Infrastructure Construction

• Topics

  • Roads
  • Bridges
  • Rail
  • Bulk Excavation
  • Caissons / Cofferdams
  • Mining
  • Mining and Environment
  • Oil and Gas
  • Tunnelling
  • Marinas
  • Concrete Pumping
  • Revision

• Study resources

  • Instructional Methods

    • Disscusion forum/Discussion Board
    • Online Quizzes/Tests
    • Online assignment submission
    • Standard Media
    • Web links

  • Online Materials

    • Resources and Links
    • Printable format materials
    • Online Assessment

Entry Requirements

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

CUR-CME203-Specialised Construction
and
CUR-CME106-Commercial Construction , or CUR-CME150

Others

Note: Level 3 subjects normally assume a moderate level of prior knowledge in the area, eg from completing all Level 2 subjects or relevant experience.

Special requirements

No special requirements

An examination of infrastructure based projects found mainly in the resources sector such as oil, gas and mineral extraction and treatment industries including roads, railways and waterways. Construction techniques and management processes adopted in infrastructure projects is also investigated. Fieldwork is a component of this subject.

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• Assignment 1 - Online test (20%)
• Assignment 2 - Research report (50%)
• Assignment 3 - E-journal reflection (30%)

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