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~ ~ 4 3 1 Water Engineering<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> hours per week: two hours<br />
Assessment: examination 70%, assignments 20%,<br />
laboratory work 10%<br />
Subject aims<br />
To enable students to apply principles <strong>of</strong> hydraulics to the<br />
design <strong>of</strong> water engineering systems.<br />
Subject description<br />
Theory<br />
Water supplies: quantity and pressure requirements, supply<br />
mains, balancing storage, reticulation, fire services.<br />
Sewerage reticulation: estimation <strong>of</strong> flow rates, hydraulic<br />
principles, design <strong>of</strong> sewers.<br />
Stormwater drainage: urban drainage systems, design using<br />
the Rational method and hydraulic grade line, stormwater<br />
detention, pumped storage systems.<br />
Water quality: parameters, criteria, types and source <strong>of</strong><br />
pollution.<br />
Laboratory work<br />
Water quality experiments to demonstrate:<br />
(a) the meaning <strong>of</strong> key water-quality parameters<br />
(b) simple procedures suited to field measurement and<br />
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monitoring.<br />
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r. Hydraulic experiments to demonstrate the performance <strong>of</strong><br />
g stormwater structures.<br />
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-. ~ ~ 4 5 4 Structural Design<br />
$ No. <strong>of</strong> hours per week: four hours<br />
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Prerequisite: CE256 Structural Design<br />
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Instruction: lectures, tutorials<br />
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Assessment: examination 60%, assessed work<br />
2 40%<br />
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This subject is designed to familiarise students with the<br />
a relevant codes <strong>of</strong> practice for concrete structures and for<br />
2, masonry structures.<br />
0 3 The main topics covered are structural design: loads on<br />
structures. Analysis method. Design methods. Steps in the<br />
checking <strong>of</strong> structural design. Checks <strong>of</strong> structural drawings -<br />
an overview.<br />
Concrete structures code. Masonry code.<br />
References<br />
AS3600 Concrete Structures Code<br />
AS3700 Masonry Code<br />
~ ~ 4 6 1 Transport Engineering<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> hours per week: three hours<br />
Assessment: examination 80%, assignment 20%<br />
Subject aims<br />
To enable students to become pr<strong>of</strong>icient in the areas <strong>of</strong> traffic<br />
engineering, flexible pavement design, and road geometry.<br />
Subject description<br />
Theory<br />
Traffic engineering: design, analysis and presentation <strong>of</strong> results<br />
for traffic surveys. Design <strong>of</strong> at-grade intersections.<br />
Flexible pavements: principles, mechanistic modelling, and<br />
structural design. Design <strong>of</strong> sprayed seal, design <strong>of</strong> asphalt<br />
mixes, reseal design.<br />
Road geometry: speed parameters, sight distance, horizontal<br />
transition curves, vertical curves, auxiliary lanes, overtaking<br />
provision.<br />
Practical work and field experience<br />
One traffic survey and its analysis.<br />
Computer analysis <strong>of</strong> pavement performance.<br />
CE470<br />
Services<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> hours per week: two hours<br />
Prerequisite: MM269 Services<br />
Instruction: lectures, field excursions<br />
Assessment: examination 60%. assessed work<br />
40%<br />
This subject deals with specialist services encountered in<br />
commercial and <strong>of</strong>fice buildings.<br />
The following services are covered: air-conditioning, fire<br />
sprinklers, electrical services, specialist services, vertical<br />
systems: lifts and escalators. And in the area <strong>of</strong> drainage<br />
hydrology: surface and subsurface drainage: elements <strong>of</strong><br />
hydrology, applications to ro<strong>of</strong> and site drainage. Groundwater.<br />
Hydraulics <strong>of</strong> pressure conduits: total energy line, hydrants<br />
hydraulic grade line, energy components, graphical<br />
representation, pipe friction formulas, minor losses, pump<br />
selection.<br />
References<br />
Anderson, B. The Solar Home Book: Heating, Cooling and Designing<br />
with the Sun. Harrisville, New Hampshire, Cheshire Books, 1976<br />
Andrews, F.R. Building MechanicalSystems. 2nd edn, New York,<br />
McGraw-Hill, 1977<br />
American Society <strong>of</strong> Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning<br />
Engineers. ASHRAE Handbooks. (Fundamentals, Systems, Application<br />
and Equipment volumes), latest editions, 1985<br />
Hall, F. Building Services and Equipment. London. Longman. 1976<br />
Relevant Australian Standards and Codes <strong>of</strong> Practice<br />
~ ~ 4 7 6 Construction Engineering (Elective)<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> hours per week: four hours<br />
Assessment: assignments 50%. oral presentations<br />
50%<br />
Subject aims<br />
To introduce students to engineering practice in a range <strong>of</strong><br />
construction activities.<br />
Subject description<br />
~xcavation: excavation plant, drilling equipment, blasting rock,<br />
setting out <strong>of</strong> open excavations, support <strong>of</strong> open excavations.<br />
Road construction: operations in road construction, quality<br />
control, plant output and selection, quarry operation,<br />
stabilisation <strong>of</strong> subgrades, roller compacted pavement, block<br />
pavement, geotextiles, layout <strong>of</strong> road works, administration <strong>of</strong><br />
road works.<br />
Concrete: production, delivery and inspection, crushed<br />
aggregate and sand plant, concreting plant, delivery systems,<br />
site inspection and quality control, formwork, curing, cold and<br />
hot weather concreting, shotcrete, precast concrete.<br />
Foundation construction: dewatering, ground anchors,<br />
underpinning and shoring, footing and slab construction.<br />
Bridge construction: methods for reinforced and prestressed<br />
concrete bridges, segmental bridge construction, girder<br />
launched construction.