DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES - BCA Academy

DPT251 Precast Design andConstructionThe course covers the various typesof precast systems, advantages andlimitation of application of precastsystems structural stability, connectiondesigns, fasterners and theirapplication, relevant code of practices,methods of manufacture, productionmethods, storage and transportationrequirements, etc. It also covers qualityassurance and control in precastyards, co-ordination between designand production, site administration,scheduling and co-ordination betweendesign and production team, settingout for precast installation, handling,storage, stacking requirements forcolumns, hollow core slabs, prestressedplank, precast beams, etc, the sequenceof erection for precast members andbuilding construction. It will alsocover the design concepts of precastreinforced concrete components,connections and illustrations on designof precast concrete buildings.DPT252 Prestressed Design andConstructionThe course covers the applicationof prestressed concrete, principle ofprestressing, materials for prestressedconcrete, prestressing system, usage ofprestressed concrete in buildings, preand post-tensioning system, equipmentand procedures, methods of anchoringfor post-tensioning, understanding ofpost-tensioned prestressed concreteconstruction drawings (e.g. profile,layout, etc). It also covers problemsassociated with prestressed concrete,erection and safety of prestressedcomponents encountered in posttensioning,concepts of post-tensioning,concepts of prestressed concretedesign, loss of prestress, design ofpost-tensioned beams and slabs withconstant or variable eccentricity and loadbalancing design technique.DCM862 TechnicalCommunicationsThis course teaches students the useof effective words and techniques inwriting technical reports, academicreports, minutes of meetings andmemorandums. Students will also learnhow to use effective visual aids andmaster the skills involved to plan anddeliver powerful presentations. Lastly,they will be prepared on how to writetheir CV for their coming job interviews.course synopsisDMT906 Mathematics 3This elective course providesstudents with further knowledge inmathematics to handle engineeringproblems encountered in theircourse of study. Among the topicscovered is integration leadingto inverse trigonometric andlogarithmic functions, methods ofintegration, Simpson’s Rule, partialdifferentiation, differential equationsand Laplace transforms. This courseis a continuation of EngineeringMathematics 2.DPH908 PhysicsThis elective course provides studentswith knowledge in physics to handleengineering problems encountered intheir course of study. The students willbe able to determine external forcesin two dimensions; describe linear,rotational and relative motion; applyNewton’s law, law of thermodynamicsand fluids, solve problems involvingforces, work and energy using theknowledge of kinematics and kinetics,basic concept of electric and magneticfields, electric potential, electromotiveforce, work and energy, properties ofbasic electrical circuits.Further StudiesGraduates of the Diploma in Construction Engineering may choose to further their studies at these universities:• NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, SINGAPOREBachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)• UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIABachelor of Engineering (Civil & Structural)Bachelor of Engineering (Civil & Environmental)• JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIABachelor of Engineering (Civil)• UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIABachelor of Construction Management• QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY,AUSTRALIABachelor of Applied Science (ConstructionManagement / Quantity Surveying)• RMIT UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIABachelor of Civil EngineeringBachelor of Applied Science in ConstructionManagement (BCM)• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIABachelor of Construction Management & Economics• UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIABachelor of Engineering (Civil)Bachelor of Engineering (Civil & Environmental)• UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEYBachelor of Construction Project ManagementDiploma in Construction Engineering11