UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Explanations of prerequisites and exclusions can be found on page 23.
ClVL 101 Civil Engineering and Society: the Built Environment [2-0-0:2]
Introduces the interaction between civil engineering and society; past and current practices of civil engineers and speculation on the future role of the profession, with emphasis on ethics and responsibility.
ClVL 102 Surveying [2-0-3:2]
Plane surveying preliminaries and planning, chain, levelling triangulation traversing, detail survey, survey ranging, analysis and adjustment of measurements, photogrammetry, plotting, and setting out.
ClVL 103 Surveying Camp [I credit]
One-week field study and mapping of an area; includes major and minor controls, levelling, detail survey, plotting, and setting out.
Prerequisite : ClVL 102
ClVL 11 1 Construction Materials [3-1-1:3]
Properties of engineering materials and their relation to the internal structure of materials;
includes physical properties of construction materials like portland cement concrete, asphalt, polymers, ferrous metals and non-ferrous metals.
ClVL 112 Mechanics of Materials [3-0-1:3]
Analysis of stress, strain and deformation; linear and non-linear material behaviour; strain energy; bending of beams, deflection; stability and buckling of compression members;
shear and torsional stresses.
Exclusion : MECH 101 Prerequisite : ClVL 1 13
ClVL 113 Statics and Dynamics [3-1-0:3]
[Previous Course Code : ClVL 100AI
Application of Newton's laws to engineering problems; includes force equilibrium, kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies.
Exclusion : MECH 102
ClVL 141 Environmental Systems [3-0-1:3]
Introduction to global environmental systems; emphasis on engineering solutions to problems affecting water, air and land resources; includes acid rain, ozone depletion, global warming, solid and liquid waste management.
Undergraduate Course Descriiptons Undernraduate Course DescriDtions
ClVL 202 Construction Engineering [3-1431
Study of the construction industry; fundamental principles underlying construction prac- tices; economic factors in planning, organising, and operating a construction force; field trips and analyses of Hong Kong construction projects.
ClVL 231 Structural Theory and Design I [3-1-1:3]
Statically determinate structures, influence lines, deflections of simple structures; design philosophy, structural forms, codes of practice, ultimate limit state design of reinforced concrete members with flexure; masonry construction.
Prerequisites : ClVL 11 1 and ClVL 11 2
ClVL 232 Structural Theory and Design II [3-1-1:3]
Statically indeterminate structures, arches and frames, deflections of structures, energy methods; design of reinforced concrete members with axial loading, shear and torsion;
design of structural steelwork, connections and built-up sections.
Prerequisite : ClVL 231
ClVL 242 Water Pollution Control [3-1431
lntroduction to basic concepts of water quality; fundamentals of water and wastewater treatment processes; analysis of treatment process flowsheets; analysis of water quality management alternatives.
Prerequisite : ClVL 141
ClVL 251 Fluid Mechanics I [3-0-3:3]
lntroduction to the fundamentals of fluid mechanics; includes the kinematics of fluid flow, energy, hydrodynamics, momentum, dimensional analysis and forces on submerged bodies.
Exclusion : MECH121
Prerequisites : AL Physics and Pure Mathematics
ClVL 252 Fluid Mechanics II [3-0-3:3]
Application of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics to flow in conduits, open channel flow and an introduction to hydrology.
Exclusion : MECH 221 Prerequisite : ClVL 251
ClVL 261 Traffic and Transportation Engineering [3-1431
ClVL 271 Geotechnical Engineering I [3-1-2:3]
lntroduction to minerals, rock, structural geology and geologic processes, introduction to soil mechanics principles; includes properties of geotechnical materials, soil classifica- tion, phase relationship, state of stress, ground water flow consolidation and shear strength.
Prerequisites : ClVL 11 1 and ClVL 1 12
ClVL 272 Geotechnical Engineering II [3-1-2:3]
Soil engineering with emphasis on principles of shear strength, flow and seepage problems; consolidation theory and design; short and long term slopes stability; introduc- tion to geotechnical earthquake engineering.
Prerequisite : ClVL 271
ClVL 301 Civil Engineering Planning [3-1-0:3]
Planning concepts; role of engineering, economic, environmental, and social information;
institutional, political and legal aspects; planning of water regulation and distribution systems, waste treatment and disposal systems, land and water transportation systems.
Prerequisite : ClVL 101
ClVL 302 Construction Engineering and Technology [3-1-0:3]
Construction engineering theory, construction processes; methods engineering, automa- tion and mechanisation; task analysis; adaptive systems and control concepts; construc- tion technologies; studies of tunnelling and ground support, harbours, dams, bridges and high-rise structures.
Prerequisite : ClVL 202
ClVL 303 Project Management [3-1-0:3]
Project initiation, development and management, planning and estimating procedures, CPM, PERT, precedence,resource scheduling, networking, cost and project control; legal considerations; simulation in networks, stochastic networks, project management and evaluation.
ClVL 323 Construction Materials Technology [3-1-0:3]
Properties and constituents of cement paste, microcracking and failure mechanisms;
concrete: quality control, high strength, admixtures; properties of bitumen: mix design, response to loading; structure, properties and engineering uses of metals, polymers, ceramics and composites.
Prerequisite : ClVL 11 1 Introduction to transportation systems; characteristics of transport rnode1s;planning and
evaluation of transport projects and systems; geometric design of roads and streets, traffic engineering studies, traffic control measures.
Under~raduute Course DesmCflDtions Undereraduate Course Desm'Dtions
ClVL 324 Prestressed Concrete @I431
Historical development; methods of prestressing, elastic analysis and design; flexural and shear capacity; losses of prestress; anchorage zones; composite members; design procedures and applications.
Prerequisite : ClVL 334
ClVL 331 Structural Mechanics [3-1431
Failure theories, stress and strain transformations, stress concentration, fatigue; three dimensional analysis of stress and strain, fundamentals of elasticity theory, bending of beams, torsion, plates and shells.
Prerequisite : ClVL 11 2
ClVL 332 Dynamic Loads and Structural Behaviour [3-1-0:3]
Dynamic loads on structures caused by wind, earthquakes, impact, moving loads and vibration. Dynamic behaviour of structures under this loading and design methods to resist these forces.
Prerequisite : ClVL 334
ClVL 333 Structural ~ L b i l i i [3-1 431
Euler buckling, uniform and non-uniform sections, eccentric loading; continuous struts;
stability of frames; energy and approximate methods; thin walled strut; lateral bucking of beams; bending and buckling of thin plates.
Prerequisite : ClVL 335
ClVL 334 Structural Theory and Design lllA [3-2-0:3]
Matrix and finite element analysis of structures, cable and suspension bridges, structural dynamics; design of reinforced concrete building frames, structural walls, slabs, retaining structures; introduction to prestressed concrete.
Prerequisite : ClVL 232
ClVL 335 Structural Theory and Design lllB [3-2431 Thin-walled structures, bending of plates, elastic stability, plastic analysis; elastic and plastic design method of steel structures, beams, stanchions, buckling, beam-columns, girders, frames, limit state design; timber construction.
Prerequisite : ClVL 232
ClVL 336 Bridge Design [3-1-0:3]
Historical development; design philosophies; loadings; articulation; design of slab, slab- and-beam bridge decks, orthotropic plates and grid frames, plate web and box girder bridges.
Prerequisites : ClVL 334 and ClVL 335
ClVL 337 Numerical Methods in Structural Analysis [3-1-0:3]
Review of matrix methods; linear systems, solution of large systems of linear equations;
applications of finite elements in structural analysis modelling of structural systems.
Prerequisite : ClVL 334
ClVL 343 Air Atmospheric Pollution: Processes and Control [3-0-1:3]
Application of fluid mechanics and chemistry to air pollution problems; includes transpor- tation, dispersion, chemical conversion, scavenging and deposition of pollutants in the atmosphere.
Prerequisites : ClVL 141 and ClVL 251
ClVL 344 Solid Waste Management [3-1-0:3]
Practical aspects of problem solving with discussion on current collection methods, systems, and equipment, available disposal techniques and facilities, material recovery and recycling systems.
Prerequisite : ClVL 141
ClVL 345 Environmental Analysis of Aqueous Systems [3-0-3:3]
Sampling and laboratory analytical procedures used in the examination of water and wastewater; introduction to "wet" chemical methods and instrumental methods of analy- sis.
Prerequisite : ClVL 242
ClVL 351 Environmental Hydraulics and Hydrology [3-2-0:3]
Planning, analysis and design of municipal water and wastewater systems and sewage outfalls; includes community planning, loading and demand forecasting, hydraulics, stormwater management, and drainage system design.
