Civil & Environmental Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UAEU has been ranked among the TOP 200 civil engineering departments in the world according to the 2024QS World University Ranking by subject.The Civil Engineering undergraduate program in the College of Engineering at the United Arab Emirates University is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
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The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department has more than twenty highly dedicated full-time faculty members. All faculty members of the department have earned Ph.D. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from leading international academic institutions. The qualifications of the faculty members reflect the diversity of experiences and academic backgrounds of the faculty in the Department. The faculty members cover several areas of specialization that include structural engineering and concrete technology, surveying, highway and transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, construction management, water resources and environmental engineering.
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department has several specialized laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment. The labs are managed and supervised by experienced lab engineers and technicians. The experimental work and physical models are regarded as an essential element in the educational and research process. These labs are well equipped to serve both educational and research needs of the students and faculty. The department continuously adds the latest new equipment to help achieving the programs objectives.
Civil Engineering faculty members are highly motivated and research oriented. Over the past five years, they have been involved in the publication of more than 500 journal articles and 300 conference papers. The Civil Engineering faculty members have also been granted 12 patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Their scholarly productivity is a result of successfully securing over 125 internal and external research grants, with total funds exceeding 55 million dirhams. Their research impact is further highlighted by more than 22,000 citations based on Google Scholar.
Mission
The mission of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the United Arab Emirates University is to serve the country and the public through providing the highest quality civil engineering education using innovative delivery and interactive methods that best utilize the latest and dynamic development in information technology, respond in a timely and efficient manner to local and regional applied research needs, and interact with the society to provide the best quality professional service to the UAE community.
For more than thirty-five years, the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at the UAE University has prided itself in producing competent civil engineers who have been successful in practicing civil engineering and who are attuned to the highest international standards of engineering preparation.
From the previous perspective, the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering sets the following goals and objectives to achieve its mission:
Goals and Objectives
The program educational objectives are to enable students to:
- Goal 1 Be committed to ethical standards, workplace safety measures and develop high level of awareness of social, economic, and environmental issues relevant to the civil engineering profession.
- Goal 2 Successfully deal with real life civil engineering problems and achieve practical, effective and optimum solutions based on sound science and engineering knowledge.
- Goal 3 Efficiently design, manage, execute and/or evaluate a civil engineering system/component to satisfy client needs per design specifications and/or requirements.
- Goal 4 Effectively use modern engineering tools and technical communications in different aspects of professional practices.
- Goal 5 Develop their knowledge, creativity and leadership skills to cope with the rapidly evolving technologies.
Students’ Enrollment in the CE Program
Students’ Graduation from the CE Program
Laboratories
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department has 9 different laboratories, which are the Concrete Lab, Structures Lab, Soil Mechanics Lab, Highway Materials and Transportation Lab, Surveying Lab, Hydraulics Lab, Environmental Engineering Lab, Structural Engineering Research Lab, and Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Research Lab. These labs are well equipped to serve both educational and research needs. The experimental work and physical models are regarded as an important element in the educational and research process.
The laboratories include:
1. Concrete Lab
Location: Building E7 – Room 0007.
Description and Purpose: Concrete and concrete materials testing and characterization.
Undergraduate Courses Served: CIVL360, CIVL412, CIVL515, CIVL585, CIVL590.
Graduate Courses Served: CIVL605, CIVL612, CIVL616, CIVL630, CIVL631, CIVL650.
