DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

 

 Associate Professors :           C. Dehghanian, R. Bagheri

 

 Assistant Professors :                                                                        M. Amiri; S. Gh. Etemad; M.R. Ehsani;

                                                                                                 M. Pour-Madani; M. Ghoreishi; A. Mehrabani;

                                                                                                 A. Moheb; M. Nasr Esfahani; M.S. Nehzat;

                                                                                                 S. Nouri Khorasani; Sh. Roudpeyma; K. Shams

 

 Instructors :                                                                           M. Amin; Sh. Bemanian; A. Khoshmanesh

                                                                                                M.J. Taherzadeh

 

 The Department of Chmical Engineering offers the Bachelor of Science  (B.Sc.), the Master of Science (M.Sc.) and Ph.D. degree Programs.

 

 

 Research Activities

 

             Active research areas at the department of Chemical Engineering:

 

 Transport Phenomena & Rheology

             Several Faculty members are engaged in experimental, computational and physical aspects of convective heat transfer and fluid dynamics relevant to a wide range of engineering applications of such phenomena. Examples of specific topics addressed by the group are: convective heat transfer, numerical methods in heat transfer and fluid flow, heat transfer in complex geometries, development of rheological equations of state for non-Newtonian liquids, problems involved in heat and mass transfer in Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, turbulent flow and heat transfer, two phase flow, membrane processes, separation technologies .

 

 Water Treatment and Pollution Control

 Water is a valuable resource in the central plateau of Iran and the continuing industrial as well as agricultural developments in the region is an ever increasing challenge to the researchers concerned with conservation and protection of water resources. Increasing the efficiency and improvement of
 industrial water producing facilities in the major process plants of the region, monitoring and modelling dispersion of hazardous chemical wastes in zayandeh-Rood and development of processes for manufacturing the major water treatment chemicals utilized by the region's industries are among the goals of this research group.

 

 Corrosion and Electrochemical Engineering

             Many aspects of corrosion and electrochemical engineering are addressed by this group. Examples of such research are : the development and characterization of organic and inorganic inhibitors, evaluation of corrosion behavior of coatings on metals, cathodic protection of steel in soils and concrete, corrosion in water and petroleum, corrosion of steel in polymer impregnated concrete and investigating the stability of passive films by DC and AC techniques . The group is undertaking kinetic studies in corrosion investigation by applying the AC-Impedance technique. Different electrochemical methods are to be applied in the production of organic and inorganic substances. Furthermore, electrochemical models are to be developed for enhancing the separation of impurities in solutions.

 

 Distillation & Separation Processes

 A diverse set of separation processes are under investigation by members of this group examples of which are : simulation as well as experimental studies in tray type and packed distillation columns, separations based on the use of surface active agents, novel techniques based on fundamental surface studies e.g. the apron flotation, electrodialysis and other membrane based separation techniques.

 

 Polymer Technology

             The activities of this group are focused on polymerization, polymer processing, polymer degradation and  radiation chemistry . The effect of different additives on polymer structures are investigated by applying different techniques. In the area of radiation chemistry , an x-ray source is used for chemical modification of polymers. Investigating the degradability of polyolefins for producing life-controlled polymers is an integral part of the program pursued by this group.

             In addition to research activities cited, the faculty members are involved in diverse research activities on fluid mechanics, coupled transport processes, chemical reaction engineering, process simulation and process control.

 Educational and Research Facilities

             The following laboratories are functional for research and educational purposes. Each lab has pilot plants and/or equipment described below.

 

 Unit Operations

 - Tray and packed distillation columns

 - Falling film and circulation evaporators

 - Solid-liquid and liquid-liquid extraction plants

 - Tubular reactor

 - A battery of stirred tank reactors

 - Drum dryer and spray dryer

 

 Heat Transfer

 - Thermal radiation unit

 - Heat conduction apparatus

 - Boiling heat transfer unit

 - Water-water turbulent flow heat exchanger

 - Bench top cooling tower

 - Film and dropwise condensation unit

 - Steam-to-water heat exchanger unit

 

 Process Control

             This lab is equipped with pneumatic control equipment for pressure, flow, level and temperature control in simple processes, analog simulation of conventional schemes and a battery of stirred tank reactors for dynamic behavior studies.

 

 Fluid Mechanics

 - Pressure drop in pipes and fittings

 - Fluid flow measurement devices

 - Pumps and cavitation phenomena

 - Fixed and fluidized beds

 - Hydrostatic pressure

 - Drag force

 - Gas viscosity determination

 - Development of velocity profiles in pipes

 

 

 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

 

 The B.Sc. Program includes a Chemical Engineering major and one of the two minors : Petrochemical Industries, Polymer Industries.

 

 Undergraduate students must take 20 credits in general courses, 50 credits in basic science courses, 60 credits in engineering courses and 10 credits in elective courses (a total of 140 credits) to qualify for the B.Sc. degree.

 

 

 UNDERGRADUATE  COURSES

 

 Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Minor : Petrochemical Industries

 

 COURSE CODE                                 COURSE TITLE                                                                                                                                                 CREDITS

 Semester I (Fall)

 19101                               Calculus I                                                                          4

 21101                               General Chemistry I                                                        3

 21102                               General Chemistry Lab.                                                 1

 20101                               Physics (Mechanics)                                                       2

 24101                               General Workshop                                                          1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             6

 

 Semester II (Spring)

 19102                               Calculus II                                                                         4

 21103                               General Chemistry II                                                       3

 20103                               Physics of Heat                                                                2

 20111                               Physics of Heat Lab.                                                       1

 21116                               Organic Chemistry                                                          4

 21112                               Organic Chemistry Lab I                                                1

 28110                               Engineering Graphics                                                     2

 -                                           General Courses                                                             1

 

 Semester III (Fall)

 19201                               Differential Equations                                                     3

 20203                               Physics of Electricity                                                       2

 20211                               Physics of Electricity Lab                                               1

 14202                               Material & Energy Balance                                            4

 18150                               Computer Programming                                                3

 21131                               Analytical Chemistry                                                       3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester IV (Spring)

 19202                               Engineering Mathematics                                              3

 14231                               Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineering               4

 14221                               Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineering I          3

 21231                               Analytical Chemistry Lab                                               1

 17218                               Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering                    3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             3

 

 Semester V (Fall)

 14322                               Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineering II         3

 14325                               Heat Transfer I                                                                 3

 14232                               Fluid Mechanics Lab                                                       1

 21273                               Physical Chemistry for Chemical Engineering         4

 14401                               Kinetics & Reactor Design                                             4

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester VI (Spring)

 14341                               Mass Transfer                                                                  3

 14409                               Process Control                                                               3

 14331                               Heat Transfer Lab                                                           1

 21274                               Physical Chemistry for Chemical Engineering Lab 1

 16205                               Statics & Strength of Materials                                      3

 -                                           Elective Courses                                                              3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             4

 

 Semester VII (Fall)

 14335                               Heat Transfer II                                                                3

 14455                               Applied Mathematics in                                                  3

                                              Chemical Engineering

 14410                               Process Control Lab                                                       1

 14345                               Unit Operations I                                                              3

 14450                               Petrochemical Processes                                              3

 -                                           Elective Courses                                                              3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester VIII (Spring)

 14344                               Unit Operation Lab                                                          2

 14400                               Plant Design & Economics                                            3

 14350                               Unit Operations II                                                             3

 14478                               Project                                                                                3

 14258                               Industrial Training                                                            2

 -                                           Elective Courses                                                              4

 

 Elective Courses:

 14606                               Industrial Water Treatment                                            3

 14766                               Transport Phenomena                                                   3

 14512                               Corrosion in Petroleum Industry                                   2

 14351                               Introduction to Refinery Engineering                           3

 14353                               Petroleum Lab                                                                 1

 14414                               Polymer Chemistry & Technology                               3

 14405                               Reactor Design for Hetrogeneous Systems               3

 14360                               Unit Operation Design                                                    3

 14240                               Principles of Environmental Engineering                   3

 14705                               Multicomponent Distillation                                           3

 14255                               Water Analysis Lab                                                         1

 

 UNDERGRADUATE  COURSES

 

 Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Minor : Polymer Industries

 

 COURSE CODE                                 COURSE TITLE                                                                                                                                                 CREDITS

 Semester I (Fall)

 19101                               Calculus I                                                                          4

 21101                               General Chemistry I                                                        3

 21102                               General Chemistry Lab.                                                 1

 20101                               Physics (Mechanics)                                                       2

 24101                               General Workshop                                                          1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             4

 Semester II (Spring)

 19102                               Calculus II                                                                         4

 21103                               General Chemistry II                                                       3

 20103                               Physics of Heat                                                                2

 20111                               Physics of Heat Lab.                                                       1

 21116                               Organic Chemistry                                                          4

 21112                               Organic Chemistry Lab I                                                1

 28110                               Engineering Graphics                                                     2

 -                                           General Courses                                                             1

 

 Semester III (Fall)

 19201                               Differential Equations                                                     3

 20203                               Physics of Electricity                                                       2

 20211                               Physics of Electricity Lab                                               1

 14202                               Material & Energy Balances                                          4

 18150                               Computer Programming                                                3

 21131                               Analytical Chemistry                                                       3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester IV (Spring)

 19202                               Engineering Mathematics                                              3

 14231                               Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineering               4

 14221                               Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineering I          3

 14521                               Chemistry & Kinetics of Polymerization                      3

 21231                               Analytical Chemistry Lab                                               1

 17218                               Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering                    3

 

 Semester V (Fall)

 14322                               Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineering II         3

 14325                               Heat Transfer I                                                                 3

 14232                               Fluid Mechanics Lab                                                       1

 21273                               Physical Chemistry for Chemical Engineering         4

 14522                               Physical Chemistry of Polymers                                  2

 14523                               Polymer Chemistry Lab                                                 1

 14401                               Kinetics & Reactor Design                                             4

 

 Semester VI (Spring)

 14341                               Mass Transfer                                                                  3

 14409                               Process Control                                                               3

 14331                               Heat Transfer Lab                                                           1

 21274                               Physical Chemistry for Chemical                                 1

                                              Engineering Lab

 16205                               Statics & Strength of Materials                                      3

 14524                               Rehology of Polymers                                                    3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             4

 

 Semester VII (Fall)

 14455                               Applied Mathematics in                                                  3

                                              Chemical Engineering

 14410                               Process Control Lab                                                       1

 14345                               Unit Operations I                                                              3

 14525                               Mechanophysical Properties of Polymers                  3

 14526                               Polymer Physical & Mechanical                                   1

                                              Properties Lab

 -                                           General courses                                                              5

 

 Semester VIII (Spring)

 14344                               Unit Operation Lab                                                          2

 14400                               Plant Design & Economics                                            3

 14478                               Project                                                                                3

 14258                               Industrial Training                                                            2

 -                                           Elective Courses                                                              6

 -                                           General courses                                                              2

 

 Elective Courses:

 14422                               Rubber & Plastic Technology                                        4

 14527                               Principles of Polymerization Engineering                  3

 14528                               Composites & Additives Technology                           2

 14540                               Modeling & Design of Polymerization Reactors        3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 UNDERGRADUATE  COURSE  DESCRIPTIONS

 

 14202   Material and Energy Balances      4 Cr.      Principles of engineering calcula- tions. The mass balance equation, systems of simultaneous equations, recycle, bypass, purge, properties of gases; liquids; and Solids, saturation and equilibria, partial saturation, The energy balance equation for closed and open systems, calculation of sensible heat, enthalpy change of phase transition and chemical reactions, simultaneous solution of mass and energy balance equations, psychometric chart. Prerequisite : 24 Credits standing

 

 14231   Fluid Mechanics                4 Cr.      Fluid properties, fluids statics, basic equation of fluid flow (continuity and momentum equations), dimensional analysis, fully developed laminar flow, boundary layers (laminar- and turbulent flow) turbulent flow in pipes and ducts, flow in open channels, fluid flow about immersed bodies (motion of particles through fluids, motion of fluid through beds, fluidized beds), steady one-dimensional compressible flow, flow measurement, turbomachinery

 Prerequisite : Material & Energy Balances 14202, Differential Equations 19201

 

 14221   Thermodynamics I            3 Cr.      Heat and work, the first law of thermodynamics for closed and open systems, the phase behavior of pure fluids, equations of state, viral and cubic equations of state, generalized equations of state, heat effects, engines and refrigerators, the second law of thermodynamics for closed and open systems, properties of pure fluids.

 Prerequisite : Material & Energy Balances 14202, Computer Programming 18150

 

 14322   Thermodynamics II           3 Cr.      Properties of systems of variable composition, Partial properties, Excess properties, property changes of mixing, calculation of phase equilibrium for ideal gas and ideal solution, the Raoult , s law, VLE calculations at low to moderate pressures, VLE calculations based on generalized equations of state, solution thermodynamics, chemical reaction equilibria. Prerequisite : Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineering I 14221

 

 14325   Heat Transfer I   3 Cr.      Physical origins and rate equations of conduction, convection and radiation, Conservation energy for a control volume. The heat diffusion equation, boundary and initial conditions, one and two dimensional steady-state conduction, introduction to transient conduction, the velocity and thermal boundary layers, laminar and turbulent flow, internal flow and heat transfer in circular and non-circular channels, physical considerations of free convection (The governing equations, empirical correlations), combined free and forced convection, introduction to boiling and condensation, physical mechanisms, boiling and condensation modes. Prerequisite  : Fluid Mechanics for Chemical  Engineering 14231, Engineering Mathematics 19202

 

 14232   Fluid Mechanics Lab        1 Cr.      The fluid mechanics lab is comprised of the following set of experimental rigs: pressure drop in pipes and fittings, fluid flow measurement devices, pumps and cavitation phenomena, fixed and fluidised beds, hydrostatic pressure, drag force, gas viscosity determination, development of velocity profiles in pipes.

 Prerequisite : Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineering 14231

 

 14401   Kinetics & Reactor Design             4 Cr.      Chemical reaction equilibria, inter- pretation of experimental kinetic data, reaction rate expression, molecular interpretation of kinetic phenomena, multiple reactions, ideal flow reactor models, Optimization of multiple reaction systems, non-isothermal reactors and energy considerations, deviations from ideal flow. Prerequisite : Thermodynamics II 14322

 

 14341   Mass Transfer   3 Cr.      Molecular diffusion in fluids, mass transfer coefficients, interphase mass transfer, equipment for gas-liquid operations and gas absorption. Prerequisite  : Heat Transfer 14325, Thermodynamics II 14322

 

 14409   Process Control                3 Cr.      Laplace transformation, Linear system responses control and final control element systems, block diagram and closed loop transfer functions, stability, rootlocus, frequency response, design of control systems implementing frequency response, Nyquist stability analysis.

 Prerequisite : Heat Transfer 14325, Kinetics & Reactor Design 14401

 

 14331   Heat Transfer Lab             1 Cr.      The following set of experimental units comprise the heat transfer Lab: steam to water heat exchanger for studying film and dropwise condensation, water/water turbulent flow heat transfer unit, boiling heat transfer unit, heat conduction unit, thermal radiation unit, temperature measurement unit, refrigeration cycle demonstration unit, bench top cooling tower, vapor compression refrigeration unit, convective heat transfer unit, calibration wind tunnel.

 Prerequisite : Heat Transfer 14325

 

 14335   Heat Transfer II  3 Cr.      Fundamental concepts of radiation, radiation exchange between surfaces, introduction to heat exchanger, the overall heat transfer coefficient, heat exchanger analysis: the effectiveness-NTU method, methodology of a heat exchanger calculation, compact heat exchangers, general description and classification of furnaces, the heating capacity of batch-type and continuous furnaces, heat saving methods. Prerequisite : Heat Transfer 14325

 

 14455   Applied Mathematics in Chemical Engieering           3 Cr.                       Mathematical modelling of processing systems. Review of analytical solution of algebraic and ordinary differential equations sets, numerical integration and differentiation. Inter- polation, extrapolation, curve fitting. Numerical solution of algebraic and ordinary differential equations. Solution of partial differential equations implementing combination and separation of variables.

 Prerequisite : Mass Transfer 14341, Computer Programming 18150

 

 14410   Process Control Lab        1 Cr.      Pneumatic control equipment for pressure, flow, level and temperature control of simple processes, analog simulation of conventional control schemes and a battery of stirred tank reactors for dynamic behavior studies comprise the process control lab.

 Prerequisite : Process Control 14409

 

 14345   Unit Operations I               3 Cr.      Distillation, liquid-liquid extraction and leaching. Prerequisite : Mass Transfer 14341

 

 14400   Plant Design & Economics             3 Cr.      Flow diagrams, general design considerations, cost estimation, depreciation, alternative investments, optimization , materials of construction, report writing, fluid transfer equipment design & cost, heat transfer equipment design & cost, mass transfer equipment design & cost. Prerequisite : Kinetics & Reactor Design 14401, Unit Operations I 14345

 

 14344   Unit Operations Lab         2 Cr.      A diverse set of pilot plants comprise the unit operations lab. Those plants include: tray and packed distillation columns, falling film and circulation evaporators, solid-liquid and liquid-liquid extraction plants, tubular reactor, battery of stirred tank reactors, drum dryer and spray dryer, jig saw crusher, ball mill, rod mill, jaw crusher, flotation cells, thickener and classifiers. Prerequisite : Unit Operations 14345

 

 14350   Unit Operations II              3 Cr.      Evaporation, humidification, adsorption, drying and mechanical separations. Prerequisite : Mass Transfer 14341

 

 14527   Principles of Polymerization Engineering   3 Cr.      Engineering aspects of polymerization of thermoplastics and thermosetting polymers including: PE, PS, PVC, PVA, PU, Nylons, Phenoplasts, Aminoplasts and Epoxy resins. Preparation of monomer, polymerization methods. Principles of polymerization and fibre formation of Nylons, Linearsaturated polyesters and poly acrylonitriles. Prerequisite :  Chemistry and Kinetics of Polymerization 14521, Kinetics & Reactor Design 14401

 

 14422   Rubber & Plastic Technolgoy        4 Cr.                       Processing techniques including: extrusion, injection, calendaring, compression moulding, transfer moulding, thermoforming, hand lay up forming, screw, types of screw in single screw extruder machine, screw design and equations involved, die and die design, moulds in injection moulding machines and design of a mould, engineering plastics and their properties, elastomers and their properties, mastication techniques, vulcanization techniques, additives and reinforcing materials for rubbers.

