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Programme: BScHons Applied Science Structure

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Code	Faculty
12243034	Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology

Credits	Duration	NQF level
Minimum duration of study: 1 year	Total credits: 128	NQF level: 08

Programme information
Curriculum: Final year

Programme information

The BScHons (Applied Science) degree is conferred by the following academic departments:

Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering
Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
Mining Engineering

Any specific module is offered on the condition that a minimum number of students are registered for the module, as determined by the relevant head of department and the Dean. Students must consult the relevant head of department in order to compile a meaningful programme, as well as on the syllabi of the modules. The relevant departmental postgraduate brochures must also be consulted.

Admission requirements

Any one of the following:
- a three-year BSc degree (in natural sciences) (or equivalent) with a weighted average of at least 60%;
- an appropriate BTech qualification, i.e. one offered by a department of civil engineering at a university of technology in South Africa, with a weighted average of at least 75% and no modules failed in the BTech, excluding the National Diploma;
- a four-year engineering-based university degree not recognised by ECSA for registration as a professional engineer.
The departmental Postgraduate Committee reserves the right to make a thorough assessment of the applicant's academic transcript and CV, and to decide if the applicant is suitable for postgraduate studies. This assessment may include an oral or written entrance examination.

Other programme-specific information

The remainder of the credits to be chosen from the modules prescribed for the BEngHons (Structural Engineering) programme, as approved by the relevant head of department, and after completion of the appropriate modules as listed.

Minimum credits: 128

Core modules

SSC 780

Civil research 780

Credits: 32.00

Module content:
*This is a compulsory module.
The course will require all honours students to conduct research in an appropriate field of civil engineering, linked to the main discipline in which the student specializes for their honours degree.

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Elective modules

SIN 777

Structural mechanics 777

Credits: 24.00

Module content:
A research term paper will be prepared.
Continuum mechanics. Classical and numerical (finite difference and finite element) solutions for plane and plate structures. Plasticity and failure criteria. Elastic stability. Non-linear analysis.

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SIN 791

Pre-stressed concrete design 791

Credits: 24.00

Module content:
A research term paper will be prepared.
Material properties; prestressing systems; flexural design; losses; effects of continuity; shear; deflections; anchorage; cracking; prestressed concrete slabs and detailing.

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SSI 790

Infrastructure management 790

Credits: 24.00

Module content:
A research term paper will be prepared.
This module will cover the following topics: Asset Management principles, Maintenance Management principles, Maintenance strategies and philosophies, Condition based Maintenance, Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM), Resource Management, Maintenance Management Systems, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Risk Management. Maintenance management of the following disciplines will be studied in detail: Road infrastructure, Railway infrastructure, Airport infrastructure, Buildings and other structures, Water resources and water supply.

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The information published here is subject to change and may be amended after the publication of this information. The General Regulations (G Regulations) apply to all faculties of the University of Pretoria. It is expected of students to familiarise themselves well with these regulations as well as with the information contained in the General Rules section. Ignorance concerning these regulations and rules will not be accepted as an excuse for any transgression.

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