Design in Steel & Other Materials

Subject CVEN90035 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2011.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 48 hours (Lectures: 2 hours per week. Workshops: 24 hours per semester)
Total Time Commitment: 120 hours
Prerequisites: Admission to Master of Engineering Structures OR
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Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: Credit will not be given for the following subject if enrolled in this subject
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Subject Overview:

The major objective of this unit is to develop an understanding of the procedures and processes involved in the design of structures made of structural steel, cold-formed steel, composites, timber or masonry, and be able to produce effective and economical design solutions through correct integration of these materials
Objectives:
At the end of this subject students should be able to:
  • Estimate design parameters for conceptual design including gravity, operational and environmental loads
  • Analyse structures using approximate methods and validate detailed computer analyses for member actions
  • Design steel members and their connections using relevant design standards
  • Describe factors affecting brittle fracture and fatigue of structural steel components
  • Recognise behaviour of cold formed steel and design for local buckling
  • Design simply-supported composite beams and design
  • Identify basic properties of timber and factors affecting its behaviour
  • Design timber elements and connections to resist tension, bending and compression
  • Describe strength properties of masonry construction and parameters affecting compressive, tensile, bending and shear strength
  • Design masonry walls with different boundary conditions to resist compressive forces, shear forces and out-of-plane bending
  • Apply design knowledge and skills in a simulated design office during Design Week
Assessment:
  • One 3-hour examination, end of semester (60%)
  • A group report (2000 words), due towards the end of semester (10%)
  • One 6000 word group design report (4 students per group), to be conducted intensively during Steel Design Week (week 4) (30%)
Prescribed Texts:
  • Handbook HB48 Structures Design Handbook (Pham, L., Boxhall, P., and Mansell, D.) Standards Australia 1999
  • Handbook HB2.2 Australian Standards for Civil Engineering Students – Part 2: Structural Design Standards Australia 2003
  • Steel Designers Handbook (Gorenc, B., Tinyou,R., and Syam, A.) UNSW Press 2005
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • Ability to apply knowledge of science and engineering fundamentals
  • Ability to undertake problem identification,formulation, and solution
  • Ability to utilise a systems approach to complex problems and to design and operational performance
  • Proficiency in engineering design
  • Ability to conduct an engineering project
  • Ability to communicate effectively, with the engineering team and with the community at large
  • Ability to function effectively as an individual and in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, as a team leader or manager as well as an effective team member
Related Course(s): Master of Engineering Structures
Master of Engineering Structures
Postgraduate Certificate in Engineering
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: B-ENG Civil Engineering stream
Master of Engineering (Civil)
Master of Engineering (Structural)

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