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Civil Courses
CVL 206 Civil: Engineering Mechanics Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Statics of particles in plane and space. Systems of forces and couples, resultants, equilibrium in two and three dimensions of space. Analysis of trusses, frames beams, arches and cables. Analysis and diagrams of reactions, shear forces and bending moments. Centroids, centres of gravity, moments of inertia. Friction and related problems. Prerequisite: PCS 211. Corequisite: MTH 240.
CVL 207 Civil: Graphics Lect: 1 hr./Lab: 2 hrs. Principles of traditional descriptive geometry of points, lines and planes, done with modern tools. Selections, auxiliary views, intersections and developments, pictorial drawings. Principles of computer aided drafting (AutoCAD) used in areas of civil engineering. Structural drafting pertaining to steel, concrete and timber construction, standards and conventions. Drafting room and computer lab exercises are assigned. Constructed solutions with vector diagram projection; comparison with equivalent vector algebraic methods. Graphical statistics, concurrent force problems including pure axial force plane structures.
CVL 241 Civil: Environmental Science for Engineers Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. The basic scientific principles of environmental science in the areas of chemistry, physics, ecology, meteorology, microbiology and epidemiology. Methods of sampling and analyzing air, water and waste water quality. Environmental pollution in the atmospheric, aquatic and terrestrial systems. Effects of environmental disturbances arising from overpopulation, urbanization, industrialization and energy consumption. Preventive solutions and sustainable development. Prerequisite: CHY 102.
CVL 312 Civil: Computer Aided Structural Analysis Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Basic concepts of structural analysis; virtual work; flexibility and stiffness methods, applications to trusses, beams and frames; computer analysis of structures; structural analysis programs; introduction to the finite element method of analysis. Prerequisites: CVL 313 and MTH 340.
CVL 313 Civil: Structural Analysis Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Beam deflections using moment-area theorems, conjugate beam and virtual work. Influence lines and moving loads. Approximate analysis of indeterminate structures. Analysis of continuous beams and frames using slope deflection. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures using moment-distribution. Prerequisite: CVL 420.
CVL 316 Civil: Transportation Engineering Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Introductory level instruction in: Transportation modes, systems and networks; Operating characteristics of transportation vehicles. Terminal characteristics: Transportation studies; Eval-uation of transportation options; Trip generation, trip distribution, Mode choice and network assignment models.
CVL 320 Civil: Strength of Materials I Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Normal, shearing, and bearing stresses. Deformation and strains. Temperature effects. Stress-strain relationship and the generalized Hooke’s law. Flexural and shear equations. Stress concentrations. Stress transformation equations and Mohr’s circle for plane stress analysis. Analysis of plain strain. Prerequisites: CVL 206 and MTH 240. Corequisite: CVL 324.
CVL 323 Civil: Introduction to Geomatics Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 3 hrs. Overview of geomatics engineering program; Basic measurement methods, instrumentation and data analysis for determining elevations, angels, distances and point locations; Overview of satellite positioning and navigation, spatial and land information management, spatial imaging (Photogrammetry/remote sensing) and digital mapping; Relationships to related disciplines; and Role of geomatics professionals.
CVL 324 Civil: Geotechnical Properties of Soils I Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Introduction of structural and glacial geology; rock cycle; mineral and soil identification and classification; clay soil structure; weight-volume relationship; Atterberg limits; relative density; seepage theory; hydraulic conductivity measurements in the field and in the lab; flow nets; and principle of effective stress. (formerly first half of CVL 024). Prerequisite: MTH 240. Corequisite: CVL 320.
CVL 352 Civil: Geomatics Measurement Techniques Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Measurement techniques applied to geomatics engineering. Topics include: use of total stations and levels for angle distance, and elevation changes measurements, differential leveling and trigonometric heighting, traversing, control and topographic surveying, boundary surveys, route surveying, construction surveying, and land survey. Prerequisites: CVL 323 and MTH 203.
CVL 353 Civil: Municipal Planning and Engineering Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. The function and structure of the Planning Act and other statutes which affect land use changes. Planning instruments and their interpretation: official and secondary plans, zoning by-laws, site plan controls, minor variances, land division by consent and by plan of subdivision. The subdivision design process. Integration of stormwater management plans, wetlands and fisheries policies and other environmental controls. Municipal infrastructure design, location, operation and maintenance. Precursor: CVL 241.
CVL 354 Civil: Remote Sensing Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Provides an overview of the fundamental principles of remote sensing and image analysis from a geomatics perspective. Topics include: nature of electromagnetic radiation, energy interactions, visual image interpretation, airborne and satellite platforms, optical and microwave sensors, image rectification and geocoding, image enhancement, multispectral transformation and classification, data fusion and GIS integration, applications to environmental monitoring and mapping, and term project. Prerequisite: PCS 125 and MTH 203.
CVL 410 Civil: Structural Concrete Design Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Design of beams for shear and torsion; Development and splices for reinforcement, calculation of bar cutoff points and splices; Design of two way slabs, slab moment and reinforcement, shear-moment transfer; Analysis and design of columns; Design of retaining walls and liquid containing structures. Prerequisite: CVL 420.
CVL 411 Civil: Structural Steel Design Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Engineering properties of steel; tension members; compression members; beams subjected to bending and shear; composite beams; welded plate girders; beam-column; welded and bolted connections; base plates under axial load and bending; overall stability; fatigue design; introduction to plastic analysis and design; complete design of a one-storey building in steel. Prerequisite: CVL 314.
CVL 412 Civil: Municipal Solid Waste Management Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Introduction to legislation and authority; integrated solid waste management planning; solid waste generation, charac-terization, and collection; reduction, reuse, and recycle; landfilling of municipal waste, site selection, development, hydrological factors, leachate and gas collection and control, closure; solid waste incineration. Prerequisite: CVL 420.
CVL 415 Civil: Terrain Analysis Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Data sources, analysis methods and applications. Sources: Existing digital and analogue data sets; conversion, integration and overlaying; site inspection; new image acquisition. Analysis: Analogue and digital images; pattern elements of feature recognition; manual and automated interpretation of soils, rock, drainage, erosion, vegetation and anthropogenic features. Quantitative automated/manual change detection methods; thematic maps; Digital Terrain Models. Applications: Hazard features, environmental monitoring. Use of archival photography for environmental audits. Subsurface geophysical methods. Precursor: CVL 353. Prerequisites: CVL 354 and CVL 423.
CVL 420 Civil: Strength of Materials II Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Strain measurement and rosette analysis. Torsion and angle of twist. Compound stresses. Theories of failure. Deflection of beams. Euler’s formula for columns and its modification for codes. Inelastic behaviour of members. Experimental laboratory work involving flexural stresses, deflection of beams and buckling load of columns. (formerly second half of CVL 020). Precursor: CVL 324. Prerequisite: CVL 320. Corequisite: CVL 424.
CVL 423 Civil: Geology for Engineers Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. An introductory course related to our biophysical environment including; the structure of the earth, composition of the crust, rock and mineral identification, soil forming processes and products, origin and engineering significance of landforms, physiographic processes, the physiography of Canada, growth habits and significance of vegetation, lake/stream ecosystems, wetlands. Laboratory sessions will consist of classroom exercises associated with field work which may be scheduled on weekends. Prerequisite: CHY 102.
CVL 424 Civil: Geotechnical Properties of Soils II Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion; shearing strength of saturated soils; consolidation theory, settlement prediction and computer assisted processing of laboratory test results. (formerly second half of CVL 024). Precursor: CVL 320. Prerequisite: CVL 324. Corequisite: CVL 420.
CVL 425 Civil: Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Introduction to hydrologic principles. Components of the hydrologic cycle: precipitation, interception, abstraction, infiltration, evaportranspiration, overland runoff, streamflow; hydrological data measurement and monitoring; rainfall-runoff relationships and analyses; surface water hydrology: runoff, unit hydrograph theory, synthetic hydrographs, flow routing. Urban hydrology: The Rational Method, sewer system hydraulics, detention basin design. Computer simulation models for urban and rural watersheds. Hydraulic applications in conduit flows: flow classification, shear stress and velocity distribution, pipe friction formula, energy equations, pump/pipeline systems. Open channel flow: application of the energy, momentum and continuity equations, channel bed friction, steady and uniform flow, specific energy, hydraulic jump, gradually varied flow, natural channel designs. Prerequisite: MEC 522.
