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Civil Engineering Technology Co-op |
School of Applied Technology |
Program AvailabilityNorth Fall 2012: Open |
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Type:
Advanced Diploma Co-op
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Campus:
North
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Program Code:
03351 |
Length:
Six semesters, beginning in September, including a co-op work term after
semester four
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CONTACT INFORMATION: Bill Angelakos, program co-ordinator | 416.675.6622 ext. 4952 | bill.angelakos@humber.ca
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The Civil Engineering Technology diploma program provides our students with both the technical and complementary skills essential to adapt to a continually changing industry. Civil Engineering students learn to design and construct municipal infrastructure including concrete, steel and timber structures.
– domestic $3,815.48
For more information visit Fees and Financial Assistance.
For information regarding the co-op fee for this program, refer to Fees and Financial Assistance in this publication.
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Civil Graduates win National Award Details
Andy Kikites, Civil Engineering Graduate, worked on the Rehabilitation and Retrofit of the Burnhamthorpe Road Bridges over the Credit River and Mullet Creek. Andy and his firm, Giffels Associates Limited/IBI Group, were awarded the 2009 Public Works Project of the Year in the Transportation category, by the OPWA (Ontario Public Works Association).“Humber provided me with the solid foundation required for me to continue my studies at U of T, and in turn pursue my graduate studies under one of the top bridge engineers in North America.” See Gallery
Civil Engineering Mature Student Award - Elite Roofing and Contractors Ltd.
Civil Engineering Outstanding Student Award - Elite Roofing and Contractors Ltd.
James F. McConachie Memorial Award
UMA Scholarship Award - UMA Engineering Ltd.
Transportation Association of Canada Foundation - Transportation Association of Canada
“In my first year of class, I had the opportunity to increase my mathematics and computer skills and they served very useful in my summer employment.”
Paul Marton
Serguei Kabanov, Graduate News Story
Civil Graduates win National Award Details
Andy Kikites, Civil Engineering Graduate, worked on the Rehabilitation and Retrofit of the Burnhamthorpe Road Bridges over the Credit River and Mullet Creek. Andy and his firm, Giffels Associates Limited/IBI Group, were awarded the 2009 Public Works Project of the Year in the Transportation category, by the OPWA (Ontario Public Works Association).“Humber provided me with the solid foundation required for me to continue my studies at U of T, and in turn pursue my graduate studies under one of the top bridge engineers in North America.” See Gallery
Semester 1 | ||
| Course Code | Course | Credits |
| CIVL 100 | Engineering PhysicsEngineering PhysicsCourse Code: CIVL 100 Credits: 2 This course covers many of the fundamental concepts in engineering mechanics. These include vectors, Newton's three laws, principle of transmissibility, Newton's law of gravitation, conservation of energy, and fluid mechanics. The use of mathematical principles including: scientific notation, significant figures, units and measuring systems will also be covered. Essential mathematic concepts such as trigonometric identities, similar triangles, solving algebraic equations, quadratic formula, limits and derivatives; derivatives of algebraic, functions; graphical applications of the derivative, and simple integration; indefinite and definite integrals will be covered. | 2 |
| CIVL 101 | Surveying 1Surveying 1Course Code: CIVL 101 Credits: 5 Surveying 1 is the first of two courses in surveying and introduces the student to the surveyor?s role in communicating land-related information between stakeholders in architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) projects. This communication is dependent upon the efficient and accurate measurement of angles, distances and differences in elevation. Students will study the theory and practice of measurement in weekly lectures and field labs. The student will develop an understanding of the tools and language of collecting and portraying land-related information. This includes field measurement with electronic surveying equipment, the creation of manual and CADD scale drawings and data manipulation using co-ordinate based computations.