Prerequisite : ClVL 252
ClVL 352 Water Resources Systems [3-2-0:3]
Broadening of hydraulic/hydrologic concepts; includes water resources systems, math- ematical skills for analysing natural and engineered water resource systems, planning and design of water resource systems using representative examples.
Prerequisite : ClVL 351
ClVL 353 Groundwater Hydraulics and Pollution Transport [3-1-0:3]
Study on groundwater hydraulics; includes steady flow in aquifers, aquifer and well testing, regional flow; study on groundwater pollution transport; includes transport processes, and advection-dispersion models.
Prerequisites : ClVL 101 and ClVL 252
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
ClVL 361 Transportation Facilities Design [3-1-0:3]
Geometric and structural design of transportation facilities; alignment design of travelways;
capacity and functional design of travelways and terminals; pavement design and construction; economic and other design considerations.
Prerequisites : ClVL 232 and ClVL 261
ClVL 362 Transportation System Operations [3-1431 Principles of transportation system operations; traffic characteristics and methods of measurement; safety and operations; models of transportation operations and conges- tion applied to urban streets, freeways, and mass transit sewices.
Prerequisite : ClVL 261
ClVL 372 Geotechnical Engineering Ill [3-2431
Theory of consolidation and its application to foundation design; methods of minimising settlements and effect of settlement on structures; bearing capacity of soils; footing design; lateral earth pressures; retaining-wall design; pile and pile foundation; slope stability, seepage.
Prerequisite : ClVL 272
ClVL 373 Environmental Geotechnology [3-1431
Soil and site characterisation in relation to natural and man-made hazards; waste containment; and waste site remediation techniques.
Prerequisites : ClVL 141 and ClVL 271
ClVL 397 Civil Engineering Project I [M)-5:2]
Applications of civil engineering principles to the design, planning, experimental or analytical investigation of current engineering design and research problems.
Prerequisite : Completion of the second-year Civil and Structural Engineering programme.
ClVL 398 Civil Engineering Project II Continuation of ClVL 397 in the Spring Semester.
Unde?.graduate Course Descriptions
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Explanations of prerequisites and exclusions can be found on page 23.
COMP 101 Computing Fundamentals [2-0-2:3]
[Previous Course Code: COMP 1811
lntroduction to computers and computing tools primarily for non-Engineering students.
Computer hardware and software; data communications. Window managers; word processing; electronic mail; spreadsheets; presentation graphics; database manage- ment; statistical analysis.
Exclusion : BINF 101
COMP 102 Computer Fundamentals and Programming [3-0-2:4]
lntroduction to computers and programming techniques. Computer hardware and software. Programming in a high-level programming language. Algorithms and problem solving; subprograms; recursion; simple data structures; abstract data types; debugging techniques.
COMP 105 Pascal Programming [0-1-1:2]
Self-paced learning of the Pascal programming language for students with prior program- ming experience in a structured programming language other than Pascal.
Prerequisite : COMP 102
COMP 106 C Programming [I -0-2:2]
Extensive study of the C programming language: program structure, functions, control flow, pointers, arrays, structures, file input and output; use of programming tools in the UNlX environment; relevant programming techniques.
Prerequisite : COMP 102
COMP 1 1 1 Software Tools [2-0-2:3]
Using, primarily, the UNlX environment and shell programming techniques as a platform for developing software tools. Laboratory exercises will also give hands-on practice with tools that increase programmer productivity such as document preparation tools, window managers, and Internet facilities.
Prerequisite 1 Corequisite : COMP 102
COMP 171 Data Structures and Algorithms [3-0-1:3]
Basic data structures in the design and implementation of algorithms. Lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, hash tables: their specification, representation and manipulation;
applications to sorting and searching; external data organisation; memory management.
Applications of data structure and algorithms such as compilers.
Prerequisite : COMP 102
UndQrgraduute Course Descriptions
COUP 180 Computer Organisation r3-0-1:3]
[Previous Course Code: COMP 1911
The internal organisation and operation of digital computers; levels of design of computer systems: digitallogic design, m&roprogram~ng, machine language, assembly language, and operating systems; introduction to advanced computer architectures such as RlSC and parallel computers.
Prerequisite : COMP 102