civil engineering course guide

THE SCHOOL of ENGINEERING at The University of Edinburgh

Course GuideFor UCAS Applicants

Civil & Environmental Engineering

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The first part of the document lists the modules undertaken in each of the degree programmes. The second part of the document gives short descriptions of each of these modules.

A list of companies which have hosted industrial placements can be found towards the end of the document.

Prospective students should refer to the Undergraduate pages of the University website (http://www.ed.ac.uk/) to find out more about studying at the University of Edinburgh.

The modules and programmes described in this document are meant as a guide only and therefore you might find when you are undertaking the degree programme the modules are different from that stated in this document.

If you have any questions about the information contained in this document, please contact us:

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Civil Engineering (BEng)Degree Type: Single Honours UCAS Code: H200

Year of Programme

Year of Programme

Course CourseCredit Credit

*Options will be confirmed in the course handbook

1 Engineering 1 20

Civil Engineering 1 20

Engineering Mathematics 1A 20

Engineering Mathematics 1B 20

Further Courses 40

2 Fluid Mechanics 2 10

Water Resources 2 10

Numerical Methods and Computing 2 10

Structural Mechanics 2A 10

Structural Mechanics 2B 10

Behaviour and Design of Structures 2 10

Materials Science and Engineering (Civil) 2 10

Soil Mechanics 2 10

Engineering Geology and Surveying 2 10

Tools for Engineering Design 2 10



3 Theory of Structures 3 10

Fluid Mechanics (Civil) 3 10

Water and Wastewater Systems 3 10

Geotechnical Engineering 3 20

Computer Methods in Structural Engineering 3 10

Conceptual Design for Civil Engineers 3 10

Detailed Design of Structures 3 10

Engineering Sustainability 3 10

Infrastructure and Transport 3 10

Civil Engineering Construction 3 10

Fire Safety Engineering 3 10

Further Courses 10

4 Plastic Analysis of Frames and Slabs 4 10

Thin-Walled Members and Stability 4 10

Foundation Engineering 4 10

Hydraulic Engineering 4 10

BEng Thesis 4 (Civil & Environmental Engineering) 40

Structural Engineering Design Project 4 20

0 TO 10 credits Further Courses

10 to 20 Credits from:

Engineering Project Management 4 10

Fire Science and Fire Dynamics 4 10

Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 5 10

Engineering Geophysics and Non-Destructive Testing 5 10


Computational Geomechanics 5 10

Real Structural Behaviour and its Analysis 5 10

Membrane Separation Processes 5 10

Hydrogeology 1: Applied Hydrogeology 10

Supply Chain Management 4 10

Operations Management 4 10

Finite Element Methods for Solids and Structures 4 10

Structural Design for Fire 5 10


4 Foundation Engineering 4 10


Civil Engineering Design Project 4 20

20 credits from*:

Group Design Project (Hydropower Scheme) 20

Group Design Project (Potable Water Supply) 20

Group Design Project (The Passive House) 20

Further Courses: 0 to 10 credits

0 TO 40 credits from *:

Plastic Analysis of Frames and Slabs 4 10




AND 10 TO 60 credits from *:



The Finite Element Method 5 10




Hydrogeology 2: Simulation of Groundwater Flow

and Transport 10



Modern Economic Issues in Industry 5 10

Technology and Innovation Management 5 10

Engineering in Medicine 5 10





Civil Engineering (MEng)Degree Type: Integrated Masters Single Honours UCAS Code: H203Years 1, 2 & 3 are the same as Civil Engineering (BEng) H200

Fire Investigation and Failure Analysis 5 10


5 MEng Thesis 5 (Discipline of Civil & Environmental

Engineering) 40

Research Method and Application in Civil &

Environmental Engineering 5 20


AND 0 to 40 credits from:





AND 20 TO 40 credits from:








and Transport 10












Year of Programme

Year of Programme


† Entry to 4th year MEng normally requires average of 55% in third year, at first attempt.


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1 Civil Engineering 1 20

Architectural History 1A: From Antiquity to

Enlightenment 20

Architectural Design: Elements 20

Technology and Environment: Principles 20



2 Numerical Methods and Computing 2 10

Structural Mechanics 2A 10

Structural Mechanics 2B 10

Behaviour and Design of Structures 2 10

Soil Mechanics 2 10

Engineering Geology and Surveying 2 10

Materials Science and Engineering (Civil) 2 10

Architectural History 1B: Revivalism to Modernism 2

Tools for Engineering Design 2 10



3 Computer Methods in Structural Engineering 3 20

Theory of Structures 3 10

Conceptual design for Civil Engineers 3 10

Technology and Environment 3 20

Detailed design of Structures 3 20




Structural Engineering with Architecture (BEng) Degree Type: Single Honours UCAS Code: H2K1

06


10 credits from:

Culture and Performance in the History of Construction 10

or

Further Courses 10

4 BEng Thesis 4 (Civil and Environmental Engineering) 40



Thin-walled Members and Stability 4 10


Structure and Architecture: Technology, Design and

Construction 20

10 credits from *:







Structure Design for Fire 5 10






Year of Programme

Year of Programme


† Entry to 4th year MEng normally requires average of 55% in third year, at first attempt.*Options will be confirmed in the course handbook


10 credits from:

Culture and Performance in the History of Construction 10

or

Further Courses 10

4 BEng Thesis 4 (Civil and Environmental Engineering) 40



Thin-walled Members and Stability 4 10



Construction 20

10 credits from *:







Structure Design for Fire 5 10







4† Civil Engineering Design Project 4 20



Construction 20

AND 20 credits from *




10 to 30 credits from*:




AND 10 to 50 credits from *:









and Transport 10







Fire Safety Engineering Analysis and Design 5 10



Structural Engineering with Architecture (MEng) Years 1, 2 & 3 are the same as Structural Engineering with Architecture (BEng) H2K1Degree Type: Integrated Masters Single Honours with Subsidiary Subject UCAS Code: H2KC


Engineering) 40

Research Method and Application in Civil &



Structure and Architecture: The Birth of the Design Team 20





AND10 TO 20 credits from *:









and Transport 10











Year of Programme

Year of Programme


† Entry to 4th year MEng requires average of 55% in third year, at first attempt.