Emphasis will be placed on the ability to interpret and perform calculations related to field measurements and clearly present this data in appropriate formats. | 5 |
| CIVL 102 | Civil CADD 1Civil CADD 1Course Code: CIVL 102 Credits: 3 Civil CADD 1 (computer-aided drafting and design) covers the fundamental skills and standards for creating, editing and understanding engineering drawings using AutoCAD.
The student will utilize Humber?s Civil Engineering department?s standard template drawings, and will become familiar with producing plotted output. These fundamental concepts and standards of creating engineering drawings will be used in all subsequent courses for producing drawings and completing assignments. | 3 |
| CIVL 103 | Engineering Drafting and SketchingEngineering Drafting and SketchingCourse Code: CIVL 103 Credits: 2 A basic course in the principles of engineering drafting, sketching and drawing procedures. Students will become familiar with drawing office standard practices. Students will be able to read, understand, use and produce drawings for use in the civil engineering industry. Basic projections, elevations, sections, isometrics, perspectives, and details will be covered. Students will learn to prepare engineering sketches, including field sketches. | 2 |
| CIVL 205 | Methods of Construction 1Methods of Construction 1Course Code: CIVL 205 Credits: 2 Methods of Construction 1 will investigate the most commonly used materials and methods of construction used to construct residential, commercial and industrial structures, municipal utilities, and transportation services. Major topics covered include masonry, steel, concrete and timber, cold climate concerns, foundations, and water protection. | 2 |
| COMM 213 | Technical Communications 1Technical Communications 1Course Code: COMM 213 Credits: 3 This course is designed to develop the writing skills that will be required for clear communication in technical documents. Students will learn write documents that are clear, accurate, and grammatically correct.
Students will practice reading and writing skills that will be valuable in their college programs and build a strong base for professional technical and business writing. Those students who plan to further their studies will develop the fundamental skills for writing acceptable academic English.
To help students reach these goals, the course covers the following: analytical reading and critical thinking; the organization and development of expository and persuasive essays; and the elements of clear writing, including grammar and punctuation skills. 3 | 3 |
| TMAT 102 | Mathematics 1 Mathematics 1Course Code: TMAT 102 Credits: 4 Students will review basic principles of arithmetic and algebraic expressions enabling them to solve problems involving fractions, decimals, percentages, proportions and equations. The basic rules governing mensuration within the metric system will also be reviewed. | 4 |
Semester 2 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| CIVL 202 | Civil CADD 2Civil CADD 2Course Code: CIVL 202 Credits: 3 CIVL 202 Civil CADD 2 (computer-aided drafting and design) will continue with the fundamental concepts and standards for creating and reading engineering drawings, started in CIVL 102 Civil CADD 1.
Advanced AutoCAD drawing and editing commands will be covered so that students will be able to produce accurately and efficiently survey and reinforced concrete drawings. The management of the computer resources and plotting of drawings will be covered. | 3 |
| CIVL 203 | StaticsStaticsCourse Code: CIVL 203 Credits: 3 This course covers the fundamentals of statics as a preparation for more advanced courses in strengths of materials, and structural analysis and design. The course covers the basic concepts of components of forces, resultants, conditions of equilibrium, forces in trusses, shear force and bending moment diagrams, friction, and calculation of centroids. The emphasis of the course is on the mastery of the basic principles through the problem-solving method. | 3 |
| CIVL 311 | Methods of Construction 2Methods of Construction 2Course Code: CIVL 311 Credits: 2 Methods of Construction 2 will investigate the most commonly used materials and methods of construction used to construct residential, commercial and industrial structures, municipal utilities, and transportation services. Major topics covered include masonry, steel, concrete and timber, cold climate concerns, foundations, and water protection. | 2 |
