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CIVL3305 – Structural Design 2

2022 – Session 2, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor & Lecturer
Tohid Ghanbari-Ghazijahani
Contact via E-mail
50 Waterloo Road, Room 112
Tuesdays (2 pm - 4 pm) to be set on email requests due to building access requirement.
Teaching assistant
Nour Manafikhi
Contact via E-mail
44 Waterloo Road, Structural Lab
To be set on email requests
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above and CIVL2301
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

In this unit, students will be introduced to fundamentals, concepts, and design principles for steel and timber design. Students will learn the properties of steel and timber materials in structural engineering applications. Design requirements will be based on Australian standards for steel design (AS4100) and for timber design (AS1720), as well as design loading standards (AS1170). Students will develop their understanding of the physical performance of structural steel members and structural timber members in a variety of structural systems in Civil Engineering. Students will also gain an understanding of design requirements and section and element designs according to the ultimate limit state and serviceability limit state designs. Specific topics include types and properties of structural steel sections, structural steel component design, design of steel structures, varieties and properties of structural timber, design of timber elements, and design of timber structures.

This unit provides an essential foundation for subsequent structural design project and theses in the fourth year for students who would like to pursue more studies in the structural engineering field.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: convey sound knowledge of the theory, concepts and principles for structural steel and timber design
  • ULO2: comprehend the knowledge of the steel and timber design applications to create safe and accurate design outcomes according to the design requirements set out in Australian Standards
  • ULO3: Perform qualitative and quantitative prediction and assessment of design capacities of structural steel and timber members
  • ULO4: communicate effectively and professionally the outcomes of the structural steel and timber designs
  • ULO5: demonstrate transferable skills (team player, time-management, self-management, creative thinking, and compliance with ethical codes of conducts)

General Assessment Information

Late Assessment Submission Penalty 

From 1 July 2022, Students enrolled in Session-based units with written assessments will have the following university standard late penalty applied. Please see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/assessments for more information. 

 Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of '0' will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern. 

 For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration 

EA Competency Standard

Unit Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Skill Base

1.1 Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline.

ULO1

1.2 Conceptual understanding of underpinning maths, analysis, statistics, computing.

ULO3

1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge

ULO1,2

1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions

ULO2,3,5

1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice

ULO1

1.6 Understanding of scope, principles, norms, accountabilities of sustainable engineering practice.

ULO1,3

Engineering Application Ability

2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex problem solving

ULO2,3

2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources.

ULO2,3

2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes.

ULO2

2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects.

ULO2

Professional and Personal Attributes

3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability.

ULO4,5

3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.

ULO5

3.3 Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour.

ULO4

3.4 Professional use and management of information.

ULO4,5

3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct.

ULO4

3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership

ULO4

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
A design project 30% No Week 13
Final Examination 30% No 11/11/2022
Regular problem sets 20% No Weeks 5, 7, 9, 11
Mid session test 20% No Week 8

A design project

Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 21 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 30%

 

Students will design an engineering structure incorporating structural steel and timber and submit a report.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • convey sound knowledge of the theory, concepts and principles for structural steel and timber design
  • comprehend the knowledge of the steel and timber design applications to create safe and accurate design outcomes according to the design requirements set out in Australian Standards
  • Perform qualitative and quantitative prediction and assessment of design capacities of structural steel and timber members
  • communicate effectively and professionally the outcomes of the structural steel and timber designs
  • demonstrate transferable skills (team player, time-management, self-management, creative thinking, and compliance with ethical codes of conducts)

Final Examination

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 21 hours
Due: 11/11/2022
Weighting: 30%

 

Final examination assessing content throughout the semester

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • convey sound knowledge of the theory, concepts and principles for structural steel and timber design
  • comprehend the knowledge of the steel and timber design applications to create safe and accurate design outcomes according to the design requirements set out in Australian Standards
  • Perform qualitative and quantitative prediction and assessment of design capacities of structural steel and timber members
  • communicate effectively and professionally the outcomes of the structural steel and timber designs

Regular problem sets

Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 14 hours
Due: Weeks 5, 7, 9, 11
Weighting: 20%

 

Students will be provided with regular problem sets to complete. Four in total.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • convey sound knowledge of the theory, concepts and principles for structural steel and timber design
  • comprehend the knowledge of the steel and timber design applications to create safe and accurate design outcomes according to the design requirements set out in Australian Standards
  • Perform qualitative and quantitative prediction and assessment of design capacities of structural steel and timber members
  • communicate effectively and professionally the outcomes of the structural steel and timber designs

Mid session test

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 14 hours
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 20%

 

Students will be provided with some problems to solve in the test, which will be invigilated.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • convey sound knowledge of the theory, concepts and principles for structural steel and timber design
  • comprehend the knowledge of the steel and timber design applications to create safe and accurate design outcomes according to the design requirements set out in Australian Standards
  • Perform qualitative and quantitative prediction and assessment of design capacities of structural steel and timber members
  • communicate effectively and professionally the outcomes of the structural steel and timber designs

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

Steel Design

  1. Australian Standard AS 4100 (2020), access through here.
  2. Steel Designers' Handbook, 8th edition (Branko E. Gorenc, Ron Tinyou, Arun A Syam), access through here.
  3. The Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to AS 4100 (NS Trahair, MA Bradford), access through here.
  4. Analysis and Design of Steel and Composite Structures (Liang, Qing Quan), Taylor & Francis Group, 2014, access through here.

 

Timber Design

  1. Australian Standards AS 1720, access through here.
  2. Timber Design Handbook (SA HB 108-2013), in accordance with the Australian Limit State Timber Design Standard AS 1720.1, 2010 (Geoffrey N. Boughton, Keith I. Crews), access through here.

Unit Schedule

Please note that there will be no SGTA (practical/tutes) in Week 1 (Friday 29 July 2022).

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Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook