Civil Engineering
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School of Engineering
Department: Civil Engineering
Campus: Byblos
Vacancy date: Spring 2012
The Department of Civil Engineering at the School of Engineering (located in Byblos, Lebanon) invites applicants for part-time teaching opportunities in Civil Engineering effective February 2012. Candidates are preferred to have an earned Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from a reputable University. However, holders of a Masters degree with extensive professional experience may be considered. Currently, the department is in need of part-time teaching faculty who are well experienced in the following courses:
1. CIE 200 Statics (3 credits, possibly 2 sections in Beirut Campus): Review of vector algebra; force system resultants; equilibrium of a particle and rigid body; internal forces and applications to beams, trusses and frames; shear and moment diagrams for beams; centroid and moment of inertia. Prerequisite: MTH102 and PHY111
2. CIE202 Mechanics of Materials (3 credits, possibly 2 sections): Review of equilibrium principles; types of stress and linear stress-strain relationships; axial, shear, torsion, and bending deformations; shear force and bending moment diagrams; and deflection of beams by integration. Prerequisite: CIE200 Statics.
3. CIE306 Concrete Structures I (3 credits, possibly 2 sections): Analysis and design of reinforced concrete members according to ACI code including: beams, solid and ribbed one-way slabs, T-beams, doubly reinforced beams, short columns, including development length and splicing of reinforcing steel bars. Prerequisite: CIE302 Structural Analysis I and CIE308 Construction Materials.
4. CIE322 Hydraulics (3 credits, possibly 2 sections): Review of governing equations, design of municipal water supply and distribution systems, flow in pipes and flow regimes; methods of flow measurements; open channel flow with gradually varied flow computations; hydraulic machinery. Introduction to spillways, reservoir routing, well hydraulics and drawdown. Prerequisite: CIE320 Fluid Mechanics.
1. CIE362 Surveying - Lab Hydraulics (1 credit, possibly 4 sections): Students will apply in the field concepts learned in class, including basic measuring procedures for distances, elevations, angles, bearings, and azimuths; theory of measurements and errors, leveling, and mapping; construction and topographic surveys, traverses, adjustment and closure, area and volume computations. Co-requisite: CIE361 Surveying
2. CIE426 Wastewater Collection and Treatment (3 credits, possibly 2 sections): Design of sanitary and storm sewers and related appurtenances, mass balances and hydraulic flow regimes; reaction order and rates, analysis of experimental data, attached and suspended growth biological wastewater treatment systems including: activated sludge and its variations, aerated lagoons, SBR, trickling filters, RBC; basic nitrification-denitrification processes; oxygen requirements; introduction to sludge treatment and disposal. Pre-requisite: CIE 424 Water Distribution and Treatment.
3. CIE427 Environmental Engineering – SOFT (1 credit, possibly 4 sections): Analysis and design of wastewater treatment plants using commercially available software: sizing of tanks; and effluent concentration. Results visualizations and assessment. Co-requisite: CIE426 Wastewater Collection and Treatment.
4. CIE486 Construction Management – SOFT (1 credit, possibly 3 sections): Use of commercial software for the operations, scheduling, planning, resource allocation, budgeting and control of construction projects. Co-requisite: CIE485 Construction Management.
5. CIE521 Hydrology (3 credits, possibly 1 section): Occurrence of water, precipitation, interception, depression storage, infiltration, evaporation, transpiration, snow melt, well hydraulics, stream flow, data sources, instrumentation, runoff and hydrographs, hydrograph routing, probability in hydrologic design and frequency analysis, and introduction to hydrologic modeling. Prerequisite: 4th year standing.
6. CIE522 Environmental Impact Assessment (3 credits, possibly 1 section): This course is the study and evaluation of the impacts of large scale projects on the quality of the physical, biological, and socio-economical environment taking into account environmental laws and regulations and EIA guidelines, identification of impacts, quantification methods, mitigation measures, and monitoring plans. Case study involving the preparation of an EIA report. Prerequisite: consent of instructor or senior standing.
7. CIE525 Environmental Policy and Management (3 credits, possibly 1 section): This course explores human made problems in the environment parallel with concepts in environmental ethics, management and policies so as solutions are provided concerning preservation of the environment. Topics covered are toxic and solid wastes, pollution of air, water, food and soil, international and national environmental ethics, management and policies. Prerequisite: senior standing
8. CIE585 Risk and Natural Hazard Management (3 credits, possibly 1 section): Types, frequency, effects of natural hazards, calculation of return period, planning and designing engineering systems to survive natural events, mitigation of damage. Prerequisite: GNE331 Probability and Statistics.
The Lebanese American University is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating in Lebanon under a charter from the Regents of the State University of New York. Information about the University can be found on this website (http://www.lau.edu.lb).
Interested candidates should apply by sending a letter of interest and a detailed resume to Dr. Jean Chatila, Chairperson of the Civil Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, P.O.Box 36 Byblos, Lebanon or by email: jchatila@lau.edu.lb no later than January 15, 2012.