| CNST 451 | Construction Administration/EstimatingConstruction Administration/EstimatingCourse Code: CNST 451 Credits: 3 This course is an introduction to construction management. The goal of the course is to introduce the student to estimating in architecture/engineering/construction (A/E/C) projects. In addition to developing the skills of extracting quantities from engineering drawings and applying prices to generate costs, the student will be introduced to the fundamentals of project management. Particular emphasis will be placed on project scope management, project cost management and project procurement management. The course examines principles and practices of determining quantities from drawings and emphasizes organization, sequencing and accuracy, as they relate to a variety of project areas. | 3 |
| COMM 313 | Technical Communications 2Technical Communications 2Course Code: COMM 313 Credits: 3 This course is designed to reinforce and expand on the skills students learned in Technical Communications 1. In Technical Communications 2, students will learn to design and write informal reports and a variety of other technical documents, using appropriate research, language, layout, and graphics. | 3 |
| HUMA 024 | Humanities: An Introduction to Arts and ScienceHumanities: An Introduction to Arts and ScienceCourse Code: HUMA 024 Credits: 3 The Humanities course focuses on fundamental questions individuals ask of themselves as they proceed through life. Why are we the way we are? Do we have free will or are we prisoners of our past experience or our biological inheritance? What motivates societies to change? Why do societal changes so often divide people into opposing camps? Why do so many people find contemporary life at home, at work, and in the community unfulfilling? What constitutes good government? How should injustice be fought? Can nations successfully deal with global problems? What is science and how does it differ from other kinds of inquiry? Can scientists provide solutions to the problems we face? What is art and does it offer answers of its own? What is its relationship to beauty, to knowledge, and to ethics? Is objectivity about art (or anything) possible? These questions are organized into units that begin with issues concerning the nature of the individual and then extend outward to various social, cultural and physical contexts.
The issues explored in this course are too complex to have any one right answer. Rather, individuals must search for answers that make sense of their experiences via various theoretical perspectives. The Humanities course supports this endeavour through study of different thinkers presented in the readings and exploration of different points of view explored in class discussions.
ESL students should consider taking the ESL Humanities course. Students may transfer into
ESL Humanities (HESL 024) either at the Registrar?s Office or the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Office (K201) on a first-come, first-served basis before the Last Day to Add. | 3 |
| TMAT 206 | Mathematics 2 Mathematics 2Course Code: TMAT 206 Credits: 3 This course covers graphing of equations and trigonometric functions, system of three equations in three unknowns; equations of quadratic types, additional systems of quadratic equations; exponential and logarithmic functions; additional topics in trigonometry and plane analytic geometry. | 3 |
Semester 3 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| CIVL 312 | Matrix Algebra and StatisticsMatrix Algebra and StatisticsCourse Code: CIVL 312 Credits: 3 This is a course in statistics and matrix algebra.
Statistics: Graphical presentation of data; measures of central tendency; measures of variation; probability; frequency distributions; normal distributions; sampling distributions; method of least squares and regression. Use of computer software to solve statistics-related problems.
Matrices: Review of basic matrix operations and concepts. Application of matrix methods to solve systems-of-simultaneous-equations problems. Use of computer software to solve matrix problems. | 3 |
| CIVL 313 | Material TestingMaterial TestingCourse Code: CIVL 313 Credits: 4 The student will be able to describe the manufacture, performance and application of materials used in building and road construction. Sessions will involve the most commonly performed laboratory tests on these materials, concentrating on concrete, steel, timber and asphalt products. The student will acquire knowledge on the theory behind testing procedures, and be able to measure relative stress and the resulting strain or deformation due to the applied and extrapolated magnitude of loads. | 4 |
| CIVL 315 | Strength of Materials 1Strength of Materials 1Course Code: CIVL 315 Credits: 3 This is an introductory course in the theory of elasticity. Stress and strain for various materials commonly used in the construction industry will be calculated. Building on the fundamental principles learned in CIVL 203 Statics, the concepts of bending moment and shear force diagrams will be covered. Axial, bearing and shear stress theory will be covered through practical problems. The theoretical concepts of the stress-strain relationship for building materials under axial and thermal loads will be investigated by means of research and theoretical calculations. | 3 |
| CIVL 317 | Surveying 2Surveying 2Course Code: CIVL 317 Credits: 6 This course is a continuation of CIVL 101, and deals with high technology instrumentation and its application to land surveying. Students will use electronic theodolites, electronic data recorders, and electronic distance meters alone or combined as a total station. Students will collect and download digital survey data into personal computers and process the data into digital plans utilising terrain modelling software and CADD. Students will also gain experience in the operation of global positioning systems (GPS). Emphasis will be placed on the transfer of survey data from field to personal computer; manipulation of this data and returning calculated positions to the field. Co-ordinate calculations will be heavily relied upon in order to achieve these tasks. Projects undertaken in this course include a total station topographic survey, using a co-ordinate geometry software application, digital terrain modelling, and utilising global positioning system technology. | 6 |
| CNST 551 | Construction Administration ManagementConstruction Administration ManagementCourse Code: CNST 551 Credits: 3 This course is a continuation of CNST 451 Construction Management I. The goals of the course are to introduce specifications and drawings, where contract documents for construction projects are studied; to introduce a related construction administration topic, with an emphasis on contracts and construction parties; to focus on the basic practical characteristics of the construction process; to integrate various aspects of cost estimating, scheduling, bidding and project control; and, to develop skills to successfully manage a construction project through manual approaches as well as computer software such as MS Project. | 3 |
| GNED 000 | General Education ElectiveGeneral Education ElectiveCourse Code: GNED 000 Credits: 3 The following courses represent the GNED General Education electives that you can choose from as part of your program's curriculum. Anthropology | 3 |
Semester 5 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| CIVL 508 | Structural AnalysisStructural AnalysisCourse Code: CIVL 508 Credits: 4 Structural Analysis covers both statically determinate and statically indeterminate structures. Beam and frame structures will be solved using classical structural analysis methods. The application of recognized computer analysis software will be introduced. Practical structures in timber, steel and concrete will be analyzed using conventional analysis methods and commercially available computer analysis software. The material covered will provide the foundation for the Timber, Structural Steel and Reinforced Concrete Design courses. | 4 |
| CIVL 515 | Municipal ServicesMunicipal ServicesCourse Code: CIVL 515 Credits: 4 This course applies the principles and techniques of hydrology and hydraulics in the design of essential municipal services including storm water management, wastewater collection, and drinking water supply. These concepts are applied to the design and analysis of a fully serviced subdivision. | 4 |
| CIVL 516 | GIS (Geographic Information Systems) 1GIS (Geographic Information Systems) 1Course Code: CIVL 516 Credits: 3 This course is an introduction to geographic information systems, (GIS). This computer-based system is designed to describe and document spatial and geographic attributes of the world. This course will enable the student to explore the use of GIS tools and to create themes, databases and maps. The projects undertaken will relate to current civil and environmental issues. | 3 |
| CIVL 519 | Steel and Timber DesignSteel and Timber DesignCourse Code: CIVL 519 Credits: 4 This course includes an introduction to structural engineering design. Topics discussed include limit states, load and resistance and material properties. This course is a problem-solving course in which students study the basic design of typical steel and timber framed structures. Detailed calculations for the design of various structural elements of steel and timber structures are done in strict compliance with the governing codes and CSA standards. | 4 |
| CIVL 616 | Water Quality ManagementWater Quality ManagementCourse Code: CIVL 616 Credits: 4 This course is the Ontario Ministry of Environment?s entry level course for drinking water operators. The course is an intensive program of self-study and classroom training designed to ensure a basic minimum knowledge of principles in relevant subject areas for operators entering the field of drinking water operation; including treatment, supply and distribution of potable water.
