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Engineering– 123

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Unit detailsDepartments and Divisions are shown in bold lettering, disciplines or subjects are shown in brackets

Civil & Mechanical Engineering (ACC–ACM) .............. 124ACC (Civil Engineering) ...................................... 124ACM (Mechanical Engineering) ......................... 127

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (AEA–AEB,KCA – see Computer Science)

AEA (Electrical Engineering) .............................. 135AEB (Technology) ................................................. 144

Engineering (Launceston) (ANP–ANT)ANP (Engineering) ............................................... 147ANT (Environmental Engineering) .................... 151

Economics (BEA) .................................................................. 154Accounting & Finance (BFA) ............................................. 157Law (BLA) .............................................................................. 161Management (BMA) ............................................................ 169Information Systems (BSA) ............................................... 176Medicine – Multi-disciplinary (CAM) ............................ 181Biochemistry (CBA) ............................................................. 183Women’s & Children’s Health (CGC–CGW) ................. 185Anatomy & Physiology (CHG–CHP) ............................... 187Pathology (CJA) .................................................................... 193Surgery (CKA) ...................................................................... 195Community & Rural Health (CLA) .................................. 196Clinical Sciences (CMG–CMP) .......................................... 197Nursing (CNA) ..................................................................... 200Biomedical Science (CRA) ................................................. 206Pharmacy (CSA) ................................................................... 210Early Childhood & Primary Education (EPC–EPT) ....... 215Secondary & Post-Compulsory Education (ESA–ESV) . 221

ESA (Bachelor of Teaching) ................................. 221ESC–ESF (Secondary Education) ........................ 230ESI (In-Service) ...................................................... 233ESN (Postgraduate Education courses) ............. 238ESP (Human Movement) ..................................... 247ESS–EST (Secondary Education) ........................ 252ESV (Adult & Vocational Education) ................. 254

Music (FCB–FCZ) ................................................................. 258Fine Arts (Launceston) (FFA–FFX) .................................... 268Performing Arts (FPB–FPS) ................................................ 278Fine Arts (Hobart) (FSA–FSZ) ............................................ 285Aboriginal Studies (HAB) .................................................. 302Cultural Studies (HAC) ...................................................... 304Women’s Studies (HAF) ..................................................... 306Humanities Honours (HAX) .............................................. 311English & European Languages & Literatures

(HEA–HEI) .................................................................... 311HEA (English) ....................................................... 311HEF (French) ......................................................... 320HEG (German) ...................................................... 324HEI (Italian) ........................................................... 327

Sociology & Social Work (HGA–HGW) .......................... 328HGA (Sociology) ........................................................... 328HGP (Behavioural Science) ......................................... 335HGW (Social Work) ...................................................... 336

Information (HLA) .............................................................. 338Asian Languages & Studies (HMA–HMN) .................... 338

HMA (Asian Studies) ........................................... 338HMC (Chinese) ..................................................... 343HMJ (Japanese) ...................................................... 345HMN (Indonesian) ............................................... 348

Philosophy (HPA) ................................................................ 352Government (HSA–HSD) ................................................... 358

HSA (Political Science) ......................................... 358HSD (Administration) .......................................... 365

History & Classics (HTA–HTL) ........................................ 371HTA (History) ....................................................... 371HTC (Classics) ....................................................... 378HTG (Ancient Greek) ........................................... 382HTL (Latin) ............................................................ 383

Computer Science (KCA) ................................................... 385Architecture & Urban Design (KDA–KDU) ................... 388

KDA (Environmental Design, Architecture) .... 388KDU (Town Planning) ......................................... 394

Geology (KEA) ..................................................................... 395Geography & Environmental Studies (KGA–KGS) ...... 402

KGA (Geography) ................................................. 402KGE (Environmental Studies) ............................. 409KGG (Geomatics) .................................................. 411KGS (Surveying) ................................................... 425

Psychology (KHA) ............................................................... 417Physical Science (KJC–KJY) ............................................... 425

KJC (Chemistry) .................................................... 425KJG (Geography) .................................................. 429KJP (Physics) .......................................................... 431KJY (Geology) ........................................................ 433

Agricultural Science (KLA) ................................................ 434Mathematics (KMA–KME) ................................................. 444

KMA (Mathematics) ............................................. 444KME (Mathematics for Engineering) ................. 450

Plant Science (KPA) ............................................................. 450Aquaculture (KQA) ............................................................. 455Chemistry (KRA) ................................................................. 462Antarctic Studies (KSA) ...................................................... 467Computing (KXA) ................................................................ 467Physics (KYA) ....................................................................... 474Zoology (KZA) ..................................................................... 477

124 University of Tasmania – Course and Unit Handbook, 1998

For an explanation of abbreviations used above see inside back cover.

Engineering at Hobart andLaunceston

Engineering is taught by the Department of Civil &Mechanical Engineering at Hobart (units coded ACCand ACM); the Department of Electrical Engineering &Computer Science at Hobart (units coded AEA andKCA); and the Department of Engineering atLaunceston (units coded ANP and ANT).

Engineering (Civil) at Hobart

ACC213 Structural Mechanics 1Is basic to many engineering fields, and introducesstudents to the fundamental concepts and theories ofthe elastic behaviour of solid bodies subjected tovarious types of loading. A thorough understanding ofmechanical behaviour is essential for the safe design ofstructures, whether buildings and bridges, machinesand motors, submarines and ships, or aeroplanes andantennas. Studies cover concepts of stress and strain;axial load problems; stresses in connections: internalforces in bar structures; properties of cross-sections;elastic bending – stresses and deflection; shearingstresses in beams; combined bending and axial force;built up beams; statically indeterminate beams; puretorsion; columns.

• Staff Dr E Melerski •Hbt, int •9% • sem 2 – 26lectures, 13 tutorials, 18 hrs lab • prereq KMA102 andACM100 • coreq ACM216 • assess exam (75%);practical work (15%); test (10%)• req either Gere JM and Timoshenko SP, Mechanics of

Materials, 3rd SI edn, Van Nostrand Reinhold(International).

or Popov EP, Engineering Mechanics of Solids, Prentice-Hall.

ACC313 Structural Mechanics 2Introduces classical techniques of structural analysis ofstatically indeterminate bar structures. Studies coverstrain and complementary energy; virtual work; energytheorems; elastic deflections; elastic analysis of plane,statically indeterminate structures; plane state of stressand strain; strain measurements; thick cylinders;combined stresses and yield criteria for metals;unsymmetrical bending; bending of curved beams;columns and beam-columns.• Staff Dr E Melerski •Hbt, int •9% •sem 1 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 lab and assignments • prereqcontact the department for details • assess exams (80%);practical work (20%)• req either Ghali A and Neville AM, Structural

Analysis – A Unified Classical and Matrix Approach,Intext Educational Publishers

or Coates RC, Coutre MG and Kong FK, StructuralAnalysis, 3rd edn, Van Nostrand Reinhold.

ACC315 Composite Structures (Civil)Consists of lectures on: concrete mix design; ultimatestrength of concrete beams and columns; deflections,moment curvature, creep and shrinkage of concretemembers; analysis and design of slabs, composite slabsand beams; working stress and ultimate strength ofprestressed concrete beams; partial prestressingconcepts. Project work consists of compulsorylaboratory and tutorial assignments related to thelecture material.

• Staff Dr AJ Beasley • Hbt, int • 9% • sem 2 – 26lectures, 25 hrs tutorial/lab • prereq contact thedepartment for details • assess exam (70%); lab (20%);tutorial assignments (10%)• req Warner RF, Rangan BV and Hall AS, Reinforced

Concrete, 3rd edn, Longman CheshireWarner RF and Faulkes KA, Prestressed Concrete, 2nd

edn, Longman CheshireAustralian Standards for Civil Engineering Students –

Structural Engineering, SAA HB2.2 1991.

ACC346 Geomechanics 1Discusses in some detail, the properties of soils relevantto civil engineers, and develops the basic principles andlaws used in soil and rock mechanics. Students shoulddevelop a clear understanding of Terzaghi’s effectivestress concept for both static and steady state flowconditions and a firm knowledge of the stress-strainand shear strength characteristics of soil. Studies coverthe nature of soils and soil particles; soil classificationsystems; compaction of soils; concept of pore pressureand effective stress; shrinkage and expansion of soils;flow of water through soils; stresses within a soil mass;stress-strain behaviour and shear strength of soils;consolidation of soil; site investigation.

• Staff Mr BF Cousins •Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 lab • prereq contact thedepartment for details • assess exam (80%); lab andassignments (20%)• req Cernica JN, Geotechnical Engineering Soil

Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons, 1995[p/b] Sutton BHC, Solving Problems in Soil Mechanics,

Longmans.

ACC355 Engineering Design 2 (Civil)Familiarises students with design practice in structuralengineering by confronting them with a variety ofcreative structural engineering problems for whichcodes of practice are employed to obtain realisticengineering solutions. The unit involves several majordesign projects in steel, concrete, composite and timberconstruction. Some experimental design in the form ofmodel testing is prescribed. Students are introduced toand expected to use computer-aided design anddrawing facilities in these projects. Lectures cover

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practical aspects of the design of structural members,frames and connections and are supported by weeklytutorial exercises, and supervised design sessions.

• Staff Dr AJ Beasley •Hbt, int •19.7% •full year –52lectures, 104 hrs tutorial/design office • prereq contactthe department for details • coreq ACM301 andACC313 • assess continuous assessment by projectwork• req Gorenc B, Turyov R and Syam A, Steel Designers

Handbook, 26th edn, UNSW PressWarner RF, Rangan BV and Hall AS, Reinforced

Concrete, 3rd edn, Longman CheshireDesign Capacity Tables AISC Australian Standards for Civil

Engineering Students –Structural Engineering, SAAHB2.2 1991.

ACC362 Project Management andOrganisationGives students an explanation of the techniques ofproject management. Students learn how to optimisethe outcomes of projects in terms of time, cost andspecification (quality). Topics include project planningand implementation, cost systems, programming, cashflow analysis and budgeting, environmental impactstatements, contract administration, and lifecyclecosting. The unit also describes the behaviour ofindividuals and groups in organisations. Topics includeinter- and intrapersonal skills, leadership,organisational culture, conflict resolution, change, thehuman relations movement and modern management.

• Staff Dr AJ Beasley (Coordinator) •Hbt, int •4.5%•sem 2 –13 lectures, 7 tutorials, 9 hrs projects • assess2 assignments, 1 involving case study• req Meredith JR, Project Management, Wiley, 1989Lloyd BE, The Organisation of Engineering Work,

Macmillan, Melbourne, 1979Samson E (ed), Management for Engineers, Longman

Cheshire, Melbourne, 1989.

ACC395 Civil Technology DesignProjectAn individual project in civil design which may involveresearch and development, literature survey,experimental investigation, computational studies andimplementation.

•Hbt, int •14% •sem ? – 104 hrs lecture/tutorial/design office • assess on submitted project work

ACC413 Structural Mechanics 3Reinforces the understanding of elastic behaviour ofstatically indeterminate structures acquired in ACC313.In particular, students are given the opportunity tobecome familiar with dynamic, plastic, and stabilityanalyses. Modern computer methods of analysis ofstructural systems are also treated extensively. Studies

cover moment distribution method for frames withsway; matrix methods of structural analysis; influencelines; plastic behaviour and design; instability offrames; and structural vibrations.

• Staff Dr E Melerski •Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs practical work/assignments• prereq ACM301 and ACC313 • assess exam (80%);practical work and assignments (20%)• req either Ghali A and Neville AM, Structural

Analysis –A Unified Classical and Matrix Approach,Intext Educational Publishers

or Coates RC et al, Structural Analysis, 3rd edn, VanNostrand Reinhold (Int).

ACC414 Stress AnalysisCovers theoretical, experimental and numerical stressanalysis of two- and three-dimensional bodies. Topicsinclude stress function formulations and solutions;photo elasticity; finite difference methods; laterallyloaded plates; Rayleigh-Ritz formulations; finiteelement methods; and torsion of thin walled sections.Several major assignments covering a variety oftheoretical and experimental problems in stress analysisare presented.

• Staff Dr CG Foster •Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab • prereq ACC313• assess exam (50%); assignment (30%); lab (20%)• req Timoshenko SP and Goodier JN, Theory of

Elasticity, 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill.

ACC431 HydraulicsPresents a selection of topics in hydraulics that are ofpractical importance in the fields of open channel andclosed conduit flow. The mode of analysis is always torefer first to the basic principles of the phenomenon,and to introduce such simplifications and, if necessary,empirical coefficients as will enable the prediction ofthe hydraulic variables of importance. These methodsare illustrated with reference to experiments inlaboratories and field structures. Studies cover: (a)Open channel flow –advanced backwater analysis,regular and irregular channels; transitions and controls,weirs, spillways; bends in subcritical flow; unsteadyflow; approximate and numerical solutions; floodpropagation; and (b) Closed conduit flow –velocitydistribution and friction factors; pipe networks;computer solutions; (c) Environmental Hydraulics –diffusion processes in channels and estuaries; analyticand numerical solutions to the diffusion equation;dispersion; calculation of pollutant concentrations.

• Staff Dr JS Montes •Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab • prereq ACM320• assess final exam (50%); midterm exam (25%);laboratory reports (25%).• rdg Wylie B and Streeter V, Hydraulic Transients,

Mcgraw-Hill.

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ACC434 Geomechanics 2Applies principles developed in ACC346 to soil slopestability, foundations of all types and the variouscategories of earth retaining structures. The emphasis ison practical application. The concept of probability offailure is introduced. Studies cover stability of slopes;pressures exerted by soil masses; bearing capacity offoundations; settlement of foundations; piledfoundations; dam design; statistics and engineeringjudgement.

• Staff Mr BF Cousins •Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab • prereq ACC346 andACC313 • coreq KEA431 • assess exam (80%); lab andassignments (20%)• req Whitlow R, Basic Soil Mechanics, Longmans[p/b] Tomlinson MJ, Foundation Design and

Construction, Longman.

ACC445 Traffic and Highway EngineeringIntroduces the elements of Traffic and HighwayEngineering, and studies in some detail the applicationof statistical methods in analysing traffic data.Emphasis is placed on principles rather than technologywhich is always subject to change. Studies cover theprinciples involved in the design and evaluation ofroad pavements; vehicle characteristics, collection oftraffic data, parametric and non parametric testsapplied to traffic engineering problems; headwaydistributions, gap and delay models, speed and flowrelationships, roadway capacity –uninterrupted andinterrupted flow; isolated traffic signals, coordinatedtraffic signals; traffic accidents; environmentalproblems associated with roads; pavement materials;maintenance strategies; road design standards;geometric design of roads.

• Staff Mr BF Cousins •Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs project assignments • assessexam (80%); assignments (20%)• req Underwood RT, The Geometric Design of Roads,

MacmillanOgden KW and Bennett DW, Traffic Engineering Practice,

(supplied by Monash University).

ACC446 Environmental EngineeringMay be taken by both civil and mechanical engineeringstudents. The unit introduces: environmental controllegislation, licensing; Development Proposal andEnvironmental Management Plan preparation;emission and emission control; and solid wastedisposal. The unit gives a grounding in hydrology,water supply and sewerage engineering. It emphasisestechnology and practice in its field trips, case studies,and project work. Studies cover: (a) Water supply,sewerage and stormwater– collection, treatment anddistribution of potable water, the treatment and

disposal of waste-water, piped stormwater systems;and includes site visits to major water treatment plant,sewage treatment plant and pumping stations; (b)Hydrology– the hydrologic cycle; elements ofmeteorology; precipitation and forecasting; evaporationfrom water surfaces; infiltration; unit hydrographs andthe rational runoff equation; flood flows, theMuskingum method; and (c) Environmental Aspects –environmental control legislation; noise pollution &control; atmospheric pollution; solid wastes;environmental impact case study.

• Staff Mr R Camm •Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs project assignments• prereq ACM320 • assess project work (100%)• req Linsley RK, Kohler MA and Paulhus JWH,

Hydrology for Engineers, McGraw-HillBotkin DB and Keller EA, Environmental Science, Wiley,

1995.

ACC447 Civil Engineering ProjectProvides a learning experience which draws upon therange of skills developed throughout the course(including research initiative, technical expertise,written and oral reporting skills) to test students’capacity for independence of thought and judgement.Supervision: Each student is assigned, for the durationof the project, an individual supervisor from theacademic staff of Faculty, and is required to undertakean individual project, which may involve research anddevelopment work, engineering design, literaturesurvey, experimental work, theoretical work,computational studies, simulation and implementation.Honours students enrolled in ACC490 are assigned anindividual research and development project; and atyped and bound thesis on the project should besubmitted by a date determined by the Faculty ofEngineering and Surveying. Pass students are requiredto submit a project report by a date determined by theHead of Department (normally by the end of teachingin semester 2).

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –72-hr project • prereqACC355, 313 and 315 • coreq ACC454 • assessindividual project report or thesis and the presentationof seminars.

ACC454 Engineering Design 3 (Civil)Develops a broad understanding and appreciation ofengineering through a series of ill-defined andproblematical tasks, none of which have clear solutions,all of which reflect the reality of engineering problems.Studies cover: (a) Structural and Civil Design –withlectures on aspects of modern design and constructionpractice in low rise buildings, roads, bridges and tallbuildings (including limit states concepts, prestressedconcrete, wind models and analysis of tall structures,dynamics, creep and shrinkage in concrete structures

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etc.); and major design projects in civil engineeringwhich involve multidisciplinary design criteriarequiring in-depth knowledge and participation byindividuals within project groups; and (b) HydroEngineering– elementary models of load demand;elements of hydro schemes; cost structure of hydroschemes; dam types and method of design; economicsof river diversion; spillways; modern tunnellingmethods; and underground openings.

• Staff Dr AJ Beasley, Dr S Guidici •Hbt, int •20%•full year –52 lectures, 104 hrs tutorials/design office• prereq ACC355, ACC313 and ACC315 Enrolmentswill be accepted if students are currently enrolled inACC313 and ACC315 • assess project work• req as for ACC355 and as required plusWarner RF and Faulkes KA, Prestressed Concrete, 2nd

edn, Longman Cheshire.

ACC490 Civil Engineering HonoursThesisStudents enrolling for honours are required to work ona project throughout the year, and to prepare andsubmit a thesis based on this work. The project alsomeets the requirement of the project component ofACC447, and is presented as part of the departmentseminar program. (See ACC447 above).

ACC814 Stress AnalysisCovers theoretical, numerical and experimental stressanalysis of two and three dimensional bodies. Topicsinclude: stress functions in rectangular and polarcoordinates, St Venant torsion, composite laminateanalysis, laterally loaded plates, torsion of thin walledsections, finite differences, finite elements, boundaryelements.

• Staff Dr CG Foster •Hbt, int •16.67% • 3 hrs weekly(12 wks), 36 hrs project • assess exam (50%), project(50%)• req Timoshenko SP and Goodier JN, Theory of

Elasticity, 3rd edn, McGraw Hill.

ACC831 Advanced HydraulicsCovers kinematics and dynamics of ideal fluid flow;gradually varying flow in open channels; transitionsand controls, weirs spillways; bends in subcritical flow;unsteady flow: approximate and numerical solutions;waterhammer; solution by graphical and numericalmethods; mass oscillations, surge tanks.

• Staff Dr JS Montes •Hbt, int •16.67% • 3 hrs weekly(12 wks), 36 hrs project • assess exam (50%), project(50%).

ACC834 Advanced GeomechanicsFor a description of this unit, contact the Department ofCivil & Mechanical Engineering

• Staff Mr B Cousins •Hbt, int •16.67% • 3 hrsweekly (12 wks), 36 hrs project • assess exam (50%),project (50%).

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ACM100 Engineering FundamentalsIntroduces students to the engineering profession andits disciplines. The unit deals with engineering analysis,modelling, and laboratory practice. It provides the basisfor further study in the three traditional disciplines ofmechanical, electrical and civil engineering. Studentslearn to apply their mathematics and physics to theanalysis of engineering problems. Hands-on laboratorywork, and report writing develop skills in these twoimportant areas. The deliver of the unit, and itsassessment, is designed to bridge the gap betweenschool and the more formal teaching of engineering inthe later years of the course.

The unit consists of four components. Component (a) isscheduled for semester 1 and the remainingcomponents for semester 2.

ACM101 Part A – Mechanical 11% - introduction tomechanical engineering: statics, kinematics, anddynamics, with applications to machines andstructures;

ACM102 Part B – Electrical 11% - introduction toelectrical engineering: electromagnetism and basiccircuit theory (including electrical safety);

ACM103 Part C – Civil 8% - introduction to civilengineering –mechanics of structures, elements ofdesign, hydrostatics; and

ACM104 Part D – Physics 8% - atomic physics, wavesand geometrical optics (taught by the Department ofPhysics).

• Staff (Coordinator) Dr V Karri •Hbt, int •37.5%•full year –141 lectures, 48 tutorials, 75 hrs lab • prereq(currently under review) *MT841 and *PH866 (or HSCequiv) or satisfactory alternatives approved by theAcademic Dean of Engineering and Surveying • assesseach component will be examined at the end of thesemester in which it is taught and the four individualresults will be combined into a single assessment forEngineering Fundamentals. A minimum degree ofproficiency in each section is necessary to obtain a passin the subject. Further details tba• req Mabie HH and Reinholtz CF, Mechanisms and

Dynamics of Machinery, WileyRiley WF and Sturges LD, Engineering Mechanics –

Statics, WileyRizzoni G, Principles and Applications of Electical

Engineering, Irwin, 1993Morris NM, Mastering Electronic and electrical

Calculations, Macmillan, 1996.

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ACM110 Engineering Fundamentals(CSE)Is a modified form of unit ACM100 (above), and isintended for students undertaking Computer SystemsEngineering (CSE). It consists of 3 components (a)(Mechanical Engineering) ACM111 Part A –Mechanical7%, (b) (Electrical Engineering) ACM112 Part B –Electrical 9%, and (d) (Physics) ACM113 Part C –Physics 8% of ACM100, but without the workshopprocesses component of (a).

•Hbt, int •25% •full year –104 lectures, 37 tutorials,51 lab • prereq (currently under review) *MT841 and*PH866 (or HSC equiv) or satisfactory alternativesapproved by the Academic Dean of Engineering andSurveying • assess as for the relevant sections ofACM100• req as for ACM100.

ACM150 Engineering DrawingDevelops the students’ spatial imagery through thestudy of descriptive geometry and gives instruction instandard projections used in contemporary drawingoffice practice. Studies cover methods of projection;elements of plane and solid geometry; development ofsurfaces of revolution; introduction to computer aideddrafting; and exercises with CAD.

• Staff Dr CG Foster •Hbt, int •12.5% •full year –1-hr lecture and 1.5-hrs practical work weekly • assess3x3-hour tests of descriptive geometry –an averagemark of 60% for the first two tests is consideredsatisfactory. Students performing below this level aregiven supplementary exercises and must pass a thirdtest in order to qualify for a pass grade. All studentsmust satisfactorily complete 2 exercises in CAD• req prescribed instruments - 150mm compass, screw

adjusted; 150mm dividers (instruments to be of goodquality, preferably in a case); Metric scale AS1212-1:1:1, 1:2, 1:5, 1:10; Pencils –2H, H, F or equiv clutchpencils; set squares (45∞ 250mm, 60∞ 300mm);Protractor (full circle), eraser, drafting tape.

ACM190 Engineering Fundamentals forTechnologistsIs a modified form of ACM100 (above), and is intendedfor Bachelor of Technology in ManufacturingTechnology students. It consists of component (b)(Electrical Engineering).

• Staff staff of the Department of Electrical andElectronic Engineering •Hbt, int •10% •sem 2 –39lectures, 13 tutorials, 18 lab • prereq Associate Diplomain Mechanical Engineering • assess as for the relevantsections of ACM100.

ACM212 Mechanical Engineering 2MConsists of selected topics from ACM221, and eitherACC213 or ACM240 or ACM220.

• Staff Prof MR Davis, Dr AC Pittas, Dr CG Foster•Hbt, int •13.5% •full year –6 hrs weekly of lectures,tutorial and lab • m/excl ACM221, ACC213 or ACM240or ACM220 • assess exam (70%), assignment and lab(30%).

ACM216 Materials and ManufacturingIntroduces students to the engineering properties ofmaterials used by both civil and mechanical engineersand basic manufacturing processes. Studies cover: (a)Engineering Materials– mechanical properties ofmaterials including the uniaxial tension test, hardness,notch toughness, fracture toughness, fatigue and creep;grain structure including crystal imperfections, plasticflow, cold and hot working, recrystallisation;solidification and casting of metals; diffusion in thesolid state; equilibrium and transformation diagrams;hardening and strengthening mechanisms in alloysystems; heat treatment and hardenability of plaincarbon and alloy steels; properties of weldable steels,cast irons and aluminium alloys; processes used inwelding structural steels; metallurgical problemsassociated with welding; detection of defects; failure inmaterials; cement and concrete technology; propertiesof timber; laminated timber; basic properties ofceramics, polymers and composites; and (b)Manufacturing Processes– metal forming; welding;torch and arc cutting, brazing, soldering and adhesivebonding; design considerations of welding; processesand techniques; decorative and protective surfacetreatments.

• Staff Mr BF Cousins •Hbt, int •13.5% •full year –39 lectures, 20 tutorials, 27 hrs lab • assess 3-hr exam inJune (50%), 2-hr exam in Nov (30%), mid-sem test insem 1 (5%) lab (15%)• req Askeland DR, The Science and Engineering of

Materials, 3rd edn, PWS Publishing, 1994.

ACM220 ThermodynamicsPresents the basic concepts and principles of classicalthermodynamics and explains their engineeringapplications, using numerical examples and laboratoryexperiments. The unit forms the foundation for furtherstudy in the field. Studies cover historical development;thermodynamic properties; First Law ofThermodynamics applied to fixed mass and controlvolume systems, processes and cycles; Second Law andits corollaries; properties of pure substances; ideal gas,real gases, vapours and mixtures; kinetic theory ofgases; and applications with particular working fluids.

• Staff Dr AC Pittas •Hbt, int •9% •sem 1 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 18 hrs lab • prereq KMA102 andACM100 • assess exam (70%); test (10%); lab (20%)• req [p/b] Leaver RH and Thomas TR, Analysis and

Presentation of Experimental Results, Macmillan.[p/b] Mayhew YR and Rogers GFC, Thermodynamic and

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Transport Properties of Fluids SI Units, 4th edn,Blackwell.

[p/b] Moran MJ and Shapiro HN, Fundamentals ofEngineering Thermodynamics, John Wiley & Sons 1988or 1991.

Pittas AC, Lecture Notes, (available from department).

ACM221 Fluid MechanicsDevelops an understanding of the basic principles ofincompressible fluid motion and their application toanalysis and design of fluid flow systems. Experience ofexperimental methods in fluid mechanics and aphysical understanding of fluid motion phenomena aregained by conducting experiments. Studies cover basicconcepts and fluid properties; fluid statics; controlvolume approach –continuity, momentum, Bernoulliequations; flow measurement; dimensional analysis,similarity and modelling; laminar and turbulent flow;incompressible flow in closed conduits; uniform flow inopen channels; turbomachinery; simple pumpingsystems.

• Staff Prof MR Davis •Hbt, int •9% •sem 1 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 18 hrs lab • prereq KMA102 andACM100 • assess lab (15%); sem test (15%); 3-hr exam(70%)• req either Streeter VL and Wylie EB, Fluid Mechanics,

1st SI metric edn, McGraw-Hill Ryersonor Vennard JK and Street RL, Elementary Fluid

Mechanics, 6th SI edn, Wiley.

ACM240 Engineering MechanicsCovers the fundamental principles of dynamics inrelation to planar motion of rigid bodies andmechanisms, as well as periodic motion of spring andmass systems (vibrations). On completion studentsshould be able to perform kinematic and dynamicanalyses of planar mechanisms using analytical andgraphical methods, and identify, model and analysevibrating systems both in steady state and transientresponse. Studies cover dynamics of two dimensionalmechanisms and machines; balancing of machinery;kinetics of particles; plane kinematics and kinetics ofrigid bodies; vibrations of systems with one degree offreedom.

• Staff Dr JS Montes •Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 18 drawing office • prereq KMA102 and ACM100 (or ACM190 with an AssociateDiploma in Mechanical Engineering) • assess exam(80%); assignments and mid term test (20%)• req Meriam JL and Kraige LG, Engineering Mechanics,

vol 2, SI version, John Wiley & Sons, 1987Rao SS, Mechanical Vibrations, Addison Wesley, 1986.

ACM250 Civil and Mechanical Design 1Acquaints students with the fundamental concepts ofengineering design; encourages them to become aware

of the design aspects of artefacts in everyday life;provides them with an opportunity to communicatetheir ideas on design by means of a group presentationand design folio; and in general reinforces theirconcepts of mechanical and civil engineering. Anintroduction to professional practice is given.

• Staff Dr CG Foster •Hbt, int •13.5% •full year –78hrs lectures/practical work relating to engineeringdesign • prereq ACM150, ACM100 (components (a) and(c)) • coreq ACM240, ACC213 • assess presentation ofseminar and associated design folio (50%), assignmentsand projects in general engineering design (50%).

ACM300 Project Management & Practice[BGeom] Comprises any three of the following units:AEA361, ACC362, AEA461, ACM462.

•Hbt, int •16.67% •sem 1 –for other details, see theunits concerned.

ACM301 Engineering DynamicsBuilds on the coverage of dynamics and virbration ofACM240, which was restricted to plane motion indynamics and systems with two degrees of freedom invibration. Three dimensional motion is considered here,with its kinematic and kinetic implications. The studyof vibrations includes the case of arbitrary excitationforces using both operational and numericalprocedures. (a) Dynamics– central force motion; rigidbody kinematics; rigid body dynamics; Euler equations;gyroscopic motions; non-rigid body dynamics;Tsiolkovski’s problems; and (b) Vibrations –arbitraryimpulse excitation, single degree of freedom systems;numerical solution to impulse excitation problems;multiple degree of freedom systems; and balancing ofinternal combustion engines.

• Staff Dr JS Montes •Hbt, int •9% •sem 1 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab • prereq (KME271 orKMA202 ) or (KME280 and ACM240) • assess finalexam (50%), mid-term exam (30%), lab report s(20%)• req Meriam JW and Kraige LG, Dynamics, SI version,

2nd edn, John Wiley & SonsMeirovitch L, Elements of Vibration Analysis, 2nd edn,

McGraw-Hill.

ACM302 Mechanical Control andMaintenanceIncludes the study of: (a) Process control elements–transducers for displacement, velocity, acceleration,strain, load, pressure, temperature and other physicalparameters; actuators –pneumatic, hydraulic,electromechanical; control systems –pneumatic, on-offand proportional control, two and three termcontrollers; transducer frequency response, transferfunctions; Laplace transforms; analogue control systems–basic linear control concepts; feedback, error signals,open and closed loop transfer functions; gain and phase

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margins; Nyquist and other stability criteria; and (b)Measurement systems– types of measurement;calibration techniques, uncertainty analyses, signalconditioning, signal transmission, recording; (c)Maintenance strategies; condition monitoring;frequency analysis; power spectra; Cepstra.

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –26 lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrslab • prereq ACM240 • assess exam (80%), lab (20%).• req Wheeler AJ and Ganji AR, Introduction to

Engineering Experimentation, Prentice Hall, 1996Wheeler AJ and Ganji AR, Introduction to Engineering

Experimentation, Prentice-Hall.

ACM305 Vibration and NoiseDevelops the understanding of the basic principles ofstructural vibration, the propagation and generation ofsound, and its influence on individuals. Strategies fornoise and vibration control are discussed. Experience ofexperimental methods in noise and vibration and aphysical understanding of vibration and noisephenomena are gained through experiments. Studiescover: (a) Vibration– vibration of systems with morethan one degree of freedom; discrete and continuoussystems; non linear vibrations; application ofcomputers; and (b) Acoustics– sound and vibrationmeasurement; testing of absorbing materials, noisesources and enclosures; noise production andmechanisms; acoustics of ducts and silencers; andhuman response.

• Staff Prof MR Davis •Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab/design • prereqACM301 • assess exam (80%); lab (20%)• req Kinsler LE, Frey AR Coppers AB and Sandes JV,

Fundamentals of Acoustics, 3rd edn, WileyThomson WT, Theory of Vibrations with Applications, 2nd

edn, Allen & Unwin.

ACM316 Manufacturing and QualityControlDevelops the fundamentals of machining,manufacturing processes and properties of materialsthrough a study of basic mathematics, modernstatistical quality control techniques, control charts andspecification limits. Several measuring techniques andgauging will be discussed. Studies cover: (a) StatisticalQuality Control –review of statistical methods; qualitycontrol functions; process control techniques; qualityaccreditation; (b) Engineering Metrology– lengthstandards, gauging, specific methods and instruments;screw threads and gears measurements; (c)Manufacturing Processes– machining as a basicmanufacturing process; mechanics of cutting; analysisof turning operations; (d) Group Technology ; and (e)Flexible Manufacturing Systems –constituents, layout,applications, case study.

• Staff Dr V Karri •Hbt, int •9% •sem 1 –26 lectures,

13 tutorials, 12 lab • prereq ACM100 or 190 • assessexam (80%); assignments and lab (20%).

ACM320 Applied Hydrodynamics andTurbomachinesExtends the analysis of ideal fluid flow to two-dimensions, and the treatment of open channels to thegradually varied flow case. A general treatment of flowabout immersed bodies and boundary layers isintroduced at an elementary level. The basic theory ofincompressible flow turbomachinery is covered withspecific application to radial-flow pumps and turbines.Studies cover kinematics and dynamics of two-dimensional ideal fluid flow; flow about immersedbodies; introduction to boundary layers; graduallyvaried flow in open channels; elementary design andperformance analysis of pumps and turbines forincompressible flow.

• Staff Dr JS Montes •Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab • prereq ACM221• assess exam (50%), mid-term exam (30%), lab (20%)• req Munson BR, Young DF and Okiishi TH,

Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, John Wiley.

ACM350 Thermal Energy SystemsPresents the use of energy and resources from anAustralian and a global perspective. Emphasis is givento the need to distinguish clearly between energyquantity and quality so as to be able to analyse thethermodynamic performance of a broad range ofthermal energy systems. Analyses of industrial sizeengineering plant are presented. Studies cover energyconversion and usage levels, resources; fuels,combustion theory and calculations; vapour powercycles and plant, cogeneration; vapour compression,vapour absorption, air cycle and steam jet refrigerationsystems; refrigerants; heat pumps; gas compressioncycles and plant; steady one dimensional adiabatic flowin nozzles and diffusers; gas power cycles and systems.

• Staff Dr AC Pittas •Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab • prereq ACM220• assess exam (75%), lab (25%)• req Moran MJ and Shapiro HN, Fundamentals of

Engineering Thermodynamics, John Wiley, 1988Pittas AC, Lecture Notes, (available from department).

ACM356 Engineering Design 2(Mechanical)Part of this unit is carried out in conjunction withACC355 (steel and timber structural design, wherestudents become familiar with structural engineeringpractices). Additionally, students develop their designskills through project work involving the design ofmachines. They also study thermal, hydraulic ormanufacturing design.

• Staff Dr CG Foster, Dr AJ Beasley •Hbt, int •19.7%

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•full year –52 lectures, 104 hrs tutorial/design office• prereq contact the department for details • coreqACM301 and ACC313 • assess continuous assessmentof project work.

ACM385 Engineering Accounting andProject ManagementIs equivalent to AEA361 plus ACC362.

•Hbt, int •8.33%

ACM390 Manufacturing Design ProjectIs an individual project in manufacturing related designwhich may involve research and development,literature survey, experimental investigation,computational studies, simulation and/orimplementation.

• Staff Dr CG Foster •Hbt, int •21.5% • 156 hrslecture/tutorial/design office • assess project work• req prescribed as required.

ACM391 Operations ManagementEnables students to perform a work study in amanufacturing environment and developrecommendations for improvement of work flow andprocess applications. They should also be able to applya supervisory model to manufacturing situations anddemonstrate appropriate techniques for the resolutionof conflict and the enhancement of employees’performance. Studies cover economic evaluation modelfor plant siting; optimising process layouts; work studymethods; planning, scheduling and production control;statistical sampling techniques; Total QualityManagement (TQM) techniques; job analysis; andcounselling.

• Staff Mr DC Tomat, Mr RJ Allen •Hbt, int •9% • 26lectures, 13 tutorial, 9 hrs lab • coreq ACM462 • assessexam (60%); assignments (40%)• req Gilmour P, Operations Management in Australia,

Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, 1991Lansbury RD, Performance Appraisal, Macmillan, 1981.

ACM392 Industrial DesignTeaches students how to analyse existing and proposedproducts in terms of client and market needs, and tocommunicate design information so as to enable themanufacturer to set up work for transformation ofmaterials with the minimum effort and in accordancewith accepted practices. Studies cover analysis ofproducts; market need; design communication; designfor size and geometric control; design of jigs andfixtures; tool design; sheet metal forming; dies forforging, extrusion and injection moulding; qualityfunction design.

• Staff Mr RJ Allen •Hbt, int •9% • 26 lectures, 13tutorials, 6 hrs practical • assess exams (60%),assignments (40%).

ACM393 Occupational Health and SafetyTeaches students how to identify health and safetyhazards in the workplace; develop, implement andevaluate an occupational health and safety program fora manufacturing enterprise; and identify and definerisks in design and in the working environment.Students are enabled to apply ergonomics to the designof simple products and work station layouts and knowthe provisions of the Occupational Health and Safetylegislation applicable to both the State andCommonwealth and the State Workers’ Compensationlegislation. Studies cover an overview of industrialpsychology; physical working environment; workplacedesign; Tasmanian Industrial Safety Health andWelfare Act; Commonwealth Occupational Health andSafety Act; occupational health in the workplace;accident prevention; risk management; planningoccupational health and safety; safety programs;designing safety training programs; and TasmanianWorkers’ Compensation Legislation.• Staff Mr DC Tomat •Hbt, int •9% • 26 lectures, 13tutorials • assess exam (80%), assignments (20%)• req Planning Occupational Health and Safety, CCH

Aust. Ltd, Sydney, 1992.

ACM394 Noise ControlDevelops an understanding of the physical principles ofsound measurement, propagation, and control.Examples of industrial noise control and the effects ofnoise on hearing and work efficiency are examined.Statutory and environmental aspects are discussedbriefly. Studies cover acoustics; sound and vibrationmeasurement; sound propagation, transmission andattenuation; sound absorption and reverberation;testing of absorbing materials; noise sources andenclosures; noise production and mechanisms;acoustics of ducts and silencers; human response,loudness; environmental noise, statutory requirements.• Staff Prof MR Davis •Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 lab • prereq ACM240 • assessexam (80%), lab and assignments (20%)• req Kinsler LE, Frey AR, Coppens AB and Sanders JV,

Fundamentals of Acoustics, 3rd edn, Wiley.

ACM395 Mechanical TechnologyDesign ProjectAn individual project in mechanical technology whichmay involve research and development, literaturesurvey, experimental investigation, computationalstudies, simulation and/or implementation.• Staff Prof CG Foster •Hbt, int • ? % •sem ? –156hrs lecture/tutorial/design office • assess on submittedproject work

ACM401 Robotics, Dynamics and ControlWhat are robots? –definition of levels of robots,manipulators, structure of automatic industrial systems,

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non-industrial representatives of the robot family;relationship between the level of robot ‘intelligence’and the project. Concepts and layouts– processinglayout, concept of an automatic manufacturing process,determining productivity of a manufacturing process,kinematic layout and calculations, inverse robotkinematics. Dynamic analysis of drives– mechanical,electromagnetic, electric, hydraulic, pneumodrive,brakes, drive with variable moment of inertia.Kinematic and control of automatic machines –position function, camshafts, master controller,

amplifier, dynamic accuracy. Artificial Intelligence –neural network models, application to manufacturing,

controller for welding, and practical machiningoperations.

• Staff Dr V Karri •Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab • prereq ACM302• assess exam (80%), assignments and/or lab (20%).

ACM405 Municipal Engineering forSurveyorsProvides an introduction to aspects of municipalengineering likely to involve participation of surveyors.Studies cover: (a) Fluid flow– estimation andmeasurement of flow in pipes and channels and overweirs; simple pumping systems; flow through orifices;(b) Hydrology– the hydrologic cycle, precipitation andrun-off; water supply, sewerage and drainage; and (c)Engineering properties of soils– compaction of soil,road pavement materials, pavement design, roadwaycapacity, design of roads; cement and concretetechnology; properties of timber.

• N.B. restricted to Surveying students

• Staff Mr BF Cousins, Mr R Camm, Dr GJ Walker•Hbt, int •12.5% •full year • prereq KYA100, ASA314and 316 • coreq KGG402• req Linsley RK, Kohler MA and Paulhus JL, Hydrology

for Engineers, McGraw-Hill.

ACM420 Aerodynamic DesignLooks at incompressible flow at an advanced level andaims to develop an understanding of the analyticaltechniques underlying modern aerodynamic design.Two-dimensional inviscid flow is treated by conformalmapping, with applications to simple aerofoil sections.Viscous flow theory is developed in detail and appliedto problems of hydrodynamic lubrication and laminarboundary layers in arbitrary pressure gradient. There isa basic introduction to turbulent flow with specificapplication to fully developed flow in pipes andchannels. Studies cover: (a) Inviscid, incompressibleflow –complex potential, conformal mapping, wingtheory; (b) Three-dimensional viscous flow –Navier-Stokes equations; creep flow; lubrication theory; (c)Laminar boundary layers –Prandtl equations;hydrodynamic stability; and (d) Turbulence –Reynolds

equations; flow in conduits; boundary layer control.

• Staff Dr GJ Walker •Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab • prereq ACM320• assess exam (80%), lab (20%).

ACM423 Gas Dynamics andTurbomachinesProvides a first study in gas dynamics with applicationto one- and two-dimensional compressible flowproblems. Work on turbomachinery is extended to thecompressible flow case. The design of axial-flowcompressors and turbines is discussed in detail. Studiescover: (a) One-dimensional compressible flow – basicrelations, isentropic flow with varying area, flow withheat transfer and friction; normal and oblique shockwaves; (b) Steady two-dimensional compressibleflow– small wave characteristics, design of two-dimensional nozzles; compressible flow measurement;and (c) Compressible flow in turbomachinery–measures of efficiency, design and performanceanalysis for radial and axial compressors and turbines.

• Staff Dr GJ Walker •Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab • prereq ACM320 and350 • assess exam (80%), lab (20%).

ACM456 Engineering Design 3(Mechanical)Students study in some depth a technical topic of theirown choosing (subject to the availability of supervisorswith technical expertise in the subject area) and developtheir ability to make a public presentation on that topic.Students participate in a series of three case studies inoccupational health and safety provided by WorksafeAustralia, and contribute to written and oral reports onthis work. An additional presentation is required onsome general topic related to mechanical design ormanufacturing. Supervision: Specialist assistance ontechnical matters is made available from academic andtechnical staff of the Department of Civil andMechanical Engineering.

• N.B. Honours students enrolled in ACM495 will beassigned an individual research and development project, anda typed and bound thesis describing the outcomes of theproject should be submitted at a date determined by theFaculty of Engineering and Surveying. Pass students arerequired to submit the project report(s) by a date determinedby the Head of Department, which will normally be the end ofteaching in semester 2

• Staff Dr GJ Walker •Hbt, int •20% •full year –52lectures, 104 tutorials/practice/lab classes; timetable forpractice/lab classes will be flexible to allow for thediverse specialist programs available in the mechanicalengineering specialisation • prereq ACM356 • assess onthe basis of project work submitted, the individualreport or thesis, and the presentation of a seminar on

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the individual program of work completed (70%),assignments and presentations on safety case studiesand general design topic (30%).

ACM460 Refrigeration and AirConditioningStudies the thermodynamic analysis and design ofrefrigeration and air conditioning systems, andconsiders plant component types and performancecriteria. Laboratory studies and actual plant inspectionsare carried out. Studies cover psychrometric processes;theory of the Psychrometer; enthalpy potential analysisof system components; air conditioning systems;vapour compression and heat pump systems; steam jetrefrigeration system; properties and processes withbinary mixtures; vapour absorption system analysis;low temperature refrigeration; air liquefaction andseparation; liquefaction of other gases; and selectedtopics.

• Staff Dr AC Pittas •Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab • prereq ACM350• coreq ACM470 • assess exam (80%), lab andassignments (20%)• req Pittas AC, Environmental Thermal Engineering,

(available from department).

ACM462 Engineering Management andLawIntroduces students to the role of human and industrialrelations, occupational health and safety, and the law,in managing people and business. Law topics includeethics, torts, tendering, contracts, arbitration, tradepractices, law of evidence, employment and commerciallaw. Human Resource Management includes theAustralian systems enterprise bargaining and industrialcommissions, awards and agreements. The unit goes onto cover selection and training of employees,remuneration, performance management, security andwelfare, equal opportunity and anti-discrimination,occupational health and safety. Managing Peoplecovers supervision, delegation and accountability,objectives and structures in organisations, change andinfluence and power.

• Staff Mr AP Taskunas, Mr S Taskunas, Dr AC Pittas•Hbt, int •6% •sem 1 –26 lectures/tutorials, 9 hrsprojects • assess tests and essay during term (30%),final exam (70%)• req Kinsky R, Engineering Management, Thomas

Nelson, Melbourne, 1994Deery SJ and Plowman DH, Australian Industrial

Relations, 3rd edn, McGraw Hill, Sydney, 1994 (orany later edn)

Chalmers DRC and Clark EE, Legal Studies for Tasmania,3rd edn, Butterworths, Sydney, 1992.

ACM470 Heat and Mass TransferGives an understanding of the basic principles of heattransfer and their application in system design,reinforcing the understanding of the physics of heattransfer through experiments, and the application indesign through project studies. Studies cover: (a)Conduction– shape factors, critical insulationthickness, fins; transient conduction; (b) Convection–the Nusselt modulus; dimensional analysis; laminarboundary layer; turbulent flow, mixing length,Reynolds analogy, Reynolds number, Prandtl number;natural convection; and (c) Heat exchangers– radiationintensity, absorptivity and emissivity, black and greysurfaces, reciprocity theorem, shape factors; two-phaseflow; drying.

• Staff Prof MR Davis •Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab • prereq ACM220 and221 • assess major assignments and lab (20%), 3-hrexam (80%)• req Incropera FP and de Witt DP, Fundamentals of

Heat and Mass Transfer, 2nd International edn, JohnWiley & Sons.

