UCC Book of Modules, 2011/2012: Civil Engineering

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: -.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Vikram Pakrashi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Vikram Pakrashi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To develop an appreciation of the role of equilibrium calculations in analysing structures. To acquire qualitative skills in relating deformation of a structure to its loading and boundary conditions.

Module Content: Equilibrium, shear force, bending moment and deflected shape for statically determinate beams and plane frames. Simple and compound plane trusses. Simple cable structures. Arches. Qualitative analysis of simple statically indeterminate structures.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Apply the equations of equilibrium to calculate the support forces on externally loaded statically determinate structures;
· Use free body diagrams to calculate the internal forces in a statically determinate structure;
· Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams for statically determinate beams and plane frames;
· Sketch approximate deflected shapes of statically determinate beams and plane frames from a knowledge of the boundary conditions and the bending moment distribution;
· Calculate the internal forces in statically determinate simple and compound plane trusses;
· Calculate the internal forces in simple cable structures and three-pinned arches;
· Develop, through qualitative analysis, approximate solutions to statically indeterminate beams and single bay rectangular portal frames.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 75 marks; Continuous Assessment 25 marks (Course/Project Work).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 200.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Denis Kelliher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Denis Kelliher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To give the student experience in developing software solutions to engineering problems using a modern object oriented programming language.

Module Content: Algorithm development using engineering examples from civil, electrical, energy and/or process engineering;structured programming; object based programming; file I/O; Windows applications;

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Formulate algorithms from prescribed engineering problem specifications.
· Develop, test and debug a software application that implements algorithmic solutions to engineering problems using an object oriented programming language.
· Develop a basic Windows application that integrates engineering solution algorithms.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 60 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks (Engineering problem based programming assignments. A detailed description of the Continuous Assessment will be provided to the students at the beginning of the Teaching Period.).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE1003

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Vikram Pakrashi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Vikram Pakrashi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To teach the basics of Solid and Structural Mechanics.

Module Content: Elastic solids, components of stress. Elastic constants and thermal strain. Bending of straight, slightly curved and composite beams. Flexural shear and shear centre. Torsion of circular bars. Generalised Hooke's law for a 3D system. Membrane stresses in thin-walled pressure vessels. Analysis of stress in plane systems and Mohr's circle of stress. Analysis of strain in plane systems. Electrical resistance strain gauges.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Use Mohr's circle of stress/strain to analyse stresses/strains in two dimensions;
· Compute stresses/strains in symmetrical and unsymmetrical beams of various cross-sections under transverse loading about their principal axes;
· Compute stresses/strains in uniform and non-uniform composite steel/timber beams of various cross-sections under transverse loading about their principal axes;
· Compute stresses/strains in walls, solid and hollow columns, and tall chimney structures, under combined self-weight, axial and transverse loading;
· Compute stresses/strains in thin-walled cylinders under a combination of axial pressure, transverse and torsional loading.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE2001

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; Other (12 x Laboratory Sessions).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Vikram Pakrashi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Vikram Pakrashi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To develop students' knowledge of the basics of Solid and Structural Mechanics.

Module Content: Non-symmetric bending of beams. Strain energy and virtual work. Inter-relation of elastic constants. Theories of elastic failure. Introduction to strut buckling. Torsion of prismatic bars of open and closed cross-section. Compatibility and fabrication stresses. Differential equation of bending; solution by Macaulay's method; reactive bending moments. Deflection of statically determinate trusses.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Determine the principal values of second moment of area of a beam of non-symmetric cross-section and determine the bending stresses.
· Compute the Euler buckling load for an axially loaded regular straight column, for various end conditions.
· Determine the elastic failure load according to von Mises and Tresca theories for structural systems subjected to multiple loading actions.
· Determine the shear stresses and deformation for prismatic members, of open and closed cross-sections, subjected to torsion.
· Apply compatibility, equilibrium and constitutive law to simple and compound structures to determine deformation and fabrication stresses.
· Solve the differential equation of bending to determine the elastic deformation and structural actions of statically determinate and indeterminate beams.
· Determine the elastic deflections of statically determinate trusses using virtual work principles.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 90 marks; Continuous Assessment 10 marks (Laboratory Projects and Assignments).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE2003

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Eamon McKeogh, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Eamon McKeogh, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To convey the fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics.

Module Content: Introduction to pumps and turbines. Introduction to boundary layer effects and surface drag. Dimensional analysis and hydraulic modelling. Pipeline Systems. Uniform flow in open channels.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Calculate the friction head and pressure losses in pipes using standard formula and techniques.
· Analyze the flow through pipe networks to calculate the flow rate and pressure distribution.
· Describe the energy transfer principles in pumps and the detail of how pumps work.
· Explain the importance and design relevance of the performance characteristics of pumps.
· Describe the energy transfer principles of turbines and the detail of how turbines work.
· Explain the importance and design relevance of the performance characteristics of turbines.
· Derive basic open channel flow equations.
· Use dimensional analysis to analyze and solve hydraulic problems.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE 2001

Co-requisite(s): CE 2002

Teaching Methods: Other (36hrs Design Office).

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Alistair George Liam Borthwick, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce students to the design of structures.

Module Content: Civil Engineering Design Exercises.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Determine the loads on a floor system.
· Design simple timber joists.
· Design simple steel beams.
· Design simple steel columns.
· Design simple bolted and welded connections.
· Design and detail a simple steel truss.
· Detail a simple floor system.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Analysis Assignment - 10 marks; Design Project 1 - 20 marks, Design Project 2 - 55 marks, In-class test - 15 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 10, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 10 x 1hr(s) Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: Understand fundamentals of computer graphics, computer aided design and product data technology, including application areas such as 3-4D-CAD, VR

Module Content: Introduction and Re-Visiting Basic Graphics, data acquisition for computer graphics, fundamentals of computer graphics, graphic databases, graphic file formats, feature modeling, parametric design, fundamentals of product modelling, visualization and CAD, examples of computer graphics, presentation systems and instruments.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Explain the basic principles of 2D and 3D-Computer Graphics
· Differentiate between visualization, animation and simulation
· Differentiate between graphical modelling, product modelling and Building Information Modelling
· Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of AEC-specific methods and file formats for data exchange
· Explain advanced methodologies for modelling and design in AEC (e.g. feature modelling and parametric design)
· Use, manage, and administer Computer Aided Design software to support engineering activities in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 60 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks (Assignments - 30 marks; In-class test - 10 marks).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE2001; CE2002

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Vikram Pakrashi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Vikram Pakrashi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To teach Solid and Structural Mechanics.

Module Content: Elastic buckling theory for columns, effect of end conditions and imperfections. Beams on an elastic foundation. Static and kinematic indeterminacy, internal and external stability. Virtual work theorems, stiffness and flexibility, influence coefficients and reciprocal theorems. Application of virtual work methods to continuous beams, trusses, cables, arches and frames. Approximate iterative solutions including moment distribution.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Compute the Euler buckling load for straight and initially curved columns, of uniform cross-section, for various end conditions; compute the elastic buckling load for eccentrically loaded columns; derive, solve and apple the Perry-Robertson column buckling equations of the BS5950 code.
· Compute the approximate elastic buckling load for multi-storey columns, of non-uniform cross-section, using energy methods.
· Determine the elastic deformations and member forces for statically determinate trusses, beams and frames, using virtual work.
· Determine the reactions, elastic deformations and member forces for statically indeterminate trusses, beams and frames, using virtual work.
· Determine the reactions, elastic deformations and member forces for statically indeterminate trusses, beams and frames, using the Stiffness Method.
· Compute the bending moments for beams and frames without side-way using the method of Moment Distribution and draw the elastic deformation curve.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE 2001, CE 2002

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; Other (12hrs Design Office Projects).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Creed, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Michael Creed, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To study the design of structural elements in steel.

Module Content: Design of steel beams, columns and connections. Introduction to steel design codes.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand the properties of steel and the structural behaviour of steel elements in buildings.
· Fundamentally understand the phenomenon of buckling as applied to columns and beams.
· Apply design principles to columns, beams, tension members, beam columns and lattice girders.
· Design for lateral stability in buildings.
· Understand the principles for designing welded and bolted connections, including the use of HSFG.
· Appreciate how steel contracts are procured in the Irish building industry.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 50 marks; Continuous Assessment 50 marks (Design Project - 40 marks; In Class Test - 10 marks).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Creed, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Michael Creed, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: The development of an understanding of the basic principles of soil mechanics with specific reference to civil engineering design.

