1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

A fifth year subject in the Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Obiectives
To enable students to develop concepts for structures and
civil engineering works and to design substantial elements of
those structures: and to DreDare schemes for the
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construction of such systems, with due consideration given
to the environment, and to give students an appreciation of
the construction industry in Australia and in Asia.
Content
A range of designs will be chosen which require creative
solutions. Assienments will be in the form of written
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reports, design computations and drawings as appropriate.
Students will be given additional lectures in theory and
practice aimed at coordinating the activities involved in the
construction industry in Australia and Asia .
Recommended reading
Antill, J.M., Ryan, P.J.S., and Easton, G.R. Civil Engtneen'ng
Construction. 6th edn, revised by Antill, J.M., McGraw-Hill,
Sydney, 1988
Puerifoy, R.L., Leadbetter, W.B. Construction Planning
Equipment and Methods. 4th edn, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1985
Craig, R.F. Soil Mechanics. Van Nostrand Reinhold, UK, 1987
Tomlinson, M.J. Foundation Design and Construction. 6th edn,
Longman, 1994
Standards Association of Australia:
AS 11 70.1 - 1989 Loading Code Part 1 : Dead and live loads and
load combinations
AS 3600 - 1988 Concrete Structures
AS 4100 - 1990 Steel Structures Code
CE553 Structural Design (Minor Elective)
6 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn 3 rz2
Assessment: emmination 60%, assignments 40%
This is a fifth year subject in the Bachelor of Engineering
(Civil)
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To extend students' knowledge and skills into structural
design of special engineering structures.
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Content
A selection of more advanced structural design projects
chosen to emphasise the intepretation of current design
codes and current design practices.
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CE555 Civil Design
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14.5 credit points fi hours per week Hawthorn
~ssessmentj assignments 100%
This is a fifth year subject in the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
0 b jedives
To develop students' abilities to synthesise knowledge in a
practical design situation.
Content
Projects will involve medium scale developments. Initially
project feasibility is considered including its environmental
and social impact. It is followed by design computations and
drawings in fields of hydraulics, transport, structures and
construction practice.
CE560 Environmental Engineering and Wir La s2 C
Planning
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7.5 credit points 6 hours per week Hawthorn
A fourth year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Environmental Health)
Content
The hydrologic cycle. Rainfall measurement. Run-off
processes.
Introduction to drainage system design. Open channel flow,
estimation of total and peak flows.
Treatment processes for drinking water, swimming pools
and spa baths. Impurities in natural waters. Testing
methods. Water quality standards.
Solid waste treatment and disposal. Recycling. Sewage
treatment processes. The decay cycle. Primary, secondary
and tertiary treatment. Sewage treatment plants. Lagoon
systems.
Soil classification systems including laboratory and field
identification and classification. Soil permeability and
ground water flow.
Introduction to land use planning with particular emphasis
on the role of the environmental health officer.
Structure and process of planning in Victoria including
neighbourhood and regional planning.
Planning scheme surveys including environmental impact
assessments.
CE562 Local Engineering Systems
10 credit points 4.fi hours per week Hawthorn
Instruction: lectures, seminars and site visits Assessment:
assignments 100%
A fifth year subject in the Bachelor of Civil Engineering
0 bjedives
To introduce techniques for the development and
maintenance of civil engineering systems needed to support
regional and local scale urban communities.
Content
Engineering information: system auditing; capacity and
condition surveys of hydraulic and transport networks;
standards of service; system reliability.
Asset management and maintenance: assessment of demand;
budgeting; sources of funds; setting priorities in works
programs; characteristics of building, pavement, drainage
and sewerage maintenance systems; system redevelopment.
Traffic management: local area traffic management; area
network management; traffic demand management; signal
linking, traffic legislation and regulation; pedestrian and
cycle networks.
Local area engineering: residential subdivisions; commercial
centres; major carparks; integration of parks and waterways;
recreation facilities; open space networks; landscaping and
streetscaping.
Solid waste management: waste generation rates; systems of
collection including equipment; transfer and separation of
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