Civil

Engineering
Prof. Dr. Eng. Abdelhay M. Abdelhay
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Faculty of engineering, Helwan University
 What is Civil Engineering ?
“is a professional engineering discipline
that deals with the design, construction,
and maintenance
of the physical and naturally built
environment,
including works like roads, bridges, canals,
dams, and buildings”

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 Civil Engineering
Vs
Military Engineering

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 In this Course
a FOCUS
will be
ON
Design of Structures
for
Civil Works

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 Examples

of Structures in the field of

Electrical Power Engineering

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Power Transmission Towers

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Electric Components

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Posts / Columns / Frames / Trays 8
These Electric related Components
are of the form of

Bars, Rods, Beams, Shafts,

Columns…

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 All of these
“ Structures and Electric Elements ”

Are Subjected to

One type of Loads or another !

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why, Do You want to study
these elements
and
their carrying Loads ?

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In order to carry these Loads Safely
Or
without Failure

Failure is very Expensive ???

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 A Good Design
of these Elements
will avoid their FAILURE

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How to avoid FAILURE ?

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 By Studying
the EFFECTS
of
different Loads
on
Deformation of Structure

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“ Thebranch of Civil Engineering
that deals with the behavior of
solid bodies subjected to
various types of loading”

Is called
Structure Mechanics
or
Mechanics of Materials
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 Topic

Chapter 1 : Normal Stresses and Strains

Chapter 2 : Mechanical Properties of Materials

Chapter 3 : Area Properties

Chapter 4 : Shearing Force and Bending Moment in Beams

Chapter 5 : Stresses in Beams

Chapter 6 : Deflection of Beams
Chapter 7 : Combined Stresses

Chapter 8 : Buckling in Columns

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 Civil Engineering Course

Course Layout & Grading System

Lecture (2 hours) 2 Hours
Exercises 1 Hour
( at the end of each chapter)
Assignments and Reports 20 marks
Quizzes 5 marks
Attendance 5 marks
Midterm Exams 20 marks
Final Exam 50 mark
TOTAL 100 marks
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