Module Title: | Civil Engineering Technology |
Language of Instruction: | English |
Teaching & Learning Strategies: |
Lectures 120hrs
Projects 40hrs
Site visits + private study 50hrs
Total Student Participation 210hrs |
Module Aim: |
The aims of this module are:
(1)to teach students the techniques and processes involved in the general area of civil engineering construction;
(2)to help students appreciate the capabilities and limitations of the various types of plant and equipment that are used in the construction industry. |
Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to: |
LO1 |
to describe how foundations are constructed; |
LO2 |
to describe how retaining walls are constructed; |
LO3 |
to describe how steel structures are fabricated and erected; |
LO4 |
to describe the details of in-situ and pre-cast concrete structures and how they are manufactured and erected; |
LO5 |
to describe temporary works systems used on civil engineering sites; |
LO6 |
to identify health and safety issues on site; |
LO7 |
to describe how pipelines and drains are constructed and tested; |
LO8 |
to describe the type of plant and equipment used in the industry. |
LO9 |
to carry out research into simple civil engineering manufacturing and construction methods. |
LO10 |
to work with others on team projects and to write reports and present the reports in a class room environment. |
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 |
(1) Foundations (20 hours lectures)
(a) Strip and Pad
(b) Pile and Raft
(c) Rising walls
(d) Calculations: Bearing Pressure, Foundation Quantities
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(2) Retaining Walls (15 hours lectures)
(a) Gravity, Basement, Buttress and Counterfort walls.
(b) Sheet Pile, Secant, Contiguous and Diaphragm walls.
(c) Drainage of walls
(d) Methods of Failure
(e) Calculations: Quantities
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(3) Steelwork Structures (10 hours lectures)
(a) Steel manufacture
b.) Types of steel structure
c.) Portal Frame structures
d.) Bolting & Welding
e.) Methods of erection
f.) Shop Fabrication
g.) Handling and Transportation
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(4) In-situ and Precast Concrete Structures (15 hours lectures)
a.) In-situ and Precast Concrete
b.) Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete
c.) Steel Reinforcement – types and fixing methods
d.) Placing, finishing, curing concrete
e.) Prestressed concrete bridge beams
f.) Manufacture of precast units, handling and erection procedures
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(5) Temporary Structures (25 hours lectures)
a.) Access and support scaffolding
b.) Basic formwork design procedures and construction
c.) Use of proprietary formwork systems
d.) Shoring
e.) Calculations: Formwork Wall ties, Formwork Props, Scaffolding quantities.
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(6) Health and Safety (5 hours lectures)
(a) Hazard Identification
(b) Risk Analysis and Control
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(7) Pipe Laying (15 hours lectures)
a.) Types and laying of pipework
b.) Excavation, bedding and backfilling
c.) Manhole construction
d.) Surface drain systems: yard gullies, road gullies, access and inspection chambers, oil interceptors
e.) Testing procedures
f.) Calculations: Pipe Gradients, Manholes quantities and buoyancy calculations.
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(8) Construction Plant (15 hours lectures)
a.) Excavating and earth moving equipment
b.) Transport vehicles
c.) Concreting Plant
d.) Compaction Equipment
e.) Forklifts, Cranes and Hoists
f.) Plant Selection
g.) Calculations: excavation quantities and rates, concrete pour volumes and rates.
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(9) Sketching of Construction Details
(a) Students will be required to submit sketches on a weekly basis. The sketches will illustrate a variety of civil engineering construction details and will require appropriate annotation. The assignments will include isometric and orthogonal sketches.
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Assessment Breakdown | % |
Project | 40.00% |
End of Module Formal Examination | 60.00% |
Project |
Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
Project |
Various Projects |
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 |
20.00 |
n/a |
Project |
Weekly Construction Detail Sketch Submissions |
1,2,3,4,5,7,8 |
20.00 |
n/a |
End of Module Formal Examination |
Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
Formal Exam |
Final Examination |
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
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 |
4.00 |
Estimated Learner Hours |
30 Weeks per Stage |
3.00 |
Total Hours |
210.00 |
Module Delivered In
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