Course overview
This course introduces students to the conceptual and preliminary stages of structural design including developing an understanding of the behaviour and typical use cases of common structural forms and the quantification of load paths and design actions arising from gravity, live loads, wind and earthquake loads.
- Essential Mechanics
- Loads on structures
Course learning outcomes
- Perform hand calculation methods to determine design actions on both determinate and indeterminate structural elements.
- Apply approximate analysis and superposition techniques to convert loads into design actions.
- Demonstrate comprehension of the behaviour of structures by performing qualitative structural analysis.
- Apply computer software to perform structural analysis of different structural forms and verify the computer output with appropriate hand calculation methods.
- Identify and quantify the loads acting on structures using AS1170.
- Describe load paths within a structure and calculate loads and design actions on structural elements as the loads are transferred through a structure.
- Dimension structural members to comply with limit state design criteria.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Group 1
Class number 64290
Section WS01
Size 136
Available 82
Class number 64288
Section PR02
Size 70
Available 55
Class number 64289
Section PR01
Size 70
Available 31
Mawson Lakes
Group 1
Class number 64287
Section WS01
Size 50
Available 41
Class number 64285
Section PR02
Size 25
Available 16
Class number 64286
Section PR01
Size 25
Available 25
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