Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Shaokoon Cheng
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(ENGG150 or ENGG170 or ELEC170(P)) and (MATH133 or MATH136(P)) and ((PHYS106 and PHYS107) or (PHYS140(P) and PHYS143(P)))
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit will examine free body diagrams. Stress-strain relations and elastic constants will be analysed in an engineering context. The unit will examine statically determinate stress systems,considering the impacts of direct stress, shear stress, bending stress, torsional stress in an engineering context. Bending moment diagrams, shear force diagrams and deflection of beams will be examined.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Student Responsibilities
Be familiar with University policy and College procedures and act in accordance with those policy and procedures. It is the responsibility of the student to retain a copy of any work submitted. Students must produce these documents upon request. Copies should be retained until the end of the grade appeal period each term. Student is to perform the required due diligent for their assessment grade and rectify as soon as possible upon finding any errors.
Notifications
Formal notification of assessment tasks, grading rubrics and due dates will be posted on iLearn. Although all reasonable measures to ensure the information is accurate, The University reserves the right to make changes without notice. Each student is responsible for checking iLearn for changes and updates.
Report and Assignment Tasks
Assignment Problems will be posted on iLearn at least two weeks before their submission date.
Assignment submissions and plagiarism policies
All assignments and reports must be submitted electronically through iLearn (in pdf format). Submissions may undergo plagiarism checkers using the turnitin software and any work deemed to have 30% or higher similarity score may incur academic penalty. For more details on the policies of academic penalties relating to academic honesty, please refer to the policies and procedures section below. Markers WILL NOT grade poorly organized or illegible scans or drafts. The expected workload includes preparation of final copies and clear diagrams.
Late submissions
Late submissions or absences from tutorials and laboratories will not be accepted without prior arrangement made at least one week before the submission date. Extenuating circumstances will be considered upon lodgement of a formal notice of disruption of studies prior to the assessment task.
Grading and passing requirement for unit
There is no hurdle assessment for this unit. However, students are required to attain an overall grade that is not lesser than 50% to pass this unit. For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.
Final Examinations
Final examinations will typically take place at the end of the semester. For further information, please refer to the Examination Timetable website on www.mq.edu.au
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Diagnostic quiz | 5% | No | Week 2 |
Quiz | 10% | No | Week 9 |
Assignment | 10% | No | Week 9 |
Laboratory report | 10% | No | Week 10 |
Participation and Logging | 5% | No | Week 12 |
Final examination | 60% | No | TBA |
Due: Week 2
Weighting: 5%
Students are expected to pass this quiz. Students who fail this quiz may consider disenrolling themselves before the census date to avoid penalty. This quiz consists of basic background information that students are expected to know before they continue with this unit. In this quiz, students are expected to show accurate solutions of force analysis on structures and machines. All the solution steps including the free body diagram must be shown clearly.
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 10%
The quiz will include topics covered from lecture 1 to lecture 8. Accurate numerical solutions of the problems are required and all solution steps must be shown clearly.
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 10%
This assignment must be typed and submitted online with a cover sheet. There is an element of design in this assignment and it is unlikely that students will generate the same solutions or reports that look similar. Academic misconduct related to plagiarism will incur academic penalty. Students should not discuss solutions of this assignment with one another.
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 10%
There will be two laboratory tasks in this unit. The laboratory report must be typed written and must include both the laboratory tasks. Students must use the laboratory report template provided on ILEARN. Laboratory report must be submitted online with a cover sheet.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 5%
Attendance will only be given to students who attempt all the tutorial questions. While students are strongly encouraged to attempt the tutorial questions before they turn up for the tutorial, all actual tutorial solutions must only be attempted and presented neatly in class. Each student must have a bounded notebook to be used as a laboratory/ tutorial logbook. On the completion of each tutorial session, log book must be signed and dated by a tutor. Marks for the logbook at the end of tutorial sessions (week 2 to week 12) will be given.
Due: TBA
Weighting: 60%
There will be three to four questions in the final exam. Accurate numerical solutions of the problems are required and all solution steps must be shown clearly.
Text book:
R.C. Hibbeler, "Mechanics of Materials." Pearson, 9th edition.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
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