70971 STRUCTURAL DESIGN II

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
98	70971 	S1  	X 	STRUCTURAL DESIGN II      	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

70670

SYNOPSIS:

This  final  year design Unit represents the end point of  many  other
Units  including  particularly, Engineering Statics, Stress  Analysis,
Structural  Design 1, Concrete Structures and Structural  Analysis  1.
There  is little new theory developed in this Unit but rather it makes
use  of  the  knowledge and skills that you have  developed  in  those
earlier  Units  and  applies  them to  the  design  of  some  standard
structural systems and building types.

The  work covered in this Unit is very similar to that which you could
expect  to  be  doing in your early years as a graduate  engineer.  To
prepare  you  for such work the Unit makes extensive use  of  computer
packages  to  assist with estimating loads, analysing  structures  and
estimating their capacity to carry the design loads. The Unit material
is  presented  in  parallel to two major design  projects  one  for  a
reinforced  concrete framed office block and the  other  for  a  steel
framed industrial shed. In both cases you will start by considering  a
set  of  client  requirement and work through to a  complete  building
design. You will find that the challenge in this Unit is in developing
an appreciation of the overall design process rather than focussing on
specific aspects as is the case with most earlier Units. While this is
a  structural engineering design Unit you should find that the overall
design  process as developed is largely applicable to any other  civil
design process.

OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of this unit the student will :

1. have an overview of the complete civil engineering design
   cycle;
   
2. be able to execute the structural design of selected
   structures in steel, concrete, and masonry;
   
3. have some facility in discerning the principal engineering
   features of past practice solutions to structural problems;
   
4. have a working knowledge of the Unified Building Code;
   
5. develop competence in the use of typical design office
   computer software and a responsible attitude to checking its
   validity.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Masonry Design                                                        3.00

Structural Form and Past Practice Solutions                           11.00

Advanced Loading Evaluation                                           3.00

Design Practice in Steel                                              40.00

Design Practice in Concrete and Masonry                               40.00

Unified Building Code                                                 3.00

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

Durack J M, "Structural Design Lectures and Toolkit", USQ.

Durack J M, "Systematic Structural Design Calculations", USQ.

Steel Reinforcement Institute of Australia, Reinforcement Concrete
Manual.

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Gorenc B E, Tinyou R and Syam A, "Steel Designers Handbook", 6th
Edition, NSW Uni Press Ltd, 1996.

Hogan T J and Thomas I R, "Design of Structural Connections", 4th
Edition, AISC, 1994.

Woolcock S T, Kitipornchai S and Bradford M A, "Limit State Design of
Portal Frame Buildings", 2nd Edition, AISC, 1993.

"Reinforced Concrete", Warner, Rangan, Hall, 3rd Edition, 1989.

"Prestressed Concrete", Warner, Faulkes.

"Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete", Darvall.

Building Code of Australia

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Directed Study                                	51
Private Study                                 	24
Examinations                                  	3
Assessments                                   	77

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S    250.00    27/04/98  DESIGN ASSIGNMENT 1                       25.00     Y
2   S    250.00    22/05/98  DESIGN ASSIGNMENT 2                       25.00     Y
3   S    500.00    END S1    3 HOUR CLOSED BOOK/OPEN BOOK EXAM         50.00     N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Students  must obtain a grade of at least 50% in each  assignment
     and  the  end of semester examination in order to qualify  for  a
     passing grade in this unit.
2    If  students submit assignments after the due date without  prior
     approval  then  a  penalty of up to 20% of the  assignment  total
     marks will apply for each working day late.
3    The  examination will be conducted in two parts. Part A -  closed
     book,  Part  B  open. In the closed book part  only  writing  and
     drawing  implements are permitted. In the open part, a calculator
     of any sort together with text books and notes may be used.
4    The   Faculty  of  Engineering  and  Surveying  will  NOT  accept
     submission  of  hand written or typed assignments  by  facsimile,
     email  or computer diskette. Students in remote locations who  do
     not  have regular access to postal services may be given  special
     consideration.
5    A  minimum  standard of communication skills must be demonstrated
     in order for a passing grade to be achieved.