S CHEME OF S TUDIES FOR MS AND P H D IN CIVIL

ENGINEERING

(STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING)

Department of Civil Engineering

GIK INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES &

TECHNOLOGY PAKISTAN

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 1.1.Details of MS & PhD Programs in Civil Engineering at Department of Civil
Engineering at GIK Institute, Topi, Swabi

Introduction
Higher education (graduate degree) in Civil Engineering is paramount to open doors that are not
otherwise accessible. These opportunities include research positions at corporations/ laboratories and
teaching/research positions in academia at national and international levels. A career at this level enables
one to achieve satisfaction through exploration of his / her own idea and creativity skills. Graduate degree
in Civil Engineering allows one to expand his/her knowledge towards problem solving, accepting new
challenges and playing important role in the development of humanity. It increases the employment
opportunities and allows one to enter the Civil Engineering practice in specific areas of expertise.
Realizing the importance of graduate studies for addressing the design and construction issues, coping up
with new challenges of modern construction trends and the need for continuing education / research in the
current competitive environment, GIK Institute, Topi has decided to launch MS and PhD program in Civil
Engineering capitalizing upon the already well-established state of the art infrastructure for undergraduate
studies at the campus.
Towards this end, the GIK Institute, Topi has already taken important measures to prepare for launch of
this graduate program. The measures include; hiring of foreign qualified PhD faculty (refer Faculty
Strength), up gradation of the existing lab infrastructure, enhancement in library collection of text books
and scientific journals and expansion in the instructional and research space in the campus.
The Graduate Program in Civil Engineering
The Department of Civil Engineering at GIK Institute, Topi plans to offer graduate Programs including
Master of Science and PhD graduate degree in Civil Engineering. In spite of focusing on any specific
discipline, an interdisciplinary approach will mark many of the research projects that will form part of the
planned graduate studies.
The background and research interests of the faculty will provide opportunities to the prospective
graduate students to excel academically and have an exposure to research in the overlapping areas
of Civil Engineering which has recently emerged and is gaining popularity as an intellectual skill. Details
of the program are described in succeeding paragraphs.
Objectives
1. To prepare graduates to undertake advanced level projects as per requirement of the country.
2. To enhance research capability of GIK Institute in the dynamic field of civil engineering.
3. To provide top tier graduates and professionals equipped with the state of the art knowledge to
address national level socio-economic issues in water resources, structural engineering, and
geotechnical engineering.
4. To accentuate existing Civil Engineering department by increasing its visibility with introduction
of new postgraduate programs.
5. With the launching of these postgraduate programs department will successfully be evolved into
full-fledged faculty and addition of glittering feather to the institute.

Eligibility
MS degree program
Graduates in Engineering and Sciences from HEC recognized institutions who have:

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  A minimum of sixteen years of schooling or 4 year education after FA/FSc (130 credit hours) in
the relevant discipline.
 Sound academic record (60% marks or equivalent) throughout the academic career.
 Candidates have to pass the GIK Institute Graduate Admission Test (similar to GRE subject type)
and Interviews. (Those applicants who have minimum 50% cumulative score in NTS GAT-
Subject/GRE- Subject Test are exempted from the Institute's admission test)

* HEC conditions apply.

PhD degree program

 Applicants with minimum CGPA of 3.00 or above at MS/M.Phil and overall 60% marks
throughout the academic career.
 Candidates have to pass the GIK Institute Graduate Admission Test (similar to GRE subject type)
and Interviews. (Those applicants who have minimum 60% cumulative score in NTS GAT-
Subject/GRE Subject Test are exempted from the Institute's admission test).

* HEC conditions apply

General Requirements

General requirements for MS and PhD degree programs at Department of Civil Engineering are same as
those adopted across the faculties at the GIK Institute.
Distribution of courses and credit hours for MS & PhD Program
MS Program: Requirement is minimum 24 credit hours of course work and 06 credit hours of thesis
involving research work.
PhD Program: Requirement is minimum 24 credit hours of course work beyond Master’s Course work
along with a dissertation of eighteen credit hours and at least two research oriented papers in international
journals. The courses to be taken up by a student will be decided by the student's PhD Guidance
Committee and approved by the Dean of Graduate School. Out of eight courses, at least five must be from
the list of DCvE courses and the remainder from other faculties.

Table 1: Distribution of courses and credit hours for MS Program

Sub Total
Courses Description Courses
Credits

Core
core courses 02 06
Courses

Area
To be selected from major area/ specialization 4-5 12-15
Electives

Open To be selected from all approved graduate level courses

1-2 03-06
Electives at GIK Institute

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Total (Course-work Requirement) 8 24

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The MS & PhD degree consists of the following essential components at GIK Institute:
 Prescribed course work
 A qualifying examination
 Research
 A dissertation
 Research publications
 A final oral examination
Faculty Strength
Department of Civil Engineering GIK Institute, Topi has already hired the services of foreign qualified
permanent PhD faculty to launch the MS in Civil Engineering programs. Faculty requirements spelled out
by the HEC / PEC for start of these programs have been taken care of.
Table 2: Faculty Members at Civil Engineering Department, GIK Institute, Topi
No Faculty Name Designation Qualification Specialization

1 Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Tanoli Professor/ HoD PhD Civil Engineering

2 Dr. Khawar Rehman Assistant Professor PhD Civil Engineering

3 Dr. Muhammad Wasim Assistant Professor PhD Water Resources

4 Dr. Shiraz Ahmed Assistant Professor PhD Civil Engineering

5 Dr. Hafiz Ahmed Waqas Assistant Professor PhD Civil Engineering

6 Dr. Mehtab Alam Assistant Professor PhD Civil Engineering

7 Replacement of Dr. Shamsher - Assistant PhD Civil Engineering

To be hired in Spring 2023 in Professor
Geotech stream

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  List of courses for structural engineering stream

Table 3: List of Core and Elective Courses

Course Course Credit Prerequisite(s)
Code Title Hours

List of Core (Compulsory)

CV501/ Finite Element Method 3(3,0)
ME515
CV502/ES531 Computational method for Engineers 3(3,0)
CV503/ES533 Numerical methods for partial differential 3(3,0)
equations
CV504 Applied Statistics for Civil and Environmental 3(3,0)
Engineers
List of Elective Courses for structural engineering- Stream
CV511 Advanced Structural Analysis 3(3,0)
CV512 Advanced Structural Mechanics 3(3,0)
CV513 Advanced Concrete Technology 3(3,0)
CV514 Advanced Pre-Stressed Concrete 3(3,0)
CV515 Advanced Concrete Design 3(3,0)
CV516 Advanced Steel Structures 3(3,0)
CV517 Computer Aided Analysis and Design of Structures 3(3,0)
CV518 Design of Masonry Structures 3(3,0)
CV611 Dynamics of Structures 3(3,0)
CV612 Earthquake Engineering 3(3,0)
CV613 Structural Design Optimization 3(3,0)
CV614 Bridge Engineering 3(3,0)
CV615 Wind Engineering and Structures 3(3,0)
CV711 Modeling of Concrete Performance 3(3,0)
CV712 Nonlinear Analysis in Civil Engineering 3(3,0)
CV713 Special Topics in Structural Engineering 3(3,0)

Project/ Thesis
CV599 MS Thesis 6(0,6)
CV699 PhD Dissertation 18(0,18)

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 Core Courses – Details of Course Contents

Course Code: CV501

Course Title: Finite Element Method
Credit Hours: 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

To understand the discretization methods.

Course Outlines

Application of FEM, the stiffness method and the plane truss, two-dimensional stress analysis by FEM,
energy, Variational principles and Ritz technique, elements based on assumed displacement fields, The
iso-parametric formulation, coordinate transformation, Topics in element formulation and use, Solids of
revolution, Bending of flat plates, Three-dimensional stress analysis, General field problems, Sample
computer code and other practical considerations.

Recommended Books

1. Hughes, Thomas JR. The finite element method: linear static and dynamic finite element analysis.
Courier Corporation, 2012.
2. Kwon, Young W., and Hyochoong Bang. The finite element method using MATLAB.
CRC press, 2017.

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 Course Code: CV8/ES531
Course Title: Computational method for Engineers
Credit Hours: 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

To get in-depth knowledge of numerical methods and their implementation in modeling and simulating
physical problems.

Course Outlines

Direct and indirect methods for linear equations, eigen value problems and eigen vectors, finite difference
methods for boundary value problems and partial differential equations.

Recommended Books

1. Chapra, Steven C., and Raymond P. Canale. Numerical methods for engineers. Vol. 2. New York:
Mcgraw-hill, 2014.
2. Hoffman, Joe D., and Steven Frankel. Numerical methods for engineers and scientists. CRC
press, 2018.

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 Course Code: CV9/ES533
Course Title: Numerical methods for partial differential equations
Credit Hours: 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

To enable the students in expressing physical modeling in form of partial differential equations, analyze
and solve them.

Course Outlines

Parabolic equations, explicit and implicit methods, consistency, stability and convergence, hyperbolic
equations, method of characteristic and lines, finite difference methods, elliptic equations, finite
difference replacements, finite element methods for elliptic problems.

Recommended Books

1. Ames, William F. Numerical methods for partial differential equations. Academic press, 2014.
2. Mazumder, Sandip. Numerical methods for partial differential equations: finite difference and
finite volume methods. Academic Press, 2016.

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 Course Code: CV504 Course
Title: Applied Statistics for Civil and Environmental Engineers
Credit Hours: 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

To understand the importance of statistical and associated methods in Civil and

Environmental engineering.

Course Outlines

Preliminary Data Analysis, Probability Concepts, Random Variables and Their

Properties, Probability Distributions, Model Estimation and Testing, Methods of
Regression and Multivariate Analysis, Frequency Analysis of Extreme Events, and
Simulation Techniques for Design

Recommended Books

1. Kottegoda, Nathabandu T., and Renzo Rosso. Applied statistics for

civil and environmental engineers. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2008.
2. Forbes, Catherine, Merran Evans, Nicholas Hastings, and Brian Peacock.
Statistical distributions. John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

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 Structural Engineering – Details of Course Contents

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)

CV511 Advanced Structural Analysis 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

This course will build on concepts from undergraduate structural analysis courses developing
ideas in a more general setting and in a manner suitable for computer implementation. The
goal is to develop the background needed to intimately understand principles behind
advanced computer codes, used for example in analyzing structures in extreme events.

Course Outlines

Review of fundamental principles of structural analysis, analysis of complex planar structure

using Classical methods like Moment Distribution, Slope Deflection, Column Analogy,
Consistent Deformation, Matrix methods and their applications to simple planar structures.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Matrix Structural Analysis, W. McGuire, R.H. Gallagher, R.D. Ziemian, Wiley, 2015.

2. Matrix Structural Analysis, R.C. Hibbeler, Pearson, 2018.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)

CV512 Advanced Structural Mechanics 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

This course is concerned with the development of analytical methods for solving problems in
mechanics of materials that are generally considered beyond the scope of basic course in the
discipline. As such, the developments tend to evolve from fundamentals principles such as
equilibrium and conservation of energy.

Course Outlines

Revision of Fundamental Statics, Simple Structures, Pin jointed Frame structures, shearing
Forces and bending Moment Diagrams, Stress analysis (Direct Stress), Bending stresses,
Combined Bending and direct stress, Shear Stresses, Tensional stresses, Stress
Transformation and Mohr’s circle Stress, Composite sections, Beams deflections and
rotations, Strain energy, Virtual work, Three-dimensional theories of stress, Three-
dimensional theories of strain, Hooke’s law for orthotropic materials, Yield Criteria, Energy
methods, Torsion of non-circular sections, Unsymmetrical bending, Flexural stresses in
curved beams, Shear center, Thick-wall cylinders, Flat plates, Fracture mechanics, Contact
stresses, Applied elasticity.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics" Russell C. Hibbeler Pearson, 2021.

2. Mechanics of Materials, James M. Gere & Barry J. Goodno, Cengage, 2021.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
CV513 Advanced Concrete Technology 3(3,0)

Course Objectives
Learn the Cements hydration and microstructure characterize the engineering properties of
cement-based materials. Recognize the effects of the rheology and early age properties of
concrete on its long-term behavior, develop an advanced knowledge of the mechanical
performance of cement-based materials and how it can be controlled, use various chemical
admixtures and mineral additives to design cement-based materials with tailor-made
properties. Use advanced laboratory techniques to characterize cement-based materials.
Understand the mix design and engineering properties of special concretes such as high-
performance concrete, self-consolidating concrete, fiber reinforced concrete, sprayed
concrete, etc.

Course Outlines
Aggregate assembly, cement hydration and microstructure, Properties of fresh concrete,
Chemical and mineral admixtures in concrete, Mechanical properties of concrete,
Dimensional stability of cement-based materials, Special concretes, High performance
concrete, Self-consolidating concrete, Fiber reinforced concrete, Lightweight concrete,
Polymer modified concrete, Sprayed concrete (shotcrete)

Text/ Reference Books

1. Mechanics and Durability of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Zhanping You and
Xiaoming Sun, Taylor & Francis 2021.
2. Properties of Concrete, A.M. Neville, Wiley, 1996
3. Manual of Concrete Construction, ACI, Technical Journals including ACI Materials
Journal, Cement and Concrete Research, etc.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)

CV514 Advanced Pre-Stressed Concrete 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to introduce students the fundamental principles about the structural
behavior and design criteria of Pre-stressed Concrete Structures. The serviceability limit
states that are critical for the design of conventional pre-stressed concrete structures are
presented, and the inequalities to fulfill such limit states are derived, allowing the pre-
stressing force and its eccentricity to be determined. The specific implications for the ultimate
limit states are also covered.

Course Outlines

Design Considerations, Pre-stressing Techniques, Materials, Analysis of Pre-stress members,

Stresses at various stages of Pre-stressing, continuous Pre-cast Pre-stressed structures,
moment-curvature relationship, deflection, draped strands, and losses in Pre-stress. Design
project or term paper.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Prestressed Concrete Design Principles and Practice, Muhammed Rafique Raja,

Taylor & Francis, 2020.

2. Nawy, E.G. Prestressed Concrete: A Fundamental Approach, Pearson Education,

Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA, 2005.

3. Precast /Prestressed Concrete Institute, PCI Design Handbook, Chicago, Illinois,

2021.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)

CV515 Advance Concrete Design 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

To prepare students to design reinforced concrete structures by understanding that the

reinforced concrete analysis and design are inextricably linked. To assist students in
recognizing design issues, formulating design problems, indicating the required analysis, and
completing a design that solves the problem.

Course Outlines

Design of Reinforce Concrete Structures for Gravity & lateral loads, various structural
systems, Design of Flat Slabs (by DDM, EQM), Shear wall, Shear Wall Frame Interaction,
Design of various structural joints such as Beam Column joints etc. Yield line analysis of
slabs and design.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Design of Concrete Structures, Arthur H. Nilson, David Darwin, and Charles Dolan,
pearson, 2018.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)

CV516 Advanced Steel Structures 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

The course is intended to develop competency in analysis and design of multi-story steel
buildings subjected to gravity, wind and earthquake loadings, including study of connections,
framing systems, composite design and plastic design of steel members.

Course Outlines

Design Philosophies, code and specification, behavior and design of Building system,
members with axial load and bending, Elastic frame behavior and bracing system, Behavior
and design of connection, Plate-girder Design, Design Project or term paper.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Structural Steel Design, Abi O. Aghayere, Jason Vigil, Mercury Learning and
Information, 2020.
2. Design of Steel Structures, Jay Shen, Bulent Akbas, Onur Seker, Mahmoud
Faytarouni, McGraw Hill, 2021.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)

CV517 Computer Aided Analysis and Design of 3(3,0)

Structures

Course Objectives

Techniques for utilizing selected computer models currently recognized by the civil
engineering profession. Case studies, capabilities and limitations of these models. Application
of selected models in the planning, analysis and design of civil engineering projects.

Course Outlines

This course will teach students to produce 3-dimensional models and engineering drawings of
structures. Students will be introduced to model topography and conceive architectural and
structural features in modeling tasks. Students will complete conceptual designs of civil
engineering systems and apply modern Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Building
Information Management (BIM) software.   Engineering codes and limit states design are
introduced, and loads will be calculated according to the applicable international
engineering.   By the end of this course, students will be able to model, analysis, design and
prepare working drawings of sizeable projects.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Computer Aided Analysis and Design of Structures: Theory and Applications, Ghosh,
S.K., & Chakraborty, S.K., Springer, 2020.

2. Computer Aided Analysis and Design by Srinivasa Prakash Regalla, I K International

Publishing House, 2010.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)

CV518 Design of Masonry Structures 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

The primary objective of this course is to familiarize the student with the complete design of a
masonry structure. This includes not only the study of masonry as a building material but the
design of an actual structure for all code prescribed loads including wind and seismic.

Course Outlines

Overview – History of Masonry Construction, Properties and Testing of Masonry Units,

Mortar and Grout, and Masonry Systems, Cracks and Crack Control, Construction Procedures
and Details, Design Codes and Design Loads, Design of Curtain Walls - Unreinforced and
Reinforced, Design of Interior Bearing Walls - Unreinforced and Reinforced, Design of
Exterior Bearing Walls - Unreinforced and Reinforced, Design of Columns, Piers, and
Pilasters, Diaphragm/Shear wall Analysis and Design.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Masonry Structural Design, R. E. Klingner, McGraw-Hill, 2017.

2. Masonry Structures - Behavior and Design 4th Edition, R. G. Drysdale and A.A.
Hamid, The Masonry Society, Boulder, Colorado, 2021.

3. Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS402)

and Specification for Masonry Structures (ACI 530.1/ASCE 6/TMS 602), American
Concrete Institute, 2016.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)

CV611 Dynamics of Structures 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

The objective of the course is to give a deeper understanding of the dynamics of structures. In
particular, the course will emphasize general computer-based formulations and procedures
concerning dynamical response phenomena and their mathematical models. Both simplified
scalar and larger discretized models are considered.

Course Outlines

SDOF, MDOF and Continuous Systems. Formulation of equation of motion for SDOF
systems, Principles of Analytical Mechanics, Response of SDOF and continuous systems to
Damped and Un-Damped, free, forced harmonic and general dynamic loading and transient
response. Approximate and numerical methods for analysis of SDOF and continuous systems.
Analysis of response in the frequency domain, Wave propagation analysis.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Nonlinear structural response. In Structural Dynamics, Paz, M., Kim, Y.H. Springer,
2019.

2. Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering, A.

Chopra, Prentice Hall, 2011.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)

CV612 Earthquake Engineering 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

This course is intended to serve as a multi-disciplinary field of earthquake engineering.

Topics covered in the course include ground motion characterization, response spectra,
inelastic structural analysis, and performance-based earthquake-resistant design of structures.

Course Outlines

Scope of earthquake engineering, Elements of seismic hazard analysis, Elements of seismic

analysis methods, modal analysis of linear multi-degree-of-freedom systems subjected to
ground excitations and understand the architecture of computer platforms capable of
performing such analyses on complex structural systems, rapid spectral analyses of multi-
degree-of-freedom systems subjected to earthquake ground excitations, static nonlinear
analyses of multi-degree-of-freedom systems, nonlinear time-history dynamic analyses of
multi-degree-of-freedom systems subjected to ground excitations, Incremental Dynamic
Analyses, Elements of seismic design, Elements of energy concepts in earthquake
engineering, Elements of passive supplemental damping and seismic isolation.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Analysis Procedure for Earthquake Resistant Structures, Farzad Hejazi, Keyhan

Karimzadeh, Springer, 2018.

2. Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering, A.

Chopra Prentice Hall, 2011.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)

CV613 Structural Design Optimization 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

The purpose of this course is to present modern concepts of optimal design of structures.
Basic ideas from optimization theory are developed with simple design examples. Analytical
and numerical methods are developed, and their applications discussed. Use of numerical
simulation methods in the design process is described. Concepts of structural design
sensitivity analysis and approximation methods will be discussed. The emphasis is made on
the application of modern optimization techniques linked to the numerical methods of
structural analysis, particularly, the finite element method.

Course Outlines

Review of numerical optimization methods, Structural applications of linear and discrete

methods, Approximation techniques, Sensitivity analysis techniques, Decomposition and
multidisciplinary optimization, Reliability based design optimization.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Papalambros, P.Y. and Wilde, D.J., Principles of Optimal Design: Modeling and
Computation, Cambridge University Press, 2017.

2. Belegundu, A.D. and Chandrupatla, T.R., Optimization Concepts and Applications in

Engineering. Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2011.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)

CV614 Bridge Engineering 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

To introduce concepts in the analysis and design of reinforced concrete and steel bridges
commonly encountered in the highway infrastructure. To gain experience in the inspection,
evaluation, and load rating of bridges.

The students should have adequate knowledge of advanced structural analysis, advance
design of concrete and steel structures and design of Pre-Stressed Concrete before studying
this course.

Course Outlines

Bridge Elements, load (AASHTO code, code of practice in Pakistan), Analysis and Modeling
Technique, simplified live load distribution procedure, influence lines and surfaces, Design of
steel/Pre-stress bridges, sub-structure design, Design Project or term paper.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Barker, R.M. and Puckett, J.A. Design of Highway Bridges: An LRFD Approach,
John Wiley & Sons, 2021.

2. AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications Washington, D.C, 2021.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
CV615 Wind Engineering and Structures 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

This course derives the theoretical background of wind loaded structures and gives practical
applications for a large variety for structures, such as low rise static structures, buildings,
chimneys and bridges.

Course Outlines

Application of Wind Engineering, Damages of Structures Caused by Wind, Similarity Law,

Fundamental Equations, Dimensional Analysis Natural Wind Cause of Wind Modeling of
Natural Wind Estimation of Extreme Wind Response of Structures to Wind Aerodynamic
Forces Static Response of Structures Dynamic Responses of Structures Aerodynamic
Instability 　 Galloping Vortex Induced Vibration 　 Wind Tunnel Test and Numerical
Simulation Wind Tunnel Test Computational Wind Engineering

Text/ Reference Books

1. Wind Loading of Structures, John D. Holmes, Seifu Bekele, Taylor and Francis,
2021.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
CV711 Modeling of Concrete Performance 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

This course offers theoretical background and computational modeling on which structural
concrete performance is evaluated and concrete quality through its lifetime is examined in
both space and time under differing environmental actions. Latest scientific knowledge and
engineering simulation of concretes and their performances are presented.

Course Outlines

Overall strategy for multi-scale & multi-chemo-physics modeling, Modeling of chloride

transport and binding in hydrated cement, Infrastructure maintenance with simulation
approach, Mass conservation of moisture in concrete and moisture equilibrium & transport,
Modeling of airborne chloride transport and its migration into concrete, Evaluation of liquid
water penetration rate into concrete, Air transfer mechanism in concrete and non-destructive
testing, Environmental issues in concrete industry, Study on concrete properties with various
testing methods and apparatus, Cement hydration and strength development, Fluidity and
rheological property of fresh cementitious materials

Text/ Reference Books

Maekawa, K., Ishida, T., & Kishi, T., Multi-Scale Modeling of Structural Concrete (latest
ed.). CRC Press, 2014.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Prerequisite(s)
Hours

CV712 Nonlinear Analysis in Civil Engineering 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

Numerical methods in civil engineering are widely used in practice as well as in advanced
research. Yet, the fundamental training and the knowledge in numerical analysis seem to lack
in students. The purpose of the course is to develop students’ skills in solving complicated
engineering problems using the state of the art numerical methods. Fundamental knowledge
on non-linear analysis is introduced with an emphasis on mathematical formulations and
various numerical algorithms.

The students should have adequate knowledge of courses related to Finite Element Modeling
(FEM) and basics of partial differential equations before studying this course.

Course Outlines

Mathematical preliminaries; Solution of equation in one variable; Interpolation and

polynomial approximation; Numerical differentiation and integration; Initial-value problems
for ordinary differential equations; Iterative techniques in matrix algebra; Approximation
theory; Approximation eigenvalues; Numerical solutions of nonlinear systems of equation;
Boundary value problems for ordinary differential equation; Numerical solution to partial
differential equation. Basics of plasticity, explicit and implicit algorithms for integrating the
rate form of plasticity with geometric explanations, consistent tangent operators for implicit
algorithms, basics of large deformation, standard and advanced algorithms for solving large
deformation problems.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Numerical Analysis by Richard L. Burden, J. Douglas Faires, Cengage Learning,

2015.

2. Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures by René de Borst, Wiley,
2012.

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Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)

CV713 Special Topics in Structural Engineering 3(3,0)

Course Objectives

To introduce special research-oriented problems in structural engineering.

Course Outline

Contents to be decided by the Professor with due approval from Chairman Civil Engineering
Department.

Reference Books

Recommended by the Professor

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 Mapping of Offered Courses for Structural Engineering
Stream with National and International Institutes

Course Course Title Credit Comparison

Code Hours
List of Area Elective Courses UETs MIT UTokyo
CV511 Advanced Structural Analysis 3(3,0)   
CV511 Advanced Structural Analysis 3(3,0)   
CV512 Advanced Structural Mechanics 3(3,0)   
CV513 Advanced Concrete Technology 3(3,0)  
CV514 Advanced Pre-Stressed Concrete 3(3,0) 
CV515 Advanced Concrete Design 3(3,0)  
CV516 Advanced Steel Structures 3(3,0)  
CV517 Computer Aided Analysis and 3(3,0)   
Design of Structures

CV518 Bridge Engineering 3(3,0)  

CV519 Design of Masonry Structures 3(3,0) 
CV611 Dynamics of Structures 3(3,0)   
CV612 Earthquake Engineering 3(3,0)  
CV613 Structural Design Optimization 3(3,0)  
CV614 Modeling of Concrete 3(3,0) 
Performance
CV615 Wind Engineering and Structures 3(3,0) 
CV616 Nonlinear Analysis in Civil 3(3,0)  
Engineering
CV617 Special Topics in Structural 3(3,0)   
Engineering

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