Course Description In this course, students acquire knowledge and skills in planning and designing of economical and stable foundation of soils. It involves ground investigations (lab and field tests), providing solutions to difficult soils, prediction of structural behaviour loading the soil and construction aspects. Objectives Understand the physical, mechanical and mathematical principles of soils Introduce...Read More

Course Description This course deals with determination of quantities of Civil Engineering works and subsequently valuing them to determine project costs. Objectives create an understanding of how to take measurements on Civil works create an understanding of how to obtain prices at the current market create an understanding of how to prepare bills of quantities...Read More

Course Description Environmental chemistry involves studying the fate and effects of chemicals species in the environment. It defines the intended use of analytical data, preparing sampling plans for intended use, selecting appropriate analytical methods, advising on collection of field samples, interpreting laboratory analytical results, and assuring validity and legal defensibility of analytical results. It also...Read More

Course Description This course deals with the process of constructing a residence or commercial building involving mainly planning, environment and other aspects. It discusses the fundamentals of structures and building design, typical construction materials, procedures and methods, construction management and various aspects considered during the construction process. Objectives To comprehensively discuss the process of domestic...Read More

Course Description This course is intended to make students appreciate the availability of water, its current use and the challenges; climate change; introductory water resources planning; meteorology; the hydrological cycle and processes of precipitation, surface runoff, infiltration, interception, depression storage, evapo-transpiration; their estimation and analysis. It will include the carbon cycle; drought, its effects and...Read More