This course is in two parts.  The first part is an introduction to the behaviour of construction materials which are particularly important to civil engineers (concrete, steel and timber) and the second part provides an introduction to the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the construction industry.  Site visits and guest lectures relevant to Civil Engineering are also included.

1 lecture per week in Semester 1 (on construction materials), plus associated tutorials and lab classes. Approximately 3 lectures plus associated computing lab classes on BIM in Semester 2.  Site visits and guest lectures.

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50% Written Exam

40% BIM coursework exercises

10% Concrete laboratory report

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

The aims of this course are to:

■ introduce the properties of materials used in construction which have particular and significant relevance to civil engineers, including issues relating to the sustainable use of these materials;

■ introduce the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the construction industry.

By the end of the course students will be able to:

■ recognise and describe the important material properties of concrete, steel and timber relevant to their use in construction;

■ design concrete mixes using charts and tables;

■ discuss issues relating to the sustainable use of construction materials;

■ describe the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the construction industry;

■ use BIM software on a simple building design project.