This course is mandatory for all operators in training (OITs) in Ontario. Students that are successful in this course will be eligible to obtain their OIT certificate. The OIT certificate will allow new operators to gain the one-year experience required to become a Class 1 operator. | 4 |
| CIVL 618 | Infrastructure RehabilitationInfrastructure RehabilitationCourse Code: CIVL 618 Credits: 3 Infrastructure Rehabilitation provides students with an overview of the life-cycle stages for aboveground and underground infrastructure projects. The course focuses on the required practices and procedures from the initial conceptual stage leading to the construction stage of a typical bridge/culvert and road rehabilitation project, as well as civil/municipal underground infrastructure projects including pipelines and conduits for drinking water, storm, and sanitary sewers. The students will become familiar with standard practices of the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) and various municipalities and regions, as they relate to infrastructure rehabilitation, as well as study and utilize the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC) and relevant standards for design. The students will also learn about the operation, inspection and maintenance requirements for infrastructure projects including water storage reservoirs, treatment plant tanks, and storm water management facilities. | 3 |
Semester 6 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| CIVL 000 | Civil Elective*Civil Elective*Course Code: CIVL 000 Credits: 3 Infrastructure Rehabilitation provides students with an overview of the life-cycle stages for aboveground and underground infrastructure projects. The course focuses on the required practices and procedures from the initial conceptual stage leading to the construction stage of a typical bridge/culvert and road rehabilitation project, as well as civil/municipal underground infrastructure projects including pipelines and conduits for drinking water, storm, and sanitary sewers. The students will become familiar with standard practices of the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) and various municipalities and regions, as they relate to infrastructure rehabilitation, as well as study and utilize the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC) and relevant standards for design. The students will also learn about the operation, inspection and maintenance requirements for infrastructure projects including water storage reservoirs, treatment plant tanks, and storm water management facilities. | 3 |
| CIVL 514 | GeotechnologyGeotechnologyCourse Code: CIVL 514 Credits: 4 The course concentrates on foundation technology, including the design and construction procedures of simple, shallow and deep foundations, stability of retaining walls, cuts and embankments. The student will perform the more sophisticated laboratory tests on soils, such as the triaxial and shear box test. | 4 |
| CIVL 605 | Technical ProjectTechnical ProjectCourse Code: CIVL 605 Credits: 2 The Technical Project offers the graduating student an opportunity to consolidate and integrate their learning by conducting a self-directed research activity. The course has been designed to assist the student in defining a problem and research questions; sourcing and collecting information or data to answer the research questions; and clearly articulating their analysis, conclusions, and recommendations. | 2 |
| CIVL 615 | Highway TechnologyHighway TechnologyCourse Code: CIVL 615 Credits: 4 A study of the elements required to design and analyse horizontal and vertical alignments of highways, including the factors that form constraints or influence the final positioning of roadways. Students will use a combination of manual methods, spreadsheets and CADD to perform the required analyses and produce plans. Students will explore many of the aspects of highway design, including safety considerations, drainage, roadbed structure, typical highways plans, superelevation and earth quantities. The tables and data provided by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario form the basis for all work performed and students would be expected to know and produce work to these standards. | 4 |
| CIVL 617 | Reinforced Concrete Design DetailingReinforced Concrete Design DetailingCourse Code: CIVL 617 Credits: 4 An introduction to the design of basic reinforced concrete beam systems, slab systems, columns and foundations. The fundamental concepts of the structural behaviour of reinforced concrete will be covered. The course will cover the full design of the reinforced concrete frame for a typical office, school or industrial building. | 4 |
| ENVI 502 | Environmental Engineering Environmental EngineeringCourse Code: ENVI 502 Credits: 3 An introduction to the design of basic reinforced concrete beam systems, slab systems, columns and foundations. The fundamental concepts of the structural behaviour of reinforced concrete will be covered. The course will cover the full design of the reinforced concrete frame for a typical office, school or industrial building. | 3 |
*Civil Electives | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| ARC. 407 | Building ScienceBuilding ScienceCourse Code: ARC. 407 Credits: 3 This course will introduce the student to the principles, contemporary techniques and technological advances in the field of building science/construction. Topics covered will include an overview of building science, physical principles, environmental factors determining building enclosure design, and elements of the building envelope. Building science issues will include controlling water leakage, air leakage, heat flow, water vapour, sound and building movements. Aspects of building health and safety, durability, aging and constructability of assemblies and details will also be investigated. | 3 |
| CALC 103 | Calculus: IntroductionCalculus: IntroductionCourse Code: CALC 103 Credits: 3 This course covers limits and derivatives; derivatives of algebraic functions; rates of change and optimization problems; derivatives of trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions; simple integration; indefinite and definite integrals; applications of the integral; partial derivatives; applications of partial differentiation. | 3 |
| CIVL 620 | Municipal Services 2Municipal Services 2Course Code: CIVL 620 Credits: 3 This course involves the computer modelling and analysis of essential municipal services including storm/sanitary collection systems and drinking water distributions systems, using industry-standard software such as WaterCAD and SewerCAD. These concepts are applied to the design and analysis of a fully serviced subdivision. | 3 |
| ARC. 405 | Ontario Building CodeOntario Building CodeCourse Code: ARC. 405 Credits: 3 This course is designed to familiarize students with the concepts and details of the Ontario Building Code (OBC). The course will be broken into two main parts. In the first part, students will be expected to learn how to use the objective-based code format now utilized by the National Building Code and the OBC. Emphasis will be for the students to understand how the Ontario Building Code Act (BCA) works, and learning the difference between the two main parts of the OBC (Volume I and Volume II). Using Division A, Division B and Division C of Volume I, students will be expected to understand the two streams of compliance with the OBC. Learning How Alternative Solutions are proposed by comparing the seven objectives to the Functional Statements, students will understand how this ties back to compliance with the OBC through the Attribution Tables. In the second part of the course, focus will be on Volume I, Division B of the OBC. Students will learn how to classify a building based on size, height and occupancy, understanding the difference between a Part 9 and Part 3 building. Structural, fire and other life safety design requirements for new construction will be reviewed. Students will learn about how to apply the Change of Use and Renovation concepts to existing buildings. Also the students will learn about the designer qualification requirements in the BCA and OBC. | 3 |
| ARC. 616 | Presentation SoftwarePresentation SoftwareCourse Code: ARC. 616 Credits: 3 One aspect of architectural/civil work is the presentation drawing, done in varied formats. Presentations can be made digitally or in hardcopy, on posters, with brochures, or in presentation software such as PowerPoint. This course will give students basic knowledge of the common software platforms used to create presentation drawings including: 3dsMax, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and PowerPoint. Each type of software will be explored for how it can contribute to final presentations with maximum effect. Students will put this all together in the production of their own portfolio, in digital format, to be used for future employment purposes. | 3 |
| ARC. 618 | Principles of ManagementPrinciples of ManagementCourse Code: ARC. 618 Credits: 3 Today’s managers must perform the functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling, and must do so within the context and constraints of environmental and social pressures and demands. This course examines the role of the manager and the skills and techniques needed to effectively and efficiently manage the resources of people, money, materials and time to achieve organizational objectives. Throughout this course, students will be required to demonstrate understanding of the key principles and functions of management, and to apply these skills in contemporary business situations. | 3 |
| ARC. 202 | Environmental SystemsEnvironmental SystemsCourse Code: ARC. 202 Credits: 3 Environmental Systems is a course that presents an overview of the environmental control systems that are found in commercial, institutional and larger industrial buildings. Emphasis will be placed on developing a qualitative understanding of the many components required to make a building habitable. Variations of these systems will be discussed and typical mechanical layouts will be drawn. | 3 |
| ARC. 608 | Contract Management and AdministrationContract Management and AdministrationCourse Code: ARC. 608 Credits: 3 Contract Management and Administration introduces the student to the procedures and requirements of the owner, prime consultant and general contractor with respect to various other parties in the construction industry. | 3 |
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