Engineering Geophysics and Non-Destructive Testing 5 (U04227)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EEL-5-CVEGN

Our ageing infrastructure needs to meet and adapt to the demands of a modern society. As it is very difficult and in most cases practically and financially impossible to replace key infrastructure elements, monitoring and assessing their condition is paramount. Further, new project developments and especially ones on brown field sites require careful and comprehensive site investigations. Maximising the amount of information that is possible to be obtained during the initial stages of site investigation is crucial and the use of methods of engineering geophysics is becoming very common. In this course, the students are introduced to non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques for assessing the condition of key infrastructure elements and to the main engineering geophysics methods that are used in site investigations. These methodologies play an increasingly important role in maintaining and developing our infrastructure as they contribute to more comprehensive investigations while do not substantially interfere with the operation of a facility.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 5th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	12:00	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course the students should be able to:
- Identify the value of Engineering Geophysics and NDT methods
- Recognise when various Engineering Geophysics and NDT techniques are appropriate
- Understand the physics of the techniques
- Understand applicable signal processing procedures
- Understand how to design, specify and execute a basic survey
- Understand the risks involved in NDT and geophysical data collection
- Understand the contribution of these techniques to sustainable construction and infrastructure operation.