Course Descriptions

Research and Capstone design courses

CE6000 Continuing Registration

This course is needed to maintain studentship in any semester at the graduate level where no other courses are taken. 1 Credit.

CE6000A, CE6000B, CE6000C Graduate Thesis I, II, II

A research-based thesis course that offers students the opportunity to work on a comprehensive, individual project that demonstrates mastery of interaction design and/or design computing. Topic to be agreed upon in consultation with a department-approved supervisor. The thesis work will be of suitable complexity for results to be published and/or presented to an expert audience. Pre-requisite: DCEE Departmental authorization. 3 semesters @ 6, 12, 18 credits, respectively.

CE6001A, CE6001B Graduate Capstone Design I, II

Projects selected from problems submitted by the students, faculty, and local construction industry; Industry projects are given preference as they are best suited for meeting the course objectives; Instructional phase includes (not limited to): communications, report writing, visual aids, work process (requirements/specifications/objections, synthesis/analysis, output evaluation, implementation, maintainability, manufacturability, economic and social influences etc.), proposal preparation, estimating, project management and scheduling, contracts, etc.; Performance phase includes (not limited to): team formation and organization, proposals, implementation of the design process, project scheduling and management, design reviews, design simulation and testing, preparation of documentation, drawings, specifications, etc., written and oral presentation of completed projects. Pre-requisite: CEE Departmental authorization. 2 semesters @ 2 credits: Total 4 credits.

Structural Engineering

CE6101 Special Topic in Structural Engineering

Any advanced and/or important topic directly related to structural engineering may be offered by the department. Pre-requisite: CEE Department will determine based on the topic's requirement. 3 credits.

CE6102 Advanced Reinforced Concrete

Review of slabs, beams, columns; design of long columns; two-way slab system: grids, waffle slabs, ribbed slabs; slab design by equivalent frame method. Deep beams, curved beams, shear walls, and building frames. Bulk storage structures (silos, bins); design for torsion. Advanced problems in foundations of structures. Limit state design, yield line analysis and plastic design. Codes and specifications and their influence on structures. 3 credits.

Books:

ACI 318-19 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete; American Concrete Institute.
Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design: James K. Wight. Pearson.
Design of Concrete Structures: David Darwin, Charles Dolan, and Arthur Nilson. ‎ McGraw Hill.

CE6103 Prestressed Concrete

Prestressed concrete materials; prestressing systems; loss of prestressing; analysis of sections for flexure, shear, bond and bearing; beam deflections and cable layout; partial prestress. Design of Prestressed sections for flexure, shear, bond and bearing. 3 credits.

Books:

Prestressed Concrete: Building, Design, and Construction: Charles W. Dolan, H. R. (Trey) Hamilton; Springer.
Prestressed Concrete - A Fundamental Approach: Edward G. Nawy; Prentice-Hall Inc.

CE6104 Design of Steel Structures

Tension members - Design criteria; Compression members - Buckling of Column; Residual

Stress; Column Strength curves; AISC design formulas for working stress design; Buckling of plates; Design of column as affected by local buckling. Design of laterally supported beam;

Shear on beams; Biaxial bending; Stresses due to torsions; Analogy between torsion and plane bending; Design for combined procedures for laterally unsupported beams. Beam column; AISC working stress design criteria for combined bending and axial load; Connections. 3 credits.

Books:

Structural Steel Design; Jack C. McCormac and Stephen F. Csernak; Pearson.
Steel Structures: Design and Behavior; Charles G. Salmon, John E. Johnson, Faris A. Malhas; Pearson.
Steel Construction Manual (15^th or later Edition); American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).

CE6105 Bridge Engineering

Planning concepts, various types of bridges and their suitability for different span ranges. Bridge loadings, Orthotropic plate decks, Grillage, space frame, finite element and finite strip methods of bridge deck analysis. Long span bridges, cable-stayed bridges, and suspension bridges. Substructures; Design and construction. 3 credits.

Books:

Design of Highway Bridges: An LRFD Approach: Richard M. Barker and Jay A. Puckett. ‎ Wiley.
Bridge Engineering: Design, Rehabilitation, and Maintenance of Modern Highway Bridges: Jim J. Zhao, and Demetrios E. Tonias; McGraw-Hill.

CE6106 Structural Dynamics and Seismic Design of Structures

Fundamentals of structural dynamics. SDOF, Free vibration response, response to harmonic, periodic, impulsive and general dynamic loading. MDOF, undamped free vibrations. Analysis of dynamic response. Beam: vibrations, random vibrations. Probability theory. Deterministic and nondeterministic analysis of earthquake response. Earthquake-resistant design of buildings, bridges and dams. 3 credits.

Books:

Dynamics of Structures: Anil K Chopra, Prentice-hall
Seismic Design of Building Structures: Michael R. Lindeburg, and Kurt M. McMullin; Professional Publications, Inc.

CE6107 Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings

Structural forms of tall buildings-floor systems, vertical load resisting systems, lateral load resisting systems. Choice of systems optimum design. Coupled shear walls-continuous medium, wide-column analogy, and finite element solutions. Interaction of walls and frames-approximate methods, analysis. Tubular structures-approximate methods. Masonry high-rise buildings. 3 credits.

Books:

Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings; Bungale S. Taranath; Taylor and Francis.
Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings: Steel and Composite Construction: Bungale S. Taranath; CRC Press.
Advanced Modelling Techniques in Structural Design: Feng Fu; Wiley-Blackwell.

CE6108 Finite Element for Engineers

Introduction to finite element concepts, basic techniques, and shape functions. Finite element formulation of various elastic problems-plane stress, plane strain, axisymmetric and three-dimensional cases. Isoparametric elements, the elastic membrane, thick shell and plate elements, body of revolution with pressure and sinusoidal loading. Variational principles in finite element analysis. 3 credits.

Books:

Introduction to the Finite Element Method: J N Reddy, McGraw Hill.
A First Course in the Finite Element Method: Daryl L. Logan. Cengage Learning.
Finite Element Procedures: Klaus-Jürgen Bathe. Prentice-Hall.

CE6109 Theory of Elasticity

Stress-strain relationship; Plane-stress and plane-strain; Stress functions; Two-dimensional problems in rectangular and polar coordinates; Torsion; Energy principles; Stress and strain in three dimensions; General theorems; Three-dimensional problems; Theories of failure; Computer solutions of elasticity problem. 3 credits.

Books:

Theory of Elasticity: Stephen P. Timoshenko. ‎ McGraw Hill.
Elasticity: Theory, Applications, And Numerics: Martin H. Sadd. ‎ Academic Press.

CE6110 Earthquake Engineering

Historical background; Plate tectonics; Various types of earthquakes and faulting; Wave types and their characteristics; Characteristics of seismometers and microtremor instruments; Characteristics of magnitude and intensity scales; Earthquake time histories; Fourier and response spectra; Historical seismicity and earthquake catalogs: data acquisition, sources, magnitude rescaling, application to hazard analysis; Site characterization: amplification and responses; Experimental simulation and shaking tables; Introduction to lifeline engineering: electricity, water, natural gas, telecommunication and transportation systems; Post-earthquake damage survey; Mitigation strategies; Case studies of major earthquakes. 3 credits.

Books:

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering; Kramer, S.L.; Prentice Hall
Principles of Foundation Engineering (9th or later Edition); Braja M Das; Cengage Learning.
Fundamental Concepts of Earthquake Engineering: Roberto Villaverde; CRC Press.

CE6111 Advanced Structural Analysis and Design

Plastic analysis of steel structures; introduction to the theory of elasticity; plane stress-strain; Two- dimensional problems in rectangular and polar coordinates; fundamentals of structural dynamics; SDOF and MDOF system; analysis of membrane shell and folded plate. 3 credits.

Books:

(i) Theory and Analysis of Elastic Plates and Shells: J N Reddy; CRC Press.

(ii) Dynamics of Structures: Anil K Chopra; Prentice-Hall.

Geotechnical Engineering

CE6201 Special Topic in Geotechnical Engineering

CE6202 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering

Critical study of case histories of projects in foundation engineering; current procedure for design and construction of foundations. Unsaturated soil mechanics; behavior of soil on fully and partially saturated conditions; three-dimensional consolidation; shear strength of soil for fully and partially saturated conditions; shear strength of soil for earthquake loading; soil dynamics and earthquake geotechnics; liquefaction problems. Seismic slope stability; Principles and applications of ground improvement techniques: densification, compaction, prefabricated drains (PVDs), chemical stabilization. 3 credits.

Books:

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (10th or later Edition); Braja M Das; Cengage Learning.
Craig's Soil Mechanics (7th or later Edition); CRC Press.
Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering; V.N.S. Murthy; CRC Press.

CE6203 Soil Mechanics I

Identifying characteristics of soils, clay minerals, clay-water relation, fabric, Compression. Steady State flow, 2D and 3D seepage, Transient flow; Compressibility and Rate of consolidation, one, two, and three-dimensional consolidation theories, swelling, collapse and rheological properties. Soil shear strength, concept of cohesion and internal friction. Failure theories. Bearing capacity equations and factors. Subsoil exploration program, interpretation of topographic, geological and agricultural soil maps; soil improvement techniques; soil-structure interaction; dewatering; Mechanical stabilization of soils, such as with soil nails and geosynthetics, lab testing of soils and their interpretation for engineering purposes. 3 credits.

Books:

Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice: Karl von Terzaghi. Wiley-Interscience
Advanced Soil Mechanics: Braja M. Das. CRC Press.
Soil Mechanics Laboratory Manual: Braja M. Das. Oxford University Press.

CE6204 Foundations Analysis Methods

Elastic foundations, loads on infinite slabs, subgrade coefficient, settlement on non-homogeneous half-space, linearly-elastic pile and soil, laterally loaded pile, soil foundation interaction for footing and mat designs. Analysis of simple pile and pile group foundations. Exact and numerical solutions to the above problems. 3 credits.

Books:

Principles of Foundation Engineering (9th or later Edition); Braja M Das; Cengage Learning.
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering: IGC 2016 Volume 3; Springer, 2018.

CE6205 Soil Mechanics II

Soil porosity and moisture effects relative to effective stress principles, capillarity, permeability and frost action. Hydraulic fracturing. Principles governing the flow of water through soils. Soil seepage analysis for isotropic and anisotropic conditions. Numerical techniques for vertical and radial drainage. Description, design procedure and usage of current site improvement techniques, preloading, earth reinforcement, dynamic consolidation, Vibro-compaction, blasting densification, lime treatment, drains and geotechnical fabrics. 3 credits.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (10th or later Edition); Braja M Das; Cengage Learning.
Principles of Foundation Engineering (9th or later Edition); Braja M Das; Cengage Learning.
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering: IGC 2016 Volume 3; Springer, 2018.

CE6206 Earth Pressure and Retaining Structures

Basic concepts of the theory of earth pressures behind retaining structures, with special application to design of retaining walls; mechanically stabilized retaining wall; sheet pile walls; braced cuts; cofferdams; caissons; dewatering and slurry-wall construction. 3 credits.

Books:

Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures: Chris R.I. Clayton et al. CRC Press.

CE6207 Shear Strength, Earth Dams and Stability of Slopes

Methods of stability analysis: Taylor's method, Felleneous method, Bishop's methods, Morgenstern and Price's method; stability of natural and human-made slope; use of geotextile; flow net diagram; soil-water energy; seepage through the earthen dam, sheet pile, cofferdam, caissons and composite section; uplifting pressure on dam; stability analysis for static and dynamic load; piping; design of filter material. 3 credits.

Books:

Soil Strength and Slope Stability: Stephen G. Wright and Thomas L. Brandon. ‎ Wiley.

CE6208 Advanced Engineering Geology

Advanced physical geology concerning transported and residual soils. Erosion and deposition. Geomorphology. Study of the formation of the delta. Engineering geology of soft clays. Engineering properties of rocks. Geologic structures. Historical geology. Geology of Bengal Basin. Earthquake zones of Bangladesh. Geological considerations for engineering designs. 3 credits.

Books:

Foundations of Engineering Geology: Tony Waltham. CRC Press.
Bangladesh Geosciences and Resources Potential: Khalil R. Chowdhury et al. CRC Press.

