The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is devoted to educate exemplary Civil engineers by instituting best learning practices that: i) drive knowledge, build skills and competencies, inspire the learner to define a purpose and develop a passion to life-long learning, ii) cultivate a sense of responsibility toward the profession, society and the environment, iii) attain the ability to confront challenges through innovation and research, and iv) contribute to the advancement of the community present and future.
1.	Be competent to handle complex engineering tasks and provide innovative solutions through the integration of best practices.
2.	Be recognized for their ability to pursue graduate studies in Civil engineering and related interdisciplinary areas as well as aptitude for lifelong learning.
3.	Demonstrate leadership in their fields of expertise and service to local and international communities.
The undergraduate curriculum for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering consists of 150 credit-hours of course work + IC3 + 30 credits transferred from Lebanese Baccalaureate or equivalent.
The demand for civil engineers has been consistently high, in the Middle East and the Gulf region, during the last decade. Engineers have been involved primarily in large public and private development projects. The emerging reconstruction activity in Lebanon and the Gulf offers ever increasing and expanding opportunities for civil engineers for even decades to come. Graduating civil engineers are benefiting from very stimulating work experiences in the region, many of which are related to mega projects in the building and infrastructure sectors; this has resulted in a booming job market and in highly competitive salaries for civil engineers. Potential senior students are on high demand for recruitment by leading engineering companies for practical training, prior to their graduation, and eventually hired as practicing engineers.
The civil engineering graduate can generally work either in the private sector or in government agencies. Civil engineers attain a broad spectrum of skills sought by almost every profession. The fields of work applied to civil engineering are in form of design and consultation, contracting and supervision, or management and quality control. Being interrelated, it is not unusual that these fields are combined during the performance of a project. The civil engineer can work as an employee, partner, or owner in consulting design offices (local or regional) in the departments of structures, transportation and planning, geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, water resources, and computer software, and in contracting firms and construction management consultant offices.
Force vectors (analytical and graphical methods), free-body diagrams; equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions; structural elements and supports; plane and space trusses; axial, shear, and moment diagrams of beams; Cable-supported structures. Friction; center of gravity and centroid; moment of inertia. Applications.
Introducing the student to the engineering profession in general and the learning objectives that new students should attain, as aligned with the ABET requirements. Covering the basics of the engineering profession and engineering ethics. Introduction to the different engineering majors and to the learning objectives as specified by ABET. Insight into different engineering courses that are not technical in nature (e.g., engineering economy) Engineering design tasks that allow the student to start thinking as engineers: problem definition, specification of constraints, investigation of different solution alternatives, implementation of best solution, writing technical reports. Fundamental tools and numerical software used in engineering. The tools and software covered could be generic or specific to a major.
Basics principles and techniques of economic analysis of engineering project, time value of money, cost allocation and estimation, evaluation of engineering projects and investments, depreciation, inflation, bond and loan financing, after tax cash flow analysis, sensitivity analysis, selection among mutually exclusive alternatives using present worth, annual worth, internal rate of return, benefit-cost.
Constructional Geometry-constructing tangents. Plane curves and polygons. Orthographic drawing and theory of sketching shapes and surface identification. Orthographic projection of views. Sectional views and conventions. Pictorial drawing. Applications of Auto-CAD software for 2D drawings.
Properties of materials: units, dimensions, experimental errors, circular motion of rigid bodies, moment of inertia, compound pendulum, elasticity of materials, Hook's law, relations between stresses and strains, elastic energy, torsion, gravitation and gravity, satellite motion, pressure measurements, flow of ideal fluids, streamlines and equation of continuity, Bernoulli's equation and its applications, viscosity of fluids, flow in capillary tubes; Heat: heat and temperature, temperature measurements, specific heat and latent heat, heat transfer by conduction, heat convection, heat transfer by radiation and black body radiation.
Computer fundamentals. Computer system components: hardware and software. Problem solving and flowcharts/pseudocode. High level programming: data types, structured programming constructs, input and output, expressions and assignments, selection, repetition, arrays.
This component encompasses 8 Credits of General Elective courses selected from the University Elective Courses.
Earth-structure, composition and properties of rocks; geologic processes; geologic hazards; geologic structure and engineering consequences; terrain analysis and geologic mapping; interpretation and use of geologic maps; application of geology to engineering practice; reservoirs, dam sites, and construction of tunnels.
Students write essays on different topics related to argumentation or presentation of concepts and ideas in an organized manner. This is in addition to descriptive, narrative, reflective, and creative writing. Topics chosen are related to the students' culture diagram as well as current affairs. The ability of students to write academically and classify and organize ideas is stressed. Pre-req.: ENGL 001.
First- and second-order differential equations with constant and variable coefficients; simultaneous system of differential equations; series solution; Introduction to partial differential equations; Fourier series; Laplace transforms; shifting theorems; convolution theorem; engineering applications. Pre-req.: MATH 281, MATH 282.
Chemistry of ozone layer in the atmosphere; particulate matter and control of air pollution; global warming; waste management, treatment and disposal; mass-energy transfer; risk, dose response and human exposure assessment; hazard identification; risk characterization; water resources and pollutants; BOD and waste water.
Open channel hydraulics: Classification of open channel flow. Flow resistance equations, velocity distribution, boundary shear stress distribution and critical shear, design of channel cross-section, hydraulic jump, gradually varied flow, flow measurement, hydraulic models, pumps: function, types and performance curves. Main specifications of pumps, economical design of pumps and piping system, pumps in parallel and series, selection of pumps, installation, priming, and water hammer. Intake design. Laboratory experiments. Pre-req: CVLE 341.
Basic oral communication principles and theories; body, intonation, and stress language considerations; speaker-listener relationship; speech topic, context and audience; planning, preparing and delivering of platform speeches; showcase and spotlight ideas; group interactions; projects and formal presentations. Pre-req.: ENGL 211.
Probability space, conditional probability and independence, and probability theorems; Random variables, and density functions, joint probability; expectation, variance and covariance, moments and moment generating functions: Discrete and continuous distributions; statistical measures: mean, mode, variance, standard deviation; statistical distribution: t- distribution, chi- distribution; sampling theory; Theory of estimation, confidence intervals; probability and statistical software. Pre-req.: MATH 282.
An introductory course designed around the development of business plan. The course examines how to formulate business ideas, select a location, select a legal form of organization, locate financing source, assess the market, and develop a human resources management system.
Supplementary Cementitious Materials, Field investigation, Hot-weather concreting, Cold-weather concreting, Special types of concrete; High-strength concrete, Mass concrete, High performance concrete, Analysis of fresh concrete, Analysis of hard concrete, Concrete Durability, Concrete problems and defects,. Building Construction Materials (Blocks, Tiles, Reinforcing Bars,..), Pre-req: CVLE 222.
Origin and nature of soil, clay minerals and soil structure, phase relationships, grain size analysis, consistency and soil classification. Soil Hydraulics: Principle of effective stresses, capillarity, permeability, pumping wells, 1-D and 2-D seepage, flow nets, filter design. Stress distribution, Mohr circles and pole method. Compressibility of soil, theory of consolidation. Failure criteria. Shear strength of soil slope stability, mass procedures and methods of slices. Laboratory testing and reports. Pre-req: CVLE 211 and CVLE 231.
The hydrologic cycle, precipitation, system flow, evaporation, transpiration, hydrograph analysis, estimating volume runoff, runoff from snow, reservoir engineering, and channel routing, groundwater: occurrence, aquifers, hydraulics of wells, surface and subsurface investigations of groundwater. Water harvesting, surface and ground water case studies. Pre-req: CVLE 342.
Curve fitting; function approximation; iterative method for finding roots; solution of systems of linear equations; numerical differentiation and integrations; order); special functions; numerical analysis software; engineering applications. Pre-req.: MATH 283.
Saltwater intrusion: Ghyben-Herzberg interface, limiting conditions, hydrodynamic effects, control methods. Outdoor air pollution: meteorology effects, atmospheric dispersion, point-source Gaussian plume model. Solid waste management: landfill disposal and design, liners and cover systems, use of geosynthetics, vertical barriers, slope stability and settlement analyses. Groundwater pollution: contaminant transport, cone of depression, capture–zone curves, control of groundwater plumes, remediation techniques. Environmental impacts of highways and dams projects. Pre-req: CHEM207.
Soil investigation, sampling and in-situ testing. Shallow foundation: types, bearing capacity and settlement, design of isolated, combined and raft foundations. Groundwater control and dewatering. Deep foundations: bearing capacity and settlement / displacement of axially-and laterally-loaded piles, driving formulas, pile load tests, negative skin friction, pile groups; structural design of pile caps. Code requirements, computer applications. Pre-req: CVLE 333 and CVLE 322.
