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Unit 18 Civil Engineering Technology - Higher National Certificate Construction and the Built Environment

Assignment - A bridge too far?

Learning Outcome 1: Explain the methods and techniques used in civil engineering for earthworks and substructures.

Learning Outcome 2: Present a site safety plan, risk assessment and method statement for a given civil engineering activity.

Learning Outcome 3: Evaluate a given civil engineering problem and propose a solution.

Learning Outcome 4: Prepare a design proposal for a new infrastructure project.

Assignment Brief

Task 1: You work for a Civil Engineering company as a Trainee and are working on a major dual carriageway road construction works. The local council are bringing a delegation of councillors around the development and your boss asks you to provide him with the results of a desk-top survey outlining common methods and techniques used in earthworks and embankments. He asks you to cover the following in six posters:

1.Techniques used in deep excavations and trenching works.
2. Methods and techniques used to create complex foundations.
3. Methods and techniques used in piling works.
4. Methods and techniques used in drainage works. (include an explanation of groundwater problems and techniques used to deal with issues of ground and slope stability and temporary and permanent dewatering techniques).
5.Methods and techniques used in culvert construction.
6.Methods and techniques used in underpasses and utilities.

In order to prepare to answer questions from the councillors, you are asked to prepare a series of PPT slides (about 6 should suffice) in which you analyse methods and techniques used in large complex earthmoving operations and deep excavations, together with an evaluation of methods and techniques used to deal with issues of ground and slope stability.
The above task address LO1: P1, P2, P3, M1 & D1.

Task 2: After the councillors have visited, they write a letter as with the following request:
"Can you provide a copy of the Safety Plan, the Risk Assessment and Method Statement that you spoke about for the road development site"

Your boss admits your department are not really compliant with the companies safety strategy. He asks that you create a more comprehensive document that he can forward to the councillors which identifies the hazards, risks and safety arrangements for excavations, working in confined spaces, working on structures and working within temporary works on highways.
The document you produce will have three sections: a safety plan, at least two risk assessments and at least two method statements for the road project that the councillors wish to see. In the document discuss how the three sections meet relevant health & safety legislation and codes of practice related to civil engineering sites and make a justification for the site safety plan, risk assessments and method statements report you have produced for the related earthwork activities at the site
The above task address Learning Outcome 2: P4, P5, M2, D2.

Task 3: A late revision to the road project includes a slight deviation around some woodland. However, the deviation will include the construction of a bridge. You are asked to put together a report that discusses, proposes and justifies why the deviation needs to be made and what construction methods will be used to construct the bridge. Remember the road is a dual carriageway - but also needs to carry pedestrian traffic. The report (about 1500 words) should have discrete sections that address environmental contexts, quality contexts, geotechnical contexts. and economic contexts.
The above task address Learning Outcome 3: P6, P7, M3, & D3

Task 4: As part of your traineeship, you are asked to work with the Design Team. They are working on the plans for the bridge. They ask you to put together an illustrated document that describes a range of methods and techniques used to create bridges and the different specifications of bridges.
Your illustrated document should include proposals for flexible highway construction foundation criteria and related geotechnical parameters together with descriptions of
•Methods and techniques used to create flexible highways.
•Methods and techniques used in highway link and junction design.
•Methods and techniques used in flexible pavement design.

Attachment:- Civil Engineering Technology.rar