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ENG8801CodeBasedStructuralDesign
Semester1,2013OnlineToowoomba Units: 1 FacultyorSection: FacultyofEngineering&Surveying SchoolorDepartment: FacultyofEngineering&Surveying Versionproduced: 18January2013

Staffing
Examiner:YanZhuge Moderator:KaruKarunasena

Rationale
Contemporarystructuralengineeringdesignusescomputerframeanalysissoftwaretodeterminethedeflections,forcesandbendingmomentsinastructure duetoasetofloads.Thesecomputergeneratedresultsarethenusedintheapplicationofcodebaseddesignmethods.Thiscourseisnotaboutstructural designingeneral.Itfocusesontheparticularknowledgeandskillsnecessarytodevelopacorrectcomputermodelofastructureandontheinterpretation anddesignapplicationofinformationgeneratedbythecomputeranalysis.Thisisahighlypracticalandhandsoncoursedesignedtodevelopresponsible andinformedproficiencyintheuseofcomputeranalysisforstructuraldesign.

Synopsis
Structuralengineeringdesignisacontinuallyevolvingprocess.Thedevelopmentofcomputeranalysistoolshashadamassiveimpactonwhatengineersdo intheirdaytodaywork.Twentyorthirtyyearsagostructuralengineersneededproficiencyinawiderangeofmanualcalculationmethodstoanalyse structures.Asetof"designcalculations"atthetimewaslikelytoincludeextensivepagesofdetailednumericalworkings.Somemayarguethatproficiency withsuchhandcalculationmethodsremainsusefultoadesignengineerbutsuchskillsarenolongeressential.Whatisessentialisasophisticatedand informedunderstandingofhowtomodelastructureinacomputersothatthemodelconformsbothwithrealityandwiththeexpectationsofthedesigncodes. Usingaprocessoflearningbydiscovery,thestudentisguidedthroughaseriesofdiscussionsandinvestigativecomputermodellingexercises.These demonstratehowveryminormodellingchangescanleadtoverydifferent"answers".Thecourselooksinconsiderabledetailatapproximatemethodsof analysisthatcanbeusedbothtoenhancethestudentsunderstandingofastructuralsystemandasacheckofcomputeranalysisresults.Thecoursetakes theopportunitytousecomputermodellingtoinvestigatevariousstructuralphenomenaandtoconsolidateandextendundergraduateunderstandingof designprinciples.Thereissignificantemphasisplacedonthedevelopmentofmeaningfulcomputeraideddesigncalculationsthatrecordmodelling assumptionsandtheprimaryanalysisoutput.

Objectives
Thecourseobjectivesdefinethestudentlearningoutcomesforacourse.Oncompletionofthecourse,studentsshouldbeableto: 1. displayproficiencyindevelopingSpaceGassmodelsfortheanalysisofsteelandreinforcedconcretestructures 2. clearlydocumentSpaceGassmodelsandresults 3. demonstrateadisciplinedapproachtostructuralmodellingincludingselfchecking 4. competentlyselectanduseavarietyofapproximatemethodsofanalysisthatmaybeusedtocheckthevalidityofcomputermodels 5. demonstratepossessionofadetailedappreciationandunderstandingofthecompromisesthataremadeinmodellingofsteelandreinforcedconcrete structures 6. demonstrateabroadunderstandingofloadestimationoverthefullrangeofbuilding,civil,industrialandmaritimetypestructures.

Topics
Description 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. BasicinputstoSpaceGassModel Restraints,localaxesandmemberreleases Approximateanalysis ModellingSteelStructures Modellingloads ModellingReinforcedConcreteStructures TheSpaceGassSteelDesignFacility SteelConnectionDesign Weighting(%) 10.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 10.00

Textandmaterialsrequiredtobepurchasedoraccessed
ALLtextbooksandmaterialsavailabletobepurchasedcanbesourcedfromUSQ'sOnlineBookshop(unlessotherwisestated). (https://bookshop.usq.edu.au/bookweb/subject.cgi?year=2013&sem=01&subject1=ENG8801) PleasecontactusforalternativepurchaseoptionsfromUSQBookshop. (https://bookshop.usq.edu.au/contact/)

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AustralianStandardAS1170,Structuraldesignactions,parts0,1and2,StandardsAustralia. AustralianStandardAS3600,Concretestructures,StandardsAustralia. AustralianStandardAS4100,Steelstructures,StandardsAustralia. ThecourseisheavilydependentontheuseoftheframeanalysissoftwareSpaceGassbyIntegratedTechnicalSoftwareincludingthemodulesforLinear Analysis,NonlinearAnalysisandBucklingAnalysis.EnrolledstudentshavetheopportunitytodownloadanacademicversionofSpaceGassthatisadequate forthepurposesofthiscourse.NotethattheuseofSpaceGassinthiscourseisinnowayintendedtoimplythatitisinanywaysuperiortoother commerciallyavailablepackages. TheprimaryStudyBookforthiscourseisavailablefordownloadinpdfformatforallenrolledstudents.Thecoursedoesmakereferencetotheprimary Australianstructuraldesigncodesbutonlywithrespecttoissuesrelatedtomodellingforanalysis.StudentswhoarealreadyfamiliarwiththeAustraliancodes orsomeotherequivalentinternationalcodesshouldfindthattheyhavelittleneedtorefertothecodesorothertextsforthepurposesofcompletingthis course.Studentswhoareunfamiliarwiththeprimarystructuralengineeringdesigncodesshouldhaveaccesstotheabovecodes.Theseareavailablefor downloadinpdfformfromtheUniversityofSouthernQueenslandStudentLibrarytoallenrolledstudents.

Referencematerials
Referencematerialsarematerialsthat,ifaccessedbystudents,mayimprovetheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthematerialinthecourseandenrich theirlearningexperience. Hogan,TJ&Thomas,IR1994,Designofstructuralconnections,4thedn,AustralianInstituteofSteelConstruction,NorthSydney. (LimitStatesedn.) Trahair,NS&BradfordMA1998,ThebehaviouranddesignofsteelstructurestoAS4100,3rdedn,E&FNSpoon,London. (Australianedn.) Warner,RF,Rangan,BV,Hall,AS&FaulkesKA1998,Concretestructures,Longman,SouthMelbourne. AustralianStandardAS4997,Guidelinesforthedesignofmaritimestructures,StandardsAustralia. AustralianStandardAS5100,Bridgedesign,part2designloads,StandardsAustralia.

Studentworkloadrequirements
Activity Assessments DirectedStudy PrivateStudy Hours 55.00 55.00 55.00

Assessmentdetails
Description ASSIGNMENT1 ASSIGNMENT2 ASSIGNMENT3 ASSIGNMENT4 ASSIGNMENT5 Marksoutof Wtg(%) 150 250 250 250 100 15 25 25 25 10 DueDate 19Mar2013 16Apr2013 21May2013 18Jun2013 18Jun2013 Notes

Importantassessmentinformation
1. Attendancerequirements: Therearenoattendancerequirementsforthiscourse.However,itisthestudents'responsibilitytostudyallmaterialprovidedtothemorrequiredtobe accessedbythemtomaximisetheirchanceofmeetingtheobjectivesofthecourseandtobeinformedofcourserelatedactivitiesandadministration. 2. Requirementsforstudentstocompleteeachassessmentitemsatisfactorily: Tosatisfactorilycompleteanassessmentitemastudentmustachieveatleast50%ofthemarksoragradeofatleastC.RefertoStatement4below fortherequirementstoreceiveapassinggradeinthiscourse. 3. Penaltiesforlatesubmissionofrequiredwork: Ifstudentssubmitassignmentsaftertheduedatewithout(prior)approvaloftheexaminerthenapenaltyof5%ofthetotalmarksgainedbythestudent fortheassignmentmayapplyforeachworkingdaylateuptotenworkingdaysatwhichtimeamarkofzeromayberecorded.Noassignmentswillbe acceptedaftermodelanswershavebeenposted. 4. Requirementsforstudenttobeawardedapassinggradeinthecourse: Tobeassuredofreceivingapassinggradeinacourseastudentmustobtainatleast50%ofthetotalweightedmarksforthecourse. 5. Methodusedtocombineassessmentresultstoattainfinalgrade: Thefinalgradesforstudentswillbeassignedonthebasisoftheweightedaggregateofthemarks(orgrades)obtainedforeachofthesummative assessmentitemsinthecourse. 6. Examinationinformation: Thereisnoexaminationinthiscourse. 7. ExaminationperiodwhenDeferred/Supplementaryexaminationswillbeheld: Notappplicable.
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8. UniversityStudentPolicies: StudentsshouldreadtheUSQpolicies:Definitions,AssessmentandStudentAcademicMisconducttoavoidactionswhichmightcontraveneUniversity policiesandpractices.Thesepoliciescanbefoundat http://policy.usq.edu.au/portal/custom/search/category/usq_document_policy_type/Student.1.html.