Module Content: Effective stress. Shear strength and deformation of soil - friction, dilation, contraction, critical states, drained strength, undrained strength, stress paths. Application of shear strength concepts to slope stability, lateral earth pressure and shallow foundation problems. Laboratory testing of soils and rock.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand the essentially frictional nature of the shear strength of soil.
· Understand the role of volumetric deformation in the development of shear strength of soil.
· Apply the concept of a critical state of shear strength to the analysis of laboratory shear strength tests (direct shear test, triaxial test) on loose/dense sands and soft/stiff clays.
· Apply the different methods of ultimate limit state analysis (lower bound analysis, upper bound analysis, limit equilibrium analysis) to simple problems in soil mechanics.
· Apply the concept of soil shear strength to practical problems in geotechnical engineering (slope stability, lateral earth pressure on retaining walls, ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations).
· Execute and analyse standard laboratory soil strength tests (direct shear test, triaxial test, unconfined compression test, vane shear test, drop cone shear test).

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Laboratory Practicals).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: Fieldwork (Site Visit); Directed Study (Self instructional module with guidance from Co-ordinator).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Creed, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Luke Allan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To give knowledge of methods available for control and construction of civil and building projects. To allow students increase existing knowledge base using own initiative, with guidance. To develop written and oral communication skills.

Module Content: Prescribed reading. Project construction planning. Design and safety of temporary works on site.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Define the principal human, occupational health and safety, environmental and legal issues involved in construction projects.
· Formulate project objectives, scope, approach, methods, timing, cost estimation, considerations and assumptions while meeting the client's requirements.
· Define the fundamental building construction types and processes and break down a project into manageable parts (work breakdown structure).
· Draw up a typical organisation chart for construction projects.
· Schedule projects using appropriate commercial software.
· Specify what constitutes a contract and what are typical engineering contract conditions (IEI Conditions of Contract 1995).
· Specify the plant and labour resources necessary for construction projects.
· Develop a BoQ from project drawings and specifications and attach appropriate construction costings.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Ten in-class tests - 5 marks each; Project Report - 50 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE2003, CE2004

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Anthony Lewis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Anthony Lewis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide a grounding for certain hydraulic engineering problems. To provide students with the background theory for open channel flow, hydraulic modelling, hydraulic machines, pipe flow and pipeline systems (steady and unsteady flow).

Module Content: Pipe networks. Water Hammer/Pipeline Surges. Pumps/Turbines. Introduction to free surface flow. Uniform flow in open channels. Non-uniform flow in open channels. Unsteady flow - surge waves. Hydraulic modelling.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Select a pump for a hydraulic system using system and performance characteristics.
· Describe the differences in application for different hydraulic turbines.
· Derive equations for water hammer and surge in pipelines and analyze unsteady flow in full pipelines for different operating conditions.
· Apply dimensional analysis concepts to rotodynamic machines.
· Derive the performance characteristics of different types of hydraulic turbines and pumps.
· Quantify uniform flow in partly full pipes.
· Calculate the changes in free surface elevations in short channel transitions, quantify the rating equations for hydraulic structures in open channels and describe the use of hydraulic structures as flow gauging systems.
· Quantify the flow parameters in the hydraulic jump and calculate the energy losses.
· Derive the expression for free surface flow profiles in long lengths of open channel and quanitify the free surface profiles in a variety of channel/structure configurations.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 85 marks; Continuous Assessment 15 marks (Laboratory Practicals).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE 2001, CE 2002

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; Other (12hrs Design Office).

Module Co-ordinator: Mr Francis Maguire, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Mr Francis Maguire, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To study the design of structural elements in reinforced concrete.

Module Content: Design of reinforced concrete beams, columns and slabs. Introduction to design codes.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Define and describe limit state design concepts including ultimate limit state and serviceability limit states, with or without partial safety margin/factor for reinforced concrete structures. Principles of limit state design.
· Define axially loaded reinforced concrete columns, stress-strain characteristics of steel and ultimate strain of concrete; elastic behaviour, condition of equilibrium, compatibility, modular ratio and transformed/equivalent section, ultimate strength behaviour and design.
· Define concepts of reinforced concrete beams - ultimate limit state; condition of equilibrium, compatibility, stress block and strain profile, and characteristics of stress blocks and their different simplification methods. Balanced over or under reinforced section of a beam.
· Describe the use of BS8110 beam design charts (ultimate limit state); design formulae and procedure (BS8110 simplified stress block); designing from first principles; design procedure (BS8110/Institute of Structural Engineers Manual).
· Define reinforced concrete beam design with shear, bond and torsion; shear failure modes of beams with shear reinforcement; effect of shear reinforcement, shear resistance and design calculation (BS8110); Bondage and anchorage; equilibrium torsion and compatibility (BS8110).
· Define electrically loaded reinforced concrete columns; principles of column load moment interaction diagram, calculation of eccentricity, balanced failure design, load and moment analysis, and BS8110 design procedure.
· Define concepts on reinforced concrete slabs and yield-line analysis; conditions for use of yield-line analysis; Johansen's stepped yield criterion, energy dissipation in a yield line (and for rigid region); Hillerborg's strip method; Design theory for reinforced concrete slabs (BS8110).

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 50 marks; Continuous Assessment 50 marks (Two Design Office Projects - 25 marks each. Each project: Interim reports - 3 x 5 marks; Final report - 10 marks).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE2003 and CE2004

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; Tutorials (12hrs Tutorials); Other (Site Visits).

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Gerard Kiely, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Gerard Kiely, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To develop a physical understanding of the fundamentals of water and its transport processes in environmental engineering, dealing with the water, soil and air environments.

Module Content: The hydrologic cycle, water and energy balance, land-atmosphere interaction processes; groundwater and unsaturated zone water dynamics; hillslope and catchment hydrology; statistical hydrology; introduction to water and wastewater treatment.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Define the water and energy cycles.
· Quantify the components of the water cycle - precipitation, evaporation and streamflow.
· Define and quantify infiltration, soil moisture and their measurement.
· Define and quantify groundwater.
· Quantify low flow and flood flows in rivers - unit hydrograph, catchment characteristics methods.
· Define and quantify components of the energy cycle - radiation, sensible and latent heat fluxes.
· Define and quantify water quality in rivers - Streeter Phelps analysis.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE2008 or equivalent

Co-requisite(s):

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 4 x 3hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Dominic O'Sullivan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Dominic O'Sullivan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To explain the fundamental theory and application of energy systems relating to buildings.

Module Content: Identification of energy exchanges between buildings and their internal and external environments. Definition of prescribed internal and external design conditions for buildings. Definition of best-practice building envelopes that include heat transmission coefficients and air change rates. Identification and quantification of the heat transfer modes in buildings including passive solar. Psychometrics of energy exchange in buildings. Development of numerical models representing energy exchange in buildings. Introduction to and analysis of a range of HVAC systems for buildings using off-the-shelf industrial HVAC software systems. Models for energy procurement. Environmental and economic impact of energy systems in buildings.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Describe the building physics that underpin energy transfer in buildings. Quantify the possible modes of heat and mass transfer in buildings. Identify the operating design conditions for a range of building types and function.
· Quantify the possible modes of heat and mass transfer in buildings.
· Identify the operating design conditions for a range of building types and function
· Calculate the thermal transmission of the building envelope.
· Calculate the ventilation loads associated with infiltration and exfiltration.
· Determine building heating and cooling loads.
· Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of psychometrics and the utilization of the psychometric chart.
· Analyse and design HVAC distribution and generation equipment.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Practicals and Reports).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE 1006, CE 1005

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; Practicals (10 x 1hr Practicals).

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce students to Information Modelling and Database Management Technology as applied to Engineering problems.

Module Content: Information Modelling and Analysis with application to Engineering problems.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Explain the basic principles of Information Modelling.
· Identify the major models for Information Modelling.
· Specify information management requirements in the different phases
of the life-cycle of products in Architecture, Engineering and Construction

· Explain major components of Database Management Systems
· Develop simple database schemata and formulate simple database queries
· Use, manage, and administer database management systems to support engineering activities.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 60 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks ((Assignments). A detailed description of the Continuous Assessment will be provided to the students at the beginning of the Teaching Period.).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 10, Max 70 ((resources permitting)).

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; Other (12 Tutorials/Workshops).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Yong Song Fan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Yong Song Fan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To explore concepts of sustainability and industrial ecology as applied to engineering materials. To show how concepts of simulation and modelling can be applied to materials and manufacturing design in engineering. To understand mapping methods for materials characterisation and selection.

