Course Description

Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Student Full Name: - Dessalegn Alemu Bekele ID. No. ETR/1855/03
European Credit
Course Title Course Code Transfer System Cr.Hr. Course Description
(ECTS)
Year I Semester I

Investment; time value of money: Interest; present worth; rate of

return; future worth. Costing: Cost centers; labor cost; investment cost;
running cost; equipment cost, Depreciation accounting, Economic
Engineering Economics CEng5211 4
analysis: Benefitcost analysis; Sensitivity analysis; inflation effects; case
study: economic analysis of hydropower development: economic analysis
of multi-purpose projects, Project appraisal.
Mechanical properties of materials. Stress and strain. Tension and
Strength of Materials CEng1101 6 transmission. Flexural and shearing stresses. Compound stresses.
Combined stresses. Mohr’s circle. Column Buckling.
Properties of fluids.
 Hydrostatics: Euler´s basic equation, relative equilibrium.
 Manometry.
 Hydrostatic forces on plane and curved surfaces.Tensile stress in
pipes.
Hydraulics I CEng2161  Buoyancy and stability of floating bodies.Kinematics of fluid flow.
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 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

Computer Programming CEng2081 5 Computer and programming

2. Elements of Fortran

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Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Student Full Name: - Dessalegn Alemu Bekele ID. No. ETR/1855/03
3. Program preparation and design
4. Control structures
5. Arrays
6. Functions and procedures
7. Input/output
8. Error analysis
9. Roots of equations
This course covers First order differential equations, second order
differential
Applied Mathematics III Math2082 6 equations, Vector differential calculus, Line and surface integral, Complex
analytical functions and complex integrals, Taylor and Laurent
Series, Integration by the method of residue
Probability theory.
 Random variables and random distribution.
 Discrete and continuous density functions.
  Bivariate distribution.
Probability and Statistics Stat 2083 5
  Introduction to statistics.
  Frequency distributions.
  Measures of central distribution and dispersion.
  Regression and correlation coefficients
Numerical Methods CEng2084 5 Fundamentals of numerical methods and development of programming
techniques to solve problems in civil and environmental engineering. This
course requires significant computer use via a scientific program language
such as Excel, Matlab and/or FORTRAN. Standard topics in numerical linear
algebra, interpolation, curve fitting, discrete differentiation, discrete
integration, approximate solutions to ordinary differential equations,
partial differential equations, simulation and optimization are treated in a
context- based approach. Applications are drawn from hydrology,
environmental modeling, geotechnical engineering, modeling of material

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Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Student Full Name: - Dessalegn Alemu Bekele ID. No. ETR/1855/03
behavior, and structural analysis.
Introduction and Basic definitions
units of measurement, theory of errors and their adjustments
types of surveys
measurement of angles, distance & heights
Surveying I CEng1091 5
bearing & azimuth of a line
leveling;
area computations, traverse computation & adjustment
  optical and electronic distance measurements
 Triangulation ,
  Contour lines and Digital Terrain Model,
  Engineering Surveys and Setting out, GPS Surveying,
Surveying II CEng2092 5
  Topographic Surveys and Mapping,
  Principles of Photogrammetric surveying,
  GIS and remote sensing.
 control survey
  topographic survey
  highway alignment
Surveying Field Practice CEng2093 2
  Canal alignment
  leveling work
  triangulation
Stability & Determinacy of Structures, Loads on Structures, Influence
Theory of Structures I CEng2102 5 Lines (IL)for Determinate Structures, Deflection of Determinate
Structures and Consistent Deformation Method
General Introduction, Slope Deflection Method, Cross Method of
Moment Distribution ,Kani Method of Moment Distribution,
Theory of Structures II CEng2103 5
Influence Lines for indeterminate structures and Introduction to
stiffness method
Construction Materials CEng2111 1. General introduction on construction process

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Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Student Full Name: - Dessalegn Alemu Bekele ID. No. ETR/1855/03
1. Classification and nature of materials
2. Mechanical properties of materials; nature and
performance of materials under load
3. Cementing materials: production and use of lime, gypsum and
cement;
Types and properties of cement;
4. Mortar; Concrete: concrete making materials, mix design,
fresh and hardened concrete properties, curing techniques;
concrete admixtures
5. Metals in constructions; Properties of steel and aluminum alloys;
6. 7. Timber and timber products; Clay and clay products; Building
blocks; Building stones.
General Introduction;
2. Building Drawing and Functional Planning of Buildings;
3. Building structural systems; reinforces concrete structures, steel
framed structures, timber structures and prefabricated building
elements
4. Building construction elements
Foundation: Definition, types, function, Soil Investigation,
construction materials and methods.
Building Construction CEng 3112
Floors: Types of floors, ground & suspended floors, construction materials
and methods, floor finishes.
Walls: types: materials and construction details.
Wall finishing: types and construction details, plastering and
painting;
Roof: types and functions, construction System, Roof covering;
Other Building construction elements and systems: stairs, doors and
windows, damp proofing

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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Student Full Name: - Dessalegn Alemu Bekele ID. No. ETR/1855/03

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