COURSE INFORMATION

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Faculty: and Surveying
Course code: SBEC4643 Academic Session/Semester: 202021/2

Course name: Construction Plant & Temporary Works Pre/co requisite (course name Not applicable
and code, if applicable):
Credit hours: 3

Course synopsis The course provides a working knowledge on construction plant and temporary
structures. Topics will include an introduction to principles and techniques for selecting
and managing construction equipment. Review and evaluate the types of earthmoving
and other construction equipments, including the estimating and analysis of
production, ownership and operating costs. Study of temporary structures used to
support construction operations such as formwork, scaffolding systems, shoring
systems, cofferdam, underpinning, slurry walls and construction dewatering systems.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will develop a working
knowledge of common construction plant and equipment’s and their management
imperatives and techniques. They should understand different types of temporary
structures used to support construction and able to identify alternative solutions to the
temporary structures design.

Course coordinator (if Mdm Fuziah Ismail

applicable)

Course lecturer(s) Name Office Contact no. E-mail

Mdm Fuziah Ismail B11-111 0197058621 b-fuziah@utm.my

Mapping of the Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) to the Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO), Teaching & Learning
(T&L) methods and Assessment methods:
*Taxonomies
Weight ***Assessment
No. CLO PLO and T&L methods
(%) methods
**generic skills
Describe the basic principles and
Lecture,
practices used in the management
1 PLO1 20 C5 active T, F
of plant and the design and
learning
construction of temporary works
Lecture,
Calculate equipment ownership active
2 and operating costs and PLO3 30 P3 learning, T, F, HW
production Project-based
learning

Prepared by: Certified by:

Name: Mdm Fuziah Ismail Name: AP. Sr Dr. Mohd Saidin Misnan

Signature: Signature:

Date: 10.03.2021 Date:

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Faculty:
Course code: SBEC4643 Academic Session/Semester: 202021/2

Course name: Construction Plant & Temporary Works Pre/co requisite (course name Not applicable
and code, if applicable):
Credit hours: 3

Propose the type of materials,

Lecture,
methods, and techniques
active
associated with temporary
3 PLO2 30 P5 learning, F, PR, HW
structure systems that are
Project-based
appropriate for construction
learning
operations in hand

Present ideas clearly and Project-based

4 PL04 15 A2 PR, Pr
confidently using appropriate tools learning

Project-based
5 Work effectively in a team PLO7 5 A3 PR
learning

Refer *Taxonomies of Learning and **UTM’s Graduate Attributes, where applicable for measurement of outcomes
achievement
***T – Test; Q – Quiz; HW – Homework; PR – Project; Pr – Presentation; F – Final Exam etc.

Details on Innovative T&L practices:

No. Type Implementation
1. Active learning Conducted through in-class activities
2. Project-based learning Conducted through an assignment. Students in a group of 4 are given 1 project
that require them to prepare the method statement with sketches of a designated
temporary work element. The sketches would involve the use of 3D software such
as SketchUp and AutoCad.

Weekly Schedule:
Introduction to the Course
Equipment and construction plants: Type of plant and usage; Planning and selection of construction
Week 1
plant/equipment: planning for plant requirements; analysis study on use of construction plant; criteria
and samples of plant selection in construction projects;
Equipment and construction plants: Estimate of production for construction plant: methods or
Week 2 techniques in product estimate of construction plant; study on factors influenced in production of
construction plant
Equipment and construction plants: Estimate samples on construction plant; Economical of
Week 3 construction plant: objectives on economic plant analysis; cost calculation on plant handling; decision
on construction plant; cost control
Equipment and construction plants: Estimate of production for construction plant: methods or
Week 4 techniques in product estimate of construction plant; study on factors influenced in production of
construction plant
Equipment and construction plants: Maintenance and plant safety approach: maintenance aspect on
construction plant; safe working practices on use of plant;
Week 5 Systems approach in construction plant management: Introduction to system; problems in
construction plant management; problem solving with systems analysis techniques; samples of
techniques analysis systems in construction plant management
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Course code: SBEC4643 Academic Session/Semester: 202021/2

Course name: Construction Plant & Temporary Works Pre/co requisite (course name Not applicable
and code, if applicable):
Credit hours: 3

