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CHEMMAT 779B

: Food Engineering Research Project
2022 Semester One (1223)
A structured supervised research project addressing a topic relevant to the development and commercialisation of food process engineering technologies.
Subject: Chemical a Materials Engineeri
Restriction: CHEMMAT 774, 775, 776, 777 To complete this course students must enrol in CHEMMAT 779 A and B
252

CHEMMAT 780

: Research Project
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Subject: Chemical a Materials Engineeri
To complete this course students must enrol in CHEMMAT 780 A and B, or CHEMMAT 780
253

CHEMMAT 780

: Research Project
2022 Semester One (1223)
Subject: Chemical a Materials Engineeri
To complete this course students must enrol in CHEMMAT 780 A and B, or CHEMMAT 780
254

CHEMMAT 787

: Project X
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Students are required to submit a report on a topic assigned by the appropriate Head of Department.
Subject: Chemical a Materials Engineeri
Prerequisite: Departmental approval
255

CHEMMAT 787

: Project X
2022 Semester One (1223)
Students are required to submit a report on a topic assigned by the appropriate Head of Department.
Subject: Chemical a Materials Engineeri
Prerequisite: Departmental approval
256

CHEMMAT 789

: Project Z
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Students are required to submit a report on a topic assigned by the appropriate Head of Department.
Subject: Chemical a Materials Engineeri
Prerequisite: Departmental approval
257

CHEMMAT 789

: Project Z
2022 Semester One (1223)
Students are required to submit a report on a topic assigned by the appropriate Head of Department.
Subject: Chemical a Materials Engineeri
Prerequisite: Departmental approval
258

CHEMMAT 796A

: ME Thesis (Chemical and Materials)
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Students are required to submit a thesis on a topic assigned by the appropriate Head of Department.
Subject: Chemical a Materials Engineeri
Prerequisite: Departmental approval To complete this course students must enrol in CHEMMAT 796 A and B
259

CHEMMAT 796A

: ME Thesis (Chemical and Materials)
2022 Semester One (1223)
Students are required to submit a thesis on a topic assigned by the appropriate Head of Department.
Subject: Chemical a Materials Engineeri
Prerequisite: Departmental approval To complete this course students must enrol in CHEMMAT 796 A and B
260

CHEMMAT 796B

: ME Thesis (Chemical and Materials)
2022 Semester One (1223)
Students are required to submit a thesis on a topic assigned by the appropriate Head of Department.
Subject: Chemical a Materials Engineeri
Prerequisite: Departmental approval To complete this course students must enrol in CHEMMAT 796 A and B
261

CIVIL 703

: Project Management
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Planning, organisation and control of engineering projects. Application and integration of project management processes to the typical project lifecycle (initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing). Studies in the nine knowledge areas defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI): Project Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk and Procurement Management. Development of a range of skills, tools and techniques to become an effective project manager.
Subject: Civil Engineering
Restriction: ENGGEN 740
262

CIVIL 705A

: Research Project
2022 Semester One (1223)
Subject: Civil Engineering
Restriction: CIVIL 408 To complete this course students must enrol in CIVIL 705 A and B
263

CIVIL 707

: Construction Supply Chain Management
2022 Semester One (1223)
Advanced topics in construction supply chain management such as construction logistics, buffer management, relational contracts and behavioural dimensions, analytical models for construction, information technologies and sustainable supply chains. Independent research is undertaken by developing individual research projects in which students study logistics and supply chain problems by analysing real production scenarios or the current literature available in this topic.
Subject: Civil Engineering
No pre-requisites or restrictions
264

CIVIL 709

: Cost Engineering
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Advanced topics in cost engineering such as construction engineering cost planning, cost estimating, cost control, cost analysis and engineering economics. The core taught skills are extended by individual projects in which independent research is undertaken to solve cost engineering problems or to give critical comments on the current literature on cost engineering.
Subject: Civil Engineering
No pre-requisites or restrictions
265

CIVIL 713

: Structures and Design 4
2022 Semester One (1223)
Continuation of the design and detailing of structural assemblages in structural steel, reinforced concrete, reinforced masonry and timber, including connections in steelwork, composite steel/concrete beams and reinforced masonry structures. Emphasis on good load paths, application of seismic design, techniques for the checking of existing structures and lessons learnt from failures. Introduction to the NZ Standard for light timber frame construction and concepts for light steel frame construction.
Subject: Civil Engineering
Prerequisite: CIVIL 312 and 313 or equivalent
Restriction: CIVIL 411
266

