Introduction to the Civil Engineering Skills module at the University of Sheffield, UK.

2. Module overview
• CIV1900/1901 - 20 credits – Semester 1 & 2 (200hrs)
Drawing skills
• Hand drawing
• Computer aided drawing –
(AutoCAD)
Semester 1 Weeks 1-6
Computer programming
• Automating calculations
• Plotting data (not using
Excel)
Semester 1 Weeks 8-12
Group project
• Field project –
(End of spring semester)
Surveying
• Levelling
• Measurement precision
• Setting out etc.
• CIV1901 - Manufacturing

3. Module overview
Module sheet
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CIV1900 - 20 credits – Semester 1 & 2 (200hrs)
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Learning outcomes (What you are expected to know)
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Weeks 1-6 design & drawing
1. Produce design solutions to simple engineering problems
2. Communication – Visual & Oral
3. Precision - Hand Drawing & Sketches (2D – 3D)
4. Computer Aided Drawing – AutoCAD
• Section structure
• Lectures (Context, Theory, Examples)
• Skill sessions (Hand drawing & AutoCAD)
• Design Project (coursework)
• Private Study (including MOLE quizzes)

4. Module overview Weeks 1-6
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Monday 09:00 – 09:50
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Lecture Week 1 (Hicks LT1)
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Hand-drawing exercises Weeks 2-5 (Hicks LT1)
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Question & answer sessions Week 6 (Hicks LT1)
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Monday 14:00 – 17:00 (CIVU12 see below)
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AutoCAD intro Week 1 (ME03 / ME04)
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AutoCAD exercises Weeks 1- 4 (ME03 / ME04)
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AutoCAD coursework Weeks 4 - 6 (ME03 / ME04)
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Dual students: CIVU12 – Tuesday 12-2pm PC-C28, Portobello

5. Monday 09:00-09:50
Week Date Description / activity Location Person
1 29-Sep Lecture 1 –
Introduction to design & drawing
Hicks LT1 Dr Clarke
2 06-Oct Hand drawing sheet 1 –
Orthogonal projection
Hicks LT1 Dr Clarke
3 13-Oct Hand drawing sheet 2 –
Isometric projection
Hicks LT1 Dr Clarke
4 20-Oct Hand drawing sheet 3 –
Sections
Hicks LT1 Dr Clarke
5 27-Oct Sketching Hicks LT1 Dr Clarke
6 03-Nov Question & answer session Hicks LT1 Dr Clarke
7 10-Nov Reading week No Lecture -
8 17-Nov Peer marking and assessment of design Hicks LT1 Dr Clarke
9 24-Nov Guest lecture – design in industry Hicks LT1 TBC
10-12 Question & answer sessions Hicks LT1 Dr Clarke

6. Monday afternoons (Tuesday for CIVU12)
Week Description Location
1 Introduction to AutoCAD & MOLE
(14:00 – 15:00)
CAD exercises
ME 03 / 04 - Mech Eng
2 CAD exercises ME 03 / 04 - Mech Eng
3 CAD exercises ME 03 / 04 - Mech Eng
4 Coursework brief handout ME 03 / 04 - Mech Eng
5 AutoCAD coursework session ME 03 / 04 - Mech Eng
6 AutoCAD coursework session ME 03 / 04 - Mech Eng
7 Reading week
8-12 Computer programming ME 03 / 04 - Mech Eng

7. Module overview Assessment 1
There will be six items of assessment, contributing towards the design
section of the module.
Description Marks Date
Hand drawing exercise 1 2.5 % Week 2 - 10/10/14
Hand drawing exercise 2 2.5 % Week 4 - 24/10/14
AutoCAD peer assessment 5 % Week 8 - 23/11/14

8. Module overview Assessment 2
There will be six items of assessment, contributing towards the design
section of the module.
Description Marks Date
Welcome to MOLE quiz - Week 1 - 29/09/14
Introduction to AutoCAD 2.5 % Week 3 - 19/10/14
AutoCAD tutorial sheet 3 submission 2.5 % Week 4 - 26/10/14
All the online assessments are run through MOLE.
You must do the ‘Welcome to MOLE Quiz’ before you are allowed access to
the AutoCAD resources

9. What can you expect from us?
Give you all the answers to help you pass the course
Help you find the answers for yourself
Give feedback on your work
• Written
• Spoken
• Informal / Guidance in tutorials etc.

