Civil and Mineral Engineering


Civil and Mineral Engineering: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Applied Science and Engineering

Degree Programs

Civil Engineering

MASc

  • Emphasis:
    • Sustainable Energy

MEng

  • Emphases:
    • Advanced Water Technologies;
    • Building Science;
    • Concrete;
    • Construction Management;
    • Data Analytics and Machine Learning;
    • Engineering and Globalization;
    • Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology in Engineering (ELITE);
    • Environmental Engineering;
    • Forensic Engineering;
    • Geomechanics;
    • Structural Engineering;
    • Sustainable Energy;
    • Sustainable Urban Systems;
    • Transportation Engineering and Planning;
    • Waterpower

PhD

  • Emphasis:
    • Sustainable Energy

Cities Engineering and Management

MEngCEM

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The research conducted in the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering is addressing the need for innovative solutions to society’s needs, from the deep underground to the world’s tallest structures. The dedicated students, staff, and professors are pursuing exciting research ranging from nanoscale investigations into water contamination and concrete properties, to the large-scale tests of structures under full-scale simulated earthquakes, to development of real-time mass transit models to solve urban congestion. Research is informed by extensive collaboration and interaction with industry and government partners. Facilities and breadth of research expertise are among the best in the world, offering great opportunities for involvement in ground-breaking research.

The Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering is organized into five interdisciplinary research themes: Cities & Infrastructure; Complex Systems; Energy & Environment; Mining & Subsurface Systems; and Transformative Technologies. These themes encompass the traditional civil engineering areas of Structural Engineering; Transportation Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Building Engineering and Construction Management; and Mining and Geomechanics.

Contact and Address

Admission Inquiries

Web: civmin.utoronto.ca
Email: admissions.civmin@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3099
Fax: (416) 978-6813

Student Services Inquiries

General inquiries: info.civmin@utoronto.ca
Note: please direct all admission inquiries to admissions.civmin@utoronto.ca.

PhD and MASc programs (current students): Colleen Kelly
Email: civ.gradprograms@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-5904

MEng and MEngCEM programs (current students): Alison Morley
Email: meng.civmin@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-8028

Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto
Galbraith Building 35 St. George Street, Room 116
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4
Canada


Civil and Mineral Engineering: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Abdulhai, Baher - BEng, MEng, PhD, PEng
Andrews, Robert - BASc, MASc, PhD, PEng
Andrews, Susan - BSc, MSc, PhD
Azhari, Fae - BEng, PhD
Bentz, Evan - BASc, PhD, PEng
Christopoulos, Constantin - BE, MASc, PhD, PEng
Collins, Michael - BE, PhD, PEng
Diamond, Sara - MASc
Drake, Jennifer Anne Pauline - BEng, MASc, PhD, PEng
El-Diraby, Tamer - BSc, MSc, PhD, PEng
Esmaeili, Kamran - BSc, MSc, PhD
Gauvreau, Paul - BSc, MSc, PhD, PEng
Ghafghazi, Mason - BSc, MSc, PhD
Grabinsky, Murray - BASc, MASc, PhD, PEng
Grasselli, Giovanni - PhD, PEng
Hadjigeorgiou, John - DiplGeol, BASc, ME, DPhil, PEng
Haines, Sarah - PhD
Harrison, John Paul - BSc, MSc, PhD
Hatzopoulou, Marianne - BSc, MSc, PhD (Chair)
Hofmann, Ronald - BEng, MASc, PhD, PEng
Hooton, R. Douglas - BASc, MASc, PhD, PEng
Karney, Bryan - BSc, MEng, PhD, PEng
Kennedy, Christopher - BEng, MASc, MBA, MEc, PhD, PEng
Kim, Daeho - DPhil
Kwon, Oh-Sung - BS, MS, MS, PhD, PEng
Lee, Seungjae - DrEng
MacLean, Heather L. - BASc, MASc, MBA, PhD, PEng
McCabe, Brenda - BSc, PhD, PEng
Mercan, Oya - BS, MS, PhD
Meyer, David - PhD, PhD, PhD
Miller, Eric - BASc, MASc, PhD
Mohammed Adam Abbaker Basheer, Mohammed - PhD
Nurul Habib, Khandker - MS, PhD, PEng
Ogunsanya, Ibrahim G. - DrEng
Packer, Jeffrey - BE, MSc, DSc, PhD, PEng
Panesar, Daman - BE, ME, PhD, PEng
Passeport, Elodie - MSc, MSc, PhD
Peterson, Karl - BS, MS, PhD, PEng
Posen, I. Daniel - BA, MSc, MRes, PhD
Pressnail, Kim - BASc, PhD, PEng
Rezaei Rad, Aryan - PhD
Roorda, Matthew - BEng, MASc, PhD, PEng
Saxe, Shoshanna - MSc, PhD
Shalaby, Amer - BSc, MASc, PhD, PEng
Sheikh, Shamim - BSE, MASc, PhD, PEng
Siegel, Jeffrey Alexander - BS, MS, PhD
Sleep, Brent - BSc, MASc, PhD, PEng
Vanderburg, Willem - BASc, MASc, PhD, PEng
Vecchio, Frank - BASc, MEng, PhD, PEng
Warren, Lesley Alice - BSc, PhD
Windisch, Marianne Touchie - BASc, PhD
Xia, Kaiwen - BASc, MS, PhD, PEng
Young, Paul - BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng

Members Emeriti

Bawden, William - BSc, MSc, PhD, PEng
Birkemoe, Peter - BS, MSc, PhD
Ganczarczyk, Jerzy - MSc, DSc, DrHab
Hauer, Ezra - BSc, MSc, PhD
Hurdle, Vanolin - BS, MEng, PhD
Mohanty, Bibhu - BSc, MA, MTech, PhD
Selby, Kenneth - BASc, MBA, PhD
Soberman, Richard - BSc, SM, PhD
Steuart, Gerald - BSc, MS, PhD
Timusk, John - BASc, MASc, PhD
Will, George - BASc, MASc

Associate Members

Berardi, Umberto - BE, MS, DE
Bergerson, Joule A. - BSc, MEng, MS, PhD
Berube, Pierre - BASc, MASc, PhD
Chow, Shiao Huey - PhD
Gruber, Stephan - DrRerNat
Hoornweg, Daniel - BSc, MSc, PhD
Karampinos, Stratos - DipIng, ME, DrEng
Krol, Magdalena - BSE, ME, PhD
Le-Tuan Pham, Anh - PhD
Lindsay, Matthew - BSc, DSc
McPherson, Madeleine - BASc, ME, PhD
Minet, Laura - DrEng
OBrien, Liam - PhD, DrEng
Pensini, Erica - DE
Rezazadeh Azar, Ehsan - PhD
Talesnick, Mark - DSc
Zhao, Qi - ME, DrEng


Civil and Mineral Engineering: Civil Engineering MASc, MEng, PhD Courses

Not all courses are given every year. Some courses may require a prerequisite. Please consult the department.

General Interest

Course CodeCourse Title
Managing Business Innovation and Transformational Change
APS1043HWriting Your Own Patent Application
Foundations of Data Analytics and Machine Learning
APS1410HWaterpower Essentials
APS1411HRenewal of Waterpower Facilities
MEng Project I
MEng Project II
Special Studies in Civil Engineering
CIV1289HThe Business of Knowledge in Civil Engineering
CIV1322HQuantitative Methods for Decision Making
Applied Probability and Statistics for Civil Engineering
Evaluation of Civil Engineering Systems
CIV1540HUrban Operations Research