Scaffolding: Introduction: concepts and design criteria, standard practice code, and scaffolding’s load;
Week 6 Types of scaffolding: detailed systems, scaffolding system design; Usage of scaffolding in various works;
Safe working practices on scaffolding usage
Shoring : Concepts and design criteria, standard practice code, and shoring’s load; Types of shoring:
Week 7 materials, typical shoring systems and designed for shoring systems; Usage of shoring in various
construction works; Safe working practices on shoring usage
Week 8 Test
Week 9 Mid-Semester Break
Concrete formwork: Introduction: formwork needs, loads on formwork and materials; Types of
formwork: details of construction, equipment, installation and removing of various types of formwork
Week 10
to construct new concrete elements; Formwork design: criteria, design and analysis of formwork in
foundation, columns, wall, floor slabs and beams
Concrete formwork: Introduction: formwork needs, loads on formwork and materials; Types of
formwork: details of construction, equipment, installation and removing of various types of formwork
Week 11
to construct new concrete elements; Formwork design: criteria, design and analysis of formwork in
foundation, columns, wall, floor slabs and beams
Groundwater control: Water-spread theories in construction works; Methods in controlling
Week 12 groundwater level; Types of groundwater control systems, tools and equipments and its efficiency;
Design of groundwater control systems
Groundwater control: Water-spread theories in construction works; Methods in controlling
Week 13 groundwater level; Types of groundwater control systems, tools and equipments and its efficiency;
Design of groundwater control systems
Temporary retaining wall structure: Theories in retaining wall; Types of temporary retaining
Week 14
wall/structure: Detail construction and its efficiency; Design of temporary retaining wall structure
Week 15 Revision

Transferable skills (generic skills learned in course of study which can be useful and utilised in other settings):
Team working
Written communication

Student learning time (SLT) details:

Distribution TOTAL
Teaching and Learning Activities
of student SLT
Learning
Time (SLT)
Guided Learning Guided Learning Independent Learning
Course
(Face to Face) Non-Face to Face Non-Face to face
content
outline
CLO L T P O
CLO 1 3.00 5.00 23.00 31.00
CLO 2 10.00 8.00 5.00 8.00 31.00
CLO 3 10.00 8.00 5.00 8.00 31.00
CLO 4 1.50 1.50 3.00
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Faculty:
Course code: SBEC4643 Academic Session/Semester: 202021/2

Course name: Construction Plant & Temporary Works Pre/co requisite (course name Not applicable
and code, if applicable):
Credit hours: 3

CLO 5 1.50 1.50 3.00

Total SLT 23.00 16.00 3.00 15 42.00 99.00

Continuous Assessment PLO Percentage Total SLT

1 Worksheet CP AP 10 (CLO 2/PLO 2) 5.00
2 Worksheet CTW CS 10 (CLO 3/PLO 3) 5.00
3 Coursework: Content CS 15 (CLO 1/PLO 1) 1.00
4 Coursework: Teamwork TW 5 (CLO 5/PLO 7) 1.00
5 Test KW/AP 10 (CLO 1/PLO 1)/ 10 (CLO 2/PLO 2) 2.50
Final Assessment Percentage Total SLT
1 Final Examination KW/AP/ 10 (CLO 1/PLO 1) 7.00
PS 10 (CLO 2/PLO 2)
20 (CLO 3/PLO 3)
Grand Total SLT 120.00

Special requirement to deliver the course (e.g: software, nursery, computer lab, simulation room):
-

Learning resources:
Text book (if applicable)
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Main references
Peurifoy, R.L. (2006). Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods (7th edition). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Additional references
Nunnally, S.W. (2007). Construction Methods and Management. New York: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Nichols, H.L. and Day, D.A. (2005). Moving the Earth. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Singh, J. (2009). Heavy Construction: Planning, Equipment and Methods (Vol. 1) (3rd edition). India: CRC Press.
Singh, J. (2009). Heavy Construction: Planning, Equipment and Methods (Vol.2) (3rd edition). India: CRC Press
Online
http://elearning.utm.my

Academic honesty and plagiarism:

Assignments are individual tasks and NOT group activities (UNLESS EXPLICITLY INDICATED AS GROUP ACTIVITIES)
Copying of work (texts, simulation results etc.) from other students/groups or from other sources is not allowed.
Brief quotations are allowed and then only if indicated as such. Existing texts should be reformulated with your own
words used to explain what you have read. It is not acceptable to retype existing texts and just acknowledge the
source as a reference. Be warned: students who submit copied work will obtain a mark of zero for the assignment
and disciplinary steps may be taken by the Faculty. It is also unacceptable to do somebody else’s work, to lend your
work to them or to make your work available to them to copy.
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Faculty:
Course code: SBEC4643 Academic Session/Semester: 202021/2

Course name: Construction Plant & Temporary Works Pre/co requisite (course name Not applicable
and code, if applicable):
Credit hours: 3

Other additional information (Course policy, any specific instruction etc.):

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Disclaimer:
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intended for is prohibited.
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied herein, Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions.