
- Administer claims and disputes.
- Issue engineering instruction and variation order, check and approve variation order.

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 - Conduct provisional and final acceptance.
- Conduct studies on cost of construction, materials, labor, equipment and productivity.
- Manage construction activities and available resources including planning, scheduling, controlling
and reporting.
- Supervise technicians and technologists.
- Plan and organize the maintenance and repair of existing civil engineering construction works.
2. Analysis and Design

- Review and approve design.

- Develop design standards, design aids, guidelines and hand books.
- Consult with architects and specialized design engineers to integrate design in terms of aesthetic
and technical requirements.
2.1. Structural Design Activities:

- Pre design study

- Project program development
- Topographic survey
- Scheme design
- Preliminary design
- Final design
- Preparation of bill of quantities and specifications
- Cost estimation
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2.2. Water Works Design Activity:

- Pre feasibility and feasibility study

- Water supply scheme for urban and rural areas
- Sewerage and sanitation facilities
- Storm water drainage and flood mitigation schemes
- Dams and other hydraulic structures
- Hydropower development
- Irrigation and related Infrastructure
- Solid waste management
- Environmental protection works
- Water resource development and management

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 2.3. Transportation Facilities Design:

- Feasibility studies
- Photogram metric and desktop study
- Soil and material investigation
- Environmental impact assessment
- Traffic count and axle load study
- Detailed geometric design
- Pavement design
- Preparation of bill of quantities and engineering cost estimate
- Provisional and final acceptance
- Railway route design
- Design of airfields
- Bridge design

3. Material Testing

- Project site exploration

- Identification and classification of material in the field
- Conducting field tests
- Laboratory tests on soils, rocks and construction materials
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4. Construction Management

- Deciding method of construction

- Devising temporary works
- Selecting appropriate equipment
- Manage construction activities and available resources including planning, scheduling, cost
estimating, controlling and reporting.
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
Civil engineering graduates are very desirable employees in a wide Varity of Construction Industry, defence,
Education and research Institute who are capable of carrying out all the necessary activities in civil engineering
works.

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A Civil Engineer may find employment in a design and consulting firm with firsthand involvement in the design of
structures and facilities, or work may be found with a contractor who is building or supervising the construction of
a project. Many Civil Engineers work for local, regional and federal public works agencies. The Civil Engineer is
also concerned with the major structures of manufacturing and processing plants, power generating stations and
the maintenance of the quality of air. In short, major recruiters of Civil Engineering Graduates include:
Consultants – who plan and design projects, with some supervision of the implementation of the plans. Some
firms specialize in certain areas of Civil Engineering. Consultancy is mainly office-based.

Contractors – who organize the execution of the designs on sites, overseeing labor force and materials,
considering time, cost and safety constraints. Work will move from site to site, so students must be prepared to
be geographically mobile.

Local authorities – e.g. Water, highways, and drainage. May act in both design and site management
capacities.

Other large engineering industries e.g. Petroleum and mining, public transport, power generation and supply
companies.

Learning Out come

Everywhere in the world, Civil Engineers are involved in projects ranging from small scale to sophisticated
projects. In particular, they carry out different assignments such as planning, design, construction and
maintenance of building structures, roads, bridges, railways, dams, water supply and sewerage schemes and the
like. Civil engineering is broad term. It is an umbrella field comprised of many related specialties.

Civil engineers were actively involved in the design of buildings, in developing better water supplies, municipal
sewer systems, in improving agriculture through water resource development and in the rapid and dramatic
changes in transportation systems, etc.

In general, civil engineering addresses execution of civil engineering projects from planning through design and
construction up to maintenance and phase out or demolition stage. In particular, the profession gives appropriate
solutions to different engineering problems associated with design and construction of building structures,
highways, hydraulic structures, bridges, water supply systems, tunnels, dams, sewerage systems, airports,
powerhouse, railways, etc.

 Civil Engineer is a person who, is professionally and academically qualified to practice planning, design,
manage and supervise projects for the construction operation and maintenance of various structures and
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 infrastructures;
 Civil Engineer is a qualified professional who is able to solve construction and other civil engineering
problems by mathematical modelling, giving mathematical and analytical solutions to the problems, design
and implement the modelled solution;
 Civil Engineer is a person whose life is dedicated to design, construction and management of infrastructures
by utilizing all opportunities to optimize economy and safety during the design and implementation process of
projects;
 Civil Engineer is a person who is equipped with theory and practice and meets the clients’ requirements;
 An experienced Civil Engineer is a person who teaches the fundamentals of civil engineering and involves in
research activities in-order to promote the state of art.
Civil engineer must demonstrate:

1. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering.

2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data.
3. An ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs.
4. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.
5. An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
6. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
7. An ability to communicate effectively.
8. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal
context.
9. Recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in life-long learning.
10. Knowledge of up to date issues.
11. An ability to understand the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering
practice.
12. An ability to apply knowledge in a specialized area related to civil engineering.
13. An understanding of the elements of project management, construction, and asset.
14. An understanding of business and public policy and administration fundamentals.
15. An understanding of the role of the leader and leadership principles and attitudes.

The European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

The curriculum will seek accreditation based on international standards and will employ the European Credit
Transfer System (ECTS). ECTS was introduced in 1989 and is the only credit system which has been
successfully tested and used across Europe, especially following the Bologna Declaration of June 1999. ECTS is

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a student-centered system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a program,
objectives preferably specified in terms of the learning outcomes and competences to be acquired. According to
the European Commission Education and Training Programs, ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credit
points measures the workload of a full-time student during one academic year. The student workload of a full-
time study program in Europe amounts in most cases to around 1500-1800 hours per year and in those cases
one credit stands for around 25 to 30 working hours. Student workload in ECTS consists of the time required to
complete all planned learning activities such as attending lectures, seminars, independent and private study,
preparation of projects and examinations.

Proposal for foundation year

The curriculum begins with an orientation semester for all incoming students to the department of civil
engineering. The prime objective of the foundation year is to help incoming students comprehend the different
fields of engineering and be able to acquire useful orientations for their future career choices. During the
assessment year, the way will be paved for the students to begin building their future career. They will be
exposed to the interdisciplinary nature of the Engineering Profession. They will take courses on general
workshop practice in different fields of engineering, mathematics, higher level English language, basic
mechanics, and social sciences.

Proposal for Workshop Practice

In the civil engineering curriculum, special attention has been given to hand-on practice. In the foundation year all
pre-engineering students will take an introduction to engineering skills course which largely is composed of
general workshop practice in construction, electrical, and mechanical engineering fields. In addition to this, those
students who decide to join the civil engineering department (following the orientation semester) will take detail
construction workshop practical courses in the second semester. The construction workshop includes concrete,
masonry, plumbing, and wood work practices.

The workshop practice is going to demand a very high amount of resources for establishing a completely new
building and all necessary equipments and facilities taking into account the large number of students coming in
the freshman year. The workshop should be spacious enough for the students to move around while carrying out
hands-on exercises. New Technical Assistants should be employed. Cement, wood, sand, gravel, pipes, bars
should be available every year. In order to properly handle the Workshop, it should have a separate budget.

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Proposal for Internship
General

The Bachelor of Science ([Link]) curriculum in civil engineering program requires a one-semester internship
(industry placement) after the successful completion of the 8th semester of the program. During the internship, the
daily and monthly working times follow the systems practiced in the respective industry for the upper middle-level
management. Specifically, they follow the system practiced in the respective company that hosts the student. As
a rule, the entire internship period has to be spent in a single company; a change of company during the
internship period will only be permitted under extraordinary circumstances. In such a case, the decision is with
the Faculty Internship Coordinator. Also, the faculty/department should assign a supervisor, probably an
experienced lecturer from within the faculty/department to pay assessment visits to a group of the students during
the internship period.

A seminar program, organized by the Faculty Internship Coordinator, will accompany the internship semester.
Participation in the seminar program is compulsory (mandatory).

At the end of the internship, the student submits to the Faculty Internship Coordinator a comprehensive report,
duly endorsed by the student’s host company. The report is assigned 30 ECTS. The required format and
assessment of the report is detailed in the Curriculum Handbook for civil engineering department. The report will
be assessed by specifically assigned university lecturers (internship program evaluators).

Objectives

The internship program has the following objective(s):

 Expansion of knowledge and acquaintance with industry in the field of civil engineering.
 Consolidation and deepening of existing knowledge in the civil engineering design and construction industry.
 Participation in the development, manufacture and assembly of products typical for the industry.
 Involvement in the planning, steering and management of the design & construction processes.
 Hands-on training in practical skills typical for the industry. Typically, this would be participation –individually or
within a (task) group– in real assignments/projects, which entail the application of knowledge and skills
attained so far during the studies at University –and aiming at developing special skills related to the industrial
practice– in one or several of the following fields (depending on the type of industry and company profile):
- Design and construction

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 - Laboratory (quality monitoring) work

- Task management (labor management, logistics)

- Business management

- Marketing

-Establishment of linkages/collaborations between the industry and the students on one hand and industries
and faculty/department on the other hand.

TOTAL ECTS, CREDITS, LECTURES, TUTORIALS, LABORATORY, and HOME STUDY for the program

Currently involving four focus areas, each area with its corresponding ECTS, lecture, tutorial, laboratory,
internship and home study is as shown below in table. In the table, the variation in the totals is observed due to
the difference in elective courses’ ECTS, credit hours, lecture , laboratory and home study.

Field of study Total Total hours

ECTS Cr hr Lecture Laboratory Tutorial Internship Home
including ECTS study
Internship
1 Building Engineering 290-305 166-181 124-130 99-108 89-95 30 223-233
2 Geotechnical Engineering 290-305 166-181 124-130 99-108 89-98 30 223-235
3 Transportation Engineering 290-305 166-181 124-130 99-105 89-98 30 223-233
4 Water Resources Engineering 290-305 166-181 124-130 99-111 89-98 30 223-229

List of competency areas

The competency areas in civil engineering program are very critical in analyzing the students’ capabilities in that
area. This helps potential employers to identify graduates’ potential and assign them to required jobs. List of
competence areas in undergraduate regular civil engineering program are categorized under the focus areas

Competency areas in Building engineering

 Structural analysis
 Structural design
 Construction technology
 Construction management
Competency areas in Geotechnical engineering



Geotechnical Investigation
Foundation Engineering

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Competency areas in Transportation engineering

 Transport design
Competency areas in Water resource engineering



Hydraulics


Design of hydraulic structures
Irrigation

List of courses and Modules

The civil engineering undergraduate program consists the following humanities & social science courses, basic
engineering science and mathematics courses, core civil engineering courses.

ECTS
Cr. Lec. Lab. Tut. HS
Module Course Title Course No
CP CP Hr Hr Hr Hr
Basic Basic Mathematics Math101 6 4 2 0 4 4
Mathematics
Applied maths I Maths 131 6 4 4 0 2 6
Applied Applied maths II Maths 132 6 4 4 0 2 6
mathematics Applied maths III Maths 231 6 4 4 0 2 6
Numerical method in engineering Maths 232 5 3 2 0 3 4
General Engineering skill I GEng 1011 2 1 0 3 0 0
General General Engineering Skills II GEng 1012 2 1 0 3 0 0
Engineering
Introduction to Engineering drawing MEng 1011 5 3 2 3 0 4
skills
Electrical Installation EEng 3016 3 2 1 3 0 2
Introduction to Computer IT 1201 5 3 2 3 0 4
Computer 2 3 0 5
science Fundamentals of computer Programming IT-1202 5 2
Probability and statistics for Engineers Stat 234 5 3 2 0 3 4
Introduction to Introduction to Physics-I Phys101 5 3 2 0 3 4
Physics Introduction to Physics-II Phys102 5 3 2 0 3 6
Engineering Engineering mechanics I (statics) CEng 2001 5 3 2 0 3 4
Mechanics Engineering mechanics II (DYNAMICS) MEng 1062 5 3 2 0 3 4
Chemistry General Chemistry Chem101 4 3 2 0 3 2

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 ECTS
Cr. Lec. Lab. Tut. HS
Module Course Title Course No
CP CP Hr Hr Hr Hr
Strength of material CEng 2002 5 4 3 0 3 4
Theory of structures
and strength of Theory of structure I CEng 3003 5 3 2 0 3 4
materials Theory of structure II CEng 3008 5 3 2 0 3 4
Reinforced concrete I CEng 3002 4 3 2 0 3 2
Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete II CEng 4003 5 3 2 0 3 4
Design of Steel and timber structure CEng 4011 4 3 2 0 3 2
Structural design Structural design CEng 4012 4 3 2 0 3 2
Fundamental of Bridge Engineering CEng 4010 4 3 2 0 3 2
Soil Mechanics I CEng 3001 5 3 2 3 0 4
Soil Mechanics Soil Mechanics II CEng 3006 5 3 2 3 0 4
Engineering Geology CEng 2005 3 3 2 0 3 4
Geology & Foundation Engineering I CEng 4005 4 3 2 0 3 2
foundation Foundation Engineering II CEng 4004 4 3 2 0 3 2
Surveying I GeoENG 2201 4 3 2 3 0 3
Surveying Surveying II GeoENG 2202 5 3 2 3 0 4
Surveying field practice GeoENG 2204 3 1 0 6 0 0

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 ECTS
Cr. Lec. Lab. Tut. HS
Module Course Title Course No
CP CP Hr Hr Hr Hr
Basic writing skills EnLa 202 5 3 3 0 0 6
Language Communicative English Skills EnLa 201 3 2 3 0 0 2
Scientific and Technical Report Writing Eng 201 3 2 2 0 0 3
Civic sand Ethics CvEt 201 3 3 3 0 0 2
Social science
Introduction to Logic Phil 101 5 3 3 0 0 6
Introduction to Economics Econ 101 3 3 3 0 0 2
Business
Entrepreneurship for engineers Mgmt 302 2 2 2 0 0 2
Water supply Water supply and sewerage CEng 4008 5 3 2 0 3 4
Hydrology Engineering Hydrology CEng 3010 4 3 2 0 3 2
Hydraulics I CEng 2004 5 3 2 3 0 4
Hydraulics Hydraulics II CEng 3005 5 3 2 3 0 4
Open channel Hydraulics CEng 3012 5 3 2 0 3 4
Hydraulics structure I CEng 4013 5 3 3 0 3 4
Hydraulic structures
Hydraulics structure II CEng 4002 5 3 3 0 3 4
Irrigation Irrigation and Drainage Engineering CEng 4001 5 3 3 0 3 4
Highway engineering I CEng 4007 5 3 2 0 3 4
Highway engineering
Highway engineering II CEng 4006 5 3 2 3 0 4
Construction material CEng 2003 5 3 2 3 0 4
Architectural Working Drawing Arch 3101 5 3 1 6 0 2
Building & material
Fundamentals of Building Construction CEng 3007 5 4 2 3 0 4
Health & Safety Management CEng 3004 2 2 2 0 0 1
Construction planning and management CEng 5002 3 3 3 0 0 2
Quantity Surveying, Specification and CEng 4009 3 2 1 0 3 2
Project implementation contract
Construction methods and equipment CEng 5004 4 3 2 0 3 2
Internship CEng 5001 30 P/F 0 30 0 27
Research Methods for Engineers GEng 4014 2 2 2 0 0 2
Research
[Link] Senior Project CEng 5006 8 4 0 12 0 4

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Foundation year course sequence

Year I, Semester –I courses

Course perquisite
Course Name ECTS Cr Lec/ week Lab/ week Tut/ week H. S
code
GEng none
General Engineering Skills I 2 1 0 3 0 0
1011
MEng Introduction to Engineering none
5 3 2 3 0 4
1011 Drawing
IT 1201 Introduction to Computing 5 3 2 3 0 4 none
EnLa 201 Communicative English Skills 3 2 3 0 0 2 none
Phil 101 Introduction to Logic 5 3 3 0 0 6 none
Math101 Basic Mathematics 6 4 4 0 2 6 none
Phys101 Introduction to Physics-I 5 3 2 0 3 4 none
31 19 16 9 5 26
TOTAL

Year I, Semester –II courses

Course Lec/ Tut perquisite
Course Name ECTS Cr Lab/ week H. S
code week hr
EnLa 202 Basic writing skills 5 3 3 0 0 6 EnLa 201
CvEt 201 Civics and Ethics 3 3 3 0 0 2 none
GEng 1012 General Engineering Skills II 2 1 0 3 0 0 GEng 1011
Math 131 Applied Mathematics – I 6 4 4 0 2 6 Math 102
Phys102 Introduction to Physics-II 5 3 2 0 3 6 -
Chem 101 General Chemistry 4 3 2 0 3 2 none
IT 1202 Fundamentals of computer Programming 5 2 2 3 0 5 IT 1001
30 19 16 6 8 27
TOTAL

Year II, Semester I

SNo Course code Course Name ECTS Cr hr [Link] [Link] [Link] HS Prerequisite
1 CEng 2001 Engineering Mechanics (statics) 5 3 2 0 3 4 Phys 101
2 CEng 2003 Construction Materials 5 3 2 3 0 4 -
3 GeoEng 2201 Surveying I 5 3 2 3 0 3 -
4 CEng 2005 Engineering Geology 4 3 2 0 3 3 -
5 Eng 201 Scientific & Technical Report Writing 3 2 2 0 0 2 EnLa 202
6 Econ 101 Introduction to Economics 3 3 3 0 0 2 -
7 Math 132 Applied Mathematics–II 6 4 4 0 2 6 Math 131
31 21 17 6 8 25
Total

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 Year II, Semester II
SNo Course code Course Name ECTS Cr hr [Link] [Link] [Link] HS Prerequisite
1 Math 231 Applied Mathematics–III 6 4 4 0 2 6 Math 132
2 CEng 2002 Strength of Materials 5 4 3 0 3 4 CEng 2001
3 GeoEng 2202 Surveying – II 5 3 2 3 0 4 GEng 2201
4 CEng 2001
CEng 2004 Hydraulics–I 5 3 2 3 0 4
& Math 131
5 Engineering Mechanics–II CEng 2001
MEng 1062 5 3 2 0 3 4
(Dynamics)
6 Stat 231 Probability & Statistics for Engineers 5 3 2 0 3 4 -
31 20 15 6 11 26
Total

Year III, Semester I

SNo Course code Course Name ECTS Cr hr [Link] [Link] [Link] HS Prerequisite
1 CEng 2001
CEng 3001 Soil Mechanics–I 5 3 2 3 0 4
& CEng2004
2 Math 2002 Numerical Methods in Engineering 5 3 2 0 3 4 Math 231
3 CEng 3003 Theory of structures–I 5 3 2 0 3 4 CEng 2002
4 Arch 3101 Architectural Working Drawing 5 3 1 6 0 2 MEng 1101
5 CEng 3005 Hydraulics–II 5 3 2 3 0 4 CEng 2004
6 Fundamentals of Building CEng 2003
CEng 3007 6 4 3 3 0 4
Construction
31 19 11 15 6 22
Total

Year III, Semester II

SNo Course code Course Name ECTS Cr hr [Link] [Link] [Link] HS Prerequisite
1 CEng 3008 Theory of Structure–II 5 3 2 0 3 4 CEng 3003
2 CEng 3012 Open Channel Hydraulics 5 3 2 0 3 4 CEng 3005
3 GeoEng 2204 Surveying field practice 3 1 0 6 0 0 GeoEng 2202
4 EEng 3016 Electrical Installation 3 2 1 3 0 2 -
5 CEng 3006 Soil Mechanics–II 5 3 2 3 0 4 CEng 3001
6 CEng 3004 Health & Safety Management 2 2 2 0 0 0 -
7 CEng 3002 Reinforced concrete –I 4 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 3003
8 CEng 3010 Engineering Hydrology 4 3 2 0 3 2 STAT234 &
CEng 3005
31 20 13 12 12 18
Total

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 Year IV, Semester I
SNo Course code Course Name ECTS Cr hr [Link] [Link] [Link] HS Prerequisite
1 CEng 4005 Foundation Engineering – I 4 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 3006
2 CEng 4001 Irrigation & Drainage Engineering 5 3 2 0 3 4 CEng 3005
3 CEng 4003 Reinforced concrete –II 5 3 2 0 3 4 CEng 3002
4 CEng 3001
CEng 4013 Hydraulic structures I 5 4 3 0 3 4
&CEng3010
5 GeoEng
CEng 4007 Highway Engineering – I 5 3 2 0 3 4
2202
6 CEng 4011 Design of steel and timber structure 4 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 3206
7 CEng 4009 Quantity surveying, Specification & 3 2 1 0 3 2
-
Contracts
31 21 14 0 21 22
Total

YEAR IV, Semester II

Course code Course Name ECTS Cr hr [Link] [Link] [Link] HS Prerequisite
SNo
1 CEng 4008 Water Supply and Sewerage 5 3 2 0 3 4 CEng 4001
2 CEng 3006,
CEng 4006 Highway Engineering – II 5 3 2 3 0 4
CEng 4007
3 CEng 4002 Hydraulic structures II 5 4 3 0 3 4 CEng 4013
4 CEng 4004 Foundation Engineering – II 4 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 4005
5 CEng 4012 Structural design 4 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 4003
6 CEng 4010 Fundamental of Bridge Engineering 4 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 4003
7 GEng 4014 Research Methods for Engineers 2 2 2 0 0 2 -
29 21 15 3 15 20
Total

YEAR V, Semester I (Internship)

Course code Course Name ECTS Cr hr [Link] [Link] [Link] HS Prerequisite
SNo
1 CEng 5001 Internship 30 P/F 0 30 0 27

YEAR V, Semester II
SNo Course code Course Name ECTS Cr hr [Link] [Link] [Link] HS Prerequisite
1 Mgmt 302 Entrepreneur ship for Engineers 2 2 2 0 0 2 -
2 CEng 5002 Construction Planning & 3 3 3 0 0 2 -
Management
3 CEng 5004 Construction Methods & Equipment 4 3 2 0 3 2 -
4 Elective I 5 3 -
5 Elective II 5 3
6 Elective III 5 3
7 CEng 5006 [Link]. Senior Project 6 4 0 12 0 4
30 21 7 12 3 10
Total

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Elective Courses for Building Engineering Focus Areas

SNo Course code Course Name ECTS Cr hr [Link] [Link] [Link] HS Prerequisite
1 CEng 5108 Shoring , scaffolding and Formwork 3 2 1 3 0 2 -
2 CEng 5110 CAD in Building Engineering 5 3 1 6 0 2 CEng 4012
3 CEng 5112 Reinforced Concrete – III 5 3 2 0 3 4 CEng 4012
5 CEng 5114 Pre-cast Concrete 5 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 4012
6 CEng 5116 Building Maintenance and 3 2 2 - - 4
Rehabilitation CEng 3007

Elective courses for Geotechnical Engineering Focus Areas

SNo Course code Course Name ECTS Cr hr [Link] [Link] [Link] HS Prerequisite
1 CEng 5208 CAD in Geotechnical Engineering 5 3 1 6 0 2 CEng - 4004
2 GeoEng 3101 GIS and Remote sensing 5 3 2 0 3 4 -
3 CEng 5310 Environmental Impact Assessments 2 2 2 0 0 2 -
5 CEng 5212 Design of Earth Retaining Structures 5 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 3006
6 CEng 5214 Introduction to advanced 5 3 2 0 3 4 CEng 4004
computational methods in
Geotechnics
7 CEng 5216 Advanced Foundation Engineering 4 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 4004
8 CEng 5218 Introduction to tropical soils 5 3 2 3 0 4 CEng 3001
9 CEng 5220 Tunneling 5 3 2 - 3 4 CEng 4004

Elective Courses for Transport Engineering Focus Areas

SNo Course code Course Name ECTS Cr hr [Link] [Link] [Link] HS Prerequisite
1 GeoEng 3101 GIS and Remote sensing 5 3 2 0 3 4 -
2 CEng 5310 Environmental Impact Assessments 2 2 2 0 0 2 -
3 CEng 5408 Urban Transportation System 5 3 2 0 3 4
CEng 4007
planning
5 CEng 5410 Airport Planning & Design 4 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 4006
6 CEng 5412 Railway Engineering 4 3 2 0 3 2 -
7 CEng 5220 Tunneling 4 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 4004
8 CEng 5414 CAD in Transportation Engineering 5 3 1 6 0 2 CEng 4006
9 Analysis & Evaluation of
CEng 5416 2 2 1 0 3 0 CEng 4007
Transportation System

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Elective Courses for Water Resources Engineering Focus Areas

SNo Course code Course Name ECTS Cr hr [Link] [Link] [Link] HS Prerequisite
1 GeoEng 3101 GIS and Remote Sensing 4 3 2 3 0 2 -
2 CEng 5220 Tunneling 4 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 4004
3 CEng 5308 Water Resources Planning & 3 3 2 0 3 1 CEng 3005
Management
5 CEng 5310 River Engineering 4 3 2 3 0 2 CEng 3012
6 CEng 5312 Hydropower Engineering 4 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 4002
7 CEng 5314 Ground Water Engineering 4 3 2 0 3 2 CEng 3010
8 CEng 5316 CAD in Water Resource Engineering 5 3 1 6 0 2 CEng 4002
9 CEng 5310 Environmental Impact Assessments 2 2 2 0 0 2 -

Year I Semester I course description

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
GEng – 1011 General Engineering skills
Course Number GEng–1011
Course Title General Engineering Skills
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module General Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Module Coordinator N.N.
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 2 ECTS or Cr Hr 1
Lec Tutorial Lab Home study
Contact Hours (per week)
- - 3 -
 To introduce students to the concepts and field of engineering as a whole.
Course Objectives &
Competences
Explain the different types of engineering profession. Students shall also learn
to be Acquired
basic and general workshop practice in different fields of engineering.
 Overview of different fields of engineering:
- Chemical, Civil
- Construction Tech.& Management
- Electrical & Computer
Course Description/Course
- Mechanical
Contents
 Basic workshop practice:
- Urban and Regional Planning.

- Construction (plumbing, concrete, masonry, woodwork).

- electrical (soldering, wiring, basic installation)
- mechanical (welding, bench work)
Pre-requisites None
Semester I year I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Methods
Orientation and discussion by individual, or group, practical work and submission.
Assessment/Evaluation &
Workshop practice (70%), presentation and discussion by individual or group of
Grading
students in class (30%)
System
Attendance Requirements 85%
1. Landis, Raymond B., Studying Engineering, 2nd Edition, Discovery Press,
Literature Burbank, CA, 2001.
2. Department lecture notes.
3. different web site from internet

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
MEng – 1011 Introduction to Engineering Drawing
Course Number MEng – 1011
Course Title Introduction to Engineering Drawing
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module General Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Module Coordinator N.N.
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5 ECTS or CRHR 3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 - 3 4
Course Objectives & At the end of the course, students will be able to: understand the different types of
Competences projection techniques, sketch multi-view drawings of any given pictorial drawings
to be Acquired sketch pictorial drawings of objects from given multi-view drawings, Sketch auxiliary
and sectional views as a supplement of multi-view drawings, Draw objects by
elementary use of CAD tool
Course description Theory of projections; multi-view drawings; pictorial drawing, auxiliary views; sectional
views; introduction to elementary use of CAD tool
Course outline 1. Introduction: History of technical drawing and objective of the course 2. Theory of
Projections: Types and classifications of projections 3. Multi – View Drawings:
Systems of projection; Choice of views, Laying out of views; Projection of lines, planar
and non planar lines; Tangent surfaces; Fillets; Rounds; Run-outs. 4. Pictorial
Drawings: Comparison between multi-view and pictorial drawings; Axonometric;
Oblique and central projections; Isometric and oblique drawings. 5. Auxiliary Views:
Primary and secondary auxiliary views;
Complete and partial auxiliary views. 6. Sectional Views: Sketching sectional views;
Types of sections; Conventional representations; Sectional auxiliary views; Sections in
pictorial drawings
7. Introduction to elementary use of CAD tool
Pre-requisites None
Semester I year I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Evaluation & Grading 1. Assignments (project) and class work 40%, and
System 2. Mid and final Examination 60%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbook:
Literature 1. J.H. Earle, Drafting Technology, 5th Edition
References:
1. Giesecke, Frederick E, Technical Drawing, 12th Ed., 2005
2. Voland G.S., Modern Engineering Graphics and Design

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
IT – 1201 Introduction to Computing
Course Number IT – 1201
Course Title Introduction to Computing
Degree Program B Sc in Civil Engineering
Module General Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Module Coordinator NN
Lecturer NN
ECTS Credits 5 or Cr Hr 3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or Home study
laboratory

 To familiarize students with components of computers.

2 0 3 4

 To acquaint students with common terminologies used in programming

Course Objectives &
Competences
to be Acquired  To orient common and basic tools and usage of computers.
 Concepts of recorded programs
 Computer organization
Course Description/Course
Contents
 Operating systems
 Personal computer
 Data representation inside computers
 Computer arithmetic
 Computer networks and communications with description of modern networking

 Introduction to compute security

technologies

 Computer security threats and their solutions

 Selected applications of personal computers
 Word processing, Databases, Spreadsheets using the internet
 societal impact of computers
 CAD/Graphics
Pre-requisites None
Semester I year I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Methods
Assessment/Evaluation & Assignments 10%, Mid exam 30%, Final exam 60%
Grading System
Attendance Requirements Minimum of 85%
Literature Text Book
Joel Adams, Larry Nyloff C+, An introduction to computing, 3rd edition, Aug. 14,2002
References: An Introduction to computer science and programming, 3rd ed. 2003 2.
H.M. Dailel, P.J. Dated:- C++ How to program, prentice Hall, 5th ed. 2006, John
Lewis – computer science illuminated, 3rd ed. 2007

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School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
EnLa – 201 Communicative English skills
Course Number EnLa – 201
Course Title Communicative English
Degree Program BSc in Civil Engineering
Module Humanity and Language
Medium of instruction English
Module Coordinator NN
Lecturer NN
ECTS Credits 3 or Cr Hr 3
Practice or
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Home study
laboratory
3 0 0 2
Present oral reports
Course Objectives Write short reports

 The curse will include a variety of videos, oral presentations, listening

Read various materials and make their own notes

exercises, discussions and pronunciation practices with peer and teacher

 Furthermore, it will treat the general characteristics of academic writing, and

feedback.

Course Description/Course encourage students to explore the grammar and style of academic writing.

 In additions, the course will explore strategies of improving reading skills to help
Contents Hence, instruction and practice in writing academic texts will be provided.

students become active readers. In connection to this, the course will provide
various vocabulary learning strategies to help learners improve their
vocabulary stock.
Pre-requisites None
Semester I/I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Methods Lab and tutorials, assignments and exercises
Assessment/Evaluation & Grading Speaking 15%, Reading comprehension 15%, Listening 15%, Writing 15%, final
System exam 40%
Attendance Requirements 85%
- Adrian Doff, Teach English: A training course for teachers, 1988 CUP
- Betty Schrampfer Azar – Fundamentals of English Grammar, 1992
Literature
Prentice Hall
- Johns P. Functional English, 1984

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School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Phil – 101 Introduction to Logic
Course Number Phil – 101
Course Title Introduction to Logic
Degree Program [Link]. in civil Engineering
Module Humanity and Language
Module Coordinator NN
Lecturer NN
ECTS 5 or CR Hr 3
Contact Hours (per Practice or
Lectures Tutorial Home study
week) laboratory
3 0 0 6
Course Objectives & To develop the skills required to construct sound arguments of their own, To create ability to
Competences critically evaluate the arguments of others, To cultivate the habits of critical thinking and
to be Acquired develop sensitivity to the clear and accurate use of language To make the students
understand the role of the language in the logic and argument process
Course This course emphasizes on major concepts and ideas of logic to enable learners to draw
Description/Course sound arguments in convincing others as well as to be convinced by others whenever they
Contents involve in arguments process. Inline with this understanding, the course will focuses on the
definition of logics, meaning of arguments, types of argument, art of argument, the role of
language in logic and argument process, common reasoning defects in argument fallacies,
categorical syllogism, propositions and symbolic logic.
Introduction: What is logic and its uses. Nature of Arguments, Define arguments, Non
argument expressions, Type of arguments (Deductive and Inductive), Validity and Invalidity:
Truth and Falsity, Sound and Unsound Arguments, Strength and weakness: Truth and
Falsity, Cogent and unclogging arguments, Evaluating an arguments
Definitions: Cognitive and Emotive meaning of terms, Intension and Extension of terms,
Definitions and their purposes, Definitional Techniques, Criteria for lexical definition,
Informal Fallacies: Fallacies of Relevance, Fallacies of Weak Induction, Fallacies of
Presumptions, Fallacies of Ambiguity, Fallacies of Grammatical Analogy
Syllogistic Logic: Categorical Propositions: Standard Form and Types, Square of
Oppositions: Traditional and Modern, Role of Immediate Inference and Formal fallacies,
Categories Syllogism: Standard Form, Mood and Figure, Syllogistic Rules and Formal
Fallacies, Methods of Testing Validity
Prepositional Logic: Compound propositions and Prepositional Connectives, Truth
Functional Connectives & the Truth Values of Propositions, Prepositional Type arguments
and formal fallacies, Symbolizing Prepositions and prepositional arguments, Rule for
prepositional logic: rule of implication and Rule of equivalence, Natural deduction
Induction: Analogy and legal and moral reasoning, Causality and Mill's Methods,
Hypothetical Reasoning
Pre-requisites None
Semester II year I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Lectures supported by tutorials, assignments and Exercises
Methods
Assessment/Evaluation Assignments 20 %, Mid-semester 30% and Final examination 50 %

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 & Grading
System
Attendance Minimum of 85%
Requirements
Literature Hurley, Patrick J. " A Concise Introduction to Logic" 7th edition , Belmarnt: Wadsworth
Publishing Company, 2003, 2. Copi, Irving M. and Carl Cohen " Introduction to Logic" , New
York: Macmillan Publishing company 2001, 3. Fogilin, Robert J. " Understanding
arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic", New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Publishing company 2001, 4. Guttenplan , Samuel" The Language of Logic" : Oxford:
Blackwell Publishers, 2000, Stephen C. " The Power of Logic" Londoan and Toronto:
Mayfield Publishing Company, 2000, Walelign Emiru "Freshmen Logic" ,Addis Ababa:"
Commercial Printing Enterprise, 2005, Simico N. D. and G.G. James " Elementary Logic" ,
Belmont Ca: 2nd ed. Wadswoth Publishing Company, 1999
Course description for basic mathematics and Introduction to physics remaining

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 Year I semester II course description

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
EnLa – 202 Basic writing skills
Course Number EnLa – 202
Course Title Basic writing skills
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Humanities and Language
Medium of instruction English
Module Coordinator N.N
Lecturer N.N
ECTS Credits 5 or Cr Hr 3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
3 0 0 6
Course Objectives & English is essential for one to be able to compete internationally. After acquiring
Competences mastery over English Language, students will develop confidence in them-selves.
to be Acquired Hence, a course like this is most essential, On successful completion of the
course, students start gaining confidence over English Language, to some
extent.
Course Description/Course Essential requirements for written English: Simple, Complex, and Compound
Contents Sentences, Various Clauses, Punctuation, Itemizing and Paragraphing,
Listening Comprehension: Exercises involving the students taking down the
notes when a few topics are dictated, Essay writing: Preparing a detailed notes
from a few points that are given Writing essays on given topics, Preparing a
brief notes from a Detailed one: Condensing the subject matter given in a few
pages to a few paragraphs, Precise writing from Essays
Pre-requisites None

Semester II year I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Methods Lectures, Discussions, Reading, and Writing Practice, Assignments
Assessment/Evaluation & Assignments (three) 15%, Mid-term Examination 35%, Final Examination 50%
Grading System
Attendance Requirements Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours
Literature John Langan, College Writing Skills with Readings: Text & Student CD, 2005 -
Student Ed; Joseph F. Trimmer, Writing With a Purpose, Jul 13, 2005; Jeff
Coghill and Stacy Magedanz, English Grammar (Cliffs Study Solver), Jun 27,
2003; National Writing Project and Carl Nagin, Because Writing Matters:
Improving Student Writing in Our Schools, Feb 10, 2006; Getachew Seyoum, A
Manual of Report Writing for College Students. Jimma University. IV – Discourse
types, 1991.
Thomas E. Tyner, College Writing Basics: A Progressive Approach, Jul 1995,
Stegberg C. Norman, An introductory English Grammar, New York. MC Graw Hill
Book Company, 1981.

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
CvEt-201 Civic and Ethics
Course Number CvEt-201
Course Title Civic and Ethics
Degree Program BSc in Civil Engineering
Module Humanity and Language
Medium of instruction English
Module Coordinator NN
Lecturer NN
ECTS Credits 3 ECTS or Cr hr 3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
3 0 0 2
Course Objectives & - To impart civic knowledge on various issues such as on meaning and definition
Competences of civics and ethics, Constitutionalism, Democracy, Human Rights, State, and
to be Acquired Government etc.
- To make the students clearly understand their rights and responsibilities and
then exercise their rights and discharge their responsibilities.
- To develop civic attitude such as Patriotism, civic mindedness, Active
participation, Tolerance etc.
- To develop civic skills such as accurate decision making, expression of oneself
clearly and logically, Conflict resolution etc.
- To make the students behave exactly as good citizens and play a crucial role in
the democratization process of the state.
Course Description/Course This fundamental objective of Civic and Ethical Education is producing good citizens
Contents with higher civic qualities. Good citizen who are well aware of their rights and
responsibilities as well as endowed with various type civic virtues such as active
participation, tolerance, Civic mindedness etc have a lot to contribute in the process
of democratization and development of their own state.
In view of this, this course is designed to familiarize students with basic themes and
concepts of civic and ethical education, constitutionalism, Democracy, Human
Rights and some other pertinent issues in achieving the basic goal of the subject
matter. The vary nature of civic education requires active participation from the part
of students in various ways such as forwarding original arguments, participating in
class discussions, debates, Presentation etc. . Thus students are highly expected to
act accordingly for the successful delivery of the course.
Introduction:
Definition of Civics and Ethics, Foundations of civics and ethical education, The
interdisciplinary nature of civics and ethical education
Constitutional Development:
Definition of Constitution
Purpose and Functions of Constitution
Origin and development of Constitution, USA and UK
Constitutional experiences of Ethiopia, Pre-1931
The first written constitution of Ethiopia -1931
The revised constitution of PDRE( Derg Era 1974-1991)
The Charter of the TGE (1991-1995), The constitution of FDRE
The Concept of Democracy:
Definitions of Democracy and Democratic Values
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 Principles of Democracy
Democratic Rights as enshrined in FDRE Constitution
Traditional Political Institutions in Ethiopia (Gada
System, Political system of Kafa and Wolyita)
The State, Government and Citizenship:
Origin essence and essential elements of state
Types and functions of state
Essence, purpose and forms of Government
What is Citizenship
Citizenship Defined
Citizenship and ways of acquiring/loosing
Citizenship
Meaning and Nature of Fundamental Human Rights:
Human Rights defined
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
Human Rights of Women and Children
Problems in International Protection of Human Rights
Human Rights in FDRE Constitution
Ethical Issues:
Define Ethics
Ethics and Moral Responsibility
Professional Ethics
Field Specific Ethical Values
International Relations: Definition and Historical Development
Approaches and Theories
Structure of International Relations
Review of the foreign policy of Ethiopia
Contemporary Global Issues
Corruption: Causes, Manifestations, Remedies
Pre-requisites None
Semester I/I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Methods Lectures supported by tutorials, assignments and Exercises
Assessment/Evaluation & Assignments 20 %,
Grading Mid-semester 30% and
System Final examination 50 %
Attendance Requirements Minimum of 85%
Literature Chekki Don, “Particapatory Democracy in Action" International
Profiles of Community Devt. New Delhi, 1999
ames and Clapham," Constitution Development of Ethiopia" Vol. ii Faculty of Law,
Haile Selassie University , 1985
May Philip " Moral Education School" London 1980 The Constitution of the Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,
August 21, 1995
Universal Declaration of Human Rights : Adopted by the UN
General Assembly in 1948
Fasil Nahum " A Constitution of Nations, Nationalities

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Math – 131 Applied Mathematics I
Course Number Math – 131
Course Title Applied Mathematics I
Degree Program BSc in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Module Coordinator N.N.
Lecturer N.N
ECTS Credits 6 or Cr Hr 4
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
4 2 0 6

Course Objectives & To equip students with basic mathematical techniques of calculus and vector
Competences algebra and help them develop skill build-up in mathematical analysis for solving
to be Acquired engineering problems.

Vectors; Matrices, Determinants, systems of linear equations;

Course Description/Course Some Transcendental functions with inverses; Derivative & its application,
Contents Integrations.
Vectors; Matrices, Determinants , systems of linear equations;
Transcendental functions with inverses; Derivative & its application. Integrations;
Pre-requisites None
Semester I year I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Methods Lecture supported by tutorials, group discussion, questioning and answering.
Assessment/Evaluation &
Assignments 10%;
Grading
Mid examination 30%;
System
Final examination 60%.
Minimum of 80% attendance during lecture hours 100% attendance during tutorial
Attendance Requirements
hours.

