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CIVL1810: Engineering Construction and Surveying (2017 - Semester 2)
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| Unit: | CIVL1810: Engineering Construction and Surveying (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Junior |
| Faculty/School: | Civil Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Mr Weber, Richard
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| Session options: | Semester 2 |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Prohibitions: | CIVL2810. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | Construction: Fundamental understanding of construction materials and techniques underpins Civil design and complements a rigorous analysis covered in other units such as Structural Mechanics and Soil Mechanics. In this unit students will be introduced to the realities of on-site civil construction. For many students this comes as a completely foreign experience and the methods they need to use to succeed in this unit rely on the student building his or her own awareness of the construction world and how it operates. This will be guided by the lectures and on-line material, but will not be spoon-fed to the students. This unit presents concepts introducing students to engineering construction including: - design, control, management, measurement and construction methods for excavation, embankments and other earthworks, hauling and associated operations; - conceptual and formative exposure to building construction methods and materials, including reinforced concrete, masonry, steel and timber; - drilling and blasting. Surveying: The unit also introduces Engineering Survey topics, where the aims are: - give an overall view of the functions of surveying and it's service role in Civil construction; - become acquainted with selected specific surveying techniques, such as: (a) to provide basic analogue methods of distance, angle and height measurement and, (b) to provide an understanding of three dimensional mapping using basic total station electronic field equipment with associated data capture ability, and; - to give an insight into future trends in the use of GPS and GIS systems. Students should develop basic competency in earthwork engineering and awareness of costing issues in formulating building proposals (through simplified examples). Economic optimisation is investigated, and how this impinges on decisions of construction, including proposing and analysing systems and methods, estimation of probable output, unit cost and productivity evaluation. Students should have a basic knowledge of vertical construction in reinforced concrete, masonry, steel and timber. Students should also develop proficiency in the design and implementation of mapping systems in Civil Engineering, using analogue and electronic field equipment and associated software packages. The tutorial exercises give practise for students to implement what they have learned from lectures and their own research about the framework under which construction projects are formulated and analysed; construction engineering fundamentals; construction systems related to excavation, hauling and embankment construction, including selection and evaluation of plant and methods as well as the expected output and cost; introduction to construction operations management, introduction to engineering surveying, distance measurement, angle measurement, levelling, traversing, topographic surveys, electronic surveying equipment, future surveying technologies. While prior exposure to an actual construction site would be beneficial, in any case the key for success in this unit is for the student to develop a hungry curiosity for the world of construction and the professionals and personalities which form the intricate patchwork of talent which sees complex projects through to successful completion. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | CIVL1900. Some statistical awareness is an advantage and co-enrolment in MATH1005 Statistics is advised. HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or completion of (MATH1001 or MATH1021) and MATH1002 are sufficient for non-statistical maths preparation |
| Additional Notes: | In recent years - the course has included a 1.5 day camp at Webbs Creek (about 80km from Sydney). The camp is located in a bushland setting. It aims to provide valuable practice in practical field survey and has a secondary aim of providing a basis for social gathering (this aspect being requested in student feedback over recent years) |
| Lecturer/s: |
Mr Weber, Richard
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| Timetable: | CIVL1810 Timetable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Workgroup: Survey Exercises (supplemented by Engineering Const & Survey Camp) Lecture: Lecture |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Course assignments include problem solving in civil engineering construction and numerical analysis in engineering survey | Design (Level 1) |
| All aspects of the course are relevant to the expertise expected in civil engineering professionals. | Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 1) |
| Course topics include a broad range of civil engineering fundamentals | Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 1) |
| Students will use the internet to collect supplementary information relating to course content. | Information Seeking (Level 1) |
| Engineering Construction Assignments may involve preparation of a report on a specific topic | Communication (Level 1) |
| The technnical content of the course is applicable to professional practice in civil engineering design and construction. | Professional Conduct (Level 1) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Project and Team Skills (Level 1)
1. Co-ordination of team members for a common outcome.
Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 1)
2. Understand application and methods for drilling and blasting.
3. Some exposure and practise in design, control, management, measurement and construction methods for excavation, embankments and other earthworks, hauling and associated operations.
4. Understand building construction fundamentals, including reinforced concrete, masonry, steel and timber.
Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 1)
5. Practical competence in methods of distance, angle and height measurement.
6. Limited practical competence and conceptual awareness of three dimensional mapping using basic total station electronic field equipment.
7. Limited knowledge in application of GPS and GIS systems.
Communication (Level 1)
8. Technical writing
| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
On Line Quizzes - see Course Admin documentation . . . Assessment Reports: Survey Practical Assignments Exam :Mid Semester Exam (Exam 1) Exam :Week 13 Exam (Exam 2) Exam :Final Exam (Exam 3) Attendance and satisfactory contribution at the Webbs Creek Engineering and Construction and Survey Camp is an essential requirement to pass this unit of study. Under Usyd Assessment Procedures 2011 12c (amended 10 October 2017), exams on this course are deemed to be necessary for the integrity of the assessment of the curriculum. Re-weighting to offset missed exams is inappropriate on academic grounds. |
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| Policies & Procedures: | See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
| Online Course Content: | The Unit of Study website is available to students enrolled in the Unit. The website is used intensively as a basis for course management, instruction,discussion, query resolution. |
| Note on Resources: |
There are no text books prescribed for the course. The course WebSite (elearning site) contains -course administrative notices -course notes -topic outlines -example problems -URL links |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Course Briefing - Earthmoving Fundamentals – Production Estimation and the objectives of production estimation. |
| Engineering Survey - Introduction to Surveying | |
| Week 2 | Traction based equipment and Front End Loaders – Applications and performance |
| Engineering Survey - Basic survey equations & units | |
| Week 3 | Engineering Survey - Height determination - Levelling |
| Scrapers and Trucks - Applications and performance estimation. | |
| Week 4 | Engineering Survey - Horizontal directions |
| Excavators - Applications and performance estimation Equipment owning and operating costs and replacement strategies - the Volvo Magic Screen. | |
| Week 5 | Engineering Survey – Theodolites |
| Embankments – Construction/Quality Control | |
| Production estimation | |
| Week 6 | Earthworks Design,earthworks control, earthworks measurement & contractual issues.Optimal Earthmoving Strategies and planning – Session 1 of 2 |
| Engineering Survey - Distances - Bands | |
| Week 7 | Earthworks Design,earthworks control, earthworks measurement & contractual issues.Optimal Earthmoving Strategies and planning – Session 2 of 2 ........Aggregates and other construction materials1. |
| Engineering Survey - Distances - EDM | |
| Assessment Due: Mid-Sem Exam (Exam 1) | |
| Week 8 | Concrete Construction including Formwork, Reinf Steel Fixing, Services fixing, Concrete Placement and finishing, Concrete testing (Note: this does not include concrete mix design or reinf concrete design) |
| Engineering Survey - Traversing | |
| Fact Sheet discussion - ?? | |
| Assessment Due: Webbs Ck Camp Attendance required to pass course | |
| Week 9 | Miscellaneous Building Construction Fundamentals -incl Masonry, Steel, Timber and emerging substitiutes. |
| Week 10 | Engineering Survey - Curves & Errors |
| Compressed Air, Drilling and Blasting | |
| Week 11 | Engineering Survey - Cartography |
| Underground construction | |
| Week 12 | Fundamentals of Construction Contracting – estimating, the contract, variations, OHS and WorkCover safety, Environmental controls. Engineering Survey - Setting out & GPS |
| Week 13 | Course review |
| Engineering Survey - Photogrammetry & GIS | |
| Assessment Due: Week 13 Exam (Exam 2) | |
| Exam Period | Assessment Due: Final Exam (Exam 3) |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Project and Team Skills (Level 1) | No | 0.25% |
| Design (Level 1) | Yes | 0% |
| Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 1) | Yes | 45.44% |
| Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 1) | Yes | 46.34% |
| Information Seeking (Level 1) | Yes | 0% |
| Communication (Level 1) | Yes | 7.95% |
| Professional Conduct (Level 1) | Yes | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