CIVIL 714

: Multistorey Building Design
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Techniques for the design of structures to resist seismic loading. Derivation of design actions, alternative structural systems for resisting these loads, design of structural components subject to cyclic inelastic action, detailing of members and joints to enhance earthquake resistance. Techniques of seismic isolation. Design project.
Subject: Civil Engineering
Prerequisite: CIVIL 313 or equivalent
267

CIVIL 715

: Advanced Structural Concrete
2022 Semester One (1223)
Design and detailing of prestressed and precast concrete components. Advanced mechanics of reinforced concrete members subject to axial, flexure, shear, and torsion actions. Design of state-of-art low-damage concrete structural systems. Includes an independent concrete design project and an independent research project on past failures of concrete structures.
Subject: Civil Engineering
Prerequisite: CIVIL 313 or equivalent
268

CIVIL 716

: Engineering Risk Management
2022 Semester Two (1225)
A broad based understanding of the critical elements of risk and risk management within the construction and engineering industry. Key elements include risk identification with regard to the forms and types of risk inherent in construction. Risk analysis tools and techniques for the construction engineer, and risk response. Risk monitoring techniques, risk control and transference of risk methods. Risk within procurement, insurance issues and risk attenuation.
Subject: Civil Engineering
Restriction: ENGGEN 722
269

CIVIL 717

: Advanced Structural Timber
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Advanced topics in timber design such as: shearwalls, diaphragms, special glulam beams, bolted connections, new fasteners, engineered wood products, laminated bridges, inspection of timber structures. Emphasis will be placed on latest international developments. The core skills are taught and accompanied by an individual project in which independent research is undertaken to solve a challenging timber connection problem.
Subject: Civil Engineering
Prerequisite: CIVIL 451 or 750 or equivalent
270

CIVIL 719

: Matrix Structural Analysis
2022 Semester One (1223)
Direct stiffness method applied to linear, nonlinear and stability analyses. Introduction to variational principles and finite element method. Projects in practical modelling of major structures such as bridges and multi-storey buildings. Use of commercial software.
Subject: Civil Engineering
Restriction: CIVIL 416
271

CIVIL 720

: Earthquake Engineering
2022 Semester One (1223)
Earthquakes and the effects on civil infrastructure. The passage of seismic waves from inception, propagation, arrival at site bedrock, site specific response, infrastructure response. Including engineering seismology, seismo-tectonic setting of NZ, probabilistic seismic hazard analyses, NZS 1170.5, infrastructure dynamics, base isolation, effects of site geology, geophysical and geotechnical site characterisation, concepts of soil-structure interaction, the Canterbury series of earthquakes.
Subject: Civil Engineering
Prerequisite: CIVIL 313 and ENGSCI 311 or equivalent
272

CIVIL 722

: Slope Engineering
2022 Semester One (1223)
Slope failure mechanisms, geological controls and classification. Shear strength of rock and soil materials. Laboratory testing of earth materials for slope stability. Limit equilibrium techniques, including analytical, numerical and graphical methods. Effects of water and earthquake on slope stability. Slope monitoring, stabilisation and remediation. Landslide risk management.
Subject: Civil Engineering
Prerequisite: CIVIL 322 or equivalent
Restriction: ENVENG 324, CIVIL 422
273

CIVIL 725

: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Advanced topics in earthquake effects on geotechnical structures, including: dynamic properties of soils; earthquake-induced ground response; seismic stability of slopes, embankments; earth-retaining structures; soil liquefaction; ground deformations; remediation and mitigation techniques. Design applications and advanced methods of analysis with case history analyses of major earthquakes. An independent research project will be used to solve a challenging geotechnical earthquake engineering problem.
Subject: Civil Engineering
Prerequisite: CIVIL 324 or equivalent
274

CIVIL 726

: Engineering Geology
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Introduction to fundamentals in soil and rock mechanics and their application to engineering projects. Discussion of natural hazards and their implications on infrastructure design. Practical exercises in field mapping, core logging, aerial photograph interpretation, and basic laboratory tests.
Subject: Civil Engineering
Restriction: CIVIL 404, EARTHSCI 372, GEOLOGY 372
275

CIVIL 727

: Dynamics of Structures in Earthquakes
2022 Semester One (1223)
Dynamic behaviour of structures and the means of predicting their response to the effects of earthquakes. Fundamental principles of earthquake engineering, including the effects of structural properties, and the roles of ductility, damping and isolation in mitigating earthquake damage. An individual research project on the impact of earthquakes on civil infrastructure is undertaken.
Subject: Civil Engineering
Prerequisite: Departmental approval
Restriction: CIVIL 314 or equivalent