421-104 Case Studies in Engineering

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421-104 Case Studies in Engineering
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	2
Coordinator	Dr.N.Lam
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	Forty-eight hours of lectures, case study presentations and site visits
Subject Description	Topics covered include the components of a civil or environmental engineering project; standard methods of measurement; case study description of a project; lessons from unsuccessful projects; the relationship between structural form and material behaviour; the relationship between material properties and micro-structure as applied to civil engineering materials and the engineering properties of masonry, steel, timber and reinforced concrete.
Assessment	Two assignments of up to 3000 words each, or equivalent (40%) and a written examination not exceeding 3 hours (60%).
Prescribed Texts	J S Scott, A Dictionary of Civil Engineering. 4th edition, Penguin, 1991. J M Ilston, Construction Materials, Their Nature and Behaviour. E and FM Spon.

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