CVE4111

Civil engineering design 1

(ENG)

T H F Wong

4 points + 52 hours design + First semester + Caulfield

Synopsis: This subject provides students with experience in engineering design and tendering. Two design units are offered: (i) Preparing a tender in a design and construct contract. Students are exposed to value management in developing design options in a workshop environment. (ii) The detailed design of one component of the tender. The design components will be based on the following themes: concrete structures, transport engineering, urban drainage, steel structures, geotechnical engineering, public health engineering, timber structures.

Assessment: Based on submitted documentation of the design carried out. Students may be required to present their design in the form of a seminar or to undertake an oral examination to demonstrate their knowledge of and individual input to the designs