Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

First Year: Semester I

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

CEE 110

Semester Final Viva-I

 

0.50

CEE 111

Engineering Mechanics-I

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 112

Engineering Graphics-I

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 115

Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Ecology

2 + 0

2.0

CHE 101C

General Chemistry

3 + 0

3.0

ECO 102

Principles of Micro Economics

2 + 0

2.0

ENG 101

English Language

2 + 0

2.0

ENG 102

English Language Lab.

0 + 2

1.0

MAT 103F

Differential calculus and Vector analysis

3 + 0

3.0

PHY 104

Physics Sessional

0 + 3

1.5

PHY 107C

Structure of matter, Sound waves and Fluid mechanics

3 + 0

3.0

 

Total

17 + 8 = 25

21.0

 

 

First Year: Semester II

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

CEE 113

Engineering Mechanics-II

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 114

Engineering Graphics-II

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 120

Semester Final Viva-II

0 + 0

0.50

CEE 137

Environmental Quality and Monitoring

3 + 0

3.0

CEE 143

Engineering Materials

3 + 0

3.0

BAN 103

Cost accounting for Engineers

2 + 0

2.0

CHE 102

Chemistry Sessional

0 + 6

1.5

ENG 103

English Language

2 + 0

2.0

ENG 104

English Language Lab

0 + 2

1.0

IPE 104

Workshop Practice Sessional

0 + 2

1.0

MAT 104F

Integral calculus and Ordinary differential equations

3 + 0

3.0

 

Total

15 + 13 = 28

20.0

 

Second Year: Semester I

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

CEE 210

Semester Final Viva-III

 

0.50

CEE 211

Mechanics of Solids-I

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 212

Engineering Materials Sessional

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 223

Fluid Mechanics

3 + 0

3.0

CEE 242

Details of Construction

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 245

Surveying

3 + 0

3.0

CEE 253

Geology and Geomorphology

2 + 0

2.0

ARC 202

AutoCAD for Civil and Environmental Engineers

0 + 3

1.0

CSE 203B

Introduction to Computer Language

2 + 0

2.0

CSE 204B

Introduction to Computer Language Lab

0 + 4

2.0

MAT 207 F

Vector Calculus, Matrix, Laplace Transformation and Partial Differential Equation

3 + 0

3.0

 

Total

15 + 13 = 28

20.5

 

Second Year: Semester II

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

CEE 213

Mechanics of Solids-II

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 214

Quantity Surveying

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 218

Mechanics of Solids Sessional

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 220

Semester Final Viva-II

 

0.5

CEE 222

Fluid Mechanics Sessional

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 231

Water Supply Engineering

3 + 0

3.0

CEE 233

Sewerage Engineering

3 + 0

3.0

CEE 246

Practical Surveying

8 days

1.5

CEE 248

Remote Sensing and GIS Sessional

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 249

Numerical analysis

2 + 0

2.0

SOC 101C

Sociology for Engineers

2 + 0

2.0

STA 211

Statistics

3 + 0

3.0

 

Total

15 + 12 = 27

21.0

 

Third Year: Semester I

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

CEE 310

Semester Final Viva-II

 

0.5

CEE 311

Structural Analysis-I

3 + 0

3.0

CEE 312

Structural Analysis and Design Sessional-I

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 315

Reinforced Concrete Design-I

3 + 0

3.0

CEE 316

Reinforced Concrete Design Sessional-I

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 321

Hydrology

3 + 0

3.0

CEE 323

Open Channel Hydraulics

3 + 0

3.0

CEE 329

Ground Water

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 334

Water Supply and Sewerage Engineering Sessional

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 351

Geo-technical Engineering-I

3 + 0

3.0

 

Total

17 + 9 = 26

20.5

 

Third Year: Semester II

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

CEE 314

Reinforced Concrete Design Sessional –II

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 317

Structural Analysis-II

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 318

Structural Analysis and Design Sessional –II

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 319

Reinforced Concrete Design-II

3 + 0

3.0

CEE 320

Semester Final Viva-II

 

0.50

CEE 325

Hydraulics & Hydraulic Structure

3 + 0

3.0

CEE 332

Environmental Pollution Control Engineering Sessional

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 335

Environmental Pollution Control Engineering

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 336

Field trip cum study tour

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1.0

CEE 352

Geotechnical Engineering Sessional-I

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 361

Transportation Engineering-I

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 371

Environmental Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

3 + 0

3.0

 

Total

15 + 12 = 27

20.5

Fourth Year: Semester I

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

CEE 400

Thesis/ Project work

0 + 6

2.0

CEE 410

Semester Final Viva-IV

 

0.50

CEE 411

Structural Analysis-III

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 424

Design of Hydraulic Structures Sessional

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 433

Theory of Advanced Water Treatment

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 435

Environmental Impact Assessment

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 441

Project Planning and Management

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 451

Geotechnical Engineering –II

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 461

Transportation Engineering –II

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 464

Transportation Engineering Sessional-I

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 481

Reinforced Concrete Design-III

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 482

Computer Application in Structural Analysis and Design

0 + 3

1.0

 

Total

14 + 15 = 29

19.5

 

Fourth Year: Semester II

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

Two theory courses from thesis related field

4 + 0

4.0

Four theory courses from other fields (one course from each field)

8 + 0

8.0

One Sessional course from thesis related field

0 + 3

1.0

One Sessional course from any field

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 400

Thesis/Project work

0 + 6

4.0

 

Total

12 + 12 = 24

18.0

1. Environmental Engineering:

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

CEE 432

Environmental Design Sessional-II

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 439

Industrial Water & Wastewater Treatment

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 471

Environmental Management And Auditing

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 472

Environmental design Sessional-I

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 479

Introduction to Environmental Modeling

2 + 0

2.0

2. Geotechnical Engineering:

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

CEE 452

Geotechnical Engineering Sessional-II

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 453

Geotechnical Engineering-III

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 455

Geoenvironmental Engineering

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 457

Geotechnical Engineering-IV

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 485

Earth Quake Engineering

2 + 0

2.0

 

 

3. Structural Engineering:

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

CEE 412

Structural analysis and design Sessional –III

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 483

Steel Structure

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 487

Theory of Elasticity

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 489

Dynamics of Structures

2 + 0

2.0

4. Transportation Engineering:

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

CEE 462

Transportation Engineering Sessional –II

3 + 0

1.0

CEE 463

Transportation Engineering –III

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 465

Transportation Engineering –IV

2 + 0

2.0

 

5. Water resources Engineering:

Course No.

