Structural Theory and Design 2

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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On completion of this subject students should be able:

• Implement Displacements Methods (involving the use of stiffness matrices) for the analysis of indeterminate beams and frames
• Apply a structural analysis package (eg. Spacegass) as applied to a common structural system
• Implement Virtual Displacement method and reciprocal theorem for the construction of Influence lines
• Implement Euler-Bernoulli Equations of dynamic equilibrium, SDOF systems in free vibration and Rayleigh method
• Implement impact response analysis involving the combined use of principles of conservation of momentum and energy
• Implement the design of RC beams, columns and slabs with combined loading
• Implement design of steel beams and columns subject to combined actions using bolted and welded connections
• Implement the design of thin walled sections for the determination of the shear centre and torsional analysis
• Describe the concepts of uniform/non-uniform torsion; asymmetrical bending
• Design structural systems involving the combined use of materials

• One 3-hour examination, end of semester (70%)
• One 2000 word group assignment, due week 6 (10%)
• 4 x 250 word laboratory assignment reports, due at regular intervals throughout the semester (5% each)

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• 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 for 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