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Undergraduate Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module ENGI3222: B ENG ENGINEERING 3C

Department: Engineering

ENGI3222: B ENG ENGINEERING 3C

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Tied	3	40	Available in 2005/2006	None.	Durham

Tied To

H103: General Engineering

Pre-requisites

None.

Corequisites

Engineering 3F, Engineering Project 3.

Excluded Combinations

Engineering 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3G (ENGI3102, ENGI3112, ENGI3122, ENGI3132, ENGI3142, ENGI3182), Engineering Applications 3A, 3B (ENGI3022, ENGI3032), BEng Engineering 3A (ENGI3232), BEng Engineering 3B (ENGI3212), BEng Engineering 2C (ENGI2131).

Aims

Together with Engineering 3F and Engineering Project 3, this offers a level 3 Civil Engineering course for B Eng students, appropriate to their professional needs.

Content

Stress Analysis: Stress and strain in 2D and 3D, Stress functions, Stress concentrations, Materials, Steels, Alloys, Ceramics, Polymers, Composites.
Pollution control, Environmental soil science, Contaminated land, Waste management.
Civil and Structural design: Loads, Steelwork, Reinforced concrete.
Civil CAD

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Students will gain a specialised knowledge of Stress Analysis, Materials, Pollution control and Coastal Engineering.

Subject-specific Skills

Use of specialised computational packages relevant to Civil Engineers.
Application of engineering principles to the specific topic of design and construction.
The competent and safe use of field equipment.
An understanding of how specialised, theoretical knowledge supports the design process.
Specialised principles of structural steelwork and reinforced concrete design.
An understanding of the theory and application of surveying.
Preparation of a detailed technical report.
Observation, recording analysis and interpretation of experimental data.

Key Skills

Teamworking.
Numerical skills appropriate to an engineer.
General problem solving skills that can be applied in a novel context.
Effective and relevant use of IT.
Time and resource management.

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

The Stress Analysis, Materials, Fluid Mechanics, Pollution control, Civil and Structural design material is covered in lectures, and is reinforced by seminars and by problem sheets, leading to the required problem solving capability.
Written examinations are appropriate because of the wide range of in-depth, analytical material that is covered.
A design exercise reinforces the applications of the design lectures and provides an opportunity for subject knowledge to be applied to practical engineeing designs. This is supported by a dedicated course in Civil Engineering Computer-Aided Design (CAD).
A two-week course leads to practical skills in surveying.
The practical CAD, design and surveying courses are continuously assessed with an emphasis on the production of written reports supported by detailed engineering drawings.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Lectures	75	2 per week + 9	1 Hour	75
Practicals	Survey C, design			88
Preparation and Reading				237
Total				400

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting
Examinations	60%	Written Examination	2 hours	66.70%
Examinations	60%	Examination	1.5 hours	33.30%
Practical 1	10%	2 week course		100%
Practical 2	10%	CAD		100%
Practical 3	20%	Civil and structural design		100%

Formative Assessment

None.

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.