ACM475 Advanced ManufacturingGives an understanding of manufacturing philosophiesand provides a broad study of production engineering,moving towards modern aspects of manufacturingwithout ignoring the basic concepts of productionactivities. Studies cover: (a) Operations Research–linear programming; transportation problem andnetwork models; project scheduling; (b) ManufacturingProcesses– mechanics of cutting models; non-conventional processes –Electro Discharge Machining(EDM), Electro-Chemical Machining (ECM), UltrasonicMachining; and (c) Operations Planning– analyses ofautomated flow lines; assembly line balancing; plantlayout; machine loading and detailed scheduling;introduction to CAD/CAM; introduction to modernmanufacturing philosophies; (d) Economics ofManufacture ; and (e)Optimisation Strategies .

• Staff Dr V Karri •Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –26lectures, 13 tutorials, 12 hrs lab • prereq ACM100 or 190• assess exam (80%), assignments and lab (20%).

ACM485 Engineering Economics,Management and LawIs equivalent to part of AEA461 plus ACM462.

•Hbt, int •8.33%.ACM495 Mechanical Engineering Honours ThesisStudents enrolling for honours are required to work ona major project throughout the year, and to prepare andsubmit a thesis based on this work. The project alsomeets the requirement of the project component ofACM456, and students present their findings as part ofthe department’s seminar program. (See ACM456above).

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ACM802 Advanced ManagementIncludes selected topics from project management;engineering accounting, industrial management,business planning and law and asset management.

• Staff (Coordinator) Dr A Beasley •Hbt, int •16.67%• 3 hrs weekly (12 wks), 36 hrs project • assess exam(50%), project (50%)

ACM803 Robot Kinematics, Dynamicsand ControlIncludes the following topics: robot kinematics,homogeneous transformation matrices, DenavittHartenburg representation; robot systems; end effectordesign; robot systems; robot dynamics: Lagrangian,Newtonian and d’Alembert formulations.; robotcontrol: linear and sampled data control, fuzzy control,adaptive control; flexible manufacturing systems. (Theunit includes selected material from AEA832 Roboticsand Automatic Control.)

• Staff Assoc Prof PE Doe, Mr G Thé • Hbt, int•16.67% • 3 hrs weekly (12 wks), 36 hrs project • coreqACM875 • assess exam (50%), project (50%).

ACM805 Mechanical Noise andVibration ControlCovers the following topics: (a) Vibration –multidegree of freedom systems, vibration of distributedsystems; modes, frequency response and damping ofvibration; and (b) Noise –acoustic measurement andpropagation, enclosed spaces, sound absorption andattenuation; mechanical noise sources; ducts andsilencers; human response to noise.

• Staff Prof MR Davis •Hbt, int •16.67% • 3 hrsweekly (12 wks ), 36 hrs project • assess exam (50%),project (50%).• req Kinsler LE, Frey AR, Coppens AB and Sanders JV,

Fundamentals of Acoustics, 3rd edn, WileyThomson WT, Theory of Vibrations with Applications, 2nd

edn, Allen & Unwin.

ACM813 Advanced Structural MechanicsCovers the following topics: moment distributionmethod for frames with sway; matrix methods forstructural analysis; influence lines for staticallyindeterminate structures; plastic analysis of frames;structural vibrations; yield line theory.• Staff Dr E Melerski •Hbt, int •16.67% • 3 hrsweekly (12 wks), 36 hrs project • assess exam (50%),project (50%)• req Ghali A and Neville AM, Structural Analysis: A

Unified and Matrix Approach, 3rd edn, Chapman &Hall

McGuire W and Gallagher RH, Matrix StructuralAnalysis, John Wiley & Sons

Hughes BP, Limit State Theory for Reinforced Concrete,Pitman.

ACM820 Advanced Fluid MechanicsCovers theoretical, numerical and experimentalanalysis of two- and three-dimensional viscous andinviscid flows. Topics are chosen from: potential flow,boundary layer theory, turbulent shear flows,hydrodynamic lubrication, boundary layer control,advanced measurement techniques, wind tunneltesting, turbomachinery technology, introduction tocomputational fluid dynamics, aerodynamic design andwind engineering.

• Staff Dr GJ Walker •Hbt, int •16.67% • 3 hrsweekly (12 wks), 36 hrs project • assess exam (50%),project (50%).

ACM860 Energy Management andSystemsCovers energy quality, quantity resources andconversion; renewable and non-renewable energyresources: solar energy, geothermal energy, nuclearenergy, fossil fuels; energy conversion systems forpower generation; thermodynamic analysis,hydroturbine generators, vapour power plants, gaspower plants, fuel cells, wind power systems, solarpower plants, geothermal plants, MHD system; energysystems for other primary purposes: gas compressionsystems, gas liquefaction plants, heating and coolingsystems.

• Staff Dr AC Pittas •Hbt, int •16.67% • 3 hrs weekly(12 wks), 36 hrs project • assess exam (50%), project(50%).

ACM865 Heat Transfer and ProcessDryingCovers heat and mass transfer processes, psychrometry;material properties; industrial dryers and practice.

• Staff Prof MR Davis •Hbt, int •16.67% • 3 hrsweekly (12 wks), 36 hrs project • assess exam (50%),project (50%).

ACM875 Advanced ManufacturingCovers the following topics: (a) Operations Research –linear programming: general linear programmingproblem; transportation problem and network models;project scheduling by CPA, queuing theory; and (b)Manufacturing Processes –mechanics of cutting modelsfor twist drills, end milling cutters and broaching tools;interference and geometry of hacksawing and tapping;non-conventional processes: electro dischargemachining (EDM), electro-chemical machining (ECM),ultrasonic machining and laser beam machining (LBM);introduction to CAD/CAM; introduction to modernmanufacturing philosophies such as JIT, GT and FMS,retrieval process planning using CNC, latheprogramming using G p M codes and practice.

• Staff Dr V Karri •Hbt, int •16.67% • 26 lectures, 26

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hrs of project work • assess exam (50%), assignmentsand lab (50%).

ACM876 Modern Manufacturing andQuality ControlCovers the following topics: concepts of design formanufacturing, principles of design and manufacturingintegration, Just-in-Time manufacturing: wasteelimination, low inventory, commitment, quality, roleof suppliers and distributors, push and pull systems,hard and soft conveyors, case studies; knowledge basedsystems, knowledge based monitoring and control;statistical quality control: review of statistical methods,quality control functions, control charts, methods forquality improvements, graphical methods of quality,process control techniques, understanding qualityaccreditation, AS 3902 and related Australianstandards; engineering metrology: length standards,gauging, specific methods and instruments; screwthreads and gears measurements; materials resourcesplanning (MRP); aims, computations and matrix ofMRP: case studies; Manufacturing resources planning(MRP II)

• Staff Dr V Karri •Hbt, int •16.67% • 26 lectures/tutorials, 26 hrs of project work • assess exam (50%),assignments and project work (50%).

ACM877 CNC Machining – Theory andPracticeFor a description of this unit contact the Department ofCivil & Mechanical Engineering.

•Hbt, int •16.67%.

ACM878 Occupational Health andSafetyFor a description of this unit contact the Department ofCivil & Mechanical Engineering.

•Hbt, int •16.67%.

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AEA115 Engineering Computing 1Covers the introduction to computer operating systems(DOS and Windows), their commonly used standardcommands and facilities, batch processing, email, etc.The unit introduces spreadsheets such as EXcel, andgraphics, plotting and word processing packages. Thereis an introduction to programming in ANSIC.

•Hbt, int •11% •sem 1 –3x1-hr lectures, 2x1-hrtutorialpractical sessions weekly (13 wks) and 8x3-hrlab sessions • m/excl AEB115 • assess written exam(50%), assignments (50%)• req Deitel HM and Deitel PJ, C++ How to Program,

Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1994.

AEA201 Circuit TheoryIs a sequel to the electrical component (b) of ACM100(or ACM110 or ACM190). The unit continues the basicelectrical theory taught in the first year in order toprovide the necessary electrical background for otherunits in the second year, but also introduces concepts ofelectromagnetism. The syllabus includes resonance,two-port networks, self and mutual inductance,transients in RL, RC, RLC circuits, concepts ofelectrostatics and electromagnetic induction

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks), and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqKMA102 and (ACM100 or 110 or 190) • m/excl AEA240,AEB210 • assess 3-hr exam (70%), coursework (30%)• req Rizzoni G, Principles and Applications of Electical

Engineering, Irwin, 1993Hammond P, Electromagnetism for Engineers, 3rd edn,

Pergammon.

AEA202 ElectronicsLooks at the operation of single stage and differentialpair amplifiers, and introduces digital electronics andlogic circuits. Studies cover: (a) bias considerations andlinearised equivalent circuits of BJT and FET amplifiers–their frequency response (Bode plots), thecharacteristics and use of differential amplifiers, circuitsinvolving operational amplifiers including R, C anddiode elements, Wien Bridge and phase shift oscillators;and (b)Boolean algebra and the implementation ofsimple Boolean functions using truth tables andKarnaugh map simplification; the examination of BJTsand FETs as switches with R and RC loads, thedevelopment of simple logic circuits; and integerrepresentation in digital systems and simple arithmeticoperations using logic gates. Laboratory assignmentscover selected topics and an introduction to computersimulation and analysis of electronic circuits.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqKMA102 and (ACM100 or 110 or 190) • coreq AEA201or AEA240 • m/excl AEA230, AEB202 • assess 3-hrexam (70%), coursework (30%)• req Mitchell FH and Mitchell FH, Introduction to

Electronics Design, 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1992.

AEA203 Machines and TransformersIntroduces the steady state theory of transformers,induction, synchronous and DC machines. Equivalentcircuits are used to predict their performance.

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks), 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereq (ACM100or 190 or 110) and KMA102 • m/excl AEA240, AEB203• assess 3-hr exam (70%), coursework (30%)• req Hubert CI, Electric Machines, Theory, Operation,

Applications, Adjustment and Control, Macmillan, 1991

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Ryffe PF, Electric Machinery, 2nd edn, Prentice Hall,1994

Sen PC, Principles of Electric Machines and PowerElectronics, 2nd edn, Wiley, 1997.

AEA204 Communication Systems 1Introduces transmission of information and power inelectrical engineering, and is divided into two sections:(a) the medium of transmission– basic transmissionline theory, reflection and lattice diagrams, the theoryof lossless lines and lumped circuit approximations,Smiths charts, and an introduction to optical fibretransmission; the transmission of electrical power andequivalent and T networks; and (b) the techniques fortransmission– an introduction to modulation theory,linear modulation (AM, DSB and SSB modulation andelementary angle modulation).

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks), 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereq ACM100or 110 or 190 • coreq AEA201 or AEA240 • m/exclAEA230, AEB204 • assess 3-hr exam (70%), coursework(30%)• req Carlson AB, Communication Systems: An

Introduction to Signals and Noise in ElectricalCommunication, 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill.

AEA210 Electrical EngineeringFundamentalsIs designed especially for engineering diplomates as abridging course in electrical engineering to enable themto enter the third year of the electrical engineeringcourses. Studies cover revision and extensions in somedepth in the areas of DC and AC circuit theory, threephase circuits, transients, RL, RC and RLC circuits;transformers, DC and induction machines.

• N.B. for advanced standing students only

•Hbt, int •13.5% •pre-sem 2 and sem 2 –2x1-hrlectures, 1 1-hr tutorial a day for 4 wks prior to sem 2;2x1-hr lectures, 1 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions during sem 2 • prereq External studiesdeemed to be of sufficient standard • m/excl AEA201,(AEA203 and 240), AEB210 • assess 3-hr exam (70%),coursework (30%)• req Hilburn JL, Johnson TR and Johnson DE, Electrical

Circuit Analysis, 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall InternationalRizzoni G, Principles and Applications of Electical

Engineering, Irwin, 1993Morris NM, Mastering Electronic and electrical

Calculations, Macmillan, 1996Hubert CI, Electric Machines, Macmillan, 1991Ryffe PF, Electric Machinery, 2nd edn, Prentice Hall,

1994Sen PC, Principles of Electric Machines and Power

Electronics, 2nd edn, Wiley, 1997.

AEA211 Electrical Materials and DevicesIntroduces materials and devices used in electrical andelectronic engineering, and complements what iscovered elsewhere in design and project work. Studiescover semiconductor materials (atomic structure, bandtheory, mobility of carriers, conductivity and diffusion);magnetic materials (magnetic units, domain structure,soft and hard magnetic materials, permanent magnets,magnetic circuits and effects of air gaps); solar cells,diodes (junction and zener); transistors (Bi-polar andFET); SCRs; insulating materials; contacts and printedcircuit boards.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqKRA170 • m/excl AEA235, AEB211 • assess 3-hr exam(70%), coursework (30%)• req Bolton W, Electrical and Magnetic Properties of

Materials, Longman, 1992.

AEA215 Engineering Computing 2Develops some more programming features of the Clanguage, continuing on from AEA115. The unit alsoincludes an introduction to the use of engineeringsoftware in MATLAB, a widely used engineeringcomputational package which is relevant to allengineering disciplines.

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 2x1-hrtutorials weekly (13 wks) • prereq AEA115 • m/exclAEB215 • assess written exam (50%), assignments(50%)• req Dietel HM and Dietel PJ, C++ How to Program,


AEA216 Microcomputer ArchitectureIntroduces the concepts of microcomputer design, andthe interfacing and uses of microprocessors. Studiescover: synchronous sequential circuits; introduction tomicroprocessor hardware; buses, memories, input/output, and interrupt systems.

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqKCA122 or KCA123 or KCA173 • coreq KCA220• assess exam (70%), practical work (30%)• req Mano M, Computer System Architecture, 3rd edn,

Prentice-Hall.or Wakerley JF, Digital Design Principles and Practices,

Prentice Hall.

AEA225 Computing and MathematicsIs an introduction to computing for engineeringstudents and covers the use and application of TurboPascal to engineering problems. The unit is specificallydesigned for advanced standing diplomates to givethem sufficient background in computing to enrol inthird year electrical engineering units; and provides

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time for additional tutorial work in mathematics.

• N.B. for advanced standing students only

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 2x1-hrtutorials weekly (13 wks) • m/excl KCA117, AEA215• assess written exam (50%), practical (50%); aminimum mark of 20/50 for both the written andpractical components is required.

AEA230 Communications andElectronicsIs a combination of AEA202 and AEA204 (above) andcovers: (a) an introduction to linear and digitalelectronic circuits, and (b) the transmission ofinformation and power in electrical engineering.

•Hbt, int •17% •sem 2 –4x1-hr lectures, 2x1-hrtutorials weekly (13 wks), and 12x3-hr lab sessions• prereq KMA102 and (ACM100 or 110 or 190 ) • coreqAEA201 • m/excl AEA202, 204, AEB202, 204 • assess2x3-hr exams (70%), coursework (30%).

AEA235 Electrical Materials and DesignExamines materials and devices used in electrical andelectronic engineering, and acquaints students with thefundamental concepts of electrical engineering design.Studies cover the same topics as AEA211 and AEA251.

•Hbt, int •17% •full year –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hrtutorial, 6x3-hr lab sessions during sem 1; 2x1-hrlectures and 2x1-hr tutorial sessions and occasional sitevisits during sem 2 • prereq ACM100, KRA170 • coreqAEA201 or 240 • m/excl AEA211, 251, AEB211, 251• assess 3-hr exam (35%), coursework (15%), designprojects (50%).

AEA240 Electrical Engineering 2Covers basic circuit theory and single and multi phasetransformers and introduces DC and AC machines. Theunit is a combination of AEA201 and AEA203 (above).

•Hbt, int •17.5% •1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (26 wks) and 12x3-hr lab sessions • prereqACM100 • m/excl AEA201, 203 • assess 2x3-hr exams(70%), coursework (30%).

AEA251 Electrical Design 1Acquaints students with the fundamental concepts ofelectrical engineering design, and provides them withthe opportunity to communicate their ideas throughgroup presentations and in a design folio. Presentationskills are revised and extended. The unit uses examplesto reinforce concepts given elsewhere in the degree.Visits to local electrical and electronic manufacturingcentres reinforce the concepts gained.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •full year –2 hrs weekly (26 wks)• prereq ACM150 and (ACM100 or 110 or 190) • coreq(AEA201, 203) or AEA240 • m/excl AEB210, 251• assess project work (100%)

• req McConnell RL, Cooley WL and Middleton NT,Electrical Engineering Design Compendium, Addison-Wesley, 1993.

Sanguine SJ, Electronic Components and Technology, 2ndedn, Chapman & Hall, 1994.

AEA261 Engineering InnovationIntroduces the concepts of innovation in a competitiveenvironment. The unit covers entrepreneurship,technological change and forecasting, R p D risks,creativity, product life cycle, quality and reliability,intellectual property practice and re-engineering.

•Hbt, int •2.5% •sem 2 –mix of 13x1-hr lectures andtutorials • assess assignments (100%).

AEA302 Digital ElectronicsCovers the step, pulse and continuous non-sinusoidalexcitation of circuits, and the design and analysis ofcomplex digital circuits, sequential circuits and memorysystems. Linear RC wave shaping circuits and nonlinear clipping and clamping circuits using diodes areconsidered with both pulse and continuous repetitiveinputs. Advanced combinational logic functions usingMSI circuits and programmable logic devices arediscussed including latches, flip flops, counters andregisters, incompletely specified functions, 3-state andopen collector circuits, and their implementation usingCMOS technology. Design and implementation ofsequential circuits, and memory systems includingstatic and dynamic RAM, ROM, PROM, UVEPROMand EEPROM devices.

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA201, AEA202 • m/excl AEB302 • assess 3-hr exam(70%), copursework (30%)• req Wakerly JF, Digital Design Principles and Practices,

Prentice-Hall, 1990.

AEA303 Computer Systems IProvides hands-on experience in the analysis andsynthesis of microprocessor-based systems andcomputer architecture, both at hardware and softwarelevels. The unit covers introduction to assemblylanguage programming, microprocessor hardware andtiming, memories, input-output interfacing, interruptsystems, computer organisation including interrupthandling, device drivers, coroutines, job scheduling,semaphores, etc. and an introduction to operatingsystems including UNIX.

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA201, 202 • coreq AEA302 • m/excl AEB303 • assess3-hr exam (75%), coursework (25%)• req Greenfield JD, The 68HC11 Micro-controller,

Saunders, 1991.

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AEA304 Communication Systems 2Introduces electromagnetic propagation, antennas andwaveguides, noise, its origins and mathematicalcharacterisation, noise figure and the effect of noise inamplifiers and receivers. Angle modulation –FM andPM, spectra, stereo FM and compatibility issues, Effectsof noise in AM, DSB, QAM and FM modulationsystems. Detailed examination of a selectedcommunication system as an example of synthesis andsignal design.

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereq(AEA204 or 230) and (AEA240 or 201) • coreq AEA302,311, KYA375 • m/excl AEB304 • assess 3-hr exam(85%), lab assignments (15%), requiring a minimum of40% in each part• req Schwarz M, Information, Transmission, Modulation

and Noise, 2nd (or later) edn, McGraw-Hill.

AEA306 Transients and ControlIntroduces the analysis of circuits and systemsundergoing transient switching behaviour andtechniques for describing their characteristics. The laterpart of the course introduces feedback control circuitsand systems and includes techniques for analysis anddesign of these systems. Studies cover transientnetwork analysis by Laplace transform methods,transfer functions, servo-mechanisms, and the stabilityand transient behaviour of feedback control systems; anintroduction to state variables; a consideration of freeand forced response of linear systems; and a discussionof controllability and observability.

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA201, 202, 203, ACM240 • m/excl AEB306 • assess 3-hr exam and in-sem test (85%), lab assignments (15%)• req Phillip CL and Harbor RD, Feedback Control

Systems, 3rd edn, Prentice Hall, 1996.

AEA311 Signals and Linear SystemsIntroduces signal processing theory and shows howtransform techniques can be used to solve problems inelectrical engineering. Unit material forms a basis forfourth-year units in the electronics, computing andpower streams. Studies cover Fourier series andtransforms; convolutions, impulse responses andtransfer functions; sampling theorem, and discreteFourier transforms; an introduction to stochasticsignals; Z-transforms and simple digital filtering.

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 5x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA201, 202, KME271 • coreq AEA306 • m/exclAEB311 • assess lab work (15%), mid-sem test (15%), 3-hr exam (70%); a pass will be a score above 50% total,with not less than 28/70 in the exam.• req Sinha NK, Linear Systems, Wiley.

AEA316 Processor Architecture andDesignBuilds on second-year computer hardware studies(AEA216), developing basic technology andorganisational concepts. Studies cover: Design ofcomputers, register transfer, data paths, instruction sets;hardware design languages; the control unit,microprogramming concepts, interrupts; high speedcomputing, parallel and special purpose machines; anintroduction to integrated design concepts.

•Hbt, int •8.33% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hrtutorial weekly (13 wks), and 5x3-hr lab sessions• prereq KCA220, AEA216 • assess exam (80%),practical work (20%)• req Hamacher VC, Vranesic ZG and Zaky SG,

Computer Organization, 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill.

AEA321 Power Systems 1Examines electric power systems, their characteristicsand limitations, and includes: equivalent circuits ofsynchronous generators, transmission lines andtransformers; voltage characteristics of loads, control ofpower and frequency, control of voltage and reactivepower, load flow analysis; an overview of fault analysisand calculation of three phase fault currents, powersystem stability, and protection in industrial powersystems; and direct current transmission.

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks), and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereq(AEA201, 203) or AEA240 • m/excl AEB321 • assess 3-hr exam (70%), coursework (30%)• req Weedy BM, Electric Power Systems, J Wiley &

Sons.Glover JD and Sarma M, Power System Analysis and

Design, DWS-Kent.

AEA322 Power ElectronicsIntroduces the wide range of power electronics devices,circuits and applications, and covers: multiphaserectifier and controlled converter circuits (AC-DCcircuits), AC-AC control circuits, single phase andmultiphase inverters; a discussion of powersemiconductor switching devices, their characteristics,driving requirements, losses and protection; and anintroduction to harmonics generated by converters.

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures,1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks), and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA201, AEA202, AEA203 • m/excl AEB322 • assess 3-hr exam (70%), coursework (30%).

AEA352 Engineering Design 2 (Electrical)Adds to the methods and knowledge gained in AEA251and covers selected topics in the analysis and designtechniques used in the areas of communication, control,digital, electronic and power engineering. Students arealso shown the methods of operational planning and

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control, and the impact of quality systems on designand manufacturing processes. The latter includes theapplication of engineering standards, toleranceproblems and reliability.

•Hbt, int •12.2% •full year –4 hrs weekly (26 wks)• prereq AEA251 • coreq AEA306, 302 • assess projectwork (100%).• req McConnell RL, Cooley WL and Middleton NT,

Electrical Engineering Design Compendium, Addison-Wesley, 1993.

Sanguine SJ, Electronic Components and Technology, 2ndedn, Chapman & Hall, 1994.

AEA354 Engineering Design 2 (CSE)Covers selected topics in the analysis and designtechniques used in the areas of software engineering,communications, computer and computer systemsengineering. Students are also shown the methods ofoperational planning and control, and the impact ofquality systems on design and manufacturingprocesses, including the application of engineeringstandards, telerances problems and reliability.

•Hbt, int •12.2% •full year –4 hrs weekly (26 wks)• prereq (AEA202 or 240), KCA220 • assess projectwork (100%).

AEA361 Accounting and Economics forEngineersIntroduces accounting and finances in engineeringbusinesses and the principles of micro- andmacroeconomics. The unit aims to develop therelationship between accounting and engineering work,the attributes required to manage or run smallbusinesses, and economic evaluation of engineeringprojects and operations. Topics include the theory ofproduction supply and demand analysis, markets andcompetition, money and financial systems, internationaltrade, financial statements and analysis, costing,budgeting, and management accounting.

•Hbt, int •4.5% •sem 1 –mix of 26x1-hr lectures andtutorials • m/excl AEB361 • assess 2-hr exam (50%),assignments (50%)• req Bazley M and Hancock P, Contemporary

Accounting, Thomas and Nelson, 1993.

AEA407 Electronic SystemsProvides methods of circuit design and analysis for usein the general instrumentation area, and for interfacinganalog systems (including transducers) to digitalsystems. The unit discusses the performance andlimitations of these systems including operationalamplifiers and noise. Studies cover analogmicroelectronics, power amplifiers (discrete andintegrated circuit), a discussion of general feedbacktheory and compensation techniques for discrete and ICamplifiers; and an investigation of selection of

oscillator, pulse and function generator, analogmultiplier, D/A and A/D converter, and triggercircuits.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA201, 202 • m/excl AEB407 • assess 3-hr exam(70%), coursework (30%)• req Sedra AS and Smith KC, Microelectronic Circuits,

3rd edn, HRW International.

AEA408 Control EngineeringCovers the analysis and synthesis of continuous-timeand discrete-time feedback control systems, and isorganised around the concepts of classical transferfunction approach and modern state spaceformulations. Studies cover the transfer function andstate space representation of physical systems;performance criteria in control systems; Nyquist-andBode plots; Nichols chart and the root locus method;series compensation and minor loop feedbackcompensation; sampling and z-transform theory;stability criteria of discrete-time systems; synthesis ofdigital controllers; and pole placement by state variablefeedback.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 5x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA306 • assess lab assignments (15%), 3-hr exam(85%)• req Phillip CL and Harbor RD, Feedback Control

Systems, 3rd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1996.

AEA409 Engineering SystemsPresents modern system theory that is relevant to theanalysis and design of advanced computer controlledsystems. Most of the material is also relevant to digitalsignal processing. Studies cover dynamic optimisation,transversality conditions, differential constraints, linearquadratic control, matrix Riccati equation, dynamicprogramming, system identification, an introduction toadaptive control, fuzzy set theory, the structure andoperation of fuzzy controllers, fuzzy controller designsoftware tools, and fuzzy controller implementation.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA306, 311 • coreq AEA408 • assess 3-hr exam (85%),lab assignments (15%)• req Astrom KJ and Wittenmark B, Computer Controlled

Systems: Theory and Design, Prentice-Hall, 1984.Kosko B, Neural Network and Fuzzy Systems: a Dynamical

Systems Approach to Machine Intelligence, PrenticeHall, 1992.

AEA412 Computer and Data NetworksIntroduces local area networks (LANs) and similarsystems carrying data between computers. It includesthe OSI model and data communication standards (V,X

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and R series); data link protocols; an examination ofcircuit, packet and message switching; a study of X.25packet switched networks, network topologies, pollingand random access strategies; IEEE802.X LANs; tokenpassing bus and token ring networks; CD/CKMA andEthernet systems; an examination of LAN operatingsystems and problems of network security and networkmanagement; the measurement of telecommunicationstraffic and the applications of queuing theory to theanalysis of network throughput and response time,with examples of network planning, design andperformance simulation.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures,1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA303, 304, 315 • m/excl AEB412 • assess 3-hr exam(70%), coursework (30%)• req Schwarz M, Telecommunication Networks: protocols,

modelling and analysis, Addison-Wesley, 1987.

AEA413 Software and KnowledgeEngineeringStudies software engineering, expert systems and fuzzylogic and provides a working knowledge needed tobuild such systems. Studies cover software life cycle,requirements definition document; softwareprototyping and specification, implementation issues;data representation; software cost estimation; testingand quality assurance; testing and debugging; systemdelivery; maintenance; computer aided softwareengineering (CASE); object oriented programming; realtime executive, software tools; knowledge-basedsystem; expert system definition and history;knowledge representation; fuzzy knowledge anddealing with uncertainty; expert system tools andlanguages; Leonardo expert system; development cycle;testing and maintenance; knowledge acquisition;bottlenecks to the implementation of expert systems.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks), 1n 18-hr project • prereq AEA315, 303• m/excl AEB413 • assess 3-hr exam (70%), coursework(30%)• req Durkin J, Expert Systems Design and Development,

1994.

AEA414 Image Processing andComputer VisionIntroduces the techniques and tools used in modernimage processing, and provides the basis for the designof industrial and commercial image processing systems.Studies cover: fundamentals of two-dimensional signalprocessing; the human visual system; colour image;image enhancement techniques; video compressionsystems; edge detection; object recognition; robot visionand fractals.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorial

weekly (13 wks) and 5x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA311, KME300 • m/excl KCA324 • assess 3-hr exam(70%), coursework (30%)• req Gonzalez RC and Woods RE, Digital Image

Processing, Addison-Wesley.

AEA416 Computer Systems 2Covers the operation of microprocessors and micro-controllers and systems based on these devices,including aspects of digital transmission andinformation theory. Advanced algorithmic statemachines and the application of micro code to theoperation of microprocessors is discussed.Consideration is given to bus structures, the timing ofsignals in digital systems and DMA. The design andimplementation of application specific integratedcircuits (ASICs) is given for programmable logicdevices (PLDs) including gate arrays. The unitintroduces information theory and internationalstandards and protocols of information transmission,including the OSI reference model and X.25 packetswitching.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 5x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA302 and 303 • m/excl AEB416 • assess 3-hr exam(75%), coursework (25%)• req Schwartz M, Telecommunications Networks:

Protocols, Modeling and Analysis, Addison-Wesley,1987.

AEA419 ASIC DesignASIC, or Application Specific Integrated Circuit, designincludes integrated circuit fabrication technology,CMOS processes, silicon foundary services, VLSI andGate Array design tools and methodologies, designrules, electrical checking and simulation. A projectinvolving fabrication and testing is part of this unit.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 30 hrstutorial and project • prereq AEA302 and (AEA303 or231) • m/excl AEB416 • assess 2-hr exam (50%), project(50%)• req Pucknell D and Eshraghian K, Basic VLSI Design,

Prentice Hall

AEA431 Signal ProcessingReviews the development of analog and digital filtersystems. Very many analog filter designs are available,so emphasis is placed on those that have emerged ashigh performance systems relevant in the context ofmodern digital filter developments. Hybrid digitalanalog systems are examined as well as moderndevelopments in both IIR and FIR filter systems.Computer aided analysis is used in the investigation ofthese filters. Studies cover analysis and design of filtersystems; an introduction to approximation theory; basicfilter designs, including single and multi-operation

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amplifier realisations, sensitivity and amplifierparasitics; digital filters (IIR and FIR systems). The unitintroduces stochastic processes as well as Wiener andKalman filtering.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA301, 311 • coreq AEA407 • assess 3-hr exam (70%),coursework (30%)• req [p/b] Van Valkenburg ME, Analog Filter Design,

Holt, Rinehart & Winston.Proakis JG and Manolakis DG, Digital Signal Processing,

2nd edn, Macmillan, 1992.

AEA432 Digital CommunicationsTeaches digital techniques used in the various stagesand components of a digital communication system.These stages cover sequentially: the acquisition of real-world (analog) signals or information; the conversionand/or coding of these signals into digital forms; thetransmission of the digital signals along physical (bandlimited) channels; and the reconstruction and decodingback to the original analog form at the receiving end.Topics include PCM techniques and TDM-PCM digitaltelephony; an introduction to data communications;baseband transmission principles; digital radio; andfibre optics.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 4x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA304, 306, 311 • assess 3-hr exam (70%), coursework(30%)• req Haykin S, Digital Communications, Wiley, 1988.Stremler FG, Introduction to Communication Systems,

Wesley, 1982.Roden MS, Digital Communications System Design,

Prentice Hall, 1988.

AEA441 Power Systems 2Is designed as a sequel to AEA321, and covers aselection of topics that will be directly of use to agraduate who chooses a career with an ElectricitySupply authority. The syllabus includes calculations ofunbalanced fault conditions, the admittance andimpedance models and network calculations, load flowanalysis, enconomic operations, state estimation,reliability analysis and expert systems applications onpower systems.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA321 • m/excl AEB441 • assess 3-hr exam (70%),coursework (30%)• req Stevenson WD, Elements of Power System Analysis,

McGraw-Hill, Auckland, 1985.

AEA445 Power Electronic Drive SystemsIntroduces the principles of operation of a range ofelectronic variable speed drives and soft-starters. By the

end of this unit, students should be able to select aparticular drive system for a given application andjustify their choice with reference to operational criteria.An analysis of the performance of selected drivesystems concludes the unit.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA203 and AEA322 • m/excl AEB445 • assess 3-hrexam (70%), coursework (30%)• req [p/b] Shepherd W and Hulley LN, Power

Electronics and Motor Control, Cambridge Univ Press.

AEA446 Industrial Power EngineeringApplicationsEnables students to understand the principles andmethods used in the modelling of induction andsynchronous machines in computer simulations andresearch papers. Simple methods for the analysis ofsynchronous machine behaviour are introduced andapplied to laboratory machines. Assignments includethe use of computer modelling software packages.

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 5x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA203, 322 • m/excl AEB446 • assess 3-hr exam(70%), coursework (30%).

AEA447 Measurement and ProcessControlIntroduces the principles of a range of transducers asused in typical measurement systems. Students becomefamiliar with techniques for the acquisition,transmission, recording and manipulation of data. Theyshould be able to discuss the principles ofelectromagnetic interference (EMI) and describetechniques used to avoid it. Computer interfacing,network and Programmable Logic Controller standardsare introduced. Practical work involves the use ofmeasurement systems connected with PCs and PLCs.

• N.B. may not be offered in 1998

•Hbt, int •8.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEA303 • m/excl AEB447 • assess 3-hr exam (70%),coursework (30%)• req Dally JW, Riley WF and McConnell KG,

Instrumentation for Engineering Measurements, 2ndedn, J Wiley, 1993.

Warnock JG, Programmable Controllers Operation andApplication, Prentice-Hall, 1988.

AEA452 Engineering Design 3(Electrical Power)Is a project in electrical power engineering, which mayinvolve research and development work, engineeringdesign, literature survey, experimental or theoreticalwork, computational studies, simulation, and

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implementation. Students are also shown how toprepare written and oral communications, makepresentations as a speaker or witness at a meeting, andparticipate in negotiation, mediation and arbitration.

• Staff each project is supervised by a staff member•Hbt, int •20% •full year –208 hrs of design • prereqAEA321, 322, 306, and (AEA352 or ACM355) • coreqdepends on the individual project as determined byHoD • assess project work, the individual project reportor thesis, and the presentation of a seminar based onthe individual project.

AEA453 Engineering Design 3(Electronics and Computer Engineering)Is a project in electronics and communicationsengineering, which may involve research anddevelopment work, engineering design, literaturesurvey, experimental or theoretical work,computational studies, simulation, andimplementation. Students are also shown how toprepare written and oral communications, makepresentations as a speaker or witness at a meeting, andparticipate in negotiation, mediation and arbitration.

• Staff each project will be supervised by a staffmember •Hbt, int •20% •full year –208 hrs of design• prereq AEA302, 303, 306 and (AEA352 or ACM355)• coreq depends on the individual project asdetermined by HoD • assess project work, theindividual project report or thesis, and the presentationof a seminar based on the individual project.

AEA454 Engineering Design 3(Computer Systems Engineering)Is a project in Computer Systems Engineering whichmay involve research and development work,engineering design, literature survey, experimental ortheoretical work, computational studies, simulation andimplementation. The student is also shown how toprepare written and oral communications, makepresentations as a speaker or witness at a meeting, andparticipate in negotiation, mediation and arbitration.

• Staff each project will be supervised by a staffmember •Hbt, int •20% •full year –208 hrs of design• prereq AEA353 • coreq depends on the individualproject as determined by HoD • assess project work,the individual project report or thesis, and thepresentation of a seminar based on the individualproject.

AEA461 Business Strategies andMarketing for EngineersIntroduces marketing and financing of engineeringventures and shows how business strategies evolve.Marketing topics include marketing and sales functionsin an organisation, market research, production life

cycles, strategies, customer service and productpackaging; financing engineering projects and business,capital structures and sources, capital budgeting,taxation and financial risk; and strategies related tobusiness operations and management informationsystems, markets and competitors, strategic andbusiness planning and the whole environment.

•Hbt, int •6% •sem 1 –mix of 39x1-hr lectures andtutorials • m/excl AEB461 • assess 2-hr exam (50%),assignments (50%).

AEA492 Electrical Power EngineeringHonours ThesisInvolves extensions to the major project work inAEA452 (above) and concentrates on research aspectsof the chosen project. A typed and bound thesisembodying this work must be submitted. Only onethesis, covering work in both AEA452 and AEA492,need be submitted.

• Staff each project will be supervised by a staffmember •Hbt, int •[0%] •full-year –additionalresearch type project work throughout the year • prereqcompletion of the first three examinations (or equiv)with sufficient merit • coreq an approved fourth yearcourse including AEA452 • assess Honours thesis(100%).

AEA493 Electronics and ComputerEngineering Honours ThesisInvolves extensions to the major project work inAEA453 and concentrates on research aspects of thechosen project. A typed and bound thesis embodyingthis work must be submitted. Only one thesis, coveringwork in both AEA453 and AEA493, need be submitted.

• Staff each project will be supervised by a staffmember •[0%] •full year –additional research typeproject work through the year • prereq completion ofthe first three examinations (or equiv) with sufficientmerit • coreq an approved fourth year course includingAEA453 • assess Honours thesis (100%). For grade ofhonours, see the Faculty of Engineering & Surveyingsection earlier in this handbook –BE(Hons) entry.

AEA831 Digital Signal ProcessingCovers the following topics: signal analysis, frequencyand transient responses, transmission over a band-limited medium, modulation techniques; statisticalanalysis of random signals; sampling, aliasing, the z-transform, design of digital filters, windowing, DFTand FFT.


•Hbt, int •16.67% •sem 1 –3x1-hr lectures weekly (13wks), 3x3-hr lab sessions, plus project work • assess 3-hr exam (50%), coursework (50%).

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AEA832 Robotics and Automatic ControlFor a description of this unit contact the Department ofElectrical & Electronic Engineering.


AEA833 Image Processing andComputer GraphicsCovers the following topics: the human visual system,colour images; video communication systems;fundamentals of 2-D signal processing; imageenhancement; image coding; introduction to fractals;computer graphics: display systems, 3-dimensionalobject representation, diagrammatic displays; graphicsstandards.


•Hbt, int •16.67% • 36 lectures, plus tutorial and labwork in 1 semester • assess 3-hr exam (50%),coursework (50%).

AEA835 Artificial IntelligenceAcquaints students with expert systems, fuzzy logicand artificial neural networks and provide them with aworking knowledge for building expert systemapplications. The unit includes expert system definitionand history, knowledge representation, fuzzyknowledge and dealing with uncertainty, expert systemtools and languages, Leonardo expert system,development cycle, testing and maintenance,knowledge acquisition, bottlenecks to theimplementation of expert system; fuzzy logic, fuzzysets, fuzzy associated memory (FAM), compositionrules, fuzzy logic embedded control systems, examplesof fuzzy control systems; the human neural system,pattern classification and clustering algorithms, neuralnet topologies and training, neural-like computers,applications of neural nets to speech and imagerecognition.


•Hbt, int •16.67% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 2x1-hrtutorials weekly (13 wks), 1 72-hr project • assess 3-hrexam (50%), coursework (50%)• req Firebaugh Morris W, Artificial Intelligence, A

Knowledge-Based Approach, PWS-Kent, 1989.Fuzzy Logic and Control: Software and Hardware

Applications, PTR Prentice-Hall, 1993.

AEA836 Corporate Information &Transmission NetworksCovers communication principles: modulation anddemodulation, multiplexing, PCM, TDM, transmissiontechnology and media, equalisation. Other topicsinclude information networks: circuit, packet andmessage switching, network topologies, IEEE 802.Xlocal area networks, LAN operating systems; network

management and performance, traffic measurement,queueing models, simulation, network security.


•Hbt, int •16.67% •sem 2 –3x1-hr lectures weekly (13wks), 3x3-hr lab sessions, plus project work • assess 3-hr exam (50%), coursework (50%).

AEA837 Integrated Services DigitalNetworksCovers fundamentals of digital transmission,telecommunication standards, the OSI reference model,X.25; narrowband ISDN: basic and primary rateinterfaces, standards and protocols, duplex digitaltransmission on two wires; common channel signalling;broadband ISDN: service standards, transport protocolsand fast packet switching.


•Hbt, int •16.67% • 3x1-hr lectures weekly (13 wks),3x3-hr lab sessions, plus project work • assess 3-hrexam (50%), coursework (50%).

AEA838 Management of InformationSystemsFor a description of this unit contact the Department ofElectrical & Electronic Engineering.


AEA839 Computer Aided Design andManufacturingFor a description of this unit contact the Department ofElectrical & Electronic Engineering.


AEA840 Computer Programming andApplicationsFor a description of this unit contact the Department ofElectrical & Electronic Engineering.


•Hbt, int •8%

AEA841 Computer Organisation andInterfacingCovers the following topics: the Unix environment,programming in C, utilities; C programming on PCsand interfacing considerations: registers, IO ports,peripherals, interrupt handling and device drivers; anintroduction to program design, modularity,documentation; principles of operating systems,including job scheduling and semaphores.


•Hbt, int •16.67% •sem 2 –36 lectures, 9 hrs lab, plusproject work and assignments • assess 3-hr exam andmidyear test (50%), coursework (50%)• req Wong P, ANSI C on Unix, PMS, 1995.

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AEA860 Transient Behaviour in PowerSystemsThe course is designed to build on concepts learned inundergraduate work in order to develop a morecomplete understanding of power system transients,their effects and methods used to mitigate these effects.Project work will be undertaken during the course.Power System Transients: modelling, overvoltages,lightning surges, insulation coordination. PowerSystem Dynamics: primer movers, governing andautomatic generation control, load flow fundamentals,synchronous machine model, transient stabilityconcept, dynamic stability concept, machine controltuning AVR and PSS. Power System Protection:introduction to power system protection, transmissionline protection, machine protection application,harmonics, concept of quality of power supply, powersystem interference, electric and magnetic fields.


•Hbt, int •16.67% • assess 3-hr exam (40%),coursework (60%).

AEA861 Optimisation in Power SystemsEquips participants with the conceptual tools requiredfor power system planning and operations. Emphasis isplaced on the emerging technology associated with theefficient and economic management of modern powersystem operation. Power System Planning: concept ofpower system, generation planning, new technologiesin generation, transmission planning, analytical tools inpower system planning, power system equipment,supply and demand side planning, distributionplanning, distribution system reinforcement. SystemReliability: introduction, reliability calculations,generation and transmission system reliability. EnergyManagement Systems (EMS): concept of EMS, stateestimation, generation dispatch and unit commitment.Power System Economics: economic evaluation anddecision making, project comparison, tariffs. ExpertSystems Applications in Power Systems: knowledgerepresentation, interfence mechanism, examples of theexpert system applications, difficulties with expertsystem development.


•Hbt, int •16.67%. • assess 3-hr exam (40%),coursework (60%).

AEA862 Modelling and Control ofProcessesStarts with a review of basic control theory to providethe framework for transient and steady state analysis offeedback systems. A discussion of the dynamiccharacteristic of the process to be controlled is followedby the presentation of typical control systems

components, so that the correct controller parameterscan be selected to meet the desired specifications. Withthe advent of cheaper and more powerfulmicrocomputers, digital controllers are now widelyused. The unit therefore concludes with an introductionto computer-controlled systems and examines somemethods for the synthesis of digital controllers.


•Hbt, int •16.67% • assess 3-hr exam (40%),coursework (60%)• req Phillips CL and Harbor RD, Feedback Control

Systems, 2nd edn, Prentice Hall.

AEA863 Industrial Measurement SystemsBy the end of the course students will have selectedtransducers for given measurement problems andexplained the physical principles upon which severaltransducers are based. Students are enabled to explainthe several sources of electromagnetic noise anddescribe the techniques used to avoid EMI. They will beable to describe the techniques in use for theacquisition, transmission and storage of data and forcommunication between dispersed parts of a dataacquisition and control system. They will have appliedthis to practical measurement problems. Students willbe able to describe the current state of PLC technologyand will have programmed at least one type of PLCusing both a hand programmer and a high-levellanguage via a PC.


•16.67% •sem 1 –24x1-hr lectures, 12x1-hr tutorials,18 hrs lab, 24 hrs mini-project, 12 seminar/tutorialsessions • assess 3-hr exam (40%), coursework (60%)• req Dally JW, Riley WF and McConnell KG,

Instrumentation for Engineering Measurements, 2ndedn, J Wiley, 1993.

Warnock JG, Programmable Controllers Operation andApplication, Prentice Hall, 1988.

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AEB115 Engineering Computing 1Has the same broad objectives as AEA115.

•Hbt, int •12% •sem 1 –3x1-hr lectures, 2x1-hrtutorial/practical sessions weekly (13 wks) • prereqTCE Mathematics Applied (MT730) and TCE AppliedScience –Physical Science (SC786) or satisfactoryalternatives approved by the Academic Dean of theFaculty of Engineering & Surveying • assess writtenexam (50%), assignments (50%)• req Deitel HM and Deitel PJ, C++ How to Program,


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AEB120 Bridging Course forTechnologistsIs a mathematics bridging course which enablesstudents without TCE mathematics stage 2 to enrol inMathematics A (KMA161) as an external student. Theprogram of study is an intensive one before thebeginning of semester 1, with additional work duringthe semester.

•Hbt, int •10% •pre-sem 1 and sem 1 –4 hrs a day for2 wks prior to sem 1, and 2x1-hr tutorials weekly (13wks) • prereq *MT730 and *SC786 or satisfactoryalternatives approved by the Academic Dean of theFaculty of Engineering & Surveying • assesscontinuous assessment throughout the unit.

AEB135 Introduction to EngineeringHas the same content as components (a) and (b) ofACM100. The exam, laboratory work, assignments andassessment differ so as to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •24% •full year –3x1-hr lectures, 1 tutorialweekly (26 wks) and 16x3-hr lab sessions • prereq TCEMathematics Stage 2 and TCE Physics (or HSC equiv)or AEB120 as corequisite or satisfactory alternativesapproved by the Academic Dean • m/excl ACM100/110/190 and AEA132 • assess exam (60%), coursework(40%).

AEB202 ElectronicsHas the same broad objectives as AEA202. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqKMA102, AEB135 • coreq AEB210 • m/excl AEA202,230 • assess 3-hr exam (60%), coursework (40%)• req Mitchell FH and Mitchell FH, Introduction to

Electronics Design, 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1992.

AEB204 Communication Systems 1Has the same broad objectives as AEA204. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks), 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereq AEB135• coreq AEB210 • m/excl AEA204, 230 • assess 3-hrexam (60%), coursework (40%).

AEB208 Electrical MeasurementsGives a practical introduction to electrical units andtheir measurement. Electrical units, standards and theirmaintenance are covered. Topics include types ofpassive and active measuring systems for electricalmeasurements, their calibration and maintenance,amplifier systems based on the operational amplifier asa circuit element with particular reference to

instrumentation, effect of input and output impedancesof measuring systems, frequency (amplitude and phase)response, electronic instruments and transducers;measurements for quality control in the electrical area.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks), and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEB135 • coreq AEB210 • assess 3-hr exam (60%),coursework (40%).

