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Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics

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Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Location

Location

  • Macdonald Engineering Building, Room 492
  • 817 Sherbrooke Street West
  • Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6

About the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics

About the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Civil engineers have traditionally applied scientific and engineering knowledge to the task of providing the built environment, from its conception and planning to its design, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation. Examples include buildings, bridges, roads, railways, dams, and facilities for water supply and treatment, and waste disposal. With the aging and deterioration of an already vast infrastructure, its maintenance and rehabilitation has become an increasingly important role of the civil engineering profession. Also, with worldwide concern about the detrimental impact of human activities on the environment, civil engineers are now in the forefront of developing and providing the means for both prevention and remediation of many aspects of environmental pollution.

Students who wish to extend their knowledge in certain areas beyond the range that the program complementary courses allow can also take a Minor program. Minors are available in fields such as Arts, Economics, Management, Environmental Engineering, and Construction Engineering and Management. These require additional credits to be taken from a specified list of topics relating to the chosen field. Further information on the various Minor programs may be found in Minor Programs. Details of how the Minors can be accommodated within the Civil Engineering program will be made available at the time of preregistration counselling.

Academic Programs

Academic Programs

Considerable freedom exists for students to influence the nature of the program of study which they follow in the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics. A variety of advanced complementary courses is offered in five main groupings: Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Transportation Engineering.

Guidance on the sequence in which required core courses should be taken is provided for students in the form of a sample program which covers the entire period of study. The technical complementary courses selected, usually in the last two terms of the program, will depend upon the student's interests. All students must meet with their adviser each term to confirm the courses for which they are registered.

Courses taken in Term 3 or later will depend on a student's interests and ability. Information and advice concerning different possibilities are made available in the Department prior to registration. All programs require the approval of a staff adviser. Programs for students transferring into the Department with advanced standing will be dependent upon the academic credit previously achieved, and such a program will be established only after consultation with a staff adviser.

Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics Faculty

Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics Faculty

Chair
Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen
Emeritus Professors
Philip J. Harris; B.Sc.(Manit.), M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), F.E.I.C., F.C.S.C.E., Eng.
M. Saeed Mirza; B.Eng.(Karachi), M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), F.A.C.I., F.E.I.C., F.C.S.C.E., Hon. F.I.E.P., Eng.
Richard G. Redwood; B.Sc.(Eng.)(Brist.), M.A.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(Brist.), F.C.S.C.E., F.I.Struct.Eng., Eng.
Stuart B. Savage; B.Eng.(McG.), M.S.Eng.(Cal. Tech.), Ph.D.(McG.), F.R.S.C.
Professors
Vincent H. Chu; B.S.Eng.(Taiwan), M.A.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(MIT), Eng.
Denis Mitchell; B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Tor.), F.A.C.I., F.C.A.E., F.C.S.C.E., Eng. (James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professor)
Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen; B.M.E.(Vietnam), M.C.E.(A.I.T.), D.A.Sc.(Montr.), Eng.
James Nicell; B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Windsor), P.Eng. (William Dawson Scholar)
A. Patrick S. Selvadurai; M.S.(Stan.), Ph.D., D.Sc.(Nott.), F.E.I.C., F.I.M.A., F.C.S.C.E., P.Eng. (William Scott Professor of Civil Engineering, James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professor)
Suresh C. Shrivastava; B.Sc.(Eng.)(Vikram), M.C.E.(Del.), Sc.D.(Col.), Eng.
Associate Professors
Luc E. Chouinard; B.Ing., M.Ing.(Montr.), B.C.L.(McG.), Sc.D.(MIT), Eng.
Susan J. Gaskin; B.Sc.(Qu.), Ph.D.(Cant.), P.Eng., Graduate Program Director
Ronald Gehr; B.Sc.(Eng.)(Rand), M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Tor.), P.Eng.
Subhasis Ghoshal; B.C.E.(Jadavpur), M.S.(Missouri), Ph.D.(Carn. Mell), P.Eng., Associate Dean (William Dawson Scholar)
Ghyslaine McClure; B.Ing.(Montr.), S.M.C.E.(MIT), Ph.D.(Montr.), Eng.
Colin Rogers; B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc.(Wat.), Ph.D.(Syd.), P.Eng.
Yixin Shao; B.S., M.S.(Tongji), Ph.D.(N'western), P.Eng., Undergraduate Program Director
Assistant Professors
Andrew J. Boyd; B.Sc.Eng.(New Br.), M.A.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(Br. Col.), P.Eng., F.A.C.I.
Dominic Frigon; B.Sc.(Agr.Sci.), M.Sc.(McG.), Ph.D.(Env.Sci.)(Ill.)
Mohamed Abdel-Meguid; B.Sc.(Cairo, Azhar), M.Sc., Ph.D.(W. Ont.), P.Eng.
Luis Miranda-Moreno; B.Sc., M.Eng.(Mexico), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Wat.)
Adjunct Professors
Sofia Babarutsi
Richard Edwards
John Hadjinicolaou
Jalal Hawari
Konrad Jones
Angela Keane
Zoubir Lounis
Pierre Lundahl
Patrick Maillard
Charles Manatakos
Thanh Son Nguyen
Paul Rodrigue
Sandro Scola
William Taylor
Marc Villeneuve
Jan Vrana
Faculty of Engineering—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) - Civil Engineering (110 credits)

