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2010/1 Module Catalogue
 Module Code: ENG1050 Module Title: ENGINEERING LABORATORIES 1
Module Provider: Civil, Chemical & Enviromental Eng Short Name: SE1128
Level: HE1 Module Co-ordinator: MATTHEWS MC Dr (C, C & E Eng)
Number of credits: 10 Number of ECTS credits: 5
 
Module Availability

Semester 1 & 2
Assessment Pattern

Unit(s) of Assessment

 

 

Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)

 

 

 

One formal laboratory report in Fluid Mechanics. Students must also submit brief reports by end of selected sessions.

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

One formal laboratory reports in Structures. 
Students must also submit brief reports by end of selected sessions.

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

One formal laboratory reports in Geology. 
Students must also submit brief reports by end of selected sessions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

Qualifying Condition(s)  

A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module.

 

 

 

Module Overview

A first level laboratory based module designed to provide practical experience in experiments and tasks covering the key disciplines of geology, fluid mechanics and structural mechanics as well as an introduction to health and safety in the laboratory environment. This module provides practical experience in some basic ‘tools’ related to engineering design.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites

Normal entry requirements for a first degree programme in Civil Engineering
Module Aims
To give students practical experience to reinforce the fundamental concepts explained in the lectures on Geology, Fluids and Structures.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module you will be able to:
(a) Geology: Recognise and describe the main types of soils and rocks in hand specimens. Construct a geological model from borehole records and topographic maps of a site. Recognise basic geological structures such as faults, inclined strata etc on geological maps. 
(b) Fluid Mechanics: describe the main components of a hydraulic apparatus;  judge the quality of data collected;  analyse and present data in both tabular and graphical form; demonstrate through discussion links between theoretical background and experimental findings; draw conclusions from the experiments, objectives, procedure and findings. 

(c) Structural Mechanics: explain the fundamental concepts of force equilibrium and basic force actions in simple structural forms.
General: Identify hazards and take appropriate action to reduce risk to the health and safety to you and others within the laboratory.
Module Content

Each subject includes experiments/tasks in the following topics:

Geology:  Describe common soil and rocks according to BS EN ISO 14688 & 14689 and BS5930:1999, Prepare a geological map and cross section of a site based on borehole records. Carry out basic interpretation of geological maps.

Fluids Mechanics: Weir flow, jet impact on a plate, hydraulic jump and flow through a venturimeter. 

Structural Mechanics: Stability, truss action, beam bending and buckling.

 

 

 

 
Methods of Teaching/Learning
Practical experiments are scheduled as 3-hour lab classes each week, with students rotating between the subject areas on a three-weekly cycle.
Note attendance is compulsory for laboratory classes.
12 x 3 = 36 hours lab classes, plus 64 hours independent learning.

Total student learning time 100 hours.
Selected Texts/Journals

Essential Reading
Printed lecture notes and laboratory notes
 
Required Reading
None
Recommended background reading
Geology:
BS5930, Code of Practice for Site Investigations, British Standards Institution, 1999,London.
BS EN ISO 14688-1:2002 Geotechnical Investigation and Testing – Identification and Classification of Soil- Part 1:Identification and Description. British Standards Institution, 2007, London.
BS EN ISO 14688-2:2004 Geotechnical Investigation and Testing – Identification and Classification of Soil- Part 1:Principles for a Classification. British Standards Institution, 2007, London.
     BS EN ISO 14689-1:2003 Geotechnical Investigation and Testing – Identification and    Classification of Rock- Part 1:Identification and Description. British Standards Institution, 2007, London.
Clayton CRI, Matthews MC and Simons NE, Site Investigation, Blackwell Science, 1995. (ISBN 06320 29080). Chapters 2 and 3.
 [out of print but available as a free download from http://www.geotechnique.info/]
Bennison GM and Moseley KA, An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps, 7th ed, Hodder Education, 2003. (ISBN 978 034080956 3).

Fluids Mechanics:
Massey BS, Mechanics of Fluids, 8th ed, revised by J. Ward-Smith, Routledge, 2005. (ISBN 978-0415362061)
Douglas JF, Gasiorek JM, Swaffield JA and Jack LB, Fluid Mechanics, 5th ed, Pearson, 2005. (ISBN 978-0131292932)
 
Structural Mechanics:
Gere JM and Goodno BJ, Mechanics of Materials, 7th ed, Cengage Learning, 2009. (978 053455397 5).
 

Last Updated

30th September 2010