Jobs of education programme
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association manager Bridge / tunnel engineer
Consulting civil engineer
Construction contracts manager
Dam engineer
Environmental engineer
Highway engineer
Conservation officer, historic buildings inspector
Structural engineer
Cartographer, topographer
Transportation engineer
Wastewater process engineer, a wastewater engineer
Water engineer
Civil engineer
Irrigation engineer
Site manager
Geodesist
Surveyor
port engineer
Sanitary engineer
The field
Civil Engineering Type of certificate
Civil Engineering Name of certificate
Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering The specialization
Civil Engineering Place and address of the program
Damascus- Al- Jamarek Square- The Complex of Engineering.Telephone: 963112119823
Fax: 963112123673
Email: Info.civil@damasuniv.edu.sy
Aims of the department
The Faculty of Engineering in Damascus University aims to:- Prepare qualified specialists in the field of Civil Engineering (General Civil Engineering and Engineering of Irrigation and drainage) and provide students with a high level of knowledge in their specialization, which suits the modern developments in this field and meets the Syrian Arab Republic and the Arab World needs.
- Support and participate in the scientific researches and technical studies for contributing in scientific and technical development in the field of civil engineering science especially which aims to find solutions to different issues facing the economic and social developments in Syrian Arab Republic and the Arab World.
- Contribute in holding training courses to qualify and continue training students in the field of civil engineering.
- Develop the scientific, social, and cultural aspects in students’ personality and encourage them to love working aiming to increase competition in labor market. Also, support the cultural, technical, and social activities.
- Achieve a high level of interaction between the collage and society’s public and private sectors.
- Guide students to choose the best career suiting their abilities and labor markets in in Syrian Arab Republic and the Arab World.
- Strengthen the cultural and scientific relations with the other engineering faculties in Syria and with the scientific engineering councils, the Arabic and foreign ones.
- Support the arabization of engineering sciences in the Arab world institutions through providing with the scientific Arabic Engineering books, unifying the scientific terms, and concentrating on mastering the contemporary foreign languages.
Preferable skills
- The ability to plan.
- To have the critical thinking skill.
- The ability to solve problems.
- To have technical skills
Number of enrolled students per year
600 students. Length of study
Five years Language of study
Arabic. There is a subject- in the third, fourth, or fifth year- should be studied in a foreign language (English or French). Notices
All the subjects are obligatory to be studied; there are some optional subjects in the fifth year Sectors of careers that are worked in
- Working in the sectors of contracting and establishing (buildings and infrastructures).
- Working in the field of consultancies
Pursuing academic study
Master, doctorate, and professional postgraduate master in Risk Management. Course description
| Subject & Year | Description |
| Mathematics |
Functions, Limits, continuity,derivatives, differentials, chain rule, implicit ifferentiation, definite integral fundamental theorem of calculus, the indefinite integral, change of variable, numerical integration,vectors in two and three dimensions, scalar and vector products, equations of lines and planes in space, surfaces, cylindrical and spherical coordinates, vector valued functions, their limits continuity, derivatives and integrals. |
| General Physics | Basic properties of Electric forces, and introduction of the fundamental law of force between two charges as Coulomb's law , Gauss's Law . electric potential.Capacitance and Dielectrics , Current and Resistance , Kirchhoff s law , Magnetic field, Biot-Savart law.Vector principles and operations , The motion of objects in one-dimension are described using words, diagrams, numbers, graphs, and equations , kinematic principles and Newton's laws , Newton's laws of motion and kinematic principles. Concepts of work, kinetic energy and potential energy , Linear momentum and its conservation. The impulse-momentum change theorem and the law of conservation of momentum , concept of angular momentum of a system of particles. , simple harmonic motion. |
| Engineering Mechanics | Force systems; vector analysis of forces, moments and couples in 2 and 3 dimensions. Equilibrium of force systems. Analysis of structures; plane trusses and frames. Distributed force system; centroids and composite bodies. Area moments of inertia. . Friction. |
