Civil Engineering with Sandwich Placement

Students will be introduced to fluid properties, flow classification (laminar and turbulent), and behaviour of real fluids. This module covers the fundamental principles of hydraulics, including hydrostatic pressure, flow in pipes, and flow in open channels, pumping, and flow measurements. Students will also learn how to develop analytical equations from first principles and apply them practically in both the conceptual and detail designs of pipelines, pipe networks and open channels, as well as for the determination of forces on bends and nozzles. Students will be exposed to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and learn specialist modelling software to design complex pipenetworks and open channels. The learning process will be underpinned by a number of laboratory classes to put into practice gained theoretical knowledge.      

Civil Engineering works involve construction on or within the ground and this module provides theoretical and practical knowledge relating to the most common ground engineering works, i.e. excavations, ground support and engineered fills. The module will demonstrate how to apply, integrate and extend fundamental engineering principles in order to design and analyse key geotechnical processes and systems.

This module combines two major elements of highway engineering. The first is road and intersection design, while the second is pavement design and construction of highways with emphasis on materials and maintenance. By covering these two areas, you will be exposed to current practices in highway engineering and work on case studies that will allow you to apply theoretical concepts to practical applications.

Design of structural elements (e.g. concrete, steel, timber and masonry) are introduced and assessed in this module. It also helps students to realise how the individual taught subjects could contribute to a unified design project. The primary outputs of the project are coursework and a project report. In addition, posters and presentations are also required.

Structural analysis is the determination of the effects of actions on the physical structures and their components, e.g. strain, stress, deflection and stability. This module focuses on these principles& nbsp;of structural analysis and the application of them to solve real engineering problems.& nbsp;

The aim of the module is to equip the students with increased knowledge and understanding of the engineering design process including an appreciation of factors such as practicality, constructability, stability, robustness, durability, financial viability, health and safety, and sustainability. Additionally, the students will extend their ability to communicate by drawings, calculations and oral public presentation of their feasibility designs.

This module aims to develop the analytical skills developed in & #39;Structural Analysis I& #39; with& nbsp;more advanced topics such as& nbsp;finite element analysis, structural dynamics, etc. The intention is to cover the theories and applications& nbsp;of the topics and& nbsp;approaches directly relevant to modern structural engineering practice.

The aim of this module is to develop a good comprehension of concepts involved in transport planning. You will cover a number of theories and models of a four-step planning process that is dominantly exercised in the development of modern transportation systems. Furthermore, you will be acquainted with macroscopic modelling techniques that will allow you to use your knowledge for the analysis and evaluation of modelled systems.

The main objective of this module is to introduce the fundamental principles of water and wastewater treatment. Students will study how to design various operations and processes in potable water treatment. This includes coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection and storage. Students will also learn the fundamental aspects of wastewater engineering and hence will be capable of designing different physical, chemical and biological processes, including primary settlement, secondary and tertiary treatment. This module will also enable student to undertake designs of complex pipenetworks (multiple-loop) manually and using specialist software. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) will be used to simulate water flow in water and wastewater plants.

This module aims to provide the opportunity for all BEng students to undertake a major investigative project that is not of a routine nature. It is intended that the topics chosen will provide scope for initiative, creative thinking, understanding the research method, and will be intellectually challenging. The programme of work will concern new and emergent technology and will require extensive review of current knowledge, assimilation of relevant theory, generation of original data (where appropriate), critical analysis and innovation to arrive at logical conclusions. The nature of projects will be experimental, computational or novel design or a mixture thereof. You will also be required to discuss the interaction between their topic and sustainable Civil Engineering practice.

Delivery within budget is a key requirement of successful projects and programmes. This module is designed to provide deep understanding of not only the methods of producing financial information throughout the project life-cycle, but also the implications of such information for project and programme outcomes.

The aim of this module is to further advance students’ knowledge and experience of hydraulics and water engineering incorporating computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This module exposes students to the technical design requirements for a range of hydraulic structures including dams, energy dissipaters, gates & valves and spillways. It also covers topics related to river engineering, coastal engineering and energy development.

This module is intended to be the vehicle within which our level 7 MEng students will get the opportunity to demonstrate that they can meet the challenges of the future. Current evidence suggests that the challenges of the future will require innovative ideas from engineers who are well educated in the traditional engineering sense, but who are also creative leaders and inventors. (Proc. of the ICE, volume 167, issue 1, February 2014, pp46-59)

This module aims to present the different types of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), together with their application in different infrastructure projects and mobility services. It will provide the students with the necessary knowledge to understand the benefits of ITS towards a number of existing transport related problems, such as high levels of congestion, increased number of accidents and environmental pollution. The module will develop a deep understanding of the technological components involved in ITS applications, together with the infrastructure and operational requirements for their deployment. This module is also intended to develop the student’s ability to carry out systems design methods applicable to the development and deployment of ITS.