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Course Code and Number

CE 200

Course Name

Engineering Drawing

Credit Hours

2

Pre-requisites

None

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Wajeeh F. Qassem

Course Description

This course introduces students to the basic principles of engineering drawing and skills needed for performing graphical analysis of two-dimensional and three-dimensional problems in both manual and computer-aided methods. This course includes drawing tools, dimensions, engineering space and representational methods, the second and third dimensions, multi-view representation for design and product development, orthographic drawing and projection, pictorial drawing and sketching, orthographic views, and an application using AutoCAD.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 201

Course Name

Statics

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

PHYS 101

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Mohammed Aldelgawy

Course Description

The course is designed to expose the students to introduction to solid mechanics, the basic concepts: force vectors and displacement, force system, equivalent force system, static equilibrium, analysis of simple structures, friction, geometric properties: center of gravity, moment of inertia.

 


 

Course Code and Number

CE 202

Course Name

Dynamics

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 201

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Wajeeh F. Qassem

Course Description

This course aims to introduce students to the dynamic movement of particles and rigid bodies. This course includes particle kinematics: bending motion, relativistic motion, particle kinematics: Newton's law, work and energy, thrust and momentum, collision of particles, planar kinematics of rigid bodies: transmission, rotation around a fixed axis, general motion, kinematics of rigid bodies, relative velocity and acceleration, Rotating axes, planar kinetics of rigid bodies, general equation of motion, work, energy, impulse and momentum.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 203

Course Name

Strength of Materials

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 201

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Walid Edris

Course Description

The course covers the concept of stress and strain, stresses and strains in axially loaded members, stress and strain state: normal stresses, bending, shear and torsional stresses, mechanical properties of materials, combined stresses, and composite sections, buckling of columns.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 210

Course Name

Probability and Statistics for Engineering Students

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

MATH 102

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Ali Shehadeh

Course Description

Axioms of probability theory. Events. Conditional probability. Bayes theorem. Random variables. Mathematical expectation. Discrete and continuous probability density functions. Transformation of variables. Probabilistic models, statistics, and elements of hypothesis testing (sampling distributions and interval estimation). Introduction to statistical quality control. Applications to engineering problems.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 261

Course Name

Engineering Geology

Credit Hours

2

Pre-requisites

CHEM 104

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Walaa H.Darwish

Course Description

A study of earth materials, formation of rocks, surface feature, surface and internal structures and their relationship to engineering works, analysis of the agents of weathering, erosion, diastrophism and their effect on engineering construction.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 281

Course Name

Building Engineering Drawing and Introduction to Design

Credit Hours

2

Pre-requisites

CE 200

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Duaa Telfah

Course Description

Fundamentals of technical drawing, dimensioning practices, plan and sectional views of buildings. Theory and applications of descriptive geometry in building design. Computer-aided building drawing. Building sub-systems and related graphics standards; architectural and building engineering drawing at preliminary and final stages including electrical, Plumbing, and mechanical drawing. Introduction to the design of light-frame buildings. Project: representation of a building and its sub-systems. Introduction to conceptual design

 

 


Course Code and Number

CE 283

Course Name

Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

PHYS101 and MATH 102

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Mohanad Khodier

Course Description

The course introduces the basic laws of thermodynamics and the governing equations for heat transfer and thermodynamics and then used to solve practical engineering problems which are case studies involving thermodynamics and heat transfer. The course covers the first and second laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic processes, thermodynamic properties, flow processes, conversion of heat into work, conduction, convection, radiation, and heat exchangers.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 322

Course Name

Concrete Technology

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 203 and CHEM 104

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Walid Edris

Course Description

Bonding material (cement), concrete aggregate, concrete mix design, methods of mixing, transport, placing and treatment of concrete. properties and uses of concrete, durability of concrete: effect of freezing and thawing, the interaction of alkali and silica and the interaction of sulfur and steel rust, concrete and thermal building bricks, stone building in terms of production methods, types, properties and methods of use, gypsum: types and uses.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 326

Course Name

Construction Materials Lab

Credit Hours

1

Pre-requisites

CE 322

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Walid Edris

Course Description

Tests on concrete aggregate to determine the gradation, density, absorption and abrasion, tests on cement to determine the consistency, setting time, compressive strength and tensile strength, design and testing of concrete mixes to determine the workability, tensile strength, compression, bending and modulus of elasticity on different works, tests to determine the strength of construction stones, tests on steel bars under tension and cold bending and calculating modulus of elasticity, tests on homogeneous and non-homogeneous materials, mechanical and electrical strain measurements, determining Brinell hardness of various materials, tensile tests on ductile and brittle materials, concrete nondestructive tests.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 331

Course Name

Building Construction

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 200 and CE 203

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Ali Shehadeh

Course Description

Introduction to the development of building philosophy, types of buildings, structural elements and transfer of load among the building components, types of foundations, geometric design of foundations, design of stairs. Formwork, flooring, and damp proofing, provision of joints in structures, timber structures design drawing sections and details of the different civil engineering works.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 332

Course Name

Structural Analysis (1)

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 203

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Ali Shehadeh

Course Description

Analysis of statically determinate structures including truss, beam and frames, stability and determinacy of structures, types of loads, shear and moment diagrams. Analysis of cables and arches. Analysis of structures due to settlement of supports and temperature changes. Calculate deformation in structures using integration method. methods of virtual work, moment-area and conjugate beam methods, influence lines for beams and trusses.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 341

Course Name

Surveying

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 210

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Mohammed Aldelgawy

Course Description

This course aims to acquaint students with the principles of Surveying Engineering. This course includes the surveying engineering principles, tape surveying, linear measurements and error calculations. Leveling process and applications in contour maps drawing and longitudinal and reverse cross sections. Calculation of areas, volumes and its applications in excavation earth works. Angle and traverse area measurements. The use of modern equipment's for distances and areas measurements. Introduction to the application of modern technology into contemporary surveying fields.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 343

Course Name

Surveying Lab

Credit Hours

1

Pre-requisites

CE 341

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Mohammed Aldelgawy

Course Description

This course aims to acquaint students with the principles of practical work of Surveying Engineering. This course includes the surveying engineering principles, tape surveying, linear measurements and error calculations. Leveling process and applications in contour maps drawing and longitudinal and reverse cross sections. Calculation of areas, volumes and its applications in excavation earth works. Angle and traverse area measurements. The use of modern equipments for distances and areas measurements. Introduction to the application of modern technology into contemporary surveying fields.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 345

Course Name

Transportation Engineering

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 341

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Ahmad H. Alomari

Course Description

This course aims to introduce students to the field of transportation engineering and its role in the society; economically; socially; politically; and environmentally. Operation and vehicular characteristics for all modes of transportation. Highway capacity, safety, and traffic control devices. Introduction to traffic signal timings and design. Introduction to Rail, Air, and Water transportation.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 351

Course Name

Fluid mechanics for Civil Engineering

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 202

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Duaa Telfah

Course Description

Properties of fluids, statics of fluids, dynamics of fluids, system and control volume, continuity equation, Euler and Bernoulli equations, energy equation, linear momentum with applications, dimensional analysis and dynamic similitude, laminar and turbulent flow in pipe system.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 352

Course Name

Hydraulics and Hydrology

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 351

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

RandaHatamleh

Course Description

Students are introduced to the basic theory and engineering analysis of hydraulic flow in pipe networks, pumps and open channel flow.  The course also introduces the basic theory of surface and subsurface hydrology including drainage areas, storm water runoff, stream flow analysis, aquifer's characteristics and well hydraulic.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 354

Course Name

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Laboratory

Credit Hours

1

Pre-requisites

CE 352

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Randa Hatamleh

Course Description

This laboratory course is designed to provide insight and experience into the fundamental principles taught in fluid mechanics and hydraulics courses. These principles include: Fluid properties(specific gravity, viscosity);Hydrostatic equation (determining pressure force on vertical submergedplanes); the three conservation principles (Mass, Energy, and Momentum); Flow patterns (Reynold Number determination); Open channel flow (Hydraulic jump, Sluice gate, and flow overweir); and pump performance (single, series, and parallel system).

 


Course Code and Number

CE 362

Course Name

Geotechnical Engineering

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 203

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Ahmed Salama

Course Description

This course aims to introduce students to the mechanical properties of soil. This course includes an introduction to the composition and structure of the soil, the principle of soil component and soil weight and volume relationships, plasticity and soil composition, soil classification, soil compaction, permeability, runoff and flow networks, soil stresses, definition of basic soil stresses, the principle of soil circuits, soil compressibility and subsidence calculations, Shear strength of soil.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 363

Course Name

Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

Credit Hours

1

Pre-requisites

CE 362

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Ahmed Salama

Course Description

This course aims to conduct laboratory tests to determine the physical properties of different types of soil. This course includes the following laboratory experiments: the gradient of granular soils (by sieves for coarse-grained soils and by hydrometer for fine soils) the limits of stability (the limit of fluidity, the limit of plasticity, and the limit of shrinkage). Compaction, flow of water inside the soil (constant and variable pressure), soil compaction, soil swelling and swelling compression, direct shear, pressure on unsupported samples aside, triple pressure, the course emphasizes analyzing and studying laboratory results and writing specialized technical reports.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 370

Course Name

Management and Engineering Economy

Credit Hours

2

Pre-requisites

MATH 205

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Wala’a H. Darwish

Course Description

Introduction to engineering economics, equations of the benefits and rewards, the study of economic alternatives, the financial value of time, evaluation of alternatives in the public and private sectors, analysis of depreciation and tax calculations, estimation and reduction of capital and operating costs to a minimum, the interest rate and it is equations, cash flow diagrams, depreciation.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 431

Course Name

Structural Analysis (2)

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 332

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Hashem Al-Mattarneh

Course Description

Analysis of indeterminate structures: trusses, beams, plane frames and arches.  Method of consistent deformation and flexibility matrix formulation.  Pre-strain, temperature change and support movement effects.  Slope deflection method, moment distribution, sway considerations, matrix analysis of beams and plane frame using the stiffness method, and analysis of non-prismatic members.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 432

Course Name

Reinforced Concrete (1)

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 322 and CE 431

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Hashem Al-Mattarneh

Course Description

Introduction, design Codes, safety provisions, axial load analysis, materials, flexural analysis, beam behavior, strength design, design and detailing of singly reinforced rectangular beams, doubly reinforced rectangular beams, and T-beams. Shear and diagonal tension in beams, bond, anchorage and development length, design and detailing of one-way solid and ribbed slabs, design of short columns, serviceability, ACI Code provisions for control of cracks and deflections.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 434

Course Name

Steel Design

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 331 and CE 332

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Yaser Jaradat

Course Description

An introductory course in the design of steel structures. This course is recommended for seniors in the civil engineering program who are interested in learning the design of steel structures. The objectives of this are to learn the behavior and design of structural steel components (members and connections in two-dimensional (2D) truss and frame structures) and to gain an educational and comprehensive experience in the design of simple steel structures.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 442

Course Name

Pavement Materials and Design

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 345

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Madhar M. Taamneh

Course Description

This course introduces pavement materials and design for civil engineering students. Main topics include: Pavement types and their definitions, soil classification for highway purposes, bituminous material types and tests, aggregate test for highway purposes, design of asphalt mixtures using Marshall method, determination of equivalent single axle loads, design of flexible  pavements using AI and AASHTO procedures, design of rigid  pavements using AASHTO procedures, analysis of stresses in flexible pavements.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 443

Course Name

Highway Geometric Design

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 345

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Musab Abuaddous

Course Description

Principles of route location. Horizontal alignment; horizontal curves design (circular curves and composite curves) and setting out of horizontal curves (superelevation, widening). Sight distance; stopping and passing sight distance. Vertical alignment; slops, vertical curve design and setting out. Highway cross-section; cross section element and design. Design of intersections. Highway drainage and drainage facilities.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 444

Course Name

Highway Laboratory

Credit Hours

1

Pre-requisites

CE 442

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Madhar M. Taamneh

Course Description

This course aims to enable students to conduct highway laboratory tests for aggregate, asphalt, and asphalt mixtures. This course includes aggregate tests: aggregate gradation, specific gravity, CBR and absorption. Asphalt binder tests: specific gravity, viscosity, penetration, softening point, ductility and fire/flash points. Asphalt concrete tests: Marshall test, skid resistance and extraction.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 452

Course Name

Environmental Engineering

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 352

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Aiman Jaradat

Course Description

Quantities and Units; Environmental Systems and Transformation Processes; Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology, Material Balance Relationships and Reactor Concepts; Mathematics of Growth, Water Quality Parameters and Standards; Contaminant Transport Processes; Water Treatment Units and Design; Air Pollution; Global Environmental Issues; and Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 453

Course Name

Environmental Engineering Lab

Credit Hours

1

Pre-requisites

CE 452

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Aiman Jaradat

Course Description

This Lab course is planned to cover the practical side for determination of water quality parameters taught in environmental engineering course via conducting a series of laboratory experiments including, Solids determination, Spectrophotometry and Beer's law, pH, Electrical conductivity (EC), Total dissolved solids (TDS), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Turbidity determination, Acid –Base titration, Alkalinity determination, Determination of water hardness, Coliform bacteria, Biological oxygen demand (BOD), Chemical oxygen demand (COD), and chlorine residual.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 464

Course Name

Foundation Engineering

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 362

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Wala’a H.Darwish

Course Description

Composition and structure of soils, Phase relations and index properties, soil classification, soil compaction, principle of effective stress, stresses due to self-weight, stresses due to applied loads, consolidation theory and consolidation settlement analysis: immediate and consolidation settlement, secondary compression, shear strength of soils.​ Bearing capacity and settlement of shallow foundations (theory and field tests).

 


Course Code and Number

CE 471

Course Name

Specifications, Contract and Construction Materials Quality

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 432

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Hebah AL-jabali

Course Description

This course aims to introduce students to the basic provisions of contracts for design, implementation, supervision, maintenance, and general specifications for the implementation of construction projects. This course includes contracts according to Jordanian laws, the legal aspects of engineering work, general and special conditions in contracts. Settlement of disputes in contracts. Specifications of construction materials and inspection methods, methods of sampling, sample collection and statistical analysis, quality control, development of specifications, examples of results and data obtained from the site and from laboratory results for destructive and non-destructive tests. Engineering ethics.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 472

Course Name

Quantity Surveying

Credit Hours

2

Pre-requisites

CE 432 (or in parallel)

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Mohammed Aldelgawy

Course Description

This course aims to enable students to read blueprints, calculate quantities, engineering measures, and calculate costs for engineering projects. This course includes writing engineering technical reports and understanding and reading construction drawings. Calculating quantities and costs for major civil works which include excavation, concrete, rebar, wood, masonry, tiles, plastering, , painting, and sewerage. The principles of electrical/ mechanical works will also be studied.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 485

Course Name

Modern Building Materials

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 322

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Ahmed Salama

Course Description

This course aims to introduce students to the structural, thermal and acoustic properties of modern building materials. This course includes engineering properties of building materials such as: plastics, synthetic fibers, adhesives, insulators, sealing compounds and foams, light reinforced panels, polymeric concrete systems, fiber reinforced concrete, plastic mixes, polymers for floors and ceilings, synthetic wallpaper and its structural, thermal and acoustic properties. Corrosion considerations, thermal and biological degradation, how stable these materials are when exposed to UV and solar radiation. Laboratory sessions to demonstrate formulations, applications and examination of building materials.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 500

Course Name

Field Training

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

Passing 120 CHs

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Chairman

Course Description

Practical training in a Civil Engineering Project or any other places approved by the department, and according to the regulations drafted by the faculty of engineering training committee.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 531

Course Name

Reinforced Concrete (2)

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

432CE

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Faris Matalkah

Course Description

The course covers the analysis, and design of continuous structures, analysis, and design for torsion, design of solid and ribbed two-way slabs, design of columns under biaxial bending, slender columns and foundation design, serviceability of the structures, deflection and cracking control.

