2021 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Industrial Engineering and Economics Graduate major in Engineering Sciences and Design
Civil Engineering Design I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Engineering Sciences and Design
- Instructor(s)
- Masaki Kitazume / Jiro Takemura / Eiichi Sasaki / Anil Wijeyewickrema / Yoichi Watabe
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-4 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ESD.D503
- Number of credits
- 110
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The lecture focuses on fundamental theories, analytical methods and prediction and actual behavior of engineering design for transportation structures. The course covers the planning, survey, construction, construction management and maintenance management of the structure. Recent topics on the planning, theory, analysis, construction, and quality control and assurance are also presented. The site visit provides an opportunity to see actual construction of transportation structure, such as railway and highway, to study the application of theory and engineering design in the actual structures.
Course description and aims
Students will learn fundamental theories and analytical methods on planning, survey, design, construction, construction management and maintenance management for transportation structures. By the end of the course, students will be able to explain:
(1) Engineering design regarding planning, survey and design in civil engineering planning,
(2) Engineering design regarding planning, survey, design, construction, construction management and maintenance management in civil engineering materials,
(3) Engineering design regarding planning, survey, design, construction, construction management and maintenance management in civil engineering structures,
(4) Engineering design regarding planning, survey, design, construction, construction management and maintenance management in geoengineering structures.
Keywords
Planning, Survey, Design, Construction, Construction management, maintenance management, transportation facilities
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The instructor will mainly give lectures.
Course schedule/Objectives
Course schedule | Objectives | |
---|---|---|
Class 1 | Introduction - Planning, design, construction, construction management and maintenance management in transportation infrastructures | Explain engineering design in transportation infrastructures |
Class 2 | Engineering design in civil engineering materials - Fundamental theory | Explain the theories of servey, design, construction, construction control and maintanance management in engineering materials |
Class 3 | Engineering design in civil engineering materials - Theory and actual behavior | Explain the theories and practice of servey, design, construction, construction control and maintanance management in engineering materials |
Class 4 | Engineering design in civil engineering structures - Fundamental theory | Explain the theories of servey, design, construction, construction control and maintanance management in engineering structures |
Class 5 | Engineering design in civil engineering structures - Theory and actual behavior | Explain the theories and practice of servey, design, construction, construction control and maintanance management in engineering structures |
Class 6 | Engineering design in geoengineering structures, 1 - Fundamental theory | Explain the theories of servey, design, construction, construction control and maintanance management in geoengineering structures |
Class 7 | Engineering design in geoengineering structures, 1 - Theory and actual behavior | Explain the theories and practice of servey, design, construction, construction control and maintanance management in geoengineering structures |
Class 8 | Engineering design in geoengineering structures, 2 - Fundamental theory | Explain the theories of servey, design, construction, construction control and maintanance management in geoengineering structures |
Class 9 | Engineering design in geoengineering structures, 2 - Theory and actual behavior | Explain the theories and practice of servey, design, construction, construction control and maintanance management in geoengineering structures |
Class 10 | Engineering design in civil engineering and transportation planning - Fundamental theory | Explain the theories of servey and plan in transportation planning |
Class 11 | Engineering design in civil engineering and transportation planning - Theory and actual behavior | Explain the theories and practice of servey and plan in transportation planning |
Class 12 | Site visit | Visit practical infrastructure for engineering design |
Class 13 | Site visit | Visit practical infrastructure for engineering design |
Class 14 | Seminar | Study the application of engineering design to transportation infrastructures |
Class 15 | Students' presentation and discussion | Present the study on the application of engineering design to transportation infrastructures |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
nothing in particular
Reference books, course materials, etc.
nothing in particular
Evaluation methods and criteria
The fundamental theory and its application of the planning, survey, construction, construction management and maintenance management of the transportation infrastructure facilities will be evaluated by the report (50%) and student presentation (50%).
Related courses
- CVE.C401 : Mechanics of Geomaterials
- CVE.C402 : Stability Problems in Geotechnical Engineering
- CVE.A403 : Analysis of Vibrations and Elastic Waves
- CVE.A431 : Fracture Control Design of Steel Structures
- CVE.C431 : Physical Modeling in Geotechnics
- CVE.E401 : Mechanics of Structural Concrete
- CVE.D403 : Transportation Economics
- CVE.D402 : Transportation Network Analysis
- CVE.F431 : Maintenance of Infrastructure
Prerequisites
nothing in particular