MABY5000 Specialization in Civil Engineering Course description

This course introduces students to real-life challenges and recent research advancements closely related to their specializations. It provides an opportunity for students to refine their master’s thesis topics, and identify a suitable supervisor, effectively laying the foundation for MABY5900. The course includes a series of seminars delivered by guest lecturers, including researchers and industry experts. These sessions cover a diverse array of topics, including but not limited to:

• Analysis and design of buildings and large structures (e.g., bridges, offshore installations, high-rise buildings)
• Building physics
• New building materials
• Transport infrastructure
• Geotechnical engineering

A central element of this course is the project assignment, in which students will prepare a supervised specialization report. The topic for the report can be inspired by the seminars presented during the course. MABY5000 provides a platform for students to network with leading experts and researchers, offering opportunities to select a suitable project and relevant supervisor. The project will allow students to apply both theoretical knowledge and practical skills to address complex, real-world issues. The specialization report can be a literature review, preliminary studies (experimental or numerical), or case studies as part of a larger research initiative. This report (MABY5000) may serve as a foundational work for the master’s thesis (MABY5900). Students may keep the same topic for their master’s thesis or explore a new topic and supervisor, depending on their evolving interests and career goals.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student

· has advanced theoretical knowledge of civil engineering and specialized insight into how to apply the knowledge to a real design issue.

· is capable of analyzing a specific topic using scientific work methods.

· has developed a comprehensive understanding of the design and analysis processes involved in buildings, structures, infrastructures, and/or geotechnical systems.

Skills:

The student is capable of

· applying theoretical knowledge to solve real, complex civil engineering problems.

· using his/her knowledge to assess and develop more sustainable design solutions.

· using analysis tools and methods, and carrying out literature searches to collect, process and present relevant information.

General competence:

The student is capable of:

· working in teams and communicating his/her own work.

· carrying out a project assignment, including a report and presentation.

· preparing a project plan with milestones, and reporting interim results.

The following work requirements must be approved or admission to the exam:

• Three individual exercises, each on two to four pages.

1) Individual written exam, three hours, weighted 70%

2) Project work, weighted 30%. Report, implementation, oral and visual presentation in group are considered.

Part 1) of the exam can be appealed. Part 2) cannot be appealed.

Both parts of the exam must be awarded a pass grade (E or better) in order for the student to pass the course.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled individual written exam, oral examination may be used instead. If oral exams are used for resit and rescheduled exams, the result cannot be appealed.

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Graded scale A-F

1) One internal examiner

2) Two internal examiners

External examiners are used regularly.

MAEN/MAEND4200 Energy use and indoor climate, MAEN/MAEND4500 Heating and cooling in buildings and MAEN/MAEND4600 Ventilation Design.

Awais Ahmed