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This course consists of two quite separate halves. The first is a 9 week Civil Engineering Design activity, which runs concurrently with the associated course EG3519 (Design of Structural Elements). Generally there will be two half days of timetabled sessions in each of those 9 weeks. The second half of the course is a one-week residential Field Surveying and Hydrology field trip, which usually takes place in the first week of the Easter break. There will be a charge to students to cover the specific transport, food and accommodation costs associated with that field trip.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 10 credits (5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Structural Assessment and Re-design of a temporary office building
The course consists of a structural assessment and re-design of a temporary office building which is suspected of having several flaws.
Students carry out a group design exercise over a nine week period throughout the term. Students must keep a logbook record of everything they do in the design exercise, and the log book will be submitted at three-weekly intervals. Students will also attend a one week field trip, normally at the start of the Easter.
Assessment and Re-design of a Temporary Multi-storey Office Building
A major office building is to be re-furbished, and during this period one of its clients is to be re-housed in a temporary office structure nearby. This temporary building, in structural steelwork and timber, has many non-standard features and has already been built, at which stage the design of the building is called into question. The student's first task is to carry out the re-appraisal of the design, and to identify any design weaknesses.
Corrective action should then be determined, always subject to the constraints of a building which is already built and the very short time scale for the execution of such action. Brief method statements, with assessment of any associated risks, should be prepared as part of a final 6 page report for the client, together with any drawings required.
Surveying and Hydrology Field Trip
The field trip is residential. Prior to the start of the field elements of the course, students are given introductory lectures to familiarise themselves with the instruments used on the course. The one week field trip covers surveying exercises: levelling, traversing and setting out curves, and a hydrology exercise. During the exercises, students carry out a detailed survey of a specified land area and waterway including discharge measurements. This provides experience in the use of a wide range of surveying and hydrological instruments. Each exercise will include associated field data processing, drawing and report writing and will take up to one day. Students should note there will be a financial cost for this field trip.
18 three-hour practicals for the design activity and 4 eight-hour days and a three-hour practical briefing session for the field trip which will take place during the Easter vacation (usually in the first week).
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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Levelling 12.5% Curve Setting 12.5% Traverse 12.5% AutoCAD 12.5% |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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| Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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