Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AR20208 Structures design and construction |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take AR10079 |
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Aims: To introduce students to the concepts of limit state design and its practical application to reinforced concrete, steel, timber and masonry structural elements.To further develop analytical and conceptual understanding of structural action through the design of elements and simple structures.To introduce elements of construction technology as applied to reinforced concrete, steel, timber and masonry construction.
Learning Outcomes: The successful student will be able to demonstrate: * knowledge ofthe concepts of limit state design and its practical application to reinforced concrete, steel, timber and masonry structural elements; * analytical and conceptual understanding of structural action through the design of elements and simple structures; * knowledge of elements of construction technology as applied to reinforced concrete, steel, timber and masonry construction. Skills: A range of knowledge and analytical techniques necessary for the engineeringdesign of steel, reinforced concrete, masonry and timber structural elements. Content: Design philosophies (Geometrical principles; Permissible stress; LFRD; Limit state). Codes of Practice, Standards, Building Regulations. British Standards, Euro-codes. Design loads and actions. Layout of calculations; drawings.Reinforced concrete design - materials; singly reinforced rectangular beams; doubly reinforced beams; serviceability - deflection, cracking; shear; detailing of reinforcement; fire resistance; simple retaining wall design.Structural steel design - steel sections; materials; simple tension members; simple compression members; beam design (bending; lateral restraints; laterally restrained beams; laterally unrestrained beams; shear; deflections); bolted and welded connections.Structural timber - materials (grading, species); tension; compression; bending; connections.Structural masonry - materials; compression; bending; shear.A major part of the assessed coursework will be a design project. |