Bahir Dar Institute of Technology Faculty of Civil and Water Resource Engineering

Module and Course Profiles

1- MODULE 01
COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

Enla1011 Communicative English Skill 5

Enla 1012 Basic Writing Skill 5

Phil 1012 Reasoning Skills (Logic) 3

Cvet 1011 Civics and Ethical Education 5

TOTAL 17 CP

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Name Communication and social science
Module Number 01
Total CP of the Module 17
Module Objectives  Civil Engineers need to be able to communicate ideas effectively.
Theobjective of this module is to equip students with written and
oral skills needed for their studies, and in their working life later on.


Module Competencies i. Participate effectively in group discussions and team assignments,

and oral and written communication.
ii. Express their ideas and present their project successfully.
iii. Develop good communicative skills and good in preparation of
technical proposals and presentations.

Module Mode of Delivery Basically on Semester Basis or Parallel approach

The mode of the delivery of the module can be summarized as
follows:
Lecture
Class room discussion
Module Learning and Lectures supported by Audio and Videos
Teaching Method Case studies
Group Discussions
Intensive Role play
Debates
Home Works

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Accounts 50% and final exam (summative) 50%, continuous

Module Assessment
assessment should comprise at least five (5) different assessment
Techniques
techniques.
Communicative English Skill

Course Code Enla1011

Course Name Communicative English Skill
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Name Communication and social science Module No 01
Total CP 5 CP
Study hours per Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
week Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs 10hrs

The aim of this course is to acquaint students with the skills of effective
Course communication, listening skills and basic sets of managerial skills.
Objectives
Students shall develop:
Good communication skills.
Course
Verbal and non-verbal communication skill.
competence
Communicating skills useful at work.
Leadership, participation and conflict management skills.
Basic skill-sets of a manager.
Listening skill.
Oral presentation and public speech skills.

Course outline
Content
1. Understanding communication.

2. Communication channels and self-communication.

3. Verbal and non-verbal communication.

4. Communicating at work.

5. Group leadership, participation and conflict management.

6. Basic skill-sets of a manager.

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7. The listening skill.

8. Oral presentation of project outcome and public speech.

Pre-requisite None
Semester I
Status of the Course Compulsory
Learning Teaching Lectures, class works, assignments, group discussions, presentations
Methods
As per Bahir Dar University Academic
Assessment/Evaluation Regulation

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at
any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by
no means.
Literature 1. Venables, J. (2002), Communication Skills for Engineers and Scientists, 3rd
edition, Institution of Chemical Engineers.
2. Sharma, S.D. (2006), A Text Book of Professional Communication Skills and
ESP for Engineers and Professionals, Sarup & Sons.
3. Hirsch, H.L. (2000), The Essence of Technical Communication for Engineers:

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Basic Writing Skill

Course Code EnLa1012

Course Name Basic Writing Skill
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Name Communication and social science Module No 01
Total CP 5 CP
Students Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Workload Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs 8hrs

The objective of the course is to improve and enhance writing skills in English. The student
Course will develop advanced writing skills with emphases given to paragraph
Objectives
Course Students shall be able familiar with the basic writing skills.
competence

Course Description/ 1. Basic writing skills.

Course Contents 2. Principles of writing.
3. Patterns of paragraph development.
4. Mechanics of writing.
5. Essays of different discourse.
Pre-requisite EnLa 1021
Semester II
Status of the Course Compulsory
Learning Teaching Gapped Lecture
Methods Assignments
Brainstorming

Assessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Techniques

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
Course policy
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by
no means.
Literature 1. Baker, B. A. and Baker, C. (2000), Writing with Contemporary Readings, Emc
Pub.
2. Strong, W. and Lester, M. (1996), Writer's Choice Grammar and Composition,
Student edition, McGraw-Hill/Glencoe.
3. Lanny, L. and Resnick, J. (2002), Text & Thought: An Integrated Approach to
College Reading and Writing, 2nd edition, Longman.
4. Camp, S.C. and Satterwhite, M.L. (2004), College English and Communication,
8th edition, McGraw-Hill College.
5. John S. (2000). The Oxford Guide to Writing and SjJeaking. Oxford: OUP Oshima. A.
and Hogue, A. (1991).College Writing Skills: McGraw Hill
6. Rudolph, F and Lass, A.H. ( 1996). The Classic Guide to Better Writing. New York
7. Solomon G/giorgis. (1991). Writing for Academic Purpose. AA U' printing press
8. Axelrod, B. and Cooper, R. (2001). The St. Martin's Guide to Writing.6 ed. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martin's

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Civics & Ethical Education

Course Code CvEt 1011

Course Title Civics & Ethical Education
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Name Communication and social science Module No 01
Total CP 5 CP
Students Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Workload Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs 8hrs

Competences to
Objective
be
Students learn Core values of a democratic society and ethics in this course.
Acquired/course
Outcome
level
Students will acquire concepts of a democratic society, values of citizenship and
competences
forms of governance in a given state.

To help students to better understand the relationships among state, citizens and
Course governing laws and a constitution.
Objectives It will also help students to understand about the idea of Morality, Ethics and
Civic virtues and professionalism

The state , government and citizenship

Learning about constitutions
Course
Constitutional Experience in Ethiopia
Description
Morality, Ethics and Civic virtues
Professional ethics
Course outline
Content
Chapter One: Introduction to Civic and Ethical
Education
1.1 Basic definitions of civic and ethical education,
1.2 Basic objectives of learning civic and ethical education

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Chapter Two: Ethics

2.1 Examine ethical issues in the context of business theory and practice
2.2 Jointly examine thoughtfully ideas and perspectives
in the field of business ethics and extend these ideas/perspectives to administrative practice
and decision making, Enhance our moral sensibility and expand our capacity for moral inquiry,
dialogue, and decision.
2.3 making in ways that will be useful in our professional and civic lives

Chapter Three: Society, State and Government

3.1 Society and its engagement with the state,
3.2 Society and government policies,
3.3 State and government relations
Chapter Four: Democracy
4.1 History and development of democracy
4.2 Types of Democracy,
4.3 Values of Democracy.
Chapter Five: Citizenship and Civic Participation
5.1 Types of getting citizenship,
5.2Active participation of civic societies in the affairs of their state.

Chapter Six: Constitution and Constitutionalism

6.1 Basic definitions of constitution and constitutionalism,
6.2 History and principles of Ethiopian constitution

Chapter Seven: Human Rights

7.1 Basic concepts and features of Human Rights,
7.2 Human Rights in the Ethiopian constitution.

Chapter Eight: Applied Ethics and Civic Virtues

8.1 More concepts on Ethics,
8.2 Types and Principles of civic Virtues

Chapter Nine: International Relations and

Contemporary Global Issues
9.1 Rules that govern international relations,
Pre-requisites None
Semester Year 1, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory

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The mode of the delivery of the course combines the following methodologies:
Lecture
Case studies
Group Discussions
Intensive Role play
Mode of Debates
Based on the above methodologies of teaching the course should have the following
delivery
features:
Right balance between descriptive and normative contents
Highly Participatory and Competitive
Integration of the civic and ethic portions
Right balance between inductive and deductive Approaches
Mode of delivery is Parallel
Mode of As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
assessment

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
Suggested Course Reference Materials
Literature The reference materials of this course comprises selected and policy
documents Policy/legal Documents
The FDRE Constitution, 1995
The FDRE Nationality Law, 2003
Criminal Code of Ethiopia, 2005
Civil Code
Election Law (the Revised one)
Investment Code (revised)
Ethics and Anti-corruption Law
AOLI, PASDEP,
Law of Civil Societies and NGOs
Establishing Proclamations of Human Rights Commissions, and Ombudsman
Institution
International Human Rights Declarations and Conventions accepted by Ethiopia
Policies and Strategies on Education and Training of the FDRE
Ethical Codes of each Profession like Business ethics, medical ethics, legal ethics, public
relations ethics, media ethics etc.,
Note:
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the teaching material of Civics and Ethics common course as appendices.

Reference Books:
1. Fasil Nahum, (1997) Constitution for the nation 0.( nations: the Ethiopian
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Reasoning Skill(Logic)

Course Code Phil1012

Course Title Reasoning Skill(Logic)
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Communication and Social science
CP Credits 3 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Laboratory
Study hour per
week 3hrs 0 0 2hrs 5hrs

Introduce the fundamental concepts of logic and logical reasoning

Course To develop the skills required to construct arguments
Objectives To develop the ability to evaluate critically
To cultivate the habits of critical thinking

Competences to Outcome
be Be able to critical thinking;
Acquired/Course Be able to construct sound arguments;
level Develop sensitivity to the clear and accurate use of languages.
competences
The nature of arguments
Definitions
Course Informal fallacies
Description Syllogistic logic
Propositional logic
Induction

Course Outline

Contents
Chapter One
Introduction:
1.1. What is logic and its uses. Nature of Arguments:
1.2. Define arguments
1.3. Non argument expressions
1.4. Type of arguments (Deductive and Inductive)\
1.5. Validity and Invalidity: Truth and Falsity
1.6. Sound and Unsound Arguments
1.7. Strength and weakness: Truth and Falsity
1.8. Cogent and unclogging arguments
1.9. Evaluating an arguments

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Chapter Two
Definitions:
2.1 Cognitive and Emotive meaning of terms Intension and Extension of term
2.2 Definitions and their purposes
2.3 Definitional Techniques
2.4 Criteria for lexical definition

Chapter Three
Informal Fallacies:
3.1 Fallacies of Relevance
3.2 Fallacies of Weak Induction
3.3 Fallacies of Presumptions
3.4 Fallacies of Ambiguity
3.5 Fallacies of Grammatical Analogy
Chapter Four
Syllogistic Logic:
4.1 Categorical Propositions: Standard Form and
Types
4.2 Square of Oppositions: Traditional and Modern
4.3 Role of Immediate Inference and Formal fallacies
4.4 Categories Syllogism: Standard Form, Mood and Figure
4.5 Syllogistic Rules and Formal Fallacies
4.6 Methods of Testing Validity

Chapter Five
Prepositional Logic:
5.1 Compound propositions and Prepositional
Connectives
5.2 Truth Functional Connectives & the Truth
Values of Propositions
5.3 Prepositional Type arguments and formal fallacies
5.4 Symbolizing Prepositions and prepositional

arguments
5.5 Rule for prepositional logic: rule of implication and Rule of equivalence
5.6 Natural deduction

Chapter Six
Induction:
6.1 Analogy and legal and moral reasoning
6.2 Causality and Mill's Methods
Hypothetical Reasoning

Pre-requisites None
Semester Year 1, Semester I

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the Senate
Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest including
cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage during your
studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is equally
important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and does
not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no means.

The mode of the delivery of the course combines the following methodologies:
Lecture
Teaching & Class room discussion
Case studies
Learning
Group Discussions
Methods
Intensive Role play
Debates
Home Works
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Assessment/Eval
uation
1. Hurley, P.J. (2005). A Concise Introduction to Logic, 6th Edition.
Literature 2. Belmarnt: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
3. Stephen, C. (2000). The Power of Logic. London and Toronoto: Mayfield Publishing
Company.
4. Copi, Irving M. and Carl Cohen " Introduction to Logic" , New York: Macmillan
Publishing company 2001
5. Fogilin, Robert J. " Understanding arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic", New
York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishing company 2001
6. Guttenplan , Samuel" The Language of Logic" : Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2000
7. Stephen C. " The Power of Logic" Londoan and Toronto: Mayfield Publishing
Company, 2000
8. Walelign Emiru "Freshmen Logic" ,Addis Ababa:"Commercial Printing Enterprise,
2005
9. Simico N. D. and G.G. James " Elementary Logic" , Belmont Ca: 2nd ed. Wadswoth
Publishing Company, 1999.

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2- MODULE 02
MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRENEURSHIP

Courses of the Module

Course Code Course Name CP

IEng 5021 Entrepreneurship for Engineers 4

Econ 2021 Introduction to Economics 4

TOTAL 8 CP

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Name MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRENEURSHIP
Module Number 02
Total CP of the Module 8
Module Mode of Delivery Basically on Semester Basis or Parallel approach
The mode of the delivery of the module can be summarized as
follows:
Lecture
Tutor
Module Learning and Case studies
Teaching Method Group Discussions
Debates
projects

As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Module Assessment
Techniques

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code Econ1021

Course Title Introduction to Economics

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Management and entrepreneurship

CP Credits 4 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home Study

Study Hours (per week)
2hrs 3hrs 0 3hrs

To introduce students to the basic principles and concepts of

Course Objectives &
economics. This will enable students to easily communicate in
Competences to be Acquired
common economic terms.

An introduction to economics and economy,

 National income, employment and fiscal policy,

 Money, banking and monetary policy.
 Introduction to Macro economics,
Course Description/Course  Introduction microeconomics and product markets
Contents This course gives an intuitive understanding about the factors that
drive the economic elements of a system. In completing this course
students will develop basic skills which will be useful especially if
students prefer to take the Construction Management & construction
Equipment

Pre-requisites None

Semester Year 1, Semester 1

Status of Course Compulsory

Teaching & Learning Methods Lectures, tutorials

Assessment/Evaluation As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Attendance Requirements A student must attend at least 85 % of the classes

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1. Introduction to Economics by Stockman, South-Western

College Pub; 2 edition (January 1999)
2. Introduction to Economics [STUDENT EDITION] by Edwin
Literature Dolan, Best Value; 1st ed. 2008 edition (2008)
3. Principles of Economics, 4th Edition by N. Gregory Mankiw,
South-Western College Pub; 4 edition (February 2006)

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code IEng 5021

Course Title Entrepreneurship for Engineers
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
4 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 3hrs 8hrs

Course Objectives The objective of the course is to equip students with efficient entrepreneurial skills in
Engineering.

Students shall demonstrate understanding of market identification and assessment

Competences to be techniques, new business idea development, fundamentals of finance & marketing,
Acquired/course level intellectual property protection, soliciting funding, and successful business
competences partnership.

What it takes to be an entrepreneur

How to assess markets to identify new opportunities
How to value a new business idea
Fundamentals of Finance
Course Description Fundamentals of Marketing
How to protect intellectual property
How to put together a successful business plan
How to solicit funding
How to hire and grow a start-up business
How to partner for success.
Course outline
Pre-requisites None
Semester Year 3, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lectures, tutorials and projCP

Mode of assessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
Course policy
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted
by no means.
1 .Weichert, D., et al. (2001), Educating the
Engineer for the 21st Century, 1st edition,
Springer.
2. Schoonhoven, C. & Romanelli, E. (2001)
Literature The Entrepreneurship Dynamic: Origins of
Entrepreneurship and the Evolution of
Industries, 1st edition, Stanford Business
Books.
3. Payne, A.C. et al. (1996), Management for
Engineers, John Wiley & Sons.

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3- MODULE 03
GENERAL ENGINEERING
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP (CP)

GEng 1031 Introduction to Engineering Proffesion 2

MEng 2032 Mechanical Workshop Practice 2

MEng 1031 Engineering Drawing 5

coSc 1032 Introduction to Computer & Programming 4

TOTAL 12 CP

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Name General Engineering Skills

Objectives The objectives of this module is:
To offer an introduction to the Engineering professionalism and basic
Engineering skills particularly in the field of Civil Engineering.
To introduce students to broader views of various Engineering
disciplines
To enable students to interpret and prepare drawings and
visualize 3D objCP
Competencies
i. Prepare Engineering drawing manually.
ii. Able to make basic computer programming.
iii. Able to make informed decision in choice of Engineering discipline. iv.
Develop ability to use and apply the techniques, skills and
Engineering t o o l s n e c e s s a r y f o r E n g i n e e r i n g p r a c t i c e
a n d general workshop safety and practice skill.
Module Mode of Basically on Semester Basis or Parallel approach
Delivery
The mode of the delivery of the module can be summarized as follows:
Lecture
Module Learning and Tutorials
Laboratory Practice Group
Teaching Method
Discussion Home Works
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Module Assessment
Techniques

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Engineering Drawing
Course Code MEng 1031
Course Name Engineering Drawing
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module General Engineering
Cp Credits 5 CP
Study Hour per Lecture…………………… 2 hrs
week Laboratory ……..……...…. 3 hr
Home Study ………....… 5 hrs
Objectives To provide students with the concepts of technical drawing.
To provide students with the basic contents of technical drawing like
projection, views, multi view and pictorial drawings, intersection and
development.

Competencies At the end of the course, students would understand:

The different types of projection techniques
How to sketch multi – view drawings of any given pictorial drawings
How to sketch pictorial drawings of given multi – view drawings
Sketching auxiliary and sectional views as a supplement of multi –
view drawings.
How to find intersection lines of different geometries and development
of surfaces.
Course Description/ Course Contents
Content
1. Introduction: History of technical drawing and
objective of the course
2. Theory of Projections: Types and
classifications of projections
.3- Multi – View Drawings: Systems of projection; Choice of views, Laying out of
views; Projection of lines, planar and non- planar lines; Tangent surfaces; Fillets; Rounds;
Run-outs.
4. Pictorial Drawings: Comparison between multi-view and pictorial drawings;
Axonometric; Oblique and central projections; Isometric and oblique drawings.

5. Auxiliary Views: Primary and secondary auxiliary views; Complete and

partial auxiliary views
6. Sectional Views: Making sectional drawings; Types of sections; Conventional
representations; Sectional auxiliary views; Sections in pictorial drawings

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7. Intersections and Development of Simple

Transition Pieces
Pre request NOON
semester ONE
Status of the Compulsary
Course

Module Learning and Lecture

Teaching Method Tutorials
Group Discussion
Laboratory
HomeWorks

Module As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Assessment
Techniques

Course policy All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and
the Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be
tolerated at any stage during your studies and will be reported to
concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones
work and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of
cheating and shall be

penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the
instructor as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than
20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam.
Punctuality is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be
Literature disrupted
1. French,by no
T. means.
E. and Helsel, J. D. (2003), Mechanical Drawing: Board
and
CAD Techniques, Student Edition, 13th edition, Glencoe/McGraw-
Hill.
2. Giesecke, F.E., Mitchell, A., Spencer, H.C. and et al. (2002),
Technical
th
Drawing, 12 edition, Prentice Hall.

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Introduction to Engineering Profession

Course Code GEng1031

Course Name Introduction to Engineering Profession
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module General Engineering Skills
CP 2 CP
Study Hour per
Cp Credits Lecture …………………………. 2 hrs
week tutor ……………………..0 hrs
Home Study ………...…….......... 2h rs

Objectives Acquaint students with different areas of Engineering discipline.

To introduce students to the concepts and field of Engineering as
a whole.
Explain the different types of Engineering profession.

Competencies Students will be familiar with different areas of specialization of

Engineering
Course and be exposed to various
An introduction career
to the opportunities.
Engineering profession
Description/ Overview of different fields of Engineering.
Course Contents Engineering Ethics.

Course Content
Chapter 1: Introduction to Engineering Skill
1.1. What is Engineering?
1.2. Engineering Thinking
1.3. Problem solving strategies
1.4. Application of Engineering
Experience
1.5. Failure – Design, Construction, Operation or Maintenance?
1.6. Attributes of the Engineer

Chapter 2: Engineering Career

2.1. What does an Engineer do?

2.2. What types of Engineers are there?
2.3. How Does An Engineer Do Things?

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Chapter 3: Engineering Design Methods

3.1. Elements of Engineering Design and the
Process
3.2. Design Considerations
3.3. Design Methodology

Chapter 4: Engineering Ethics

4.1. What is Engineering ethics?
4.2. Fundamental principles of Engineering
Ethics
4.3. General rules (Fundamental Canon)

Chapter 5: Engineering Disciplines

5.1 Engineering Disciplines
5.2 Seminar presentation.

Pre-requisite None

Semester I
Module Learning and Lecture
Teaching Method Tutorials
Group Discussion
Home Works

Module As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Assessment
Techniques
Course Policy All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and
the Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and
shall be
penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the
instructor as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than
20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam.
Punctuality is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be
disrupted by no means.

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Literature Landis, R. B. (2001), Studying Engineering, 2nd Edition, Discovery Press, Burbank, CA.
References:
“Engineering in History”, Richard Shelton Kirby, et al, Dover, 1990.
“Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology”, Robert Pool, Oxford
University Press,
1997.
“Engineering: An Introduction to a Creative Profession: Fifth Edition”, Beakley,
Evans, Keats,
Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986. .

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Mechanical Workshop Practice

Course Number MEng 2032

Course Title Mechanical Workshop Practice
Degree Program BSc in Civil Engineering
Module General Engineering
CP 2
Contact Hours Practice or
Lecturer Tutorial Home study
Laboratory
1 0 3 0
Course Objectives The course is intended to give the student
• practical training on basic workshop technology on bench
work, sheet metal fabrication;
Course Description • hands-on
Introduction experience
to Bench work;on basicwork,
Wood conventional machining
Metal work, cutting with thread of
conventional machine tools; Operation and maintenance of appliances and
machines; Welding, brazing and soldering; Measuring and testing.

Course Outline Unite 1.Bench Work

Unite2.Wood Work
Unite3.Metal Work using Conventional Machines
Unite4.Welding: Welding; Brazing; Soldering.
Unite5.MeasuringandTesting

Pre-requisites None
Semester 2nd
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning • Introductory lectures;
Methods • Workshop exercises
• Individual advising on project work
Evaluation & Grading As per Bahir Dar University Legislation
System

Attendance • 100% attendance during workshop sessions

Requirements
Literature: Compiled Manual to be supplied by the instructor

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code Comp 2031
Course Name Introduction to Computer and Programming
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module General Engineering Proffession
Cp Credits 5 CP
Study Hour per Lecture …………………………………………. 2hrs
week Laboratory………………………………………. 3hrs
Home Study ………...........................…….......... 3hrs
Objectives To introduce students to computer based problem solving.
To enable students to design, develop, compile and debug programs in a
high level programming language.
To enable students to develop programs to solve numerical Engineering
problems.
Competencies Students shall be familiar with computer and programming language and shall be
able to plan, analyze and write computer programs for basic Engineering
problems.
Course Introduction to computers: hardware, software.
Description/ Number representation in computers: fixed and floating–point numbers.
Course Contents Fundamental programming concepts: program organization, modularity in
programming, algorithms, flow charts.
Data types: intrinsic and user-defined data types, variables, initialization,
assignment statements, control statements, loops.
Input and output statements; files for input and output.
Intrinsic and user-defined subprograms.
Possible language: FORTRAN (latest version) or C++ or Visual Basic.
Pre-requisite None
Semester III
Status of the Compulsory
Course
Learning Teaching Lecture
Methods Laboratory Practice
Group Discussion
Home Works
Assessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Techniques

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
Literature 1. Glassborow, F. (2004), A Beginners Introduction to Computer
Programming, Wiley.
2. Chapman, S.J. (2003), Fortran 90/95 for Scientists and Engineers, 2 nd
edition, McGraw-Hill Science /Engineering /Math.
3. Brain, D.H. (1996). Fortran 90 for Scientists and Engineers
4. Smith, I.M. (1995). Programming in Fortran 90
5. Dida Midekso. (1994). Introduction to Computer Science. Addis Ababa
printing press.
6. C++: An Introduction to Computing, 2nd edition (Adams, Leestma, and
Nyhoff; Prentice-Hall, 1998)
7. Halterman, Richard. Fundamentals of Programming and Software Design
in Java. 2001.
8. Thinking in C++, 4th Edition (Sunil K. Pandey GTBP1, New Delhi)
9. C++ How to program, Fifth Edition (By H. M. Deitel - Deitel &
Associates, Inc., P. J. Deitel - Deitel & Associates,)
10. Java How to program, sixth Edition (By H. M. Deitel - Deitel &
Associates, Inc., P. J. Deitel - Deitel & Associates,)

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4- MODULE 04
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

Math 1041 Applied Mathematics I 6

Math 1042 Applied Mathematics II 6

Stat 1043 Probability and Statistics for Engineers 4

Math 2041 Applied Mathematics II 6

CEng 2042 Numerical Methods for Numerical and Computational Methods 4

TOTAL 26CP

Civil Engineering Regular Program

Module Number 03

The primary objective of the module is to equip the student with a number of
Rationale and
fundamental theories and techniques of mathematical science useful in
objective of the
engineering. Besides, the student will learn the fundamental theories of Probability
module
and Statistics for Engineers.

