6.13	Civil Engineering

Acting Head: Dr. Peter Rasmussen, P.Eng. (204) 474-8212
Assoc. Head: Dr. James Blatz, P.Eng. (204) 474-9816
Admin. Assist: Norma Lindsay (204) 474-9220
General Office: E3 - 386 Engineering
     (204) 474-8596
     (204) 474-7513 (fax)
Graduate Program Assistant: (204) 474-8596
Email: Civil_Eng@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/civil

Academic Staff

Program Information
The Department of Civil Engineering offers programs of coursework and research leading to the Master of Science, Master of Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy in: environmental engineering; geotechnical engineering; structural engineering; theoretical and applied mechanics; transportation engineering and water resources engineering.

Research Facilities

Environmental Engineering Equipment and Facilities: The environmental engineering program and laboratory offer the latest in instruction and facilities for studying the physico-chemical and biological transformation of pollutants in water, wastewater and solid waste. In particular, the program aims at developing the principles of reactor and process engineering for the treatment of water, industrial and municipal wastewater and solid waste. State-of-the-art analytical equipment includes high performance liquid chromatographs with a variety of detectors, gas chromatographs, automated ion analysers, atomic absorption spectrophotometer, carbon analyser, microbial toxicity analyser and others. Spacious laboratories allow for bench scale testing of various process conditions in four controlled temperature environmental chambers. Present research interests include biological nutrient removal, volatile acids fermentation, solid stream processing through aerobic and anaerobic digestion, co-digestion and co-composting of municipal and industrial solid waste, biodegradation of hazardous pollutants, treatment in cold climates, pesticide waste treatment; surface and groundwater treatment processes, and upgrading of municipal and industrial treatment plants.

Geotechnical, Hydrogeology and Geoenvironmental Engineering Equipment and Facilities: Equipment in the geotechnical laboratories reflects the research interests of the department's staff in the engineering behaviour of a wide range of naturally occurring materials. In addition to the normal range of consolidation, direct shear and triaxial shear test facilities, specialized facilities have been provided for studies on swelling clays, at high pressures and temperatures, granular soils, and hard crystalline rocks.

The clay testing program involves stress-controlled tests to investigate the distinction between yielding and rupture in carefully sampled natural clays, and the effects of load duration and temperature on soil behaviour. Applications include estimating settlements of foundations, embankments, and tanks and the stability of slopes and excavation. Additional work involves the development of appropriate constitutive models for soil behaviour, and the measurement of hydraulic conductivities for retention structures.

An environmental chamber permits testing of soil samples under freezing conditions. A well-equipped geotechnical computing laboratory provides support for numerical analysis in soil mechanics, rock mechanics and hydrogeology. It also supports data presentation and report preparation in experimental programs. In rock mechanics, equipment is available for performing tests for Brazilian tension, flexure, uniaxial compression, triaxial compression, static fatigue, creep in both tension and compression, and the double torsion test used in fracture mechanics. Present research interests concentrate on the relationship between crack growth, stress level and time, with special emphasis on microstructural processes in the rock.

The geoenvironmental engineering laboratory has the equipment to characterize landfill construction materials, leachates, and hazardous wastes. Current research focuses on hazardous waste containment, soil bioremediation, and aerobic composting.

The focus of the hydrogeology research efforts is directed towards modelling and simulation of groundwater and contaminant transport. Resources are also directed at sustainable aquifer development within the Manitoba environs.

With current developments in computer technology and its associated impacts on geotechnical engineering, the University of Manitoba has kept up by providing graduate students in geotechnical engineering with state-of-the-art computer facilities. The geotechnology computer facility at the University of Manitoba has 8 personal computers, 3 SPARC workstations, all connected on a local area network with T1 Internet access 24 hours a day.