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
IT – 1202 Fundamentals of Computer Programming
Course Number IT – 1202
Course Title Fundamentals of Computer Programming
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module General Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Module Coordinator N.N.
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5 ECTS or Cr hr 2
Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
Contact Hours (per week)
2 0 3 4

 Number representation in computers.

Students shall learn:

 Fundamental programming concepts

 Data types.
Course Objectives &
 Program control statements.
Competences to be Acquired
 Intrinsic and user-defined subprograms.
 How to program in some languages such as FORTRAN, C.
 Introduction to computers: hardware, software, Number representation in
computers: fixed and floating–point numbers, Fundamental programming
concepts: program organization, modularity in programming, algorithms, flow
Course Description/Course charts, Data types: intrinsic and user-defined data types, variables,
Contents initialization, assignment statements, control statements, loops, Input and
output statements; files for input and output, Intrinsic and user-defined
subprograms.
Possible language: FORTRAN (latest version) or C.
Pre-requisites None
Semester II/Year I
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Methods lectures, tutorial, lab. Exercices
Assessment/Evaluation & Grading
- Assignment and Mid Exam 40% - Final Examination 60%
System
- Minimum of 75% during lecture. - 100% attendance during practical work
Attendance Requirements
session.
1. Stephen, J. Chapman. (2003). Fortran 90/95 for Scientists and Engineers
Literature 2. Brain, D.H. (1996). Fortran 90 for Scientists and Engineers
3. Smith, I.M. (1995). Programming in Fortran 90
Introduction to Physics, general engineering skills II and General Chemistry are remain

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 Year II semester II to Year V semester I course descriptions

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Engineering Mechanics-I ( Statics)
Course Number CEng – 2001
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5 ECTS or CRHR 3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study

2 3 0 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives Course objective and outcomes: Up on successful completion of the course, students
will be able to: Distinguish between concurrent, coplanar and space force systems, The
resultant of coplanar and space force systems, Draw free body diagrams, Analyze
reactions and pine forces induce in coplanar and space systems using equilibrium
equations and free body diagrams, Determine the centroid and center of mass of plane
areas & volumes, Represent distributed force with equivalent resultant force which has
the same effect as the distributed forces, Determine fraction forces and their influence
up on equilibrium of a systems, Apply sound analytical techniques and logical
procedure in the solution of engineering problems
Course description Statics of particles: Resultants of coplanar and none-coplanar force systems, Equitation
of equilibrium for coplanar and none-coplanar force systems. Statics of rigid bodies:
Equilibrium of simple structures: trusses beams, frames and machines. Analysis of
structures (truss, Frames and machines). Centroid & center of gravity, moment of
inertial. Force in beams: shear force & bending moment diagrams. Static friction.
Course outline 1. BASICS OF STATICS
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Basic Concepts in Mechanics
1.3. Scalars and Vectors
1.4. Newton’s Laws
1.5. Free Body Diagram
2. FORCE SYSTEMS
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Coplanar Force Systems (2-D)
2.2.1. Resolution of a Force
2.2.2. Moment, Couple & Force-Couple systems
2.2.3. Resultants
2.3. Non-Coplanar Force Systems (3-D)
2.3.1. Resolution of a Force
2.3.2. Moment, Couple & Force-Couple systems
2.3.3. Resultants
3. EQUILIBRIUM
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Equilibrium in Two-Dimensions

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 3.3. Equilibrium in Three-Dimensions
4. ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES
4.1. Introduction
4.2 Trusses
4.2.1. Plane Trusses
[Link]. Method of Joints
[Link]. Method of Sections
4.3. Pin-ended Multi-Force Structures
4.3.1. Frames

5. DISTRIBUTED FORCES
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Center of Gravity, Center of Mass & Centroids
5.3. Composite bodies
6. AREA MOMENTS OF INERTIA
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Composite Areas
6.3. Parallel axis Theorem
7. FRICTION
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Types of Friction
7.3. Dry Friction
Lab exercise None
Pre-requisites Phys 101
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester II / I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 3. Assignment, quiz, mid and final exam.
Grading System
1. Assignments (quiz) 15%
2. Mid Examination 35%
3. Final Examination 50%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbook:
Literature 1. E gi eeri g Mecha ics “tatics by J.L. Meriam, 5th edition 2002,
Macmillan Publishing company, New work

2. R.C HIBBELER, Engineering Mechanics, 1991, Macmillan Publishing

company, New work

References:
. Mecha ics for E gi eers by Negussie Tebege
. Vector Mecha ics for E gi eers by [Link].

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Construction Materials
Course Number CEng 2003
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Construction Technology
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5 ECTS or CRHR 3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 3 4
Course Aim


Course Objectives At the end of the course students will be able to:
Understand different types of construction materials and able to test the


strength.
Understand laboratory report writing procedures.
Understand Properties, strength, classifications of fresh concrete
Course description Classifications of construction materials, mechanical properties, Classification,
Selection and Application of stone in buildings. Manufacture of bricks: classification,
Qualities, Test on Bricks .Light weight concrete blocks. Classification of mortar:-
Preparation, Selection and Tests for mortars. Manufacture of cement, types of cement.
Concrete; Mix-design, Types of aggregates, Admixtures. Properties of fresh concrete.
Properties of hardened concrete,- Slump Test , Vebe test - Flow test - Compacting
factor, curing techniques, concrete admixtures. Types of concrete. Timber & timber
products: plywood, wood panels, veneers, metals: properties of steel and aluminum
alloys, plastics, clay tiles, glasses, ceramics, building blocks.
Course outline 1. Introduction
Classification of construction materials, Properties of materials, Mechanical
properties, Test for mechanical properties.
2. cementing materials
Lime, Gypsum, Portland cements: Manufacture of cement, Types of cement
and Characteristics.
3. mortar : Classification of mortar , Preparation , Selection of mortar -
Tests for mortars
4. concrete
Concrete Making Materials: Aggregates , Basic Characteristics ,Types
of aggregates, Admixtures, Properties of fresh concrete Properties of
hardened concrete, Slump Test, Vebe test, Flow test , Compacting
factor test, Types of Concrete, Mix design
5. building stones
Classification, Selection, Application of stone in buildings, Requirement
and testing of stones, Deterioration and preservation of stone work,
Artificial stones.
6. bricks and building blocks
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 Manufacture of bricks , classification , Qualities, Test on Bricks, Fire
bricks, building blocks types and uses ,joist and filter blocks , Curved
shell units, Light weight concrete blocks.

7. timber
Market forms, Industrial timber, Plywood, Veneer, Panels of laminates,
Steel -Composition, Mechanical treatment, Paints, Vanishes,
Distempers.
8. metals
Classification of metals: ferrous metals, alloys and steels, Steel
products Corrosion and its prevention, Tension & compression tests
9. special materials
Glass, Ceramics , Sealants for joints , Sheets for pitched
roof coverings , Fiber glass reinforced plastic, Clay products
Lab exercise 48Hrs.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester II / I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 1. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System
1. Assignments (quiz) 10%
2. Lab report 15%
4. Mid Examination 35%
5. Final Examination 40%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.


Textbooks:


Literature Waton, Construction Materials & processes.1986.
Mitchell’s, Materials.


G.D. Taylor and B. J smith, Materials in construction, 1985.
Neil Jachson, civil Engineering Materials, 5th edition, 1996


References:
R. K. Gupta, Civil Engineering Materials and construction practices, join


brothers publishing company.


B. C PUNMIA, Basic civil engineering,2008, LAXMT Publisher
John Newman, Advanced concrete technology, 2003
M. S. Shaethy, Concrete technology, 1982

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Engineering Geology
Course Number CEng –2005
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basics for Geotechnics
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 4 ECTS or CRHR 3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 3 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives The student shall learn the fundamentals of applied geology and importance of geology

 Introduction: The earth & its interior, Geology & its applied branch, Importance of
in civil engineering design.
Course description

 Minerals & rocks: Classification & types of minerals, rock forming minerals, types of
geology in Civil Engineering.

 Geologic structures and their effect on structures: Folds, faults and joints.
rocks.

 Weathering and its implication: physical, chemical, biological weathering.

 Earthquake and seismic design: Causes & classification of earthquakes, Effects of
earthquakes, precautionary measures.
Geological investigation: Phases and methods of investigation, geological
considerations in structures (dams, reservoirs, tunnels, road &bridges, buildings)
Course outline
1. Introduction (3hrs)
1.1. The Earth
1.1.1. Origin and History of the Earth
1.1.2. Age of the Earth and Approaches to Determine Age of the
Earth
1.1.3. The Earth, Then and Now
1.2. Interior of the Earth
1.2.1. Structure and Composition of Interior of the Earth
1.2.2. Sources of Heat in the Interior of the Earth
1.3. Geology
1.3.1. Definition Of the Science of Geology
1.4. Applied Branches of Geology
1.5. Importance of Geology in Civil Engineering
2. Minerals and Rocks (6hrs)
2.1. Minerals
2.1.1. Definition
2.1.2. Properties Of Minerals Used for Mineral Identification in the
Field
2.1.3. Basis of Classification and Types of Minerals
2.1.4. Rock Forming Minerals
2.2. Rocks
2.2.1. Definition
2.2.2. Major Types of Rocks

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 [Link]. Igneous Rocks
[Link]. Sedimentary Rocks
[Link]. Metamorphic rocks
2.2.3. Rock Cycle
3. Geologic Structures(3hrs)
3.1. Definition
3.2. Mechanism of Rock Deformation
3.2.1. Stress and Strain
3.3. Factors That Control Rock Deformation Behavior
3.4. Types of Geologic Structures
3.4.1. Ductile Folds
3.4.2. Brittle Fractures
[Link]. Faults
[Link]. Joints
3.4.3. Sedimentary Bedding planes
3.4.4. Metamorphic Foliation surfaces
3.5. Attitude of Beds
3.6. Effects of Geological Structures on Engineering Structures
4. Weathering (3hrs)
4.1. Definition of Weathering
4.2. Processes of Weathering
4.3. Agents of Weathering
4.4. Major Types of Weathering
4.4.1. Physical Weathering
4.4.2. Chemical Weathering
4.4.3. Biological or Organic Weathering
4.5. Factors Affecting rate of Weathering
4.6. Effect of Physical weathering on chemical weathering and vice versa
4.7. Implication of Weathering on Engineering Structures

5. Earth Quake and Seismic Design (3hrs)

5.1. Definition of an Earth Quake
5.2. Major Types of Earthquake waves
5.2.1. Body waves
5.2.2. Surface waves
5.3. Understanding Vibration Instrumentation
5.4. Earth Quake Strength Records And Interpretation
5.5. Locating The Source Of An Earthquake
5.6. Effects of an Earth Quake
5.7. Mitigation or Precautionary Measures to be Taken for Earth Quake
5.8. Earthquake Prediction
5.8.1. Long-Term Prediction
5.8.2. Short term Prediction
5.9. Seismic Design
6. Engineering Geological Investigations (4hrs)
6.1. Phases of Geological Investigations
6.2. Methods of Geological Investigations
6.3. Geological Considerations in Construction of Engineering Structures
(Dam and other Reservoir, Tunnel, Airport, Road and Railway,
Bridge, Building)
6.3.1. Geological Considerations in Dam and other Reservoir
Construction
6.3.2. Geological Considerations in Tunnel Construction

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 7. Construction Materials [2 hrs]
7.1 Construction materials in engineering (Quarry site selection)

7.2 Test of construction materials (Construction Material Reserve

Estimation)

8. Tutorials in Engineering Geology [8 hrs]

8.1 Engineering geological map

8.2 Exercises related to orientations of discontinuities in rocks

(projections and rose diagrams)

8.3 Rock mass rating and RQD exercises

8.4 Others tutorials of choice, video shows on engineering works
8.5 Study tour to engineering projects

Lab exercise None

Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester II / I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 1. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System
1. Assignments (quiz) 20%
2. Mid Examination 30%
3. Final Examination 50%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature Textbooks:

 Asfawossen Asrat (2006) Introduction to Physical Geology, AAU


Printing Press, Addis Ababa, 277P


Bell F.G (2007) Engineering Geology, 2/e. Butterworth Heinemann
Calvin [Link], and Edward J. Walter, (1991) Rock Blasting and Over
break Control, Publication No. FHWA-HI-92-001, U.S. Department of
Transportation Federal Highway Administration Office of


Implementation 6300 Georgetown Pike. McLean, Virginia 22101, 434p
Plummer, C. C., Mc Geary, D., Carlson, D. H. (2001) Physical Geology
8th Ed. McGraw-Hill, New York, 578P
 E-book
References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Applied Mathematics–II
Course Number Math 132
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 6 ECTS or CRHR4
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
4 2 0 6
Course Aim
Course Objectives Students shall understand the principles of sequence and series, definition and
operation of power series, principles of Fourier series, calculus of differential equations,

 Sequence and Series

and integral calculus of functions of several variables.

 Power Series
Course description

 Fourier Series
 Differential Calculus of Functions of Several Variables
Integral Calculus of Functions of Several Variables
Course outline

Lab exercise None

Pre-requisites Math 131
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester II / I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:64hrs, Tutorials: 32 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 2. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System
4. Assignments (quiz) 20%
5. Mid Examination 35%
6. Final Examination 45%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature
Textbooks:

References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Surveying I
Course Number GeoEng 2201
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 3 3
Course Aim

 explain the basic concepts of surveying, its applications or/and importance as well
Course Objectives Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

 care for and use basic surveying instruments

its different branches

 understand units of measurements , the meaning of, (representation and types)

 identify typical sources of systematic errors in taping and calculate the corrections
Scales , precision, accuracy, Errors and mistakes

 identify and/or use field techniques to minimize random errors in measurements of

for incorrect tape length

 reduce measurements of a differential leveling survey and adjust computed

horizontal angles and horizontal

 distinguish between bearing angles, azimuth angle, zenith angles, nadir angles,
elevations using proportional methods of sight distance or instrument set-ups

 reduce and adjust measurements of a closed traverse using the compass rule
interior angles to the right or left and deflection angles to the right or left

compute traverse station coordinates using the direct method and calculate traverse
area using the method of coordinates
Course description Basic Concept; Principles; basic measurement statistics; orientation and introduction in
proper field surveying theory and techniques. Subject areas include taping, tape
corrections, differential leveling, angle measurements, traversing, area, and coordinate
computations, traverse adjustments.
Course outline 1. Basic Concept: Introduction, The art and Science of Surveying, Primary divisions
of surveying, Importance of Surveying, Surveying Applications, Classification of
survey based on instruments used, Basic Measurements in Surveying.
2. Units of Measurements and Theory of Measurement: Introduction to Units of
Measurements, SI Unit for Distance Measurement, SI Unit for Angle Measurement,
SI unit for Area Measurement, SI Unit for Volume Measurement, Conversion of
Units, Conversion of length units, Conversion of area units, Conversion of
volume units, Conversion of angle units, Scale
3. Tapping: Introduction, Tapes, Taping Accessories, Taping Horizontal Distance over
Level Ground, Taping Horizontal Distance over Sloping Group, Taping Slope Distance,
Corrections for systematic errors in Taping, Length correction, Temperature correction,

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 Sage correction, Tension correction
4. Measuring Vertical Distance: Introduction to Leveling, Leveling Instruments,
Principle of Direct Leveling, Terms used in leveling, Basic definitions, Levels,
Differential Leveling, Theory of spirit leveling, Definitions, Differential Leveling
described, Common Leveling mistakes, Precision of Differential Leveling, Profile
leveling, Cross section leveling
5. Angles and Directions: Introduction, Angle measuring instruments, Preparing
Theodolite for measurement, Types of horizontal angle, Direction, Bearing and
Azimuth, Magnetic Declination
6. Traversing , Traversing, Introduction, Types of traverse, Traverse Computation
and Adjustment, Closed-rout traverse (link traverse), Loop traverse, Area calculation by
coordinate method
Laboratory Exercises: Equipment & practice field orientation: Distances by pacing,
Taping, Introduction to EDM, Differential leveling, Horizontal angle measurement,
Traverse computations,

1. Required Equipment: Theodolite, Total station, tripod, prism pole with prism, clip
board, fiberglass tape (20/30 m), 3m tape, 30-m steel tape with reel, tension
handle, tape clamp, chaining pins (11) with ring , range poles (2), automatic level,
leveling rod, hand level, rod level.
Hammer, thermometer, barroom

Lab exercise 48Hrs

Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester II / I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:64hrs, Tutorials: 32 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 1. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System
2. Assignments (quiz) 20%
3. Lab Assignment (
4. Mid Examination 30%
5. Final Examination 50%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature Textbooks:

References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Introduction to Economics
Course Number Econ 101
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 3ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
3 0 0 2
Course Aim
Course Objectives Engineering of any Projects lies in Safety, Strength, Durability, and Economy. Hence,
all students of Civil Engineering need the Basics of Economics., After completing the
study of this course; they will be in a position to apply the Fundamentals of Economics.
Course description Interest and Interest Rates, Compound and Simple Interest, Effective and Nominal Interest
Rates, Continuous Compounding, Cash Flow Analysis.
Comparison Methods: Relations Among Projects, Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return
(MARR), Present-Worth Analysis and Annual Worth (AW) Comparisons.
Payback Period, The Internal Rate of Return, Rate of Return and Present/Annual Worth
Methods Compared, Depreciation and Depreciation Accounting, Taxes, Inflation, Benefit-Cost
Ratios, sensitivity analysis
Course outline

Lab exercise None

Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester II / I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:64hrs, Tutorials: 32 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 1. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System
2. Mini Project 20%
3. Mid Examination 30%
4. Final Examination 50%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature Textbooks:

Text Book:
1. Global engineering economics: financial decision making for engineers / Xiall
M. Fraser ... [et al.]. 4th edition (2009).

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 References:
Ayele Kuris, Introduction to Economics, 2001., Liberman, Marc and Hill,
Robert E., Introduction to Economics 2nd ed., 2005., Begg, Fischer &
Dornbusch , Economics, 8th ,ed, 2005., Engineering Economy, Tenth edition,
E. Paul DeGarmo, William., G. Sullivan, James A. Bontadelli, Elin M. Wicks.,
Richard E. Carmichael, Economics for Everyone: An Introduction to
Economics, 2006., William D. Rohlf, Introduction to Economic Reasoning (7th
Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series in Economics), Feb 20, 2007., Marc
Lieberman and Robert E. Hall, Introduction to Economics (with InfoTrac ),
2004

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Scientific and Technical Report Writing
Course Number Eng 201
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 3 ECTS or CRHR2
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 0 2
Course Aim
Course Objectives Students shall develop good technical report and paper/thesis writing skills, analysis

 Historical development.
and data interpretation techniques, and research methodologies.

 General features of a report.

Course description

 Editing and style in technical Report Writing.

 Creating Effective documents.
 Technical report as a specialized branch of communication.
 Types of reports.
 Visual displays and presentations.
 The nature of research.
 Research Methods.
 Data Collection.
 Analysis and interpretation of data.
Course outline

Lab exercise None

Pre-requisites EnLa 202
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester II / I

 Lectures supported by class work; Project work

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 0 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 1. Project work, mid and final exam.
Grading System
2. Project and Mid exam 50%
3. Final Examination 50%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature textbooks:
Flick, U. (2002). An Introduction to Qualitative Research. London:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Strength of Materials
Course Number CEng – 2002
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5 ECTS or CRHR4
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
3 3 0 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives The objective of the course is to develop & apply analytical methods for determine the
mechanical behavior of deformable bodies (stress, strain, deflections) subjected to
various types of loading.

Course description
Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

 Compute stress and strains in simple members subjected to axial

loading, thermal stresses, and torsion, bending and combined


loadings.


Draw shears force and bending moment diagrams of beams.


Determine deflection of beams.
Compute buckling load of columns

Course outline 1. Mechanical properties of materials

2. Tension and compression
2.1. Introductions
2.2. Stress and strain
2.2.1. Normal stress
2.2.2. Normal strain
2.2.3. Stress strain relation (diagram)
2.3. Poisson’s ration
2.4. Volumetric strain
2.5. Analysis of bars of varying section
2.5.1. Analysis of bars of uniformly tapering circular rod
2.5.2. Analysis of bars of uniformly tapering rectangular
bar
2.6. Analysis of bars of composite section
2.7. Thermal stresses
2.9. Statically indeterminate axial members
2.9. Shear strain

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 2.10. Factor of safety
3. Torsion
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Torsion for circular shaft
3.3. Non uniform torsion
3.4. Statically indeterminate torsion members
4. Shear and bending moment in beam
[Link]
[Link] force and bending moment
[Link] force and bending moment diagram
[Link] between load, shear and bending
5. Flexure and shear stresses in beam
[Link]
[Link] stresses in beam
[Link] stresses in beam
[Link] in beam under axial load combined with bending
6. Combined stresses
[Link]
[Link] stress equations
[Link] circle
7. Deflection
[Link]
[Link] integration method
[Link] area method
[Link] beam method
8. Column
[Link]
[Link] Loaded Columns
[Link] with Pinned Ends
[Link] With Other Support Conditions
[Link] Lengths of Columns
[Link] Loaded Columns
Lab exercise None
Pre-requisites CEng 2001
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester II / II

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:48hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 1. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System
2. Assignments (quiz) 15%
3. Mid Examination 35%
4. Final Examination 50%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

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 Literature Textbooks:
Gere and Temeshonko, mechanics of material.