 


Course Code and Number

CE543

Course Name

Traffic Engineering

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 345

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Ahmad H. Alomari

Course Description

This course aims to introduce students to the field of traffic engineering. Traffic flow theory. Basic principles for the flow of traffic. Traffic systems components and traffic engineering studies including traffic volume, density, speed, and delay studies. Traffic control on intersections. Traffic safety studies. Capacity analysis of intersections and basic freeway segments.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 546

Course Name

Pavement Maintenance and Management System

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 442

Status

Elective

Course Coordinator

Madhar M. Taamneh

Course Description

This course will be providing the students with basic understanding of highway pavement evaluation and maintenance. The course will mainly cover: Pavement Management Systems (PMS), Flexible and Rigid Pavement Distresses, Pavement Evaluation, and Maintenance and Rehabilitation (M&R).

 


 

Course Code and Number

CE 552

Course Name

Sanitary Engineering

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 452

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Duaa Telfah

Course Description

Sources of water and wastewater, water distribution systems, quantity and type of wastewater, Wastewater flow and characteristics, sewer and storm water systems design, Design of municipal wastewater treatment plants, Primary and secondary treatment containing activated sludge. Treatment of sludge, methods of treated water disposal and reuse, and solid waste management fundamentals.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 553

Course Name

Water Resources and Management

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 352

Status

Elective

Course Coordinator

Randa I. Hatamleh

Course Description

Students are introduced to different subjects related to water resources management including flood and drought estimation, reservoirs, reservoirs' basins and dams, hydro- power generation, topics in arid and semi-arid region, linear programming, GIS and remote sensing and its applications in water resources. Also, the course introduces main water resources, water laws and hydraulic structures in Jordan.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 570

Course Name

Management of Construction Projects (1)

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 471 and CE 472

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Suzan AlAteeq

Course Description

This course aims to introduce the duties and the responsibilities of project managers, organization and management of engineering projects, network presentation and calculations, role of networks and bar-charts in project planning, monitoring and following up with projects, resources usage and cost control, resource leveling and allocation

 


Course Code and Number

CE 571

Course Name

Management of Construction Projects (2)

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 570

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Ahmad Altarabsheh

Course Description

This course is designed to enable students to schedule and manage construction projects. This course covers several topics including: Scheduling construction projects under project duration uncertainty, Risk management, Linear scheduling, Introduction to optimization in construction, Resources allocation and levelling, Introduction to life cycle cost and building sustainability.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 572

Course Name

Construction Equipment

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 570

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Suzan AlAteeq

Course Description

Studies on the types of equipment used in construction projects, selection of the construction equipment in economic terms, the properties of construction equipment operation.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 574

Course Name

Management of Construction Companies

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 570

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Ahmad Altarabsheh

Course Description

This course is aimed to help students understand the process of starting and managing a construction company. This course covers a variety of subjects, including the construction business and its challenges, organizational structure and design, risk management, and accounting systems for construction firms.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 581

Course Name

Environmental Systems Control in Buildings

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 481

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Mohanad Khodier

Course Description

Principles of service systems in buildings including gas, communication, water distribution, and plumbing systems.  Codes and criteria used for service systems distribution in public facilities. Architecture building design including building location, framing, building perimeter, services, and building area. Technical influences that affecting the design of the buildings outside appearance such as heat transfer, air ventilation, and moisture. Applications of waterproof, moisture transfer, and rain-proof in buildings. Design and assembling of roofs, walls, and joints. Causes of wears and damage in buildings and ways to prevent their occurrence.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 582

Course Name

Mechanical Systems in Buildings

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 481

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Mohanad Khodier

Course Description

Principles of HVAC system design and analysis; sustainable design issues and impact on environment; component and system selection criteria including room air distribution, fans and air circulation, humidifying and dehumidifying processes, piping and ducting design. Air quality standards. Control systems and techniques; operational economics; computer applications.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 597

Course Name

Graduation Project (1)

Credit Hours

1

Pre-requisites

Passing of 120 CHs

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Chairman

Course Description

Directed study in civil engineering, introduction to research methods, seminars on topics of interest in civil engineering.

 


Course Code and Number

CE 598

Course Name

Graduation Project (2)

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

CE 597

Status

Required

Course Coordinator

Chairman

Course Description

Planning, design, construction management in civil engineering projects. Scientific report writing and preparation of engineering plans for the project.