Civil Engineering Construction 1 (CIVL 0003) – Spring

Module Code: CIVL 0003
Module Name: CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION 1
Level: 1
Max. Marks: 100
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1. Ground water control methods:
   From the analysis of site and soil investigation reports, it was observed that ground consists of water below at the depth of 7m. The ground condition is not suitable for the well point system. At any cost, water has to be dewatered at the construction site and there is not restriction on amount to be spent to implement the required dewatering method but must be an effective method to dewater which can substantially increase the rate of water extraction in cohesive soils, such as clay.
   According to the ground conditions, student should recommend any TWO temporary dewatering methods to lower the ground water table which are best suitable to given situations of the construction site.
2. Output of the construction plant team:
   It is required to excavate 10,000m3 of soil and the material is ‘SANDY CLAY’.
   Find out bulking factor and bucket fill factor that should be applied.
   (Table 5.3 Bulk density and Bulking factors – Dene, R. W 1996, Earthworks, Pg:105)
   (Table 5.4 – typical bucket fill factors Dene, R. W 1996, Earthworks, Pg:105)
   Available construction plant for this project is:
   a) 360° excavator with a bucket of heaped capacity 0.XX m3 & typical cycle time is half a minute.
   b) Trucks with XX m3 capacity which require 2 minutes to position itself under the 360° excavator (positioning time).
   Lorry work cycle is:
   Lorry work cycle (excluding Loading time of truck)
   Moving off site
   1 minute
   Travel 2.5 km (say) each way (at 30 km/hr.)
   10 minutes
   Tipping time
   3 minutes
   According to the data and site circumstances student should:
   i. Calculate the output of the 360° excavator per week, assuming a normal working week of 40 hours which includes down time of 10 minutes in every hour. (15 marks)
   ii. Determine the ‘Plant Team’ and ‘Number of Weeks’ required for the removal of 10000m3 of soil. (15 marks)
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3. Capacity calculation of a compaction plant:
   A self- propelled single drum ‘Vibrating Roller, has:
   Roller width 2.50 m;
   Mass per wheel is XXXX kg/m width of roller
   Speed X.X km/hr.;
   Type of soil which has to be compacted is “Cohesive soil (clay)”
   From Compaction Specification; (Table 5.5 Compaction specification–Earthworks, Pg:111]
   Hence students should:
   i. Determine minimum number of passes and maximum depth of compacted layer in mm.
   (5 marks)
   ii. Determine the volume of soil handled per week by this Vibrating Roller based on limitations and capabilities provided. (10 marks)
4. Effective length and Allowable pile load.
   From the structural design it is identified that the load on pile is around XXX kN in clay of average cohesion XXX kN/m2. There are three metres of soft peat above the clay. It is recommended to be a friction bearing pile, in the clay with some form of plastic sleeve over the top three metres to prevent negative skin friction.
   In line with the data student should:
   i. Determine allowable pile load, Using Skempton’s formula. (10 marks)
   Where, α = Adhesion factor (assume 0.48 for clay) and Factor of safety as 2.5
   ii. Determine the diameter of the pile (200mm – 400mm), actual length (8m – 30m) and effective length (5m – 27m) of a pile to cover the applied load. (5 marks)
   To accomplish above mentioned tasks, students shall:
    Investigate on various construction methods such as dewatering, earthworks, foundation etc. which are being implemented in Oman.
    Investigate capabilities and limitations of construction plant being used in Oman.
    Collect required information through authorised textbooks, official websites.
    Student shall also perform scholarly study through text books and e-library resources.
    Prepare an Individual report according to report sections mentioned below.
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   Report Sections:
5. Introduction [maximum 100 words]
   Student shall start with a brief overview and introduction to the report. Student must provide significance of earthwork, ground water control and capabilities and limitations of construction plant.
   Distribution of marks for below sections are provided at assignment tasks in detail
6. Ground water control methods [maximum 200 words]
7. Output of construction plant team [variable, Maximum 300 words]
8. Capacity calculation of a compaction plant [variable, Maximum 150 words]
9. Effective length and Allowable pile load [variable, Maximum 150 words]
10. Conclusion [maximum 50 words]
    Student shall provide overall recommendations through the knowledge pursued through this coursework. Student must discuss outcomes of this coursework through the knowledge gained from various tasks of this study.
11. References – CU Harvard style referencing format
    Student must provide respective citations and references as per CU Harvard referencing style. Minimum 5 references 2 e-library and 3 general references
    Rules & Regulations:
     All resources should be cited using CU Harvard style.
     The final assignment must have a Title page, Table of Contents, References/ bibliography using CU Harvard Style and page numbers.
     Title Page must have Assignment Name, Module name, Session, your name, ID, and the name of the faculty.
     Softcopy in word format is to be submitted through Turnitin link on Moodle.
    Guidelines:
    Assignment must be computer typed.
     Font – Times New Roman
     Font – Style – Regular
     Font – Size – 12
     Heading should be with Font Size 14, Bold, Capital and Underline.
    
