Civil Engineering

Descriptive and quantitative statistics and concepts of probability; continuous and discrete random variables; probability distributions; variance and correlation of random data and samples.

Introduction to geology; minerals and rocks; geological deposits; properties of various rocks; and uses of rocks in engineering.

Motion of translational and rotational bodies and the forces acting on them; Newton's Second Law; the work-energy equation; work and momentum; conservation of energy; relative acceleration and relative velocity.

Fundamental principles of numerical analysis, error accumulation, numerical solutions of nonlinear algebraic equations, numerical differentiation, numerical integration, initial-value problems and boundary-value problems.

Materials and their specifications; measuring instruments and their accuracy; construction operations such as installation of piping, electrical wiring, carpentry, and metalworking.

Types of road pavements, stress analysis, vehicle loads, structural evaluation of pavements, pavement materials, pavement distresses and maintenance.

Properties of fluids; viscosity; vapor pressure; fluid statics; fluid flow; continuity equation; Bernoulli's equation; flow in channels and pipes.

Soil bearing capacity, distribution of stresses resulting from foundation loads, foundation settlement, factors in foundation design, deep foundations.

Principles of water and environmental chemistry; physical and chemical characteristics and specifications of water and wastewater; principles of wastewater treatment plant design; sedimentation and filtration processes.

The hydrologic cycle and water balance, precipitation, precipitation losses, surface and subsurface runoff, streamflow hydrograph analysis, temporal and spatial analysis of floods, probability and hydrologic statistics, design floods, computer applications in engineering hydrology, groundwater hydrology and well hydraulics.