Reference no: EM133071694

M22517 Structural Engineering Design Project - University of Portsmouth

Element: Preliminary Engineering Report

Project - Portsmouth City Centre Development - Stanhope Road

Learning outcome 1: Critically assess complex matters of a real life brief and develop design solutions independently and in groups.

Learning outcome 2: Make decisions in situations that are open-ended and where full sets of data and constraints may not be readily available

Learning outcome 3: Critically assess the importance of health & safety, cost and construction scheduling issues relevant to their own case.

Learning outcome 4: Work as part of an integrated team on the planning, investigation, execution and management of an in-depth design study for a civil engineering project

Learning outcome 5: Incorporate and promote social, economic and environmentalsustainability as a key consideration in design projects.

Learning outcome 6: Present and articulate design schemes and solutions to the client and stakeholders in a report.

Objectives:

1. To simulate the design activities of professional engineers.

2. To provide students with an opportunity to broaden and deepen their understanding of the nature of the ‘design process' through practical experience.

3. To develop competence in the technical, managerial, organisational, communicative and team-working skills required of civil engineers in professional practice.

Assessment Task:

The Module exposes students to a practical design experience through a design project involving collaboration with practising engineers both in their workplaces and in the university. The ideas for the Engineering Design Projects are typically drawn from the work of professional contacts in the civil engineering industry and are communicated via a brief. The design brief is provided in a separate document in Moodle module). Each project provides an opportunity for simulating the design activities of a civil engineering consultancy. The projects may require students to make professional contacts, obtain advice and guidance, carry out research or conduct site visits outside the university.

Students will work in teams of four on the design project and be responsible for organising their own time. Most structural engineering students will work as a group to design a building or bridge. You will start with a blank sheet. Both building and bridge projects will involve the development of initial concepts or ideas requiring imagination and creative thinking, followed by their appraisal, proof of viability and preliminary calculations. One needs to draw together a wide spectrum of engineering principles in order to produce practical and well balanced design proposals.

The main purpose of the Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) is to ensure that all necessary information has been collected, the design brief has been satisfied, constraints have been identified and correct/justified decisions have been made. If the brief allows direct progress to the detailed design stage, this is also acceptable. The Preliminary Report is submitted as a group report, but will be individually marked so must show clearly contributions of the group members. All candidates must contribute to the PER, possibly by taking responsibility for a section or a research/design area. Compatibility between sections is to be ensured to maintain a professional "look and feel". All new civil engineering projects have social, economic and environmental impacts, these need to be considered in detail.

Structural Engineering students designing a structure may decide on a report structure as follows:
- Executive summary and introduction
- Conceptual design details of two distinct and viable design solutions to comply with design brief. The details should include;
o Both schemes to include details of layouts and plans of different spaces and facilities, access and circulation spaces, fire requirements etc.
o Structural schemes and frames for the structure with sketches showing column and beam grids; floor slab types & spanning arrangements; horizontal and vertical load paths
o Initial sizes for key elements, lateral stability arrangements (shear cores, walls, bracings etc) and robustness
o Inclusion of environmental, health and safety, economic and construction considerations in the design process.
- Critical appraisal of the two schemes and selection of one
- Development of a suitable foundation solution for the selected scheme(Preliminary calculations must be included to justify selection)
- Outlining of construction methodology to be employed to construct the new structure (consider only the selected scheme) and demolition of any existing structures
- Outlining of typical maintenance considerations depending on structural systems and materials used
- Sustainability appraisal of the proposed selected design scheme and details of measures and features included to enhance sustainability and environmental rating.
- Each section should includes citations and references
- Mention eurocodes and British standard specification in design.

The report should also contain an Executive summary, Index, List of Figures, List of tables, Introduction, Body of report - all sections numbered, Conclusions and References.

Key requirements of brief should be identified as ‘deliverables' - proposal includes all required spaces, good value for money, planning issues resolved etc. Key problem areas for design and construction should be evaluated. What has been resolved to date, what still has to be resolved at detailed design stage, and a plan to mitigate the problems identified must be presented.

Where new concepts are developed, two distinct and viable design solutions need to be presented. The form & layout, stability and buildability including preliminary calculations, sketches and drawings are expected to be part of the report. Cost, construction sequencing, aesthetics of both concepts should be appraised. In the case of a predefined concept leading straight to engineering design, cost and construction sequencing of this concept need to be considered. Construction sequence is best considered using a Gannt chart.

Details of advice sought/received need to be included. Planned allocation of work - ensure that each team member has adequate amount & complexity of work, show as Gannt chart.

Attachment:- Structural report.rar