Geotechnical Engineering Design Project 4 (U00446)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EEL-4-CVGDP

This project is intended to focus students on holistic design of geotechnical temporary works against time and cost constraints. The project should develop creative thinking as well as team skills. Detailed and iterative calculation abilities will be observed.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Only open to MEng students in the discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Civil, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 10 hour(s) per week for 2 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

This course is intended to:
- encourage questioning and creative thinking
- develop skills in problem identification and solution development
- provide a realistic team working environment
- develop skills of completing work on time and target.
By the end of the project the student should have:
- improved design skills
- improved communication skills
- a better appreciation of project planning issues
- an appetite for innovative engineering and planning.