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CIV4212 - Civil engineering practice 4

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Engineering

Organisational Unit

Department of Civil Engineering

Coordinator(s)

Assoc Professor Frank Collins

Offered

Clayton

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Malaysia

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

To carry out the design for a specified civil engineering development. The design project will vary from year to year but will include aspects of structural, water, geomechanics and transport design.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, student should be able to:

evaluate a multidisciplinary engineering project brief as part of a design team
develop concept designs that meet multidisciplinary criteria as part of a team
design components of a multi-disciplinary engineering project
produce construction-standard details and drawings of the design
develop oral, written and visual communication skills

Assessment

Written, oral project submissions and interview: 100%

Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component (assignments, tests, mid-semester exams, laboratory reports) and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Workload requirements

4 hours of practical and 8 hours of private study per week.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jeffrey Walker

Prerequisites

(CIV3221 and CIV3222) or (CIV3247 and CIV3248) or CIV3264 or CIV3283