CS2003 - Introduction to Structural Design
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
Introduction to structural design; Introduction to working stress and limit state designs; Dead loads; Live loads; Wind loads; Introduction to the use of design codes; Design of steel members (tension, compression and flexural members) and their connections; Design of timber members and their connections; Introduction to civil engineering drawing.
Learning Outcomes
- identify different types of loads (including wind loads) on structural elements and calculate critical design loads on appropriate design standards;
- demonstrate the ability to use the Australian codes of practice in thefield of structural engineering;
- apply limit state design principles to meet strength and serviceability requirements and identify material properties of timber and steel relevant to the design;
- analyse and design steel and timber structural elements such as tension, compression and bending members, and connections to meet the strength and serviceability requirements;
- interpret structural drawings and specifications for steel and timber structures.
| Prerequisites: | CS2001 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 24-Aug-2017 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor John Ginger |
| Lecturers: | Professor John Ginger, Dr Rabin Tuladhar. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.