Civil ENGINEERING at UCD February 2016 Aoife Ahern Patrick Purcell
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Civil ENGINEERING
at UCD
February 2016
Aoife Ahern
Patrick Purcell
Outline
Programme & Careers
Aoife Ahern
Research
Patrick Purcell
Structural Engineering & Architecture
Caitlin McDonnell
Civil Engineering & Business
Jason Noctor
What do Civil Engineers do? Design, Construct and Maintain………
Structures
Water Infrastructure
Highway and Transportation systems
Other activities (project management etc.)
Structures
Bridges
Buildings
Water Infrastructure
Water supply
Wastewater disposal
Hydropower
Flood defenses
Highway and Transportation systems
Road construction/maintenance
Transport planning
Modelling transport behaviour
Management and safety
Pathways through Civil Engineering Programme
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At Decision Point 1 you chose:
Civil Engineering
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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Stage 1
(60 Credit)
Stage 2
(60 Credit)
Stage 3
(60 Credit)
Single-Stage ME (2-years, 120 Credit)
Master of Engineering (ME)* specialising in...
Civil Structural & Environmental Engineering (T298) Engineering with Business (T166)
*Minimum GPA Required
for Entry to ME Programmes
DN150
Stage One Engineering
(Common)
Graduate after 5 years with both BSc (Engineering Science) and ME
Bachelor of Engineering Civil
Stage 4 BE (60 Credit)
Graduate with BSc
(Engineering Science)
Graduate with BE MEngSc
Structural Engineering
MEngSc Water, Waste & Environmental Engineering
MEngSc (90 Credit)
Graduate with MEngSc
Civil Engineering Programme Features
Group work
Active learning
Civil Engineering Programme Features
Laboratory work
Civil Engineering Programme Features
Outside work
Site visits
Work placement
Civil Engineering Programme Features
Information technology
Computer Aided Design
Building Information Modelling
Why Civil Engineering?
• Rewarding, well-paid career (30 – 38 K starting salary) • Significant job-opportunities at present
• Shortage of graduate Civil Engineers
• Variety of work, indoors and outdoors
• Work in multi-disciplinary settings
• Opportunity to work in other related areas (Financial services, law, project management etc.)
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UCD Engineering students in
employment 1 year after graduation
Source: UCD Careers Office
Engineering bodies warn of shortage
of Civil Engineering graduates
“Civil and construction-related engineering skills are in great demand to meet the requirements of our growing economy and to deliver on the government’s capital plan which includes major development of infrastructure and housing over the next six years and beyond”
Caroline Spillane, Director General of Engineers Ireland, February 2016
Construction Activity
Source: Ulster Bank Construction Report (8 February 2016)
Construction activity has increased in each of the past 29 months
Civil Engineering at UCD
Employers
UCD Civil Engineering Alumni
• Jerry Grant, 1975, Managing Director, Irish Water
• Oliver Brogan, 1980, Mangaging Director, ESB International
• John Conroy, 1981, Managing Director, Merrion Capital
• Kieran Carrick, 1986, CEO CLOUT, Internet and Cloud Computing
• David Ahern, 1987, Director, Deloitte Ireland
• Ken Ahern, 1990, Director, SISK
• Stuart Conaty, 1991, Barrister at Law, Legal Adviser to Bord na Mona
• Jennifer Kennan, 2010, Graduate Engineer, Arup Consulting
• Mark Gilsenan, Graduate Engineer, AECOM
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UCD Civil Engineering Research
Sustainable Built Environment
Research Smart vehicles
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Research Smart Bridges
Research Structural Health Monitoring
Research Novel Foundations
Research Novel Foundations
Research Soil erosion
Wexford
Dublin
Research
Soil erosion
Research
Soil erosion
Research Constructed wetlands/Microbial fuel cell
Research Pollution modelling Dublin Bay
Research Flooding
Research Flooding
Research Water Quality
M3 motorway
Ireland
Scheme Junction
L
Dublin
0 25 km
Research Urban modelling
Research Road condition assessment
• Laser • Crack • Measurement • System
Research
LCMS-Airfield Pavement Condition
Research
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