CVL 533 Civil: Concrete Materials Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Aggregates, types, processing, manufacture, properties and uses. Standard tests, quality control. Cement types, raw materials, manufacture, hydration process. Concrete types, proportioning of mixes, properties of fresh and hardened concrete, admixtures, handling, placing, finishing and curing. Composite materials, supplemental cementing materials. (formerly first half of CVL 033). Prerequisites: CVL 420 and CVL 424.
CVL 538 Civil: Water Supply and Treatment Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Water pollution studies: physical, chemical and biological water quality parameters. Potable water supply: source, quantity and quality requirements, distribution networks. Water treatment: screening, solids separation, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, softening, disinfection. Water quality modeling: mass balancing, dispersion equations, mathematical models. Experimental laboratory work involving water quality determination: solids, alkalinity, hardness, BOD, coliform and bacterial analyses. (formerly first half of CVL 038). Prerequisite: CVL 425.
CVL 550 Civil: Geodesy and Map Projections Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Introduction to geodesy, earth and its motions, gravity field of the earth, the geoid, classical geodetic positioning, geodetic and orbital coordinate systems, the datum issues, direct/inverse geodetic problems, relative positioning on mapping plane (conformal map projections), height systems. Prerequisite: MTH 340. Corequisite: CVL 552.
CVL 552 Civil: Data Modelling, Estimation and Analysis I Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Basic concepts of modelling and estimation, analysis of Geomatics measurements, measures of central tendency, introductory probability theory, Univariate statistical testing, covariance and correlation, principles of least-squares methods, parametric, condition and combined cases, partitioning, weighted and functional constraints, sequential solution. Prerequisites: CVL 323, MTH 203 and MTH 340. Corequisite: CVL 550.
CVL 600 Civil: Geotechnical Engineering Lect: 4 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Active and Passive earth pressure calculations. Design of earth retaining structures, walls, dikes, dames, open and supported excavations, shallow and deep foundations. Soil bearing capacity. Design of pile foundation and drilled caissons. Prerequisites: CVL 324 and CVL 424.
CVL 633 Civil: Highway Materials Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Quality control and quality assurance, End Point Specifications. Sampling methods. Granular materials used in highway construction, geotextiles, insulation materials, soil stabilization types and uses. Performance graded asphalt cements. Super Pave mix design methods. Plant mix, road mix, hot and cold recycling construction methods. (formerly second half of CVL 033). Prerequisite: CVL 533.
CVL 638 Civil: Wastewater Treatment Design Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Wastewater engineering: waste water collection, sewer pipe system and appurtenance. Sewage treatment: primary, secondary, tertiary processes. Wastewater microbiology: microorganism classification, population dynamics, kinetics of decomposition. Unit processes of secondary treatment: trickling filters, activated sludge, rotating biological contractors. Sludge management, treatment, and ultimate disposal. Experimental laboratory work involving sedimentation model, chemical treatment: coagulation and flocculation, softening, disinfection, and microscopic analyses of sludge. (formerly second half of CVL 038). Prerequisite: CVL 538.
CVL 650 Civil: Satellite Positioning Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Basic concepts of satellite positioning, GPS signal structure, GPS modernization, GPS orbital determination, pseudorange and carrier-phase measurements, linear combinations of GPS observables, GPS errors and biases, development of mathematical models for absolute and relative positioning static, kinematic and real-time kinematic (RTK) GPS positioning, practical considerations, GPS augmentations. Prerequisites: CVL 550, CVL 552.
CVL 652 Civil: Data Modelling, Estimation & Analysis II Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Problem formulation and solution. A priori weighting of unknown parameters. Partioning and constraining unknowns. Combining different normal equations and mathematical models. Addition and rejection of observations. Univariate and multivariate statistical testing of adjustment results. Reliability, data snooping and variance component analysis. Preanalysis strategies. Network design and analysis. Design criteria for different types of networks. Deformation analysis. Prerequisite: CVL 552.