AEB210 Electrical EngineeringFundamentalsHas the same content as AEA210. The exam, laboratorywork, assignments and assessment differ so as to reflectthe course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •13.5% •sem 2 –3x1-hr lectures, 1-hrtutorial weekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions• prereq AEB135 • m/excl AEA201, 203, 210, 240• assess 2x3-hr exams (60%), coursework (40%).

AEB211 Electrical Materials and DevicesHas the same broad objectives as AEA211. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqKRA170 • m/excl AEA211 • assess 3-hr exam (60%),coursework (40%).

AEB215 Engineering Computing 2Has the same broad objectives as AEA215. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 2x1-hrtutorial sessions weekly (13 wks) • prereq KCA117 • m/excl AEA215 • assess written exam (50%), practical(50%).

AEB219 Occupational SafetyGives an overview of safety, particularly electricalsafety, both in the workplace and in manufacturedproducts. The unit covers product liability, workerscompensation, Commonwealth Occupational Healthand Safety legislation. International ElectrotechnicalCommission (IEC) standards, Australian standards,local statutory authorities and their implication forproduct design and installation; and an introduction tocommercial law, copyright and patents.

•Hbt, int •6.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) • assess 3-hr exam (60%), coursework(40%).

AEB251 Electrical Design 1Has the same broad objectives as AEA251, however,assignments and assessment differ, so as to reflect thecourse philosophy.

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•Hbt, int •9.5% •full year –1-hr lecture weekly (26wks), 1-hr tutorial weekly (28 wks) • prereq ACM150and AEB135 • coreq AEB210 • m/excl AEA251 • assessproject work (100%).

AEB302 Digital ElectronicsHas the same broad objectives as AEA302. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEB201, 202 (or corresponding AEA- units) • m/exclAEA302 • assess 3-hr exam (60%), coursework (40%).

AEB303 Computer Systems IHas the same broad objectives as AEA303. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEB210, 202 (or corresponding AEA- units) • coreqAEB302 • m/excl AEA303 • assess 3-hr exam (60%),coursework (40%).

AEB304 Communication Systems 2Has the same broad objectives as AEA304. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3 hr lab sessions • prereqAEB204 (or corresponding AEA- units) • coreq AEB306• m/excl AEA304 • assess 3-hr exam (60%), coursework(40%).

AEB306 Transients and ControlHas the same broad objectives as AEA306. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.


AEB311 Signals and Linear SystemsHas the same broad objectives as AEB311. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 5x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEB210, 202, (or corresponding AEA- units) andKME271 • coreq AEB306 • m/excl AEA311 • assess 3-hrexam (60%), coursework (40%).

AEB321 Power Systems 1Has the same broad objectives as AEA321. The exam,

laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks), and 6x3-hr lab sessions • coreqAEB210 • m/excl AEA321 • assess 3-hr exam (60%),coursework (40%).

AEB322 Power ElectronicsHas the same broad objectives as AEA322. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks), and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEB210, 202 (or corresponding AEA- units) • m/exclAEA322 • assess 3-hr exam (60%), coursework (40%).

AEB353 Technology Design ProjectIs a comprehensive design project with emphasis ondesign, assembly and testing of a prototype system inthe area of specialisation and interest of the student.The project includes the use and application of CADtools. Students are also shown how to prepare writtenand oral communications, make presentations as aspeaker or witness at a meeting and participate innegotiations, mediation and arbitration. Qualitymanagement aspects are introduced.

•Hbt, int •24% •full year –1-hr lecture weekly, and157 hrs tutorial/project • prereq AEB251 • coreq asdetermined by HoD and depending on the project• assess design report, demonstration and oralpresentation (100%).

AEB361 Accounting and Economics forEngineersHas the same broad objectives as AEA361. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •4.5% •sem 1 –mix of 26x1-hr lectures andtutorials • m/excl AEA361 • assess 3-hr exam (60%) andassignments (40%).

AEB407 Electronic SystemsHas the same broad objectives as AEA407. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEB210, 202 (or corresponding AEA- units) • coreqAEB306 • m/excl AEA407 • assess 3-hr exam (60%),coursework (40%).

AEB412 Computer and Data NetworksHas the same broad objectives as AEA412. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

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•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEB204, 303, 315 (or corresponding AEA- units) • m/excl AEA412 • assess 3-hr exam (60%), coursework(40%).

AEB413 Software and KnowledgeEngineeringHas the same broad objectives as AEA413. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • prereqAEB315, 303 (or corresponding AEA- units) • m/exclAEA413 • assess 3-hr exam (60%), courseework (40%).

AEB416 Computer Systems 2Has the same broad objectives as AEA416, however,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ, soas to reflect the course philosophy.


AEB445 Power Electronic DriveSystemsHas the same broad objectives as AEA445. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • coreqAEB322 • m/excl AEA445 • assess 3-hr exam (60%),coursework (40%).

AEB447 Measurement and ProcessControlHas the same broad objectives as AEA447. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

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•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorialweekly (13 wks) and 6x3-hr lab sessions • coreqAEB303 • m/excl AEA447 • assess 3-hr exam (60%),coursework (40%).

AEB461 Business Strategies andMarketing for EngineersHas the same broad objectives as AEA461. The exam,laboratory work, assignments and assessment differ soas to reflect the course philosophy.

•Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1 1-hrtutorial weekly (13 wks) and project work • m/exclAEA461 • assess 2-hr exam (50%), assignments (50%).

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ANP100 Thermodynamics ILooks at the relationships between heat, work, and theproperties of systems and some applications. Studiescover: an introduction to thermodynamics; work, heat,first and second laws, properties of fluids, vapours,gases; thermodynamic machinery; psychrometry andheat transfer.

• Staff Dr L Goldsworthy •Ltn, int •6.4% (BTech7.2%) •sem 2 –(40 hrs) 23 lectures, 13 tutorials and 4lab • assess exam (50%), assignments (30%); lab (20%),at least 40% in coursework and in the final exam, with amean of at least 50%• req Rogers GFC and Mayhew YR, Engineering

Thermodynamics, Work and Heat Transfer, 4th edn,Longman, 1992.

Rogers GFC and Mayhew YR, Thermodynamics andTransport Properties of Fluids in SI Units, Oxford, 1982.

ANP101 Applied MechanicsPresents the concepts of the statics of rigid bodies anddevelops techniques for the analysis of simplestructures and frames and outlines the principles oflinear and curvilinear motion of particles and rigidbodies relating their subsequent motion to the causalforces. Studies cover: analysis of mechanisms andmachines; linear motion; velocity diagrams for simplecoplanar mechanisms; force systems; equilibrium; freebody diagrams; analysis of statically determinatetrusses, frames and machines; curvilinear motion,rectangular, intrinsic and polar coordinates; effectiveforce diagrams and their use in the solution oftranslation and fixed axis rotation problems; principlesof work and energy applied to conservative and non-conservative force systems; principles of impulse andmomentum applied to linear systems; shear force andbending moment diagrams for bars; Engineer’s Theoryof Bending.

• Staff Assoc Prof PE Doe •Ltn, int •13.6% •full year–(85 hrs) 47 lectures, 26 tutorials, 12 lab • assess 2-hrexams at end of each sem (70%), assignments and lab(30%)• req Kinsky R, Engineering Mechanics and Strength of

Materials, McGraw-Hill, Sydney, 1986.

ANP102 Electrical PrinciplesProvides a foundation in electrical theory upon whichstudies of electrical power generation and distributionmay be built, and an opportunity to become familiarwith the safe and efficient use of measuringinstruments. Studies cover: units, symbols, unit

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conversion, resistivity, temperature coefficient; directcurrent circuits, Kirchhoffs Laws; solving networks;Thevenins Theorem, superposition, load-lines,maximum power transfer; charge capacitance, RCtransients; magnetic circuits, hysteresis, eddy current;inductance, LR transient; force on a conductor; DCmachines –principles and characteristics; AC circuits,phasors, energy transfer; transformer principles,equivalent circuits, loading, losses.

• Staff Mr D Butler, Mr M Hook •Ltn, int •13.6%•full year –(85 hrs) 47 lectures, 26 tutorials, 12 lab• assess exam (50%), assignments and lab (50%)• req Johnson, Hilburn, Johnson and Scott, Basic Electric

Circuit Analysis, 5th edn, Prentice Hall, 1995.

ANP103 Engineering DrawingEnables students to complete engineering drawings torelevant Australian Standards (AS1100, AS1101, andAS1102) using both conventional and CAD facilities.Studies cover: standards, conventions, practices andprocedures; principles of projection, orthogonalprojections, auxiliary views, isometric projections;detail and assembly drawings; geometricalconstructions, intersections and development ofsurfaces; engineering graphics; computer-aideddrafting (AutoCAD Release 12).

• Staff Mr N Warde •Ltn, int •8.8% •sem 2 –(60 hrs)15 lectures, 40 tutorials • assess exam (60%); practice(15%); AutoCAD (25%)• req Boundy AW, Engineering Drawing, 3rd edn,

McGraw-Hill, Sydney, 1987.

ANP104 Engineering WorkshopIntroduces basic workshop processes and procedures.Studies cover: workshop safety, procedures andpractices; use of metrological equipment to demonstratecommon measuring and gauging techniques withparticular regard to accuracy; exercises in commonwelding and cutting processes using a range ofmaterials; instruction in the use of hand tools, drills,lathes, shaping machines, surface grinders and CNCequipment; and a series of lectures on cutting toolmaterials, cutting tools and grinding wheels.

• Staff Mr R Wrigley •Ltn, int •4.5% •sem 1 –(28 hrs)5 lectures, 23 practice • assess practical exercises andattendance (Pass/fail unit).

ANP105 Chemistry and MaterialsDevelops a conceptual framework to help studentsunderstand and be able to select from the vast range ofengineering materials available. Studies cover: serviceconditions (e.g. simple stress, electrical potential,magnetic fields are defined); fundamental propertiesand testing; structure from atomic, through crystal/molecular to micro- and macro-structure; electron

behaviour; phase diagrams; defects and dislocations;degradation and corrosion; modification of structure(e.g. heat treatments); effects on society and theenvironment –using common representative materialsfrom the metals/polymers/ceramics/composites todemonstrate the above. Studies also cover the chemical,mechanical and electrical aspects of materials; PeriodicTable; phases of state, bonding, redox reactions, acidbases and pH; molecular structure; reaction kineticsand thermodynamics; ideal gas laws; and carbonchemistry.

• Staff Mr A Belle •Ltn, int •16% •full year –(100hrs) sem 1 –14 lectures, 25 computer assisted andmanaged learning, 7 tutorials, 6 lab; sem 2 –28 lectures,14 tutorials, 6 lab • assess exam (70%), assignments andlab (30%). Exam may include in-sem tests and computermanaged assessments• req Carswell DJ, et al, Fundamentals of Senior

Chemistry, Heinemann Educational, Australia, 1988(obtained from the Department).

Mihkelson AE, et al, Unilearn Chemistry Study Guide,Queensland Open Learning Network, 1993 (obtainedfrom the Department).

Callister WD, Materials Science and Engineering, JohnWiley, 1994 (used in the second year also).

ANP106 Engineering ComputingProvides a working knowledge of some generalsoftware packages. Studies cover: programming withapplication to engineering problems; and the use, on aproject basis (in relation to engineering problemsassociated with other units), of engineering and generalsoftware packages.

• Staff Dr T Innes •Ltn, int •8.6% •sem 1 –2 hrslecture, 2 hrs project work weekly • assess project work(60%), assignments and tests (40%).

ANP108 Fluid Mechanics 1Examines the steady flow energy principles forincompressible fluids and basic hydrostatics. Studycovers: hydrostatic equation for incompressible fluids;pressure distributions; centre of pressure for plane andcurved areas; buoyancy; Bernoullis Theorem; real fluidflow in pipes.

• Staff Dr L Goldsworthy •Ltn, int •2.4% (BTech2.7%) •sem 2 –(15 hrs) 8 lectures, 7 tutorial/lab• assess exam (50%), assignments and lab (50%)• req Gerhart PM and Gross J, Fundamentals of Fluid

Mechanics, Addison-Wesley, 1992.

ANP201 Electrical EngineeringEnables students to analyse electrical circuits anddevelop circuit analysis techniques that can be appliedto electronic circuits and systems. Studies cover: thenatural, forced and complete response of first and

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second order electrical circuits; impulse response;mechanical analogs; node and mesh analysis of lineartime invariant circuits; Bode plots; representation ofsystem function in s-domain; physical interpretation ofpoles and zeros; the ideal diode, diode equation, p-njunction; special purpose devices including reversebreakdown, varactors; rectifier circuits; the BJT, FETcharacteristics and operation; bias circuits, approximatesmall signal equivalent circuits and amplifiers; largesignal amplifiers; multistage amplifiers frequencyresponse and negative feedback; the operationalamplifier, characteristics and models; limitation of thepractical operational amplifier; wideband amplifier,phase locked loop, and voltage regulators.

• Staff Mr D Edwards •Ltn, int •9.8% •full year –(60hrs) 39 lectures, 13 tutorials, 8 lab • prereq KXA161 andANP102 • assess exam (50%), assignments and lab(50%)• req Fitzgerald AE, Higginbotham DE and Grable A,

Basic Electrical Engineering, McGraw-Hill, 1981.

ANP202 ElectronicsEnables students to understand the theory, operationand applications of digital electronic devices in moderndigital systems. Studies cover: an introduction to digitalsignals and techniques; number systems; codes; and, or,not, nand, nor, exclusive-or, exclusive-nor operations;Boolean algebra; combination logic with truth tables;SR, JK, D Flip-flops; master-slave types; counters, shiftregisters, encoders, decoders, programmable logicarrays, multiplexers, monostable, clock generators,timers; the transistor as a switch; logic families, TTL,CMOS, digital IC terminology; tristate devices; memoryterminology, rams, roms, proms, disks; introduction tothe digital computer; basic architecture, computeroperating cycle; programming languages;microprocessors and microcomputers; microprocessorstructure; microcomputer systems; analog-digital,digital-analog converters; standard interface and bussystems; drivers, receivers and opto-isolators; Schmitttrigger; descriptions of functions sequence and timesequence units; characteristics of the modern PC, inputoutput facilities; programming methods.

• Staff Mr M Hook •Ltn, int •9.8% •sem 1 –(60 hrs)30 lectures, 15 tutorials, 15 lab • assess exam (50%),assignment and lab (50%)• req Tocci RJ, Digital Systems, Principles and

Applications, Prentice-Hall.

ANP203 Mechanics of MachinesBuilds on the ability of students to determine andidentify various machine motions, and their force andtorque effects, particularly in terms of the kinematicsand kinetics of solid rotating and translating members,and the mechanical transmission of power. Studies

cover: review of kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies;general plane motion; friction, lubrication and wear;bearings, clutches, belts and brakes; gear classificationand design principles, gear trains (including epicyclic);fluctuation of energy and speed, torque diagrams,governors; balancing of rotating and reciprocatingmasses; vibration of single degree of freedom systems,damped and forced vibrations, transmissibility andisolation of vibrations; gyroscopic action.

• Staff Assoc Prof PE Doe •Ltn, int •9.8% •sem 2 –(60 hrs) 42 lectures, 14 tutorials, 4 lab • prereq ANP101and KXA161 • assess exam (60%), assignments and lab(40%)• req Ryder GH and Bennett MD, Mechanics of

Machines, Macmillan.

ANP204 Systems and ControlExamines the need for instrumentation in processcontrol and some common measurement systems.Studies cover: open and closed loop control; the needfor instrumentation; measurements common to marineand process industries; methods used for themeasurement of temperature, flow, level, pressure,position, velocity, acceleration, oxygen content andviscosity; first and second order systems, response timeand bandwidth as applied to sensors; transfer functionof a sensor; application of transfer function to processesin control engineering e.g. water level and watertemperature control; mathematics of linear first andsecond order control systems.