Structural Engineering Equipment and Facilities: The research facilities include concrete, structural, and materials laboratories covering approximately 7500 sq. ft. A Structural Engineering and Construction Research and Development Facility adds 2500 sq. ft. and includes a 23-ton overhead crane, as well as a 1,200,000-lb.-capacity MTS servo-controlled loading system. The new facilities enable the testing of full-scale specimens. Also in the structural laboratory are a 600,000-lb. Baldwin testing machine, a 60,000-lb. Riehle testing machine and a 30,000-lb. Baldwin testing machine. A number of jacks and loading frames are also available which can be attached to two strong floors and allow a wide range of loading assemblages to be set up easily. The laboratory also houses an MTS servo-controlled loading system, with a 220,000-lb. test frame and one fixed and one portable actuator, which can be used for programmed cyclic and fatigue testing. The materials laboratory contains an environmental cabinet and a freeze/thaw cabinet which are used to study the behaviour of materials under a wide range of temperatures and humidity. Three high-speed computer-controlled data acquisition systems are available for both laboratory and field testing.

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Equipment and Facilities: Research Facilities in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics include several workstations and a variety of engineering analysis software. Current research is directed toward investigation of non-destructive evaluation of flaws in plate and shell structures, dynamics of electrical transmission lines and communication towers; finite and boundary element analysis, and mechanics of piezo ceramics, shape memory alloys and smart structures.

Water Resources Engineering Equipment and Facilities: The Hydraulics Research and Testing Facility (HRTF) has an area of 780 sq m and supports both physical and numerical modelling in hydraulics. The physical modelling laboratory houses a constant-head tank (500 l/s capacity), a 15 m variable slope flume, a 14 m hydraulic model flume, and a 34 m random wave flume. Floor space is available for the study of hydraulic structures and river models. The facility is also equipped with a range of modern instrumentation including acoustic Doppler velocimeters (3 component), hot-wire probes, servo-motor positioning systems, electronic discharge monitoring with inline volumetric tanks for calibration, and high speed data acquisition equipment. All of the computers in the physical modelling laboratory are networked to the facility's computer lab. A counter-rotating flume and cold room (to -30 C) are used to study hydraulics of frazil and anchor ice. A digital image acquisition and processing system complement the facility's ice research equipment. The HRTF computer laboratory has a number of high-end Pentium based PCs for numerical modelling. Software is available for 2D finite-element modelling of rivers and lakes, sediment transport modelling, and 2D modelling of wind generated wave fields.

The Hydrologic Processes Laboratory (HPL) supports research dealing with the management and analysis of spatially distributed in situ and remotely sensed data, for solving complex, large-scale problems of hydrology. The facility has several PC machines linked to a main UNIX workstation. A wide variety of software is available within HPL, including ARC/INFO, Arcview and other GIS, as well as ENVI software for processing remotely sensed data. The emphasis of research carried out in the facility is in distributed hydrological modelling, operational hydrology, and environmental monitoring using remotely sensed data.

M.Sc. in Civil Engineering

Admission
For admission into the Master of Science program, applicants are required to hold a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university. Applicants with other engineering degrees or with honours degrees in related areas may also be accepted at the discretion of the department head and the dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. In certain cases acceptance may initially be limited to pre-Master's study. Please contact the Department for details.

Application Deadlines
Canadian/U.S. students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department of Civil Engineering at least 4 months prior to their intended start date. International students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department of Civil Engineering at least 7 months prior to their intended start date.

Program Requirements
The Master of Science degree is attainable only through coursework and thesis. Minimum Program requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this calendar. M.Sc. students are required to spend at least one academic session in full-time resident graduate study. On recommendation of the department and the Faculty Graduate Committee, the residence requirement may be waived in special cases.

A minimum of 18 credit hours of coursework is required with at least 12 credit hours at the 700/7000 level. The coursework program would normally include 6 credit hours of ancillary courses from other than the candidate's discipline. These ancillary courses could include courses from the department or courses from another department, normally at the 400/4000 level. Depending upon the student's background, the student's advisor may require the student to take 300/3000 level or additional 400/4000 level (and in exceptional circumstances, 200/2000 level) courses in major or ancillary fields of study which would not count towards the minimum 18-credit hour requirement. The candidate is required to make an oral presentation on the completed M.Sc. thesis to the Examining Committee, and to pass an oral examination.

The maximum time allowed for the completion of the Master's degree is 5 years.

Second language reading requirement: none

Expected time to graduate: two years

M.Eng. in Civil Engineering

The Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) program provides an industrially oriented program for practising engineers who wish to continue their studies on a broad base. The program also facilitates continuing education for credit.

