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Analysis of elements of surface mine operation. Design of surface mining systems with emphasis on minimisation of adverse environmental impact and maximisation of efficient use of mineral resources. Surface excavation. The uses, handling and maintenance of surface equipment and plants. Ore reserve estimates, grade control (blending and dilution), short- and long-range planning, unit operations, equipment selection, cost estimation, slope stability and placer mining operation. Aggregates quarrying and dimension stones production. Ore handling equipment. Case studies of typical surface mines: coal, metallic and non-metallic mines. Bitumen oil sand mining. Scheduled field trips to operating mines. 500 Level

Selection and development of most suitable underground mining methods based on the physical and geological properties of ore deposits. Unsupported and supported underground mining methods. Tunneling engineering; construction and maintenance. Underground mining systems. Mining of averagely thick and thick deposits. Application of novel techniques for some deposits: gasification, liquification and in-situ leaching. Equipment, conveyors, cable ropeways and rope haulage, tract and trackless mining systems, hydraulic transport and pipeline systems. Calculations of ore reserve estimates, development planning and preparations for development and extraction, and construction of development openings. Conservation and environmental systems. Case studies of typical underground mines: coal, metallic and non-metallic scheduled. Field trip(s) to operating mines and tunnels. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment Equipment and tools that are required for the Mining Engineering programmes are listed below according to the requirements of the major laboratories. The accessories and consumables needed for effective use of these equipment are not listed but will be requested by the department that operates this curriculum when purchasing the equipment. Rock Mechanics Laboratory 1. Rock coring machine (Table type) 2. Rock coring machine (Pillar type) 3. Uniaxial triaxial compression machine (e.g. MECATEST) 4. Triaxial compression machine 5. Digital compression machine 6. Rock grinding machine 7. Masonry saw 8. Point portable load tester 9. Slake durability apparatus 10. Laboratory oven 11. Pocket penetrometer 12. Rock cradle 13. Schmidt hammer 14. Compass clinometer 15. Digital multimeter 16. Digital clamp meter 17. Digital noise meter (Desk and pocket types) 18. Digital compass clinometer 19. Rock core trimmer Analytical/ Material Characterisation Laboratory  AAS, XRF, XRD, SEM  Provisions for wet chemical processes  Equipment and tools for other characterization test Survey and Photogrammetry Laboratory 1. Underground mining theodolite 2. Levelling instruments (analogue, digital and automatic) 3. Land theodolite (analogue and digital) 4. Mining compasses (analogue and digital) 5. Compass with tripods 6. Global Positioning System (GPS) – handheld and base 7. Total station (analogue and digital) 8. Printing machine for maps and plan (large formats A3 …) 9. Plane table with tripod 10. Digital planimeter with Laptop PC 11. Laser scanner for slope monitoring Mine Ventilation Laboratory 1. Mine air flow (Centrifugal fan rig) 2. Cross flow heat exchanger 3. Digital noise meter 4. Digital desk pH meter 5. Digital pocket pH meter 6. Manometers (analogue and digital) 7. Venturimeter (analogue and digital) 8. Photo-digital tachometer 9. Barometer (analogue and digital) 10. Differential pressure meters (analogue and digital) 11. Digital thermometers (analogue and digital) 12. Tachometer Mine Design and Modelling Laboratory 1. Computer with table and accessories (1 T HDD, 16GB RAM, 21” monitor) 2. Padded stools 3. Mining design, planning, processing valuation software packages and others 4. Multimedia projectors 5. Interactive board 6. Mining models Drilling and Explosives Tech. Laboratory 1. Laboratory table drill 2. Hand held drilling machine (pneumatic power) 3. Hand held drilling machine (electrical power) 4. Portable drilling rig 5. Models of different drilling rigs 6. Models of explosive magazine Mineral Processing Laboratory 1. Laboratory crusher (Jaw type) 2. Laboratory crusher (Cone type) 3. Laboratory crusher (gyratory type) 4. Laboratory type impact crusher 5. Laboratory ball mill 6. Roll mill 7. Mineral jigs 8. Hydro classifier 9. Shaking table 10. Spiral separators 11. Magnetic separators 12. Sluices 13. Ore microscope 14. Laboratory oven 15. Furnaces 16. Sieve shaker 17. Agitator/conditioner 18. Filters 19. Flotation machines 20. pH meter (digital and analogue) 21. Vacuum pump 22. Weighing machines Staffing Academic Staff The NUC guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15 for Engineering