Civil Engineering Graduate Courses

In all programs, the student may choose graduate

courses from either university with the approval of the
This section presents the requirements for programs in: adviser or the advisory committee. Graduate courses
are listed below, grouped by subject area. Course
• M.A.Sc. Civil Engineering
descriptions may be found in the departmental section
• M. Eng. Civil Engineering of the calendar concerned. All courses are of one term
• Ph.D. Civil Engineering duration. The codes given in parentheses are those used
Program Requirements by the University of Ottawa. Courses beginning with
"CIVE" and 'ENVE' are offered at Carleton University
Study at the master's level can be pursued through either and those beginning with "CIVJ" and 'ENVJ' are offered
a thesis leading to a M.A.Sc., a project option leading to at the University of Ottawa. Not all courses listed are
a M.Eng., or a course work option leading to a M.Eng. necessarily given during one academic year. Courses
Requirements are stated in terms of Carleton University taken outside the Institute will not count towards the
credits. degree requirements unless approved by the adviser or
M.A.Sc. Civil Engineering (5.0 credits) the advisory committee and the program's Associate Chair
(graduate affairs). In all programs, at least one half of the
Requirements - Master's degree by thesis (5.0 credits)
course work must be taken from the Institute.
1. 2.5 credits in courses 2.5
2. 2.5 credits in: 2.5 Geotechnical Engineering
CIVE 5909 [2.5] M.A.Sc. Thesis CIVE 5209 (CVG Geotechnical Case Studies
3. Participation in the graduate student seminar series: 7100)
CIVE 5901 [0.0] Master's Seminar CIVE 5300 (CVG Advanced Soil Mechanics
4. Successful oral defence of the thesis 7101)
CIVE 5500 (CVG Earth Retaining Structures
Total Credits 5.0
7104)
M. Eng. Civil Engineering (5.0 credits) CIVE 5501 (CVG Advanced Foundation Engineering
7105)
Requirements - Master's degree by project (5.0 credits)
CIVE 5502 (CVG In-Situ Geotechnique
1. 4.0 credits in courses 4.0
7106)
2. 1.0 credit in: 1.0
CIVE 5503 (CVG Numerical Methods in
CIVE 5900 [1.0] Civil Engineering Project 7107) Geomechanics
Total Credits 5.0 CIVE 5505 (CVG Geotechnical Earthquake
7109) Engineering
Requirements - Master's degree by course work (5.0
credits) CIVE 5800 (CVG Topics in Geotechnique
7305)
1. 5.0 credits in courses 5.0
CIVE 5801 (CVG Topics in Geotechnique
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (10.0 credits) 7306)
Requirements are stated in terms of Carleton University CIVE 5802 (CVG Topics in Geotechnique
credits. 7307)
CIVE 5803 (CVG Topics in Geotechnique
Requirements: 7308)
1. 2.0 credits in courses 2.0 CIVE 5804 (CVG Topics in Geotechnique
2. Participation in the graduate student seminar series: 0.0 7309)
CIVE 6901 [0.0] Ph.D. Seminar CIVJ 5000 (CVG Deep Foundations
3. Successful completion of written and oral 0.0 5100)
comprehensive examinations in subject areas determined CIVJ 5006 (CVG Site Improvements
by the student's advisory committee: 5106)
CIVE 6902 [0.0] Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination CIVJ 5008 (CVG Pile Dynamics
4. Successful completion of a thesis proposal examination 0.0 5108)
5. 8.0 credits in: 8.0 CIVJ 5105 (CVG Numerical Methods for
5175) Geotechnical Engineering
CIVE 6909 [8.0] Ph.D. Thesis
CIVJ 5106 (CVG Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils
6. Successful oral defence of the thesis. The examination 0.0
5161)
board for all theses will include an external examiner, and,
when possible, professors from both departments. CIVJ 5107 (CVG Offshore Geotechnique
5177)
Total Credits 10.0
CIVJ 5108 (CVG Ice Mechanics
Note 5178)
• Subject to approval of his/her advisory committee, CIVJ 5109 (CVG Geotechnical Hazards
a Ph.D. student may take, or be required to take, 5109)
courses in other disciplines.

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Structural Engineering CIVJ 5300 (CVG Advanced Reinforced Concrete
5144) Design
CIVE 5101 (CVG Solid Mechanics
7120) CIVJ 5203 (CVG Theory of Elasticity
5145)
CIVE 5102 (CVG Advanced Elasticity
7121) CIVJ 5302 (CVG Numerical Methods of Structural
5146) Analysis
CIVE 5103 (CVG Finite Element Analysis 1
7122) CIVJ 5204 (CVG Theory of Plates and Shells
5147)
CIVE 5104 (CVG Earthquake Engineering and
7123) Analysis CIVJ 5305 (CVG Prestressed Concrete Design
5148)
CIVE 5105 (CVG Finite Element Analysis 2
7124) CIVJ 5304 (CVG Structural Stability
5149)
CIVE 5106 (CVG Dynamics of Structures
7137) CIVJ 5206 (CVG Advanced Concrete Technology
5150)
CIVE 5107 (CVG Finite Elements in Field Problems
5321) CIVJ 5209 (CVG Wind Engineering
5153)
CIVE 5108 (CVG Nonlinear Analysis and Design of
7181) Advanced Earthquake-Resistant CIVJ 5306 (CVG Earthquake Engineering
Structures 5155)
CIVE 5200 (CVG Masonry Behaviour and Design CIVJ 5301 (CVG Finite Element Methods I
7138) 5156)
CIVE 5203 (CVG Theory of Structural Stability CIVJ 5303 (CVG Finite Element Methods II
7125) 5157)
CIVE 5204 (CVG Advanced Steel Structures CIVJ 5307 (CVG Elements of Bridge Engineering
7126) 5158)
CIVE 5205 (CVG Advanced Structural Analysis CIVJ 5308 (CVG Random Vibrations
7127) 5154)
CIVE 5206 (CVG Prestressed Concrete CIVJ 5309 (CVG Long Span Structures
7128) 5159)
CIVE 5208 (CVG Advanced Reinforced Concrete CIVJ 5310 (CVG Bridge Design
7130) 5311)
CIVE 5507 (CVG Blast Load Effects on Structures CIVJ 5311 (CVG Durability of Concrete Structures
7184) 5312)
CIVE 5600 (CVG Project Management CIVJ 5312 (CVG Seismic Analysis and Design of
7131) 5313) Concrete Structures
CIVE 5601 (CVG Engineering, Statistics, and Fire Safety Engineering
7140) Probabilities
CIVE 5609 (CVG Fundamentals of Fire Safety
CIVE 5602 (CVG Advanced Computer-Aided Design
7170) Engineering
7141)
CIVE 5610 (CVG Fire Dynamics I
CIVE 5603 Advanced Building
7171)
Characterization, Conservation and
Rehabilitation CIVE 5611 (CVG People in Fires
7173)
CIVE 5605 (CVG Design of Steel Bridges
7143) CIVE 5612 (CVG Fire Modeling
7174)
CIVE 5606 (CVG Design of Concrete Bridges
7144) CIVE 5613 (CVG Fire Dynamics II
7172)
CIVE 5607 (CVG Introduction to Bridge Design
7145) CIVE 5614 (CVG Design for Fire Resistance
7175)
CIVE 5705 (CVG Topics in Structures
7300) CIVE 5615 (CVG Fire Behaviour of Materials
5320)
CIVE 5706 (CVG Topics in Structures
7301) CIVE 5616 Wood Structures and Fire
CIVE 5707 (CVG Topics in Structures CIVE 5810 (CVG Topics in Fire Safety
7302) 7185)
CIVE 5708 (CVG Topics in Structures Transportation Engineering
7303)
CIVE 5303 (CVG Pavements and Materials
CIVE 5709 (CVG Topics in Structures
7103)
7304)
CIVE 5304 (CVG Intercity Transportation
CIVJ 5201 (CVG Advanced Structural Dynamics
7150)
5142)
CIVE 5305 (CVG Traffic Engineering
CIVJ 5202 (CVG Advanced Structural Steel Design
7151)
5143)

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CIVE 5306 (CVG Highway Materials ENVE 5004 (EVG Advanced Wastewater Treatment
7152) 7144)
CIVE 5307 (CVG Urban Transportation ENVE 5101 (EVG Air Pollution Control
7153) 5101)
CIVE 5308 (CVG Highway Geometric Design ENVE 5102 (CVG Traffic-Related Air Pollution
7154) 7161)
CIVE 5309 (CVG Transportation Supply ENVE 5103 (CVG Air Quality Modeling
7155) 7162)
CIVE 5310 Road Safety Analysis ENVE 5104 (EVG Indoor Environmental Quality
CIVE 5401 (CVG Transportation Economics 7104)
7156) ENVE 5105 (EVG Atmospheric Aerosols
CIVE 5402 (CVG Transportation Terminals 7105)
7159) ENVE 5106 (EVG Atmospheric Chemical Transport
CIVE 5403 (CVG Airport Planning 7106) Modelling
7158) ENVE 5200 (EVG Climate Change and Engineering
CIVE 5404 (CVG Introduction to Infrastructure 7200)
7182) Management ENVE 5201 (EVG Geo-Environmental Engineering
CIVE 5805 (CVG Topics in Transportation 7201)
7310) ENVE 5203 (EVG Hazardous and Radioactive
CIVE 5806 (CVG Topics in Transportation 5203) Wastes
7311) ENVE 5204 (EVG Resource Industry Waste
CIVE 5807 (CVG Topics in Transportation 7134) Management
7312) ENVE 5205 (EVG Sludge Treatment and Disposal
CIVE 5808 (CVG Topics in Transportation 7132)
7313) ENVE 5301 (EVG Contaminant Hydrogeology
CIVE 5809 (CVG Topics in Transportation 7301)
7314) ENVE 5302 (CVG Case Studies in Hydrogeology
7163)
Water Resources Engineering ENVE 5303 (EVG Multiphase Flow in Soils
CIVJ 5501 (CVG Hydraulic Structures 7303)
5111) ENVE 5401 (EVG Environmental Impacts of Major
CIVJ 5502 (CVG Computational Hydrodynamics 7401) Projects
5112) ENVE 5402 (EVG Finite Elements in Field Problems
CIVJ 5803 (CVG Computational Hydraulics 7402)
5119) ENVE 5701 (EVG Topics in Environmental
CIVJ 5506 (CVG Water Resources Systems 6301) Engineering
5120) ENVE 5702 (EVG Topics in Environmental
CIVJ 5509 (CVG Advanced Topics in Hydrology 6302) Engineering
5123) ENVE 5703 (EVG Topics in Environmental
CIVJ 5605 (CVG Coastal Engineering 6303) Engineering
5124) ENVE 5704 (EVG Topics in Environmental
CIVJ 5601 (CVG Statistical Methods in Hydrology 6304) Engineering
5125) ENVE 5705 (EVG Topics in Environmental
CIVJ 5602 (CVG Stochastic Hydrology 6305) Engineering
5126) ENVJ 5101 (CHG Air Pollution Control Process
CIVJ 5603 (CVG Hydrologic Systems Analysis 4301)
5127) ENVJ 5700 (CVG Environmental Assessment of Civil
CIVJ 5604 (CVG Water Resources Planning and 5139) Engineering Projects
5128) Policy ENVJ 5900 (CVG Wastewater Treatment Process
CIVJ 5606 (CVG River Engineering 5130) Design
5131) ENVJ 5901 (CVG Unit Operations of Water Treatment
CIVJ 5503 (CVG Sediment Transport 5132)
5160) ENVJ 5902 (CVG Advanced Water Treatment
CIVJ 5504 (CVG River Hydraulics 5138)
5162) ENVJ 5903 (CVG Sludge Utilization and Disposal
5331)
Environmental Engineering
ENVJ 5905 (CVG Water and Wastewater Treatment
ENVE 5001 (CVG Biofilm Processes 5137) Process Analysis
7160) ENVJ 5906 (CVG Solid Waste Disposal
ENVE 5003 (EVG Advanced Ultraviolet Processes 5133)
7143) ENVJ 5907 (CVG Chemical Analysis for
5134) Environmental Engineering