Sources of water supply, quality of water, water and diseases, water consumptions, collection works and water purification, chlorination and distribution systems, quantity of sewage, sewage systems, and appurtenances, and methods of sewage disposal, sewage treatment: necessity and methods. Pre-req: CVLE 354.
This is a professional training which should not be less than four weeks. The training is followed by a presentation session where the students are supposed to present what they have learned.
Steps for conducting a successful research: formulating a research problem, conceptualizing a research design, constructing an instrument for data collection, writing a research proposal, collecting data, processing & displaying data, writing a research report. Pre-req.: ENGL300.
After completing 110 credits of course work, the student becomes eligible to sign up for the Final Year Project (FYP) that extends over two semesters; beginning in Fall-semester (Pre-req.: ENGL300) and ending in the following Spring-semester (Pre-req. CVLE500). The FYP experience requires students to work in teams to complete a specific project, submit a technical report, and give a presentation on a significant, relevant, and comprehensive engineering problem. The FYP is intended to stimulate student creativity and critical thinking, and build skills in formulating, designing, developing, building, communicating, and managing engineering projects. The project aims to provide students with a transitional experience from the academic world to the professional world.
The CE curriculum includes three 3-credit hour courses as technical electives. The courses are chosen from the courses listed in the table at the end of the page, with their descriptions given thereafter.
Structure of the construction documents and their inter-relationships, building requirements, General and particular contract conditions, Areas and methods of measurement used in engineering projects. Quality measurements and schedules, specifications for constructions. Cost analysis and estimation.
Ethical issues in the practice of engineering, corporate responsibility; personal rights; honesty, ethical aspects of safety, risk and liability and conflicts of interest; environmental issues and sustainability; codes of ethics; emphasis on developing the capacity for independent ethical analysis of real cases. Pre-req.: earned 90 crs.
Principles of project planning, project identification, time frame, project objectives, network construction (activity on arrows, activity on nodes), CPM and PERT applications, cost estimation, earned value analysis, project quality management, crashing of schedules, resource allocation and leveling, computer-based project management.
Types, calibration and maintenance. Analysis of fresh concrete. Accelerated testing methods. Analysis of hardened concrete. Core drilling and testing. Partially destructive testing. Non-destructive testing. Load testing. Assessment of reinforcement condition. Standards, Specifications and Code of Practice of existing documents relevant to preceding items and discussion of their relevance. Pre-req: CVLE 222.
Principles of photography, types of photographs, aerial cameras, vertical photographs: scale, ground coordinates, relief displacement, project planning: end and side lap-flying height, ground coverage, and flight map-stereoscopic viewing, figure of the earth, geodetic coordinates system, theory of errors, methods of least squares, triangulation network, trilateration network, types of conditions, adjustment network. Pre-req: CVLE 261.
Astronomical observations for geodesy, Surveying by total station. Positioning by intersection and resection: with angles and with distances. Trilateration system. Adjustment of trilateration network. Adjustment by variation of coordinates. The use of laser beam in surveying. Global positioning system GPS. Pre-req: CVLE 261.
Route surveying and geometric design, topographic site surveys and mapping, civil engineering and construction surveys, layout of industrial plants, building, pipelines and manufacturing machinery, horizontal curves ,circular curve layout by different methods, special circular curve problems, compound and reverse curves, vertical curves. General software for surveying: CivilCad, SURFER, SDR, software for GPS surveying. Pre-req: CVLE 261.
Force and Displacement Methods for analysis of indeterminate structures. Flexibility and Stiffness matrix method for analysis of indeterminate trusses, beams, and frames. Grid beams and structures on elastic supports. Influence lines of indeterminate structure utilizing concepts of virtual work and moment distribution methods – Qualitative and Quantitative approaches. Pre-req: CVLE 214.
Plastic analysis: concept of plastic analysis, plastic hinges, incremental load method (step by step), mechanism method, upper bound, lower bound, and uniqueness theorems, combined mechanisms, beams, multistory, multiply and gable frames, computer implementation. Pre-req: CVLE 214.
Earthquake causes and measures, earthquake faults and waves, plate tectonics, structural dynamics of single and multi-degree of freedom systems, dynamic response spectra, equivalent static lateral force method, lateral loads resistive systems, mitigation of earthquake forces. Pre-req: CVLE 213.
Theory of composites: Micro-composite and Macro–composite, Engineering applications of fibers, Design of Composite sections, Nonlinear analysis, Fracture Mechanics: crack initiation and propagation. Pre-req: CVLE 321.
The course include the modeling technique for the numerical structural analysis of building with a review of the basic Structural systems in buildings, the loadings (Gravity, Lateral, temperature, settlement…..), the modeling of space truss structures, of building skeletons, of slabs and shear walls of walls and deep beams as pier and spandrel. Pre-req: CVLE 372.
Types of Steel Bridges – Loads – Bracing Systems – Multi-Span Roadway & Railway Bridges – Composite Construction of Girder- Slab Bridges. Design of splices and bearings. Design of Truss Bridges and Arched Bridges. Specifications and Detailing. Pre-req: CVLE 426.
Introduction, types of bridges, and loads, slab type hollow-type bridges, box-type bridges, girder type bridges, bearing pads, code requirements, detailing applications. Pre-req: CVLE 422.
Introduction, types of structural resisting systems, structural walls, cantilever columns, rigid frames, dual systems, code requirements, detailing. Pre-req: CVLE 324.
Definitions, methods of prestressing, materials and their properties, losses of prestress, elastic behavior and stress distribution under different load stages, analysis and design of homogeneous sections, care of simply supported members. Pre-req: CVLE 421.
Overview on geosynthetic products: geotextiles, geogrids, geonets, geomembranes and geocomposites; physical, mechanical, hydraulic and environmental properties. Functions: separation, reinforcement, filtration, and drainage. Applications: unpaved and paved roads, reinforced-earth walls, embankments, foundations, slope stabilization, drainage behind retaining walls, erosion control, landfill liners and caps, earth dams, and wick drains. Construction methods, techniques, and specifications. Computer applications. Pre-req: CVLE 432.
Lateral earth pressures: at rest, active and passive states, limit equilibrium methods and theory of elasticity, seismic conditions, hydrostatic and seepage pressures. Retaining walls: design of gravity, cantilever, and basement walls. Sheet-piles: cantilever and anchored bulkheads, free- and fixed-earth support methods, moment reduction, anchorage design. Braced cuts: pressure envelopes, design of sheeting, wale beams and struts, stability against bottom heave or piping. Shoring systems: types, control of groundwater, construction stages, anchors prestressing and testing, ground settlement around excavations. Code requirements, computer applications. Pre-req: CVLE 432.
Mechanical methods: compaction theory, properties of compacted soils, laboratory tests, field equipment, compaction specifications and control, dynamic compaction, vibroflotation, blasting techniques. Hydraulic methods: theory of wells, dewatering systems, drainage of slopes, preloading and use of vertical sand/wick drains. Physical and chemical methods: granular admixtures, Portland cement, lime, calcium chloride, fly ash, bitumen, grouting materials and techniques. Inclusion methods: reinforced earth with steel strips or geosynthetics, soil nails and rock bolts. Laboratory and computer applications. Pre-req: CVLE 333.
Economics: cost nature and concepts, cost definition, material, labor cost, factory overhead, direct cost, indirect cost, variable cost, fixed cost, semi-variable semi-fixed cost, differential and increment cost, and opportunity cost, cost measurement and equations, cost reports, profits, consumption, risk, financial institutions, long-term contract, Labor's law, Insurance.
Train dynamics (Tractive Effort, Train Resistances, Ruling Gradient, Acceleration and Deceleration, Braking and Stopping distances), Design of Railway tracks (Subgrade, Ballast Section, Sleepers, Rails, fastenings and rail joints, Stresses in Track Components), Track alignment (Cant - Transition Curves - Longitudinal and Cross sections, Track junctions (turnouts- crossings- crossover- double cross over- slips, planning dimensions of track junctions), Stations (passenger stations- freight stations- planning of marshalling yards- locomotive and wagons yards), Control of Train Movement and Signaling (types of Signaling systems- Mechanical and Electrical signaling systems- automatic block sections- green wave). Pre-req: CVLE 263.
Theory of Waves, wave refraction and diffraction, wave forces on vertical walls, Port Planning, water and land areas, breakwaters, temporary and fixed breakwaters, submerged and ruble mound breakwaters, wall breakwaters composite breakwaters, gravity quay walls, plain concrete blocks Quay walls, cantilever and anchored sheet piles, Marine platforms supported by group piles. Pre-req: CVLE 432.
Highway and Airports pavement design (flexible and rigid pavements), Stress Analysis in flexible and rigid pavements, pavement response under traffic load, failure of flexible and rigid pavements, highways pavement maintenance and rehabilitation (methods, programs, management), types and design, Hot mix Asphalt Concrete: Materials, Design Methods and Testing. Pre-req: CVLE 464.
Principles of Airport Planning, Components of Airports (airside, landside), Aircraft characteristics, Airport operations, Airport System planning, Site selection, Land use, Airport terminal area and airport access, Airport Capacity and delays, Airport geometric design (Runways, Taxiways, Aprons), Safety Surfaces (Obstacle limitation surfaces: approach, take-off, transition, conical, horizontal), Airport pavement (types, design, construction). Pre-req: CVLE 464.
Irrigation: planning and design of canals networks, field irrigations, sprinkler irrigation system, drip irrigation system, drainage: importance of drainage, open drainage design and planning, tile drainage design and planning, canal lining design. Pre-req: CVLE 441.
Hydraulic modeling: Physical modeling, numerical modeling, hydrologic modeling, application of deterministic and probabilistic concept to simulate and analyze hydrologic systems; discussion of the theory and application of linear and non-linear, lumped, and distributed systems techniques in modeling the various phases of the hydrologic cycle. Pre-req: CVLE 441.
Water networks quality of raw water, intakes, pumping raw water to treatment plant, plain and chemical sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, ground tank, characteristics of wastewater, aerobic and anaerobic processes-preliminary, primary and tertiary treatment-biological filtration, activated sludge-oxidation ditches, stabilization ponds-aerated, lagoons-sludge treatment and Re-use. Pre-req: CVLE 342 and CVLE 453.
An introduction to analysis, characterization, and modeling of environmental, physical, chemical, and biological processes and reactor configurations commonly used for water quality control; applications to the development and design of specific water and wastewater treatment operations; discussion of economic and legislative constraints and requirements. Pre-req: CVLE 354.
The Communications and Electronics Engineering undergraduate program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.
The educational mission of Communications & Electronics Engineering (CEE) Program is to deliver high quality undergraduate education which combines balanced theoretical and practical topics in Communications & Electronics Engineering. Graduates of the program will have a mastery of fundamental knowledge in a variety of Communications & Electronics Engineering fields, management, and entrepreneurial skills. Graduates will be qualified to pursue successful careers in their profession or graduate studies in different areas.
The undergraduate curriculum for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Communications and Electronics Engineering consists of 150 credit-hours of course work + IC3 + 30 credits transferred from Lebanese Baccalaureate or equivalent.
The Communications and Electronics Career Field encompasses the functions of installing, modifying, maintaining, repairing, and overhauling ground television, telephone and mobile equipment, ground weather equipment, air traffic control, aircraft control and warning, automatic tracking radar equipment, simulator and training systems, microwave, fixed and mobile radio equipment, space communications systems equipment, high-speed general and special purpose data processing equipment, automatic communications and cryptographic machine system, electromechanical equipment, and electronic equipment associated to all the previous mentioned systems. Most of these applications find place in several companies in Lebanon, the Arab world and the whole world in general, providing, hence, the possibility for the CEE program students to find jobs in the field they like most and almost everywhere in the world.
Dynamics of a particle, system of particles, and planar rigid bodies using Newton's law of motion. Work and energy principle, impulse and momentum principle. Free-body diagram and concept of equilibrium. Inertia properties of rigid bodies.
Number systems and coding, Binary systems. Conversion from decimal to other bases. BCD numbers. Boolean algebra. Logic gates. Function minimization, Tabular method, Karnaugh mapping. Arithmetic functions and circuits designs (HA, FA, and ALU). Combinational functions and circuits design (decoder, encoder, multiplexer and de-multiplexer). Sequential circuits definitions and designs (Latches, RS-FF, D-FF, JK-FF, T-FF). Several laboratory experiments will be based on the simple logic gates.
Circuit variables: voltage, current, power, and energy. Circuit elements: resistors, inductors, capacitors, voltage sources, and current sources. Circuit reduction techniques: series and parallel resistors and delta-to-wye transformation. Ohm's law. Kirchhoff's laws. DC and AC circuit analysis techniques: node-voltage and mesh-current methods, source transformations, Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits, and maximum power transfer. Self and mutual inductances. AC steady-state power calculations. Balanced three-phase circuits.
The content of this lab is directly related to the courses POWE 212, COME 214. Co-requisite.: COME 214.
Transient analysis, Laplace transform and its application to circuit analysis, two-port networks, frequency selective passive and active circuits. Pre-requisite: POWE 212.
Introduction to semiconductor physics, junction diodes: construction, I-V characteristics, circuit models, applications, special purpose diodes: Zener diodes. Bipolar junction transistors (BJT) and field effect transistors (FET): types, physical structures, basic configurations, characteristic curves, circuit models, biasing circuits, small-signal amplifiers. Pre-requisite.: POWE 212.
Recursion. Arrays, sorting and searching. Pointers. Functions (call by reference). Character and strings. Structures, union, and bit manipulation. File operations, sequential and random. Preprocessing directives. Pre-requisite.: COMP 208.
Latches and flip-flops. Synchronous and Asynchronous sequential systems. Registers and Counters. Control and Data path units. Serial data transfer for multiple register. Types of RAM and ROM. Cache concept. ALU functions and circuits (addition, subtraction, increment, decrement, transfer, AND, OR, XOR, NOT, etc.). Binary multiplier. BCD functions and circuits. Flags. Control unit. None binary logic. Several laboratory experiments and projects will be based on the simple logic gates to design micro-digital systems. Pre-requisite.: COMP 225.
Three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate systems: Cartesian, Cylindrical and Spherical. Vector Analysis: Gradient, Divergence and Curl of fields, Divergence theorem, Stokes's theorem. Fundamental Postulates of Electrostatics in free space, Coulomb's Law in space, Gauss's Law in space. Material Media: Conductors and Dielectrics, Polarization, Electric Flux Density. Boundary Conditions. Capacitors and Electrostatic Energy. Poisson's Equation, Laplace's Equation, Method of Images, Boundary Value Problems, Steady Electric Currents: conduction and convection currents, equation of continuity, boundary conditions for current density. Resistance and Power calculations. Fundamental Postulates of Magnetostatics in free space, Biot-Savart law in space, Ampere's Law in space. Magnetic materials: Magnetization, Inductance and Magnetostatic Energy. Magnetic circuit analysis. Introduction to Magnetic Forces and Torques. Time varying fields: Faraday's Law for Electromagnetic Induction (stationary circuit in a time-varying magnetic field, Transformers, moving circuit in steady and time-varying magnetic fields), Maxwell's Equations, Electromagnetic boundary conditions. Pre-req.: PHYS 281.
BJT and FET amplifiers: Types, circuit models, frequency response, differential and multistage amplifiers, large signal analysis and power amplifiers, operational amplifiers: Characteristics, applications, imperfections, feedback amplifiers, sinusoidal oscillators and multi-vibrators. Pre-req.: COME 221.
The content of this lab is directly related to the courses COME 221, COME 222.Co-req: COME 222.
This course introduces the design of a generic central processing unit (CPU), focusing on its role as the core of computer systems. Topics include arithmetic logic unit design, control unit design, registers, address, data, and control buses, with reference to standard implementations. Single and multi-core processors. Machine and assembly languages of a standard microprocessor are used to illustrate the design and its interface with upper layers such as operating systems, control drivers, and compilers. Several laboratory experiments will be based on microcontrollers. Pre-requisite.: COMP 226.
Review of Maxwell's equations. Plane waves in material media. Polarization of waves. Poynting vector. Reflection and transmission of waves. Normal and oblique incidence. Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere. High frequency transmission lines. Smith chart. Matching techniques. Rectangular and cylindrical waveguides. Antennas: propagation mechanism. Antennas parameters and radiation potentials. Linear antennas (elementary dipole, short dipole, linear dipole), antenna arrays. Pre-requisite.: POWE 271.
Signals and systems properties and classifications. Continuous and Discrete Linear Time-Invariant systems. Analytical and graphical convolution. Fourier series and Fourier Transform. Hilbert transform, pre-envelope, complex envelope. Frequency spectra, energy and power spectra. Frequency response and transfer function, impulse response and step response. Filter design. Butterworth and Chebyshev filters.
Different types of transducers and their applications. Instruments used in measuring electrical quantities. Display instruments. Signal generators. Digital to analog and analog to digital conversion. Data acquisition systems components, hardware and software. Pre-requisite: COME 221.
Topics include assembly language programming, microprocessor software applications, PPI and interfacing techniques: I/O port design and handshaking protocols; I/O programming, I/O interface design, Direct Memory Access, data communications, interrupt control systems; parallel and serial interfaces; timers. Several laboratory experiments will be based on microprocessors and/or microcontrollers. Pre-requisite: COMP 328.
The course covers the characteristics, techniques and challenges associated with initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closure of projects. Project management skills are discussed as they apply to projects, with special focus on leadership, teaming, and coordinating individual and group efforts. MS Project is introduced to provide hands-on practical skills with building a project plan, scheduling tasks, assigning resources, managing dependencies, monitoring progress and costs, keeping projects on track, and communicating project data through Gantt charts. Pre-req.: ENGL 300.