Module Content: The course will initially outline the evolution, characterisation and selection of engineering materials via a synthesis, mapping approach based on a progressive property criteria and engineering fitness for purpose. The module will then focus on the evolution of industrial ecology as an engineering discipline based on the asset sustainability paradigm, within an overall context of integrated asset management. The module concludes with a material case study analysis towards design for environment.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Describe the four phases of the material life-cycle of engineered objects and associated eco-flows of energy, materials and wastes involved the design and manufacturing process and its influence.
· Grasp material charts showing the range of material properties within families of materials: metals, ceramics, glasses, elastomers, polymers and composite hybrids.
· Select from a very large set of materials that best suit the function of an engineered object, with an appropriate material index & constraints.
· Describe the hierarchy of manufacturing processes and their attributes (Material, shape, size, tolerance, roughness etc...)
· Calculate economic and eco-properties such as energy consumption and carbon for the selected materials in engineering design.
· Select from a large set of manufacturing processes for the best process, regarding to cost, time that meets the constraints on process attributes.
· Participate in a group project (case study and lab experiment) that requires the selection and fabrication of materials for function in a typical engineered product, carrying out assigned tasks in experiments and desk research.
· Prepare a group report on the project, identifying clearly the written contributions of each student, cross-referenced to all meetings that record the allocation and completion of tasks.
· Prepare a short "individual" reflective statement on professional performance and ethical issues that arose during the multi-disciplinary project, and on any implications for individual life-long learning.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Case Study : Project Objective - 15 marks, Literature Review / Technology Advance - 25 marks, Data Acquisition - 15 marks, Analysis and Conclusion - 25 marks, Presentation - 20 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment. End of Year Project.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: There is no Autumn Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 10, Max 70 ((resources permitting)).

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Ms Aveen Henry, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Mr Niall Dunphy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To make students aware of a range of existing/emerging technical and policy instruments to implement sustainable development of the built environment, goods and services.

Module Content: Stakeholders in sustainable development, Agenda 21, producer responsibility, integrated pollution prevention and control, Bref's integrated product management, life cycle assessment, material flows analysis, product profiling and declarations, design for environment (DFE), design for disassembly (DFD), emergency response planning, integrated risk management, sustainability performance indicators, bench marking, sustainability reporting, sustainable scenario planning.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand and recognise engineer's role in applying sustainable development principles.
· Apply appropriate sustainable development instruments and techniques in the execution of engineering projects.
· Understand and contend with globalistion and its impacts on the marketing and manufacture of products and services.
· Contribute to policy debate and promote the engineer's role in sustainable development and conservation of resources.
· Compare proposed solutions to engineering problems on a sustainability assessment basis.
· Recognise and make use of the interactions between engineering technologies and those derived from other disciplines and professions.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 10, Max 70 (resources permitting).

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 18 x 1hr(s) Lectures; Workshops (18hrs Practical - company/site environmental reviews and audits, design of registers and procedures, implementation of EMS).

Module Co-ordinator: Ms Aveen Henry, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Mr Niall Dunphy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To teach principles and practice of Environmental Management Systems

Module Content: EMS standards - EMS as required by IPC/IPPC Licensing, ISO 14001 and Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); Theory of how to design, build and implement an Environmental Management System - initial environmental review, significant environmental aspects assessment, environmental management programme, procedures and training, audit process; Practical project - implementation of each stage in a commercial/industrial setting

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Select and apply the principles of sustainable development and standards that support EMS.
· Identify and determine the scope of the activity / site for which the EMS is to be designed.
· Create work teams and determine division of labour.
· Review the environmental aspects of the activity / site by means of site inspection, interview and document review.
· Define and determine the aspects significant for the EMS.
· Demonstrate the methodology used to select significant aspects.
· Analyse the significant environmental aspects to develop objectives and targets of the EMS.
· Create an Environmental Management Programme (EMP) to address the objectives and targets of the EMS.
· Develop procedures to demonstrate how to apply the principles of sustainable environmental management in the activity / site. Communicate to staff of the activity / site how the EMS and its EMP and procedures enable them to recognise environmental risk and eliminate / reduce it.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (1 x Final Report - comprising environmental review 30 marks; 1 x EMS design & associated documentation - 30 marks; 1 x report on process - 15 marks; 1 x In Class Essay - 25 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 10, Max 70 (resources permitting).

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Brian O Gallachoir, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Brian O Gallachoir, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce the concept of sustainable energy and the interaction between cost competitiveness, security of supply and environmental responsibility. To make students aware of the link between energy and the environment, with a particular focus on climate change. To provide students with the basic tools to assess energy trends and their policy implications. Introduce the topics of energy policy and economics. Introduce renewable energy sources and technologies.

Module Content: Definition of sustainable energy. Global and regional energy trends in terms of fuel supply and sectoral consumption. Electrical, transport and thermal energy consumption. Energy end use. Pillars of sustainable energy policy. Environmental impacts of energy. Climate Change. Transboundary gas emissions. Security of energy supply. Cost competitiveness. Policy instruments. Energy efficiency indicators. Socio-economic assessment of energy supply systems. Renewable energy market development. Fuel cells and the hydrogen economy.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Analyse energy supply and consumption trends.
· Understand impact of policy decisions on energy trends.
· Understand energy related environmental impacts, focussing on climate change.
· Apply knowledge of energy to quantify impacts on energy trends.
· Compare renewable energy environmental impacts with fossil fuels.
· Understand differnt facets of security of energy supply.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks (Written Exam); Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Coursework Assignments).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE2003, CE2004

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Anthony Lewis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Anthony Lewis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide a grounding for certain hydraulic engineering problems. To provide students with the background theory for open channel flow, hydraulic modelling, hydraulic machines, pipe flow and pipeline systems (steady and unsteady flow).

Module Content: Pipe networks. Water Hammer/Pipeline Surges. Pumps/Turbines. Introduction to free surface flow. Uniform flow in open channels. Non-uniform flow in open channels. Unsteady flow - surge waves. Hydraulic modelling.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Select a pump for a hydraulic system using system and performance characteristics.
· Describe the differences in application for different hydraulic turbines.
· Derive equations for water hammer and surge in pipelines and analyze unsteady flow in full pipelines for different operating conditions.
· Apply dimensional analysis concepts to rotodynamic machines.
· Derive the performance characteristics of different types of hydraulic turbines and pumps.
· Quantify uniform flow in partly full pipes.
· Calculate the changes in free surface elevations in short channel transitions, quantify the rating equations for hydraulic structures in open channels and describe the use of hydraulic structures as flow gauging systems.
· Quantify the flow parameters in the hydraulic jump and calculate the energy losses.
· Derive the expression for free surface flow profiles in long lengths of open channel and quanitify the free surface profiles in a variety of channel/structure configurations.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 85 marks; Continuous Assessment 15 marks (Laboratory Practicals).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Spring.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE2008 or equivalent

Co-requisite(s):

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 4 x 3hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Dominic O'Sullivan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Dominic O'Sullivan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To explain the fundamental theory and application of energy systems relating to buildings.

Module Content: Identification of energy exchanges between buildings and their internal and external environments. Definition of prescribed internal and external design conditions for buildings. Definition of best-practice building envelopes that include heat transmission coefficients and air change rates. Identification and quantification of the heat transfer modes in buildings including passive solar. Psychometrics of energy exchange in buildings. Development of numerical models representing energy exchange in buildings. Introduction to and analysis of a range of HVAC systems for buildings using off-the-shelf industrial HVAC software systems. Models for energy procurement. Environmental and economic impact of energy systems in buildings.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Describe the building physics that underpin energy transfer in buildings. Quantify the possible modes of heat and mass transfer in buildings. Identify the operating design conditions for a range of building types and function.
· Quantify the possible modes of heat and mass transfer in buildings.
· Identify the operating design conditions for a range of building types and function
· Calculate the thermal transmission of the building envelope.
· Calculate the ventilation loads associated with infiltration and exfiltration.
· Determine building heating and cooling loads.
· Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of psychometrics and the utilization of the psychometric chart.
· Analyse and design HVAC distribution and generation equipment.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Practicals and Reports).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Spring.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 15, Max 50.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: Fieldwork (1 Field Day); 18 x 1hr(s) Lectures (Evening).

Module Co-ordinator: Ms Aveen Henry, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Mr Niall Dunphy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide a theoretical and practical grounding in the sustainable environmental management of construction, manufacturing and service industries.

Module Content: Design for Environment (DFE): sustainable building design, product design, process design. Energy conservation and management. Resource conservation and waste prevention - policies and implementation strategies. Materials recovery, re-use, recycling. Producer responsibility. Product stewardship. Environmental Management Systems in manufacturing and service industries. Environmental Performance indicator.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Define principles of sustainable development and identify applications in industry.
· Differentiate between end-of pipe treatment and sustainable production strategies.
· Show how to promote waste prevention and resource conservation at the design stage of products and processes.
· Analyse why economic and socio-cultural aspects of environment management must be addressed to achieve sustainability.
· Compose an EMS for a basic construction or industrial process.
· Evaluate the contribution of an EMS to improved performance.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 70 marks; Continuous Assessment 30 marks (Field Report).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Winter.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (As prescribed by module co-ordinator.).

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 10, Max 70 (resources permitting).

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Brian O Gallachoir, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Brian O Gallachoir, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce the concept of sustainable energy and the interaction between cost competitiveness, security of supply and environmental responsibility. To make students aware of the link between energy and the environment, with a particular focus on climate change. To provide students with the basic tools to assess energy trends and their policy implications. Introduce the topics of energy policy and economics. Introduce renewable energy sources and technologies.

Module Content: Definition of sustainable energy. Global and regional energy trends in terms of fuel supply and sectoral consumption. Electrical, transport and thermal energy consumption. Energy end use. Pillars of sustainable energy policy. Environmental impacts of energy. Climate Change. Transboundary gas emissions. Security of energy supply. Cost competitiveness. Policy instruments. Energy efficiency indicators. Socio-economic assessment of energy supply systems. Renewable energy market development. Fuel cells and the hydrogen economy.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Analyse energy supply and consumption trends.
· Understand impact of policy decisions on energy trends.
· Understand energy related environmental impacts, focussing on climate change.
· Apply knowledge of energy to quantify impacts on energy trends.
· Compare renewable energy environmental impacts with fossil fuels.
· Understand differnt facets of security of energy supply.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks (Written Exam); Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Coursework Assignments).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Spring.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: Fieldwork (Site Visits); 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Creed, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Staff, Department of Law; Prof Alistair George Liam Borthwick, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To study the objectives and operation of Town Planning in Ireland. To introduce many broad topics and issues relating to architecture and address selected aspects of law vis-a-vis a construction contract.

Module Content: Objectives and operation of Town Planning in Ireland. Introduction to Architecture. Addressing selected aspects of law vis-a-vis a construction contract.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Describe the planning process in Ireland.
· Work effectively as a professional member of the multi-disciplinary team in a simulated planning appeal, having collected and analysed the necessary documentation and contributing to the formulation of technical memoranda in standard correct English.
· Identify and specify potential ethical issues and engineering responsibility towards people and the environment that arise during the appeal process; recognise and deal with some issues related to the "common good" in a participatory democracy.
· Reflect on the learning experience of all parties to the appeal and on the lessons for individual life-long learning.
· Describe the role of the client, planning authority, architect, civil/structural engineer, building services engineer, environmental engineer, engineering geologist, quantity surveyor, contractor, site agent, safety officer and sub-contractors, in relation to a specific building project presented to the class by the professionals involved, in the lecture theatre and design office and on the construction site.
· Describe the contribution of related design exercises in the design modules of the fourth year programme to the overall success of the specific building.
· Describe the structure of the Irish Legal System.
· Identify which law applies in situations relevant to Civil Engineering.
· Apply the law to simple cases.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 10

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: Other (Meetings with Supervisor re: Project Work).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Denis Kelliher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Denis Kelliher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To complete a report and seminar on a given project topic.

Module Content: Each student is assigned a project, and meets with the supervisor once a week.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Set-up and manage effectively a team structure to carry out a group project;
· Set up and manage a weekly reporting structure to a project supervisor;
· Carry out a critical literature review to contextualise the project using the library, the World Wide Web and other relevant sources of information;
· Design and execute particular experiments or tests to achieve a project goal and interpret the results, when relevant to the project;
· Design and write a computer programme to achieve a project goal and interpret the results, when relevant to the project;
· Apply a piece of software to achieve a project goal and interpret the results, when relevant to the project;
· Demonstrate high ethical standards by acknowledging the intellectual property of others (no plagiarism!) and in honestly reporting experimental and computational results (no fraud!);
· Write and submit a well-structured technical report in standard correct English;
· Prepare and present a 10 minute (per student) presentation of the project and its conclusions to a non-technical audience.

Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 200 marks (Report to be presented at the end of the second teaching period, 170 marks; Seminar to be presented during the second teaching period, 30 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment. Meetings with Supervisor.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; Other (12hrs Design Office).

Module Co-ordinator: Mr Francis Maguire, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Mr Francis Maguire, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To study the design of structural elements.

Module Content: The nature of the design process, methodology, organisation. Factors in design - function, safety, economy and innovation. Case histories. Current design methods in steel, reinforced and pre-stressed concrete, and composite construction. MOT loading. A structural design project to be presented in the first teaching period. Design work includes the presentation of calculations, working drawings and bills of quantities.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Design simple reinforced concrete structural elements to an approved Code of Practice/Design Standard. Design a simple reinforced concrete structure as a safe collection/arrangement of various RC design elements to an approved Code of Practice/Design Standard. Identify the key aspects of a typical client/design team structural design brief.
· Prepare preliminary structural scheme designs to demonstrate load-paths and to determine preliminary structural member sizes including preparation of preliminary general arrangement drawings and sketches.
· Generate representative structural analysis numerical model(s) using industry standard analysis software and interpret structural analysis results for structural design purposes.
· Prepare detailed structural design calculations to an approved Design Standard.
· Demonstrate engineering judgement in the rationalisation of theoretical structural solutions into a practical buildable and workable design solution.
· Prepare detailed working sketches for reinforcement to an industry standard.
· Prepare detailed reinforcement drawings and bar bending schedules to an industry standard.
· Compile and submit a structural design technical report including outline of project brief, project geometry & scope diagrams, list of design & material assumptions, design loadings, possible structural solutions, loading diagrams, preliminary design calculations, outline of structural analysis model and results, internal member force diagrams, structural design calculations - manual & spreadsheets, justification for chosen solution, completion of detailed design calculations, rationalisation of theoretical design solutions, summary reinforcement working sketches, final drawings (General Arrangement and Detailed Reinforcement) and reinforcement bar bending schedules.
· Communicate effectively and efficiently with industry on structural design and information flow issues. Identify the key role of statutory Building Regulations and the associated role of various Design Standards.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Two Design Projects - 50 marks each. Each Project : Interim Reports - 3 x 10 marks; Final Report - 20 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Paul Leahy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Paul Leahy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce students to the methods and techniques of Applied Systems Analysis. To illustrate their application to the design and planning of complex and large-scale civil engineering systems.

Module Content: Methods and techniques of ASA. Illustrations of the applications of ASA to design and planning civil engineering systems.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Describe relevant parts of the Applied Systems Analysis method for system engineering planning and design, and technology management, of relevance to engineering practice in its social and business context.
· Identify, formulate, analyse and solve problems drawn from engineering practice in transportation and water resource systems, building design, etc. in their technical, social and business context using the relevant parts of Applied Systems Analysis method and techniques.
· Derive and apply selected techniques of Applied System Analysis, Optimization, and Evaluation to examples (e.g. Information Gathering, Information Analysis, Process Modelling, Economic and Social Benefits Analysis (incl. risk analysis).
· Complement examples for Applied Systems Analysis with relevant technical analysis of complex engineering systems (e.g. stormwater sewers for a group of buildings including, domestic, industrial and institutional).
· Write a memorandum in standard correct English to communicate with a senior engineer, or manager, on the analysis of a problem together with a technical appendix on the application of ASA, and the selection of ASA techniques to solve the problem. The memorandum should demonstrate a relevant understanding of the need for ethical standards and professional responsibilities towards people and the environment.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Assignments).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE 3004, CE 3005

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Creed, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Michael Creed, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: Application of the principles of soil mechanics to the design of geotechnical structures in soil and rock.

Module Content: Foundation Engineering: Ultimate and serviceability limit states. Design and construction of shallow and deep foundations. Soil-structure interaction. Design and construction of earth retaining structures. Stability of slopes. Ground improvement techniques. Ground investigation. Geotechnical instrumentation. Computer applications in geotechnical engineering. Rock Mechanics: Rock mass and rock material - significance of discontinuities, geological data collection. Strength of jointed rock masses. Rock slope stability. Stability of underground excavations. Foundations on rock.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Apply principles of soil mechanics to design of shallow foundations under combined loading;
· Apply principles of soil mechanics to design of embedded retaining walls;
· Apply principles of soil mechanics to design of piled foundations;
· Develop awareness of ground improvement techniques;
· Design a geotechnical site investigation for a typical project.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE 4004

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; Other (12hrs Design Office).

Module Co-ordinator: Mr Francis Maguire, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Mr Francis Maguire, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To study the design of structural elements and systems.

Module Content: Design of structural elements and systems.

Learning Outcomes:

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Design Project: Interim Reports - 4 x 10 marks; Final Report 40 marks; Oral Examination - 20 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE3002

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Denis Kelliher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Denis Kelliher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To study the principles of elasticity and introduce the finite element method.

Module Content: Three dimensional stresses, strain displacement relationships and generalised constitutive law. Equilibrium, compatibility, kinematic and traction boundary conditions. Airy stress functions. St. Venant's theory of Torsion and Prandtl's membrane analogy. Ritz energy method. Kirchhoff's theory for laterally loaded thin rectangular plates. Potential energy, strain energy and virtual work for thin plates. Governing equation for the bending of thin circular plates. Elastic buckling of thin rectangular plates. Introduction to the Finite Element Methods.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Derive the equations of equilibrium and compatibility for 2-D elastic domains.
· Establish the admissibility of Airy stress functions and solve a variety of elastostatic problems, including radial stress systems associated with thick cylinders, wedges, half-planes and strip-footings.
· Derive solutions for a circular hole in a plate with a variety of prescribed boundary traction systems and compute the elastic stress concentration factor Kt.
· Combine a series of Flamant solutions together with an appropriate hydrostatic system to obtain the solution for a solid circular cylinder subjected to a set of radial loads.
· Analyse the torsional behaviour of prismatic members of open and multi-cellular closed cross-section by the application of St. Venant's theory and Ritz energy methods.
· Analyse the elastostatic behaviour of thin rectangular plates subjected to laterally applied loads using Kirchhoff's theory and virtual work.
· Derive, interpret and solve the equation for the elastic buckling load of a thin rectangular plate subjected to in-plane traction.
· Solve the differential equation of bending for thin laterally loaded circular plates.
· Set up and solve the system equations for plane stress and torsion problems using the Finite Element Method.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE2004, CE3009

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; Other (12hrs Tutorials and Site Visits).

