Trinity College Dublin js handbook Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering

JS Coordinator

Dr. Alan O’Connor is the academic member of staff responsible for the Junior Sophister engineering year. If you have any questions relating to the JS course Dr. O’Connor will be happy to help. If you need to contact Dr. O’Connor, email first at [e-mail]

Civil Engineering Library
The Civil Engineering Library is located in the Museum Building, close to the main Civil Engineering Office. The opening hours are Monday – Thursday from 3.30pm – 5.30pm.

Safety Officer

Dr. Sarah McCormack is the member of the academic staff who deals with safety. If you have any questions or concerns relating to safety you should contact Dr. McCormack at [e-mail] Remember safety is everyone’s concern, if you see something that is unsafe please notify us.

Web Notes

Some lecturers place notes or additional information on the web: such material can be found at http://www.tcd.ie/civileng/local/notes/index.php in the lecturers’ subdirectories.

Key Dates: 2011 – 2012

Teaching Terms

First Semester

Monday 26 September 2011 – Friday 16 December 2011

Reading Week: 7 – 11 November 2011

Second Semester

Monday 16 January 2012 – Friday 6 April 2012

Reading Week: 27 February – 2 March 2012

Examination Dates

Annual Examinations 2011: Monday 30 April 2012 to Friday 25 May 2012

Supplemental examinations 2012:

Please check notice-boards for full Exam Timetables

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Academic Year Structure, 2011/2012
Calendar week	Week commencing	Outline Structure of Academic Year	Notes
1	29-Aug-11	Supplemental Examinations	Statutory (Michaelmas) term begins
2	05-Sep-11
3	12-Sep-11	PG Registration
4	19-Sep-11	UG New Entrant Registration/Freshers' Week
5	26-Sep-11	Teaching Week 1 Registration continuing studs
6	03-Oct-11	Teaching Week 2 Registration continuing studs
7	10-Oct-11	Teaching Week 3 Registration continuing studs
8	17-Oct-11	Teaching Week 4
9	24-Oct-11	Teaching Week 5
10	31-Oct-11	Teaching Week 6 (Monday Public Holiday)
11	07-Nov-11	Teaching Week 7	Project/Assignment Week - Engineering
12	14-Nov-11	Teaching Week 8
13	21-Nov-11	Teaching Week 9
14	28-Nov-11	Teaching Week 10
15	05-Dec-11	Teaching Week 11
16	12-Dec-11	Teaching Week 12	Michaelmas term ends Friday 16 December 2011
17	19-Dec-11		Christmas period. College closed from 23 December until 3 January
18	26-Dec-11	Christmas Period
19	02-Jan-12
20	09-Jan-12	Foundation Scholarship Examinations	Note: it may be necessary to hold some exams in the preceding week
21	16-Jan-12	Teaching Week 1	Hilary term begins
22	23-Jan-12	Teaching Week 2
23	30-Jan-12	Teaching Week 3
24	06-Feb-12	Teaching Week 4
25	13-Feb-12	Teaching Week 5
26	20-Feb-12	Teaching Week 6
27	27-Feb-12	Teaching Week 7	Project/Assign Week-Engineering. SS Oral Present
28	05-Mar-12	Teaching Week 8
29	12-Mar-12	Teaching Week 9	(St Patrick's Day)
30	19-Mar-12	Teaching Week 10	(Monday Public Holiday)
31	26-Mar-12	Teaching Week 11
32	02-Apr-12	Teaching Week 12	Hilary Term ends Friday 6 April 2012 (Good Friday)
33	09-Apr-12	Revision	Trinity Term begins(Easter Monday 9^th April)
34	16-Apr-12	Revision Trinity Week	Trinity Monday
35	23-Apr-12	Revision
36	30-Apr-12	Annual Examinations 1	Annual Examination period: Four weeks at present followed by four weeks for marking, examiners' meetings, publication of results, Courts of First Appeal and Academic Appeals.
37	07-May-12	Annual Examinations 2 (Mon Public Holiday)
38	14-May-12	Annual Examinations 3
39	21-May-12	Annual Examinations 4
40	28-May-12	Marking/Courts of Examiners/Results
41	04-Jun-12	Marking/Courts of Examiners/Results	SS Court of Examiners meeting Fri 8^th June 2012
42	11-Jun-12	Marking/Courts of Examiners/Results	Statutory (Trinity) term ends JS Court of Examiners meeting Thursday 14^th June 2012
43	18-Jun-12	Marking/Courts of Examiners/Results
44	25-Jun-12	Courts of First Appeal/Academic Appeals

3E1a Engineering Analysis (5 ECTS)
Lecturer: Liam Dowling
Course Organisation

Semester	Start Week	End Week	Associated Practical Hours	Lectures		Tutorials
				Per Week	Total	Per Week	Total
1	1	12	0	3	33	1	11
Total Contact Hours: 44

Aims/Objectives
This course is developed to strengthen the student’s skills in applied engineering analysis and is organised into three main subsections: signal and system analysis; partial differential equations; and optimization. The first section deals with transform analysis applied to engineering signals and systems. The second part of the course deals with methods for solving partial differential equations. The final section focuses on linear and nonlinear optimization for engineering design.
Syllabus
Signal and System Analysis

Properties and applications of Fourier and Laplace transforms.

Linear Time-Invariant Systems: Impulse response and the convolution integral; properties of LTI systems; transfer function and frequency response of an LTI system.
Sampling Theorem: Representation of a continuous-time signal by its samples; undersampling and aliasing; the sampling theorem; reconstruction of a bandlimited signal from its samples.
Partial Differential Equations

Solution by separating variables: the Wave Equation; the Heat Equation; and Laplace’s Equation.

Optimization

Linear Programming: The Simplex Algorithm

Unconstrained Optimization: The gradient method; the golden section method
Recommended Text

Kreyszig, E., Advanced Engineering Mathematics. 9^th ed. New York: Wiley, 2006

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. 
   Analyse continuous-time signals using Fourier transforms and Fourier series.
   
2. 
   Analyse linear time-invariant systems using Fourier and Laplace transform methods.
   
3. 
   Solve the Wave equation, Heat equation, and Laplace’s equation for various initial and boundary conditions.
   
4. 
   Solve linear programming problems using the Simplex algorithm.
   
5. 
   Use gradient methods to optimize a function
   

Teaching Strategies

The course is taught using a combination of lectures and problem solving tutorials.

Assessment

The annual examination counts for 70% and each of the two in-class test counts for 15% of the overall subject mark.

COURSE TITLE: 3E2 Numerical Methods (5 ECTS)
Lecturer: Dr. Ciaran Simms

Course Organisation

Semester	Start Week	End Week	Associated Practical Hours	Lectures		Tutorials
				Per Week	Total	Per Week	Total
2	1	12	0	3	33	1	11
Total Contact Hours: 44

Aims/Objectives

• to demonstrate the utility of numerical techniques in solving engineering problems

where analytical solutions are not readily available;

• to consolidate the ability to use Matlab and Excel as programming tools to solve

engineering problems;

• to use the Taylor Series and other mathematical foundations to derive common

numerical techniques and the errors associated with them.
Syllabus

• machine number representation;

• Taylor series and its implications;

• numerical solutions to nonlinear equations;

• numerical solutions to systems of linear equations;

• optimization;

• regression;

• numerical integration;

• numerical solutions to ordinary differential equations;

• numerical solutions using finite difference and finite element methods.

Associated Laboratory/Project Programme

There will be weekly computer laboratory assignments together with one formal numerical

methods assignment (assigned during Study/Assignment Week).

Recommended Text(s)

• Numerical Methods for Engineers, Steven Chapra and Raymond Canale, McGraw-Hill International, fifth edition 2006

• Applied Numerical Methods with Matlab for Engineers and Scientists, Steven

Chapra, McGraw-Hill International, second edition 2008

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• recognize that numerical techniques are frequently preferable to searching for analytic solutions in solving engineering problems;

• find approximate solutions to engineering problems which can be modeled by systemsof linear equations;

• perform numerical integration to calculate approximate integrals of real world functions;

• apply Runge Kutta/Euler techniques to find approximate solutions to real-world

engineering problems that can be represented by ordinary differential equations;

• apply basic optimization techniques to find approximate solutions to real-world

engineering problems where function is maximized/minimized;

• apply basic finite different techniques to find approximate solutions to real-world

engineering problems which can be represented by partial differential equations;

• apply basic finite element techniques to find approximate solutions to real-world

engineering problems equations where a differential equation can be applied over an arbitrary physical domain.
Teaching Strategies

The course is taught using a combination of lectures, laboratories and computer laboratory

based assignments.
Assessment Modes(s)

Formal written end-of-year examination (60%), weekly tutorial-based computer assignments

(25%), Study/Assignment Week Assignment (15%)

3E4 Management for Engineers (5 ECTS)
Lecturer: Dr. Niamh Harty, Ms Joanna Gardiner, Dr. Brian Caulfield
Course Organisation

Semester	Start Week	End Week	Associated Practical Hours	Lectures		Tutorials
				Per Week	Total	Per Week	Total
2	13	24	0	2	24	1	12
Total Contact Hours: 36

Course Description

Management for Engineers introduces engineering students to Entrepreneurship and Communication. The aims of the course are:

• 
  To foster a sense of entrepreneurship among the JS Engineering students, by requiring the students to come up with a business idea and during the semester produce a business plan.
  