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ENVJ 5908 (CVG Anaerobic Digestion Projects and Theses
5179)
CIVE 5900 (CVG Civil Engineering Project
ENVJ 5909 (CVG Biological Nutrient Removal 6000)
5180)
CIVE 5909 (CVG M.A.Sc. Thesis
ENVJ 5911 (CVG Unit Operations of Water Treatment 5909)
5232) Lab
CIVE 6902 (CVG Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination
ENVJ 5912 (CVG Advanced Water Treatment 9998)
5238) Processes Lab
CIVE 6909 (CVG Ph.D. Thesis
Studies and Seminars 9999)

CIVE 5901 (CVG Master's Seminar Admission

7314)
The normal requirement for admission to a master's
CIVE 5906 (CVG Directed Studies 1 program is a bachelor's degree with at least high honours
6108)
standing in civil engineering.
CIVE 6906 (CVG Directed Studies 2
6109) 1. Graduates from engineering programs other than civil
CIVJ 6000 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering engineering, or Honours science programs with a
6300) mathematics content equivalent to the civil engineering
CIVJ 6001 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering program will have to take a minimum of four qualifying
6301) undergraduate civil engineering courses in their area of
CIVJ 6002 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering graduate specialty.
6302) 2. Graduates from other science programs will have
CIVJ 6003 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering to take all the core engineering undergraduate
6303) mathematics courses in addition to the requirements
CIVJ 6004 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering specified in (1) above.
6304)
The undergraduate courses required will be specified in
CIVJ 6005 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering
the Certificate of Admission.
6305)
CIVJ 6006 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering Undergraduate civil engineering courses will not be
6306) accepted towards a graduate degree. Graduate students
CIVJ 6007 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering may still be required to take undergraduate courses for
6307) credit to fulfil the admission requirements.
CIVJ 6008 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering No more than one half of the program credit requirements
6308)
or that stipulated in the regulations of the university in
CIVJ 6009 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering which the student is registered, whichever is less, can be
6309)
transferred at admission.
CIVJ 6010 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering
6310) Accelerated Pathway
CIVJ 6011 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering The accelerated pathway in Civil Engineering is a flexible
6311) and individualized plan of graduate study. Students
CIVJ 6012 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering in the final year of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil,
6312) Environmental, or Architectural Conservation and
CIVJ 6013 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering Sustainability Engineering with demonstrated excellent
6313) aptitude for graduate studies and research may qualify for
CIVJ 6014 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering this option.
6314)
Students with a CGPA of 10.0 or higher, going into
CIVJ 6015 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering
their final year of undergraduate study, and intending
6315)
to apply to a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering in
CIVJ 6016 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering
the following academic year should consult with both
6316)
the Undergraduate and Graduate Associate Chairs to
CIVJ 6017 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering
determine if the accelerated pathway is appropriate for
6317)
them and to confirm their selection of courses.
CIVJ 6018 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering
6318) Upon approval for the accelerated pathway, students
CIVJ 6019 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering will replace a maximum of 1.0 credit of their engineering
6019) electives with 5000 level CIVE or ENVE courses. Students
CIVJ 6020 (CVG Special Topics in Civil Engineering will receive advanced standing for the approved 5000 level
6320) courses in which they receive a grade of A- or higher.
CIVE 6901 Ph.D. Seminar
Admission
The normal requirement for admission into the Ph.D.
program is a master's degree with thesis in civil

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engineering. Students who have been admitted to a CIVJ 5184 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5184)
master's program may be permitted to transfer into the Construction Cost Estimating
Ph.D. program if they demonstrate: General overview of construction cost estimating.
Techniques and construction cost estimating process;
1. outstanding academic performance by completing at
elements of project cost; conceptual and detailed
least 2.5 credits of course work with a CGPA of A- of
cost estimation methods; risk assessment and range
higher, and
estimating; work breakdown structure applied in building
2. significant promise for advanced research and the projects. Computer applications in building construction
ability to defend their Ph.D. proposal in the first year of cost estimating and infrastructure projects.
their Ph.D. program.
Regulations CIVJ 5185 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5185)
Construction Life Cycle Analysis
See the General Regulations section of this Calendar. General overview of analyzing the economics of
Civil Engineering - Joint (CIVJ) Courses construction projects by applying the concept of time
value of money. Financing strategies for construction
CIVJ 5000 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5100)
projects and profitability analysis; correlation between
Deep Foundations
value engineering, life cycle cost analysis and assessment
CIVJ 5003 [0.5 credit] for construction projects. Breakeven, sensitivity and risk
Dam Engineering analysis.