| Computer generations (components, classifications, and capabilities); Computer processing (Data representation: binary system). Generations of programming languages, and compilers. Solving problems, Algorithms and Flow charts. Data types, variables, assignment, general structure of a program; Input/Output; Arithmetic expression; Introduction to Classes and Objects; Relational operators; Boolean expression, logical operators; conditional Statements: If..Else, Switch; Loop: for, while, do … while; functions; Array. | |
| Descriptive Geometry and Engineering Drawing. | Constructional geometry and basics of lettering Sketching; Orthographic projection; Sectional and auxiliary views; Dimensioning; Introduction to computer graphics; Engineering applications. |
| Mathematic | Infinite series, convergence and divergence of infinite series, integral test, ratio test, root test and comparison test. Conditional convergence and absolute convergence, alternating series test. Double integral and its applications to area, volume, moments and center of mass. Double integrals in polar coordinates. Triple integral in rectangular, cylindrical and spherical coordinates and applications to volume, moment and center of massVectors in two and three dimensions. Vector valued functions, their limits continuity, derivatives and integrals. Motion of a particle in space, tangential and normal components of acceleration. Functions in two or three variables, their limits, continuity, partial derivatives, differentials, chain rule, directional derivatives, tangent planes and normal lines to surfaces. |
| Chemistry for engineers | Introduction , Measurements : Large and small numbersUnits , Prefixes , Conversions between units (dimensional analysis , Temperature , Specific and heat capacity , Physical and Chemical Properties , Elements, Compounds and Mixtures. Portland cement, the interactions of the components of the cement with water, chemical additives for cement. |
| Engineering Mechanics | Forces and moments for planar systems; Basic equilibrium conditions; centroids; friction; area and mass moments of inertia; Kinematics of a particle: rectilinear and curvilinear motion; Kinetics of particles: Newton's law, work and energy; Kinematics of a rigid body in plane motion; Relative velocity and acceleration; Kinetics of a rigid body in plane motion: translation, fixed axis rotation, general motion, work and energy. |
| PRINCIPLES OF SURVEYING | Definitions and concepts in land surveying, division and importance of surveying, units of measurements, introduction to theory of measurements and errors, linear measurements, angular measurements, directions, leveling and contouring. |
| Basics of Engineering Drawing | Training manual painting to learn to draw Soil slope, Irrigation Facilities , Establishments road , Design on the computer |
| Geology for engineers | Types of rocks. Classification of rocks based on origin and strength. Weathering processes. Origin and mineralogical composition of soils. Residual and transported soil. Identification of soil minerals. |
| Mathematics | Real numbers, functions, Limits, continuity. Derivatives, differentials, chain rule, implicit differentiation. Higher order derivatives, local extreme, concavity, horizontal and vertical asymptotes, applications of extreme, related rates. Roller ’s Theorem, mean value theorem, inverse trigonometric functions. Conic sections. |
| Strength of Materials | Stress, strain; Hook’s law. Moduli of elasticity and rigidity, and Poisson's ratio. Statical determination of axial force, shear force, bending moment and torque in bars, beams and circular shafts. Load-shear-moment relationship in beams. |
| Architectural Design | Building structures, main buildings elements, engineering drawings required in design . Reading and analyzing architectural drawings. |
| PRINCIPLES OF SURVEYING | This course covers the principles of route location and design. The theories of circular, parabolic, and spiral curves, highway and railway geometric design, area and volumes of earthwork, and mass diagrams are discussed. |
| Hydraulic | Basic concepts in hydraulic, fluid balance, fluid motion, the perfect flow (Euler formulas, Bernoulli formula), real flow (Navieh Stokes formulas), formula momentum and applications, the flow in the pipe and water networks, |
| programming and algorithms. | introduction to computer programming and the C programming language. Basic computer architecture and function of the computer; problem analysis; design and implementation of algorithms; structured programming concepts; C language syntax; programming tools. |