Environmental Engineering

CE6301 Advanced Environmental Engineering

Alternative water technologies: solar stills, rainwater harvesting; industrial wastewater treatment and their disposal standards in relation to Bangladesh; solid waste management: sources and types of solid waste; solid waste generation; on-site handling, storage and collection; transportation and disposal methods; recycling and resource recovery from solid waste; industrial and hazardous waste management; Air and noise pollution: introduction to air and noise pollution and their effects; global Environmental concerns; greenhouse effects; ozone depletion; Acid rain; Concept of community participation; sustainable development approach; Gender issues; Introduction to initial Environmental examination and Environmental impact assessment. 3 credits.

Books:

Environmental Engineering: Fundamentals, Sustainability, Design: James R. Mihelcic and Julie B. Zimmerman. Wiley.

CE6302 Special Topic in Environmental Engineering

CE6303 Environmental Pollution and Control

Environment Pollution and Its Control: water pollution – sources and types of pollutants; waste assimilation capacity of streams; dissolved oxygen modeling; ecological balance of streams; industrial pollution; heavy metal contamination; detergent pollution and eutrophication; groundwater pollution; marine pollution; pollution control measures – water quality monitoring and management. Air pollution – sources and types of pollutants; effects of various pollutants on human health, materials and plants; air pollution meteorology; global warming and greenhouse effects; air pollution monitoring and control measures. 3 credits.

Books:

Environmental Pollution and Control (Fourth or later edition); J. Jeffrey Peirce, P Aarne Vesilind, Ruth Weiner; Elsevier
Handbook of Environmental Analysis: Chemical Pollutants in Air, Water, Soil, and Solid Wastes (Third or later Edition); Pradyot Patnaik; CRC Press, USA

CE6304 Environment and Development Projects

Environment and Development Projects: Environment and sustainable development; Environmental policies and legislation, Environmental implication of Sectoral development; Environmental quality standards; Environmental issues and priorities; Environmental impact assessment of development schemes – baseline studies, assessment methodologies; economics of Environmental management; special topics. 3 credits.

Books:

An Introduction to Sustainable Development: Peter P. Rogers et al. Routledge
Strategic Environmental Assessment in Policy and Sector Reform: Conceptual Model and Operational Guidance: World bank publications

CE6305 Water and Sewerage Engineering Design

Development of design criteria for municipal and rural water sources; Intakes, pipelines, distribution systems, storage facilities and water treatment systems; Groundwater resources and well design. Design of collection system, pump house; Functional hydraulic and structural design and complete sewage treatment plant and drainage systems. 3 credits.

Books:

Water and Wastewater Engineering: Design Principles and Practice: Mackenzie L. Davis. McGraw Hill.
Water Supply and Urban Drainage Engineering: Mihret Dananto Ulsido. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.

CE6306 Theory of Sewage Treatment

Composition, properties and analysis of sewage. Biology and biochemistry of sewage treatment. Principles of physical, chemical and biological treatment processes. Tertiary treatment of effluents. Sludge digestion. Sludge dewatering and disposal. 3 credits.

Books:

Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery: George Tchobanoglous et al. McGraw Hill.

CE6307 Environmental Sanitation

Plumbing – general principles of good plumbing system – water seal – types of traps, siphonage – design of plumbing system for multistory buildings – plumbing codes and standards. Refuse and Food Sanitation: Refuse characteristics in urban and rural areas – conditions and factors affecting collection, quantity and conveyance of solid waste. Foodborne and food-caused diseases – food poisoning – food preservation – precautions in the design of kitchen – bactericidal treatment of kitchen utensils. Methods of disposal of night soil in rural areas – different privies – Twin pit pour flush toilets, VIP latrines – water carriage method of sewage disposal – cesspools and seepage pits. WASH-borne health hazards in urban and rural areas. Identify the vulnerable and marginalized communities. Low-cost water supply and sanitation options. 3 credits.

Books:

Environmental Sanitation: K. V. S. G. Murali Krishna. Reem Publications.
Environmental Engineering: Nelson L. Nemerow et al. Wiley.

CE6308 Water Pollution and its Control

Sources of pollution; Effects on water; Basic theory of control devices; Pollution surveys and control programs; Water pollution problems at global and national levels. 3 credits.

Books:

Water Pollution Control - A Guide to the Use of Water Quality Management Principles; Richard Helmer and Ivanildo Hespanhol; World Health Organization.
Pollution Control: Management, Technology and Regulations (Air, Water and Soil Pollution Science and Technology); Horatio R. Velasquez; Nova Science Pub Inc; UK.

CE6309 Advanced Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering

Sources and Types of Solid Wastes; Physical and Chemical Properties of Solid Wastes; Solid Wastes Generation; On-Site Handling; Storage and Processing; Collection of Solid Wastes; Transfer Stations and Transport; Ultimate Disposal Methods: Sanitary landfill, incineration; Resources and Energy Recovery; Soil Pollution; Industrial Solid Waste Collection and Disposal; Hazardous Waste: Definition, classification; Toxic chemical, Hospital waste, Radioactive waste; Collection, protocols for handling, signs and symbols; Dumping methods: Incineration, confinement of radioactive waste.

Books:

Handbook of Solid Waste Management: by George Tchobanoglous.
Batstone R., Smith J.E. (Jr.) and Wilson D. (1989) The Safe Disposal of Hazardous Wastes-the Special Needs and Problems of Developing Countries, The World Bank Technical Paper No. 93, Vol. I, II and III, Washington, DC, The World Bank.

CE6310 Climate Change and Disaster management

Fundamental of weather and climate; Causes of climate change: Greenhouse gases; Regimes of climate change: Mitigation, Impact and Adaptation; Technology for mitigation and adaptation to climate change; Civil engineering infrastructure and its relevance to climate change; Definition of hazard and disaster; Risk: Conceptual framework; Disaster preparedness planning; Emergency rescue and relief needs; Long-term recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction; Community-based disaster management; Role of civil engineers in mitigating disaster risk: Flood, Earthquake, climate change impact, river erosion, drought and other disasters. 3 credits.

Books:

Environmental Hazards, Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster, Keith Smith, Routledge.
Climate Change and Disaster Management, Ross Prizzia.

CE6311 Municipal and Rural Sanitation

Transmission and control of communicable diseases; Importance of safe water supply and safe disposal of waste on sanitation; Principles of excreta disposal with and without water carriage; Individual water supply facilities and their sanitary protection; Solid waste management; Municipal and rural sanitation facilities in Bangladesh; Public health organizations. 3 credits.

Books:

Environmental Engineering and Sanitation: Joseph A. Salvato. Wiley-Interscience.
Urban Water Supply and Sanitation: World Bank Publications.

CE6312 GIS and Remote Sensing

Concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS): definition, data structure, data processing and management, spatial analysis; GIS software; Basic principles of remote sensing (RS) and global positioning systems (GPS): definition, data acquisition, spectral characteristics of land cover, multi-spectral analysis, image interpretation, geometric corrections, classification techniques; Integration of RS and GPS with GIS; GIS applications in various fields of Civil Engineering. 3 credits.

Books:

Remote Sensing and GIS: Basudeb Bhatta. Oxford.

CE6313 Theory of Water Treatment

Water and its impurities. Criteria of water quality; Physical, chemical and biological treatment processes. Desalinization and demineralization processes. Controls of aquatic growth. Control of taste and odor. 3 credits.

Books:

Theory and Practice of Water and Wastewater Treatment: Ronald L. Droste and Ronald L. Gehr. Wiley.

CE6314 Industrial Water and Waste Treatment

Requirements of water and various industries; Quality and treatment of industrial water; Characteristics and volume of industrial waste; Problems associated with industrial wastes; Physical, chemical and biological methods of treatment; Industrial waste problems of major industries and their methods of treatment and disposal. 3 credits.

Books:

Industrial Waste Water Treatment: A.D. Patwardhan. PHI.

CE6315 Environmental Management

Environment and sustainable development; Global and regional approach to environmental management; Environmental implications of sectoral development: Infrastructure, water resources, industry, agriculture, transport and communication, energy, health and population, mineral resources, tourism, and urbanization; Environmental management at project level; Environmental resource management and conservation strategies; Environmental policy and legislation; Environmental Quality Standards (EQS); Economics of Environmental Management. 3 credits.

Books:

Environmental Management for Sustainable Development, Chris J Barrow, Routledge Environmental Management
Introduction to Environmental Management, Mary K. Theodore, Louis Theodore, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

CE6316 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Historical development; Definition, aims and objectives of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); Environmental issues related to development projects; Project screening, Initial Environmental Examination (IEE); Impact identification, prediction analysis and evaluation; EIA methodologies: Ad-hoc, Checklists, Matrices, Network, Simulation Modeling Workshops (SMW), Environmental Evaluation System (EES), Overlays, Geographical Information System Guidelines; Environmental Impact Statement (EIS); Impact mitigation plan; Environmental monitoring and post-development audits; Organization of EIA: Scope, Work plan, resource requirements and costs of EIA, TOR for EIA; EIA in developing countries; Case studies. 3 credits.

Books:

Environmental Regulation and Impact Assessment; Leonard Ortolano; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

CE6317 Environmental Fluid Dynamics

Governing laws of motion for a viscous fluid: laminar and turbulent flows; Fickian diffusion; Turbulent diffusion, Mass transport equation; Shear flow dispersion; Mixing in rivers and estuaries; Jets and buoyant jets; Reservoir dynamics; Pollutant movement in porous media; Computation of environmental flows. 3 credits.

Books:

Environmental Fluid Dynamics: Flow Processes, Scaling, Equations of Motion, and Solutions to Environmental Flows; Imberger, Jorg; Academic Press.
Environmental Fluid Mechanics; Rubin, Hillel; CRC Press.

CE6318 Green Buildings and Infrastructures

Green building movement; Buildings and environment; Principles and Scope of sustainable design; Energy efficient design; "Green" Materials Selection; Water and waste; Indoor air quality; Site Design; Construction waste management; Construction specifications and codes; International standards as LEED, relevance to climate change and green building and infrastructure. 3 credits.

Books:

Green building A to Z: understanding the language of green building, Jerry Yudelson forwarded by Kevin Hydes by Yudelson, Jerry | Hydes, Kevin.
Green building fundamentals: a practical guide to understanding and applying fundamental sustainable construction practices and the LEED system, Michael Montoya by Montoya, Michael.

Water Resources Engineering

CE6401 Special Topic in Water Resources Engineering

Any advanced and/or important topic directly related to structural engineering may be offered by the department. Pre-requisite: CEE Department will determine based on the topic's requirement. 3 credits.

CE6402 Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management

Basic concepts in integrated water resources management, Economic, Environmental and institutional aspects, Participation of beneficiaries, and Formation of users' group. Fisheries management, Strategic planning, System analysis approach, Conceptual framework and models, Analytical techniques, Operation and maintenance of water resources systems. 3 credits.

Books:

Water Resources Systems Planning and Management: An Introduction to Methods, Models and Applications; Loucks, D.P., Beek, E.V.; UNESCO Publishing.
Water Resources Engineering; Linsley, R.K, Franzini, J. B., Freyberg, D.L.; McGraw-Hill.

CE6403 River Engineering

The behavior of alluvial rivers, River channels pattern and fluvial processes. Aggradation and degradation, local scours, river training and bank protection work. Navigation and dredging. Sediment movement in river channels, bedforms and flow regimes. 3 credits.

Books:

Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, Santosh Kumar Garg
Water Resources Engineering; Linsley, R.K, Franzini, J. B., Freyberg, D.L.; McGraw-Hill

CE6404 Coastal Engineering

Coast and coastal features. Tides and currents. Tidal flow measurement. Waves and storm surges. Docks and harbors. Forces of waves and tides in the design of coastal and harbor structures. Coastal sedimentation processes. Deltas and estuaries. Shore protection works. Dredging and dredgers. 3 credits.

Books:

Coastal and Estuarine management, P W French, Routledge.
Coastal Environments, R W G Carter, Academic press.

CE6405 Groundwater Hydrology

Physical properties of aquifers, well pumping, subsurface flow modeling, unsaturated flow, numerical methods, land subsidence, and groundwater pollution. 3 credits.