References:

Ferdinand [Link] & E Russell, mechanics of material

[Link], Advancedmechanics of marerials
William [Link], Theory and problems of strength of materials

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Surveying II
Course Number GeoEng 2202
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 3 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives Students shall learn basic theories of contours and digital terrain model and be able to
demonstrate an ability to produce field topographic maps. The students shall also
understand the fundamentals of engineering survey, GPS, topographic survey,

 Contour lines and Digital Terrain Model

Photogrammetric, GIS and remote sensing.

 Engineering surveys and setting out

Course description

 GPS surveying
 Topographic surveys and mapping
 Principles of Photogrammetry
 GIS
 Introduction to remote serving
Field practice.
Course outline

2. Required Equipment: Theodolite, Total station, tripod, prism pole with prism, clip
board, fiberglass tape (20/30 m), 3m tape, 30-m steel tape with reel, tension
handle, tape clamp, chaining pins (11) with ring , range poles (2), automatic level,
leveling rod, hand level, rod level.
Hammer, thermometer, barom

Lab exercise 48Hrs

Pre-requisites GEng 2201
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester II / II

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 1. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System
2. Assignments (quiz) 10%
3. Lab 30%
4. Mid Examination 30%
5. Final Examination 30%

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 Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature Textbooks:

1. Wolf, P.R. and Brinker, R.C. (2006). Elementary Surveying, 9/e, Prentice Hall.
2. Chambers, R.L. and Skinner, C.J. Analysis of Survey Data, 2003. Wiley &
Sons.

References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Hydraulics I
Course Number CENG – 2004
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 3 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives Students shall learn the fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics and be able to

 Properties of fluids.
understand the basic laws of physical science which govern the mechanics of fluid flow.

 Hydrostatics: Euler’s basic equation, relative equilibrium.

Course description

 Hydrostatic forces on plane and curved surfaces.

 Buoyancy and stability of floating bodies.
 Kinematics of fluid flow.
 Flow-net analysis.
 Continuity and Bernoulli’s equations.
 Impulse and momentum principle and its applications.
Boundary layer theory: concepts, growth, energy and momentum thickness, laminar
sub-layer.
Course outline CHATER ONE
1.1. Introduction
CHAPTER TWO
FLUID PROPERTIES
2.0 Properties of fluids
2.1 General description
2.2 Physical Properties
2.3 Pressure, compressibility & Elasticity
2.4 Surface tension & capillarity
CHAPTER THREE
HYDROSTATICS OF FLUIDS
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Hydrostatic pressure at a point
3.2 Basic Equation of Hydrostatics
3.3 Measurement of pressure
3.4 Hydrostatic pressure on plane & curved Surfaces
3.4.1 Hydrostatic forces on plane Surfaces:
3.4.2 Hydrostatic forces on curved surfaces
3.5 Buoyancy & Stability of Floating & Submerged bodies

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 3.6 Relative Equilibrium of fluids
CHAPTER FOUR
KINEMATICS OF FLUID FLOW
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Dimensions of Flow
4.2 Describing the pattern of flow
4.3 Types of flow
4.4 Continuity equation
4.5 Stream function & Velocity potential
4.6 Flow Nets & Its uses
CHAPTER FIVE
DYNAMICS OF FLUID FLOW
5.0. Introduction
5.1. Forces influencing fluid motion
5.2 Equation of Motion
5.3 Hydraulics grade line & Energy grade line
Impulse – momentum equation

Lab exercise 48Hrs

Pre-requisites CENG 2001 & Math 131
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester II / II

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 1. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System
2. Assignments (quiz)10%
3. Lab 15%
4. Mid Examination 30%
5. Final Examination 45%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbooks:
Literature . Fluid mechanics, 9th eddition, Streeter, Wylie, Bedford
References:
1. Fluid Mecha ics & Hydraulics, “chau ’s Outli es
2. Hydraulics in civil Engineering, Andrew Chadwick & John Morfett
3. Introduction to fluid mechanics, 3rd ed. Robert W. Fox, Allan T,Mc
Donald
4. Fluid mechanics for civil Engineering, S, I. Ed
5. Any Fluid mechanics or Handbook of Hydraulics can be referred like
Jain, Bansal etc.

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Probability and Statistics
Course Number Stat 231
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim

 Introduction to probability theory.

Course Objectives The student shall master the fundamentals of Probability and statistics theories.

 Random variables and random distribution.

Course description

 Discrete and continuous density functions.

 Bivariate distribution.
 Introduction to statistics.
 Frequency distributions.
 Measures of central distribution and dispersion.
Regression and correlation coefficients.
Course outline

Lab exercise None

Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester II / II

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 1. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System
2. Assignments (quiz) 15%
3. Mid Examination 35%
4. Final Examination 50%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbooks:
Literature 1. Devore, Jay L., (2007). Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences,
5th Edition, Duxbury Press.
2. Ang, Alfredo H-S. and Tang, Wilson H., (2001). Probability Concepts in
Engineering Planning and Design: Volume I – Basic Principles, John Wiley &

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Engineeering Mechanics-II(Dynamics)
Course Number MEng 1062
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives Students shall understand basic principles governing motion of objects, appropriate
physical models representing physical systems, appropriate coordinate system &
analysis of motion variables, and deriving equation of motion relating forces acting and

 Introduction basic concepts and equations motion.

resulting motion

 Kinematics of particles.
Course description

 Kinetics of particles.
 Kinematics of rigid bodies.
Kinetics of rigid bodies.
Course outline

Lab exercise None

Pre-requisites CEng2001
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester II / II

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 5. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System
6. Assignments (quiz) 15%
7. Mid Examination 35%
8. Final Examination 50%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbooks:
Literature 1. Meriam, J.L. and Kraige, L.G. (2006), Engineering Mechanics (Dynamics), 6th
edition, Wiley.
2. Beer, F. P., Johnston, R.E. Jr. , and et al. (2006), Vector Mechanics for Engineers,
Dynamics, 8th edition, McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math.

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Applied Mathematics III
Course Number Math 231
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 6ECTS or CRHR4
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
4 2 0 6
Course Aim
Course Objectives Objective
The aim of this course is to equip students with tools for solving ODEs and PDEs.
Moreover, they will be exposed to treatment of Complex Numbers and Analysis of
Functions of Complex Numbers.

Course description  Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE): DE of First Order, DE of Second Order

 Vector Analysis: Vector Differential Calculus, Linear and Surface Integral

(Linear)

 Complex Analysis: Complex Analytical Function, Complex Integrals, Taylor

and Laurent Series
Integration by the method of Residue
Course outline

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites Math 132
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 1. Assignment, quiz, mid and final exam.
Grading System - Assignment and Mid Exam 40%
- Final Examination 60%
Attendance Requirementsア) Minimum of 75% during lectures
- 100% during practical exercises & tutorials.
Textbooks:
Literature 1. Erwin Kreyszig (2005). Advanced Engineering Mathematics. 9th edition, Wiley.
2. Ellis, R. and Gulick, D. (1998). Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 5th edition.
Harcourt.
3. Stewart, J. (2002), Calculus, 5th edition, Brooks Cole.
4. Churchil, R.V. (2003). Complex Variables and Application. 7/e. McGraw Hill

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Soil Mechanics – I
Course Number CEng – 3001
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 3 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives The student shall be able to: describe and classify soils, determine the rate of flow of
water through soils, Calculate stresses in soils from external loads and determine
effective stresses, calculate flow and pore water pressure under and within earth
structures, Determine the stability of simple geotechnical systems subjected to two
dimensional flow of water, Calculate one-dimensional consolidation settlement and time
rate of settlement
Course description Definitions, origin & formation of soils, Physical Characteristics of Soils: weight volume
relation, index properties, consistency, etc, Hydraulic properties of soils: Capillarity and
surface tension, Darcy’s low, permeability, flow net & seepage analysis, critical
hydraulic gradient & piping, Stresses, Strains, and Elastic Deformations of Soils,
Compaction, One-dimensional Consolidation Settlement of Fine Soils, Laboratory tests:
specific gravity, grain size analysis, Atterberg limits, permeability, 1D consolidation,
Procter test,
Course outline Chapter-1 Introduction
Definitions, origin & formation of soils,
Chapter - 2
Physical Characteristics of Soils:

2.1 Phase Relationships

2.2 Determination of Particle Sizes of Soils
2.3 Determination of index properties, consistency, etc,
2.3.1 Casagrande Cup Method
2.3.2 Plastic Limit Test, liquide limit, Shrinkage Limit
2.4 Soil Classification Schemes
2.4.1 Unified Soil Classification System
2.4.2 AASHTO Soil Classification system
2.4.3 Engineering Use Chart

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 Chapter - 3

Hydraulic properties of soils:

3.1 Capillarity and surface tension.

3.2 Darcy’s Law
3.3 Permeability
3.4 Flow Parallel to Soil Layers
3.5 Flow Normal to Soil Layers
3.6 Determination of the Coefficient of Permeability k
3.6.1 Constant-Head Test
3.6.2 Falling-Head Test
3.6.3 Field Tests to Determine the Coefficient of Permeability
3.7 Flow Rate, Uplift forces, flow net & seepage analysis, critical hydraulic gradient &
piping.
Chapter - 4

Stresses, Strains, and Elastic Deformations of Soils

4.1 Stress and strain

4.2 Idealized stresses-Strain response and Yielding

4.3 Total and Effective Stresses

4.4 Stresses in soil from surface load

4.4.1 Point Load, Line load, Strip Load

4.4.2 Uniform Loads over regular and irregular area.

Chapter - 5

Compaction of Soil

5.1 Theory of Compaction

5.2 Compaction in the Laboratory

5.3 Field Compaction

Chapter-6

ONE-DIMENSIONAL CONSOLIDATION SETTLEMENT OF FINE SOILS

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Primary consolidation

6.3 Over consolidation Ratio

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 6.4 Calculation of Primary consolidation settlement

6.5 Terzaghi one-Dimensional consolidation theory

6.6. Evaluation of Total Settlement

Lab exercise Laboratory works:

Lab. 1 on chapter two
-Determination of moisture content
-Sieve Analysis
-Atterberg’s Limit (Liquid limit and plastic limit)
Lab.2 on chapter three
- Permeability of soil (Constant and variable head test)
Lab.3 on Chapter 5
Proctor’s compaction tests
Lab.4 on chapter Seven
One Dimensional Consolidation
Pre-requisites CEng 2001 & CEng2004
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 2. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System 1. Assignments (quiz) 10%
2. Laboratory 15%
3. Mid Examination 35%
4. Final Examination 40%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

 Murthy: Principles-and-Practices-of-Soil-Mechanics-and-Foundation-
Literature Textbooks:

 Mefine Leikum, Basic soil mechanics for Civil Engineers, 1ST ed (1984)
Engineering.

 B.M Das, Advanced Soil Mechanics.

AAU press, Addis Ababa.

 [Link], elements of soil mechanics for Civil and Mining

Engineering, 5th edition.
 K.R Arorra,Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering,1st ed (1997)
 Any related books can be referred

References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Fundamentals of Building Construction
Course Number CENG – 3007
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 6ECTS or CRHR4
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
3 0 3 4
Course Aim


Course Objectives By the end of the course students will be able to:


Understand methods of soil exploration & site investigations.


Select types of foundation suitable for construction site


Understand methods of setting out foundation trenches.


Select damp-proof materials for a given types of constructions.
Master different methods of masonry constructions: brick, stones &


hallow blocks.


Understands different types of floors & flooring materials.


Differentiate types of stairs for residential & public buildings.


Design stairs using essential requirements of good stairs.


Understand methods of plastering & pointing
Understands different types of paint & methods of painting plastered &
wooden surfaces.
Understands Steps (process) in distempering & white washing.
Course description Introduction to building construction. Site investigation & soil Exploration methods:
boring, pit excavation, subsurface sounding, Geophysical methods. Foundation setting
out. Excavation & Timbering. Masonry constructions: Brick masonry. Stone masonry,
hollow block masonry. Damp-proofing. Floor constructions: ground floors, suspended
floors: ribbed floors, hollow pot floors, Waffle floors. Staircase. Finishing: plastering &
pointing, painting, distempering & white washing. Door & windows. Roof & roof
coverings.
Course outline 1. Introduction: General, Types of building, Components of buildings, Site
investigation & soil exploration, Methods of soil exploration
2. Foundations: Introduction; Function of foundation, Essential requirements of
foundation, Settlements of foundations, methods of improving safe bearing
pressure of soils, Cause of failure of foundation & remedial measures, Types
of foundation: shallow foundation, deep foundation.
3. Timbering & excavations: Introductions; Setting out foundation trenches,
Purpose of timbering, Types of timbering: open timbering & closed timbering,
Timbering of trenches, Excavation for foundation trenches & basements,
4. Damp-proofing: Introduction: cause of dampness, effects of dampness,
Methods of damp- proofing, Damp –proofing, Materials, Damp-proofing
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 materials in walls, floors & flat roofs.
5. Masonry constructions: Introduction: types of walls, load bearing & none
load bearing walls, solid masonry walls, cavity walls, partition walls, cross
walls, separating walls, Masonry units, Stone masonry, brick masonry, hollow
block masonry, Composite masonry.
6. Floor construction: Introduction: Components of floors, materials for floor
construction, Types of floors: ground floors & suspended floors: Solid simply
supported or continuous, hollow pot slabs, ribbed floors, waffle floors,
Floorings: Cement screed, PVC flooring, and wood flooring,
7. Stair case: Introduction, Technical terms, Requirements of good stairs,
Dimensioning of stairs, Classification of stairs, Stair of different materials:
wood, Brick, reinforced concrete, steel.
8. finishing
8.1. Plastering & pointing: Introduction, Types of mortar for plastering,
Tools for plastering work, Methods of plastering: Number of coats, Defects in
plastering, Pointing: methods of pointing.
PAINTING, DISTEMPERING & WHITEWASHING: Classification & types of paints,
Painting on different surface, Defects in painting, Varnishing, Distempering,
Whitewashing & color washing.
8.2. Door & windows
8.3. Roof and roof covering

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng 2003
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 3. Assignment, quiz, laboratory, mid and final exam.
Grading System - Assignment and quiz 10%
-Laboratory 20%
-Mid Exam 30%
- Final Examination 40%
Attendance Requirementsイ) Minimum of 85% during lectures
ウ) 100% during practical exercises & tutorials.


Textbooks:
Literature Dr. B. C PUNMIA, Building Construction, Fourth Edition, LAXMI


PUBLICATIONS (P) LTD, Delhi, 2006


S. [Link], Text book of building Construction, 19th edition, 2000
Ivor H. Seelves, Building Technology, 1993


References:


R. Chudely , Building construction hand books,
W. B MCKAY, Building construction Volume I, II, III, 1990

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Theory of Structure-I
Course Number CENG – 3003
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim This course is intended to develop the student’s ability to both
model and analyze structures and to provide realistic applications
encountered in professional practice

Course Objectives This course is intended to develop the student’s ability to both
model and analyze structures and to provide realistic applications
encountered in professional practice

Course description Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:



Identify determinacy & indeterminacy of the structures.
Determine the loads the structure must support using load


combination
Develop shear and bending moment diagrams of statically


determinate beams & frames.
Analyze statically indeterminable frames using approximate


analysis method
Analyze continuous beams by Theorems of three moment(force


method)
Analysis statically indeterminate structures using slope deflection
equation

 Classification of structures
Course outline 1. DETERMINACY & INDETERMINACY OF STRUCTURES

 Idealization of structures
 Support & connection–Conventional representations


Equation of equilibrium : free body diagrams


Equation of equilibrium : free body diagrams
Geometric Stability & Static Determinacy of Trusses

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 

Geometric Stability & Static Determinacy of Beams


S Geometric stability & Static Determinacy of Frames
Analysis of Statically determinate Frames
 Analysis of trusses & frames.


2. LOADS ON STRUCTURES


Dead loads


Imposed loads(live load, wind loads and earth quake)


Factor of Safety
Load combinations
3. INFLUENCE LINE FOR STATICALLY DETERMINATE STRUCTURES
 Influence lines
 Influence line for beams, trusses & floor girders
 Maximum influence at a point due to series of concentrated loads.
 Absolute maximum shear & Moments

 Energy Methods
4. DEFLECTIONS OF DETERMINATE STRUCTURES

 Methods of Castigliano’s Theorems for beams,frames and

 Virtual work method for Beams for frames and trusses

trusses


5. APPROXIMATE ANALYSIS OF STATICALLY INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES


Vertical force method


Portal method
Cantilever methods

 Introduction
6. ANALYSIS OF CONTINUOUS BEAMS

Theorems of three moment equation

Lab exercise MINI PROJECT ON FRAME ANALYSIS FOR G+2 BUILDING

Pre-requisites CEng 2002
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 4. Assignment, quiz, mini project, mid and final exam.
Grading System - Assignment and quiz 10%
-Mini project on frame analysis for G+2 building 20%
-Mid Exam 30%
- Final Examination 40%
Attendance Requirementsエ) Minimum of 85% during lectures
) 100% during practical exercises & tutorials.

Literature Textbooks:


Textbooks:
. R.C HIBBELER, Structural Analysis, Six editions, 2006,


Macmillan Publishing Company, New work.
SS BHAVIKATTI, Structural analysis, Volume-I
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 
References:


C S REDDY, Basic structural analysis , Second Edition, 1996


YUAN-YUHSIEH, Elementary theory of structures, 1198
DANIEL SCHODE, Structures, Fourth Edition, 2001 V.N
Varziruni,

 EBCS-1(ETHIOPIAN BUILDING CODE STANDARD,1995)

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Hydraulics II
Course Number CENG – 3005
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 3 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives Students shall learn the fundamental principles & assumptions involved in pipe flow,

 Conduit flow: Laminar and Turbulent flow in Pipes; Losses in pipes; Gradient Lines;
flow through turbines and pumps, and dimensional analysis & model studies.
Course description

 Water hammer: Instantaneous & Gradual closure of valves.

Pipes in series & parallel pipes; Branching of pipes; Analysis of Pipe-Networks.

 Hydraulic Machines: Pumps, Turbines

 Dimensional Analysis and Model-Studies: Dimensional Homogeneity, Raleigh’s
Method of Dimensional Analysis, Buckingham- Theorem, Similitude, Laws of
Similarities.

Course outline FLOW THROUGH PIPES - 15 hrs

1.1 Laminar Flow
1.2 Turbulent Flow
1.3 Flow through porous media
1.4 Losses of energy in pipes
1.5 Energy Grade Line & Hydraulic Grade Line
1.6 Pipes in parallel and series
1.7 Branching of pipes
1.8 Network analysis of pipes
1.9 Introduction to water hammer and tensile stresses in pipes.

2.0 DIMENSIONAL AND MODEL ANALYSIS - 07 hrs

2.1 Dimensional Analysis

2.2 Modeling and Similitude
2.3 Dimensionless No. and Model Laws
2.4 Classification of Models

3.0 HYDRAULIC MACHINES - 06 hrs

3.1 Pumps and Turbines

3.2 Types of Pumps and Turbines
3.3 Specific Speed
3.4 Characteristics

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 3.5 Pump- Pipe Systems

4.0 INTRODUCTION TO OPEN CHANNEL FLOW 04 hrs

4.1 Classification of Flow
4.2 Most Efficient Hydraulic Channel X- Sections
4.3 Specific Energy and Critical Depth

Lab exercise 48Hrs

Pre-requisites CEng 2004
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 1. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System
1. Assignments (quiz)10%
2. Lab 15%
3. Mid Examination 30%
4. Final Examination45%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature
Textbooks::

1. Victor [Link], Benjamine Wylie E and Keith W Bedford, Fluid Mechanics, 9th
edition, McGraw Hill.
2. Douglas J F, Gasoriek J M, John Swaffield and Lynne Jack, Fluid Mechanics, 5 th
edition, Prentice Hall.
3. Munson, B.R, Young, D F, Okiishi, T H, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 3rd
edition, Wiley and [Link] electronics media

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Architectural Working Drawing I
Course Number Arch 3101
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
1 0 6 2
Course Aim
Course Objectives 1. objective:
Provide students with the fundamentals of architecture of buildings
2. outcome:
Students will be able to: Read architectural drawings , structural drawings, and sanitary
drawings
Course description Architectural graphic standards, symbols, conventions, and terms. Architectural
lettering. Preparation of architectural working drawings for architectural designs, floor
planes, building sections, exterior and interior elevations, foundation planes, roof
planes, reflected ceiling plans, site plane, details, and schedules. Structural drawings
and Reinforcement scheduling. Sanitary drawing. Electrical installation drawing
Course outline
1. Introduction
Need and requirement of drawings for Civil Engineering projects. General nature of
drawings, components, symbols and nomenclature needed for Specific drawings such
as architectural, structural, plumbing, electrical, air-conditioning, roads and earth work.
General description of drawings related to Civil Engineering projects. Drawings at
different stages of projects. Elements of perspective drawing.
2. Architectural drawings
Elements of architectural planning and design. Schematic and working drawings
and details of residential, commercial, religious, recreational, Industrial, clinical,
hospital and educational buildings; Details of doors, windows and staircases.
3. structural drawings
Elements of structural drawing and detailing, preparation of foundation plan,
structural framing, slab details, staircase details, water tanks, beam and column,
elevations and sections mostly pertaining to reinforced concrete structures. Details
of steel roof truss, connection details and fabrication drawings.
4. plumbing and electrical work
Plumbing and electrical detailing pertaining to small residential units.
5. Introduction to computer aided drawing (autocad)
General and basic know how related to computer aided drafting, e.g., co-ordinate
system, drawing setup procedure, basic draw commands, basic edit commands;
Layers, creating test and defining styles options, block and drawing .import/export
options; Cross hatching, save and plot (2D) and isometric drawings.
Lab exercise 48Hrs

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 Pre-requisites MEng 1101
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ I

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 2. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System
5. Assignments (quiz)10%
6. Lab 15%
7. Mid Examination 30%
8. Final Examination45%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature Textbooks:
1. Lorraine Farrelly, The Fundamentals of Architecture, AVA Publishing, 2007
2. Mostafa Abd-El-Barr, Hesham El-Rewini , Fundamentals of Computer
Organization and Architecture, Wiley-Interscience , 2004
3. Edward Allen, Joseph Iano. Fundamentals of Building Construction : Materials and
Methods, Wiley publishers; 4th edition, 2003
Forrest Wilson, Ron Keenberg, and William Loerke, Architecture: Fundamental
Issues. Van Nostrand Reinhold,1990
References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Electrical Installation
Course Number EEng 3016
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 3ECTS or CRHR2
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
1 0 3 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives

Course description

Course outline

Lab exercise [Link]

Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester IV/ I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination
Grading System
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature Textbooks

Referenc

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Theory of Structure-II
Course Number CENG – 3008
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim

Course Objectives This course is intended to develop the student’s ability to both model
and analyze structures and to provide realistic applications encountered
in professional practice
Course description Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:



Identify determinacy & indeterminacy of the structures.
Determine the loads the structure must support using load


combination
Develop shear and bending moment diagrams of statically


determinate beams & frames.
Analyze statically indeterminable frames using approximate


analysis method
Analyze continuous beams by Theorems of three moment(force


method)
Analysis statically indeterminate structures using slope deflection
equation
Course outline
1. DISPLACEMENT METHODS


1.1. SLOPE DEFLECTION METHODS


General procedures


Slope- Deflection Equation


Analysis of beams


Analysis of frames: No side sway
Analysis of frames: Side sway


1.2. MOMENT DISTRIBUTION METHODS


General Principles and definitions.


Moment distribution for beams.


Analysis of frames: No side sway


Analysis of frames: Side sway
Symmetrical frames
1.3. KANI’S METHODS

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 

Introduction: basic concepts


Analysis of beams


Frame with lateral translation of joints


Frame without lateral translation of joints
Story columns of unequal in height & base fixed or
hinged.
2. INTRODUCTION TO MATRIX METHODS OF STRUCTURAL
ANALYSIS


2.1. FLEXIBILITY METHOD


Beam analysis using flexibility method


Frame analysis using flexibility method
Truss analysis using flexibility method


2.2. STIFFNESS METHOD


Beam analysis using stiffness method


Frame analysis using stiffness method
Truss analysis using stiffness method
3. INFLUENCE DIAGRAM FOR STATICALLY INDETERMINAT


STRUCTURES


Static indeterminate truss


Statically indeterminate beams
Static indeterminate frames

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng 3003
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ II

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 5. Assignment, quiz, mid and final exam.
Grading System - Assignment and quiz 15%
--Mid Exam 35%
- Final Examination 50%
Attendance Requirements ) Minimum of 85% during lectures
キ) 100% during practical exercises & tutorials.


Textbooks:
Literature R.C HIBBELER, Structural Analysis, Six editions, 2006,


Macmillan Publishing Company, New work.


SS BHAVIKATTI, Structural analysis, Volume-II
Negussie Tebedge, method of structural analysis,


References:


YUAN-YUHSIEH, Elementary theory of structures, 1198


C S REDDY, Basic structural analysis , Second Edition, 1996
DANIEL SCHODE, Structures, Fourth Edition, 2001 V.N
Varziruni,

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Reinforced Concrete – I
Course Number CENG – 3002
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 4ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim

Course Objectives This course is intended to introduce and apply basic design principles for the
design of various structural elements

Course description Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:



Understand properties of plan concrete & reinforced concrete.
Analyze & design singly & doubly reinforced concrete beams under


flexure.


Analyze & design structural concrete beams subjected to shear loading.


Conduct service load analysis to control deflection & cracking of beams.


Analysis & design one-way & two- way reinforced concrete slabs.


Analysis & design ribbed slabs.
Analysis & design of stairs.
Course outline
1. Materials and design concept
2. Reinforced concrete design methods
Working stress Methods
Load factor methods
Limit state design methods
Ethiopian building codes of standard(EBCS-2)
3. Beam design
. Design& analysis singly reinforced beams for flexure:
Design & analysis for rectangular-beam, L-beam & T- beams,
Reinforcement details.
Design of doubly reinforced beams
Design of beam section for shear & reinforcement detailing
Design of beams for serviceability requirements of deflection &
cracking
4. Design of slabs
Design of One –way solid slabs & staircases
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 Design of One-way ribbed slabs
Two-way solid slabs
Reinforcement detailing
Loads transfer analysis
Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites CEng 3003
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ II

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 6. Assignment, quiz, mid and final exam.
Grading System - Assignment and quiz 15%
--Mid Exam 35%
- Final Examination 50%
Attendance Requirements a. Minimum of 85% during lectures
b. 100% during practical exercises & tutorials.


Literature Textbooks:
W.H. Mosley. J.H Bungey and R. Hulse, Reinforced concrete structure


Design, 1999.


S. N. SINHA, Reinforced concrete design, Seconded edition, 2002
Jack C. Mccormac, design of reinforced concrete, Fifth edition, 2001.,


References:
S.U. PILLAI. D. W. KIRK, reinforced concrete design, second edition,


1998.


Arthur. H. Nilson, George winter, Design of concrete structures, 1191.
EDWARD G. NAWY, Reinforced concrete a fundamental approach, fifth


edition, 2003.
Ethiopian building code of standard ( EBCS- 2)

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Engineering Hydrology
Course Number CENG – 3010
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 4ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 2
Course Aim Students will be empowered on some terms of hydrologic cycle and it will enable them
to define different components of water budget equations .moreover, they will also be
able to know hydrographs, collection and analysis of data and flow measurements
methods and techniques

Course Objectives Introduction to hydrologic science , Basic hydrological concepts, hydrologic cycle and
water budget equation, Hydrological Data collection and analysis, Intensity – Duration –
Frequency (IDF), Depth – area – Duration (DAD) curve, Precipitation (data collection
and measurement) , Evaporation and Transpiration (Evapotranspiration, ET)
determination, Interception and depression storage , Infiltration process and index ,
Runoff measurement and rating curve, Hydrograph , Unit hydrograph (synthetic and
complex unit hydrograph) , Flow measurement methods and issues
Course description

Course outline
INTRODUCTION

1.1 General
1.2 Meteorological data
1.3 Hydrological data

RAINFALL-RUNOFF RELATIONSHIPS (APPLICATION OF DIFFERENT RAINFALL

RUNOFF MODELS)

2.1 Hydrological models

2.2 Deterministic hydrological models
2.3 Stochastic time series models
2.4 Rational method
2.5 Scs curve number method
2.6 Time-area method
2.7 Stream flow hydrograph
2.8 The unit hydrograph (uh)
2.9 Applications of unit hydrograph
2.10 Synthetic unit hydrographs
2.11 Uh from a complex storm
2.12 Instantaneous unit hydrograph (iuh)
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 2.13 Dimensionless unit hydrograph
2.14 Hydrology of ungauged catchments

FLOOD ROUTING

3.1 General
3.2 Simple non-storage routing
3.3 Storage routing
3.4 Reservoir or level pool routing
3.5 Channel routing
3.6 hydraulic routing
FREQUENCY ANALYSIS (PROBABILITY IN HYDROLOGY)

4.1 General
4.2 Flow frequency
4.3 Flood probability
4.4 Regional frequency analysis
4.5 Low flow analysis
4.6 Precipitation probability
4.7 Risk, reliability and safety factor
STOCHASTIC HYDROLOGY

5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Time series
5.3 Properties of time series
5.4 Analysis of hydrologic time series
5.5 Time series synthesis
5.6 Some stochastic models
5.7 The uses of stochastic models
RESERVOIR CAPACITY DETERMINATION

7.1 Mass curve (ripple's) method:

7.2 Reservoirs and sediments
7.3 Sediment load prediction
URBAN HYDROLOGY

8.1 Catchment response modifications

8.2 Urban development planning
Drainage design

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites STAT234 & CEng 3005
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ II

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation -Assignment, quiz, mid and final exam.

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 Grading System - Assignment and quiz 15%
--Mid Exam 35%
- Final Examination 50%
Attendance Requirements Minimum of 85% during lectures
100% during practical exercises & tutorials.

Literature Textbooks:
1. Warren V J introduction to Hydrology ,1996, Rafael L B Hydrology and introduction
to hydrologic sciences, 1994, Ven T Chow ,Maidment D ,Applied Hydrology ,1988
2. Linseley R, Hydrology for Engineers ,1975.,

References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Health and Safety management
Course Number CENG – 3004
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 2ECTS or CRHR2
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives Objective: To familiarize students with elementary work place health and safety
practices and procedures .A major emphasis pertains to understanding, interpreting
and applying work place health and safety legislation in completion, they will also be
able to identify and analyze range of contingencies and issues which may injury and
diseases in the work place. Consequently, students will develop critical thinking and

 Site and safety managements

good research ability.
Course description


Work place safety legislation


Managing health and safety risks in the work place


Managing work place incidents
Plant safety, Asbestos safety awareness and using as risk management

 Safety awareness
mechanism, First Aid (emergency 1st aid at work,1st aid )

 Tool and equipments safety

 Forklift safety
And some more other related issues by the instructor of the course
Course outline

Lab exercise MINI PROJECT ON TITLE “HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDUCTED

TO A STRUCTURE AT CONSTRUCTION LEVEL”.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ II

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 0 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation -Assignment, quiz, mid and final exam.
Grading System - Assignment, quiz & mini project 30%
--Mid Exam 30%
- Final Examination 40%
Attendance Requirements Minimum of 85% during lectures
100% during practical exercises & tutorials.
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 Literature Textbooks:
1. Bos N , Grassick T ,Vanderkruk P ,2003 Work place health and safety hand Book
6 th Edition
2. Toohay, Borhwick , K and Archer,2005 , Management guide
References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Soil Mechanics – II
Course Number CEng – 3006
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 3 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives The student shall be able to: describe and classify soils, determine the rate of flow of
water through soils, Calculate stresses in soils from external loads and determine
effective stresses, calculate flow and pore water pressure under and within earth
structures, Determine the stability of simple geotechnical systems subjected to two
dimensional flow of water, Calculate one-dimensional consolidation settlement and time

 The student shall be able to:

rate of settlement

 Understand and determine shear strength of soils.

Course description

 Estimate bearing capacity of soils.

 Estimate lateral earth pressure on earth retaining structures.
 How to calculate stability of slopes.
Course outline 1. Shear Strength of Soils.
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Coulomb’s Frictional Law
1.3 Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criteria
1.4 Drained and Undrained Shear strength
1.5 Laboratory Shear Strength Tests

2. Bearing Capacity
2.1 Bearing Failure Modes
2.2 Ultimate Bearing Capacity Equations
2.3 Field Tests

3. Lateral Earth Pressure

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Earth pressure at rest
3.3 Active & Passive earth pressure
3.4 Rankine Active and Passive Earth Pressures
3.5 Coulomb’s Earth Pressure Theory

4. Slope of Stability
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Stability Analysis of Infinite Slopes
4.3 Rotational Slope Failure

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 Lab exercise LABORATORY WORKS 48HRS.
Pre-requisites CEng 3006
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ II

 Lectures supported by class work; Assignments

Course status Compulsory

 Lectures:32hrs, Tutorials: 48 hrs

Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation 7. Assignment, quiz, lab report, mid and final exam.
Grading System 5. Assignments (quiz) 10%
6. Laboratory 15%
7. Mid Examination 35%
8. Final Examination 40%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature Textbooks:
1. Budhu M., Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Wiley and Sons.
2. Cernica, J. N., Geotechnical Engineering - Soil Mechanics, Wiley and
sons.
3. Teferra, A. & Mesfin, L., Soil Mechanics, AAU
4. Das, Braja, Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 5th ed.,
Brooks/Cole, 2002
5. Any Electronic Media can be referred.

References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Surveying Field practice
Course Number GeoEng 2204
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Basic Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 2ECTS or CRHR1
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
0 0 6 2
Course Aim
Course Objectives
Course description
Course outline

Lab exercise
Pre-requisites GeoEng 2202
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ II

 Mini project at field to develop conture map

Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation Lab report( Mini project)
Grading System Laboratory 100%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature

References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Open Channel Hydraulics
Course Number CEng 3012
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim

Course Objectives The students shall learn the basic principle of flow through open-channels and different
types of water-surface-profiles. The students shall demonstrate an ability to apply flow
energy principles and be able to determine water surface profile of open channel flows.

 Types of Open-Channel Flow:

Course description

 Uniform Flow:
 Critical Flow:
 Gradually Varied Flow:
 Rapidly-Varied-Flow:
 Flow over spill-ways and through the passage under the sluice-gates.
Introduction to Unsteady flow
Course outline
[Link] Channel flow and its classification
1.3 Types of Flow
1.4 Steady Flow Unsteady flow
1.5 Uniform flow and varied flow
1.6 Pressure Distribution in a Channel Section
2 BASIC HYDRAULICS PRINCIPLES
2.1 Geometry of Open Channels
2.2 Continuity equation
2.3 Energy Principles in Open Channel Flow
2.4 Energy Coefficient
2.5 Specific Energy
2.6 Minimum Specific Energy for Different Channel Section
2.7 Momentum Principle in Open Channel Flow
2.9 Channel Transition
3 Uniform Flow
3.1 Establishment of uniform flow
3.2 Uniform flow computation
3.3 Channels of compound section
4 Gradually varied flowError! Bookmark not defined.
4.1 Dynamic Equation of Gradually varied flow

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 4.2 Characteristics of flow profiles
4.3 Sketching water surface Profile
4.4 Gradually Varied Flow Computation
5 RAPIDLY VARIED FLOW (RVF)
5.1 Characteristics of RVF
5.2 RVF vs. GVF
5.3 Flows over Spillways
Lab exercise
Pre-requisites CEng 3005
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment, Mid & Final Examination

 - Assignment 15%
Grading System

 Mid Exam 35%

Final Exam 50%-
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature 1. Subhash C. Jain. (2000). Open Channel Hydraulics, John & Wiley.
2. Hubert Chanson. (2004). Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow. 2/e. Butterworth
Heinemann.
3. Henderson, F. M. Open Channel Flow, Macmillan, 1966.
Chow, V.T. Open-Channel Hydraulics, McGraw-Hill, 1959..
References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Foundation Engineering –I
Course Number CENG – 4005
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area c
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 4ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 2
Course Aim
Course Objectives The student shall be able to: Plan a geotechnical site investigation program, Design
different types of shallow foundations, Design earth retaining walls.
Course description Site exploration: purpose, plan and methods of soil explorations, evaluation of field
tests data., Types of foundations and their selection., Introduction to Ethiopia standards
and other standards in foundations area., Design of shallow foundations: isolated or
spread footings, combined footings, strap or cantilevered footings, mat foundations,
eccentrically and inclined loaded foundations., Analysis and design of retaining
structures: conventional retaining walls, introduction to soil reinforcement techniques,
sheet pile walls.
Course outline

Lab exercise
Pre-requisites CEng 3006
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester VI/ I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination


Grading System


- Assignment 10%


Mini project 20%


Mid Exam 30%
Final Exam 40%-
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature Text books: Bowles S.E foundation analysis and design

References:
1. Bowles, J. E., Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill.

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 2. Das, B. M., Principles of Foundation Engineering, PWS pub. Co., 3. Tefera, A.,
Foundation Engineering, AAU.

Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Highway Engineering -I
Course Number CENG – 4007
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives
Course description
Course outline Chapter I : Introduction

1.1 Importance of transportation,

1.2 Transportation systems,
1.3 Highway planning,
1.4 Highway alignment and route survey

Chapter 2 : Highway Geometric Design

2.1 General,
2.2 Components of road structures,
2.3 Highway classification
2.4 Types of roads,
2.5 Factors governing geometric design,
2.6 Sight distance,
2.7 Horizontal alignment
2.8 Vertical alignment

Chapter 3 : Distribution Analysis of Earthwork

Chapter 4: Traffic Engineering

Lab exercise
Pre-requisites GeoEng 2202
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester VI/ I
Course status Compulsory

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 Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination


Grading System


- Assignment 10%


Mini project 20%


Mid Exam 30%
Final Exam 40%-
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Text books
Literature Highway Engineering. by T.D Ahuja.
Highway Engineering , [Link] & C.E.G. Justo
Traffic Engineering & Transport & Transport Planning,LR
References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Quantity Surveying, Estimation & Contracts
Course Number CENG – 4009
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 3ECTS or CRHR2
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
1 3 0 4
Course Aim


Course Objectives At the end of the lecture students will be able to:


Understand estimation and costing of civil works


Prepare contract documents
Calculates the number of different categories of works that are to be
employed to complete the work within the schedule time of completion.
Course description Purposes of specifications, types of works included in construction,
specifications, general specification detailed specification, Methods of
building estimates; quantity surveying, measurements of deferent
works, bill of quantity preparation, (take-off sheets), measuring deferent
works, linear measurement , area measurement, volume
measurements. Approximate cost estimate of structures: service unit
methods, the square-meter methods, cubic meter methods, typical by
methods, comparison of cost methods, Contract preparation
Course outline
1. Introduction

 Purpose of specification
2. Specification

 Types of specification
 Writing Specification

 Measurements Rule
3. Measurements

 Linear measurements
 Areal measurements
 Volume measurements
- Average depth methods
- Grade methods
- Triangulation methods

 Earth work; Masonry work; Concrete work; reinforcement work;

4. Bill of quantities

 Finishing work: flooring , plastering& painting

 Roofing

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 

Sanitary & electrical installation


Roads, Bridges & culvert


Pavements & earth works
Irrigation works

 Approximate or preliminary cost estimate

2. Estimating or costing of civil works

service unit methods, the square-meter methods, cubic meter

 Detail or itemized cost estimate

methods, typical by methods, comparison of cost methods,

- Unit cost composition

 Cost not defined by measurements

- Unit cost calculation

- Prime cost sum

- Provisional sum
- Contingency


6. Contracts
The law of contracts, Types of civil engineering contracts,


Contract documents, Condition of contract
Administration of contract, Binding theory, Preparation of
tender, Tender appraisal
Lab exercise
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester VI/ I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination


Grading System


Mini project 30%


Mid Exam 30%
Final Exam 40%-
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.


Textbooks:


Literature Ross D Buchan, Estimating for builders & surveyors, 2003


Ivor H. Seeley, Civil engineering quantities, 2001
Ivor H. Seeley, Building quantities explained
[Link], Estimating and costing in civil engineering


Reference:
M. CHAKRABORTI, Estimating, costing, specification & Valuation in
Civil engineering.

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Reinforced Concrete – II
Course Number CENG – 4003
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim


Course Objectives Upon successful completion the course students will be able to:


Analysis & design reinforced concrete columns


Analyze & design flat slabs
Analyze & design structural members subjected to combined shear &


torsion.
Design prestressed reinforced concrete elements
Course description Analysis & design of columns: short columns- combined axial loads &
bending, interaction diagrams, bi-axial bending, design aids, slender
columns. Analysis of flat slabs: direct- design methods, equivalent
frame methods. Analysis & design of waffle slabs. Torsional shear
stress analysis for rectangular section, design of members for torsion,
combined shear & torsion designs. Design of prestresses concrete:
principals of prestressing, methods of prestessing , Shrinkage , creep&
relaxation
Course outline
1. Analysis & design of flat slabs
- Introduction
Load transfer in flat slabs
Design of flat slabs as per EBCS 2

 Design of axially loaded short columns:

2. Analysis & design of reinforced concrete columns

 Design of short columns with moments;

 Design of short columns Uniaxial & biaxial bending


Moment axial load interaction curves


Effective length of columns
Design of reinforce concrete slender columns

3. Analysis and Design for Torsion members

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 - Introduction
- Behavior of members with torsion
- Equivalent hollow section
- Principal stresses due to torsion
- Torsion in reinforced concrete members
Design members for torsion as per EBCS 2

4. Special Structural Elements

- Behavior of deep beams
Strut and tie models for the design of deep
beams
Design of deep beams as per EBSC 2
-Behavior of corbels
Strut and tie models for the design of
corbels
Design of corbels as per EBSC 2
- Behavior of Haunches beams
Strut and tie models for the design of Haunches
beams
Design of Haunches beams as per EBSC 2

Lab exercise
Pre-requisites CEng 3002
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester IV/ I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination


Grading System


Assignment 20%


Mid Exam 40%
Final Exam 40%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.


Textbooks:


Literature Robert Park, reinforced concrete slabs, second edition, 1998


P.C. Varehese, Advanced reinforced concrete design, 2005


N. KRISHNA, Presterssed concrete, 1997
S.U. PILLAI. D. W. KIRK, reinforced concrete design, second edition,
1998.
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 

N Krishna Raju, Prestressed CONCRET, Fourth Edition, 2008
EDWARD G. NAWY, Reinforced concrete a fundamental approach, fifth
edition, 2003.
Ethiopian building code of standard ( EBCS- 2)


References:


W.H. Mosley, reinforced concrete design, 1987
W.H. Mosley. J.H Bungey and R. Hulse, Reinforced concrete structure


Design, 1999.


S. N. SINHA, Reinforced concrete design, Seconded edition, 2002
Jack C. Mccormac, design of reinforced concrete, Fifth edition, 2001.

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Irrigation & Drainage Engineering
Course Number CENG – 4001
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim

Course Objectives The course is designed to familiarize students about soil-water-plant relation ships, it
also acquaint students on determining crop water requirement, consumptive use,
design and overall description of various methods of irrigation. Moreover, the course
will also highlight students on design, layout and control of drainage problems and also
briefs students with the terms as water logging, salinity, leaching requirements, land
preparation and other related terms.
Outcome: Students will be able to handle the design and lay out of different
kinds of irrigation methods, and drainage systems. They will also be able to
clearly identify some common Irrigation engineering terms


Course description
History ,definition and scope of Irrigation, Soil and its characteristics, soil-water-
plant relationship, Land grading , Determining crop water requirement,
Consumptive use of water (methods of determining consumptive use),duty, delta


and irrigation efficiencies
Depth and frequencies of irrigation, irrigation scheduling , Different methods of
applying water to crops (surface ,subsurface and overhead application), Design
and lay out of various irrigation methods(flooding, boarder, furrow, trickle or drip,
sprinkler), design and alignments canals , Irrigation pumps, Introduce about


Drainage Engineering
Determination of drainage problem ,design & layout of surface and subsurface
drainage system, leaching of salt, Water logging, salinity, reclamation and leaching
requirement.
Design and Layout of Urban drainage

Course outline 1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Definition and scope of irrigation
1.2 Benefits and ill- effects of irrigation
1.3 Irrigation development in Ethiopia
1.4 Standards of irrigation water
1.5 Feasibility studies of irrigation projects

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 2. SOIL-WATER-PLANT RELATIONSHIPS
1.1 Soil suitability for agricultural practices
1.2 Soil-water relationships
1.3 Basic concepts of soil water dynamics
1.4 Infiltration
3. CROP WATER REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Evapotranspiration process
3.2 Determination of reference crop Evapotranspiration (ETO)
3.3 Duty-delta relationship
3.4 Determination of crop Evapotranspiration (ETO) under standard conditions
3.5 Irrigation efficiencies
3.6 Irrigation scheduling
4. SURFACE IRRIGATION
4.1 General
4.2 Surface Irrigation Processes And Methods
4.3 Criteria for the Selection of Surface Irrigation Methods.
4.4 Design of Surface Irrigation Systems
5. Pressurized Irrigation Methods
5.1 Sprinkler type irrigation
5.2 Drip / trickle irrigation
6. Canals
6.1 Types and alignments
6.2 Design of lined canals
6.3 Regime canals
6.4 Tractate force method for canal design
6.5 Control of sediment flow in canal
6.6 Canal regulation works
6.7 Canal outlets
Canal maintenance and management
Lab exercise
Pre-requisites CEng 3005
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester IV/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination


Grading System


Assignment 20%


Mid Exam 30%
Final Exam 50%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

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 Textbooks:
Literature
1. Arora, K R Irrigation ,Water power and Water Resource engineering ,1996
2. Michael A M, Irrigation theory and practice
3. Garg, S,K, Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structure
4. S R SarsarahBude, Irrigation Engineering and, hydraulics structures,1994
5. Bharat Singh ,Fundamentals of Irrigation engineering
6. B.C Punimia and Pandle B B L ,Irrigation and water power engineering,1987
7. FAO, paper no 23,26,56 …etc, Rome ,1979
Luthin J N ,Drainage Engineering USA,1960

References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Design of steel & Timber Structures
Course Number CENG – 4011
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives The main objective of this course is to present the students about the
design concepts for steel and timber structures. Although several types
of structures can be built from both materials, emphasis will be given to
buildings.


Course description Students develop competence in


Designing tension members


Designing compression members


Designing flexural members


Beam columns
Structural connections
Plate girdes.
Course outline 1. Introduction, materials and design philosophy
2. Tension members
3. Compression members
4. Flexural members
5. Plate girders
6. Combined bending and compression members
7. Structural connections and design of joints
8. Structural steel support plates
9. Design of timber structures
Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites CEng 3002
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester IV/ I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination


Grading System
Assignment 20%

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 

Mid Exam 40%
Final Exam 40%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbooks:
Literature  Design of Steel Structures by Gaylord
 teel Structures by Salmon
 Steel Structures by Robert Englekirk
 Handbook of Structural Steel Connection Design and
Details by Akbar R. Tamboli
 Wadenier, Hollow section in structural applications, 2002
 Jack C. Mccormac. James K. Nelson, Jr, Structural steel design


(LRFD Methods), Thrid edition 2003.


W.M. C Mckenzie, Design of structural steel work, 1998.
BUNGALE. S. TARANATU, Steel concrete and composite
design of tall buildings.
References:

L.J. MORRIS- D. R. PLUM, structural steel work Design to BS 5950, William J . Segw,
Fundamentals of structural steel design, 1998, Ethiopian Building cod of slandered
EBCS-3, Design of Steel Structures
EBCS-5, Utilization of Timber
EU & ACI Codes for the Design of Steel Structures
Steel Designer Manual by Steel Construction Institute

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Hydraulics structure-I
Course Number CENG – 4013
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim

Course Objectives The students shall learn and understand the fundamental of theories of design and
analysis of dams & other water barrier structures


Course description


Classification of hydraulic structures.


Type of dams


Location and selection of appropriate type of dam and spillway.


Design concepts of different types of dams


Investigation and treatment of dam site
Design and stability analysis of dams: gravity dams, earth dams, rock-fill dams,

 Design and hydraulic calculation of spillways: ogee spillway, siphon spillway, shaft
arch, buttress dams etc.

spillway and side channel spillway, Spillway crest gates.

Methods of stream diversion during construction.

Course outline 1. BASICS OF DAM ENGINEERING

2. DESIGN OF CONCRETE DAMS
2.1. Gravity dam
2.2. Introduction to arch and buttress dam
3. DESIGN OF EMBANKMENT DAMS.
3.1. Earth dam
3.2. Rock fill dam
3.3. RCC dam
4. INTRODUCTION TO DAM ANCILLARY STRUCTURES
4.1. Spillways
4.2. Terminal structures
Intake and Outlet work
Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites CEng 3001, CEng 3010
Co-requisites None

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 Year/Semester IV/ I
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination


Grading System


Assignment 20%


Mid Exam 30%
Final Exam 50%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbooks:
Literature
1. C. Nalluri. (2001). Hydraulic Structures. Taylor & Francis.
2. Ljubomir Tancev. (2005). Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures. 3/e.
Taylor & Francis.
3. P. Novak (2007). Hydraulic Structures. 1/e . Taylor & Francis.
4. USBR (1986). Design of Small dams.
References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Structural Design
Course Number CENG – 4011
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim


Course Objectives At the end of the course students will be able to:
Apply basic principles of plastic analysis and design of reinforced


concrete structures
Design the structures subjected to lateral forces in addition to vertical


forces
Design and analyze special beams & dome structures
Incorporate and utilize technology in structural analysis & design

Course description
Lateral loads on structures: wind loads, earthquake loads, Building cod
standards for wind and earthquake loads, Lateral loads resisting systems in
buildings, stable arrangements of structural systems and distribution of lateral
loads. Analysis & design of shear walls. Plastic analysis of reinforced concrete
beams & frames: static method, kinematic methods, plastic analysis of frames.
Introduction to yield line theory for slabs, strip methods of slab design
Course outline


1. Lateral loads on structures
Wind loads on structures: General theory of wind effects on
structures, Wind loads on stiff buildings (Quasi-Static methods),


wind pressure on roofs. Building cod standards for wind loads.
Earthquake loads on the structure: Earthquake force
determination, base shear determination and distribution,
distribution of story shear, correction for torsion. Building cod
standards for wind loads


2. Analysis and design of shear walls


Classification of shear walls


Load on shear walls


arrangement of shear walls in buildings,
Analysis and design of shear walls.
3. Plastic analysis of rc beams & frames

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 

Plastic behavior of reinforced concrete


Effects of shear on rotation capacity
Plastic analysis of reinforced concrete beams: static methods,


Kinematic methods.
Plastic analysis of frames.

 Theory of yield line and strip methods

4. Yield line & strip methods of reinforced concrete slab design

 Application to slabs with openings, none uniformly distributed

 Reinforcement detailing
loads, and irregular slabs

 Comparison with other methods of slab designs.

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-4012
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester IV/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mini project:- 20%
Mid exam:-30%
Final exam:-40%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.


Textbooks:


Literature Ethiopian building code of standards(EBCS-1)


Ethiopian building code of standards(EBCS-8)


V. Koloujek, Wind effects on civil engineering structures, 1984


Robert park, Reinforced concrete slabs, 2000


P.C. Verghese, Advanced reinforced concrete design, 2005
Gary c. HART, structural dynamics for structural Engineers, 1999
W.H. Mosley, Reinforced concrete design, 1987


References:
BUNGALE S. TARANATH, steel concrete, and composite design of tall


buildings


KENNETH, fundamentals of structural Analysis
C S REDDY, Basic Structural analysis, Second edition, 2006

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Research methodology for Engineers
Course Number GEng 4014
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module Research and scientific methods
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 2ECTS or CRHR2
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives This course is undersigned to provide students with the fundamental theories and
practice skill in research methodologies. It intends to develop the trainees’
understanding of the nature, process and practices of research methodology’s such,
the course treats basics of research procedures to be followed in research, research
design together with its components, date presentation and interaction and drawing
conclusion.
More over ,the course deals with research proposal writing and reporting research
results
Course description

 Know Basics of research methodology

After completion of this course students will be able to :

 Understand the procedures to be followed in the conduction of research

 Differentiating components a research proposal
 Cognize the difference between research proposal and completed research work
Solve practical problems using scientific methods

Course outline
1. Research Methods
 Necessity, types and levels of researches;
 Information sources and Means for R & D works;
 Problem formulation, modeling and experimentation;
 Data Collection/ generation and processing
2. Presentation Skills
 Research and project proposals;
 Formats and contents of proposal;
 Technical report Writing
 Formats and contents of technical reports;
 Oral Presentation skills;
 Knowledge and application of some widely used key vocabularies in
engineering and sciences;
 Outlining and formatting oral presentations;
 Applications of Audiovisual equipment and software (Multimedia);

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  Personal Preparation for presentation
3. Management aspect of Research and Development (R & D) works and out
puts
 Discussion forums and participants role
 Participation in and/or coordinating forums;
 Intellectual property rights (ownership) and means of protections
 Management of finalized, active and prospective R &D works and themes
Lab exercise
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester III/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment, Mid & Final Examination
Grading System - Assignment and Mid Exam 40%
- Final Examination 60%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature  Experimental Methods for Engineering Holman P.J Newyork 1994

 Experimental Methods for Engineers; 7th edition, Holman P.J New Delhi, 2001
 The Research Method, simplified I Version England, 1970
 Stochastic Models in Operational Research Heyman Newyork, 1982
 Operational Research Principles and Practices Philips Newyork, 1976
Design and Analysis of Experiments Das M.N India 1979
References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Fundamental of Bridge Design
Course Number CENG – 4010
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim

Course Objectives The main aim of this course is to enable students to choose the appropriate bridge type
for a given project and to analysis and design the main components of the chosen
bridge. The course also provides students with fundamental knowledge in a wide range
of state-of-the-art practices, including code specifications, in bridge engineering. Upon
successful completion of this course, students should have learned the analysis and
design of bridge superstructures, foundations, bearings and deck joints. They should
also have acquired the knowledge of using relevant computer software

Course description
This course covers various aspects of bridge engineering, viz. classification and
selection of bridge types; design loading; analysis and design of
superstructures; selection and design of foundations; design of bearings and
deck joints; use of relevant design codes and computer.

Course outline 1. Types of Bridges; Classification of road bridges; related structures;

and similarities between bridges and some plate and shell-type
building structures
2. Loading System and Design Loads:
Lane concept; equivalent loads; traffic load; hydraulic forces;
longitudinal forces; load combinations for different limit state designs
3. Survey of Methods of Analysis:
Orthotropic plate theory; load distribution techniques; grillage and
space frame theory; finite strip procedure; finite element method;
finite difference approach; Availability, applicability and efficiency
4. Design of Superstructures: Selection of main bridge parameters;
design methodologies; design of prestressed girder 20
5. Design of Substructures: Design of pier and abutments 20
6. Bearings and Deck Joints: Different types of bridge bearings and
expansion joints;

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 Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites CEng-4003
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester IV/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-20%
Mid exam:-30%
Final exam:-50%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature Textbooks:

References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Highway Engineering -II
Course Number CENG – 4006
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives

Course description
Course outline Chapter I: Stresses in pavement and traffic loading.
Chapter 2 : Sugbrade Soil
Chapter 3 : Engineering Classification of Soils
Chapter 4 : Highway Design
Chapter 5: Highway drainage

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-3006, CEng-4007
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester IV/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination
Grading System Assignment-15%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-50%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbooks:
Literature Highway [Link] T.D Ahuja
Highway Engineering , [Link] & C.E.G. Justo
Traffic Engineering & Transport & Transport Planning,LR
References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Foundation Engineering –II
Course Number CENG – 4004
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim

 Design deep foundations such as piles and pile raft foundations.

Course Objectives The student shall be able to:

 Understand & interpret the behavior of expansive soils and be able to design
foundations on expansive soils.
Understand the environmental issues in geotechnical engineering.

 Pile foundations: classification, properties, pile capacity, negative skin friction, pile
Course description

 Introduction to piled raft foundations.

group, pile caps, batter piles, and laterally loaded piles.

 Cofferdams and caissons (short exposure).

 Introduction to foundations of expansive soils: characteristics of expansive soils,
Physical properties of expansive soils, mechanisms of swelling, methods of
preventing heave damage, investigation of cracked buildings in expansive soil
areas and the remedial measures.
Environmental issues in soil mechanics and foundation areas: interference of
retaining structures on the environments, effects of burrow and fill sites on the
environment, effects of sanitary fill sites on the environment.

Course outline

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-4005
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester IV/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-15%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-50%

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 Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbooks:
Literature
1. Bowles, J.E. Foundation Analysis and Design, 5th Edition, MacGraw Hill, 2001
2. Das, B.M. Principles of Foundation Engineering, PWS, 3rd edition, 2006
Tomlinson, M.J., Foundation Design and Construction, Pitman,
7th Edition, 2001
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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Hydraulics Structure–II
Course Number CENG – 4002
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives The students shall learn and understand the fundamental concept on river diversion,
seepage theories, designing canal structures and dam appurtenances

 Dam appurtenant structures (spillways, dam outlets, energy dissipaters etc…)

Course description

 Diversion Headwork: weir and barrage type & design.

 Seepage theories: critical exit gradient, Lane's theory of weighted creep length,
Khosla's theory of seepage, flow – nets, causes of failure by piping and uplift, safety

 Silt exclusion devices: silt excluder, silt ejector.

against uplift and piping.

 Canal structures (diversion box, canal drop, chute, siphon and aqueduct)
Fundamentals to Bridge Design

Course outline
1) DESIGN OF DIVERSION SCHEMES
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Barrage
1.3 Diversion weir
2) HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Hydropower system/component design
2.3 Hydraulics machines/The turbines
3) INTRODUCTION TO RIVER ENGINEERING
4) RIVER TRAINING STRUCTURES
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Marginal embankments
4.3 Levees /dykes
4.4 Spurs
5. INTRODUCTION TO DOCK AND HARBORS

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 Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites CEng-4013
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester IV/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination
Grading System Assignment-15%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-50%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbooks:
Literature 2. P. Novak (2007). Hydraulic Structures. 1/e . Taylor & Francis.
3. Julien, P.Y. (2002). River Mechanics. Cambridge University Press, 375 pages

References:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Water Supply & Sewerage
Course Number CENG – 4008
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim
Course Objectives The students will learn the basic principles of planning, design & construction of water
supply and sewerage systems. And they will also learn about the basic purification &
over all sanitation


Course description


Demand for Water: per capita demand, demand variation, sources of water


Population Forecasting


Collection and distribution of water


Pipelines and appurtenances.


Pipe network analysis
Water quality: impurities. Physical, chemical & biological properties of water.

 Water treatment
Drinking waters standards.

 Sanitation system: water carriage and non water carriage

Organization and Administration of water supply and sewer projects.
Course outline
PART ONE – WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM DESIGN

1. Demand for water

2. Methods of forecasting population
3. Sources of water
4. Design of service reservoir
5. Collection and distribution system design

PART TWO - Sewerage system design

1. Sewerage system /methods

2. Septic tank design
3. Sewerage system design (storm and sanitary)

PART THREE – INTRODUCTION TO WATER TREATMENT

1) Preliminary Treatment methods

2) Coagulation-Sedimentation
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 3) Filtration
4) Disinfection
5) Miscellaneous Methods of Water Treatment
Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites CEng-4001
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester IV/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination
Grading System Assignment-15%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-50%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

Literature  Viessman W. & Hammer M.(2004). Water Supply and Pollution Control. Printice


Hall. 7/e.
Kawamura, Susumu, Integrated Design of Water Treatment Facilities, John Wiley


& Sons, 2000.
Terence [Link], Water Supply and Sewerage. McGraw –Hill
 D Barnes, PJ Bliss, BW Gould & HR Vallentine, Water and Wastewater


Engineering Systems, Pitman Press.
Roland L.D. Roste. 1997, Theory and Practice of Water and Wastewater
Treatment. Jonn Wiley and Sons.
Howard S. Peavy et al., Environmental Engineering. McGraw –
Hil
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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Construction Methods & Equipments
Course Number CENG – 5004
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 4ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives The objective of the course is to introduce the students how to select, manage &
maintain construction equipments.
Course outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to: Identify types of various construction
equipment for various construction projects.
Understand methods of construction using different types of construction equipments.
Manage equipments to reduce downtime, achieve optimum equipment utilization and
increase production at minimum cost.
Course description
Types of construction Equipments: compressor and pumps; equipments for earthwork:
trenching, dredging and tunneling equipments, power excavator and cranes;
Foundation Equipments; concrete making equipments; choosing construction
equipments; construction equipment schedule, managements of construction
equipments, finance maintenance and safet

Course outline


I. Construction equipments
Introduction, Selection of equipments, Excavation & earth moving


Equipments


Compaction Equipments, Hauling equipments, Hoisting Equipments
Material handling Devices, Pumping Equipments, Pile driving


Equipments


Equipments for concrete making, Drilling & ballasting equipments
Tunneling Equipments, Pumping & dewatering Equipments


II. Planning & application of construction equipments


Planning & selection of construction Equipments


Production Estimate sizing & matching
Economics of construction Equipments
o Systems approach to planning and applications; Techniques of
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 system analysis, Application of CPM in equipment Mgt,
Application of assignment model in equipment Mgt, Application
of transport model in equipment Mgt, Application of waiting line


methods in equipment Mgt


Preventive Maintenance And repairs
Material Mgt inventory control and spare mgt
Safety & insurance
Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites none
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-15%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-50%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbooks: S.C SHARMA , Construction Equipments & its Managements, 2002, 4th
Literature Edition, Shapira, Construction planning, equipments & methods, 2006

References: S.V Deodhar, Construction Equipment & job planning, KHANNA

publishers.

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Construction Planning & management
Course Number CENG – 5002
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 3ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 0 2
Course Aim


Course Objectives Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Develop more realistic schedule and cost estimates based on resource


planned to perform the work.


Define the work to be performed.
Determine where the resources should be applied to achieve the time,


cost and technical performance objectives.
Identify those areas developing potential delays or cost overruns, in
time to permit corrective action.
Understands the ethical, societal, legal and contractual details of civil engineering
projects.
Course description
Fundamental of management & project managements ,Construction in national
economy; parties in construction industry; construction and consulting organizations;
design and construction process procedure of public projects, project management
and planning techniques; linear & dynamic programming, financial project appraisal
and cash-flow analysis; contract administration personnel management, site
organizations; insurance in construction industry, quality management, ethics &
professionalisms’, healthy& safety in civil engineering, case studies.
Course outline
1. IIntroduction
Definition of management, Function of management
Roles & skills of managers, Levels & areas of management
2. Construction industry
Nature of the industry, Its role in the national economy
Parties in construction industries, The development of Ethiopian
construction industry
3. Procurement & contract management
Procurement & contract management process, Procurement & contract
management delivery systems
Procurement management ,Contract management
4. Labour& material & equipment utilization
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 Labor utilization, Material utilization, Equipment utilization
5. Construction planning & scheduling techniques
Bar charts, Critical path method( CPM) of Scheduling
Program evaluation & review techniques(PERT), Elemental trend
analysis, Time chainage diagrams
6. Resource leveling
Establishing contract budget, Contract budgetary control
Forecasting contract value, Forecasting the contract income
Labor plant & preliminaries budget , Forecast value and cash founding
7. Project control
Reporting procedures on the project value, cost & profile, monthly costs,
control of resources, material wastages on construction site, the control
& coordination of sub contractors, pre-tender planning stages, pre-
contract liaison, liaison during the contract periods.
8. Progres measurement
9. Accelerating the projects
Project acceleration & time cost optimization, Project acceleration &
terminologies, Project accelerating application
Healty , seafety & insurance in construction industry
Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites none
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.


Textbooks:
Literature Brain Cooks & Peter Williams, Construction planning , programming &
control, 1998
Frederic E. Gould, Construction Project Management, second edition, 2006


References:
F. LAWRENCE BENNETT, the management of construction, 2003

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Entrepreneurship for Engineers
Course Number Mgmt 302
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 2ECTS or CRHR2
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives Successful students in this course will be able

1. Describe the process of Innovation, technology transfer & entrepreneurship
as an activity origination from market need, the creative recognition of
opportunity, and innovative problem solving in the business environment
2. Understand how innovation and competitive advantage contribute value to
new business products and services.
3. Understand the entrepreneurial traits and skills needed in entrepreneurial
ventures.
Through the development of a business plan, evaluate the opportunities of a selected
venture idea along with the constraints on its feasibility.
Course description
The goals of this course are to give the student a broad understanding of the field of
entrepreneurship development, and commercialization of technology based innovation
in existing firms; and the formation, development, and growth of technology- based new
enterprises. Students can integrate these areas in their studies or approach them as
distance elements and to provide an introduction to the important tools and skills
necessary to create and grow a successful new venture, The course is designed to
simulate the real life activities of entrepreneurs in the start–up stage of a new venture,
students in teams, will develop a new venture concept and determine if a demand
exists for their product or service.
Course outline
1. The Entrepreneur and the Entrepreneurship, The concept of
Entrepreneurship, The Entrepreneur as an Individual, Creativity and
Innovation
2. Creation of New Ventures
Developing the Entrepreneurship, plan, Ideas versus Opportunities,
Commercialization of technology based innovation, formation, development,
and growth of technology based new enterprises.
3. International Technology Transfer and Multinational Enterprises,
innovation
Technology usage and adoption by SMEs, Promotion of technological

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 development, Public regulation of technology transfers, Diffusion and
Mechanisms of Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property Rights and the
Appropriable of Technology.
4. Assessing the Feasibility of a new Venture
Assessment and Evaluation of Entrepreneurial Opportunities, structuring
the New Venture, Legal Structures and Issues structuring the new venture,
Legal structures and Issues, Sources and Types of Capital, Busing versus
starting a business
5. Growing the new venture
The Management Team, Strategic planning, Managing Growth, Financing
Growth, Developing a Team of Advisors
6. Risk and Insurance of Business enterprises
Definition of Risk, The process of risk management, classifying risks by
Type of Asset, Insurance of the small business
7. Project work
Feasibility study and Business
Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites none
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbooks:
Literature 1. Kishel, Gregory F. and Kishel, Patricia G. How to start, Run and stay in
business, 4th ed 2005.

Reference:
1. Shukla, M.B , Entrepreneurship and small business management, 2005
1. Blawatt, Ken R. Entrepreneurship: process and management, 1998
Tie. (2003). Essentials of Entrepreneurship: What It Takes to Create Successful
Enterprises. Wiley, 1/e.

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 Course descriptions for elective courses

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Design of Earth Retaining Structure
Course Number CEng-5212
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives This course is designed to give students a thorough understanding of the selection,
design and analysis of appropriate earth retention systems for both permanent and
temporary support applications and verification of capacity and movement. Emphasis
will be placed on the behavior of various types of earth structures to allow effective
determination of the best application for a design.
Course description . Review of earth stresses and shear strength of soil
2. Earth pressure theories, Rankin and Coulomb theories, Earth pressures from
surcharges, Limit equilibrium methods, Earthquake induced earth pressures, Apparent
earth pressures
3. Earth retention systems, Sheet pile walls, Soldier pile and lagging walls, Secant
and tangent pile walls, Slurry walls, Wale and strut design, Anchor design
4. Earth system instrumentation and monitoring
5. Consolidation and swell potential of soil
6. Soil improvement techniques, Stone columns, Vibro-concrete columns, Grouting
systems
7. Reliability-based design for earth retention
.
Course outline

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-3006
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

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 Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Textbooks:
Literature 1. Naval Facilities Engineering Command. (1986). Foundations & Earth Structures.
Design Manual 7.02, Alexandria, Virginia.
2. FHWA. (1999). Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 4 – Ground Anchors and
Anchored Systems. Publication No. FHWA-IF-99-015. U.S. Department of
Transportation – Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C
3. Macnab, A. (2002). Earth Retention Systems Handbook. McGraw-Hill, New York.
4. FHWA. (2002). Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 5 – Evaluation of Soil and
Rock Properties. FHWA-IF-02-034. U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal
Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
Pile Buck International. (2007). Sheet Pile Design. Pile Buck International, Jupiter,
Florida.

Reference:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Tunneling
Course Number CEng-5220
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives Students will be able to know types of underground opening; elastic and elasto-plastic
stresses and displacements around underground openings; ground reaction curve;
tunnel ground condition; excavation methods (drill-and-blast and machine); excavation
systems for large openings and difficult ground conditions; supports and linings;
determination of rock loads; exploration and instrumentation; case histories. And they will
generally be confident enough to handle the design and details of tunnel engineering.
Course description
Course outline Part I: Introduction
1. History, type, stability and influencing factors, related problems

Part II: Underground Excavations in Rocks

1. Stresses and displacements around underground excavations

 In situ stresses, Thick-walled cylinder solution, stresses and displacements

around a circular opening, uniform stress field & non uniform stress field
(elastic, elasto-plastic), ground reaction curves (characteristic lines)
 Displacements around advancing tunnel face, Elastic stresses and
displacements around non-circular openings and caverns; around multiple
excavations, Design considerations for underground rock excavation on the
basis of stress criteria; pressure tunnels

2. Tunnel responses and relation to ground properties and geology

 Standup time and free span, Type of tunnel grounds: rock and soft ground

3. Major ground responses: rock burst, loosening, squeezing.

4. Methods of excavation and support

 Conventional method (drill-and-blast with steel support)

 Mechanized tunneling & tunnel boring machines (TBM's)
 Supports (initial & final supports): steel ribs, rock bolts, and shot crete
 Methods of excavation, ground treatments and supports for heavy grounds

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 5. Geotechnical investigations for design and construction
6. Determination of rock loads on tunnel support requirements

 Empirical methods (Classifications: Terzaghi's, Deere's, Barton's,

Bieniawski's, NATM, etc.)
 Analytical methods - confinement-convergence method.
 Numerical methods - stress and displacement analysis.
 Observational methods - control criteria/back analysis.
7. Instrumentations, purposes, types of measurements and interpretation
8. New Austrian tunneling method (NATM)
Part III: Soft Ground Tunneling
Types of ground responses and influencing factors, Face stability in clay and granular
soils, Shield tunneling, Ground movement prediction (empirical & numerical analyses),
Response of structures to ground movement from tunneling, shallow foundation, piled
foundation, damage criteria, risk assessment, Control of stability and ground
movements: compressed air; ground treatment (grouting, dewatering, freezing, etc.),
Lining design: lining load, ground-lining interaction, segmented lining, analysis
methods, Instrumentation and Monitoring

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-4004
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Text books:
Literature Whittaker, B. N. and Frith, R. C. (1990): Tunneling: Design, Stability and Construction, London: Institution
of Mining and Metallurgy

Reference:
Hoek, E and Brown, E.T. (1980): Underground Excavation in Rock, The Institution of Mining and
Metallurgy, London
Bieniawski, Z. T. (1984): Rock Mechanics Design in Mining and Tunneling, Balkema

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title CAD in Geotechnical Engineering
Course Number CEng-5208
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
1 0 6 2
Course Aim
Course Objectives Objective:

To aquatinte students with the recent application softwares which are currently
available for an easy design and operation of Geotechnical engineering projects.

Outcome:

Students will be able to effectively and efficiently design their projects, so that they will
save accuracy, time and energy.
Course description
Any recently available software packages and models ,which are thought very
important for planning ,design, operation of Geotechnical Engineering projects ,
foundation : software like AutoCAD, SAFE, ETHAPS, SAP, spread shit etc
.
Course outline

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-4004
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination
Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

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 Text books:
Literature Internet and some other books which are found to be important for the specific software

Reference:

Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Advanced Foundation Engineering
Course Number CEng-5216
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 4ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 2
Course Aim

 Plan a geotechnical site investigation program.

Course Objectives The student shall be able to:

 Design different types of shallow foundations.

 Design earth retaining walls.
 Design deep foundations such as piles and pile raft foundations.
 Understand & interpret the behavior of expansive soils and be able to design
foundations on expansive soils.
Understand the environmental issues in geotechnical

 Site exploration: purpose, plan and methods of soil explorations, evaluation of field
Course description .

 Types of foundations and their selection.

tests data.

 Design of shallow foundations: isolated or spread footings, combined footings, strap

or cantilevered footings, mat foundations, eccentrically and inclined loaded

 Analysis and design of retaining structures: conventional retaining walls,

foundations.

 Pile foundations: classification, properties, pile capacity, negative skin friction, pile
introduction to soil reinforcement techniques, sheet pile walls.

 Cofferdams and caissons (short exposure).

group, pile caps, batter piles, and laterally loaded piles.

Introduction to foundations of expansive soils: characteristics of expansive soils,

Physical properties of expansive soils, mechanisms of swelling, methods of preventing
heave damage, investigation of cracked buildings in expansive soil areas and the

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 remedial measures.

Course outline

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-4004
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination
Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Text books:
Literature 1. Bowles, J. E., Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill.
2. Das, B. M., Principles of Foundation Engineering, PWS pub. Co.
Tefera, A., Foundation Engineering, AAU, Tomlinson, M.J., Foundation Design and
Construction, Pitman, 7th Edition, 2001

Reference:

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Urban Transportation System Planning
Course Number CEng-5408
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim

Course Objectives The course is structured around five areas; transportation system, current
transportation problems, transportation policy & decision making transportation
planning methodology, and the changing face of transportation. This framework will
enable students to achieve to the following course objectives:
Comprehend the fundamental basis for transportation planning.
Discover the major issues and obstacles comforted by transportation planners how &
why political, environmental and economic issue impact transportation plans.
Understand the basis for major transportation policy actions and the decision making
environment in which transportation planners operate.
Learn key methodological approaches used to evaluate transportation-related problems
and identify appropriate alternatives and strategies
Course description .
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of transportation planning
and examines the context in which such planning occurs. This course provides the
contents of urban panning and transportation system, infrastructure management,
travel survey methods, trip generation and trip distribution, mode and route choice,
transportation system performance, measurements of accessibility ,transportation
decision making and public involvements, demand management.
Course outline Urban transportation planning and Inter-Governmental Issues, Transportation system
evolution technology, infrastructure, and policy, Urban and transportation systems,
urban special structure, transport modes, Infrastructure management: congestion, data,
decision making, modeling, Travel survey methods; Lifestyle and Travel demand, Trip
Generation and Trip Distribution, Mode choice and Route choice, Transportation
system performance and simulation of vehicle activity, Measurements of accessibility,
service equity, and distributive justice, Public involvements in Transportation decision
Making
Demand Management, Traffic flow improvement, and advanced technologies.

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-4006
Co-requisites None
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 Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Text books- Altschuler, Alan A. (1965), The Goals of Comprehensive Planning in the
Literature City Planning Process, Edited by AIP

References- Peter O. Muller(1995) In the Geography of Urban Transportation

Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Airport Planning and Design
Course Number CEng-5410
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 4ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives  To layout and design of airport & airport facilities.

Specifically, to select the suitable location/site of airport

 The course covers the analysis and design of airport and airport facilities including;
Course description .

aircraft characteristics, site selection, configuration, capacity, access &terminals.

Airport master planning with emphasis on design elements of publicity, owned and
operated airports, federal air regulations, system planning, airport planning and design,
environmental considerations, noise issues, passengers& cargo terminal layout,
funding capacity& delay effects.
Course outline Airport planning and economic justification, Site selection, Configuration, Airport layout
and design of terminal areas, Demand forecasting, Access and traffic control

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 Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites CEng-4006
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Text books- Highway Engineering by [Link]
Literature

References-

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Railway Engineering
Course Number CEng-5412
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 4ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 2

 To gain the understanding of railways as a transportation.

Course Aim
Course Objectives
 Analyze and design of railway structures.
To identify the track components, construction and maintenance.
Course description .
The course covers the general overview of railway engineering and its significance in
transportation. Such course focuses on planning of the alignment, design and
numerical analysis of railway and different maintenance methods.

Course outline Introduction to railway engineering such as; history and significance of railway, Train
dynamics, motive power and railway safety, Operations and signals, Passenger rail,
Planning the alignment of railway and its curves, Structural design of the railway,
Optimum wheel profile design, Numerical analysis of track structures and stability of
track, Design of tracks, Inspection and maintenance methods.
Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination
Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Text books- Practical guide for Railway Engineering by AREMA, Railroad operation
Literature and control by Joern Pachl.

References-

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 Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title CAD in Transport Engineering
Course Number CEng-5414
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
1 0 6 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives Objective:

To aquatinte students with the recent application soft wares which are currently
available for an easy design and operation of Transportation Engineering projects.
Outcome:
Students will be able to effectively and efficiently design their projects, so that they will
save accuracy, time and energy.
Course description .
Any recently available software packages and models ,which are thought very
important for planning ,design, operation Highway ,railway, water way (docks, port and
harbors), airport etc …
Course outline

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-4006

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 Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Text books- Spreadsheets (LOTUS, Excel), Eagle-point, AutoCAD, Civil-Designer,
Literature etc.

References-

Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Analysis and evaluation of transportation system
Course Number CEng-5416
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 2ECTS or CRHR2
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
1 3 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives . To learn and apply methods for analyzing and evaluating transportation systems.
Course description . The course covers the theories and methods of impact estimation and addresses the
consequences of transportation projects for users, non users and regional economies.
Principles of evaluation, Financial math engineering economics, Capital budgeting,
Principles of economic production and cost, Transportation costs, Utility and demand
;supply and demand, Principles of modeling, Optimization and shadow principles,

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  Principles of system analysis,
 Principles of evaluation
Course outline

 Financial math engineering economics

 Capital budgeting
 Principles of economic production and cost
 Transportation costs
 Utility and demand ;supply and demand
 Principles of modeling
Optimization and shadow principles & decision analysis

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-4007
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Text books- deNeutville,R. Applied Systems Analysis; Engineering Planning and
Literature Technology management, McGraw Hill publishing co.,Newyork,1990

References-
- park ,chans., contemporary Engineering economics, Addison wesleyco., Reading, MA
1993 Adler,H.A. Economic appraisal of Transport projects, John Hopkins University
progress, Baltimore, MD ,1987

Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title River Engineering
Course Number CEng-5310
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN

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 coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 4ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives Objective:

To familiarize students with river engineering concepts and related designs. Moreover
it will also acquainte them with river hydraulics, river flow characteristics river
morphology, and sediment transport .The course will also enable them to be trained on
the design of river training and flood control structures.
Outcome:
Students will finally have a good know how on river morphology, river and fluvial
hydraulics, and will be able to design river training and flood control structures
Course description . Introduction to River Engineering (scope of River engineering, types of river stages,
river characteristics), River Hydraulics: Analysis & basic equations of steady &
unsteady flow. Turbulence, velocity profiles, resistance coefficients, and Reynolds
stress, River morphology: meandering, braiding ,cutoff etc
Sediment Transport and yields: Origin and properties of sediment, sediment transport,
sediment load (bed load, suspended load, wash load and total load), incipient motion
concept; Local scour (types of Local scour & scour depth estimation), Determination of
sediment yields (du boys, Einstein, Meyer Peter etc… formulae), Methods or River
Training and flood control :Objective and types of river trainings works, Design of river
training structures and erosion protection
Course outline

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-3012
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some

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 unprecedented mishaps.
1. Text books- Raudkivi A J Loose boundary Hydraulics , PPh Jansen Principles
Literature of river engineering , Yalin MS Mechanics of sediment transport , Graf W H
Hydraulics of sediment transport (1987) , Garde RJ and Raju KGR, mechanics
of sediment transport and alluvial stream problems. (2000)
Jansen, [Link]., L. van Bendegom, J. van den Berg, M. de Vries & A. Zanen (1979).
Principles of River Engineering; the Non-Tidal Alluvial River. Pitman, London (1979).
Delft University Press (1994), Petersen, M.S. (1986). River Engineering. Prentice Hall,
580 pages, Przedwojski, B., Blazejewski, R., Pilarczyk, K.W. (1995). River Training
Techniques: Fundamentals, Techniques and Applications. Balkema, The Netherlands.
References-
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Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Hydropower Engineering
Course Number CEng-5312
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 4ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives
This course will enable students to describe the significance and special features of
hydro power energy and also to plan design and to be acquainted with the various
components and types of the hydro power scheme plant.

Outcome:

In due course, students will be able to clearly differentiate the hydro power energy from
other source of energies with respect to different issues. Moreover, they will also be
able to clearly describe, plan and design different types and components of the hydro

 Types of energy sources , significance & comparison of hydropower energy with

power projects.
Course description

 Capacity factor, load factor, energy forecasting, load duration curve.

thermal energy ,current hydropower potential in Ethiopia (on different rivers )

 Components of hydropower plants and their Design

 Types of hydropower plant (WRT head )
 Intakes, water conveyance system ,surge tanks , weirs
 Lay out and types of power houses

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  Types of turbines and their design procedures
Alternative energy sources
Course outline

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-4002
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Text books-
Literature 1. Mosony .E , Water power Vol I & II
2. Novak. P, hydraulics struc6tures
3. Dandaekar & Sharma ,Water power engineering
4. US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and design of hydropower.
(Engineering manual)
5. Brown S ,Hydroelectric Engineering practice Vol I II & III
Varsheny R S, Hydropower Structures Vol III ,Roorkey.
References-
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Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Ground Water Engineering
Course Number CEng-5314
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
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 coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 4ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives Objective: To brief students with over all geological nature and under ground
movement of water. The course will also enable students to know the science of
ground water exploration techniques, and design of wells.
Outcome: Students will be able to clearly know about underground water movement,
about nature of aquifers, recharging, and exploration of ground water and over all
design of wells.
Course description  Occurrence of groundwater, different types of aquifers
 Ground water movement
 Groundwater Recharge Processes
 Groundwater Exploration
 Ground water hydraulics
 Pumping and recuperation test
 Well Interference
 Groundwater quality
 Well Design, pumps and piping design
 Building a ground water Model
Impact assessment
Course outline

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CEng-3010
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

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 Text books-
Literature 1. Todd D K , Ground water Hydrology,1959
2. Jacques W D ,Hand book of Ground water Engineering,1998
3. William C W Principles of ground water engineering,1991
4. Howsam P Water wells ,1990

References-
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Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title CAD in Water Resource Engineering
Course Number CEng-5316
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
1 0 6 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives Objective:

To acquaint students with the recent application soft wares which are currently
available for an easy design and operation of water resource projects.

Outcome:

Students will be able to effectively and efficiently design their projects, so that they will
save accuracy, time and energy
Course description Any recently available software packages and models, which are thought very
important for planning, design, operation of water resources projects
Course outline

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites All major courses

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 Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Text books-
Literature Spreadsheets (LOTUS, Excel), CROPWAT, ADDP, EPANet, water cad, storm cad,
flop, sear-mode, SWAT model etc…
References-
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Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Environmental Impact Assessment
Course Number CEng-5310
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 2ECTS or CRHR2
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives This course will enable students to know the environmental impact assessment of
different water resource projects. It also enables them to recommend some mitigation
measure resulted from the establishment of water resource projects. Outcome: In
due course, students will be able to consider the environmental effects of the water

 Introduction to ecology and environment

resource projects that are going to happen as a result of the projects.

 Important environmental laws and regulations

Course description

 Environmental quality (EQ)(Attributes, Resource, accounts)

 Environmental impact statement ,EI-analysis ,TOR
 Check list, network analysis and impact index, & audit

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  Actual case study of EIA for Water resource projects
 Environmental monitoring ,mitigation measures ,social impact assessment
Current environmental policy of Ethiopia.
Course outline

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites NONE
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

 Bachiller,A & John G, Expert systems & geographical information system for
Text books-
Literature

 Dearden P.M Environmental change & challenge,1998

Impact assessment ,2003

 Noble B F Introduction to Environmental impact assessment ,2006

 Hann K S, environmental impact assasment,2005
 EPDRF ,environmental policy, Latest edition
Hanna, KS. Environmental Impact Assessment, 2005.
References-
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Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Water Resource Planning and Management
Course Number CEng-5308
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English

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 Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 3ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 1
Course Aim

Course Objectives Objective:

The students shall learn about the water resources planning scene, water supply
demand assessment and some engineering optimization techniques and concepts of

 Global, Africa, and Ethiopian Water resource potential and utilization (Trans-
national water resources planning.
Course description

 Water resource planning objectives

boundary features)

 Integrated river basin development

 consumptive & non consumptive use of water resources
 system concept in engineering : system analysis
 Optimization Techniques (Linear and Dynamic programming ), WRP & M models
 WR project formulation ,concept of master plan
Legal, administrative & institutional aspect of water resource planning in Ethiopia
Course outline

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites CENG3005
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.

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 Text books-
Literature 1. Asit K. Biswas Water Resources: Environmental Planning, Management and
Development,2003
2. Andrew AD, Water Resources Planning., 2003
3. Kenneth N. Brooks, Peter F. Ffolliott, Hans M. Gregersen, Leonard F. DeBano ,
Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds, Third Edition2003
Asit Biswas and Olli Varis, Integrated Water Resources Management in South and
South East Asia
References-
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Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Shoring, Scaffolding and formwork
Course Number CEng-5108
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 3ECTS or CRHR2
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 1
Course Aim


Course Objectives At the end of the course students will be able to:


Loads on Formwork,


Causes of formwork failure
Design formwork
Erect formwork and shores.
Course description Planning of formwork, load determination, scaffoldings, types of scaffoldings, site
layout.
Course outline
Planning:
Overall planning-Detailed Planning-Standard units-Corner units -
Schedule for column form work-Formwork Elements-Planning at tender
stage-Development of basic system-Planning for maximum reuse-
Economical form construction-Planning examples-crane size, effecting
scheduling Estimate-Recheck plan details-Detailing the forms
Slip forms and safety practices for scaffolds:
Principles-Types-Advantages-Functions of Various components-
Planning-Desirable Characteristics of concrete common problems faced-
Safety in slip forms special structures built with slip form technique-
Codal provisions- Types of Scaffolds-Putlog and independent Scaffold-
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 Single pole scaffolds-Fixing ties-Spacing of ties plan- Bracing-Knots-
Safety net-General safety requirements-precautions against particular
hazards-Truss suspended-Gantry and system scaffolds

Site equipment and Plant:

Crane arrangements-site layout plan-Transporting plant-Formwork
beams-Formwork ties-Wales and ties-Scaffold frames from accessories-
Vertical transport table from work

Pressures on formwork:
Concrete density-Height of discharge-Temperature-Rates of placing-
consistency of concrete-Live loads and wind pressure-Vibration
hydrostatic pressure and pressure distribution-Examples-Vertical loads-
Uplift on shores- Adjustment for non-standard conditions

Materials and accessories:

Lumber-Types-Finish-Sheeting boards working stresses-Repetitive
member stress-Plywood-Types and grades- Textured surfaces and
strength-Reconstituted wood-Steel-aluminum form lining materials-
Hardware and fasteners-Nails anin plywood-Bolts lag screws and
connectors-Bolt loads

Form design:
Basic simplification-Beam formulas-Allowable stress-Deflection bending-
Lateral stability-Shear, Bearing-Examples in wall forms-Slab forms-
Beam forms-Ties, Anchors and Hangers-Column forms-Examples in
each

Shores:
Simple wood stresses-Slenderness ratio-Allowable load-Tubular steel
shores patented shores-Site preparation, Size and spacing-Steel Tower
Frames-Safety practices-Horizontal shores shoring for multistoried-More
concentrated shore loads T-heads-Tow Tier Wood shores-Ellis Shores-
Dayton sure grip and baker Ross shores-Safeway Symons shores-
Beaver-advanced shores dead shore-Raking and Flying shores

Building and erecting the formwork:

Location of job mill-storage-equipment-Footings-Wall footings slopped
footing forms-slab on grade and paving work-Highway and airport
paving-curb and gutter forms-Wall forms - External vibration-
Prefabricated panel systems-Giant forms curved wall forms-Wall
openings joints-Tolerance for walls-Erection practices-Column heads-
Beam or girder forms-Beam pockets-Suspended forms-Suggested
tolerances-Concrete joint construction- Flying system forms

Failures of formwork and ACI provisions:

Causes of failures-Inadequate shoring inadequate bracing of members-
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 Improper vibration-Premature stripping- Errors in design-Failure to follow
codes-How formwork affects concrete quality-ACI-Case studies-planning
for safety-Achieving economy-Finished of concrete design deficiencies-
Safety factors-Reshore installation- Prevention of rotation-Stripping
sequence-Advantages of reshoring Material properties

Lab exercise NONE

Pre-requisites NONE
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination

Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%

Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and

- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.


Text books-


Literature Ethiopia building cod of standard (EBCS-1).
Ethiopia building cod of standard (EBCS-8).

References-
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Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title CAD in building Engineering
Course Number CEng-5110
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
5 3 6 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives At the end of the course students will be able to

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 - To draw working drawing with AutoCAD’s provides step-by-step procedures
using associated commands, explains AutoCAD concepts
model &Analyze structures using SAP 2000: step-by-step procedures using associated
commands, to draw Shear force and bending Moment diagrams using SAP 2000&
ETABS, model &Analyze structures using ETABS software
Course description AutoCAD’s: Draw lines, construction lines polylines, arcs, points, circle,
polygons, arrays, Hatches, modifying and dimensioning, save, plot and publish
drawings.
SAP 2000: modeling process: setting units, adding modes from templates,
assigning material and section properties, assigning loads, setting of analysis
option, running analysis and design out puts.
Etabs: modeling process: setting units, adding modes from templates, assigning
material and section properties, assigning loads, setting of analysis option, running
analysis and design out puts
Course outline 1. Introduction to AutoCAD
The users interface: Tool bars’ The menu bars, shortcut menus, , command
windows, design center, tool palates, customize the drawing environment, start,
organize, and save drawings .Control the drawing views: change views. Choose
a work process: create single-view drawing, create multiple-view layouts. Create
& modify objects: control the properties of objects: include layer, line type, color,
line weight, and plot style. Use precision tools, draw geometric objects, plot and
publish drawing.
2. Introduction to sap 2000
The user’s interfaces: Model selection, Draw menus, defines menus, Analysis menus,
design, display menus, option menus.
Modeling process and design of steel & concrete frames: setting units, adding
modes from templates, assigning material and section properties, assigning loads,
setting of analysis option, running analysis and design out puts.
3. Introduction to etabs
The user’s interfaces: Model selection, Draw menus, defines menus, Analysis
menus, design, display menus, option menus.
Modeling process and design of steel & concrete frames: setting units, adding
modes from templates, assigning material and section properties, assigning loads,
setting of analysis option, running analysis and design out puts.
.
Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites NONE
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination
Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
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 Text books-
Literature Textbook: SAP 2000 Manuals., ETABS Manuals., AutoCAD manuals

References- James A. Leach, Auto CAD, 2006 instructors, 2006., Jams D, Bethune,
Engineering graphics with Auto CAD 2005, 2005
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Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Building Maintenance
Course Number CEng-5116
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 3ECTS or CRHR2
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 0 0 4
Course Aim

Course Objectives


Upon successful completion of the courses students will be able to :


Understand durability of building materials


Identify Deterioration mechanisms of concrete and prevention


methods
Understand Correction mechanisms of rebar’s and structural steels and


prevention methods
Understands methods of repairing strengthening, plasters, structural
timbers, wall claddings.
Course description Durability of building materials. Description and characteristic of failure reasons and
risks for different types of structures, diagnosing and repair methods for concrete,
masonry, steel and timber structures, materials and solutions for repair and
strengthening.. Classification of methods of repair and strengthening. Materials for
repair and strengthening – general features of most popular systems and methods.
Repair and strengthening methods for concrete structures. Repair and strengthening
methods for timber structures. Repair and strengthening methods for steel structures.
Repair and strengthening methods for masonry structures building services.
Specification & measurements, tendering procedures, planning &financing
maintenance work.

 Introduction & fundamental theories

Course outline 1. Introduction to durability & maintenance of building materials

 Corrosion of steel: Corrosion mechanisms, Prevention method

 Durability of concrete materials and structures: Deterioration
mechanisms: alkali- aggregate reactions, Carbonation, Chloride

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  Maintenance strategies: Life cycle cost, life cycle story of
attaches, chemical attaches, prevention methods

structures in marine environment, Environmental effects.

2. Nature & importance of building maintenance
Concepts of building maintenance, significances of building
maintenance, maintenance and running costs, economics of
maintenance.
3. Maintenance of site conditions
Foundation problems, settlements of buildings, shoring, waterproofing
leaking basements, maintenance of paved surfaces, maintenance of
fencing.
4. Maintenance of wall claddings
Brickwork, Stonework, other claddings, structural frames, timber framed
houses, dampness penetration, condensation, chimney problems
5. Maintenance of structural timbers
Timber defects, timber floors: stair cases, roofs, sound insulation ,
thermal insulation, ; vibration
6. Maintenance of finishing
Plasterworks, External renderings, external wall tiling, internal finishes
decoration & glazing
7. Maintenance of building services
Plumbing heating and hot water supply, air conditioning, electrical
installations, gas installations, lifts, , drainage, fire resisting
construction, repair of flood damage
8. Specification, measurement & pricing of maintenance work
9. Tendering procedures and contract administration for
maintenance work
Planning & financing maintenance work
Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites CNEG3007
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination
Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.


Text books-
Literature Ivor H. Seeley, Building Maintenance, second edition, 1987.
B. [Link], Maintenance & repair of civil engineering structures, Slandered publishers.
 References- DS. DANSK STANDARD, Repair of concrete
structures EN 1504, 2004
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  Shirley Hanson-Nancy Habby ,Preservinf & maintaining the older


homes,1999.
Drerek Miles and Paul syagy, Building maintenance, 1997
P. S. Gahlot , Building repairs, maintenance & management, 2008, -

Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering
Course Title Precast Concrete Structures
Course Number CEng-5114
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 2
Course Aim

Course Objectives


Upon Successful completion of this course, students will be able to:


Design buildable & cost effective high rise precast concrete buildings.


Understand Basic concepts of precast construction.
Check structural stability, robustness and integrity of precast concrete


high rise buildings.
Carryout structural design operations, by recognizing the role of the


designer in precast construction.


Design prefabricated building elements.
Select & design appropriate connection between different elements of


prefabricated buildings.
Distinguish different manufacturing methods of precast elements in a
factory
Course description Definition of precast concrete. Materials used in precast structures. Design principals.
Components. Systems & overall stability: simplified frame analysis, sub structuring
methods, stabilizing methods. Precast concrete elements: precast floors, precast
beams, precast columns, precast columns & precast walls. Design of floor diaphragms.
Connections: connection between vertical joints, column to column connection,
connections between horizontal elements: loops connections, connections with

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 protruding bars, hollow core slab connections, connecting between horizontal & vertical
elements: column to beam connections, wall to floor connections, four sided corbels.
Introduction to production of precast elements: materials, moulds, reinforcement.
Robustness and structural integrity.

 Definition of precast concrete.

Course outline 1. INTRODUCTION

 Merits of precast concrete.

 Materials used in precast concrete structures.
 Design principles: modular coordination, tolerances,

 Components: components of single story structures,

standardization.

components of multi-story structures.

 Types of precast concrete structures.

2. PRECAST FRAME ANALYSIS & SYSTEM STABILITY

 Simplified frame analysis.

 Sub -structuring methods.
 Connection design.
 Stabilizing methods.

 Precast concrete flooring options.

3. PRECAST CONCRETE FLOORS

 Flooring arrangement.
 Structural design of individual units.
 Design of composite floors.
 Composite plank floors.

 Introduction.
4. PRECAST CONCRETE BEAMS

 Composite & none-composite reinforced concrete beams.

 Composite & none-composite prestressd concrete beams.
 Propping.
 Horizontal interface shear.

 Precast concrete column.

5. COLUMN AND SHEAR WALLS

 Column design.
 Precast concrete walls.
 Distribution of horizontal loading.
 Infill shears walls.
 Cantilever walls.

 Introduction to floor diaphragms.

6. HORIZONTAL FLOOR DIAPHRAGMS

 Shear transfer mechanisms.

 Edge profiles & tie steel details.
 Design of floor diaphragms.
 Shear stiffness
 Diaphragm action in composite floor with structural toping.
7. CONNECTIONS

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 

Design philosophy


Types of connections
Connection between vertical joints: reinforced mortar joints,

 Connection between horizontal elements: loop connection,

unreinforced mortar joints, column to column connection.

 Connection Between horizontal & vertical elements: Column to

connection with protruding bars, hollow core slab connection.

 Connections in composite beams.

beam connection, wall to floor connection, four sided corbels.

 Free support connections

 Materials
8. INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION OF ELEMENTS

 Moulds
 Guidelines for the shape elements
 Reinforcements
 Transportation systems
ROBUSTNESS & STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.
Lab exercise NONE
Pre-requisites CNEG4012
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Assessment & evaluation - Assignment , Mid & Final Examination
Grading System Assignment-10%
Mid exam:-35%
Final exam:-55%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Text books-
Literature KIM S. ELLIOTT, PRECAST CONCRETEUCTURES, 2000.

 N Krishana Raju, Prestressed CONCRETE, Fourth edition, TATA


McGRAW HALL publishing company, 2008.
BUNGALE S. TARANATH, steel concrete and composite design of tall


buildings.
N. KRISHNA, Presterssed concrete, 1997
Jack C. Mccormac. James K. Nelson, Jr, Structural steel design (LRFD Methods), Third
edition 2003

Adama University
School of Engineering and Information technologies
Department of Civil Engineering

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 Course Title Reinforced Concrete – III
Course Number CENG – 5112
Degree Program [Link]. in Civil Engineering
Module B Sc. in Civil Engineering
Medium of instruction English
Competency Area
Competency area NN
coordinator
Lecturer N.N.
ECTS Credits 5ECTS or CRHR3
Contact Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorial Practice or laboratory Home study
2 3 0 4
Course Aim


Course Objectives Upon successful completion the course students will be able to:


Analysis & design reinforced concrete water retaining structures.


Analyze & design pre-stressed concrete structures
Design Bunkers and silos
Course description

Course outline
1. Analysis & design reinforced concrete water retaining structures
2. Design Bunkers and silos
3. Analyze & design pre-stressed concrete structures
Lab exercise
Pre-requisites CEng 5110
Co-requisites None
Year/Semester V/ II
Course status Compulsory
Teaching & Learning
Methods

Assessment & evaluation - Assignment,mini project, Mid & Final Examination


Grading System


Assignment 20%


Mid Exam 40%
Final Exam 40%
Attendance Requirements - Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and
- 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.


Textbooks:


Literature Robert Park, reinforced concrete slabs, second edition, 1998


P.C. Varehese, Advanced reinforced concrete design, 2005


N. KRISHNA, Presterssed concrete, 1997
S.U. PILLAI. D. W. KIRK, reinforced concrete design, second edition,
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 
1998.


N Krishna Raju, Prestressed CONCRET, Fourth Edition, 2008
EDWARD G. NAWY, Reinforced concrete a fundamental approach, fifth
edition, 2003.
Ethiopian building code of standard ( EBCS- 2)


References:


W.H. Mosley, reinforced concrete design, 1987
W.H. Mosley. J.H Bungey and R. Hulse, Reinforced concrete structure


Design, 1999.


S. N. SINHA, Reinforced concrete design, Seconded edition, 2002
Jack C. Mccormac, design of reinforced concrete, Fifth edition, 2001.

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 APPENDIX A: Senior Project Evaluation Sheet

ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES,

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

MAX POINTS ALLOTTED FOR TH

CRITERIA ONE POINTS

(TECHNICAL REPORT) % 1 2 3
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A Introduction 5

B Literature survey 5

C Statement of the problem 5

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 D Numerical & Experimental investigation 15
T
E Results and Discussion 15
H
F Summary and conclusion 5
E
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B Presentation skills 5
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A. PROJECT TITLE: - B. NAME OF STUDENT/S C. NAME OF

EVALUATOR AND
SIGNATURE
_________________________ 1. _____________________
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_________________________ 2. _____________________
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_________________________ 3. _____________________

_________________________ 4. _____________________

_________________________ 5. _____________________

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 Appendix – B: Senior Project Evaluation Cumulative/Summary Sheet

THESIS EVALUATION CUMULATIVE SHEET

ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

THESIS EVALUATION CUMULATIVE SHEET

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Evaluator 1

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Appendix C: Senior Project Report Format

i) Cover page

ii) Abstract

iii) Acknowledgements: express thanks/gratitude for human/ institutional assistance

iv) Contents

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 1. Table of contents

2. List of figures/tables

3. Introduction

4. Literature survey

5. Study of the problem/investigation

6. Results and Discussion

7. Summary and Conclusion

8. List of Appendices

9. Bibliography.

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DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF G + 5 REINFORCED CONCRETE

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

By
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BSc Thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the award of the degree of
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING

July, 2012

Appendix E: Format for Citation of References (BIBLIOGRAPHY)

a. Books
- With one author
Metha P.K., 2006. Concrete, 3rd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall

- With two authors

Giancoli, D.C., and F.P. Woodford, 1975. Writing Scientific Papers in English

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 Amsterdam: Elsevier

- More than two authors

Nilson, A.H. et al., 1990. Design of concrete structures, London: Oxford University Press.

b. Thesis
Johnson L.,1993. Fatigue life assessment of concrete piers. [Link], University of Limerick.

c. Journals
Elis, R., April " 4, 1990. " The Journal of earthquake engineering"., Journal

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