Historical Background
In September 11, 1916, the Sultan's Decree No. 23/1916 was issued to
modify the Sultan's Engineering School regulations to allow for five
scholastic departments, the first of which was the "Department of Irrigation
and Civil Engineering." In May 10, 1926, another decree was issued to divide
the course of study at the "Royal Engineering School, Almohandiskhana" into
four departments, of which the first was the "Civil Engineering Department."
The fourth year students in Civil Engineering had to choose, at that time,
one of the following major technical fields:
- Topography
- Railway Engineering
- Irrigation Engineering
- Marine Works
Water Supply and Sanitary Works for Urban Regions
In September 10, 1938, Law No. 80 was issued stating the Faculty of
Engineering Regulations. Under this law, four departments were established.
The first of these four was the Civil Engineering Department which contained
all the scientific fields of the Civil Engineering.
Since 1956, the Civil Engineering Department was divided into three separate
departments as follows:
- Structural Engineering Department
- Irrigation and Hydraulics Department
- Public Works Department
Departmental Council Meeting
Structural Engineering Department (1994)
However, this decision was only regarding Management and Administration.
In the mean time, the undergraduate students joining the Civil Engineering
Department graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
Main Scientific Divisions
The Structural Engineering Department comprises
the following five scientific divisions
- Structural Analysis and Mechanics
- Properties and Strength of Materials
- Steel Bridges and Structures
- Reinforced Concrete Structures
- Construction Engineering
Laboratories
The Department has two laboratories that have special nature namely:
- Materials Testing Laboratory
- Concrete Research Laboratory
Each laboratory is headed and directed by the senior professor in the
corresponding division. The two laboratories serve the academic activities
of demonstrating the experimental tests associated with the undergraduate
and graduate courses, together with conducting the research programs of the
faculty members and their graduate students. Quality control, quality
assurance and other tests are also performed at the two laboratories for
governmental agencies and both public and private sector companies.
Department Library
The Department Library contains copies of all the M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses
that are granted by the department. It also contains selected engineering
text books, and reference books. Recently, the Library of the late Professor
Ibrahim Adham El-Demerdash was added to the Department’s library.
Symposia and Conferences
In April 1985, the department prepared, sponsored, and hosted the first Arab
Structural Engineering Conference, and since then this conference has been
held bi-annually. The department has also hosted a number of symposia on:
High Rise Buildings, Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Bridges, Inspection and
Rehabilitation of Bridges. The latter was co-sponsored by "the School of
Highways and Bridges-Paris"; and a large number of practicing engineers,
from governmental and construction companies, attended it.
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