Updated Syllabus

Proposed Syllabus for Undergraduate Students
(Effective from Summer 2022)

Department of Civil Engineering
Detail Outline of the Undergraduate Courses
ORIENTATION COURSES
0031ORE101: Freshmen Orientation

0.50 credits
Rules and regulations of Stamford University Bangladesh, Duties and rights of students
during their program in daily academic and related affairs. Background of the non-academic
aspects of the institution: the history, purpose, organization, policies and procedures of the
university. Academic survival skills, library skills, leadership development, study skills,
critical thinking, personal and social development and other relevant areas necessary for a
successful university experience. Issues pertaining to leadership development, quality of life
and social responsibility
0031ORE403: Professional Orientation

1.50 credits
Tntroduction to Job Sector, Practical job operation, Mock Interview, Community and social
Involvement, Time and Conflict Management, Ethical and moral development, Laws and
Regulations, Research and Higher Studies
NON DEPARTMENTAL COURSES
0533PHY101: Physics
3.00 credits, 3.0 hrs/week
Physical optics: Interference of light: Young’s double slit experiment, Newton’s rings.
Diffraction of light: Fresnel and Fraunhoffer diffraction, diffraction by single slit, diffraction
by double slit, diffraction gratings, polarization, production and analysis of polarized light.
Heat and thermodynamics: First law of thermodynamics and its application. Kinetic theory of
gases: explanation of gas laws, kinetic interpretation of temperature, equipartition of energy
and calculation of ratio of specific heats, mean free path, Vander Walsh equation of state,
second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes, Carnot cycle,
efficiency, Carnot’s theorem, entropy.
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Waves and oscillation: Simple harmonic motion, damped simple harmonic oscillations,
forced oscillations, resonance, vibrations of membranes and columns. Combination and
composition of simple harmonic motions, Lissajous’ figures. Transverse and longitudinal
nature of waves, traveling and standing waves, intensity of a wave, energy calculation of
progressive and stationary waves, phase velocity, group velocity. Sound waves: velocity of
longitudinal wave in a gaseous medium. Doppler Effect.
Structure matter: Classification of solids: amorphous, crystalline, ceramics and polymers.
Atomic arrangement in solids. X-ray diffraction; Bragg’s law. Distinction between metal,
insulator and semi-conductor.
Electricity and magnetism: Current and current density, ohm’s law, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s
law, Lenz’s law, self inductance and mutual inductance. Magnetic properties of matter:
magneto motive force, magnetic field intensity, permeability, susceptibility, and
classifications of magnetic materials, magnetization curves.
Modern physics: Concept of Relativity, Photoelectric effect, Compton Effect, Bohr’s atom
model. Radioactive decay, half-life, mean life, isotopes, nuclear binding energy, alpha, beta,
gamma decay.
0533PHY102: Physics Lab

Determination of specific heat of a liquid by the method of cooling, Determination of the

thermal conductivity of a bad conductor by Lee’s method, Determination of the pressure co-
efficient of air by constant volume air thermometer, Determination of the frequency of a
tuning fork by Melde’s apparatus, Determination of the focal length of concave lens by
auxiliary lens method, Measurement of unknown resistance and verification of the laws of
resistance by P.O. (Post Office) box. Comparison of the E.M.F’s of two cells by
potentiometer, Determination of the mechanical equivalent of heat by electrical method,
Determination of the radius of radius of a Plano-convex lens by Newton’s ring method,
Determination of threshold frequency for the photoelectric effect of a photo cathode and the
value of the Planck’s constant, Plotting thermo-electromotive force temperature (calibration)
curve for a given thermocouple, Determination of the melting point of a solid using the
calibration curve, Determination of the specific rotation of sugar solution by a polarimeter,
Determination of the temperature co-efficient of the resistance of the material of a wire,
Determination of the refractive index of the material of a prism using spectrometer,
Determination of the spring constant and the effective mass of a loaded spring.

0531CHE103: Chemistry I
Atomic structure, periodic table, chemical bonds. Chemistry of cement, silicates and limes.
Physical and chemical properties of water.
Different types of solutions, concentration units. Chemical equilibrium and thermo chemistry.
0531CHE114: Inorganic Quantitative Analysis

Volumetric Analysis: Acidimetry-Alkalimetry; Titrations involving redox reactions,

Determination of Cu and Fe volumetrically; Determination of Ca and Mg in water.
0541MAT131: Differential and Integral Calculus

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/week
Differential Calculus: Function; Limit, continuity and differentiability; Successive
differentiation and Leibnitz’s theorem; Expansion of functions; Indeterminate forms; Partial
differentiation; Euler’s theorem; Tangent and Normal; Maxima and Minima of single
variable functions.
Integral Calculus: Standard Integrals; Integration by parts; Integration by method of
successive reduction; Definite integrals; Beta and Gamma functions; Multiple Integrals.
Application of integration.
0541MAT133: Differential Equations and Laplace Transform

Ordinary Differential Equation: Formation of differential equations; Solution of first order
differential equations by various methods; Solution of differential equation first order but
higher degrees; Solution of general linear equations of second and higher orders with
constant coefficient; Solution of Euler’s homogeneous linear differential equations.
Partial Differential Equation: Introduction, Linear and non-linear first order differential
equations; Standard forms; Linear equations of higher order; Equations of the second order
with variable coefficients.
Laplace Transforms: Definition of Laplace transforms, Sufficient conditions for existence of
Laplace transforms; Inverse Laplace transforms; Laplace transforms of derivatives; The unit
step function; Periodic function; Some special theorems on Laplace transforms; Partial
fraction; Solutions of differential equations by Laplace transforms.
0541MAT231: Statistics, Matrices and Vector Analysis


Statistics & Probability: Measures of central tendency and standard deviation; Moments,
skewness and kurtosis; Elementary probability theory and discontinuous probability
distributions; Continuous probability distributions, e.g. normal and exponential.
Matrices: Different types of matrices; Algebra of matrices; Inverse of matrix; Rank and
elementary transformation of matrices; Solution of system of linear equations; Eigen values
and eigen vectors; Cayley-Hamilton theorem.
Vector Analysis: Scalars and Vectors, equality of vectors; Addition and subtraction of
vectors; Multiplication of vectors by scalars; Position vector of a point; Scalar and vector
product of two vectors and their geometrical interpretation; Triple products and multiple
products of vectors; Linear dependence and independence of vectors; Gradient, divergence
and curl of point functions; Line, surface and volume integral; Green’s theorem, Gauss’s
theorem, Stoke’s theorem and their applications.
0541MAT235: Applied Mathematics for Engineers

Review of differential equations; Power series solution of differential equations and their
applications: Frobenius method, Legendre’s polynomials, Bassel’s function, Gamma
function; Integral form of differential equation and its application to engineering problem
solving.
Fourier series and its properties, application to engineering problem solving; Fourier integral;
Fourier transforms and their uses in solving boundary value problems.
Applications of statistical methods to to engineering problems: Random variables; Discrete
and continuous probability distributions; Functions of random variables and derived
distributions; expectation and moments of random variables; Point estimation of distribution
parameters; Methods of moments and maximum likelyhood, Bayesian analysis; Confidence
intervals; Hypothesis tests; nonparametric statistical tests; Simple and multiple linear
regression and model selection; Uncertainity and reliability analysis; Project level decision
making and quality control.
Cartesian and Polar coordinates(2D); Rectangular coordinates(3D); Other system of
coordinates(3D); Change of axes; Straight line and Circle.
0222BNS113: Bangladesh Studies

People of Bangladesh: Origin and Anthropological Identity, Territories of Bangladesh in

ancient time, Bangladesh during the Muslim rule, British colonial in Indian Sub-Continent,
The Pakistan movement and the birth of Pakistan, Language movement 1948~1952,

Juktafront Elections 1954 and Six point Programme 1966, Mass upsurge of 1969 and
Elections 1970, Liberation War 1971 and birth of Bangladesh.
Physical features of Bangladesh: Location, Climate, major physiographic units, surface water
inflow, river systems, pattern of Agriculture and types of Forest, Mineral resources and
industrial setup, density and distribution of population.
Forms of Government and state mechanisms (executive, legislature, Judiciary), Constitution
and its amendments, Administrative structure of the country, political parties, different
political regimes, foreign policy, social structure and social stratification, population
migration from rural to urban areas, ethnic minorities, social problems of our country.
Macroeconomic trends of country economy- GDP, Savings, Investment and employment.
Thrust areas of the economy- Poverty alleviation and private sectors development
State owned enterprises- Power and Energy, Transport and Communication. Foreign
investment and foreign aid in Bangladesh.
0311ECO113: Economics
Definition of Economics. Economics and Engineering.

Micro Economics: The theory of demand and supply and their elasticities. Price
determination, Nature of an economic theory, applicability of economic theories to the
problems of developing countries. Indifference curve technique. Marginal analysis.
Optimization. Market, Production, Production function, types of productivity. Rational region
of production of an engineering firm. The short run and the long run. Fixed cost and variable
cost. Internal and external, economics and diseconomics.
Macroeconomics: Savings, investments. National income analysis, Inflation. Monetary
policy, Fiscal policy and trade policy with reference to Bangladesh. Planning in Bangladesh.
0411ACC115: Principles of Accounting

Accounts, transactions, the accounting procedures and financial statements.

Cost in general: objectives and classifications. Overhead costing. Cost sheet under job costing
operating costing and process costing.
Marginal costing: tools and techniques, cost-volume profit analysis.
Relevant costing: analyzing the profitability within the firm, guidelines for decision-making.
Long run planning and control: capital budgeting.
0231ENG151*: (Optional): English Fundamentals


Parts of Speech and Their Functions, Articles & Determiners, Subject (number, gender,
person) & Object, Verbs (to be, auxiliary, linking verbs, modals), Subject-Verb Agreement,
Verb Tenses, Identification of phrase, Clause and Sentence, Sentence Structure (simple,
compound, complex, complex-compound), Transformation of sentences, Conditionals,
Questions (WH, yes/no, tag), Preposition and Prepositional Phrase, Vocabulary & Word
Formation (Suffix, Prefix, compound words), Punctuation Marks, Active & Passive Voice,
Sentence Completion, Dialogue writing, Free Writing (story writing, picture description),
Informal writing e.g. Describing your town and where you live, writing about daily routine
and activities, writing about technology, showing direction etc., Note taking, Reading
0231ENG153: English Composition

Reading Skill: Reading Comprehension practice including the following: Purpose and types
of Reading, Contextual word meaning, Recognizing main and supporting ideas, Answering
Comprehensive questions. For reading exercise following reading materials can be used:
Number and measurement, Discussing change, products and inventory, Safety in workplace ,
Environment, agriculture & new technology, Digital healthcare, Online education, Urban
renewal
Writing skill: Writing to learn (it includes a wide variety of writing tasks in different formats
and to different audiences), Process Analysis - As students collect information, build models,
and test hypotheses, they record the process they go through in as much detail as possible,
Problem-solving - When students encounter problems, they write about the problem, possible
solutions, and attempted solutions, Situational writing-Application of different sentence
structures: Giving Instructions; Advice and suggestion; making offers and requests, making
invitation,
Writing practices: Paragraph Writing: Prewriting methods (Freewriting, Listing, Clustering)
Structure of paragraph (writing topic sentence, writing supporting details, using transitional)
Types of paragraphs: Descriptive , Process, Cause and Effect, Compare and contrast,
Persuasive , Writing summary/ Precis, Process Summary Writing , Using single text, Using
multiple text, Paraphrasing , Amplifiers
Sentence Skill: Run-ons, Fragments, Modifier, Pronoun Reference and Agreement,
Transitional, Parallelism (Infinitive Gerund, Participle), Editing (i. sentence error, ii.
Punctuation errors), Translation: Bengali to English, English to Bengali
0231ENG252: Developing Speaking and Listening Skills Sessional


Speaking in Public, Ethics and Public Speaking, Selecting a Topic and Purpose, Organizing
the Body of the Speech, Outlining the Speech, Good Delivery, Using Visual Aids, Speaking
to Inform, Speaking to Persuade, Methods of Persuasion
0231ENG254: Technical Writing & Communication Sessional

Writing: Writing informal notes and formal messages, writing email, writing memo, writing
press release, writing business letters (complaint, query, answer to an enquiry), writing
technical report, writing meeting minutes, writing tender, graph analysis, writing CV,
Resume, cover letter, writing argumentative essay.
Reading: Reading manual book, modern tools, safety in workplace, environment and
sustainability (waste management, earthquake, road and safety, traffic control, traffic
management, mega construction), products description, editing/correction, vocabulary.
0713EEE165: Basic Electrical Technology

Electrical units and standards, Electrical network and circuit solution series, parallel and
mesh current methods. Measurement of electrical quantities current, voltage, resistance.
Measuring instruments; ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters and multimeters. Instantaneous
current, voltage and power, effective current and voltage, average power.
Phasor algebra, sinusoidal single-phase RLC circuits, balanced three phase circuits,
Introduction of electrical wiring for residential and commercial loads. Familiarization with
different types of electrical machines such as D.C. generators and motors. A.C. alternators,
motors, transformers. Working principles of transformers, induction motors. Introduction to
electronics principles with simple applications.

COURSES OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
0732CEN100: Civil Engineering Drawing

Lines and lettering; plane geometry: drawing of linear and curved geometric figures; solid
geometry: concept of isometric view and oblique view, theory of projections; drawing of
isometric view of 3d objects; plan, plan and section of septic tank; detailed drawings of roof
trusses; plans, elevations and sections of culverts, bridges and other hydraulic structures
0732CEN101: Analytic Mechanics

Coplanar and non-coplanar force systems; moments; analyses of two dimensional frames and
trusses; friction; flexible chords; centroids of lines, areas and volumes; moments of inertia of
areas and masses; plane motion; principles of work and energy; impulse and momentum;
virtual work principle for rigid bodies.
0732CEN102: Computer Aided Drafting

Introduction to computer usage; introduction to CAD packages and computer aided drafting:
drawing editing and dimensioning of simple objects; elevations and sections of one storied
and duplex building.plan, elevations and sections of multi-storied buildings; reinforcement
details of beams, slabs, stairs etc; drawings of building services.
0731CEN103: Surveying
Concepts of basic terminology related to plane table survey and geodetic survey including
linear measurements, Importance of surveying, useful data and related formula for calculating
area and volume, Basic concept of chain survey: plotting in details, errors and probable
solution, Introducing with prismatic compass, surveyor’s compass field procedure with
details plotting, closing errors with its adjustment, and use of theodolite and traverse
computation, Plane table surveying with plotting the interior details including instruments
and methods. Different types of leveling, adjustment with field, procedure of leveling
operation, Instrumental knowledge regarding stadia surveying, theory of tacheometry,
Problems on heights and distances, curves and curves ranging with detailing of transition
curve, Astronomical surveying, introducing with instruments and its use, astronomical
correction, Introducing of terrestrial photography, aerial photography, project surveying,
remote sensing, and introduction to global positioning system (GPS).

0731CEN104: Practical Surveying
Chain and Plain Table Surveying, Theodolite Traversing and Traverse Computation, House
Setting, Contouring and Project Surveying: Reconnaissance, Project Surveying: Traversing,
Plane Tabling and Leveling, Curve Setting, Stadia Survey, Height and Distance Problems,
Modern Survey Equipments and their Applications
0732CEN200: Details of Constructions

Types of building according to BNBC 2020, components of a building, design loads, framed
structure and load bearing wall structure;, Foundations: shallow foundation and deep
foundation, site exploration, bearing capacity of soil, standard penetration test; Brick
Masonry: types of brick, bonds in brickwork, supervision of brickwork, brick laying tools,
defects and strength on brick masonry, typical structures in brickwork, load bearing and non-
load bearing walls, cavity walls, partition walls; lintels and arches: different types of lintels
and arches, loading on lintels, construction of arches Concrete: Admixture, Reinforeement
bars, Stairs: different types of stairs, floors: ground floors and upper floors; roofs and roof
coverings; Shoring: underpinning; scaffolding and formwork; Plastering: pointing, painting;
distempering and white washing; Cement concrete construction; Sound insulation: acoustics;
thermal insulation; House plumbing: water supply and wastewater drainage
0732CEN201: Engineering Materials

Properties and uses of aggregates, brick, cement; sand, lime, mortars;concrete; concrete mix
design; wood structures and properties;shrinkage and seasoning; treatment and durability;
mechanicalproperties; wood products; advanced fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites
and its application to civil engineering; reinforcement types, basic property of FRP
composites and available FRP composite products; definition of stress and strain; plane stress
and strain condition; identification of strain components of elastic, elasto-plasticand elasto-
visco-plastic materials; time dependent strain response of these materials due to different
types of loadings; mathematical and simple rheological modeling for prediction of creep
behavior; ferrocement: advantages and uses; corrosion and prevention of steel in RC
structures, offshore structures and ground applications.
0732CEN202: Materials Sessional


