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Undergraduate Course: Civil Engineering Design Project 4 (CIVE10026)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 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.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 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 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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:
  1. demonstrate improved design skills
  2. demonstrate improved communication skills
  3. show a better appreciation of project planning issues
  4. demonstrate an appetite for innovative engineering and planning
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
KeywordsFoundations,Excavations,Traffic lights,roundabouts
Contacts
Course organiserProf Mike Forde
Tel: (0131 6)50 5720
Email: m.forde@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Margaret Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5565
Email: margaret.robertson@ed.ac.uk
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