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Equipment |
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Energy Dispersive X-Ray, EDX-7000, SHIMADZU |
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Laser Particle Analyzer, LS 13 320 XR, BECKMAN COULTER |
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Mercury Intrusion Porosimeter, MIP-60K-A-1, Porous Material |
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Rotatery Mill, PM 100, Retsch |
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Disc type grinder |
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Calorimeter, CAL 2000 HPC, Calmetrix |
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Water Permeability Apparatus for concrete |
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Rotating Concrete Mixer, Capacity 500 Lit |
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Electronic Balance, 150 Kg (accuracy 10 gm) |
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Balance,15 kg/1g |
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Balance,3 kg/0.1g |
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Pheso Rheometer, Calmatrix |
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Concrete Mixer, Pan, Capacity 56 Lit |
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Resistivity Meters (bulk and surface resistivity) |
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Electronic Balance, 150 Kg (accuracy 10 gm) |
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Sieves (Fine Aggregates) |
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Sieves (Coarse Aggregates) |
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Los Angeles Abrasion Machine for Aggregate |
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Drying Oven with 1800 liters Capacity |
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Temperature/Humidity Cycling Chamber with 1800 liters Capacity |
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VU-Con System, Impact Echo System, NDT James Instruments |
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Corrosion Parameter Analyzer, GECOR 6, NDT James Instruments |
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Scanning Electron Microscope, JSM-6390 and EDS JED-2300 for SEM |
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Rapid Chloride Penetration Apparatus (ASTM 1202) |
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Digital Demec Strain Gauge |
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Flakiness Index Gauge |
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Elongation Index Gauge |
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Automated Vicat Apparatus |
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Manual Vicat Apparatus |
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Sieves, 450 mm Diameter, Stainless Steel, set of 10, Different Sizes |
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Sieves, 200mm Diameter, set of 16, Different Sizes |
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Two Ovens, Drying, 400 L |
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Compression Testing Machine (5000 KN) |
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Compression Testing Machine (2000 KN) |
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Multiflow Mixer, Capacity 56 L |
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Mixer, Bench, Capacity 6 L, HOBART |
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Compacting Factor Apparatus |
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Consistometer , VIBRO - ELE |
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Slump Cones |
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Moulds with different shapes and size; cubes, cylinders, beams prisms |
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Accelerating Curing Tank, 230 V |
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Curing Tanks |
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Flow Table for mortar |
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V-funnel |
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J-ring |
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GTM SCC segregation column |
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Setting time of concrete mixtures by penetration resistance (ASTM C403) |
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Tensiometer, Tensioning Equipment CCL 6T (CCL SYSTEMS LTD) |
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Flow Determination Apparatus |
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Air Permeability Apparatus for cement fineness (Blain Air) |
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Air Entrainment Meter |
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Drying Shrinkage and Moisture Movement Apparatus |
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Vibrating Table |
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Le CHATELIER Cement Soundness Apparatus |
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Saw Machine, Rock Masonry |
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Rock Splitting Machine |
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SCHIMIDT Hammer Test |
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Drill, 1 HP, B Rise (FOBCO) |
2. Structures Lab
Location: Building E7 – Room 0011
Description and Purpose: Structural loadings (monotonic, cyclic and seismic), and stresses and strain analyses
Undergraduate Courses Served: CIVL412, CIVL585, CIVL590.
Graduate Courses Served: CIVL605, CIVL611, CIVL612, CIVL616, CIVL630, CIVL631, CIVL650.
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Equipment |
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3.0 x 3.0 meter Uniaxial Shaking Table with hydraulic power unit, water chiller, controller, PC and software |
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2,000kN Reaction Frame |
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MTS 500kN Hydraulic Actuator with hydraulic power unit, water chiller, controller, PC and software |
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MTS 500kN Hydraulic Actuator |
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TML 30-Channel Digital Static/Dynamic Strainmeters with Control Software |
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TML Displacement Transducer (100 mm capacity) |
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TML Displacement Transducer (200 mm capacity) |
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TML Acceleration Transducer (100m/s2 capacity) |
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TML Acceleration Transducer (200m/s2 capacity) |
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TML 500kN Load cell |
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TML 2000kN Load cell |
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High resolution digital cameras (18mp) |
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Manual Forklift, Capacity 1.5 ton |
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Strain gauge measuring system |
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Universal digital indicator up to 5000kN |
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Load cell with high performance 5000kN capacity |
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Hydraulic jack with motorized pumping unit for applying up to 5000kN load |
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Digital crack measuring gauge |
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DIGI Schmidt2 with transfer cable to PC |
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Micro cover meter with Maxi and Mini probes |
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Profometer5- Rebar locator used for non-destructive location of rebars and for the measurement of concrete cover and bar diameter |
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Electronic Digital balance capacity (12kg) |
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Ultra sonic Pulse velocity |
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Hilti Ferroscan |
3. Environmental Engineering Lab
Location: Building E7 – Room 0010
Description and Purpose: Water quality, and water and wastewater treatment
Undergraduate Courses Served: CIVL375, CIVL585, CIVL590.
Graduate Courses Served: CIVL630, CIVL631, CIVL650.
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Equipment |
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SEBA Water Quality Dipper Type KLL-Q-2 |
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Dissolved oxygen meter |
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pH, Conductivity and TDS Meter |
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pH-Meter |
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Pocket Chlorine Meter |
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Conductivity Meter |
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Six paddle Stirrer |
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Muffle Furnace (up to 1200o C) |
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Hot air Oven (up to 300o C) |
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Digital Balance |
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Electric Microscopes |
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Incubator (B & T) |
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Water Stiller |
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Vacuum pump |
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Magnetic Stirrer, hot plate |
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Water bath |
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Water bath with shaker |
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Filtration Set, Coliform and E. Coli Field |
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Spectrophotometer DR6000-HACH |
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Ion- exchange Apparatus |
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Steam Sterilizer |
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Turbidity meter |
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Flocculation Jar Test |
4. Hydraulics Lab
Location: Building E5 – Room 0010
Description and Purpose: Fluid Mechanics and hydraulic tests.
Undergraduate Courses Served: CIVL345, CIVL400, CIVL585, CIVL590.
