ENG1201

Civil engineering

B Wong (Caulfield), G Taplin, R Al-Mahaidi (Clayton) and L Soste (Gippsland)

4 points
* 13 lectures and 26 hours of design class/practical
* First semester, Clayton, Caulfield, Gippsland
* Second semester, Clayton

Objectives To develop an understanding of the way in which civil engineers investigate and solve problems, including the need to understand the environment in which the problem is embedded; an ability to acquire knowledge in the pursuit of solving engineering problems; knowledge and skills related to structural analysis and design, eg beams, trusses, footings, traffic and pedestrian flows; communication skills, in both oral and written forms; computer skills.

Synopsis The subject allows students to experience the identification of a civil engineering problem, leading to a simple design. This will include elements of traffic, environmental, structural and geotechnical engineering. Specific topics include problem identification, traffic and pedestrian issues, aesthetics, economics, freebody diagrams, static equilibrium, reactions, limit state concepts, truss analysis, shear force and bending moment diagrams, buckling and deflections, foundation design. This is a problem-based learning subject. Students work in small groups with a tutor to identify their learning needs in the solution of the problem.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 40%
* Assignments and tests: 60%
* Students must pass both assignment and examination components.

Recommended texts

Atkins K J and Darvall P Le P Mechanics and structures Science Press
AustRoads Guide to traffic engineering practice, part 13 Pedestrians AustRoads, Sydney, 1995
Beer F P and Johnston R E Mechanics of materials McGraw-Hill, 1992
Hibbeler R C Engineering mechanics Macmillan, 1992
Holgate A Creativity and the teaching of structural design Hargrave Library 370.118 H371C
Lardner T J and Archer R R Mechanics of solids McGraw-Hill, 1994
Ogden K W and Taylor S Y Traffic engineering and management Dept of Civil Engineering, Monash University, 1996
Riley W F and Zachery L W Introduction to mechanics of materials Wiley, 1989
Underwood R T The geometric design of roads Macmillan, 1991
Woods D R How to gain the most from problem based learning McMaster University, 1995