CIVJ 5005 [0.5 credit] CIVJ 5186 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5186)
Adsorption Separation Process Project Information Management
Topics in contractual relationships between construction
CIVJ 5006 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5106) project teams. Different type of construction contracts
Site Improvements and their application. Preparation of project documents.
Evaluation of different types of project organization
CIVJ 5008 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5108) structure and associated project delivery systems. Bidding
Pile Dynamics strategies. Network analysis using deterministic and
stochastic methods for construction-time.
CIVJ 5102 [0.5 credit]
Behaviour of Soil and Rock CIVJ 5188 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5188)
Loads on structures
CIVJ 5104 [0.5 credit] Overview of loads on buildings according to Canadian
Soil Plasticity codes and standards. Dead and live loads, snow loads,
wind loads, earthquake loads, loads on non-structural
CIVJ 5105 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5175)
components; vibrations. Selected topics in the practical
Numerical Methods for Geotechnical Engineering
design of building structures.
CIVJ 5106 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5161)
CIVJ 5189 [0.5 credit] (CVG5189)
Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils
Blast Engineering
CIVJ 5107 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5177) Overview of explosives and blast loads on structural
Offshore Geotechnique and non-structural infrastructure components; dynamic
analysis of elements under blast-induced shock waves
CIVJ 5108 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5178) and dynamic pressures; elastic and inelastic response;
Ice Mechanics incremental equation of motion and nonlinear analysis;
development of resistance functions; pressure-impulse (P-
CIVJ 5109 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5109) I) diagrams; blast-resistant building design.
Geotechnical Hazards
CIVJ 5190 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5190)
CIVJ 5110 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5187) Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures
Rock Mechanics Durability of concrete bridges and building structures in
Rock exploration, laboratory and in-situ testing, rock mass Canada; assessment and evaluation of damaged concrete
classification, deformation and strength, failure criteria, structures; repair, rehabilitation and strengthening
stresses in rock, foundations on rock. techniques; applicable design codes and guidelines;
monitoring technologies for structures; implications for
CIVJ 5182 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5182) infrastructure management.
Water Resources Management Lecture three hours a week
Global water supply and demand, integrated water
resources management, modeling and optimization
of water resources systems, reservoir management,
uncertainty modeling, climate change and water, decision
under uncertainty.

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CIVJ 5191 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5191) CIVJ 5305 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5148)
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Concrete Infrastructure Prestressed Concrete Design
Condition assessment of concrete infrastructure using
experimental (i.e. visual, nondestructive, microscopic CIVJ 5306 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5155)
and mechanical) and analytical approaches; overview of Earthquake Engineering
repair and maintenance techniques according to damage
type and extent; Serviceability performance and appraisal CIVJ 5307 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5158)
guides for aging infrastructure; design for durability Elements of Bridge Engineering
through performance based design approaches.
CIVJ 5308 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5154)
Lecture three hours a week
Random Vibrations
CIVJ 5192 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5192)
CIVJ 5309 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5159)
Characterization Methods for Materials
Long Span Structures
Modern materials characterization techniques especially
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
with respect to civil engineering materials. Choosing the
right characterization methods in order to determine the CIVJ 5310 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5311)
properties of materials such as chemical composition, Bridge Design
atomic structure, and surface properties used in their
research. Interpreting the results of each method. CIVJ 5311 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5312)
Durability of Concrete Structures
CIVJ 5193 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5193)
Instrumentation and Experimental Design for Civil CIVJ 5312 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5313)
Engineering Seismic Analysis and Design of Concrete Structures
Introduction to instrumentation in civil engineering Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
applications. Instrument types and performance, strain
gauges, transducers, measurement of position, velocity, CIVJ 5500 [0.5 credit]
acceleration, force, pressure, temperature and flow. Data Deep Foundations
collection and data acquisition systems; diagnostics and
calibration, closed versus open-loop control; servomotor CIVJ 5501 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5111)
types and servo-valves. Hydraulic Structures

CIVJ 5201 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5142) CIVJ 5502 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5112)
Advanced Structural Dynamics Computational Hydrodynamics

CIVJ 5202 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5143) CIVJ 5503 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5160)
Advanced Structural Steel Design Sediment Transport

CIVJ 5203 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5145) CIVJ 5504 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5162)
Theory of Elasticity River Hydraulics

