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Consideration of equilibrium; composite members, stress-strain relation. Generalised Hooke's law. Stresses and strains due to loading and temperature changes. Torsion of circular members. Shear force, bending moments and bending stresses in beams with symmetrical and combined loadings. Stress and strain transformation equations and Mohr’s circle. Elastic buckling of columns.

Consideration of equilibrium; composite members, stress-strain relation. Generalised Hooke's law. Stresses and strains due to loading and temperature changes. Torsion of circular members. Shear force, bending moments and bending stresses in beams with symmetrical and combined loadings. Stress and strain transformation equations and Mohr’s circle. Elastic buckling of columns.

Consideration of equilibrium; composite members, stress-strain relation. Generalised Hooke's law. Stresses and strains due to loading and temperature changes. Torsion of circular members. Shear force, bending moments and bending stresses in beams with symmetrical and combined loadings. Stress and strain transformation equations and Mohr’s circle. Elastic buckling of columns.

Advanced topics on axial, lateral, and torsional loading of shafts and beams; slope and deflection of beams; unsymmetrical bending and shear centre; applications. Springs. Creep, fatigue, fracture and stress concentration. Stresses in thin and thick cylinders, and rotating disks. Multi-dimensional stress systems, Mohr's circle and failure theories.

Basic structural dynamics course for Civil Engineering students. Elastic free, forced vibration, and earthquake response spectra analysis for single and multi-degree of freedom systems. Axial, bending, and torsional vibration of beams. Calibration of instrumentation for dynamic measurements. Determination of natural frequencies and damping factors from free vibrations. Determination of natural frequencies, mode shapes, and damping factors from forced vibrations. Dynamic similitude.

Analysis of stress and strain, phenomenological material behaviour, extension, bending, and transverse shear stresses in beams with general cross-sections, shear centre, deflection of beams, torsion of beams, warping, column instability and failure. Analysis of truss and frame structures using matrix methods; matrix force methods; matrix displacement method; analysis concepts based on theorem of virtual work; moment distribution. Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. determine the design loading on structures using design codes and assessing the load paths for common structural forms; 2. identify points of certainty regarding structures deformation/rotation to qualitatively construct shear force and bending moment diagrams for both statically determinate and indeterminate structures; 3. apply the principle of virtual work to calculate the deflections of truss, beam and frame structures; 4. employ the principles of virtual work and compatibility to evaluate the internal forces and deflections of truss, beam and frame structures; and 5. demonstrate the analysis of both sway and no-sway frame structures using the slope- deflection equations. STE 304 Construction Technology (3 Units: C: LH 45) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course. the students should be able to: 1. introduce and master construction safety precaution and awareness; 2. reinforce basic math skills by incorporation of practical application; 3. identify hand and power tools and describe their uses. 4. introduce the students to reading and interpreting construction blueprints; 5. identify construction materials and describe their uses; and 6. introduce the students to basic skills and knowledge in the fields of rigging, carpentry, electrical wiring, masonry, and plumbing. Course Contents Principles of building strength and stability. Site mobilisation, setting out and building process. Types and methods of construction of principal building elements. Basic structural building frames. Elements of industrialised building systems. STE 306. Principles of Soil Mechanics and Engineering Geology (3 units C: LH 45) Learning outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. evaluate and classify soils including soil and water weight-volume relationships; 2. evaluate the state of stress and shear strength of a soil mass; 3. estimate seepage volume and settlement through a compressible soil mass; and 4. find the bearing capacity of shallow and deep foundations. Course Contents Soil as a foundation for structures and as a material of construction. Soil formation, classification, physical and mechanical properties, soil compaction, earth pressures, consolidation, and shear strength. 400 Level GET 402 Engineering Project I (2 Units: C; PH 90) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. Complete the design phase of a complex engineering problem sourced from industry or community during the SIWES III programme. 2. Demonstrate the connection between engineering product-making and the theoretical courses they have learned following the applicable industry best practices. Course Contents In the second semester of the 400-level students, preferably in groups, work from the university on the identified industry or organization to tackle industry complex engineering problems. Theoretical issues may be provided by the department faculty or industry experts. During the vacation, students will now work full time with the organisation/industry on the project as part of the SIWES III. The students can also go beyond the department and engage in multidisciplinary undertakings. Literature survey, review of existing systems etc. must be achieved to a satisfactory extent. GET 404 Engineering Valuation and Appraisal (2 Units: C; LH 30) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. Identify at least three (3) objectives of engineering valuation work, valuer's primary duty and responsibility and valuation terminologies. 2. Describe at least four (4) Valuer's obligation to his or her client, to other valuers, and to the society. 3. Demonstrate with example the engineering valuation methods, valuation standards, and practices. 4. Prepare engineering valuation and appraisal reports and review 5. Discuss expert witnessing and ethics in valuation. 6. Determine price, cost, value, depreciation and obsolescence in real property, personal property, personal property, machinery and equipment, oil, gas, mines, and quarries valuation.

Analysis of determinate structures - beams, trusses; structural analysis theorems, graphical methods; application to simple determinate trusses. Influence lines. Williot-Mohr diagram. Deflection of statically determinate structures - unit load, moment-area methods, strain energy methods. Introduction to statically indeterminate structures.

The course comprises general, mechanical and electrical components: supervised hands-on experience in safe usage of tools and machines for selected tasks; Use of measuring instruments (calipers, micrometers, gauges, sine bar, wood planners, saws, sanders, and pattern making). Machine shop: lathe work shaping, milling, grinding, reaming, metal spinning. Hand tools, gas and arc welding, cutting, brazing and soldering. Foundry practice.Industrial safety and accident prevention, ergonomics, metrology. Casting processes. Metal forming processes: hot-working and cold-working processes (forging, press- tool work, spinning, etc.). Metal joining processes(welding, brazing and soldering). Heat treatment. Material removal processes. machine tools and classification. Simple theory of metal cutting. Tool action and cutting forces. Introduction to CNC machines. Supervised identification, use and care of various electrical and electronic components such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, diodes and transistors. Exposure to different electric circuits, wiring schemes, analogue and digital electrical and electronic measurements. Household and industrial energy consumption measurements. Practical energy conservation principles.

The course comprises general, mechanical and electrical components: supervised hands-on experience in safe usage of tools and machines for selected tasks; Use of measuring instruments (calipers, micrometers, gauges, sine bar, wood planners, saws, sanders, and pattern making). Machine shop: lathe work shaping, milling, grinding, reaming, metal spinning. Hand tools, gas and arc welding, cutting, brazing and soldering. Foundry practice.Industrial safety and accident prevention, ergonomics, metrology. Casting processes. Metal forming processes: hot-working and cold-working processes (forging, press- tool work, spinning, etc.). Metal joining processes(welding, brazing and soldering). Heat treatment. Material removal processes. machine tools and classification. Simple theory of metal cutting. Tool action and cutting forces. Introduction to CNC machines. Supervised identification, use and care of various electrical and electronic components such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, diodes and transistors. Exposure to different electric circuits, wiring schemes, analogue and digital electrical and electronic measurements. Household and industrial energy consumption measurements. Practical energy conservation principles.

Supplement: During the SIWES periods, students are attached to marine industries or shipping companies to gain experience in research, design, operation, production, industrial processes, social and environmental services and the maintenance of ship’s hull, Ship’s???, power plants and machinery. Trouble shooting, maintenance and running of engines, generators, electrical equipment, instrumentation and machinery. Identification and inspection of components of machines. Dismantling, overhauling, inspection and assembling of pumps: centrifugal, hydraulic, gear, screw, reciprocating, variable displacement, sludge, etc. Maintenance, inspection and testing of fuel injector, air compressor, purifier and oily water separator, air bottle and mountings, plate type cooler, shell and tube type heat exchanger. Servicing, repair and operation of freshwater generator and reverse osmosis system; boiler safety valve; feed check valves; and gauze glass. General pipe and piping. Welding and fabrication of pipes, flanges, bolts, screws, etc. Practice of welding, brazing and soldering. Tracing, detection and repair of leaks on pipelines. Shaping, turning, cutting and machining operations by lathe machine. 500 level