ACADEMIC SERVICES

MODULE SPECIFICATION

Part 1: Basic Data

Module Title Building and Bridge Engineering

Module Code UBGMSW-20-M Level M Version 1.1

Owning Faculty Environment and Technology Field Geography and Environmental
Management
Contributes towards MEng Civil Engineering

UWE Credit Rating 20 ECTS Credit 10 Module Standard

Rating Type
Pre-requisites None Co- requisites None

Excluded None Module Entry None

Combinations requirements
Valid From May 2012 Valid to May 2018

CAP Approval Date July 2015 v1.1

Part 2: Learning and Teaching

Learning On successful completion of this module students will be able to:

Outcomes
1. Have an appreciation of building services and formwork, and the way they
impinge on structural design (A).
2. Analyse and design bridges in steel and structural concrete (B).
Syllabus Outline Building Engineering
 Design of water supply, above ground and below ground waste disposal
systems; vertical and horizontal circulation; electricity supply; air conditioning;
integration of services for low, medium and high-rise buildings.
 Design of formwork, false work and cladding systems.
 Preparation of general arrangement and detail drawings using AUTOCAD.

Bridge Engineering
 Classification of bridges
 Investigation for bridges
 Bridge loading
 Influence Lines and Surfaces
 Analysis and design of: concrete bridges, steel bridges, composite bridges
 Suspension bridges
 Arch bridges
 Introduction to cable stayed and box girder bridges
 Design of substructure and foundations
 Maintenance of bridges
 Construction techniques of bridges

Contact Student time will be allocated as follows:

Hours/Scheduled
Hours Lectures: 60hours
Tutorials/Field Visits: 24hours
Summative assessment: 23hours
Self directed learning: 93 hours

Total student hours: 200 hours

Teaching and The class based delivery will involve a mixture of lectures and tutorials. Students are
Learning encouraged to participate in field visits
Methods

Reading Students will be issued with extensive notes based on the lectures and tutorials and
Strategy will be expected to consult these. Any essential and recommended texts are indicated
clearly in the module specification. Students will be encouraged to explore other titles
held in the library on the subjects covered in this module.

Indicative Allen, E., Iano, J. (2009). Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and
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Reading List Methods, 5 edition. John Willey and Sons.
th
Chadderton, D.V. (2007). Building Services Engineering, 5 edition. Taylor and
Francis.
Damien L. K., Eugene O' Brien (1996), Bridge Deck Analysis, CRC press
st
Bouassida Y and others (2012), Bridge design to Eurocodes: Worked Examples, 1
Edition, JRC European commission.
Chen, W.F. (1999). Bridge Engineering Handbook. CRC Press.
Tonias, D.E., Zhao, J.J. (2006). Bridge Engineering: Rehabilitation and Maintenance of
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Modern Highway Bridges, 2 edition. McGraw Hills.

Part 3: Assessment

Assessment Strategy Delivery mechanism includes 60 hours of lectures,12 hours of tutorials and
two6 hours of field visits.
Students will be assessed to evaluate learning outcomes using an year end
examination and a report of 3000 words.
As part of formative assessment, students arerequired to submit two field visit
reports of 1000 words eachfor which feedback would be provided.
A1
Identify final assessment component and element
A: B:
% weighting between components A and B (Standard modules only) 50 50

First Sit

Component A (controlled conditions) Element weighting

Description of each element %

1.Examination (180 minutes) 100

Component B Element weighting
Description of each element %
1.Report 3000 words 100

Resit (further attendance at taught classes is not required)

Component A (controlled conditions) Element weighting

Description of each element %
1.Examination (180 minutes) 100
Component B Element weighting
Description of each element %
1.Report 3000 words 100

If a student is permitted an EXCEPTIONAL RETAKE of the module the assessment will be that indicated
by the Module Description at the time that retake commences.