Short narrative on the aims and characteristics of the module: The student
shall acquire the fundamentals of linear algebra. Including
Vector spaces, vector equations
Systems of linear equations, matrices
Analytical geometry
Complex numbers\Complex number integrals
Module Objective Series
Partial differential equations
Probability theories
Statistical analysis
And basic Numerical and Computational Methods
The students will be exposed to methods of solving ordinary differential
equations as well..
Module After completion of this module the students shall be able to;
Competencies Model and analyze Engineering problems by applying concepts
of calculus, vector algebra, and Probability and Statistics for Engineers
Module Mode of
Delivery Basically on Semester Basis or Parallel approach

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Module The mode of the delivery of the module can be summarized as

Learning and follows: Lecture
Teaching Tutorials
Method Group Discussion
Home Works
Module
Assessment
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Techniques

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code Math 1041

Course Title Applied mathematics I

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module APPLIED ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

CP Credits 6 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study hours per week
3hrs 3hrs 0 6hrs

The student will learn the basics of vectors, matrices, integrals and,
Course Objectives &
sequences and series and solve problems within technical and
Competences to be Acquired
scientific problems.

This course covers Vectors and vector spaces, Matrices and

Course objective determinants, Limit and continuity, Derivatives and application of
derivatives, Integration and Application of Integrs

Course outline

Content

1. Vectors and vector spaces

Plane Vector
Addition and scalar multiplication
Space vectors
Scalar product and vector product

Lines in plane
Lines in space, planes in space
Applications
2. Matrices and determinants
Matrix
Addition, scalar multiplication, product of matrices
Transpose
Determinant
Inverse
Applications

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3. Limit and continuity

Definition of limit and examples
Basic limit theorems
One-sided limits
Infinite limits and limit at infinity
L’Hopital’s rule
Continuity of a function.
4. Derivative & application of derivatives
5. Inverse functions and their derivatives and
application
Inverse functions
Inverse trigonometric functions
Hyperbolic functions and their inverses
Derivatives of inverse functions
Derivatives of trigonometric functions and their inverses
Derivatives of hyperbolic functions and their inverses
Implicit differentiation, higher order derivatives
Application of derivatives

6. Techniques of integration and their application

Integration by parts
Integration by substitution
Trigonometric integral
Trigonometric substitution
Integration by partial fractions
Improper integrals
Application of Integrals

Pre-requisites None
Semester Year 1, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Lecture
Mode of delivery Tutorials
Group Discussion
Home Works
Mode of assessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
Course policy be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted
by no means.
1. Robert Ellis and Denny Gulick: Calculus with Analytic geometry
2. Sherman K. Stein and Anthony Barcellos: Calculus and Analytic geometry
3. A.C. Bajpai: Engineering Mathematics
4. Richard E. Johnson: Calculus with Analytic geometry
Literature 5. Frank Ayres: Calculus Schaum’s outline series
6. Larson, R., Hostetler, R. P., and Edwards, B.H. (2005), Calculus with Analytic
Geometry, 8th edition, Houghton Mifflin Company.
7. S.Lang (2004), Linear Algebra, 3rdedition, Springer.
8. Stewart, J. (2002), Calculus, 5th edition, Brooks Cole.

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Applied Mathematics II

Course Code Math 1041

Course Title Applied Mathematics II
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Applied Mathematics
6CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
3hrs 3hrs 0 6hrs 12hrs

Students will learn about representations of transdental functions in Taylor series and
Course Objectives Maclaurain series. Moreover, student will be introduced the calculus of functions of
several variables

Competences to be Students will learn the application of Taylor Series, Macluarian Series,
Acquired/course level Fouries Series in solving Engineering problems. Moreover, they will be able to
competences differentiate and integrate functions of several variables during applications to
various Engineering problems.
This course covers sequences, series, power series, and Fourier series; differential and
Course Description integrals calculus of functions of several variables and their applications, and multiple
integral.
Course Outline
Course Contents
Chapter 1: Sequence and series (30hrs.)

1.1. Definition and types of sequence

1.2. Convergence properties of sequences
1.3. Subsequence and limit points
1.4. Definition of infinite series
1.5. Convergence and divergence, properties of convergent series

1.6. Nonnegative term series

1.7.Tests of convergence (integral, comparison, ratio and root tests)
1.8.Alternating series and alternating series test
1.9.Absolute and conditional convergence
1.10. Generalized convergence tests

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Chapter 2. Power series (14hrs.)

2.1.Definition of power series at any and

2.2.Convergence and divergence, radius and interval of convergence
2.3.Algebraic operations on convergent power series
2.4.Differentiation and integration of power series
Taylor series; Taylor polynomial and application

Chapter 3: Differential calculus of function of

several variables (30hrs.)
3.1 Notations, examples, level curves and graphs
3.2 Limit and continuity
3.3 Partial derivatives; tangent lines, higher order partial derivatives.
3.4 Directional derivatives and gradients
3.5 Total differential and tangent planes
3.6 Applications: tangent plane approximation of values of a function
3.7 The chain rule, implicit differentiation
3.8 Relative extrema of functions of two variables
3.9 Largest and smallest values of a function on a given set
Extreme values under constraint conditions: Lagrange’s multiplier

Chapter 4: Multiple integrals (26hrs.)

4.1 Double integrals and their evaluation by iterated integrals
4.2 Double integrals in polar coordinates
4.3 Application: Area, center of mass of plane region, surface
4.4 Triple integrals in cylindrical and spherical
coordinates
Application: Volume, center of mass of solid region.

Pre-requisites Math1041

Semester Year 1, Semester II

Status of Course Compulsory
Lecture
Mode of delivery Tutorials
Group Discussion
Home Works
As per Bahir Dar University
Academic Regulation
Mode of assessment

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
1. [1]Ellis, R. and Gulick, D. (1998), Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 5th edition,
Harcourt.
Literature
2. Ron Larson, Robert P. Hostetler, and Bruce H. Edwards, Calculus with analytic
Geometry, 8th ed, 2005.
3. C. Henry Edwards and David E. Penney, Calculus with analytic Geometry: 6th
Edition, 2002.
4. Dennis G. Zill , A 1st course in Differential Equations, 5th ed. 2000.
5. [5]Erwin Kreyszig (2005), Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 9th edition,
Wiley.6th

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Applied Mathematics III

Course code Math 2041
Course Title Advanced Mathematics
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Applied mathematics

6 CP
Study hour per week
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study
Laboratory

3hrs 3hrs 0 6hrs

Competences to be
Acquired/course
Objective:
The objective of the course is to offer an introductory treatment of ordinary partial
differential equations, vector analysis and complex analysis that arise in
Engineering. Students shall understand the fundamental theories and applications of
ordinary partial differential equations, vector and complex analyses in Civil
Engineering.

level competences At the end of this course, students will be able to solve ODEs and PDEs.
Moreover, they will be able to use Complex Functions in
Engineering
Applications.

Course Description This course covers First order differential equations, second order differential
equations, Vector differential calculus, Line and surface integral,
Complex analytical functions and complex integrals, Taylor and Laurent
Series, Integration by the method of residue

COURSE OUTLINE
Course content
1. Ordinary Differential Equations, ODEs
1.1 Ordinary Differential Equations of the first order
1.1.1 Basic Concepts, modeling
1.1.2 Separable Equations
1.1.3 Homogeneous Differential equations

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.1.4 Exact Differential Equations

1.2 Linear first Order Differential Equations Ordinary Linear Differential
equations of the second order
1.2.1 Homogeneous Linear Differential
equations of the second order
1.2.2 Method for solving non homogeneous linear differential
equations
1.3 Laplace Transforms
1.3.1 Laplace Transform. Inverse
Transform. Linearity. s-Shifting
1.3.2 Transforms of Derivatives and
Integrals. ODEs
1.3.3 Differentiation and Integration of Transforms.
1.3.4 Systems of ODEs

2. Fourier series
2.1 Fourier series and integrals
2.2 The complex Fourier series and integrals
2.3 Forced Oscillations
2.4 Fourier and Laplace transformations
2.5 Fourier cosine and sine transformation
2.6 Differentiation and integration of Laplace transformations.

3. Vector calculus
3.1 Gradient of a scalar field
3.2 Divergence of a vector field
3.3 Curl of a vector field
3.4 Line integrals
3.5 Surface integrals
3.6 Gauss divergence theorem and its application

4. Complex analysis
4.1 Complex Analytic Functions.
4.2 Complex Integrals.
Integration by method of residue
Pre-requisites Math1042

Semester Year 2, Semester I

Status of Course Compulsory
Lecture
Mode of delivery Tutorials
Group Discussion
Assesment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Mode of assessment
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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of

Course policy students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course.
Academic. dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and
REFERENCES plagiarism
1. will not be
Erwin Kreyszig tolerated
(2005). at any stage
Advanced during your
Engineering
studies and will be reported
Mathematics. 9th edition, Wiley. to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence
2. Ellis, R. and Gulick, D. (1998). Calculus with Analytic and
Literature copying ones work
Geometry, 5th edition. and submitting other’s work is considered
as serious act of cheating and shall be penalized.
Harcourt.
If
3. you are having
Stewart, problems
J. (2002), with the
Calculus, 5th assignments or tests,
edition, Brooks Cole.
Course policy contact the instructor as soon as possible.
4. Churchil, R.V. (2003). Complex Variables and
Students are expected
Application. 7/e. McGrawto attend
Hillclass regularly. A student who
misses more
Education. than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam.
Punctuality is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is
absolutely silent and does not disturb any one. The teaching-
learning process shall be disrupted by no means.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code Stat1043

Course Title Probability and Statistics for Engineers
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Applied mathematics
4CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 2hrs 0 3hrs 7hrs

After successful completion of this course the students shall have a general
understanding of the:
Methods of collecting statistical data (specifically sampling techniques)
Course Objectives Summarizing data ( construction of frequency distributions)
Basic concepts and computations of probability,
Different probability distributions (continuous and discrete),
Making inferences (estimation of population parameters and tests of
hypotheses)

Students will be able to:

Understand the concepts of Probability and Statistics for Engineers.
Acquire basic knowledge of fundamental probability distribution functions,
Competences to be discrete and continuous, univariate and multi-variate.
Acquired/course level Estimate and interpret correlation coefficient.
competences Carry out point and interval estimations involving normal populations.
Understand hypothesis testing and the meaning of the null hypothesis.
Have an appreciation for Monte Carlo simulation techniques.
Participate in Engineering projCP that embody probabilistic and statistical
components.
This course introduces
Probability theory.
Random variables and random distribution.
Discrete and continuous density functions.
Course Description Bivariate distribution.
Introduction to statistics.
Frequency distributions.
Measures of central distribution and dispersion.
Regression and correlation coefficients
Course Outline
Course Content

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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

Meaning of the Term Statistics; Some Basic Terminologies (Population, Sample, Parameter, Statistic,
Qualitative variable, Quantitative variable-Discrete& Continuous); Descriptive & Inferential Statistics

CHAPTER TWO: FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS Absolute Frequency Distributions

(Discrete data, Continuous data); Relative Frequency Distributions; Cumulative
Frequency Distributions

CHAPTER THREE: NUMERICAL SUMMARIES OF DATA

PART A: The Arithmetic Mean (Simple, Weighted, and
Combined); the Median; the mode; Quartiles.
PART B: The Range & Coefficient of the Range; The Interquartile Range & Coefficient of the
Interquartile Range; The Standard deviation &
Coefficient of Variation

CHAPTER FOUR: BASIC PROBABILITY CONCEPTS

*Elements of Set Theory; Combinatorial Problems
(Multiplication principle, Permutations, and Combinations); Some Probabilistic Terms ( Random experiment,
Outcome, Sample space, Event, Mutually exclusive, Exhaustive, Equally likely); Definition of Probability
(Classical definition, Relative frequency definition, and Axiomatic definition); Additive Theorem of
Probability; Conditional Probability; Multiplicative Theorem of Probability; Bayes' Formula; Independent
Events
CHAPTER FIVE: RANDOM VARIABLES
General Notion of a Random Variable; Discrete Random Variables & Probability Mass Functions (Pdf);
Continuous Random Variables & Probability Density Functions(Pdf);

Cumulative Distribution Function(Cdf); The Expected

Value of an R.V.; The Variance of an R.V.; Tchebichev's
Inequality
CHAPTER SIX: SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS
The Binomial Distribution; The Poisson Distribution; The Poisson Approximation to the Binomial
Distribution; The Uniform (or Rectangular) Distribution; The Normal (or Gaussian) Distribution

Pre-requisites None

Semester Year 2, Semester I

Status of Course Compulsory
Lecture
Mode of delivery Tutorials
Group Discussion
Home Works

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As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Mode of assessment

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
REFERENCES .
1) Bluman, A.G. Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step approach (3rd ed.).
2) DeGrot, M.H. (1989). Probability and Statistics (2nd ed.), Addfson-Wesley
Literature
Publishin'g Co.
3) Johnson, R. (2005). Miller and Freund's Probability and Statistics for Engineers
for Engineers
4) (7th ed.),
Meyer P.L. (1989). Introductory Probability and Statistical Application (2nd
ed.), Addison-Wesley.
5) Soong, T.T. (2004). Fundamentals of Probability and Statistics for Engineers for
Engineers, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
6) Spiegel, M.R. & Stephens, L.J. (2008). Schaum's Outlines: Theory and Problems
of Statistics (4th ed.) McGraw-Hili Inc
7) Tijms, H. (2007). Understanding Probability (2nd ed.), Cambridge University
Press.

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Numerical and Computational Methods

Course Code CEng2042

Course Title Numerical and Computational Methods

Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Applied mathematics
4CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 0 3hrs 3hrs 8hrs
Enabling students to apply knowledge of linear algebra and differential equations in
the context of Engineering problem-solving. Introduce classical and contemporary
Engineering problems to students at the lower division level.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
To perform a range of matrix and vector operations.
Competences to be Solve mathematical models of Engineering systems and/or components.
Acquired/course level Find roots of nonlinear equations.
competences Solve systems of linear and non-linear equations.
Perform least-squares fitting of a curve to data.
Numerically integrate ordinary differential equations.
This course covers
Mathematical Modeling
Roots of Equations
Course Description Linear Algebraic Equations
Curve Fitting
Numerical Differentiation and Integration
Numerical Solution ff ODE
Course Outline
Content
1. Mathematical Modeling, Number System and
Errors
2. Roots of Equations

3. Solution of Non-linear Equation:

3.1 Bisection method
3.2 Secant method;
3.3 Newton's method
4. Curve Fitting:
4.1 Least square Regression;
4.2 Interpolations
4.3 Fourier Approximations

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5. Solutions of Systems of Linear Algebraic

Equations:
5.1 Matrix-Inversion
5.2 Gauss-Siedle Iteration
5.3 Gaussian-Elimination
5.4 LU-Decomposition
6. Numerical Differentiation & Integration:
6.1 Trapezoidal-Rule
6.2 Simpson's Rule;
6.3 Gauss-Quadrature;
6.4 Romberg's Integration
7. Eigen Values and Eigen Vectors
8. Numerical Solution of ODEs:
7.1. Euler's method;
7.2. Runge-Kutta method
9. Working with MAT LAB and Excel
Application in Numerical Method
Pre-requisites Comp2064
Semester Year 2, Semester II
Status of Course Compulsory
Lecture
Laboratory Practice
Mode of delivery Tutorials
Group Discussion
Home Works
As per Bahir Dar University Academic
Mode of assessment Regulation

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students

and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be
tolerated at any stage during your studies and will be reported to
REFERENCES .
concerned bodies for action.
1. Chapra
While teamC.S.
workand Canaleencouraged,
is highly P.R. (2005),dependence
“ Numericalandandcopying ones
Computational Methods for Engineers with Programming
work and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act andof
Course policy Software Application”, 5th
cheating and shall be penalized. edition, McGraw-Hill Education.
Literature 2. Rao,
If you areS.S. (2002),
having Applied
problems withNumerical and Computational
the assignments or tests, contact the
Methods
instructor for Engineers
as soon and Scientists, Prentice Hall.
as possible.
3. Recktenwald,
Students are expectedG.W. (2001),
to attend class Introduction to Numerical
regularly. A student who misses
Methods
more than 15%and of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final
MATLAB: Implementations
exam. Punctuality and Applications, 2nd edition,
is equally important.
Prentice Hall.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely
silent and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process
shall be disrupted by no means.
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5- MODULE 05
SURVEYING
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

CEng 2051 Surveying I 4

CEng 2052 Surveying II 4

TOTAL 8 CP

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Title SURVEYING

Module Number 06
Measurement lies at the heart of every Engineering design. Before realizing any
project on the ground, one has to take accurate measurement such as
Rationale of the module topographic, bathymetric and so on to accurately locate the point of
implementation with reference to given sound datum. Hence, this module
exposes the student with the know-how of geodetic measurement.

Learn theory and field work in construction and land surveying.

Familiar with the use of surveying equipment and the preparation of
field book records.
Module Objectives Understand basic introduction to GIS and remote sensing. Moreover,
interpretation of aerial imagery is also dealt with.

After completion of this module the students shall be able to;

Module Competencies understand surveying work principles,
Use of surveying equipment and apply the knowledge through field
practice.
Module Mode of
Basically on Semester Basis or Parallel approach
Delivery
The mode of the delivery of the module can be summarized as follows:
Lecture
Module Learning and Laboratory Practice
Field Practice
Teaching Method
Tutorials
Group Discussion
Home Works
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Module Assessment
Techniques

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng 2051

Course Title Surveying I
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Surveying
4 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 0 3hrs 3hrs 8hrs

Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able

to:
Know basic principles of geodetic surveying and land information system.
Course Objectives
Accurately measure distances and angles using high precision and up-to-date
surveying equipment at the end of this course.

Competences to be Student understand surveying work principles, use of surveying equipment and apply
Acquired/course level the knowledge through field practice
competences
Introduction and Basic definitions
units of measurement, theory of errors and their adjustments
types of surveys
Course Description measurement of angles, distance & heights
bearing & azimuth of a line
leveling;
Course outline
Course Content
Chapter One
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Definition
1.2 Need for Surveying
1.3 Types and Principles of Surveying
1.4 Sources of Error Precision and Correction

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Chapter Two
MEASUREMENT OF HORIZONTAL DISTANCES
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Methods of Measurement
2.3. Chain Surveying/ Taping
2.3.1. Principle of Chain Surveying
2.3.2. Miscellaneous Taping and Ranging Operation
2.4. Sources of Errors Precaution and Corrections
2.4.1. Sources of Errors
2.4.2. Correction for Errors in tape Measurement
Chapter Three
MEASUREMENT OF VERTICAL DISTANCES
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Methods of leveling
3.3. Types of Spirit Level
3.3.1. Differential Leveling
3.3.2. Reciprocal Leveling
3.3.3. Profile Leveling
3.3.4. Cross-section Leveling
3.3.5. Trigonometric Leveling
3.4. Errors and Mistakes in Leveling
Chapter Four
MEASUREMENT OF ANGLES AND DIRECTIONS
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Methods of Describing Directions
4.3. Methods of Describing angles
4.3.1. Interior Angles
4.3.2. Deflection Angles
4.3.3. Angles to the Right
4.3.4. Magnetic Compass
4.3.4.1. Magnetic Declination
4.3.4.2. Local Attraction
4.3.5. Use and Adjustment of Theodolites
4.3.5.1. Measurement of Horizontal Angles
4.3.5.2. Measurement of Vertical Angles
4.3.7. Tacheometry
4.3.7.1. Stadia Method

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Chapter Five TRAVERSING PRINCIPLE

5.1. Introduction
5.2. Traversing by Compass and Theodolite
5.2.1. Types of Traverse
5.2.2. Compass Traverse
5.2.3. Interior Angle Traverse
5.2.4. Deflection Angle Traverse
5.2.5. Angle to the right traverse
5.2.6. Azimuth Traverse
5.2.7. Stadia Traverse
5.2.8. Plane table and Alidade
5.3. Traverse Computations
5.4. Sources of Errors and Precision Traversing
5.5. Checking adjusting traverse
5.6. Computation of Area

Pre-requisites None

Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lecture
Field Practice
Tutorials
Group Discussion
Home Works

Mode of assessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Course policy All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course.
Academic dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not
be tolerated at any stage during your studies and will be reported to
concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and
shall be

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penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the
instructor as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be
disrupted by
no means.

1. Wolf, P. R. and Ghilani, C. D. (2006), Elementary Surveying: An

Introduction to Geomatics, 11th edition, Prentice Hall
2. Uren, J. and Price, W.F. (2005), Surveying for Engineers, 4th edition,
Palgrave
Macmillan.
3. Chambers, Analysis of survey data
4. Ghilani,CharlesD., Elementary surveying
Literature 5. McCormack, Jack C., Surveying.
6. Boniface, Peter R., Civil surveying sample exams for the California
special Civil engineer examination/
7. Dr. A. M. Chandra, Surveying [2005], New Age International (P) Ltd.,
Publishers

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Department of Civil
Engineering

Course Code CEng 2052

Course Title Surveying II
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Surveying
4CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 0 3hrs 3hrs 8hrs

Students will learn theory and field work in construction and land surveying
Student Learning Outcome
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
Course Objectives Understand surveying project fundamentals
Obtain a full understanding of the nature of surveying data
Understand their environment and terrain through topographic maps
Understanding of role of photogrammetric surveying.

Competences to be Student understand surveying work principles, use of surveying equipment and
Acquired/course level apply the knowledge through field practice.
competences Triangulation ,
Contour lines and Digital Terrain Model,
Engineering Surveys and Setting out, GPS Surveying,
Topographic Surveys and Mapping,
Principles of Photogrammetric surveying,
GIS and remote sensing.

Course
outline
Course Content
1. Topographical Surveying
1.1 Introduction
1.2. Contouring
1.2.1 Contour and contour interval
1.2.2 Characteristics of contours
1.2.3 Methods of contouring
1.2.4 Uses of contours

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2. Curves
2.1. General
2.2. Types of curves and their uses
2.3. Circular curves
2.4. Compound curves
2.5. Reverse cures
3.1. Transition curves
3.2. Vertical curves
3.3. Methods of setting out
3. Triangulation and Trilateration
3.1. General
3.2. Principle and uses
3.3. Classification
3.4. Triangulation figures and arrangements
3.5. Well-condition triangle
3.6. Strength of figure
3.7. Reconnaissance and selection of stations
3.8. Inter-visibility of triangulation stations
3.9. Signals and phase of signals
3.10. Base line and its extension
3.11. Triangulation computations
3.12. Adjustments of Survey Observations
3.13. Definitions
3.14. Weights
3.15. Least squares theory Adjustment problems
4. Photogrammetric
4.1. General
4.2. Aerial, terrestrial and close-range photogrammetric
4.3. Different types of photographs
4.4. Photo coordinate system
4.5. Vertical photographs and definitions
4.6. Scale of photograph and relief displacement
4.7. Sterophotogrammetry
4.8. Uses of photogrammetric

5. Introduction to GIS Application Software

Pre-requisites CEng1081-surveying-I
Semester Year 2, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Lecture
Teaching & Learning Field Practice
Tutorials
Methods
Group Discussion
Home Works

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As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Assessment/Evaluation

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course.
Academic dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not
be tolerated at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned
bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
Course policy be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the
instructor as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be
disrupted
1. byR. and Ghilani, C. D. (2006), Elementary Surveying: An Introduction
Wolf, P.
to
no
Literature means.
Geomatics, 11th edition, Prentice Hall.
1. Uren, J. and Price, W.F. (2005), Surveying for Engineers, 4th edition,
Palgrave
Macmillan.Engineers: Dynamics, 9th ed., 2004.

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6- MODULE 06
ENGINEERING MECHANICS
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

CEng 1061 Engineering Mechanics I (Statics) 5

CEng 1062 Strength of MaterialS 6

Meng 1062 Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics) 5

TOTAL 16 CP

Civil Engineering Regular Program

Module Title Engineering Mechanics

Module Number 06
Students shall learn to apply the equilibrium condition and understand the
method of sections and its application in the determination of stress
Rationale and objective of
resultant in sections for simple and composite statically determinate
the module
systems. Students shall also be able to solve problems involving simple
frictional phenomena, and master working principles of fixed systems.

The main objectives of the module are to:

Understand physical interaction of bodies with their
surrounding and attain a state of rest & apply the principles of
Module Objectives
force systems for analyzing of static structures;
Develop appropriate mathematical models that represent
physical systems using appropriate coordinate systems; and
Derive equations of motion that relate forces acting on systems
and the resulting motion.
After completion of this module the students shall be
able to;
Module Competencies i. apply basic principles of forces and equations of motions under
static and dynamic loading conditions
ii. develop appropriate mathematical models that represent
physical systems
Module Learning and
Teaching Method Lecture, Tutorials
Group Discussion, Home Works

Module Assessment
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Techniques

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Civil Engineering Program

Course Code CEng1061
Course Title Engineering Mechanics I (Statics)
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
5 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 5 hrs 10 hrs
Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able
to:
Distinguish between concurrent, coplanar and space force systems
Compute the resultant of coplanar and space force systems
Draw free body diagrams, Analyze reactions and pin forces induced in coplanar and
space systems using equilibrium equations and free body diagrams
Determine the centroid and center of mass of plane areas & volumes
Represent distributed force with equivalent resultant force which has the same effect
Course Objectives
as the distributed forces
Draw shear force & bending moment diagrams
Determine friction forces and their influence up on equilibrium of systems
Apply sound analytical techniques and logical procedure in the solution of
Engineering problems

Ability to define and apply the concepts of equilibrium;

Competences to be Demonstrate familiarity with structural analysis of trusses, frames and beams and
Acquired/course application of mechanics to Engineering problems.
level competences

This course presents the fundamental physical concepts, laws and Statics of particles:
Resultants of coplanar and none-coplanar force systems, Equitation of equilibrium for
coplanar and none-coplanar force systems. Statics of rigid bodies: Equilibrium of simple
Course Description
structures: trusses beams, frames and machines. Analysis of structures (truss, Frames and
machines). Centroid & center of gravity, moment of inertial. Force in beams: shear force
& bending moment diagrams. Static friction.
Course outline
Content
Chapter 1: Scalars and Vectors
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Scalars and Vectors
1.3 Operation with Vectors
Vector Addition or Composition
Vector Multiplication: Dot & Cross

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Chapter 2: Force Systems

2.1 Introduction
I. Two Dimensional Force Systems
2.2 Rectangular Resolution of Forces
2.3 Moment and Couple
2.4 Resultants of general coplanar force systems
II. Three Dimensional Force Systems
2.5 Rectangular Components
2.6 Moment and Couple
2.7 Resultants
Chapter 3: Equilibrium
3.1 Introduction
I. Equilibrium in Two Dimensions
3.2 System Isolation
3.3 Equilibrium Conditions
II. Equilibrium in Three Dimensions
3.4 System Isolation
3.5 Equilibrium Conditions
Chapter 4: Analysis of simple Structures
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Plane Trusses
4.2.1 Method of Joints
4.2.2 Method of Sections
4.3 Frames and Simple Machines
Chapter 5: Internal Actions in beams
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Diagrammatic conventions and classification of beams
5.3 Diagrammatic representations of internal actions in beams
5.4 Types of loads and reactions
5.5 Shear force and bending moment in beams
Chapter
5.6 6: Centroids
Relation between the static functions and their applications
6.1 Introduction,
5.7 Relations among load, shear, and bending moments
6.2 Center of gravity
6.3 Centroids of lines, Areas, and Volumes
6.4 Centroids of composite bodies
6.5 Determination of centroid by integrations
6.6 Distributed
Chapter 7: Area loads in beams
Moments of Inertia
7.1 Introduction to area moments of inertia
7.2 Moment of inertia of plane areas and curves
7.3 Moments of inertia of Composite areas
7.4 Products of Inertia and Rotation of Axes

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Chapter 8: Friction
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Types of Friction
8.3 Characteristics of dry friction
8.4 Application of Friction in Machines

None
Pre-requisites

Semester
Year 1, Semester I
C
Status of Course compulsury
Mode of delivery
Lecture
Tutorials
Group Discussion
Home Works

As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Mode of assessment

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest including
cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage during your
studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as soon as
possible.
Course policy Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and does
not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no means.

1. Meriam, J.L. and Kraige, L.G., Engineering mechanics, 7th ed

2. Meriam, J.L. and Kraige, L.G., Engineering mechanics, 6th ed
3. Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics by Anthony M. Bedford, Wallace
Fowler, Prentice Hall; 5 edition (July 2007)
4. Engineering Mechanics: Statics by Russell C. Hibbeler, Prentice Hall; 12 edition
Literature
(January 7, 2009)
5. Schaum's Outline of Engineering Mechanics by E. W. Nelson, Charles L. Best,
William G. McLean, McGraw-Hill; 5 edition (May 1997)
6. Engineering Mechanics - Statics and Dynamics by Anthony M Bedford, Wallace
Fowler, Prentice Hall; 4 edition (August 2004)

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Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics)

Course Code MEng1062

Course Title Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics)
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Engineering Mechanics
CP Credits 5 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Laboratory
Study hour per
week 2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs 10 hrs
Course Objectives
• To provide students with a clear and thorough presentation of the theory and
applications of Engineering mechanics.
• Select appropriate coordinate systems for physical systems and analyze motion
variables such as position, velocity, and acceleration.
Course Objectives • Conduct kinematic analysis for the velocity & acceleration of moving bodies.
• Draw free-body-diagram for rigid body in motion
• Apply principle of conservation of energy
• Apply Newton's Law of Motion to rigid body motion
• Apply principles of impulse and momentum of a rigid body
Student Learning Outcome
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
Develop the fundamental equations that characterize the kinematics and
Newtonian dynamics of a particle, systems of particles, and rigid bodies.
Develop the ability to model and analyze the dynamic behavior of a particles,
systems of particles, and rigid bodies
Course Outcomes
Provide experience in the application of dynamic analysis to elementary problems
in Engineering practice
• Understand and apply basic principles that govern the motion of objCP.
• Develop appropriate mathematical models that represent physical systems.
• Derive equations of motion that relate forces acting on systems and the resulting
motion.

Competences to be This course prepares students to handle assignments related to fluid dynamics during
Acquired/Course level their Hydraulics II as in flow through pipes and pumps and Hydropower course as in
competences surge tank design and surge analysis.

Basic equations of motion; Kinematics of particles and rigid bodies; Kinetics of

Course Description
particles and rigid bodies
Course Outline
Content

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Dynamics

1.1 Basic concepts
1.2 Equations of motion
1.3 Gravitation
Chapter 2: Kinematics of particles
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Rectangular motion
2.3 Plane curvilinear motion
2.4 Coordinate systems
2.5 Relative motion
2.6 Constrained motion
Chapter 3: Kinetics of Particles
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Newton’s second law
3.3 Work Energy equation
3.4 Impulse and Momentum
3.5 Conservation of Energy and Momentum
3.6 Special applications/Impact/

Chapter 4: Kinematics of rigid bodies

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Fixed axis rotation
4.3 Absolute motion
4.4 Relative motion

Chapter 5: Kinetics of rigid bodies

5.1 Introduction
5.2 General equations of motion
5.3 Work Energy method
5.4 Impulse and Momentum

Pre-requisites CEng1051
Semester Year 1, Semester II
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Lecture
Methods Tutorials
Group Discussion
Home Works
As per Bahir Dar University
Academic Regulation
Assessment/Evaluation

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at
any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
Course policy penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by
no means.
Textbook:
[1]Meriam, J.L. andKraige,L. G., Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics, 6thEd.,
2003.

Literature Reference:
[2]Hibbeler, R.C., Engineering Mechanics-Dynamics,12thEd., 2012.

[3]Beer, Johnston, Clausen, Eisenberg, Cornwell, Vector Mechanics for Engineers:

Dynamics, 9th ed., 2004.

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Civil Engineering
Course Code CEng1062
Course Title Strength of Materials
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Credit Hour, CP 6
CP Credits, 6
Study hour per week Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home Total
Laboratory study Hour
3hrs 3hrs 0 6hrs 12hrs

Course Objectives & Objective:

Competences to be Develop and apply various analytical methods for determining the mechanical
Acquired behavior of solid bodies (for example: stress, strain, strength, stiffness, deflection, and
stability) subjected to various types of loading which include: axial loading, bending,
shear, torsion, or a combination.
Outcome:
Students will be able to:
Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and Engineering dealing with
mechanics of materials under axial loading, torsion, bending, and combined
loading.
Draw axial force, torque, shear and moment diagrams of simple members subject
to combined loading.
Compute stresses and strains in simple members subject to axial loading, torsion,
bending, and combined loading.
Compute deflection of beams.
Compute buckling load of compressive members.
Design components to meet desired needs in terms of strength and deflection.
Develop and apply various analytical methods for determining the mechanical
behavior of solid bodies (for example: stress, strain, strength, stiffness, deflection
and stability) subjected to various types of loading which include: axial loading,
bending, shear, torsion, or a combination
This course introduces the properties and strength of materials i.e. Flexure, Shear,
Course Description Torsion, Compound Stress analysis as well as Buckling of Compression Members.

Course Outline
Course Content

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Chapter 1. Mechanical Properties of

Material.
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Normal stress-strain.
1.3 Stress-Strain relation.
1.4 Shear stress and strain
1.5 Allowable stresses and factor of safety
1.6 Axially loaded members
1.7 Changes in Lengths of Axially
Loaded Members
1.8 Changes in Lengths under Non- uniform Conditions
1.9 Statically Indeterminate
Members
1.10 Thermal effect

Chapter 2. Flexural and Shearing

stresses.
2.1 Introduction
Types of Beams, Loads and
Reactions.
2.2 Relationship Between Loads Shear Forces and Bending Moments Shear Force and Bending
Moment Diagram.
2.3 Flexural Stresses in Beams
2.4 Derivation of Bending stress equation for composite materials.
2.5 Shearing Stresses in Beams

Chapter 3. Torsion of Circular Shafts &

Power Transmission.
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Torsion of circular shafts
3.2 Non- Uniform Torsion
3.3 Transformation of power by circular shafts.

Chapter 4. Compound Stresses.

4.1 Combined Stresses,
4.2 Plane Stress.
4.3 Principle Stresses Mohr’s circle.
Chapter 5. Shear force and bending moment

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Chapter 6. Buckling of Compression

Members
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Buckling and Stability
6.3 Euler formulas for various boundary conditions.

Pre-requisites CEng1061 – Engineering Mechanics I and Math1041

Semester First year , second semester
Status of Course Compulsory
Lecture
Teaching & Learning Tutorials
Methods Group Discussion
Home Works
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Assessment/Evaluation

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
Course policy
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted
by no means.

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7- MODULE 07
BUILDING ENGINEERING
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

CEng 3071 Civil Engineering Workshop Practice 1

CEng 2071 Construction Materials 4

CEng 2072 Building Construction 4

CEng 2073 Fundamentals of Architecture 3

CEng 4072 Basic Electricity and Installation 3

TOTAL 16 CP

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Title Building Engineering

Module Number 07
Since one of the basic necessities of the society is shelter, this module emphasizes
on the Engineering skills required to design a building for residence. Moreover, the
Rationale of the
principles are equally applicable to the design of building for other purposes. The
module
appropriate materials to be used for the construction of the buildings and the
application of CAD software are also covered in this module

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Short narrative on the aims and characteristics of the module

The students learn:
Operational sequencing and important subsoil characteristics,
How to complete excavations and how projCP are structured and sealed
against water,
The elements of masonry and how to apply simple calculations to masonry
walls,
to recognize structural and physical problems arising from the construction
of walls, ceilings and roofs, the elementary frame structure used in sloped
and flat roofs,
Module Objectives to read Civil Engineering plans and draw typical construction works
according to accepted norms
And to learn Application Software for Civil Engineering.
The student shall learn how to dimension buildings taking the following
requirements:
Heat Insulation,
Moisture Protection,
Noise Insulation.
Moreover , the production and mechanical properties of the main construction
materials ,namely, cement and steel are treated in detail in this module.
Students get basic knowledge on construction materials for Civil Engineering
Module
infrastructures; elements of building; and architectural drawings. Abel to prepare
Competencies
Drawings with computer aid focusing on Civil Engineering infrastructures;
Module Mode of
Basically on Semester Basis or Parallel approach
Delivery
The mode of the delivery of the module can be summarized as follows:
Module Learning and Lecture
Teaching Method Laboratory Practice
Civil Engineering
Workshop Practice
Tutorials
Group Discussion
Home Works
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Module Assessment
Techniques

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng 2071

Course Title Construction Material
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Building Engineering
4 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs - 3hrs 3hrs 8hrs

Course Objectives To provide basic knowledge about the materials needed in the fields of construction

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

(i) describe Engineering properties of concrete, steel and other materials
related to their use in construction;
Competences to be (ii) assess the significance of environmental factors on the behavior and
Acquired/course level durability of concrete and steel;
competences (iii) formulate Engineering solutions to problems associated with the use of
concrete, steel and other materials;
(iv) Prepare reports on practical exercises relevant to the manufacture and
properties of concrete.
This course introduces the production, nature and characteristics of
Course Description different construction materials and identifying them with respect to
their suitability to different Engineering structures.

Course outline

Course Contents
1. Chapter One: Nature& Properties of construction
Materials
1.1. Classification & Natures of Materials
1.2. Properties of Materials
1.3. Behavior of materials under load

2. Cementing Materials
2.1. Lime
2.2. Gypsum
2.3. Cement
2.4. Mortar

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3. Concrete
3.1. Materials for concrete
3.2. Fresh concrete
3.3. Hardened concrete

3.4. Mix design

3.5. Quality control
4. Building stone
4.1. Classifications of stones
4.2. Tests on building stones

5. Clay & clay products

5.1. Bricks
5.2. Tiles
5.3. Other Types of Blocks
5.3.1. Stabilized soil blocks
5.3.2. Hollow Concrete Blocks

7. BITUMINOUS MATERIALS.
6. Metals & Timber
6.1. Ferrous metals
6. Metals & Timber
6.2. Non ferrous metals
6.1. Ferrous metals
6.3
6.2.Timber
Non ferrous metals
6.3 Timber

8. EDUCATIONAL TOUR
Industries in local which manufacture different Construction Materials, Tests on Different
construction materials before use.

Pre-requisites None

Semester Year 2, Semester I

Status of Course Compulsory

Mode of delivery Lecture

Civil Engineering Workshop Practice
Group Discussion
Home Works
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Mode of assessment

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at
any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
Course policy penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by
no means.
7. AbebeDinku, Construction Materials
8. Marotta, Theodore, W. Basic Construction Materials. (2005). Pearson Prentice
Hall.
9. William P. Spencer. (2006). Construction Materials, Methods and Techniques.
Thomson Delmar Learning, 2nd Edition
Literature
10. Illston J. M. Construction Materials: Their Nature and Behavior, Taylor & Francis;
3rd Edition, 2001
11. Parbinsingh, Civil Engineering Materials
12. Don a. Watson, Construction Materials and Processes
13. A.M. Neville and J.J.Brooks, Concrete Technology

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng2072

Course Title Building Construction
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Building Engineering
4 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 0 3hrs 3hrs 8hrs

To understand the fundamentals of construction planning and design procedures,

and site selection.
To develop skills and knowledge in the preparation of working drawings.
Course Objectives To understand the concepts of various components of a low-rise building and their
construction methods.
To acquire a thorough understanding of the basics of framed structures, shell and
dome structures and prefabricated building systems.

Students will be able:

Competences to be Select building site,
Acquired/course Prepare working drawing for buildings,
level competences Understand the basics of framed and dome structures

The course introduces students with the different types of buildings, their components and
Course methods of construction. The overall building processes beginning from site works will be
Description covered

Course outline
Course Content
1. Types of Buildings
2. Building Drawings
3. Site Works
Site Features
Site Preparation
Setting out

4- Foundations
Shallow Foundations
Deep Foundations

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5-Walls
Masonry
Load Bearing Walls
Cavity Walls
Partition Walls

6-Floors
Floor below ground level
Floor above ground level
Suspended Floor

7-Stairs

8-Doors and Windows

9-Roofs and Roof Coverings

10-Framed Structures
11-Prefabricated Building Systems
12-Powerhouse Construction
13-Shell and Dome Structures
Pre-requisites CEng 2071
Semester Year 2, Semester II
Mode of delivery Lecture
Civil Engineering Workshop Practice
Group Discussion
Home Works
Mode of As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
assessment

Course policy All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at
any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact
the instructor as

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soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by
no means.

1. Edward Allen and Joseph, (2003 ),Fundamentals of Building

Construction: Materials and Methods, Wiley publishers; 4th edition.
2. AbebeDinku , (2007), A text book of building construction, AAU Press.
Literature
3. Francis D. K. Ching and Cassandra Adams, (2000), Building
Construction Illustrated, 3rd Edition, Wiley.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng 2073

Course Title Fundamental of Architecture
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Building Engineering
3 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study
Study hour per week
Laboratory
1hr 0 3hrs 2hrs

To understand the fundamentals of construction planning and design

procedures, and site selection.
To develop skills and knowledge in the preparation of working drawings.
Course Objectives To understand the concepts of various components of a low-rise building and
their construction methods.
To acquire a thorough understanding of the basics offramed structures, shell
and dome structures andprefabricated building systems.

Competences to be
Students will be able to:
Acquired/course level
Read architectural drawings, structural drawings, sanitary drawings
competences

The course includes introduction to architecture with regards to climatic condition,

landscape architecture and aesthetic design. It also includes space, structure and its
function, construction of structure related to architecture. It also deals with the
Course Description
drawing of architectural, structural, plumbing, electrical and connection detail aspCP.
Reviewing of plans and drawing of other Engineering structure are also included in
the course.
Course outline
Course Content
1. Introduction to Architecture:
Definition of terms
Principles of architecture
Codes and minimum requirements
Basic elements of Architecture
Modifying elements of architecture
Aesthetic Design
Climatic and Site Condition
Landscape Architecture

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2. Space, Structure and Function:

Space and Structure, Space and Function, Relationship between the specified terms
Construction and Structure Related to Architecture: Types of structures related to
architecture, Architectural breakthrough and famous structures, Role of architCP and Civil
Engineers
3. Architectural Drawing:
Vicinity map, Site development plan, Floor plans, Elevations, Sectioning( long and short
direction),Perspective, Different types of templates for architectural designs

4. Structural Drawing:
Beam details, Column-Footing details, Foundation plans, Slab, staircase, and balusters,
Roof framing detail
5. Electrical Drawing and Power
Layout:
Power Layout, Lighting layout, Riser diagram, Symbols and legends used in electrical
drawings, Load schedule and computation

6. Sanitary Drawing:
Plumbing layout, CWL and DWL, Isometric view of plumbing details, Plan and
elevation of septic tanks,
Symbols and legends used in sanitary drawings

7. Planning and Drawing of Building

Accessories:
Details of connections, Details of Toilet and bath, Roofing details

8. Review of Drawing for some Civil

Engineering projCP:
Road construction drawings, Bridge construction drawings, Other CE structure
Pre-requisites None
Semester Year 2, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Lecture
Mode of delivery Laboratory Practice
Group Discussion
Home Works
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Mode of assessment

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
Course policy
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted
by no means.
Literature 1. Lorraine Farrelly, (2007), TheFundamentals of Architecture, AVA
Publishing.
2. MostafaAbd-El-Barr, Hesham El-Rewini ,(2004), Fundamentals of
ComputerOrganization and Architecture, Wiley-Interscience.
3. Edward Allen, Joseph Iano, (2003),Fundamentals of Building Construction
:Materials and Methods, Wiley publishers;4th edition.
4. Forrest Wilson, Ron Keenberg, and WilliamLoerke, (1990), Architecture:
FundamentalIssues Van Nostrand Reinhold.

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code CEng 3071

Course Title Civil Engineering Workshop Practice
Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Building Engineering

CP Credits 1 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory home study
Study hour per week
0 0 2 0
Students shall learn detailed Civil Engineering Workshop Practice
Course Objectives &
and skills in the field of construction and shall be able to produce
Competences to be Acquired
some components
 Plumbing
 Woodwork
 Concrete
 Plastering
Course Description/Course  Masonry
Contents
This course will give the students a hands on experience on
workshop activities which will be helpful during the later years of
their study, more specifically when taking Engineering
Management.
Pre-requisites None
Semester Year 1, Semester 2
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Methods Lectures, tutorials, lab exercises
As per Bahir Dar University Academic
Assessment/Evaluation
Regulation
Content
Plumbing
Woodwork
Concrete work
Plastering
Masonry work
Basic electrical
installation
Construction sites
which have finished or unfinished work
Pre-requisite None
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Semester Year I, Semester II

Civil Engineering Regular Program

Compulsury
Status of the Course Compulsory
Learning Teaching Lecture
Methods Civil Engineering
Workshop Practice
Laboratory Practice
Group Discussion
Home Works

Assessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic

Techniques Regulation
Course policy All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of
students and the Senate Legislation of the University
throughout this course. Academic dishonest including
cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at
any stage during your studies and will be reported to
concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and
copying ones work and submitting other’s work is
considered as serious act of cheating and shall be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests,
contact the instructor as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student
who misses more than 20% of the semester class is not
eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is
absolutely silent and does not disturb any one. The teaching-
learning process shall be disrupted by No means.

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Course Code EEng 4072

Course Title Basic Electricity and Installation

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Building Engineering

CP Credits 3 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study hour per week
1hrs 3hrs 0 2hrs

Course Objectives &

Competences to be Students will learn the fundamentals of basic electricity and electric
Acquired installation in the building and will acquire knowledge for supervision
works.

Introduction, Electrical circuit elements or parameters, Alternating

currents & Voltages, The transformer, Distribution systems & Basic
Course Description/Course Domestic Installation, Lighting Circuits and Components, Earthing,
Contents Design & bill of quantities

Pre-requisites None

Semester Year 4, Semester II

Status of Course Compulsory

Teaching & Learning Lectures, class works, assignments

Methods

Assessment/Evaluation As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

- Minimum of 85% during lectures

Attendance Requirements
- 100% during practical exercises & Lab.

1. Boylsrad, Introduction to Circuit Analysis

2. k.B. Raina S.A. Bhattacharga, Electrical Design Estimating and Costing
Literature 3. EBCS-10, Electrical Installation of Buildings
4. J.B. Gupta, Electrical Installation Estimation and Costing
5. S.L. Uppal, Electrical Writing, Estimating and Costing

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8- MODULE 08
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

CEng 2081 Theory of structure I 5

CEng 2082 Theory of structure II 5

TOTAL 10

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Title Structural Analysis
Module Number 08
To make the students able to identify material strength, stress analysis
due to shear, bending, compression, and torsion. Analyze determinate
Rationale of the module
structure and indeterminate structure and finally produce moment, shear,
axial, and torsion diagram and calculate deflection.
Identify the properties of structural materials
Stress analysis in compression, tension, bending ,torsion
members
Module Objectives Analyze and calculate deflection of determinate structures
Analyze Indeterminate structures using displacement methods
and produce bending, shear, axial, and torsion diagram

After completion of this module the students shall be able to;

Identify material structural properties
Module Competencies Able to calculate stress in structural members
Analyze determinate and indeterminate structures
Module Mode of
Basically on Semester Basis or Parallel approach
Delivery

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code CEng 2081

Course Title Theory of structure I

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Structural Analysis

CP Credits 5 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study Hours per
week 2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs

The student shall learn the fundamentals of stability of structures and shall be able
Course Objectives
to determine deflection of beams using different methods. Additionally, the
& Competences to
student shall demonstrate familiarity with the techniques used for the analysis of
be Acquired
continuous beams.

 Statical determinacy and stability of structures.

