Graduate Calendar Archives: 2001 / 2002

Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Civil Engineering

The Institute

Established in 1984, the Institute combines the research strengths and resources of the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University and the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Ottawa. Programs leading to master's and Ph.D. degrees are available through the Institute in a wide range of fields of civil engineering. Programs in transportation engineering, and in water resources engineering are centred at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa, respectively. Programs in environmental, geotechnical, and structural engineering are available at both universities. Graduate students may pursue their research on either university campus, depending upon the choice of program and supervisor. Registration will be at the university to which the student's supervisor is affiliated. Requests for admission may be sent to the Director of the Institute. Graduate studies in Environmental Engineering are also available through the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Environmental Engineering which offers graduate degrees in Environmental Engineering.

Members of the Institute

The "home" department of each member is indicated by (C) for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University and (O) for the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Ottawa.

• A.O. Abd El Halim, Transportation, Pavements and Materials, Geometric Design (C)
• Kazimierz Adamowski, Hydrology, Stochastic and Statistical Analyses (O)
• John Adjeleian, Structures, Building Design & Construction (C - Professor Emeritus)]
• M.O. Al-Hunaidi, Soil Dynamics, Soil Structure Interaction, Non Destructive Testing (O) - Adjunct)
• A. Baskaran, Building Science, Computational Fluid Dynamics (O - Adjunct)
• G.E. Bauer, Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Improvement, Earth Retaining Structures, In-Situ Testing (C - Adjunct)
• J.J. Beaudoin, Cement Chemistry, Strength of Composite Materials (O - Adjunct)
• D.W.R. Bell, Transportation, Engineering Economics and Policy, Airport Planning (C - Adjunct)
• J.P. Braaksma, Transportation, Airport Planning, Traffic Engineering, Pedestrian Circulation, Terminal Design (C)
• M. Bruneau, Steel Structures, Earthquake Engineering, Computer-Aided Design (O-Adjunct)
• Pascale Champagne, Environmental Engineering, Passive Treatment Systems, Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Mitigation (C)
• M.S. Cheung, Finite Element Analysis, Bridge Engineering (C/O - Adjunct)
• S.E. Chidiac, Heritage Structures, Durability, Mathematical Modelling (C - Adjunct)
• R.L. Droste, Environmental Engineering, Water and Wastewater Treatment (O)
• S.M. Easa, Highway Geometry, Reliability Concept, Planning (C - Adjunct)
• Erman Evgin, Finite Elements, Soil Plasticity, Environmental Geomechanics (O)
• G.Y. Felio, Performance and Rehabilitation of Urban Infrastructure, Water Distribution System (C - Adjunct)
• Leta Fernandes, Environmental Engineering, Agricultural Waste Management (O)
• S. Fou, Seismic Risk Assessment and Management (O - Adjunct)
• R. Frenette, Water Resources (O)
• N.J. Gardner, Structures, Reinforced Concrete, Earthquake Engineering, Construction Loads (O)
• V.K. Garga, Geotechncial Engineering, Dams, Harbours, Heavy Foundations (O)
• G.V. Hadjisophocleous, Fire Safety Engineering (C)
• G.A. Hartley, Structural Analysis, Finite Elements, Boundary Elements (C)
• N.M. Holtz, Computer-Aided Structural Engineering (C)
• J.L. Humar, Structures, Earthquake Engineering, Computer-Aided Design (C)
• Khaled Ibrahim, Structural Engineering, Masonry Structures (C - Adjunct)
• W.F. Johnson, Urban Transportation Planning and Management (C - Adjunct)
• Deniz Karman, Environmental Engineering, Motor Vehicle Emissions and Urban Air Quality (C)
• K.J. Kennedy, Environmental Engineering, Waste Water Treatment (O)
• S.J. Kennedy, Steel Structures, Composite Structures, Material Behaviour, Experimental Methods, Computer-Aided Structural Engineering (C)
• A.M. Khan, Transportation, Systems Planning, Engineering and Management (C)
• D.T. Lau, Earthquake Engineering, Experimental and Numerical Methods for Modelling of Structures, Performance Assessment and Field Monitoring of Bridges, Liquid Storage Tank Design (C)
• K.T. Law, Geotechnical Engineering, Embankments, In-Situ Testing (C)
• J.R. Mehaffey, Fire Protection Engineering (C - Adjunct)
• E.H.H. Mohamed, Transportation Engineering, Pavement and Materials (C - Adjunct)
• M.E. Mohareb, Structural Engineering (O)
• R.M. Narbaitz, Solid Waste Management, Ground Water Contamination (O)
• Nove Naumoski, Earthquake Engineering (O - Adjunct)
• S. S. F. Ng, Structures, Numerical Methods, Dynamic Behaviour (O - Professor Emeritus)
• W.J. Parker, Environmental Engineering, Waste Water Treatment, Fate of Contaminants in Engineered and Natural Systems, Biological Processes. (C)
• G.G. Patry, Wastewater Treatment Process Simulation and Control (O)
• B.N. Persaud, Transportation, Traffic Engineering, Highway Safety (C - Adjunct)
• A.G. Razaqpur, Concrete, Finite Elements, Fibre Reinforced Polymers, Bridges (C)
• Murat Saatcioglu, Building Structures, Reinforced Concrete, Earthquake Analysis and Design (O)
• J.J. Salinas, Building Structures, Wood Engineering, Structural Reliability (C)
• E.J. Schiller, Environmental Engineering, Water Supply and Irrigation (O)
• A.P.S. Selvadurai, Geotechnical Engineering, Continuum Mechanics, Applied Mathematics (C - Adjunct)
• L.A.Y. Shallal, Transportation, Planning and Management, Traffic Engineering (C - Adjunct)
• Siva Sivathayalan, Geotechnical Engineering (C)
• T.S. Sridhar, Environmental Impact Assessment, Wastewater Treatment, Hazardous and Radioactive Waste, Pollution Control (C)
• G.T. Suter, Structural Engineering, Masonry Structures (C-Adjunct)
• O.J. Svec, Geomechanics, Pavement Materials, Numerical Methods (C - Adjunct)
• Hiroshi Tanaka, Structures, Wind Engineering (O)
• D.R. Townsend, Water Resource Engineering, Applied Hydraulics, River Engineering (O)
• S.K. Vanapailli, Design and Construction of Waste Management Structures and Critical State Soil Mechanics (O-Adjunct)
• M.A. Warith, Environmental Engineering (C/O - Adjunct)
• Paul Van Geel, Environmental Engineering, Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport, Waste Disposal (C)
• E.W. Wright, Structures, Computer-Aided Design (C - Adjunct)

Master's Degree

Admission Requirements

1. Graduates from engineering or Honours science programs with a mathematics content equivalent to the civil engineering program will have to take a minimum of four qualifying undergraduate civil engineering courses in their area of graduate specialty

2. Graduates from other science programs will have to take all the core engineering undergraduate mathematics courses in addition to the requirements specified in (1) above.

The undergraduate courses required will be specified in the Certificate of Admission.

Undergraduate civil engineering courses will not be accepted towards a graduate degree. Graduate students may still be required to take undergraduate courses for credit to fulfil the admission requirements.

No more than one half of the program credit requirements or that stipulated in the regulations of the university in which the student is registered, whichever is less, can be transferred at admission. At least one half of the course work must be taken at the Institute.

Program Requirements

The requirements for course work are specified in terms of credits: one credit is one hour of instruction per week for one term. The requirements for the master's degree by thesis are: