Undergraduate Course: Computer Tools for Civil Engineers 2 (CIVE08015)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Civil |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course introduces computer aided draughting using AutoCAD, and the use of computer tools such as MATLAB and Spreadsheets. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- show confidence in the use of computers in practical civil engineering problems;
- demonstrate the ability to use computer tools such as MATLAB for simple engineering calculation.
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Assessment Information
Coursework 20%
Examination 80% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Course Structure
In this course you will work on two self-study modules on your own time. There are eleven (11) computing laboratory sessions that you must attend. There are no formal lectures.
The MATLAB self-study module consists of five main units that broadly cover: MATLAB Basic Concepts, Plotting, Scripts and Functions, Decision Making and Loops. Each individual unit contains many exercises with example solutions and some that have step-by-step instructions presented as video screen-casts.
The AutoCAD self-study module consists of nine sessions to be completed during a Computing Lab.
Titles & Contents
MATLAB Programming
Introduction to MATLAB
Basic Concepts and the MATLAB computing environment
Plotting using MATLAB
Scripts and Functions
Making decisions using relational and logical operators
Repetition using loops
Advanced topics in decision and using vectorisation
Computer aided draughting using AutoCAD
AutoCAD: 1. Getting Started.
New & Open; Saving drawings; Drawing Aids; Drawing setup.
AutoCAD: 2. Draw Commands I.
Line: co-ordinate entry; OSNAP.
AutoCAD: 3. Draw Commands II.
Circles; Polylines; Hatching.
AutoCAD: 4. Modifying Drawings I.
Basics; Changing properties.
AutoCAD: 5. Modifying Drawings II.
Trimming and extending;
AutoCAD: 6. Annotating Drawings.
Dimensioning; Labelling.
AutoCAD: 7. Data exchange and Output.
Blocks; Printing
AutoCAD: 8. Revision exercises.
Plotting, Printing and Exporting drawings.
AutoCAD: 9. Revision exercises.
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
For MATLAB Programming:
Getting started with MATLAB 7
A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers
Rudra Pratap
Oxford University Press, 2006
MATLAB: An introduction with applications
Amos Gilat
John Wiley and Sons, 2008
An Engineer's Guide to MATLAB
Edward B. Magrab, et al.
Pearson - Prentice Hall, 2005
MATLAB Student Version
The Mathworks, Inc
http://www.mathworks.co.uk/academia/student_version
For computer aided draughting using AutoCAD:
Yarwood, A. (1995).
An introduction to AutoCAD release 13.
Longman.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Antonios Giannopoulos
Tel: (0131 6)50 5728
Email: A.Giannopoulos@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lucy Davie
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lucy.Davie@ed.ac.uk |
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