Transmission and reception of analog signals (AM, FM, PM). Performance of analog modulation schemes in the presence of noise. Building block of a digital transmission system and the differences with analog transmission. Digital communication concepts: analog to digital conversion, pulse coded modulation, transmission and reception of digital signals; pulse shaping and digital modulation. Pre-requisite.: COME 381, MATH 381.
Sampling, Quantization and SQNR. Signal Reconstruction and anti-aliasing filter. Discrete time signals. Difference equations and impulse responses. BIBO stability. Digital convolution. Discrete Fourier Transform and Fast Fourier Transform. Z-transform. Digital filter frequency response and transfer function. Z-plane stability. Realization of digital filters. Methods of FIR and IIR filter designs. Digital Butterworth and Chebyshev filter designs. Pre-requisite: COME 381, MATH284.
Coaxial transmission lines, Microstrip transmission lines. Cavity resonators. Special Antennas: Loop antenna, Traveling wave antenna. Helical antenna. Yagi antenna, Aperture principles. Microwave antennas: Horn, parabolic and microstrip antennas. Introduction to radar systems. Introduction to line of sight radio links. Introduction to satellite systems. Pre-requisite: COME372.
The contents of this lab are directly related to the courses COME 372, COME 473. Co-requisite: COME 473.
Networking topologies and architecture. TCP/IP protocol stack: application layer, transport layer, network layer, data link layer, physical layer. Network security. Implementation of networking concepts in current communication technologies. Introduction to emerging topics in communication networks.
This lab covers topics discussed in COME 580. Co-requisite: COME 580.
The CEE curriculum includes 12-credit hour courses as technical electives.
Scattering parameters. Microwave instrumentations: Reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient, S-parameters, powers, dielectric constant, and frequency. Microwave passive components using waveguide technology: T-junction, attenuators, isolators, circulators, couplers. Microstrip components: Power dividers, hybrid couplers. Microwave semiconductor devices: Microwaves Filters, Introduction to: Bipolar transistor, MESFET, GUNN diode and avalanche - transit - time devices. Pre-req: COME 372.
Data transmission through information theoretic concepts: entropy and its use in the design of source coding algorithms, mutual information and its use in the definition of channel capacity, channel coding. Spectral and power efficiency of digital modulation schemes and their performance in the presence of noise. Advanced Intersymbol interference mitigation techniques (e.g., equalizers). Pre-requisite: COME 380.
The contents of this lab are directly related to the courses COME 380, COME 485. Co-requisite: COME 485.
This is a professional training which should not be less than four weeks. The training is followed by a presentation session where the students are supposed to present what they have learned. Refer to the department policy for further details.
After completing 120 credits of course work, the student becomes eligible to sign up for the Final Year Project (FYP) that extends over two semesters; beginning in Fall-semester and ending in the following Spring-semester. The FYP experience requires students to work in teams to complete a specific project, submit a technical report, and give a presentation on a significant, relevant, and comprehensive engineering problem. The FYP is intended to stimulate student creativity and critical thinking, and build skills in formulating, designing, developing, building, communicating, and managing engineering projects. The project aims to provide students with a transitional experience from the academic world to the professional world. Pre/Co-requisite: COME 500. Refer to the Final Year Project Policy for more details.
Review of basic communication systems. Introduction to optical communication systems. Fiber characteristics. Impact of different types of dispersion on bit rates. Optical transmitters and receivers. Lasers. Optical amplifiers. Long haul and multi-channel systems. Pre-requisite: POWE 271.
The content of this lab is directly related to the course COME 472.Pre-req.: COME 472.
Fundamental theoretical concepts in wireless communication systems. Characterization and modeling of the wireless channel, Performance of digital communication schemes over wireless fading channels, spread spectrum techniques, diversity techniques, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). multiple-input multiple output (MIMO). Introduction to emerging topics in wireless communications. Pre-requisite: COME 485.
This lab covers topics discussed in COME 588. Co-requisite: COME 588.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Power and Machines (EPM). The EPM program focuses on both the theoretical and practical aspects of power engineering by addressing the fundamental concepts of engineering mathematics, physical sciences, electrical machines, Power Electronic Circuits, Electrical Power System Analysis, and high voltage engineering. The department plays a vital role in providing Lebanon and the region with qualified electrical power engineers. The department also offers Master and Ph.D. degrees in electrical power engineering to cater for working professionals in electrical power companies, utilities, manufacturing establishments and the energy sector in Lebanon.
1.	Advance in engineering careers involving the design, optimization, and implementation of electrical systems, take innovative entrepreneurial ventures, and /or successfully pursue an advanced degree.
2.	Acquire new knowledge and adapt to emerging technologies.
3.	Assume leadership roles in multidisciplinary teams and promote sustainable eco-solutions in contemporary issues.
4.	Communicate effectively and demonstrate ethical and professional behavior in a multicultural work environment.
The undergraduate curriculum for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Power and Machines Engineering consists of 150 credit-hours of course work + IC3 + 30 credits transferred from Lebanese Baccalaureate or equivalent.
Electrical power engineers are involved in a wide variety of technology ranging from huge global positioning systems that can pinpoint the location of a moving vehicle to gigantic electrical power generators. These engineers are responsible for designing, developing, testing as well supervising the production of electrical and electronic equipment and machinery. Electric motors, controls of machinery, lights and wiring in building complexes, vehicles, aircrafts, power generations, control and transmission devices used by electric utilities are all examples of equipment built by these engineers. Electrical power engineers may choose to specialize in various areas like power generation, transmission and distribution, manufacture of electrical equipment or one particular specialty within these areas. These engineers are involved in designing new products, writing requirements for their performance, as well as developing maintenance schedules and charts. Testing equipment and machinery, solving operations problems, estimating time and cost of electrical and electronic products also come under their job.
This lab serves the COME 221 course. Co-req.: COME 221.
An introduction to basic computer organizations: Memory, Registers and Counters. Control and Data path units. Data transfer for multiple register. RAM and ROM. Instruction sets; assembly and machine languages. Detailed study of a particular microcomputer architecture and instruction set; assembly language programming and techniques; interrupt control systems; parallel and serial interfaces; the design of various types of digital as well as analog interfaces. Pre-req: COMP 225.
Laboratory provides practical hands-on experience with microprocessor and/or microcontrollers software application and interfacing techniques. Pre-req: COMP 225 & Co-req: COMP 226.
Power networks structure. Overhead transmission lines: parameters, constants, performance, loadability and compensation. Insulators and corona effect. Mechanical design. Underground power cables. Distribution systems: design, equipment and layouts. Reactive compensation and power factor correction. Pre-req.: POWE 271.
This lab serves the POWE 324 course. Co-req.: POWE 324.
History and role of control systems. Transfer function models. Block diagram representation and reduction. Transient and steady-state response analyses. Root-locus analysis and design. Frequency-response analysis and design. Simulation using MATLAB. . Pre-req.: MATH 283, COME 214.
This lab serves the POWE 342 course. Co-req.: POWE 342.
Measurement errors. Measuring elements. Analogue and digital measuring instruments: voltmeter, ammeter, power meter, and energy meter. Instrument transformers. Measuring amplifiers. Analogue and digital oscilloscopes. Measurement of electrical quantities. Measurement systems: sensors and transducers. Installation and calibration of instruments. Pre-req.: MATH 381, COME 221.
Power system modeling. Per-unit systems. Power flow analysis. Network stability analysis. Balanced faults. Symmetrical components and short circuit analysis. Introduction to economic dispatch and control of generation. Use of power system simulation packages. Pre-req.: MATH 284, POWE 324.
Introduction to power switches: diode, thyristor, triac, diac, GTO, BJT, MOSFET, IGBT, characteristics, modes of operation, selection of switches, firing circuit design and application, analysis and design of suitable circuits and subsystems for practical applications such as dimmer circuit and dc motor control circuit, calculation of switching losses, evaluation of THD and associated power losses. Rectifying circuits: single-phase and three-phase, uncontrolled, half-controlled and fully-controlled rectifiers for different types of passive loads, evaluation and demonstration of steady state voltages and currents, calculation of efficiency, PF and THD of such converters. Circuit analysis software such as PSIM, PROTEUS or MATLAB. Pre-req.: COME 221.
This lab serves the POWE 433 course. Co-req.: POWE 433.
History of Electric Machinery. Magnetic circuits. Principles of energy conversion. Single-phase transformers: construction, theory of operation, equivalent circuit, power flow, regulation and testing, autotransformer, tap-change transformer. Three-phase transformers: connections, per-unit equivalent circuit and special connections. DC Machines: construction, theory of operation, armature reaction and commutation, induced voltage, developed torque and equivalent circuits for separately excited, series, parallel and compound DC generators and DC motors, starting methods of DC motors. PMDC motors and brushless DC motors: construction, theory of operation and applications. Introduction to DC motor drives. Pre-req.: POWE 271.