 Prerequisite : Mechano-Physical Properties of Polymers 14525

 

 14525   Mechano-Physical Properties of Polymers                3 Cr.                       Mechanical tests such as tensile, creep, stress-relaxation, dynamic mechanic, and strength phenomena. linear viscoelasticity, mechanical models, real viscoelasticity concept, rubber elasticity. Thermophysical properties such as specific and molar volume, heat capacity, of anisotropic materials such as composites and oriented polymers, electrical properties such as dielectric constant and resistivity.

 Prerequisite : Statics and Strength of Materials 16205,

 Physical Chemistry of Polymers 14522

 

 14521   Chemistry and Kinetics of Polymerization 3 Cr.                       Molecular weight characteristics: Average molecular weights, (or degree of polymerization), molecular weight distribution. Step growth polymerization: chemistry and kinetics formation of linear and nonlinear polymers, Gelation theory, chain reaction polymerization, chemistry and kinetics of free radical and ionic polymerization processes. Bulk, solution, suspension and emulsion. Polymer reactions: chemical modifications and degradation. Prerequisite : Organic Chemistry 21116

 

 14528   Composites & Additives Technology           3 Cr.                       Fibre types used in polymer reinforcement, Reinforcement theories: elastic modules and strength of longitudinal uniaxial composites, transverse directions, biaxial directions. FRP
 (e.g GRP), SMC and BMC technology. Use of coupling agents, composite processings: injection moulding, filament winding, pulltrusion. Coating technolgoy: various techniques used in coatings polymers on metals glasses, polymers, coating characteristics. Foams and adhesives technolgoy: theories and applications.
Prerequisite : Mechanophysical Properties of Polymers 14525

 

 14540   Modelling & Design of Polymerization Reactors      3 Cr.      Introduction to polymers. Complex reactions and interpretation of experimental results. Thermodynamic of polymerization reactions. Development of rate expressions for polymerization reactions. Development of characterization factors for polymerization reactions. Design of polymerization reactors. Prerequisite  : Computer  programming 18150, Engineering Mathematics 19202, Process Control 14409

 

 14526   Polymer Physical and Mechanical Properties Lab   1 Cr.      Impact test- ing, hardness, tensile testing, abrasion, vicat test, bending test, plastometer, fatigue test, creep, three point bending. Prerequisite  : Mechanophysical Properties of  Polymers 14525

 

 14523   Polymer Chemistry Lab   1 Cr.      The polymer chemistry lab is equipped for the following typical experiments in preparation and characterization of polymers: molecular weight determination, determination of density, identification of polymers, preparation of resins, synthesis of elastomers, co-polymerization reactions, slurry, bulk and emulsion polymerization reactions, application of re-enforcement techniques, gelation of unsaturated polymers.

 Prerequisite : Chemistry and Kinetics of Polymerization 14521, Physical Chemistry of Polymers 14522

 

 14253   Industrial Water Treatment            3 Cr.      Theory and description of various methods of industrial water treatment, lime-soda processes, floclation & coagulation, filtration, ion-exchange, reverse osmosis. Design of various ion-exchange systems using various types of resins. Quality of water for boilers & heating/cooling systems and various methods of internal water treatment. Prerequisite : 95 Credits Standing

 

 14465   Transport Phenomena     3 Cr.      Viscosity and the mechanism of momentum transport, thermal conductivity and the mechanism of energy transport, diffusivity and the mechanism of mass transport. Velocity, temperature and concentration distributions in laminar and turbulent flow and with more than one independent variable. Temperature and concentration distributions in solids. The equations of change for isothermal, nonisothermal and multicomponent systems. Macroscopic balances for isothermal, nonisothermal and multicomponent systems.

 Prerequisite : Mass Transfer 14341

 

 14512   Corrosion in Petroleum Industry   2 Cr.      Thermodynamics and kinetics of corrosion, various types of corrosion, methods of corrosion prevention, corrosion in boiler, cooling towers and petroleum industry.

 Prerequisite : Analytical Chemistry 21131

 

 14351   Petroleum Refinery Engineering   3 Cr.      Composition of petroleum, refinery products and test methods, physical properties of petroleum oil and refinery products, introduction to processing, refinery and distillation processes, auxiliary processes and operations, chemical treatments, extraction processes, catalytic cracking and decomposition processes, reforming, natural and refinery gases. Prerequisite : Unit Operations I 14345

 

 14353   Petroleum Products Characterization Lab                1 Cr.      The  following charac- terization experiments are performed in the petroleum lab: distillation of petroleum products, kinematic viscosity of transparent and opaque liquids, detection of copper corrosion by copper strip tarnish test, penetration of bituminous materials, conradson carbon residue of petroleum products, flash and fire point, sulfur content of petroleum products, vapor pressure, smoke point and thin film aniline point. Prerequisite : Unit Operations I 14345

 

 14405   Reactor Design for Heterogenous Systems             3 Cr.      Equipment design for carrying out chemical reactions of heterogeneous nature, that is, reactions involving at least two different phases. Prerequisite  : Kinetics & Reactor Design  14401

 

 14255   Water Analysis Lab           1 Cr.      The following quantitative analyses are performed on various water samples: total dissolved solids, calcium and magnesium determination, pH., chlorides, sulphate ions, ammonia based nitrogen and related  compounds, iron, torpidity, electrical conductivity, phosphates, chemical oxygen demand and biological oxygen demand.

 Prerequisite : Industrial Water Treatment 14253

 

 14414   Polymer Chemistry & Technology                3 Cr.      An introduction to polymer science, Principal of determination of molecular weight, analysis and tests of polymers (IR, X-ray and Thermal Analysis), physical and mechanical properties of polymers, polymerization, copolymerization, processing technology of polymers (Extrusion, Injection Moulding, ...), thermosetting resins.

 Prerequisite : Organic Chemistry 21116

 

 14524   Polymer Rheology             3 Cr.      Classification of non-Newtonian fluids, time independent non-Newtonian fluids, time dependent non-Newtonian fluids, viscoelastic fluids, flow of non-Newtonian fluids in pipes and channels, heat transfer and mixing characteristics of non-Newtonian fluids, viscometric measurements and apparatus. Prerequisite : Heat Transfer I 14325

 

 14450   Petrochemical Processes              3 Cr.      Petrochemical Processes in the industrial production of organic raw materials such as: synthetic gas, olefines, aromates, solvents, monomers, surficant and fertilizers.

 Prerequisite : Unit Operations I 14345

 

 

 GRADUATE PROGRAM

 M.Sc. Program

 The M.Sc. program leads to a general Chemical Engineering degree. Graduate students are required to take 12 credits from compulsory graduate courses, 12 credits from elective graduate courses and complete a graduate research project (equivalent of 8 credits), thus a total of 32 credits are required to obtain M.Sc. degree. The following table is a list of academic staff and their research interests.

 

 

          Surname & Name         Field of Research Interest            

 

 

   AMIRI Mohammad C.                         Transport and Surface Phenomena,

                                                                 Water Treatment

    BAGHERI Rohollah                             Polymerization Kinetics, Rubber &

                                                                 Plastic Technology

    DEHGHANIAN Changiz                     Electrochemical Eng. Corrosion, Water

                                                                 Treatment, Numerical Methods

    EHSANI Mohammadreza                    Distillation, Mass Transfer, Dispersion Methods

    ETEMAD S. Gholamreza                    Transport Phenomena, Numerical

                                                                 Methods, Rheology

    GHOREISHI S. Mohammad               Super-Critical Fluids, Environment

                                                                 Protection Engineering

                                                                 Water Pollution Control

    MEHRABANI Arjomand                      Modelling, Simulation, Control, Water &

                                                                 Waste Water Treatment

    MOHEB Ahmad                                  Membrane Separation Processes

    NASR ESFAHANI Mohsen                  Fluid Flow Visualization

    NEHZAT Mohammad Sadegh             Process Development, Electrolysis,

                                                                 Industrial Resins

    NOURI KHORASANI Saeed               Polymer Technology & Mechanical Properties

    POUR-MADANI Mehdi                       Powder Technique, Transport Phenomena,

                                                                 Mineral Proc.

    ROODPEYMA Shapour                      Solid-Fluid Reactions, Extraction

    SHAMS Kayghubad                             Fuels & Energy, Transport Phenomena

                                                                 With Chemical Reactions, Dynamical Systems,

                                                                 Process Development

 GRADUATE  COURSE  DESCRIPTIONS

 

 14742   Electrochemical Engineering        3 Cr.                       This course deals with basic phenomena of electrochemistry such as thermodynamics, electrode kinetics, modeling and simulation, experimental method and applications.

 

 14727   Advanced  Unit  Operations  Design             3 Cr.                       Choice  of  separation processes, simplified flow sheet, conceptual design, column hydrodynamic design, reduction of energy consumption, separation factor and molecular properties, solvent extraction.

 

 14717   Advanced Numerical Analysis      3 Cr.      Approximation and errors, solution techniques of linear and non-linear algebraic equations sets. Interpolation, extrapolation, differentiation and integration. Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, boundary and initial value problems. Numerical solution of partial differential equations, elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic equations.

 

 14719   Advanced  Reactor Design            3 Cr.      Deviations from ideal flow, Residence time distribution, non-ideal flow models, mixed flow, segregated flow, axial dispersion model, laminar flow in tubular reactor, heterogeneous reactions, kinetics of solid-fluid catalytic reactions, characterization of solid catalysts, reactor design for heterogeneous reactions, fixed-bed reactor, fluidized-bed reactor, slurry reactor, trickle bed reactor, optimization of multiple-reaction systems, non-isothermal reactors.

 

 14722   Advanced Chemical Engineering    Thermodynamics            3 Cr.      Cubic equa- tions of state, virial equations of state, Maxwell equal area rule, Bridgeman tables, fugacity, fugacity coefficients, activity coefficients, Gibbs-Duhem equation, vapor -liquid equilibria, liquid-liquid equilibria, phase stability, chemical reaction equilibria.

 

 14730   Chemistry  and  Technology  of  Polymers                  3  Cr.      Step and chain   polymerization kinetics, kinetic models Latex technology, polymer modifications, degradation and stabilization. polymer processings: mixing, vulcanization, formulation design: extrusion, injection, compression moulding of polymers. Advanced methods in polymer analyses(thermal, mechanical, etc).

 

 14712   Advanced Mass Transfer               3 Cr.      Formulation of mass transfer models, diffusion coefficient and mass transfer coefficient, models for prediction of M. T. coefficient, diffusional mass transfer, convective mass transfer, coupled processes in transport phenomena, multicomponent mass transfer.

 

 14752   Surface Phenomena        3 Cr.      Capillarity, thermodynamics description of interface, surface phenomena in fluid-fluid interfaces, adsorption in fluid-fluid interfaces, stability in suspensions, interfacial turbulency, foam, electro-kinetic phenomena: electrophoresis, electro-osmosis, streaming potential and sedimentation potential.

 

 14747   Advanced Methods in Separation 3 Cr.      The course deals with some selected separation methods in chemical industries, includes ion exchange science & technology, membrane technology (electrodialysis and reverse osmosis), filtration and ultrafiltration, flotation (foam, froth, ion and aphron), adsorption.

 

 14729   Special Topics in Polymer Science              3 Cr.      Polymerization and processing of medical grade polymers. Sterilization of medical grade polymers. Polymeric fibers in medicine (hollow fibers, structures). Polymeric adhesives.

 

 14725   Fundamentals of Catalysis             3 Cr.      Basic principles in preparation, characterization, testing and theory of heterogeneous and homogenous catalysts. Chemisorption, adsorption isotherms, diffusion, surface kinetics, promoters, poisons, catalyst theory and design, acid based catalysis and soluble transition, metal complexes. Examples of important industrial applications are given.

 

 14707   Advanced Process Control            3 Cr.      Process identification, design of feedback control loop, steady state and dynamic response performance. Compensation techniques, lead, lag, lead-lag compensators and control of systems with delay time. Cascade and feedforward control systems. State-space representation and modern control theory. Digital computer control, discrete systems and Z transform, design of digital feedback controller.

 

 14751   Advanced Mathematics  3 Cr.      Mathematical models representation, linear algebra, vectors and matrices, eigenvalue problem, optimization, special function (Gamma, Beta, Bessel, Legendre...), analytical solution techniques of differential equations, Approximate analytical methods of solution, statistical methods, numerical solution techniques of differential equation.

 

 

 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

 

  Professors :                                                                                       M.M. Saadatpour

 

 Associate Professors :                                                                       M. Azhari; M. Vafaeian

 

 Assistant Professors :                                                                                    K. Asghari; M.K. Beirami; B. Boroomand-

                                                                                                             Ghahnavieh; M.R. Chamani; M. Eetemaadi;

                                                                                                             M. Ghazavi; M. Haghighi-Podeh; I. Hoshyari;

                                                                                                             B. Koosha; A.M. Malek; K. Mirtalaei;

                                                                                                             A.M. Momeni; D. Mostofinejad; K. Mirtalaei;

                                                                                                             A. Taebi-Harandy; R. Zolanvar

 

 Instructors :                                                                                       S.M. Abtahi; M. Ameli;

                                                                                                             M.R. Behbahanifard; M. Dianatkhah;

                                                                                                             M.R. Eftekhar; R. Khodadadi;

                                                                                                             M. Rashtian; H.R. Safavi; M. Sobhani

 

 

 The Department of Civil Engineering offers the degree of Bachelor of  Science (B.Sc.) in Civil Engineering . At the graduate level, offers the Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Structural Engineering, Water Engineering, Soil & Foundation and  Environmental Engineering . It also offers the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering, Structure.  

 

 

 Research Activities

 

             Research by the faculty is carried out in three distinct groups of Structural Analysis, Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, and Geotechnical Engineering.

 

 Structural Analysis

             The rapid developments in industry, particularly in the aerospace industry, in recent years has motivated detailed study into the behavior of plates and composite plates. Following these lines, much attention has been directed towards the static, dynamic, and stability analysis of plates with different shapes and boundary conditions.

             Encased castellated I-beams are extensively used in roofs and ceilings in most buildings throughout the country. The present methods applied in the analysis and design of such beams are grossly conservative. The objective of research in this area is to obtain a method that can predict the strength of these beams more realistically.

             The themes addressed by the research group in this area: investigation of the dynamic behavior of structures based on base isolation; static and dynamic analysis of stability of plates with different geometrical shapes through Galerkin and Ritz techniques using bubble equations in the analysis of plates and sections stability; investigation of concrete slabs without beams and power transition in them; investigation of the behavior of high, pipe-system buildings; optimization of reinforced concrete structures; the behavior of prestressed and partially prestressed components; investigation of castellated beams and its interaction with concrete; investigation of high-quality concretes and application of various materials for the improvement of concrete physical and chemical properties as well as its durability .

             The group is currently engaged in the following research:

 -   Free-vibration analysis of tanks containing more than one liquid

 -   Investigation of the elastic and plastic behavior of encased castellated
             I-beams

 -   Solution of triangular plates having variable thickness and different
             boundary conditions

 -   Local, distortional, lateral and post buckling of monosymmetric I-beams

 -   Investigation of strength of masonry columns under axial loads.

 

 Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

             Proper water quality management seems unattainable without controlling the point and nonpoint pollution sources. Among the nonpoint sources, the urban runoff is usually the most frequent sources of pollution in water resources. The faculty have been heavily involved in urban runoff pollution and its control but the other main areas of interest and current research include:

 -   Water resources planning and management

 -   Assessment and control of environmental impacts of urban runoff

 -   Study into the environmental impacts of urban, industrial, and agricultural        development

 -   Industrial wastewater survey

 -   Investigation of surface water and groundwater quality and pollution
             control

 -   Hydraulic structures and environmental hydraulics

 -   Water quality modelling

             The group is also involved in the following projects:

 -   Industrial and sanitary wastewater survey of Isfahan Steel Mill Co.

 -   Investigation of the environmental impacts of urban, industrial and
             agricultural development

 -   Study of the urban stormwater pollutant load

 -   Mathematical modelling of the impacts of industrial wastewater from
             textile plants on the Zayandehrood River

 -   Fuzzy set theory in water resources systems planning

 

 Geotechnical Engineering

             The activities within this group fall under the following topics:

 -   Design and analysis of protection for tunnels and underground spaces and        ground deformations

 -   Analysis of stability of earth and rock dams and their stability during
             earthquakes.

 

 

 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

 

 Undergraduate students must take 20 credits in general courses, 27 credits in basic courses,89 credits in compulsory courses and 4 credits in elective courses

 (total 140 credits) for B.Sc. in Civil Engineering.

 

 UNDERGRADUATE  COURSES

 

 Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

 

 COURSE CODE                                 COURSE TITLE                                                                                                                                                 CREDITS

 Semester I (Fall)

 20101                               Physics of Mechanics                                                     2

 20103                               Physics of Heat                                                                2

 16100                               Engineering Graphics                                                     2

 25509                               English for Engineers                                                     3

 19101                               Calculus I                                                                          4

 20111                               Physics of Heat Lab                                                        1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             4

 

 Semester II (Spring)

 20203                               Physics of Electricity                                                       2

 16104                               Engineering Geology I                                                    2

 16116                               Surveying                                                                          2

 16117                               Field Work for Surveying                                                1

 16102                               Statics                                                                                3

 19102                               Calculus II                                                                         4

 20211                               Physics of Electricity Lab                                               1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             3

 

 Semester III (Fall)

 18150                               Computer Programming                                                3

 16114                               Construction Materials                                                    2

 16112                               Dynamics                                                                          3

 16307                               Strength of Materials                                                       4

 19201                               Differential Equations                                                     3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 Semester IV (Spring)

 16105                               English for Civil Engineering                                        2

 16240                               Principles of Urban Planning                                        2

 16222                               Fluid Mechanics I                                                             3

 16212                               Structural Analysis I                                                         3

 19211                               Engineering Statistics and Probability                         3

 16221                               Soil Mechanics                                                                 3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester V (Fall)

 16234                               Steel Structures Design I                                                3

 16330                               Hydraulics                                                                         2

 16315                               Structural Analysis II                                                        2

 16326                               Concrete Technology                                                     2

 16349                               Highway Engineering                                                     2

 -                                           General Courses                                                             4

 -                                           Elective Courses                                                              3

 

 Semester VI (Spring)

 16217                               Construction Materials Lab                                            1

 16328                               Engineering Hydrology I                                                3

 16347                               Steel Structures Design II                                               3

 16327                               Fluid Mechanics Lab                                                       1

 16345                               Loading                                                                             2

 16314                               Design of Concrete Structures I                                    3

 16344                               Highway Engineering Project                                       1

 16220                               Soil Mechanics Lab                                                         1

 19301                               Elementary Numerical Methods                                   2

 16351                               Road Building Machinery & Methods                          2

 

 Semester VII (Fall)

 16334                               Water & Wastewater Systems                                       3

 16433                               Steel Structures Project                                                  1

 16339                               Water Distribution Systems                                           3

 16320                               Architectural Design                                                        2

 16348                               Design of Concrete Structures II                                   3

 16200                               Strenght of Materials Lab                                               1

 16321                               Foundation Engineering                                                2

 16337                               Construction of Concrete Structure & Site                  2

 -                                           Elective Courses                                                              1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester VIII (Spring)

 16343                               Water & Wastewater Project                                          1

 16338                               Construction of Steel Structure & Site                         2

 16340                               Estimation & Project                                                        2

 16413                               Reinforced Concrete Project                                         1

 16443                               Pavement Design                                                            3

 -                                           Elective Courses                                                              2

 

 Elective Courses

 16310                               Surveying & Fieldwork II                                                 2

 16332                               Ground Water Resources                                               3

 16400                               Training II                                                                          2

 16401                               Engineering Geology II                                                   2

 16408                               Earthquake Engineering                                                3

 16410                               Electrical & Mechanical Services                                 2

 16366                               Environmental Engineering                                          3

 16416                               Matrix Analysis of Structures                                         3

 16421                               Earth Dams                                                                       2

 16227                               Structures Lab                                                                  1

 16404                               Hydraulics Machinery & Pump Stations                      2

 16441                               Traffic Engineering                                                         2

 16472                               Bridge Engineering                                                         3

 16474                               Prestressed Concrete                                                     3

 16473                               Tunneling                                                                          3

 

 

 

 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE  DESCRIPTIONS

 

 16100   Engineering Drawing       2 Cr.      Introduction to the concept of engineering drawing, orthographic drawing sketching, sections and conventions. Pictorial drawing and sketching, isometric and oblique, two point perspective, additional short problems in Architectural drawing.

 

 16102   Statics  3 Cr.      Force systems, equilibrium, structures, distributed forces, friction, moments and products of inertia. Prerequisite : Calculus I 19101

 

 16104   Engineering Geology I      2 Cr.                       The nature and scope of physical geology, matter and energy. Minerals. Igneous activity and rocks, Sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, erosion on hillslopes, running water, underground water, tectonic. Earthquakes. Prerequisite : -

 

 16105   Technical English in Civil Engineering        2 Cr.                       Technical terms in areas of: Drawing, concrete, materials, construction, soil, road, structures, transportation, water, etc... are discussed. Prerequisite : English for Engineers 25509

 

 16112   Dynamics            3 Cr.                       Dynamics of particles & rigid bodies at general plane motion including kinematics, dynamic equilibrium, work & energy, and impulse & momentum. Prerequisite : Statics 16102 & Physics of Mechanics 20101

 

 16114   Building Materials             2 Cr.      Cement, aggregates, and concrete building units concrete admixtures, brick and tile, stone, ferrous and nonferrous metals, gypsum and lime, glass, bituminous materials, building papers, plastics, building boards, exterior wall materials, flooring & roofing materials, insulating materials, acoustical materials interior finishing materials, adhesives, sealers, sealants, protective and decorating coatings. Prerequisite : Engineering Geology I 16104

 

 16200   Strength of Materials Lab.              1 Cr.                       Measurement of beams reactions, and deflection, tension and compression of bars, torsion test, impact test, stability of columns, strain measurement in beams, stability of structures.

 Prerequisite : Strength of Materials 16307

 

 16116 & 16117   Surveying & Field Work I 3 Cr.                       Introduction, shape and size of the earth, theory of errors, measurement of distance, angle and elevation, surveying network, plane and topographic surveying.

 Prerequisite : Calculus I 19101

 

 16212   Structural Analysis I         3 Cr.      Determinacy and Indeterminacy, stability, internal forces of frames, trusses, zero load method, influence line, deflection of structures, area moment method, virtual work, unit load method, settlement, thermal effect, misfit, force method, three moment equation.

 Prerequisite : Calculus II 19102 and Strength of Materials 16307

 

 16217   Building Materials Testing lab.      1 Cr.      Evaluation of chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of portland cement, lime, gypsum, stone, mineral aggregates, fresh and hard concrete, brick and tile, .... . in accordance with specification and designation indicated in annual book of ASTM Standards. Prerequisite : Concrete Technology 16326

 

 16220   Soil Mechanics Lab.         1 Cr.      Standardized laboratory tests for determination of soil engineering properties which are defined in soil mechanics. Prerequisite : Soil Mechanics 16221

 

 16221   Soil Mechanics  3 Cr.                       In this course, the physical and mechanical properties of soil are discussed. These properties are categorized in seven subjects as: Strength of soil, permeability, compaction, consolidation, stress distribution, slope stability and ranking states of equilibrium.

 Prerequisite : Strength of Materials 16307

 

 16222   Mechanics of Fluids         3 Cr.      Fluid statics: pressure force on surfaces, buoyancy, fluid dynamics: continuity, energy and momentum principles, dimensional analysis & hydraulic similitude, dragforce, laminar-flow, flow in pipes.

 Prerequisite : Dynamics 16112 & Strength of Materials 16307

 

 16227   Structure Lab     1 Cr.      Measuring of force & deflection in different types of bridges & trusses, use of strain gages for measuring strain in beams.

 Prerequisite : Structural Analysis II 16315

 

 16234   Steel Structures Design I                3 Cr.                       General principles of structural design, mechanical properties of steel, tension member, design of beam, design of compression member, design of member in bending and compression, castellated beams, design of baseplates. Prerequisite : Structural Analysis I 16212

 

 16240   Principles of Architecture               2 Cr.                       Lecture-seminar on aspect of aesthetic in architectural design, architectural criticism.

 Prerequisite : Engineering Graphics 16100

 

 16307   Strength of Materials       4 Cr.      Tension, compression, torsion, bending, shear, combined stresses in beams and frames, mohr circle, beam deflection, buckling of column. Prerequisite : Statics 16102

 

 16310   Surveying & Fieldwork II 2 Cr.      Triangulation, setting up of circular, compound, inverse, clotoide and vertical curves in highway engineering. Prerequisite : Surveying & Fieldwork I 16210

 

 16314   Design of Concrete Structures I   3 Cr.                       Introduction, physical and mechanical properties of concrete, design methods and requirements, analysis and design of rectangular, T, I section in bending, shear, torsion, members in compression and bending, interaction curves for columns, effect of slenderness in design of columns. Prerequisite : Structural Analysis I 16212

 

 16315   Theory of Structures II     2 Cr.                       Indeterminate structures, displacement methods, slope deflection, moment distribution, influence lines, nonprismatic beams. Prerequisite : Structural Analysis I 16212

 

 16320   Architectural Design        2 Cr.      Introduction to project program development with emphasis on the analysis of functional and structural needs, additional problems in housing, common building design and presentation,.

 Prerequisite : Principles of Urban Planning 16240

 

 16321   Foundation Engineering  2 Cr.      Subsurface exploration, ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations, settlement of shallow foundations, lateral earth pressure and retaining walls, pile foundations. Prerequisite : Soil Mechanics 16221

 

 16326   Concrete Technology       2 Cr.                       Cement, aggregates, water, fresh concrete, mixing, handling, placing, compacting, admixtures, temperature problems, testing, mix design. Prerequisite : Construction Materials 16114

 

 16327   Fluid Mechanics Lab.       1 Cr.                       Friction pipes & joints, hydraulic jump in open channel, hydrostatic force on surfaces, flow discharge measuring devices, jet impact. Prerequisite : Hydraulics 16330

 16328   Engineering Hydrology    3 Cr.                       Hydrological cycle, atmospheric water, precipitation, hydrological abstractions, surface water, rainfall-runoff relationships, groundwater, statistical hydrology. Prerequisite  : Mechanics of Fluids  16222, Engineering Statistics and Probability 19211

 

 16330   Hydraulics I         2 Cr.                       Types of flow in open channels, specific energy, critical depths, constant head energy, principles of momentum in open channels flow, uniform flow, gradually varied flow. Prerequisite  : Mechanics of Fluids 16222

 

 16332   Groundwater      3 Cr.                       Groundwater and aquifers, physical properties of aquifers, Darcy's law and hydraulic conductivity, well-flow systems, measurement of hydraulic conductivity, transmissivity, specific yield, and storagic coefficient, groundwater exploration, well construction, pumping, and groundwater quality. Prerequisite : Engineering Geology I 16104, Simul. Engineering Hydrology I 16328

 

 16334   Water and Wastewater Systems  3 Cr.                       Introduction to municipal water and wastewater treatment and network systems: sources of public water supply, water quality and quantity requirements, design and analysis of water distribution network, quantity and characteristics of wastewater, design of wastewater collection systems, fundamentals of water and wastewater treatment processes.

 Prerequisite : Engineering Hydrology I 16328, Simul. Hydraulics 16330

 

 16337   Concrete Construction & Inspection           2 Cr.                       Planning and equipment for concrete site. Materials for concrete and its properties, framework, reinforcement, concrete mixing and distribution, placing, compacting, curing, protection and inspecting, fresh concrete specifications for concrete units. Recommended practice for foundation, retaining wall, floor, roof, beam, slab recommended practice for special type of concreting, hot weather, cold weather, light concrete, bridge, tunnelling, ... Prerequisite : Design of Concrete Structures I  16314

 

 16338   Steel Construction & Inspection   2 Cr.                       Planning and Equipment for steel construction site, production and its specification in accordance with AISC., erection of steel structure and its regulation, steel structural connections: bolted, welded, riveted connections, inspection accordance with standards, visual, non-destructive, and destructive testing.

 Prerequisite : Steel Structures Design I 16234

 

 16339   Water Distribution Systems           3 Cr.      Design principles for small dams. Design of open channels. Intakes and turnouts. Design of weirs on permeable foundations. Design of hydraulic jump stilling basins. Water conveyance structures. Prerequisite : Soil Mechanics 16221 and Hydraulics 16330

 

 16340   Estimating & Projects      2 Cr.                       General Introduction to get acquainted with types of contract, conditions of contract and getting tenders. Developing relationship with employer, consulting engineers, contractor, and formulating duties of groups. Methods of measurement for some type of constructions. Cost analysis for different types of constructions. Prerequisite : Architectural Design 16320

 

 16344   Highway Engineering Project        1 Cr.                       Design of a highway, and highway facilities. Prerequisite  : Highway Engineering 16349

 

 16345   Loading of Structures      2 Cr.                       Probability laws for wind, earthquake and live loads, forces generated by wind, Iranian code, forces generated by earthquakes, Iranian code & U.B.C. approach, vertical loads, approximate solutions for vertical & horizontal loads, some systems to carry vertical & horizontal loads.

 Prerequisite : Engineering Statistics and Probability 19211, Simul. Structural  Analysis II 16315

 

 16347   Steel Structures II             3 Cr.      Analysis and design of beams by plastic methods design of composite beams, design of plate girders; torsion in I beams bolts, welds, design of connections. Prerequisite : Steel Structures Design I 16234

 

 16348   Concrete Structures II     3 Cr.                       Bond stress and development length, one way slabs, two way slabs, yield line theory, foundations, crackwidths and deflection, shear friction, corbels. Prerequisite  : Steel Structures Design I 16314;  Simul. Structural Analysis II 16315

 

 16349   Highway Engineering       3 Cr.      Earthwork, circular curves, compound and reverse curves, parabolic vertical curves, transition  spirals, element of highway safety: curve superelevation, widening on curves, sight distance, intersections. Prerequisite : Soil Mechanics 16221; Surveying & Fieldwork I 16210

 

 16351   Road Building Machinery & Methods           2 Cr.      Operational hydraulic systems excavators, loaders, crawler road engineering tractors, rollers, graders, scrapers, management project control, road construction Method

 Prerequisite : Highway Engineering 16349

 

 16366   Environmental Engineering            3 Cr.                       The Principles of water and wastewater treatment, water quality management, air pollution, solid waste, noise pollution and soil treatment will be discussed.

 

 16401   Engineering Geology II and Geotechnics    2 Cr.                       Geological maps and sections, the geological water supply, subsurface exploration, geotechnical sampling, grouting. Prerequisite  : Water Distribution Systems 16339

 

 16404   Hydraulic Machines and Pumping Stations               2 Cr.      Hydraulic machines-

 turbines fluid systems, reciprocating pumps, indicator diagrams, centrifugal pumps, multistage centrifugal pumps, cavitation, water hammer, air vessels, structure of pumping station. Prerequisite : Fluid Mechanics I 16222

 

 16408   Earthquake Engineering 3 Cr.      Earthquake signals & filteration, baseline correction, frequency filtering method, low-pass & high-pass filters, modal analysis under earthquake loading, spectra & response spectrum, earthquake codes, earthquake damage, shaking table tests. Prerequisite : Structural Analysis II 16315;  Design of Concrete Structures I 16314

 

 16413   Concrete Project               1 Cr.      A complete concrete structure project design including a 10-story building site concrete slab and shear wall. Design of all structural elements in the building. Prerequisite  : Structural Analysis II 16315;  Design of Concrete Structurs II 16348

 

 16416   Matrix Analysis of Structures        3 Cr.                       Matrix algebra, mathematical modeling of members, stiffness method, plane structures, space structures, special topics in stiffness method, flexibility method.

 Prerequisite : Structural Analysis II 16315

 

 16417   Plastic Analysis and Design of Structures 3 Cr.       Basic concepts, plastic  bending, ultimate loads of beams and frames, plastic design of beams and columns, beam-columns, deflections.

 

 16421   Earth Dams        2 Cr.                       In this course the design and analysis of earth and rockfill dams are discussed and it can be divided in five basic subjects as: materials, cut off methods, drainage systems, design and foundations. Prerequisite : Soil Mechanics Lab 16220

 

 16433   Steel Structure Project    1 Cr.                       Analysis and design of a building and or an industrial building. Prerequisite : Loading 16345; Structural Analysis II 16315;  Steel Structures Design II 16347

 

 16434   Water and Wastewater Project     1 Cr.      Practices in the analysis and design of municipal water distribution system. Prerequisite : Water & Wastewater  Systems 16334

 

 16441   Traffic Engineering           2 Cr.                       Elements of traffic engineering, travel time and delay studies, spot speed studies, volume studies, traffic theory, highway capacity, parking studies, traffic control devices.

 Prerequisite : Engineering Statistics and Probability 19211

 

 16443   Pavement Design             3 Cr.      Stress in flexible pavements, materials characterization, climate and environmental effects, subgrade stabilization, design of flexible pavements, pavement distress, flexible overlay design, geogride use in asphalt overlays. Prerequisite : Highway Engineering 16349

 

 16472   Bridge Engineering Credits            3 Cr.      Analysis and design of different bridge decks including: concrete slabs, T beam decks multi-beam decks (steel or prestressed), box beam bridges (steel or concrete), segmental post-tensioned box girder bridge. Prerequisite : Steel Structures Design I 16234; Design of Concrete  Structures II 16348

 

 16473   Tunnel Engineering           3 Cr.                       This course covers the principles of the methods and technology for underground excavations, the basic computational methods to design the supports and lining for tunnels.

 Prerequisite : Foundation Engineering 16321

 

 16474   Prestressed Concrete     3 Cr.                       Different types of prestressing, transfer stresses service load stresses. Ultimate flexural strength shear strength, prestress losses, end block design statically indeterminate prestressed structures. Prerequisite : Design of Concrete Structures 16314

 

 

 

 GRADUATE PROGRAM

 (a) M.Sc. Program

 Graduate students must take 18 credits in his or her required courses, 6 credits from elective courses, 2 credit seminar  and 6 credits thesis , totally 32 credits to obtain M.Sc. degree.

 

 (b) Ph.D. Program

 The complete Ph.D. program consists of 24 units of coursework, 24 units of thesis and the students must pass the written and oral comprehensive exam after completion of their courseworks. The following table is a list of academic staff and their research interests.

