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 Since 1956 three departments took the responsibility of the Civil Engineering teaching program, namely “Structural Engineering, Irrigation and Hydraulics and Public Works” Departments. Prior to 1956, these three specializations were grouped under the Civil Engineering Department. The undergraduate courses of civil engineering are split between the three departments.

The Public Works department is responsible of teaching the following courses for civil engineering students

  1.  First year: Surveying 
  2.  Second year: Geodesy & Photogrametry Applied Statistics 
  3.  Third year: Soil Mechanics
    Transport Planning & Traffic Engineering 
  4.  Fourth year: Highways and Airports Engineering-I Railways Engineering-I Sanitary Engineering-I Foundations 

In addition, the following elective courses are taught under the Departments direct responsibilities

  •  Engineering Applications of Surveying
  •  Highways and Airports Engineering 
  •  Railway Engineering 
  •  Sanitary Engineering 
  •  Transport and Traffic Planning and Engineering 
  •  Soil Mechanics and Foundations

 

Civil Engineering B.Sc. projects are also supervised by the department staff in the areas of the above mentioned elective courses. The department is also in charge of the post graduate Diplomas, M.Sc. and Ph.D. Programs in the above areas.

In cooperation with the “Structural Engineering” and “Irrigation and Hydraulics” Departments, the Public Works Department shares the responsibility of teaching the following undergraduate subjects to 3rd year civil engineering

  •  Management of Civil Engineering Projects
  •  Economics and Law.

Furthermore, the Public Work Department undertakes the responsibility of teaching Surveying and Soil Mechanics & Foundations to non-civil engineering undergraduates as well as other subjects (e.g. Highways Engineering, Transport and Traffic Engineering, Sanitary Engineering ) to postgraduates of other departments in the Faculty and to other Faculties of Cairo University.

Department Laboratories

  •  Soil Mechanics and Foundations Research Laboratory
  •  Sanitary Engineering Laboratory
  •  Highway and Airport Engineering Laboratory 
  •  Surveying, Geodesy and Photogrametry Laboratory.
  •  Transport & Traffic Planning and Engineering Laboratory (under construction)