| Mathematics | Descriptive statistics: Statistical data classification; measures of central tendency (mean, mode, median); measures of dispersion (variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation). The theory of probabilities with applications to science and engineering: introduction; properties; applications. The random variables: Discrete and continuous random variables; expected value and variance of random variables; sums of discrete random variables; law of large numbers. Discrete & continuous distributions or engineering applications; Joint, marginal, conditional distributions. Selected distributions: Binomial, Poisson, Exponential, Normal and Lognormal distributions. Basic concepts and methods of statistics: sampling, sampling distributions, parameters estimation, hypotheses testing. Analysis of variance; Correlation, simple and multiple linear regression. |
| Strength of Materials | Strain gauge applications: Tensile, Compression, Flexural and torsion tests, Impact and Hardness tests, Cantilever beam. Pressurized cylindrical vessel. Deflection of beams. Buckling of columns. |
| Architectural Design |
This course reviews written documents used throughout construction projects, describing how the documents relate to each other and to drawings. It provides detail on the theory, techniques and format for every aspect of construction documentation. |
| Geodesy | This course discusses the history of geodesy from its infancy, including different measurement techniques, coordinate systems, ellipsoids and datums. It provides information about geodetic and Cartesian coordinates and their relationship to one another. This course also provides the understanding of the difference between grid and ground coordinates and the different geodetic and Cartesian coordinate systems available today. |
| Hydraulic | Steady flow in closed conduits. Steady and unsteady flow in open channels. Laboratory experiments covering fluid measurements, flow through pipes, open channel. |
| Properties and Testing of Materials |
Engineering materials: properties, testing, specifications, statistical evaluation; bricks, lime, gypsum, timber, wood, metals, plastics, ceramics, glasses. Testing machines. Measuring devices Tests: tension, compression, bending, shear, hardness, impact. Nondestructive tests. |
| STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS | Types of structures, supports and loads. Idealization of structures and loads. Geometric stability and determinacy. Analysis of determinate trusses, beams, plane frames and arches; reaction computation; axial force, shear force and bending moment diagrams. Internal force releases. Load-shear-moment relationship. |
| Properties and Testing of Materials | Introduction to materials engineering. Structure and characteristics of metals. Polymers and Ceramics. Equilibrium-phase diagrams. Microstructures of alloys. Imperfections. Diffusion. Mechanical properties of metals, Polymers and Ceramics. Heat treatment of plain-carbon steels, Cast irons and precipitation hardening. |
| Hydraulic | Steady flow in closed conduits. Laboratory experiments covering fluid measurements, flow through pipes. Dimensional analysis and similitude.The principles of the movement of groundwater, sediment movement, boundary layer and its applications, leverage and disability, dimensional analysis and physical modeling. |
| Hydrology and Hydrogeology. | The hydrologic cycle. Fundamentals of meteorology, temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation, evaporation. Stream-flow and run-off, Groundwater flow and aquifers, wells, and intrusion in coastal aquifers. Stream-flow hydrographs. Unit hydrographs for various durations and its applications. Introduction to Water Resources management and its demand, Water Resources management in arid and semi-arid regions and its application. |
| Soil mechanics | Consolidation of soils. Settlement of structures. Shear strength of soils. Stability of slopes. Earth pressure theories, Excavation and bracing , Site investigation. |
| Technical equipment for buildings. | Air conditioning applications. Indoor air quality. Heat transmission in buildings.Residential gas heating. Hedonic residential oil heating. Load calculation/Energy code. Pipes and ducts design. Air distribution. Equipment selection. HVAC control. |
| STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS | Analysis of indeterminate structures; trusses, beams, plane frames and arches. Method of consistent deformation; flexibility matrix formulation; restrain, temperature change and support movement effects. Slope deflection method. Matrix analysis of beams and plane frame using the stiffness method. Moment distribution; sway consideration. Analysis of non-prismatic members. |
| Reinforced Concrete | Fundamentals and design theories based on ultimate strength design and elastic concept load factors. Analysis and design of reinforced concrete members subject to flexure, shear and diagonal tension in accordance to ACI strength method. Development length of reinforcement. Deflection and crack controls. |
| Steel structures | Analysis and design of roof trusses. Design of tension and compression members, columns under eccentric loadings, column bases and footings. |
| Water Supply Engineering. | Water sources and uses, water quality, water filtration, water distribution, water distribution systems. |
| Soil Mechanics | Analytical and practical aspects of foundation design problems: soil improvement, foundations in difficult soils, reinforced earth walls, sheet pile walls, slurry walls, excavation and anchors. Laboratory experiments to study physical, mechanical and hydraulic properties of soils and use of these properties to predict the soil behavior in geotechnical structures. Experiments to determine grain size distribution, specific gravity, Atterberg limits. |
| HIGHWAY and TRAFFIC ENGINEERING | Highway planning and capacity. Design controls and criteria. Cross sectional elements. Sight distances. Horizontal and vertical alignments. Intersections. Highway materials characterization. Bituminous mixtures design. Flexible pavement design. Highway drainage. Pavement evaluation and maintenance. Components of Traffic system, Traffic-stream characteristics, Traffic studies, Parking, Pedestrians, Traffic safety, Traffic signals, Signs and Markings, Capacity of urban streets and Intersections, Congestion management. |
| Reinforced Concrete | Design of floor systems, one way, two way, ribbed and flat slabs. Design for torsion, combined shear and torsion by the strength method. Design of continuous beams. ACI moment redistribution for minimum rotation capacity. Design of columns under axial and eccentric loadings, short and long columns. Staircases. Types. |
| steel structures | analysis and design of roof trusses. Design of tension and compression members, columns under eccentric loading, column bases and footings. Design of beams. Welded and bolted connections. Design of building frames. Introduction to plastic analysis. Industrial building project. |
| Pumping Stations | applications of the principles of fluid mechanics to the design and analysis of pipe systems. Topics include pipe network analysis, design and selection of hydraulic machinery and analysis of transient and compressible flow. |
| Irrigation and drainage. | Quantity of water and wastewater. Design of water supply networks including pumping stations and storage capacity. Design of sanitary and storm sewers, including appurtenances. Moisture in the soil, irrigation system, agricultural crops, the basic methods of irrigation, the fixed distribution networks, drainage and land reclamation, the basic methods of exchange, ancillary facilities of irrigation and drainage networks |
| Highway design. | Highway planning and capacity. Design controls and criteria. Cross sectional elements. Sight distances. Horizontal and vertical alignments. Intersections. Highway materials characterization. Bituminous mixtures design. Flexible pavement design. Highway drainage. Pavement evaluation and maintenance. |
| CE416STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS | The fundamentals of finite element analysis of solids, structures, and fluids. The theoretical foundations and appropriate use of finite element methods. The formulation of finite element methods for linear static analysis of solids and structures: two- and three-dimensional solids, Beam, plate, and shell structures. The displacement-based finite element procedures. Mixed finite element methods for almost incompressible media and beams, plates, and shells. The formulation of finite element methods for nonlinear static analysis: geometric nonlinearities (large displacements and large strains), material nonlinearities (nonlinear elasticity and elasto-plasticity). |
| Sewage network | Water quality and standards. Water treatment including clarification, filtration, disinfection and softening. Characteristics of wastewater. Sewage treatment, including solids removal and biological processes. |
| Reinforced concrete | Structural mechanics of concrete beams, slabs, columns, walls and footings; checking and proportioning of members and connections in accordance with specifications for limit state concrete design. |
| Foundation Engineering. |
Designed to provide students with advanced knowledge related to theories and practices of geotechnical, foundation, and structural systems, emphasizing: analysis and design of the group pile foundation, drilled shaft foundation, and underground structures (culverts, pipelines, etc.). Types of foundation and foundation materials. Bearing capacity of shallow foundation. Bearing capacity of deep foundations. Pile foundations and caissons. Sheet piling. Retaining walls. |
| water Structures. | Design of inlet and outlet structures for irrigation canals. Cross structures; culverts, siphons and aqueducts. Energy dissipation downstream hydraulic structures. Design of Spillways, syphon spillways and dams. |
