Civil and Structural Engineering MEng (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Liverpool
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
Liverpool
This programme concentrates on a range of analysis and design methods using the principal structural materials of reinforced concrete, steel, timber and masonry. It covers both the theoretical background and the design implications of structural engineering and shares the same modules as the Civil Engineering BEng (H200) during the first three years. There is an emphasis on advanced analysis and design and you will have the opportunity to use state-of-the-art commercial design software such as Arup’s Oasys GSA Suite, finite element packages such as ABAQUS and LS-DYNA, AutoCAD and CAD drawing packages such as Auto desk Revit. In addition to covering core topics in Civil Engineering such as Structural Design and Analysis, Fluid Mechanics, Land Surveying, Soil Mechanics, Highway Engineering, and Hydraulics, you will study various aspects of structural design in greater depth including topics such as Bridge engineering, Structural Dynamics and Applications, Materials for Durable and Sustainable Construction. You will complete an individual research project as well as an industry project, a multidisciplinary group study and a group design project. Department Key Facts Number of first year students360 Year One undergraduates in 2015 UK league tablesRanked 5th (Materials) in the Complete University Guide 2014 and General Engineering is ranked 5th in the UK for 4* and 3* research in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 Graduate prospects90% of our graduates who are in employment six months after the course have a professional or managerial job (Unistats) Department resourcesPilot Studies lab The School of Engineering has a fantastic facility for undergraduate and postgraduate aerospace students to use.The interactive Pilot studies lab enables students to experience all aspects of flight from...
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A level offerAAB including Mathematics
Subject requirementsMathematics
BTECNot accepted
International BaccalaureatePass International Baccalaureate with 35 overall, including 5 at Higher Level Mathematics and 5 in Standard Level English Irish Leaving CertificateA1, A1, A1, B1 at Higher Level including Mathematics at A1 Scottish Higher/Advanced HigherPass Scottish Advanced Highers with grades AAB including Mathematics
Advanced Welsh BaccalaureatePass Welsh Baccalaureate Diploma at grade A...
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- Presentation
- Credit
- Basic
- IT
- Basic IT training
- Basic IT
- Surveying
- Geology
- Civil Engineering
- Design
- Mechanics
- Structural Engineering
- Construction
- Thermodynamics
- Materials
- Drawing
- Project
- Systems
- Industry
- Engineering
- Construction Training
- Fluid Mechanics
- Skills and Training
- Structural Design
Course programme
LAB COATS - Students will generally be required to wear a lab coat for all Engineering laboratory sessions. Students my purchase a lab coat at the start of the year from the Student Support Office at a subsidised cost of £15.
SAFETY BOOTS – Students undertaking Civil Engineering programmes will be required to wear safety shoes or boots (that is to say with both toe cap and midsole protection conforming to European safety legislation) for some activities, and these must be provided by the students themselves.
- Surveying (CIVE152) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims
To inform and educate students on the principles and techniques of land surveying and setting-out. The module will provide the students with the neccessary exposure, understanding and appreciation of the application of basic surveying methods along with an acknowledgement of more advanced methods which are typically being employed in industry.
Learning Outcomes Knowledge and Understanding
At the end of this module a student is expected to:- Understand the principles of land surveying and setting-out of construction;
- Know how to determine the plan positions and height of points using a range of surveying techniques and understand what equipment is required to do this and how that equipment is used;
- Know how to use a range of surveying instruments to measure horizontal and vertical angles, and distances and understand what equipment is required to do this and how that equipment is used;
- Know how to carry out field surveys to a reasonable degree of accuracy and use the measurements so obtained to produce design information and understand what equipment is required to do this and how that equipment is used;
- Understand the basics of co-ordinate systems, including local scale factors, and height datums;
- Appreciate and reduce observational error;
- Correct and/or distribute computational error;
- Have a basic understanding of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and its application to surveying and setting out;
- Know how to extract designed survey information and set-out on site the features indicated by such information.
- Acknowledge and appreciate the more advanced and innovative surveying techniques and equipment used in industry and how these methods can be used and;
- Appreciate the health and safety aspects in the context of surveying of sites/structures prior to construction and setting out on site.
Intellectual Abilities
On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate ability in:- explain the principles and techniques involved in establishing control, detail surveying and setting-out on site;
- specify basic principles and methods used to measure co-ordinates, directions, distances and height differences;
- outline the nature of observational errors, apply variance propagation and recognise the benefits of least squares estimation;
- explain the role of standards and specifications in surveying and setting-out;
- perform relevant survey calculations;
- explain the use of survey information in design and construction projects; and
- outline the means of obtaining survey information in practice.
Practical Skills
On successful completion of the module, students should be able to show experience and enhancement of the following discipline-specific practical skills:- determining the plan positions and heights of points using a range of surveying techniques and instruments commonly used by land surveyors and on construction projects for setting out;
- use relevant data processing and survey adjustment methods;
- carrying out field surveys to a reasonable degree of accuracy;
- use survey data effectively in design work
- present field records and derived data in a clear professional manner
- extracting designed survey information and setting out on site the features indicated by such information.
