Civil Engineering Education | CE 006
Civil Engineering Education
Graduation and various post graduation courses on civil engineering is being offered in almost all universities / institutions of the world - with acceptable exceptions however. The syllabus and curriculum of all these universities / institutions does never exactly match. It varies with respect to a particular society and country as well as the philosophy of the universities / institutions.
Candidates with 12 standard school level knowledge are normally admitted for the graduation course in civil engineering. But the admission criteria is different in different universities / institutions. Somewhere it is too stringent and somewhere it is liberal. This means that the intelligence level of the students coming out as a graduate civil engineer varies from place to place.
It is better to honestly confess here that I personally do not know the syllabus, curriculum and entry criteria of all universities / institutions of the world. I only keep information of a few universities / institutions of India. Yet, I would like to humbly submit some of my personal opinions for a graduation course in civil engineering.
A graduate civil engineer is expected to have good knowledge in the following subjects.
Subjects for Graduation
1. Land Surveying and Geomatics
2. Building Planning and Bye Laws
3. Building Drawing by Auto CAD
4. Building Materials
7. Estimating, Costing and Specifications
8. Mechanics of Materials
Candidates with 12 standard school level knowledge are normally admitted for the graduation course in civil engineering. But the admission criteria is different in different universities / institutions. Somewhere it is too stringent and somewhere it is liberal. This means that the intelligence level of the students coming out as a graduate civil engineer varies from place to place.
It is better to honestly confess here that I personally do not know the syllabus, curriculum and entry criteria of all universities / institutions of the world. I only keep information of a few universities / institutions of India. Yet, I would like to humbly submit some of my personal opinions for a graduation course in civil engineering.
A graduate civil engineer is expected to have good knowledge in the following subjects.
Subjects for Graduation
1. Land Surveying and Geomatics
2. Building Planning and Bye Laws
3. Building Drawing by Auto CAD
4. Building Materials
5. Building Construction
6. Mechanics of Forces 7. Estimating, Costing and Specifications
8. Mechanics of Materials
9. Fluid Mechanics
10. Tender, Contracts and Valuation
11. Computer Programming/Coding
12. Soil Mechanics
13. Environmental Engineering
14. Concrete Technology
15. Numerical Analysis by Computer
16. Classical Analysis of Structures
17. Design of Concrete Structures
18. Foundation Engineering
19. Numerical Analysis of Structures
20. Water Resource Engineering
21. Waste Disposal and Management
22. Design of Steel Structures
23. Highway and Airport Engineering
24. Pre-stressed Concrete Structures
25. Railway Engineering
26. Bridge Engineering [OR]
26. Water Supply Engineering
27. Doc and Harbor Engineering [OR]
27. Project Planning and Management
Specializations of civil engineering
01. Structural Engineering
02. Construction Engineering
03. Building Engineering
04. Bridge Engineering
05. Concrete Engineering
06. Geo-technical Engineering
07. Materials Engineering
08. Earthquake Engineering
09. Transportation Engineering
10. Highway Engineering
11. Railway Engineering
12. Traffic Engineering
13. Hydraulic Engineering
14. Water Resource Engineering
15. Environmental Engineering
16. Public Health Engineering
17. Waste Disposal Management
18. Ocean Engineering
19. Coastal Engineering
20. Municipal / Urban Engineering
21. Rural Engineering
22. Geomatics and GPS Applications
23. Project Planning and Management
24. Structural Restoration System
25. Water Desalination Engineering
I would like to come back again to the graduation course. I have a dream of launching an institute to conduct a graduation course in civil engineering. I shall never be able to do it. That's why it is a dream. But if I could do, I would do it in the following manner.
A candidate wiling to study civil engineering must have a good 12 standard knowledge in the following subjects.
Pre-requisites for Graduation
1. General Knowledge
2. Own Country Consciousness
3. Mathematics
4. Measurements
5. Physics
6. Chemistry
Course Structure
A year is divided into three modules each containing a period of four months. January to April, May to August and September to December. Months April, September and December are assigned for examination process and result publishing. Total tenure of course is four years. Study period in each module is three months.
Class and Examination
In this system, a student will personally attend classes only on Saturdays. But attendances will not be registered. In fact, attendance has no role here. It is a completely self study course. Study materials will be sent to the students. All classes will be held on line in a pre-scheduled time using software that are readily available at present. Students will be able to give examinations using their mobile. Results will be published immediately after the examination.
Beneficiaries
The course can be offered to all students who fulfil the admission criteria discussed above. But it will be particularly helpful for those who are already in service.
Module-wise distribution of subjects in these course are as follows:
Subject Distribution
Module 1 (Year 1 : January - April)
1. Land Surveying and Geomatics
10. Tender, Contracts and Valuation
11. Computer Programming/Coding
12. Soil Mechanics
13. Environmental Engineering
14. Concrete Technology
15. Numerical Analysis by Computer
16. Classical Analysis of Structures
17. Design of Concrete Structures
18. Foundation Engineering
19. Numerical Analysis of Structures
20. Water Resource Engineering
21. Waste Disposal and Management
22. Design of Steel Structures
23. Highway and Airport Engineering
24. Pre-stressed Concrete Structures
25. Railway Engineering
26. Bridge Engineering [OR]
26. Water Supply Engineering
27. Doc and Harbor Engineering [OR]
27. Project Planning and Management
Specializations of civil engineering
01. Structural Engineering
02. Construction Engineering
03. Building Engineering
04. Bridge Engineering
05. Concrete Engineering
06. Geo-technical Engineering
07. Materials Engineering
08. Earthquake Engineering
09. Transportation Engineering
10. Highway Engineering
11. Railway Engineering
12. Traffic Engineering
13. Hydraulic Engineering
14. Water Resource Engineering
15. Environmental Engineering
16. Public Health Engineering
17. Waste Disposal Management
18. Ocean Engineering
19. Coastal Engineering
20. Municipal / Urban Engineering
21. Rural Engineering
22. Geomatics and GPS Applications
23. Project Planning and Management
24. Structural Restoration System
25. Water Desalination Engineering
I would like to come back again to the graduation course. I have a dream of launching an institute to conduct a graduation course in civil engineering. I shall never be able to do it. That's why it is a dream. But if I could do, I would do it in the following manner.
A candidate wiling to study civil engineering must have a good 12 standard knowledge in the following subjects.
Pre-requisites for Graduation
1. General Knowledge
2. Own Country Consciousness
3. Mathematics
4. Measurements
5. Physics
6. Chemistry
Course Structure
A year is divided into three modules each containing a period of four months. January to April, May to August and September to December. Months April, September and December are assigned for examination process and result publishing. Total tenure of course is four years. Study period in each module is three months.
Class and Examination
In this system, a student will personally attend classes only on Saturdays. But attendances will not be registered. In fact, attendance has no role here. It is a completely self study course. Study materials will be sent to the students. All classes will be held on line in a pre-scheduled time using software that are readily available at present. Students will be able to give examinations using their mobile. Results will be published immediately after the examination.
Beneficiaries
The course can be offered to all students who fulfil the admission criteria discussed above. But it will be particularly helpful for those who are already in service.
Module-wise distribution of subjects in these course are as follows:
Subject Distribution
Module 1 (Year 1 : January - April)
1. Land Surveying and Geomatics
2. Building Planning and Bye Laws
3. Building Drawing by Auto CAD
Module 2 (Year 1 : May - August)
4. Building Materials
Module 3 (Year 1 : September - December)
7. Estimating, Costing and Specifications
8. Mechanics of Materials
3. Building Drawing by Auto CAD
Module 2 (Year 1 : May - August)
4. Building Materials
5. Building Construction
6. Mechanics of ForcesModule 3 (Year 1 : September - December)
7. Estimating, Costing and Specifications
8. Mechanics of Materials
9. Fluid Mechanics
Module 4 (Year 2 : January - April)
10. Tender, Contracts and Valuation
11. Computer Programming/Coding
12. Soil Mechanics
Module 5 (Year 2 : May - August)
13. Environmental Engineering
14. Concrete Technology
15. Numerical Analysis by Computer
Module 6 (Year 2 : September - December)
16. Classical Analysis of Structures
17. Design of Concrete Structures
18. Foundation Engineering
Module 7 (Year 3 : January - April)
19. Numerical Analysis of Structures
20. Water Resource Engineering
21. Waste Disposal and Management
Module 8 (Year 3 : May - August)
22. Design of Steel Structures
23. Highway and Airport Engineering
24. Pre-stressed Concrete Structures
Module 9 (Year 3 : September - December)
25. Railway Engineering
26. Bridge Engineering [OR]
26. Water Supply Engineering
27. Doc and Harbor Engineering [OR]
27. Project Planning and Management
Module 10 (Year 4 : January - April)
28. Surveying Practice
29. Environment Lab
30. Fluid Mechanics Lab
31. Soil Mechanics Lab
32. Building and Highway Materials Lab
33. Concrete and Structure Lab
Module 11 (Year 4 : May - August)
34. Multi storied RC Building Project
36. Steel Building Project
Module 12 (Year 4 : September - December)
37. Reporting on two existing /ongoing Projects /Structures
38. Elective Project : Any one
A. Bridge Design
B. Silo /Bunker Design
C. Traffic Survey
D. Sound Pollution Survey
E. Water Pollution Survey
F. Software Development
G. Any other suitable project
39. Grand Viva
Module 4 (Year 2 : January - April)
10. Tender, Contracts and Valuation
11. Computer Programming/Coding
12. Soil Mechanics
Module 5 (Year 2 : May - August)
13. Environmental Engineering
14. Concrete Technology
15. Numerical Analysis by Computer
Module 6 (Year 2 : September - December)
16. Classical Analysis of Structures
17. Design of Concrete Structures
18. Foundation Engineering
Module 7 (Year 3 : January - April)
19. Numerical Analysis of Structures
20. Water Resource Engineering
21. Waste Disposal and Management
Module 8 (Year 3 : May - August)
22. Design of Steel Structures
23. Highway and Airport Engineering
24. Pre-stressed Concrete Structures
Module 9 (Year 3 : September - December)
25. Railway Engineering
26. Bridge Engineering [OR]
26. Water Supply Engineering
27. Doc and Harbor Engineering [OR]
27. Project Planning and Management
Module 10 (Year 4 : January - April)
28. Surveying Practice
29. Environment Lab
30. Fluid Mechanics Lab
31. Soil Mechanics Lab
32. Building and Highway Materials Lab
33. Concrete and Structure Lab
Module 11 (Year 4 : May - August)
34. Multi storied RC Building Project
36. Steel Building Project
Module 12 (Year 4 : September - December)
37. Reporting on two existing /ongoing Projects /Structures
38. Elective Project : Any one
A. Bridge Design
B. Silo /Bunker Design
C. Traffic Survey
D. Sound Pollution Survey
E. Water Pollution Survey
F. Software Development
G. Any other suitable project
39. Grand Viva
Marks Distribution
Items 1 to 27 will carry 100 marks each. Items 28 to 33 will carry 50 marks each. Items 34 to 39 will carry 200 marks each. So total marks becomes 4000.
Items 1 to 27 will carry 100 marks each. Items 28 to 33 will carry 50 marks each. Items 34 to 39 will carry 200 marks each. So total marks becomes 4000.
Student will not be allowed to study Module 2 until they passes all subjects of Module 1 with a 60% marks in each subject. This norm will be followed consecutively. This implies that when a student is studying at Module 12, he/she has passed all previous subjects with 60% marks in each subject. And it also implies that a passed out student of this course has obviously received 2400 marks out of 4000 with 60% marks in each subject. This ensures quality. There will be no supplementary examination. Examinations of all the subjects will be taken on April, August and December of every year.
Epilogue
If you have taken a lot of trouble to come up to this, your first reaction will be like - what have you done my dear idiot, there is no physics, chemistry, mathematics or humanities, even no non-departmental subject like basic electrical and electronics engineering ? This is just rubbish ! Throw it in the dust bin !
And my humble answer will be - Sorry Sir, I didn't find a berth. Would you kindly try ?
The dream ends here. I'm now awake and going back.
This post is dedicated to beloved Sri Debabrata Dutta, Eminent Civil Engineer, Professor and Organizer of my vicinity.
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Epilogue
If you have taken a lot of trouble to come up to this, your first reaction will be like - what have you done my dear idiot, there is no physics, chemistry, mathematics or humanities, even no non-departmental subject like basic electrical and electronics engineering ? This is just rubbish ! Throw it in the dust bin !
And my humble answer will be - Sorry Sir, I didn't find a berth. Would you kindly try ?
The dream ends here. I'm now awake and going back.
This post is dedicated to beloved Sri Debabrata Dutta, Eminent Civil Engineer, Professor and Organizer of my vicinity.
Please Subscribe and Share.
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