2014-2015 Calendar Proof GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM General Office: Head Hall, Room H-124 Mailing Address: Dr. Katy Haralampides, P.Eng. Director, Geological Engineering Program Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, N. B., Canada, E3B 5A3 Phone: (506) 453-5125 Fax: (506) 453-3568 Email: GE-Program@unb.ca Website: http://www.unb.ca/geological/ General Information Geological Engineers play key roles in the exploration, protection, and responsible development of Earth’s water, mineral, and hydrocarbon resources. They also ensure that structures such as bridges, dams and buildings are designed for long term stability and safety, taking geological conditions and hazards into account. The profession is distinct amongst engineering disciplines for the opportunities it affords for travel and work in the natural environment, and for the atmosphere of adventure and discovery that accompanies geological exploration at all scales. Geological engineers require skills and tools to “see” beneath the surface and predict the behaviour of highly variable earth materials. To this end, they draw on the field methods, powers of observation, analytical techniques, and remote sensing tools employed by geoscientists, and incorporate engineering approaches to materials testing, modelling, structural design and risk assessment. They must integrate a wide variety of data with knowledge of geological and geotechnical processes in order to make informed recommendations and decisions. As team players, frequently working with geologists or civil engineers, geological engineers also require good communication and people skills. Examples of engineering works with significant geological engineering components include mines, dams, bridges, building foundations, highways, slope stabilization projects, landfill and wastewater treatment sites, waterways and port facilities. Geological engineers also conduct environmental impact assessments, develop and protect groundwater resources, and remediate contaminated sites. In the oil and gas and mining industries, they are responsible for locating and evaluating resources hidden far below the Earth’s surface and for developing hydrocarbon reservoirs and mineral deposits efficiently and responsibly. Program The Geological Engineering Program is delivered jointly by the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Earth Sciences at UNB and offers three options: Geoenvironmental, Geotechnical, and Mineral Resources. Each option is built on a common core of courses which provides education in the basic sciences and engineering principles required for the profession as well as exposure to important aspects of oral and written communications, engineering design, economics, law, and professional practice. Skills in field work and team work are developed through two geoscientific and one geomatics field school and through a capstone team design project. Students tailor their program of 1|Page 2014-2015 Calendar Proof study through the choice of technical and complementary studies electives and, most significantly, by their choice of a program option. The Geoenvironmental Option involves additional environmentally-oriented courses in civil engineering, geochemistry, biology and geology. Graduates are thus better trained to work in the environmental field on projects such as environmental impact assessments, waste disposal, and the management of surface and ground water quality and supplies. The Geotechnical Option involves additional courses on the behaviour of earth materials and their impacts on people and infrastructure. Courses designated for this option prepare the student for assessments of geological hazards and groundwater supplies and for involvement in the design of major structures such as bridges, off-shore installations and waste-disposal facilities. The Mineral Resources Option involves additional courses that address applied scientific, economic and environmental aspects of the discovery, extraction, utilization, and management of mineral deposits. The Geological Engineering BScE degree program entails 170 credit hours in classes plus an additional 14 credit hours taken in the form of three field camps that are held in the spring or late summer outside the normal teaching terms. The program is intended for completion within 8-9 terms. Students should pay special attention to the course sequences and prerequisites when selecting their courses for any term. Some upper year courses are offered in alternate years. Advice