CVL 710 Civil: Photogrammetry and Digital Mapping Lect: 4 hrs./Lab: 3 hrs. Mathematical relationships between image and object space. Direct and inverse problems of projective and similarity coordinate transformations. Conditions of collinearity and coplanarity. Orientation procedures (Interior, Exterior, Relative and Absolute). Extraction of mapping information. Independent model and bundle adjustments. Digital terrain modeling, digital image rectification and orthophoto production. Project planning. Prerequisite: CVL 652.
CVL 711 Civil: Cadastral Studies and Survey Law Lect: 3 hrs. The role of the professional land surveyor. The Ontario Survey Systems and Land Surveys Acts and Regulations. Cadastral surveys, including surveys of Canada Lands for aboriginal land claims and coastal boundaries. Land registration systems in Ontario, Regulatory reform. Evidence of boundaries. Riparian rights. Title to land. Design and implementation of a multi-purpose cadastre. Aboriginal title. Cadastral reform. Prerequisite: CEN 800.
CVL 735 Civil: Highway Design Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Alignment and cross-section design of roadways; intersection design; earthwork calculations and mass-haul diagrams; pavement design and management for flexible and rigid pavements; rural and urban highway drainage; barriers, guide rail and other highway hardware; Computer applications. Prerequisite: CVL 323.
CVL 742 Civil: Project Management Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Manual and computer techniques in planning, controlling and scheduling of construction projects. Includes topics such as: Network diagrams, CPM, PERT and simulation analysis; Cost accounting; Resource management; Decision making theory.
CVL 743 Civil: Degree Project I Lab: 3 hrs. Students must prepare a formal thesis document on a suitable, departmentally approved, topic. The work will involve a literature review, study design, data collection and analysis or design, drawing conclusions and making recommendations, on a civil or geomatics engineering project. The writing will be in formal English, and will take the form of an argument. The work must reflect the rigour of the fourth year of the program, and must advance the student’s comprehensive of the topic. At the end of this course, the literature review and draft thesis outline will be completed, and the research or experimental work will be underway. (formerly first half of CVL 041). Corequisite: CMN 432.
CVL 752 Civil: Photogrammetry Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Historical perspective. Mathematical fundamentals of analytical photogrammetry. Use of mono and stereocomparators with computers for photogrammetric problems such as calibration image coordinate refinement, space coordinate transformations, relative and absolute orientation, space resection and intersection, aerial triangulation and block adjustments, and computerized mapping techniques. (formerly first half of CVL 052). Prerequisites: CPS 125, CVL 323 and CVL 354.
CVL 753 Civil: Spatial Information Management Systems I Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Introduction to spatial information systems, spatial data structures and 2-D spatial transformations, hardware/software components, functions and architecture; Comparative overview of alternative spatial data collection technologies; Data structures and database management systems for raster and vector data; Introduction to spatial modeling and analysis. Prerequisites: CPS 125, CVL 323, CVL 550.
CVL 800 Civil: Spatial Image Processing and Analysis Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Introduction to image processing and analysis techniques from a remote sensing perspective. Topics include: elements of digital image processing and analysis systems; image digitization, quantization and sampling; image storage, display and image file management; geometric operations, rectification, registration and resampling techniques; image enhancements, point operations and filtering; transformation in spatial and frequency domains; image restoration and compression; image segmentation and feature extraction; automated interpretation and spatial information extraction, term project. Prerequisite: CVL 354.
CVL 835 Civil: Traffic Management and Engineering Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Capacity analysis of highway segments; intersection control, capacity analysis and signal timing; freeway surveillance and control; urban traffic management; queuing models; emerging technologies; traffic safety analysis; traffic impact studies; computer applications. Prerequisite: CVL 316.
CVL 843 Civil: Degree Project II Lab: 3 hrs. This is a continuation of the work completed in CVL 743 Thesis I. Subject to departmental approval of the literature review and draft thesis outline submitted in Thesis I, the student will complete the investigative and analytical work, draw appropriate conclusions and recommendations, and prepare the final thesis document. An oral presentation of the work is required. (formerly second half of CVL 041). Prerequisite: CVL 743. Corequisite: CMN 442.