Admission
Admission requirements are those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar.

Application Deadlines
Canadian/U.S. students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department of Civil Engineering at least 4 months prior to their intended start date. International students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department of Civil Engineering at least 7 months prior to their intended start date.

Program Requirements
It is desirable that full-time students have one or two years of engineering experience. The minimum requirement for the award of the Master of Engineering degree is 30 credit hours. The degree can be obtained through two different options:

Option 1
Coursework Alone/Comprehensive Examination

The minimum requirement of 30 credit hours can be met by coursework alone with at least 18 credit hours at the 700/7000 level. The program should include 6 credit hours of ancillary coursework from other than the candidate's discipline. These ancillary courses could include courses from the department or courses from another department, normally at the 400/4000 level. Depending upon the student's background, the student's advisor may require the student to take 300/3000-level or additional 400/4000-level (and in exceptional circumstances, 200/2000-level) courses in his/her major or ancillary field of study which would not count towards the minimum 30-credit-hour requirement.

Students must pass a Comprehensive Examination ( GRAD 7010).


Option 2
Coursework and Project and Report

The minimum requirement of 30 credit hours can be met by a combination of coursework and an engineering report, with at least 12 credit hours at the 700/7000 level. Of the 30 credit hours, 6 credit hours will be assigned to an approved project and report. The program should include 6 credit hours of ancillary coursework from other than the candidate's discipline.

CIVL 7380 Case Studies in Soils Engineering Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.738) Geomorphic regions and soil types in Canada related to engineering performance; case studies of foundations, excavations, tunnels, earth and rockfill dams; retaining structures, and geoenvironmental projects using a seminar approach; cold regions engineering geosynthetics. Examples will be taken from published records of the performance of construction projects in Canada.

CIVL 7430 Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.743) A tutorial approach to the study of topics in soil, rock and ice engineering not covered in the formal coursework.

CIVL 7450 Soil Properties and Behaviour Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.745) Testing methods for strength, compressibility and hydraulic conductivity of engineering soils; traditional models for soil characterization; introduction to hypoelastic and elastic plastic modelling; extension of models to account for strain-rate, temperature, and unsaturation; influence of soil chemistry; relationship between laboratory results and computational needs.

CIVL 7460 Geotechnical Design with Geosynthetics Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.746) Properties and test methods of geosynthetics (i.e., geotextiles, geogrids, geomembranes, geonets and geocomposites); functions of geosynthetics (separation, reinforcement, filtration, drainage and containment); design of reinforced soil structures (retaining walls, slopes, embankments and unpaved roads); design of filtration and drainage works; design of lined waste containment facilities; case histories.

CIVL 7480 Soils Engineering Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.748) Analysis and design for construction in engineering soils: review of soil strength and compressibility, site characterization, stability and settlements of shallow foundations, deep foundations, earth retaining structures, slope design and remediation, earth dams. Emphasis will be placed on published records comparing predictions with field performance.

CIVL 7490 Rock Engineering Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.749) Review of strength of intact and discontinuous rock masses; energy changes due to excavation; weathering and residual materials; site investigations; rock mass classifications; blasting; rock slopes, surface subsidence due to underground excavation or natural phenomena; rock cuts and support; structural foundations on rock; field instrumentation.

CIVL 7680 Soil/Ground Improvement Techniques Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.768) Analysis and design of mechanical and chemical treatment techniques commonly applied to problem foundation soils for civil engineering structures. Mechanical modification; hydraulic modification; modification by admixtures; modification by reinforcement and confinement; in-situ evaluation of soil improvement and monitoring.

CIVL 7720 Groundwater and Solute Transport Modelling Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.772) The physics and numerical solution of mathematical models of steady-state and transient groundwater flow and mass transport in the saturated and unsaturated zones; introduction to the finite difference and finite element methods; popular software; other modelling techniques, including random-walk particle methods; modelling groundwater contamination; non-linear problems; applications to regional groundwater flow and groundwater recharge, aquifer resource evaluations, contamination prediction.