CIVJ 5204 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5147) CIVJ 5506 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5120)
Theory of Plates and Shells Water Resources Systems
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
CIVJ 5206 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5150)
Advanced Concrete Technology CIVJ 5508 [0.5 credit]
Groundwater and Seepage
CIVJ 5209 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5153)
Wind Engineering CIVJ 5509 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5123)
Advanced Topics in Hydrology
CIVJ 5300 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5144)
Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design CIVJ 5601 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5125)
Statistical Methods in Hydrology
CIVJ 5301 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5156)
Finite Element Methods I CIVJ 5602 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5126)
Stochastic Hydrology
CIVJ 5302 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5146)
Numerical Methods of Structural Analysis CIVJ 5603 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5127)
Hydrologic Systems Analysis
CIVJ 5303 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5157)
Finite Element Methods II CIVJ 5604 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5128)
Water Resources Planning and Policy
CIVJ 5304 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5149)
Structural Stability

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CIVJ 5605 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5124) CIVJ 6013 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6313)
Coastal Engineering Special Topics in Civil Engineering

CIVJ 5606 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5131) CIVJ 6014 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6314)
River Engineering Special Topics in Civil Engineering

CIVJ 5607 [0.5 credit] CIVJ 6015 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6315)
Irrigation and Drainage Special Topics in Civil Engineering

CIVJ 5803 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5119) CIVJ 6016 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6316)
Computational Hydraulics Special Topics in Civil Engineering

CIVJ 5901 [0.5 credit] CIVJ 6017 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6317)
Unit Op of Water Treatment Special Topics in Civil Engineering

CIVJ 5904 [0.5 credit] CIVJ 6018 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6318)
Water and Wastewater Labs Special Topics in Civil Engineering

CIVJ 5905 [0.5 credit] CIVJ 6019 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6019)
Water and Wastewater Proc Special Topics in Civil Engineering

CIVJ 5906 [0.5 credit] CIVJ 6020 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6320)
Solid Waste Disposal Special Topics in Civil Engineering

CIVJ 5907 [0.5 credit] Civil Engineering (CIVE) Courses

Chemistry of Enviro Engin
CIVE 5101 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7120)
CIVJ 6000 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6300) Solid Mechanics
Special Topics in Civil Engineering Cartesion tensor notation; stresses and strains in a
continuum; transformations, invariants; equations of
CIVJ 6001 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6301) motion; constitutive relations; generalized Hooke's Law,
Special Topics in Civil Engineering bounds for elastic constant: strain energy, superposition,
uniqueness; formulation of plane stress and plane
CIVJ 6002 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6302) strain problems; energy principles, variational methods;
Special Topics in Civil Engineering plasticity.

CIVJ 6003 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6303) CIVE 5102 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7121)
Special Topics in Civil Engineering Advanced Elasticity
Continuation of topics introduced in CIVE 5101. Complex
CIVJ 6004 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6304) variable solutions: torsional and thermal stresses; axially
Special Topics in Civil Engineering symmetric three-dimensional problems, Love's strain
potential, Boussinesq-Galerkian stress functions; problems
CIVJ 6005 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6305) related to infinite and semi-infinite domains. Introduction
Special Topics in Civil Engineering to numerical methods of stress analysis, comparison of
solutions.
CIVJ 6006 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6306)
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 5101 or permission of the
Special Topics in Civil Engineering
Department.
CIVJ 6007 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6307)
CIVE 5103 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7122)
Special Topics in Civil Engineering
Finite Element Analysis 1
CIVJ 6008 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6308) Advanced finite element methods for linear systems. The
Special Topics in Civil Engineering relationship with variational and Galerkin formulations,
system of linear equations, polynomial interpolation,
CIVJ 6009 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6309) numerical integration, and theory of elasticity is explored.
Special Topics in Civil Engineering Isoparametric formulations for structural and continuum
elements are examined. Introduction to linear dynamics
CIVJ 6010 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6310) and nonlinear problems.
Special Topics in Civil Engineering

CIVJ 6011 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6311)

Special Topics in Civil Engineering

CIVJ 6012 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6312)

