71051 CIVIL MATERIALS PRACTICE

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
98	71051 	S12 	D 	CIVIL MATERIALS PRACTICE  	    

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Co-requisite(s)
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

70052

CO-REQUISITE(S)

70455+70575/ E1014+E1002

RATIONALE:

Civil  engineering personnel work with a range of materials.  Some  of
these  materials occur naturally, such as timber, soil and water,  and
may be used in their natural state. Others occur naturally but must be
physically altered by man to produce useful commodities, and  examples
of  these  are  rubber, aggregate and bitumen. Still others,  such  as
cement  and  fibre composite material, are produced  by  chemical  and
industrial  processes and are such that their parent constituents  are
unrecognisable.

It   is   necessary  for  the  civil  engineer  to  have  a   detailed
understanding  of the range of materials available, how materials  may
be   characterised  in  a  way  that  provides  quantifiable  material
properties  that are used in engineering design and construction,  how
materials  are  tested  to  establish their characteristics,  and  the
limitations  of  these  tests.  It is also  necessary  for  the  civil
engineer  to be able to present test data in a way that is  understood
by other professionals, and to be able to interpret test data.

SYNOPSIS:

This unit will involve the student in an investigation of the range of
materials commonly used in civil engineering. The characterisation  of
materials  and  the need for material parameters for  design  will  be
considered.  The  student  will test  a  range  of  materials  in  the
laboratory   to   establish  material  properties.  Presentation   and
interpretation of test results will also form an important part of the
unit.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able
to:

1. describe the range of materials commonly used in civil
   engineering and outline, for selected materials, the
   characteristics which are of interest in civil engineering
   design and construction;
   
2. describe how key characteristics are quantified, and the test
   procedures used to ascertain design parameters;
   
3. organise a testing procedure and sequence to obtain material
   parameters for design purposes;
   
4. analyse test data and present the data and its analysis for
   use by other engineering personnel;
   
5. critically assess data and its analysis presented by other
   engineering personnel.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Materials and their Characteristics                                   5.00

Concrete Testing                                                      15.00

Cement Testing                                                        5.00

Timber Testing                                                        5.00

Soil Testing                                                          15.00

Aggregate Testing                                                     5.00

Asphalt Testing                                                       10.00

Bitumen Testing                                                       5.00

Skid Resistance Testing                                               5.00

Data Presentation                                                     10.00

Report Presentation                                                   10.00

Data Interpretation                                                   10.00

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

70455 Soil Mechanics, External Study Package, USQ Publication or
E1014 Geomechanics, External Study Package, USQ Publication.

70575 Construction Engineering, External Study Package, USQ
Publication or
E1002 Civil Engineering Materials, External Study Package, USQ
Publication.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Tutorials/Workshops                           	4
Laboratory or Practical Classes               	22
Report Writing                                	14
Directed Study                                	10

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S              05/06/98  REPORT ON CIVIL ENG MATERIALS TEST        100.00    N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    This unit may require attendance at a residential school.
2    Attendance  at  a minimum of 80% of practical and/or  residential
     school  sessions is compulsory for a passing grade to be  awarded
     in this unit.
3    The  only final grades awarded in this unit are Pass (P) or  Fail
     (F) grades.
4    If  students submit assignments after the due date without  prior
     approval  then  a  penalty of up to 20% of the  assignment  total
     marks will apply for each working day late.
5    The   Faculty  of  Engineering  and  Surveying  will  NOT  accept
     submission  of  hand written or typed assignments  by  facsimile,
     email or computer diskette.  Students in remote locations who  do
     not  have regular access to postal services may be given  special
     consideration.
6    A  minimum  standard of communication skills must be demonstrated
     in order for a passing grade to be achieved.