Graduate Courses Served: CIVL630, CIVL631, CIVL650
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Equipment |
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F1-12 - Hydrostatic Pressure |
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F1-13 - Flow over Weirs |
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F1-16 - Impact of a Jet |
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Odom Hydrocrack with 2 Shallow Water Transducers |
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Cavitation Demonstration |
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Hydrology System Apparatus (S12-MKII) |
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Hydraulics Bench |
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Bernoulli’s Apparatus |
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Hydrostatic Pressure Apparatus |
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Impact of Jet Apparatus |
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Flow meter Demonstration |
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Metacentric High Apparatus |
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Reynolds Apparatus |
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Flow channel |
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Orifice and Jet Apparatus |
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Two-Stage Series and Parallel Pumps Unit |
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LOSSES IN PIPING SYSTEMS |
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Hydrostatic and properties of fluids apparatus |
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Pressure measurement Apparatus |
5. Highway Materials and Transportation Lab
Location: Building E5 – Room 0005
Description and Purpose: Asphalt preparation, testing and evaluation
Undergraduate Courses Served: CIVL330, CIVL433, CIVL585, CIVL590.
Graduate Courses Served: CIVL624, CIVL625, CIVL630, CIVL631, CIVL650.
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Equipment |
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Remote Traffic Microwave Sensor (RTMS) |
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Hand Held Turning Movement Counter |
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Air Bath |
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Constant Temp. Bath |
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Water Bath |
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Binder Recovery App. |
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Carr Hardness Number App. |
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Minor Centrifuge |
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Ductilometer |
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Hot Extraction |
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Reflux Extractor |
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Sample Extractor |
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Muffle Furnace |
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Mixer with Two Heaters |
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Speedy Moisture Meter |
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Compactor |
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Loss In Heating Oven |
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Rotary Separator |
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Bottle Roller Shaker |
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Mechanical Shaker |
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Combination C.B.R. |
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Miltiflow Mixer |
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Universal Elec. Stirrer |
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Automatic Digital Bitumen Penetrometer |
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Cleveland open cup Flash Point Tester |
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Marshall Test, MARSHALL COMPRESSION TESTER DIGITAL VERSION |
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Marshall test Automatic sample compactor |
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Standard Tar Viscometer |
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Nuclear gauge for soil density/moisture |
6. Surveying Lab
Location: Building E5 – Room 0008
Description and Purpose: Location determination using land surveying and GPS, and aerial photo interpretation
Undergraduate Courses Served: CIVL335, CIVL358, CIVL531, CIVL534, CIVL585, CIVL590.
Graduate Courses Served: CIVL628, CIVL629, CIVL630, CIVL631, CIVL650.
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Equipment |
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Total Station (5 Nikon bought AY 2008/2009, Sokkia) |
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Surveying grade Leica Viva GS16 SmartAntenna GNSS Base and Rover System |
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Surveying grade Leica GPS 1200 Base RTK Smart Rover Station Set |
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Mapping grade GPS (Trimble) |
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Leica Viva TS16 Automated Total Station, S16i 1" R500 |
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Leica Viva TS16 Automated Total Station, TS16 P 1" R1000 |
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Nikon DTM-352 Total Station |
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Highly accurate Spectra Precision Laser LL400HV Laser Level Trimble |
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Laser Level Planer, Sokkia LP 3AC |
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Height measurement sensor DiNi Digital Level Trimble |
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Level, Universal Automatic NAK2 (Wild) |
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Level, Dumpy NK01 (Wild) D22 |
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Level, Tilting NK05 (Wild) |
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Level, Tilting, Universal TS2, W/Tripod (Topcon) |
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Level, Small, Universal Automatic NAK 0 (Wild) |
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Theodolite, Digital, NE-10I (Nikon) |
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Theodolite, Universal, T2 (Wild) U8 |
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Theodolite, Compact T05 (Wild) |
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Dji PHANTOM 4 Professional Drone |
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Digital Calibrated Camera, Canon 650D |
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Digital Camera Calibrated Field |
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Wild GAP1 Autocollimation Prism |
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Tripod, wooden and aluminum |
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Leveling Rods, wood and aluminum |
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Odometer Wheels |
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Measuring tapes |
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Ranging Poles |
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Pins, Plumb Bobs,…etc. |
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Plumb Bobs |
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Sun-shot Adapters |
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Wide format inkjet plotter, HP |
7. Soil Mechanics Lab
Location: Building E5 – Room 0006
Description and Purpose: Soil Mechanics and Foundation Tests
Undergraduate Courses Served: CIVL340, CIVL442, CIVL548, CIVL585, CIVL590.
Graduate Courses Served: CIVL621, CIVL622, CIVL623, CIVL630, CIVL631, CIVL650.
