Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Coursework Title: Report

Module Name: Advanced Materials and Construction Site Management

Module Code: 6500UGSL
Level: 6
Credit Rating: 20

Weighting: 30%
Maximum mark available: 100

Lecturer: Duleeka Dahampriya Dias and Praneeth Nishadi (SL) Dr William Atherton
and Mr Larry Wilkinson (UK)
Contact: If you have any issues with this coursework you may contact your lecturer.
UK Contact details are:
Email: w.atherton@ljmu.ac.uk and L.Wilkinson1@ljmu.ac.uk
Room: Open Plan Office, Peter Jost Enterprise Centre

Hand-out Date: December 2019

Hand-in Date: 03rd January 2020

Hand-in Method: Electronic submission through Canvas and Turnitin in Assignments

Feedback Date: Generic feedback within one month of submission.

Feedback Method: Generic and individual submitted through Canvas

Programmes: BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering

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Learning Outcome to be assessed

1. Critically review the use of non-destructive testing methods in the evaluation of structural concrete
under high levels of exposure.

4. Examine the methods available for project planning including programming and scheduling a
typical construction project.

Detail of the task

Part A – Advanced Materials

A concrete gravity dam, in Gampola (7.1268° N, 80.5647° E), Sri Lanka constructed in 1990 has
shown signs of cracking and surface erosion. This dam has been constructed across Kothmale Oya,
the longest tributary of Mahaweli river. The dam is used as an access road to the adjacent village
and downstream water demands are primarily met with this reservoir.

Figure 1: Extensive horizontal cracks on the downstream and upstream faces of the dam

Assuming you have been appointed as the structural health assessor of this structure determine the
root cause for these observed deteriorations, evaluating the exposure and the use of this structure.
Suggest a comprehensive repair plan to reinstate the structural competency of this structure and
evaluate its sustainability.

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Part B – Construction Site Management

Part B of the assignment is to be completed in groups of two.

Sathosa Motors Limited is a full subsidiary of Access Engineering PLC. Recently Access Engineering
PLC was awarded a design and build contract from Sathosa Motors to design and construct a two
story building and associated facility in Vauxhall Street in Colombo 02. The building is mainly for the
office and maintenance and repair works of its own brand Isuzu trucks and SUVs.
The main and key activities of the projects are
1. Design works of main building and stores.
2. Excavation and Cylinder Foundations
3. Concrete works
4. Post tension works
5. Masonry Works
6. Roof structure works
7. Plumbing and sanitation works
8. Installation of elevators

The following supporting documents are attached with this assignment.

1. Main BOQs
2. Elevation and section drawings of building
3. Planning output (some)

You are required to produce,

1. Main construction programme as follows
a. Include10 no of pre-construction activities. Please note that pre-construction
activities must be completed before the start date of the main project.
Examples of these activities are design, site investigations for soil, environment,
tender process, etc.
b. The main construction programme should contain minimum of 40 to 50 key activities.
You can use the BOQ as a guide for what the activities should be.

[30 marks]
2. Show your detailed calculations for five number of the key activities. The calculations should
be clear and logical. You should also ensure that the resources that are chosen ( e.g gang
sizes, plant numbers are realistic)

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 (10 marks)

3. Prepare the complete method statement for the post tensioning works (setting
out/mobilization of required equipment/required man power/arrangement of steel and others
and risk for the complete pilling works to be discussed, further quality and health and safety
aspects also to be added to the report) [10 marks]

Some key planning outputs;

✓ Excavation (120 machine) : 4 m3/hr
✓ Cylinder Foundation : 2 per/day
✓ Leveling by dozer : 40 m2/hr
✓ Compaction by roller : 15 m3/hr
✓ Brick works : 3 m2/hr
✓ Concreting : 5 m3/hr
✓ Painting : 4 m3/hr
✓ Plastering : 3 m3/hr
✓ Any other required out puts to assume and list down

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What you should hand in

The assignment document should be around 2000 words.

NOTE: You will also be required to submit the assignment, electronically, on Canvas. Please make
sure you submit this in a PDF format. Marks will be lost if you do not.
IMPORTANT: Your assignment will be submitted through Turnitin. There will be two
submission links for Part A and Part B separately. Please submit your Part A and Part B of
the assignment separately.

Part A Part B
Part A of the assignment should be completed Part B of the assignment should be completed
as an individual work. in groups of two.

The programme should be prepared using the

latest version of Microsoft Project and should
be submitted as a PDF document.
Part A of the assignment should be submitted Part B of the assignment should be submitted
through Turnitin. through Turnitin. Both members should submit
individually to the Canvas portal.
Please make sure to include your name and Please make sure to include the names and
student ID number on the submission sheet. student ID numbers of both group members
on the submission sheet.

The assignments should include a front cover, contents page and bibliography. All assignment pages
should be numbered.

Marking Scheme/Assessment Criteria

Part A – Advanced Materials

Mark
Item remarks
allocation
Background and exposure 6 Quantitative details ( weather, soil
leading to the observed conditions, flooding events, traffic load)
deteriorations should be provided with citations
Literature review on cracking of 10 Literature based findings on causes for
concrete dams cracking concrete gravity dams, impact
from the exposure to aggravate the
damages and at least one case study of
similar nature should be presented.
Root cause for the observed 6 Out of the possible causes for cracking of
deterioration and justification it concrete dams, the most probable root
with the use of exposure related cause/s should be presented and the
details and literature based particular cause/s should be justified
evidences considering the site specific, exposure
related and literature based evidences.
Citations should be provided.

