Units
Design of Concrete Structures and Foundations
Unit code: ENB471
Contact hours: 4 per week
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
Concrete design and construction; roles of building professionals; current structures; structural systems; load paths; rules of thumb; building layout, function and form, design effects; seismic and element loads; formwork and placement constraints; reinforced and prestressed concrete slabs, beams and columns; architectural issues, connections and detailing; site investigation, spread and pile footings and foundations; retaining walls.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 1 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
This unit builds on the structural, materials, geotechnical and construction units of previous semesters, and applies that knowledge to the 'real world' design of a multi-storey reinforced concrete building. It is the last of three core project based units that cover structural design. The project supplements your preparation for a career in structures, building construction and/or geotechnical engineering. There will be a special emphasis on the interdependency between construction and design.
As the sixth in the strand of seven professional studies units this unit refines your professional capabilities as listed in Section 3 towards those of a graduate civil engineer. Particular emphasis is placed on project professional team relationship skills.
Aims
The aim of this unit is to help you to learn how to develop professional engineering skills with special emphasis on the design and construction of concrete structures and foundations.
Objectives
On completion of this unit you should be able to:
- Demonstrate advanced levels of technical knowledge to design concrete foundations and structures.
- Provide informed comment on your development of professional engineering capabilities, through the use of team minutes and reflections and peer evaluations.
- Contribute equitably and responsibly to the preparation of a substantial team report for a technically sound design of the structural and geotechnical aspects of a concrete framed, medium sized commercial building.
Content
- Introduction, unit operation, project specification, deadlines, on-line material, generic capabilities, team issues
- Building Loads (AS1170, AS1170.1, AS1170.2, AS 1170.4)
- Construction Methodologies
- Geotech site investigation, rules of thumb, initial sizing of members, initial loading estimates. Cost estimates, scope of works, issues that may impact on building.
- Geotech data interpretation & design values**
- Analysis of structures, structural design & software
- Design of foundations and Retaining Walls, Soil Pressure, Design Parameters, Reinforcement arrangement, Detailing**
- Design of RC one-way and two-way slabs, Bending and Shear Diagrams, Reinforcement Arrangement, Detailing*
- Prestressed Concrete Structural Design
- Design of PT Slabs
- Design of RC* and PT Beams, Stress Distribution, Arrangement of Reinforcement / Tendons, Detailing
- Design of Columns*
- Design of Lateral Stability Systems
- Connection Design (Beam / Slab / Column Detailing)
**Mainly to apply the knowledge acquired in ENB371 for the design project
* Mainly to apply the knowledge acquired in ENB276 for the design project
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Teaching Mode:
Hours per week:
Lecture: 2 to 4
Design Studio: 0 to 2 (2 x 2 hrs over the semester)
Site visit(s): 0 to 1
You will be working as an employee of the fictitious company GeoStruct Consultants Pty Ltd under the direction of the unit lecture/s acting as senior consultants in the company. There will be two 2 hour sessions per week which will run in a mixture of lectures and design studios. There will be ample opportunity for you to work on your project tasks in-class, in consultation with practising structural and geotechnical engineers. Two in-class assessments of project work are scheduled as shown in the table above, to provide regular feedback regarding your progress through the project. Various staff members and practising engineers will act as tutors/consultants/assessors during the design office sessions. The class will be divided into teams of 8 students per team. Your team will be able to use the TeamWorker online system for recording team minutes and for peer evaluation of team function and progress.
Assessment
Assessment for this unit consists of submission of a Phase I report and a Phase II report (with in-class individual and peer review of contributions), and an examination.There are opportunities timetabled in the weekly schedule for you to obtain feedback on your progress. This will occur informally via the design studios and in-class review. Two weeks after each of your report submissions, you will receive oral feedback through you and your team sitting with a staff member in class time to discuss your progress and the quality and competency of your work. A feedback session is also scheduled after each of the in-class assessment to provide a general feedback of the student work together with a description of the expected design.
Assessment name:
Phase I Report
Description:
Your work on the initial sizing of members, initial loading estimates, cost estimates, design of foundations and retaining walls, design of RC one-way slabs, and design of RC Beams will be submitted for assessment together with time-stamped evidence of the progressive and successful operation of your team and a duty roster. In the in-class assessment each member will need to demonstrate knowledge of each part of the submission to be able to obtain the marks for that submission. Weighting: 35% (Group 20%; Individual 15%)
Relates to objectives:
1,2,3
Weight:
35%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Group with Individual Component
Due date:
Week 6
Assessment name:
Phase II Report
Description:
Your work on the design of the commercial buildings will be submitted for assessment together with time-stamped evidence of the progressive and successful operation of your team and a duty roster. Your second report covers lateral stability analysis, design of RC two-way Slabs, design of one-way pt slab or design of pt beams, design of columns, design of lateral stability system, and connection design. In the in-class assessment each member will need to demonstrate knowledge of each part of the submission to be able to obtain the marks for that submission. A peer review session will be arranged, in which you evaluate the designs of others as compared to your own. Week 11 for report submission. Weighting: (Group 20%; Individual 15%)
Relates to objectives:
1,2,3
Weight:
35%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Group with Individual Component
Due date:
Week 11
Assessment name:
Examination (written)
Description:
A final exam will test for your skills and knowledge over all the topics covered during the semester.
Relates to objectives:
1
Weight:
30%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Exam Period
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
Type: Standard
Author: Standards Australia
Title: AS1170.1, AS1170.2, AS1170.4, AS3600, all with current amendments. HB2.2 Structural Engineering Standards may suffice.
Year: latest versions. Publisher: Standards Australia.
Type: Reference book
Authors: Foster, Kilpatrick & Warner
Title: Reinforced Concrete Basics 2E
Year: 2010
Publisher: Pearson Education
Edition: 2nd Edition
Type: Reference Book
Author: Loo and Chowdhury
Title: Reinforced & Prestressed Concrete
Year: 2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, Australia
Type: Reference Book
Author: Warner, Rangan, Hall, Faulkes
Title: Concrete Structures
Year: 1998
Publisher: Longman, Melbourne, Australia
Risk assessment statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.
You will undertake lectures and/or tutorials in the traditional classrooms and lecture theatres. As such, there are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with these components of the unit. You may, however, be required to undertake lecturer-led and individual site visits to construction sites. Prior to these site visits, you are required to attend a construction safety induction session and obtain a safety induction card. This safety induction session introduces you to the relevant workplace health and safety requirements of Queensland construction sites. A safety induction course is provided by the school in the first semester. if you do not have, or cannot produce a safety induction card you will not be allowed to undertake the site visits.
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: 24-Oct-2012
