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Unit of Study ENG61003 - Construction Materials - Concrete (2020)

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  • Enrolment information

    There will be a 2 day compulsory residential for Online students that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to http://scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.

Unit description

Introduces the fundamentals of concrete technology and its use in civil construction. Students learn the basic chemical and physical properties of concrete, how to modify these properties to suit different uses, and practical aspects of how concrete structures are constructed.

Unit content

General concepts of concrete technology
Mix design, strength and durability of concrete
General concepts of concrete reinforcing
Use and application of formwork for concrete construction
Calculation of concrete volumes
Concrete batching, transport and quality control

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2020

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 describe the basic properties of concrete and determine these properties using standard laboratory methods
2 design and proportion concrete mixes to meet different end-use requirements
3 apply the principles of civil concrete structures construction.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe the basic properties of concrete and determine these properties using standard laboratory methods
    • GA4:
  2. design and proportion concrete mixes to meet different end-use requirements
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  3. apply the principles of civil concrete structures construction.
    • GA4: