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CIV3907 Civil Systems Practice

Semester 3, 2020 External
Short Description: Civil Systems Practice
Units : 0
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Civil Engineering and Surveying
Student contribution band : Band 2
ASCED code : 030903 - Structural Engineering
Grading basis : Pass/Not Pass

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: CIV2503 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MENS or MEPR

Synopsis

These days most engineering tasks require a 'system approach'. Knowledge, design skills, theory, equipment etc will have to be combined in a systematic way to complete a complex task. This course is a practical introduction to this approach. Elementary building blocks and theory covered in previous courses will be combined to design and develop more complex systems. Team work often goes hand in hand with a system approach; hence working in teams will be an essential part of this course. Systems that will be covered include structural systems such as concrete and steel, destructive and non-destructive testing, water and sewerage systems. Teams of students will cast and test a reinforced concrete beam and test the buckling strength of a steel column, and describe their behaviour. It will also include using various non-destructive equipment for structural testing and a visit to a water and sewerage treatment plant.

This course contains a mandatory residential school.

Objectives

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. work effectively as a member and/or leader of a team, participating in completing tasks, and supporting others in achievement of team goals;
  2. understand how the concreting is done in practice through hands-on casting of reinforced concrete beams and cylinders (concrete technology);
  3. test a reinforced concrete beam in flexure and describe its behaviour under load;
  4. determine experimentally the buckling load of a steel column and use the Southwell plot to predict its buckling load;
  5. understand the importance of various non-destructive structural testing equipment in practice and operate three of them;
  6. inspect and report on the operation of water and sewerage treatment facilities;
  7. demonstrate an appreciation of appropriate safety procedures and workplace health and safety requirements through the risk assessment of an activity;
  8. communicate critically experimental observations, validity of results and conclusions through a written report;
  9. reflect and demonstrate your understanding through verbal (one-to-one) communication - interview.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Concrete beam casting & testing 40.00
2. Non-destructive testing of concrete structures 25.00
3. Buckling of steel columns 10.00
4. Water and sewerage treatment 25.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=03&subject1=CIV3907)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Report Writing 10.00
Residential Schools 40.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Objectives Assessed Notes
Interview 1 10 12 Feb 2021 9 (see note 1)
OH&S Induction/Activity 1 1 12 Feb 2021 7
Report 1 88 12 Feb 2021 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 (see note 2)
Res School Attend & Particip 1 1 12 Feb 2021 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 (see note 3)

Notes
  1. The dates and location of the mandatory residential school are available from the Residential School Timetable (http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/current/resschoolsched.html).
  2. Only reports that are typed or handwritten in ink will be marked. The course examiner will advise the due date of the report.
  3. The dates and location of the mandatory residential school are available from the Residential School Timetable (http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/current/resschoolsched.html).

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    Students must attend the mandatory residential school. It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To satisfactorily complete each assessment item students must achieve a mark of 1 out of 1 for that assessment item.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade students must attend and participate in the mandatory residential school and achieve a mark of 1 out of 1 for each assessment item.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    As P is the only passing grade available for this course, all students who are qualified for a passing grade, under the requirements in 4 above, will be given a grade of P. Other students will be given either a Failing grade or an Incomplete grade.

  6. Examination information:
    There is no examination in this course.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Not applicable.

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Assessment notes

  1. Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.

  2. Harvard (AGPS) is the referencing system required in this course. Students should use Harvard (AGPS) style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (AGPS) style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide.

  3. As part of the mandatory residential school, students may be expected to undertake a combination of lectures, tutorials, laboratories, practical classes and assessment as advised by the course examiner.

Other requirements

  1. Students must wear Type 1 safety boots (steel capped) with AS/NZS 2210 standards when participating in laboratory and field works.

Date printed 12 February 2021