• Staff Mr D Butler •Ltn, int •7.4% •sem 2 –(45 hrs)25 lectures, 14 tutorials, 6 lab • prereq KXA161 andANP102 • assess exam (50%), assignment and lab (50%)• req Haslam JA, Summers GR and Williams D,

Engineering Instrumentation and Control, Arnold.

ANP205 Fluid Mechanics 2Examines thermofluid flow phenomena via flowvisualisation, theory and exercises addressing thecontinuity, force-momentum and steady flow energyequations for incompressible and compressible fluidflow. Studies cover: fluid properties and viscosity, realand ideal fluids, definitions of flow terms, fluidaccelerations, control volumes, Eulerian andLagrangian approaches to analysis; dimensionalanalysis, Reynolds, Froude and Mach numbers; thecontinuity equation, the integrated force-momentumequation; the steady flow energy equation for controlvolumes and its application to turbines, nozzles,throttles and mixing streams; Bernoullis equation fromthe steady flow energy equation for isentropic flowwith venturi meters, orifices and notches; Moodydiagram and minor losses.

• Staff Dr N Lawrence •Ltn, int •7.4% (BTech 8%)•sem 2 –(45 hrs) 30 lectures, 15 lab/tutorial • prereq

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ANP108 • assess exam (50%), assignments and lab(50%)• req Gerhart PM and Cross RJ, Fundamentals of Fluid

Mechanics, Addison-Wesley.

ANP206 Thermodynamics IIExamines the laws of thermodynamics as applied topractical engineering cycles. Studies cover: positivedisplacement gas compressors; air standard cycles;Rankine cycle with superheat; vapour compressions;refrigerators and heat pumps; combustion;psychrometry.

• Staff Dr N Lawrence •Ltn, int •7.4% •sem 1 –(45hrs) 27 lectures, 14 tutorials, 4 lab • prereq ANP100• assess exam (50%), assignments and lab (50%)• req Rogers GFC and Mayhew YR, Engineering

Thermodynamics, Work and Heat Transfer, 4th edn,Longman, 1992.

Rogers GFC and Mayhew YR, Thermodynamic andTransport Properties of Fluids in SI Units, Oxford, 1982.

ANP207 Introduction to DesignDevelops: the ability to satisfy man’s needs and wantscreatively and logically using engineering knowledgeand techniques in a professional manner; base levelproblem solving techniques and design procedures forprofessional engineers from all disciplines; andcommunication and promotion skills to the levelrequired for presenting a design specification. Studiescover: the professional engineer; design morphologyand anatomy; wants and needs, problem specification,value statement, modelling and optimisation; valueengineering, standards and standard components,aesthetics and ergonomics, creativity, uncertainty anddecision making, detailing (component design),specifications and promotion. Students requiretechnical knowledge, from other units, that can beapplied (not retaught).

• Staff Assoc Prof P Doe •Ltn, int •14.8% •full year –(90 hrs) 75 design office, 15 workshop • assess projectwork (60%), assignments, tests and others (40%)• req Svensson NL, Introduction to Engineering Design,

NSWU Press.

ANP208 Strength of MaterialsEnables students to analyse stresses, strains anddeflections in simple components subjected to tension/compression, bending, shear, torsion; and to distinguishbetween stable/unstable structures and estimate criticalloads in struts/columns. Studies cover: revision ofstatics; stress –biaxial loading, principal stresses, Mohrcircle for stress, St Venant’s principle and stressconcentration; strain –principal strains, Mohr circle fortwo dimensional strain; experimental strain analysis;beams –shear and bending stresses, composite beams,

unsymmetrical bending; beam deflections –byintegration and energy techniques, pressure vessels, anintroduction to buckling instability, stresses anddeflections in circular shafts.

• Staff Mr M Ward •Ltn, int •9.8% (BTech 10%) •sem1 –(60 hrs) 42 lectures, 14 tutorials, 4 lab • prereqANP101, KXA161 • assess exam (80%); assignments(10%); lab (10%)• req Popov EP, Mechanics of Materials, SI version,

Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1978; orGere JM and Tomoshenko SP, Mechanics of Materials,

2nd SI edn, Van Nostrand Reinhold (International); orBeer FP and Johnston ER Jr, Mechanics of Materials, 2nd

edn, McGraw-Hill Inc.

ANP209 Civil/Mechanical Materials &FormsDevelops the ability to calculate/predict the behaviourof materials, including advanced materials, anddevelops a detailed understanding of the principalmaterial types used in civil, mechanical and maritimeengineering endeavours. Studies cover: ceramics andglasses, engineered ceramics, polymeric materials,adhesives, material coatings, advanced materials,material selection and specification (extending first-yearcoverage); crack theory, creep and fatigue, non-destructive testing; grades, specification, production,fabrication, and important metallurgy of ferrous,aluminium and copper alloys; other significant metals;composites, advanced and natural, including wood andconcrete.

• Staff Mr A Belle •Ltn, int •9.8% •full year –(60 hrs)13 lectures, 13 tutorials, and computer assisted andmanaged learning and 4 lab • prereq ANP105 • assessexam (70%), assignments and lab (30%). Exam mayinclude in-sem tests and computer managedassessments• req Callister WD, Materials Science and Engineering,

John Wiley, 1994.

ANP210 Electrical Materials & DevicesDevelops the ability to calculate/predict the behaviourof materials, including advanced materials, anddevelops a detailed understanding of how engineeringmaterials are used in electrical components and theirinherent limitations. Studies cover: ceramics andglasses, engineered ceramics, polymeric materials,adhesives, material coatings, advanced materials,toxicology, material selection and specification(extending first-year coverage); crack theory, creep andfatigue, non-destructive testing; magnetic behaviour;material application and behaviour in semiconductorjunction, thermoelectric, optoelectronic and magnetoelectric devices; electrical materials, superconductorsand current developments.

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• Staff Mr A Belle •Ltn, int •9.8% •full year –(60 hrs)13 lectures, 13 tutorials, and computer assisted andmanaged learning, 4 lab • prereq ANP105 • assessexam (70%), assignments and lab (30%). Exam mayinclude in-sem tests and computer managedassessments• req Callister WD, Materials Science and Engineering,

John Wiley, 1994.

ANP211 Communication SystemsIntroduces the practical transmission of informationand power in electrical engineering, and is divided intotwo sections: (a) the medium of transmission –basictransmission line theory, reflection and latticediagrams, the theory of lossless lines and lumpedcircuit approximations; Smiths charts; and anintroduction to optical fibre transmission; thetransmission of electrical power and equivalent π and Tnetworks; and (b) the techniques for transmission –anintroduction to modulation theory, linear modulation –AM, DSB and SSB modulation and elementary anglemodulation; an introduction to digital communicationsand computer networks with examples includingethernet and RS-232 links.

•Ltn, int •9.8% •sem 2 –(60 hrs) 28 lectures, 14tutorials, and 18 lab • prereq ANP102 • assess 3-hrexam (70%); lab and assignments (30%)• req Carlson AB, Communication Systems: An

Introduction to Signal and Noise in ElectricalCommunication, 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill.

ANP212 Electrical DesignAcquaints students with the fundamental concepts ofelectrical engineering design and provides them withthe opportunity to communicate their ideas by meansof group presentations and a design folio. Visits to localelectrical and electronic manufacturing centresreinforce concepts gained.

•Ltn, int •4.9% •sem 1 –(30 hrs) 10 lectures, 20project • prereq ANP102 • coreq ANP207 • assessproject work (100%).

ANP866 Timber Seasoning TechnologyIncludes the following topics: timber anatomy; macroand micro structure; anisotropy of timer; radial,longitudinal and tangential strength properties; density;components of strain: elastic, shrinkage, mechano-sorptive and creep; stress strain behaviour of timer;shrinkage in radial and tangential directions; fibresaturation; collapse; transport properties in the woodand air; heat and mass transfer processes; moisturegradients during drying; drying models -KILNSCHEDand its derivatives; Australian Timber SeasoningManual; drying practice –air drying; Kiln drying: pre-drying, progressive dryers, reconditioning, final drying;drying defects; quality assessment, grading; acousticemission; clever kiln controller.

• Staff Dr PE Doe •Hbt, int •16.67% • 26 lectures/tutorials, 26 hrs of project work • assess exam (50%),assignments and project work (50%)• req Siaw JF, Transport Processes in Wood, Springer-

Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 1984.Skarr C, Wood-water Relations, Springer-Verlag, Berlin

Heidelberg, 1988.Oliver AR, A Model of the Behaviour of Wood as it Dries

(with special reference to Eucalypt Materials), ResearchReport CM91-1, Civil & Mechanical EngineeringDepartment, University of Tasmania, 1991.

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ANT100 Environmental Engineering –An IntroductionIntroduces students to the relationship betweenpollutants and the biosphere, the various sources of airand water pollution and their control in terms ofbenefits versus costs. Studies cover: an introduction tobasic natural life-support cycles and the effects of airand water pollutants upon them; applications of Law ofThermodynamics to environmental principles andenvironmental crises; the origin, discharge anddispersion of pollutants together with technological andeconomic factors used to measure their effects andcontrol; noise as a pollutant. A series of laboratory testsis conducted to determine the quality of air, water,noise and sound levels.• N.B. may not be offered in 1998

• Staff Assoc Prof PE Doe •Ltn, int •5.5% •sem 1 –2hrs weekly, 1 hr lecture, 1 hr practical work/tutorial• assess tests (30%); lab (12%), assignments andpresentations (58%).

ANT101 Hydrology and MeteorologyEnables students to recognise the processes which drivethe atmosphere and ocean, and the interaction betweenthe two; and provide them with a solid background inhydrological concepts and methodology. Studies cover:(a) Meteorology –an understanding of the nature of theocean environment and of physical, chemical andgeological phenomena occurring in it; and (b)Hydrology –the hydrologic cycle, elements ofmeteorology, precipitation and forecasting; evaporationfrom water surfaces; infiltration; unit hydrographs andthe rational runoff equation; flood flows, theMuskingum method.• N.B. may not be offered in 1998

• Staff Mr L Piper •Ltn, int •8.3% •sem 2 –3 hrsweekly; 2 hrs lecture, 1 hr tutorial work • assess exam(50%), assignments, tests, lab (50%).

ANT201 Erosion & Land RehabilitationProvides skills enabling students to addressgeotechnical and other engineering issues associated

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with the environment, mining, contaminated anddegraded land. Studies cover: soil characteristics; landinstability; soil erosion due to water and wind;environmental effects; sediment transport models;processes and control methods; salinity in inland waterbodies; secondary salinisation; land management andsustainable development; mining engineering methods;rehabilitation of mining areas and other disturbed sites.

• Staff Mr D Luck •Ltn, int •8% •sem 1 –(45 hrs)• prereq ANT101 • assess exam (50%), assignments,tests, lab (50%).

ANT202 Environmental EngineeringDesign IDevelops fundamental multidisciplinary problemsolving techniques and design procedures. Students usetechnical knowledge gained from the study of otherunits.• Staff Assoc Prof PE doe •Ltn, int •8% •sem 1 –(45hrs). • assess project work (60%), assignments, tests andothers (40%).

ANT203 Environmental EngineeringDesign IIProvides a theoretical and practical introduction to theprincipal areas of environmental engineering practice.Studies cover municipal waste management andlandfill design; contaminated sites and hazardous wastemanagement; air and water pollution control systems;and general environmental management from anengineering perspective. Several field trips anreundertaken; and an emphasis is placed on developingteam work, reporting and presentation skills.

• Staff Mr S Carter •Ltn, int •8% •sem 2 –(45 hrs)• prereq ANT202. • assess project work (60%),assignments, tests and others (40%).

ANT204 Management & CommunicationProvides a basic knowledge of organisations and thefactors affecting the way they are managed, withparticular emphasis on the functions of managementand specialist management techniques. The unitexamines the ways and means of effectivecommunications. Studies cover: Organisations;Functions of management; Leadership and Motivation;and Project Management. Students are involved in teamprojects and in the preparation and presentation ofreports.

• Staff Assoc Prof PE Doe •Ltn, int •10.8% •full year–30 hrs lectures, 30 hrs tutorial and practical • assesstexts (30%), assignments and presentations (70%).

ANT301 Landfills and Contaminated SitesBuilds on material introduced in ANT203. Introducesmunicipal and hazardous waste types andmanagement; modern landfill siting and design,

including geomembranes, leachate and gas collectionsystems, and cover design; contaminated siteassessment, remediation technologies and managementapproaches. Legislation review includes US RCRA,Superfund and Basel Convention.

•Ltn, int •9.5% •sem 2 –(54 hrs) 26 lectures, 13tutorials, 15 hrs lab/site visits • coreq KJC372 • assessexam (50%), assignments, tests, lab (50%).

ANT302 Modelling in EnvironmentalEngineeringDove-tails with the concurrent ANT304. The unitdevelops skills in numerical methods, computermodelling, and the use of various software packages.Studies cover numerical methods in engineering; theprincipal types of numerical models; emissiondispersion modelling and stack design; water qualitymodelling and diffuser design; and road and rail trafficnoise modelling.•Ltn, int •9.5% •sem 1 –(54 hrs) • prereq KXA271• coreq ANT304 • assess exam (50%), assignments,tests, lab (50%).

ANT304 Pollution Control EngineeringBuilds on material introduced in ANT203, and dove-tails with the concurrent ANT302. The unit developsknowledge of, and design skills in, air pollution controlsystems; industrial building ventilation; seagetreatment and and industrial waste water treatment;and noise pollution control. There are several field trips.

• Staff Mr S Carter •Ltn, int •8% •sem 1 –(45 hrs)• prereq KXA271 • coreq ANT302 • assess exam (50%),assignments, tests, lab (50%).

ANT306 Environmental HealthProvides a working knowledge of the aspects ofoccupational health and safety, covering the disciplineof environmental health and safety; analysis of factorsaffecting growth of environmental control measuresrelated to public health and safety; toxic hazards;occupational health and hygiene; human error;organisational factors; environmental health and safetylegislation; health education and government policies.

•Ltn, int •8% •sem 1 –2 hrs lecture, 1 hr practiceweekly • assess exam (50%); continuous assessment(50%).

ANT307 Environmental TechnologyProjectDevelops investigative and written expression skillsneeded by technologists while allowing for an in-depthstudy of local environmental issues and problems;involves the synthesis of skills acquired in the course.

• Staff Mr S Carter •Ltn, int •26% •full year –(150hrs) lab, tutorials and project work • prereq ANT202,203 • assess assignments, project and reports (100%).

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ANT308 Ecology and HeritageExplores the interface between engineering projects andthe environment. The unit introduces environmentalengineers to basic principles of biology, ecology andbiodiversity; protection of threatened flora and fauna;and Aboriginal/historic sites. Several field trips areundertaken. Case studies include transportinfrastructure and the environment. Specialist areas ofthe unit are taught by practising professionals.

• Staff Ms C Ong •Ltn, int •9.5% •sem 1 –(54 hrs) 26lectures, 13 tutorials, 15 hrs lab/site visits • prereqANT202, 203 • assess exam (50%), assignments, tests,lab/site visits (50%).

ANT309 Environmental LawIs an introduction to Environmental Law; its global,regional, national, and local application. Studies cover:International agreements and policy flowing from theRio Declaration; Regional implications; Federal andState Environmental legislation; environmentallicensing requirements; appeal processes, and casestudies; multimedia law; clean production philosophiesand sustainability.

• Staff Mr J Streeter •Ltn, int •9.5% •sem 1 –(54 hrs)39 hrs lecture/tutorials/specialist lectures, 15 hrsproject • prereq ANT202, ANT203 • assess exam (50%),assignments and project (50%).

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