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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

CSEN3001 (v.1) Earthworks and Temporary Structures

Area: Department of Civil Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Computer Laboratory: 6 x 2 Hours Semester
Workshop: 2 x 1.5 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 312698 (v.2) Construction Technology and Methods 360 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):     302788 (v.1) Structural Analysis 365 or any previous version
    OR
    STEN3000 (v.1) Structural Analysis 3 or any previous version
AND
    302784 (v.2) Structural Design 266 or any previous version
    OR
    STEN2000 (v.1) Structural Design 1 or any previous version
AND
    308864 (v.1) Geotechnical Engineering 268 or any previous version
    OR
    GEOT2000 (v.1) Geotechnical Engineering 1 or any previous version
AND
    307543 (v.5) Electrical Systems 100 or any previous version
    OR
    ELEN1000 (v.1) Electrical Systems or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: Temporary structures in construction with particular emphasis on the design and construction of formwork and falsework scaffolding systems using AS 3610 Formwork Code. Assessment of cranes for construction sites. Earthworks: Earthmoving plant types; Earthwork volumes; mass haul diagrams; soil volume properties; grade and rolling resistances; assessment of earthmoving plant including track-type tractors, scrapers, hydraulic excavators and shovels, front end loaders, off highway trucks, compaction plant; Fleet production; optimisation techniques.
Field of Education: 030901 Construction Engineering
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2015 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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