Civil Engineering
3 courses available.
Structures, transportation, hydraulics, and infrastructure design. All courses are aligned with the latest P.Eng. exam requirements across Canadian provincial bodies.
Water flow dynamics are at the core of infrastructure, water resources, and energy projects. This course goes beyond equations and focuses on applying fluid mechanics to real problems, teaching you to design hydraulic systems, forecast flow rates and energy losses, manage complex pipe distribution networks, and model transient events. The emphasis throughout is on practical problem-solving that has direct impact on water supply, dam safety, and efficient pumping design.
Main topics covered
- Steady Flow: discharge equations and head loss analysis
- Pipes in Series and Parallel configurations
- Open Channel Flow using Manning's equation
- Complex pipe networks and reservoir analysis
- Looped systems solved via the Hardy Cross method
- Pump mechanics, system curves, and configurations
- Transient flow phenomena and critical depth analysis
This course examines how cities design transportation networks to move people and goods efficiently. It covers the planning and engineering principles behind road systems, public transit, and urban mobility, with a strong focus on demand forecasting and traffic analysis methods used in real practice. You will learn to analyze traffic inefficiencies, forecast travel demand, optimize mode selection, and assess the impact of infrastructure and policy changes.
Main topics covered
- Trip Generation: Trip Rate Analysis, Cross-Classification, Regression
- Trip Distribution: Gravity Model and Fratar Model
- Traffic Assignment: All-or-Nothing and User Equilibrium (UE)
- Queuing Theory applied to congestion analysis
- Traffic Shock Waves using Greenshields' model
- Modal Choice: Multinomial Logit Model and behavioral prediction
Poorly designed roads create safety hazards, inefficient traffic flow, and costly long-term maintenance. This course equips engineers with the tools to design highways that are functional, resilient, and cost-effective, covering everything from geometric layout and pavement selection to earthworks and drainage. You will graduate able to design both flexible and rigid pavements, calculate earthwork volumes, incorporate traffic loads, and apply safety-focused geometric principles.
Main topics covered
- Geometric Design: horizontal and vertical alignment, curves, grades, sight distances
- Equivalent Single Axle Load (ESAL) calculations and traffic impact
- Flexible Pavement Design using AASHTO Structural Number methods
- Rigid Pavement Design: JPCP, JRCP, and CRCP principles
- Earthworks: cut/fill volume calculations and mass haul diagrams
- Drainage systems and soil behavior affecting pavement longevity