and Technology departments shall apply. However, there should be a minimum of six full-time equivalents of Staff in the department. There is need to have a reasonable number of Staff with doctoral degrees as well as sufficient industrial experience. With a minimum load of 15 Units per semester for students and a minimum of six full-time equivalent of staff in each programme, staff should have a maximum of 15 contact hours per week for lectures, tutorials, practical’s and supervision of projects. NUC requirement encourages all academic staff to have PhD degrees; hence appointment of academic staff is preferably to the Lecturer cadre. Only in exceptional cases are candidates with great promise appointed to Graduate Assistant and Assistant Lecturer positions for the purpose of being developed to the Lecturer cadre as registered PhD candidates. Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators to help lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practical’s and field work. This category of personnel is not expected to be regular staff as they are to be paid on the basis of approved hourly rate. Administrative Support Staff The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments and faculty offices. It is important to recruit very competent senior staff that are computer literate. Technical Support Personnel The services of technical support staff, which are indispensable in the proper running of laboratories and workshop/studios are required. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. They are also to undergo regular training to keep them abreast of developments in equipment operation and maintenance. The minimum of academic staff to technical staff ratio of 5:1 should be maintained. Minimum Number of Staff Subject to the general standards specified by NUC: 1. there should be a minimum of two PhDs and four M.Eng degree holders full-time academic staff to mount the programme; 2. each workshop or laboratory should have an adequate number of staff with the right mix, such that each unit or section in that workshop or laboratory can run efficiently; and 3. there should be an adequate number of administrative staff of the appropriate caliber for the office of the Head of Department to run. Student/Staff Ratio The minimum staff-to-student ratio should be 1:15 from 200 level to 500 level. Library In addition to the university and faculty libraries, the programme must have a departmental library well equipped with specialised books and journals in both physical collections and e-collections (E-Resources) of various types. Various field and research reports of the programme must also be available in the library for staff, students and researchers. The library must be connected to subscribed repository of: 1. institutions (national and international); 2. open access sources; 3. professional bodies’ e-learning platforms, and 4. relevant international organizations; The library must also have adequate facilities. a. for reading; b. provisions for lending, and c. Reservation unit for specialised materials. Classrooms, Laboratories, Workshops Clinics and Offices Although other laboratories and workshops not listed here will be shared with many other departments in the faculty and university in general, the laboratories and facilities listed in the table below should be provided and equipped specifically for every Mining Engineering programme. Laboratories & Workshop Required for the Programme Laboratory/ S/N Requirements Required Size (m) Workshop Should provide equipment and tools for practical experiments, tests (laboratory and field) and research in Mine and Mine Surveying Engineering Surveying including 18.5 x 10 x HRM and 1 remote sensing with the GIS. (with technologist’s Photogrammetry Computer systems, relevant office and a store). Laboratory software and hardware with supply of consumables should be provided for preparation of maps and plans. Should have physical models of surface, underground and other mining systems for research and demonstration. Computer systems and appropriate software packages for mine design and simulation. Mining System 18.5 x 10 x HRM Provisions should also be made 2 and Design (with technologist in this laboratory for other Laboratory office’s and a store) hardware, equipment and tools for design of surface, underground and other mining techniques. There should also be provisions for data processing, analyses and presentation. This laboratory should have equipment and tools such as Drilling and jack hammer (electric, 50 x 20 x HRM 3 Explosives mechanical or fluid powered) (with technologist’s Laboratory for drilling; physical models or office and a store). table-top drilling rig. Tools such as hand augers. Models of explosives magazine and facilities for safe preparation of ANFO. Samples of the various