3 Theory of Structures 3 10

Fluid Mechanics (Civil) 3 10


Computer Methods in Structural Engineering 3 10


Conceptual Design for Civil Engineers 3 10

Detailed Design of Structures 3 10

Water and Waterwaste Systems 3 10




4 Plastic Analysis of Frames and Slabs 4 10




BEng Thesis 4 (Civil & Environmental Engineering) 40

Structural and Fire Safety Engineering (BEng) Degree Type: Single Honours UCAS Code: HH21Years 1 & 2 are the same as Civil Engineering (BEng) H200

4 Structural Engineering Design Project 4 20


10 TO 20 credits from:





Fire Science Laboratory 5 10









Year of Programme

Year of Programme



4 Structural Engineering Design Project 4 20


10 TO 20 credits from:















4 † Foundation Engineering 4 10




Civil Engineering Design Project 4 20



20 credits from*:












Structural and Fire Safety Engineering (MEng) Degree Type: Single Honours UCAS Code: HHF1Years 1 & 2 are the same as Civil Engineering (BEng) H200Year 3 is the same as Structural and Fire Safety Engineering (BEng) HH21




and Transport 10








Engineering) 40

Research Method & Application in Civil &





Fire Safety Engineering Design Project 5 20


Year of Programme

Year of Programme


† Entry to 4th year MEng normally requires average of 55% grade passes in third year, at first attempt.



Civil and Environmental Engineering

Why study Civil and Environmental Engineering at Edinburgh?

Students choosing to study Civil and Environmental Engineering at Edinburgh will be entering an excellent programme. Our degrees are accredited by the appropriate professional institutions, including the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Our teaching team integrate the knowledge gained through world-class research, education, and design activities into the degree, both in taught material and in undergraduate research projects. We have extensive industrial partnerships, through student placement and participation in our design projects. In the final year, students conduct independent research under the supervision of our academic staff and have the opportunity to use our world-class experimental and computing facilities.

What does the degree involve?

Civil Engineers require a wide variety of skills and knowledge. Throughout our programme, students learn to apply their Civil Engineering principles to real-world applications through design and project work.

Technical skills are founded on Mathematics, which is a compulsory course for those entering at first year level. First year students also study a course in Engineering, made up of a general module giving an introduction to all engineering disciplines as well as sustainability considerations, followed by a specialist module covering the introductory aspects of Civil Engineering in more detail. The first year also allows the flexibility of up to two outside courses, which may be something closely related to Engineering, such as Physics or Computer Science, or more diverse options such as accountancy, arts and humanities, or a modern language.

In the second year (which can be the point of entry for students with appropriate grades in A Levels or Advanced Highers), students undertake a range of compulsory

courses covering the basic technical disciplines of Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Materials Science, Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources, together with Tools for Engineering Design, Computing and Analytical Techniques and Numerical Methods - the latter being a specialist course in Mathematics relevant to modern civil engineering practice. The highlight of the second year is a four-day residential field course in Surveying.

In the third year students study advanced courses in Fluid Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, Infrastructure Management and Sustainability, Structural Form, Function and Design Philosophy, Computer Methods in Structural Engineering, Conceptual Design for Civil Engineers, Detailed Design of Structures and Construction Management.

The final years emphasise independent research carried out in one of our research groups and practical design skills gained through our interactive design courses.

Students have the opportunity to focus on areas including structures, fire, environmental engineering, computational mechanics and railway engineering. Students partake in a two-week intensive bridge design course led by industry professionals, with final designs regularly winning national competitions. Finally, students specialise by choosing between many optional courses including Engineering Geophysics and Non-Destructive Testing, Hydrology, Fire Resistance of Structures, Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering.

What can I study Civil and Environmental Engineering with?

We offer three degree titles: Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering with Architecture, and Structural and Fire Safety Engineering. In each of these both BEng and MEng degrees are available. All of these degrees offer the ability to further specialise into technical “streams” such as

What is Civil and Environmental Engineering?

Civil and Environmental Engineering encompasses a wide range of disciplines, all of which in some way relate to the provision of the essential services and facilities. Civil Engineers conceive, design, and build roads, railways, tunnels, bridges, dams, water supplies, power stations, oil and gas pipelines, large buildings and many other facilities. In essence, Civil Engineers shape the environment in which we live, designing and implementing projects that maintain and improve the quality of life.


Environmental Engineering by selection of the appropriate optional courses in the 4th and 5th years.

In most cases, students can change between these degree titles, and between BEng and MEng, up until the beginning of the third year. Additionally, the first year is structured to allow a wide range of flexibility; subject to satisfactory academic performance students can easily change to other branches of Engineering or to a range of pure science degrees, depending on the outside courses chosen.

The Structural Engineering with Architecture programme combines structural engineering with a focus on the issues that govern architectural design, such as the building environment and the use of space. Please note that this programme does not lead to a qualification in Architecture. This programme is taught jointly with our School of Architecture, and students cannot join Structural Engineering with Architecture after the start of the first year. Students of the Structural and Fire Safety Engineering programme focus on the effects of fire on Structures.

What sort of teaching and assessment methods are used?

The Civil and Environmental Engineering degrees at the University of Edinburgh are structured to develop a critical and inquiring approach to the solution of problems and creation of designs, which is, as far as possible, unconstrained by preconceptions. Our aim in teaching is to help students attain their full potential by developing the skills required of professional engineers and of leaders within their industry.

To do this we use a variety of methods, concentrating initially on formal teaching of the basics, using lectures, tutorials and laboratory classes. In later years the focus moves more towards conceptual and detailed design, done both individually and in groups, and on individual and group project work. A substantial research thesis project is undertaken in the final year.There are opportunities to develop many skills of importance in industry, such as independent and team working, communication and presentation skills, and opportunities for visits to construction sites and other projects of relevance. The degree is assessed on average by 70% traditional examinations and 30% coursework submissions.

Are there any opportunities to study abroad?

We have formal exchange programmes with a number of top overseas institutions including California Berkeley (USA), EIVP Paris (France), TU Munich (Germany) and the University of Timisoara (Romania). Students can either spend the whole of their third year in an institution overseas, attending classes, or can visit for a shorter time in fourth year, undertaking project work which is then written up in the English language. Visits to institutions in Europe are covered by the Erasmus scheme, and language teaching is available prior to your visit.

Are there any links with industry and commerce?

We have strong links with industry, ensuring that our staff are not only at the forefront of their own discipline, but are in touch with the latest Civil and Environmental Engineering practice. Our Industrial Advisory Board meets regularly and has direct input into the content of courses and the direction of our research. The Board includes representatives from top engineering companies such as Arup, Carillion and MWH, as well as representatives from the Scottish Government, Network Rail and agencies such as SEPA (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency).

Students regularly undertake a placement in fourth year, and this often takes the form of time spent working with a company in the UK or overseas. Recent placements have ranged from assisting Scottish Water with reservoir surveys, to developing irrigation programmes in Kazakhstan..