• 
  To enable students to communicate well in engineering contexts, both when talking about projects, plans and problems, and when writing about these.
  

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the student will be able to:

• 
  Prepare a business plan, including details of marketing, market research, finance, legal issues and growth.
  
• 
  Give a presentation
  
• 
  Summarise a technical article
  

Course Content
The course covers the following topics:

Entrepreneurship:

• 
  Coming Up with a Business Idea
  
• 
  Marketing
  
• 
  Feasibility
  
• 
  Market Research
  
• 
  Legal Issues
  
• 
  Finance and Accounting
  
• 
  Business Plan
  
• 
  Ethics
  
• 
  Growth of the Business
  

Communication:

• 
  Intersubjectivity
  
• 
  Emails
  
• 
  Reports
  
• 
  Presentations
  
• 
  Intercultural communication
  
• 
  Media Interviews
  

Recommended Text

To be announced

Assessment Modes
There will be three assignments on entrepreneurship, and two assignments on Communication, plus a final examination.
Entrepreneurship counts for 50% of overall mark in 3E4. Marks for Entrepreneurship will be divided 60% for continuous assessment, and 40% for questions on the Final examination.
Communication counts for 50% of overall mark in 3E4. Marks for Communication will be divided 40% for continuous assessment, and 60% for questions on the Final examination.
Further Information
Web page: http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/Courses/BAI/JS_Subjects/3E3/

3A1 Engineering Surveying (5 ECTS)
Lecturer: Dr. Brian Caulfield
Course Organisation

Semester	Start Week	End Week	Associated Practical Hours	Lectures		Tutorials
				Per Week	Total	Per Week	Total
2	1	11	18	3	33	1	11
Total Contact Hours: 62

Course Description
Engineering surveying is a single semester course developing a foundation understanding of the principles of surveying, intermediate knowledge of the methods and procedures used on site, and hands-on familiarity with a full range of surveying instruments and equipment.
The intention of the course is that students will be able to design and manage surveying projects within a wide range of situations that may be encountered in construction, local authority and general industry, and apart from the intended outcome of plan production or setting out they will be able to analyse for possible errors in both the instrumentation and the methods used.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the student will be able to:

• 
  Design and organize a survey, including estimation of probable errors
  
• 
  Carry out reconnaissance of the area to establish best possible methods to be used.
  
• 
  Perform instruments checks to ensure they meet specifications
  
• 
  Carry out basic surveying techniques
  
• 
  Map survey coordinates using GIS software
  
• 
  Analyse, report and where appropriate distribute the survey errors
  

Course Content
The course covers the following topics

• 
  Linear Measurement
  
• 
  Levelling
  
• 
  Angular Measurement
  
• 
  Total Stations
  
• 
  Setting Out
  
• 
  Horizontal & Vertical Curves
  
• 
  GPS
  
• 
  Mapping and Modelling
  

Recommended Text

Uren & Price, Surveying for Engineers, Palgrave Publ.
Other Relevant Texts

W.Schofield, Engineering Surveying, 5th Ed., Elsevier Publs

Banister, Raymond & Baker Surveying, Longman Publ.

Wolf & Ghilani, Elementary Surveying, Prentice Hall Publ.


Surveying Practicals
During the practical’s the students work in teams to carry out basic engineering tasks that would be encountered in a surveying team. These tasks are designed to enable hands-on work with the range of surveying equipment and accessories covered during the lectures:

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  Levels : Level survey
  
• 
  Levels : Two-peg Test
  
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  Theodolites: Theodolite traverse
  
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  Totals Stations: Total station traverse, detail survey
  
• 
  GPS Survey: Using a GPS to conduct a survey
  

Each practical requires submission of a report containing tabular result, sketch, error reporting, and commentary on the methods used.

Assessment Modes
The written exam comprises 70% of the year assessment.

Practical Reports: Reports from completion of each of the practical’s are assessed in terms of professional reporting:

1. 
   Scope and purpose of practical
   
2. 
   Results
   
3. 
   Analysis and conclusion
   

These reports comprise 20% of the year assessment

Practical Laboratory Exam: A practical laboratory exam is carried out at year end to assess individual familiarity with basic instruments, level, theodolite and total station. This comprises 10% of year assessment.

3A2 Structural Design (5 ECTS)
Lecturers: Prof. Brian Broderick and Prof. Biswajit Basu
Course Organisation
This course runs for the 11 weeks during the 1^st semester, with three lectures and a tutorial every week. In addition, students complete four laboratory experiments.

Engineering Semester or Term	Start Week	Hours of Associated Practical Sessions	End Week	Lectures		Tutorials
				Per Week	Total	Per Week	Total
1	1	8	11	3	33	1	11
Total Contact Hours: 52