Special Topics in Civil Engineering

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CIVE 5104 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7123) CIVE 5200 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7138)
Earthquake Engineering and Analysis Masonry Behaviour and Design
Advanced vibration analysis techniques; Rayleigh-Ritz Properties of masonry materials and assemblages.
procedure; subspace iteration; derived Ritz coordinates; Behaviour and design of walls, columns and lintels.
proportional and non-proportional damping; introduction Treatment of specialized design and construction topics.
to seismology; earthquake response analysis via time Design of lowrise and highrise structures. Discussion
and frequency domain; response spectrum approach; of masonry problems. Emphasis on a practice-oriented
multiple input excitations; design considerations and approach.
code requirements; other advanced topics in earthquake Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different
engineering. requirements, as CIVE 4403, for which additional credit is
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 5106 or permission of the precluded.
Department.
CIVE 5203 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7125)
CIVE 5105 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7124) Theory of Structural Stability
Finite Element Analysis 2 Elastic and inelastic behaviour of beam-columns; elastic
Variational and Galerkin formulations: assumed and inelastic buckling of frames; application of energy
displacement, assumed stress and hybrid elements; plate methods to buckling problems; lateral-torsional buckling of
bending: convergence, completeness and conformity, columns and beams; buckling of plates; local buckling of
patch test, Kirchhoff and Mindlin plate theories, nonlinear columns and beams.
elasticity and plasticity; geometric non-linearity, Eulerian Prerequisite(s): CIVE 5205 or equivalent.
and Lagrangian formulations; incremental and iterative
schemes, finite elements in dynamics. CIVE 5204 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7126)
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 5103 or permission of the Advanced Steel Structures
Department. Limit states design philosophy; material behaviour;
tension members; plate buckling; torsion; lateral torsional
CIVE 5106 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7137) buckling; beams, axially loaded columns and beam-
Dynamics of Structures column behaviour; brittle fracture and fatigue; frame
Structural dynamics, single and multi-degree-of-freedom stability and second order effects.
systems, formulation of equations of motion, methods of
analytical mechanics, free and forced vibrations, normal CIVE 5205 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7127)
mode analysis, numerical methods for the response Advanced Structural Analysis
analyses of single and multiple-degree-of-freedom Matrix structural analysis; force and displacement method
systems. of analysis for planar and space structures; symmetric and
anti-symmetric structures; analysis of nonlinear structures:
CIVE 5107 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5321) geometric and material nonlinearities; large displacement
Finite Elements in Field Problems theory and iteration strategy.
Use of Galerkin and Ritz finite element formulation to solve
one and two dimensional field problems. Steady state and CIVE 5206 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7128)
time-dependent phenomena involving potentials, heat Prestressed Concrete
transfer, fluid flow, diffusion, and dispersion with emphasis Behaviour and analysis of prestressed concrete elements
on practical applications. Basic knowledge of third year- subjected to axial loads, flexure and shear: material
level undergraduate engineering mathematics/physics properties; prestressing systems; linear and non-linear
required. behaviour; deflections; compression-field approaches;
Also listed as ENVE 5402. disturbed regions; restraint of deformations; design
requirements; applications to pressure vessels, bridges
CIVE 5108 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7181) and frames.
Nonlinear Analysis and Design of Advanced
Earthquake-Resistant Structures CIVE 5208 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7130)
Design and construction of nonlinear structural models. Advanced Reinforced Concrete
Accounting for mass, material behaviour, damping, and The research background, development, and limitations
nonlinear geometry. Use of pushover and time history in current building code provisions for reinforced concrete;
analysis methods. Design and modelling of structural yield line theory of slabs; safety and limit state design;
systems using passive damping devices and isolation computer design of concrete structures.
systems.
CIVE 5209 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7100)
Geotechnical Case Studies
The critical study of case histories relating to current
procedures of design and construction in geotechnical
engineering. The importance of instrumentation and
monitoring field behaviour will be stressed. In-situ testing.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

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CIVE 5300 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7101) CIVE 5310 [0.5 credit]
Advanced Soil Mechanics Road Safety Analysis
Effective stress, pore pressure parameters, saturated and Fundamental analytical techniques for road safety
partially saturated soils; seepage; permeability tensor, analysis, background of traffic safety analysis, network
solutions of the Laplace equation; elastic equilibrium; screening, before and after analysis, and surrogate
anisotropy, non-homogeneity, consolidation theories; measures of safety.
shear strength of cohesive and cohesionless soils; failure
and yield criteria. CIVE 5401 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7156)
Transportation Economics
CIVE 5303 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7103) Transportation, economic analysis framework. Transport
Pavements and Materials industry output. Carrier operations. Issue of resource
An analysis of the interaction of materials, traffic, and utilization, measurement, economics, supply of
climate in the planning, design construction, evaluation, infrastructure, pricing; subsidies, externalities. Transport
maintenance, and rehabilitation of highway and airport policy in Canada.
pavements.
CIVE 5402 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7159)
CIVE 5304 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7150) Transportation Terminals
Intercity Transportation Framework for passenger terminal planning and design.
Current modal and intermodal issues, including energy. Theory: the transfer function and network modeling;
Framework and process of intercity transport planning and pedestrian flow characteristics; capacity of corridors,
management. Recent trends and system development. stairs, escalators, and elevators; layout planning. Practical
Passenger and freight demand and service characteristics. applications: air, rail, metro, bus, ferry, and multi-modal
Future prospects and possibilities. terminals.

CIVE 5305 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7151) CIVE 5403 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7158)
Traffic Engineering Airport Planning
Introduction to principles of traffic engineering. Basic Framework for airport planning and design. Aircraft
characteristics of drivers, vehicles, and traffic. Volume, characteristics; demand forecasting; airport site selection;
speed, and delay studies. Traffic stream characteristics noise, airside capacity; geometric design; the passenger
and queuing theory. Capacity analysis of roads and terminal complex; cargo area; general aviation; ground
intersections. Safety. transportation; land use planning.

CIVE 5306 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7152) CIVE 5404 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7182)
Highway Materials Introduction to Infrastructure Management
Materials characterization and strength evaluation of soils, Infrastructure management and its relationship to facility
stabilized soils, aggregates, and asphalt concrete. Effects and asset management; challenges facing infrastructure
of low temperatures and frost on materials behaviour. managers; tools for effective IM; concept of total quality
management; economic analysis of maintenance,
CIVE 5307 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7153) rehabilitation and reconstruction; use of life cycle cost
Urban Transportation analysis in decision making, development and use of IM
Urban transportation systems, planning and management. systems.
Urban development models, an introduction. Urban
transportation policy. CIVE 5500 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7104)
Earth Retaining Structures
CIVE 5308 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7154) Approaches to the theoretical and semi-empirical analysis
Highway Geometric Design of earth retaining structures. Review of the earth pressure
Principles of highway geometric design. Components theories. Analysis and design methods for rigid and
of the highway system, their interrelationships, abilities, flexible retaining walls, braced excavations, and tunnels.
limitations, and their relations with the design elements. Instrumentation and performance studies.
Safety and human factors, and their interaction with the
highway elements. New and evolving concepts. CIVE 5501 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7105)
Advanced Foundation Engineering
CIVE 5309 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7155) Review of methods of estimating compression and shear
Transportation Supply strength of soils. Bearing capacity of shallow and deep
Advanced treatment of transportation planning and foundations. Foundations in slopes. Pile groups. Use of in-
management concepts and techniques: transport situ testing for design purposes.
supply issues, capacity and costs, evaluation of system
improvements and extensions, transportation and
development, policy impact analysis.

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CIVE 5502 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7106) CIVE 5601 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7140)
In-Situ Geotechnique Engineering, Statistics, and Probabilities
Subsurface exploration program. Soil and rock sampling. Review of basic concepts in statistics and probabilities.
Geo-physical methods. Mechanical and hydraulic Bayes' Theorem. Distributions. Parameter estimation.
properties of soil and rock. Determination of strength and Goodness-of-fit. Regression and correlation. OC curves.
deformability. Critical evaluation of vane, pressuremeter, Monte Carlo simulation. ANOVA. Probability-based
screw plate, dilatometer, borehole shear and plate load design criteria. System reliability. Selected applications
tests. Pumping, recharge and packer tests. In-situ stress in structures, transportation and geomechanics. Use of
measurements. computer software. Emphasis on problem solving.

CIVE 5503 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7107) CIVE 5602 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7141)
Numerical Methods in Geomechanics Advanced Computer-Aided Design
Advanced theories of soil and rock behaviour. Plasticity Representation and processing of design constraints
models. Generalized failure criteria. Critical state and cap (such as building codes and other design rules); decision
models. Dilatancy effects. Associative and non-associative tables; constraint satisfaction. Automatic integrity and
flow rules. Hardening rules. Consolidation, visco-elasticity, consistency maintenance of design databases; integrated
creep behaviour. Finite element formulation. Iterative CAD systems. Introduction to geometric modeling.
schemes. Time marching schemes. Solution of typical Introduction to artificial intelligence.
boundary value problems. Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 5101, CIVE 5103, or permission of requirements, as CIVE 4500, for which additional credit is
the Department. precluded.

CIVE 5504 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7183) CIVE 5603 [0.5 credit]
Seepage Through Soils Advanced Building Characterization, Conservation
Surface-subsurface water relations. Steady flow. Flownet and Rehabilitation
techniques. Numerical techniques. Seepage analogy Supporting concepts and techniques for the identification,
models. Anisotropic and layered soils. Water retaining documentation, and conservation of heritage and existing
structures. Safety against erosion and piping. Filter design. buildings; advanced workshops by experts from key
Steady and non-steady flow towards wells. Multiple well disciplines and practice areas in heritage conservation.
systems. Subsidence due to ground water pumping. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Precludes additional credit for ENVE 5301.
CIVE 5605 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7143)
CIVE 5505 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7109) Design of Steel Bridges
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Basic features of steel bridges, design of slab-on-girder,
Seismic hazards, earthquakes and ground motion, wave box girder and truss bridges. Composite and non-
propagation, ground response analysis, soil properties for composite design. Introduction to long span suspension
dynamic analysis: laboratory tests, in-situ tests, modulus and cable-stayed bridges. Discussion of relevant codes
and damping curves, liquefaction susceptibility, post and specifications.
liquefaction response, seismic effects on slope stability,
retaining structures. CIVE 5606 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7144)
Precludes additional credit for CIVE 5801 (2001-2003). Design of Concrete Bridges
Concrete and reinforcing steel properties, basic features
CIVE 5507 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7184) of concrete bridges, design of superstructure in reinforced
Blast Load Effects on Structures concrete slab, slab-on-girder and box girder bridges,
Threats, risk analysis, vulnerability assessment; introduction to prestressed concrete bridges, design of
explosives: types and mechanisms; load determination; bridge piers and abutments. In all cases the relevant
response of structural elements under blast loads, analysis provisions of Canadian bridge codes are discussed.
and design for blast loads; blast mitigation, retrofit of
structures; post-event assessment. CIVE 5607 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7145)
Also listed as IPIS 5507. Introduction to Bridge Design
Limit states design of highway bridges; methods
CIVE 5600 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7131) of analysis, design and evaluation procedures of
Project Management superstructure components; design codes; design loads
Managing building development, design, and construction and load factors; concrete deck design; load distributions;
including interrelationships among owners, developers, computer analysis; impact and dynamics; fatigue and
financing sources, designers, contractors, and users; brittle fracture; construction bracing; load capacity rating of
project manager role and tasks; project objectives; existing bridges.
feasibility analyses; budgets and financing; government
regulations; environmental and social constraints; cost,
time, and content quality controls and processes; human
factors.