 Loads on structures.
 Influence lines for determinate structures.
 Deflection of structures.
 Direct integration.
 Area – moment.
 Conjugate beam.
Course
 Virtual work.
Description/Course
 Graphical multiplication.
Contents  Castigliano's theorem.
 Maxwell-Betti law of reciprocal deflections.
 Method of consistent deformations.
Analysis of Indeterminate Structures by Method of
Consistent Deformations,
Energy Method, and
Three Moment Equations

Pre-requisites Strength of Materials

Semester Year2, Semester I

Status of Course Compulsory

Teaching & Lectures, tutorials, assignments

Learning Methods

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Assessment/ As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Evaluation

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and
the Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course.
Academic dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will
not be tolerated at any stage during your studies and will be reported to
concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones
work and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating
and shall be penalized.
Course policy
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the
instructor as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses
more than
20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam.
Punctuality is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely
silent.

does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by
no means.
Literature 1. Hibbler, R. C. Structural Analysis, 6th Edition, PrenticeHall,
2005.
2. Leet, M., et al. Fundamentals of Structural Analysis, 2nd
Edition, McGraw Hill, 2004.
3. M.S. Williams, Structures: Theory and Analysis, Palgrave
Macmillan., 1999
3. Theory of Structures by Aslam Kassimali
4. Full bibliographic citation; sources not older than 5 years (older only in very
exceptional cases)
5. Nigussie Tebedge, Methods of Structural Analysis, 1983, AAU
6. Basic texts (e.g. Handout)

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code CEng 2082

Course Title Theory of Structure II

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Structural Analysis

CP Credits 5 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study hour per week
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs

Objective:
This course provides an introduction to
the analysis of indeterminate structural
systems common in Civil Engineering.
Outcome:
Students will be able to:
• Identify, formulate, and solve support reactions of trusses, beams,
and frames.
Course Objectives & • Apply the displacement method to analyze statically indeterminate
Competences to be Acquired beams and
frames.
• Use approximate methods to evaluate the statically indeterminate
structural
responses.
• Employ the stiffness method to solve complex trusses, beams, and
frames.
Analyze indeterminate structures using structural analysis soft-
wares

Pre-requisites Theory of structures I

Semester Year2, Semester II

Status of Course Compulsory

Teaching & Learning Methods Lectures, tutorials

Assessment/Evaluation As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Attendance Requirements A student must attend at least 85 % of the classes

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1. Timoshenko, S. P and Young ,D.H., ‘Theory of structures”,

McGraw Hill, USA
2. Popov, E. P “Engineering mechanics of solids “Prentice hall
Literature ,New Jersey,1990
3. Marshall and Nelson “Structures” Longman scientific
&Technical pub 1990
4. Darkov, “Structural mechanics” ,Mir publications
5. Negussie Tebedge, “Statically indeterminate analysis”

Chapter I Analysis of indeterminate structures

1.1Displacement Method
a. Kinematic indeterminacy
b. Slope deflection Method
c. Moment Distribution Method d. Kani’s Method
i. Frames without Side Sway ii. Frames with Side Sway
1.2 Approximate Methods of indeterminate
structures
Chapter 2 Influence lines for Indeterminate
Structures.
2.1 Beams and Frames
2.2 Truss
2.2 Arches
Chapter 3 Introduction to Matrix Methods
3 .1 Stiffness Method
3.2 flexibility Method
Chapter 4 Introduction to Computer Oriented
Structural Analysis
4.1 The Flexibility Method
4.2 The Stiffness Method
Pre-requisites CEng 2102, Theory of Structures I
Semester 4th
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Lecture
Methods Tutorials
Group Discussion
Home Works
Assessment/Evaluation As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Attendance Minimum 85%

Requirements

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Literature
[1.] Hibbler, R. C. Structural Analysis, 6th & 8th Edition, PrenticeHall, 2005.
[2.] Theory of Structures by Aslam Kassimali
[3.] Nigussie Tebedge, Methods of Structural Analysis, 1983, AAU
4. Leet, M., et al. Fundamentals of Structural Analysis, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill,
2004.
5. M.S. Williams, Structures: Theory and Analysis, Palgrave Macmillan., 1999
[6.] Building Codes, EBCS 1& 8, 1995

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9- MODULE 09
DESIGN OF STRUCTURES
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

CEng 3091 Reinforced Concrete I 5

CEng 3092 Reinforced Concrete II 5

CEng 4092 Design of Steel and Timber Structures 5

CEng 5091 Fundamentals of Bridge Design 5

CEng 5093 Structural Design 5

TOTAL 25

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Title Design of Structures
Module Number [11]

Structural concrete are mainly used to construct load bearing structures such as
Module Description buildings and bridges. Hence, students should be made familiar with sections
composed of concrete and steel as applied to frames and foundations.
Module Objectives - Provide an introduction to the use of structural concrete as used in
structures and foundations.
Design steel and Timber structural members for tension, compression,
bending, shear or torsion or the combined action of compression and
bending, bending ,shear and torsion
Design of connection and detail drawing
Introduction to fundamentals of bridge design

Module After completion of this module the students shall be able to;
Competencies - comprehends structural mechanics of reinforced structure and apply the
knowledge in the design of basic RC structural elements
- design reinforced concrete components such as beams, slabs and columns
Design steel structural members such as beams, columns and trusses
Prepare detail drawings
Classify ,select and design bridges

Module Mode of
Basically on Semester Basis or Parallel approach
Delivery

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The mode of the delivery of the module can be summarized as follows:

Module Learning Lecture, Tutorials
and Teaching
Construction Site Visit
Method
Group Discussion, Home Works
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Module Assessment
Techniques

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng 3091
Course Title Reinforced Concrete Structures I
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Name Design of Structures
CP Credits 5
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home Total
Contact Hours per week Laboratory study Hour
2hrs 3hrs 5 hrs 10 hrs

Course Objectives & Objective

Competences to be This course provides an introduction to the use of structural concrete as used in
Acquired structures and foundations.
Outcome
Students will be able to:
• Analyze and design singly and doubly reinforced concrete beams under flexure,
including regular (rectangular shaped) and T-beams.
• Analyze and design structural concrete beams subjected to shear loading.
• Conduct a service load analysis to control deflection and cracking of beams.
• Analyze and design reinforced concrete columns and develop moment axial load
interaction curves.
• Determine bond length, lap splice and detailing requirements for reinforced concrete
members.
Course Description
Course Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to Reinforced Concrete Design
Mechanical Properties of concrete and reinforcing steel.
Concrete Mix Design.
Chapter 2 Basic Concepts of Design
Design Philosophy
Limit State Design (LSD) method.
Chapter 3 Design of beams
Singly and doubly reinforced for Rectangular and T-sections.
Design Aids.
Detailing of flexural reinforcement.
Shear in beams - truss model. Bond, anchorage and development
length.
Detailing of shear reinforcement.
Chapter 4 Design of Slabs
One-way solid and ribbed slabs on ULS method.
Two-way solid slabs.
Pre-requisites Serviceability-
CEng 2082, Theory of Structure II elastic analysis of beam
sections, cracking, moment curvature
relationship, deflection.
Semister 3rd year, firist semister Chapter 5 Comparison of hand calculations
with SAP/Etabs/Excel

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Status of Course Compulsury

Compulsory

Teaching & Learning Lecture

Methods Tutorials
Construction Site Visit
Group Discussion
Home Works
Assessment/Evaluation As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Course policy All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students
and the Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course.
Academic dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism
will not be tolerated at any stage during your studies and will be
reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying
ones work and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of
cheating and shall be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the
instructor as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who
misses more than 20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for
final exam. Punctuality is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely
silent and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process
shall be disrupted by no means.

Literature 1. Arthur H Nelson, Design of concrete structures, McGraw-Hill, 14th

Edition,
2010
2. James Macgregor, Reinforced Concrete Mechanics and Design,
5th Edition.
3. W.H. Mosley, R. Hulse, J.H Bungey, Reinforced Concrete Design,
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

3. Jack C. McCormac, Design of Reinforced Concrete, McGraw-Hill, 2005

4. Ethiopian Building Code Standard 2 (EBCS 2), 1995
5. Any Related Book

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng3092
Course Title Reinforced Concrete Structures II
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Design of Structures
CP Credits 5
Contact Hours Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home Total Hour
Laboratory study
2hrs 3hrs 5hrs 10 hrs

Course Objectives & Objective

Competences to be This course is designed to introduce students to the design of reinforced concrete
Acquired components such as slabs and columns.
Outcome
Students will be able to design reinforced concrete of
• Columns
• Flat slabs,
• Continuous beams,
• Two way slab using yield line method
• Torsion
Course Description

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Chapter 1. Columns
- Short columns
- Combined axial force and bending
- Interaction diagrams, biaxial bending.
- Design aids.
- Slender columns.
Chapter 2 Design of Flat slabs
Course Outline - - Introduction
- - Load transfer in flat slabs
- - Distribution of moments in flat slabs
- - Practical analysis of flat slabs
- - Design of flat slabs as per EBCS 2
Chapter 3 Inelastic Moment Redistribution
- Introduction
- Non-linear analysis of indeterminate structures
- Plastic hinge and collapse mechanisms
- Moment redistribution as per EBCS 2 Continuous beams.
Chapter 4 Yield Line Theory for Slabs
- Introduction
- Upper and lower bound theorems
- Methods of yield line analysis
- Moments along skewed line
- EffCP of restrained corners
Chapter 5 Torsion in Reinforced Concrete members
Chapter 6 Introduction to Pre-stressed Concrete Structures
- Introduction
- Basic concepts of pre-stressed concrete
- Analysis and design of pre-stressed members as per EBCS 2
Chapter 7 Special Structural Elements
- Introduction
- Behavior of deep beams
- Strut and tie models for the design of deep beams
- Design of deep beams as per EBSC 2
- Behavior of corbels
- Strut and tie models for the design of corbels
- Design of corbels as per EBSC 2

Pre-requisites CEng3091 – Reinforced Concrete I

Semester 3rd year, second semister

Status of Course Compulsury

Compulsory

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Teaching & Learning Lecture

Methods Tutorials
Construction Site Visit
Group Discussion Home
Works
Assessment/Evaluation As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Course policy All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted
by no means.

Literature
1. Arthur H Nelson, Design of concrete structures, McGraw-Hill, 14th Edition, 2010
2. James Macgregor Reinforced Concrete Mechanics and Design, 5th Edition.
3. W.H. Mosley, R. Hulse, J.H Bungey, Reinforced Concrete Design, Palgrave
Macmillan, 2007
4. Jack C. McCormac, Design of Reinforced Concrete, McGraw-Hill, 2005
5. Ethiopian Building Code Standard 2 (EBCS 2), 1995
6. Any Related Book

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng 5091
Course Title Fundamentals of Bridge Design
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Design of Structures
CP Credits 5cp
Study hour per week Lecture Tutorial Field Practice or Home study Total Hour
Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs 10hrs

Course Objectives & Students should now the general principles to design a bridge
Competences to be
Acquired
Course Description
Course Contents Chapter 1Investigation for Bridge
General Introduction
Elements of Bridge Project
Design Objectives
Design Philosophy and Specification
Site Selection and Data Collection
Site Investigation
Span Determination
Chapter 2 Bridge Type and Selection
Bridge Classification [Reinforced concrete (slab, girder, and frame), arch, cable
stayed and suspension.]
Geometry of bridges (length, cross-section).
Materials
Structural Arrangements
Chapter 3 Bridge Loading and Design Methods
Gravity Loads
Lateral Loads
Forces due to Deformation

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Collision Loads
Water Loads
Chapter 4 Super Structure Design of Bridge
Concrete Deck Design
T-Girder
Box Girder Design
Overhang Design
Walkway and Handrail
Chapter 5 Sub Structure Design Bridge
Elements of Sub Structure Design (Abutment, Pier)
Chapter 6 Bearing and Railing
Bearing Design
Railing Design
Chapter 7 Low Level Water Crossing and Culverts
Design of Low Level Water Crossing
Design of Culverts

Chapter 8 Bridge Construction Methods and Maintenance (Optional)

Pre-requisites , Reinforced Concrete Structure II and Engineering Hydrology
Semester Fivth year firist semester
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Lecture
Methods Tutorials
Construction Site Visit
Group Discussion
Home Works
Assessment/Evaluation As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
Course policy
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted
by no means.

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Literature 1. T.R. Jagadeesh and M.A. Jyaram, Design of Bridge Structures, Prentice-Hall of
India Pvt. Ltd 2004
2. Richard M. Barker and Jay A. Puckett, Design of
Highway Bridges: An LRFD Approach, Wiley
Publisher 2006
3. AASHTO Design Specifications: SI Units 2nd
Edition, 1998
4. Ethiopian Roads Authority Manuals, 2004.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng 4092
Course Title Design of Steel & Timber Structure
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Design of Structures
CP Credits 5 CP
Lecture Tutorial Field Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs 10hrs

Course Objectives &

Competences to be Objective
Acquired To introduce students to timber and steel structures as applied to various
constructions such as bridges , trusses , buildings, etc
Outcome
Students will have the ability to design timber and steel structures, connections, and
apply the EBCS for the design purpose.

Course Description This course induces the structural design of steel and timber structural members
subjected to tension, compression, bending and shearing stress, bending ,torsion and
shearing, bending and axial compression uniaxial or biaxial stress using EBCS 3,
1995 and EBCS 5, 1995 codes and preparing detail drawings
Course Contents Mechanical properties of structural steel.
Structural shapes.
Structural bolts.
Ethiopian Building Code Standard 3
Standards for design of steel structures.
Tension and compression members.
Bending Members.
Plate girders.
Beam column members
Structural connections.
Design of built up steel members.
Physical and mechanical properties of timber.
Ethiopian Building Code Standards for design of timber.

Pre-requisites , Theory Structure II

Semester Fourt year second semester
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Lecture
Methods Tutorials
Construction Site Visit
Group Discussion
Home Works

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Assessment/Evaluation As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
Course policy
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted
by no means.
Literature 1. W.M.C. McKenzie, Design of structural Steel Work, Palgrave Macmillan.., 1998
2. W.M.C. McKenzie, Design of structural Timber, Palgrave Macmillan..,2000
3.R. L Brocken brough &F. S. Merritt, Structural Steel Designer's Handbook,
McGraw-Hill, 1999
4. EBCS-3 Ethiopian Building Code Standard-Design of Steel Structures, 1995
5. EBCS-5: Ethiopian Building Code Standard – utilization of timber,1995

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code CEng 5093

Course Title Structural Design

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Design of Structures

CP Credits 5 CP

Study hour per Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

week 2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs

Course
The student will be introduced to lateral loading, Ethiopian Building Code Standards for
Objectives &
lateral loading, Plastic analysis of frames, Composite steel – concrete structures, elastic
Competences to
stability theory and detailing and connections.
be Acquired

 Wind loads, earthquake loads,

 Lateral load-resisting systems in buildings.
 Stable arrangement of structural systems and distribution of lateral loads.
Course  Plastic analysis for framed structures (plastic hinge and plastic zone theory).
Description/Cour Simple strip method for slabs.
se Contents  Composite steel – concrete structures.
 Introduction to elastic stability theory.
 Detailing and connections.

Pre-requisites Reinforced Concrete II

Semester Year 5, Semester I

Status of Course Compulsory

Teaching & lectures, tutorials, project work

Learning

Methods

Assessment/ As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Evaluation

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the

Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest including
cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage during your studies
and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.

While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be penalized.

If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as soon as
possible.

Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than 20% of
the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is equally important.

If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and does not
disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no means.

Course policy

1. Jack C. McCormac. (2007). Structural Steel Design,

McGraw-Hill.
Literature 2. Arthur H Nilson. (2003). Design of concrete structures, McGraw-Hill.

3. EBCS 1, EBCS 2, and EBCS 8, The Ethiopian

Building Code of standards, 1995.

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10- MODULE 10
SOIL MECHANICS AND GEOLOGY
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

CEng 2102 Soil Mechanics I 5

CEng 3101 Soil Mechanics II 5

CEng 2103 Engineering Geology 3

TOTAL 13 CP

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Name Soil Mechanics and Geology
Module Number 10
Objectives Civil Engineers need solid knowledge of soils and rocks to design infrastructure
on/in soils and rocks. The objective of this module is to offer an introduction to the
field of geotechnical Engineering, and to provide an understanding of the basic soil
and rock behavior through experience with common soil laboratory testing
procedures. This module is a prerequisite for the Foundation Engineering module.
Competency The competency of this module is students will be able to solve several classical
problems in Civil Engineering problems such as settlement, shear failure, load
bearing capacity, earth pressure and stability problems related to the behaviors of
soils and rocks.
Mode of delivery Basically on Semester Basis or Parallel approach
Module learning The mode of the delivery of the module can be summarized as follows:
teaching methods Lecture
Tutorials
Construction Site Visit
Group Discussion
Home Works
Module assessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
techniques

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code CEng2103

Course Title Engineering Geology
Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Soil Mechanics and Geology
CP Credits 3 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study
Study hour per week
3hrs 0 0 3hrs

Course Objectives &

Competences to be Acquired The student shall learn the fundamentals of applied geology and
importance of geology in civil engineering design.

 Introduction: The earth & its interior, Geology & its applied
branch, Importance of geology in Civil Engineering.
 Minerals & rocks: Classification & types of minerals, rock
forming minerals, types of rocks.
 Geologic structures and their effect on structures: Folds, faults
Course Description/Course and joints.
Contents  Weathering and its implication: physical, chemical, biological
weathering.
 Earthquake and seismic design: Causes & classification of
earthquakes, EffCP of earthquakes, precautionary measures.
 Geological investigation: Phases and methods of investigation,
geological considerations in structures (dams, reservoirs, tunnels,
road &bridges, buildings)
Pre-requisites None

Semester Year 3, Semester I

Status of Course Compulsory

Teaching & Learning Methods Lectures, tutorials, class works, assignments

Assessment techniques As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Attendance Requirements Minimum of 80 % attendance during lectures and 100 % attendance

during practical work sessions, except some unprecedented mishaps.

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Literature 1. Bell, F.G. (2007), Engineering geology, 2nd edition, Butterworth-

Heinemann.
2. Kehew, A. E. (2006), Geology for Engineers and Environmental
Scientists, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall.
3. Press, F. Siever, R. Grotzinger, J., & Jordan, T. (2003),
Understanding Earth, 4th edition, W. H. Freeman.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng2102
Course Name Soil Mechanics I
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Soil Mechanics and Geology
Cp Credits 5 CP
Study Hour Lecture …………………………. 2hrs
Laboratory …………………..…. 3hrs
Home Study ………...…….......... 5 hrs

Objectives This course is designed to introduce Civil Engineering students to the

properties and behavior of soil as an Engineering material and their application in the
solution of certain Civil Engineering problems such as compressibility of soil,
seepage, retaining walls and stability of slopes.
Competencies The student will be able to:
Evaluate and classify soils.
Evaluate the state of stress in a soil mass.
Calculate seepage volume through a soil mass.
Estimate settlement magnitude of compressible soils.
Evaluate lateral earth pressures on retaining walls.
Perform slope stability analysis.

Course Introductions: definitions, soil formations, common soil types.

Description/ Simple soil properties and soil classifications: weight - volume
relationships, grain size distribution, soil consistency.
Engineering soil classifications.
Soil water and seepage: soil water, permeability, flow nets, seepage,
pressures and forces in soil water.
Compressibility and consolidation of soils: general measurement of
compressibility, consolidation of soils.

Stress distribution in soils and settlement analysis: stress distribution

under own weight of soils and different loading conditions, elastic and
consolidation settlement.

(Laboratory tests: specific gravity determination, grain - size analysis,

consistency tests, permeability tests, consolidation tests.)
Course outline
Course content

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1. Definition of Soil Mechanics
1.2. Soil, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
1.3. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
1.4. Formation of soils
1.5. General types of soils
Chapter 2 Physical Characteristics of Soils
2.1. The phase diagram
2.2. Soil Phase Relationship
2.3. Particle Size Analysis
2.4. Consistency of Clay Soils
2.5. Index Properties of Soils
2.6. Classification of Soils

Chapter 3 Effective Stress and Pore

Water Pressure
3.1. Effective Stress Principles
3.2. Effect of Water Table Fluctuations on
Effective Stress
3.3. Effective Stress in a Soil Mass under
Hydrostatic Conditions
3.4. Effective Stresses in Soils Saturated By
Capillary Action
3.5. Effective Stress and Surcharge
3.6. Effective Stress and Seepage Pressure
3.7. Effective Stress in Partially Saturated Soils

Chapter 4 Soil Permeability and Seepage

4.1. Soil Permeability
4.2. Hydraulic Head
4.3. Darcy’s Law
4.4. Determination of Coefficient of Permeability
4.5. Permeability of Stratified Soil Deposits
4.6. Seepage through Soils
4.7. Laplace’s Equation
4.8. Stream and Potential Functions
4.9. Characteristics and Construction of Flow Net
4.10. Seepage through Earth Dams

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Chapter 5 Compressibility and

Consolidation of Soils
5.1. Initial, Primary and Secondary Consolidation
5.2. Basic Terms Related to Consolidation
5.3. Consolidation Test
5.4. Determination of Void Ratio in
Consolidation Testes
5.5. Terzaghi’s Theory of Consolidation
5.6. Determination of Coefficient of Consolidation
5.7. Pre-Consolidation
6.Compaction
6.1 Field compaction tests
6.2 Field control of compaction
Assessment Continuous Assessment (50%)
techniques Final Exam (50%)

Pre-requisite CEng2151 & CEng1101

Semester IV
Status of the Compulsory
Course
Learning Lecture, laboratory and field tests, field visits
teaching methods
All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
Course policy submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
soon as possible.

Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and does
not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no means.

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Literature References:

1. [1]Das, Braja, Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 5th

ed.,Brooks/Cole, 2002.
2. [2] Arora, D. K. (n.d.). Soil mechanics and Foundaion Engineering.
Atkinson, J. (n.d.)
3. [3] Teferra, A. & Mesfin, L., Soil Mechanics, AAU.
4. Budhu M. (2000), Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Wiley and Sons.
5. Lambe, T. W., Whitman, R. V. (1999), Soil Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons Inc.
6. The Mechanics of Soils and Foundations (
7. 2nd ed.).Helwany, S. (n.d.). Applied Soil Mechanics.Murthy, V. (n.d.).
Geotechnical Engineering, Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Engineering. Scott, C. (n.d.). Soil Mechanics and Foundaions ( 3rd ed.) . ( M. S. B.A
M.I.C.E., Ed.)

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng3101
Course Name Soil Mechanics II

Degree B.Sc. in Civil Engineering

Program
Module Soil mechanics and Geology
Cp 5 CP
Credits
Study Hour Lecture …………………………. 2hrs
Laboratory …………………..…. 3hrs
Home Study ………...…….......... 5hrs

Objectives Students will incorporate and utilize technology in Geotechnical analysis.

Competencies Students will demonstrate an understanding of fundamental soil behaviour
with applications in areas of earth pressures, changing stress, soil strength
parameters, prediction of settlements, and prediction of bearing capacities.
Students will understand common laboratory techniques.
Course Shear strength of soils: shear resistance of soils, stress at a point and
Description/ Mohr stress circle, shear characteristics of soils, Mohr-Coulomb failure
Course criteria, shear tests.
Contact pressure distribution: theoretical and approximate contact
Contents
pressure distribution.
Bearing capacity of soils: general determination of bearing capacity of
soils using different methods.
Lateral earth pressure: lateral earth pressure problems, earth pressure
theories. 153
Slope stability problems: slope movements, slope stability analysis.
(Laboratory tests: direct shear test, triaxial compression test,
unconfined compression test.)

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Pre- Soil Mechanics I

requisite
Semester Third year ,semester I
Status of Compulsory
the
Course
Learning teaching methods Lecture, laboratory and field tests, field visits
Assessment Continuous assessment (quizzes, tests, class works, assignments, laboratory
techniques and field works and presentations) and final exam
Course All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Policy Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest including
cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage during your studies and
will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and submitting
other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as soon as
possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. Minimum of 80 % attendance during lectures
and 100 % attendance during practical work sessions, except some unprecedented mishaps. A
student who misses more than 20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam.
Punctuality is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no means.

Literature 1. Das, Braja, Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 5th ed.,Brooks/Cole,

2002.
2. Budhu M. (2000), Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Wiley and Sons.
3. Lambe, T. W., Whitman, R. V. (1999), Soil Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons Inc.
4. Teferra, A. & Mesfin, L., Soil Mechanics, AAU
5. Craig, R.F. (2004), Craig's Soil Mechanics, 7th edition, Taylor & Francis.

