FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ...

1 UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & THE. BUILT ENVIRONMENT . (UNDERGRADUATE). 2019. Postal Address: University of Cape Town Private Bag X3. 7701 RONDEBOSCH. Dean's & FACULTY Offices: New ENGINEERING Building Upper Campus Office Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 08h30 - 16h30. Fax: (021) 650 3782. Telephones: Dean's Office (021) 650 2702. FACULTY Office (021) 650 2699. Accounts and Fees (021) 650 1704. Admissions (021) 650 2128. Internet: UCT's Home Page ENGINEERING & the BUILT ENVIRONMENT Home Page Dean's Office FACULTY Office International Academic Programmes Office The Registrar's and General Enquiries offices are located in the Bremner Building and remain open during the lunch hour.

2 The Admissions Office and Student Records Office are located in the Masingene Building, Middle Campus, and are open from 08h30 to 16h30. The Cashier's Office is located in Kramer Building, Middle Campus, and is open from 09h00 to 15h30. This handbook is part of a series that consists of Book 1: Undergraduate Prospectus Book 2: Authorities and information of record Book 3: General Rules and Policies Book 4: Academic Calendar and Meetings Book 5: Student Support and Services Book 6-11: Handbooks of the Faculties of Commerce, ENGINEERING & the BUILT ENVIRONMENT , Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, Science Book 12: Student Fees Book 13: Bursary and Loan Opportunities for Undergraduate Study Book 14.

3 Financial assistance for Postgraduate Study and Postdoctoral Research The University has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in its handbooks. However, we reserve the right at any time, if circumstances dictate (for example, if there are not sufficient students registered), to (i) make alterations or changes to any of the published details of the opportunities on offer; or (ii) add to or withdraw any of the opportunities on offer. Our students are given every assurance that changes to opportunities will only be made under compelling circumstances and students will be fully informed as soon as possible.

4 CONTENTS. Guide to the usage of this Handbook .. 5. General Information .. 6. Officers in the FACULTY .. 6. Student Councils .. 7. Postgraduate Centre .. 8. Distinguished Teachers .. 8. Fellows in the FACULTY .. 8. Minimum Requirements for Admission .. 8. Degrees and Diplomas Offered in the FACULTY .. 8. Term dates .. 9. Lecture periods .. 10. Lecture timetable .. 10. Course Codes .. 10. Course Codes Explanatory Notes .. 11. Courses: Guide To Terminology .. 11. Credit 12. Ethics Clearance .. 12. Rules for Undergraduate Degrees .. 13. Programmes of Study.

5 18. Architecture, Planning and Geomatics .. 18. Chemical ENGINEERING .. 29. Civil ENGINEERING .. 35. Construction Economics and Management .. 40. Electrical ENGINEERING .. 43. Mechanical ENGINEERING .. 56. Academic Development in the FACULTY of ENGINEERING and the BUILT ENVIRONMENT .. 64. Departments in the FACULTY and Courses Offered .. 65. Architecture, Planning and Geomatics .. 65. Chemical ENGINEERING .. 84. Civil ENGINEERING .. 96. Construction Economics and Management .. 106. Electrical ENGINEERING .. 116. Mechanical ENGINEERING .. 133.

6 Other courses in the FACULTY of ENGINEERING & the BUILT ENVIRONMENT .. 150. Departments in Other Faculties and Courses Offered .. 151. Departments Established in the FACULTY of Commerce .. 151. College of Accounting .. 151. Information Systems .. 152. School of Economics .. 153. Finance and Tax .. 155. School of Management Studies .. 156. Centres and Departments Established in the FACULTY of Humanities .. 157. School of African & Gender Studies, Anthropology & Linguistics .. 157. Departments Established in the FACULTY of Law .. 158. Commercial Law.

7 158. Departments Established in the FACULTY of Health Sciences .. 162. Human 162. Departments and Units Established in the FACULTY of 163. Biological Sciences .. 163. Chemistry .. 164. Computer Science .. 166. Environmental and Geographical Science .. 169. Geological 172. Mathematics and Applied 173. Physics .. 178. Statistical Sciences .. 183. Centres and other Entities Established in the FACULTY .. 186. African Centre for Cities .. 186. Applied Thermofluid Process Modelling Research Unit (ATProM) .. 187. Blast Impact & Survivability Research Unit (BISRU Centre).

8 187. Catalysis Institute .. 188. Catalysis Institute: Centre for Catalysis Research (Cat Centre).. 189. Catalysis Institute: DST - NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis (c*change) .. 190. Catalysis Institute: DST Hydrogen Catalysis Competence Centre (HySA/ Catalysis) .. 190. Centre for Bioprocess ENGINEERING Research (CeBER) .. 190. Centre for Materials ENGINEERING (CME) .. 192. Centre for Minerals Research (CMR) .. 192. Centre for Research in Computational & Applied Mechanics (CERECAM) .. 193. Centre for Research in ENGINEERING Education (CREE).

9 194. Centre for Transport Studies (CfTS) .. 194. Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit (CoMSIRU) .. 195. Crystallisation and Precipitation Research Unit (CPU) .. 195. Energy Research Centre (ERC) .. 196. Future Water Research Institute .. 197. Minerals to Metals .. 198. UCT-Nedbank Urban Real Estate Research Unit (URERU) .. 199. Continuing Professional Development .. 200. Geographical Information Systems Unit .. 200. Professional Communication Studies .. 201. Scholarships, Prizes, Class Medals and Dean's Merit List .. 202.

10 Scholarships/Awards .. 202. Prizes .. 204. Dean's Merit List .. 213. Professional Status and Recognition of Degrees .. 214. GUIDE TO HANDBOOK 5. Guide to the usage of this Handbook The following is a general overview of the structure of this handbook for the guidance of users. The contents are organised in a number of different sections, each of which has a particular focus. The sections are interlinked by cross-references where relevant. (a) General Information: This section includes information on officers in the FACULTY , student councils, minimum requirements for admission, degrees and diplomas awarded by the FACULTY , lecture times, course codes and terminology and the credit system.