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CIVE 5609 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7170) CIVE 5615 [0.5 credit] (CVG 5320)
Fundamentals of Fire Safety Engineering Fire Behaviour of Materials
The fire safety system, including social, economic and Fundamentals and scientific aspects of materials
environmental issues; description of the fire safety behaviour during fires, material specifications, thermal
regulatory system and the governing building codes and and mechanical properties, fire hazards of materials,
standards. This includes the global fire safety system in structural fire response, residual strength, failure criteria,
a facility and active fire protection systems; detection, mechanisms of flame retardancy, and standards and
suppression, smoke management. testing protocols.
Precludes additional credit for CIVE 5707 (2001-2002).
CIVE 5616 [0.5 credit]
CIVE 5610 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7171) Wood Structures and Fire
Fire Dynamics I Introduction to fire-safe design of wood buildings, brief
Fundamentals of combustion including material and review of wood products and wood design, prescriptive
energy balances, chemical thermodynamics, kinetics, code requirements, determination of fire-resistance of
premixed and diffusive burning. Advanced topics in the wood structures through different methods.
theory of combustion, flame propagation, efficiency of Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
combustion, and the physico-chemical properties of
combustible material. CIVE 5705 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7300)
Precludes additional credit for CIVE 5705 (2001-2003). Topics in Structures
Courses in special topics related to building design and
CIVE 5611 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7173) construction, not covered by other graduate courses.
People in Fires
Review of the work presented by the founders in the CIVE 5706 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7301)
field of human behaviour in fire. Introduction to the basic Topics in Structures
notions of perception, cognition, information processing, Courses in special topics related to building design and
decision-making and problem solving. Behavioural construction, not covered by other graduate courses.
concepts such as panic, commitment, affiliation, familiarity
and role are discussed. CIVE 5707 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7302)
Precludes additional credit for CIVE 5708 (2001-2003). Topics in Structures
Courses in special topics related to building design and
CIVE 5612 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7174) construction, not covered by other graduate courses.
Fire Modeling
Fire modeling and its role in fire safety engineering. CIVE 5708 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7303)
Review of the main modeling techniques used in Fire Topics in Structures
Safety Engineering: network, zone and Computational Courses in special topics related to building design and
Fluid Dynamics (CFD). construction, not covered by other graduate courses.
Precludes additional credit for CIVE 5802 (2002-2003).
CIVE 5709 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7304)
CIVE 5613 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7172) Topics in Structures
Fire Dynamics II Courses in special topics related to building design and
Fire dynamics from ignition through heat transfer to growth construction, not covered by other graduate courses.
and spread of fires and their suppression. Factors such
CIVE 5800 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7305)
as containment and its role in the dynamics of fires and
Topics in Geotechnique
explosions are covered.
Courses in special topics in geotechnical engineering, not
Precludes additional credit for CIVE 5803 (2002-2003).
covered by other graduate courses.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 5610 Fire Dynamics I.
CIVE 5801 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7306)
CIVE 5614 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7175)
Topics in Geotechnique
Design for Fire Resistance
Courses in special topics in geotechnical engineering, not
Behaviour of materials and structures at elevated
covered by other graduate courses.
temperatures; fire-resistance tests; fire-resistance ratings;
building code requirements; real-world fires; assessing CIVE 5802 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7307)
the fire resistance of steel, concrete and wood building Topics in Geotechnique
assemblies. Courses in special topics in geotechnical engineering, not
Precludes additional credit for CIVE 5709 (2001-2003). covered by other graduate courses.

CIVE 5803 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7308)

Topics in Geotechnique
Courses in special topics in geotechnical engineering, not
covered by other graduate courses.

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CIVE 5804 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7309) CIVE 6901 [0.0 credit]
Topics in Geotechnique Ph.D. Seminar
Courses in special topics in geotechnical engineering, not The series consists of presentations by graduate students
covered by other graduate courses. or external speakers. Graduate students in the Civil
Engineering program are required to participate in these
CIVE 5805 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7310) seminar series by attending all seminars and making at
Topics in Transportation least one presentation during their graduate studies.
Courses in special topics in transportation engineering, not
covered by other graduate courses. CIVE 6902 [0.0 credit] (CVG 9998)
Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination
CIVE 5806 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7311) Graduate students at the Doctoral level in the Civil
Topics in Transportation Engineering program are required to successfully
Courses in special topics in transportation engineering, not complete written and oral comprehensive examinations
covered by other graduate courses. in subject areas determined by the student's advisory
committee.
CIVE 5807 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7312)
Topics in Transportation CIVE 6906 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6109)
Courses in special topics in transportation engineering, not Directed Studies 2
covered by other graduate courses. Prerequisite(s): open only to students in the Civil
Engineering Ph.D. program.
CIVE 5808 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7313)
Topics in Transportation CIVE 6909 [8.0 credits] (CVG 9999)
Courses in special topics in transportation engineering, not Ph.D. Thesis
covered by other graduate courses. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

CIVE 5809 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7314)

Topics in Transportation
Courses in special topics in transportation engineering, not
covered by other graduate courses.

CIVE 5810 [0.5 credit] (CVG 7185)

Topics in Fire Safety
Courses in special topics related to fire safety, not covered
by other graduate courses.

CIVE 5900 [1.0 credit] (CVG 6000)

Civil Engineering Project
Students enrolled in the program M.Eng. by project
will conduct an engineering study, analysis, or design
project under the general supervision of a member of the
Department.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

CIVE 5901 [0.0 credit] (CVG 7314)

Master's Seminar
The series consists of presentations by graduate students
or external speakers. Graduate students in the Civil
Engineering program are required to participate in these
seminar series by attending all seminars and making at
least one presentation during their graduate studies.

CIVE 5906 [0.5 credit] (CVG 6108)

Directed Studies 1
Prerequisite(s): open only to students in a Civil
Engineering Master's program.

CIVE 5909 [2.5 credits] (CVG 5909)

M.A.Sc. Thesis
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

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