Books:

Groundwater Hydrology, Todd, David Keith, John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Contaminant Hydrogeology, Fetter, C. W. Prentice Hall, 1998.
Groundwater, Freeze, Alan R., and John A. Cherry, Prentice-Hall.
Dynamics of Fluids in Porous Media, Bear, Jacob, Dover Publications.

CE6406 Surface Water Hydrology

Hydrologic cycle and mechanisms, including precipitation, evaporation, and transpiration; hydrograph analysis; flood routing; statistical methods in hydrology and hydrologic design. 3 credits.

Books:

Applied Hydrology International Edition, Chow, V.T., Maidment, D.R. and Mays, L.W. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.
Hydrology: Principles and Processes, Robinson, M., Ward, R.C. IWA Publishing.

CE6407 Water Quality Modeling

Dissolved oxygen (DO) analysis for waterbodies, sources and sinks of DO kinetics, engineering control; Eutrophication, N/P ratio, sources and sinks of N and P, phytoplankton and nutrient interactions, phytoplankton-DO relationships, river-stream eutrophication analysis for phytoplankton and rooted aquatic plants; Objectives of modeling, applications; Mass loading range estimations; Estimates of low flow, travel time and velocity; Steady-state stream equations; Estuarine hydrology; Distribution of water quality in rivers and estuaries, dispersion coefficients, hydraulic transport processes, mathematical formulations, water quality parameters, solution techniques, multi-dimensional models; Physical and hydrologic characteristics of lakes, lakeside response to inputs, finite segment steady-state lake models, model calibration and verification, sensitivity analysis parameter estimation; Case studies. 3 credits.

Books:

Hydrodynamics and Water Quality: Modeling Rivers, Lakes, and Estuaries: Zhen-Gang Ji. Wiley.

CE6408 Statistical method in hydrology

Hydrological processes and use of statistics; Shapes of probability density functions including measures of central tendency, dispersion and symmetry. Expectation and estimation. Frequency analysis and design floods. Discrete and continuous probability distributions, especially normal and extreme-value distributions. Confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Correlation, simple and multiple regression. Variance analysis. Parameter-value estimation. Stochastic hydrology: Time-series analysis and simple stochastic models. Error theory. Water resources planning and management problems involving uncertainty objectives and hydrologic inputs. Application of statistics and probability to uncertainty in the description, measurement, and analysis of hydrologic variables and processes, including extreme events, error models, simulation, and sampling. 3 credits.

Books:

Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Hydroclimatology by Rajib Maity
Handbook of Hydrology by David Maidment

CE6409 Hydraulic Structures

Types and classification of hydraulic structures, Structures to control natural disasters: Flood control structures – Embankment, diversion channel; River training: river erosion and bank protection – Groynes, Bank revetment, Guide bank. Multipurpose dam: Hydropower and flood control principles of dam, Selection of dam type, Spillways and energy dissipation, Outlet works, Tunnels and large-diameter pipes. Bridge and culverts. Waterways: navigation route and dredging works. Diversion structures: Barrage and Weir. Cross drainage works: Aqueduct, Syphon, Sluice gate and Regulator. 3 credits.

Books:

Hydraulic Structures by P. Novak, A.I.B. Moffat, C. Nalluri

CE6410 Sediment Transport Engineering

Sediment properties and the mechanics of sediment transport. Initiation of sediment movement, riverbed load and suspended load theories, transport processes, sediment transport equations, regime theory and stable channel design, river diversion problems, erosion, geomorphologic, and water quality aspects. 3 credits.

Books and references:

Sediment Transport: Theory and Practice, C. T. Yang, 1996, McGraw-Hill
Sedimentation Engineering. ASCE, 2008, ed. M.H. Garcia
Erosion and Sedimentation Manual, USBR, 2006.
River Mechanics. M.S. Yalin, 1992

CE6411 Urban Hydraulics

Sources and distribution of water in an urban environment, utilization of groundwater, and distribution systems. Analysis of sewer systems and drainage courses for the disposal of both wastewater and stormwater and determination of design flow. Design of drainage gutters, channels, sewer networks, and culverts. Pumps and lift stations. Urban planning and storm drainage practice. 3 credits

Books and references:

Urban Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Stormwater Quality: Engineering Applications
Computer Modeling 1st Edition, by A. Osman Akan (Author), Robert J. Houghtalen (Author)
Advanced Hydrology by V.T.Chow, David R Maidment and Larry W Mays (1988).
Open Channel Hydraulics by V.T. Chow

CE6412 Computational Watershed Hydrology

Watershed characteristics; hydrologic cycle; characteristics of hydrologic data; rainfall-runoff; stream characteristics; water balance analysis; hydrologic processes in different land covers, use of professional computer programs for the calculation of the surface runoff, generation of unit hydrographs, calculation of losses, channel and reservoir routing, and parameter optimization.

Books and References

Advanced Hydrology by V.T. Chow, David R Maidment, and Larry W Mays (1988).
"Introduction to Physical Hydrology" by Hendriks, M.R., 2010.
"Computational Hydraulics Numerical Methods and Modeling" by IWA publishing.

CE6413 Advanced Irrigation Engineering

Importance of irrigation: Role of food and agriculture in human civilization; Irrigation: role in food production, sources and quality of irrigation water; soil-water relationship; consumptive use and estimation of water requirements; methods of irrigation; design of irrigation canal systems; irrigation structures; irrigation pumps; problems of irrigated land; Irrigation structures: intake (Barrage / Weir), conveyance ( surface and subsurface canal and pipe network, regulation and diversion structures: Sluice gate and cross drainage works.

Books:

Sharma R.K, “Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures”, Oxford and IBII Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2002
Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures by Santosh Kumar Garg

CE6414 Modeling Water resources and Environmental systems

Definition and classification of Model, Need for modeling in water and environmental engg., Concept of scale and discretization, Basic concepts of modeling: conceptualization, data collection, calibration, validation and prediction. Mathematical description and software implementation of mass/energy balance in water, soil and atmospheric systems; reactor processes; fate and transport of chemicals in environmental media. Global context and models like General Circulation Model (GCM) for climate change prediction. Demonstration of a water and an environmental model.

