Units
Structural Engineering Design
Unit code: UDB311
Contact hours: 3 per week
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
Study and analysis of engineering components and systems, to develop a sound understanding of how a building achieves structural stability and equilibrium through its load paths. Content includes: Basic structural member design for tension, compression, bending and shear loads through detailed examination through the use of relevant Australian Standards as the basis for examination. Emphasis is on approximate or “first order of magnitude” techniques suitable for estimating or checking purposes. Structural systems analysis; including trusses and retaining walls with a mix of qualitative and quantitative techniques. Construction stability is examined in detail including cranes, shoring, scaffolding, and slings.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 1 | Yes |
Offered in these courses
- UD40
Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
A Construction Manager must have the ability to analyse engineering components and systems and have a sound understanding of how a building achieves structural stability through load paths. Further, they are required to interpret engineering designs and convert the designer's intent and components specified into a completed building. A further demand is to provide temporary structures that require analysis to ensure economy and safety. This unit consolidates and extends the materials information introduced in UDB111 Engineering Construction Materials and structural analysis information introduced in UDB211 Introductory Structural Engineering.
Aims
The aim of this unit is to provide you with the knowledge of simple structural systems and the skills needed to monitor the assess the safe construction and materal included in permanent structures.
Objectives
Discipline Specific:
By the completion of this unit, you should be able to demonstrate the following discipline specific capabilities at intermediate level:
1. Understand structural stability systems and extrapolate these to characteristics for all construction forms;
2. Appreciate the consequences of faulty work and inadvertent damage to the members;
3. Know appropriate terms / sensitivities associated with permanent and temporary structural systems;
4. Appreciate mechanisms of load appraisal & transfer paths; and
5. Communicate technically with engineers and designers
Content
This unit extends and applies the basic materials and analysis knowledge developed in previous units to allow students to undertake basic structural member analysis of loads on structures. In addition, you will also be able to understand the resources (materials and labour) required to construct these structures. The concept and practical application of building and construction stability is understood through your own research and examined orally by viva voce.
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
The assessment for this unit follows the assessment policy stated in section 5.1.1 Manual of Policies and Procedures (MOPP).
The assessment will comprise formative assessment (to help you find out how your work is progressing) and summative assessment (to grade your work against expected outcomes).
Assessment
The assessment for this unit follows the assessment policy stated in section 5.1.1 Manual of Policies and Procedures (MOPP).
The assessment will comprise formative assessment (to help you find out how your work is progressing) and summative assessment (to grade your work against expected outcomes).At intervals during the semester you will be required to undertake exercises in class for which feedback, based on grades derived from the relevant Criterion Referenced Assessment (CRA) forms, will be provided at the commencement of the next lecture to permit you to assess your progress. These are in addition to the tutorial assignments and are assessable in the structures component.
Assessment name:
Design
Description:
Structural Design
An individual, two-part assignment to illustrate structural stability and load paths for two different types of structures. (To be lodged electronically.).
Relates to objectives:
1.Understand structural stability systems and characteristics for all construction forms;
2.Appreciate the consequences of inadvertent damage to the members;
3.Know appropriate terms / sensitivities associated with structural systems;
4.Appreciate mechanisms of load appraisal & transfer paths; and
5.Communicate technically with engineers and designers.
Weight:
50%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
From week 8
Assessment name:
Viva voce
Description:
Examination Viva Voce by individual presentation to examiners
Description:Oral presentation
Students individually demonstrate their knowledge of basic components of a range of iconic structrual forms found world wide, the load paths associated with the forces on the structures, the issues that arise from poor constructuion practices or structural design errors, and the community impacts
Relates to objectives:
1.Understand structural stability systems and characteristics for all construction forms;
2.Appreciate the consequences of inadvertent damage to the members,
3.Know appropriate terms / sensitivities associated with structural systems
4.Appreciate mechanisms of load appraisal & transfer paths; and,
5.Communicate technically with engineers and designers.
Weight:
50%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
End of Semester
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
RecommendedTexts
You are recommended to have your own copy of the following:
· How Structures Fail - Why Buildings Fall Down by Matthys Levy and Mario Salvadori
The Strength of Architecture - Why Buildings Stand Up by Mario Salvadori
AS3600 Concrete Structures (free download from QUT databases)
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Additional references and readings may be published on the UDB311 Blackboard website and you will be expected to utilise QUT Library Databases at
Risk assessment statement
You will undertake lectures and/or tutorials in QUT's traditional classrooms and lecture theatres. As such, there are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with these components of the unit.
Additional Costs
There are no additional costs associated with this unit.
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 19-Oct-2012