Course Title

Hours / Week

Theory + Lab

Credit

CEE 422

Irrigation Engineering Sessional

0 + 3

1.0

CEE 423

Irrigation and Flood Control

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 425

River Engineering

2 + 0

2.0

CEE 427

Coastal Engineering

2 + 0

2.0

Students should take two theory courses and one sessional course from his/her thesis related field. Other courses should be taken as follows:

· Four theory courses from other fields, each from every field.

· One Sessional course from any field.

NB: Every student should have to complete 161.00 credits for obtaining the B.Sc. Engineering degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering.

 

Detailed Syllabus

 

CEE 111 ENGINEERING MECHANICS -I

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Resultants and components of forces; Coplanar concurrent forces; Moments & Parallel Coplanar forces; Non-concurrent, Nonparallel, Coplanar forces; Maximum and minimum forces; Non- coplanar forces; Centroids; Moments of inertia of areas; Moments of inertia of masses.

 

CEE 112 ENGINEERING GRAPHICS -I

3.0 Hours/week, 1 Credit

 

Introduction: Instruments and their uses; Multi-view projection, revolution and auxiliary views, sectional views, isometric, diametric and oblique projections; Perspectives: one point, two point and three point perspectives;

Descriptive geometry: points lines and planes, parallelism and perpendicularly surfaces. Building drawing, Stair drawing.

 

CEE 113 ENGINEERING MECHANICS - II

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Friction, Flexible cords, Graphical methods, Plane motion, Relative motion, Force system that produce rectilinear motion. Work, Kinetic energy and Power, Impulse and Momentum.

 

CEE 114 ENGINEERING GRAPHICS -II

3 Hours/week, 1 Credit

 

Complete Building Drawing and Computer applications; Drawing for environment control elements, i.e. Septic tank, Soak-well, Inspection pits, Sewerage line, Underground water reservoir, Over head water reservoir, Internal water and sewerage line, Soil and rain water pipe from the building, Drainage, etc. Introduction to AutoCAD.

 

CEE 115 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & ECOLOGY

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Environmental Ecology: Concept, definition, branches and scope of ecology; Ecosystem: Concept and principles of ecosystem; structure, examples and function of ecosystem, Different types of ecosystem; Ecological tools and techniques; Statistical application in ecology; Energy flow in Ecosystem: Energy in ecosystem, Pattern of flow of energy through the ecosystem and food chains; Biogeochemical Cycles of Ecosystem: Carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, sulpher cycle and phosphorous cycle; Abiotic and Biotic component of Ecosystem; Phytosociology, Population ecology, Applied ecology.

Introduction to environment, Layers of soil and atmosphere (biosphere, hydrosphere etc.), Climatic factors (light, temperature, precipitation, atmospheric humidity, atmosphere and air), The nature and extent of global concern of environment, Agriculture pollution, Deforestation; Material balance approach. The Global warming and Climate change, Green House effect, Ozone layer depletion, Sea level rise, El nino and La-nina, Alzheimer, Acid rain. Natural disaster in Bangladesh: flash flood, earthquake etc.

 

CEE 137 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND MONITORING

3 Hours /week, 3 credits

 

Air Quality: Characteristics & Sources of Air Pollutant, Air Quality Standard, Air Quality monitoring: Sampling of ambient air, air quality monitoring system, stack sampling, continuous emission monitoring, remote sensing for air monitoring and analysis;

Soil Quality: Introduction; Physical properties of soil: Soil texture, Physical nature of soil separates, mineralogical and chemical composition of soil, Soil textural class, structure of mineral soils: Sources of soil organic matters, Influence of soil organic matter on soil properties; Effects of fertilizers, pesticides etc. on soil; Origin, nature and classification of soil parent material; Soil micro animals; Characteristics of saline and sodic soil; Peat soils.

Water and Waste water Quality: (a) Physical characteristics and quality of water and wastewater; (b) Chemical quality and characteristics of water and water; (c) Microbiology of Water and wastewater: Introduction, Microbes, virus, Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, Algae and Cyanobacteria and Other Microorganisms (rotifers, helminthes, crustaceans, worms etc), (d) Microbial characteristics and quality of water and wastewater, (e) BOD (definition, equation and sag curve), COD, DO, ThOD, TKN, PKN etc, (f) Water Quality Standard: Bases, WHO Guidelines, Bangladesh water quality standard, (g) Test and Analysis for Water Quality, (h) Water Quality Monitoring: Bio monitoring, Chemical versus biological pollution monitoring, plant bioassay, fish bioassay, algal bioassay.

 

CEE 143 ENGINEERING MATERIALS

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Introduction: Importance and functional impact of engineering materials in the point of view of environmental engineering; Basic civil engineering materials: Properties and uses of Bricks, Cement, Aggregates, Cement and lime mortars, Concrete, Stone, Sand and Fineness modulus; Concrete: Constituent of Concrete; Properties of Concrete; Design of Concrete mix; Glass: Nature, forms and types of glasses; Timber: Nature, forms and types of timber and classification; Plastics: Fundamental characteristics , classification, some typical examples of plastics and their uses; Rubber: sources of natural rubber, chemical treatment of latex, raw materials, synthetic reactions and properties of synthetic rubber; Corrosion: Nature. Forms and types of corrosion, electrochemical mechanism and prevention of corrosion. Paints, varnishes and metallic coatings, methods used in applying coatings on metal surface; Atomic structure and bonding: Yielding, Fractures and Elasticity.

 

CEE 201 ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY For Anthropology Department

4 Hours/ week, 4 credits

 

Environmental Ecology: Concept, Definition, branches and scope of Ecology;

Ecosystem: Concept and principles of ecosystem; structure, examples and function of ecosystem, Different types of ecosystem; Abiotic Factors: essential elements, and limiting factors, climatic factors such as temperature, light, pressure precipitation, atmospheric humidity, atmosphere and air etc.