- appreciating when more advanced and innovative surveying techniques may be required
General Transferable Skills
On successful completion of the module, students should be able to show experience and enhancement of the following key skills:- computing and IT;
- mathematics;
- manipulation and interpretation of data;
- solution to technical problems using numerical methods
- efficient team working
- Introduction To Engineering Skills (ENGG107) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims
- To develop technical report writing & oral presentation skills
- To develop information research, summary and referencing skills
- To develop IT and computational skills for engineering applications
- To provide a basic introduction to manufacturing processes and process selection
- To develop data analysis and plottimg skills using both excel and MATLAB
On successful completion of the module the student should demonstrate an understanding and proificency in technical writing, presentation of data and formal report preperation
On successful completion of the module the student should have demonstrated an ablility to prepare and present technical information and data in a formal oral presentation
On successful completion of the module the student should be able to derive specific information from a case study and utilise this information to make informed decisions on manufacturing and process technology aided by the approporiate engineering software
On successful completion of the module students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of MATLAB including the ability to produce x-y plots and simple functions
- Introduction To Structural Materials (ENGG108) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 70:30 Aims
To provide students with a basic introduction tothe mechanical properties and deformation of metals, ceramicsand polymers, and how the properties are related to microstructure andprocessing.
Learning Outcomes - Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (ENGG109) Level 1 Credit level 22.5 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 90:10 Aims
To develop an understanding of the basic principles of fluid mechanics and an appreciation of thermodynamics
To develop skills in performing simple experiments
Learning OutcomesOn successful completion of the module, students should be able to show experience and enhancement of discipline-specific practical skills in using appropriate modelling and analytical methods to solve fluid mechanics and thermodynamics problems.
On successful completion of the module, students should be able to show experience and enhancement of discipline-specific practical skills in carrying out Level 1 laboratory experiments in Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics following instruction, using test and measurement equipment and techniques, collecting and recording data, estimating accuracy, assessing errors, and using safe systems of work.
On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of using dimensional analysis to undertaken scale-model testing and ensure conditions of dynamic similarity
On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of hydrostatics and applications to manometry
On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concept of mass conservation and the the continuity equation applied to one-dimensional flows.
On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Bernoulli''s equation as applied to internal and external flow problems including open channel flow
On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the hydrodynamic forces which arise due to changes in the velocity and direction of a fluid stream.
On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the equation of heat transfer as applied to problems of plane and circular geometries
On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the steady flow energy equation as applied to a control volume
On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the first law as applied to a thermodynamic system and the determination of thermodynamic work for a process.
- Solids and Structures 1 (ENGG110) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 70:30 Aims
To introduce students to a number of the fundamental principles of dynamics, statics, solid and structural mechanics, and to show them how representative engineering problems can be formulated and solved. To raise awareness of safety and risk issues in engineering.
Learning Outcomes - Design 1a (ENGG123) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims
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To provide students with an overall understanding of engineering design
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To introduce students to engineering drawing and visualisation
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To expose students to group work and the overall design process.
Ability to sketch and draw in an engineering manner.
Ability to work in a group and solve a problem.
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- Design 1b (ENGG124) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims
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To provide students with a good grasp of engineering drawing and communication skills relating to the design process
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To introduce students to industry-standard 3D computer modelling software (Revit or ProE)
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To give an overview of checking and commenting on Building Information Models for Design Reviews (Civil only)
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To provide students with a basic understanding of engineering components and mechanisms (non-Civil only)
Ability to identify common engineering components and mechanisms and understand how they function (non-Civil)
Ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of the function and purpose of a Building Information Model (BIM) together with a basic awareness in using review software to visualise and interrogate BIMs (Civil only)
Ability to demonstrate a proficient level of capability in 3D modelling techniques using either Revit (Civil) or ProE (non-Civil)
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- Geology for Civil Engineers (ENVS236) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims
To provide a background knowledge of applied geology for students of Civil Engineering to enable them to solve problems of site investigation. A working knowledge of rocks and minerals, geological structures, and the failure and deformation of rocks and soils is introduced so that the Civil Engineer can understand the environment of a construction site and its foundations. Natural hazards are covered in the context of global geology/geophysics to produce and awarness of problems that might be encountered with construction projects in different parts of the globe. Physical geology is introduced to explain the key features of landscapes and superficial (drift) geology.
Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge and UnderstandingOn successful completion of this module the student should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
(a) The composition and internal structure of the Earth in outline.
(b) Plate Tectonics and related earthquake and volcanic hazards.
(c) Principles of Stratigraphy, the rock record and geological time.
(d) The interpretation of geological maps.
(e) Folds, faults and joints; strength and failure of rocks.
(f) The important minerals and their properties.
(g) The...
Civil and Structural Engineering MEng (Hons)