 

 

          Surname & Name         Field of Research Interest            

 

 

   ASGHARI Kayvan                               Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulics

    BEIRAMI Mohammad Karim              Hydraulic Engineering, River Engineering,

                                                                 Hydraulic Structures

    CHAMANI Mohammad Reza              Hydraulic Structure, Environmental Hydraulics

    BOROOMAND GHAHNAVIEH         Finite Element (Linear and Non-Linear),

    Bijan                                                    Structural Dynamics, Soil Dynamics

    EETEMAADI Mohsen                         Dynamics of Structures, Earthquake Engineering

    GHAZAVI Mahmoud                           Static & Dynamic Neumerical Modelling in

                                                                 Geotechnical Engineering, Foundations,

                                                                 Soil Dynamics, Geoenvironmental Technology

    HAGHIGHI-PODEH Mohammad     Environmental Engineering, Industrial Wastewater

                                                                 Treatment (Water and Wastewater Treatment)

    HOSHYARI Iraj                                   Steel & Tubular Joints, Experimental Analysis

                                                                 of Structures

    KOOSHA Behrooz                              Numerical Methods, Hydraulic Fracturing

    MALEK Amir M.                                 Composite Structures, FRPRIC Structures,

                                                                 Behaviour of Interface between FRP Sheets

                                                                 and Concrete

    MIRTALAEI Kamal                             Design of Concrete Structures, Analysis of Design

                                                                 of Bridges

    MOMENI Ali M.                                  Composite Beams, Composite Columns,

                                                                 Composite Structures

 

    MOSTOFINEJAD Davood                  Reinforced Concrete, Application of FRP Compos-

                                                                 ites in Reinforced Concrete, Ductility and Moment

                                                                 Redistribution in RC Structures, Nonlinear finite

                                                                 Element in RC, Advanced Concrete Technology

    ROSHANZAMIR Mohammad A.         Constitutive Equations for Geomaterials

                                                                 Soil Dynamics

    SAADATPOUR Mohammad M.          Earthquake Eng. and Structure Dynamics

                                                                 Energy Methods (Numerical) in Structural Analysis

    TAEBI-HARANDY Amir                      Water and Wastewater Engineering, Environmental

                                                                 Hydraulics

    VAFAEIAN Mahmoud                         Earth Dams, Soil Mechanics, Tunnels

    ZOLANVAR Rahim                              Water and Geology

 

 

 GRADUATE  COURSES

 

 Curriculum for the Degree of Master of Eng. in Civil Engineering,

 Major Structural Engineering

 

 COURSE CODE                                 COURSE TITLE                                                                                                                                                 CREDITS

 16500                               Engineering Mathematics                                              3

 16501                               Theory of Elasticity                                                          3

 16502                               Matrix Analysis of Structures                                         3

 16503                               Dynamics of Structures                                                  3

 16504                               Theory of Plates & Shells                                               3

 16505                               Finite Element Methods                                                 3

 16506                               Stability of Structures                                                      3

 16507                               Earthquake Engineering                                                3

 16508                               Prestressed Concrete                                                     3

 16509                               Reliability of Structures                                                   3

 16514                               Bridge Design                                                                  3

 16517                               Random Vibrations                                                         3

 16519                               Advanced Concrete Design                                          3

 16521                               Plastics Analysis & Design of Structures                    3

 16555                               MS Project                                                                         6

 16556                               Seminar                                                                             2

 GRADUATE  COURSE  DESCRIPTIONS

 

 16500   Engineering Mathematics               3 Cr.                       Ordinary differential equations, linear differential equations, laplace transformation, fourier series, fourier integral, gamma, beta and bessel functions, partial differential equations, complex variables.

 

 16501   Theory of Elasticity           3 Cr.                       Stress tensor, deformation, and strain tensor, stress-strain relation in general form, energy, virtual work, solution of some problems in elasticity.

 

 16502   Matrix Analysis of Structures        3 Cr.                       Matrix algebra, mathematical modeling of members, stiffeness method, plane structures, space structures, special topic in stiffeness method, flexibility method.

 

 16503   Dynamics of Structures  3 Cr.      Fundamentals of dynamic of particles & rigid bodies, differential equations, single degree freedom systems, duhamel's integral, response spectrum, multi-degree freedom systems, systems with distributed mass & elasticity, analysis of frames under base motion for shear & axial forces & bending moments.

 

 16504   Theory of Plates and Shells            3 Cr.                       Introduction, circular plates, rectangular plates, plates of various geometrical forms, plate bending by numerical method, plates under combined lateral and direct loads, membrane stresses in shells.

 

 16505   Finite Element Method     3 Cr.                       General concepts, variational formulation and approximation, finite element analysis of one and/or two dimensional problem(s). Bending of elastic and plates, isoparametric elements and numerical integration, nonlinear problems. Three dimensional problems.

 

 16506   Stability of Structures      3 Cr.                       Buckling of columns, approximate methods, beam-columns, buckling of frames, torsional buckling, plate buckling.

 

 16507   Earthquake Engineering 3 Cr.      Earthquake signals & filteration, baseline correction, frequency filtering method, low-pass & high-pass filters, modal analysis under earthquake loading, spectra & response spectrum, earthquake codes, earthquake damage, shaking table tests .

 

 16508   Prestressed Concrete     3 Cr.                       Basic concepts, materials, flexural analysis, flexural design, shear, prestress losses, composite beams, continuous beams, deflections.

 

 16509   Reliability of Structures   3 Cr.      Events, probability of events, probability of failure of determinate structures, faults & probability of failure of indeterminate structures, application of normal & lognormal and extreme value probability laws for the calculation of safety of structures.

 

 16517   Random  Vibration             3 Cr.                       Probability theory, theory of random variables, theory of random processes, some important random processes, response of systems to excitations, response of a discrete linear system, response of a linear continuous random system.

 

 16519   Advanced  Concrete  Structure  Design      3 Cr.                       Concrete  tanks and reservoirs, silos and bunkers, concrete shells, concrete towers and chimneys, ductility of concrete structures.

 

 16521   Plastic  Analysis  and  Design of Structures              3 Cr.                       Basic concept, plastic bending, ultimate loads of beams and frames, plastic design of beams and columns, beam-columns, deflections.

 

 Curriculum for the Degree of Master of Eng. in Civil Engineering,

 Major Water Engineering

 

 COURSE CODE                                 COURSE TITLE                                                                                                                                 CREDITS

 16500                               Engineering Mathematics                                              3

 16526                               Earth Dams                                                                       3

 16535                               Advanced Hydraulics                                                      3

 16537                               Advanced Hydrology                                                      3

 16539                               Hydrodynamics                                                                3

 16541                               Numerical Methods in Water Engineering                 3

 16543                               Water Resources Quality Control                                 3

 16547                               Groundwater Resources                                                3

 16549                               Operations Research                                                      3

 16555                               MS Project                                                                         6

 16556                               Seminar                                                                             2

 COURSE  DESCRIPTIONS

 

 16535   Advanced Hydraulics       3 Cr.                       Cavitation control in rapidly varied flow. Supercritical flow in open channels. Specially varied flow. Gradually varied and rapidly varied unsteady flow. Storage and river flow roofing.

 

 16537   Advanced Hydrology        3 Cr.      Application of modern statistical analysis and mathematical statistics in hydrology : time series analysis, stochastic models (AR, ARMA, ARIMA, ...), simulation by Monte Carlo methods.

 

 16539   Hydrodynamics 3 Cr.                       Flow of an ideal fluid, flow of a real fluid, graphical flow nets, numerical analysis and experimental analogies, standard patterns of flow, conformal transformation

 

 16541   Numerical  Methods  in  Water  Engineering              3 Cr.                       Basic partial differential equations used in surface and subsurface hydrology. Basic concepts of finite difference and finite element methods. Application of numerical methods using the related equations.

 

 16526   Earth Dams        3 Cr.                       In this course the design and analyses of earth and rockfill dams are discussed and it can be divided into five basic subjects as : Materials, cut off methods, drainage systems, design and foundations.

 

 16547   Groundwater Resources                3 Cr.                       Introduces fundamental government principles, the movement of water and contaminants in groundwater systems : physical properties of groundwater and aquifers, principles and fundamental equations of porous media flow and mass transport, well hydraulics and pumping test analysis, and groundwater quality and contamination.

 

 16549   Operations Research      3 Cr.                       Introduction to operations research. Optimization techniques such as linear and non-linear programming, network analysis, multi-objective programming, and dynamic programming. Application of systems analysis techniques (deterministic and stochastic optimization and simulation) to the planning, design, and operation of water resources systems.

 

 

 

 

 Curriculum for the Degree of Master of Eng. in Civil Engineering,

 Major Soil & Foundation

 

 COURSE CODE                                 COURSETITLE                                                                                                                                                  CREDITS

 16500                               Engineering Mathematics                                              3

 16501                               Theory of Elasticity                                                          3

 16505                               Finite Element Methods                                                 3

 16516                               Soil Dynamics                                                                  3

 16526                               Earth Dams                                                                       3

 16527                               Advanced Soil Mechanics                                             3

 16528                               Theory of Plasticity in Soil                                              3

 16529                               Rock Mechanics                                                               3

 16530                               Advanced Foundation Engineering                             3

 16531                               Numerical Methods in Soil Mechanics                        3

 16534                               Continum Mechanics                                                      3

 16532                               Advanced Engineering Geology                                  3

 16547                               Ground Water Resources                                               3

 16555                               MS Project                                                                         6

 16556                               Seminar                                                                             2

 

 

 COURSE  DESCRIPTIONS

 

 16516   Soil Dynamics    3 Cr.      Vibration of single & multidegree freedom systems, fundamentals of soil mechanics, wave propagation & wave velocities, liquefaction phenomena, landslide phenomena, dynamic tests of soils, soil-structure interaction.

 

 16527   Advanced Soil Mechanics              3 Cr.                       This course is a continuation of the soil mechanics theories and the recent empirical formula for this subject.

 

 16528   Theory of Plasticity in Soil               3 Cr.      This course should cover the main theories of materials plasticity, especially soils and the application of mohr-coulomb, Von-Mises, and tresca plasticity theories to the practical problems of soil mechanics and foundation engineering.

 

 16529   Rock Mechanics               3 Cr.      This course should cover the principles of physico-mechanical properties of rocks as an eng. material. The main subjects in this course are : Physico-technical indices of rocks in both cases, i.e. samples and in situ, shear and tensile strength of rocks, rock structures; and rock technology.

 

 16530   Advanced  Foundation  Engineering            3 Cr.      This course covers some advanced discussions about the slope stability, retaining structures, bearing capacity theories and underground structures.

 

 16531   Numerical Methods in Soil Mechanics        3 Cr.                       This course should cover the basic methods of approaching the solution of problems in soil mechanics and foundation engineering by the numerical methods such as the finite difference. The primary subjects which should be discussed by the numerical approach are : Settlement, consolidation, failure, seepage problems and the slope stability.

 

 16532   Advanced Engineering Geology    3 Cr.                       The geology of reservoir and dam sites. The geology of cuttings and tunnels. Some methods of site investigation.

 

 16534   Continuum Mechanics     3 Cr.                       Basic concept, tensor algebra, tensor calculus, kinematics of deformation, the stress concept and the thermomechanical balance laws, selected topics in linear elasticity theory, selected topics in fluid mechanics, special theories of generalized continue.

 

 

 Curriculum for the Degree of Master of Eng. in Civil Engineering

 Major Environmental Engineering

 

 COURSE CODE                                 COURSETITLE                                                                                                                                                  CREDITS

 

 16540                               Mathematics for Environmental Eng.                          3

 16567                                 Air Pollution & Its Control                                               3

 16563                                 Water Treatment                                                              3

 16543                                 Water Resources Quality Control                                 3

 16568                                 Industrial Wastewater Treatment                                  3

 16566                                 Wastewater Treatment                                                   3

 16547                                 Groundwater                                                                     3

 16569                                 Solid Waste

 16565                                 Wastewater Collection Networks                                  3

 16555                                 MS Project                                                                         6

 16556                                 Seminar                                                                             2

 16561                                 Drinking Water Distribution                                            3

 COURSE  DESCRIPTIONS

 

 16543   Water Resources Quality Control 3 Cr.      Physical, chemical, and biological parameters relating to streams, estuaries, lakes and reservoirs, water uses and water quality goals, objectives and criteria, limnology, stratification, eutrophication, principles of water quality modeling and waste-load allocation, transport and transformation of chemicals in water resources are discussed.

 

 16567   Air Pollution and its Control            3 Cr.                       The nature, sources and effects of air pollution, sampling procedures, analytical methods, air pollution survey, meteorology, dispersion of pollutants in the atmosphere, theory and design of air pollution control equipments, and air pollution management.

 

 16563   Water Treatment               3 Cr.      The theory and design of various unit processes aeration, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, softening, absorption, fluoridation, stabilization, and disinfection in water treatment plants are discussed.

 

 16568   Industrial Wastewater Treatment 3 Cr.                       Sources and characteristics of industrial wastewaters, industrial waste survey, industrial waste minimization, pretreatment of industrial waste, water reuse, theory and design of neutralization, equalization, API and DAF, in-plants, specific industries will be discussed.

 

 16566   Wastewater Treatment   3 Cr.                       Theory and design of systems for treating municipal wastewater : Methods for characterizing wastewater properties, physical, chemical, and biological processes, including primary treatment, microbial kinetics of biological processes, activated sludge, fixed film reactors, anaerobic digestion, nutrient removal, and natural treatment.

 

 16561   Drinking Water Distribution            3 Cr.                       Emphasizes the mechanics of water flow in pipes and pipe network systems : municipal water uses and quantities, conservation laws and headless formulae, equivalent pipes, reservoir, pumps, formation of equations, hardy cross method, Newton-Raphson method, linear theory method, surge and water hammer problems.

 

 16569   Solid Waste         3 Cr.                       Definitions, characteristics and prospectives of solid and hazardous waste, waste generation, collection of solid waste, transfer and transport, process techniques and ultimate disposal, design and operation of landfills.

 

 16565   Wastewater Collection Networks                3 Cr.                       This course should cover the basic methods of wastewater flow and measurement, types of collection systems, and sewers, design of gravity - flow sewers, sewer appurtenances, infiltration / inflow, pumps and pump systems, design of pumping stations, analysis of pump systems, corrosion and odorous control.

 

 

 Curriculum for the Degree of Ph.D in Civil Engineering,

 Major Civil Engineering , Minor Structural Engineering

 

 The complete Ph.D. program consists of 24 units of coursework and 24 units of thesis.

 

 A - Courses: (24 Units)

 

 COURSE CODE                                 COURSE TITLE                                                                                                                                                 CREDITS

 16801                               Advanced Engineering Math II                                      3

 16803                               Finite Element II                                                              

 16805                               Advanced Concrete Technology                                  3

 16807                               Advanced Reinforced Concrete Structures                3

 16518                               Theory of Plasticity                                                          3

 16517                               Random Vibration                                                           3

 16506                               Stability of Structures                                                      3

 16507                               Earthquake Engineering                                                3

 16522                               Numerical Methods in Analysis of Structures            3

 16809                               Theory of Shells                                                               3

 16811                               Theory of Boundary Elements                                      3

 16813                               Fracture Mechanics                                                         3

 --------------------------------------------------------------        

 At least 8 of these courses should be taken

 B - The Ph.D. students must pass the written and oral comprehensive exam after             completion of their courseworks.   

 

 C - Projects (24 Units)

 16821                               Thesis                                                                                 6

 16822                               Thesis                                                                                 6

 16823                               Thesis                                                                                 6

 16824                               Thesis                                                                                 6

 

 

 

 

 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

 AND COMPUTER SCIENCES

 

 Associate Professors :                                                           V. Tahani; S.M. Saghaian Nejad

 

 Assistant Professors :                                                           S.H. Alavi; M.R. Ashouri; A. Bakhshai; A. Chini;

                                                                                                 M. Davarpanah; A.M. Dousthosseini;

                                                                                                 A. Ebrahimi; M. Ebrahimi Yazdabadi;

                                                                                                 H. Farzanehfard; H. Ghoudjehbaklo;

                                                                                                 F. Hendessi; M. Moallem; H. Moghbeli;

                                                                                                 M.A. Montazeri; J. Pourabadeh; H. Saidi;

                                                                                                 S. Samavi; S. Sadri; M. Sedighi Moshkanani;

                                                                                                 F. Sheikholeslam; J. Soltani; F. Torkamani-Azar;

                                                                                                 H. H. Zahraei; A. Zeidabadi Nezhad

 

 Instructors :                                                                           M. Akhavan Saraf; B. Asefi; R. Doustnejad;

                                                                                                 Y. Eslami Amirabadi; M. Fadaei;

                                                                                                 M.E. Hamedani; M. Hashemi; S. Hosseinnia;

                                                                                                 J. Kazemi; H. Mirmohammad Sadeghi;

                                                                                                 M. Mivehchi; S.M. Modarres Hashemi;

                                                                                                 S. Mostashari; S.R. Motahari; J. Omidi;

                                                                                                 M. Omoumi; R. Rabiei; A. Sharifipour;

                                                                                                 H. Tafazoli; Y. Zakeri

 

 

 Research Activities

 

 Power Systems Operation, Control and Protection

             The research projects in this group have been carried out mainly in collaboration with Isfahan Electricity Board and the local industries. Some such researches include spotpricing, optimal power flow, unit commitment, hydro-thermal coordination, scada, energy management systems, and voltage collapse . Research has also been pursued on the design of power area controls, within whose framework several projects have been completed such as area interchange control, power system stabilizers, SVC design and control, HVDC design and control, design of various classical and expert controls . Much research has also been devoted to power systems protection in which several projects on various adjustment relays and their tests are underway. The results from these activities have not only provided solutions to industrial problems but have also been disseminated through papers and presentations to national and international conferences around the world. The group maintains close-knit ties with industry and regional authorities such as Isfahan Electricity Board and its various associated committees as well as with the Power Research Center and the Electricity Research Council. The collaboration with industry has found a more solid base through the establishment of the Collaboration Council consisting of members from IUT and Isfahan Electricity Board.

 

 Artificial Intelligence Systems

             Research within this group includes expert systems, fuzzy logic, artificial neural networks, heuristic algorithms, case-base reasoning , and some other methods. The members have carried out various kinds of research on AI for application to the different areas of Power, Control, Telecommunications and Computer Technology.

 

 Electronic Systems Design

             The members in this group are actively involved in the design of discrete analog and digital circuits, VLSI circuit design, applications of neural networks to electronics, acceptance test and fault tolerant circuit design, power electronic circuit design such as DC/AC convertors, AC/DC rectifiers  and resonance convertors, electronic switching circuit design and ATM.

 

 Fault Tolerant Computing

             The research activities of the assemblage include devising algorithms for fault detection and location in the combinational and sequential circuits. Numerous technical papers have been issued by the group members on the ATPGs, fault simulators and promethean test algorithms. The prevalent activities are concentrated on IDDQ testing watchdog processors, ITG algorithms and design of universal CMOS gates for fault tolerant VLSI circuits.

 

 Radar Technology

             Several members at the department are interested in research on radar systems. The on-going research complements the application-oriented research conducted at the Electrical Research Center affiliated to the department. The work is broken down into various themes including radar signal processing, radar signal detection and estimation, multi-target tracking, radar networking and fusion and antenna pattern synthesis  .

 Digital and Mobile Communication Systems

             This group pursues research in the areas of video and image signal processing including modeling, identification, compression, quality improvement, adaptive neural network applications and optical signal processing. The activities and interests of the mobile communication group include : Channel modeling, modulation technologies power control, equalization techniques, numerous antenna arrays, papers are published and many presentation have been held locally and internationally.

 

 Cryptography

             Numerous research projects have been completed in the area of cryptography. Block cipher is the one theme which has had flourishing results through several projects such as data encryption standard, DES evaluation and the development of a new algorithm    for its decoding, study of the properties of substitution boxes in block cipher and the various approaches to their optimum design . In the area of stream cipher , our members have designed pseudo random code generators based on linear feedback shift  registers, which are resistant against conventional attacks and also have maximum immunity against correlative attacks. Generators have also been studied which are not based on linear feedback shift registers, leading to the development of novel methods in the area. Scramblers, public key hash functions and key management  form other areas of interest within the  group.

             In the area of information theory , studies have been going on into multi-user channels. Special channel capacities have been determined in these studies. Neural network performance has been examined from the viewpoint of information theory and Kolmogrov complexity.

 

 Computer Networks

             The advances in information technology and the developments in computer applications have made it an indispensable requirement for academic and university research to devote efforts into the development of computerized fast access to data banks; into the establishment of data, image, and sound transmission systems; and into the development of connections among networks. The research activities by the group have been mainly focused on the above areas including design and manufacture of ATM switch, connection coordination and management , special issues concerning mobile networks, and multi-media applications and computer networks (windows NT, unix) .

 

 Automation and Robotics

             The research on automation and robotics has mostly been carried out on the application-oriented area of robot arms control and  underwater operating vehicles . These projects have been conducted as part of larger projects in the Subsea Research Center (an affiliation of IUT) where the real  systems have been developed and manufactured.

 

 Information Systems and Data Bases

             Engineering requirements for information systems are major areas of research in this group. The work comprises the development of new methods and tools (e.g. EFD). The result of this research is being used in real projects in the area for requirement determination and specification for information system analysis, design and implementation is another area of work distributed and multimedia data bases and knowledge engineering are other areas covered in this group.

 

 1. An Overview

 The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences offers graduate and undergraduate programs leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Master of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in all major fields of electrical and computer engineering. The total number of students exceeds 1600 out of which 150 have graduated standing. The department operates a number of different laboratories with a variety of equipment. These include educational labs in computer software and hardware, electronics, microwaves and antennas, power systems and machinery, communications and control. In addition, individual research groups are active in the department. These include Power System Operation, Control and Protection, Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Circuit Design, Digital Communications, Radar Technology, Fault Tolerant Computing, Mobile Communication Cryptography, Computer Networks, Information Systems and Data bases and Automation and Robotics.

 

 2. Programs Of Study

 The department offers a wide range of undergraduate and post-graduate courses in the following majors of electrical and computer engineering:

   Communication

   Control

   Electronics

   Power

   Computer hardware

   Computer software

 Thus, an engineering student can specialize in virtually any significant branch of modern technology related to electrical and computer engineering.

 

 3. Department Structure

 40 Professors and instructors teach to undergraduate and graduate students in five groups of Communication, Control, Electronics, Power and Computer . The department is fortunate to be part of a great university to have the resources of several other departments and divisions at its disposal.

 

 4. Undergraduate Studies

 The department administers programs leading to the degree of B.Sc. in different majors of electrical and computer engineering. A total of 140 credits is required to qualify for B.Sc. degree in any one of the majors. These credits are categorized into five groups:

   General courses

   Basic courses

   Main courses

   Major courses

   Electives

 

 On the following pages the curriculum of each major is set forth in detail. The curriculum for students in all majors except Computer Engineering (Hardware and Software) is the same for the first three years. In the fourth year, students can specialize in one of the electrical engineering majors by taking major and elective courses in that field according to their interest and department capacity.

 

 

 

 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

 

 Curriculum for the first three years for students in Communication, Control, Electronics and Power

 

 COURSE CODE                                 COURSE TITLE                                                                                                                                                 CREDITS

 Semester I (Fall)

 19101                               Calculus I                                                                          4  20101   General Physics I (Mechanics)        2

 20103                               General Physics II (Heat)                                               2

 24101                               Workshop I                                                                        1

 28111                               Engineering Drawing                                                      1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             6

 

 Semester  II (Spring)

 19102                               Calculus I                                                                          4  20203   General Physics III (Electricity & Magnetism) 2

 20211                               General Physics III Lab                                                   1

 20111                               General Physics I Lab                                                     1

 18150                               Computer Programming                                                3

 24171                               Workshop II                                                                       1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             6

 

 Semester III (Fall)

 17213                               Electromagnetics                                                             3

 19201                               Differential Equations                                                     3

 17211                               Electric Circuits I                                                              3

 17201                               Electric Circuits I Lab                                                      1

 17212                               Electric Measurement                                                     3

 19301                               Numerical Analysis                                                         2

 -                                           General Courses                                                             3

 

 Semester IV (Spring)

 17221                               Electric Circuits II                                                             3

 19202                               Engineering Mathematics                                             

 17222                               Electronics I                                                                      3

 17202                               Electronics I Lab                                                              1

 17251                               Electric Machines I                                                          3

 17223                               Logic Circuits                                                                    3

 17210                               Electric Measurement Lab                                             1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester V (Fall)

 19213                               Engineering Stochastic                                                  3

 17363                               Systems Analysis                                                            4

 17323                               Electronics II                                                                     3

 18305                               Computer Architecture                                                   3

 17351                               Electric Machines II                                                         3

 17203                               Logic Circuits Lab                                                            1

 17205                               Electric Machines I Lab                                                  1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester VI (Spring)

 17365                               Communication I                                                             3

 17321                               Linear Control Systems                                                  3

 17325                               Power System Analysis                                                  3

 17412                               Microprocessors                                                              3

 17423                               Pulse Techniques *                                                         3

 17311                               Fields and Waves *                                                         3

 19210                               Linear Algebra *                                                               3

 17391                               Electric Machines III *                                                      3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

                 * Students take one of these courses depending on their field of study.

 

 Curriculum for the fourth year for students in Communication

 

 Semester VII (Fall)

 17471                               Communication II                                                            3

 17470                               Communication Circuits                                                3

 17422                               Electronics III                                                                    3

 17342                               Microwave I                                                                       3

 17400                               Microprocessors Lab                                                      1

 17204                               Electronics II Lab                                                             1

 17499                               B.Sc. Project                                                                     3

 Semester    VIII (Spring)

 17472                               Filters & Network Synthesis                                           3

 17341                               Antenna I                                                                           3

 17301                               Communication Circuits Lab                                        1

 17309                               Digital Communication Lab                                          1

 17207                               Electronics III Lab                                                            1

 17307                               Microwave Lab                                                                 1

 

 Curriculum for the fourth year for students in Control

 

 Semester VII (Fall)

 17418                               Advanced Control                                                            3

 17421                               Digital Control Systems                                                  3

 17421                               Thermodynamics                                                            2

 17322                               Industrial Electronics                                                       3

 17204                               Electronics II Lab                                                             1

 17320                               Linear Control Systems Lab                                          1

 17499                               B.Sc. Project                                                                     3

 

 Semester VIII (Spring)

 17473                               Industrial Control                                                             3

 17312                               Instrumentation                                                                3

 15106                               Fluid Mechanics                                                               2

 13310                               Process Management                                                    3

 17420                               Digital Control Systems Lab                                          1

 17206                               Industrial Electronics Lab                                               1

 

 Curriculum for the fourth year for students in Electronics

 

 Semester VII (Fall)

 20206                               Modern Physics                                                               3

 20303                               Physics of Electronics                                                     3

 17499                               Communication Circuits                                                3

 17422                               Electronics III                                                                    3

 17322                               Industrial Electronics                                                       3

 17400                               Microprocessors Lab                                                      1

 17204                               Electronics II Lab                                                             1

 17499                               B.Sc. Project                                                                     3

 Semester VIII (Spring)

 17472                               Filters & Network Synthesis                                           3

 17477                               Telephone Switching                                                      3

 17382                               Electronic Measurement                                                2

 17206                               Industrial Electronics Lab                                               1

 17301                               Communication Circuits Lab                                        1

 17309                               Digital Communication Lab                                          1

 17207                               Electronics III Lab                                                            1

 17307                               Microwave Lab                                                                 1

 

 Curriculum for the fourth year for students in Power

 

 Semester VII (Fall)

 17322                               Industrial Electronics                                                       3

 17429                               Power System Analysis II                                               4

 17313                               High Voltage & Insulation                                              3

 15107                               Thermodynamics                                                            2

 17400                               Microprocessors Lab                                                      1

 17430                               Electric Machines II Lab                                                 1

 17499                               B.Sc. Project                                                                     3

 

 Semester VIII (Spring)

 17411                               Special Machines                                                            3

 17324                               Electrical Installation                                                       3

 17345                               Relay and System Protection                                        3

 17451                               Power Plants                                                                    3

 17320                               Linear Control Systems Lab                                          1

 17315                               High Voltage & Insulation Lab                                      1

 

 Curriculum for students in Computer Eengineering (Hardware)

 

 Semester I (Fall)

 19101                               Calculus I                                                                          4  20101   General Physics I (Mechanics)        2

 20103                               General Physics II (Heat)                                               2

 24101                               Workshop I                                                                        1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             7

 

 Semester II (Spring)

 19102                               Calculus II                                                                         4  20203   General Physics III (Electricity & Magnetism) 2

 20211                               General Physics III Lab                                                   1

 20111                               General Physics II Lab                                                    1

 18101                               Computer Programming Principles                             2

 -                                           General Courses                                                             6

 

 Semester III (Fall)

 18200                               Advanced Computer Programming                            3

 19201                               Differential Equations                                                     3

 17211                               Electric Circuits I                                                              3

 17201                               Electric Circuits I Lab                                                      1

 18251                               Discrete Structures                                                          3

 24171                               Workshop II                                                                       1

 19301                               Numerical Analysis                                                         2

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester IV (Spring)

 19202                               Engineering Mathematics

 18222                               Electronic Circuits                                                            3

 18204                               Electronic Circuits Lab                                                    1

 18302                               Data Structure                                                                  3

 17223                               Logic Circuits                                                                    3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             3

 

 Curriculum for students in Computer Engineering (Software)

 

 Semester I (Fall)

 19101                               Calculus I                                                                          4  20101   General Physics I (Mechanics)        2

 20103                               General Physics II (Heat)                                               2

 24101                               Workshop I                                                                        1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             7

 

 Semester II (Spring)

 19102                               Calculus II                                                                         4  20203   General Physics III (Electricity & Magnetism) 2

 20211                               General Physics III Lab                                                   1

 20111                               General Physics II Lab                                                    1

 18101                               Programming Language Principles                            3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             5

 

 Semester III (Fall)

 18200                               Advanced Computer Programming                            3

 19201                               Differential Equations                                                     3

 17211                               Electric Circuits I                                                              3

 17201                               Electric Circuits I Lab                                                      1

 18251                               Discrete Structures                                                          3

 24171                               Workshop II                                                                       1

 19301                               Numerical Analysis                                                         3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             3

 

 Semester IV (Spring)

 19202                               Engineering Mathematics                                              3

 18222                               Electronic Circuits                                                            3

 18204                               Electronic Circuits Lab                                                    1

 18302                               Data Structure                                                                  3

 17223                               Logic Circuits                                                                    3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             3

 

 Semester V (Fall)

 19213                               Engineering Stochastic                                                  3

 17363                               Systems Analysis                                                            4

 17222                               Electric Circuits II                                                             3

 18305                               Computer Architecture                                                   3

 17203                               Logic Circuits Lab                                                            1

 18353                               Theory of Formal Language                                         3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester VI (Spring)

 18383                               Computer Networks                                                        3

 18314                               Operating Systems                                                          3

 17323                               Electronics II                                                                     3

 17412                               Microprocessors I                                                            3

 18405                               Computer Architecture Lab                                           1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester VII (Fall)

 18302                               Data Structure                                                                  3

 17321                               Linear Control Systems                                                  3

 18426                               Interfacing Systems Design                                          3

 18243                               Digital Electronics                                                            3

 17400                               Microprocessors Lab                                                      1

 17499                               B.Sc. Project                                                                     3

 

 Semester VIII (Spring)

 18430                               Advanced Computer Architecture                                3

 18414                               Microprocessor II                                                             3

 18415                               Computer Graphics                                                         3

 18303                               Artificial Intelligence                                                        3

 18343                               VLSI Circuit Design                                                         3

 18323                               Advanced Logic Circuits                                                3

 18320                               Linear Control Systems Lab                                          1

 18240                               Digital Electronics Lab                                                    1

 

 Semester V (Fall)

 19213                               Engineering Stochastic                                                  3

 18305                               Computer Architecture                                                   3

 18402                               Compiler Design I                                                           3

 18312                               Data Storage & Retrieval                                                3

 17203                               Logic Circuits Lab                                                            1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester VI (Spring)

 18383                               Computer Networks                                                        3

 18314                               Operating Systems                                                          3

 17323                               Electronics II                                                                     3

 17412                               Microprocessors I                                                            3

 18405                               Computer Architecture Lab                                           1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester VII (Fall)

 18203                               Computer Simulation                                                     3

 18482                               Software Engineering                                                     3

 18420                               Database Management Systems                                 3

 18332                               Design & Analysis of Algorithms                                  3

 18430                               Programming Languages                                             3

 17400                               Microprocessors Lab                                                      1

 17499                               B.Sc. Project                                                                     3

 

 Semester VIII (Spring)

 18430                               Advanced Computer Architecture                                3

 18415                               Computer Graphics                                                         3

 18725                               Artificial Intelligence                                                        3

 18314                               Advanced Operating Systems                                      3

 18484                               Object Oriented System Design                                   3

 13425                               Management Information Systems                             3

 

 

 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE  DESCRIPTIONS

 

 17213   Electromagnetics             3 Cr.      Vector analysis, Coulomb's and Gauss' laws, electric potential, Laplace's and Poisson's equations, electrostatic fields in material media, electrostatic energy, electric current, Biot Savart's law, magnetic potentials, Faraday's law, magnetostatic fields In material media, magnetostatic energy. Prerequisite : Electricity and Magnetism, Engineering Mathematics (concurrent)

 

 17311   Fields and Waves              3 Cr.      Maxwell's equations in time varying fields; boundary conditions, wave equations, plane wave propagation in unbounded media, polarization, pointing theorem, reflection and transmission at boundaries between media, wave equation in cylindrical waveguides, parallel, rectangular and cylindrical waveguides and dielectric waveguides, transmission lines, steady state and transient response, Smith chart, impedance matching, stub tuning.

 Prerequisite : Electromagnetics

 

 17342   Microwaves        3 Cr.      Cavity resonators, microwave networks , waveguide and cavity excitations, passive microwave components, propagation of waves In ferrites, ferrite components, microwave tubes, klystrons, magnetrons, TWT. Prerequisite : Fields and Waves

 

 18150   Computer Programming 2 Cr.      Computers and their types, programming languages, programming by Fortran IV, numbers and symbols, constant and variable quantities, computation statements, mathematics functions, input and output statements, conditional commands, repeat command, variables with indices, common memory,general memory, auxiliary memory, subroutines, main routine, writing several computer programs.

 

 17211   Electric Circuits I              3 Cr.      Lumped circuits and Kirchhoff's laws, circuit components and their characteristics, simple RLC circuits consisting of resistors, capacitors and inductors, independent and dependent sources, Thevenin's and Norton's equivalent circuits, nodal and mesh analysis of networks, Thevenin's, Norton's, superposition and maximum power transfer theorems applied to simple circuits, RC,RL and RLC circuits and their response to step, impulse and zero excitations, zero state, sinusoidal steady state analysis, resonance, single and three phase circuits, power in three phase systems.

 Prerequisite : Electricity and Magnetism, Differential Equations

 

 17221   Electric Circuits II             3 Cr.      Coupling and coupled components, nodal and mesh analysis, networks, loop and cut-set analysis, complex frequency analysis, application of laplace transform to electric circuits, transfer functions of networks, natural frequencies, convolution theorem in time and frequency domains, system function, frequency analysis and Bode diagrams for networks, state variables and equations, network analysis through state equations, network theorems (reciprocity, Thevenin, Norton, substitution, superposition, Telegan), two poie networks. Prerequisite : Electric Circuits I

 

 17223   Logic Circuits     3 Cr.      Number systems, Boolean algebra and related rules, logic functions and their reduction, logic gates (such as RTL,DTL,MDTL,TTL) and related algebra, combinatorial circuits (such as comparators, coders, code converters, combiners), sequential circuits (such as flip flops,shift registers, counters,synchronous and synchronous logic circuits), study of various types of codes.    Prerequisite : Electronics I

 

 17251   Electric Machines I           3 Cr.                       Magnetic circuits,magnetic field energy, force and torque in electromagnetic system, DC machines: machine construction, review and determination of electromotive force (emf), armature winding, armature reaction, compensating windings, types of machine excitations, load characteristics of motor and generators. Control of DC motors, loss and efficiency, parallel connection of DC generators, various applications of DC machines.

 Prerequisite : Electromagnatics, Electric Circuits I

 

 17351   Electric Machines II          3 Cr.      Transformers: Derivation of equivalent circuit loading characteristics, efficiency, tap changers, parallel operation, three-phase transformers, inrush current. Three-phase induction meters: special distribution of mmf, rotating field, machine structure, equivalent circuit, speed-torque characteristics, speed control, starting methods. Introduction to synchronous machines.    Prerequisite : Electric Machines I

 

 17222   Electronics I       3 Cr.                       N and P type semiconductors, current and voltage equations, diode equivalent circuit, diode circuit, half-wave and full-wave rectifiers, clipping circuits, clamping circuits, multipliers, transistors and their biasing, operating points for various transistor circuit configurations, low frequency and small signal equivalent circuits of transistors, single stage transistor amplifier, transistors in switching circuits, study of JFET in various circuit configurations, biasing, equivalent circuits of amplifiers using FET, MOS transistor (E,D), N-MOS, C-MOS, UJT transistor and its applications in ramp generators.

