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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Construction Technology

  • Unit Code

    ENS5252

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit provides an introduction to the design, operation and management of construction sites for Civil Engineering works. Topics include earth movement and retention, temporary structures, and equipment used to facilitate construction.

Prerequisite Rule

(Students must pass 1 units from ENS5242, ENS6148 AND Students must pass 1 units from ENS5245, ENS6151 AND Students must pass 1 units from ENS5246, ENS6152)

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Calculate staged-construction loads.
  2. Critique green construction practice.
  3. Prepare a construction plan for a small construction project.
  4. Propose construction systems using Australian Standards.
  5. Research advancements in construction technology and reflect on their impact on engineering practice.
  6. Select appropriate construction technologies and equipment.

Unit Content

  1. Advancements in construction technology.
  2. Coffer dams and dewatering (water lowering and exclusion).
  3. Construction machines and equipment.
  4. Construction systems and temporary structures.
  5. Crane and lifting technologies.
  6. Design and construction of concrete formwork and falsework.
  7. Earth works, design and construction.
  8. Environmental issues associated with the current construction methods.
  9. Green construction.
  10. Staged-construction loads.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars and site visits.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestDesign calculations30%
ProjectConstruction project20%
ProjectGreen construction optimisation10%
Examination ^End of semester examination40%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Ching, F. (2008). Building construction illustrated (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley.
  • Vassigh, S. (2005). Interactive structures: visualizing structural behavior. New York: John Wiley.
  • Liebing, R. (2007). Construction of architecture: from design to built. New York: John Wiley.
  • MacDonald, A. (2001). Structure and architecture (2nd ed.). Oxford: Architectural Press.
  • Foster, J. S., Haringtone, R. & Greeno, R. (2007). Mitchell's building series: structure and fabric parts 1 & 2 (7th ed.). Boston: Prentice-Hall.
  • Illingworth, J. R. (2000). Construction methods and planning (2nd ed.). London: E & FN Spon.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Construction Technology

  • Unit Code

    ENS5252

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit provides an introduction to the design, operation and management of construction sites for Civil Engineering works. Topics include earth movement and retention, temporary structures, and equipment used to facilitate construction.

Prerequisite Rule

(Students must pass 1 units from ENS5242, ENS6148 AND Students must pass 1 units from ENS5245, ENS6151 AND Students must pass 1 units from ENS5246, ENS6152)

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Calculate staged-construction loads.
  2. Critique green construction practice.
  3. Prepare a construction plan for a small construction project.
  4. Propose construction systems using Australian Standards.
  5. Research advancements in construction technology and reflect on their impact on engineering practice.
  6. Select appropriate construction technologies and equipment.

Unit Content

  1. Advancements in construction technology.
  2. Coffer dams and dewatering (water lowering and exclusion).
  3. Construction machines and equipment.
  4. Construction systems and temporary structures.
  5. Crane and lifting technologies.
  6. Design and construction of concrete formwork and falsework.
  7. Earth works, design and construction.
  8. Environmental issues associated with the current construction methods.
  9. Green construction.
  10. Staged-construction loads.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars and site visits.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestDesign calculations30%
ProjectConstruction project20%
ProjectGreen construction optimisation10%
Examination ^End of semester examination40%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Ching, F. (2008). Building construction illustrated (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley.
  • Vassigh, S. (2005). Interactive structures: visualizing structural behavior. New York: John Wiley.
  • Liebing, R. (2007). Construction of architecture: from design to built. New York: John Wiley.
  • MacDonald, A. (2001). Structure and architecture (2nd ed.). Oxford: Architectural Press.
  • Foster, J. S., Haringtone, R. & Greeno, R. (2007). Mitchell's building series: structure and fabric parts 1 & 2 (7th ed.). Boston: Prentice-Hall.
  • Illingworth, J. R. (2000). Construction methods and planning (2nd ed.). London: E & FN Spon.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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