| Bridge Engineering. |
this course deals with advanced topics in modern bridge design, and will include topics selected from the following list: concrete segmental bridges, cable-supported bridges, arches, precast concrete systems for rehabilitation of existing bridges, and innovative composite systems. For a given topic, the approach taken will be to define performance requirements; describe structural systems, components, and critical details; and develop analytical methods for dimensioning and validation, giving special consideration to the interaction between design and construction. There will be a strong emphasis throughout the course on the application of leading-edge and emerging technologies, including high-performance materials. |
| construction technology | Overview of the construction industry. Earthmoving machinery and operations. Excavation and lifting. Loading & hauling. Compacting & finishing. Concrete construction. Concrete form design. Construction economics. Contract construction. |
| Computer-aided design. | Introduction to CAD/CAD. Computer technology and CAD. Geometric modeling and its approaches. Geometric transformations. Viewing in 3D. use Math CAD / Matlab in design. |
| Purification plants and water treatment | Principles involved in the design and operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities are covered, including physical, chemical and biological unit operations, advanced treatment and sludge processing. |
| Dams | Water Retaining Earth Dams , Understand why and where an embankment dam may be selected over a concrete dam, Understand the construction details required to ensure safe operation of a water retaining dam, Concrete dams, soil dams, ancillary facilities Dams, sediment in lakes, dams, Control and measuring devices in the dams, investment and maintenance of dams. |
| Construction technology | Implementation of concrete buildings, concrete, implementation of precast buildings , Transfers and preparation of precast elements prior to installation ,Techniques, installation of precast, The design of the installation of precast buildings, monitor the quality of the installation work. |
| Concrete Structures private | Concrete reservoirs , Construction of the foundations account , Ground reservoirs, Analysis and design of cylindrical tanks , Analysis and design of tanks , Analysis and design of tanks high ,Prestressed elements Materials, concrete pre-stress. |
| Graduating Project, Part-I |
Choosing the topic, establishing the project, literature review, preparing for/or preliminary conducting the experiments, collecting the field data & developing the mathematical/computer model if applicable, writing the first two chapters along with any preliminary findings. |
| MANAGEMENT OF ENGINEERING PROJECTS | Basic Management Process approach, Strategies and planning methods, Project planning and scheduling, Bar-charts, critical path methods, PERT method, resource leveling and allocation, time-cost trade off. Construction and organizational approaches, leadership elements and decision making, time and cost control, Project Management with CPM, PERT. |
| The mixed facilities. | Mixing in construction materials, Non-load-bearing walls and armed, composite structures, design composite sections in a manner limit, Facilities design mixed way elastomeric , According to the British code BS5950-3.1. |
| Engineering Economics | Introduction to engineering economy. Interest formulas and equivalence. Bases for comparison of alternatives. Decision making among alternatives. Evaluating replacement alternatives. Break-even and minimum cost analysis. Cost accounting. Depreciation. Economic analysis of operations. Economic analysis of public projects. |
| Railway Transportation Engineering. | An introduction to highway-rail grade crossings and railroad track system design, components, roadbeds, and maintenance. Quantitative analysis of train resistance and consequent power and train energy requirements including effects of aerodynamics, grade and curvature are covered. The course concludes with consideration of train speed, power, acceleration and an introduction to railway traffic control and signaling. |
| Environmental Engineering | Introduction to pollution problems and impact of development on the environment. Liquid waste disposal: overland, in streams, lake and sea. Solid wastes: management, characteristics, storage, collection, disposal, and recycling air pollution: sources, pollutants, effects and control. Noise pollution: sources, effect and control. |
| Graduating Project, Part | Continuation of Part-I of the project including: running and finalizing the experimental program or the mathematical/computer model, analyzing the results and findings and drawing the conclusion, writing the complete project report, presenting and defending the project |