HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT OF HIGHWAYS

Alignment is one of the geometric elements of a highway. The two kinds are horizontal alignment and vertical alignment. The former alignment consists of the different curves that can be laid out horizontally. The two main types of horizontal alignment and their subclasses are:

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1. Circular curves

• Simple curve
• Compound curve
• Broken back curve
• Reverse curve

2. Easement curves

• Spiral between tangent and circular curve
• Double spiral
• Spiral between circular curves

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3.0. FLUID FLOW MEASUREMENT

To maintain good quality of industrial processes, accurate flow rate measurement of liquids and gasses is a very essential requirement. Industries usually control the flow rates especially of incoming liquids or gases to achieve a control objective.

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This flow is divided into two:

• Open channel flow. Exposed to atmospheric pressure, the only force causing the flow is the force of gravity (from the difference of water surface elevation)
• Closed conduit flow. Forces involved with the flow are the force of gravity and the pressure difference in the conduit.

To interconnect the actual from the theoretical values of parameters, hydraulic coefficients have been identified. They are the following:

• Coefficient of discharge, C or Cd
• Coefficient of velocity, Cv
• Coefficient of contraction, Cc
• Coefficient of resistance, Cr

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COURSE SYLLABUS FOR AY 2018 - 2019

Course syllabus for the current academic year 2018 to 2019 is listed below. A new set of curriculum and syllabus will be released for the incoming first years.

Syllabus for Architecture Students:

AE 221       :  Technical Mechanics
AE 311B     :  Strength of Materials
AE 321B     :  Theory of Structures
AE 411B     :  Steel, Timber, and Concrete Design
CE 310A     :  Elementary Surveying
CE 310AF    :  Elementary Surveying Field

Syllabus for Mechanics:

Mech 311S  : Mechanics of Rigid Bodies - Statics
Mech 311D  : Mechanics of Rigid Bodies - Dynamics
Mech 321    : Strength of Materials (for CE students)
Mech 321A  : Strength of Materials (for other departments)

Syllabus for Third Year Courses (First Semester):

CE 310        : Elementary Surveying
CE 310F      :  Elementary Surveying Field
CE 311        :  Building Design 1
CE 311L       : Building Design 1 Laboratory

Syllabus for Third Year Courses (Second Semester):

CE 320       :   Higher Surveying
CE 320F      :  Higher Surveying Field
CE 321       :   Building Design 2
CE 321L      :  Building Design 2 Laboratory
CE 322        : Fluid Mechanics
CE 322L      :  Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

Syllabus for Fourth Year Courses (First Semester)

CE 410        :  Engineering Surveys
CE 410F      :  Engineering Surveys Field
CE 411        :  Structural Theory 1
CE 411L      :  Structural Theory 1 Laboratory
CE 412        :  Geotechnical Engineering
CE 412L       :  Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
CE 413        :  Hydraulics
CE 413L       :  Hydraulics Laboratory
CE 414A       :  Advance Civil Engineering Math with Numerical Methods
CE 415         :  Construction Materials and Testing
CE 415L       :  Construction Materials and Testing Laboratory
CE 416         :  Safety Management and Engineering Safety

Syllabus for Fourth Year Courses (Second Semester)

CE 420        :  Highways Engineering
CE 421        :  Structural Theory 2
CE 421L      :  Structural Theory 2 Laboratory
CE 422        :  Geotechnical Engineering 2

CE 422L      :  Geotechnical Engineering 2 Laboratory
CE 423        :  Hydrology
CE 424        :  Sanitary Engineering
CE 425        :  Steel and Timber Design
CE 425L      :  Steel and Timber Design Laboratory
CE 426        :  Computer-Aided Design for CE
CE 426L      :  Computer-Aided Design for CE Laboratory

Syllabus for Fifth Year Courses (First Semester)

CE 510        :  Lateral Loads Analysis and Design
CE 511        :  Reinforced Concrete Design
CE 511L      :  Reinforced Concrete Design  Laboratory
CE 512        :  Advance Structural Theory and Design
CE 513        :  Water Resources Engineering
CE 514        :  Civil Engineering Estimating
CE 515A      :  Transportation Engineering
CE 516        :  Civil Engineering Laws, Contracts, and Specification
CE 517        :  Research / Project Study
CE 517L       :  Research / Project Study Laboratory

Syllabus for Fifth Year Courses (Second Semester)

CE 520        :  Prestressed Concrete Design
CE 521        :  Foundation Analysis and Design
CE 522        :  Geotechnical Engineering 3
CE 523        :  Construction Project Management
CE 524        :  Research / Project Study 2
CE 524        :  Research / Project Study 2 Laboratory
CE 525        :  OJT, CE Field Trips, Seminars and Review
CE 526        :  Computer Applications in Civil Engineering
CE 526L      :  Computer Applications in Civil Engineering Laboratory
CE 527        :  Bridge Engineering

ALGEBRA OF MATRICES

Solving linear equations using simultaneous solution either by substitution or elimination is fine until 3 equations. But it gets harder to use these methods when there are more variables and equations involved.  Hence, with more of the required, matrices are used.

Matrices are sets of numbers so arranged according to the linear equation they are referred from. There are different parts as well as types of matrices used in the solution of determinants in the next topic.

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