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     Provide suitable diagrams/images/photos wherever required.
     Each student has to do the assignment individually.
     You can refer books in e-Library or use internet resources. But you should not cut and paste material from internet nor provide photocopied material from books. The assignment answers should be in your own words after understanding the matter from the above resources.
     Recommended textbooks to be used for this coursework:
    o Warren, Dene R (1996) Civil Engineering Construction, Design and Management, Macmillan.
    o Chudley R and Greeno R (2005) Building Construction Handbook (10th ed), Routledge, N.Y U.S.A.
    Important Policies to be followed
12. Student Academic Integrity Policy*:
    MEC upholds the spirit of academic integrity in all forms of academic work and any form of violation of academic integrity shall invite severe penalty. Any benefit obtained by indulging in the act of violation of academic integrity shall be cancelled.
    All cases of violation of academic integrity on the part of the student shall fall under any of the below mentioned categories:
13. Plagiarism
14. Malpractice
15. Ghost Writing
16. Collusion
17. Other cases
    If the student fails a module and has a proven case of academic integrity violation in this module, the student is required to re-register the module. This is applicable to first and second offenders of plagiarism.
18. Plagiarism
    A. First offence of plagiarism
    I. If a student is caught first time in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study in any assignment other than project work, the student will be allowed to re-submit the assignment once, within a maximum period of one week. However, a penalty of deduction of 25% of the marks obtained for the resubmitted work will be imposed.
    II. Period of re-submission: The student will have to re-submit the work one week from the date he or she is advised to re-submit.
    III. If the re-submitted work is also found to be plagiarized, then that assessment will be awarded a zero mark. Re-submission of the work beyond the maximum period of one week will not be accepted and the assessment will be awarded a zero mark.
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    B. Second offence of plagiarism
    If any student is caught second time in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study (in a subsequent semester), the student will directly be awarded zero for the work in which plagiarism is detected. In such cases, the student will not be allowed to resubmit the work. A warning of suspension shall be issued, and student has to sign an undertaking and undergo counselling session in such cases.
19. Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion
    A. First offence of Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion
    If a student is caught in an act of Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion for an assessment component irrespective of coursework or end semester, the student shall fail the module and shall be required to re-register the module
    B. Second Offence of Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion
    If a student is caught a second time in an act of Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion for an assessment component irrespective of coursework or end semester, the student shall fail the module. A warning of suspension shall be issued, and student has to sign an undertaking and undergo counselling session in such cases.
20. Third Offence of Academic Integrity Violation
    If a student is caught a third time in an act of Academic Integrity Violation for an assessment component irrespective of coursework or end semester (in a subsequent semester), the student shall fail the module and also shall be suspended for one semester from the College, as recommended by institutional level academic committee, Chaired by the Associate Dean, Academic Affairs.
21. Fourth Offence of Academic Integrity Violation:
    If a student is caught a fourth time in an act of Academic Integrity Violation for an assessment component irrespective of coursework or end semester (in a subsequent semester), the student shall fail the module and also shall be expelled from the College, as recommended by institutional level academic committee, Chaired by the Associate Dean, Academic Affairs.
22. Other cases
    If a student commits an act of academic integrity violation as per the definition of “other cases” mentioned in the previous section or of a different nature, student’s case shall be forwarded to an institutional level academic committee, Chaired by the Associate Dean, Academic Affairs. The committee shall investigate the case by means of a viva and/or a disciplinary hearing and shall take appropriate decision. The penalty that can be granted to a proven case of academic integrity violation which falls in this category of “other cases” can be a warning/component zero/ module fail/suspension/expulsion depending on the nature and gravity of the offence.
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23. Types/Variations of Cases:
    I. If plagiarism is detected in any component of one assessment, the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment, even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be resubmitted.
    II. If plagiarism is detected in a group assessment, all students of the group will be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism and the policy will then be applied to all students
    III. If plagiarism is detected in any component of a group assessment, the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be resubmitted.
    All students of the group would be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism and the policy will then be applied to all the students of the group.
    IV. If the assessment consists of components or part submissions that could be a group assessment component (e.g. group assignment) and an individual assessment component (e.g. individual reflection), the following will be applicable:
    a. If plagiarism is detected in the group assessment component, all students of the group will be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism, The policy will then be applied to all students of the group. Group assessment component will be resubmitted as per the policy.
    b. If plagiarism is detected in the individual assessment component, the individual assessment component will be resubmitted and the policy will then be applied to that student alone.
    c. For both (a) and/or (b), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment.

• for further details Refer to MEC Student Academic Integrity Policy in Student Handbook.

1. Late Submission Regulations:
   It is the students’ responsibility to check all relevant timelines related to assessments.
   As per the Assessment Policy at MEC, late submissions are allowed for one week (5 working days) for all UG modules with a penalty. In such cases, a deduction of 5% of the marks obtained for the submitted work shall be imposed for each working day following the last date of submission till the date of actual submission. Assessment documents submitted beyond a period of one week (5 working days) after the last date of submission will not be accepted and will be awarded a zero for that assessment. In cases where the submission has been delayed due to extenuating circumstances, the student may be permitted to submit the work without imposing the late submission policy stated above. The extended period of submission will be one week from the original last date of submission. In such cases, the student is expected to submit the supporting certificates on or before the original last date of submission of the assessment and the decision of extension rests with faculty responsible for the assessment. The late submission policy shall be applied if the student fails to submit the work within one week of the original last date of submission.
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   Students may contact their teachers for clarification on specific details of the submission time if required.
2. Research Ethics and Biosafety Policy
   To protect and respect the rights, dignity, health, safety, and privacy of research subjects involved including the welfare of animals and the integrity of environment, all student projects are expected to be undertaken as per the MEC Research Ethics and Biosafety Policy. Accordingly, the following shall apply.
    Research and other enterprise activities shall be conducted by maintaining the high ethical standards consistent with national and international standards and conventions.
    Any research at MEC that is categorized as high-risk research shall be subject to review and approval by the Research Ethics and Biosafety Committee.
    Research activities involving collection of human or animal tissues and manipulation of microbial, animal or plant cells shall be subject to review and approval by the Research Ethics and Biosafety Committee.
    Participants involved in research must be informed about the purpose of research and intended uses of research findings. Written consent must be obtained from people involved prior to the commencement of research.
    Data obtained from participants must be treated with high confidence and should be used only for the intended purpose of research.

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