Books:

Environmental Modeling: A Practical Introduction By Mike J. Barnsley
Mathematical Modelling: A Graduate Textbook by Seyed M. Moghadas, Majid Jaberi-Douraki

Transportation Engineering

CE6501 Special Topic in Transportation Engineering

CE6502 Advanced Transportation Engineering

Transportation planning process; traffic management concept; traffic accident investigation; city road and street network; grade separation and interchanges; pedestrian and bicycle facilities; urban bypass. Environmental aspects of highway traffic and transportation project; elements of traffic flow. Planning, analysis, evaluation and implementation of transportation projects. 3 credits.

Books:

Traffic and Highway Engineering (5th or latest Edition); Nicholas J. Garber and Lester A. Hoel; Cengage Learning, USA
Urban Transportation Planning (2nd or latest Edition); Michael Meyer and Eric Miller; McGraw-Hill.

CE6503 Transportation Systems Engineering, Planning and Management

Overview of transportation systems; transportation systems modeling; travel characteristics analysis; traffic predictions; transportation systems management; public passenger transportation; transit planning; urban transportation planning; transportation safety; case studies; transportation systems planning and management in Bangladesh. 3 credits.

Books:

Urban Transportation Planning (2nd or latest Edition); Michael Meyer and Eric Miller; McGraw-Hill (December 20, 2000)
Traffic Engineering (5th or latest Edition); Roger Roess, Elena Prassas and William McShane; Pearson.

CE6504 Transport Projects and Operations

Highway needs study; highway planning, economics and financing; evaluation and analysis of transportation projects, management, monitoring; organization and implementation of transportation projects; selected case studies; traffic engineering administration and legislation; urban public transportation and freight movement. 3 credits.

Books:

Traffic and Highway Engineering (5th or latest Edition); Nicholas J. Garber and Lester A. Hoel; Cengage Learning, USA

CE6505 Geometric Analysis and Design of Roads

Analysis and design of visible elements of roads (streets, highways, at-grade intersections, freeways, interchanges, etc.). The design lab covers the topics covered in the theory part. 3 credits.

Books:

A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (latest Edition); American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), USA.
Traffic and Highway Engineering (5th or later Edition); Nicholas J. Garber and Lester A. Hoel; Cengage Learning, USA.

CE6506 Advanced Surveying

Triangulation; Classification and schemes, instruments, linear and angular measurements, field works errors and corrections, computations; Geometric leveling; Field astronomy; Motions of earth, and other stars, time, coordinate systems, errors and corrections; Hydrographic surveying; determination of depth underwater, measurement of discharge and stream current; Terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry; Instruments, field works, plotting of maps, analysis and interpretation of photographs, stereophotogrammetry, remote sensing and its application. 3 credits.

Books:

Surveying: Jack C. McCormac et al. ‎ Wiley.
Surveying Fundamentals and Practices: Jerry Nathanson et al. ‎ Pearson.
Advanced Surveying: Total Station, GPS, GIS & Remote Sensing: Gopi Satheesh and R. Sathikumar. Pearson

CE6507 Pavement Analysis, Design and Construction

Stress, strain and deflections of pavements; traffic volume analysis; pavement materials characterization; pavement distresses and performance; pavement maintenance; design of flexible and rigid pavements (Empirical, Mechanistic-Empirical and Mechanistic methods); drainage design; overlay design; road construction methods and practices; practice and use of various pavement design tools (e.g. software) in the design lab. 3 credits.

Books:

Pavement Analysis and Design (2nd or later Edition); Yang H. Huang; Pearson-Prentice Hall, USA.
Traffic and Highway Engineering (4th or later edition), Nicholas J. Garber and Lester A. Hoel; Cengage Learning, USA.
Pavement Design: Materials, Analysis, and Highways: M. Rashad Islam and Rafiqul A. Tarefder. McGraw Hill.

CE6508 Advanced Highway Materials

Origin, production, specifications properties and uses of bituminous materials; binder mixtures; design and analysis of bituminous paving mixes; field operations, surface treatments, stabilization methods; aggregates, base, subbase and subgrade; cement concrete in pavement constructions. 3 credits.

Books:

Hot Mix Asphalt Materials, Mixture Design and Construction (2nd or later edition); E R Brown, Prithvi S Kandhal, Freddy L Roberts, Y Richard Kim, and Dah-Yinn Lee; NAPA Research and Education Foundation (NCAT), USA.
Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers (3rd or later Edition); Michael S. Mamlouk and John P. Zaniewski; Pearson Prentice-Hall, USA.
Highway Materials, Soils, and Concrete: Harold N. Atkins. Prentice Hall College Div.

CE6509 Advanced Traffic Engineering

Characteristics of road user, vehicle and roadway as they affect the traffic engineering function; the concepts of highway capacity and traffic flow theory; traffic control devices; the concepts of intersection control, intersection signal design and capacity analysis; traffic engineering studies involving volume, speed, and travel time; parking, roadway lighting, traffic management and administration, and the techniques and methodologies applied to traffic data collection as well as scientific and statistical techniques used to analyze such data. 3 credits.

Book:

Traffic Engineering (5th or later Edition); Roger Roess, Elena Prassas and William McShane; ‎ Pearson, USA.

CE6510 Pavement Performance, Maintenance and Management

Evaluate, identify and select reliable and cost-effective rehabilitation alternatives for existing Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) and Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) pavements. Pavement distress and mechanism, project-level evaluation, non-destructive testing, friction and roughness evaluation. Pavement management systems including data collection, evaluation, optimization, economic analysis, and computer applications. 3 credits.

Books:

Pavement Maintenance and Management; Faiq M.S. Al-Zwainy et.al; Lulu Press, Inc. (2020).
Modern Pavement Management; Ralph C. G. Haas et. al; Krieger Publication Co.
Distress Identification Manual for the Long-Term Pavement Performance Program; US Federal Highway Administration (FHA).
Pavement Analysis and Design (2nd or later Edition); Yang H. Huang; Pearson-Prentice Hall, USA.

CE6511 Road and Traffic Safety Engineering

Road safety policies; Governmental and local arrangements; Road safety audit; Accident data collection, reporting, database maintenance and data analysis; Identification of hazardous locations (Black Spots); Pedestrian and bi-cycle safety; Road safety manuals; Engineering solutions for road safety enhancement; Special cases (bridge approach, rail crossing, business center, etc.); Community awareness and training on road safety; Use of software like VIDA in design lab; and case studies. 3 credits.

Books:

Highway Safety Manual (1st or later edition); American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), USA.
Traffic and Highway Engineering (4th or later Edition); Nicholas J. Garber and Lester A. Hoel; Cengage Learning, USA.
Transport Planning and Traffic Safety: Geetam Tiwari. CRC Press.

CE6610: Urban Planning

The development of contemporary planning concepts and principles; the nature, purpose and scope of urban planning; the planning process and decision-making in a democratic society. Methodological aspects of designing a planning program; identification of objectives and constraints, conduct of basic surveys and analysis, plans and policies preparation, evaluation and implementation, urban planning in Bangladesh, case studies. 3 credits.

Books

Golam Rahman, "Town Planning and the Political Culture of Planning in Bangladesh", AHDPH, New Market, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008.
Pratap Rao, "Urban Planning: Theory and Practice", CBS publishers, New Delhi, India, 2001.
Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan: The Structure Plan, The Urban Area Plan, The Detailed Area Plan (1995-2015; 2016-2030), RAJUK, GoB.
Peter Hall, and Mark T-Jones, "Urban and Regional Planning', 6th edition, Routledge, 2020

CE6512: Transportation Planning

Land use and transportation, urban travel and transportation systems characteristics, urban transportation planning process, transportation planning surveys, travel demand analysis and forecasting models, transportation system and project evaluation, project implementation. 3 credits.

Books:

Urban Transportation Planning (2nd or latest Edition); Michael Meyer and Eric Miller; McGraw-Hill (December 20, 2000)
Traffic and Highway Engineering (5th or latest Edition); Nicholas J. Garber and Lester A. Hoel; Cengage Learning, USA
Jotin Khisty and B. Kent Lall, "Transportation Engineering-An introduction", Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA, latest Edition

Construction Management

CE6601 Advanced Project Planning and Management

Introduction to engineering and construction project management; project development process/project stages; the principles and techniques of project management; project management functions; contracts and procurements; tender security and bonds, project organization, team building and supervision; project planning and scheduling; project cost accounting and cash flow; documentation and reporting systems; monitoring project performance; controlling project cost, time, and quality; Project closeout. 3 credits.

Books

Daniel W. Halpin, Bolivar A. Senior and G. Lucko, "Construction Management", John Wiley & Sons, Inc, USA, 5th Edition 2017
Construction Management, 4th Edition International StudentVersion, by Daniel W. Halpinand Bolivar A. Senior: JohnWiley & Sons, 2015.
Clifford J. Schexnayder and Richard E. Mayo, "Construction Management Fundamentals", McGraw-Hill-Higher Education, USA – Latest Edition
Frederick E. Gould and Nancy E. Joyce, "Construction Project Management", Prentice Hall, USA– Latest Edition
Edward R. Fisk and Wayne D. Reynolds, "Construction Project Administration", Pearson, Prentice Hall, USA– Latest Edition

CE6602 Construction Practices and Scheduling

Materials and methods of construction with emphasis on the design and construction process; includes structural steel and other metals, foundation materials, precast and tilt-wall concrete, concrete reinforcement and similar. Introduction to commonly used techniques and computer applications for the planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling of construction projects; includes key scheduling techniques such as Gantt Chart, CPM, PERT, LSM, and EVM; practical scheduling practices such as tracking, controlling, and forecasting trends of schedules, cost control, and reporting. 3 credits.

Books

Charles Patrick, "Construction Project Planning and Scheduling", Pearson, Prentice Hall, USA– Latest Edition
Construction Scheduling: Principles and Practices, Jay Newitt, Pearson
CPM Scheduling for Construction: Best Practices and Guidelines, Christopher Carson, Peter Oakander, Craig Relyea, Project Management Institute

CE6603 Construction Safety Management

Fundamentals of safety management principles. Detailed review of OSHA regulations and standards critical to construction engineers and managers who expect to design and administer safety-related systems in a construction project. Analysis and design of example minimum safety requirements for application in construction field operations. Review of OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry, a review of selected sections of OSHA Standards for General Industry, a review of general principles of construction safety management. 3 credits.

Books

Construction Safety Management and Engineering, Darryl C. Hill, American Society of Safety Engineers; 2nd Edition (2014)
Construction Project Safety, John Schaufelberger, Ken-Yu Lin, RSMeans; 1st Edition (2013)

CE6604 Risk and Financial Management in Construction

Fundamental concepts in financial and risk analysis in construction; accounting and financial metrics in construction; risk assessment and risk management in construction, including the cost of risk, decision-making strategies, the role of sureties, effects of risk in project delivery methods and contract types; risk effects in project financing including a review of financing sources, considerations for financing local and international projects; and the impact of financial and risk management in strategic planning in construction. 3 credits.

Books

Risk and Financial Management in Construction, Simon A. Burtonshaw-Gunn, Routledge; 1st edition (2017)
Cost Accounting and Financial Management for Construction Project Managers, Len Holm, Routledge; 1st Edition (2018)

CE6605 Construction Economics

Foundation in Life Cycle Cost Analysis computation within the context of current issues in environmental sustainability and evidence-based thinking; lean construction as a strategy to overcome the hurdle of the first cost. 3 credits.

Books

Construction Economics: A New Approach, Danny Myers, ‎ Routledge; 2nd Edition (2008).
The Economics of the Construction Industry, Gerald Finkel, Routledge; 1st Edition (1997)

CE6606 Legal Aspects of Contracting

Legal aspects of contract documents, drawings and specifications; owner-engineer-constructor relationship and responsibilities; bids and contract performance; labor laws; governmental administrative and regulatory agencies; torts; business organizations; ethics and professionalism; analysis of current topics and issues. Investigation of recent statute and case implications. 3 credits.

Books

Construction Contracting: Business and Legal Principles, Stuart H. Bartholomew, Prentice Hall; 1st Edition (1997)
Construction Contracts: Law and Management, Will Hughes, Ronan Champion, John Murdoch, Routledge; 5th Edition (2015)

CE6607 Construction Company Operations

Running a construction company; strategic planning; business planning; organizational theory; competitor analysis; risk management; financial analysis; human resources; management information systems; leadership; codes of ethics; best practices. 3 credits.

