400-level

ENGR403
Fire Engineering
Description
Introduction to Fire Engineering. Fire ignition, flame spread and flame height. The performance of construction materials and fire resistance. People movement and behaviour during fires. Fire detection, suppression and smoke extract systems. Wildland fires, fire investigation, fire-fighting.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Summer Jan 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Director of Studies
ENCN415
Pavement Engineering
Description
Effect of traffic and environment on pavement. Analysis of stress from axle loads. Characterisation of pavement materials. Empirical and mechanistic-empirical design methods.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
EMTH210, ENCI199, ENCN201, ENCN205, ENCN213, ENCN221, ENCN231, ENCN242, ENCN253, ENCN281
Restrictions
ENCI415
FORE426
Forest Products Marketing and International Trade
Description
World forest resources. Patterns of world trade, shipping and policies of international trade. Roles of international institutions in free trade and economic integration. Trade, aid and economic development with special reference to forestry and forest industries.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Points
15 points
FORE435
Forest Economics 2
Description
Project analysis, forest valuation, risk and uncertainty. Forestry as a business.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
FORE215 or subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
FORE211, FORE425
FORE443
Biosecurity Risk Management
Description
Biological threats to New Zealand environment and primary industries with a focus on risk identification and management systems in Forestry.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Restrictions
BIOS201
ENCN452
Advanced Geotechnical Engineering
Description
Stress-strain behaviour of soils. Critical-state soil mechanics. Approximations and limitations for geotechnical analyses. Piles under axial and lateral loading. Shallow foundations.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
EMTH210, ENCI199, ENCN201, ENCN205, ENCN213, ENCN221, ENCN231, ENCN242, ENCN253, ENCN281, ENCN353
Restrictions
ENCI452

Not Offered Courses in 2024

Postgraduate

ENGE412
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
Description
This course focuses on description and representation of a rock mass, stress and strain in a rock mass and deformation and failure of a rock mass. These are applied to rock slope stability analysis and design of underground excavations.
Occurrences
Not offered 2024, offered in 2019 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022 , 2023
For further information see ENGE412 course details
Points
15 points