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CIVL3305 – Design of Steel and Timber Structures

2024 – 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
tohid.ghanbari@mq.edu.au
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Tutor
Nour Manafikhi
nour.manafikhi@mq.edu.au
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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), and where required, loading standards such as AS1170. Students will develop their understanding of the design of structural steel members and structural timber in a variety of main loading systems utilised in Civil Engineering. Students will gain and develop an understanding of design requirements and section and element design steps according to the ultimate and serviceability limit state criteria. Specific topics include types and properties of structural steel sections, structural steel components, design of steel structures, varieties and properties of structural timber, and design of timber structures.

This unit provides an essential foundation for subsequent design projects and theses for the fourth year of students who would like to pursue more studies and research 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)

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
A design project 20% No TBA
Mid session test 20% No TBA
Regular problem sets 20% No TBA
Final Examination 40% No TBA

A design project

Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 21 hours
Due: TBA
Weighting: 20%

 

Students will submit a report about designing steel and timber structures incorporating major learning contents and also will include and discuss their observations and insight about the designed steel and timber structures.

 
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)

Mid session test

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 14 hours
Due: TBA
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

Regular problem sets

Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 14 hours
Due: TBA
Weighting: 20%

 

Students will be provided with regular problem sets to complete. A minimum of four problems will be provided in the form of theoretical or lab-based problems.

 
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

Final Examination

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 21 hours
Due: TBA
Weighting: 40%

 

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

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

Delivery consists of lectures, SGTA and practical sessions.

 

The resources are:

- The complete lecture notes for the year of delivery.

- Australian standards for the design of steel and timber structures.

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Unit information based on version 2024.07 of the Handbook