Civil Engineering 1 (CV0001)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : EEL-1-CV0001

An introduction to civil engineering: design requirements and disasters. An introduction to structures: buildings, bridges, dams and offshore structures; the strength of members, collapse analysis of beams and frames, arches and suspension bridges. An introduction to water engineering: water supply and flood control.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Prior attendance at Engineering 1 (In special circumstances a pass in another half course may be substituted for Engineering 1).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 6 hour(s) per week for

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	10:00	10:50	Lecture Theatre 1, Appleton Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	10:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	10:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	10:00	10:50	Central
Tutorial	Thursday	14:00	14:50	KB
Laboratory	Thursday	15:00	17:00	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course, students should be able to:
Describe aspects of and solve elementary problems in, the fields of structural engineering, water resources, and sustainability.
Apply static equilibrium to rigid free bodies drawn from civil engineering design situations.
Perform static analyses of determinate trusses to find the forces in the bars.
Calculate the bending moments and shear forces in determinate beams, and draw the relevant diagrams.
Calculate axial force; shear and bending moment ina determinate arch, draw the thrust line and relate the thrust line to bending moments.
Describe the elements of structural engineering design.
Determine the stability of a gravity dam.
Calculate simple flow and mass balance problems.
Understand the need for sustainable development (SD) due to the impact of industrial/human activities and population on the environment.
Balance economics, environment and ethical issues with sustainability and reconcile natural resources with current consumption.