Are there any bursaries or scholarships available?

The Institution of Civil Engineers’ QUESTscholarships offer financial support, togetherwith mentoring and vacation employment.For more information, please visit:www.ice.org.uk/questundergradCivil and Environmental Engineering at theUniversity of Edinburgh also offers WilliamDudgeon Scholarships at the end of each year, worth approximately £500 per year.There are other opportunities to obtainscholarships from second year onwards, andmany students are able to obtain individualawards from engineering companies or from the Armed Forces, either prior to applying to us or following on from summer vacation work. For more information on scholarships and bursaries, please visit:www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk

What can I do after my degree?

Our students are in constant demand from the Civil Engineering industry, with most

“The experience gained through multi-disciplinary group projects has been beneficial, teaching teamwork but also developing an appreciation of the work of other engineering disciplines which in reality is what is required in the majority of civil engineering projects.”Cath Inglesfield, Graduate Water and Environment Engineer at Mott MacDonald and ICE President’s Apprentice

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recent graduates having had a choice of many job offers on graduating. Many join larger companies on Training Agreements, which provide accelerated progression to Chartered Engineer status with the Institution of Civil Engineers (usually achieved after three to six years appropriate experience and a professional review).

Examples of recent graduates working in Civil and Environmental Engineering include Anya Boyd, who worked as a senior sustainability consultancy in an international building engineering consultancy, and simultaneously held an internship with an NGO called Practical Action which addresses poverty alleviation using appropriate technology.

Other graduates move outside engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering degrees are among the most widely sought-after by employers of all kinds, with many joining the financial sector. Darren Graham decided to take on a new challenge working as a business advisor for an international financial services firm. He has project-managed a multi-million pound project for a FTSE100 company, and is studying for Chartered Accountancy and Project Management qualifications.

What are admissions staff looking for?

Civil and Environmental Engineering is presently very popular, and meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee you an offer of a place at the University. If you are offered a place, you will be invited to visit us, enabling you to see the environment in which you may be spending the next few years of your life, as well as the opportunity to discuss any particular questions one-to-one with a lecturer.

Students with strong A Levels or Advanced Highers (or equivalent) may be given the option of starting at second year level, thus completing a BEng in only three years or an MEng in four years. Please note that second year entry is NOT available for Structural Engineering with Architecture.

We encourage applications for the MEng rather than the BEng wherever possible. At present, an MEng degree is the simplest route to ensuring that you will be eligible for professional qualification as a Chartered Engineer after appropriate experience in industry. BEng graduates will need to undertake further study before they can attain such status. In practice the ability to change to, or continue on, the MEng

programme depends on performance during the third year. All students who do not achieve this will be required to do the BEng, regardless of their initial registration.

You will find our most up to date entry requirements at: www.ed.ac.uk/studying/ undergraduate/degrees.

How do I find out more?

For further details please contact:

Recruitment and Admissions Officer Schoolof Engineering, The University of Edinburgh,Faraday Building, King’s Buildings Edinburgh, EH9 3JL

Tel: 0131 650 7352 Email: [email protected] Web: www.eng.ed.ac.uk

For more detailed information on degree structure and content, please see: www.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/degrees


1st Year

Engineering 1 (20 points)

Lectures = 3 hours per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week; 3 hours of laboratory sessions per week. Taught in Semester 1

An introduction to the engineering profession, including aspects of Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. This course will demonstrate, through lectures and case studies, how Engineers with different specialist background can each contribute to the solution of complex engineering problems.

Prerequisites: SCE H-grade Mathematics or equivalent.

Architectural History 1A: From Antiquity to Enlightenment (20 Points)

Lectures = 3 hours per week; tutorials = 1 a week

This course surveys the history of British and European architecture, concentrating on the period from Greek antiquity to the neoclassical period of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The early lectures focus on Greek and Roman architecture, the architecture of eastern and western christendom in the Middle Ages as well as the secular architecture of that period. This section finishes with the first great re-evaluation of Antiquity in the the Italian Renaissance. The later lectures survey the Renaissance in Britain and northern Europe and the subsequent influence of the Italian Baroque in these areas. Later, the dialogue between developments and ideas in these countries and their respective responses to Antiquity forms the culmination of the course, which considers the theoretical, cultural and stylistic aspects of the architecture of the Enlightenment. The technologies of building and the emergence of the architectural profession are themes which recur during the lecture course. Excursions into the related fields of landscape architecture and urban design necessarily appear from time to time.

Architectural Design: Elements (20 Points)

Approximately 8 hours teaching time a week

The module introduces students to the foundational knowledge and skills appropriate to the practice of architectural design. Design is seen as a process involving imagination, representation and communication, analysis and research, iteration and reflection. Students work on a series of design exercises and projects, which require individual and group submission of maquettes, models, and drawings. Working in a studio environment, students undertake a number of studies that introduce some of the essential elements of architecture, such as path, threshold, opening, membrane and enclosure. These studies are underpinned by a concern for the role of place and embodiment in the experience of architecture and the built environment. Studio exercises are supplemented by a series of lectures on practical and theoretical issues associated with the design process.

Civil Engineering 1 (20 points)

Lectures = 3 hours per week; tutorials = 1 hour a week; 3 hours of laboratory sessions per week. Taught in Semester 2.

This course is intended to give you an introduction to Civil Engineering. The lecture component is divided into two main themes: Structural Engineering and Water & Environment. The first gives an introduction to the design and analysis of structures, including buildings and bridges. The second covers a range of topics including sustainability, climate change, water supply and quality, pollution

and land remediation. Some lectures covering other areas of Civil Engineering may also be given. Two mini projects are used to provide an introduction to group work. Then, the course uses as its focus the example of a large-scale Civil Engineering project, namely the design of a hydropower dam, with various aspects of the design explored as part of the lecture material, tutorials and project work.

Prerequisites: Mathematics and Physics at SQA Higher grade or equivalent. In special circumstances students with Mathematics or Physics at SQA Higher grade or equivalent may be permitted to enrol with the agreement of the course organiser.

Engineering Mathematics 1A (10 Points)

Lectures = 3 hours per week; Tutorials = 1 hour per week

This course covers: • Basic rules of algebra and algebraic manipulation, suffix

and sigma notation, binomial expansion, parametric representation, numbers and errors.

• Functions, graphs, periodicity; polynomials, factorization, rational functions, partial fractions, curve sketching. The circular, hyperbolic and logarithmic functions and their inverses. Implicit functions, piecewise functions, algebraic functions.

• Sequences and series; permutations and combinations, Binomial theorem. Polynomials and their roots, partial fractions.

• Complex numbers: Cartesian, polar form and de Moivre’s theorem; connection with trigonometric and hyperbolic functions; the complex logarithm; loci.

• Basic vector algebra; scalar product, vector product, triple product and geometry.

• Matrices, inverses and determinants, linear equations and elimination.

• Rank, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, symmetric matrices.

Prerequisites: A-Grade at Higher Mathematics OR B-Grade at A-level Mathematics OR equivalent

Engineering Mathematics 1B (10 Points)

Lectures = 4 hours per week; Tutorials = 1 hour per week

This course covers:AP’s, GP’s, limits, power series, radius of convergence.• Basic differentiation: rate of change, simple derivatives, rules

of differentiation, maxima/minima. Derivatives of powers, polynomials, rational functions, circular functions. Chain rule. Differentiation of exponential and related functions, differentiation of inverse functions, parametric and implicit differentiation, higher derivatives. Partial differentiation, directional derivatives, chain rule, total derivative, exact differentials. L’Hopital’s rule. Taylor &©s Theorem and related results. Maclaurin series.

• Basic integration: anti-derivatives, definite and indefinite integrals.

• Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Substitution. Area, arc-length, volume, mean values, rms values and other summation applications of integration. Integration by parts. Limits and improper integrals.

• Differential equations. General and particular solutions, boundary values.

• Separable differential equations. First order linear differential equations with constant coefficients.

Prerequisites: A-Grade at Higher Mathematics OR B-Grade at A-level Mathematics OR equivalent


Technology and Environment: Principles (20 Points)

This module introduces the technological and environmental aspects of architectural design. It focuses on the key concepts which underpin the design of structural and environmental systems. It is also concerned with the use of materials in architecture. The module emphasizes the links between architectural design, architectural technology and sustainability and a wider concern for the global environment.

2nd Year

Architectural History 1B: Revivalism to Modernism (20 Points)

Lectures = 3 hours per week; tutorials = 1 a week

This course surveys the history of British, European and American architecture, concentrating on the period from c1800 to the present day.

It opens with a survey of the stylistic revivals that dominated architecture in the early nineteenth century and focuses in particular on the ‘Battle of the Styles’ in Britain. It also introduces the apparently contradictory theme of modernity in architecture and discusses the nineteenth century development of new and more sophisticated typologies along with the new materials and technologies that made this possible. The revivalist and the modern are also discussed in terms of the conflict between industrial and anti-industrial that saw the architectural technology of the Crystal Palace juxtaposed with the emergence of the Arts and Crafts Movement. The course traces the complex ideas that lie behind the emergence of Modernism in the early decades of the 20th century. It concludes with lectures on the revision of Modernism in the 1950’s and 60’s and the recent emergence of a Post-modern consciousness. The technologies of building and the emergence of the architectural profession are themes which recur during the lecture course. Excursions into the related fields of landscape architecture and urban design necessarily appear from time to time.

Tools for Engineering Design 2 (10 points)

3 hours of practical sessions per week. Taught in Semester 1

This course introduces students to a wide range of skills that are required in engineering design, and that make part of the engineers’ toolbox. It provides students with experience of solving and communicating solutions to open-ended engineering problems that require compromise between competing criteria and priorities. It develops competence and confidence in communication skills including sketching, engineering drawings and oral presentation. It also introduces a number of engineering tools, such as Cad, Excel and Matlab via self-directed learning.

Fluid Mechanics 2 (10 points)

Lectures = 2 hours per week; laboratory sessions = 3 hours per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week. Taught in Semester 1

The student should develop an awareness of the qualitive behaviour of fluids in typical situations so that models of problems can be set up for solution. The course’s objectives are to: produce quantitative solutions for models derived from some useful applications in the fields of measurement and pipe flow;

establish enough theoretical background to enable the range of validity of these basic solutions to be understood; and to provide a starting point with respect to terminology and theory for more advanced study in subsequent years.

Water Resources 2 (10 points)

Lectures = 2 hours per week; tutorials = 2 hours per week. Taught in Semester 2

This course gives an introduction to Water Resources and provide the foundation for following courses in later years. It aims to introduce water resource systems and the hydrological cycle, and demonstrate the requirement for various forms of measurement and analysis. The module’s objectives are to: outline the principal components of water resources systems, from the standpoints of water supply, flood control, and waste disposal; and to introduce the principal components of the hydrological cycle, and describe means by which various components can be measured; Basic forms of data processing and analysis are explained and presented, providing the fundamental tools for hydrological assessment and water resource system design.

Prerequisites: Students MUST have passed Civil Engineering 1 or Chemical Engineering 1.

Numerical Methods and Computing 2 (10 points)

Lectures = 1 hour per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week; 3 hours of laboratory sessions per week. Taught in Semester 2

This course includes lectures on numerical methods for solution of mathematical problems, with engineering examples, and application of the methods on computers using MATLAB.

Structural Mechanics 2A (10 points)

Lectures = 2 hours per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week; laboratory sessions = 3 hours per week. Taught in Semester 1

This course describes the basic principles of Structural Mechanics, focusing on one-dimensional beam members.

Prerequisites: Students MUST have passed Civil Engineering 1 or Mechanical Engineering 1 (MECE08007).

Structural Mechanics 2B (10 points)

Lectures = 2 hours per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week; laboratory sessions = 3 hours per week. Taught in Semester 2.

This course build upon the basic principles of structural mechanics learnt in Structural Mechanics 2A. It investigates more complex types of structure, and focuses upon structural mechanics in a civil engineering context. The course describes the behaviour of beams under complex and combined loads (including moving loads), the 2D mechanics of materials, the buckling of simple columns, introduces elasto-plastic and plastic sectional analysis, and introduces the analysis of indeterminate structures.

Behaviour and Design of Structures 2 (10 points)

Lectures = 3 hours per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week; one-day drawing office to be arranged. Taught in Semester 2

The course includes lectures on the Design of Steel Structures and the Design of Concrete Structures.

Prerequisites: Students MUST have passed Civil Engineering 1.

Materials Science and Engineering (Civil) 2 (10 points)

Lectures = 3 hours per week; 6 hours of laboratories per week. Taught in Semester 2

The course includes lectures on the Properties of Materials.

Prerequisites: Students MUST have passed Civil Engineering 1.


Soil Mechanics 2 (10 points)

Lectures = 1 hour per week; tutorial = 1 hour per week; 3 hours of laboratory sessions per week. Taught in Semester 1.