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11- MODULE 11
DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

CEng 3112 Foundation Engineering I 5

CEng 4112 Foundation Engineering II 5

TOTAL 10 CP

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Name Design of Foundations
Module Number 11
Objectives In practice Civil Engineers are required to design and propose foundations for
a variety of infrastructure. The purpose of this module is to provide the
students with a solid knowledge and understanding of the principles
governing the design and analysis of foundation systems for structures and
to provide them with an opportunity to apply the design procedures learned in class
to a "real life" foundation design project.
Competencies Students will be able to understand and formulate a foundation design
problem, able to compute the design bearing capacity of shallow and deep
foundations, able to compute the settlement of shallow and deep
foundations, able to analyze the forces on and stability of retaining walls, and
able to develop the pressure and force diagrams needed to produce shear and
moment diagrams for foundation design.
Mode of Delivery Parallel
Learning Teaching Lectures, tutorials, assignments, class works, mini projCP and field visits
Method
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Module Assessment
Techniques
Continuous assessment (quizzes, tests, assignments, mini projCP, class
works, reports and presentations) and final exam

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng3112
Course Name Foundation Engineering I
Degree B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Program
Module Design of Foundations
Cp Credits 5
Study Hour Lecture …………………………. 2hrs
Tutorial ………………..……….. 3hrs
Home Study ………...…….......... 5 hrs per week

Objectives To equip students with a sound knowledge about site exploration methods, selection
of foundation type, analysis and design of shallow foundations and retaining structures.

Competencies The student shall be able to:

Plan a geotechnical site investigation program.
Design different types of shallow foundations.
Design earth retaining walls.
Course Site exploration: purpose, plan and methods of soil explorations, evaluation of
Description/ field tests data.
Course Types of foundations and their selection.
Contents Introduction to Ethiopia standards and other standards in foundations area.
Design of shallow foundations: isolated or spread footings, combined footings, strap
or cantilevered footings, mat foundations, eccentrically and inclined loaded foundations.
Analysis and design of retaining structures: conventional retaining walls, introduction
to soil reinforcement techniques, sheet pile walls.
Comparison of hand calculations with SAFE/PLAXIS/GEOSLOPE
Pre-requisite Soil mechanics II and Reinforced concrete I
Semester Third year second semester
Status of the Compulsory
Course
Mode of Lectures, tutorials, assignments, class works, mini projCP and field visits
Delivery Continuous assessment (qui1z5ze6s, tests, assignments, mini projCP, class works,
Mode of reports and presentations) and final exam
Assessment

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
Course
soon as possible.
policy
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is equally
important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.

Literature 1. Bowles, J. E., Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill.

2. Das, B. M., Principles of Foundation Engineering, PWS pub. Co.
3. Tefera, A., Principles of Foundation Engineering, AAU.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng4112
Course Name Foundation Engineering II
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Design of Foundations
Cp Credits 5 CP
Study Hour Lecture …………………………. 2hrs
Tutorial ………………..……….. 3hrs
Home Study ………...…….......... 5 hrs

Objectives To equip students with a sound knowledge about pile foundations, cofferdams and
caissons, foundations of expansive soils and environmental issues in soil mechanics
and foundation areas.
Competencies The student shall be able to:
Design deep foundations such as piles and pile raft foundations.
Understand & interpret the behavior of expansive soils and be able to
design foundations on expansive soils and take remedial measures.
Understand the environmental issues in geotechnical Engineering.
Course Description/ Pile foundations: classification, properties, pile capacity, negative skin friction,
Course Contents pile group, pile caps, batter piles, and laterally loaded piles.
Introduction to piled raft foundations.
Cofferdams and caissons (short exposure).
Introduction to foundations of expansive soils: characteristics of expansive
soils, Physical properties of expansive soils, mechanisms of swelling, methods
of preventing heave damage, investigation of cracked buildings in expansive
soil areas and the remedial measures.
Environmental issues in soil mechanics and foundation areas: interference of
retaining structures on the environments, effCP of burrow and fill sites on the
environment, effCP of sanitary fill sites on the environment.
Pre-requisite Foundation Enginering I
Semester Fourth year second semester
Status of the Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Lectures, tutorials, assignments, class works, mini projCP and field visits
Mode of Assessment Continuous assessment (quizzes, tests, assignments, mini projCP, class works,
reports and presentations) and final exam

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
Course policy
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted
by no means.
Literature 1. Bowles, J. E., Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill.
2. Das, B. M., Principles of Foundation Engineering, PWS pub. Co.
3. Tefera, A., Principles of Foundation Engineering, AAU.
4. Tomlinson, M.J. and Boorman, R. (2001), Foundation Design and Construction,
7th edition, Longman Group United Kingdom.
5. Coduto, D.P. (2001), Foundation Design: Principles and Practices, 2nd edition,
Prentice Hall.

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12- MODULE 12
ROAD AND TRANSPORT ENGINEERING
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

CEng 2122 Transport Engineering 4

CEng 3121 Highway Engineering I 5

CEng 3122 Highway Engineering II 5

CEng 3124 Rail Way Engineering 4

TOTAL CP 18

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Title Road and Transport Engineering Module
Module Number 12
Students need to learn the basics of transport Engineering in order to
design highways on the basis of sound data.
To introduce students to the fundamental issues in transportation
Rationale of the
systems theory, analysis, and design.
module
This module is highly justified for the very fact that it emphasizes on
the underlying principles of geometric design of highways and the
pavement necessary to carry the traffic load.
Familiarize students with the fundamentals of planning, analyzing,
and designing of basic elements of an integrated surface
transportation system. Basic elements of a surface transportation
system.
Equip students with the concepts and applications of geometric
Module Objectives design for rural and urban highways.
Make students acquainted with the principles of pavement analysis
and design and help them acquire basic knowledge and practical
prospective of highway materials, and construction practice.
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Students will be able to identify components of the different

transportation modes and will be able to utilize design characteristics
of the driver, pedestrian, vehicle, and roadway to design
Students will be able to understand and apply the different geometric
Module Competencies
design control criteria, and be able to evaluate and modify the
condition of an existing highway system.
Students will also demonstrate knowledge of properties of highway
materials, construction practice, and quality control.
Module Mode of
Parallel
Delivery
Module Learning and
lectures, tutorials, lab and projCP
Teaching Method
Module Assessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Techniques

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng 2122

Course Title Transport Engineering
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Road and Transport Engineering Module

4 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 3hrs 8hrs

To introduce students to the fundamental issues in transportation systems theory,

Course Objectives
analysis, and design.

Students shall
Learn and understand transportation systems & their planning; and demonstrate
ability to plan, analyze, and design the basic elements of an integrated surface
Competences to be
transportation system.
Acquired/course
Design and analyze traffic volume studies.
level competences
Design and analyze travel time and delay studies.
Design and analyze traffic accident studies.
Design and analyze parking studies
Introduction to transport systems: Highways, railways, airways, and waterways.
Transport planning: elements of transport planning, urban transport planning,
and evaluating transport alternatives.
Driver, pedestrian, vehicle, and road characteristics.
Traffic Engineering studies: spot speed studies, volume studies, travel time and
Course Description
delay studies parking studies and road traffic safety.
Fundamental principles of traffic flow: traffic flow elements, and flow-density
relationships.
Traffic-control devices and systems: traffic signs, pavement markings and
islands, and traffic signals.
Highway capacity: level of service, capacity of highways, and intersections.

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Chapter one
1.1 FUNDAMENTALS OF TRAFFIC FLOW.
1.1.1 Speed, volume, density measurements
1.1.2 Speed, density, flow relationships
1.1.3 Vehicle/driver/roadway interactions
1.1.4 Equations of motion for a single vehicle
1.2 TRAFFIC FLOW CHARACTERISTICS
2.1.1 Flow characteristics
2.1.2 Speed characteristics
2.1.3 Density characteristics
1.3 STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF TRAFFIC FLOW PARAMETERS
1.31.Counting and interval distributions
1.3.1 Headway distributions
1.3.2 Speed distribution models
1.3.3 Gap acceptance distributions
1.4 TRAFFIC STREAM MODELS
1.4.1 Speed-density models
1.4.2 Speed-flow models
1.4.3 Density-flow models
Chapter Two
CAR FOLLOWING MODELS
Course outline 2.1 Linear car following models
2.2 Traffic stability
2.3 Non-linear car following models
2.4 From car following to traffic stream models
2.5 Acceleration noise.
Chapter Three
CONTINUUM FLOW MODELS
3.1 Simple continuum models
3.2 High order continuum models
Chapter Four
TRAFFIC OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
4.1 shock wave analysis
4.2 Definition of shock waves
4.3 Types of shockwaves
4.4 Calculation of shockwave speed
4.5 Shock wave at intersections
4.6 Shock wave along a highway
4.7 Applications of shockwave analysis
Chapter Five
QUEUING ANALYSIS
5.1 Queuing systems
5.2 Deterministic queuing

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5.3 Stochastic queuing

5.4 Queuing models for roadways
5.5 Queuing models for intersections
5.6 Applications of queuing analysis
Chapter Six
TRAFFIC SIMULATION (PROBABILISTIC MODELING)
6.1 Principles of Simulation
6.2 Traffic flow simulation
6.3 Steps in developing simulation models
6.4 Commercially available models, simulation
6.5 languages, applications
Chapter Seven

NETWORK FLOW SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL

7.1 Arterial traffic flow control
7.2 Network traffic flow control
Chapter Eight
TRAFFIC FLOW MODELS FOR INTERSECTIONS
8.1 Signalized Intersections – The HCM procedure
8.2 Signalized intersections – saturation flow, capacity and LOS
8.3 Signalized intersections – signal optimization
8.4 Un signalized intersections – The HCM procedure
8.5 Un signalized intersections – Gap acceptance
Chapter Nine
HIGHWAY FACILITIES AND PRINCIPLES FOR THEIR ANALYSIS
9.1 Freeways – The HCM methods
9.2 Freeway merging – Gap acceptance for merging
9.3 Freeway weaving – Modeling and simulation
9.4 Two-lane highways – The HCM procedure – Modeling and simulation

Pre-requisites None
Semester Year 3, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Mode of delivery parallel
Mode of assessment Tests, quiz, assignments, lab reports, presentations and exams

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
Course policy While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.

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Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
Roess, R. P. and Prassas, E. (2004), Traffic
Engineering, 3rd edition, Prentice-Hall.
Literature 2. Roess, R. P. and Falcocchio, J. C. (2004),
Highway Transportation Engineering,
14. Pearson US Imports & PHIPEs.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng3121

Course Title Highway Engineering I
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Road and Transport Engineering
CP Credits 5 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Laboratory
Study hour per
week 2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs 10 hrs
Students will develop and apply concepts of geometric design for rural and urban
Course Objectives highways.

Students will demonstrate ability to design and evaluate various types of rural and
Competences to be urban highways
Acquired/Course Knowledge of geometric design of highways and streets.
level competences Knowledge of criteria for determining final highway alignment.
Knowledge of interchange design.
Functional classification systems of highways
Highway route selection: factors to be considered in highway route selection,
steps in highway route surveys.
Geometric design of highways: Design controls and criteria;
Highway cross-section elements – lane and shoulders, sidewalks, medians, and
pedestrian crossings;
Course Description
Elements of geometric design – sight distance, horizontal alignment: design of
circular and transition curves; vertical alignment: grade selection and design of
vertical curves; combinations of horizontal and vertical alignment; Intersections
and interchanges.
Drainage and drainage structures: surface and subsurface drainage facilities.
Earthwork quantities and mass-haul diagram.

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1.1.1 Chapter I: Introduction to Transportation Planning

Introduction,
1.2 Basic elements of transportation planning,
1.3 Planning data collection
1.4 Transportation Systems Modeling
1.4.1 Trip Generation
1.4.2 Trip Distribution
1.4.3 Modal Split
1.4.4 Trip Assignment
1.1.2 Chapter II: Introduction to Traffic Engineering
2.7 Introduction to traffic Engineering,
2.8 study areas of traffic Engineering,
2.9 3-Es of traffic Engineering,
2.10 traffic flow analysis,
2.11 Highway capacity [L-O-S analysis].
1.1.3 Chapter III: Highway Alignment and Surveys
Introduction
3.1 Requirements of alignment,
3.2 Factors Controlling Alignment,
3.3 Engineering Surveys for Highway Location,
Course Outline
3.4 Map Study, Reconnaissance,
3.5 Preliminary Survey, Final location and detailed survey
3.6 Highway Drawings and Report Profile,
3.7 Steps in a new highway projCP
1.1.4 Chapter IV: Highway Geometric Design
4.1 Principles of alignment
4.1.1 Tangents
4.1.2 Circular curves
4.1.3 Transition curves
4.1.4 Super elevation
4.1.5 Roads widening
4.1.6 Friction factors
4.2 Vertical alignment:
4.2.1 Principles of alignment
4.2.2 Grades
4.3 Vertical curves
4.3.1 Crest curves
4.3.2 Sag curves
Chapter V: Comparison of hand calculations with EIL ROAD/EAGLE POINT
Application Software
Pre-requisites Surveying II andTransport Engineering
Semester Year 3, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Lectures, tutorials and project.

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Learning Methods
Assessment/ As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Evaluation

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
Wright, P. H. and Karen, D. (2003), Highway
Engineering, 7th edition, Wiley.
2. Rogers, M. (2003), Highway Engineering,
Literature Blackwell Science Ltd.
1. Mannering, F. L., Kilareski, W. P., & Washburn, S.
S. (2004), Principles of Highway Engineering and
4. Traffic Analysis, 3rd edition, Wiley

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng3122

Course Title Highway Engineering II
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Road and Transport Engineering Module
5 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 0 3hrs 5hrs 10hrs

At the end of the course, students would understand:

Identify the classification of soil with respect to Engineering properties

by laboratory works
Differentiate materials used in base and sub-base construction that are
Course Objectives
available in the location of construction
Select form every alternatives with what types of road to be constructed.
Design structurally and efficiently flexible and rigid pavements
Design drainage structure intelligently with the efficient and economical
sections

Students will demonstrate ability to analyze and design both asphalt and
concrete pavements.
Competences to be
Knowledge of factors affecting the highway foundation structure
Acquired/course level
Knowledge of flexible and rigid pavement design
competences
Knowledge of cost and economic life of roads
Knowledge of overall highway design process.
Overview of pavement structures & types:
Stresses in pavement structures.
Course Description Traffic volume and loading
Sub grade soils, special soil tests for pavement design, soil classification for
highway purposes.

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Unbound pavement materials.

Stabilized pavement materials.
Bituminous materials: sources and properties of binders; types of asphalt
mixtures.
Marshall Method of mix design, and surface treatments.
Structural design of flexible pavements: AASHTO method of flexible
pavement design;
Design of flexible pavement structures using ERA and AACRA design
procedures,
Design of gravel surfaced road
CHAPTER-I INTRODUCTION TO HIGHWAY PAVEMENT
General [Functions, Characteristics, Types, Components, Design Process,
Maintenance and Rehabilitation] Of Pavements
CHAPTER-II HIGHWAY MATERIALS
General,
2.1 Highway materials:
2.1.1 Soils
2.1.2 Aggregates
2.1.3 Bituminous
2.1.4 Portland cement
CHAPTER-III HIGH-TYPE BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS
General,
3.1 Design of Paving Mixtures:
3.1.1 Fundamental Properties of Bituminous Mixes
3.1.2 Concept and Objectives of Asphalt Mix Design
3.1.3 Classification of Hot-Mix Paving
3.1.4 Steps in Paving Mix Design
Course outline
3.1.5 Preparation of Mixture
CHAPTER-IV FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DESIGN
General,
4.1 Pavement Design Process,
4.2 Parameters of Pavement Thickness Design:
4.2.1 Traffic
4.2.2 Sub grade
4.2.3 Climate or Environment
4.2.4 Use of design Catalog
CHAPTER-V INTRODUCTION TO ROAD MAINTENANCE
General,
5.1 the pavement management context,
5.2 pavement maintenance and rehabilitation, VIZIR 5.3 method
of quality evaluation for paved roads.
CHAPTER-VI HIGHWAY DRAINAGE DESIGN
General,
6.1 basic elements for highway drainage

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6.2 procedures for highway drainage design of ditches and culverts,

Pre-requisites Highway Engineering I

Semester Year 3, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lectures, lab and project
Mode of assessment Tests, quiz, assignments, lab reports, presentations and exams
All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
Course policy be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. Minimum of 80 % attendance
during lectures and 100 % attendance during practical work sessions, except
some unprecedented mishaps. A student who misses more than 20% of the
semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is equally
important.
1. Huang, Y.H. (2003), Pavement Analysis &
Design, 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall.
2. Ritter L. J., Paquette, R.J. and Wright, P. H.
(2003), Highway Engineering, 7th edition,
Literature
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
3. Garber, N.J. & Hoel, L.A. (2001), Traffic
& Highway Engineering, 3rd edition,
15. Thomson-Engineering

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code CEng 3124

Course Title Railway Engineering
Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Road and Transport Engineering
CP Credits 4 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study
Study hour per week
2hrs 3hrs 0 3hrs

• Basic knowledge about rail way systems and

train operation. Railway signaling,
communication and control
concepts of geometric design for
rail ways, understand basic
features of roadbed section,
incorporate and utilize railway
track technology
design principles of rail, sleeper, fasteners, ballast, sub ballast and
subgrade
basic knowledge on freight & passenger transportation including
train formation and organization of car flow
Course Objectives &
Competences to be
understand the basics of railway system Engineering
Acquired • Acquire basic knowledge of railway subgrade
characteristics and design requirements
• Understand railway communication, signaling and control systems
• Have knowledge of design of railway subgarde, railway line , rails,
sleeper, ballast
and sub ballast, stations
• Acquire principles of design and construction of railway tunnel and
bridge
• Familiarize themselves with the different parts and components of in
railway system
Engineering
• Participate in railway projCP and develop interest in the field

The course includes the detailed specification of roadway

construction, its maintenance and rehabilitation. Introduction to road
Course Description/Course management system and the economic aspect of road construction are
Contents also a part of the course. It also deals with the method of road
construction with respect to labor-based method

Content

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1. Basics Of railway Engineering

1.1 Railway transportation system
1.2 Historic development of railway
1.3 Components of railway
1.4 General principle for railway construction and development
1.5 Railway classification and main technical standards
1.6 Railway signal, communication and control

2. Railway Line and subgrade

I. Railroad line
2.1 Economic survey of railway line
2.2 Selection of main technical standards
2.3 Plane section
2.4 Longitudinal section

II. Railroad subgrade

2.5 Standard subgrade sections
2.6 Design of subgrade surface
2.7 Drainage of road bed
2.8 Safeguards and strengthening of roadbed
3. Railway Track Structures
3.1 Component and function of track structure
3.2 Rails
3.3 Sleepers
3.4 Ballast and sub ballast
3.5 Rail fastening system/ Union piece
3.6 Ballasted and slab track
4. Railway Station
4.1 Definition, Basic tasks and Classification of railway
station
4.2 Distribution and location of station
4.3 Rules for station distribution and Location
4.4 Passing and overtaking stations
4.5 Intermediate station Layout
4.6 Main equipments and facilities

5. Switches & Turnouts

5.1 The Switches and their function
5.2 Main Types of switches and turnouts
5.3 Components of a single switch
5.4 Turnouts
5.5 Switch calculations and design
5.6 Railway Clearance
6. Introduction to tunnels & bridges
I. Tunnels
6.1. Definition and Function of Tunnel
6.2. Cross section and Notations in tunneling
6.3. Installations in tunnels
6.4. Uncertainties in tunneling

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6.5. Tunnel Design methods

6.6. Tunneling techniques
II. Railway Bridges
6.7. Layout and components Railway Bridge
6.8. Bridge components: use and functionality
6.9. Deck Configuration
6.10. Types of bridges
6.11. Design Loadings for Railway Bridges
7. Organization of train operation
7.1. Train Formation
7.2. Organization of Car Flow and Freight- formation plan
7.3. Train Diagram & Carrying capacity
7.4. Organization of Station Operation

Pre-requisites High way Engineering I and Theoty of Structures II

Semester Year 3, Semester II
Status of Course Compulsury
The mode of the delivery of the course will basically be student centered active learning
and is summarized as follows:
Mode of Lecture
Tutorials
delivery
Group Discussion
Home Works
Mode of delivery is Parallel
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Mode of
assessment
All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
Literature 1. Modern railway Track (C. Esveld)
2. Railroad Engineering (William W.Hay)
3. Railway Management and Engineering
4. AREMA standard
5. Chinese standard
6. Any Railway Engineering books

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13- MODULE 13
HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULICS
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

HWRE 3131 Engineering Hydrology 5

HWRE 2131 Hydraulics I 4

HWRE 2132 Hydraulics II 4

HWRE 3133 Open Channel Hydraulics 4

TOTAL 17 CP

Module Title Hydrology and Hydraulics H

Module Number 13 y
d
Rationale of the A Civil engineer needs to understand the water cycle near the surface of the earth since many
r of th
module affected by the same cycle. In order to design irrigation, water supply and hydropower oinfrastruc
available for direct use. l
o
Water is delivered to the point of use either in closed conduits or open g
y
channels. The sizing of these conveyance structures requires sound understanding of
continuity equation, conservation of momentum, and conservation of energy and &
their application.
This module is required in order to analyses such problems. H
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Module ObjectivesThe main objectives of the module are to:

Understand how elements of the hydrologic cycle impact in Civil and
environmental Engineering systems.
Understand how to use hydrology to design hydraulic systems.
Understand the importance of a probabilistic approach of analysis.
Understand how observations of the hydrologic cycle are made and how
they can be appropriately used.
Understand how to predict risks and reliabilities of flood control
systems
Be familiar with the field of hydraulics
for given flows and conditions, be able to dimension pipes and
channels;
learn the fundamentals of sediment transport;
learn the principles of flow modeling in hydraulic Engineering;
gain understanding of the methods and applications of hydraulic
research

Module After completion of this module the students shall be able to;
Competencies
Analysis of Hydrological methods, water supply and elementary

hydraulic structures

Module Mode of
Parallel
Delivery
Module Learning
and Teaching Lectures, tutorials, laboratory, exercises, Project
Method
Module Assessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Techniques

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code HWRE 2131

Course Title Hydraulics I

Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Hydrology & Hydraulics
4 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 0 3hrs 3hrs 8hrs

To introduce junior Civil Engineers to fluid mechanics at a more fundamental

Course Objectives level and with a more mathematical approach

Students will be able to:

Understand the mechanical properties of fluids (density, viscosity, stress/strain
relationship) and their relation to molecular properties.
Competences to be Discern between laminar and turbulent flow.
Acquired/course Compute forces on structures (e.g. dams) resulting from fluid pressure.
level competences Understand fluid pressure distributions in moving fluids.
Perform control volume analyses of mass, momentum, and energy conservation
in accordance with Reynolds Transport Theorem.
Understand and compute drag and lift forces.
Properties of fluids.
Hydrostatics: Euler´s basic equation, relative equilibrium.
Manometry.
Course Description Hydrostatic forces on plane and curved surfaces. Tensile stress in pipes.
Buoyancy and stability of floating bodies. Kinematics of fluid flow.
Flow net analysis.
Continuity and Bernoulli´s equations.
Impulse and momentum principle and itsapplications.
Boundary layer theory: concepts, growth, energy and momentum thickness,
laminar sub-layer

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2: FLUID PROPERTIES

2.0 General description
2.1 Properties of fluids
2.2 Physical Properties
2.3 Pressure, compressibility & Elasticity
2.4 Surface tension & capillarity

CHAPTER -3 HYDROSTATICS OF FLUIDS

3.0 Introduction
3.1 Hydrostatic pressure at a point
3.2 Basic Equation of Hydrostatics
3.3 Measurement of pressure
3.4 Hydrostatic pressure on plane & curved Surfaces
3.4.1 Hydrostatic forces on plane Surfaces:
3.4.2 Hydrostatic forces on curved surfaces
Course outline
3.5 Buoyancy & Stability of Floating & Submerged bodies:
3.6 Relative Equilibrium of liquids
CHAPTE- 4 KINEMATICS OF FLUID FLOW
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Dimensions of Flow
4.2 Describing the pattern of flow
4.3 Types of flow
4.4 Continuity equation
4.5 Stream function & Velocity potential
4.6 Flow Nets
CHAPTER-5 DYNAMICS OF FLUID FLOW
5.0Introduction
5.1 Forces influencing fluid motion
5.2Equation of Motion
5.3Hydraulics grade line & Energy grade line
5.4Impulse – momentum equation

Pre-requisites Applied Mathematics I; Engineering Mechanics I

Semester Year II, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lectures, tutorials, Lab., exercises
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Mode of
assessment

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. Minimum of 80 % attendance
during lectures and 100 % attendance during practical work sessions, except
some unprecedented mishaps. A student who misses more than 20% of the
semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is equally
important.
1. Crowe, Roberson and Elger. Engineering Fluid Mechanics, 8th Edition, John Wiley
Literature & Sons, 2005.
2. Streeter V., Fluid Mechanics, 1997

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.Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code HWRE 2132

Course Title Hydraulics II

Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Hydrology & Hydraulics
CP Credits 4 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Laboratory
Study hour per
week 2hrs 3hrs 3hrs 8hrs

The aim of this course is to familirze the students with pipe flows, flows in pipe
networks, free-surface flows, applications of physical modelling, and fundamentals of
water hammer analysis.
Course Objectives
Ability to analyze and design piping systems, including water distribution
systems,Ability to analyze and design open channel flow facilities, including
conveyance, systems, hydraulic jumps and backwater curves,Be familiar with
hydraulics and design of pump stations, Familiarity with the design and analysis of
Competences to be culverts.
Acquired/Course Laboratory
level competences Ability to identify various pieces of hydraulic equipment such as pumps, valves, pipe,
sizes and material of construction, Ability to operate hydraulic equipment such as
pumps, valves and meters, Ability to conduct hydraulic experiments; and to collect,
analyze and interpret collected,data, Ability to use computer to solve complex
hydraulic problems.
Open channel flow: definition, elements of flow, computation.
Energy and momentum principles in open channel flow: specific e nergy and specific
Course Description
force, critical flow, Channel transitions, hydraulic jump.
Hydraulic models: dimensional analysis and hydraulic similitude,methods of
investigation on scale models, model building.
Closed-conduit flow: head loss equation, energy and pressure grade lines, laminar
flow in pipes.
Network design and analysis. Hydraulic machines: pumps and turbines
types, velocity triangles, work done, efficiency, specific speed, and performance
characteristics.
Pump – pipe systems.
Introduction to water hammer analysis.

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Chapter One: Open Channel Flow

1.0 Types of Flow in Open Channel
1.1 Uniform Flow in Open Channel
1.2 Channel of Efficient Cross-section
1.3 Energy & Momentum Principles in Open Channel Flow
1.4 The Hydraulic Jump
Chapter Two: Dimensional Analysis and Similitude
2.1 Dimensional Analysis
2.2 Dimensional Homogeneity
2.3 Methods of Dimensional Analysis
2.4 Model Analysis & Similitude
Course Outline Chapter Three: Closed Conduit Flow
3.1 Pipe Friction Formula, Laminar & Turbulent Flow
3.2 Pipes in Series, Parallel and Branching pipes
3.3 Network of Pipes
3.4 Introduction to Water Hammer Analysis
Chapter Four: Hydraulic Machines
4.1 Pump Types
4.2 Turbine Types
4.3 Head on pumps and turbines
4.4 Specific Speed of pumps and turbines
4.5 Performance of pumps and turbines
4.6 Cavitation
Pre-requisites Hydraulics I, HWRE 2131
Semester Year II, Semester II
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Lectures, tutorials,Lab.
Learning Methods
Assessment/ As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Evaluation

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
Course policy including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and

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submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be

penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. Minimum of 85 % attendance
during lectures and 100 % attendance during practical work sessions, except some
unprecedented mishaps. A student who misses more than 15% of the semester
class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is equally important.
Crowe, Roberson and Elger. Engineering Fluid Mechanics, 8th Edition, John Wiley
Literature & Sons, 2005.
3. Streeter W., Fluid Mechanics, 1997

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code HWRE 3133

Course Title Open Channel Hydraulics

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Hydrology and Hydraulics

CP Credits 4 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study hour per week
2hrs 3hrs 0 3hrs

The objective of this course is to provide students knowledge on the

parameters governing the flow through open-channels, and the types of water-
surface-profiles.
Course Objectives &
Competences to be Students at the end of the course should be in a position to understand the
Acquired principles of open channels flows, use the available energy of flow wherever
possible and at the same time they should be in a position to determine water
surface profile of open channel flows.

Flow computations: critical flow, uniform flow.

Gradually varied flow: differential equations of gradually varied flow;
gradually varied flow profiles, computations of gradually varied flow
Rapidly varied flow: flow characteristics, flow over spillways, flow
Course
under gates, hydraulic jump and its use as energy dissipater.
Description
Sediment transport and design of stable channels:sediment transport in
open channels, hydraulic properties of sediments, mode of sediment
transport, design of stable channels

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Chapter One: Open Channel Flow

1.1 Open Channel Flow and Its Classification
1.2 Basic Hydraulics Principles
1.3 Specific Energy and Critical Depth
1.4 Critical State of Flow
1.5 Flow Computation Formulas
Chapter Two: Gradually Varied Flow (GVF)
2.1 General Equation for GVF
2.2 Classification of Flow Profile
2.3 GVF Computations
Course outline Chapter Three: Rapidly Varied Flow (RVF)
1.1 RVF VS GVF
1.2 Flow Over Spillways
1.3 Hydraulic Jump and Its Use as Energy Dissipater
1.4 Flow Under gates
Chapter Four: Sediment Transport in Open Channels
1.1 Characteristics of Sediment
1.2 Hydraulic properties of Sediment
1.3 Mode of Sediment Transport
1.4 Design of Stable Channel
Chapter: Creating Water Profiles using Excel or related softwares
Pre-requisites Hydraulics II

Semester Year III, Semester I

Status of Course Compulsory

Mode of Lectures, tutorials, lab., exercises

delivery
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Mode of
assessment

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
Course policy during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as

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soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. Minimum of 85 % attendance
during lectures and 100 % attendance during practical work sessions, except
some unprecedented mishaps. A student who misses more than 15% of the
semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is equally
important.
Henderson, F. M. Open Channel Flow, Macmillan,
Literature Subhash C. Jain. (2000). Open Channel Hydraulics, John & Wiley.
Hubert Chanson (2004), Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code HWRE 3131

Course title Engineering Hydrology
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Hydrology & Hydraulics
5CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs 10hrs

Understand how observations of the hydrologic cycle are made and how
Course Objectives they can be appropriately used.
Understand how to predict risks and reliabilities of flood control systems.

Students will be able to:

Complete a water balance on a watershed.
Understand how to obtain process and use hydrologic data from various
Competences to be sources.
Acquired/course level Understand measurements techniques of the components of the hydrologic
competences cycle and the associated errors, advantages, and limitations.
Understand the significance of global and local precipitation patterns.
Use unit hydrographs for Engineering applications.
Apply standard river and reservoir routing techniques
Basic hydrological concepts: the hydrologic cycle.
Precipitation, Evaporation and sediment stream flow: factors affecting,
Course Description measurement.
Areal rainfall estimation, Intensity-Duration-Frequency curves, and runoff:
stage-discharge relations, rating curves.

Hydrographs, Unit hydrographs, S-hydrographs, Synthetic UH, flow-duration

curves.
Processing of hydrological data, frequency analysis of floods.
Flood routing through reservoirs and river channels.
Spillway design flood estimation.
Estimation of reservoir capacity.
Groundwater: occurrence and movement,
Darcy’s law, determination of ground water flow parameters, hydraulics of
wells.

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CHAPTER ONE
1.1 General
1.2 Meteorological data
1.2.1 Principle of data analysis
1.3 Hydrological data
1.3.1 Missing data and comparison with the precipitation data
CHAPTER TWO
RAINFALL-RUNOFF RELATIONSHIPS (APPLICATION OF DIFFERENT
RAINFALL RUNOFF MODELS)
2.1 HYDROLOGICAL MODELS
2.2 DETERMINISTIC HYDROLOGICAL MODELS
2.2.1 Empirical (Black Box) Models
2.2.2 Lumped Conceptual Models
2.2.3 Distributed Process Description Based Models
2.3 STOCHASTIC TIME SERIES MODELS
2.4 RATIONAL METHOD
2.4.1 Runoff Coefficient
Course outline 2.4.2 Rainfall intensity
2.4.3 Time of Concentration
2.5 SCS CURVE NUMBER METHOD
2.6 TIME-AREA METHOD
2.7 STREAM FLOW HYDROGRAPH
2.7.1 Hydrograph Analysis
2.7.2 Factors affecting flood hydrograph
2.7.3 Effective Rainfall
2.7.4 Separation of Base Flow and Runoff
2.8 THE UNIT HYDROGRAPH (UH)
2.8.1 Derivation of the Unit Hydrograph from single storms
2.8.2 Changing of the Duration of the UH
2.9 APPLICATIONS OF UNIT HYDROGRAPH
2.10 SYNTHETIC UNIT HYDROGRAPHS
2.10.1 Snyder’s method
2.11 UH FROM A COMPLEX STORM
2.12 INSTANTANEOUS UNIT HYDROGRAPH (IUH)
2.13 DIMENSIONLESS UNIT HYDROGRAPH
2.14 HYDROLOGY OF UNGAUGED CATCHMENTS
CHAPTE
R
THREE
FLOOD
ROUTIN
G
3.1 GENERAL
3.2 SIMPLE NON-STORAGE ROUTING
3.3 STORAGE ROUTING
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3.5 CHANNEL ROUTING
3.5.1 MUSKINGUM METHOD OF ROUTING
3.5.2 APPLICATION OF THE MUSKINGUM METHOD
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2.14 HYDROLOGY OF UNGAUGED CATCHMENTS

CHAPTER THREE
FLOOD ROUTING
3.1 GENERAL
3.2 SIMPLE NON-STORAGE ROUTING
3.3 STORAGE ROUTING
3.4 RESERVOIR OR LEVEL POOL ROUTING
3.5 CHANNEL ROUTING
3.5.1 MUSKINGUM METHOD OF ROUTING
3.5.2 APPLICATION OF THE MUSKINGUM METHOD
3.6 HYDRAULIC ROUTING
CHAPTER FOUR
FREQUENCY ANALYSIS (PROBABILITY IN
HYDROLOGY)
4.1 GENERAL
4.2 FLOW FREQUENCY
4.3 FLOOD PROBABILITY
4.3.1 Selection of Data
4.3.2 Plotting Positions
4.3.3 Theoretical Distributions of Floods
4.3.4 Extreme-Value Type I Distribution (Gumbel’s Method)
4.3.5 Gumball’s Equation for Practical Use
4.3.6 Confidence Limits for the fitted data
4.3.7 Log-Pearson Type III Distribution
4.4 REGIONAL FREQUENCY ANALYSIS
4.5 LOW FLOW ANALYSIS
4.5.1 Definitions and Basic Concepts
4.5.2 Low flow frequency analysis
4.5.3 Drought analysis

4.6 PRECIPITATION PROBABILITY

4.7 RISK, RELIABILITY AND SAFETY FACTOR
CHAPTER FIVE
STOCHASTIC
HYDROLOGY
5.1 INTRODUCTION.
5.2 TIME SERIES
5.3 PROPERTIES OF TIME SERIES
5.4 ANALYSIS OF HYDROLOGIC TIME SERIES
5.4.1 Trend component
5.4.2 Periodic component
5.4.3 Stochastic component
5.5 TIME SERIES SYNTHESIS
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5.6.1 Purely random stochastic models

5.6.2 Autoregressive models
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5.6.1
Purely random stochastic models
5.6.2
Autoregressive models
5.6.3
First order Markov process with periodicity: Thomas - Fiering model
5.6.4
Moving average models
5.6.5
ARMA models
5.7 THE USES OF STOCHASTIC MODELS
CHAPTER SEVEN
RESERVOIR CAPACITY DETERMINATION
7.1 MASS CURVE (RIPPLE'S) METHOD:
7.2 RESERVOIRS AND SEDIMENTS
7.3 SEDIMENT LOAD PREDICTION
CHAPTER EIGHT
URBAN HYDROLOGY
8.1 CATCHMENT RESPONSE MODIFICATIONS
8.2 URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
8.3 DRAINAGE DESIGN

Pre-requisites CEng2151, Hydraulics II

Semester Year III, Semester I

Status of Course Compulsory

Mode of delivery Lectures, tutorials,exercises

As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Mode of assessment

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
Course policy
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted
by no means.
1. Hydrology principles, analysis and design, by H.M Raghunath, 1995
2. Elzabeth M.Shaw (1994), Hydrology in practice, 3rd edition
3. Ray K.Linseley, JR etal, (1982), Hydrology for Engineers, 3rd edition
4. Stochastic Hydrology, Dr. P. Jayarami reddy 1997, New Delhi
Literature
5. Flood frequency analysis, A.Ramachandrarao Kahled H. Hamed
6. Engineering hydrology, Second edition, K Subramanaya
7. Ven Te Chow and Maidment (1988). Engineering Hydrology. McGraw-
Hill.

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14- MODULE 14
DESIGN OF HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES AND IRRIGATION
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

HWRE 3142 Hydraulic Structures I 5

HWRE 4142 Hydraulic Structures II 5

HWRE 5141 Hydropower Development 5

HWRE 4144 Irrigation Engineering 5

TOTAL 20 CP

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Title Design of Hydraulic Structures & Irrigation
Module Number 14
Total Study Hours in Lecture Tut Pra/Lab Home Study Total Hour
the Module
In order to insure food security and alleviate poverty, water resources
should be developed economically. Water storage and conveyance
structures are employed to this end. Hence, this module elucidates
techniques employed to design such structures safely and economically.
In order to ensure food self-efficiency in the face of increasing
Rationale of the population, it is essential to harvest crops at least twice or more times
module annually.In order to ensure so, irrigation assisted farming is mandatory
in times of deficiency of rainfall. Hence, this module is justified since it
exposes the students with various methods of irrigation systems and the
infrastructure required for the same purpose.
This module is required in order to analyses such problems.

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The module has the objective of introducing the students to:

To expose students to water storage structures such as dams,
construction materials for dams, dam appurtenant structures and
related ones. These include
Intake structures,
Outlet structures,
Energy dissipating structures,
Module Objectives Water diversion structures, and so on.
To exposed to river training measures, river morphology, soil
conservation structures, and design of weirs on alluvial foundations.
Methods of estimating crop water requirement,
Methods of application of irrigation water such as sprinkler and
drip irrigation systems
Diversion structures such as weirs and barrages

After completion of this module the students shall be able to;

Module Competencies
Student can make analysis and design of hydraulic structures such
as dams, spillways, and flood control structures. Student can design
water works infrastructures like irrigation

Module Mode of
Parallel
Delivery
Module Learning and
Lectures, tutorials, exercises, Project
Teaching Method
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Module Assessment
Techniques

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code HWRE 3142

Course Title Hydraulic Structures I

Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Design of Hydraulic Structures & Irrigation
5 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs 10hrs

The course provides students with basic principles of design of dams and its
Course Objectives appurtenant structures.

Students will be able to:

Competences to be Select appropriate type of dams for a given site
Acquired/course Design different types of dams
level competences Check and appreciate safety of dams

Classification of hydraulic structures.

Location and selection of appropriate type of dam and spillway.
Data collection.
Foundations of dams and their treatment.
Design and stability analysis of dams: gravity dams, earth dams, and rock-fill
Course Description dams.
Principles of design of arch and buttress dams
Design and hydraulic calculation of spillways: ogee spillway, siphon spillway,
shaft spillway and side channel spillway.
Spillway crest gates.
Terminal structures.

Outlet and intake structures.

Methods of stream diversion during construction.
Hydraulic structures In Hydropower Stations

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1. Elements of Dam Engineering

1.1. Introduction
1.2. Dam Structures and Reservoirs
1.3. Storage Components
1.4. Reservoirs
1.5. Classification of Dams
1.6. General Characteristics of Embankment Dams
1.7. Characteristics of Concrete Dams
1.8. Site investigation, Selection of Sites and Type of Dams
2. Design Principles of Dams
2.1. Concrete Dams
2.1.1.Force Acting On Concrete Dams
2.1.2.Design and Analysis Of Gravity Dams
2.2. Embankment Dams
Course outline
2.2.1.Classification of Embankment Dams
2.2.2.Causes of Failure of Earth Dams
2.2.3.Design Principles
2.3. River Diversion During Construction
3. Dam Outlet Works
3.1. Spillways and Its Design Principles
3.2. Energy Dissipaters
3.3. Dam Outlets or Sluices ways
4. Hydraulic structures In Hydropower Stations
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Classification of Hydropower plant
4.3. Prinicipal Components of Hydroelectric Scheme
4.4. Hydraulic Turbines
5. Comparison of hand calculations with GEOSLOPE Application Software
Pre-requisites Soil Mechanics II and Engineering Hydrology
Semester Year III, Semester II
Status of Course Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lectures, tutorials, exercises
Mode of As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
assessment
All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
Course policy including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and

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submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be

penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
1. P. Novak, A. I. B. Moffat, and C. Nallan (2001) Hydraulic structures. (3rd
Edition) Publisher: Taylor and Francis
2. Walter. O. Wunderlich (2004) Hydraulic structures: Probabilistic approaches to
maintenance. Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineer)
3. F. Yazdandoost and Jalal Attari (2004) Hydraulics of Dams and River Structures:
Literature Publisher: Taylor and Francis;
William P. Creager (2006) Engineering for Dams –Vol-I (New Edition) Hesperides Press

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code HWRE 4142

Course Title Hydraulic Structures II

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Design of Hydraulics Structures and Irrigation

CP Credits 5 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study hour per week
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs

As the students are equipped in the first course of this module with the
knowledge of what Dams & Reservoirs are, this course will make the
Course Objectives & students know about designs of Over-flow structures, Diversion-
Competences to be Acquired tunnels, Diversion-channels, and Coffer-Dams.

By the end of the semester, students should be confident enough to

tackle problems pertaining to Hydraulic-Structures.

River Morphology: cross-sectional index, meandering index,

development process of alluvial streams, self adjustment of
cross sections, alluvial cones and fans, stream delta, stream
confluence, meandering and braided stream.
Design of riverbanks and bed erosion protection works: drops,
bottom sills, groins, or spurs, ripraps, revetments, gabions, and
natural protection (planting of vegetation).
Flood protection methods: dykes, flood diversion structures,
Course Description/
storage ponds, etc.
Diversion structures: types of diversion structures, design of
diversion weirs and barrages.
Seepage: critical exit gradient, Lane's theory of weighted creep
length, Khosla's theory of seepage, flow nets, causes of failure
by piping and uplift, safety against uplift and piping.
Silt exclusion devices: silt excluder, silt ejector..
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1. INTRODUCTION TO RIVER HYDRAULICS

1.1 Development process of alluvial stream
1.2 River Morphology
1.3 Meandering and braided stream
2. RIVER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Objective and purpose of river training
2.3 Different types river training work
2.3.1 Marginal Embankment (levee)
2.3.2 Groynes or spurs
2.3.3 Pitched Island
2.3.4 Bank erosion protection
Course Outline 2.3.5 Guide bank
2.3.6 Artificial cutoff
2.4 River navigation
3. DIVERSION HEAD WORK
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Head Work for Diversion River
3.3 Weir types and component
3.4 Cause of Failures of Weir and their remedies
3.5 Components of barrage
3.6 Design of weirs and Barrages: Theory of Seepage
3.6.1 Khosla’s theory of seepage
3.6.2 Exit and critical Gradient
3.6.3 Silt Excluder device
Pre-requisites Hydraulics Structure I
Semester Year IV, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Lectures, tutorials, project.
Methods
Assessment/Evaluation As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
Course policy While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality

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is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted
by no means.
1. Arora, Hydraulic Structures.
2. Guarg, Irrigation Engineering & Hydraulic structures.
3. U.S.B.R, Design of small Dams.
4. Thomas, The Engineering of large dams.
5. Vicher & Hager (1998), Dam Hydraulics.
Literature
6. Jansen (1988), Advanced dam Eng’g for design construction
&Rehabilitation.
7. Davis & Sorenson, Handbook of hydraulics.
8. Daryl B.Simon and Fuat Sentirk, Sediment transport and technology
9. S.N Ghosh, Flood control and Drainage Engineering.

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code HWRE 4144

Course Title Irrigation Engineering

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Design of Hydraulics Structures and Irrigation

CP Credits 5 CP

Contact Hours (per Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

semester) 2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs

The objective of this course is to understand the concepts of irrigation

engineering and to know about the relationship between soil, water and
plant, optimization of water for irrigation and the design criteria for
Course Objectives &
irrigation canals.
Competences to be
Acquired Successful students in this course will be able to describe the water
requirement of various crops, designing irrigation canals in actual field
conditions and also expected to use software based on this course.

Feasibility studies of irrigation projCP.

Soil-Plant-Water relationship: soil water potential, moisture
stress of plants, soil moisture and plant growth, crop-water
requirement.
Land grading and field layout: land grading, survey and design,
constructionproce dures and equipment, contour bench leveling.
Water application techniques: border, furrow, sprinkler, drip
and check-basin irrigation methods, irrigation efficiency.
Course Description Salt problems in irrigated agriculture: saline and alkaline soils, quality
of irrigation water, water logging and land reclamation process.
Water conveyance and control: irrigation distribution
systems, methods of water measurement and related
hydraulic structures.
Design and construction of subsurface drainage: drain
materials and layout, filter design.
Operation of irrigation systems: irrigation frequency

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1) INTRODUCTION
1.1 Definition and Scope of Irrigation
1.2 Benefits and Ill-EffCP of Irrigation
1.3 Irrigation Development in Ethiopia
1.4 Standards of Irrigation Water
1.5 Procedures for Feasibility Studies of Irrigation ProjCP
2) SOIL-PLANT-WATER RELATIONSHIP
2.1 Soil-Water Potential
2.2 Moisture Stress of Plants
2.3 Soil Moisture and Plant Growth
3) CROP-WATER REQUIREMENT
3.1 Reference Evapotranspiration
3.2 Crop Water Requirements/Consumptive Use
3.3 Irrigation Efficiency and Irrigation Frequency
4) WATER APPLICATION TECHNIQUES
Course outline 4.1 Land Grading, Survey and Design
4.2 Border
4.3 Furrow
4.4 Check-Basin
4.5 Drip
4.6 Sprinkler
5) WATER CONVEYANCE AND CONTROL
5.1 Irrigation Distribution Systems
5.2 Methods of Water Measurement
5.3 Related Hydraulic Structures
6) SURFACE DRAINAGE AND SUB-SURFACE DRAINAGE
6.1 Salt Problems in Irrigation Agriculture
6.2 Saline and Alkaline Soils, Quality of Irrigation Water
6.3 Water Logging and Land Reclamation Process
6.4 Surface and Sub Surface Drainage Design and Construction

Pre-requisites Hydraulics Structure I

Semester Year 4, Semester II

Status of Course Compulsory

Mode of delivery Lectures, exercises

As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Mode of assessment

Course policy All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic

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dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated

at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted
by no means.
1. Laycock A. (2007). Irrigation System: Design, Planning and Construction.
Literature Oxford University Press.
2. Michael, A.M. (1999). Irrigation, Theory and Practice.1/e. South Asia Book
s.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code Wre 5141
Course Title Hydropower Development
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Total CP 5 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home Total
Study hour per week
Laboratory study Hour
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs 10hrs

Competences to be The student is able to

Acquired/course • Select appropriate site for hydropower development
• Assess the hydropower potential of a given river
level competences
• Design basic layout and elements of a hydropower plant

The objective of the course is to introduce the fundamentals of design, construction,

operation and maintenance of hydropower systems and infrastructure. Students will
demonstrate understanding of hydraulic power as a source of energy, and be able to
Course Objectives select appropriate site for hydropower development, understand different types of
hydropower development arrangements, assess hydropower potential, perform
hydrologic analysis of water storage alternatives for power production and design
basic layout and elements of a hydropower plant.
• Water as a source of energy.
• Estimation of waterpower potential: flow duration curves.
• Electrical loads on turbines: load curve, load factor, firm and secondary power.
• Classification of hydroelectric power plants: run-of-river, storage and pumped
Course Description storage plants
• Design of Power intakes, canals, tunnels, foreBay, surge tanks, penstocks.
• Layout of powerhouse and accessories: cavitation requirements, draft tube,
electromechanical equipment.
• Planning and design of small hydropower plants.
Course outline
Content

1. Introduction
1.1. Sources of Energy
1.2. Merits and Demerits of Hydropower

2. Development of Hydropower
2.1. Hydropower Status in the World
2.2. Hydropower potential & Status in Ethiopia

3. Estimation of Water Power Potential

3.1. Water Power Potential
3.2. Firm and Secondary Power
3.3. Load Prediction and Demand Assessment

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4. Classification and Types of Hydropower

Development
4.1. Classification and Basis
4.2. Site selection ,Layouts and Capacity Computation
4.3. Storage and Pondage
5. Water Conveyance Structures
5.1. Intakes, Canals and Tunnels
5.2. Water Hammer Analysis
5.3. Surge Tanks
5.4. Forebays
5.5. Penstocks
5.6. Anchors
6. Power house and Hydropower Machines
6.1. Layout of powerhouse and accessories
6.2. Impulse, Momentum and Power of a Turbine
6.3. Design Consideration for Hydraulic Machines
6.4. Types of Turbines
6.5. Draft Tubes, draft Heads
6.6. Dimensioning of Turbines
6.7. Generator and Governors
7. Planning and design of small hydropower plants
Pre-requisites Hydraulics Structure II
Semester Year 5, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsury
The mode of the delivery of the course will basically be student centered active learning
and is summarized as follows:
Mode of Lecture
Tutorials
delivery
Group Discussion
Home Works
Mode of delivery is Parallel
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Mode of
assessment

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.

Literature 1. Harvey, A. and Brown, A. (2004). Micro- Hydro Design Manual. Practical Action.
2. P. Novak (2007). Hydraulic Structures. 1/e .Taylor & Francis.

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15- MODULE 15
SANITARY AND ENVIROMENTAL ENGINEERING

Courses of the Module

Course Code Course Name CP

HWRE 4152 Water Supply and Sewerage system 5

HWRE5152 Environmental Engineering 4

HWRE 4152 Wastewater Treatment and Solid Waste Management 4

HWRE 5151 Water Treatment 4

TOTAL 17 CP

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Title Sanitary & Environmental Engineering
Module Number 15
Every citizen in a given country vie1s to get potable water. Hence, the raw
water from surface or ground water should be treated to an
acceptable standard. Moreover, in urban areas excess storm water should
Rationale
be catered for safely in order to minimize the damaging effCP of flood.
of the
Hence, this module is included to give the students familiarity on these
module
issues from a Civil Engineering point of view.

To give students an introduction to water supply and quality issues, water

treatment systems and urban drainage:.
conduct analysis and design of hydraulics infrastructure including
pipelines, storm sewers and channels, and detention basins.
Module Objectives
Introduce basic chemical and biological water quality concepts;
Introduce the fundamentals of unit processes in WQ management;

After completion of this module the students shall be able to;

Module Analyze and Design water supply, water treatment and sewerage
Competencies treatment systems.
Apply environmental concept in Design

Module Mode of
Parallel
Delivery

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Module Learning
Lectures, tutorials, laboratory, exercises, Project
and
Teaching Method

As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Module
Assessment
Techniques

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code HWRE 4152

Course Title Water Supply and sewerage System

Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Sanitary & Environmental Engineering
5 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs 10 hrs

to familiarize the students with the design of water supply systems, demand
Course Objectives projection, design of storm water drainage, and identification of water supply
sources.

Students will be able to:

Competences to be Learn how to identify the sources of potable water, how to design pipes and pipe
Acquired/course networks and how to develop wells. Moreover, the student learns how to design
level competences storm and combined sewers

Demand for Water: Quantity of Water for different uses.

Sources of water.
Surface water abstraction.
Design of wells
Course Description Collection and distribution of water: types of water intakes, distribution systems,
service reservoirs.
Pipelines and appurtenances, pumping.
Plumbing Water supply and drainage of buildings.
Quantity of Sanitary sewage.

Quantity of storm water and urban drainage .

Hydraulics of sewers.
Design of sewer systems.
Sewage pipes and appurtenances.
Loads on buried pipes.
Organization and Administration of water
supply and sewer projCP..

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1. DEMAND FOR WATER

1.1 Variation and Factors Affecting demand
1.2 Quantity of Water for Domestic and Industrial Uses
1.3 Fire Demand
2. METHODS OF FORECASTING POPULATION

3. SOURCES OF WATER
3.1 Types
3.2 Source Selection Criteria
4. COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER
4.1. Intakes
4.2. Methods of Distribution
4.3. Service Reservoirs
4.4. Pipes Used in Water Distribution Systems
4.4.1. Pipe Materials
4.4.2. Determination of Pipe Sizes
4.4.3. Energy Losses in Pipes
4.4.4. Pipe Appurtenances
4.5. Pipes System
Course outline
4.5.1. Methods of Laying Distribution Pipes
4.5.2. Analysis of Water distribution Systems
5. INTRODUCTION TO WATER TREATMENT
5.1. Preliminary Treatment methods
5.2. Coagulation-Sedimentation
5.3. Filtration
5.4. Disinfection
5.5. Miscellaneous Methods of Water Treatment
6. PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER
7. WATER, SANITATION AND HEALTH RELATIONSHIP
8. INTRODUCTION TO WATER CARRIAGE SANITATION SYSTEMS
8.1. Septic Tanks
8.2. Sewerage Systems
9. INTRODUCTION TO NON-WATER CARRIAGE SANITATION SYSTEMS
9.1. Dry Pit
Latrine
9.2. Solid Waste Management
10. WATER SUPPLY PROJECT PREPARATION

11. Comparison of hand calculations with WATER CAD/EPNATE Application

Software
Pre-requisites Engineering Hydrology
Semester Year 4, Semester II
Status of Course Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lectures, tutorials, Project, exercises

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As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Mode of assessment

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
1. Water Supply and Sanitation. Steel & Terence
2. Environmental Engineering. Peavy, Rowe & Techobanoglous
3. Water & Waste Water Engineering.Vol1&2, Fair, Geyer & Okun
Literature
4. Water, Waste & Health in Hot Climates. Feacham, Mc Garry & Mara
5. Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics.Caircross & Feacham
6. Small Community Water Supplies. Hofkes.

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DepartmentofCivilEngineering

Course Code HWRE 5152

CourseTitle Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA)
DegreeProgram B.Sc. inCivil Engineering
Module Sanitary and Environmental Engineering
CPCredits 2CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study TotalHour
Laboratory
Study hour per week
2hrs 0 0 2hrs 4hrs

The aim of this course is to:

- introduce students to the EIA process
- provide students with a clear methodology commonly used in preparing
successful EIA including public participation
CourseObjectives - understand the relationship between EIA and development decisions;
- understand the ways in which EIA can contribute to sustainable development
and a healthy environment
- enable students to prepare a full EIA report

Competencesto be Thestudent isableto:

Acquired/Course level - Understand the environmental impact assessment process
- Prepare an environmental impact assessment report
competences
- Understand the importance of protecting the environment
- Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Public Participation in the EIA process
- Describing the existing environment and baseline conditions
- Methods for impact identification and prediction
- Significance of impacts, mitigation and monitoring
- EIA Process
CourseDescription - Description of EIA Impacts: Social Impacts, Economic Impacts, Noise
Impacts, Landscape Impacts, Traffic Impacts, Cultural Impacts, Air Impacts,
Soil Impacts, Surface Water Impacts, Groundwater Impacts, Biological and
Biodiversity Impacts, Human Health Impacts
- Environmental Management Systems
Pre-requisites None
Semester Year5, SemesterII
Status ofCourse Compulsory
Teaching&Learning Lectures, project
Methods
Assessment/Evaluation As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

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Allstudentsareexpectedtoabidebythecodeofconductofstudentsandthe
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonestincluding cheating,fabrication,andplagiarismwillnot betoleratedat any
stageduringyourstudiesandwillbereportedtoconcernedbodiesfor action.
Whileteamworkishighly encouraged,dependenceandcopying onesworkand submitting
other’sworkisconsideredasseriousactofcheating andshallbe penalized.
Ifyouare having problemswiththeassignmentsortests,contacttheinstructor as soon as
possible.
Coursepolicy Studentsare expectedto attendclassregularly.Astudentwhomissesmorethan
15%ofthesemesterclassisnoteligibletositforfinalexam.Punctualityis equallyimportant.
Ifyoumustbring a cellphoneto class, makesurethat itis absolutelysilentand does not
disturb anyone.Theteaching-learningprocess shall bedisrupted byno means.

Literature 1. Morgan, R (1999). Environmental impact Assessment. A methodological

perspective. Great Britain
2. Therrivel, R and Morris, P (2001). Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment.
2nd ed. Spon press. Great Britain
3. Petts, J (1999). Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment, Vol 2. Blackwell
publisher. London

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code HWRE 5151

CourseTitle Water Treatment
DegreeProgram B.Sc. inCivil Engineering
Module Sanitary and Environmental Engineering
4CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study TotalHour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
3hrs 0 2hrs 3hrs 8hrs
The objective of the course is to:
- introduce students to the quality of drinking water
CourseObjectives - provide students a general knowledge on water purification methods
- enable students to select and design appropriate water treatment unit processes
- enable students to determine free chlorine residuals for break-point chlorination
and the kinetics of pathogen kill

Competencesto be Students willbeable to:

Acquired/courselevel - analyse water quality, describe water quality standards for various purposes, and
design water treatment units process
competences
- Introduction to drinking water treatment
- Water quality: Physical, chemical, and bacteriological water quality parameters
- Drinking water quality standards
- Examination of water quality
CourseDescription
- Preliminary water treatment methods: Screening, Aeration
- Plain Sedimentation: Sedimentation theory, type of sedimentation tank and
hydraulic design of sedimentation tank
- Coagulation and flocculation: Process description, Chemicals used as coagulants,
Rapid mixing units, Slow mixing units, Secondary clarifier
- Filtration: Filter Hydraulic, Slow sand filtration (SSF), Rapid sand filtration
(RSF), Roughing Filtration
- Disinfection: Methods of disinfection, Disinfection by chlorination
- Water Softening and other Miscellaneous treatment methods: Water softening,
Iron and manganese removal, water conditioning
Pre-requisites Water Supplyand UrbanDrainage
Semester Year5,SemesterI
Status ofCourse Compulsory
Modeofdelivery Lectures, tutorials, project,exercises
Modeofassessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

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Allstudentsareexpectedtoabidebythecodeofconductofstudentsandthe
Senate Legislation of the Universitythroughout thiscourse. Academic
dishonestincluding cheating,fabrication,andplagiarismwillnot betoleratedat any
stageduringyourstudiesandwillbereportedtoconcernedbodiesfor action.
Whileteamworkishighly encouraged,dependenceandcopying onesworkand submitting
other’sworkisconsideredasseriousactofcheating andshallbe penalized.
Ifyouare having problemswiththeassignmentsortests,contacttheinstructor as soon as
possible.
Coursepolicy Studentsare expectedto attendclassregularly.Astudentwhomissesmorethan
15%ofthesemesterclassisnoteligibletositforfinalexam.Punctualityis equallyimportant.
Ifyoumustbring a cellphoneto class, makesurethat itis absolutelysilentand does not
disturb anyone.Theteaching-learningprocess shall bedisrupted byno means.

1. Kawamura, Susumu,Integrated Design ofWaterTreatmentFacilities,JohnWiley&Sons,

Literature
2000.
2. Environmental Engineering (Vol. I) - Water Supply Engineering, Eleventh Edition,
Santosh Kumar Garg, Khanna Publisher, 1999.
3. Environmental Engineering, Howard S. Peavy, McGraw-HiL, 1985.
4. Environmental Engineering–I, Water Supply Engineering, B.C. Punmia, Laxmi
publication LTD, 1995.4.
5. UnitOperations and Processesin EnvironmentalEngineering, Second Edition,
ReynoldsT. and RichardsP., PWS publishingcomp.

Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code HWRE 4152

CourseTitle Waste water Treatment and Solid Waste Management
DegreeProgram B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Sanitary and Environmental Engineering
4CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Lab Home study TotalHour
Study hour per week
3hrs 0 2hrs 3hrs 8hrs
The aim of this course is to:
- Provide the studentwiththebasic theory and design of unitprocessesemployed
CourseObjectives
forwastewatertreatment.
- provide the student with the basic understanding on functional elements of solid waste
management

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Students will bea ble to:

Competencesto be
- Analyze and design wastewater treatment systems.
Acquired/courselevel
- Understand effluent and sludge treatment and disposal methods; and integrated solid
competences
waste management
- Introduction to WastewaterTreatment
GeneralaboutWastewater Treatment
WastewaterTreatmentStandards
Flow SheetsforWastewaterTreatmentSystems
CourseDescription - Characteristics ofWastewater
Physical, Chemicaland Bacteriological Characteristicof Wastewater
Measurement ofConcentration ofContaminants inWastewater
MathematicalModel forthe BOD Curve
- Preliminary and primaryWastewater Treatment Methods
Preliminary treatment
PrimaryWastewatertreatment
- Secondary/Biologicalandtertiary Wastewatertreatment
Microorganisms and Their Role in WastewaterTreatment
Bacterial Growth Kinetics
Types of BiologicalProcess forWastewaterTreatment
TertiaryTreatmentProcesses
- WastewaterEffluent Disposal Techniques
Land DisposalandTreatment
DisposalbyDilutionand Oxygen SagCurve
- Sludge Treatmentand Disposal Overview
Sludge Treatment Methods
Disposaland ReuseOptions
- SolidWaste Management
Source, Types, Composition, and Properties of Solid Waste
Solid Waste Generation and Collection Rates
Waste Handling and Separation, Storage, and Processing at the Source
Collection of Solid Waste
Separation, Processing and Transformation of Solid Waste
Transfer and Transport
Disposal of Solid Waste and Residual Matter (Design of Landfill)
Pre-requisites Water Supplyand UrbanDrainage
Semester Year5,SemesterI
Status ofCourse Compulsory
Modeofdelivery Lectures, tutorials, project,exercises

Modeofassessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

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Allstudentsareexpectedtoabidebythecodeofconductofstudentsandthe
Senate LegislationoftheUniversity throughout this course. Academic dishonestincluding
cheating,fabrication,andplagiarismwillnot betoleratedat any
stageduringyourstudiesandwillbereportedtoconcernedbodiesfor action.
Whileteamworkishighly encouraged,dependenceandcopying onesworkand submitting
other’sworkisconsideredasseriousactofcheating andshallbe penalized.
Ifyouare having problemswiththeassignmentsortests,contacttheinstructor as soon as
possible.
Coursepolicy Studentsare expectedto attendclassregularly.Astudentwhomissesmorethan
15%ofthesemesterclassisnoteligibletositforfinalexam.Punctualityis equallyimportant.
Ifyoumustbring a cellphoneto class, makesurethat itis absolutelysilentand does not
disturb anyone.Theteaching-learningprocess shall bedisrupted byno means.

Literature 1. Kawamura, Susumu,Integrated Design

ofWaterTreatmentFacilities,JohnWiley&Sons, 2000.
2. Introduction to EnvironmentalEngineering,Third edition, Davis M.and
CornwellD., McGraw-Hill.
3. UnitOperations and Processesin EnvironmentalEngineering, Second Edition,
ReynoldsT. and RichardsP., PWS publishingcomp.
4. WastewaterEngineering,Treatmentand Reuse–Metcalfand Eddy,
(2003),4 Edition,TataMcGraw HillEdition,TataMcGraw HillPublishingCo. Ltd.
th

5. Tchobanoglous, G., Theisen, H., Vigil, S. Integrated Solid Waste Management:

Engineering Principles and Management Issues. McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1993.

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16- MODULE 16
CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Courses of the Module

Course Code Course Name CP

CEng 3162 Contract Administration, Specification and Quantity Survey 4

CEng 5162 Construction Management 4

CEng 5164 Construction Equipment 3

CEng 5161 Engineering Economics 3

TOTAL 14 CP

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Title Construction Planning and Management
Module Number 16
Justification of the module
A Civil Engineering project involves the deployment of huge material resources
and human resources. The Construction could be either labour intensive or
Rationale of the machine-intensive. One way or the other there is a need to develop know-how how
module to manage these resources scientifically in order to economize on both time and
resources. This module elucidates techniques and methodologies on how to
effectively make use of the usually scanty resources available for construction.

Short narrative on the aims and characteristics of the module

The student will get familiarity with various construction methods for
building excavations, bridges, streets, etc. and organize project works into
tasks in order to schedule construction equipment and arrange the sequence
Module Objectives of construction operations at the planning stage.

Moreover, the gets acquainted with official contracting terms for the award
of construction performance contracts. Calculation of performance
indicators and establishing critical path network. The student will be able to
describe the framework of typical company forms and cooperative ventures.

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After completion of this module the students shall be able to;

Module
Competencies Comprehend basic gridlines, contract, formulation, administration, and
planning management techniques.

Module Mode of
Parallel
Delivery
Module Learning
lectures, tutorials, and projCP, class works, assignments, group discussions,
and Teaching
presentations.
Method
Module Assessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

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Engineering Economics
Course Code CEng 5161
Course Title Engineering Economics
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT C
o
Study hour per 3 cp n
week s
Lecture Tutorial Lab. Home Total t
r
2hrs 2hrs 2hrs 6hrs u
c
Course Understand the basic concepts of Engineering economics. t
Objectives i
Understand the time value of money.
o
Understand the concepts behind benefit-cost analyses. n

Understand the concept of depreciation. p

l
a
Competences to The competencies to be acquired by the student in this course n
be are: n
Acquired/course Describe the most common modes of transport and their i
level socioeconomic n
implications. g
competences
Calculate present and future worth and rates of return on investment. a
Choose among investment alternatives. n
d
Develop benefit-cost analyses.
m
Calculate depreciation of different machinery and infrastructure assets a
n
Prepare a simple economic feasibility study
a
Course Investment; time value of money: Interest; present worth; rate of return; future g
Description worth. Costing: Cost centers; labor cost; investment cost; running cost; equipment e
m
cost, Depreciation accounting, Economic analysis: Benefit cost analysis; Sensitivity
e
analysis; inflation effCP; case study: economic analysis of hydropower n
development: economic t
analysis of multi-purpose projCP, Project appraisal.

Course
Course Contents
Outline

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1. 1 Introduction to Economics.
2. Basic concepts
3. Annual, discrete and periodic compounding
4. Present and future worth
5. Rate of return and payback periods
6. Benefit-cost ratio
7. Depreciation and equipment replacement
Pre-requisites None
Semester Year 5, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Mode of Lectures, tutorials
delivery
Mode of As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
assessment
All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
1. A Collin and William B, 1982, Engineering Cost Analysis, Courtland
Ledbetter, Harper and Row Publishers.
Literature
2. Bill G. Eppes & Daniel E. Whitema, 1977Cost Accounting for the
Construction Firm.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng 5202

Course Title Contract Administration, specification & Quantity Survey
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Construction Planning and Management
4 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 3hrs 8hrs

Students will gain knowledge in the legal aspCP of contracts and bidding; types of
Course Objectives construction documents including bonds; interpretation of technical building
specifications and their application to selection and installation of materials,
equipment and systems.
The student will be able to
Competences to be Prepare tender documents
Acquired/course Prepare take-off sheets
level competences Settle claims

At the completion of this course you should be able to:

Explain the design and construction process and the roles of the different
participants.
Identify the different types of specification formats used in the construction
industry.
Outline the relationship between the documents which makeup the
Course Description Construction Documents.
Describe the different types of contracts, the number of contracts, the method
of contractor selection and the basis for contractor payment.
Explain the bidding process, including the documents included in the bidding
requirements
Describe the Conditions of the Contract, their purpose, content, and

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relationship to other parts of the Project Manual.

Explain the distinct roles of Drawings and Specifications.
Describe the various methods of specifying.
Explain the intent of a warranty, the various types, and the relationships
between the parties involved in warranting specific parts of a project.
Describe the types and purpose of construction bonds and insurance.
Explain the concept of multiple prime contracts in a construction project.
Explain the Negotiated Contract delivery method with special emphasis on
the use of fast-tracked construction.
Explain the concept of "Design-Build" as a construction delivery system and
the preparation of the contract documents to facilitate this process.
Course Contents
1. The law of contract as applied to Civil Engineering constructions
2. Types of Civil Engineering construction contracts
3. Contract documents
4. Conditions of contract
5. Administration of contract, settlement of claims
6. Bidding theory, Preparation of tender, Tender appraisal
7. Types of specifications, Specification writing,
8. Quantity surveying: material take off preparation and writing of bill of quantities;
9. Project cost estimation
10. Site supervision
11. Measurement and value of work.

Pre-requisites Building Construction

Semester Year 3, Semester II
Status of Course Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lectures, tutorials
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Mode of assessment

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
Course policy
be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng 5164

Course Title Construction Equipment
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Construction Planning and Management
3 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
3hrs 0 0 3hrs 6hrs

To know the most common types of construction equipments.

Course Objectives To have a knowledge for selection of an appropriate construction equipment
To understand the concepts of depreciation and production rates for
construction equipments safety.
At the end of this course, students will be able to
Competences to be
properly select foundation equipment, concreting equipment, compactors, paving
Acquired/course
equipment. Moreover, students will understand the management of construction
level competences
equipment.
Course Description:
This course includes the types of construction equipment; Compressors and pumps;
Equipment for earth work:
Trenching, dredging and tunneling equipment, Power excavators and cranes;
Course Description
Foundation equipment; Concreting equipment; Compactors and paving equipment;
Aggregate production equipment; Choosing construction equipment; Construction
equipment schedule, Management of construction equipment: Finance, maintenance,
safety.
Course Outline
Course Outline Types of construction equipment
Compressors and pumps
Equipment for earth work: Trenching, dredging and tunneling equipment,
Power excavators and cranes;
Foundation equipment
Concreting equipment
Compactors and paving equipment
Aggregate production equipment
Choosing construction equipment
Construction equipment schedule
Management of construction equipment
Finance, maintenance, safety
Pre-requisites Construction Materials
Semester Year 5, Semester II
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Status of Course Compulsory

Mode of delivery Lectures, tutorials
Mode of As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
assessment
All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at
any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
Course policy penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by
no means.
1. Robert L Peurifoy, Clifford J. Schexnayder, and Aviad Shapira,
(2005), Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods,
Mcgraw-Hill Series in Civil Engineering.
Literature 2.Schaufelberger, J.E., (1999), Construction Equipment
Management, Prentice-Hall.
3.Nunally, S.W., (2000), Managing Construction Equipment,
Prentice-Hall.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng 5162

Course Title Construction Management
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Construction Planning and Management
5 CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs 10hrs

By the End of this course Students should:

• Be aware of the size/scope of the construction industry, and the role of the
organizations which are involved in Construction Project
• Know about different phases of construction project, contract administration and
procedures for public project
• Know the steps that lead to successful construction project
Course Objectives
• Be familiar with aspect of construction project management such as: Project
planning; progress; monitoring; construction and risk management ;cost control;
claims and disputes
• Understand the role/complexity of construction project management, by
completing cost estimation, project planning & sequencing exercises for
example project(s)
Competences to be Students will learn how to prepare TOR for project implementation; techniques of
Acquired/course level project management and planning ; site organization and basics of insurance in the
competences construction industry.
Course Description:
This course includes the types of construction equipment; Compressors and pumps;
Equipment for earth work:
Course Description Trenching, dredging and tunneling equipment, Power excavators and cranes;
Foundation equipment; Concreting equipment; Compactors and paving equipment;
Aggregate production equipment; Choosing construction equipment; Construction
equipment schedule, Management of construction equipment: Finance, maintenance,
safety.

