Units
Cadastral and Land Management
Unit code: UDB385
Contact hours: 4 per week
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
This unit introduces the student to the basic civil engineering design processes and procedures associated with the development of subdivided urban/rural land for residential, industrial or commercial purposes. The unit covers the following: subdivisional road design types, hierarchy, longitudinal and cross sections, earthworks; stormwater design, basic urban hydrology, catchment properties, rational formula, pipe/gully parameters, pipe and open channel flows; water reticulation system features; sewer reticulation system features and basic design procedures. Modern trends in the above (including sustainability considerations) together with the general construction procedures and basic costings are introduced.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 1 | Yes |
Offered in these courses
- UD40
Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
Surveyors and related professionals involved in the production of subdivided allotments require a general understanding of the technical engineering design aspects associated with the provision, servicing and construction of these allotments. This unit provides the student with an understanding of and practical skills for engineering design for reconfiguration of allotments. This unit builds on Stewardship of Land (UDB101), Urban Development Economics (UDB104) and Engineering Surveying (UDB284) and provides the foundation for the later units of Development Process (UDB302) and Property Development Practice (UDB485).
Aims
This unit develops your understanding of the civil engineering design processes associated with land development, specifically involving the engineering aspects of urban roads, stormwater systems, water reticulation and sewerage. These aspects will be outlined in the context of current local government requirements, including environmental and sustainability issues.
Objectives
By the completion of this unit you will be able to demonstrate a number of discipline specific capabilities at an intermediate level:
1. Problem identification and definition associated with estate development
2. A body of technical knowledge covering engineering aspects and an awareness of environmental aspects of land development
3. Reading and interpreting engineering plans for land development
4. Appropriate skills to assist in on-site design parameter adjustments due to unforseen site conditions
Content
The specific technical coverage within this unit will be directed as follows:
1. Urban Road Design
- Urban road hierarchy - traffic capacity, road widths, crossfalls, earthworks
- Horizontal & vertical geometry limitations - road safety features, lot accesses
- Intersection features - un-signalised intersections, traffic calming devices, drainage
- Construction features - including pavements and surface treatments
- Modern trends in urban road presentation
2. Lot Configuration
- Allotment design parameters
3. Stormwater Systems Design
- Basic hydrology (for small urban catchments) - average recurrence interval events, overland flow paths, times of concentration, catchment definition
- Rational formula applications - co-efficient of run-off, rainfall intensities, simple applications based on QUDM, secondary stormwater systems
- Pipe flows - Mannings formula, hydraulic grade line design, manhole losses
- Open channel flows - stream naturalisation, sediment transport
Detention basins - qualitative measures only
- Water quality issues - gross pollutants traps, wetlands, erosion control measures
4. Water Reticulation Design
- Design philosophy - physical system features
5. Sewer Design
- Design philosophy - physical system features
6. Land Development Costings
- Items 1-5 will be reviewed with a consideration of their construction procedures and associated engineering costs
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
The delivery of this unit will involve an integration of conventional lectures, tutorials and field trips. You will be expected to attend a 2 hour lecture each week followed by a 2 hour workshop/ tutorial session with other students. The lectures will introduce the relevant topics that will be expanded on in the workshops where active learning exercises will be conducted. You will also be working on a land development design project for much of the semester, which will provide you with a context for these professional skills activities. There will be at least one site visit to a modern land development.
Guest lectures and practicing professional designers and developers will deliver presentations on aspects of 'live' jobs.
Teaching Mode: Hours per week: 4
Lectures: 2
Tutorials/Workshops: 2
Practical: 4 (a field trip replaces the Lecture/Tutorial for that week)
Assessment
The assessment for this unit follows the assessment policy stated in section 5.1.1
Assessment name:
Project (applied)
Description:
Case Study of Sustainable Development
You will be required to undertake and complete your individual design for a land development of small to medium size. The design components to be undertaken and assessed progressively will be: Urban Roadworks (Week 4, 15%), Stormwater Drainage (Week 6, 15%), the integration of all urban roads and services (Week 8, 10%), and lot configuration (Week 10, 5%).
Progressive - Final submission Week 10
Relates to objectives:
1. Problem identification and definition associated with estate development
2. A body of technical knowledge covering engineering aspects and an awareness of environmental aspects of land development
3. Reading and interpreting engineering plans for land development
Weight:
35%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 10
Assessment name:
Problem Solving Task
Description:
Workshop exercises
You will be required to complete a series of desktop design exercises (five minimum) designed to develop your knowledge of the principles and skillset for engineering design for land development. The exercises will be undertaken during weekly tutorial sessions from Week 2 to Week 10. Feedback on your skills development will be provided at workshop sessions. Output you produce within each workshop session is to be compiled into a portfolio and submitted for assessment.
Progressive - Final Submission Week 10
Relates to objectives:
1. Problem identification and definition associated with estate development
2. A body of technical knowledge covering engineering aspects and an awareness of environmental aspects of land development
3. Reading and interpreting engineering plans for land development
4. Appropriate skills to assist in on-site design parameter adjustments due to unforseen site conditions
Weight:
25%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 10
Assessment name:
Examination (Theory)
Description:
Theory Exam
The written examination will be comprised of short answer questions and multiple choice questions. The questions will test your understanding of all material presented within lectures, tutorials and practicals throughout the semester.
Relates to objectives:
1. Problem identification and definition associated with estate development
2. A body of technical knowledge covering engineering aspects and an awareness of environmental aspects of land development
3. Reading and interpreting engineering plans for land development
4. Appropriate skills to assist in on-site design parameter adjustments due to unforseen site conditions
Weight:
40%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Exam Period
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
References currently available from the QUT Library
- Weathered Howe, Queensland Streets IMEA(Q), Brisbane (1992*)
- Neville Jones & Associates & Australian Water Engineering, Queensland Urban Drainage Manual, Vols 1 & 2, DNR, IMEA(Q) & BCC (1992*)
- Australian Rainfall and Runoff, IEAust, Canberra (1998*)
- Sewerage Design Guidelines - Dept of Natural Resources
- Australian Model Code for Residential Development, Commonwealth Govt, + Associated Practice Notes (separate publication) (1995*)
- Queensland Residential Design Guidelines - Dept of Local Govt & Planning (1997*)
Note : Year* indicates updates and /or new editions will be issued from time to time - the most current version should be used where possible
Risk assessment statement
You will undertake lectures and tutorials in the traditional classrooms and lecture theatres. As such, there are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with these components of the unit. As this unit requires you to visit construction sites, you need to take your General Site Safety Card and to wear safety boots and a hard hat. You may be required to undergo a specific safety briefing at the site. If you do not act in accordance with the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety Act will be asked to leave the construction site.
Additional Costs
There are no additional costs associated with this unit.
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 19-Oct-2012
