Department of CE

Department of Civil Engineering (CE)

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Seat Plan for the Exams on 06 October 2024 (Combined Group), Term Final Examinations, Spring-2024Transport Registration Rule

Seat Range and Seat Lay Out of Term Final Examinations, Spring-2024

Overview

The Department of Civil Engineering of BAIUST was established in 2016. It has started its journey through its undergraduate program in Civil Engineering. The department is also aiming to start a postgraduate program in the near future. The Department of Civil Engineering has established ten (10) laboratories with sophisticated equipment on the university campus. The main aim and objective of this department is to offer a program covering all important branches and disciplines of Civil Engineering. The department covers a wide range of course curriculum and has well-equipped laboratory facilities. The B.Sc. degree offered by the Department of Civil Engineering at BAIUST has been officially recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The accreditation by the Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE) is also under process.

The Department is actively involved in the activities of the national and international engineering professional bodies. Apart from providing academic programs, the department is also offering materials testing and consultation services by using its laboratories equipped with highly sophisticated and modern equipment and through its highly qualified and experienced faculty members. The Department of Civil Engineering is determined by students’ mental and professional development. To fulfil this aim, the department is focused on the following activities:

Arranging various training programs, seminars and workshops
Organizing field visits at different construction sites
Participating in national and international conferences
Visiting water treatment plants
AutoCAD, Mechanics Olympiad, and Truss solving competitions
Sports Tournaments

Civil Engineering (CE) programs can be divided into five (5) broad categories: Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Water Resources Engineering. Students of the CE program can be able to establish their careers in any of the five fields and also be able to grow themselves in various fields of higher studies. If you dare to be a part of sustainable development through your creativity and analytical skills, then Civil Engineering is the right choice for you. There are plenty of career opportunities for Civil Engineers in Bangladesh and abroad.

Program Details

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (B. Sc. in CE)

The Department of Civil Engineering (CE) offers a 4-Year B.Sc. course which contains a total of 157 credit hours. Besides the conventional courses, the program includes modern courses such as Intelligent Transportation System, Introduction to Finite Element Method, Numerical Methods in Geotechnics, River Engineering, and Coastal Engineering. It also covers some inter-departmental courses such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Accounting and Economics, Humanities, Language, and Human Communication that will help the students be successful professionals in their future lives.

To achieve the program-specific accreditation from the Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE), the courses are designed with the Outcome Based Education (OBE) so that the fresh graduates are duly prepared for the jobs after completing the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (B.Sc. in CE). As part of the OBE process, in the future, further modifications shall be incorporated into the curriculum through Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). The PEO (Program Educational Objective) of the OBE curriculum of the Department of Civil Engineering is given below.

Course Structure at a Glance:

Program Educational Objectives:

Engineering Drawing Lab

Capacity: 32 Size: 1000 sqft

Lab In Charge: Arman Hossain Patwary

Lab Assistant: Mehedi Hasan

CE departments offer courses on Engineering Drawings to all Engineering students of the university. At present, the learning of this lab includes Lines and Lettering; Plane geometry; drawing of linear and curved geometric figures, the concept of an isometric view of 3D objects such as cubes, prism, pyramids, cones, and cylinders; projection of cube, prism cone, cylinder; developments of the cube, pyramid cone, cylinder; plan, elevations and sections of one-storied buildings and bridges.

Fluid Mechanics Lab

Capacity: 48 Size: 1950 sqft

Lab In Charge: Md. Atiqur Rahman,

Lecturer Lab Technician: Belal Hossain

The Fluid Mechanics lab is equipped with adequate facilities to offer experiments on Fluid Mechanics. The Hydraulic Bench offers testing options and quality comparable to the highest standards. At present, the experiments performed using the Hydraulic Bench include flow measurements through the orifice, mouthpiece, V-notch, and Venturimeter, as well as the determination of the coefficient of velocity by the coordinate method. The experiments using the Flume are the flow measurements through a broad-crested weir, sharp-crested weir, sluice gate, and Parshall flume. Besides, it is used for the demonstration of hydraulic jumps. In addition to the two major apparatus, the lab also has the apparatus for determining the Center of Pressure and for verifying Bernoulli’s theorem.

Surveying Lab

Capacity: 30

Lab In Charge: Ann Nazmun Sakib, Lecturer

Lab Technician: Belal Hossain

For the 1st year students of CE, the department has been offering courses on theoretical and practical surveying. At present, the department offers eleven fieldworks on practical surveying, and the lab is equipped with all the necessary instruments. The tests performed are chain survey, traverse survey, plane table survey, leveling and contouring, height and distance measurement, area calculation, curve setting, house sitting, and route survey. The major equipment includes the total station, leveling machine, plane tables, along with the necessary accessories.

Engineering Materials Lab

Capacity: 48 Size: 4000 sq-ft

Lab in charge: Ashraful Tamjeed, Lecturer

Lab Technician: Belal Hossain

The materials primarily tested in the Engineering Materials Laboratory are concrete itself or its constituents (i.e., cement, fine aggregate, and coarse aggregate). The experiments on cement performed in this lab include the normal consistency, initial setting time of cement, and test for the compressive and tensile strength of cement mortar. The tests on aggregate include the sieve analysis, specific gravity, absorption capacity of fine and coarse aggregate, unit weight and void test, as well as the Los Angeles abrasion test of aggregates. Concrete cylinder and cube specimens are also used for tests of strength (compression and tension) as well as workability (slump). The lab is also equipped with adequate curing facilities for the concrete specimens.

Solid Mechanics Lab

Capacity: 48 Size: 1950 sqft

Lab In Charge: Ann Nazmun Sakib, Lecturer

Lab Technician: Md. Adnan Mostofa

The Solid Mechanics Lab (commonly known as the SM lab) was established in Spring 2017, the lab is used for the purposes of teaching, research, and testing by departmental faculty and students. The experiments performed in this lab are based on concepts learned in theoretical courses on Solid Mechanics-I. At present, the experiments in this lab include the tension test of mild steel, compression tests of timber, the direct shear test of timber and metal specimens, the test of beam bending, biaxial bending, non-destructive tests, and the tension and hardness test of metal specimens. The experimental research performed in this lab includes works on model beams, columns, skyscrapers, and masonry buildings.

Fluid Mechanics Lab

Capacity: 48 Size: 1950 sqft

Lab In Charge: Md. Atiqur Rahman,

Lecturer Lab Technician: Belal Hossain

Environmental Engineering Lab

Capacity: 40 Size: 1950 sqft

Lab In Charge: Arman Hossain Patwary, Lecturer

Lab Assistant: Mehedi Hasan The Environmental Engineering Laboratory is now fully functional, with an emphasis on undergraduate courses and research facilities . The lab currently offer stwelve experiments on Environmental Engineering focusing mainly physio-chemical and bacteriological properties of surface water. The experiments on water quality include the measurement of pH, comparison of color, turbidity, carbon dioxide, total solids, dissolved solids, suspended solids, alkalinity, hardness, chlorine concentration, iron concentration, arsenic determination, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical coagulation, residual chlorine, and chlorine demand, total and fecal coliform in water.

Transportation Engineering Lab

Capacity: 40 Size: 2700 sqft

Lab In Charge: Md. Ridwan Bin Alam, Lecturer

Lab Technician: Md. Adnan Mostofa

The Transportation Engineering Laboratory of the Civil Engineering Department of BAIUST has been operating since Fall 2018. Along with offering the sessional course on Transportation Engineering to undergraduate students, this lab is well-equipped with research facilities for the students and faculty members. Both tests of highway materials and traffic engineering are conducted in this laboratory. The sessional course on transportation engineering includes about sixteen tests on Traffic Engineering and Transportation materials. The lab is equipped with adequate instruments like an Impact testing apparatus , Thickness & Elongation gauge , Marshall method aparatus , CBR apparatus , standard penetromter, solubility measuring accessories, flash & fire point apparatus, ductility testing machine, ring & ball apparatus, heating oven, water bath, traffic counter, and various necessary accessories.

Geotechnical Engineering Lab

Capacity: 40 Size: 1950 sqft

Lab In Charge:Farhan Fahad Tonmoy, Lecturer

Lab Assistant: Najmul Islam

The Geotechnical Engineering lab has been operating since Fall 2018. Currently, it offers a sessional course on Soil Mechanics to 3rd-year students, which includes more than ten experiments on various geotechnical properties. The lab tests o n general p r o perties o f the s oil inclu de field identification tests, Atterberg’s Limit tests, specific gravity and relative density tests, compaction test, grain size distribution by sieve analysis, and hydrometer analysis of soil samples. The permeability test of soil is also performed using the permeability testing apparatus. Strength tests performed in the lab include the Direct Shear test, the Triaxial test, and the Unconfined Compression test.

Water Resources Engineering Lab

Capacity: 48 Size: 1950 sqft

Lab In Charge: Md. Atiqur Rahman, Lecturer

Lab Technician: Belal Hossain

Water Resources Engineering Laboratory offers more than ten experiments on Water Resources Engineering 3rd year students. Besides, it is used for research works in Water Resources Engineering. The Water Resources Engineering lab is equipped with adequate facilities to offer experiments on Open Channel Flow. The major apparatus are Open Channel Flume and Hydraulic bench, offering testing options and quality comparable to the highest standards. The experiments using the Flume are the flow measurements through a broad-crested weir, sharp-crested weir, sluice gate, Venturi flume, Cut-throat, and Parshall flume. Besides, it is used for the demonstration of hydraulic jumps.

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