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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module ENGI3152: ENGINEERING 3F

Department: ENGINEERING

ENGI3152: ENGINEERING 3F

Type Tied Level 3 Credits 40 Availability Available in 2005/06 Module Cap None. Location Durham
Tied to H100
Tied to H103

Prerequisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • M.Eng: Engineering 3G (ENGI3182), Engineering Applications 3B (ENGI3032), B.Eng: B Eng Engineering 3C (ENGI3222), Engineering Project 3 (ENGI3082).

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • M.Eng and B Eng: Engineering 3A,3B,3C,3D,3E (ENGI3102, ENGI3112, ENGI3122, ENGI3132, ENG3142). Engineering Applications 3A (ENGI3022).B Eng Engineering 3A (ENGI3232), B Eng Engineering 3B (ENGI3212) M.Eng: Engineering Project 3 (ENGI3082), B Eng Engineering 3C (ENGI3222).

Aims

  • This module is for M.Eng., B.Eng.(Honours) and B.Eng. (Ordinary) students intending to follow a mechanical engineering option at Level 3. Principles are introduced and/or developed in the subject areas of geology, soil mechanics, soils and foundations, structural analysis and surveying.

Content

  • Geology, soil mechanics.
  • Soils and foundations.
  • Structural analysis.
  • Surveying.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • Subject-specific knowledge of fundamental engineering concepts, principles, theories and mathematics relevant to civil engineering.
  • In depth knowledge and understanding of this specialist area of engineering and appreciation of the role and responsibility of the engineer.
Subject-specific Skills:
  • To analyse, evaluate and interpret Engineering data.
  • To apply engineering principles to the solution of a particular problem.
Key Skills:
  • Numerical skills appropriate to an engineer.
  • General problem solving skills that can be applied in a novel context.
  • Capacity for self-learning in familar and unfamiliar situations

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • Teaching by lectures and tutorials which are supported by a laboratory programme.
  • Written examinations are appropriate because of the wide range of in-depth, analytical material that is covered.
  • Laboratory work contributes a formative element to the module and aids the acquisition of subject-specific and key skills.
  • This module is complemented by other tied modules which provide a substantial project-based content which is evaluated through continuous assessment.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
Lectures 100 5 per week (terms 1 & 2) 1 Hour 100
Fieldwork 4 All in term 1 3 Hours 12
Other (Office Hours) 20 2 per term/staff Students sign for appropriate time 10
Preparation and Reading 278
Total 400

Summative Assessment

Component: Examinations Component Weighting: 100%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
three-hour examination 60%
two-hour examination and coursework 40%

Formative Assessment:

Fieldwork records

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University