 Prerequisite : Electric Circuits I

 

 17323   Electronics II      3 Cr.                       Cascaded amplifiers using BJT and FET, power amplifiers, current sources,feedback in amplifiers, DC amplifiers, differential amplifiers, operational amplifiers, offset in OP Amps and its compensation, various applications of OP Amps such as in stabilized voltage and current sources,oscillators,    Prerequisite : Electronics I

 

 17422   Electronics III     3 Cr.      Nonlinear Application of Operational amplifiers, equivalent circuits of transistors and FET at high frequencies, frequency response of amplifiers, amplifier stability, compensation circuits, oscillators, narrow-band amplifiers, broadband amplifiers.    Prerequisite : Electronics II

 

 17472   Filters and Network Synthesis      3 Cr.      Introduction to network functions and thier realizability conditions, amplitude characteristics approximations (such as Butterworth, Chaebyshev,inverse chebyshev and elliptical approximations),synthesis of two pole networks consisting of two elements, synthesis of lossless four pole networks terminated in one or two resistors, synthesis of all pass networks, frequency and circuit transforms, introduction to active filters and their comparison with passive filters, active synthesis of second order transfer functions, synthesis of higher order transfer functions by cascading, other synthesis procedures for higher order transfer functions. Prerequisite : Electric Circuits II, Electronics III

 

 17470   Communication Circuits 3 Cr.      Introduction to the fundamentals of filters, high frequency circuit design, signal sources, power amplifiers of classes C,S and D, heterodyning,analog modulator circuits such as FSK, PSK, ASK, DSB, SSB, AM, PM, and FM demodulator and detector circuits, digital modulation circuits such as PAM, PDM, PCM, delta modulation, transmitters and receivers, multiplexing systems such as TDM and FDM, nonlinear modulation and demodulation, superheterodyne receiver, duplexers, squelch circuits, AFC, AGC.

 Prerequisite : Electonics III, Communication Systems I

 

 17365   Communication I               3 Cr.      Short description of an analog communication system, analysis of deterministic signals in frequency domain, analysis of random signals, noise in communication systems, white noise, noise temperature, noise band-width, signal transmission in base band, linear distortion, nonlinear distortion I compounding, analog modulation systems, analysis of linear modulations such as AM,VSB,DSB,and SSB, linear modulation and demodulation techniques also combined with FDM, nonlinear modulation techniques such as PM and FM, noise and interference effects on various types of modulation, pulse modulation, survey of sampling techniques for analog pulse modulations such as PAM, PPM, and PDM, familiarity with analog modulation systems such as FSK,PSK,and ASK. Prerequisite : Engineering Probability and Statistics, Engineering Mathematics

 

 17471   Communication II              3 Cr.      A brief description of a digital communication system and its comprising parts, information theory, information criterion, its comprising parts, information theory, information criterion, entropy, Markov sources, shannon - fano,coding, data transmission in base band, intersymbol interference, Nyquist condition, duobinary system, M'ary system, techniques of digital modulation, PSK/FSK/ASK modulation, matched filters,PSK/FSK/ASK demodulation, envelope detection, DPSK modulation and demodulation, M'ary modulation (MQAM,MPSK,MFSK), coding for error control, analog signal transmission by digital techniques, sampling theory,aliasing and aperture distortion, signal quantization, PCW, delta modulation, DPCM,TDM/PCM telephone systems.

 Prerequisite : Communication Systems I. Logic Circuits

 

 17321   Linear Control Systems  3 Cr.      Feedback systems, definitions of stability, transfer functions F(S), zeros and poles of transfer functions and their representations in the coordinate systems (S plane), criteria of system efficiency in transient and stable states, kinds of systems, servo-mechanisms, controllers (such as O,PI,PD,PID)investigation of the stability of a system by the methods of root locus and Hurwitz, extended fractions, frequency response and Bode diagram, and M curves and their applications approximate methods for the reduction of high order systems, state space, control system design and compensators, analog modelling. Prerequisite : Electric Circuits II, Electric Machines I

 

 17363   Systems Analysis             3 Cr.      Primary definitions of systems and signal, various kinds of systems, introduction to modelling of various physical systems, analysis of linear and time independent (continuous and discrete) systems, impulse response, convolution integral, Fourier analysis, energy density, spectrum and power sampling theorem, system analysis by Laplace transform, ECE17363 block diagram, signal flow graphs, system analysis in state space (continuous and discrete), Z transform, discrete systems analysis by the Z transform.

 Prerequisite : Electric Circuits II

 

 17341   Antenna I             3 Cr.                       Fundamentals and definitions, solution of Maxwell;s equations for radiation, potential functions, current element, pattern, field pattern, directivity, gain, impedance, efficiency, power, polarization, receiving properties of antennas, applications of antennas in communications and radar, reciprocity, short dipole, half-wave dipole, antennas above a perfect ground plane, image method, small loop antennas, duality. Arrays: linear arrays, array factor, uniformly (nonuniformly) excited and equally spaced linear arrays, endfire and broadside arrays, Hansen-Woodyard endfire array, pattern multiplication, mutual impedance,phased arrays. Line sources, uniform line source, tapered line source.

 Wire antennas: dipoles, folded dipoles, Yagi-Uda,travelling wave antennas (such as vees and rhombic),circular and rectangular loops, feeding wire antennas, wire antennas in front of an imperfect ground plane. Broadband Antennas: helical, biconical sleeve, sleeve, spiral, log ground plane. Broadband Antennas: helical, biconical, sleeve spiral, log periodic antennas.

 Aperture antennas : radiation from apertures and Huygen's principle, rectangular apertures, rectangular horns (E and H plane), pyramidal horns, circular apertures, reflector antennas, gain calculation. Antenna synthesis: line source method (Fourier transform, woodward-lawson sampling), linear array methods (fourier series,woodward-lawson sampling, Dolph-chebyshev,Taylor).

 Prerequisite : Fields and Waves

 

 17322   Industrial Electronics       3 Cr.      History of Industrial Electronics, Power Semiconductor Switches (Thyristor, GTO, IGBT, BJT, Power MOSFET) Diode and phase controlled rectifiers, Introduction to inverters, Choppers.

 Prerequisite : Electronics II

 

 17423   Pulse Techniques             3 Cr.      Pulse shaping by active and passive circuits, linear systems In pulse regimes, comparators, Schmitt triggers, single state and double state and oscillating multivibrators, negative resistance and its uses, pulse amplifiers, circuits for linear voltage variation, triggering, operational amplifiers in pulse techniques. Prerequisite : Electronics II, Loginc Circuits

 

 17412   Microprocessor 3 Cr.                       Microprocessor and its components, registers, control units, address and databases, memories (RAM,ROM,EPROM), assembly language, analysis of a processing unit, methods of connection of interface units (I/O) to microcomputers (such as polling, interrupt),priority and its execution (interrupt, daisychain such as interrupt-nonmaskable vector), data transmission from processor to I/O and reverse direction in parallel and series schemes through interface IC's (such as PIO and STO in Z-80), direct link of I/O with memory such as DMA and HOLD, commands and their execution, study of 8-bit microprocessors such as 6800,8080,8085 and Z-80 and their comparison, study of 16-bit microprocessors such as Z-8000, MC 6800,8086 and their comparison with 8-bit microprocessors, standard bases such as RS-232,RS-482, and IEEE-488. Prerequisite : Computer Organization

 

 17473   Industrial Control              3 Cr.      Industrial processes,linearization of nonlinear differential equations, experimental determination of process characteristics,first degree transfer function of processes with delay, process modelling with a single time constant and a single delay,modelling of processes with double time constants and delay,liquid processes (elevation control,flow control,pressure control,stirring tank process, industrial examples), thermal processes (kinds of thermal processes, mixing, heat exchange, generation of electricity, industrial examples), rolling processes (thickness control, tension control), various control systems (aeroplanes, ships,guided objects), building controllers, wind controllers such as DIP, electronic controllers of DIP, two state controllers, regulators, and class AB amplifiers, push-pull amplifiers, frequency response of amplifiers and its 3 dB points, UJT transistor characteristics and its applications, types of feedback, feedback in amplifiers, stabilizing power supplies by feedback, familiarization with JFET and its characteristics curves, measurement of various parameters such as and,common drain and common source amplifiers and their frequency responses. Prerequisite : Linear Control Systems

 

 17203   Logic Circuits Lab             3 Cr.                       Logic gates, familiarization with several logic circuits and determination of parameters of digital IC's, several combinational circuits(decoder,multiplexer, parity generators and checkers), displays, study of types of flip flops, asynchronous counters, synchronous counters, familiarization with several IC counters, shift registers.

 Prerequisites : Logic Circuits, Electronics Lab I.

 

 17208   Pulse Technique Lab        1 Cr.      RC high pass and low pass circuits, diode and transistor time responses, voltage sweep with transistors, Miller sweep, Miller sweep with OP AMP, digital sweep, free running sweep, bistable multivibrator, monostable multivibrator, stable multivibrator, Schmitt-trigger, IC 555.

 Prerequisites : Pulse Techniques, Electronics Lab II

 

 17308   Television System Laboratory       1 Cr.      Study of tuner circuits, measurements of band and channel changes, tuner power control, determination of IF amplifier frequency response with sweep generator, video amplifiers, picture tube voltages, separation of synchronization pulses, separation of vertical and horizontal synchronization pulses, horizontal and vertical deflections, horizontal power, gated AGC, power supplies of television receiver sets, displaying television pictures on CRT. Prerequisite  : Television Systems 17442

 

 17345   Relaying and Protection  3 Cr.      Protective relaying philosophy, protection components, circuit breakers, relays (classification, construction), current transformers, performance of current transformers in steady state, saturation conditions and their response to DC component of short circuit currents, voltage transformers and their performance, overcurrent relays and their characteristics, applications and settings, coordination of over-current relays in transmission line protection, earth fault relays, directional relays, amplitude and phase comparators, distance relays (types, characteristics, performance, settings), coordination of distance relays in line protection, differential relays, transformer protection, generator protection, bus bars protection sequence filters.

 Prerequisite : Power System Analysis II

 

 17325   Power System Analysis I                3 Cr.      Transmission line parameters (resistance, inductance, capacitance), transmission line models (distributed and simple model), perunit calculations, voltage - current relations in transmission lines, control of power flow on transmission line, distribution network and its calculations, an introduction to switching and lightning transients, load flow study.

 Prerequisite : Electric Machines II or Concurrent.

 

 17307   Microwave Lab  1 Cr.                       Investigation of the characteristics of reflex Klystron, modulation and detection, measurement of SWR, propagation and reflection of waves, determination of the radiation pattern of horn antennas, measurement of power and impedance, characteristics of directional couplers, tees, filters, isolators and circulators, measurement of return loss, internal loss, reflection coefficient and SWR by directional couplers: measurement of scattering parameters. Prerequisite : Microwave I; Antennas

 

 17301   Communication Circuits Lab         1 Cr.                       Amplitude modulation and detector circuits, DSB and SSB modulation and demodulation circuits, FM detection (Foster-seely, zero-crossing, and Weiss circuits), PLL characteristics, frequency synthesizers, A/D and D/A conversion circuits, various types of oscillators,PPM,PDM, and PCM circuits. Prerequisite  : Communication Circuits

 

 17202   Electronics I Lab               1 Cr.      Familiarization with diodes and their volt-ampere characteristics, diode applications in rectifiers, diode applications as clipper,clamper and limiter, voltage multipliers, familiarization with transistors, such as their types, measurement of leaky currents (ICBO,ICEO,ICES)and, input/output characteristics curves of transistors (such as PNP and NPN), determination of n parameters by transistor characteristics, investigation of active states of transistors (cut-off, saturation, operating point), transistor amplification in configurations of common-emitter, common-collector and common-base, Darlington amplifiers, simple power supplies using zener diode and transistors.

 Prerequisite : Electronics I, Electric Circuits and Instrumentation Lab I

 

 17411   Special Machines              2 Cr.      Rotating fields in two phase machines single phase induction motors, starting of single-phase induction motors , universal motors, gaped pole motors, hysteresis motors, reluctance motors, repulsion motors, stepper motors, schrage, (metadyne, amplidyne, shunt motor with excitation from rotors), permanent magnet motors, brushless dc motors. Prerequisite : Electric Machines III

 

 17324   Electrical Installations     3 Cr.                       Illumination, light intensity and its unit, eye sensitivity, vacuum, gas, halogen and fluorescent lamps, starting fluorescent lamps, sodium lamps and their starting, mercury, infrared and ultraviolet lamps, neon lamps, applications of lamps, basic quantities and their calculations, illumination diagrams and tables, economic considerations, electric symbols used in wiring and illumination drawings, illumination calculations for houses, streets, public places and large auditoriums, security and safety illumination, provision of electrical energy, allowed voltage drop, division of electrical loading, calculation of cable and wire cross sections, current standards of household appliances, ground conductors, design of displays, security and alarm systems, protection of buildings against lightning, TV antenna systems, emergency systems, batteries, diesel generators, rectifiers, inverters. Prerequisite  : Power System Analysis I

 

 17429   Power System Analysis II               4 Cr.                       One-line diagram of power systems and per-unit quantities, the bus admittance and impedance matrices, load flow study using Gauss-seidel and Newton Raphson methods, control of power into network, economic load dispatch, symmetrical fault analysis symmetrical components, unsymmetrical fault analysis, power system stability, load-frequency control and voltage regulation (AVR) and interconnected areas.

 Prerequisite : Power System Analysis I

 

 17430   Electric Machines II Lab  1 Cr.      Parallel connection of transformers and load division, determination of transformer groups, investigation of on load and steady state of asynchronous machines (circle diagram), asynchronous machines, determination of efficiency of DC generators and DC motors.

 Prerequisite : Electric Machines III

 

 17391   Electric Machines III         3 Cr.      Three-phase transformers: transformer connection, transformer groups, study of no-load and on-load conditions, transformer performance in unsymmetrical systems, parallel operation of transformers, special transformers. Synchronous machines: construction and principles of operation, synchronous machines with flat and salient poles, types of windings and winding factors, vector diagram and operation of synchronous machines, two axis theory, saturation effects in machines with flat and salient poles, continuous and sudden short circuits, parallel operation of synchronous generators, power equation in terms of power angle, synchronous motors. Transient of synchronous machines performance. Prerequisite  : Electric Machines I and II

 

 17210   Electric  Measurement Lab            1 Cr.      Study of galvanometer movement and determination of its parameters, methods of measurement of ohmic resistance, resistance of ground connection, capacitance, self-inductance and mutual inductance, range extension of the electrical measuring equipment, scaling and adjustment of electrical measuring equipment with the aid of potentiometers, measurement of power in electrical circuits (DC,AC,single phase, AC three phase), measurement of electric energy, error analysis, adjustment of counters, bridges, locating faults and measurement of cable insulation resistance, star and delta connections with symmetrical and unsymmetrical loads, operating oscilloscopes and curve tracers and their application for tracing element characteristics, magnetic measurements (physteresis loop, magnetic permeability, iron losses, hysteresis losses, eddy current losses).

 Prerequisite : Electrical Instrumentation, Electric Circuits and Measurement Lab I.

 

 17320   Linear Control Systems Lab          1 Cr.                       Familiarization with DC servo- motors, study of position and speed feedback control loops, methods for improvement of the response of a position control system, system simulation by analog computers, investigation of second order systems and designing various controllers for the improvement of the response of second order systems, DC and AC control systems, familiarization with robots and their programming. Prerequisite : Linear Control Systems, Electronics Lab I

 

 17212   Electric Measurement     3 Cr.                       Concepts and importance of electrical measurements, primary definitions, components of measurement systems, errors and error analysis, classification of measurement equipment, ordinary oscilloscope, recorders, analog measuring equipment (with permanent magnets, moving coils, moving soft iron, electrodynamic, inductive ferrodynamic, electrostatic), DC/AC ammeters and voltmeters, methods of measuring very low and very high values of voltage and current, measuring equipment with multipliers, single and three phase, active and reactive power meters, measurement of resistance, capacitance, and inductance, Q meters, bridges, transducers, digital measuring equipment.

 Prerequisite : Electric Circuits I

 

 18101   Programming  Language  Principles           2 Cr.                       An introduction to the structure of programming languages. Formal specification of syntax and semantics structure of algorithmic, list processing string manipulation, data description, and simulation languages basic data types operations statement types and program structure, macro languages and their implementation and run-time representation of programs and data.    Prerequisite : Calculus I, II

 

 18110   Technical Writing and Presentation             3 Cr.                       Study of principles of presentation, general concepts of publication and its structure. (abstract, contents, introduction, main body, conclusions, references, appendices, etc.), structure of reports (lab reports, term papers, thesis, etc.), oral presentations (preparation, sets and tools). Prerequisite : Technical English of Computer Majors

 

 18112   Systems Analysis and Design       3 Cr.      Study of systems analysis and design concepts, traditional and structured information systems, system life cycle, physical and logical data flow models, requirements engineering, user involvement, feasibility study, design of : (files, input/output, user interface, program) program implementation and testing, system implementation and evaluation, optimization, project management. Prerequisite  : Data Storage and Retrieval

 

 18200   Programming II  3 Cr.                       Characteristics of a good program, standards of programming , program documentation, improved design of programs, debugging and testing of programs, evaluation of program efficiency, recursive programming, dynamic memory processing, text processing, file processing(sorting, searching, ...), graphic applications, effective use of software systems, learning a new programming language, and using it for implementation of basic concepts of the course. Getting aquainted with object programming. Prerequisite : Programming I

 

 18203   Computer Simulation       3 Cr.                       Continuous and discrete event systems simulation application, implementation, role of modeling and languages, experimental design, data collection, verification, validation, object-oriented simulation, random variable generation, Monte carlo methods for performance evaluation, sensitivity analysis, and optimization.

