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Civil Engineering Practice

Module description

The Civil Engineering Practice module provides you with a comprehensive understanding of key civil engineering principles. You will study civil engineering materials, surveying, and highway engineering, focusing on both theoretical concepts and practical applications. Through this module, you will explore the properties and uses of construction materials, develop essential surveying skills, and gain insights into highway design and construction. Hands-on learning is a key aspect, with laboratory experiments and surveying activities allowing you to apply your knowledge in real-world scenarios. By engaging in practical tasks, you will develop problem-solving abilities and technical expertise essential for a successful career in civil engineering.

Module aims - intentions of the module

The module aims to provide students with a strong foundation in civil engineering materials, surveying techniques and highway engineering principles. It seeks to enhance practical skills by incorporating laboratory experiments and surveying activities, allowing students to apply theoretical knowledge in real world scenarios.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

ILO: Module-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 1. Design solutions for complex problems that evidence some originality and meet a combination of societal, user, business and customer need as appropriate (C&M5)

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 2. Use practical laboratory and workshop skills to investigate complex problems (M12)
• 3. Select and apply appropriate materials, equipment, engineering technologies and processes, recognising their limitations (C&M13)

ILO: Personal and key skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 4. Function effectively as an individual and as a member or leader of a team and evaluate effectiveness of own and team performance (C&M16)

Syllabus plan

Materials in design

• Selection and specification
• Evaluation and design
• Durability and Sustainability

Conventional Materials

• Structural steel
• Concrete
• Masonry
• Timber
• Glass

Surveying

• Levelling
• Transverse surveying
• Topographical surveying
• Introduction to technologies in surveying

Highway and Transportation Engineering

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Formative assessment

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Details of summative assessment

Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Re-assessment notes

Deferral – if you have been deferred for any assessment you will be expected to submit the relevant assessment. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.

Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 40%) you will be expected to submit the relevant assessment. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of referral will be capped at 40%.

Coursework 1 and Coursework 2 are all laboratory or field work assessments. The laboratory exercise will not be repeated during the summer period. Students will be provided with another similar assessment that addresses the same learning outcomes.

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

• Chudley, R., Greeno, R., & Kovac, K. (2020). Chudley and Greeno's Building Construction Handbook (12th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429027130

• Soutsos, M., & Domone, P. (Eds.). (2017). Construction Materials: Their Nature and Behaviour, Fifth Edition (5th ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315164595

Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources

• ELE

Key words search

Materials, Construction, Surveying, Highway engineering