City Infrastructure Design Project

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Design of different components within the foundation and the superstructure according to national codes.
• Analysis and optimization of structural systems.
• Analysing urban needs and site constraints.
• Computation of carbon emissions associated with a given design concept.
• Develop a basic understanding of project management, e.g., construction phases and steps while considering risk and efficiency.
• Sustainability considerations related to construction methods and materials.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Think in a logical and critical manner and be able to defend/justify design choices.
• Manage time and learning independently.
• Acquire data from various sources to solve an engineering problem.
• Working as part of a team.
• Summary data and results in a technical manner.
• Present design solutions to public audience.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Use carbon emission and life-cycle cost calculators.
• Utilise prior knowledge from other modules, and online resources to solve engineering problems.
• Apply building and structural design codes in practical projects.
• Use structural analysis software.
• Effectively present and communicate engineering project to the public.
• Write a technical summary related to sustainability, structural design and project management.
• Use 3D and 2D CAD software.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Convert a design concept into tangible project through design calculations and drawings.
• Conceptualise a physical engineering solution that address the needs of an urban zone.

Part I:

Individual work, in the form of a poster and audio presentation, towards identifying city weakness related to a specified site, justifying the need for an engineering intervention, and developing a design concept for an engineering intervention that addresses this weakness (30% of module time).

Part II:

Group work towards the full design of the design concept (70% of module time).

Teaching and learning methods

This module accounts for 15 credits of your Year 2 total and runs in Semester 2 from the beginning of February to the end of May. The module is delivered through a combination of:

• Lectures covering different background topics serving towards the completion of your design project (x12 - two lectures per week - Pre-recorded on BB)
• Guest lectures by industry experts (x2 – In-person)
• Weekly 2-hour open drop-in sessions (x4 – first month)
• Weekly 20-minute group meetings with the module lead/tutors to go through the design progress and challenges (x8 – In-person)
• Lecture List
• L01Module introduction and project brief
• L02Information gathering & logistics
• L03Site investigation (Geotechnical)
• L04Structural systems and load path
• L05Construction materials
• L06Structural loading
• L07Structural design (Basics)
• L08Foundation design
• L09Risk and project management
• L10Design for sustainability and whole life costs
• L11Construction design and management Regulations
• L12Report writing and Engineering drawings

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal