Semester:

6

Course Code:

CE3160

Course Name:

Civil Engineering Fieldwork

Credit Value:

3 (Notional hours : 150)

Prerequisites:

CE2150

Core /Optional

Core

Hourly Breakdown

Lecture hrs.

Tutorial hrs.

Fieldwork hrs.

Assignment hrs.

Independent Learning &

Assessment hrs.

2

-

117

8

23

Course Aim: To impart skills and knowledge acquired in Engineering Surveying for a practical engineering problem at an appropriate location and to expose the students to the real-world civil engineering applications.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;

➢      plan a complete engineering survey for a civil engineering project and apply appropriate surveying techniques to gather necessary land measurements and information.

➢      process field survey data to prepare maps and plans and conduct setting out of intended engineering structures.

➢      demonstrate different types of structures and field techniques used in irrigation and environmental engineering.

➢      discuss different geological features and rock types, and explain their importance in civil engineering applications.

➢      select appropriate construction equipment to perform different civil engineering tasks and

explain their basic operational and management principles.

Course Content:

➢      Surveying camp: Planning field survey, execution of fieldwork using traverse and/or triangulation, ground leveling techniques followed by calculations, tabulation, presentation and reporting of the survey information through maps and plans, and setting out of an engineering structure on ground.

➢      Field exercises in irrigation engineering: Irrigation headworks, water distribution structures, cross drainage structures, flow measuring structures.

➢      Field exercises in environmental engineering: Water treatment process, wastewater treatment process, solid waste management systems.

➢      Field exercises in engineering geology: Rock types, geological processes, and geological structures.

➢      Construction equipment training: Hands on training of construction equipment, basic operational techniques and maintenance practices.

Teaching /Learning Methods:

Fieldwork, field visits, equipment training, field discussions, group exercises

Assessment Strategy:

Continuous Assessment

100%

Final Assessment

-

Details:

Onsite evaluations     30%

Presentations/Viva     35%

Reports           20%

Assignments       10%

Quiz           5%

Theory (%)

-

Practical (%)

-

Other (%)

-

Recommended Reading:

➢      Tanchev, L. (2014). Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures, 2nd edn, CRC Press.

➢      Garg, S.K. (2005). Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, 19th edn, Khanna Publishers.

➢      Bannister, A., Raymond, S. & Baker, R. (1998). Surveying, Longman Scientific & Technical.

➢      Blyth, F.G.H. & De Freitas, M.H., (1984). Geology for Engineers, 7th edn, ELBS Publication.