Civil Engineering Project I module (CE21004)

One of the most important skills of the civil engineer is the ability to interpret someone else’s design.... and build it. This team-based module develops these skills by turning the bridge design work conducted in the Level 1 Civil Engineering Project (CE12004) on its head: teams are given another team's design from Level One, and asked to appraise and build it.

What you will learn

In this module, you will:

• learn how to critically evaluate a structural design in terms of concept, structural performance, economy, and constructability
• conduct hands-on construction of a structural design, and physical testing using a compression testing machine
• gain knowledge of the parameters that are used to evaluate how well a structure has actually been designed and built

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• conduct an appraisal of a structural design
• process and analyse test data from a structural design
• report on the results for testing of a structural design

Assignments / assessment:

• Coursework (100%)

This module does not have a final exam

Teaching methods / timetable:

• Practical sessions
  • Design appraisal
  • Hands-on model building
  • Hands-on model testing