Undergraduate Course: Civil Engineering Construction 3 (CIVE09039)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Construction can be defined as the delivery of the built environment and this course will provide an understanding of the key elements of how civil engineering projects are delivered once the designs are complete. It provides an understanding of construction processes, of how contractors operate and how the work that they do is provided in a safe and effective manner with due regard for commercial/legal and ethical requirements, sustainability, and the environment. The course will also include, where possible, a number of site visits to projects both under construction or in use. |
| Course description |
The course will comprise the following elements:
- Course Introduction: Infrastructure history and future, civil engineering construction, surveying purpose, course structure
- Construction resources: Overview of Labour, Plant and Materials - LPM - and their use & management
- Construction processes 1: Cranage, Roadworks, drainage.
- Construction processes 2: Concreting, and Earthworks & Earthmoving temporary works
- Temporary works 1 - fundamentals: Introduction, history, background and fundamental principles
- Temporary works 2 - practice: Management of TW in practice, with Galliford Try (external partner)
- Safety management 1: Construction safety principles and legislation
- Safety management 2: Construction Site Safety, with Wates Construction (external partner)
- Safety management 3: Risk Management
The course will be assessed by both coursework and exam. The coursework will involve preparing plans for a Temporary Works scenario. The plans will be confined to one approx A3 page and comprise text and sketches that show your understanding of the temporary works needed for the construction scenario and the construction sequence necessary.
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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 2025/26, 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:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
External Visit Hours 10,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 1.5,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
64 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam %: 50
Practical Exam %: 0
Coursework %: 50 |
| Feedback |
1. Each student to received personalised voice & video feedback on their temporary works coursework
2. General feedback on coursework to be provided either in-person or pre-recorded video
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Civil Engineering Construction 3 | 120 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 30 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the key processes involved in delivering the construction phase of a civil engineering project;
- Identify and distinguish between the various methods available for civil engineering construction, how and where they are employed and what their limitations might be;
- Appreciate the breadth of temporary works measures needed for civil engineering construction and be able to propose simple temporary works for common construction applications;
- Describe the theory of risk management in an engineering context and apply that theory in a construction context;
- Have awareness of the various aspects of undertaking civil engineering construction in practice such as commercial and organisational issues.
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Reading List
Modern Construction Management: Frank Harris, Ronald McCaffer, Francis Edum-Fotwe, 7th Edition, 2013
Introduction to Construction Management: Fred Sherratt, Peter Farrell 1955
The future of national infrastructure: a system-of-systems approach: Jim W Hall, Martino Tran 1975 |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Construction,Safety,Risk |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Simon Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 7159
Email: Simon.Smith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lorna Couttie
Tel:
Email: lcouttie@ed.ac.uk |
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