CIVIL ENGINEERING SECOND YEAR CLASSES

A brief description of the Civil Engineering second year classes offered at McMaster University.

CIVENG 2A03 SURVEYING & MANAGEMENT

In this class, students will learn how to properly and accurately survey land, as well as how to determine property lines, elevations, and distances using tools such as total stations and levels. Furthermore, students will be able to use concepts taught in class in five interesting and fun outdoor labs. This helps prepare students to learn how civil engineering can be applied in the field.

CIVENG 2B04 PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

This class mainly concerns the application of the three pillars of sustainability and how they relate to civil engineering. In this class, students will learn about water quality, wastewater treatment, and drinking water treatment. There are four labs in the class, including a spectrometer, reactor type, testing water, and a titration lab.

CIVENG 2C04 STRUCTURAL MECHANICS

This class is a continuation of CIVENG 2P04 and goes more in-depth with beam analysis, truss analysis, introduction to bridges, and analyzing stress and strain.

CIVENG 2E03 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Matlab is a major component in this class and is used alongside numerical methods to solve a variety of engineering problems. This class is very math-oriented but is very practical.

CIVENG 2I03 COMMUNICATIONS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING*

This class is concerned with developing students' oral communication and writing skills in an engineering context. In this class, students will visit two civil engineering related companies and collaborate skills and engage with classmates. Also please note that this class is not open to students in the Management, Society, or IBIOMED programs.

CIVENG 2J04 PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGICAL AND GE-ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

This class is an introduction to the civil engineering field of geotechnical engineering. Students will learn about the rock cycle, food chain, and the three pillars of sustainability and their relevance in engineering.

CIVENG 2O04 FLUID MECHANICS

This class is an introduction to the basics of fluid motion to analyze fluids used in the field of civil engineering. Concepts include pipe analysis, and laminar water flow.

CIVENG 2P04 STATICS AND MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

This class is the precursor to CIVENG 2C04, and is an introduction to statics and mechanics of materials. This includes the basics of structural analysis, introduction to bridges, truss analysis, and analysis of beams' inner forces when supporting various loads.

CIVENG 2Q03 ENGINEERING MECHANICS: DYNAMICS

Unlike CIVENG 2P04 and CIVENG 2C04, this class is not concerned with static forces, but dynamic ones. Students will learn about calculations involving moving objects and is an introduction to dynamic motion which is a precursor to earthquake analysis and design. The class is highly theoretical, with many derivations of mathematical and physics-based theories.