Field Trips 2005-2006

Field trips were organized by the CEE faculty with the objective of exposing students to the real life experiences in the practical civil engineering world. Visits to the projects, offices, and plants (listed below) were also aimed at enhancing students learning in specific courses.

Dar Al Handasah (Resources and Environment Department)
Accompanying Faculty: Dr. Habib Basha
Course/Class: CIVE 440 (Hydraulics and Laboratory) and CIVE 640 (Hydraulics Structures)/CE 2007 (3rd year students) and Graduate Students
Date: December 20, 2006
Aim: to attend a presentation of dam projects in Algeria and Angola.

BCL Ready Mix Plant
Accompanying Faculty: Dr. Bilal Hamad
Course/Class: CIVE 620 (Plain Concrete)/CE 2006 (4th year students) & grad students
Date: January 14, 2006
Aim: to expose students to the various processes and steps involved in ready-mix plants.

Four Seasons Hotel Site
Accompanying Faculty: Dr. Bilal Hamad
Course/Class: CIVE 421 (Concrete II)/CE 2007 (4th year students)
Date: May 6, 2006
Aim: to expose students to site construction, supervision, and safety issues, phasing of project and construction details. Particular emphasis was on reinforced and prestressed concrete structural elements and systems, were explained and discussed with the project manager and the site engineers.

Container Terminal at the Port of Beirut
Accompanying Faculty: Dr. Isam Kaysi
Course/Class: CIVE 461 (Transportation Engineering and Laboratory)/CE 2007 (3rd year students)
Dates: May 2006
Aim: to familiarize students with operations of the Container Terminal.