Module ENGI3341: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Department: Engineering

ENGI3341: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Prerequisites

• ENGI2171 (Thermofluids and Design) or ENGI2121 (Thermofluids)

Corequisites

• As specified in Programme Regulations

Excluded Combination of Modules

• As specified in Programme Regulations

Aims

• This module is designed solely for students studying School of Engineering and Computing Sciences degree programmes.
• Explain and discuss sustainability.
• Examine sources of pollution.
• Explain fundamental scientific principles affecting pollutant behaviour.
• Provide an overview of coastal engineering issues.
• Introduce theory of wave formation and propogation.
• Develop good appreciation of hydraulics of open channel/pipe flow.
• Introduce CAD skills that will be utilised in L3 Civil Design work.

Content

• Polluted Environments and Sustainability.
• Coastal Engineering.
• Hydraulics.
• Civil CAD.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the role of engineer in achieving sustainable development.
• Obtain knowledge of composition of different waste streams.
• Understand how natural processes remediate polluted environments.
• Obtain knowledge of soil and water treatment methods.
• Ability to identify different aspects of wave formation and propagation.
• Knowledge of simple modelling techniques for wave motion.
• Ability to recognise and analyse a range of flow conditions in open channels and pipes.

• To critically analyse, evaluate and interpret engineering data.
• To apply engineering principles to the solution of a specific, complex problem.
• Use of CAD package and understanding of reinforced concrete detailing.

• 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.
• Proficient use of IT relevant to the engineering profession.

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

• Courses in Polluted Environments and Sustainability, Coastal Engineering and Hydraulics are covered in lectures, and are reinforced by problem sheets or class debates an on-line DUO discussion forum, leading to the required problem solving capability. Summative assessment is through written examination which enables each student to demonstrate an ability to analyse and solve new problems.
• Students are able to make use of staff Tutorial Hours to discuss any aspect of the module with teaching staff on a one to one basis. These are sign-up sessions available for up to one hour per week
• The CAD course will be taught by a small number of lectures supplemented by laboratory classes where students will be given exercises to aid learning of computer-aided methods of drawing production and structural analysis. The course will be assessed by the submission of a number of CAD and/or analysis exercises both on paper and electronically. These can also be worked on during laboratory sessions.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Problem Sheets, class debate and on-line DUO discussion forum for lecture courses.

■ 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