Building Engineering

Course CodeCourse Title
CIV514H1
Concrete Technology
CIV536H1
Urban Activity, Air Pollution, and Health
CIV575H1
Studies in Building Science
CIV576H1
Sustainable Buildings
CIV577H1
Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities
CIV578H1
Design of Building Enclosures
CIV580H1
Engineering and Management of Large Projects
Concrete Technology and Non-Destructive Testing Principles
CIV1231HIndoor Air Quality — Moisture, Microbes, and Materials
CIV1240HBuilding Performance Assessment
Instrumentation Techniques in Concrete Technology
Repair and Maintenance of Concrete Structures
Chemistry of Cements and Concrete
Microscopy Applied to Concrete and Geomaterials
Construction Modeling Methods
Pre-Project Planning and Constructability Analysis
Construction Contract Documents
Building Envelope Design
Asset Management
Case Studies in Building Science
CIV1283HAdvanced Asset Management: Quantitative Tools and Methods
CIV1285HBuilding Information Modelling
CIV1296HSpecial Studies in Civil and Mineral Engineering
CIV1297HNew Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering
New Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering
New Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Course CodeCourse Title
CIV541H1
Environmental Biotechnology
CIV550H1
Water Resources Engineering
Low Impact Development and Stormwater Systems
Water Resources Systems Modelling
Life Cycle Assessment of Engineering Activities
Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes
Biological Treatment Processes
Advanced and Sustainable Drinking Water Treatment
Chemistry and Analysis of Water and Wastes
Indoor Air Quality
CIV1321HLarge Scale Infrastructure and Sustainability
CIV1323HPathways to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Global Health
CIV1396HSpecial Studies in Civil and Mineral Engineering
CIV1397HNew Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering
CIV1398HNew Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering
CIV1399HNew Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering
CME549H1Groundwater Flow and Contamination

Geomechanics

Course CodeCourse Title
CIV521H1
Rock Mechanics
CIV523H1
Geotechnical Design
Material Fracture Dynamics: Experimental Methods
Soil Properties and Behaviour
Continuum Mechanics of Fluids and Solids
Dynamic Response of Engineering Materials
CIV1425HContinuum Mechanics and Modelling of Soil Behaviour
Advanced Rock Engineering: Rock Engineering in Fractured Rock Masses
CIV1430HEngineering Rock Mechanics
CIV1496HSpecial Studies in Civil and Mineral Engineering
CIV1497HNew Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering
New Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering
CME500H1
Fundamentals of Acid Rock Drainage
MIN511H1
Integrated Mine Waste Engineering
MIN540H1
Borehole Geophysics for Engineers and Geoscientists
MIN565H1
Design and Support of Underground Mine Excavations

Structural Engineering

Course CodeCourse Title
CIV510H1
Solid Mechanics II
CIV514H1
Concrete Technology
CIV515H1
Introduction to Structural Dynamics
CIV517H1
Prestressed Concrete
CIV518H1
Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures
CIV519H1
Structural Analysis II
Mechanics of Reinforced Concrete
Bridge Engineering
Advanced Structural Dynamics
Advanced Topics in Building Design
Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Design
Finite Element Methods in Structural Mechanics
Design of Tubular Steel Structures
Advanced Modeling Methods for Seismic Performance Assessment of Structures
Structures Under Blast and Impact
CIV1196HSpecial Studies in Civil and Mineral Engineering
CIV1197HNew Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering
CIV1198HNew Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering
New Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering

Transportation Engineering and Planning

Course CodeCourse Title
CIV516H1
Public Transit Operations and Planning
CIV531H1
Transport Planning
Transportation Research Seminar
Freight Transportation and ITS Applications
Public Transport
Airport Planning and Engineering
CIV1520HTravel Survey Methods
Fundamentals of ITS and Traffic Management
Transportation and Development
Modelling Transport Emissions
Transportation Demand Analysis
CIV1596HSpecial Studies in Civil and Mineral Engineering
CIV1597HNew Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering
CIV1598HNew Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering
CIV1599HNew Topics in Civil and Mineral Engineering


Civil and Mineral Engineering: Cities Engineering and Management MEngCEM Courses

Courses must be approved by the Program Director.

Core Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
The Challenges of Urban Policy-Making
Empirical Study of Cities
Infrastructure and Urban Prosperity
Cities as Complex Systems
Cities Engineering and Management Practicum

Infrastructure Engineering Course Electives

Students must choose three courses in one of the following specialization areas: Cyber Security, Communications Networks, Environmental Issues for Healthy Cities, Operations Research, Resilience of Critical Infrastructure, Sustainable Energy Systems, Transportation, Urban Structures.

The course selection (subject to change) in each infrastructure engineering specialization area is:

Cybersecurity

Course CodeCourse Title
ECE568H1Computer Security
ECE1508HSpecial Topics in Communications
ECE1518HSeminar in Identity, Privacy, and Security
ECE1776HComputer Security, Cryptography, and Privacy

Communications Networks

Course CodeCourse Title
ECE1508HSpecial Topics in Communications
ECE1524HService Provider Networks
ECE1541HCommunication Networks I
ECE1545HBridges and Routers Planning
ECE1548HAdvanced Network Architectures

Environmental Issues for Health Cities

Course CodeCourse Title
CHE1433HAir Dispersion Modelling
CIV1303HWater Resources Systems Modelling
CIV1308HPhysical and Chemical Treatment Processes
CIV1309HBiological Treatment Processes
CIV1311HAdvanced and Sustainable Drinking Water Treatment
CIV1330HWater, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Global Health
CME549H1Groundwater Flow and Contamination

Operations Research

Course CodeCourse Title
MIE1603HInteger Programming
MIE1616HResearch Topics in Healthcare Engineering
MIE1620HLinear Programming and Network Flows
MIE1621HNon-Linear Optimization
MIE1721HReliability
MIE1727HQuality Assurance I

Resilience of Critical Infrastructure

Course CodeCourse Title
APS1024HInfrastructure Resilience Planning
APS1025HInfrastructure Protection
APS1031HInfrastructure Planning
URD1044HUrban Design and Development
URD2041HBusiness and Land Use Planning in Real Estate Development

Sustainable Energy Systems

Course CodeCourse Title
APS510H1Innovative Technologies and Organizations in Global Energy Systems
ECE1092HSmart Grid Case Studies
MIE515H1Alternative Energy Systems
MIE1120HCurrent Energy Infrastructure and Resources
MIE1240HWind Power
MIE1715HLife Cycle Engineering

Transportation

Course CodeCourse Title
CIV516H1Public Transit Operations and Planning
CIV531H1Transport Planning
CIV1506HFreight Transportation and ITS Applications
CIV1508HAirport Planning and Engineering
CIV1532HFundamentals of ITS and Traffic Management
CIV1535HTransportation and Development
CIV1538HTransportation Demand Analysis
CIV1598HSpecial Studies in Civil Engineering — Transportation: Urban Operations Research

Urban Structures

Course CodeCourse Title
APS1024HInfrastructure Resilience Planning
APS1025HInfrastructure Protection
CIV576H1Sustainable Buildings
CIV1164HBridge Engineering
CIV1167HAdvanced Structural Dynamics
CIV1169HAdvanced Topics in Building Design
CIV1252HRepair and Maintenance of Concrete Structures

Technology Management Course Electives

The course list is subject to change.

Course CodeCourse Title
Project Management
Operations Research for Engineering Management
Natural Resources Management
Managing Business Innovation and Transformational Change
Social Entrepreneurship
Financial Management for Engineers
Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Infrastructure Resilience Planning
Infrastructure Protection
Infrastructure Planning
Formative Experiential Entrepreneurial Learning (FEEL)
Infrastructure Engineering in Remote First Nation Communities in Ontario
Enterprise Risk Management
Quality Control for Engineering Management
Business Planning and Execution for Canadian Entrepreneurs
APS1090HRisk Engineering
Engineering and Sustainable Development
Fundamentals of Aerosol Physics and Chemistry
Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability of Engineering Activities
TEP1010HCognitive and Psychological Foundations of Effective Leadership