Materials Science and Engineering (Civil) 2 (U00472)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : EEL-2-CVMSE

The course includes lectures on the Properties of Materials.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Pass in Higher or A-Level Mathematics AND Pass in Higher or A-Level Physics OR Chemistry OR Equivalents

? Co-requisites : EEL-2-CVBD2: Behaviour and Design of Structures 2 EEL-2-ET-SMA: Structural Mechanics 2A EEL-2-CV-SMB: Structural Mechanics 2B

? Costs : YES: This course involves a number of concrete laboratories and students must purchase Safety Boots for these laboratories. These are available via the School of Engineering and Electronics for approximately £20.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Civil, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
12/01/2009	09:00	09:50	Lecture Theatre 1, Eng Sanderson Building	KB

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	09:50	KB
Laboratory	Monday	14:00	17:00	KB
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	09:50	KB
Lecture	Thursday	09:00	09:50	KB
Laboratory	Friday	14:00	17:00	KB

? Additional Class Information : Tutorials, and laboratories to be arranged

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- describe the properties of materials used in civil engineering and how these influence the design;
- describe elementary failure theories for materials and their relevance to the design process.