CIVL 7730 Groundwater Engineering Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.773) The role of geology and hydrogeology in the siting, design of engineering structures; synthesis of groundwater mechanics in various geologic environments; case studies in construction dewatering, groundwater resource evaluation, subsidence, seepage in dams and foundations and slope stability; basic review of analytic solutions and numerical methods.

Structural Engineering

CIVL 7100 Prestressed Concrete Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.710) A study of the analysis and design of prestressed concrete structures; pre-tensioning; post-tensioning; importance of material properties; modern design specifications.

CIVL 7140 Structural Masonry Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.714) Masonry materials, properties and behaviour. Plain and reinforced masonry, axial load, flexure, combined loading. Design methods, building code developments, building design.

CIVL 7260 Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Members Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.726) Study of the actual behaviour and strength of reinforced concrete members; examination of recent significant publications, correlation to research with current design specifications and codes.

CIVL 7350 Topics in Advanced Structural Engineering Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.735) Lectures and seminars on selected advanced topics in structural engineering; current problems; implications on current research.

CIVL 7420 Advanced Methods of Structural Analysis Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.742) Review of matrix algebra; efficient solution of large sets of equations; vector and matrix transformations; force-displacement relationships; the direct stiffness method; the flexibility method; non-linear structural analysis; special topics.

CIVL 7780 Advanced Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.778) Behaviour and design of welded thin-walled members; plate girders, composite construction, beam-columns, and connections. Special topics such as stability of metal structures and bracing requirements are also covered.

CIVL 7800 Design of Light Industrial Steel Buildings Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.780) Design criteria for metal building systems; behaviour and design of tapered and prismatic built-up columns and girders; design of gable frames; behaviour and design of cold-formed members; bracing requirements for metal buildings and design of connections.

CIVL 7860 Structural Stability Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.786) Elastic and inelastic stability of columns and frames; equilibrium, energy and dynamic methods of analysis, approximate solutions; beam-columns; torsional instability of thin plates.

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

CIVL 7190 Solid Mechanics Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.719) Cartesian Tensors, analysis of stress and strain, constitutive relations, formulation and solution of problems in 2-D and 3-D elasticity, Hankel integral transforms, plasticity; yield surface and criteria, flow rule, plastic potential, hardening, viscoelasticity; creep, relaxation, basic viscoelastic models, stress-strain relations, correspondence principle.

CIVL 7270 Boundary Element Method Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.727) Review of approximate methods, direct boundary element formulations, fundamental solutions, computer implementation of fictitious stress and displacement discontinuity methods, applications in stress analysis, geomechanics, fracture mechanics and fluid mechanics.

CIVL 7400 Finite Element Method in Engineering Mechanics Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.740) Review of flexibility and stiffness methods; concept of finite elements and energy formulations; various shape functions; solutions of planar and three-dimensional elasticity problems; beams, plates and shells; special problems, e.g., seepage, non-linear material.

CIVL 7610 Special Topics in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.761) Lectures and seminar on selected advanced topics in the field of mechanics; current problems and research.

CIVL 7870 Advanced Engineering Analysis Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.787) Analytical techniques used in engineering, including such topics as the application of complex variables, partial differential equations, generated Fourier series, integral transforms, and special functions, to advanced problems in civil engineering.

CIVL 7880 Continuum Mechanics Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.788) Selected topics in non-linear mechanics (e.g., generalized tensors, viscoelastic constitutive equation, strain gradient, micropolar theories of elasticity; coupled mechanical and thermal or electromagnetic phenomena, continuum thermodynamics, waves, surfaces of discontinuities.

Additional courses in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Engineering are offered by the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

Transportation Engineering

CIVL 7010 Modern Railway Engineering Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.701) A course in aspects of the design, construction, and operation of modern railways, examining main lines, branch lines, and terminals.

CIVL 7040 Analysis and Design of Freight Transport Systems Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.704) Overview of the structure and organization of Canada's freight transport system; measurement, analysis and forecasting of freight movements; transportation system performance; operating, service and cost characteristics of freight transport systems; design considerations for freight handling facilities; case studies in analysis and design of freight transport systems. Prerequisite: CIVL 4840 (or 023.484) or permission of the instructor for non-engineering students specializing in transport studies.

CIVL 7050 Transportation Engineering in Developing Regions Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.705) Aspects of transportation in developing regions that differ significantly from those of conventional North American practice. Factors and assumptions in developing region context; analysis and design of surface transportation systems and components in developing regions; special aspects of professional practice; case studies from Third World and northern Canada.

CIVL 7060 Analysis and Design of Passenger Transport Systems Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.706) Passenger travel forecasting principles and techniques; demand models; passenger transportation system performance; vehicle cycles; cost functions; congestion; evaluation; examination of case studies.

CIVL 7790 Pavement Evaluation and Performance Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.779) Pavement classification, pavement management, performance measures, condition surveys, sensor technology, material sampling, test methods on asphalt binders and unbound layers, non-destructive testing, sources of variability, pavement maintenance, rehabilitation, long-term performance.

CIVL 7840 Traffic Systems Analysis Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.784) Mathematical theories of traffic flow, introductory queueing theory with application to traffic performance at intersections; travel forecasting principles and techniques; the use of simulation in traffic engineering design.

CIVL 7990 Special Topics in Transportation Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.799) Lectures and seminars on selected topics in transportation not covered in the formal coursework.

Water Resources Engineering

CIVL 7090 Water Resources Systems Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.709) The application of operations research/systems analysis techniques to water resources and urban and environmental systems. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

CIVL 7170 Modelling of Surface Water Quality Development Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.717) Application of water quality models for lakes, rivers, estuaries and reservoirs. Derivation of differential equations of pollutant transport; kinetic relationships for physical and chemical transformation of substances; numerical and analytical solutionsto transport equations; and calibration and verification of models.

CIVL 7280 Intelligent Decision Support in Water Resources Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.728) Decision support systems; basic concepts of artificial intelligence and expert systems in water resources; theory, software and testing examples for intelligent decision support systems in water resources. Prerequisite: CIVL 2780 (or 023.278), CIVL 7090 (or 023.709) and/or permission of instructor.

CIVL 7320 Topics in Groundwater Hydrology Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.732) A review of pertinent literature; current issues in groundwater hydrology.

CIVL 7600 Water Quality Management Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.760) Water quality modelling: management options for water quality planning; treatment options and management schemes.

CIVL 7650 Selected Topics in Water-Resources Development Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.765) Lectures and seminars on selected advanced topics in water-resources engineering.

CIVL 7660 River Engineering Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.766) Classification of rivers; regime of river channels; channel patterns, sediment transport; design of stable channels; engineering interference (diversions, dams, dredging); river training works; hydraulic-model studies of rivers.

CIVL 7700 Water Resources Planning Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.770) Principles and methodologies of planning water resources development projects. An evaluation of a major multi-purpose project from inter-disciplinary viewpoints, incorporating those of designers, planners, critics and political decision makers. Offered in alternate years.

CIVL 7710 Coastal Hydraulics Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.771) Mechanics of wave motion; wave and water level predictions; types and design of coastal protection; littoral processes.

CIVL 7740 Special Topics in Hydrology Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.774) Selected topics examining the statistical aspects of hydrology. Time series analysis; disaggregation processes; flood frequency analysis; analysis of extremes.

CIVL 7750 Advanced Civil Engineering Systems Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.775) Optimization of Civil Engineering Systems. Use of linear and dynamic programming and network theory in all aspects of civil engineering. Introduction to the use of stochastic processes in operations research. Particular emphasis is given to water resources and environmental and transportation engineering.

CIVL 7770 Hydrological Processes Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.777) Runoff generation and runoff modelling; scale effects in hydrology; ramifications of distributed and lumped approaches; computer models of watershed modelling; optimization schemes and minimization functions; special concerns dealing with digital elevation models.

CIVL 7820 Operational Hydrology Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.782) Hydrographic analysis; relation between the physical processes and the hydrograph; estimation and prediction. Floods; statistical analysis; maximum probable floods. Water supply; estimates of dependable flow, simulation, synthetic flow series, statistical analysis.

CIVL 7970 Water Resources Project Design Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 023.797) Planning and studies and preliminary design of a number of hydraulic structures such as large storage dams with appurtenant works, river diversion works for flood control, hydroelectrical plants, conveyance canals, and irrigation distribution works.