| # | Category | Subject | L-T-P | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BS | Numerical Techniques and Statistical Methods | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 2 | HSMC | Universal Human Values – Understanding Harmony and Ethical Human Conduct | 2-1-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Engineering Science | Surveying | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Professional Core | Strength of Materials | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 5 | Professional Core | Fluid Mechanics | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 6 | Professional Core | Surveying Lab | 0-0-3 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Professional Core | Strength of Materials Lab | 0-0-3 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Skill Enhancement Course | Building Planning and Drawing | 0-1-2 | 2 |
| 9 | Audit Course | Environmental Science | 2-0-0 | – |
Numerical Techniques and Statistical Methods
a math-for-engineers course that trades exact closed-form answers for the numerical and statistical tools civil engineers actually reach for when equations get messy or data needs interpreting.
- Unit 1: Root-finding by bisection, secant, false-position and Newton-Raphson methods, plus Newton’s and Lagrange’s interpolation formulae
- Unit 2: Numerical integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules, and solving initial-value ODEs using Taylor series, Picard’s, Euler’s, Runge-Kutta and Milne’s methods
- Unit 3: Bayes’ theorem, random variables and probability distributions, including Binomial, Poisson, Uniform and Normal distributions
- Unit 4: Sampling theory, point and interval estimation, and the central limit theorem
- Unit 5: Hypothesis testing — Type I/II errors, significance levels, and large- and small-sample tests using t, F and chi-square statistics
Universal Human Values – Understanding Harmony and Ethical Human Conduct
a values-and-ethics foundation course that asks engineering students to examine what they actually want out of life and work before asking them to design for other people.
- Unit 1: Introduction to value education and self-exploration as the basis of continuous happiness and prosperity
- Unit 2: Harmony within the individual, understood as the coexistence of the self and the body
- Unit 3: Harmony in the family and society, built on trust and mutual respect
- Unit 4: Harmony with nature, exploring interconnectedness among the four orders of existence
- Unit 5: Implications for professional ethics and value-based living
Surveying
the fieldwork-heavy course that teaches how land actually gets measured, mapped and marked out before a single foundation is dug.
- Unit 1: Surveying principles and accessories, and linear measurement using chains, tapes and the prismatic compass
- Unit 2: Levelling methods, contouring, and area/volume computation for earthwork
- Unit 3: Theodolite surveying — horizontal and vertical angle measurement — and traverse computation
- Unit 4: Curve setting, tacheometry, and modern equipment such as total stations, GPS, drone and LiDAR survey
- Unit 5: Photogrammetric surveying, aerial photograph geometry and mapping techniques
Strength of Materials
explains how solid materials deform and fail under load, forming the analytical backbone for every structural design decision that follows.
- Unit 1: Simple stresses and strains, Hooke’s law, elastic constants and composite bars
- Unit 2: Shear force and bending moment diagrams for cantilever, simply supported and overhanging beams
- Unit 3: Flexural and shear stress theory across cross-sections, plus torsion in circular shafts
- Unit 4: Beam deflection using double integration, Macaulay’s method and Mohr’s theorems
- Unit 5: Column buckling theory (Euler’s, Rankine-Gordon) and stress analysis of thin and thick cylindrical shells
Fluid Mechanics
covers how fluids behave at rest and in motion, the physics underlying every pipe, channel and pump a civil engineer will design.
- Unit 1: Basic fluid properties — density, viscosity, surface tension and compressibility
- Unit 2: Fluid statics, pressure-measuring devices, and hydrostatic forces on surfaces including buoyancy
- Unit 3: Fluid kinematics — flow classification, stream functions and continuity equations
- Unit 4: Fluid dynamics, Euler’s and Bernoulli’s equations, and flow measurement with venturimeters and pitot tubes
- Unit 5: Pipe flow analysis, energy losses and the Darcy-Weisbach equation
Surveying Lab
hands-on practice turning chain, level, theodolite and total-station theory into usable field data.
- Linear and angular measurement exercises: chain surveying, compass traversing and plane-table radiation surveys
- Levelling exercises using height-of-instrument and rise-and-fall methods, plus theodolite angle and distance measurement
- Modern-instrument exercises: total-station area/distance determination, curve setting and contour levelling
Strength of Materials Lab
puts theoretical stress-strain concepts to the test on real steel, wood and concrete specimens.
- Tension, compression and bending tests on steel, wood and concrete to plot stress-strain and load-deflection behaviour
- Torsion, hardness, impact and shear tests to determine material-specific mechanical properties
- Spring and continuous-beam deflection tests, including use of electrical resistance strain gauges
Building Planning and Drawing
a drafting-focused course that turns building bye-laws and planning principles into actual scaled drawings.
- Detailing exercises on sign conventions, English and Flemish masonry bonds, doors, windows, ventilators and roofs
- Drawing line diagrams and plan-elevation-section sets for residential, hospital and industrial buildings under applicable bye-laws
Environmental Science
a mandatory awareness course connecting natural resource use, ecosystems and pollution to the everyday decisions engineers make.
- Unit 1: The multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies and renewable/non-renewable natural resources
- Unit 2: Ecosystem structure and function, food chains and biodiversity conservation
- Unit 3: Causes, effects and control of air, water, soil, marine, noise and thermal pollution, plus solid waste management
- Unit 4: Sustainable development, water conservation, climate change and environmental legislation
- Unit 5: Population growth, human health and environment-linked welfare programmes