CIVL 1010 Academic and Professional Development I [0 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 001] For Civil Engineering students only. This is one of a series of three courses designed to assist students in developing attributes necessary for professional growth. Discussions will be led by individual or small groups of students on topics ranging from civil engineering practice to student issues. Graded P or F.
CIVL 1020 Surveying and Surveying Camp [2 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 102] Plane surveying fundamentals including preliminaries and planning, leveling, triangulation, traversing, detail survey and plotting by AutoCAD, least squares adjustments setting out; followed by one-week surveying camp in the Winter Session. Final grades issued after completion of the surveying camp.
CIVL 1030 Civil Engineering Drawing [1 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 114] Fluency in graphical communication skills using freehand sketching, draughting equipment and computer draughting. Drawing procedures and relevant civil engineering standards. Layout and development of multiple orthographic views, sectional views and dimensioning. Graded P or F.
CIVL 1110 History and Practice of Civil Engineering [1 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 101] For Civil Engineering students only. Past and current practices of civil engineers in relation to their interaction with society, introduction to various subdisciplines of civil engineering, emphasis on ethics, responsibility and professionalism. Graded P or F. Exclusion(s): CIVL 1160
CIVL 1130 Monumental Structures from Ancient to Modern Times [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 131] Introduction to fundamental structural concepts; Development and evolution of structural materials and structural forms; Creative expression in the Built Environment; Various kinds of monumental structures: temples and cathedrals, bridges, towers, stadiums, skyscrapers and other special buildings; Outlook for the future.
CIVL 1140 Environmental Quality Control and Improvement [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 142] Introduction to local and global environmental issues; providing the essential physical, chemical, and biological concepts required to understand the nature of the pollutants; applying engineering and management approaches to the solutions of environmental problems that affect our water, air, and land resources. Exclusion(s): CENG 1700, CIVL 2410, ENVR 2010
CIVL 1160 Civil Engineering and Modern Society [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 161] The major objective of this subject is to provide a general overview about civil engineering in Hong Kong and how engineers implement modern technology in infrastructure. Lecture content includes Construction Industry, Water Supplies, Highways, Flood Control, Drainage, Water Pollution Control, Sewerage, Port Works, Environment, Environmental Protection, New Town Development, Town Planning, Slope Protection and Civil Engineering Practice. Analysis of social issues regarding the impact of civil constructions is one of the main themes of this course. Case studies allow students to review these social issues from an engineering perspective and the group project requires students to understand the engineering process and really think about the pros and cons of recent civil engineering developments in Hong Kong, using an engineering perspective. To gain an appreciation of the workplace, practicing civil engineers and other professionals accompany the students during the site visits in outlining the necessary skills required to design and construct an engineering project or operational facility. Exclusion(s): CIVL 1110
CIVL 1170 Climate Change Risk, Mitigation and Adaptations [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 171] Overview of climate-change and related issues: the physical science basis, impacts, risk identification, mitigation and adaptation measures. Current energy systems and renewable energy resources. Green building and end-use energy efficiency. Local and regional vulnerabilities: extreme weather events, rise of sea levels, storm surge, coastal flooding and stress on water resources; associated adaptation and risk reduction measures.
CIVL 2010 Academic and Professional Development II [0 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 002] For Civil Engineering students only. This is one of a series of three courses designed to assist students in developing attributes necessary for professional growth. Discussions will be led by individual or small groups of students on topics ranging from civil engineering practice to student issues. Graded P or F.
CIVL 2020 Industrial Training [0 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 099] For students of the Civil Engineering Department only. A practical training course for a total duration of five weeks covering building practice, scaffolding, formwork, brickwork, reinforced concrete practice, site formation, environmental monitoring and assessment, safety, and first aid. Graded P or F.
CIVL 2110 Statics and Dynamics [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 113] Application of Newton's laws to engineering problems; includes force equilibrium, kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. Exclusion(s): CIVL 2150
CIVL 2120 Mechanics of Materials [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 112] Analysis of stress, strain and deformation; linear and non-linear material behavior; strain energy; bending of beams, deflection; stability and buckling of compression members; shear and torsional stresses. Exclusion(s): MECH 2010 Prerequisite(s): CIVL 2110
CIVL 2150 Introduction to Statics and Dynamics [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 115] An introduction of Newton's laws and its application in engineering problems; includes system of forces and moments, objects in equilibrium, energy methods and rigid body kinematics. Exclusion(s): CIVL 2110
CIVL 2160 Modeling Systems with Uncertainties [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 181] Identification and modeling of non-deterministic problems in civil engineering, and the treatment thereof relative to engineering design and decision making. Development of stochastic concepts and simulation models, and their relevance to real design and decision problems in various areas of civil engineering. Exclusion(s): ISOM 2500, MATH 3423, MATH 2411
CIVL 2410 Environmental Engineering and Management [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 141] For students of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department only. Introduction to current environmental issues; providing the essential chemical principles required to understand the nature of the pollution problems; applying knowledge from science and engineering approaches to the solutions of environmental problems that affect our water, air and land resources. This course also covers basic concepts of environmental impact assessment of civil engineering projects. Exclusion(s): CENG 1700, CIVL 1140
CIVL 2420 Water and Wastewater Engineering [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 242] Introduction to basic concepts of water quality, fundamentals of water and wastewater treatment processes, analysis of treatment process flowsheets, analysis of water quality management alternatives. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 2410 or CIVL 1140
CIVL 2500 Introduction to Environmental Fluid Mechanics [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 150] The course offers a fundamental understanding of properties of fluids, physical principles of fluid flows, and first- and second-laws of thermodynamics. It introduces various fluid flow processes in surface water, groundwater, the atmosphere, and engineering systems such as mixing, convection, turbulence, jets, plumes and thermals. Prerequisite(s): AS Mathematics and Statistics or AS Applied Mathematics
CIVL 2510 Fluid Mechanics [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 151] An introduction to the mechanics of fluids, including fluid statics, kinematics and fundamental equations of fluid flow, laminar and turbulent flow, boundary layers and applications in the design of hydraulic structures. Exclusion(s): MECH 3210
CIVL 2810 Construction Materials [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 111] Properties of engineering materials and their relation to the internal structure of materials; includes physical properties of construction materials like portland cement concrete, asphalt, polymers, ferrous metals and non-ferrous metals.
CIVL 3010 Academic and Professional Development III [0 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 003] For Civil Engineering students only. This is one of a series of three courses designed to assist students in developing attributes necessary for professional growth. Discussions will be led by individual or small groups of students on topics ranging from civil engineering practice to student issues. Graded P or F.
CIVL 3020 Internship Training [0 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 098] For students of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department only. Internship training provides students the opportunity to gain professional experience and to apply theories to real-life situations. Students are required to complete a minimum of six weeks on-the-job training in civil engineering consulting firms, contractors, developers or relevant government departments, or an equivalent of 5-week mock construction training under the supervision of professional practitioners. Graded P or F.
CIVL 3220 Construction Engineering I [2 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 202] Study of the construction industry, demand for project, initial and feasibility studies, impact assessment, local statutory ordinances, estimates, finance, resource allocation, bills of quantities.
CIVL 3230 Project Investment Strategies and Cost Control [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 203] This course covers the fundamental knowledge, skills and tools of project investment and cost control, including project investment and valuation, financial and economic analysis, environmental impact assessment, value engineering, capital budgeting, cost control, earn value management, project finance, currency convertibility and transfer, export credit agencies and international financing institutions, financial modeling and evaluation, financial structuring and documentation, computer simulation and useful software, and case studies.
CIVL 3310 Structural Analysis [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 231] Structural forms and modeling, statically determinate structures, statically indeterminate structures, force and displacement methods, deflections of structures, influence lines, approximate analysis, energy methods. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 2120
CIVL 3320 Reinforced Concrete Design [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 232] Ultimate limit state design of reinforced concrete beams, columns and slabs; serviceability limit states of deflection and cracking. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 3310
CIVL 3520 Hydraulics [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 252] Application of the principles of fluid mechanics to civil engineering systems; includes hydraulic machinery, pipe flow, pipe networks, open channel flow, channel networks, rapidly and gradually varied flow, quasi-steady flow. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 2510
CIVL 3530 Hydrology [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 253] Hydrological cycle, routing, mass curve, precipitation analysis, abstractions, infiltration and evaporation, runoff and streamflow, runoff simulation, stochastic hydrology, hydrologic design, subsurface flow and wells. Background: CIVL 2160
CIVL 3610 Traffic and Transportation Engineering [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 261] For students of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department only. Introduction to transportation systems; characteristics of transportation models; traffic flow fundamentals; geometric design of highways; travel demand analysis including trip generation, modal split and trip assignment. Exclusion(s): CIVL 3620
CIVL 3620 Introduction to Transportation Systems [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 262] Introduction to transportation systems; characteristics of transportation models; traffic flow fundamentals; transportation economics; traffic demand forecasting including trip generation, trip distribution, modal split and trip assignment. Exclusion(s): CIVL 3610
CIVL 3700 Geology for Civil Engineers [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 270] Introduction to minerals, rocks, structural geology, engineering in geological materials. Introduction to basic soil mechanics for civil engineers.
CIVL 3720 Soil Mechanics [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 272] State of stress, shear strength, flow and seepage problems, consolidation theory, and introduction to the concept of critical state. Background: CIVL 3700
CIVL 4100 Special Topics [1-4 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 300] Selected topics in Civil Engineering of current interest to the Department and not covered by existing courses.
CIVL 4220 Principles of Project Finance [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 302] This course provides an in-depth discussion of the principles, techniques, and models of project finance in delivering capital-intensive engineering projects: (1) privatization and international engineering markets for project finance; (2) the project company and public procurement procedures; (3) project agreement and ancillary contracts; (4) commercial risks; (5) political risks and their guarantee and insurance; (6) project bankability and working with lenders; (7) financial modeling and evaluation; (8) financial structuring and documentation; (9) case studies of BOT, PFI and PPP projects. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 4260
CIVL 4230 Construction Engineering II [2 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 303] Continuation of CIVL 3220. Contract strategy, tender documents, methods of invitation of tenders, contract management, site supervision, financial control, site safety, variation order. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 3220
CIVL 4250 Project Management and Finance [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 305, CIVL 300R] This course introduces the basic methods, tools and techniques in managing and financing a project. Management subjects cover project planning, cost management, time management, materials management, change management, construction labor, safety management, and communication management. Financial subjects cover debt and equity finance, project risk analysis, cost and benefits of political risk insurance, project funding and cash flow, option pricing, and credit scoring of project finance debt. Programming issues and Monte Carlo simulation for project management and finance models will also be discussed.
CIVL 4260 Infrastructure Project Delivery Systems [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 306, CIVL 300U] This course provides students with the fundamental processes and skills required to initiate, manage and deliver engineering projects, including project lifecycle and stakeholders, preparing the bid package, construction contracts, legal structure of companies, value engineering, constructability, lean construction, budgeting and controlling costs, and project management software.
CIVL 4270 Construction Law and Contract Administration [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 307, CIVL 300T] The course covers legal and contractual issues that may affect practicing engineers in their planning, design, construction and management of engineering projects. Topics include general principles of common and civil legal systems, the Hong Kong legal environment, contract laws, tort laws, company laws, laws on evidence and the building laws. The course also covers topics such as conflict of laws and international commercial arbitrations, engineers acting as expert witness in court and arbitral tribunals.
CIVL 4320 Structural Steel Design [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 334] Limit state design of steel structures, stability analysis of thin-walled members, design of tension members, columns, beams, plate girders, beam-columns, structural connections, plastic analysis and design. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 3310
CIVL 4330 Introduction to Structural Dynamics [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 332] Single degree of freedom systems, multi-degree of freedom systems, continuous systems, random vibrations, dynamic behavior under wind loads and earthquakes. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 2110 and MATH 2350
CIVL 4340 Prestressed Concrete Design [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 324] Historical development; methods of prestressing, elastic analysis and design; flexural and shear capacity; losses of prestress; anchorage zones; composite members; design procedures and applications. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 3320
CIVL 4350 Design of Structural Systems [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 335] Structural systems for buildings, loads on structures, selection of structure schemes, preliminary analysis and design, computer-aided proportioning, special consideration in high-rise structures, composite design. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 3320 and CIVL 4320
CIVL 4370 Computer Methods of Structural Analysis [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 337] Matrix formulation of structural analysis using stiffness method, solution of linear equations, applications to civil engineering structures, modeling of large and complex structural systems. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 3310
CIVL 4380 Introduction to Wind Effects on Buildings and Structures [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 338] Basic meteorology, structure of wind near the ground, wind induced vibrations, wind loading codes, wind tunnel test techniques. Exclusion(s): CIVL 5370
CIVL 4420 Solid Waste Management and Landfill Systems [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 342] An introduction to solid waste sorting, current and future waste treatment and management in Hong Kong such as waste reuse and recycling, incineration and landfilling will be covered. In addition, the operation and basic design concepts of incineration and a landfill system will be presented. Landfill technology is the key and final step of solid waste management, and thus it is the major component of this course. Exclusion(s): CIVL 5460 Prerequisite(s): CIVL 2410 or CIVL 1140
CIVL 4430 Environmental Impact Assessment [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 343, CIVL 300Q] This course describes relationship of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and environmental policy act; methods and procedures for environmental impact identification, prediction, evaluation and mitigation; contents in an EIA report. Exclusion(s): CENG 4720 Prerequisite(s): CIVL 2410 or CIVL 1140
CIVL 4460 Process Design of Environmental Engineering Facilities [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 346] Basic principles in the process design of environmental engineering facilities, such as water and wastewater treatment systems, pump station, as well as sanitary landfill disposal. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 2420
CIVL 4470 Air Quality Control and Management [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 347] Historical and health impact studies related to air pollution. Atmospheric stability and its impact on the transport and dispersion of pollutants. Sources of major air pollutants. Comparison of urban, industrial and transport related air pollution issues, using Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta as examples. Control of stationary and mobile emission sources. Air quality management - framework, policy tools and comparison of different approaches. Exclusion(s): MECH 4210
CIVL 4480 Air Quality Modeling and Analysis [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 348, CIVL 300S] Atmospheric structure and circulations. Monitoring and analysis of air quality data. Role of modeling in air quality management. Observational-based and emission-based modeling. Simple regulatory models. CMAS, an advanced emission-based air quality modeling system. Local and regional applications of air quality models, their use and limitations. Prerequisite(s): MECH 4210
CIVL 4510 Municipal Hydraulic Systems [2 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 351] Planning, analysis and design of municipal water and wastewater systems and sewage outfalls; includes community planning, loading and demand forecasting, hydraulics, stormwater management, and drainage system design. Background: CIVL 3520
CIVL 4520 Municipal Hydrosystems Engineering and Management [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 352] The course integrates the knowledge of hydrology, hydraulics, statistics, economics, and optimization in the dealing with municipal hydrosystems engineering and management. In particular, focuses will be given to quantity aspect of water supplies and water excesses. The hydrosystems to be covered include water distribution, urban sewage and stormwater drainage, reservoirs/detention facilities, pumps, etc. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 2160 and CIVL 3520 and CIVL 3530 and IELM 3020
CIVL 4540 Waves in Hydrosystems [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 354, CIVL 300P] The course discusses waves and their applications in water supply, sewers, channels, lakes, and oceans. Prerequisite(s): CENG 2220/CIVL 2500 or 2510/MATH 4326/MECH 3210 Background: An undergraduate course in fluid mechanics.
CIVL 4620 Transportation System Operations [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 362] Transportation economics, land use and transportation system, queuing theory and traffic flow analysis, intersection control and design, urban transit operations and management. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 3610 or CIVL 3620
CIVL 4720 Geotechnical Analysis and Design [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 372] Introduction to geotechnical analysis and design including slope stability analysis, bearing capacity of soils, lateral earth pressures, design of retaining wall, shallow and piled foundations, geotechnical centrifuge modeling and field monitoring. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 3720
CIVL 4750 Numerical Solutions to Geotechnical Problems [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 375] Use of specific and general-purpose computer software to solve common geotechnical problems associated with empirical relationships, seepage, consolidation, pile applications, excavations, and general soil behavior. Brief introductions to and applications of finite difference, finite element and other numerical solution techniques are included.
CIVL 4760 Introduction to Rock Mechanics [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 376] This course introduces basic concepts of rock mechanics applied to geotechnical engineering; topics includes: index properties and classification of rocks, rock strength and failure criteria, initial stresses in rocks, rock mass properties, underground openings in rocks, rock slopes, rock foundations and stabilization of rock mass. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 3700 and CIVL 4720
CIVL 4770 Environmental Geotechnics [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 377] This course will provide students a general view of environmental geotechnics. In the first part, the fundamental of geotechnics will be introduced to students, including geotechnics and environment, physico-chemical soil behavior, and engineering considerations of geomaterials. The second part will focus on the engineering applications and considerations of environmental geotechnics, including ground rehabilitation and improvement, natural hazards due to earthquake, climate-changes induced slope instability issues, green slope technology, sustainable and environmental friendly underground infrastructures, and instrumentation, physical modeling, and advanced testing in environmental geotechnics. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 1140
CIVL 4810 Construction Materials Technology [3 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 323] Constituents of concrete; failure mechanisms and mechanical properties; advanced cementitious composites: high strength, fiber, polymer, high performance; fibrous composite materials: composition, anisotrophic behavior, engineering constant, failure criteria; non-destructive evaluation: wave, scan, ultrasonic, acoustic emission, infrared thermography. Exclusion(s): CIVL 5840 Prerequisite(s): CIVL 2810
CIVL 4900 Directed Studies [1 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 390] Specialist courses where instruction is generally given on a one-to-one basis. Graded P or F.
CIVL 4950 Integrated Civil Engineering Design Project [2 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 395] A capstone project course emphasizing a team approach to integrate prior course work and design skills for the execution of a real-life civil engineering project. Topics may include project planning, feasibility studies; environmental impact assessments; site development; foundation design; structural design, water resources engineering, transportation engineering, cost estimating, contract document preparation, and construction project management. Students should have successfully completed the Fall Semester of the third year.
CIVL 4970 Civil Engineering Project I [2 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 397] Applications of civil engineering principles to the design, planning, experimental or analytical investigation of current engineering design and research problems. Students should have completed the second-year program. May be graded PP.
CIVL 4980 Civil Engineering Project II [4 Credit(s)]
[Previous Course Code(s): CIVL 398] Continuation of CIVL 4970. Prerequisite(s): CIVL 4970
CIVL 4990 Civil Engineering Project [6 Credit(s)]
A two-semester long final year project involves applications of civil engineering principles to the design, planning, experimental or analytical investigation of current engineering design and research problems. The credit load will be spread over two semesters. Students should have completed the second-year program.
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