This course introduces the basic concepts of the mechanics of soils. It covers the fundamental multi-phase nature of soils, provides an understanding of soil description and classification, the effective stress concept and elementary seepage problems.

Prerequisites: It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Engineering 1 and students MUST have passed Civil Engineering 1.

Engineering Geology and Surveying 2 (10 points)

Lectures = 1 hour per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week. Taught in Semester 1.

This course will provide an introduction to the discipline of engineering geology and to practical engineering surveying techniques. It will allow an understanding of how the fundamental principles of geological sciences influence the design and construction of engineering structures and provide an understanding and practical experience of how engineering surveying techniques are used in civil engineering projects.

Engineering Mathematics 2A (10 points)

Lectures: 2 hours per week. Taught in Semester 1

This course introduces ordinary differential equations, transforms and Fourier series with applications to engineering. Linear differential equations, homogeneous and non-homogeneous equations, particular solutions for standard forcings; Laplace transforms and applications; standard Fourier series, half range sine and cosine series, complex form; convergence of Fourier series, differentiation and integration of Fourier series. There is also an Introduction to Partial Differential Equations.

Engineering Mathematics 2B (10 points)

Lectures = 2 hours per week, Tutorials: at times to be arranged Taught in Semester 2

This course is in two parts, taught simultaneous with one lecture per week. The first part, mathematical methods, covers: Multivariate integration and vector calculus for engineering. Gradient, tangent plane, normals; Scalar and vector fields; divergence and curl; conservative fields and potential; vector differential identities; simple applications from properties of continua and electromagnetism. Repeated multiple integration (change of order of integration); integration in non-cartesian coordinates, Jacobian; line integrals (link to potential and work); surface integrals (flux); divergence, Green’s and Stokes’ theorems; applications and physical interpretations;The second part, quantitative methods, covers: descriptive statistics and the presentation of statistical data; probability theory; discrete and continuous probability density functions; hypothesis testing (including 1-way ANOVA); regression and experimental design.

3rd Year

Technology and Environment 3

Lectures = 3 hour per week; tutorials = 1 hour per semester. Taught in Semester 1

The course is concerned with contemporary building technology and the construction and design of steel and concrete framed structures. The manner in which buildings are constructed is continually changing, responding to cultural, social, and technological conditions. During the next forty years (the probable length of your career) the means available to construct buildings will have changed radically. Traditional construction methods and techniques are being replaced by increased industrialistion and prefabrication. New disciplines and roles are evolving for the design teams. Each new project raises new issues for the design team and their builders. Change is an inherent characteristic of the construction industry. Designers need to approach the use of technology with this in mind, in an informed rather than an empirical manner. It is not possible to provide a truly comprehensive review of the technology used in contemporary buildings, which by definition is constantly changing. Instead, key issues concerning contemporary technology are raised by focusing on a series of relevant topics. Case studies will be used throughout. The topics include: Concrete and steel framed buildings; The building envelope; Manufacturing processes; Industrialised construction.

Fire Safety Engineering 3 (10 Points)

Lectures = 2 hours per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week. Taught in Semester 1.

This module is intended to provide the basic knowledge required to study fire safety. This includes basic tools related to fluid mechanics, heat transfer and combustion. The core of the module will provide a general overview of the discipline including the fire, fire safety and fire protection systems.

Fluid Mechanics (Civil) 3 (10 points)

Lectures = 1 hour per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week; laboratory sessions = 1 hour per week. Taught in Semester 1.

This course is intended to develop an understanding of pressure-pipe systems, pipe networks and pumping mains, and to introduce the concepts of sewer system arrangement and sewer hydraulics. It is also intended to develop and understanding of steady open-channel flow.

Prerequisites: Students MUST have passed Fluid Mechanics 2 (Civil).

Water and Wastewater Systems 3 (10 points)

Lectures = 1 hour per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week; laboratory sessions = 1 hour per week. Taught in semester 2.

This course extends the hydrology of the 2nd year Water Resources course (U00470) into flood studies and urban drainage and covers the practical considerations to be made resulting from the demand for water from community development by considering water consumption, water sources, water quality, water treatment, wastewater treatment and disposal.

Computer Methods in Structural Engineering 3 (20 points)

Lectures = 2 hours per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week; laboratory sessions = 1 hour per week. Taught in semester 2.

This course introduces computational matrix methods and the finite element method as a tool for numerical simulation with an


introduction to the mathematics of matrices (Linear Algebra).

Prerequisites: Students MUST have passed Structural Mechanics 2A and Structural Mechanics 2B.

Theory of Structures 3 (10 points)

Lectures = 1 hour per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week. Taught in Semester 1

This course introduces the analysis of two-dimensional indeterminate structures composed of line elements. The types of structure that are studied in detail are continuous beams, plane frames and trusses.

Prerequisites: Students MUST have passed Structural Mechanics 2A and Structural Mechanics 2B.

Detailed Design of Structures 3 (20 points)

Lectures = 4 hours per week; tutorials = 2 hours per week. Taught in Semester 2

This course explains the behaviour of steel and concrete structures, and explores how understanding of their behaviour is applied in structural design. The fundamental mechanics of steel and concrete structural members are described. The role of design codes in interpreting observed and theoretical behaviour is explained, using the Eurocode methods to design steel and concrete members.

The design methods introduced in lectures and practised during tutorials are applied in a design project that reflects the practical nature of design work to a realistic brief. The project emphasises the importance of the design concept and uncertainty during the design process.

Prerequisites: Students MUST have passed Behaviour and Design of Structures 2.

Geotechnical Engineering 3 (20 points)

Lectures = 3 hours per week; tutorials = 2 hours per week. Taught in Semester 1.

In this course, students develop further understanding of soil mechanical concepts and learn to apply them to solve geotechnical engineering problems. The course is a continuation of the second year soil mechanics module and extends the student’s understanding of the mechanics of soils to include consolidation and shear failure of soil systems.

Prerequisites: 2nd year undergraduate Soil Mechanics/Geomechanics/Geotechnical Engineering or similar.

Infrastructure and Transport 3

Lectures = 1.5 hours per week; tutorials = 1 hours per week. Taught in Semester 2

The long term delivery and maintenance of a viable infrastructure is of significant importance to any nation. The course will provide an introduction to the theory of infrastructure, why it is important and the issues facing future infrastructure. The course will also provide selected elements of transportation engineering: long term strategic planning; highway pavements; introduction to railway engineering; introduction to NDT of transportation bridges.

4th/5th Year

BEng Thesis 4 (Civil & Environmental Engineering) (40 points)

Taught in Semester 1 and 2.