Assessmentnotes
1. TheduedateforanassignmentisthedatebywhichastudentmustemailtheassignmenttoUSQ.Theonusinonthestudenttoprovideproofofthe dispatchdate,ifrequestedbytheExaminer. 2. Studentsmustretainacopyofeachitemsubmittedforassessment.ThismustbedispatchedtoUSQwithin24hoursifrequiredbytheExaminer. 3. InaccordancewithUniversityPolicy,theExaminermaygrantanextensionoftheduedateofanassignmentinextenuatingcircumstances. 4. Ifelectronicsubmissionofassessmentsisspecifiedforthecourse,studentswillbenotifiedofthisinthecourseIntroductoryBookandontheUSQ StudyDesk.AllrequiredelectronicsubmissionmustbemadethroughtheAssignmentDropBoxlocatedontheUSQStudyDeskforthecourse,unless directedotherwisebytheexaminerofthecourse.Theduedateforanelectronicallysubmittedassessmentisthedatebywhichastudentmust electronicallysubmittheassignment.Theassignmentfilesmustbesubmittedby11.55pmontheduedateusingUSQtime(asdisplayedontheclock onthecoursehomepagethatis,AustralianEasternStandardTime). 5. Ifthemethodofassessmentsubmissionisbywritten,typedorprintedpaperbasedmediastudentsshould(i)submittotheFacultyOfficeforstudents enrolledinthecourseintheoncampusmode,or(ii)mailtotheUSQforstudentsenrolledinthecourseintheexternalmode.Theduedateforthe assessmentisthedatebywhichastudentmust(i)submittheassessmentforstudentsenrolledintheoncampusmode,or(ii)mailtheassessmentfor studentsenrolledintheexternalmode. 6. TheFacultywillNOTnormallyacceptsubmissionofassessmentsbyfacsimileoremail. 7. Studentswhodonothaveregularaccesstopostalservicesforthesubmissionofpaperbasedassessments,orregularaccesstoInternetservicesfor electronicsubmission,orareotherwisedisadvantagedbytheseregulationsmaybegivenspecialconsideration.Theyshouldcontacttheexaminerof thecoursetonegotiatesuchspecialarrangementspriortothesubmissiondate. 8. Studentswhohaveundertakenalloftherequiredassessmentsinacoursebutwhohavefailedtomeetsomeofthespecifiedobjectivesofacourse withinthenormallyprescribedtimemaybeawardedthetemporarygrade:IM(incompleteMakeup).AnIMgradewillonlybeawardedwhen,inthe opinionoftheexaminer,astudentwillbeabletoachievetheremainingobjectivesofthecourseafteraperiodofnondirectedpersonalstudy. 9. Studentswho,formedical,family/personal,oremploymentrelatedreasons,areunabletocompleteanassignmentortositforanexaminationatthe scheduledtimemayapplytodeferanassessmentinacourse.Sucharequestmustbeaccompaniedbyappropriatesupportingdocumentation.The followingtemporarygrademaybeawarded:IDM(IncompleteDeferredMakeup). 10. Harvard(AGPS)isthereferencingsystemrequiredinthiscourse.StudentsshoulduseHarvard(AGPS)styleintheirassignmentstoformatdetailsof theinformationsourcestheyhavecitedintheirwork.TheHarvard(AGPS)styletobeusedisdefinedbytheUSQLibrary'sreferencingguide. http://www.usq.edu.au/library/help/referencing/default.htm

Otherrequirements
1. StudentsmusthaveaccesstoemailandinternetaccesstoUConnectforthiscourse.

CRICOS:QLD00244B|NSW02225M|UniversityofSouthernQueensland|Updated18January2013

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