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 NDT and structural health
assessing methods to verify the
root cause/s and extent of the
damage with necessary in text
citations
Repair methods to reinstate the
structural competency
Most coherent repair plan for
this dam and sustainability and
life cycle costing aspects of your
suggestion -
Currency of references
8 NDT, PDT or any relevant structural health
assessing methods should be presented
with citations. Along with the suggested
method, justification for suggesting it
should be presented.
8 Should include minimum 5 repair plans
each elaborates under key steps involved
in the repair, cost, ease of use, labor
requirement and durability. Citations
should be provided for each repair plan
8 Out of the possible repair options
suggested under the previous section, the
most appropriate repair plan should be
delineated. The selection should be
evaluated considering its durability for the
remaining design life of the dam,
applicability within present context, life
cycle costing and sustainability aspects.
4 Number, composition of the reference list
and date of published will be considered in
awarding the marks. Minimum 10
references should be included in the list.

Special Notes

Students should prepare 2000+ 10% word reports (excluding the table of content, list of figures,
tables, references and annexures). Exceeding the prescribed word count would lead to lose 10 marks
from the aggregate marks you earn.
Peer reviewed journals, conferences proceedings, books are recommended to be used as sources
for data extraction and excessive use of internet based sources (web sites, online lecture notes) are
discouraged for this submission.

Citations and references should be in Harvard format.

Part B – Construction Site Management

Part B – Item Mark (%)

Item 01
Students should provide the required number of pre- construction activities ALL
starting before the contract commencement date which should be Week 1.
The programme should start on the day instructed in the brief and the duration
should be as the brief. 30
The critical path of the programme should be shown. Activities must be logical in
terms of duration and where they appear on the programme. It is important that as
many activities run concurrently as is practical.
Activities should be of the same duration as calculated in Part 2 of the assignment.

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Item 02
A detailed and logical calculation should be provided. It should be easy to follow.
10
Students should choose sensible resources that are both economical and practical
to achieve.
Item 03

MS should include all the items required in the brief.

Diagrams and photos should be provided to illustrate plant selected and the
process to be used. 10
Details of how quality will be checked and standards maintained should be
provided
It would be an advantage to do a full risk assessment to illustrate what is required
for the health and safety element.

Total 100 marks

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Assessment Criteria

Percentage Verbal Attainment of outcomes.

Mark Descriptor
80+ Excellent Excellent presentation with logical sequence of ideas and sensible
subdivision of subject matter. Written in unambiguous, readable
English. Totally focused on the task and showing evidence of
understanding and of reading outside of immediate lecture
material. Appropriate choice of case study/data handling with
relevant calculations as appropriate. All essential information
included with critical weighing of evidence.
60+ Very Good Very good presentation, well written, informative. Accurate recall
of relevant factual course material and good understanding of
general principles. Style and critical analysis of a comprehensive
nature.

50+ Good A good presentation including most of the relevant course

material. Occasional errors and irrelevancies expected but these
should be balanced by a good coverage and understanding of the
rest of the material.

40+ Satisfactory An acceptable presentation but style although generally

reasonable may be insecure. Even more inaccuracies and
irrelevancies to be expected but these must still be compensated
for by a general understanding of the subject.

20+ Weak An answer at this level must have several positive features but will
show various deficiencies; e.g. irrelevance, excess brevity or
incompleteness, rambling presentation, factual inaccuracies.
Mixed evidence to the depth of knowledge.

10+ Poor There may be a few positive points in the report but these will be
far outweighed by irrelevant or incorrect material. Evidence is
directionless and fragmentary.

0 Very Poor A token effort or a grossly irrelevant answer with little or nothing to
commend it. No convincing evidence of attainment of intended
learning outcomes.

Recommended reading

Module Content and supporting documents – Available on Canvas under Assignments together
with recommended module texts.

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Extenuating Circumstances

If something serious happens that means that you will not be able to complete this assignment, you
need to contact the module leader as soon as possible. There are a number of things that can be
done to help, such as extensions, waivers and alternative assessments, but we can only arrange
this if you tell us. To ensure that the system is not abused, you will need to provide some evidence
of the problem.

More guidance is available at https://www2.ljmu.ac.uk/student-administration/126427.htm

Any coursework submitted late without the prior agreement of the module leader will receive
0 marks.
Academic Misconduct

The University defines Academic Misconduct as ‘any case of deliberate, premeditated cheating,
collusion, plagiarism or falsification of information, in an attempt to deceive and gain an unfair
advantage in assessment’. This includes attempting to gain marks as part of a team without
making a contribution. The Faculty takes Academic Misconduct very seriously and any suspected
cases will be investigated through the University’s standard policy (Academic Misconduct). If you
are found guilty, you may be expelled from the University with no award.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand what constitutes Academic
Misconduct and to ensure that you do not break the rules. If you are unclear about what is
required, please ask.

For more information you are directed to following the University web pages:

• Information regarding academic misconduct:

http://www2.ljmu.ac.uk/corporate/SPR/89510.htm
• Information on study skills: http://www2.ljmu.ac.uk/studysupport/
• Information regarding referencing:
https://www2.ljmu.ac.uk/studysupport/69049.htm

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