10. Can you work the clicker?
A.Yes
B.No
0% 0%
Yes
No

11. E_G_N_E_I_G
A.Q R O Q A
B.M I N R E
C.E N N R I
D.E V K O C
25% 25% 25% 25%
Q R O Q A
M I N R E
E N N R I
E V K O C

12. Sam is here to:
A.Give me the
answers
B.Tell me where to
find the answers
C.Help me find the
answers for myself
19%
Give me the answers
Help me find the answers...
Tell me where to find th...
50%
31%

13. What is Feedback?
A.Written comments
on my work
B.Advice in tutorials
C.One-to-one support
D.All of the above
Advice in tutorials
Written comments on m...
All of the above
One-to-one support
17%
33%
30%
20%

14. In my degree I expect to get a...
A.1st
B.2:1
C.2:2
D.Bare Pass
25% 25% 25% 25%
1st
02:01
02:02
Bare Pass

15. An excellent mark is?
A.90-100
B.80-90
C.70-80
D.60-70
E.50-60
F.40-50
90-100
80-90
70-80
60-70
50-60
40-50
17%
30%
17%
3%
27%
7%

16. Definitions
Civil engineering
• “The art of directing the great
sources of power in nature for the
use and convenience of Man”
Thomas Telford in the Charter of Incorporation of the
Institution of Civil Engineers, 1828
• “The science of constructing docks
railways, canals etc.”
Concise English Dictionary

17. Definitions
◦ Verb:
“to contrive, formulate, project, draw, plan, sketch out... To
generate an application to a particular purpose; to specify”
◦ Noun:
“a plan, scheme, purpose, intention as revealed in the adaption
of means to an end; an arrangement of forms.”
◦ Concise English Dictionary
Remember!
“Design” comes from the same root as the French word
“dessin”, meaning “to draw”
Design

18. Civil engineering design
“The determination of what is to be
built, and the preparation of the
instructions necessary for building it”
Sir Alan Harris, Professor of Civil Engineering, Imperial
College London, “Can Design be Taught?”, Proc. ICE,
Vol.68 Part 1 August 1980, pp 409 - 416.
Definitions

19. Civil engineering design
In practice
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In practice, civil engineering design is a creative process that is
underpinned by scientific concepts and principles but requires the
inclusion of wide-ranging non-scientific factors for a successful conclusion.
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The very best designers are able to embrace very diverse and often
conflicting issues and produce a technically feasible, safe, economically
viable, environmentally acceptable and aesthetically pleasing solution.

23. Why teach design?
What Civil Engineering graduates sometimes
are:
• Highly numerate
• Able to tackle complex mathematical
problems

24. Why teach design?
What Civil Engineering graduates should be:
•Able to realise that design is about far more than just abstract
mathematical analysis, and that other factors are important
too:
• Creative thought
• Economics
• Practicalities of construction
• Environmental issues
• Able to work in multi-disciplinary teams – with other professionals
(Architect, Services, Project Manager, IT Engineers)

25. Why teach design?
What Civil Engineering graduates should be:
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Able to communicate their design ideas
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Communication is a vital part of the design process
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from initial meetings with clients…
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...through discussions within the design team…
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...and clarification with legal, financial, statutory bodies...

…to formal instruction to site workers about how, where and when to
build…

…and finally (in prestige cases) communication to the general public
about our wonderful creations.

26. Engineering drawing
• Engineering drawing used to communicate precise design
information
• Use projections as a means of representing 3D object in 2D
• Orthographic projection
•3 views (projections/elevations) of an object
Plan
Front Side

27. Engineering drawing
•Orthographic projection
• Two common types –
•1st & 3rd angle projection
• How?
•Infinite distance away
•Eye – object – image
•Three projections
•Hidden detail – dashed lines

28. Engineering drawing
• Sections
a ‘slice’ through the
object to reveal
additional detail
• Example - Wall
• Section B-B & A-A
•Hatching on
objects that have
been cut

29. Engineering drawing
• Perspective projections
• Orthographic projections can be difficult to interpret
• Perspective drawings provide a 3D impression of an object
• 3 common types of perspective drawing
•Oblique, Isometric and free form with a Vanishing point
• Oblique
• Starts with two axes, one horizontal, one vertical
• Front face sketched as a true shape
• The third axis is usually drawn at 45 degrees and
50% of true lengths.

30. Engineering drawing
• Isometric
• Object inclined
• Receding lines drawn at 30 degrees and
are usually kept at true measured lengths.
• Isometric paper is a big help!
• Free form with a vanishing point
• Lines appear to converge and meet at what is referred to as the vanishing point.
• Provide depth to a drawing (i.e. a room)
• Railway line (1VP) but can have many VP’s

31. Engineering drawing
Line types & dimensioning
• Line Types & Dimensioning

32. ME03/04 14:00
Remember
(CIVU12 PC-C28 Tuesday 12:00-14:00)