Books

Building a Successful Construction Company: The Practical Guide Paperback, Paul Netscher, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2014)
Running a Successful Construction Company (For Pros, by Pros), David Gerstel, Taunton Press; Revised, Updated (2002)

CE6608 Construction Information Technology

Exploration of emerging technologies for the construction industry including hardware and software systems, Wireless/Mobile, information systems, construction-specific programs, and information strategy planning; using information strategy planning by owners and contractors to effectively enhance the management of business entities and projects in construction. 3 credits.

Books

Information Technologies for Construction Managers, Architects and Engineers, Trefor Williams, Cengage Learning (2006)
Building Information Modeling: A Strategic Implementation Guide for Architects, Engineers, Constructors, and Real Estate Asset Managers, Dana K. Smith, Michael Tardif, Wiley, 1st Edition (2009)

CE6609 Procurement in construction

Different procurement methods used within the local and international construction industries: LS, DBB, DB, CM, BOT, Milestone-based; Public Procurement Rules; National public procurement methods: open, limited, two-stage, direct, request for quotation, etc.; International procurement methods; e-GP; Emerging concepts such as Sustainable Procurement and Strategic Procurement. The lab component will cover design labs/experiments related to the topics covered in the theory part. 3 credits.

Books

Strategic Procurement in Construction, Andrew Cox, Mike Townsend, Thomas Telford Publishing (1998)
A Practical Guide to Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contracts (Practical Construction Guides), Eric Eggink, Routledge, (2020).

CE6610 Special Topic in Construction Management

Any advanced and/or important topic directly related to construction management may be offered by the department. Pre-requisite: CEE Department will determine based on the topic's requirement. 3 credits.

Fire Hazard and Safety

CE6701 Building Regulations on Fire Safety

Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) general provisions on fire safety, and its philosophy; the objectives, the function statements and the general building requirements according to BNBC. Occupancy and Construction Classification of Buildings, Fire Index, Fire rating of constructions. General Provisions and Precautionary Requirements of buildings for fire protection, Introduction to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Fire Code.

Books:

Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC): Part IV
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): NFPA 1 Fire Code

CE6702 Fire Engineering I: Fire Dynamics

Basic concepts and principles of fire dynamics, fuels and combustion processes, the chemistry of combustion, flammability limits, ignition characteristics and different types of flames and fire plumes, Fire chemistry: chemical reactions, fuel properties, and combustion, Heat transfer, Fire behavior: ignition, flame spread, and extinguishment, Steady Burning of Liquids and Solids, Smoke: Its Formation, Composition and Movement. fire effects on people, plants, soils, and animals in forest, grassland, and woodland ecosystems.

Books:

An Introduction to Fire Dynamics, Dougal Drysdale, Wiley
Principles of Fire Behavior, James G. Quintiere, CRC Press
Fire Science: From Chemistry to Landscape Management, Francisco Castro Rego, Penelope Morgan, Paulo Fernandes, Chad Hoffman, Springer.

CE6703 Fire Engineering II: Fire Models

control volume, applications of conservations laws in modeling and the form of predictive equations; evaluations of fire severity, fire resistance levels of various types of building structures and elements. The Pre and post Flashover Compartment Fire, Fire resistance, Spread of fire from a compartment, Production and measurement of heat, smoke and toxic gases, Methods for assessment of fire behavior. Fire modeling: numerical methods and computer simulations.

Books:

An Introduction to Fire Dynamics, Dougal Drysdale, Wiley
Introduction to Mathematical Fire Modeling, Marc L. Janssens, CRC press.

CE6704 Fire Risk Assessment

Introduction to risk concepts, Risk audits and inspections, Reliability in fire safety engineering, Fire Risk Ranking, Risk analysis, Qualitative and quantitative fire risk assessment, Fire growth and spread scenarios, Cost benefit analysis, Treatment of risks and risk management. Legal obligations of building surveyors, their tasks of assessment, enforcement and documentation.

Books:

Principles of Fire Risk Assessment in Buildings, by David Yung, Wiley.
NFPA551: Guide for the Evaluation of Fire Risk Assessments, National Fire Protection Association
SFPE Fire Risk Assessment Guide, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Springer.

CE6705 Fire Engineering Design

fire engineering brief, conceptual design, regulatory objectives, fire safety engineering subsystems, verification methods, timeline analysis, design fires, evaluation of performance of passive and active fire protection systems; Equipment and In-Built Facilities Standards according to BNBC. Design of Chemical Extinguishing Systems, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, Standard on Water Additives for Fire Control and Vapor Mitigation, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems.

Books:

The Design and Layout of Fire Sprinkler Systems, by Mark Bromann, CRC press
Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply, William F. Crapo, Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC): Part IV, Chapter 4.
NFPA standards for fire engineering design, National Fire Protection Association.

CE6706 Structural Design for Fire

Structural Fire Engineering, material properties on fire, Fire Safety in Buildings, Fire Protection, Fire Severity and Fire Resistance, Design of Structures Exposed to Fire: steel structures, concrete structures, composites structures, Finite Element Methods for Advanced Structural Calculations, Design Recommendations.

Books:

Structural Design for Fire Safety, Andrew H. Buchanan, Anthony Kwabena Abu, Wiley.
Fire-Resistant Design of Structures, By Srinivasan Chandrasekaran, Gaurav Srivastava, CRC Press.
Structural Fire Engineering, Fire Protection Committee of ASCE, Edited by Kevin J. LaMalva.
Fire Safety Engineering Design of Structures, John A. Purkiss, Long-Yuan Li, CRC Press.

CE6707 Human Behavior in Fire and Egress

building occupant characteristics and human behavior during fire emergencies, Occupants and detection of fires, Modeling Human Behavior in fires, Occupant movement and egress, Occupants and untenability, Fire Situation Management, Means of Egress according to Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC).

Books:

SFPE Guide to Human Behavior in Fire, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Springer
Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC), Part IV, Chapter 3.
NFPA 101B: Code for Means of Egress for Buildings and Structures

CE6708 Special Topic in Fire Hazard and Safety

Any advanced and/or important topic directly related to Fire Hazard and Safety may be offered by the department. Pre-requisite: CEE Department will determine based on the topic's requirement. 3 credits.