Every student is required to submit an individually written thesis on a research, review or design project by the end of the honours year. The honours thesis is an opportunity for the student to undertake an original study of a challenging engineering problem. It is intended to advance knowledge and most topics are topical research projects, based on the research activity of the supervising member of staff. It is the student’s greatest opportunity to show individual intelligence, enterprise, ability, vigour and an aptitude for engineering excellence in a forthcoming career. Students are encouraged to undertake the study of a topic in pairs. This provides them with the opportunity to expand their skills in cooperation and task division, which is a normal feature of engineering activity. It also permits them to make considerably more progress in studying a challenging problem, and ensures that they have generated a significant amount of new knowledge by the end which they must present coherently without being able to find it described in published literature. Each student must write their own individual thesis.

Prohibited combinations: Students MUST not also be taking MEng Thesis 5 (Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Research Method and Application in Civil and Environmental Engineering 5.

Computational Geomechanics 5 (10 points)

Lectures = 3 hours per week. Taught in Semester 2.

This course provides ways to understand and describe mechanical behaviour of geomaterials from a computational modelling point of view. Plasticity theory and models as well as their integration algorithms will be presented for geomaterial constitutive behaviour. Discrete modelling will also be introduced as a complimentary approach to continuum theory. It will show how geotechnical engineering problems, such as consolidation, bearing capacity and slop stability, are modelled and solved using numerical approaches.

Prerequisites: It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Geotechnical Engineering 3.

Engineering Geophysics and Non-Destructive Testing 5 (10 points)

Lecture = 2 hours per week. Taught in Semester 1.

Our ageing infrastructure needs to meet and adapt to the demands of a modern society. As it is very difficult and in most cases practically and financially impossible to replace key infrastructure elements, monitoring and assessing their condition is paramount. Further, new project developments and especially ones on brown field sites require careful and comprehensive site investigations. Maximising the amount of information that is possible to be obtained during the initial stages of site investigation is crucial and the use of methods of engineering geophysics is becoming very common. In this course, the students are introduced to non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques for assessing the condition of key infrastructure elements and to the main engineering geophysics methods that are used in site investigations. These methodologies play an increasingly important role in maintaining and developing our infrastructure as they contribute to more comprehensive investigations while do not substantially interfere with the operation of a facility.


Engineering in Medicine 5 (10 points)


This course will give an introduction to the applications of engineering within medicine. This will be a wide ranging course which will provide participants with knowledge of the essentials of skeletal, cardiovascular and nervous systems of the body and the principal biomedical devices developed for these systems. Current best practise and future developments will be studied with particular focus on where engineering can make a particular impact.

Engineering Project Management 4 (10 points)

Lectures = 1 hour per week. Taught in Semester 1.

Project Management is the application of management principles to deliver a project to a specified timescale, budget and quality. This course will consider the principles of the management of engineering projects with respect to the life-cycle of the project, the parties, planning, estimating, risk management, contractor selection and contract management.

Prohibited Combinations: Students MUST NOT also be taking Engineering Project Management (European Masters) and Engineering Project Management (MSc).

Fire Science and Fire Dynamics 4 (10 points)


This course is intended to provide the knowledge required for quantitative fire hazard analysis. Physical and chemical behaviour of combustion systems as well as the impact of fire on structures and materials will be addressed. The student will acquire skills for quantitative estimation of the different variables of fire growth. Basic principles of fire dynamics will be used to provide analytical formulations and empirical correlations that can serve as tools for design calculations and fire reconstruction. Focus will be given to the scientific aspects of fire but some basic features of fire safety engineering will be also developed.

Fire Science Laboratory 5 (10 Points)

3 hours of laboratory sessions per week. Taught in Semester 2.

This module consists of a series of laboratory sessions that will introduce the student to a variety of different experimental techniques used in fire safety engineering. Each session will be introduced with a guide to relevant theory with the aim of providing the students with the fundamental knowledge to support understanding and interpretation of the experiments, as well as a safety briefing and guide to risk assessment. The use of standard tests and the application of the results to design will be emphasized.

Hydrogeology 1: Applied Hydrogeology (10 Points)

Lectures = 3 hours per week. Taught in Semester 1

Students will gain a knowledge that covers and integrates most of the principal areas, features, boundaries, terminology and conventions of applied hydrogeology. They will also gain an understanding of the principal theories and concepts behind the development of a conceptual hydrogeological model. They will cover a range of standard techniques for the investigation of hydrogeological parameters. They will be knowledgeable and skilled in the use of numerical data to solve issues in hydrogeology. In addition they will be able to use both analytical and graphical techniques to predict the movement of groundwater and contaminant transport, as well as be able to produce water balances

for catchment areas. Through group based case studies on real life problems, which the students will present, the applicability of the subject area, its use and its limits are demonstrated. In addition as part of the assessment students are expected to complete a project on the distribution of groundwater in different hydrogeological environments, requiring a synoptic understanding of hardrock and surface geology, facies interpretation and material characteristics. Finally accompanying the lecture series reference is made to the parameter uncertainty and its impact in terms of risk.

Hydrogeology 2: Simulation of Groundwater Flow and Transport (10 Points)


The course should enable students to:

Develop a hydrogeological conceptual model into a predictive model of groundwater, contaminant and heat flow and transport.

Understand the key principles behind most numerical models of flow and transport, applicable well beyond the field of hydrogeology.

Understand the concepts of the development of the partial differential balance equations describing groundwater flow, solute and heat transport

Understand the key constraints required for solving the balance equations including different boundary conditions, initial conditions, source terms, time control, mesh generation.

Have a good understanding of the finite difference, finite element and finite volume methods of solving the balance equations.

Be trained in the use of a standard industry groundwater and solute transport model code and a research code including heat transport and coupled process modelling (Visual Modflow and OpenGeoSys).

Be able to apply the numerical models to groundwater resources management problems addressing real life issues.

Understand calibration, validation, sensitivity analysis and verification.

Understand the limitations of the approaches and how to deal with uncertainty.

MEng Thesis 5 (Civil & Environmental Engineering) (60 points)

Taught in semester 1 and 2.

Every student is required to submit an individually written thesis on a research, review or design project by the end of the honours year. The honours thesis is an opportunity for the student to undertake an original study of a challenging engineering problem. It is intended to advance knowledge and most topics are topical research projects, based on the research activity of the supervising member of staff. It is the student’s greatest opportunity to show individual intelligence, enterprise, ability, vigour and an aptitude for engineering excellence in a forthcoming career. Students are encouraged to undertake the study of a topic in pairs. This provides them with the opportunity to expand their skills in cooperation and task division, which is a normal feature of engineering activity. It also permits them to make considerably more progress in studying a challenging problem, and ensures that they have generated a significant amount of new knowledge by the end which they must present coherently without being able to find it described in published literature. Each student must write his or her own individual thesis.


Modern Economic Issues in Industry 5 (10 Points)


This course aims to develop an understanding of economic principles and apply them to current industrial issues. Topics covered include investment, Pricing, sustainability and the EU.

Operations Management 4 (10 Points)

Lectures = 1 hour per week; tutorials = 2 hours per week. Taught in Semester 2

The objectives of this course are to develop an understanding of the concepts, tools and practices relating to the operations of an organisation, with particular emphasis upon manufacturing, and also the ability to diagnose operational dysfunction and suggest possible solutions. It examines the process nature of operations, the strategic importance of operations and the issues influencing efficient, effective and adaptable operations.

Plastic Analysis of Frames and Slabs 4 (10 points)


In this module, two segments extend the student’s knowledge and understanding of the theory of structures to plastic behaviour. The first presents a deeper understanding of the plastic analysis of frames: the second covers yield line analysis of reinforced concrete slabs.

Prerequisites: Students MUST have passed Theory of Structures 3.

Real Structural Behaviour and its Analysis 5 (10 points)

This course develops the student’s comprehension of the nonlinear behaviour of structures. The concepts of geometrical and material nonlinearity are introduced and followed by numerical methods employed for modelling nonlinearities through the medium of finite element analysis. These advanced topics give the student the ability to analyse realistic systems with confidence. The student will develop and understand of many aspects of structural behaviour and its modelling. The course prepares the student well for a career in computational modelling in civil or structural engineering.

Research Method and Application in Civil & Environmental Engineering 5 (20 points)

Full year course.

This course allows students to gain experience and practice and knowledge of research methodology within the civil, structural, construction & environmental engineering research fields.

Structure and Architecture: Technology, Design and Construction (20 Credits)

This course surveys the relationship between structural engineering and architecture from the late nineteenth century until the present day. The course deals with the manner in which engineers utilised the new materials, construction processes and design tools that emerged during this period; Specific themes that are covered are the emergence of new structural forms, the conflict between analysis and intuition in the design of structure, the increasing industrialisation of the construction industry and the engineer as architect and builder.

Structure and Architecture: The Birth of the Design Team (20 Credits)

This course surveys the relationship between structural engineering and architecture from the late nineteenth century until the present day. In particular, it deals with the effect which structural technology has had on the visual aspects of architecture and is concentrates on the evolution of the design-team method of working in the context of the development of the British High Tech movement and its successors. Specific themes which are covered are the types of relationships which have existed between architects and engineers, the different philosophical approaches which are possible to the relationship between structural design and architectural design, the engineer as designer and constructor and the public perception of engineering.

Structural Engineering Design Project 4 (10 points)

Teaching time = 40 hours per week for 2 weeks. Taught in Semester 2

Structural Engineering Design Project 4 gives students experience of a major design project within a realistic commercial environment. Students work as part of a team to produce a feasible bridge design, subject to time and cost constraints. The project draws together analysis, design, planning and evaluation skills learnt throughout the students degree programme. Creative thinking, team working, detailed analysis and iterative design skills are developed during the project.

Prerequisites: Only available to BEng students in the discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering


Taught in semester 2

Structural Engineering Design Project 5 gives students experience of a major design project within a realistic commercial environment. Students work as part of a team to produce a feasible bridge design, subject to time and cost constraints. The project draws together analysis, design, planning and evaluation skills learnt throughout the students &© degree programme. Creative thinking, team working, detailed analysis and iterative design skills are developed during the project.

Prerequisites: Only available of MEng students in the discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Supply Chain Management 4 (10 points)


This course focuses mainly on the materials management topics of operations management. Its goal is to help students become effective managers in today’s competitive, global environment. This is because many of the students who take this course will progress to become managers in manufacturing (and service) organisations in a variety of functional areas. Students should gain an understanding what material managers do and realise that materials management involves many business functions.

Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 5 (10 points)

Lecture = 1 hour per week; tutorial = 1 hour per week. Taught in Semester 2.

Structures are often subjected to dynamic forces of one form or the other during their lifetime. This course introduces the theory of dynamic response of structures with emphasis on physical insight into the analytical procedures and with particular application to


earthquake engineering. The structural dynamics component of the course includes free and forced vibration response of single and multi-degree of freedom systems. The earthquake engineering component considers seismic analysis methods, earthquake resistant design philosophy and includes elements of engineering seismology.

Prerequisites: It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Theory of Structures 3.

Technology and Innovation Management 5 (10 Points)


In an increasingly competitive and fast changing economic climate innovation represents a key route for organisations that want to survive and prosper. This course addresses the area of the management of technological innovation with a strong emphasis on the key role of organisations in creating, developing and transferring new knowledge, products and processes. In so doing, it provides students with a clear understanding and appreciation of innovation dynamics both within and across organisational boundaries. By drawing from state of the art innovation literatures as well as the extensive use of in-depth case study materials, the course analyses opportunities and challenges related to creating, sustaining and managing innovation with a specific focus on technology-based organisations.

The Finite Element Method 5 (10 points)

Lecture = 1 hour per week. Taught in Semester 1.

The finite element method is an indispensable tool for engineers in all disciplines. This course introduces students to the fundamental theory of the finite element method as a general tool for numerically solving differential equations for a wide range of engineering problems. A range of field problems described by the Laplace, Poisson and Fourier equations is presented first and all steps of the FE formulation is described. Specific applications in heat transfer and flow in porous media are demonstrated with associated tutorials. The application of the method to elasticity problems is then developed from fundamental principles. Specific classes of problem are then discussed based on abstractions and idealisations of 3D solids, such as plane stress and strain, Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beams and Kirchoff and Mindlin-Reissner plates and shells.

Prerequisites: Students MUST have passed Computer Methods in Structural Engineering 3 or Computer Methods for Mechanical Engineering 3. It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Plastic Analysis of Frames and Slabs 4.

Thin-Walled Members and Stability 4 (10 points)

Lectures = 2 hours per week; tutorials = 1 hour per week. Taught in Semester 1

The two segments of this module introduce advanced elements of the theory of structures. The first provides an introduction to the behaviour and algebraic analysis of thin-walled structural members; the second covers the stability of structural elements and their analysis.

Prerequisites: It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Theory of Structures 3.

Civil Engineering Design Project 4 (20 points)


This project is intended to focus students on the holistic designof a civil engineering problem against time and costconstraints. The project will develop creative thinking as well

as team skills. Detailed and iterative calculation abilities will beobserved.

Finite Element Methods for Solids and Structures 4 (10 points)


The finite element method (FEM) (also called finite element analysis or FEA) originated from the need to solve complex problems in solid mechanics. FEM is used to obtain approximate numerical solutions to a variety of equations of calculus. Today it is used in a wide range of disciplines. This course is an introduction to FEA as applied to elasticity problems in solid and structural mechanics. The mathematical equations are developed using the virtual work basis of FEM and this is used to develop equations for one, two and three dimensional elements. As FEA is a computational tool this course includes practical exercises using the commercial package ABAQUS. A number of tutorials involving hand calculations are provided to aid understanding of the technique.

Fire Investigation and Failure Analysis 5 (10 points)


This is a multidisciplinary course featuring application of previous knowledge and development of new knowledge in an exciting and challenging context. Beyond traditional engineering design, this will test the students in their ability to identify failure of systems, reconstruct scenarios and critically review potential weaknesses in design. This will use Fire Investigation as a focal point of Failure Analysis more generally. Furthermore it will expose students to subjects such as the law and insurance that they will not have dealt with previously but which are important for the practising engineer.

Fire Safety Engineering 4 (10 points)


This course introduces the student to the principles of design for the fire safety engineering of various infrastructures, mainly buildings. A variety of different aspects of design are discussed (including: flammability, detection & alarm, smoke management, fire suppression, fire resistance, egress, etc.), with particular attention to systems of classification and design applications. The course distinguishes between ‘prescriptive’ and ‘performance-based’ approaches to design, with an emphasis on the appropriate application and use of codes and standards; references will be made to more advanced methods and opportunities to use engineering analysis approaches in fire safety engineering though training on use of advanced models is outside the scope. It is intended that the course will enable the student to carry out a simple fire safety engineering design in a critical manner with due consideration to any limitations, uncertainties or conservatisms which may be present.

Fire Safety Engineering Analysis and Design 5 (10 points)


This course provides the principles of performance-based design of buildings for fire safety. It focuses on the use of analytical and numerical tools in the estimation of performance of fire safety systems. Advanced systems are introduced to establish modern approaches to fire safety engineering. The approach will be applied using a real case study. Guest lectures from various industrial partners will be included.

Foundation Engineering 4 (10 points)


In this course, students develop an understanding of the application of the principles of soil mechanics to geotechnical practice. The application of the principles are made in both the design and construction areas. Topics used to illustrate these aspects include site investigation techniques and new foundation design and construction.

Group Design Project (Potable Water Supply) (20 points)

Group Design Project (Hydropower Scheme) (20 points)

Group Design Project (Design of Micro-system) (20 points)

Group Design Project (CO2 Capture Plant) (20 points)

Group Design Project (The Passive House) (20 points)

These projects are intended to introduce students to multidisciplinary planning and design. The project should develop creative thinking,

Hydraulic Engineering 4 (10 points)


This course is intended to develop the theoretical concepts of unsteady flow in pipes and open channels.

Membrane Separation Processes 5 (10 Points)

Lectures: 2 hours per week. Taught in Semester 2.

Membranes are applied in a range of processes from selectiveseparation to solvent and material recovery. This course will enablestudents to understand membrane-based separation problems byacquiring in-depth knowledge in the area of membrane separationmechanisms, transport models, membrane materials and modulesetc. The focus will be particularly on Environmental applications ofmembrane science and technology.

Structural Design for Fire 5 (10 points)


This course will provide a brief overview of the fundamentals of fire behaviour in buildings and introduce simple methods of quantifying the threat it poses to structures. This will involve estimating the temperatures in building compartments and the temperatures that individual structural members get exposed to as a function of time. Fundamentals of the behaviour of common construction materials and estimation of the variation of mechanical properties of construction materials affected by fire (i.e. temperature rise). Structural analysis principles are then applied to the fire problem. Simple methods to carry out calculations to determine structural behaviour in the event of a fire will be presented followed by an introduction to advanced analytical and computational tools for analysing structural behaviour in fire. Finally an introduction to current (code based) design procedures and performance based design will be provided and a design project will be assigned.



Structural Engineering Design Project 4 draws together the many analysis, design, planning and evaluation tools that have been learnt during a civil or structural engineering degree programme. It involves

a substantial design project that mimics the real-world feasibility design of a bridge in a civil engineering design consultancy. The project is run with the help of experienced senior bridge engineers, helping to ensure that graduating students have skills needed to work as engineers in their practices, appropriate for a student graduating with a BEng degree.

Supply Chain Management 4 (10 points)


This course focuses mainly on the materials management topics of operations management. Its goal is to help students become effective managers in today’s competitive, global environment. This is

because many of the students who take this course will progress to become managers in manufacturing (and service) organisations in a variety of functional areas. Students should gain an understanding of what material managers do and and realise that materials management is a highly complex activity and involves many business functions.

Fire Safety Engineering Design Project 5 (20 points)


This course is project based. The project will draw upon materials taught in Fire Science and Fire Dynamics and Quantitative Methods in Fire Safety Engineering 5 courses. The brief will include a case study where the student will be provided with a building or infrastructure facility, its use and content and asked to develop a Fire Safety Strategy. The strategy is not to be prescriptive but one that uses engineering tools to establish the performance of different systems. The students will also be required to attempt an assessment of the accuracy of their calculations based on more fundamental principles of fire science, heat transfer, etc. Definition of uncertainties is an integral part of any fire safety strategy. The course focuses on the application of fire safety science principles to the design of a fire safety strategy. Thus the developed strategy must be shown in a quantitative manner to achieve the goals that fire safety regulations are intended to enforce. The student must display an understanding of engineering tools to demonstrate the validity of the proposed solution. The student must show enough proficiency on these tools to be able to estimate potential errors and the limitations of the methodologies. The students are required to study individually and use literature and internet based resources to accomplish the specified task. The student must demonstrate an insight into the full range of issues and problems covered.



Structural Engineering Design Project 5 draws together the many analysis, design, planning and evaluation tools that have been learnt during a civil or structural engineering degree programme. It involves a substantial design project that mimics the real-world feasibility design of a bridge in a civil engineering design consultancy. The project is run with the help of experienced senior bridge engineers, helping to ensure that graduating students have skills needed to work as engineers in their practices, appropriate for a student graduating with an MEng degree.

Note: The modules and programmes described in this document are meant as a guide only and therefore you might find when you are undertaking the degree programme the modules are different from that stated in this document.



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