General discussion on preparation and properties of concrete, test forspecific gravity, unit
weight, voids and bulking of aggregates; moisture content and absorption of coarse and fine
aggregates; normalconsistency, initial setting time, soundness and fineness test ofcement;
direct tensile and compressive strengths of cement mortar;gradation of coarse and fine
aggregates; design and testing of aconcrete mix, sampling and testing of bricks for
absorption, unitweight, efflorescence and compressive strength.
Tests of Brick, Cement, Mortar & Concrete: Sampling and Testing of Brick i) Compressive
Strength ii) Absorption Determination of Normal Consistency and Initial Setting Time of
Cement with Vicat’s Apparatus, Test for Direct Compressive Strength of Cement Mortar,
Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens and Cubes
Tests of Aggregates: Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregate, Specific Gravity and
Absorption Capacity of Fine Aggregate and Coarse Aggregate, Unit Weight and Voids in
Aggregate, Resistance to Degradation of Small Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and
Impact in the Los Angles Machine
0532CEN203: Engineering Geology and Geomorphology

Basic concepts and terminology of Engineering geology and geomorphology, Inner structure
of earth, formation of different layer and it’s properties, Dynamic behavior of earth layer and
causes of magma movement, Plate margin, boundaries, ring of fire, vulnerability of
earthquake and probable disaster, Lava flow, crystal lava formation, debris flow and disaster,
Rock formation, Mineral rock formation, Properties of rock and types of rock, uses of rock in
the engineering field, Types of mineral with details properties and uses in the engineering
field, Soil formation, Inundation, river formation, Sources of ground water and properties
0613CEN204: Computer Programming Sessional

Programming concepts and algorithms; internal representation of data; elements of structured
programming language: data types,operators, expressions, control structures, functions,
pointers andarrays, input and output; concept of Object Oriented Programming(OOP):
encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism and abstraction.
0541CEN205: Numerical Methods

Systems of linear algebraic equations; interpolation and curve fitting;roots of equations;
numerical differentiation; numerical integration;initial value problems; two-point boundary
value problems; finite differences.
0732CEN206: Engineering Computation Sessional

1.50 credits, 3 hrs/week; Prerequisite: CE 204
Introduction to hi-level computational programming tools; application to numerical analysis:
basic matrix computation, solving systems of linear equations, non-linear equations,
differential equations, interpolation and curve fitting, numerical differentiation,numerical
integration; application to engineering problems: solving problems related to mechanics,
numerical solution of equation of motion etc.
0732CEN208: Quantity surveying

Earthwork excavation for roadway, earthwork computation from spot levels; estimation for
residential building: estimation of slab, beam, column, footing; analysis of rates,
specifications, costing of residential building; estimation and costing of septic tank;
estimation and costing of underground water reservoir; estimation and costing of retaining
wall; estimation and costing of slab culvert; estimation and costing of bridges; highways
construction; estimation of steel truss. Computer aided quantity estimation; construction site
survey and estimation.
0731CEN210: Architectural, Engineering and Planning Appreciation

1.50 credits, 3 hrs/week
Appreciation of architecture, mechanical engineering, urban and regional planning;

environmental issues.
0732CEN211: Mechanics of Solids I

3.00 credits, 3.0 hrs/week; Prerequisite: CE 101
Concepts of stress and strain, constitutive relationships; deformations due to tension,

compression and temperature change; beam statics: reactions, axial force, shear force and
bending moments; axial force, shear force and bending moment diagrams using method of
section and summation approach; elastic analysis of circular shafts, solid noncircularand thin
walled tubular members subjected to torsion; flexuraland shear stresses in beams; shear
centre; thin walled pressure vessels.
0732CEN212: Structural Mechanics & Materials Sessional

Tension test of mild steel by investigating its various properties and constructing stress-strain
relationship, Stiffness, deflection and other properties of helical spring, Hardness test of
metal specimens, Impact test of metal specimens, Direct shear test of metal specimens,

Slender column test for different end condition, Static bending test, Determination of shear
center, Study of structural models
0732CEN213: Mechanics of Solids II

Symmetric and unsymmetric bending of beams; stress transformation, failure criteria; beam
deflection by direct integration and moment area method; deflection of beams; buckling of
columns; elastic strain energy and external work; cable and cable supported structures;
bolted, riveted and welded joints.
0732CEN261: Fluid Mechanics

Fluid properties; fluid statics; kinematics of fluid flows; fluid flow concepts and basic
equations- continuity equation, Bernoulli's equation, energy equation, momentum equation
and forces in fluid flow; steady incompressible flow in pressure conduits, laminar and
turbulent flow, general equation for fluid friction; empirical equations for pipe flow; minor
losses in pipe flow; pipe flow problems-pipes in series and parallel, branching pipes, pipe
networks.
0732CEN262: Fluid Mechanics Sessional

Centre of pressure, Proof of Bernoulli’s theorem; Flow through Venturimeter; Flow through
orifice; Coefficient of velocity by coordinate method; Flow through mouthpiece; Flow over
V-notch; Flow over sharp-crested weir; Fluid friction in pipe.
Tests of Water Flow: Centre of Pressure, Bernoulli’s Theorem, Flow through a Venturi
Meter, Flow through an Orifice, Flow through an External Cylindrical Mouthpiece, Flow
over a Sharp Crested Weir, Flow over V-Notch, Fluid Friction in a Pipe, Head Loss due to
sudden contraction and sudden extension in a Pipe.
0732CEN301: Professional Practices and Communication

Project, its characteristic feature, project life cycle; type of contracts; procurement regulations
and law; documents for procurement of works, goods and services and their application;
contract risk and contract responsibility; insurances; tender procedure; claims, disputes and
arbitration procedure; measures for reducing fiduciary risks.
Introduction to communication concepts, modes of communication, methods of effective
communication; writing reports; oralpresentation of reports; writing proposals; preparing
effective business messages; conducting meetings; strategies for effective speaking and

successful inter personal communication; job application process, interviews and follow-ups;
an introduction to the code of ethics for engineers.
0732CEN302: Professional Practices and Communication Sessional

