| Module Title: | Engineering Science |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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| Module Delivered In |
No Programmes
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| Teaching & Learning Strategies: |
Lectures
Laboratory Practicals
Private study |
| Module Aim: |
The aim of this module is to introducing the student to the fundamental principles involved in Engineering Science and its applications. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to: |
| LO1 |
Have a knowledge and understanding of units, and their use in understanding and applying the scientific laws of motion in relation to forces and be able to determine the resultant and equilibrant of a group of forces. |
| LO2 |
Have an understanding of the components of a force and be able to calculate the vertical and horizontal components of a force and a knowledge and understanding how forces effect forces & bending moments on a beam, |
| LO3 |
Have a knowledge and understanding of stress-strain and elasticity. |
| LO4 |
Understand & describe the basic scientific laws of fluids at rest (i.e. static pressure, buoyancy, hydrostatic forces on immersed surfaces etc. - performing tests and interpreting results) and apply the basic scientific laws of fluids at rest. |
| LO5 |
have a basic knowledge and understanding of chemistry and biology |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. |
| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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(1) Units (2hours)
(a) The International System of Units: mass, length, time, density, relative density, force, weight and unit weight.
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(2) Motion (8 hours lectures, 4 hours practical)
(a) Motion, displacement, velocity, speed, acceleration,
(b) Newton’s laws of motion,
(c) Equations of motion,
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(3) Forces (12 hours lectures, 4 hours practical)
(a) Resultant of a system of forces,
(b) Parallelogram law,
(c) Equilibrium,
(d) Triangle of forces,
(e) Polygon of forces,
(f) Resolution of forces.
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(4) Moments (8 hours lectures, 2 hours practical)
(a) Moment of a force,
(b) Beam Reactions
(c) Point Loads
(d) Uniform Distributed Loads
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(5) Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams (8 hours lecturers)
(a) Shear and bending moment diagrams
(b) Point and uniform distributed force loading
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(6) Properties of a Section (8hours lecturers, 2 hours practical)
(a) Centroid and Centre of gravity
(b) Moment of Inertia
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(7) Friction (4 hours lectures, 2 hours practicals)
(a) Laws of dry friction,
(b) Limiting friction,
(c) Friction on horizontal and inclined planes,
(d) Angle of friction and the total reaction.
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(8) Stress and Strain (4 hours lectures, 2 hours practicals)
(a) Direct stress and strain,
(b) Hooke’s law,
(c) Modulus of elasticity.
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(9) Fluids in Equilibrium (8 hours lectures, 2 hours practicals)
(a) Density, capillary action, surface tension
(b) Measurement of Pressure
(c) Hydrostatic Forces on Surface
(d) Buoyancy
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(10) Chemistry (3 hours lectures, 2 hours practical)
(a) pH
(b) Periodic Table of Elements
(c) Nitrogen Compounds - Nitrates, Ammonia
(d) Hardness - Lime
(e) Conductivity
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(11) Biology (3 hours lectures, 2hours practical)
(a) Flora – Trees, plants
(b) Fauna – mammals, fish
(c) Micro-biology– pathogens, algae, protozoa
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Typical Laboratory Experiments (20 hours)
1. Experiments on Newton’s Laws of Motion
2. Triangle of forces
3. Polygon of forces
4. Principle of moments
5. Centre of gravity
6. Stress and strain
7. Friction
8. Buoyancy
9. Centre of Pressure
10. Water properties Lab – pH, solubility, conductivity, dissolved Oxygen
11. Biology Lab – microscopes (Timber, thin sections)
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Continuous Assessment | 20.00% |
| Project | 10.00% |
| Practical | 10.00% |
| End of Module Formal Examination | 60.00% |
| Continuous Assessment |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Other |
No Description |
1,2,3 |
20.00 |
n/a |
| Project |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Project |
No Description |
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10.00 |
Sem 1 End |
| Practical |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Practical/Skills Evaluation |
No Description |
1,4,5 |
10.00 |
Sem 1 End |
| End of Module Formal Examination |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Formal Exam |
No Description |
1,2,3,4,5 |
60.00 |
End-of-Semester |
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
30 Weeks per Stage |
1.00 |
| Laboratory |
30 Weeks per Stage |
1.00 |
| Practicals |
30 Weeks per Stage |
1.00 |
| Estimated Learner Hours |
30 Weeks per Stage |
1.17 |
| Total Hours |
125.00 |
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