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Course Contents
1. Construction in the national economy

2. Parties in construction industry

3. Construction and consulting organizations

4. Design and construction procedure of public projCP

5. Preparation of TOR
Course Outline
6. Project management and planning techniques

7. Financial project appraisal and cash-flow analysis

8. Personnel management

9. Site organizations

10. Insurance in construction industry

11. Individual/Group term paper preparation and presentation.

Pre-requisites Contract Administration, Specification and Quantity Survey

Semester Year 5, Semester II
Status of Course Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lectures, tutorials
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Mode of assessment

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
Course policy
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more
than 15% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality
is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent
and does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted
by no means.
1. Donald S. Barrie, Boyd C Paulson, and Boyd Paulson Professional
Literature
Construction Management, McGraw-Hill 3 edition, 1991

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2. Abebe Dinku, Construction Management and Finance, AAU Press,

2003
3. Daniel W. Halpin, Construction Management, Wiley; 3 edition, 2005
4. Richard H. Clough, Glenn A. Sears, and S. Keoki Sears, Construction Project
Management , Wiley; 4/e , 2000
5. Alan Griffith, Paul Watson, Construction Management, Palgrave Macmillan,
2003

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17- MODULE 17
ADVANCED ENGINEERING/ELECTIVE
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

HWRE 5171 Water Resource Development 5

CEng 5173 ELECTIVE I Reinforced Concrete Design III 5

CEng 5175 Theory of Structures III 5

CEng 5172 Highway Engineering III 5

ELECTIVE II
CEng 5174 Introduction to Finite Element Methods 5

TOTAL 25 CP

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Title Advanced Engineering
Module Category Elective
Module Number 17
Rationale of the The study of advanced structural Engineering involves the analysis and design of
module special structures using concrete and steel structures .
Analysis of special structures such as curved beam, oblique support, non
prismatic members, irregular frames shell structures
Estimation of lateral load using Ethiopian Building Codes and using
advanced analysis methods for lateral load distribution in high rise
Module Objectives buildings and plan and design lateral load resisting systems
Use advanced analysis methods such as strip f method of slab design for
irregular shaped slabs and using plastic analysis for framed structures.
Apply the principle of reinforced concrete design to shell structures, shear
walls, water tankers, Bunkers and silos.

After completion of this module the students shall be able to;

Analyze special structures such as curved beam , non prismatic members,
high rise buildings, oblique supports
Module Determine lateral loads on high rise buildings and device lateral load resisting
system and distribute lateral load
Competencies Design and detail special reinforced concrete structures such as shell, bunkers,
Silos, and Water tankers
Module Mode of Delivery Semester based or Parallel
Module Learning and Teaching Method Lectures, tutorials, Project work and Presentation
Module Assessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Techniques

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code CEng 5175

Course Title Theory of structure III

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Elective

CP Credits 5 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study hour per week
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs

Student gets basic knowledge to

• Classify structures w.r.t static and kinematic methods
Competences to be • Perform indeterminate structural analysis using the matrix
Acquired/course level flexibility methods
competences • Perform indeterminate structural analysis using the matrix stiffness
methods
• Use the Direct Stiffness Method to perform structural analysis
• Employ the techniques to overcome special problem types

Fundamental principles of matrix methods of structural analysis.

Energy concepts. Flexibility method: Basic concepts, flexibility of
prismatic members, system flexibility, solution procedure. Stiffness
method: Basic concepts, stiffness of prismatic members, axis
transformation and system stiffness, direct stiffness method. Non
prismatic members. Curved members. Elastic supports. Oblique
Course Objectives
supports. Discontinuities in members. Offset connection.

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1. Fundamental Principles of Structural

Analysis
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Deformations in framed structures
1.3. Action and Displacements
1.4. Equilibrium and Compatibility
1.5. Principle of Superposition
1.6. Structural Analysis Methods
1.7. Action and Displacement Equations
1.8. Flexibility and Stiffness Matrices
1.9. Equivalent Joint Load
1.10. Energy Methods
2. The Flexibility Method
2.1. Basic Concepts
2.2. Flexibility of Prismatic Members
2.3. Action Transformation and System Flexibility
Equation
2.4. Formalized Solution Procedures
3. The Stiffness Method
3.1. Basic Concepts
3.2. Basic concepts
3.3. Stiffness of Prismatic Members
3.4. Axis Transformation and Master Stiffness
Equation
3.5. Formalized Solution Procedures
3.6. Direct Stiffness Method & Solution Procedure
4. Additional Topics for the Stiffness Method
4.1. Curved Members,
4.2. Non Prismatic Members,
4.3. Oblique Supports Elastic Supports,
4.4. Discontinuities in Members,
4.5. Offset Connection (rigid offsets)
Pre-requisites Theory of Structures II
Semester Year 5, Semester I
Status of Elective
Course
The mode of the delivery of the course will basically be student centered active
learning and is summarized as follows:
Lecture
Mode of
Tutorials
delivery
Group Discussion
Home Works
Mode of delivery is Parallel
Mode of As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
assessment

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
Literature 1. Matrix Analysis of Framed Structures by Weaver & Gere
2. Matrix Structural Analysis by McGuire & Gallagher

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code CEng 5253

Course Title Reinforced Concrete Design III

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Elective

CP Credits 5 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study hour per week
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs

Students will have developed the following skills:

1. An ability to carry out the structural design of curved beams, haunched
beams, deep beams, and corbels in the ultimate limit state and verify the
satisfaction of
serviceability limit state requirements,
Competences to be
2. An ability to carry out structural design of structural walls for shear and
Acquired/course level flexure in the ultimate limit state and verify the satisfaction of serviceability
competences limit state
requirements,
3. Understand the basics in the analysis and design of pre-stressed concrete
beams and
4. Understand the basics in the analysis and design of water retaining
structures, bunkers and Silos.

At the end of the course, the student will:

• Be able to carry out structural design of curved beams, haunched
beams, deep beams, and corbels in the ultimate limit state and verify the
satisfaction of serviceability limit state requirements,
• Be able to carry out the structural design of structural walls for flexure and
shear in
Course Objectives the ultimate limit state and verify the satisfaction of serviceability
limit state requirements,
• Be able to understand the basic concept in pre-stressed concrete design which
includes method of pre-stressing, materials and permissible stresses, loss of
pre-stress and bending stress analysis of simple and composite sections,
• Be able to carry out the structural design of water retaining structures and verify
the
satisfaction of serviceability limit state requirements
 • Be introduced to structural design of bunkers and silos

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1. Design of curved beam, haunched beam, deep beam and corbels,

Course Description 2. Shear wall design and detailing,
3. Introduction to pre-stressed concrete design and
4. Design of water retaining structures, bunkers and silos.

Course outline
Content

1. Deep Beams and Corbels

1.1. Strut and Tie model
1.2. Behavior of deep beams and corbels
1.3. Design of deep beams
1.4. Design of corbels

2. Curved Beams and Hunched Beams

2.1. Introduction
2.2. Design of curved beams
2.3. Design of haunched beams

3. Design of Concrete walls

3.1. Introduction
3.2. Design of plain concrete walls
3.3. Design of reinforced concrete walls
3.4. Detailing of reinforced concrete wall
4. Introduction to Pre-stressed concrete design
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Methods of pre-stressing
4.3. Materials and Permissible Stresses
4.4. Analysis and design of pre-stressed concrete
5. Water retaining Structures
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Joints in water tanks
5.3. Circular and Rectangular tanks
6. Bunkers and Silos
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Bunkers
6.3. Silos
Pre-requisites Reinforced concrete Structures II
Semester Year 5, Semester II
Status of Course Elective
The mode of the delivery of the course will basically be student centered active learning
and is summarized as follows:
Mode of Lecture
Tutorials
delivery
Group Discussion
Home Works
Mode of delivery is Parallel

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As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Mode of
assessment

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
1. Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design, by James G MacGregor and James K
Wight.
2. Design of Concrete Structures, by Arthur H. Nilson, David Darwin and Charles W.
Literature Dolan.
3. Yield Line Analysis of Slabs, L.L. Jones and R.H. Wood
4. The Mechanics of Pre-stressed Concrete, S.K. Mallick and K.S. Ranges
5. Ethiopian Building Code Standards 2, Structural Use of Concrete

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code CEng 5173

Course Title Highway Engineering III

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Elective

CP Credits 5 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study hour per week
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs

Course Objectives &

Competences to be The objective of this course is to introduce the student to advanced and
Acquired specialized areas of highway engineering.

 Road Construction:- earthwork operations and equipment;

construction of sub-bases, bases, and low-cost surfaces; and high-
type bituminous pavements.
 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation:- surface condition survey:
surface distresses, roughness and friction; structural condition;
routine and periodic maintenance of pavement structures and
gravel roads, roadsides, drainage structures, traffic control and
Course Description/Course
safety devices; and design of overlays.
Contents
 Introduction to pavement management system.
 Labor based method of road construction and maintenance: basic
concepts of technology choice; technical and economic feasibility of
labor based method; social and economic benefits of labor based
method.

Course content

Chapter one
Road Construction
1.1 Earthwork operation and equipment,
1.2 construction of sub-bases, bases,
1.3 bituminous pavement,
Chapter two
Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation
2.1 Surface condition survey,
2.2 roughness and frictional structural condition,
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2.3 drainage check,

2.4 traffic control and safety devices
2.5 design of overlays
Chapter three
Introduction to Road Management System
3.1 Economic Aspect of Road Construction
3.2 Choosing between alternatives influencing material cost and labor
3.3 Labor Based Method of Road Construction
3.4 Basic concept of technology application,
3.5 feasibility study of road construction and development,
3.6 economic study of the labor-based method of construction
Pre-requisites High way Engineering II
Semester Year 5, Semester II
Status of Course Elective
The mode of the delivery of the course will basically be student centered active learning
and is summarized as follows:
Mode of Lecture
Tutorials
delivery
Group Discussion
Home Works
Mode of delivery is Parallel
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Mode of
assessment
All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.
Literature O'Flaherty, C. A. (2001), Highways: The Location, Design, Construction and
Maintenance of Road Pavements, 4th edition, Butterworth-Heinemann

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code HWRE 5171

Course Title Water Resources Development

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Elective

CP Credits 5 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study hour per week
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs

The objective of the course is to introduce students about planning,

design, and operation of water resources development system using
mathematical optimization methods and models.
Course Objectives & At the end of the course, students will be able to understand the role of
Competences to be Acquired water in land development and social panning, to understand integrated
river basin development, to understand the different phases of project
planning and study, and to understand method of multipurpose river
basin planning.

Assessment of surface and sub-surface

 water resources and their development
 Planning of water resources projCP
Course Contents Sustainability of water resources development
 Planning and operation tools
Project formulation: reconnaissance, prefeasibility,
 and feasibility studies, final design.
 Trans-boundary water issues

Pre-requisites Hydraulics I and Engineering Hydrology

Semester Year 5, Semester I
Status of Course Elective
The mode of the delivery of the course will basically be student centered active learning
and is summarized as follows:
Mode of Lecture
Tutorials
delivery
Group Discussion
Home Works
Mode of delivery is Parallel

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As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Mode of
assessment

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage
during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
Course policy If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as
soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than
20% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is
equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and
does not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no
means.

1. Larry W. Mays. (2005). Water Resources Engineering. Wiley.

2. David A. Chin. (2006). Water Resources Engineering. Prentice Hall.
Literature 3. Loucks, Daniel P. and Eelco van Beek. (2005). Water Resources Systems
4. Planning and Management: An Introduction to Methods, Models and Applications.
UNESCO.

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code CEng 5174

Course Title Introduction to Finite Element Methods

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Elective

CP Credits 5 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study hour per week
2hrs 3hrs 0 5hrs

The objective of the course is to introduce the students about the Basic
Course Objectives & Concepts of Finite Elements and their Formulation. After the end of the
Competences to be course the students will acquire knowledge how linear structural analysis
Acquired will be performed using the Finite Element Method (FEM) as a
discretization tool.

Basic concepts of structural modeling. Finite element discretization:

interpretations. Review of the direct stiffness Method (DSM) of structural
Course Description/Course analysis. Bar and Beam Elements, Two-Dimensional Problems, Finite
Contents Element Modeling and Solution Techniques, mathematical interpretation
of finite elements: Shape functions. Structural and continuum elements.
Isoperimetric elements.

Pre-requisites Theory of structure II

Semester Year 5, Semester II

Status of Course Elective

Teaching & Learning lectures, tutorials, assignments

Methods

As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Assessment/Evaluation

Attendance Requirements A student must attend at least 85 % of the classes

1. O. C. Zienkiewicz and R. L. Taylor, The Finite Element Method, 4th ed

(McGraw-Hill, New York, 1989)
2. J. N. Reddy, An Introduction To The Finite Element Method, Second
Literature
Edition (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993).
3. R. D. Cook, Finite Element Modeling For Stress Analysis (John Wiley &
Sons, Inc, New York, 1995).
4. K. J. Bathe, Finite Element Procedures (Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs,

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NJ, 1996).
5. T. R. Chandrupatla and A. D. Belegundu, Introduction To Finite Elements
in Enginerring. 3rd ed (Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2002)
6. R. D. Cook, D. S. Malkus, M. E. Plesha, and R. J. Witt, Concepts and
Applications of Finite Element Analysis, 4th ed (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
New York, 2002).
7. S. Moaveni, Finite Element Analysis – Theory and Application with
ANSYS, 2nd ed (prentice – Hall, Upper saddle River, NJ, 2002).

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18- MODULE 18
CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

CEng 5262 Civil Engineering Project Design 15

CEng 3181 Technical Reports Writing and Research Methodology 3

CEng 3182 Software’s in Civil Engineering 3

TOTAL 21

Civil Engineering Regular Program

Module Number 18

The Final Year Project (Bachelor’s Thesis) is the culmination of the

Module Objectives program and should develop and demonstrate independent,
methodological abilities as well as provide the students with their first
research experience
After completion of this module the students shall
be able to;
Identify problems regarding Civil Engineering in the society
Module Competencies Propose and select in the order of priority
Analyze and Design
Write Technical Report
Present and initiate its implementation

The Bachelor Thesis/Project work will allow a student to apply the

knowledge and skills acquired from previous courses in solving selected
Rationale and objective of
water resources and environmental engineering problems. The thesis can
the module
be done individually or in group. The thesis work shall be concluded with
a written report and a presentation.

Module Learning and Lectures, tutorials, Project work and

Teaching Method Presentation

The subjCP for the Bachelor’s Thesis can be set in consultation between the
Module Description Professor and the student. Some works in cooperation with the
industry are also possible.

Civil engineering program

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Course Code CEng5181

Course Name Technical Report Writing and Research Methodology
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Civil Engineering Project
Cp Credits 3 CP
Study Hour Lecture ………………………………. 1hrs
tutorial-------------3hrs
Home Study ………...………….......... 2hrs.

Objectives The objective of the course is to equip students with effective report writing skills and
research methodologies. Students shall develop solid technical report and paper/thesis
writing skills, analysis and data interpretation techniques, and research methodologies.

Competencies Students shall develop good technical report and paper/thesis writing skills, analysis
and data interpretation techniques, and research methodologies.
Course Description/ Report overview: features, functions, and classification of reports.
Course Contents Communication: definition, processes, barriers, and communication channels.
Distinguishing features of a technical report.
A technical report: rational of a research report.
Guidelines on identification of semester project.
The research process: data sources, data collection, text organization, the write- up.
Preparation of bibliography.

Pre-requisite Basic Writing Skill

Semester 5 year, Semester I
Status of the Course semester
Compulsory
Learning Teaching Lectures, class works, assignments, group discussions, presentations
Methods
Assessment Continuous assessment and final exam
Techniques
Course policy All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the

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Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic

dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall
be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. Minimum of 80 % attendance
during lectures and 100 % attendance during presentation, except some
unprecedented mishaps. A student who misses more than 20% of the semester
class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is equally important.
Literature 1. Alley, M. (1999), The Craft of Editing: A Guide for Managers, Scientists, and
Engineers, 1st edition, Springer
2. Ranjit Kumar , ( 1999), Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for
Beginners , Sage Publications Ltd

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng3182

Course Title Software’s in Civil Engineering

Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Civil Engineering Project
3CP
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Home study Total Hour
Study hour per week
Laboratory
0 0 3hrs 3hrs 6hrs

Objective
Course Objectives
Students will learn Application Software for Civil Engineering
Competences to be At end of this course students will be able to
Acquired/course Prepare Civil Engineering drawings using Auto CAD software.
level competences
This course covers
Course Description
Auto cad
SAP
ETABS
Other civil engineering software’s
Course Outline
Course Content
1. Introduction to Latest AutoCAD software
The users interface: Tool bars’
The menu bars, shortcut menus, command windows, design center, tool palates,
customize the drawing environment, start, organize, and save drawings.

2. Control the drawing views:

change views. Choose a work process: create single-view drawing, create multiple-
view layouts.
3. Create & modify object: control the
properties of object include layer, line type, color, line weight, and plot style.
Use precision tools, draw geometric object, plot and publish drawing.

4. Project
Pre-requisites

Semester Year 3, Semester II

Status of Course Compulsory

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Mode of delivery Lectures, Lab, class works, assignments

Assessment As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

Course policy All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest
including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage during
your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
Mode of While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
assessment submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as soon
as possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than 15% of
the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and does
not disturb any one. The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no means.

Course policy

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code CEng 5262

Course Title Final Year Project

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Civil Engineering Project

CP Credits 15 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study hour per week
0 0 15hrs 15hr per week

To enable students bring together the various knowledge and skills in

Course Objectives & composition of scientific research proposals, data collection, analysis
Competences to be Acquired and evaluation; styles of thesis and scientific paper writing, including
paper organization, style, grammar and appearance in addition to
technical content; seminar preparation and presentation.

Historical development, general features of a report, editing and style

Course Description/Course in technical report writing, creating effective documents, technical
Contents report as a specialized branch of communication. Types of reports,
visual displays and presentation, the nature of research, research
method, data collection, analysis and interpretation of data, and the
research report.

Pre-requisites Completion of nine semester and passing grade in all core courses

Semester Year 5, Semester II

Status of Course Compulsory

Teaching & Learning Methods Project Work and Consultation

Assessment/Evaluation - As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at
any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and

submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be

penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
Students are expected to report their progress regularly. 100 % attendance
during Consultation, progress report, presentation and , except some
unprecedented mishaps. Punctuality is equally important.

Literature Full bibliographic citation; sources not older than 5 years (older only in very
exceptional cases)
- Basic texts (e.g. textbooks)
- Recommended supplementary literature
- Journals & Articles
- Previous Related Project works.

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19- MODULE 19

INTERNSHIP
Courses of the Module
Course Code Course Name CP

CEng 4181 Holistic Exam 2

CEng 4183 Internship 30

TOTAL 32 CP

Department of Civil Engineering

Module Title Internship
Module Category
Module Number 19
In the Bachelor’s study program, the student has to leave for a one semester
internship (industry placement) after the successful completion of the holistic
Rationale of the examination to be conducted at the end of the 6th Semester.
module Civil Engineers need efficient entrepreneurial skills and the ability to manage and
liaise with a wide variety of people.

The objectives of the internship are expansion of knowledge and acquaintance with
industry in the field of Civil Engineering, consolidation and deepening of existing
knowledge in Civil Engineering design and construction, involvement in planning,
steering and management of design & construction processes and acquiring hands-
Module Objectives on training in practical skills typical for Civil Engineering
The objective of the module is to equip students with the necessary business,
social, and interpersonal skills to operate effectively in organizational environments
in their future career.

Apply existing knowledge in Civil Engineering design and construction,

involve in planning, steering and
manage design & construction processes
acquire hands-on training in practical skills typical for Civil Engineering
Module
demonstrate understanding of market identification and assessment
Competencies
techniques, new business idea development, fundamentals of finance &
marketing, intellectual property protection, soliciting funding, and
successful business partnership

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Module Mode of
Parallel
Delivery
Module Learning
and Teaching Lecture, class works, assignments &hands on practice at the industry
Method
As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation
Module Assessment
Techniques

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Civil Engineering Regular Program

Course Code CEng 4181

Course Title Holistic Examination

Degree Program B. Sc. in Civil Engineering

Module Internship

CP Credits 2 CP

Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study

Study hour per week
0 2hrs 2hrs

 Recall of the basic scientific and engineering phenomena and design

principles relevant to approach engineering projCP
Course Objectives &  Qualitative description of methods for problem analysis,
Competences to be Acquired infrastructure project planning and design
 Application of fundamental design criteria and design methods on
common engineering project tasks

The Holistic Exam is intended to proof the students’ capability to

interlink special knowledge and skills obtained through theoretical
(classroom courses) and practical (workshop, laboratory & computer
exercises) education in individual study program modules over the
first 3 years of studies.

Course Description/Course The holistic exam thus forces the students’ to:
Contents
• carefully review the study program subjCP of the first six study
semesters
• understand the relevance of phenomena and design principles learned
in individual study program modules on complex engineering projCP
• apply knowledge and skills obtained in individual courses on real
world type problems and projCP

Pre-requisites Taking all six semester courses and having pass grade

Semester Year 4, Semester I

Status of Course Compulsory

Teaching & Learning Methods Exam

Assessment/Evaluation As per Bahir Dar University Academic Regulation

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Attendance Requirements N/A

Literature All courses lecture material and reference books

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Department of Civil Engineering

Course Code CEng 4183

Course Title Internship
Degree Program B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Module Internship
CP Credits 30 CP
Lecture tutorial Industry Practice Home study Total Hour
Study hour per
week 0 0 40 hrs 20hrs

To integrate classroom learning with field experience

To gain work experience in the student’s career field
Provide exposure to advanced skills and knowledge
Course Objectives To develop foundation for workplace competencies
Provide exposure to job opportunities and potentials
To clarify and confirm career goals
To increase understanding of workplace culture

Internship experiences require a three-way working relationship among an employer,

Competences to be
the School and the student. Effective communication between all parties is essential to
Acquired/Course
the development of successful Internship experiences
level competences

Internship Performance
Employer Evaluations
a. Mid-Term Evaluation
b. Final Evaluation
Course Description Final Internship Presentation
Program Objectives
Resume and Cover Letter Assignment
Employability Skills Workshops
Work Ethic Assignment
The student Thank Letter to Employer

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At the end of the course, students would understand:

Identify the classification of soil with respect to Engineering properties

by laboratory works
Differentiate materials used in base and sub-base construction that are
Course Objectives
available in the location of construction
Select form every alternatives with what types of road to be constructed.
Design structurally and efficiently flexible and rigid pavements
Design drainage structure intelligently with the efficient and economical
sections

Students will demonstrate ability to analyze and design both asphalt and
Concrete pavements.
Competences to be
Knowledge of factors affecting the highway foundation structure
Acquired/course level
Knowledge of flexible and rigid pavement design
competences
Knowledge of cost and economic life of roads
Knowledge of overall highway design process.
Overview of pavement structures & types:
Stresses in pavement structures.
Course Description Traffic volume and loading
Sub grade soils, special soil tests for pavement design, soil classification for
highway purposes.
Job Search Assignment
The student should submit a computer-written, 1-2 page description about the
searched job answering these questions:

a. The job or career field the student has chosen.

b. Average salaries and typical benefits in the student’s career field.
c. Education required.
d. Experience required.
e. Description of job or career field provided by the web site.
f. Description of term of employment
g. Overall Professionalism of Internship report
h. Internship Assessment Document

Course Outline
Pre-requisites
Semester Year 4, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Lectures, tutorials
Methods
Assignment Points Available

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1. Internship Performance (30)

*Employer Evaluations

*Students final presentation

2. Program Objectives (35)

3. Resume and Cover Letter (5)

Assignment
Assessment/
Evaluation 4. Work Ethic Assignment (5)

5. Student’s thank letter to the Employer (5)

6. Job Search Assignment (5)

7. Overall Professionalism of Report (5)

8. Performance Assessment (5)

TOTAL 100

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the
Course policy Senate Legislation of the University throughout this course. Students must
also respect the code of conduct of intuitions while practicing internship.
Academic
dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be
tolerated
at any stage during your studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work
and submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and
shall be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or project reports,
contact your mentor as soon as possible.
Students a r e e x p e c t e d to attend Internship p r o g r a m
r e g u l a r l y . 100 % attendance during internship practice & Mentor visit,
Literature except
Manuals some unprecedented
and any mishaps.
industrial guide lines may be used.

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