Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) 2020 Version 1.0 - Field of Research (FOR)

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Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) 2020 Version 1.0 - Field of Research (FOR)
Introduction

RDF201 - Civil engineering, maritime engineering, transport engineering, and mining engineering

This group comprises research and experimental development in civil engineering, maritime engineering, transport engineering, and mining engineering.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • environmental engineering (See RDF20801 Environmental engineering)
    • history and philosophy of engineering (See RDF6030304 History and philosophy of engineering and technology)

RDF20101 - Civil engineering

This class comprises research and experimental development in civil engineering.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • acoustics and noise control other than architectural acoustics (See RDF2049901 Acoustics and noise control (except architectural acoustics))
    • aerospace engineering (See RDF20401 Aerospace engineering)
    • agricultural hydrology (See RDF4040111 Agricultural hydrology)
    • architectural acoustics (See RDF6040203 Architectural science and technology (including architectural acoustics))
    • automotive engineering (See RDF20402 Automotive engineering)
    • environmental engineering (See RDF20801 Environmental engineering)
    • geomatic surveying (See RDF2080205 Geomatic surveying (including hydrographic surveying))
    • marine engineering (See RDF20102 Marine engineering)
    • materials engineering not associated with civil engineering applications (See RDF20601 Materials engineering)
    • soil hydrology (See RDF1050704 Soil hydrology)
    • surface water hydrology (See RDF1050703 Surface water hydrology)
    • transport planning (See RDF5070206 Transport planning)
    • wastewater treatment (See RDF2080105 Wastewater treatment (including water treatment processes))
    • water treatment (See RDF2080105 Wastewater treatment (including water treatment processes))

RDF20102 - Marine engineering

This class comprises research and experimental development in marine engineering.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • fluidization and fluid mechanics and turbulent flows (See RDF2049908 Fluidization and fluid mechanics)
    • geomatic surveying (See RDF2080205 Geomatic surveying (including hydrographic surveying))
    • land transport systems engineering (See RDF20103 Land transportation systems engineering)

RDF20103 - Land transportation systems engineering

This class comprises research and experimental development in land transportation systems engineering.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • intelligent transport systems (See RDF2020204 Intelligent transport systems)

RDF20104 - Mining engineering

This class comprises research and experimental development in mining engineering.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • mineral processing and metallurgy (See RDF20602 Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy)
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