Civil Engineering
For a standard enrolment plan for Civil Engineering visit CUSP.
Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Civil Engineering Stream |
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| Completion of a stream is a requirement of the Bachelor of Engineering Honours. | |||
| Students complete 192 credit points comprising: | |||
| (a) 48 credit points from the Engineering Core Table, consisting of: | |||
| (i) 18 credit points of Engineering Foundation units | |||
| (ii) 30 credit points of Project units | |||
| (iii) The requirements of the Professional Engagement Program | |||
| (b) 138 credit points from the Civil Engineering Stream table, consisting of: | |||
| (i) 96 credit points of Civil Stream Core units | |||
| (ii) 30 credit points of Civil Stream Elective units | |||
| (iii) A maximum of 18 credit points of 3000+ level Engineering Elective units | |||
| (c) A maximum of 6 credit points from Table S | |||
| The completion of a specialisation is not mandatory. If a student chooses to take a specialisation available in their stream, the specialisation can be completed within the 192 credit points described above. | |||
Civil Stream Core units |
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| CIVL1802 Statics |
6 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 N ENGG1802 OR AMME1802 |
Intensive February Semester 1 |
| CIVL1810 Engineering Construction and Surveying |
6 | A CIVL1900. Some statistical awareness is an advantage and co-enrolment in MATH1005 Statistics is advised. HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or completion of (MATH1001 or MATH1021) and MATH1002 are sufficient for non-statistical maths preparation N CIVL2810 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL1110 Materials |
6 | A CIVL1802 (or equivalent) N AMME1362 or CIVL2110 |
Semester 2 |
| GEOL1501 Engineering Geology 1 |
6 | N GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or GEOS1003 or GEOS1903 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL2010 Environmental Engineering |
6 | A MATH1023 AND ENGG1801. Strong calculus knowledge from 1000 level MATH, as well as the ability to program in MATLAB. Basic understanding of structural mechanics (CIVL2201) is also an advantage. N CIVL3010 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics |
6 | A From (CIVL1802 or AMME1802 or ENGG1802); students should be competent in the following areas. 1. The concept of force and momentum equilibrium in two and three dimensions. 2. Drawing free body diagrams. 3. Establishing and solving the equations of equilibrium from the FBD. 4. Setting out solutions logically; clearly and neatly. Students should be competent in certain mathematical skills. 1. Solving algebraic equations. 2. Differentiation and integration (including double integrals). 3. Drawing graphs of polynomials (especially) and other mathematical function. 4. Trigonometry. P CIVL1802 OR AMME1802 OR ENGG1802 N AMME2301 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL2410 Soil Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL2201 AND GEOL1501 AND (CIVL1802 or ENGG1802). An understanding of simple statics, equilibrium, forces and bending moments, and of stress and strain and the relationship between them. This is covered by University of Sydney courses CIVL1802 Statics (or ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics), CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics. Familiarity with the use of spreadsheets (Excel, Mathcad) to obtain solutions to engineering problems, and with the graphical presentation of this data. Familiarity with word processing packages for report presentation. Familiarity with partial differential equations, and their analytical and numerical solution. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL2611 Introductory Fluid Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL2201 AND (CIVL1802 or ENGG1802) AND (MATH1001 OR MATH1021). Students are expected to have a strong understanding of fundamental physics, statics, equilibrium, forces, and dimensional analysis. Familiarity with simple calculus, partial differential equations, and the analytical and numerical solutions. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL2700 Transport Systems |
6 | A (MATH1001 OR MATH1021) AND (MATH1003 OR MATH1023) AND MATH1005 AND ENGG1801. Basic statistics through regression analysis, differential and integral calculus, computer programming. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL2812 Project Appraisal |
6 | A MATH1005 N CIVL3812 |
Semester 2 |
| MATH2061 Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus |
6 | P (MATH1X21 or MATH1011 or MATH1931 or MATH1X01 or MATH1906) and (MATH1014 or MATH1X02) and (MATH1X23 or MATH1933 or MATH1X03 or MATH1907) N MATH2961 or MATH2067 or MATH2021 or MATH2921 or MATH2022 or MATH2922 This unit of study is only available to Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies students. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL3205 Concrete Structures 1 |
6 | A (CIVL2110 OR CIVL1110) AND CIVL2201 AND (CIVL2230 OR CIVL1900). Basic concepts of solid mechanics and structural mechanics, including: compatibility of strains; stress-strain relationships; equilibrium; flexure, shear and torsion; statically determinate load effects (reactions, bending moments, shear forces); elastic beam theory (strains, stresses and beam deflections). |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1 |
6 | A (CIVL2110 OR CIVL1110) AND CIVL2201 AND (CIVL2230 OR CIVL1900) It is assumed that students are competent in the following areas: the methods of load transfer in structures - tension, compression, bending, shear, torsion, and bearing; an appreciation of stress and strain, and being able to determine stresses and strains in simple sections under axial force, bending moments, shear and torsion; calculating and understanding the physical significance of geometric section properties - centroid, Ix, Iy, Zx, Zy, Sx, Sy, rx, ry, J, Ag; knowledge of the basic elastic-plastic material properties of steel, E, G, fy, fu; and knowledge of loading of structures. A special "assumed knowledge" lecture will be given in Week 1 to refresh the knowledge of students. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL3612 Fluid Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL2611 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL3811 Engineering Design and Construction |
6 | P CIVL1810 or CIVL2810 N CIVL4811 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL4903 Civil Engineering Design |
6 | A CIVL2410 AND CIVL3612 AND (CIVL4811 OR CIVL3811) P (CIVL3205 and CIVL3206) OR CIVL4811 |
Semester 1 |
Civil Stream Elective units |
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| CIVL3235 Structural Analysis |
6 | A CIVL2110 OR CIVL1110) AND (CIVL2230 OR CIVL1900) AND MATH2061 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL3310 Humanitarian Engineering |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL3411 Geotechnical Engineering |
6 | A CIVL2410 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL3511 Basics of Integrated Building Engineering |
6 | A CIVL1900 Introduction to Civil Engineering and CIVL2110 Materials and CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics and MATH2061 Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL3614 Hydrology |
6 | A (ENGG1802 OR CIVL1802) AND CIVL3612 AND MATH2061 P CIVL2611 The unit of study builds on the theory and concepts learnt in CIVL2611 Introductory Fluid Mechanics and CIVL3612 Fluid Mechanics. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL3704 Transport Informatics |
6 | A MATH1005 AND CIVL2700. Understanding of statistical inference. Familiarity with the urban transport network and basic concepts in transport studies. N ENGG2851 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management |
6 | A CIVL2810 or CIVL1810 N ENGG1865 OR QBUS2350 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL4203 Major Industrial Project |
24 | P [36 credits of 3000 level units of study] and WAM >= 70 N CIVL4022 or CIVL4023 or ENGG4000 Note: Department permission required for enrolment For students whose degree includes ENGG4000, CIVL4203 counts in place of this unit. Students whose degree includes the Professional Engagement Program must enrol in all PEP units. CIVL4203 will count toward the Engineering Work requirement. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL4810 Mgmnt of People, Quality and Risk in PE |
6 | A CIVL3805. Students are expected to have understood and applied basic tools for project scope, cost and time management for projects as taught in (CIVL3805) or equivalent courses. N ENGG3853 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL4813 Contracts Formulation and Management |
6 | A CIVL3805. Students are expected to have grasped the concepts of basic legal and management principles and the understanding of construction and engineering terminologies. As there are no any prerequisite courses for this UoS, without prior knowledge student can perform exceptionally well with regular attendance and participation in course activities. N CIVL3813 OR ENGG3854 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL4814 Project Procurement and Tendering |
6 | A CIVL3805 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL4815 Project Formulation |
6 | P CIVL3805 AND (CIVL3812 OR CIVL2812) |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5266 Steel Structures - Stability |
6 | A There are no prerequisites for this unit of study but it is assumed that students are competent in the content covered in Structural Mechanics, Steel Structures, and Structural Analysis. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5269 Advanced Concrete Structures |
6 | P CIVL3205 OR CIVL9205 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5276 Bridge Engineering |
6 | A (CIVL2201 and CIVL3205 and CIVL3206) or (CIVL9201 and CIVL9205 and CIVL9206). Students who have not completed Concrete Structures (CIVL3205 or CIVL9205) will be very disadvantaged and should not attempt this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5277 Structural Rehabilitation and Timber Design |
6 | A (CIVL2201 AND CIVL3205 AND CIVL3206) OR (CIVL9201 AND CIVL9205 AND CIVL9206) |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5320 Engineering for Sustainable Development |
6 | P CIVL3310 OR CIVL9310 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5330 Global Engineering Field Work |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive July |
| CIVL5351 Geoenvironmental Engineering |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CIVL5452 Foundation Engineering |
6 | A [CIVL2410 OR CIVL9410] AND [CIVL3411 OR CIVL9411]. Students are assumed to have a good knowledge of fundamental soil mechanics, which is covered in the courses of soil mechanics (settlement, water flow, soil strength) and foundation engineering (soil models, stability analyses; slope stability; retaining walls; foundation capacity) N CIVL6452 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5453 Geotechnical Hazards |
6 | A (CIVL2410 AND CIVL3411) OR (CIVL9410 AND CIVL9411). Students are assumed to have a good knowledge of fundamental soil mechanics, which is covered in the courses of soil mechanics (settlement, water flow, soil strength) and foundation engineering (soil models, stability analyses; slope stability; retaining walls; foundation capacity). |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5460 Particle Mechanics for Geotechnics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5533 Energy-efficient Building Systems |
6 | A CIVL1900 Introduction to Civil Engineering and CIVL2110 Materials and CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics and MATH2061 Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5668 Fundamentals of Wind Engineering for Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5670 Reservoir, Stream and Coastal Engineering |
6 | A (CIVL3612 OR CIVL9612) AND MATH2061 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5701 Transport Networks |
6 | A CIVL2700 OR CIVL9700 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5702 Traffic Engineering |
6 | A (CIVL2700 OR CIVL9700) AND (MATH1001 OR MATH1021) AND (MATH1003 OR MATH1023) AND MATH1005 AND ENGG1801. Basic statistics through regression analysis, differential and integral calculus, computer programming. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5703 Transport Policy, Planning and Deployment |
6 | A CIVL2700 N CIVL3703 OR CIVL9703 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5704 Transport Analytics |
6 | A CIVL3704 OR CIVL9704 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5999 Advanced Research and Analysis |
6 | A (CIVL2201 OR CIVL9201) AND (CIVL2611 OR CIVL9611) AND (CIVL2410 OR CIVL9410) |
Semester 1 |