This lab serves the POWE 435 course. Co-req.: POWE 435.
Modern control versus classical control. State-space representation of dynamic systems. Matrix algebra. Analysis of linear state equations. Equilibrium points and stability. Controllability and observability. State equations and transfer function matrices. Pole-placement design. Simulation using MATLAB. Pre-req.: POWE 342.
Protective relaying fundamentals, relay and switchgear characteristics, over-current relays. Zone of protection. Reclosers and fuses. High voltage distance protection and carrier schemes. Differential relays. Protection of generators, motors, transformers, and busbars. Relay coordination. Pre-req.: POWE 423.
This lab serves the POWE 420 course. Co-req.: POWE 420.
Single and three phase AC voltage controllers for different types of loads. Introduction to induction motor speed control and static VAR control. DC to DC converters: linear voltage regulation, design consideration for buck, boost and cuk converters, modes of operation, effect of ripples, single, two and four-quadrant operation of DC motor speed control, design of buck-boost circuit for PV panels. Single phase and three phase inverters: square wave inverter, Fourier analysis and THD calculation, single phase and three phase multilevel inverter, bipolar and unipolar PWM technique, voltage control through pulse amplitude and PWM techniques, three phase PWM inverter and induction motor application. Circuit analysis software such as PSIM, PROTEUS or MATLAB. Pre-req.: POWE 433.
Three-phase AC machines: winding connections, rotating magnetic field theory, three phase induced voltages and torque. Three-phase induction motors: construction, theory of operation, equivalent circuit, power flow and regulation, starting and testing, torque speed analysis. Synchronous generators and motors: construction, theory of operation, induced voltage, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, electrical and mechanical diagrams, and parallel operation. Single phase induction motor: construction, theory of operation, equivalent circuit, different types of starting methods and applications. Variable reluctance machines: switched reluctance, synchronous reluctance, and stepper motor. Hysteresis motor. Linear machine: induction, synchronous reluctance. Universal motor: construction theory of operation. Pre-req.: POWE 435.
This lab serves the POWE 436 course. Co-req.: POWE 436.
Definition of electric drives and its components, types of loads, quadrant operation, variable loads, dynamics of motor load combination, selection of electric motors, speed control, starting, breaking, load cycle and motor rating, applications. DC series, shunt, separately excited, characteristics curves and speed control methods (by external resistance, armature voltage, field voltage and rectification circuits) chopper fed DC drives, first second and fourth quadrant drive. Induction motors: performance characteristics, classical drives (varying rotor resistance or supply voltage or supply voltage and frequency) and modern drives (introduction to slip power control, slip power recovery, stator voltage-current and frequency control). Pre-req.: POWE 334.
This lab serves the POWE 531 course. Co-req.: POWE 531.
Automation and the economy. Hardwired logic versus programmable logic. Control system components. Industrial motor control: starting, braking, reversal, and sequencing. Introduction to programmable logic controllers. PLC hardware and memory organization. Ladder logic. Sequential and combinational logic instructions. Timers and counters programming. Data manipulation instructions. Math instructions. Installation practices and troubleshooting. Pre-req.: COMP 208, POWE 344.
This lab serves the POWE 543 course. Co-req.: POWE 543.
The EPM curriculum includes two 12-credit hours as technical electives.
After completing 120 credits of course work, the student becomes eligible to sign up for the Final Year Project (FYP) that extends over two semesters; beginning in Fall-semester and ending in the following Spring-semester. The FYP experience requires students to work in teams to complete a specific project, submit a technical report, and give a presentation on a significant, relevant, and comprehensive engineering problem. The FYP is intended to stimulate student creativity and critical thinking and build skills in formulating, designing, developing, building, communicating, and managing engineering projects. The project aims to provide students with a transitional experience from the academic world to the professional world. Pre/Co-req.: POWE 500. Refer to the Final Year Project Policy for more details.
Modeling, analysis, design, construction, efficiency and application of photovoltaic and wind energy systems. Introduction to fuel cells and hydrogen cycle. Introduction to business and career opportunities in renewable energy. Pre-req.: POWE 434, POWE 436.
Overview of thermodynamics. Characteristics and operation of thermal units. Introduction to optimization techniques. Economic dispatch of thermal units and methods of solution. Unit commitment and forward dynamic programming. Generation with limited energy supply. Hydrothermal coordination. Demand forecast and reliability of generation. Pre-req.: POWE 436.
Associate Professors Mohamad Khamis, Amr Ibrahim, Yasser El Samadony.
Part-time Lecturers Nagham Ismail, Eddie Hanna, Khodor Yassin, Atef Al Khatib, Hisham Hachicho.
The Mechanical Engineering Department is devoted to educating exemplary mechanical engineers by instituting best learning practices that drive knowledge, build skills and competencies, inspire learners to define a purpose, develop a passion to forever learn, cultivate a sense of responsibility toward the profession, society and environment, and attain the ability to confront challenges, and in so doing contribute to the advancement of the community.
1.	demonstrate competency in providing professional solutions in Mechanical Engineering through integration of analytical, experimental, and computer knowledge.
2.	demonstrate ability to pursue graduate studies in mechanical engineering and related multidisciplinary areas.
3.	demonstrate professional leadership in their fields of expertise and service to local and international communities.
The undergraduate curriculum for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering consists of 150 credit-hours of course work + IC3 + 30 credits transferred from Lebanese Baccalaureate or equivalent.
Mechanical engineers attain a broad spectrum of skills sought by almost every profession. Industries, enterprises, and service providers requiring mechanical engineering skills include: power generation and distribution, building and construction, medicine and pharmacology, aerospace, automotive, food, process, security, computers and electronics, renewable energy, consulting, entertainment, water resources, sports, environmental institutions, and government. Most importantly, you can imagine something that never was and make it a reality! There is so much work to be done to guarantee the future of mankind and mechanical engineers can tap the possibilities through the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurism.
Principles of motion generation and introduction to the concepts of mobility, degrees of freedom and kinematic chains. Kinematics analysis of linkage mechanisms. Types and synthesis of cam-follower mechanisms for specified follower motion. Synthesis of linkage mechanisms for motion, path and function generation. Pre-req.: MCHE 213.
Introduction to the mechanics of deformable bodies considering linear material response. Load-stress, stress-strain, and strain-displacement relations. Tension/compression of rods and trusses, torsion of shafts, bending in beams, bucking of columns, and pressure vessels. Analysis of combined loading. Mohr circle analysis. Stress-strain transformations. Statically indeterminate structures. Pre-req.: CVLE 210; Co-req.: INME 211.
Introduction and basic concepts. Properties of pure substances. Energy analysis of closed systems. Mass and energy analysis of control volumes. Second law of Thermodynamics. Heat engines and Carnot cycle. Refrigerators and heat pumps. Entropy. Gas power cycles and ideal cycles for reciprocating engines. Vapor refrigeration cycles. Introduction to psychrometry. Pre-req.: PHYS 282.
Fluid static, Forces on immersed surfaces, buoyancy and stability of floating bodies, Fluid kinematics, fluid masses subjected to acceleration, vortex motion, hydrodynamics, momentum equation, Euler's and Bernoulli's equations, fluid flow in pipelines, PI- Theorem. Pre-req.: PHYS 282.
Circuit variables. Ohm's law. Kirchhoff's laws. Series and parallel resistors. Voltage and current divider circuits. Delta-to-Wye transformation. Node-voltage and mesh-current methods. Thevenin equivalent circuit. Operational amplifiers. Sinusoidal steady-state analysis and power computations. Balanced-three phase circuits. Active filter circuits. Pre-req.: PHYS 281.
Introduction to mechatronic systems. Basic electronic components. Overview of analogue and digital electronic circuits. Semiconductors and the PN Junction. Diode circuits and applications. Rectification – half- and full-wave. Bipolar junction transistors. IGBT and MOSFET operation and circuits. Motor drives. Operational amplifiers. Applications. Pre-req.: POWE 211; Co-req.: MCHE214L.
Passive electronic components. Laboratory instruments. Voltage-divider and bridge circuits. RC filters and lead-lag networks. LEDs. Zener regulator. Diode rectifier circuits. BJT, IGBT, and MOSFET applications. Op-amp circuits. Filters and oscillators. Co-req.: MCHE 214.
Overview of the mechanical design process. Analytical concepts and tools for the design of machine elements. Failure theories. Design for strength under static and fatigue loading. Design for rigidity. Design of shafts. Design of non-permanent joints and power screws. Design of permanent joints. Design of mechanical springs. Pre-req.: MCHE 201 and MCHE 311.
Rankine cycle. Reheat and regenerative steam power generation plants. Gas turbines and Brayton cycle including regeneration, inter-cooling, and reheat. Cogeneration and combined cycles. Thermodynamic analysis of power plants. Steam flow through nozzles. Steam flow through turbines, Classification of steam turbines, Forces exerted on different types of turbine blades. Research by topics. Pre-req.: MCHE 321.
Fluid flow kinematics for three-dimensional fluid motions. Elementary hydrodynamics. Basic and combined flow field applications. Dynamics of compressible and incompressible flow. Continuity equation. Navier-Stokes equations. Boundary layers. Lift and drag. Fluid film lubrication. Pre-req.: MCHE 331.
Elements of a measurement system. Classification of sensors. Sensor characteristics. Sensor types. Statistical analysis of data, curve fitting, and uncertainty analysis. Physical principles. Interfacing concepts - amplification, filtering, A/D conversion. Pre: MATH 381, MCHE 214; Co: MCHE 315L.
Introduction to LABVIEW. Experiments to measure various physical quantities. Data acquisition and analysis using NI-ELVIS platform. Typical laboratory experiments involve building signal conditioning circuits for thermocouples, thermistors, photodiodes, strain gauges, accelerometers, etc. Team project to design and develop a measurement system. Co-req.: MCHE 315.
Analysis and synthesis of various types of gear trains. Geometry and force analysis of helical, bevel and worm gears and gear trains. Design of gear drives for strength using AGMA standards for spur, helical, bevel and worm gearing. Rolling-contact bearings. Design of belt and chain drives. Design of clutches and brakes. Team project to formulate and design a mechanical system for a useful purpose. Pre-req.: MCHE 312 and MCHE 317.
Experiments relevant to thermodynamics, heat transfer, thermal processes, fluid systems and hydraulic machines. Measurement of thermal conductivity, convective heat transfer coefficients, and heat by radiation. Testing various heat exchangers. Control of thermo-fluid measured variables. Basic flow fields and combined flow. Pre-req.: MCHE 332; Co-req.: MCHE 421.
Fundamentals of casting and metal casting processes. Metal forming: bulk and sheet metalworking. Material removal processes. Pre-req.: INME 211.
Introduction to designing mechatronic systems and embedded technology platforms for real-time control. Microcontroller programming. A/D and D/A conversion. Hardware/software development tools. Programmable timers. Digital circuits and digital logic. Pre: COMP 208, MCHE 315; Co: MCHE 416L, POWE 335.
Introduction to dynamic modeling of mechanical, electrical, thermal and fluid systems. State-space equations. Analysis of linear systems. Time- and frequency-domain analysis. Laplace transform techniques. Nonlinear systems. Introduction to dynamic systems characteristics and performance. Simulation using Matlab and Simulink. Pre-req.: MATH 283 and MCHE 317.
Introduction to refrigeration methods: Air refrigeration, steam jet, thermoelectric, absorption, vapor compression system, psychometric processes and cycles, cooling and heating loads, duct design, air conditioning systems, noise criteria, fan selection, air outlet types and selection. Pre-req.: MCHE 421.
The ME curriculum includes three 3-credit hour courses as technical electives.
DC motors. DC motor drives. Single-phase and three-phase induction motors. Induction motor drives. Synchronous motors. Stepping motors. Universal motor. Switched-reluctance motors. Pre-req.: MCHE 214, Co-req: MCHE 416.
Professional training which should not be less than four weeks. The training is followed by a presentation session where the students are supposed to present what they have learned. Refer to the department policy for further details.
) After completing 114 credits of course work, the student becomes eligible to sign up for the Final Year Project (FYP) that extends over two semesters; beginning in Fall-semester and ending in the following Spring-semester. The FYP experience requires students to work in teams to complete a specific project, submit a technical report, and give a presentation on a significant, relevant, and comprehensive engineering problem. The FYP is intended to stimulate student innovation and critical thinking, and build skills in formulating, designing, developing, building, communicating, and managing engineering projects. The project aims to provide students with a transitional experience from the academic world to the professional world. Refer to the Final Year Project Policy for more details.
Transfer function for various dynamic systems. Block reduction techniques. Performance of first-, second-, and higher-order systems. Steady-state error. Stability analysis and Routh-Hurwitz criterion. Root-locus techniques. Design of PID controllers. Dynamic compensators. Frequency response and Bode plots. Pre-req.: MCHE 418; Co-req.: MCHE 515L.
Analysis of various control systems in Matlab and Simulink. Design of PID controllers using the control toolbox. Control experiments that includes: DC Motor and inverted pendulum. Team project. Co-req.: MCHE 515.
Steam power plants. Thermal analysis of steam generators. Water treatment for steam generators. Thermal analysis of condensers. Thermal analysis of cooling towers. Types of feedwater heaters and thermal analysis. Construction of steam turbines. Gas turbines and combined cycles. Overview of solar power plants. Overview of nuclear power plants. Pre-req.: MCHE 322.
Introduction to pumps. Pump classifications. Centrifugal pump construction. Pump performance curves, operating points, discharge regulation, similarity, speed variation, velocity triangle and cavitation. Pumps in series and parallel. Multi-stage pumps, axial flow pumps. Viscosity density and temperature effect on the pump performance. Effect of air entraining vortex from pump suction side. Priming of pumps.. Axial, radial and mixed flow pumps design. Forces acting on different rotating elements, gland packing seals and mechanical seals. Pre-req.: MCHE 332.
The CE curriculum includes three 3-credit hour courses as technical electives.
After completing 120 credits of course work, the student becomes eligible to sign up for the Final Year Project (FYP) that extends over two semesters; beginning in Fall-semester and ending in the following Spring-semester. The FYP experience requires students to work in teams to complete a specific project, submit a technical report, and give a presentation on a significant, relevant, and comprehensive engineering problem. The FYP is intended to stimulate student innovation and critical thinking, and build skills in formulating, designing, developing, building, communicating, and managing engineering projects. The project aims to provide students with a transitional experience from the academic world to the professional world.
Specifications of pumps. Design, operation selection, and maintenance of water pumps. Pump stations design. Specifications of fans, compressors, and blowers. Design, operation and fans selection for ventilation systems. Fire pump specifications and safety codes. Mechanical specification codes and standards. Application of thermo-fluid system design in water heating radiators system including boiler & heat exchanger. Chiller piping system applications. Pipe network systems. Team projects. Pre-req.: MCHE 531.


Is Madonna Throwing Shade At A Certain "Star Is Born" Star...Again?
In response to Lady Gaga recently, Madonna reposted one of her old interviews with similar quotes to Gaga's recent quotes. Question is, why does Madonna even care? She's Madonna! Well there's a reason, I guess. Check it out.


At least I know I'm right.
You do realize that nobody voted for Mike Pence and he would of never been elected anyway. You do realize that from day one the public has watched the media and Democrats openly conspire against Trump and try to discredit the election. (Now we are supposed to believe that this is just an honest investigation when you've been so obvious about the whole thing.)And you do realize that Democrats already stole the nomination and probably the presidency from Bernie Sanders and they don't mind doing it again.
Oh and you do realize that Hillary Clinton was caught in lie after lie and nothing happened to her.
People who voted for Trump are just supposed to watch this happen.
People in the US vote for the ticket. You knew Pence would take over at some point if Trump didn't make the full term...and lets face it, at the outset there was always a significant chance Trump wouldn't have made it to the end of a full term. Your voters knew that.
Talk about stealing the presidency. Your Republican party knows all about that. Getting elected with millions less votes than the loser is a big steal. BTW- the election is over- you don't need to keep justifying things with references to Hillary Clinton. She old news. Move on.
...and lets face it, at the outset there was always a significant chance Trump wouldn't have made it to the end of a full term. Your voters knew that.
Wrong. This is only something his opponents wish, just like media pundits "knew" he would never be elected.
Talk about stealing the presidency. Your Republican party knows all about that. Getting elected with millions less votes than the loser is a big steal.
The electoral college which led to Pres. Trump's victory is part of the presidential election process, just as Democrat super-delegates are. Why did no one complain when Hillary received more Democratic primary votes but still lost to Obama in 2008?
BTW- the election is over- you don't need to keep justifying things with references to Hillary Clinton. She old news. Move on.
Because she would have been the alternative and many realize America really dodged a bullet there. The election is indeed over. It doesn't matter whether you think you're wrong or right, the reality is that Trump won. Move on.
It doesn't matter whether you think you're wrong or right, the reality is that Trump won. Move on.
He sure did and the whole world has got to live with it. It's not a better place though.
Er, Robert Mueller is a Republican and was appointed by Republicans. I know I know, "shut up Canadian."