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Equipment |
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Triaxial testing equipment |
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Shear Box |
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Automatic Compactor |
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Water Content Apparatus, 200g/0.001g, Aczet |
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Hot Plate Apparatus |
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Balance,15 kg/1g, Aczet |
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Soil Grinder |
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Consolidation frame and peripherals |
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Atterberg Limits Devices |
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Constant and Falling Head Permeameter |
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Electric Oven |
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Soil Homogenizer |
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Set of standard Sieves |
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Sieve Mechanical Shaker |
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Spatulas, containers, flasks, pycnometers .etc. |
8. CEE Senior Students Research Lab #2
Location: Building E5 – Room 0007
Description and Purpose: Computer lab to be used for research projects conducted by CEED graduate students.
Graduate Courses Served: All graduate courses related to the Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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Equipment |
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Four High-End Computer Stations for Technical and Scientific Research Applications |
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Deionized water unit |
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Magnetic stirrers |
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pH meters |
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Microelectrode setup |
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Optical microscope |
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Weight balance |
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Gas chromatography |
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Total Organic Carbon |
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Ion chromatography |
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COD digester |
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Glomax Luminometer |
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UV-visible spectrophotometer |
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Centrifuge - SL8 |
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Mass flow controllers |
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Respirometer |
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Electrical conductivity meter |
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Dissolved oxygen meter |
9. CEE Senior Students Research Lab #1
Location: Building E5 – Room 0009
Description and Purpose: Computer lab to be used for research projects conducted by CEED graduate students.
Graduate Courses Served: All graduate courses related to the Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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| Six High-End Computer Stations for Technical and Scientific Research Applications |
Academic Programs
Publications
Please click here to view the Google Scholar Profile for the College of Engineering. Please note that the publications listed on Google Scholar are categorized by faculty and not by their current place of employment. Therefore, some publications listed on this website may not have been done whilst the faculty member was employed at the United Arab Emirates University.
To view the list of conference paper, published books, and Patents presented by the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department please click on each year below:
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023
Faculty
Note: If calling from outside the UAEU organization, dial (+971 3 713) before the extension.
| Name | Position | Ext. | |
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| Prof. Tamer El Maaddawy |
Professor, Dept. Chair |
tamer.maaddawy@uaeu.ac.ae |
6554/5159 |
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Professor |
4156 |
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Professor |
5153 |
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Professor |
5991 |
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Professor |
5158 |
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Professor |
5161 |
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Professor |
5156 |
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Professor |
5155 |
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Professor |
5163 |
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Professor |
5157 |
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Associate Professor |
5162 |
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| Dr. Aruna Nandasena |
Associate Professor |
n.nandasena@uaeu.ac.ae |
5169 |
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Associate Professor |
5334 |
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Associate Professor |
6577 |
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Associate Professor |
6626 |
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Associate Professor |
5167 |
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Associate Professor |
5130 |
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Assistant Professor |
5367 |
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Assistant Professor |
5135 |
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Assistant Professor |
5134 |
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Assistant Professor |
5310 |
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Assistant Professor |
khaledalghafli@uaeu.ac.ae |
4167 |
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Assistant Professor |
m.abdelsamie@uaeu.ac.ae |
5170 |
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| Dr. Mohamed Freeshah | Assistant Professor | mfreeshah@uaeu.ac.ae | 5177 |
| Dr. Muhammad Raja | Assistant Professor | Nouman.raja@uaeu.ac.ae | 6625 |
| Dr. Yongmin Kim | Assistant Professor | yongmin.kim@uaeu.ac.ae | 5379 |
| Dr. Venkata Goli | Assistant Professor | gvsnsai@uaeu.ac.ae | 5394 |
| Eng. Ehab M. Elsaid | Instructor | ehab.elsaid@uaeu.ac.ae | 6634 |
Staff
| Name | Position | Ext. | |
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| Eng. Abdel Rhman El Fawair | Lab Specialist | abdalrhman@uaeu.ac.ae | 5131 |
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Eng. Noura Al Tamimi |
Lab Specialist | 5189 | |
| Eng. Salem Hegazy | Lab Specialist | s.hegazy@uaeu.ac.ae | 6837 |
| Eng. Tarek Salah | Lab Specialist | Tarek.salah@uaeu.ac.ae | 6262 |
| Mrs. Mariam Matar | Administrator I | mariamm@uaeu.ac.ae | 5173 |
| Mr. Faisal Abdulwahab | Workshops Technician | Faisal.A@uaeu.ac.ae |
General Enquiries
Thank you for your interest in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. We welcome your query and encourage you to contact us using the information below:
United Arab Emirates University,
College of Engineering,
P.O.Box: 15551, Al Ain, UAE
Phone: + 971 3 713-5173
Fax: +971 3 713 4997
Email: civil.eng@uaeu.ac.ae