Overview Write a report about changes to laws, regulations, and civil engineering practice arising from a civil engineering failure within the United States in your area of civil engineering. Choose a failure that occurred (or was recognized) in the last fifty years ago but not less than three years ago. Examples of civil engineering failures are provided in a list below. If you choose a topic not included in the list below, confirm your project...
Module Learning Outcomes (MLOs) Assessed by Coursework3.1 Module Learning Outcomes (MLOs) Assessed by Coursework Knowledge & Understanding:MLO1 Identify, apply and critically record the performance of complex engineering systems through the creative use of analytical methods and/or modelling techniques to establish innovative solutions Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities: Â MLO2 Critically demonstrate the abili...
TaskPrepare a design appraisal with appropriate sketches indicating between three to four distinct and viable structural options for the proposed building structure. The design options should include two structural grids (shown in Figures 1 and 2) for positions of columns and primary beams and justifiable flooring layouts (e.g. 1 and 2.5 m joist spacing). Alternate joist orientation may be adopted so that the distribution of the gravity load...
You have been recently hired by a company active in the field of sustainable building design consultancy. Your line manager wants to test your skills and knowledge by assigning you a small residential project to carry out. The client is a young, environmentally conscious couple living in Brighton, UK. They hired your company because unhappy with the current design they received from the architect (Figure 1). Figure 1 Despite they mentione...
Coach House ProgramCOACH HOUSE PART 1: Design a coach house, which will be located in the rear yard of an existing home, in a residential district of Toronto. The size is approximately 6000 x 6000 mm in size. The design is not the primary focus of the project, it should be considered, but keep it simple. The design produced in PART 1: will be used to complete PART 2: HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical and Lighting and PART 1 updated to reflect coordinat...
Responsibilities for Climate Change and the Role of Developed Countries towards Developing CountriesClimate change Question 3: What are the responsibilities when it comes to who’s contributed to climate change? What is the role of developed counties towards developing counties? Use evidence from Malborne and Dhaka. Surviving the city Question 4: Providing both details and reflecting on the range of causal factors critically discuss what ha...
Identifying Excusable and Inexcusable DelaysAlthough time is a critical factor on this project, several client and contractor issues, have led to delays on the project (Project update available on Moodle). Write a short report discussing one delay analysis method that can be adopted to determine the net delay on the project. You need to justify why this method is most appropriate for this particular project. External works delayed by 2 we...
Task 1: Reviewing capability statementsScenario The building of tyre repair business was severely damaged in the February Christchurch earthquake. The business has been able to rent another building that is now not coping with the volume of work. They have found a piece of land to build a new workshop on. The current building is to be demolished in 6 months so there is urgency in the project. The new workshop will be 550m² with a concrete f...
Project DetailsAll 3 assignments are set within the context of a project that involves additions and alterations to the fictional Ngake School, located in the Hutt Valley north of Wellington. The scope of controls, data and expertise associated with the project can be visualised by placing the Ngake School project at the centre of Figure 1 (Appendix 1). Birdwood Architects are nearing completion of the contract documentation for the Ngake School...
Task 1: Calculations of Bending Moments and Shear ForcesLO1 Calculate bending moments and shear forces for simply supported steel and concrete beams. LO2 Determine deflection for simply supported steel beams LO3 Calculate the axial load carrying capacity of steel and reinforced concrete columns LO4 Explore design methods for steel, reinforced concrete beams and columns. (a) A simply supported beam with a span of 14m is subjected to a p...
Construction Professional Practice and Society's RequirementsQ1 What does Construction practice require from Construction Professionals?Also what does society require from the construction practice? Q2 Why do we have systems in construction management? Name and explain the use of some 2 key systems in Construction Project management.. Q3 What does the CDM legislation entail and how is it applied to construction Projects . Q4 List and ...
Expected AchievementsWhat will I be expected to achieve? MLO1 � Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the work-based practice through the analysis and evaluation of research-based theory and relevant case studies, by formulating solutions to the effective and efficient delivery of construction engineering projects. Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities: MLO2 ïÂ&...
PowerPoint PresentationsThe resit coursework is a summative assignment that includes three different assignments.Every assignment is undertaken individually by each student (i.e. no group work). Each student is responsible for three assignments. They must submit a report as well as PowerPoint presentation file for each assignment. Use pdf format for both. PowerPoint presentations are also required. However, only slides to be submitted as p...
University's Guidance on Cheating and PlagiarismFor courses accredited by professional bodies such as the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) there are some derogations from the standard regulations and these are detailed in Cheating and Plagiarism Both cheating and plagiarism are totally unacceptable and the University maintains a strict policy against them. It is YOUR responsibility to be aware of this policy and to act accordin...
Module’s Learning OutcomesModule’s Learning Outcomes LO1 Comprehensively manage land resources in urban development P LO2 Be able to critically identify and evaluate the environmental impact of development project LO3 Demonstrate the capability and skills to assess the environmental impact of urban development by following proper procedures LO4 Be able to identify the possibility and feasibility of various energy efficiency and...