Structures and Design 3
Semester 2, 2018
Staff
Teaching schedule
Lectures 1, 2: Monday, 8am – 10am
Lecture 3: Thursday, 10am – 11am
Tutorial: Thursday, 11am – 12noon
Calendar notes
Design of structures in reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and structural steel. Computer analysis of structures; use of a commercial analysis program. Design project. .
PHILOSOPHY and TIMING:
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to design of structural steel and reinforced concrete members and connections and to design of assemblages using these materials. It does this through introducing the following:
• Structural design concepts for beams, columns, local effects and connections in reinforced concrete and structural steel.
• Structural Design Standards for reinforced concrete and structural steel.
• Requirements for design of structural systems comprising loads, analysis, design and detailing.
The course covers general and gravity system design; the need for additional design and detailing for earthquakes is mentioned but only covered to a basic level.
This year the two modules will be presented sequentially, with structural steel from weeks 1 to 6 and reinforced concrete from weeks 7 to 12. There will be an end of module two hour test for structural steel in week 7, with the final exam being a two hour exam covering reinforced concrete only.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Design of structural steel members (weeks 1 to 6 of semester):
Structural analysis review 0.5 weeks
Tension and compression members 1 week
Beams (bending and shear), local buckling and crushing, lateral restraints
and torsional restraints 2 weeks
Design for combined bending and axial actions and torsion 1 week
Local effects on webs 0.5 weeks
Structural steel connections (bolting and welding) 1 week
Design of reinforced concrete members (weeks 7 to 12 of semester):
Concrete materials review 0.5 weeks
Flexural design of beams 1.5 weeks
Shear design of beams 1.5 weeks
Design of columns 1 week
Bond and development length 1 week
Intro to earthquake design 0.5 weeks
Intended learning outcomes |
Related graduate attributes |
Related assessments |
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Introduction to the design of reinforced concrete structural steel members and connections and to design of subassemblages using these materials: Student will demonstrate proficiency related to design solution robustness by being able to: complete projects in both reinforced concrete and structural steel. The student will be able to understand the principal requirements of design standards, how they link into the background theory of design and the importance of both detailing and design for good performance. They will undertake a design project in each material and to a lesser extent of breadth of experience be able to complete a test. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA09: individual and team work (4) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (4) ENGK05: engineering design (5) ENGK06: engineering practice (3) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
No related assessments |
Coursework
Steel assignment: 15%
Steel quizzes (5): 10%
Steel test: 25%
Concrete assignment: 15%
Concrete quizzes (5): 10%
Concrete final exam: 25%
Exam rules
Exam (2h) will cover reinforced concrete module only.
Exam is restricted book (abridged standards allowed).
The final mark is taken as the smaller of the sum of the course work and end of module test/exam marks or 2.5 times the total mark from the sum of the end of module test for structural steel and from the exam for concrete. This means that students must get a percentage mark of at least 40% in the test+exam.
Inclusive learning
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Other assessment rules
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