Application of communication theory and professional practice approaches in a controlled

class room environment; this may include case study analysis/field tour, role playing,
preparing small reports and proposals, class room presentations and individual reports etc.
0732CEN311: Structural Analysis

Stability and determinacy of structures; analysis of statically determinate trusses and arches;
influence lines; moving loads on beams, frame, analysis of suspension bridge.Wind and
earthquake loads; code provisions.
Approximate analysis of statically indeterminate structures: Mill bents, braced trusses; Portal
method, cantilever method and vertical load analysis of multi storied building frames;
building drift.
Deflection of beams, trusses and frames by virtual work method; Approximate analysis of
suspension bridges.
0732CEN315: Design of Concrete Structures I

Fundamental behavior of reinforced concrete and loads on structure; introduction to strength

design and alternate design methods; flexural design of beams (singly reinforced, doubly
reinforced, T-beam) using strength design method; shear, diagonal tension and torsion of
beams; bond and anchorage of reinforcement and its detailing; design of one- way slabs;
design of two-way edge supported slabs.
0732CEN316: Bridge Design Sessional

Design and detailing of a slab bridge; design and detailing of a balanced cantilever bridge;
design and detailing of a PC Girder Bridge.
0732CEN317: Design of Concrete Structures II

Design of column supported slabs; introduction to floor systems; structural forms; design of
columns under uniaxial and biaxial loading, introduction to slender column; structural design

of footings, pile caps; seismic detailing; shear wall subjected to axial load and flexure;
introduction to prestressed concrete; analysis and preliminary design of prestressed beam.
0732CEN319: Design of Steel Structures

Behavioral principles and design of structural steel; design of tension members, residual
stress; bolted and welded connections; compression members; local buckling, effective
length; flexural members; lateral torsional buckling, flexure and shear strength, point loads on
beam, design for deflection. Introduction to beam-columns; non-sway frames. Connection
design: simple connection, moment connection, column bases; introduction to floor systems
for steel buildings.
0732CEN320: Steel Structures Design Sessional

Analysis and design of low rise moment frame building for gravity and wind loads; design of
members, connections and columns bases.
0712CEN331: Environmental Engineering I

Introduction to water supply engineering, water demands; Water supply sources: ground
water exploration, aquifer properties and ground water flow; Well hydraulics and water well
design, drilling, construction and maintenance; Water demands for rural communities,
shallow hand tube-wells and deep set Tara pumps; Surface water collection, transportation,
head works, pump and pumping machineries; Water quality, water treatment: plain
sedimentation, flocculation and settlement, disinfection, miscellaneous treatment methods.
Water distribution system, analysis and design of distribution networks. Fire hydrants, water
meters, leak detection and unaccounted for water, Low costs methods for rural communities.
miscellaneoustreatment methods; low cost treatment methods for rural communities; water
safety plans.
CE 332: Environmental Engineering Laboratory

Water and wastewater sampling technique; Sample preservation; Physical, chemical and
biological tests of water and wastewater; Determination of pH of water; Determination of
color of water; Determination of turbidity of water; Determination of total solids, suspended
solids and dissolved solids; Determination of Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) and
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD); Breakpoint chlorination and alum coagulation; Sampling
and laboratory analysis of air; Sampling and laboratory analysis of soil and solid waste

0712CEN332: Environmental Engineering II
Introduction to wastewater engineering, water supply, sanitation and health; Estimation of
wastewater collection systems; hydraulics of sewer; Design, construction and maintenance of
sanitary sewer and storm drainage system; sewer appurtenances; plumbing system;
Microbiology of sewage and wastewater; wastewater characteristics; Preparatory, primary
and secondary treatment methods and disposal; treatment and disposal of industrial effluents;
sludge treatment and disposal; Sanitation for low income communities- on-site sanitation
systems for rural communities; low cost small townships; rural sanitation in Bangladesh;
Design and construction of septic tanks, soak well and subsurface drain fields; Sustainability
of water and sanitation services; participatory development approach in water and sanitation
sector, community management of water and sanitation services; Introduction to
environment, environmental pollution, environment protection and management.
0732CEN341: Geotechnical Engineering I

Origin and formation of soil, geological classification of soil, soil composition, structure and
fabrics; Basic definitions of different geotechnical terms; Weight-volume relationship and
derived formula; Grain size analysis of soil by sieve analysis and hydrometer analysis;
Plasticity characteristics of soil; Classification of soil: MIT, AASHTO and USCS etc.;
Permeability of soils; Principle of effective stress; Seepage through hydraulic structure
including flow line, equipotential line and flow net; Stress distribution; Theory of lateral earth
pressure.(Rankine’s active & passive earth pressure); Shear strength of soil and shear strength
parameters; Compaction of soil; Theory of consolidation of soil.
0732CEN342: Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

credits, 3.0 hrs/week
Field identification tests of soils; Grain size analysis by sieve and hydrometer; Specific
gravity test; Atterberg limits test; Permeability tests; Unconfined compression test ;
Compaction test; Relative density test; Direct shear tests; Consolidation tests; Tri-axial
(Unconsolidated Undrained) Test; Test of geotextiles
0732CEN343: Geotechnical Engineering II

Introduction to foundation engineering, shallow foundation and deep foundation; Different
types of shear failure criteria such as general, local and punching shear failure; Terzaghi’s
bearing capacity formula for shallow foundation with effect and without effect of water table
for different types of soils; Design of footings in clay soils using different charts and graphs;
Design of footings on sand using charts; Design of rafts for both cohesive and cohessionless

soils; Design of pile for both cohesive and cohesionless soils; Different types of foundation
settlement, consolidation settlement, and secondary consolidation settlement; Types of
foundation failures such as bearing capacity failure, differential settlement failures; Slope
stability analysis; Sub-soil exploration and investigation.
0732CEN351: Transportation Engineering I: Transportation Planning and Traffic

Engineering
Transportation Engineering: Transportation systems and its functional components,
transportation modes, public transportation, emerging modes; intelligent transportation
system; Transport planning: Concepts, scope and hierarchy, process, goals and objectives,
inventories; Socio-economic activities, land use-transport interaction; Travel demand
forecasting; Road safety and accident analysis; Traffic engineering: fundamentals, vehicles
and traffic characteristics; Traffic control devices and systems; Traffic studies, planning and
design of parking facilities, roadway lighting; Road network classification; Geometric design
of components of highways; Transportation system in Bangladesh.
0732CEN361: Open Channel Flow

Introduction to Open Channel Flow; Basic governing equations in Open Channel Flow;
Uniform Flow; Critical Flow and Specific Energy; Design of Channels; Gradually Varied
Flow; Hydraulic Jump; Flow Transitions and Controls
0732CEN362: Open Channel Flow Sessional

credits, 3.0 hrs/week
Determination of state of flow and critical depth in open channel; Flow over broad crested
weir; Flow through a Venturi Flume and a Parshall Flume; Flow through a Cut Throat Flume
Flow beneath a Sluice Gate; Study on Hydraulic Jump; Development of Generalized Specific
Energy and Specific Force Curves; Velocity Distribution in Open Channel; Determination of
Discharge and Mean Velocity of an Open Channel
0532CEN363
Hydrologic cycle and basic meteorology; Interpretation of precipitation data; Evaporation and
transpiration. Infiltration and percolation; Groundwater: aquifers, yield, hydraulics of
groundwater flow; Probability in hydrology: data selection, frequency analysis; Hydrologic
model; Surface runoff. Streamflow hydrograph; Reservoir yield and storage; Unit

hydrograph: derivation, synthesis and applications; Flood routing: storage equation, reservoir
and channel routing

0732CEN400: Undergratuate Thesis
Experimental and theoretical investigation of various topics in structural engineering,
environmental engineering, transportation engineering and geotechnical engineering.
Individual or group study of one or more topics from any of the above fields. The students
will be required to present and submit thesis at the end of the work.
0732CEN401: Project Planning and Construction Management

Project evaluation: cash flow and net present value, perpetuities and annuities, internal rate
of return, payback period, benefit-cost ratio, real and nominal interest rate, capital budgeting,
risk versus return, capital asset pricing model and project cost of capital, financial and
economic feasibility, sensitivity analysis.
Leading and managing teams: human resource management, dysfunctions in teams, team
development, conflict management, leading teams, self-managing teams, decision making in
teams, case study.
Project operation management: project as a process, inventory management, economic
order quantity, demand forecasting – newsvendor model, labour and plant management – line
balancing, legal and ethical issues in project – case study, environmental regulations,
procurement – value for money (VfM).
Project planning and control: planning and scheduling, PERT, CPM,linear programming
and application.
Construction management: principles, project organization, methods and practices,
technology, management of materials andequipment, site management, contracts and
specifications, inspection and quality control, quality assurance, safety, economy.
0732CEN403: Sustainability of Development Projects

Environment and sustainable development; sustainable development goals (SDGs);
economics and social structure; development and economic growth; socio-economic
indicators; concept of human development, human development index; gender related human
development index; human poverty and human poverty index; poverty reduction strategies in
Bangladesh.
Socio-economic aspects of development projects; human interest related aspects; land loss,
land use and land ownership patterns; population displacement; resettlement and
rehabilitation strategy; inequalities in distribution of benefits and losses.
Socio-economic impact assessment approach; socio-economic survey; case studies

0732CEN404: Capstone Project
Planning, analysis and design of an integrated civil engineering project with emphasis on
structural engineering/ environmental engineering/ transportation engineering/ geotechnical
engineering/water resources engineering specialization. Students shall work in teams to apply
civil engineering theories, methodologies, and skills to assess the technical, environmental,
and social feasibility of the project including design and cost estimation. Student shall engage
their diverse civil engineering and cross- disciplinary knowledge to prepare plans and
specifications of the project including Bill of Quantity (BoQ) and tender documents. Students
shall present their projects and submit project reports at the end of the work.
0488CEN405: Business and Career Development

Understanding and managing organizations: structural, human resource, political,

symbolic fames.
Developing strategy and competitive advantage: industry analysis, complementor,
understanding value, strategy development.
Managing disruptive innovations - understanding innovation, organizing for innovation.
Marketing management: capturing market insight, connecting with customers,
communicating value, building strong brands.
Career development: definition of career, value of career development, external and internal
dimensions of career, career stages, preparing for job search, networking, interview, career
fairs, internship, building online brand, preparing resume, civil engineering careers of the
future and vision for civil engineering.
Becoming an entrepreneur: identify opportunity, developing business model, designing
value Proposition, Lean Startups, Hypothesis Testing, Sales & Marketing.
0412CEN407: Principles of Project Finance

Fundamental aspects of project finance, project development and management, working with
lenders, project agreement, commercial risks, regulatory and political risks, financial
structuring, financial model, financial support, documentation.

0732CEN411: Analysis of Indeterminate Structures
Stiffness properties of beam elements; Moment distribution and flexibility/consistent

deformation approaches in solving statically indeterminate structures e.g. beams, frames and
trusses; matrix stiffness method in analyzing statically indeterminate beams, plane frames,
grids and trusses subject to loads, temperature changes, support settlements etc.; computer
application oriented direct stiffness method; influence lines of statically indeterminate
structures.
0732CEN412: Building Design Sessional

Analysis and design of low rise RC moment frame buildings for wind and low seismic
application; multi-storied RC buildings with shear wall and mat foundation for wind and high
seismic application; reinforcement design and detailing at joints.
0732CEN451: Transportation Engineering II: Pavement Design and Railway

Engineering
Pavement materials: bituminous binders, cement, aggregates; Embankment material, soil
stabilization; Mix design methods and low cost roads; Flexible and rigid pavement: pavement
components and functions; Pavement design and construction, road maintenance; Railway
Engineering: general requirements, rolling stock and tracks; Stations and yards; Points and
crossings, signaling, maintenance operations.
0732CEN452: Transportation Engineering Sessional

Testing and quality control of highway materials; Bituminous mix design; Roadway traffic
and capacity analysis; Computer models and application packages.
0732CEN461: Irrigation and Flood Control

Importance of irrigation; Sources and quality of irrigation water; Soil water relationship;
Consumptive use and estimation of irrigation water requirements; Methods of irrigation;
Design of irrigation canal system; Irrigation structures; Irrigation pumps; Problems of
irrigated land; Flood and its control.

SPECIALIZATION COURSES OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING
Group-A: Structural Engineering
0732CEN413: Introduction to Steel-Concrete Composite Structures

Introduction to composite structures, advantages of composite construction; behaviour of
different types of composite columns, axial load capacity and interaction diagram for
composite columns.
Composite floor system: details of composite deck and shear connectors.
Elastic and plastic analysis of composite beams; design of composite beams for serviceability
and strength limit states.
0732CEN415: Prestressed Concrete

Prestressed Concrete: concepts of prestressing; materials; anchorage systems; loss of
prestress; analysis of sections for flexure, shear, bond and bearing; analysis of end block and
composite sections; beam deflections; cable layout; partial prestress.
Design of prestressed concrete beams for simple and continuous spans; ideas about use of
AASHTO – PCI sections for standard spans; design considerations for prestressed concrete
pipes, piles, poles and railway sleepers.
0732CEN417: Design of Concrete Structures III

Analysis and design for torsion; design of one way and two way joist slabs with or without
beam on the column line; design and detailing of lateral load resisting components: shear
wall, lift cores, diaphragm etc.; design of reinforcement at joints.
0732CEN419: Introduction to Finite Element Method

Introduction to finite element method as applied to stress analysis problems; Basic equations
in elasticity, matrix displacement formulation, element shapes, nodes, nodal unknowns and
coordinate system, shape functions, strain displacement matrix, methods for assembling
stiffness equations e.g. direct approach, Galerkin’s method, virtual work method, principle of
minimum potential energy; introduction to isoparametric formulation
Discretization of a structure and mesh refinement, one dimensional stress-deformation and
two dimensional plane stress and plane strain analysis of stress-deformation problems

Numerical integration and computer application.
0732CEN421: Dynamics of Structures

Single degree of freedom system, formulation of equation of motion; free vibration response;
response to harmonic, impulse and general dynamic loading; vibration analysis by Rayleigh’s
method; response spectra; two degrees of freedom system.
Group-B: Environmental Engineering
0712CEN431: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

Introduction to Solid Waste Management: sources and types of solid wastes; physical and
chemical properties of solid wastes; Solid waste generation; on site handling, storage and
processing; Collection of solid wastes; transfer stations and transport; ultimate disposal
methods; Resources and energy recovery and recycling; soil pollution; Industrial solid waste
collection and disposal; Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management: identification,
sources and characteristics of hazardous wastes; Hospital waste management practices; legal
aspects; auditing and prevention; Methods of treatment and disposal – physical, chemical,
biological and thermal treatment; Stabilization and solidification, engineering storage,
incineration, landfill and deep burial.
0712CEN433: Environmental Pollution Management

Water pollution: sources and types of pollutants, emerging contaminants; waste assimilation
capacity of streams; dissolved oxygen modeling; ecological balance of streams; industrial
pollution; lake pollution and eutrophication; heavy metal contamination; groundwater
pollution; marine pollution; water quality problems in Bangladesh; pollution control
measures: water quality monitoring and management.
Air pollution: sources and types of pollutants; effects of various pollutants on human health,
materials and plants; air pollution meteorology; introduction to air quality models; air
pollution monitoring and control measures; global warming, climate change and ozone layer
depletion; acid rain.
Noise pollution and control measures.
0712CEN435: Basic Environmental Management

Introduction to environmental management; environmental policies, legislative and
institutional framework; environmental implication of sectoral development; environmental

quality standards; environmental impact assessment of development projects; strategic
environmental assessment; environmental auditing; economics of environmental
management; case studies.
Group-C: Geo-technical Engineering
0732CEN441: Earth Retaining Structures

Foundation of structures subjected to lateral loads; Rigid and flexible earth retaining
structures; Dewatering and slurry-wall construction; Sheet piles; Cofferdams; Caissons ;
Machine foundations-elementary vibration; Fundamentals of soil liquefaction
0732CEN443: Elementary Soil Dynamics

Elementary vibrations; Dynamic properties of soil; Seismic response of soils: site effects, site
amplification, liquefaction problems, remedial measures and earthquake hazards.
0732CEN445: Soil-water Interaction

Introduction to soil -water interaction problems: permeability, capillarity and soil suction;
Slopes subjected to water current, wave action etc.; Theories of filters and revetment design;
geotechnical design of landfills; Theory of seepage through hydraulic structures; Different
types of slope failures with reasons; Stability of nature and manmade slopes.
Group-D: Transportation Engineering
0732CEN453: Transportation Engineering III: Traffic Engineering Design and

Management
Advanced concepts of traffic management, management strategies; analysis of traffic flow
characteristics; traffic control devises; intersection control and design; grade separation
and ;interchanges; computer application in traffic system analysis; introduction to micro
simulation and ITS; NMT issues and road safety.
0732CEN455: Transportation Engineering IV: Pavement Management, Drainage and

Airport
Pavement management systems: evaluation and strengthening of pavements; Highway
drainage and drainage structure

