Civil Engineering Techniques

Course aim

To provide students with an introduction to the civil engineering profession and associated specialisations. Students will apply the methods, tools and techniques required as a civil engineer with a focus on sustainability and building design.

Course content

Students will apply the methods, tools and techniques required as a civil engineer including:

• Relevance of standards and codes of practice, green building design and sustainable material selection
• Building design and construction including limit states, loads and load paths; introduction to Building Information Modelling (BIM) and structural analysis software
• Civil Engineering technical drawing skills using AutoCAD and Revit

Textbook(s)

Standards Australia 2002, AS/NZS 1170.0:2002 : Structural design actions - General principles

Standards Australia 2002, AS/NZS 1170.1:2002 : Structural design actions - Permanent, imposed and other actions

Standards Australia 2011, AS/NZS 1170.2:2011 : Structural design actions - Wind actions

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
CIVE 2005	Mechanics of Materials

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 12 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 12 weeks
Practical	2 hours x 4 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
Lecture (Online)	1 hour x 12 weeks
Tutorial (Online)	2 hours x 12 weeks
Practical (Online)	2 hours x 4 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Group project, Tutorial work

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.