Undergraduate Course: Civil Engineering Design Project 4 (CIVE10026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This project is intended to focus students on the holistic design
of a civil engineering problem against time and cost
constraints. The project will develop creative thinking as well
as team skills. Detailed and iterative calculation abilities will be
observed. |
| Course description |
Week 1: shallow foundation design.
Week 2: temporary works excavation and transport design.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
(
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
155 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Letter 10%
Interim Calculations 20%
Feasibility Report 70% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate improved design skills
- demonstrate improved communication skills
- show a better appreciation of project planning issues
- demonstrate an appetite for innovative engineering and planning
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Reading List
| M. J. Tomlinson &, R. Boorman, Foundation Design and Construction, Longman Group United Kingdom; 7th edition (March, 2001) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Foundations,Excavations,Traffic lights,roundabouts |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Mike Forde
Tel: (0131 6)50 5720
Email: m.forde@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Margaret Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5565
Email: margaret.robertson@ed.ac.uk |
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