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CIV3907 Civil Systems Practice

Semester 3, 2022 External
Units : 0
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Engineering
Grading basis : Pass/Not Pass
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

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

Overview

The assessment in this course is competency-based. Students will achieve either a pass or fail for each assessment. Students need to pass all assessment items to successfully complete the course. These competency items form part of the USQ accreditation agreement with the accrediting organisation/s (where relevant).

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.

Course learning outcomes

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

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Oral Interview No 10 9
Assignments Written Report No 90 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Date printed 10 February 2023