Current Practices in Civil Engineering

Nottingham Trent University

Short course

In Nottingham

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    Nottingham

  • Duration

    4 Days

This course evaluates current practices in civil engineering including Building Information Modelling (BIM), sensing technologies, geospatial engineering, modularised construction, design management and engineering ethics.

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Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)
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About this course

By the end of this course you will be able to:
review engineering principles in conditions assessment and structural health monitoring
evaluate the design and installation approaches used for various sensing systems
explain engineering principles applied across a wide range of applications
appraise the design and construction processes across a range of themes
adapt techniques and novel solutions to a wide range of application
constructively evaluate and endeavour to improve health and safety issues
explain and debate with technical and policy-based evidence, complex sustainability and environmental issues
apply your knowledge of mathematics, science, IT, design, business context and engineering practice to novel and challenging situations.

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Subjects

  • Monitoring
  • Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction Training
  • Design
  • Construction
  • Building Information
  • Tools
  • Health Monitoring
  • Environmental issues
  • IT
  • Mathematics

Course programme

This course will include:

  • advanced understanding of Building Information Modelling in terms of available tools and impact upon practice
  • in-depth theoretical fundamentals, problems and challenges which an engineer has to tackle when assessing and monitoring civil infrastructure
  • advances in (and applications of) sensing technologies and data management tools
  • a critical analysis of modularised construction
  • an evaluation of design management practices
  • design management and the concept of waste
  • modularised construction (volumetric and component based approaches)
  • structural forms such as skeleton and mass structures, reciprocal frames, domes, shells and tension structures
  • geospatial engineering
  • the monitoring of civil infrastructure and sensing systems for structural health monitoring.

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