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The aim of this course is to teach the civil engineering students: the new and special concrete materials and applications.
- Teacher: Mohammed Abdalrahman
- Teacher: Shihab Ibrahim
- Teacher: Raad Mahmood
Introduction to takeoff; Site work takeoff. Concrete and framework takeoff. Masonry takeoff. Miscellaneous metals and structural steel takeoff. Rough and finished carpentry takeoff. Types of estimating. Basic principles in pricing the estimate. Estimating site overhead costs. Introduction to computerized construction estimating. Introduction to bidding. Bonding, bid, strategy, bid selection and decision to bid.
- Teacher: Tahir Celik
The current course is the new course, and the Moodle page for it is unavailable.
- Teacher: Saeid Kamkar
Work breakdown structure (WBS) and
coding system. Deterministic scheduling techniques. Linking WBS and critical
path method (CPM). Statistical approach to project scheduling. Project control.
Reporting progress. Resources management. Least cost scheduling.
This course aims to provide graduate students with the information and practices in project appraisal, life cycle costing, value management and envirnonmental management. This course covers a wide range of subjects that are required in the daily operations in the construction industry. Students will gain valueable experience through different types of projects which will require the application of life cycle costing methods, value management, envirnonmental appraisal and management and an overall project appraisal.
- Teacher: Tahir Celik
This course provides to reduce the carbon
footprint of organisations and encourage the conservation of energy, energy
efficiency has become an integral part of building services design, maintenance
and upgrade. This course consists of four modules that, together, provide an
introduction to energy efficiency in buildings. It is a comprehensive tutorial,
meant to engage and challenge students to consider the many decision levels and
options involved in advancing energy efficiency in buildings. The course covers
the fundamental technical, design, policy and financial dimensions necessary to
practically engage on the topic. Energy efficient buildings are a cornerstone
of a prosperous, sustainable and healthy society. This course aims to prepare
participants to successfully advance energy efficient building construction and
retrofits by equipping them.
Advanced
Research Methods
This course covers data analysis
using statistical methods, e.g., descriptive and multivariate analyses.
Furthermore, the course covers the topics of correlation, sampling, estimation,
and hypotheses testing. The logic and key assumptions underpinning the
multivariate ordinary least squares regression model will be given together
with more advanced subjects such as the analysis of time series and panel data
analysis. The emphasis will be on achieving a smooth transition between theory,
model definition, and outcome presentation. It will illustrate several methods
of data analysis, presenting the findings of analyses (for example, visually,
using graphics, tables, and text), and understanding their meaning.
Participants will gain hands-on experience with the techniques discussed in
this course by applying them to various datasets using the STATA (or R)
software.
This course focuses on the fundamentals of soil dynamics and on its use for geotechnical design and risk assessment in areas of high seismicity. Emphasis will be given to the processes that control wave propagation in natural deposits as well as to the implications of ground shaking for the natural and built environment. Specific topics include vibration of elementary systems, wave propagation in elastic, layered, saturated media, behavior of dynamically loaded soils, theories of vibrations of foundations, prediction of soil response to earthquake motion, determination of dynamic soil properties, strong ground motion, site response analysis, liquefaction potential assessment.
Lectures and
laboratory studies covering more advanced aspects of the laboratory
determination of soil properties and their application to design. Tests to
determine permeability, consolidation, and shear strength. Review of advanced
instrumentation and measurement techniques. Application of physical and numerical modeling
in geotechnical engineering. Details are provided for conducting various
physical element models and small-scale tests, as well as for interpreting the
measured results. Numerical-analysis principles are outlined and actual
numerical analysis software is used to model element-scale, small-scale, and
full scale geotechnical problems where soil yielding, water flow, and dynamic
response are important. The connection between physical and numerical modeling
is explored, as well as the applicability of each in engineering practice.
Keywords: soil properties,
instrumentation, liquefaction