Biotic Factors: definition, size, types, size, structure of biotic community.

Ecological Tools and Techniques: Statistical application in ecology;

Energy flow in Ecosystem: Energy in ecosystem, Pattern of flow of energy through the ecosystem and food chains;

Biogeochemical Cycles of Ecosystem: Carbon cycle, Nitrogen cycle, Sulpher cycle and phosphorus cycle;

EIA: Introduction, Scope and Methodology.

Environmental Audit: Purpose, benefits and steps.

Biodiversity: Definition and scope, relevance in Bangladesh, World heritage, Social Sciences for the preservation of bio-diversity. Agenda 21/Convention on biodiversity.

The nature and extent of global concern of environment: Agriculture Pollution, Deforestation; Material balance approach. The climatic change, Green House effect, ozone layer depletion and sea level rise and its effects; El nino, La Nina, Alzheimer

Environmental ethics, Environmental law, legislation and regulations, environmental conservation and act.

Sustainable Development,

Environment of Bangladesh: Land types, forests, weather and climate, Hill areas, Water bodies.

Natural disaster in Bangladesh: Air pollution, Water Pollution and River erosion, destruction of hills and forests.

 

CEE 203A BUILDING SERVICES I (PLUMBING) FOR ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

2 Hours/ Week, 2 Credits

 

Introduction to plumbing, water requirements, water sources ; water supply and distribution in buildings. Sewage and sewer system, building plumbing of multi- storied buildings; rural sanitation programmes in Bangladesh.

 

CEE 203 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND ECOLOGY For PSA

3 Hours/ week, 3 credits

 

Environment and environmental education: Definition, basic elements, social and physical environment, environment and human determinants, environmental education and awareness. Environment and its relation with other branches of sciences: - environment and sociology, human and ecology, environment and geography, environment and political science, environment and economics, society, social work. Human behavior and surrounding environment. Environmental ecology: concepts, definition, branches, scope of the ecology, ecological tools and techniques, statistical application of ecology,

 

Ecosystems: Concepts and principles of the ecosystems, biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, species and ecosystem, structure, function of the ecosystem, different types of ecosystem- aquatic, terrestrial and marine ecosystem, energy flow in ecosystem. Abiotic Factor: - Essential elements and limiting factors, climatic factors such as temperature, light, pressure etc.

Biotic Factor: definition, types, size, structure of biotic community.

The nature and extent of global concern of environment :Alzheimer effect, Green house effect, ozone layer depletion, sea level rise, global warming and climatic change, acid rain, elnino and la nina general reasons of water pollution, soil pollution and air pollution.

Environmental Ethics: Environmental laws, regulation, environmental policy of the government, environmental advocacy, framework of environmental laws.

Environment and sustainable Development: Assessment, environmental conservation,

Major Environmental Issues: Geographical location and trend in population growth, urban and industrial challenges, biodiversity, natural calamities, land use, wetland management, importance of environmental concepts in social sciences/ economics.

 

CEE 205 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY For Business Administration Department

4 Hours/ week, 4 credits

 

Environment and environmental education: Definition, basic elements, social and physical environment, environment and human determinants, environmental education and awareness. Environment and its relation with other branches of sciences:- environment and society, human and ecology, environment and geography, environment and political science, environment and economics, law and environmental issues. Environmental ecology: concepts, definition, branches, scope of the ecology, ecological tools and techniques, statistical application of ecology,

Ecosystems: Concepts and principles of the ecosystems, biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, species and ecosystem, structure, function of the ecosystem, different types of ecosystem- aquatic, terrestrial and marine ecosystem, energy flow in ecosystem. Abiotic Factor: - Essential elements and limiting factors, climatic factors such as temperature, light, pressure etc.

Biotic Factor: definition, types, size, structure of biotic community.

The nature and extent of global concern of environment: Green house effect, ozone layer, depletion, sea level rise, global warming and climatic change, acid rain, el nino, la nian, alzheimer effect, general reasons of water pollution, arsenic pollution, soil pollution and air pollution, green revolution,

Environmental Ethics: Environmental laws, regulation, environmental policy of the government, environmental advocacy, framework of environmental laws;

Environment and sustainable Development: Assessment, environmental conservation,

Major Environmental Issues: Geographical location and trend in population growth, urban and industrial challenges, biodiversity, natural calamities, land use, wetland management, importance of environmental concepts in anthropology/Business Administration.

 

CEE 207 STRUCTURE I (MECHANICS) For Architecture Department

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits

 

Force; equilibrium, free body diagrams; resultants and Components; coplanar Concurrent forces; moments and parallel coplanar forces; centroid; moment of Inertia of areas; Maximum and minimum forces; friction; flexible chord; calculation of bar forces for simple trusses.

 

CEE 209 STRUCTURE II (BASIC MECHANICS OF SOLIDS) For Architecture Department

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits

 

Fundamental concepts of stress and strain; mechanical properties of materials; stresses and strains in members subjected to tension, compression, shear and temperature changes; Joints- welded and riveted; shear force and bending moment diagrams for statically determinate beams and frames.

 

CEE 209 ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY For Social Work

2 Hours/ week, 2 credits

 

Environment and environmental education: Definition, basic elements, social and physical environment, environment and human determinants, environmental education and awareness. Environment and its relation with other branches of sciences: - environment and sociology, human and ecology, environment and geography, environment and political science, environment and economics, society, social work. Human behavior and surrounding environment. Environmental ecology: concepts, definition, branches, scope of the ecology, ecological tools and techniques,

 

Ecosystems: Concepts and principles of the ecosystems, biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, species and ecosystem, structure, function of the ecosystem, different types of ecosystem- aquatic, terrestrial and marine ecosystem.

 

The nature and extent of global concern of environment: Alzheimer effect, Green house effect, ozone layer depletion, sea level rise, global warming and climatic change, acid rain, water pollution, soil pollution and air pollution.

Environmental Ethics: Environmental laws, regulation, environmental policy of the government, environmental advocacy, framework of environmental laws.

Environment and sustainable Development: Assessment, environmental conservation,

Major Environmental Issues: Geographical location and trend in population growth, urban and industrial challenges, biodiversity, natural calamities, land use, wetland management, importance of environmental concepts in social sciences/ economics.

 

CEE 211 MECHANICS OF SOLIDS-I

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Stress and strain analysis of axially loaded members, Stresses in thin and thick walled cylinders and spheres, Shear force and bending moment diagrams, Bending stress and shear stress in beams, Rivet and welded joints.

 

CEE 212 ENGINEERING MATERIALS SESSIONAL

3 Hours/week, 1 Credit

 

Based on Engineering Materials Theory Classes. (FM of Sand, concrete, final and initial setting time of cement, tensile a decompression test of cement).

 

CEE 213 MECHANICS OF SOLIDS -II

(2 Hours/week, 2 Credits)

 

Deflection of beams: Integration and moment area methods; Torsion; Helical springs; Principal stress; Mohr's Circle; Columns: Euler's formula; Intermediate column formulas; the Secant formula; Flexure formula of curved beams; Truss: Joint method, Section method.

 

CEE 214 QUANTITY SURVEYING

3 Hours/week, 1 Credit

 

Construction procedure; Estimation of Infra-structure; Collection of Materials; Pricing; Source of Materials; Quality Control; Route mapping.

 

CEE 218 MECHANICS OF SOLIDS SESSIONAL

3 Hours/week, 1 Credit

 

Based on Theory classes (stress-strain relationship test, hardness test, column test, timber test, use of slide calipers).

 

CEE 222 FLUID MECHANICS SESSIONAL

3 Hours/week, 1 Credit

 

Based on Environmental Fluid Mechanics Theory Classes.

 

CEE 223 FLUID MECHANICS

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Fluid Statics: Fluid properties related with environmental phenomena, Ideal fluid, Real fluid, Viscosity, Surface tension, Capilarity, Manometry, Forces on the submerged planes and curved surfaces, Buoyancy and Floatation, Energy consideration in steady flow, Cavitation, EGL, HGL, Stagnation point; Fluid Dynamics: Flow characteristics of fluid; Dimensional flow; Equation of continuity; Momentum and forces in fluid flow, Stationary vane, Moving vane; Flow of fluid in pipes: Bernoulli's equation; Flow through venturimeter; Frictional losses in pipes and fittings, Laminar flow, Turbulent flow, Reynold’s number, Pipes in series, parallel and pipe network; Types of fluid machinery: Impulse and reaction turbines; Centrifugal and axial flow pumps.

 

CEE 231 WATER SUPPLYING ENGINEERING

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Introduction; History and development of water supply system; Population prediction and water requirements; Water pipes; Water quality; Bangladesh and international water quality standards; Rain water harvesting, Ground water sources: Spring, infiltration well, infiltration gallery, artesian well; Surface water sources: River water, pond water, lake water, Intake and collection of surface water, Major water impurities; Physical, chemical and biological treatment processes-sedimentation, coagulation, flocculation, filtration (filtration mechanism, slow sand filtration, rapid sand filtration, pond sand filtration, roughing filtration, house hold filter) and disinfections. Advanced water treatment: RO, Ion exchange, Membrane filtration, softening, gas transfer and aeration, adsorption, electro dialysis, fluoridation; arsenic, iron, manganese removal,. Pump and pumping machinery. Water distribution; Analysis and design of network; Fire hydrant; Monitoring and sanitary protection of water distribution systems, Leak detection and unaccounted water; Cost and billing of piped water supply; Water supply system in rural and urban areas; Plumbing.

 

CEE 233 SEWERAGE ENGINEERING

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Composition, properties and analysis of sewage; Sewer and sewer fittings and design; Estimation of Wastewater; Waste collection system; Hydraulics of sewer design; Construction and maintenance of sewer; Sewer and sewer appurtenances; Conventional sewerage system; Small bore sewerage system; Simplified sewer system; Sewage treatment, Principles of physical and chemical and biological treatment processes; Treatment: Preliminary, primary, and secondary treatment; Activated sludge & its modification, Lagoons and waste stabilization ponds; Oxidation methods, Trickling filter, oxidation ditches; Rotating biological discs; nutrient removal, Sludge digestion and sludge disposal; Sewage pollution problems in Bangladesh; Community latrine cum bio-gas plant, Duckweed wastewater treatment .

 

CEE 242 DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION

3 Hours/week, 1.0 Credit

 

Based on theory the details of constructions: Foundation, different types of foundation, piling, brick masonry, framed structures and bearing walls, lintels, details of floor and roof, plastering, staging, shoring, insulation and acoustics, Water tank.

 

CEE 245 SURVEYING

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Introduction; Calculation of area and volumes; Survey: Chain, Traverse, Plane table; Leveling; Tachometry; Principles and problems on Tachometry; Curves and Curve ranging; Transition curve; Vertical curves; Introduction of Geodetic surveying. Project surveying; Errors in surveying; Field procedure, correction for base line, problems on geodetic surveying; Introduction of photogrammetry, Terrestrial photography; Aerial photography; Meteorology; General Meteorology, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.

 

CEE 246 PRACTICAL SURVEYING

6 days, 1 Credit

 

Based on Theory classes.

 

CEE 248 REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

3 Hours /week, 1 Credit

 

Introduction to remote sensing and GIS, aerial photography, digital image processing, use of arc-views.

 

CEE 249 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

(2 Hours/week, 2 Credits)

 

Computer applications to environmental problems, Curve fitting by least square methods, Numerical differential and integration; Finite difference; numerical solution of differential equations; Accuracy and error, Solution of equations by iteration and other methods.

 

CEE 253 GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Geology: Minerals, identification and physical properties of minerals; Rocks and types of rock and metamorphisms, classification of metamorphic rocks, common rock forming minerals, mineraloid rocks, cycle of rock change:

Structural geology: Faults, folds, domes, basin, erosion, marine erosion and quantitative analysis of erosional land forms; External and Internal geological forces, their interaction and resultant landscapes; Engineering problems posed by sand dunes, glacited region; Seismic zones of Bangladesh; Engineering consideration in seismic area, safety measure to be adopted for building and infrastructure to be constructed in seismic areas, dams, to be located in seismic areas; Types of mountain and their formation; Volcanic; Residual; Fault; Folds; and Faults-their causes, tectonic causes;

Geo-morphology: Channel: development, widening, Valley shape; Stream terraces; alluvial flood plains; Delta and alluvial fans; Channel morphology; Channel pattern and river basin; Generalized and load characteristics of river channel; Bed forms in the alluvial channel of sediment transportation on the river morphology and channel pattern.

Geology and Geomorphology of Bangladesh: General description, hilly areas in north-eastern zone and eastern part of Bangladesh; Rivers and river basin of Bangladesh.

 

CEE 301 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDITING For Business Administration Department

4 Hours/week, 4.0 Credits

 

EIA cost, methodologies, procedures, cost and cost evaluation, scooping, people’s participation in EIA, EIA in industries. Environmental management plan, Environmental management and ISO 14000. Environment and sustainable development, Environmental development interaction, environmental risk analysis, environmental implication and sectoral development, environmental issues and priority, environmental management plan, including cost study in specific industry, environmental policies, environmental ethics, environmental laws and legislations: Water Law, Industrial pollution Law, Forest Conservation Law, Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act 95, Environment Conservation Rule 97, Environmental Pollution Control Ordinance 77, The then East Pakistan Water Pollution Control Ordinance 70, Air pollution Legislation and Regulation: Clean Air Act, Clean Air Act Amendment 1990, Electronic bulletin boards, State Regulations. Environmental management and ISO 14000, Management information system (EMIS) for environmental sustainability, community participation and public awareness in EMS, environmental planning, (related to site planning). Environmental monitoring: Bio monitoring, environmental monitoring in industries, environmental quality standard.

 

CEE 304 CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP MATERIAL LAB FOR ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

3 Hours/Week, 1.50 Credits

 

Course contents: based on the theory courses offered by CEE Department.

 

CEE 305 STRUCTURE III (MECHANICS OF SOLIDS) FOR ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits

 

Flexural and shearing stresses in beams; principal stresses; direct integration and Area moment methods for finding slopes and deflections in statically determinate beams. Indeterminate beam analyses; buckling of columns.

 

CEE 307 STRUCTURE IV (STEEL & TIMBER STRUCTURES) FOR ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits

 

Introduction: allowable stresses; different types of trusses; wind and static load analysis of trusses; design of truss sections; design of steel beams, columns; timber structures.

 

CEE 311 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS - I

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Analysis of statically determinate beams frames and trusses; Analysis of portal frames, mill bent, bridge portal and braced trusses, influence lines (beam, frame, floor beam, truss), moving concentrated loads. Vertical and lateral (wind and earthquake effects) load analysis of statistically indeterminate multistoried building frames by approximate method.

 

CEE 312 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SESSIONAL- I

3 Hours /week, 1 Credit

 

Analysis and design of steel truss roof system considering wind load.

 

CEE 314 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN SESSIONAL -II

3 Hours /week, 1 Credit

 

Design of multistoried buildings considering wind and earthquake loads.

 

CEE 315 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN -I

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Fundamentals of reinforced concrete members; Introduction of WSD and USD methods; Design of singly and doubly reinforced rectangular and T- beams according to WSD and USD methods. shear and diagonal tension in beams, Bond and anchorage according to USD and WSD methods. Design of one-way slab.

 

CEE 316 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN SESSIONAL-I

3 Hours /week, 1 Credit

 

Design problems based on CEE 315 and Design of masonry structures.

 

CEE 317 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS - II

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Deflection of frames and trusses; Analysis of statically indeterminate structure by different methods: Moment distribution method, Slope deflection method and Consistent deformation method.

 

CEE 318 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SESSIONAL- II

3 Hours /week, 1 Credit

 

Analysis and Design of underground reservoir, septic tank and overhead water tank.

 

CEE 319 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN -II

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Design of two-way slabs, flat slabs, columns, footings, retaining walls, stairs, concrete floor, and roof system . Design considering earthquake loads.

 

CEE 321 HYDROLOGY

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Introduction to Hydrology; Importance and role of hydrology in environmental engineering; Hydrologic cycle; Physics of the air flow, cyclone; Precipitation; Stream flow, infiltration and soil moistures; Evaporation; Evapo-transpiration; Runoff and hydrographic; Runoff-rainfall relationships; Unit hydrographic concepts and its applications; Flood routing and statistical methods.

 

CEE 323 OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Open channel flow and its classification; Velocity and pressure distribution; Energy equation, specific energy; and transition problem; Momentum equation and specific momentum; Critical flow, critical depth, hydraulic jump, Froude and Reynolds number; Uniform flow, steady & unsteady flow, Manning‘s equation; Gradually varied flow; Computations of flow profile and flow over different structure (S, curve, H-curve); Prismatic channel, artificial channel, channel design and its environmental effects.

 

CEE 325 HYDRAULICS AND HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Theories of Seepage; Embankment, Dam, & Design of Dam; Sluice gate; Spillways; Flood Control Reservoir, Energy dissipator; Diversion head work; Irrigation Structure; Cross drainage works; Regulator Design; Out falls; Gates; Cut off; Sediment and Sediment Transport; Dimensional Analysis and Hydraulic Analysis.

 

CEE 329 GROUND WATER

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Ground water sources: Infiltration well, infiltration gallery, Artesian well, spring. Ground water in hydraulic cycle; Occurrence of ground water; Ground water movement, storage and hydraulic coefficients, evaporation; Basic principles of Ground water flow (continuity equation); Seepage; Pumps and Water wells; Ground water exploration; Aquifer properties, well deign criteria, constructions, production tests; Sanitary protection and maintenance of well; Investigation and recharge of ground water basin, ground water development; Sea water intrusion; Ground water potential in Bangladesh; Review of existing ground water technology; Shallow & deep wells, solar stills; Common ground water supply options with reference to Bangladesh; Different types of hand pumps, installation and O & M of hand pumps; Problems of ground supply: Iron; Arsenic; Hardness; Salinity; Water table declination and lowering; Drilling problems in rocky and hilly areas; Alternative technologies for problem areas of Bangladesh; Shallow, shrouded tube-wells(SST), very shallow shrouded tube-well (VSST); Moon pump, Bangla pump etc; Environmental impact of ground water abstraction in Bangladesh.

 

CEE 332 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL ENGINEERING SESSIONAL

3 Hours /week, 1Credit

 

Air sample test (SOx, CO, NOx, particulates, Hydrocarbons, Lead determination); Determination of Pesticide residue; Measurement of intensity of noise, Measurement of temp. Relative humidity, Observation of daily surface temp. of various media, Measurement of moisture content of soil, Measurement of wind speed etc. and Based on Theory Classes of Environmental Pollution Control Engineering.

 

CEE 334 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE ENGINEERING SESSIONAL

3 Hours/week, 1 Credit

 

Based on Theory classes.

 

CEE 335 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL ENGINEERING

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

General Concepts of Pollutants: Energy –nuclear, solar, fossil; Transpiration: - Rail, road, air, agricultural activities, fertilizers, pesticides, medicine, drugs, sedative drugs, herbal drugs, detergents, polymers, dyes. Air pollution: Fundamentals of air pollution problems- Ambient Air: Sources & types of air pollution; Air pollution by automobiles; Adverse effects of air pollution and pollutants on inert materials, vegetation, man and animals; Air pollution control; Classical Smog and photochemical smog; Smoke; Gaseous contaminants: Dust, fumes, and mists; Sampling and monitoring of air pollutants; Measurement methods: Laws and regulation of air pollution control; Noise pollution: Effects, sources & control of noise pollution; Thermal pollution: Sources, effects and control of thermal pollution; Thermal pollution over different location; Possible long range impact of thermal pollution; Soil Pollution: Effects of pH in soils; Soil reactions and correlation; Tolerance of higher plants to saline and sodic soil; Soil erosion, erodability factors, topographic factors; Computation soil losses; Effects of pesticides on soil and soil organisms; reaction of inorganic contaminants in soil; Soil pollution and its impact on the environment, ground water,; Soil improvement methods for removal of pollutants.

 

CEE 336 FIELD TRIP CUM STUDY TOUR

1 credit

 

Trip to the surface water treatment plants, iron and arsenic removal plants, rain water harvesting plants, industrial waste treatment plants etc. Trip to different construction sites.

 

CEE 351 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING -I

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Soil and Soil Mechanics: Introduction to Geotechnical engineering; Formation, composition, structure and fabrics of soil, soil profile and its layer, soil and plant relation; Index properties of soil; Identification and classification of soil; Permeability and seepage; Capillarity and flow net; Soil water energy concept; Soil aeration characteristics, soil aeration problems in the field, factors affecting soil aeration; Specific heat of soil, buffering capacity of soils; Lateral earth pressure.

 

Soil Strength: Principles of total and effective stress; Shear strength of soil; Stress distribution.

 

CEE 352 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SESSIONAL- I

3 Hours /week, 1 Credit

 

Field identification of soil samples; Specific gravity test; Atterberg limit tests, Grain size analysis by sieve and hydrometer; Compaction test; Permeability (Constant head and Variable head) test; Relative density test; Direct shear test; Unconfined compression test; Vane shear test; Triaxial compression test, Consolidation test.

 

CEE 361 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING-I

(2 Hours/week, 2 Credits)

 

Introduction to transport engineering, development of transport systems, elements of transport systems, Transport planning concepts: collection, study, and analysis of basic data, highway location and surveys, geometric design of highways, cross section highways, curve, sight distances, Traffic Engineering: traffic system, traffic characteristics, traffic control, traffic studies, waterways etc.

 

CEE 371 ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

 

Sanitation: Dwellers sanitation; Code of practice for adequate environmental facilities in a infrastructure- Building: Space, lighting, air movement and circulation, temperature control, plumbing facilities, ventilation and air conditioning Principles of excreta disposal, water borne and water sanitation related diseases; Different sanitation options; Sanitation practices in Bangladesh

Solid Waste Management: Sources and characteristics of Solid waste; Solid waste generation; Collection and transportation (Community and Municipality); Volume reduction; sorting; Stabilization; Incineration; Resource recovery and recycling; Land filling; Composting; General aspects of solid waste management; Community mobilization in solid waste management; Milk and food sanitation; Hospital sanitation.

Environmental Health: Disease description, mode of transmission of diseases, clean water, sanitation, health, nutrition, application of engineering principles to the control of communicable diseases; Vectors control; Insecticides and bactericides, occupational health;

Hygiene Education and Community Participation: Scope and methodology for hygiene education; Development of hygiene education program; Social mobilization in hygiene education; Participatory management and planning in WSS, Gender aspects in WSS, Cost recovery and sustainability of water supply and sanitation services.

 

CEE 400 THESIS /PROJECT WORK

3Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Project or thesis will be carried out in first semester.

 

CEE 400 THESIS/ PROJECT WORK

6 Hours/week, 4 Credits

 

Thesis or project will carried out (Continuation from First Semester).

 

CEE 403 INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING For IPE Department

3 Hours /week, 3 credits

 

Source and general characteristics of industrial pollution such as oil refinery, paper and pulp industries, jute, cement, fertilizer, textile industries, tea industries, tannery etc., provision of waste management, minimization of waste in industries, ISO-14000: limits for wastes of different industries according, ISO-14000, importance of ISO-14000 for different industries, the laws and precondition of ISO-14000, reduction of health risk of industrial waste, pollution prevention concepts for industries according to EPA, Management steps of water, soil and air pollution in industries, corrosion control of boiler, Environmental impact assessment, important terms of EIA, aim and objectives of EIA, EIA methodologies, EIA procedures, EIA in industries, Environmental management, environmental audit, environmental audit in specific industries, sustainable development and environment. Air pollution and Noise pollution from industries and its management, ideal environmental condition for industries. Solid waste from industries, its effect and its management, environmental quality standard.