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Gerard Kiely, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Gerard Kiely, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To develop a physical, chemical and microbiological understanding of environmental engineering technologies.

Module Content: Water treatment processes; Wastewater treatment processes; municipal solid waste management.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Define and quantify flowrates for foul and stormwater and size pipelines and equalization basins.
· Define water quality standards for rivers and develop models of effluent discharge and dilution.
· Define the preliminary, primary, secondary and tertiary wastewater treatment processes.
· Quantify the physical and biological processes of wastewater treatment.
· Design the facilities for each unit process of wastewater treatment.
· Define and quantify the unit processes in potable water treatment.
· Design the facilities for each unit process of potable water treatment.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 30 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 6hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Jeremiah D.G. Murphy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Jeremiah D.G. Murphy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: Introduction to Traffic Engineering and Highway Design. Traffic measurement, management and quantification. Design and evaluation of highways.

Module Content: Traffic Engineering. Traffic studies (land use, volume, speed, travel time, parking). Road safety engineering. Urban traffic managment including traffic signal systems. Geometric design of roads and intersections. Structural design of road pavements. Road and traffic law.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Generate the relationships between concentration, flow and speed on roads.
· Assess the likely capacity of specific road types in terms of Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) and peak flow.
· Quantify the traffic volumes and patterns on interurban road networks.
· Predict the future traffic on interurban road networks.
· Quantify the current traffic and safety situation at a specific junction or road.
· Design alternative traffic signal stagings and timings for simple urban junctions.
· Describe the process involved in the design and construction of roads.
· Describe the functions of the different elements of geometric road design.
· Carry out preliminary design of roads and intersections.
Describe the requirements of pavement materials and the tests used to determine the suitability of the principal type of materials.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 85 marks; Continuous Assessment 15 marks (Reports on Practicals).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE3007, CE4020

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 6hr(s) Practicals; 6hr(s) Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Anthony Lewis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr James Murphy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce students to Maritime Civil Engineering design and practice.

Module Content: Coastal Engineering principles, Coastal Erosion and Deposition, Coastal Protection Methods, Harbour Design, Breakwater Construction, Port Structures, Data Collection and Hydrographic Surveying.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Describe the morphodynamics of coastal systems.
· Quantify the longshore transport of sediments by given wave climates.
· Determine the impact of coastal structures on coastal systems.
· Design a coastal protection system.
· Describe the constructional details of typical coast protection systems.
· List the design requirements for new harbours.
· Provide preliminary design for the layout for a new harbour.
· Undertake the preliminary design for the breakwater structures in a new harbour.
· Describe the constructional details of breakwater structures.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 85 marks; Continuous Assessment 15 marks (Laboratory Reports and Assignments).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 12 x 1hr(s) Lectures; Other (24hrs Design Office).

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Gerard Kiely, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Gerard Kiely, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To equip the student with a facility for the design of sanitary services.

Module Content: Design work includes the presentation of calculations and working drawings.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Analyse existing waste water treatment plant - check capacity.
· Quantify existing loads (hydraulic and BOD) - assess future loads (census figures).
· Examine existing sewers for capacity and physical condition - Decide to upgrade or abandon.
· Design new sewers, pumping station (s) and rising main (s).
· Assess capacity of receiving waters - decide on standards of new Waste Water Treatment Plant.
· Design unit processes of new Waste Water Treatment Plant. Decide layout of site.
· Design water supply scheme - assess water demand - identify source - decide on treatment. Identify storage location near distribution area - design storage reservoir.
· Examine existing water distribution. Decide to upgrade or abandon.
· Assess static/working pressures in pipeline - design distribution network for fireflows etc.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Project Report - 70 marks; Oral Examination - 30 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE3007,

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Anthony Lewis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Alistair George Liam Borthwick, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce the student to practical engineering problems in environmental hydraulics.

Module Content: River Flood Routing,Coastal Flood Mitigation, Long Sea Outfalls, Hydraulic Structures, Open Channel Design, Sediment Transport, Numerical Modelling.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand the causes of river flooding and engineering responses for mitigation.
· Quantify the propagation of a flood in a river channel.
· Quantify the effect of a reservoir on the flood propagation.
· Describe typical engineering solutions to coastal flooding risks.
· Design an effluent disposal system to comply with receiving water standards.
· Describe the constructional details for diffuser systems.
· Design an overflow spillway system with adequate energy dissipation.
· Describe the constructional details of a spillway system.
· Quantify the effects of sediment transport in a river channel.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE3010

Co-requisite(s): CE 4022 or equivalent

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 7 x 1hr(s) Tutorials; 4 x 3hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Dominic O'Sullivan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Dominic O'Sullivan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To develop knowledge of energy engineering elements and systems in buildings

Module Content: Advanced or applied thermodynamics considering refrigeration systems and heating systems. Introduction to a range of HVAC systems in buildings. Analysis and design of advanced HVAC systems including renewable energy systems. Analysis and design of natural ventilation systems.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Calculate the thermal heating and cooling loads in buildings.
· Describe the advantages and disadvantages of different heating and cooling systems.
· Determine the energy performance of heating and cooling systems.
· Analyse and Design HVAC systems including natural ventilation.
· Determine appropriate HVAC systems for given buildings.
· Analyse the control of a range of HVAC systems for air conditioning.
· Calculate thermal comfort indices that include PMV and PPD thermal indices.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Practicals and Reports).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: Other (36 x 1hr Lectures and Tutorials).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Dominic O'Sullivan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Mr John Ring, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To attain knowledge of fire safety in relation to building design.

Module Content: Fire Protection. Spatial Planning. Means of Escape. Effects of smoke (modelling). Risk Management. Safety Engineering. Machinery Construction Safety.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Describe the application of fire engineering and fire safety techniques to the design and construction of buildings, management and operation of business, protection of assets/resources, protection of the environment and the economy of relevance to engineering practice in its social and business context.
· Describe the application of safety engineering and safety management systems to the design and construction of buildings, management and operation of business, risk management, protection of assets/resources, protection of the environment and the economy of relevance to engineering practice in its social and business context.
· Demonstrate an understanding of accident multi-causation theory and mechanisms to analyse accident outcomes, simple PI diagrams, simple processes. Derive and apply the mathematical safety engineering techniques of reliability, fault tree analysis and event tree analysis to the aforementioned and simple mechanical systems.
· Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of elevated temperatures on the strength/load carrying capabilities of concrete, steel and timber and the benefits and limitations of standard passive fire protection materials.
· Derive and apply the mathematical techniques for the determination of the fire resistance of unprotected structural steel members and structural timber members consistent with the requirements of Eurocodes.
· Identify, formulate, analyse and solve universal access design issues and spatial planning/means of escape issues in buildings drawn from engineering practice in building design / refurbishment.
· Demonstrate an understanding of the socio economic costs of occupational and ill health, together with key provisions of the SHWW legislation and the SHWW Construction Regulations relevant to engineering practice in its social and business context.
· Identify hazards, assess and compare risks emanating from all facets of the business spectrum ( Life, economic, environment and PR risks).
· Identify and demonstrate an understanding of risk control hierarchies and common H&S hazards, construction safety hazards and machinery hazards relevant to engineering practice. Demonstrate an understanding of the need for ethical standards, observe regulatory requirements and discharge professional responsibilities towards people, clients and the environment.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 85 marks; Continuous Assessment 15 marks (Assignments).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE3010, CE4016,

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Dominic O'Sullivan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Dominic O'Sullivan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To undertake a Design Project in environmental services in buildings.

Module Content: Design of HVAC systems for a range of building types. This includes heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Lighting design, acoustics and energy recovery and efficiency.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Appraise buildings service requirements.
· Execute a conceptual design of HVAC systems by considering alternative solutions.
· Detail the preliminary design of HVAC systems.
· Calculate the preliminary estimation of electrical loads.
· Determine the sizing of services risers and plantrooms.
· Demonstrate an understanding of the key services related design issues.
· Appreciate the importance of Services Design Requirements at an early stage.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Design Project - Assignments - 10 marks, Presentation - 20 marks, Design Project - 35 marks, Oral Examination - 35 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE3007

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Anthony Lewis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Anthony Lewis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To give the student the capability to analyse the hydrodynamic behaviour of the natural environment.

Module Content: Hydrodynamics. Wave Theory, Wave Propagation, Random Waves, Diffusion Processes, Tidal Theory, Numerical Modelling.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Develop mathematical description of hyrodynamic behaviour.
· Derive expressions for Stream Function and Potential Function.
· Quantify flow patterns for fluid / structure interactions.
· Calculate wave behaviour using the Airy linear wave theory and understand the limitations in the derivation.
· Quantify the kinematics and dynamics of surface wave motions.
· Quantify the propagation of a surface wave into the shoreline.
· Describe the options for measurement and description of real sea waves.
· Develop models for tides in the ocean.
· Develop solutions for diffusion in one dimensional streams.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2. (June to September following BE(Civil) Third University Examination).

No. of Students: Max 20.

Pre-requisite(s): Pass in Third University Summer Examination in Civil Engineering

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 1 x 14weeks(s) Placements.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Creed, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Dr Michael Creed, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce the student to the world of professional engineering and broaden his/her engineering experience by: (1) providing the student with a supervised structured work placement in an engineering organisation or research institute; (ii) requiring the student to produce reflective reports at regular intervals during the work placement; (iii) requiring the student to prepare a work placement report; (iv) requiring the student to make a formal presentation on the work placement.

Module Content: Work experience by placement in an organization relevant to Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Apply knowledge gained through academic study to the practice of engineering;
· Work effectively as part of an engineering team;
· Produce on a weekly basis a reflective journal on learning through work placement;
· Deliver oral and written reports on the experience of learning through work placement.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Regular Written Reports - 10 marks; Academic Supervisor's Report - 10 marks; Final Written Report - 50 marks; Oral Presentation - 30 marks. The Final Written Report and Oral Presentation must be completed by 31 October.).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment. Work Placement, Regular Written Reports, Final Written Report, Oral Presentation.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): CE 3010

Co-requisite(s): CE 4016 or equivalent

Teaching Methods: 18 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 6hr(s) Other (Computer Lab); 12hr(s) Tutorials (Project Tutorial).

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To discuss the impact of design decisions on Sustainable Operation and Management of Buildings and Supply Systems.

Module Content: Introduction to Building Management Systems (BMS) and Energy Management Systems (EMS), Analysis of Building Performance by Multi-Dimensional Information Management. Decision Support for Energy Efficient Design. Process Modeling applied to problems in Facilities Management.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Consider and evaluate the impact of design decisions on the operation of built artifacts.
· Analyse Performance Date and apply Data Mining techniques to provide decision support for renovation, maintenance and retrofit of built artifacts.
· Design, implement and evaluate IT-platforms and data structures for the electronic monitoring and documentation of built artifacts.
· Categorize, define and specify Operational and Management processes (e.g. Facility and Energy Management activities)
· Develop instruments for the co-ordination of Operational and Management Activities with the core activities of relevant stakeholders (owners, operators, users).

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 60 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks (Assignments).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 30 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 6hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Jeremiah D.G. Murphy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Dr Jeremiah D.G. Murphy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To give a detailed understanding of sustainable transportation policies, including energy minimization in transportation through the use of public transport (trains, metros, light rail and buses), biofuels and electric vehicles.

Module Content: Technological and economic characteristics of air, road, rail, sea and continuous flow modes. Traffic signal systems. Intelligent transport systems. Transportation and land use planning. Urban simulation models. Urban traffic study.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Assess transportation policies.
· Describe the technological and economic characteristics of the different modes of travel and understand their appropriate roles in the transportation system.
· Differentiate between different rail systems (trains, metros, light rail).
· Analyse the transport requirements for a specific situation and select appropriate modes (train or metro or light rail or bus or guided bus or car or bicycle)
· Generate the energy production per km per passenger for various transportation systems.
· Distunguish between different biofuel systems.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 85 marks; Continuous Assessment 15 marks (Reports on practicals).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Spring.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 10

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 30 ((Resources Permitting)).

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: Other ((Project Work)).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Brian O Gallachoir, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To Provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their aptitude for research in the field of sustainable energy.

Module Content: Topic chosen in consultation with supervisor

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Carry out a focused literature review
· Acquire and anlayze relevant data for an energy research topic
· Demonstrate investigative research skills in sustainable energy
· Undertake a preliminary research project in sustainable energy
· Prepare and deliver a structured research report in a timely manner
· Prepare and deliver a research seminar presentation
· Discuss and defend research approach, results and limitations.

Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 200 marks (Written Report 170 marks; Seminar Assessment 30 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment; Seminar.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated.

Credit Weighting: 30

Teaching Period(s): Teaching/Research Period 3. (Summer Months after Period 2).

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 30 (Resources Permitting).

Pre-requisite(s): -CE6001

Co-requisite(s): -

Teaching Methods: Other (Project Work).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Brian O Gallachoir, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide students with the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to a substantial sustainable energy research project requiring analytical and/or design and/or experimental effort.

Module Content: Topic chosen in consultation with supervisor.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Carry out a sustainable energy research project
· Acquire and analyze relevant energy data for research topic
· Demonstrate investigative research skills
· Undertake a detailed research project in sustainable energy
· Prepare and deliver a minor thesis in sustainable energy
· Prepare and deliver a research seminar presentation
· Discuss and defend research approach, results and limitations.

Assessment: Total Marks 600: Continuous Assessment 600 marks (Thesis Report 525 marks (which must be submitted on a date in September as specified by the Department); Seminar Assessment 75 marks .).

Compulsory Elements: Oral presentation to defend the thesis.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 50%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 30 (Resources Permitting).

Pre-requisite(s): -

Co-requisite(s): -

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Brian O Gallachoir, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Brian O Gallachoir, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Dr Eamon McKeogh, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: Introduce students to wind energy theory and technology, resource assessment and wind farm site development.

Module Content: Wind characteristics and resources. Measurement and instrumentation. Data analysis and energy production estimates. Weibull distribution. Log and power laws. Aerodynamics of wind turbines. Characteristics of airfoils. Momentum theory ? Betz Limit. Wind turbine rotor dynamics. Wind turbine design and components. Blade pitch and stall control. Principles of wind farm design and micro-siting. Introduction to wind farm design software tools. Civil works for wind farms. Wind energy variability. Wind energy storage technologies. Requirements for and approaches to wind energy forecasting. Offshore wind energy.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Outline the origin of global, geostrophic and surface winds
· Explain the impact of surface roughness and orography on wind speed profiles
· Calculate wind speed at a given height using the log law and power law
· Derive the Betz equation for wind power extraction using an idealized wind turbine
· Discuss different approaches to wind power forecasting and the relative benefits and limitations of each
· Demonstrate an understanding of passive and active wind turbine stall control
· Prepare a site visit report for a wind farm
· Model wind farm energy production using appropriate wind farm software tools.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Site Visit / Lab Practicals).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 30 (Resources Permitting).

Pre-requisite(s): -

Co-requisite(s): -

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Jeremiah D.G. Murphy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Jeremiah D.G. Murphy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: Introduce students to the diverse sources, technologies ands applications of energy from biomass for electricity generation, heat generation and as transport fuel.

Module Content: Biomass origins and its role as a renewable resources. The carbon cycle. Solid biomass. Liquid biofuels. Biogas. Energy crops. Bioenergy and waste management. Incineration.
Municipal and industrial waste. Agricultural and forestry residues. Short rotation coppicing. Biomass energy conversion technologies. Electricity, thermal and transport energy from biomass. Thermal and biological processes. Direct and advanced combustion. Gasification. Pyrolysis. Anaerobic digestion. Case studies.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Generate the stoichiometric equation of a biomass feedstock (from an ultimate analysis) and thus ascertain the heating value of the feedstock.
· Describe the various routes of energy production from a biomass.
· Generate the electrical production and heat production from combustion or gasification of a biomass.
· Calculate the potential biogas production from an organic feedstock.
· Derive the sustainability of a biofuel system.
· Undertake technical, economic and environmental analysis of a Bioenergy system.
· Compare and contrast different systems which may be used to generate energy from biomass.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Report on Site Visit).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 30 (Resource Permitting).

Pre-requisite(s): -

Co-requisite(s): -

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Eamon McKeogh, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Eamon McKeogh, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Prof Anthony Lewis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To teach students about the theory, technology and engineering associated with hydro-power and ocean energy.