CVL 845 Civil: Water Resources Engineering Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Development of water resources systems; statistical analysis of hydrologic data; drainage and runoff analysis; flood control and management; water pollution prevention and control planning; storage and conveyance system design and management; natural channel design and rehabilitation; hydroelectric power; comprehensive water resources development. Prerequisites: CVL 241, CVL 322 and CVL 421.
CVL 852 Civil: Digital Mapping Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. This is a continuation and expansion on some of the computerized mapping techniques introduced in CVL 752 Photogrammetry. Introduction to automated mapping. Digital image rectification, manual and automated image correlation, digital terrain modelling. Current applications in civil and other engineering disciplines, cadastral surveying, ballistics research, satellite geodesy and digital mapping from space. Approaches at various government and private sector photogrammetric organizations. (formerly second half of CVL 052). Prerequisite: CVL 752.
CVL 853 Civil: Spatial Information Management Systems II Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. Advanced modeling and analytical tools; Data quality analysis, errors and natural variations; Spatial data integration, metadata and standardization issues; Introduction to needs analysis;, specifications, design and system integration; Role of the Internet in data and information dissemination; Applications in design and planning environmental monitoring, cadastral mapping, and facilities and infrastructure management. Prerequisite: CVL 753.
CVL 854 Civil: Survey Design Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 3 hrs. Elevation and two and three dimensional survey networks criteria and local history. Multivariate network analysis, data reliability by way of programming, and verification using Starnet. Analysis of high precision survey instruments by possible error sources, adjustment, calibration and observational procedures, including levels, theodolites and total stations. Auto-collimation and auto-reflection. Unique problem solving such as deformations, mining and tunnel surveys, alignment, etc. (formerly CVL 054). Prerequisites: CVL 323, CVL 650 and CVL 651.
CVL 900 Civil: Pavement Design and Management Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Pavement performance and distress. Theory and stress analysis of flexible and rigid pavements. Properties and characterization of paving materials. Design of flexible and rigid pavement for highways and runways. Overlay design. Reliability analysis. Flexible and rigid pavement construction. Pavement management systems. Review of design projects. Exclusion: CV 8405.
CVL 901 Civil: Municipal Solid Waste Management Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Introduction to legislation and authority; integrated solid waste management planning; solid waste generation, character-ization, and collection; reduction, reuse, and recycle; landfilling of municipal waste, site selection, development, hydrological factors, leachate and gas collection and control, closure; solid waste incineration. (formerly CVL 412). Prerequisite: CVL 241.
CVL 902 Civil: Traffic Operations and Management Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. The course introduces topics related to the management of congestion on urban road networks. These include: capacity analysis; deterministic and stochastic models of traffic behaviour; traffic assignment models; incident detection and management; ramp metering; signal timing for networks and arterials; Applications of Intelligent Trans-portation Systems; demand management. Exclusion: CV 8401.
CVL 903 Civil: Water Resources Engineering Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Development of water resources systems; statistical analysis of hydrologic data; drainage and runoff analysis; flood control and management; water pollution prevention and control planning; storage and conveyance system design and management; natural channel design and rehabilitation; hydroelectric power; comprehensive water resources development. (formerly CVL 845). Prerequisites: CVL 241 and CVL 425.
CVL 904 Civil: Advanced Structural R/P Concrete Design Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Mechanics of reinforced concrete; trus model and compression field theory for beams failing in shear; design of slender columns; shear friction and horizontal shear transfer; design of deep beams and corbels; Prestressed Concrete: Design of beams for flexure, shear and torsion; losses in prestress; design of continuous beams and frames; design for camber, deflection and crack control. Exclusion: CV 8307.
CVL 905 Civil: Bridge Design and Construction Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Types of bridges; material properties and design of timber, steel and concrete elements; bridge loads; load distribution in bridge superstructures; simplified methods of analysis, with reference to the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code; design of slab bridges; design of slab-beam bridges; design of box-girder bridges; joints, bearings, bridge piers and abutments.