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On completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Differentiate between the role of the engineer and the role of the architect through group discussion
2. Develop effective communications skills through role-play, debates and group discussion
3. Identify, draw, label and understand the forces in engineering structures
4. Describe and compare the available materials, and their properties for civil engineering projects. Defend the choice of material for a given context
5. Assess structural forms and understand why they have been designed the way they have
6. Assess the stability of different structural systems
7. Be aware of the importance of understanding structural failures and how architects and engineers learn from these failures
- Forces and Equilibrium
- Materials and their Properties
- Stress, Strain and Bending Moments
- Stability
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Specified Learning Activities | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 64 |
Lectures | 12 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: Distributions of Forces in Structures | Week 9 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 25 |
Group Project: Forces and Equilibrium | Week 3 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Group Project: How Structures Stand Up | Week 12 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 |
Group Project: Materials and their Properties | Week 6 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 25 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Feedback will be provided to groups in line with UCD regulations. Rubrics have been developed for each assessment component. They are amended interactively with students in class, and are available to students ahead of assessment deadlines via Brightspace. Feedback will be provided to groups, online, post-assessment via the rubric and feedback tool on Brightspace.
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Amanda Gibney | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Meisam Gordan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Daniel McCrum | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Sohini Mishra | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Yao Sun | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Licheng Zhu | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33 | Mon 09:00 - 09:50 |
Studio | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33 | Mon 11:00 - 12:50 |