Module Content: Hydrological cycle. Global resources. Resource assessment. Hydrological studies. Site surveys. Environmental impacts. Turbine design and energy conversion principles. Hydropower
system design. Intake details. Pipeline design and construction. Power station design and operation. Reservoir and run of river schemes. High head and low head case studies of small hydro power developments. Global ocean energy resources. Hydrodynamics. Wave energy conversion to pneumatic and mechanical energy. On shore devices. Oscillating water column. Near and off-shore devices. Tidal power. Marine current energy capture. Status of wave and marine current energy.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Calculate the nett head and pressure losses in pipes and open channels connected to hydroelectric turbines using standard formula and design techniques.
· Analyze basic unsteady flow through pipes.
· Describe the energy transfer principles in turbines and the detail of how turbines work.
· Explain the importance and design relevance of the performance characteristics of turbines.
· Carry out a preliminary feasibility study for a green field small hydro electric power station and carry out preliminary power station design.
· Calculate the kinematics and dynamics of ocean waves and astronomical tides.
· Assess the resource in waves or tides at any location.
· Describe the various components and principles for wave and tidal energy conversion.
· Calculate the dynamics of floating ocean energy conversion systems.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Site Visit / Lab Practicals).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 30 (Resources Permitting).

Pre-requisite(s): -

Co-requisite(s): -

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Brian O Gallachoir, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To teach students about solar energy and geothermal energy and how these sources are used to generate heat and electricity.

Module Content: Harnessing solar energy. Passive solar energy techniques. Building design and orientation. Shading. Heat gains and losses through glass. Active solar energy. Heat transfer mechanisms. Flat plate solar collectors. Evacuated tube solar collectors. Solar thermal water heating systems. Photovoltaic energy conversion. Solar radiation and solar cell response. Solar cell IV
performance. Types of solar cells and materials used. PV modules and array systems. Stand alone and grid connected system design. Geothermal energy resources. Geothermal heat and electricity. Heat pump technology and system design. Case studies and future market prospects.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Outline the process for determining the mounting angle for solar collectors
· Develop an equation for the overall energy output from a solar thermal collector
· Outline the experimental method of producing the I-V curve for a photovoltaic cell
· Describe the elements of a geothermal system, the classification of geothermal resources and the concept behind hot dry rock system exploitation
· Discuss the concept and operation of geothermal heat pumps and the different heat collector systems for low grade heat
· Outline the deciding factors for selecting the heat pump type for different house designs
· Explain the operation of Combined Heating and Cooling (CHC) heat pump systems
· Calculate the C02 saving in kg/year which can be achieved when using this heat pump compared with an oil boiler
· Outline the advantages of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) over other options, in terms of initial capital costs and operational efficiencies.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Site Visit / Lab Practicals).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 30 (Resources Permitting).

Pre-requisite(s): -

Co-requisite(s): -

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Brian O Gallachoir, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Brian O Gallachoir, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To teach students about energy systems and how to model them. To introduce software packages for energy systems modelling.

Module Content: Technical, economic and market modelling of energy systems. Modelling national energy demand and supply. Macro-economic top-down modelling and techno-economic bottom up modelling. Partial equilibrium and general equilibrium modelling. Modelling renewable energy systems. Introduction to MATLAB Simulink, LEAP, RETScreen, MARKAL - TIMES and PLEXOS modelling tools.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Model a country's energy demand and supply using the LEAP model
· Model wind turbine control using a computer software simulation tool
· Determine the viability of a renewable energy project using RETScreen software
· Demonstrate an understanding of the key steps undertaken by Eirgrid to model generation adequacy
· Model electricity dispatch with a given demand and generation portfolio using PLEXOS
· Explain the key features of macro-economic and techno-economic energy forecasting models
· Generate energy forecasts using simple modelling based on energy intensity.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 60 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks (Lab Practicals).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 15, Max 30.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 6 x 1hr(s) Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce students to methods and concepts of software engineering. To enable students to design and maintain software in AEC organisations.

Module Content: Introduction to software engineering, project communication, project management, requirements elicitation, requirements analysis, use case development, system design, modelling with Unified Modelling Language (UML), hardware-software-mapping, deployment diagrams, object design, object diagrams and sequential diagrams, rational, testing, configuration management.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Explain the different models in Software Engineering and characterize the individual phases of the Software Life Cycle
· Explain, perform and document the individual steps of requirements elicitation and requirements analysis
· Explain, perform and document the major activities of software systems design
· Contribute to the development of object models and software systems implementation
· Explain how to manage software development, versioning, and software maintenance processes
· Explain the advantages and disadvantages of different modes of communication and collaboration
· Lead and to moderate communication & interaction between clients, project managers, and software developers
· Set-up and maintain communication and collaboration platforms.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 60 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks (6 x assignments).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Winter.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) (to be taken in Summer). No supplemental examination unless condition(s) are met (Students failing Continuous Assessment are ineligible to repeat in the Summer).

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 15, Max 30.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s):

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 6 x 1hr(s) Tutorials; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To develop knowledge of FM processes; to introduce IT-technologies of CAFM; to motivate sustainable design; to illustrate integrated information management.

Module Content: Introduction to facilities management; CA-facilities management; technical facilities management; infrastructural facilities management; commercial facilities management, (mobile) data acquisition in the field, decentralised data maangement (RFID); long term data maangement; life cycle analysis (LCA); sustainability and facilties management.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Explain the major categories and activities of Facilities Management
· Specify and characterize the major components of Computer Aided Facility Management Tools
· Design and manage CAFM systems
· Organize and supervise integrated building data management during the commissioning and operation of buildings
· Manage decentralized information systems
· Characterize and specify major technologies for the acquisition of performance data and the specification of occupation density.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 60 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks (Assignments).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Winter.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) (to be taken in Summer). No supplemental examination unless condition(s) are met (Students who fail Continuous Assessment are ineligible to repeat in the Summer).

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 15, Max 30.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 6 x 1hr(s) Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide knowledge of computer networks and network based communications; to introduce benefits of computer mediated communication in construction

Module Content: Fundamentals of computer networks; the Internet; the World Wide Web; network protocols; network topologies; EDI and XML; internet security; project web; collaboration tools; developing web-based applications; asynchronous communication; synchronous communication; distributed virtual environments.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Explain the principles of computer network and computer communications;
· Explain the principles of the internet, internet applications as well as legal and security issues;
· Specify business benefits of the internet;
· Develop a web-project;
· Design, use, and document distributed systems consisting of integrated internet-services such as file sharing, blackboards, etc.;
· Present the architecture, topology, and design of web-based software systems.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Essay 60; Project 40).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: The Project mark is carried forward, whether passed or failed. Resubmit essay in the Summer, as prescribed by the Department.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 15, Max 30.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ass. Professor Andrej Tibaut, University of Maribor.

Module Objective: To understand fundamentals of knowledge management and knoweldge technology. Example of management in AEC

Module Content: Introduction to knowledge management (KM); fundamentals of KM; Paradigms and principles of KM; knowledge measurement and value; measuring return of knowledge; knowledge based systems (rule based ES); intelligent agents for KM; knowledge discovery and data mining; intelligent web-based collaboration; ontologies; KM standards; implementing KM; KM in ACE and FM research; introducing KM into the enterprise; electronic tools for KM; KM in work organisations; ontologies; case studies

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Explain fundamentals, paradigms and principles of KM;
· Define knowledge measurement;
· Specify the value of knowledge and measuring return of knowledge;
· Explain knowledge based systems, such as rule based ES, intelligent agents for KM;
· Explain knowledge discovery and data mining;
· Explain the principles of intelligent web-based collaboration; ontologies;
· Define and specify KM standards;
· Implement KM in ACE and FM research;
· Implement introducing KM into the enterprise.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Project - 60 marks, Project Presentation - 40 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (in the Summer).

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 15, Max 30.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide an introduction, knowledge and hands-on experience with state-of-the-art design and construction simulation technology; 3D design modelling strategies; different types of models; adapting 3D for simulaiton; quantity take-off; location based prod. planning (line of balance); production planning activity based); simulation and analysis; PP using recipes and quantities; additional needed resources; transport routes and working environment; introduction to project

Module Content: Introduction; virtual design and construction process

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Define the virtual construction design process;
· Design and document the information flow needed to virtual design and construct (simulate) building projects;
· Specify the potential of virtual construction to optimize downstream activities such as supply chain management;
· Operate 3D CAD, CPM and location based scheduling methods of construction activities;
· Set-up production simulation and 4D CAD.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Coursework and assignments 50 marks; End of module oral and Written Presentation of Project Work 50 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (in the Summer).

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 20.

Pre-requisite(s): none

Co-requisite(s): none

Teaching Methods: 12 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To learn about automation in construction, the key technologies and requirements for their implementation.

Module Content: 1. Overview of automation in construction
2. Automated building activity tracking
3. Automation in prefabricated building
4. Use of on-site robots
5. Mobile construction factories
6. Mobile and ubiquitous computing in construction
7. The future of automated building

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Demonstrate knowledge in building tracking activities
· Demonstrate knowledge in pre-fabrication methodologies for buildings and components
· Demonstrate knowledge about mobile construction technologies.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 70 marks (30 Course Work, 40 Seminar Project); Oral Assessment 30 marks.

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment; Oral Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No supplemental examination unless condition(s) are met (Oral Examination to be taken in Summer. Students who fail Continuous Assessment are ineligible to repeat in the summer.).

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 20.

Pre-requisite(s): none

Co-requisite(s): CE 6012 (CA_Facilities Management) CE 6027 (IT for Energy in Buildings)

Teaching Methods: 12 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To develop knowledge of Building Diagnostics. To develop skills and expertise for the deployment of sensor-based systems.

Module Content: The concept of Intelligent Buildings is explained critically evaluated. Modern methods and IT-systems for Building Control are explained. Empirical methods for the (instrumented) acquisition of building performance data are introduced. The role of data fusion and data aggregation for facilities managemnt tasks is explained. Seminars and tutorials compliment lectures and allow students to develop skills how to deploy monitoring and control systems. Laboratory work ficuses on the implementation and installation of indoor building monitoring, building control and building automation.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Develop concepts for the acquisition of building perfromance data.
· Develop concepts methodologies for the analysis and evaluation of building perfroman.
· Use analysis results for the control and management of building operation processes.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 50 marks; Continuous Assessment 50 marks (Assignments).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Winter.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) (Students who fail Continuous Assessment are ineligible to repeat in the summer). No supplemental examination unless condition(s) are met.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 15, Max 30.

Pre-requisite(s): CE6011

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 0 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 8 x 1hr(s) Tutorials; 90 x 1hr(s) Directed Study (Software Development Project in teams).

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To enable future civil engineers to organise the IT-infrastructure within their own business or to lead IT-infrastructure management within an AEC-company

Module Content: Introduction to the project; system modelling and rapid prototyping; review 1; system design and implementation; review 2; testing and configuration management; final review

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Manage development and implementation projects
· Explain basic project management principles
· Act in different roles (manager, analyst, developer) in a software development project
· Manage and lead software development teams
· Present intermediate and final results to clients and other development teams using different presentation technologies
· Moderate software development activities.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Reviews 60 marks; end of year oral and written project presentation 40 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No supplemental examination unless condition(s) are met (Students who did not attend and pass reviews successfully are ineligible to repeat oral and written presentation), Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (Oral and written presentation must be retaken if failed).

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 15, Max 30.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 6 x 1hr(s) Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide knowledge about the different types of eBusiness; business process modelling methodologies and information technologies supporting eBusiness

Module Content: Modes of eBusiness (B2B, B2C); eGovernment (A2B and A2C); business process modelling (BPM); collaborative networks; data warehouses; data mining; data security; eCommerce and eGovernment

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Define major principles of business process modelling.
· Specify major components of business process models.
· Analyse "as-is" business processes in the fields of AEC and FM, to perform a "gap analysis" and to suggest improved business process models.
· Analyse complex information systems.
· Develop integration and consolidation strategies for integrated information management and data analysis.
· Define and perform n-dimensional data management and on-line analytical processing.
· Identify and specify potential ethical issues and selected legal aspects of the deployment of data warehouse technology.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 60 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks (Assignment).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. No supplemental examination unless condition(s) are met (Students who fail Continuous Assessment are ineligible to take the supplemental examination.).

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 30.

Pre-requisite(s): Consult with the lecturer.

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Denis Kelliher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Denis Kelliher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To give the students an in-depth understanding of the Finite Element Method with some practical experience in developing and using a simple 2D FE analysis program.

Module Content: Matrix analysis of structures; introduction to continuous and discrete systems; the FE displacement method; shape functions; curvilinear co-ordinate systems and element mapping; numerical integration; variational methods; method of weighted residuals (MWR); time dependent problems; derived response smoothing and error analysis.
The development of a primitive 2D FEA program from the principles covered in the lectures and using the student's programming environment of choice.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand the fundamental theory underpinning FE analysis software systems.
· Develop and implement a simple 2D finite element package in a programming environment of choice.
· Model and solve elastic structural and steady state heat flow problems.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 60 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks (Implementation assignments).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward (Students who fail continuous assessment are ineligible to take the supplemental examination.).

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 20.

Pre-requisite(s): CE6012

Co-requisite(s): CE6022

Teaching Methods: 16 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 8 x 1hr(s) Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Module Objective: To understand the problems and get advanced skills in methods, architectures and technology suitable to set up and manage AEC virtual enterprise environments

Module Content: Design a platform simulating a virtual enterprise environment, using popular applications for concurrent engineering; to give information on existing extended enterprises frameworks and practices suitable to be adopted by the AEC and FM industry. Present methods and standards for data specificiation to demonstrate how AEC product life-cycle information can be exchanged and shared in an integrated virtual enterprise using low-cost, scaleable software tools. Lab sessions will be used for exemplification. The students will analyse a prototypically implemented VO-platform.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Explain methods, and IT-architectures suitable to design virtual enterprise environments in AEC
· Explain available information technologies to set up and maintain virtual enterprise environments in AEC
· Employ methods and technologies to enable the development and maintenance of virtual enterprise environments
· Develop, configure, and maintain systems for concurrent engineering.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Project Report 60 marks and Presentation 40 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: The Project mark is carried forward, whether passed or failed. Repeat Presentation in the Summer, as prescribed by the Department.

Credit Weighting: 10

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 20.

Pre-requisite(s): CE 6012 (CA _Facilities Management)

Co-requisite(s): CE 6021 (Software Engineering Project)

Teaching Methods: 16 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 8 x 1hr(s) Tutorials.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Dominic O'Sullivan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway.

Module Objective: To develop knowledge of energy engineering elements and systems in buildings.

Module Content: Environmental Networks and Thermal Comfort. Introduction to a range of HVAC systems in buildings. Analysis and Design of advanced HVAC systems including renewable energy systems. Electrical and IT systems and networks for buildings. Building Management Systems(BMS). Development of advanced computer based energy simulation models (BIM). Building Life Cycle Management

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Analyze the performance of heat exchangers for HVAC systems.
· Analyze the control of a range of HVAC systems for air conditioning.
· Calculate the thermal resistance and thermal transmittance of non-standard building envelopes.
· Calculate the thermal heating and cooling loads in buildings.
· Define and specify the need for improved building performance diagnostics.
· Specify and design system architectures for hybrid building control systems (wired and wireless).
· Design and specify the IT-system architecture for advanced analysis of performance data.

Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 200 marks (Project Report 100 marks and Presentation 60 marks; Quizzes/Tests 40 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: The marks attained in Quizzes/Tests are carried forward, whether passed or failed. Resubmit Project Report and/or Repeat Presentation in the Autumn, as prescribed by the Department.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 15, Max 30.

Pre-requisite(s): CE6012

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 16 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 20 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and guest Lecturers Prof. A. Steiger Garcao, Prof. R. Goncalves, UNINOVA, Lisbon.

Module Objective: Understand and practice methods and technologies to enable the development and maitenance of information modelling and retrieval in AEC and FM

Module Content: Design of one environment with faciltiies for design and simulation including data repository and pre-established needs for information modelling extensions and data retrieval. The lab will use popular software application for AEC with identified needs for information modelling extensions and interoperability problems in data exchange, archiving and retrieval. Information modellling technqiues supported by popular tools (Mega Suite or Rational Rose). Examples with standards for product and business modelling in AEC (e.g. IAI-IFC, STEP-AP225). Information archiving and retrieval methods and techniques

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand problems in advanced information modelling and retrieval
· Explain the importance of standardized methodologies for information modelling and retrieval in AEC and FM
· Specify the need for required modelling extensions, semantic and syntactic harmonization of data structures, data mining, archiving, and retrieval in AEC and FM
· Analyze interoperable systems for AEC and FM, identify situations of non-interoperability and develop solutions to solve issues of insufficient interoperability.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 60 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks (Assignments, Project).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. No supplemental examination unless condition(s) are met (Students who fail continuous assessment are ineligible to take the supplemental examination.).

Credit Weighting: 30

Teaching Period(s):

No. of Students: Min 15, Max 30.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: Directed Study.

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Karsten Menzel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Staff, Department of Computer Science.

Module Objective: To provide students with the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to a substantial problem in Information Technology and AEC requiring analytical and/or design and/or experimental effort

Module Content: Topic chosen in consultation with supervisor

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Develop a problem statement and a related hypothesis on how to solve the problem;
· Carry out a critical literature review to contextualize the thesis' topic;
· Write and submit a well-structured thesis in standard correct English;
· Demonstrate high ethical and engineering standards;
· Apply domain specific software to support the verification of the thesis' hypothesis and interpret the results;
· Design and write a computer programme to prove the thesis' hypothesis and interpret the results, when relevant to the thesis;
· Design and execute particular experiments or tests, when relevant to the project;
· Present and dispute the thesis' results in front of a public audience.

Assessment: Total Marks 600:. Continuous Assessment 600 marks (Thesis Report - 525 marks (Thesis must be submitted on a date in September as specified by the Department); Seminar Assessment - 75 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Oral Presentation to defend the Thesis.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 50%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination.

Book of Modules 2011/2012

Civil Engineering