 

CEE 403 STRUCTURE V (REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN) FOR ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits

 

Fundamentals of reinforced concrete design; working stress design method; analysis of reinforced beams by WSD; design of slabs, one- way and two- ways. Preliminary analysis of flat slabs, flat plated, waffle slabs, ribbed slabs; introduction to ultimate strength design (USD).

 

CEE 405 STRUCTURE VI (ELEMENTS OF BUILDING STRUCTURE) FOR ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits

 

Reinforced concrete columns, stocky and long. Preliminary analysis of column sections in multistoried buildings., Grids, approximate analysis. Approximate analysis of multistoried buildings for gravity and lateral loads. Vierendeel truss. Folded plates. Introduction to shear walls - preliminary design. Introduction and preliminary design of arches, domes and shells. Classification of shells. Prestressed concrete: Introduction, analysis and preliminary design of beam sections.

 

 

CEE 411 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS-III

(2 Hours/week, 2 Credits)

 

Stiffness Matrix; member stiffness; stiffness transformations; assembly of stiffness matrices and solution for beams, frames and trusses. Flexibility matrix, Introduction to finite element method.

 

CEE 412 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SESSIONAL -III

3 Hours/week, 1 Credit

 

Analysis and design of different types of bridges.

 

CEE 422 IRRIGATION ENGINRREING SESSIONAL

3 Hours/week, 1 Credit

 

Different experiments based on theories.

 

CEE 423 IRRIGATION AND FLOOD CONTROL

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Importance of irrigation, sources and quality of irrigation water, soil-water-plant relationship, consumptive use and estimation of irrigation water requirements, methods of irrigation, design of irrigation canals, irrigation structures, delta, duty, effects and remedies of leaching and logging,; Floods (causes, types, control methods etc).

 

CEE 424 DESIGN OF HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES SESSIONAL

3 Hours/week, 1 Credit

 

Regulator design and wetland management construction (embankment design with drainage for water movement, plantation of trees).

 

CEE 425 RIVER ENGINEERING

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

River characteristics; Sediment discharge; Classification of Rivers and history; Sediment transport mechanism; River flow characteristics; Bed theory; River control; Estuary mechanics; Saline water intrusion; National and international issues on River water; Dredging of River bed; Rivers, the behavior, Control and training; Port theory; Dam and bridges on River; River pollution; Irrigation purposes of river; Runoff, infiltration; river guide theory.

 

CEE 427 COASTAL ENGINEERING

2 Hours/week, 2.0 Credits

 

Oceanography: Definition, characteristics, formation; Wave theory: Definition, properties, classification; Basic equation of wave motion; Wave energy, power, group celerity, breaking of waves; Coastal water level: Tide, storm, cyclone, hurricane, tidal surge, Tide and its equation; Sea level rise; Impact on coastal zone and force on coastal structure; Beach and port management; Sediment properties; Transport process: Along shore line sediment transport process, wind transport of sand; Management of coastal environment: Coastal water quality, Coastal water supply and sewage, Intrusion of saline water to estuary; Coast pollution; Preservation of coastal environment.

 

CEE 432 ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN SESSIONAL- II

3 Hours/week, 1.0 Credit

 

Based on theory classes. Design of transport and distribution system of water supply/ drainage in urban and suburban areas. (Manually design/ Computer application).

 

CEE 435 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSESSMENT

2 Hours/week 2.0 Credits

 

EIA - important terms in environmental impact assessment; Aims and objectives of EIA; Role of EIA in EM; EIA Methodology: Different methods of EIA, initial environmental examination, Baselines studies; Rapid environmental impact assessment methods: check list, matrix methods, Scooping and people’s participation in EIA; EIA of development schemes; Economical evaluation of EIA; Cost and Cost/benefit analysis of EIA; EIA (State of art) in water resources and industrial projects; Application of EIA in energy and agricultural development; EIA for embankment flood protection measures; EIA of irrigation activities: EIA of infrastructure development project; Environmental impact of flood in rainy season; EIA of draughts in dry season (specially Farakkah and other upstream barrages); EIA in solid waste management; EIA of gas field and tea garden; EIA in JMB project; EIA of transport system; EIA procedure in private sector, EIA procedure in govt. sector; Different EIA index calculation,

 

Term paper submission on EIA.

 

CEE 439 INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT

2 Hours/week, 2.0 Credits

 

Requirements of the water for various industries; Quality and treatment of industrial water; Characteristics and volume of industrial waste; Problems associated with industrial waste water; Waste water treatment objectives; Physical, chemical and biological methods of industrial waste water treatment including neutralization, equalization, oil separation, flotation, sour water strippers, heavy metal removal, air stripping, chemical oxidation; Overview of waste reduction techniques in industries, Waste problems of major industries and their methods of treatment and disposal- such as petroleum industries (gasoline kerosene treatment), textile industries, tannery; cement, fertilizer, paper and pulp, jute processing, dairy, drug and pharmaceutical, food and allied industry; Treatment and disposal of industrial waste sludge; Laws and regulations for industrial wastewater and waste treatment.

 

CEE 433 THEORY OF ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT

2 Hours/week, 2.0 credits

 

Different types of settling, advanced theory of coagulation, advanced theory of filtration, membrane filtration, water softening, air stripping, aeration and gas transfer, reverse osmosis, desalination, water treatment by UV-radiation , ozonization, adsorption, ion-exchange, modification of activated sludge, nitrogen and phosphorus removal.

 

CEE 441 PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

2 Hours/week, 2.0 Credits

 

Principles of management; Principles of construction management; Contract and specification; Construction planning; Organization; Critical path method; Cost accounting management; Inventory control; Project planning and evaluation; Quantity surveying; Management for engineers; Feasibility report and cash flow; Pay back periods; Cost-benefit ratio; Environmental project management.

 

CEE 451 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II

(2 Hours/week, 2 Credits)

 

Soil investigation techniques; Bearing capacities of shallow and deep foundations; Types of foundation; Design of footings (Spread footings and special footings), mat foundations; Pile foundations; Compressibility and settlement; Slope stability analysis; Fundamental of soil liquefaction.

 

CEE 452 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SESSIONAL- II

3Hours /week, 1 Credit

 

Preparation of a sub-soil investigation report, interpretation of soil test result, establishment of sub-soil profile and design of foundations.

 

CEE 453 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING-III

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Piles subjected to lateral loads; Sheet piles; Retaining walls, Dewatering and slurry wall construction, , Caissons; Coffer dams; Pier and abutments; Analysis and design of machine foundation; soil improvement technique.

 

CEE 455 GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

2 Hours/week, 2Credits

 

Waste characteristics, sources of ground contamination, hydro geological characteristics of the ground; Mass transport in saturated and unsaturated media, Contaminant transport, transport mechanisms, soil-water interaction, contaminant retardation process and transport modeling; Contaminated land management techniques.

 

CEE 457 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING-IV

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Introduction to critical state soil mechanics, SHANSEP and stress path methods; one, two and three dimensional consolidation problems; Pore pressure coefficients; Soil structure interaction; Permeability, capillary and soil suction, Seepage analysis; Stability of natural and man made slope; Numerical solution of Geotechnical engineering problems.

 

CEE 461 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING –II

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Highway Engineering: Highway materials, sub-grade, sub-base, and base courses, soil aggregates in road construction, properties of bitumen materials, mix design methods, design, maintenance and construction of flexible, rigid road pavements; Road marking, Lighting, Signal design.

Railways Engineering: General requirement, alignment, Permanent way, Points and crossing, Stations and yards, signaling maintenance.

 

CEE 462 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING SESSIONAL-II

3 Hours/week, 1 Credit

 

Based on theory classes.

 

CEE 463 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING-III

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Traffic management system, traffic accident investigations, planning and construction of airport, types and elements of air port planning studies, geometric design of the landing area, terminal area, design of airport pavement, air port marking and signing and drainage.

 

CEE 464 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING SESSIONAL- I

3 Hours /week, 1 Credit

 

Test of bituminous material, test on sub-grade; mix design, road capacity studies.

 

CEE 465 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING-IV

2 Hours/week, 2.0 Credits

 

Frequency Analysis; Determination of Road Capacity; Design of Rigid Pavement and Design of Flexible Pavement.

 

CEE 471 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDITING

2 Hours/week, 2.0 Credits

 

Definition and introduction, Environmental management and ISO 14000, Environmental management and ISO 14000, Environmental auditing and reporting, Environmental auditing in specific industries, Environment and sustainable development, Environmental development interaction, Environmental risk analysis, Environmental implication and sectoral development, Environmental issues and priority, Environmental management plan, Environmental policies, Environmental ethics; Environmental laws and legislations: Water Law, Industrial Pollution Law, Forest Conservation Law, Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act 95, Environment Conservation Rule 97, Environmental Pollution Control Ordinance 77, The then East Pakistan Water Pollution Control Ordinance 70, Air Pollution Legislation and Regulation: Clean Air Act, Clean Air Act Amendment 1990, Electronic bulletin boards, State Regulations. Environmental management information system (EMIS) for environmental sustainability, community participation and public awareness in EMS, environmental planning, (related to site planning); Brown agenda, ecological planning, environmental planning, town and city planning, Participatory management, Role of the user community in environmental project: community involvement, Community management etc. Institutional aspects of environmental projects: actors, principles and policies, challenges, Gender awareness and participatory tools, Financial aspects of environmental projects; Implementing interventions in environmental projects; Project cycle, Project cycle within a community.

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CEE 472 ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN SESSIONAL-I

3 Hours/week, 1 Credit

 

Based on theory classes. Design of plumbing system, septic tank, under-ground reservoir, soak well, inspection pit, inhoff tank, interceptor tank and deep tube well.

 

CEE 473 URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND REGIONAL PLANNING

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Introduction to urban planning; Historical thoughts of urban planning, Urban environmental matters, Urban management and brown agenda, Evaluative image of environment of a city/ town, Environmental disasters and hazards; GIS in urban environmental planning, Town and city planning, Transport planning, Environmental planning, Ecological planning. Urban environmental planning in Bangladesh: accelerating urbanization, selected urban planning project in Bangladesh.

 

CEE 475 ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS TECHNOLOGY

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Definition; Importance and application of environmental process technology; Flows and balances; Mass balance equations; Rate and state equations, flux, transformation, accumulation, reaction kinetics; Linear relationship between conservation rate; Aerobic and anaerobic growth; Determination of cell kinetics; pH and temperature effects; Reactor Engineering: Introduction; Natural and man-made reactor; Batch reactor; Plug flow reactor; CFSTR; Derived reactor model; Feed batch reactor; Immobilized cell reactors.

 

CEE 477 SOCIOECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

2 Hours/week, 2 Credits

 

Environment and social science: Disciplinary boundaries and the environment, Global environmental change and social sciences, Society and Nature with co-evolution, Nash’s model for valuation of nature and conservation, Greening and new social movement, Environmental sociology approach to science and ecology, Reorientation of environmental sociology, Specific theoretical approaches to environmental sociology: causes of environmental destruction, Social construction and environmental power, Environmental justice; Economic analysis of environmental policy, Environmental quality and recreational activities, Returnable and non-returnable containers: Recycling, sulpher dioxide and air pollution, lead and other non-biodegradable substance; Sustainability: sustainable performance of environmental systems such as water supply and sanitation system, Role of the user community in environmental project: community involvement, community management etc. Institution aspects of environmental projects: actors, principles and policies, challenges, gender awareness and participatory tools, cultural and socioeconomic aspects of water supply and sanitation facilities; Hygiene education and social mobilization, Financial aspects of water supply and sanitation projects, Implementing interventions in environmental projects; Project cycle, Project cycle within a community.

 

CEE 479 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING

2 Hours/week, 2.0 Credits

 

Models: Population, Physical, Mathematical and Management model, mechanism of pollutant fate in the environment

Mathematical Modeling: Introduction; Data management system & mathematical models in real life, mathematics of mass transport

Air Quality Modeling: Mathematical models for air