initiation and detonation devices and large posters of various equipment for teaching aid. Serves as rock testing and analysis, lapidary and gemology laboratory. Provisions should therefore be made for Rock Mechanics 4 equipment and tools for rock Laboratory and stone cutting, polishing, mounting and finishing for teaching and research in all areas of rock engineering. Ventilation and air conditioning equipment and facilities should be provided in this laboratory. Models of underground mine galleries for flow demonstrations are required. Various environment parameter 18.5 x 10 x HRM Mine Ventilation 5 measuring equipment such as (with technologist’s Laboratory gas and dust analysers, office and a store) particulate counters, weather trackers are required for teaching and research. Large posters of mine galleries and equipment that will serve as teaching aid must be provided Should be adequately spacious Mineral (if a single laboratory is Processing and provided) to accommodate 50 x 20 x HRM 6 Extractive equipment and facilities for (with technologist’s Metallurgy teaching and research in all office and a store). Laboratory. sections of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy. Should provide equipment and tools for practical experiments, 18.5 x 10 x HRM Geotechnics 7 tests (laboratory/field) and (with technologist’s Laboratory research on soil and other office and a store) earthen materials. Wire rope type, uses and preparation, pumps and pipeline models, models of Mine Machinery / 50 x 20 x HRM mine machinery for 8 Equipment (with technologist’s demonstration, equipment for Workshop office and a store) metal cutting and joining including welding and measuring tools. This laboratory will provide material analyses and characterisation services for  3 rooms of 10x6 other laboratories in the each with Analytical/ programme. Should have an office Material 9 analytical equipment such as  store Characterisation AAS, XRF, XRD, SEM and  maintenance Laboratory provision for wet chemical room processes. Equipment and tools for other characterisation tests are also required. The NUC recommends the following physical space requirement: Academic m2 Professor’s Office 18.50 Head of Department’s Office 18.50 Tutorial Teaching Staff Space 13.50 Other Teaching Staff Space 7.00 Technical Staff Space 7.00 Science Staff Research Laboratory 16.50 Engineering Staff Research Laboratory 14.50 Seminar Space per student 1.85 Drawing Office Space (A.O. Board) (Per Student) 4.60 Drawing Office Space (A.I. Board) (Per Student) 3.70 Laboratory Space 7.50 Non-Academic Secretarial Space 7.00 Office Facilities S/No Office No in Room Facilities 1. HOD 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 2. Professor 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 3. Reader 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit. 4. Senior 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer Lecturer unit. 5. Lecturer I 2 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves. 6. Lecturer II 3 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves

Evolution of mobile radio communications: 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G. Examples of mobile radio systems: radio paging, cordless telephones, cellular radio. Trends in cellular radio and personal communication systems. A basic cellular system, frequency reuse, roaming, hand-off strategies, co-channel interference, traffic and grade of service, system capacity, improving capacity of cellular system. Doppler effect. Co-channel interference and reduction; adjacent channel interference; near-far problem. Standards and overview of analogue and digital cellular systems; frequency management and channel assignment, speech coding, channel coding, bandwidth consideration, equalisation, modulation techniques, multiple access techniques. GSM: architecture, elements, and standard interfaces; FDMA/TDMA structure; speech and channel coding; time slots and bursts; signaling; hand-offs; DCS 1800; GPRS; data services over gsm. Field strength prediction models, propagation path loss, multipath propagation problem, Rayleigh fading, Rician distribution. Other applications of wireless communications, especially in the financial sector. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment Computer Laboratory (Hardware and Software) 1. Control and instrumentation laboratory 2. Electronics and telecommunication laboratory 3. Signal processing laboratory 4. Data communication and internetworking laboratory 5. Communication systems aboratory 6. RF microwave laboratory 7. Antenna laboratory. Intermediate Network Laboratory S/n Description of Equipment 1 D3000 Virtual Instrument Platform (VIP2) 2 D3000 9.0 Experimental Master PCB 3 D3000 21.1 AM Communications PCB 4 D3000 21.2 Superhet Receiver PCB 5 D3000 21.4 Digital Communications PCB 6 D3000 21.5 PAM PCB 7 D3000 21.8 PCM PCB Transmission Laboratory S/ Description of Equipment N 1 Ctl Modicom 1 "Signal sampling and reconstruction module" 2 02 Modicom 2 "Time division multiplexer PAM Module" 3 CT3/1 and CT3/2 Modicom 3 "pulse code modulation Transmitter/Receiver 4 system" CT4 Modicom 4 " Delta modulation Module" 5 CT5/1 and CT5/2 Modicom 5 " Data conditioning and carrier modulation system" 6 CT7 Audio Input Module 7 CT8 Audio Output Module 8 CT20 Anacom 1/1 and V2 "Introductory Analogue Communication Module" 9 CT21 Anacom 2"Introductory Analogue Communication Module" 10 CT30 Transmission Line Trainer 11 Digital Communication System Trainer 12 Analog Communication System Trainer 13 PS20 Power Supply 14 FG2 Function Generators 15 OSC1 Oscilloscopes Fiber Optic Laboratory S/N Description of Equipment 1 06 Modicom 6 "Fiber-Optic Transmitter/Receiver system" 2 NTC-1 03.000 "Fiber-Optic Communication" Training stand 3 Pulse Semi-conductor Laser 4 Photodiode Current Meter 5 Continuous Semiconductor Laser 6 Current Generator 7 Fast Photo detector 8 Stand to study photo detector operation 9 Optical Fiber Coupler Microwave Laboratory S/N Description of Equipment 1 CT60 Microwave Communications Trainer: Receiver Transmitter Probe 2 Spectrum Analyzer " 9kHz -3GHz 3 Indoor TV Antenna 4 NTC-1 04 " Radio Engineering & Telecommunication with MPMS" 5 Microwave Trainer MST 532 6 Microstrip Trainer MNT 530 7 18GHz Spectrum Analyzer 8 18GHz Network Analyzer Networking Laboratory S/N Description of Equipment Nn 1 NTC-1 42.000 "Global, Local, Wired & Wireless Networks" Training stand 2 D-Link Switch 3 Cisco 1 900 Router 4 D-Link Router Basic Electronic Equipment 1. Frequency meter 2. Digital energy meter 3. Digital wattmeter, single phase 4. Digital wattmeter, 3-phase 5. Semiconductor curve tracer 6. Digital transistor tester 7. Decade resistance box 8. Decade capacitance box 9. Decade inductance box 10. Digital multifunction documenting calibrators 11. Digital function generator (different frequency ranges) 12. Electrical tools box 13. Digital stroboscope 14. Digital DC A ammeters multi-range 15. Digital AC voltmeters multi range 16. Digital DC volt meters multi range 17. Digital DC volt meters multi range 18. Digital damp meter 19. Standard digital earth loop/PSC/tester 20. Photo/contact tachometer 21. LCD Display 3-phase rotation tester 22. Rheostat (different ranges) 23. Wheatstone bridge 24. Portable DC potentiometer 25. Analog dual oscilloscopes (different frequency ranges) 26. Signal trace/lnjector 27. Digital RF signal generators 28. Klystron microwave trainer complete set 29. Antenna laboratory trainer complete set 30. PCB Fabrication equipment complete set 31. Standard analog multimeters 32. AVO meters 33. Digital logic analyzer 34. Smart logic design experimental Kit 35. Digital logic circuit design experiment kit microcomputer trainer 36. GSM/GPS experimental trainer 37. Programmable logic controller system trainer 38. Digital 3 phase power analyzer with SD card real time data recorder 39. Digital storage color display 2/4-channel oscilloscope 40. Digital spectrum analyzer (9kHz -3GHz) 41. Instrumentation trainer using transducers complete set 42. Solar power system training kit 43. Electrical and electronic system trainer 44. Power electronic training system 45. Programmable dual output DC power upply units (different ranges) 46. Variable transformer 47. Portable wind power generator training kit universal EPROM programmable (48 Pins) 48. B ench digital multi-meter digit (various digit ranges) Staffing Academic Staff The NUC guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15 for Engineering and Technology departments shall apply. However, there should be a minimum of six full-time equivalent of Staff in the department. There is need to have a reasonable number of Staff with doctoral degrees as well as sufficient industrial experience. With a minimum load of 15 Units per semester for students and a minimum of six full-time equivalent of staff in each programme, staff should have a maximum of 15 contact hours per week for lectures, tutorials, practicals and supervision of projects. NUC requirement encourages all academic staff to have PhD degrees, hence appointment of academic staff is preferably to the Lecturer cadre. Only in exceptional cases are candidates with great promise appointed to Graduate Assistant and Assistant Lecturer positions for the purpose of being developed to the Lecturer cadre as registered PhD candidates. Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators to help lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practicals and field work. This category of personnel is not expected to be regular staff as they are to be paid on the basis of approved hourly rate. Administrative Support Staff The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments and faculty offices. It is important to recruit very competent senior staff that are computer literate. Technical Support Personnel The services of technical support staff, which are indispensable in the proper running of laboratories and workshop/studios are required. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. They are also to undergo regular training to keep them abreast of developments in equipment operation and maintenance. The minimum of academic staff to technical staff ratio of 5:1 should be maintained. Minimum Number of Staff Subject to the general standards specified by NUC; 1. there should be a minimum of two Ph.Ds and four M.Eng degree holders full-time academic staff to mount the programme; 2. each workshop or laboratory should have an adequate number of staff with the right mix, such that each unit or section in that workshop or laboratory can run efficiently; and 3. there should be an adequate number of administrative staff of the appropriate calibre for the office of the Head of Department to run. Student/Staff Ratio The minimum staff-to-student ratio should be 1:15 from 200 level to 500 level Library Library and Information Resources There must be adequate library facilities to cater for the interest of all the programmes in the faculty. These include current journals, handbooks, textbooks, manuals, codes of practice, standards and specifications etc. in sufficient numbers Library Facilities The following facilities should be provided to enable users make maximum use of library services: a. Reading rooms b. 24-hour reading rooms c. Visually impaired resource centre d. Radio frequency identification (RFID) security gate for theft detection e. RFID tags for book tagging f. Notebook computers for loan service g. Over two hundred computers distributed at the various service points for database search at the university library and faculty libraries h. Workstations at the faculty libraries for database search i. Projectors and creens for presentations j. Photocopying machines k. Scanners l. Visually impaired resource centre m. Information display screen n. E-library (postgraduate and undergraduate sections) Classroom, Laboratories, Workshops, Clinics and Offices The NUC recommends the following physical space requirement: Academic m2 Professor’s Office 18.50 Head of Department’s Office 18.50 Tutorial Teaching Staff Space 13.50 Other Teaching Staff Space 7.00 Technical Staff Space 7.00 Science Staff Research Laboratory 16.50 Engineering Staff Research Laboratory 14.50 Seminar Space per student 1.85 Drawing Office Space (A.O. Board) (Per Student) 4.60 Drawing Office Space (A.I. Board) (Per Student) 3.70 Laboratory Space 7.50 Non-Academic Secretarial Space 7.00 Office Facilities S/No Office No in Room Facilities 1. HOD 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 2. Professor 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 3. Reader 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit. 4. Senior 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, Lecturer computer unit. 5. Lecturer I 2 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves. 6. Lecturer II 3 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves

Mooring configurations: single-leg mooring, spread mooring, turret mooring; mooring components: wire ropes, synthetic fibre ropes, chains, clump weights, drag and suction anchors, piles; winches and windlass; single component and multi-component catenary equations; soil-mooring interaction; mooring failure modes; static, quasi-static, and dynamic mooring analyses; mooring design criteria and considerations. Drilling risers, production risers: flexible, steel catenary; flexible riser configurations: steep/lazy S and wave, free hanging; flexible riser components: bend stiffeners/ bell-mouths, unbonded/bonded flexible risers, bend restrictors; rigid riser components: tieback connectors, stress joints, riser joints and connectors, buoyancy modules, tensioners; riser casing; soil-riser interaction; riser failure modes; structural riser analysis; static and dynamic riser analyses; interference analysis; riser design criteria and considerations. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment Minimum Standards for Laboratories/ Workshops Although other laboratories and workshops not listed here will be shared with many other departments in the faculty and University in general, the laboratories and facilities listed in the table below should be provided and equipped specifically for every Marine Engineering degree programme. Each laboratory or workshop should have sufficient working spaces with safety equipment and relevant manuals. Marine Engineering Workshop Equipment Metalworks and Fabrication Section 1. Work benches with vices for metal work 2. Tool boxes containing hand tools such as screw drivers, wrenches, hammers, hacksaws, files, centre punch, chisel, scrapers, etc. 3. Lathe machines 4. CNC lathe machine 5. Milling machines 6. CNC milling machine 7. Drilling machines 8. Grinding machines 9. Folding machines 10. Power hacksaw 11. Shaping machines 12. Tennoning machine 13. Vertical mortising machine 14. Dovetailing machine 15. Vernier Callipers and Micrometer Screw Gauges 16. Sheet metal folding machine 17. Furnaces (heat treatment facility) 18. Casting facilities 19. Arc welding machines and accessories 20. Gas welding facilities 21. Safety gadgets and first-aid equipment (for fire, electric shocks, impact, etc.) 22. Personal protective equipment (for eye, skin, ear, etc.) 23. Pop riveting machine 24. Guillotine cutting Machine 25. Rolling machine, etc. Carpentry & Woodwork Section 1. Band saw, radial arm saw and circular saw 2. Surfacing machine 3. Mortise machine 4. Thicknessing/Planing machine 5. Wood Lathe machine 6. Portable sander machine 7. Jig saw, rip saw, cross-cut saw, panel saw, tenon saw, compass saw 8. Drilling machine 9. Chest drill 10. Spraying machine 11. Oil stone 12. Wood workbenches with vices 13. G clamp, F clamp, Sash clamp 14. Jack planes, smooth planes 15. Other hand tools such as tri square, claw hammer, pincer, marking gauge, mortise gauge, spirit level, flat chisel, wood rasp, round chisel, wood mallet, spoke shave, screw drivers, tape rule, scraper, etc. Marine Electrical Section 1. Water distillers 2. Hydrometers 3. Multi-meters, voltmeters, ammeters and clamp meters 4. Soldering irons 5. Battery chargers 6. Standard tool boxes for electrical and electronics works 7. Electrical/electronics data books 8. Oscilloscopes 9. Tachometers and phase sequence meters 10. Logic probes 11. Etching machines complete with accessories 12. Coil winding machine, etc. Drafting and Design Studio 1. Drawing tables and chairs 2. Drawing boards, T-squares and instruments 3. Automatic drafting machine 4. Drafting gadgets, stencils, etc 5. Automatic stencil cutter 6. Computer studio or workstation with at least 50 computers 7. Computer graphics and design hall with necessary design software (e.g. AutoCAD, Maxsurf, SACS, Orcaflex, Flexcom, SolidWorks, Inventor, etc.) 8. 3-D printer List of Marine Laboratories S/NO LABORATORY/FACILITY EQUIPMENT/MACHINERY Engine test bed (4- or 6-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine on an engine test bed with Marine Engines and dynamometer and computer interface). 1 Auxiliary Machinery Steam turbine and boiler model Gas turbine model Internal combustion engine model Two-stage compressor Injector testing machine Ship navigation simulator 2 Simulation Laboratory Dynamic positioning simulator Engine room simulator Wave simulator Rigid-rotor balancing machine Bentley Navada rotor Kit Vibrometer 3 Rotordynamics and Proximeters and displacement sensors Vibration Piezoelectric accelerometers Voltage-regulator inverter Fast-fourier transform (FFT) analyzer + frontend Offshore structure models Ship models Fluid bench 4 Marine Structures/ Wind tunnel Hydrodynamics Offshore basin and/or Towing tank Carriage for model Wave makers Underwater Camera (HD) U-tube oscillating water tunnels Cavitation tunnels. Staffing Academic Staff The NUC guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15 for Engineering and Technology departments shall apply. However, there should be a minimum of six full-time equivalents of Staff in the department. There is need to have a reasonable number of Staff with doctoral degrees as well as sufficient industrial experience. With a minimum load of 15 Units per semester for students and a minimum of six full-time equivalent of staff in each programme, staff should have a maximum of 15 contact hours per week for lectures, tutorials, practical’s and supervision of projects. NUC requirement encourages all academic staff to have PhD degrees; hence appointment of academic staff is preferably to the Lecturer cadre. Only in exceptional cases are candidates with great promise appointed to Graduate Assistant and Assistant Lecturer positions for the purpose of being developed to the Lecturer cadre as registered PhD candidates. Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators to help lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practical’s and field work. This category of personnel is not expected to be regular staff as they are to be paid on the basis of approved hourly rate. Administrative Support Staff The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments and faculty offices. It is important to recruit very competent senior staff that are computer literate. Technical Support Personnel The services of technical support staff, which are indispensable in the proper running of laboratories and workshop/studios are required. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. They are also to undergo regular training to keep them abreast of developments in equipment operation and maintenance. The minimum of academic staff to technical staff ratio of 5:1 should be maintained. Minimum Number of Staff Subject to the general standards specified by NUC: 1. there should be a minimum of two PhDs and four M.Eng degree holders full-time academic staff to mount the programme; 2. each workshop or laboratory should have an adequate number of staff with the right mix, such that each unit or section in that workshop or laboratory can run efficiently; and 3. there should be an adequate number of administrative staff of the appropriate caliber for the office of the Head of Department to run. Student/Staff Ratio The minimum staff-to-student ratio should be 1:15 from 200 level to 500 level. Library Supplementary to the university and faculty libraries, the programme must have adepartmental library well equipped with specialized books, journals, periodicals and bulletines in both physical collections and E-collections from credible academic and professional sources. A compendium of field and research reports of the programme must also be available in the library for staff, students and researchers. In addition, the library must subscribe to the intellectual property/ repositories of: 1. Renowned academic institutions (national and international); 2. Open access sources and E-learning platforms; and 3. Relevant local and international professional Bodies. The library must also have adequate facilities for: 1. Internet services; 2. Reading and e-learning; and 3. Lending and reservation of specialized materials. Classrooms, laboratories, Workshops, Clinics and Offices The NUC recommends the following physical space requirement: Academic m2 Professor’s Office 18.50 Head of Department’s Office 18.50 Tutorial Teaching Staff Space 13.50 Other Teaching Staff Space 7.00 Technical Staff Space 7.00 Science Staff Research Laboratory 16.50 Engineering Staff Research Laboratory 14.50 Seminar Space per student 1.85 Drawing Office Space (A.O. Board) (Per Student) 4.60 Drawing Office Space (A.I. Board) (Per Student) 3.70 Laboratory Space 7.50 Non-Academic Secretarial Space 7.00 Office Facilities S/No Office No in Facilities Room 1. HOD 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 2. Professor 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 3. Reader 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit. 4. Senior 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, Lecturer computer unit. 5. Lecturer I 2 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves. 6. Lecturer II 3 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves B.Eng. Materials and Metallurgical

Fundamental concepts in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Review of quantum mechanics. Nanosystems. Molecular dynamics. Scanning probe microscopy. Nanomaterials. Production and characterization of nanoparticles. Design of nanostructured systems. Nanomechanics of materials, Applications of nanosystems in the industry. Carbon nanofibres, Nanocomposites. Fabrication methods. Computational nanotechnology.

Properties of natural gases, hydrate formation. Estimation of gas and gas condensate reserves. Gas well testing. Estimation of gas reserves (conventional and unconventional). Gas flow measurement. Natural gas deliverability. Natural gas transmission. Design of gathering systems. Field handling of natural gas. Sour gas problems. Gas condensate fields and storage of gas. Compressor horsepower requirement. 500 Level

Production and transportation of gas: gas flow in pipes and compression. Well performance. Estimation of gas reserves (conventional and unconventional). Field handling of natural Gas. Sour gas problems. Gas condensate fields and storage of gas. Production from both conventional and unconventional sources. 500 Level

Application of the concepts of thermodynamics and phase behavior in the processing and conditioning of natural and liquids. Absorption, adsorption and fractionation processing; gasoline plant design; liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); liquefied natural gas (LNG). Other sources of gas.

Process flow sheet. Material and energy balance. Design of valves. Gas gathering systems simulation and design. Design of contactors, separators, heat exchangers and storage tanks. Design of gas compressors and other allied equipment. Simple design projects. Software application.

Properties of gases. Gas reservoir system. Gas recovery. Associated and non-associated gas reservoir analysis. A study of gas-condensate and under-saturated reservoir including recovery methods and recovery factor. Water influx theory as applicable to gas recovery. Material balance equation.