No, you don't have to "shut up" but realize that Mueller was appointed as director of the FBI by George Bush in 2001. Despite the Republican label, there is no love lost between Bush loyalists and Trump supporters who view Bush and his VP Cheney as globalists who in the wake of the 9/11 attacks were eager to start wars and further destabilize the Middle East while protecting their Saudi friends - this, despite the fact that 17 of 19 attackers were Saudi citizens. Bush/Cheney pivoted away from Saudi Arabia in order to take care of "unfinished business" left over from his father's term in office, getting rid of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
Unfortunately, the destabilization campaign continued under Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who saw to it that Qaddafi was deposed/executed in Libya. The unstable regions then became recruiting hotbeds and a staging ground for Radical Islamic groups such as ISIS. Getting back to Mueller, he was fully on board the Bush agenda and also found favor with Pres. Obama who extended Mueller's term as FBI director. There are legitimate doubts as to Mueller's objectivity and no appeal to such can be made based on supposed party loyalty.
The FBI hates Trump. Many Republicans hate Trump. One of the reasons Trump got elected was because a lot Democrats who voted for him never considered him a true Republican. He has been boxed in that role now because Democrats made it clear from day 1 they were his enemy. His voters understand what he has had to go through and are forgiving. The Deep State wants him gone.
I always voted Democratic until Trump. I'm so glad I did. I love my country and am totally embarrassed of the way Democrats have acted. Their behavior has made me an even bigger supporter of Trump. Trump puts American citizens first. The Democrats put everyone else first, including illegal aliens. There is nothing wrong with loving your country. Democrats want everyone to be ashamed.I cannot vote for the anti-American Democratic Party anymore. They don't even respect the law, police or free speech anymore. Screw them. They've lost my vote.
I'm not a Republican or a Democrat. I'm a Trumpster who loves his country.
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so, @fuzzyplum , its OK for HRC to steal a nomination away from Mr. Free Sh*T Bernie Sanders?? It works both ways.
Understand, it's not the MOST votes numerically in the USA that wins elections, its the most votes in the Electoral College states that matter. CA & NY always go Demo anymore, so in our system of checks and balances, we have to temper NY, CA and other liberal bastions with the middle and its ALWAYS the middle that wins elections. Like it or not, that's the way it works.
Thank you for those two replies Dr. Brown and Jondalar... it does help to see the thinking behind people's politics. I can certainly agree with being very happy with things Trump said about the whole 'pre-emptive war' Iraq invasion which Bush Jr. and Obama both signed on to. I did hear that Bush Jr. bought record amounts of oil for the U.S. reserve when it was at a record high cost while he was in, a conflict of interest for the oil man way up there past things only alleged about Trump. Before that I figured I would've voted Ross Perot two times; I definitely hoped the U.S. could have a new party or two grow, but that seems further away than ever.
I definitely hoped the U.S. could have a new party or two grow, but that seems further away than ever.
I completely agree that the US is very poorly served by a two-party system. I had hoped that in 2016 Trump and Sanders would have been the two candidates to break up entrenched interests within both parties, perhaps permanently splintering them.
I was really disappointed however in how quickly Sanders caved at the Democratic primary convention even though he must have known there was massive fraud against him coming from the Clinton campaign during the primaries. I think Trump has ended up closer to the mark in upsetting the apple cart among the Republicans but still has a ways to go in that direction. IMHO, the less influence we see from "neo-Con" interventionists such as Bush/Cheney, McCain, Romney, etc., the better.
Just an FYI about Mueller. His team of lawyers include 13 Democrats, 3 Independents and no Republicans. He is a man with a mission. That team is out to get Trump. However, after all this time they haven't found Trump collusion with Russia. It just turning into a perjury investigation, anything to get the president, someway, somehow. The media has gotten huge ratings with Russian collusion stories but now they are even moving away from it.
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Yes, I know that. I didn't mean they literally stole an election.
You don't seem to have the most democratic example of democracy in the world though when the most popular candidate to the tune of 3 million votes (more than 2% of the electorate) loses- but that's another story.
Anyway, I see there were positive comments from your President regarding gun control yesterday. That's a step in the right direction. I'd be happy for you all if he manages to get something done- He's gone up one notch in my estimation, though the bar is still pretty low. Of course, he might speak to somebody else tomorrow and change his mind.
Thank god a lot of those Anchor Babies didn't move out of state like they were supposed to. California can grow and grow but electorially it doesn't matter.
Clinton didn't try real hard in the Rust Belt State like Wisconsin and Ohio out of arrogance and that's where she lost. It was her own fault. Plus, the Democrats screwed their strongest candidate, Bernie Sanders, out of the nomination. No one wants to take responsibility for losing. That's what all this Russia nonsense is about.


Today we have signed up for an activity for which some of you ask me: The experience of knowing in Central Park bike.
From here we thank Central Park Sightseeing that has invited us to make this trip with them to be able to know it firsthand and explain our experience.
We have signed up bike tour in Spanish, which is done at 10 in the morning, so we are in the store about a quarter of an hour before. After doing the paperwork to rent the bike, we left Central Park Sightseeing, located in the 56th street, right next to Sixth Avenue, walking, and this is the first stretch of 3 streets we walk and we get to know our guide and the rest of the group with whom we are going to do the tour in Spanish.
Upon reaching the entrance to Central Park, located at 3 streets, we got on the bike and began to discover the East side of Central Park. We started the tour by going to visit the statue of Balto, the famous Siberian husky that saved many people from dying of diphtheria by taking medicine in Alaska. Next we come to the Bethesda fountain, where we got off the bike and they give us 10 minutes to see this famous square and the lake with the boat house. During the time we are standing, the guide is responsible for watching the bikes so that we do not have any unpleasant surprises, so we can go quietly to enjoy the place.
After visiting Bethesda, we get back on the bike and we go up the park going through the obelisk, located right next to the Met and reaching Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, a beautiful lake where the guide tells us his story and that of the buildings located in its surroundings.
We take the bike and go to the "hardest" section of the route, a small climb that takes us to the west part of the park, and from there to our next stop, Belvedere Castle. Since it is a bit far from the main road, the guide tells us again his story and stays watching the bikes so that we can climb the castle and in about fifteen minutes enjoy from there spectacular views of Central Park. NOTE: Belvedere Castle is closed for work, will reopen its doors in 2019.
After finishing here, we continued to one of the most famous areas of Central Park: The Dakota building, at whose door they killed John Lennon, and Strawberry Fields, a park with which the city of New York City honored him. Here we get off again from the bikes, and we have 5-10 minutes to enjoy the area.
Finally, we got on the bikes and headed to the exit of Central Park, the bravest we got into the traffic of New York and crossed an avenue and the three streets away from where we are on the bike, and that some of the group do not dare to get into the traffic of New York, the guide is responsible for guiding them walking to the bike rental site. In total, 2 hours have been very short and in which we have discovered quite quickly Central Park and most of the most famous sites in the park. Undoubtedly, it is an original way to get to know the park in a short period of time, but yes, you must know how to ride a bike before doing these tours, and it is not necessary to be in a splendid form, in 2 hours we will have travel just 7 kilometers that are very easily done with the bicycle marches that rent us.
Make, like us, a tour with a guide, and sign up for one of the tour Central Park Tours . Also until the 31 of December of 2018, if you pay online and put the coupon 20OFF, they will make you an 20% discount on the tour.
Make the tour on your own and rent a bike for hours en Central Park Sightseeing , they will give you a map of the park and I recommend in this case extreme precautions in traffic in New York and always have the habit of anchoring your bikes when you go down and go to see some part or monument of Central Park. Further, until the 31 of December of 2018, if you pay online and put the coupon 30OFF, they will make you an 30% discount on your bicycle rental through Central Park.
To make the bike tour with a guide costs $ 55 per person + taxes ($ 45 + fees if you use the 20OFF coupon when paying online, before the 31 of December of 2018), for $ 15 more you can stay the whole day the bicycle if you want, and if you want to rent the bike and do it for your account costs from $ 10 the time. For more information, schedules and reservations, I recommend you visit the website of Central Park Sightseeing , where you will find all prices and rates. This excursion is included in the tourist cards New York Pass and Explorer Pass, and right now in the New York CityPASS give us a coupon to have a free hour of bike rental.
For more information on tourist cards, I recommend you go read our article with tips and recommendations to buy the best tourist card for your trip to New York.


DHAKA: The Information Ministry yesterday issued show cause notices to two cable operators for airing Bangladeshi advertisements in foreign channels.
The two cable operators are Nationwide Media Limited and Jadu Vision Limited, said a press release here today.
The release said the two operators are violating the subsection-19 (13) of the Cable Television Network Act, 2006 and airing local product advertisements on foreign channels.
Ministry sources said the sub-section put a restriction on airing locally-produced advertisements on foreign TV channels.


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Although Fiasco – Allegri remains in Juventus | Gothenburg Publish
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With star Cristiano Ronaldo on the team, who was hired for the season, Juventus have won the Champions League trophy for the first time since 1996. But against Ajax, it has come to a close in the quarterfinals after a 1-2 defeat at home in Turin last night.
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Despite the suspicion, the president of the club, Andrea Agnelli, thinks that the technician Massimiliano Allegri is safe.
– The Champions League was one of the goals of this year and will be there next year. With Allegri on the bench. He still has a year left in the contract that we will discuss together at the end of the season, Agnelli told the Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport.
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Allegri himself rejects rumors that his future at the club is uncertain after the quarter-final defeat.
– I already talked to the president. I will continue training Juventus next season and will plan next year, the coach said.
At the same time, it is not possible to derive from the fact that the loss was a real miscalculation for the great Italian team. Although the Italian has won ten titles since taking over the club in 2014, the heyday of the Champions League has long been the declared goal of the club.
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Allegri certainly led the team to two finals but lost both, which means a total of five final losses since the 1996 victory.
The travel pass against Ajax also had an effect on the Milan Stock Exchange when Juventus split the morning after the loss appeared almost 21 percent and was traded for 1.35 euros, about 14 kronor.
However, the weekend could mean injury patches for Juventus as the team can secure their eighth consecutive title at home against Fiorentina.
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Did NAR's 'DANGER Report' help or hurt Realtors?
Findings that paint an unflattering portrait of the industry have sparked debate among agents
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"After buying and selling a few houses I would rate real estate agents just barely above the drug cartels when it comes to morality and honesty."
That's one of a number of negative comments about Realtors that appeared beneath an article recently published by The Washington Post.
The subject of the article was the "DANGER report," a sometimes-scathing study recently released by the National Association of Realtors that details potential threats to the real estate industry.
The report concluded that the No. 1 liability for the industry is its masses of "untrained, unethical and/or incompetent agents."
That, along with other findings that paint an unflattering portrait of the industry, has sparked a debate among real estate agents about whether NAR should have released the study.
While plenty of agents agree with many of the report's conclusions, some worry that it largely validates many consumers' negative perceptions of real estate agents. Others applaud the study as an overdue wake-up call that could spur much-needed reform.
The report was authored by Swanepoel T3 Group on behalf of NAR. NAR spokeswoman Sara Wiskerchen said the report "does not in any way represent the opinions, positions or conclusions of NAR or its leadership."
NAR commissioned the report "in the belief that it is healthy and helpful to hear what others are saying, especially those ideas that might be uncomfortable or disagreeable," she said.
Wiskerchen added that NAR did not widely distribute the report, but did "distribute it to all who participated with the understanding that the information would be shared and discussed." NAR announced the report on its public Facebook page in late May.
The report lays out 50 threats to five groups: agents, brokers, NAR itself, local and state associations, and multiple listing services.
"Masses of marginal agents destroy reputation"; "commissions spiral downward"; "the agent-centric era ends"; and "the agent is removed from the transaction" are among the top 10 threats to agents cited in the report.
Finding from NAR's DANGER report.
Those and other findings resonated with many in the industry, particularly the conclusion that subpar professionals are damaging the appeal of Realtors overall.
"The bandwagon effect is in full throttle," said one person, commenting on the report in the Facebook group Raise the Bar in Real Estate. "Why not — there is no real barriers to entry — pass a test and your a Realtor! Yeah! Not!"
Another called the report a "huge punch in the face, a huge black eye for the industry," but seemed to appreciate it, asking: "My question is, do marginal agents know they're marginal?"
"Do marginal agents know they're marginal?"
Other agents who agreed with the report's findings overall still found its tone and format somewhat abrasive, and questioned the value of releasing it to the public.
"I'm a huge fan of transparency, vulnerability and speaking the truth, but this report screams of negativity, guilty conscience and pessimism," said one commenter.
Another griped that the study sometimes lacked "significant context." While the report notes that homes sell at a lower commission rate in Europe, the commenter said, it didn't add that agents there "are also salaried with generous leave and benefits to boot."
Some critics said that they would have supported distribution of the report if it proposed solutions.
"Airing our dirty laundry in public just gives the public justification for their already poor opinion of real estate agents unless there is a 'so here's what we plan on doing to improve things,'" said one commenter.
But supporters argue that making the report public could nudge the industry in the right direction. "Awareness precedes change," one commenter said.
Stefan Swanepoel, CEO of Swanepoel T3 Group, which authored the report, said that publicly releasing the study, which is available for download at dangerreport.com, advances the interests of agents because "to change an entire industry, an entire industry should participate, and therefore an entire industry should know the information."
He added that, so far, "consumer commentary" on the report "is, in my opinion, largely from those that thrive on disagreement and controversy — and that's OK, as that is the modern-day world of social media and public opinion we live in.
"Self-analysis was the first step; the second is meaningful dialogue; the third is finding practical solutions that have a high probability of effecting the desired change followed by wide implementation and adoption," he said. "The biggest work, by the entire industry, is ahead."
"Self-analysis was the first step; the second is meaningful dialogue."
NAR's Wiskerchen said the Realtor group's leadership and strategic thinking committee will discuss all the report's findings over the next year "for the purpose of creating future strategic direction based on what in the report they find useful, forward-thinking, progressive and actionable."
NAR could "explain, refute, deny or otherwise create a counterpoint for every item discussed" in the report, Wiskerchen noted, "but that was not the spirit in which it was created."
"We are neither celebrating nor disappointed in the author's perspectives," she said.
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Proposed cabin for an autonomous Volvo makes debut at LA motor show; expected to influence interior of new S90
This is the Volvo Concept 26, an interior design that shows how the interior of one of the Swedish brand's luxury models could look in the future.
The LA motor show concept's name is designed to reflect the average daily commute to work, which lasts for 26 minutes, and Volvo-commissioned research that shows this journey, and long-haul motorway runs, are the trips drivers would most like the car to take control of. The firm says it has set out to "bring choice and freedom back to the driver - to enjoy the driving experience when they want to, or to delegate driving to the car when they want to do something else".
Volvo has revealed new concepts. View the V40 concept here, and the XC40 concept here.
The core of Concept 26 is a seat design which includes some patented mechanisms, according to the manufacturer, that hold the occupant in place while the car switches between three modes: Drive, Create or Relax. In Drive, the layout is conventional, but in the other two modes the steering wheel retracts into the dashboard and a large screen emerges to be used for infotainment or work.
Tisha Johnson, chief designer for Volvo interiors, said: "We researched what people would want to do in a car, and reconfigured the interior to allow them to do different things behind the wheel."
To engage autonomous mode you hold the steering wheel paddles, then the countdown begins for you to retake the controls at the end of the journey, allowing you to plan your time on the trip. There are configurations for the seat, tablet and screens that allow you to do a range of activities, and you can re-engage the controls by selecting Drive mode again.
While in autonomous mode, the car communicates to the driver what it is doing – such as passing a car – and allows you to take back controls. "This is an important part of building trust," according to Johnson.
"We want to retake the time lost to the driver on a commute," Johnson added. "We can do this using today's technology and platforms. Soon, autonomous driving will be a part of people's lives and we have intuitive, safe, beautiful solutions."
Cues from the interior design are expected to influence future Volvos, including the upcoming S90 luxury saloon. The concept has been created with measurements and technology from the company's Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), which will underpin all of its large models.
Volvo's vice-president of R&D, Peter Mertens, said: "We have gone to great lengths to understand the challenges and opportunities that autonomous cars will bring to people in coming years, and our flexible approach to engineering and design, enabled by our SPA, means that we can readily bring this from concept to reality."
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winniethewoo 22 November 2015
Has anyone seen the Concept
Has anyone seen the Concept 26 video, where they show the interior in use? Concept 26 offical on youtube. It isnt convincing. They show the drivers seat moving back and then him reclining and relaxing watching the big passenger screen yet goes on about the car being controllable at all times. I bet for the foreseable future. the real world the driver will have to be alert and able to drive / take control at all times. Which makes a mockery of the central tablet like screen. It hasnt really been thought through. Mercs f105 was more impressive, if gimmicky.
Pete-Suffolk 19 November 2015
Let us hope they get the ergonomics better than in my XC60. Why are the crucial elements still scattered to the winds when they have been freed from their physical attachments? Ignition key/fob thingy no longer has to be near the steering column - so why is it high on the dashboard instead of near the gear lever? Parking brake, all electric so could be anywhere, so why is it buried somewhere below my right knee? Also should be on the centre console near the gear lever.
I wonder if a HUD that covers
I wonder if a HUD that covers the whole windscreen would work better...or is even possible? Isnt Jaguar working on something like that? I would start feeling nauseous within 5 mins of watching that big passenger screen on this Volvo concept. The signals from the senses and vision have to match in a moving vehicle or else its bag out / pull over and bluuuurrrrgh.


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