concerning course selection and sequencing should be sought from the Director of the Geological Engineering Program. Graduates of this program will be eligible for registration in Canadian associations of professional engineers. Common Core PHYS 1081 Foundations of Physics for Engineers CE 1023 Statics for Engineers CHEM 1982 General Applied Chemistry CHEM 1987 General Applied Chemistry Lab CE 2023 Mechanics of Materials CE 2113 Soil Mechanics I CE 2703 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics CE 2793 Civil Engineering Design I CE 3713 Hydraulics & Hydrology CE 3933 Numerical Methods for Civil Engineers CE 3963 Engineering Economy CE 3983 Civil Engineering Design II CE 3603 Construction Engineering I or CE 4613 Construction Engineering II CS 1003 Programming and Problem Solving for Engineers ECON 1073 Economics for Engineers ENGG 1001 Engineering Practice Lecture Series ENGG 1003 Engineering Technical Communications ENGG 1015 Introduction to Engineering Design and Problem Solving 2|Page 2014-2015 Calendar Proof ENGG 4013 Law and Ethics for Engineers GE 1026 Geology Lab for Geological Engineers GE 2022 Engineering Geology GE 4973 Team Design Project GE 5753 Engineering Hydrogeology ESCI 1001 The Earth: Its Origin, Evolution and Age ESCI 2131 Earth Materials I ESCI 2211 Sedimentology I: Process, Product and Stratigraphy ESCI 2321 Structural Geology I ESCI 2602 Principles of Geochemistry ESCI 2703 Field School ESCI 3131 Origin of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks ESCI 3411 Rock Mechanics ESCI 4512 Applied Geophysics II GGE 1001 Introduction to Geodesy & Geomatics GGE 1803 Practicum for Civil Engineers MATH 1003 Introduction to Calculus I MATH 1013 Introduction to Calculus II MATH 1503 Introduction to Linear Algebra MATH 2513 Multivariable Calculus for Engineers STAT 2593 Probability and Statistics for Engineers Geoenvironmental Option 1. Compulsory Courses BIOL 2113 Ecology CE 3403 Environmental Engineering ESCI 3442 Environmental Geology ESCI 3631 Geochemistry of Natural Waters ESCI 3713 Environmental Geology Field School 2. Complementary Studies Electives (9 ch) 3. Technical electives (9 ch): Suggested technical electives are listed below. Other courses may be selected subject to the approval of the GE Program Director. CE 5141 Embankments I CE 5201 Road Materials & Structures GE 5153 Environmental Geotechnics CE 5421 Water Quality and Treatment 3|Page 2014-2015 Calendar Proof CE 5432 Wastewater Treatment and Pollution Control ESCI 4501 Applied Geophysics I ESCI 4452 Environmental Impact Assessment GGE 3342 Remote Sensing Geotechnical Option 1. Compulsory Courses 2. CE 3123 Foundation Engineering I GE 4412 Applied Rock Mechanics ESCI 3322 Structural Geology II ESCI 3703 Field School Complementary Studies Electives (9 ch) 3. Technical electives (9 ch): Suggested technical electives are listed below. Other courses may be selected subject to the approval of the GE Program Director. At least one course must be selected from the list of geotechnical courses identified by an asterisk (*). *CE 5132 Foundation Engineering II *CE 5141 Embankments I GE 5153 Environmental Geotechnics CE 5201 Road Materials and Structures CE 5212 Pavement Design CE 5623 Project Management ESCI 4501 Applied Geophysics I GGE 3342 Remote Sensing Mineral Resource Option 1. Compulsory Courses ESCI 3322 Structural Geology II ESCI 3482 Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment ESCI 3703 Field School ESCI 4461 Economic Geology ESCI 4501 Applied Geophysics I 2. Complementary Studies Elective (9 ch) 3. Technical electives (6ch: Suggested technical electives are listed below. Other courses may be selected subject to the approval of the GE Program Director. At least one course must be selected from the list of courses identified by an asterisk (*). 4|Page 2014-2015 Calendar Proof *CE 3123 Foundation Engineering I *CE 5141 Embankments I *CE 5201 Road Materials and Structures *CE 5212 Pavement Design CE 5623 Project Management GE 5153 Environmental Geotechnics GGE 3342 Remote Sensing Complementary Studies Electives A complete Geological Engineering program requires 9 credit hours of complementary studies electives. Course selections are subject to Program Director’s approval, and also must meet the Faculty of Engineering General Regulations for Complementary Studies requirements. At least one of the electives must be chosen from one of the following disciplines. Anthropology, Classics, Literature, History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology. 5|Page