Course Title: Design basic engineering structures

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2019

Course Code: GEOM5154C

Course Title: Design basic engineering structures

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5368 - Diploma of Surveying

Course Contact: Thierry Demathieu

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8359

Course Contact Email: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Dr. Toby Manning

Senior Educator   Surveying Department School of Vocational Engineering, Health and Science (SVEHS)
RMIT University
Building 51, Level 6, Room 10E
115 Queensberry St
Carlton 3053, Australia
Tel. +61 3 9925 4934
Email: toby.manning@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 120

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to design and create drawings for basic engineering structures. Basic engineering structures refer to small scale designs for structures, such as rural or urban roads, railway, and sewer and stormwater drainage lines. The unit covers interpreting plans and design standards and specifications, organising resources, and using surveying methods and equipment to conduct measurements and calculations and develop a design. The unit also covers preparing design documents and accompanying forms to gain engineering construction approval, and creating engineering drawings using design software functions and features. The unit requires the ability to perform calculations appropriate to the engineering structure, including volume relating to contours, spot heights and cross-sections. It also requires the ability to check and validate measurements against specifications and complete reports and documentation, including a schedule of quantities (SOQ). The unit requires knowledge of key design features of basic engineering structures.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CPPSIS5065 Design basic engineering structures

Element:

1. Organise resources for design work

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Plans, maps, planning approvals, and design and drafting specifications are identified, accessed and analysed to define type of engineering structure, principal work activities, and constraints.
1.2 Characteristics of operating environment and equipment and resource requirements are identified according to organisational requirements
1.3 Surveying equipment and tools are selected, calibrated and checked to ensure correct operation and functionality according to manufacturer specifications.
1.4 Work is planned in consultation with appropriate persons to meet safety requirements, project specifications and timeframes.

Element:

2. Develop design of basic engineering structure

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Equipment is used to perform measurements and calculations according to design type, project specifications and organisational requirements.
2.2 Design plan is developed based on calculations and according to project specifications.
2.3 Natural surface terrain model is developed according to project specifications.
2.4 Vertical alignment is designed according to project specifications.
2.5 Plot design, natural surface cross-section and long section plots are designed according to project specifications.
2.6 Measurements are checked to ensure correct size, plan position and reduced level according to plans and specifications, and problems are resolved or reported.
2.7 Report is generated on set-out information and existing plans are edited according to organisational requirements.

Element:

3. Create engineering drawings.

Performance Criteria:

3.1. Hardware and software systems are set up and used according to organisational requirements. 3.2. Drawing menus and drawing defaults are customised to suit project specifications according to organisational requirements. 3.3. Drawings for basic engineering structure are created using available software drawing functions and features to meet project specifications. 3.4. Drawing entities are linked to database attributes to suit project specifications. 3.5. Supplementary data is extracted from existing engineering drawings to meet project specifications. 3.6. Detailed views are created using various scales to meet project specifications. 3.7. Plots are produced at required scale to meet project specifications. 3.8. Files are saved in various formats according to organisational requirements. 3.9. Entities are produced from drawing files or database and listed in required format to meet project specifications.

Element:

4. Finalise drawings of structure

Performance Criteria:

4.1. Drawings and SOQ are finalised and checked for compliance with project specifications and organisational requirements. 4.2. Appropriate persons are notified of results according to organisational requirements. 4.3. Documentation is completed and spatial data archived according to organisational requirements.

Learning Outcomes


See elements above


Details of Learning Activities

You will learn to use a range of computer-aided design and drafting (CAD) program functions and features to produce drawings

You will be involved in the following learning activities:

Lectures
Tutorials
Projects
Yarra Bend survey site


Teaching Schedule

Teaching schedule

Week

Topic

Task / Assessment

1

F- Introduction to topic – Establishment of controls for 3 sites

  

 

O - Lecture/Tutorial

 
 

F - Field work

 
 

O- Fraw recovery control marks

 

3

 Design Drainage/Sewer line to toilet block west

 
 

F - Undertake feature survey

 
 

O- Reduce field file

 
 

F- Set out sewer line and manhole location

 

5

F                          Setout sewer

Assessment 1  

 

O – set out manhole location

 

 

F – Peg check

 

 

O – Liscad showing out points

 

7

Railway line at Fish pond

 

 

O – Reduce field file

  

 

 F – Feature survey

  

 

O – Reduce field file

 

BREAK

 

 

9

Setout railway - Test

Assessment 2 

 

O – Finalise field activity

 

 

F – Feature survey

 

 

O – Reduce field file

 

11

F-             Bridge over freeway at 1m above ground

 
 

O - Reduce field file

 

 

F – Feature survey

 

 

O – Reduce field file

 

13

F               Bridge over freeway at 1m above ground

 

 

O – Reduce field file

 

 

O – Bridge design

 

 

 

 

15

Setout bridge - Test

Assessment 3 

 

O – Finalise field activity

 

 

F – Feature survey

 

 

O – Reduce field file

 

17/18

Portfolio

Assessment 4 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Students will be able to access course information and learning materials through the Learning Hub and may be provided with additional materials in class. Lists of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. You will also use equipment and software packages in the laboratory for the project work. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts

Check the Library Subject Guides: http://rmit.libguides.com/geospatial


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

You must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competency  

Assessment

Task 1

Assessment 1

Task 2

Assessment 2

Task 3

Assessment 3

Task 4

Assessment 4

 

 


Assessment Tasks

You must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent. 

 

No

Assessment Task

Method of Assessment

1

Drainage/Sewer & Manholes

Practical Assessment

2

Design Miniature railway line

Practical Assessment

3

Set Out Bridge over Freeway.

Practical Assessment

4

Portfolio

Practical Assessment

 

 

 

 

 

 


Assessment Matrix

No

Name of Assessment Task

Method of Assessment

Elements

Performance Criteria

1

Design Drainage/Sewer line from the toilet block west

Practical Assessment

PC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4,

PC 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7

PC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9

PC 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

2

Drainage/Sewer & Manholes

Practical Assessment

PC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4,

PC 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7

PC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9

PC 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

3

Design Miniature railway line

Practical Assessment

PC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4,

PC 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7

PC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9

PC 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

4

Set Out Bridge over Freeway.

Practical Assessment

PC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4,

PC 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7

PC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9

PC 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Other Information

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

 

Credit Transfer and/or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):

You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning and/or industry experience. To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning and/or gained industry experience that is:
• Relevant
• Current
• Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit to find more information about credit transfer and RPL.
 

Study and Learning Support:

Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you. Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are:
• Assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
• Maths and science developmental support and advice
• English language development
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre  to find more information about Study and Learning Support.
 

Disability Liaison Unit:

If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete your studies.
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit.
 

Late Submission:

If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for seven calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than two working days of the date of lodgement as to whether the extension has been granted.
If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than seven calendar days (from the original due date), you must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than two working days after the official due date.
Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
 

Special Consideration:

Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration  to find more information about special consideration.
 

Plagiarism:

Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the university.
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity  to find more information about plagiarism.
 

Email Communication:

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