Airports: Importance, advantages and trends in air transportation, planning and design of
airports, aircraft characteristics related to airport design, types and elements of airport
planning studies, airport configuration, geometric design of the landing area, terminal area,
heliports, design of airport pavements, lighting, marking and signing, airport drainage.
0732CEN457: Transportation Engineering IV: Urban Transportation Planning and

Management
The urban transport problems and trends; road network planning; characteristics and
operation of different transit and paratransit modes, planning transit network; estimating
system costs and benefits, pricing and financing, evaluation, transit users attitude, policies
and strategies for transit development in metropolitan cities; freight traffic planning and
management; selected transport case studies, congestion management; safety manage-ment;
environmental issues and sustainable transport.
Group-E: Water Resources Engineering
0732CEN465: Flood Mitigation and Management

Flood and its causes; methods of flood management: structural and non structural measures
such as reservoirs, levees and flood walls, channel improvement, interior drainage,
floodways, land management, flood proofing, flood zoning, flood hazard mapping, flood
forecasting and warning. Economic aspects of flood management: flood risk and vulnerability
analysis, direct and indirect losses of flood, flood damage assessment, flood damage in urban
and rural areas.
0732CEN467: Ground Water Engineering

Ground water in hydrologic cycle and its occurrence. Physical properties and principles of
ground water movement. Ground- water and well hydraulics. Groundwater resource
evaluation. Ground water levels and environmental influences. Water mining and land
subsidence. Groundwater pollution and contaminant transport. Recharge of groundwater.
Saline water intrusion in aquifers. Groundwater management.
0732CEN469: River Engineering


Behavior of alluvial rivers. River channel pattern and fluvial processes. Aggradation and
degradation, local scours, river training and bank protection works. Navigation and dredging
Sediment movement in river channels, bed forms and flow regimes.
0732CEN471: Hydraulic Structures

Design principle of hydraulic structure; Types of hydraulic structures; Design of storage
structures: Gravity dam: Spillway and Non-overflow sections and their design; Design of
dams, barrages, weirs, spillways, energy dissipators and spillway gates; Types of energy
dissipators (Hydraulic Jump / Ski-Jump / Roller bucket). Influence of tail water rating curve
on choice of energy Dissipater; Design of Cross Drainage Work
0732CEN473: Coastal Engineering

Coast and coastal features. Tides and currents. Tidal flow measurement. Waves and storm
surges. Docks and harbours. Forces of waves and tides in the design of coastal and harbour
structures. Coastal sedimentation processes. Deltas and estuaries protection works. Dredging
and dredgers.

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Detail Outline of the Undergraduate Courses

0031ORE101: Freshmen Orientation

0031ORE403: Professional Orientation

NON DEPARTMENTAL COURSES

Syllabus for Undergraduate Students (June 2022) Page 1

0533PHY102: Physics Lab

Determination of specific heat of a liquid by the method of cooling, Determination of the

Syllabus for Undergraduate Students (June 2022) Page 2

0531CHE114: Inorganic Quantitative Analysis

Volumetric Analysis: Acidimetry-Alkalimetry; Titrations involving redox reactions,

0541MAT131: Differential and Integral Calculus

0541MAT133: Differential Equations and Laplace Transform

0541MAT231: Statistics, Matrices and Vector Analysis

Syllabus for Undergraduate Students (June 2022) Page 3

0541MAT235: Applied Mathematics for Engineers

0222BNS113: Bangladesh Studies

People of Bangladesh: Origin and Anthropological Identity, Territories of Bangladesh in

Syllabus for Undergraduate Students (June 2022) Page 4

Definition of Economics. Economics and Engineering.

0411ACC115: Principles of Accounting

Accounts, transactions, the accounting procedures and financial statements.

0231ENG151*: (Optional): English Fundamentals

Syllabus for Undergraduate Students (June 2022) Page 5

0231ENG153: English Composition

0231ENG252: Developing Speaking and Listening Skills Sessional

Syllabus for Undergraduate Students (June 2022) Page 6

0231ENG254: Technical Writing & Communication Sessional

0713EEE165: Basic Electrical Technology

Syllabus for Undergraduate Students (June 2022) Page 7

0732CEN100: Civil Engineering Drawing

0732CEN101: Analytic Mechanics

0732CEN102: Computer Aided Drafting

Syllabus for Undergraduate Students (June 2022) Page 8

0732CEN200: Details of Constructions

0732CEN201: Engineering Materials

0732CEN202: Materials Sessional

Syllabus for Undergraduate Students (June 2022) Page 9

0532CEN203: Engineering Geology and Geomorphology

0613CEN204: Computer Programming Sessional

0541CEN205: Numerical Methods

0732CEN206: Engineering Computation Sessional

Syllabus for Undergraduate Students (June 2022) Page 10

0732CEN208: Quantity surveying

0731CEN210: Architectural, Engineering and Planning Appreciation

Appreciation of architecture, mechanical engineering, urban and regional planning;

0732CEN211: Mechanics of Solids I

Concepts of stress and strain, constitutive relationships; deformations due to tension,

0732CEN212: Structural Mechanics & Materials Sessional

Syllabus for Undergraduate Students (June 2022) Page 11

0732CEN213: Mechanics of Solids II

0732CEN261: Fluid Mechanics

0732CEN262: Fluid Mechanics Sessional

0732CEN301: Professional Practices and Communication

Syllabus for Undergraduate Students (June 2022) Page 12

0732CEN302: Professional Practices and Communication Sessional

Application of communication theory and professional practice approaches in a controlled

0732CEN311: Structural Analysis

0732CEN315: Design of Concrete Structures I

Fundamental behavior of reinforced concrete and loads on structure; introduction to strength

0732CEN316: Bridge Design Sessional

0732CEN317: Design of Concrete Structures II

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