Copyright – University of Melbourne NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION PAST EXAM EXAMPLES – CIVIL ENGINEERING The following items are from past exams at the University of Melbourne. They are copyrighted and not for distribution. The aim of this survey is to examine the types of content questions that civil engineering students are asked in the first cycle of their studies. This should, in turn, inform progress regarding the ‘above content’ items for AHELO. Many of the University of Melbourne exams contained specific Australian contexts and procedure. However, there were also many contexts which can be appropriated to an international arena. Several questions follow below for direct analysis. Item 1
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Copyright – University of Melbourne
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
PAST EXAM EXAMPLES – CIVIL ENGINEERING
The following items are from past exams at the University of Melbourne. They are
copyrighted and not for distribution.
The aim of this survey is to examine the types of content questions that civil
engineering students are asked in the first cycle of their studies. This should, in turn,
inform progress regarding the ‘above content’ items for AHELO.
Many of the University of Melbourne exams contained specific Australian contexts
and procedure. However, there were also many contexts which can be appropriated
to an international arena. Several questions follow below for direct analysis.
Item 1
Copyright – University of Melbourne
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
Item 2
Item 3
Q2
For the list of processes below, select those that you consider to be flow related
processes and
describe a simple mathematical equation that relates the flow to a "concentration"
gradient.
a) Salt diffusing through a coastal lake.
b) A bridge supporting the load of moving vehicles.
c) Water moving through soil.
d) A stress-strain curve of steel.
e) Polluted air being emitted from a chimney of a power station.
