1997 QUT Handbook

identify and collect necessary information, generate alternative
solutions and optimise some of these solutions. Students
are to develop an awareness of the possible impact of civil
engineering projects on ecosystems. Students will prepare and
present reports on aspects of selected projects, including feasibility
studies, environmental and economic assessment.
Compulsory site visits.
Courses: CE42, CE43
Prerequisites: CEB305, CEB315, CEB362, CEB342
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ CEB403 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Engineering organisations, project initiation, documentation,
form of contract, contract administration, arbitration, safety
and insurances, legal responsibilities, ethics. Preparation in
job applications and interview techniques.
Courses: CE42, CE43, IF42 Prerequisites: CEB305
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ CEB405 CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN 2
Continuation of CEB304, with topics covering structural and
civil engineering design, i.e. municipal civil/structural projects.
Field visits are required. More general problem-solving skills
are developed so graduates can successfully complete projects
other than those covered in the course.
Courses: CE42, CE43, IF42
Prerequisites: CEB293, CEB304, CEB342, CEB371
Credit Points: 16 (8 per semester)
Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ CEB406 STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS
Analysis, design, supervision of construction and performance
of structures. Topics include: structural systems, modelling,
sketching, civil engineering structures, designing for construction,
detailing and lessons from structural failures, timber structures
and the role of testing, controlling vibrations in structures.
Courses: CE42, CE43, IF42
Prerequisites: CEB255, CEB355
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ CEB464 ENGINEERING SCIENCE 3
Rainfall intensity duration frequency relating in Australia;
hydrographs, annual rainfall; stream flow hydrographs, rainfall-runoff
relations, including the rational formula; frequency
analysis; open channel flow, pipelines and culverts; design of
stormwater drainage systems, including major and minor systems;
water supply and sewerage descriptive treatment of
sources and treatment processes.
Courses: PS47, PS48 Prerequisites: CEB364
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ CEB471 ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PROJECT
Intended to combine material covered in a number of disciplinary
areas into a realistic environmental engineering project
where the overall scope of a ‘real world’ environmental engineering
problem is investigated. A general approach to problem
definition and solution is to be emphasised and the identification
and study of environmental impacts is illustrated by
application to a specific project.
Courses: CE42, CE43
Prerequisites: CEB362, CEB316, CEB315, CEB342
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ CEB475 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
DESIGN
Continues on from Civil Engineering Design 1 with the emphasis
shifting to design of projects involving water quality
management, waste management, land management and other
environmental engineering applications. More general problem-solving
skills are to be developed so that graduates can
successfully complete projects other than those covered in the
course. There is special emphasis on the appropriate use of
computers for engineering analysis and design and on the
potential use of computers for monitoring and control of engineering
processes.
Courses: CE42, CE43
Prerequisites: CEB304, CEB270, CEB372
Credit Points: 16 (8 per semester)
Contact Hours: 4 per week in Semester 1; 3 per week in
Semester 2
■ CEB491 PROJECT (CIVIL)
Students undertake a relatively difficult task in an area of civil
engineering practice requiring research and development. Each
project will include: a literature review; problem definition;
organisation and execution of a program of investigation; critical
analysis of investigation; presentation of a seminar on the
work and presentation of a written report.
Courses: CE42, CE43, IF42
Prerequisites: CEB221, CEB304. Completion of at least 250
credit points of the course including an appropriate
combination of units
Credit Points: 16 (8 per seemster)
Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ CEB501 CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE 1
Lectures, tutorials, practical work and field trips covering current
topics in a specified area of civil engineering at an advanced
undergraduate level. Unit is offered irregularly. When
offered, the unit material will be advertised by the Head of
School.
Courses: CE42, CE43, IF42
Prerequisites: Students must be in the final year of their course
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ CEB502 PROJECT CONTROL
The planning and management of engineering developments
of significance requires a range of project management skills
relating to the interactions required with other professional
disciplines, clients, government and the community. This subject
provides training and experience in the application of these
inter-disciplinary skills.
Courses: CE42, CE43, IF42 Prerequisites: CEB316
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ CEB503 ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION
METHODS
Examination of existing practice and technology in the construction
industry and insights into current and future developments
in construction techniques and plant. Site visits are
included.
Courses: CE42 Prerequisites: CEB305, CEB309
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ CEB505 PROJECT MANAGEMENT &
ADMINISTRATION
Using case studies and ‘role playing’ techniques, students are
required to develop solutions to a variety of project management
problems, submit reports and make presentations regarding
these exercises.
Courses: CE42, CE43, IF42 Prerequisites: CEB305
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ CEB506 CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE 2
Lectures, tutorials, practical work and field trips covering current
topics in a specified area of civil engineering at an advanced
undergraduate level. Unit is offered irregularly. When
offered, the unit material will be advertised by the Head of
School.
Courses: CE42, CE43, IF42
Prerequisites: Students must be in the final year of their course
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ CEB511 TRANSPORT ENGINEERING 2
Students focus on two aspects of transport engineering, rural
road upgrading and small urban area transportation planning
and road needs. Includes highway upgrading, deficiency analysis,
traffic accident analysis, traffic flow simulation, staged development:
overtaking lanes and rural intersection design; application
of four-step transportation planning models, surveys,
zone selection, network development, trip generation, distribution,
assignment, model calibration, future year modelling,
evaluation and selection of road needs, sensitivity analysis.
Courses: CE42, CE43, IF42 Corequisites: CEB512
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
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