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Civil & Structural Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering is focused on a number of areas of specialization including environmental engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydraulic engineering and municipal engineering. Program First year courses are common to all Engineering programs. Upon completion of first year, students must be admitted into the Civil Engineering program. In third year, students must choose either the Civil and Structural Engineering Option or the Civil and Environmental Engineering Option. This page describes Civil and Structural Engineering. Civil Engineering courses involve: consideration of geology and soil mechanics (geotechnical engineering) for the design of building foundations, dams, walls, slopes, tunnels, and waste disposal facilities; the study of fluid mechanics; municipal engineering; case studies which examine past successes and failures and provide students with an opportunity to learn from real life experience; and a civil engineering design course which allows students to design an engineering facility similar to that which they would be expected to design when they graduate. The design project allows students to gain experience working with professional engineers and develop a network of contacts for future employment. In the last nine years, projects have been real-life engineering facilities sponsored by the City of London, such as the Sarnia Road CPR Overpass and the Vauxhall Pollution Control Centre. All the projects are infrastructure improvements for the city. Structural engineering courses involve the application of structural theory and computer analysis to the design of buildings, bridges, and other Civil Engineering structures. Courses emphasize the loads that structures are subjected to, whether natural or due to the function of the structure, and the design of concrete, wood and steel structures to carry the applied loads. Opportunities exist for students to enroll in one of many concurrent degree programs. This involves at least an additional year of study. Often courses taken for one degree may be credited toward another degree. Employment Opportunities There are many national and international opportunities for civil engineers from Western. The construction industry is Canada's largest industry. Most civil engineers work for engineering consulting companies or construction contractors. The employers of civil engineers may, however, range from the traditional civil engineering consulting companies to industries such as Ontario Hydro, Union Gas, Atomic Energy of Canada, manufacturing companies, major chemical companies, the Ministries of Environment, Transportation and Public Works, and municipalities such as the City of London and Toronto Transit Commission. Past graduates from Civil Engineering at Western have included the heads/president of major consulting companies, contracting companies, IBM Canada, city engineers for major municipalities (e.g. London), and the managing director of a telecommunications company. This illustrates the wide range of potential employment. Many students go on to graduate studies in engineering (M.E.Sc., Ph.D.) or business (M.B.A.).
The official version of the academic calendar can be found at: www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca
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Civil & Structural Engineering cont’d First year program (2010-2011): Applied Math 1413, Eng Sci 1050, Physics 1026, Applied Math 1411a/b, Chemistry 1024a/b, Eng Sci 1021a/b, Eng Sci 1022a/b/y, Eng Sci 1036a/b, 1.0 non-technical elective.
Second year program (2011-2012): Term 3: Course Title AM 2411 CEE 2224 CEE 2202a CEE 2217a CEE 2220a SS 2141a
Applied Math for Engineering II Engineering Fluid Mechanics Mechanics of Materials Introduction to Environmental Engineering Structural Theory and Design I Applied Probability and Statistics
Term 4:
Course Title
AM 2411 CEE 2224 CEE 2219b
Applied Math for Engineering II Engineering Fluid Mechanics Computation Tools for Civil Engineers Structural Theory and Design II Geology for Engineers Engineering Communications
CEE 2221b EarthSc. 2281b ES 2211G
Note: CEE 3324a (Surveying). This course is available each summer (15 days) and must be completed before a student may graduate from the Civil Engineering program. The course has a limited enrolment and preference will be given to students who have completed the work of term 4 of the Civil Engineering program. (39 lecture hours, 59 field work/laboratory hours, half course).
Third year program (2012-2013): Term 5: Course Title
Term 6:
Course Title
CEE 3326
CEE 3326
Soil Mechanics and Hydrogeologic Engineering Structural Theory IV Steel Design Structural Design III Materials for Civil Engineering Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics
Soil Mechanics and Hydrogeologic Engineering CEE 3340a Structural Theory III CEE 3342a Natural Loads and Their Effects CEE 3347a Concrete Design CEE 3348a Project Management and Engineering Cases Non-technical elective taken from the approved list.
CEE 3341b CEE 3346b CEE 3358b CEE 3369b CEE 3384b
Fourth year program (2013-2014): Term 7: Course Title
Term 8:
CEE 4441 Civil Engineering Design Project CEE 4426a Geotechnical Engineering Design CEE 4490 Dynamics of Structures Bus 2299 Business Organization Two technical electives
CEE 4441 CEE 4478b CEE 4490 Bus 2299 ES 4498G
Course Title
Civil Engineering Design Project Case Studies in Civil Engineering Dynamics of Structures Business Organization Engineering Ethics, Sustainable Development and the Law One technical elective
Technical Electives: CEE 4440 CEE 3355a/b CEE 4418a/b CEE 4428a/b CEE 4429a/b CEE 4458a/b CEE 4461a/b CEE 4465a/b CEE 4476a/b CEE 4477a/b EarthSc 3340a/b EarthSc 4440a/b
Civil Engineering Thesis (full year course – counts for two) Municipal Engineering Design Systems Approach for Civil and Environmental Engineering Selected Topics in Civil Engineering Selected Topics in Civil Engineering II Risk Analysis and Decision Making in Engineering Natural Disasters: Mitigation, Modeling and Assessment Environmental Design for Waste Disposal Environmental Hydraulics Design Environmental Applications of Nanotechnology Watershed Hydrology Fundamentals of Ground Water Flow and Contaminant Transport
Some technical electives may not be offered in a given academic year. The official version of the academic calendar can be found at: www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca
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