 Prerequisite : Numerical Analysis, Probability, Advanced Programming

 

 18243   Digital Electronics            3 Cr.                       Review of the integrated amplifier circuits including differential amps, current sources and feedback concepts OP amp and their applications in digital networks semiconductor switches and design of switch networks using field effect and bipolar transistors. standard TTL, high speed, low power and ECL circuits and their switching time logic families such as MOS and CMOS dynamic and static MOS circuits. Fan-out and fan-in concept and capability of each family RAM, ROM, EPROM and EEPROM memory cells pulse circuits such as Schmmit trigger mono-stable astable multi-vibrators, and pulse generator circuits and timers for the digital networks.    Prerequisite : Electronics Circuits

 

 18251   Discrete Mathematical Structures               2 Cr.      Studies discrete mathematical structures frequently encountered in the study of computer science. Topics include sets, propositions, Boolean algebra, induction, recursion, relations, functions, and graphs. Prerequisite  : Programming Language Principles

 

 18302   Data Structures 2 Cr.                       Data abstractions, elementary data structures lists, stacks, queues, trees, searching and sorting techniques.

 Prerequisite : Advanced Programming, Discrete Structures

 

 18305   Computer Architecture   3 Cr.                       Principles of an assembly language programming, introduction to computer architecture, internal representation of data and instruction, memory organization, microprogramming multi-level machines, RISC and CICS structures, pipeline and basics of parallel machines.

 Prerequisite : Digital Logic Circuits

 

 18312   Data Storage and Retrieval            3 Cr.      Definition of storage and retrieval , study of different types of secondary storage (Disk, Tape...) and their basic parameters transfer rate and capacity (nominal & real), basic concepts of filing (record, block, blocking techniques, analyzing blocking factor and the amount of the waste memory in each technique, addressing, buffer and buffering). Basic parameters for evaluation of file performance (record size, get next, insert, update, exhaustive read, and reorganizing). Detail description and study of vasic file structures (pile, sequential, indexed sequential, indexed, direct, multi-ring and some compound structure of riles). The students should design and implement a limited file system. Prerequisite : Data Structure

 

 18314   Operating Systems Principles       3 Cr.      An overview of the principles of operating system topics include multiple processes, process synchronization and intercommunication, resource allocation, memory management, processor scheduling, and I/Q device management. Prerequisite : Computer Architecture

 

 18325   Real-Time Systems          3 Cr.                       Analog to digital and digital to analog conversions, signal conditioning and processing, direct digital control of processes, adaptive control of non-linear systems, real-time programming consideration: response time, survival time, recovery time, and throughput, executive system call, memory related system calls, task-synchronization system calls, multiprocessing, interrupts, task scheduling and task concurrency.

 Prerequisite : Operating Systems

 18332   Design and Analysis of Algorithms              3 Cr.                       Algorithm design methods such as heuristics, backtrack programming branch and bound, recursion, simulation, divide- and - conquer, balancing and dynamic programming. Efficiency of algorithms-NP-complete problems.

 Prerequisite : Data Storage and Retrieval

 

 18343   VLSI Circuit Design          3 Cr.                       Introducing VLSI design tools, design of ASICs, design methods, fault detection methods, design for fault tolerance, fast VLSI circuits and their applications, systolic arrays, scaleable integrated circuits.

 Prerequisite : Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics

 

 18353   Theory of Formal Languages         3 Cr.                       Study of finite automata toning machine, proof of program correctness, register based machines pushdown machines, program dependency functions, return functions, decision ability of programs and related theorems, standard machines, classification of grammars and languages. Chomsky classification, and relation among machines and languages. Prerequisite : Data Structures

 

 18381   Data Communications     3 Cr. 

 - Introduction to the block diagram of a communication system.

 - Modulation and its advantages introduction to analog modulation schemes.

 - Coding systems and coding methods.

 - Introduction to digital modulation (ASK,FSK,PSK) and their application in data communication.

 - Frequency division multiplexing (FDM)

 - Time division multiplexing (TDM)

 - Synchronous and asynchronous data communication.

 - Modems

 - Concentrators

 - Error detection and correction methods.

 - Analysis of different error detection and correction codes

 - Data networks

 - Circuit switching packet switching queuing heavy in data communication

 - Calculation of optimum capacity of links and nodes.

 - Dynamic and static path allocation

 - Traffic control and deadlock prevention

 - Central and distributed management in networks.

 - CCITT standards.                                                             Prerequisite : Signals and Systems

 18383   Computer Networks        3 Cr.      The study of various network management configurations, architectures, protocols, design complexities, their software implementation and network system's pivotal role in the global information superhighway applications. Prerequisite  : Computer Architecture

 

 18402   Compiler Design I             3 Cr.      Topics include: lexical analysis, formal grammars, syntax, and semantics analysis, error recovery, code generation and optimization. Prerequisite : Data structures involved in the design and construction of compiles

 

 18404   Operating Systems II        2 Cr.      Implementation of operating systems for on-line multi-programming environment. Primary and secondary storage management techniques, file security, data integrity and a detailed study of operating systems such as UNIX. Prerequisite : Operating Systems I

 

 18414   Microprocessor II              3 Cr.

 -   Comparison of 8 and 16 hit Motorola microprocessors.

                 Study of 6800 p architecture, including instruction set, addressing modes. BMA,                cache and interrupts.

 -   comparison of 68010,68020,68030,68040 motor microprocessors.

 Prerequisite : Microprocessor I

 

 18415   Computer Graphics          3 Cr.                       An introduction to the field of computer generated and/or displayed graphics data, covering the topics of representation, transformations, curve and 3-D problems, graphics hardware, and programming considerations. Prerequisite  : Advanced Programming

 

 18420   Database Management Systems 3 Cr.                       Data models and sub languages security and integrity problems. The functions of the database administrator the implementation and use of a data base management system. A comparison of widely used DBMS packages.

 Prerequisite : Data Storage and Retrieval

 

 18426   Interfacing Circuits Design            3 Cr.

 1- P/DC and DAC principals, RS232 protocols

 2- serial /parallel - parallel/se conversion techniques, parallel parts, times.

 3- CRT, Disk, TAPE, controllers.

 4- Graphic controllers.

 5- Printers, plotters. scanners, digitizers principals.

 Prerequisite : Microprocessor I

 

 18323   Advanced Logic Circuits 3 Cr.

 -   Positive logic , negative logic, mixed logic.

 -   Asynchronous sequential circuits analysis and design.

 -   Races, hazards and other special problems in synchronous and asynchronous             sequential circuits.

 -   Fundamental mode circuits.

 -   Transition table, excitation and output haps.

 -   Special property sequential circuits including symmetric circuits and repetitive              networks.

 -   Raco-free state assignment.

 -   Data movements between  memory and other sections.

 -   Controlling data movements.

 -   Analyzing tri-state outputs and bus configurations.

 -   Timing diagram for circuits.

 -   Hol and ahol (hardware description larges).

 Prerequisite : Logic Circuits

 

 18453   Programming Languages               3 Cr.                       Concepts and structures in design an implementation of widely used programming languages such as functional, object-oriented, concurrent and logic programming.

 Prerequisite : Compiler I

 

 18430   Advanced Computer Architecture               3 Cr.      Categorizing computer types according to Flynn, Feng and Handler. Design of hierarchical memory systems, memory structure for multiprocessors, virtual memory concepts, paged and segmented memory systems, concepts of memory management, methods of memory updating and interleaved memory system, study of RISC and comparison with SISC comparison of Data flow vs. control flow computers, multiprogramming, time sharing and pipe-lining. Prerequisite  : Computer Architecture

 

 18482   Software Engineering      3 Cr.      The software life cycle from the requirement, specification, and design phases through the construction of actual software. Topics include management of programming teams, programming methodologies, debugging aids, documentation, evaluation and measurement of software, verification and testing techniques, and the problems of maintenance, modification, and portability. Prerequisite : Operating Systems, Design of information systems and computer architecture

 

 18484   Object Oriented Systems Design 3 Cr.                       Object-oriented approach to modeling, problem solving, requirement analysis, system design, system implementation, database design, system engineering and software engineering. Prerequisite : Software Engineering

 

 18725   Artificial Intelligence         3 Cr.      A survey of the problems and techniques involved in producing or modeling intelligence in computers. Particular emphasis is placed on representation of knowledge and basic paradigms of problem solving topics include game playing theorem proving natural language and learning systems. Prerequisite  : Theory of Languages and Machines

 

 18301   Machine and Assembly Languages             3 Cr.                       Reminding use of different units of computer, definition of register, introduction of its types and its application, concept of instruction format in machine language, types of instructions, different stages of instruction execution, methods of addressing (implied , immediate, direct, indirect, indexing, base, relocation, related to content of program counter, paging).

 Concept of relocation, instruction by registers , instruction by memory (manipulation of half word full word, bytes and bits ), jump instructions and control of loop , logical instructions, dexinal manipulation , floating point manipulation subprograms, recursive subprograms, macros, trace and debugging of program, damping introduce assembly and its types.    Prerequisite : Advanced Programming

 

 

 

 

 GRADUATE PROGRAM

 

 The department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences offers graduate programs leading to Mater of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Advanced studies are available in the general areas of Power, Communications, Control, Electronics and Computer. The following table is a list of academic staff and their research interests.

 

  

           Surname & Name         Field of Research Interest            

 

 

   ALAVI S. Hossein                                Spread Spectrum Systems,

                                                                 Mobile Communications, Radar Systems

    ASHOURI Mohammad Reza               Communications, Electronics

    BAKHSHAI Alireza                             Power Electronics, Control Systems

 

 

    DAVARPANAH Mohammad               Information System Requirements Engineering,

                                                                 Programming Language Data Bases

    DOUSTHOSSEINI Ali M.                   Communications

    EBRAHIMI Akbar                                Power Systems Operation and Control

    EBRAHIMI YAZDABADI                    Control of Electrical Drive, Using Recent

    Mohammad                                         Control Techniques

    FARZANEHFARD Hossein                 Power Electronics, Power Supplies,

                                                                 Applied Electronics

    GHOUDJEHBAKLO Hassan             Power Systems, Operation and Control

                                                                 Application of Expert Systems

    HENDESSI Faramarz                         Mobile Communications, Cryptography

                                                                 Computer Networks, Multimedia

    MOALLEM Mehdi                               Design, Simulation and Control of Switched

                                                                 Reluctance Machines

    MOGHBELI Hassan                           Power Electronics and Drives, Power Systems,

                                                                 Electric Machines

    MONTAZERI Mohammad A.              Computer Architecture & System Design,

                                                                 Artificial Intelligence

    POURABADEH Javad                        Microwave & Propagation

    SADRI Saeed                                       Signal Processing, Adaptive Signal Processing

                                                                 Time Frequency Analyses, Array Signal Processing

    SAGHAIAN NEJAD S. Morteza          Electric Machine and Power Electronic

    SAIDI Hossein                                     Telecommunication, Switching,

                                                                 High Speed Networking

    SAMAVI Shadrokh                               Fault Tolerant Computing Systems and

                                                                 Microelectronics

    SEDIGHI MOSHKNANI Mohsen       Knowledge Based Systems,

                                                                 Software Engineering, Education

    SHEIKHOLESLAM Farid                   Fuzzy Control System, Nonlinear Control System,

                                                                 Neural Network

    SOLTANI Jafar                                   Power Engineering, Electrical Machine & Drives

    TAHANI Valiollah                               General Engineering, Control Engineering,

                                                                 Information Retrieval Systems

    TORKAMANI-AZAR Farah                 Image Processing, Neural Network

    ZAHRAEI Hossein H.                          High Voltage Engineering (Power System)

    ZEIDABADI NEZHAD                        Antennas & Microwaves

    Abolghasem

 

 

 

 

 DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

 

 Assistant Professors : H. Kamarei; F. Mokhatab-Rafiei; J. Parvizian;

                                                                                     Gh.A. Raissi Ardali; M.S. Sabbagh; 

                                                                                     S.H. Saghaian Nejad; A. Shahandeh; M.R.Zamani 

 

 Instructors :                           B. Arbab-Shirani; M. Bijari; 

                                                                                     A. Haje Shirmohammadi; Gh. Moslehi; 

                                                                                     S.N. Shetab Bushehri 

 

 

 The Department of Industrial Engineering offers the degrees of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Industrial Technology & Industrial Production . At the graduate level, offers the Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering and Systems  Planning .

 

 

 Research Activities

 

             The numerous natural resources in Iran and particularly the variety of manufacturing organizations in Isfahan region led to the establishment of an Industrial and Systems Engineering department in 1981. The aim was to meet the growing need for manufacturing and production management. It was in this department where for the first time in Iran a graduate program in systems planning was offered. The program aimed to train analysts capable of identifying and solving problems of manufacturing management. The department has usually sought solutions to problems of industry through a quantitative approach. Part of the approach entails the development of mathematical models of the problems under study to be ultimately solved by computer.

             The activities within the department can be classified into the following areas:

 

 Product and/or Service

 -   Analyzing the production of a proposed product or service to determine its       profitability, adaptability of the new product to the existing    production line, optimum design of the product, identification of the best  raw materials for its production, and optimum integration of production            lines

 -   Continuous improvement of an existing product or service

 -   Analysis of the product or service delivery

 

 Manufacturing Process

 -   Determining optimum production and manufacturing processes

 -   Optimum selection of production equipment and machinery

 -   Designing plant layout with maximum efficiency

 -   Determining the best way for material and semi-finished products handling       and their transportation within the plant

 -   Determining an efficient organization for material production

 -   Workplace design

 -   Designing storage facilities

 

 Production and Performance

 -   Estimating activity levels to determine production levels

 -   Analysis of production capacity and constraints (raw materials, manpower,

             and equipment)

 -   Designing plant performance in order to determine the plant layout and the method of material transportation within the plant; making decision       on equipment manufacturing or purchase

 -   Interpretation of problem solving in terms of problem statement and its presuppositions, and insisting on making decisions based on non-subjective      criteria

 -   Identification of the changing nature of the system under study and taking       this nature into view when suggesting solutions

 

 Design

 -   Optimum design of the system from various aspects (e.g., optimum design        of the transportation system, storing system, delivery of goods, and
             information analysis)

 -   Identification of the relationships holding among the system components          and designing the system as a whole rather than designing its individual      components)

 

 

 Personnel

 -   Establishing procedures for testing, recruitment, and training of employees

 -   Design and implementation of job evaluation and incentive plans

 -   Designing safety procedures for employees and commodities

 -   Application of human factor engineering principles in the design of type            and volume of jobs, and providing appropriate tools and equipment

 -   Coordinating the activities by the professionals for better performance

 -   Application of proper principles in personnel relationships for effective use        of the workforce

 

 Control

 -   Developing job standards;

 -   Designing procedures and systems for performance information analysis,           and interpreting their results

 -   Designing appropriate efficiency criteria for monitoring plant performance

 

 Transportation

             Transportation systems were found to play a significant role in the economic development of Iran. As a response to the pressing need for improved transportation systems, the department set up a research group to explore solutions to problems in transportation networks and to find methods for the integration of the different existing systems (land, water, air, and railroad). These networks are designed within the framework of short, medium, and long-term programs with respect to available facilities (financial resources, manpower, equipment and raw materials) as well as the existing constraints. In this planning, advantage is taken of the relationship existing between communications and transportation.

             The inter-city transportation and a proper combination of public and private transportation means, which forms a major problem in large cities,
 are dealt with in transportation system planning. Time scheduling of
 public vehicles for an efficient use of the existing facilities, traffic control and management in cities, and road safety are further examples of such problems. An integration of such problems were to be solved by the department
 in a project on the
Design of a  Comprehensive  Inter-City  Transportation System for Isfahan .

 

 Energy

             It is vital for the survival and development of every economy to provide sufficient supplies of energy. Energy planning heavily draws on the selection of appropriate technology and the location and capacity of energy production and conversion units. In systems planning, these problems are addressed with regards to the existing energy resources and their capacity, energy consumption estimates in different economic sectors and areas, and the available technology. The department has been involved in many small and full scale studies on energy planning for Iran within several projects.

 

 Economy

             Issues addressed in economic development planning are designing appropriate development strategies and policies, designing large-scale development programs, planning development programs for various economic sectors, and policy making for proper economic management in accordance with social values and priorities. In fact, such programs determine the socio-economic trend of the country and its various economic sectors and formulate their activities within the framework thus established.

             In addition to the areas described above, the faculty is also involved in research on the role of computer in complex management systems while at  the same time activity goes on the two major areas of manufacturing and planning .

             In manufacturing , issues such as scheduling and  computer simulation form the core interests. The research priorities in planning are economic issues and  optimum exploitation of scarce resources . Some members are also working on projects on data management and information systems .

             Another major research area in the department is mathematical planning with special emphasis on integer programming. Project control and maintenance form the other area of interest at the department. It needs be  mentioned that the First National Congress on Maintenance was held by  the department in 1993.

             The activities pursued within the department since its establishment has been oriented towards tackling the problems in local industries in the two main areas of manufacturing and planning . This includes, in addition to those mentioned above, projects such as:

 

 Manufacturing:

 - Studies on manpower efficiency at Isfahan Steel Mill

 - Determination of the profitability and efficiency achieved in organizations          through development and manpower downsizing programs

 Planning:

 - Simulation of brick production line

 - Optimum design for water supply systems

 - Optimization of pipeline diameter for water supply systems

 - Survey and improvement of Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)

 - Evaluation of regional development projects

 - Studies on the various systems of Mobarakeh Steel Complex (the largest
             steel manufacturing site in Iran)

 

 

 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

 Undergraduate students must take 23 credits in general courses, 27 credits in basic courses, 80 credits in compulsory courses and 10 credits in elective courses (total 140 credits) to obtain B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering.

 

 UNDERGRADUATE  COURSES

 

 Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Eng.) in Industrial Eng., Major Industrial Technology

 

 COURSE CODE                                 COURSETITLE                                                                                                                                                  CREDITS

 Semester I (Fall)

 19101                               Calculus I                                                                          4

 20101                               Physics of Mechanics                                                     2

 21107                               General Chemistry                                                          3

 21102                               General Chemistry Lab.                                                 1

 24131                               Machine Tools Workshop                                              1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             3-5

 

 Semester II (Spring)

 19102                               Calculus II                                                                         4

 20103                               Physics of Heat                                                                2

 18150                               Principles of Computer Programming                        3

 28110                               Technical Drawing I                                                        2

 20111                               Physics of Heat Lab.                                                       1

 25509                               Foreign Language                                                           3

 -                                           General Courses                                                             3

 Semester III (Fall)

 19213                               Engineering Probability                                                  3

 20203                               Physics of Electricity                                                       2

 28120                               Technical Drawing II                                                       2

 19201                               Differential Equations                                                     3

 15103                               Statics                                                                                2

 13230                               Production Method I                                                        2

 24102                               Machine Tools Workshop II                                           1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester IV (Spring)

 13310                               Operations Research I                                                    3

 15104                               Strength of Materials                                                       2

 11201                               Materials Science                                                            3

 13325                               Economics I                                                                      2

 19312                               Engineering Statistics                                                     3

 19301                               Numerical Computations                                               2

 20211                               Physics of Electricity Lab.                                              1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester V (Fall)

 13414                               Operations Research II                                                   3

 17218                               Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering                    3

 13332                               Motion and Time Study                                                  3

 13231                               Production Method II                                                       3

 24133                               Welding Workshop                                                          1

 13335                               Economics II                                                                     2

 -                                           General Courses                                                             3

 

 Semester VI (Spring)

 13412                               Production and Inventory Control I                               3

 13323                               Engineering Economics                                                 3

 13401                               Statistical Quality Control                                               3

 13387                               Heat Treatment                                                                2

 13432                               Plant Layout I                                                                    3

 13402                               Project Control and Management                                3

 11152                               Foundry Workshop                                                          1

 

 Semester VII (Fall)

 13380                               Machine Tools I                                                                3

 13385                               Mould Design I                                                                 3

 13487                               Numerical Control                                                           3

 13499                               Project                                                                                3

 13324                               Principles of Accounting                                                3

 -                                           Elective Courses                                                              3

 

 Semester VIII (Spring)

 13329                               Mechanical Assemblage                                               3

 13488                               Jig & Fixture Design                                                        2

 13409                               Engineering Measurement & Quality Control Lab    2

 25213                               English for Industrial Engineering                                2

 -                                           Elective Courses                                                              4

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 

 UNDERGRADUATE  COURSES

 

 Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Eng.) in  Industrial Eng., Major Industrial Production

 

 Semester I (Fall)

 COURSE CODE                                 COURSETITLE                                                                                                                                                  CREDITS

 

                                              19101                                                                                 Calculus I  4

 20101                               Physics of Mechanics                                                     2

 21107                               General Engineering Chemistry                                   3

 21102                               General Chemistry Lab. I                                               1

 24131                               Machine Tools Workshop                                              1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             5

 

 Semester II (Spring)

 19102                               Calculus II                                                                         4

 20103                               Physics of Heat                                                                2

 18150                               Principles of Computer Programming                        3

 28110                               Technical Drawing I                                                        2

 20111                               Physics of Heat Lab.                                                       1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             6

 Semester III (Fall)

 19213                               Engineering Probability                                                  3

 20203                               General Physics (Electricity and Magnetism)            2

 28120                               Technical Drawing II                                                       2

 19201                               Differential Equations                                                     3

 15103                               Statics                                                                                2

 13230                               Production Method I                                                        2

 24135                               Machine Tools Workshop II                                           1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester IV (Spring)

 13310                               Operations Research I                                                    3

 15104                               Strength of Materials                                                       2

 11201                               Materials Science                                                            3

 13325                               Economics I                                                                      2

 19312                               Engineering Statistics                                                     3

 19301                               Numerical Computations                                               2

 20211                               General Physics Lab (Electricity and Magnetism)    1

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 Semester V (Fall)

 13414                               Operations Research II                                                   3

 17218                               Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering                    3

 13332                               Motion and Time Study                                                  3

 13231                               Production Method II                                                       3

 24133                               Welding Workshop                                                          1

 13335                               Economics II                                                                     2

 -                                           General Courses                                                             3

 

 Semester VI (Spring)

 13412                               Production and Inventory control I                                3

 13323                               Engineering Economics                                                 3

 13401                               Statistical Quality Control                                               3

 13334                               Theory of Organization & Managemnt Principles     2

 13432                               Plant Luyout I                                                                    3

 13402                               Project Control and Management                                3

 11152                               Foundry Workshop                                                          1

 

 

 Semester VII (Fall)

 13462                               Production & Inventory Control II                                  3

 13429                               Computer Application in Industrial Engineering       2

 13409                               Engineering Measurement & Quality Control Lab    2

 13433                               Human Factors Engineering                                         3

 13324                               Principles of Accounting                                                3

 25213                               English for Industrial Engineering                                2

 -                                           Elective Course                                                                3

 

 Semester VIII (Spring)

 13481                               Industrial Maintenance Planning                                  3

 13434                               Small Scale Plant Layout                                               3

 13472                               Production Planning                                                       3

 -                                           Elective Courses                                                              4

 -                                           General Courses                                                             2

 

 

 UNDERGRADUATE  COURSE  DESCRIPTIONS

 

 13310   Operations Research I    3 Cr.                       Modelling, linear programming, sensitive analysis, duality, networks, integer programming.

 Prerequisite : Calculus II 19102

 

 13325   General Economics I        2 Cr.      Consumption theory, production theory, market theory.

 

 13335   General Economics II       2 Cr.      National accounts, consumption, investment,

 government expenditures, labor market, money, inflation, comprehensive models of macroeconomics. Prerequisite : General Economics I

 

 13425   Management Information Systems              3 Cr.                       Management & information, information organization, computer technology, system analysis, normal forms, computer programming in data bases.

 

 13429   Computer Programming For Industrial Engineering               2 Cr.      Algorithms, data structure, divide & conqure, greedy techniques, dynamic programming, networks, backtracking, branch & bound.

 

 13380   Machine Tools I  3 Cr.                       Transmission drives in machine, tools, belt and gear drives (stepped and stepless), fundamentals for belt and gear calculations, type of machine, tools, gear, cutting machines, machine and equipment for erosion, machining

 

 13401   Statistical Quality Control               3 Cr.                       Growth of quality, quality of design, quality of conformance: process monitoring and acceptance sampling, quality
 of performance: reliability, management of quality

 

 13334   Management Principles and Organization Theory   2 Cr.                       Definition and objectives of management, the historical development of management, the main responsibility of managers (planning, organization, motivation, coordination and control), planning concept, different kinds of planning and models. The organizational concept, different organizations, departmentalization of organization, management and human factors (motivations, communications, coordination and leadership) the control concept, the control process and usual procedure of control, knowing the management work in different departments.

 

 13430   Simulation           3 Cr.      Introduction to simulation, simulation examples, random number generation, verification and validation of simulation models, output analysis for a single model, comparison and evaluation of alternative system designs, introduction to simulation in GPSS .

 

 13387       Numerical Control            3 Cr.      Specifications of numerical control, part programming: manual and computer- aided, interpolations and control loops.

 

 13324   Principles of Accounting and Cost Accounting         3 Cr.      General introduc- tion to financial statement accounts, assets, debts, capital, income and expenditures, how to record the capital items, buying and paying for them, selling and receipt, depreciation and how to organize the accounting profit and loss statement, balance sheet statement. How to calculate the cost of finished goods in producing company, how to provide the cash flow statement, how to recognize the time value of income and expenditure and classification of different expenditures - the pricing procedures of store stocks, including the methods of fifo and lifo etc., how to record the buying and selling operations (discounts, returns, doubtful income accounts) different methods of machine depreciation and fixed assets. Application of expenditure accounts in evaluation and control of operations and different miscellaneous discussion.

 13332   Motion & Time Study        3 Cr.      Motion and time study is the systematic study of work systems with the purposes of (1) developing the preferred system and method, usually the one with the lowest cost (2) determining the time required by a qualified and properly trained person working at a normal pace to do a specific task.

 

 13434   Design to Make Industries              3 Cr.      This course involves a certain number of stages during which its various elements are prepared and examined in order to reach decisions. It comprises market analysis, technical analysis, and financial analysis.

 

 13433   Human Factors Engineering          2 Cr.      Ergonomics, definition, history, work physiology, man, machine system, human performance, ergonomics at work, anthropometry, human error, work capacity & human randoming, display and controls design, lighting, noise, radiation, works related diseases, manual lifting & Low Back Pain (LBP), control methods of environment of hazards.

 

 13410   Safety and Health              3 Cr.      Safety and health definition, accidents and accident prevention, safety and human error, industrial hygiene, safety at work, fine protection, safety at: forging, welding, metal forming; safety at: mine, textile, and chemical industries. Safety, health and occupational diseases, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), water and wastewater treatment of industries and work laws.

 

 13414   Operations Research II   3 Cr.      Review of operation research I in matrix form. Integer programming: modelling and solution methods, including branch and bound, cutting and implicit enumeration. Dynamic programming: definitions of stage, state forward and backward inductions, and their related recursive relations. Deterministic and nondeterministic problems and their solution. Stochastic models in decision theory and queuing theory.

 

 13385   Die Design          3 Cr.      Process analysis, metal movements, materials, and die designs for sheet - metal pressworking including: cutting dies; bending dies, forming dies, drawing dies; rubber - pad and hydraulic - action dies. Die sets and components & press data. Stamping material.

 

 13402   Project Planning & Control             3 Cr.      Principles of PPC. Introduction to network planning. Construction of networks. CPM, PERT, and GERT networks and computational procedures. Time computation, time-cost trade-off. Resources allocation and resources leveling , cost control. Implementation of Project Planning and Control Systems (PPCS) in organizations.

 

 13462   Production & Inventory  Planning & Control II            3 Cr.                       Introduction. Construction of cost models. Computation of economic order quantities. National rules and regulations and their effects on forecasting and production planning. Special models and techniques of forecasting. Materials Requirement Planning (MRP). Capacity balancing , sequencing, purchasing process, sales process. Man-power planning. Information system design for production planning and control.

 

 13231   Manufacturing Processes              3 Cr.                       Introduction to all casting processes in both expendable and multiple - use molds - shaping processes, both hot and cold deformation. Introduction to powder metallurgy. Consolidation processes including welding, brazing, solidering, adhesive bonding and mechanical joining.

 

 13481   Industrial  Maintenance  Planning  &  Control             3 Cr.                       Introduction. Maintenance planning & control, including repairs, work order & work specifications. Interrelation with operations. Lubrication procedures. Overhauls. breakdown analysis,. Maintenance budget allocation. Personnel management in maintenance. Personnel training. Parts replacement models. Machine replacement decision models. Partial repairing and total overhauling decision models. Preventive Maintenance (PM) models.

 

 13323   Engineering Economy      3 Cr.                       Introduction, equivalence and interest rate nominal and effective interest rate evaluation techniques, present worth, equivalent uniform annual cost, rate of return, benefit and cost - ratio. The above 4 techniques are also used for comparison of multiple alternatives. Depreciation, income tax sensitivity analysis and break, even replacement analysis and inflation.

 

 13329   Mechanical Assembly      3 Cr.                       Terms and definitions, development of assembly technology, methods of assembly, types and stages of assembly process, design for assembly, joining processes and equipment, transfer systems - transfer mechanisms, indexing mechanisms, vibratory bowl feeders, reciprocating hopper feeders, rotary feeders, belt feeders, orientation devices, feed tracks, escapements, placing mechanisms, design of assembly systems, single station assembly, assembly lines.

 

 13488   Jig & Fixture Design         2 Cr.      Definitions and applications, design principals, jig & fixture design procedure, elements of jigs and fixtures, materials used in jigs fixtures, principals of locating and positioning, design and machines of clamping devices, drill jigs, drill bushes, plate jigs, box & tumble jigs, turn over jigs, jigs for multiple, hole drilling, lathe fixtures, milling fixtures, turning fixtures, welding and assembly fixtures and flexible fixturing

 

 13230   Manufacturing    2 Cr.      Bench mechanics craft (tools, devices and measurement) metal cutting processes I drilling and boring, turning and related operations, shaping, milling, broaching, abrasive machining, and nontraditional machining processes.

 

 13387   Heat Treatment and Lab.                2 Cr.      Physical metallurgy and the heat treatment of steel, normalizing, annealing, quenching, tempering, case hardening of steel, hardenability, austempering, martempering and precipitation hardening.

 

 13472   Production Planning         3 Cr.      Production planning, static models : process selection problems, blending problems, simultaneous production of multiple products by a single activity, multistage planning, production planning, dynamic models. Models with linear costs, dynamic programming and network models. Operation scheduling : n jobs- one machine, n jobs - two machines, n jobs - three machines, n jobs - m machines.

 

 13412   Production & Inventory Planning  3 Cr.                       Production and inventory management environments including : types of inventory, types of manufacturing strategies, types of planning production systems and types of inventory costs. Control basic forecasting techniques. Quantity- based models for inventory systems including : deterministic, probablistic and time - based models. Master Scheduling (MS), Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP), input/output control, application of simulation in materials planning.

 

 13432   Plant Layout        3Cr.        Overview of design process, overveiw of Systematic Layout Planning (SLP), factors which can affect layout planning, types of arrangements, types of layout planning techniques. Flow analysis and activity analysis, material handling system design and equipment choices. Determining space requirements, block plan design, visualizing the layout, computer aided layout planning, location of new facilities, site location to be able to apply layout planning techniques and as part of this course, the students within a team must work on a plant layout project.

 

 

 GRADUATE PROGRAM

 M.Sc. Program

 Graduate students must take up to 15 credits in general course and 12 credits in his or her required courses, 12 credits from elective courses, seminar (2 credit) and thesis (6 credits), totally 22 credits to obtain M.Sc. degree. For those students whose background is Industrial Engineering no general courses are required. The following table is a list of academic staff and their research interests.

 

 

          Surname & Name         Field of Research Interest            

 

 

   KAMAREI Hossein                              Management, Business and Marketing Research

    MOKHATAB-RAFIEI Farimah           Industrial Eng. Production Technology

                                                                 & Manufacturing Eng.

    PARVIZIAN A.                                     Computational Mechanics, Optimization

                                                                 Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing

    RAISSI ARDALI Gholam A.                Quality Control, Statistics Reliability,

                                                                 Quality Management

    SABBAGH M.S.                                   Linear & Nonlinear Integer Optimization

                                                                 Queueing Theory, Dynamic Programming,

                                                                 General Optimization

    SAGHAIAN NEJAD Sayed H.             O.R. of Economics

    SHAHANDEH-NOOKABADI Ali        Manufacturing Modeling, Facilities Planning

                                                                 Decision Support System

    ZAMANI Mohammad Reza                 Scheduling, Combinatorial Optimization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 GRADUATE  COURSE  DESCRIPTIONS

 

 13412   Production & Inventory Planning  3 Cr.                       Production  and inventory management environments including: types of inventory, types of manufacturing strategies, types of planning production systems and types of inventory costs and control basic forecasting techniques. Quantity- based models for inventory systems including: deterministic, probablistic and time - based models. Master Scheduling (MS), Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP), input/output control, application of simulation in materials planning.

 

 13432   Plant Layout        3 Cr.                       Overveiw of design Process, overveiw of Systematic Layout Planning (SLP), factors which can affect layout planning, types of arrangements, types of layout planning techniques. Flow analysis and activity analysis, material handling system design and equipment choices. Determining space requirments, block plan design, visualizing the layout, computer aided layout planning, location of new facilitics, site location to be able to apply layout planning techniques and as part of this course, the students within a team must work on a plant layout project.

 

 29102   Mathematical Methods    3 Cr.                       A review of linear-algebra and including dynamic systems

 

 29551   Advanced Microeconomics           3 Cr.      A complete course in theoretical microecomics including consumer theory, producer theory, price mechanism in monopoly, duopoloy, oligopoly, and perfect competition markets, game theory, and general equilibrium.

 

 29645   International Economics 3 Cr.      A course in international trade and international finance including classical models of trade, H. O. model. Tests of models, tariffs and quotas, balance of payments, purchasing power parity, interest rate parity, models of balance of trade and payments, static and dynamic models of exchange rate determination, etc.

 

 29541   Econometrics    3 Cr.      A course in econometrics models and economic forecasts including the classical linear model with its five assumptions, violations of those five assumptions, simultaneous systems, instrument variables, dummy variables, 2SLS, 3SLS, SUR and forecasting with econometrics models.

 

 29511   Design  and  Analysis  of  Algorithms          3 Cr.                       Quick sort, heap sort, recursive programs, dynamic memory, analysis priority queues, trees, best first search, depth first  search, hashing, heuristic techniques.

 

 29513   Scheduling Systems        3 Cr.      Job shop, flow shop, project scheduling, dynamic programming, integer programming, branch and bound methods, heuristic methods for scheduling systems.

 

 29503   Introduction  to  Compilers             3 Cr.                       Machine language, assembly, assembler, formal systems, operating systems, data structure and C programming

 

 29407   Mathematical Programming          3 Cr.      Modelling, linear programming, duailty theory, network models, introduction to integer programming, large scale problems, applications.

 29512   Queuing Systems              3 Cr.                       Basic definitions, classification of queuing  systems, The birth and death process, Markov and non - Markov queuing systems, optimization, simulation, and application of queueing systems.

 

 29540   Industrial Systems Design Systematic       3 Cr.      Model classification/model validation, design process, layout design process, classification of production systems, design classification of facility layout and location problems, Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) computer aided layout planning, single and multifacility location problems, discrete location problems, continuous facility design, quadratic assignment location problems mini max layout and location problems.

 In this course, the students must choose and present two different papers from the famous journals and also create a model or improve one of the published models in the area of facility planning problems.

 

 29539   Advanced Engineering Economics              3 Cr.      Introduction to engineering : present worth comparisons, equivalent annual worth comparisons, rate of economics return comparisons, benefit - cost comparisons, cash flow before and after tax, replacement analysis. Multiple proj੥