The Civil Engineering program is comprehensive in providing the fundamentals in mechanics and engineering associated with the diverse fields of the profession, in offering choices of specialization, and in fully reflecting the advances in science, mathematics, engineering and computing that have transformed all fields of engineering in recent years. The resulting knowledge and training enables graduates to not only enter the profession thoroughly well prepared, but also to adapt to further change.

The required courses ensure a sound scientific and analytical basis for professional studies through courses in solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, soil mechanics, environmental engineering, water resources management, structural analysis, systems analysis and mathematics. Fundamental concepts are applied to various fields of practice in both required and complementary courses.

By a suitable choice of complementary courses, students can attain advanced levels of technical knowledge in the specialized areas mentioned above. Alternatively, students may choose to develop their interests in a more general way by combining complementary courses within the Department with several from other departments or faculties.

Required Year 0 (Freshman) Courses

30 credits

Generally, students admitted to Engineering from Quebec CEGEPs are granted transfer credit for these Year 0 (Freshman) courses (except FACC 100) and enter a 110-credit program.

For information on transfer credit for French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate exams, Advanced Placement exams, Advanced Levels and Science Placement Exams, see /engineering/student/sao/newstudents/credit and select your term of admission.

CHEM 110 (4) General Chemistry 1
CHEM 120 (4) General Chemistry 2
FACC 100 (1) Introduction to the Engineering Profession
MATH 133 (3) Linear Algebra and Geometry
MATH 140* (3) Calculus 1
MATH 141 (4) Calculus 2
PHYS 131 (4) Mechanics and Waves
PHYS 142 (4) Electromagnetism and Optics

AND 3 credits selected from the approved list of courses in Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Studies and Law.

*Students may take MATH 139 (Calculus) instead of MATH 140, but only with permission from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

Required Non-Departmental Courses

28 credits

CCOM 206 (3) Communication in Engineering
COMP 208 (3) Computers in Engineering
EPSC 221 (3) General Geology
FACC 100 (1) Introduction to the Engineering Profession
FACC 400 (1) Engineering Professional Practice
MATH 262 (3) Intermediate Calculus
MATH 263 (3) Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers
MATH 264 (3) Advanced Calculus for Engineers
MECH 261 (2) Measurement Laboratory
MECH 289 (3) Design Graphics
MIME 310 (3) Engineering Economy

Required Civil Engineering Courses

61 credits

CIVE 202 (4) Construction Materials
CIVE 205 (3) Statics
CIVE 206 (3) Dynamics
CIVE 207 (4) Solid Mechanics
CIVE 208 (3) Civil Engineering System Analysis
CIVE 210 (2) Surveying
CIVE 225 (4) Environmental Engineering
CIVE 290 (3) Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
CIVE 302 (3) Probabilistic Systems
CIVE 311 (4) Geotechnical Mechanics
CIVE 317 (3) Structural Engineering 1
CIVE 318 (3) Structural Engineering 2
CIVE 319 (3) Transportation Engineering
CIVE 323 (3) Hydrology and Water Resources
CIVE 324 (3) Construction Project Management
CIVE 327 (4) Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
CIVE 418 (4) Design Project
CIVE 432 (1) Technical Paper

Complementary Courses

21 credits consisting of:

Technical Complementary Courses

15 credits from List A and List B

Complementary Studies

6 credits from Group A and Group B

List A - Design Technical Complementaries

6-15 credits from the following:

CIVE 416 (3) Geotechnical Engineering
CIVE 421 (3) Municipal Systems
CIVE 428 (3) Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering
CIVE 430 (3) Water Treatment and Pollution Control
CIVE 462 (3) Design of Steel Structures
CIVE 463 (3) Design of Concrete Structures

List B - General Technical Complementaries

0-9 credits from the following, or from other suitable undergraduate or 500-level courses:

CIVE 433 (3) Urban Planning
CIVE 440 (3) Traffic Engineering
CIVE 446 (3) Construction Engineering
CIVE 451 (3) Geoenvironmental Engineering
CIVE 460 (3) Matrix Structural Analysis
CIVE 470 (3) Undergraduate Research Project
CIVE 512 (3) Advanced Civil Engineering Materials
CIVE 527 (3) Renovation and Preservation: Infrastructure
CIVE 540 (3) Urban Transportation Planning
CIVE 550 (3) Water Resources Management
CIVE 551 (3) Environmental Transport Processes
CIVE 553 (3) Stream Pollution and Control
CIVE 555 (3) Environmental Data Analysis
CIVE 572 (3) Computational Hydraulics
CIVE 573 (3) Hydraulic Structures
CIVE 574 (3) Fluid Mechanics of Water Pollution
CIVE 577 (3) River Engineering
CIVE 584 (3) Groundwater Engineering
CIVE 587 (3) Pavement Design

Complementary Studies

6 credits

Group A - Impact of Technology on Society

3 credits from the following:

ANTH 212 (3) Anthropology of Development
BTEC 502 (3) Biotechnology Ethics and Society
CHEE 430 (3) Technology Impact Assessment
CIVE 469 (3) Infrastructure and Society
ECON 225 (3) Economics of the Environment
ECON 347 (3) Economics of Climate Change
ENVR 201 (3) Society and Environment
GEOG 200 (3) Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems
GEOG 203 (3) Environmental Systems
GEOG 205 (3) Global Change: Past, Present and Future
GEOG 302 (3) Environmental Management 1
MECH 526 (3) Manufacturing and the Environment
MGPO 440 (3) Strategies for Sustainability
MIME 308 (3) Social Impact of Technology
PHIL 343 (3) Biomedical Ethics
RELG 270 (3) Religious Ethics and the Environment
SOCI 235 (3) Technology and Society
SOCI 312 (3) Sociology of Work and Industry
URBP 201 (3) Planning the 21st Century City

Group B - Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Studies and Law

3 credits at the 200-level or higher from the following departments:

Anthropology (ANTH)

Economics (any 200- or 300-level course excluding ECON 208, ECON 217, ECON 227 and ECON 337)

History (HIST)

Philosophy (excluding PHIL 210 and PHIL 310)

Political Science (POLI)

Psychology (excluding PSYC 204 and PSYC 305, but including PSYC 100)

Religious Studies (RELG)

School of Social Work (SWRK)

Sociology (excluding SOCI 350)

OR one of the following:

ARCH 350 (3) The Material Culture of Canada
BUSA 465* (3) Technological Entrepreneurship
ENVR 203 (3) Knowledge, Ethics and Environment
ENVR 400 (3) Environmental Thought
FACC 220 (3) Law for Architects and Engineers
FACC 500 (3) Technology Business Plan Design
FACC 501 (3) Technology Business Plan Project
INDR 294* (3) Introduction to Labour-Management Relations
MATH 338 (3) History and Philosophy of Mathematics
MGCR 222* (3) Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
MGCR 352* (3) Marketing Management 1
MRKT 360* (3) Marketing of Technology
ORGB 321* (3) Leadership
ORGB 423* (3) Human Resources Management

* Note: Management courses have limited enrolment and registration dates. See Important Dates at /importantdates/

Language Courses

If you are not proficient in a certain language, 3 credits will be given for one 6-credit course in that language.

However, 3 credits may be given for any language course that has a sufficient cultural component. You must have this course approved by a faculty adviser.

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