This course is aimed at graduates with an honours degree or relevant professional experience who want to develop their understanding and skills as structural engineers.
The course meets the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) for candidates who have already acquired an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng (Hons) or an Accredited Eng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree. See www.jbm.org.uk for further information.
Structure
Practical Applications of Finite Element Analysis (15 credits)
You will study the practical modelling methodologies for representing structural applications within the construction industry, including the building, solving and interpreting practical finite element models for a variety of structural applications.
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Structural Mechanics and Introduction to Fundamentals of Finite Elements (15 credits)
This module will develop your understanding of structural mechanics and its application to real structural engineering problems. You will review the stiffness method as a tool for computer analysis and look at the fundamentals of finite element analysis.
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Bridge Engineering (15 credits)
This module looks at bridge loading, in particular at methods of structural idealisation and analysis of bridge structures. You will also study bridge inspection and assessment.
Structural Mechanics and Introduction to Fundamentals of Finite Elements.
This module will develop your understanding of structural mechanics and its application to real structural engineering problems. You will review the stiffness method as a tool for computer analysis and look at the fundamentals of finite element analysis.
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Sustainability (30 credits)
This module covers sustainable development within the Industrial Environment and will introduce you to UK policy on sustainable development as well as examining renewable energy sources.
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Timber and Masonry Design (15 credits)
In this module you will study the fundamental material properties of timber and masonry and the methods of analysis and design of timber and masonry structures.
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Concrete Building Design (15 credits)
This module covers the methods of analysis and design of concrete buildings in accordance with current codes of practice.
On completion of the module you should have an ability to select structural form, as dictated by a client brief, an understanding of the behaviour of concrete structural elements, their framing and function and be able to apply current codes of practice to concrete structures.
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Seismic Engineering (15 credits)
This module looks at the analysis and design of structures subject to seismic action (including structures in seismically active regions and the requirements of the nuclear Industry).
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Steel Building Design (15 credits)
This module reviews the design of structural elements and connections in the context of current practice and research. You will appraise the structural form and layout of steel building structures, stadia and industrial buildings and be able to understand the analysis and design of such structures including stability, sway, non-linear (snap through) and deflection.
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MSc Project and Dissertation (60 credits)
The project module is to give you the opportunity to bring together what has been done in all of your other modules, working under the direction of an academic supervisor to carry out high-level coordinated academic and practical work.
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