Overview
This unit will introduce you to basic systems and calculations in structural design and stability for residential and commercial buildings.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
BLAR11049 Built Environment Communication and Skills Or COMM11003 Professional and Technical Communication (before 2012 term 1)
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2023
Attendance Requirements
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Explain the concept of equilibrium, determine loading and load paths in building structures and calculate supporting reactions
- Calculate the properties of sections including first and second moment of area, structural determinacy and indeterminacy, bending and shear forces, bending moments, shear and bending stresses, deflections in beams, axial forces in trusses and column stresses, capacity and buckling
- Apply the principles of structural analysis to determinate and indeterminate structures including the design of beams and columns and the bracing of rigid and pin jointed frames
- Use basic computational methods to solve structural problems associated with residential and commercial buildings.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 5% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 5% | ||||
| 4 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||
| 5 - Written Assessment - 5% | ||||
| 6 - Written Assessment - 35% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | ||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 5% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 5% | |||||||||||
| 4 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||||||||||
| 5 - Written Assessment - 5% | |||||||||||
| 6 - Written Assessment - 35% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
Principles Of Structure
- Edition: 5th (2013)
- Authors: Wyatt, KJ & Hough, R
- Newsouth Books
- Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
- ISBN: 1742232930
- Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
Textbooks can be accessed online at the CQUniversity Library website. Access may be limited. If you would prefer your own copy, purchase either paper or eBook versions at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Computer headset (microphone speaker combo)
- Microsoft Office or equivalent software
- Web camera (webcam)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
p.lawrence1@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 06 Mar 2023Module/Topic
1:Equilibrium and building structures
Chapter
Wyatt & Hough (2013) chapter 1, 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 13 Mar 2023Module/Topic
2:Load and load paths, support conditions
Chapter
Wyatt & Hough (2013) chapter 1, 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 20 Mar 2023Module/Topic
3:Determinacy, indeterminacy and instability
Chapter
Wyatt & Hough (2013) chapter 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 27 Mar 2023Module/Topic
4:Section properties
Chapter
Wyatt & Hough (2013) chapter 1, 2, 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5
Begin Date: 03 Apr 2023Module/Topic
5:Analysis of statically determinate trusses
Chapter
Wyatt & Hough (2013) chapter 2, 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 10 Apr 2023Module/Topic
No scheduled class
Chapter
Consider using this week to catch-up or work on an assessment.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 17 Apr 2023Module/Topic
6:Beams shear force and bending moment
Chapter
Wyatt & Hough (2013) chapter 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 24 Apr 2023Module/Topic
7.Bending and shear stresses
Chapter
Wyatt & Hough (2013) chapter 9, 10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 01 May 2023Module/Topic
8:Compression and tension stresses
Chapter
Wyatt & Hough (2013) chapter 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 08 May 2023Module/Topic
9:Deflections
Chapter
Wyatt & Hough (2013) chapter 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 15 May 2023Module/Topic
10:Design of beams
Chapter
Wyatt & Hough (2013) chapter 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 22 May 2023Module/Topic
11:Bracing of buildings
Chapter
Wyatt & Hough (2013) chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 29 May 2023Module/Topic
12:Computer applications in structural analysis and design
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 05 Jun 2023Module/Topic
Review
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 12 Jun 2023Module/Topic
There is no exam for this unit.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1 and 2. Assessment 1 will require you to research and answer a question that explores common structural engineering concepts.
Week 2 Friday (17 Mar 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 4 Thursday (30 Mar 2023)
This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1 and 2. Assessment 1 will require you to research and answer a question that explores common structural engineering concepts.
As with all assessments, formatting and presentation is really important, technical accuracy and referencing where required is paramount with an overarching requirement for demonstrating your answer / submission / design with clarity.
Your assessment should be produced in electronic format either as
- a single word-processed document, or
- a single pdf format document.
Submission file is lodged through the assessment link in Moodle, by following the on-screen instructions.Work will be processed through the similarity detection software,Turnitin.
You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Note: you will find further support material for this assessment on the unit Moodle site.
The assessment will be assessed on the following basis:
Clarity of expression and comprehensive coverage of issues
Use of quality supporting documentation as appropriate
Use of original thought and content
Overall presentation and ability to communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and the use of appropriate diagrams and other visual communication.
Demonstration of core knowledge and demonstration of appropriate application of knowledge.
- Explain the concept of equilibrium, determine loading and load paths in building structures and calculate supporting reactions
- Calculate the properties of sections including first and second moment of area, structural determinacy and indeterminacy, bending and shear forces, bending moments, shear and bending stresses, deflections in beams, axial forces in trusses and column stresses, capacity and buckling
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1, 2 and 4. Assessment 2 will require you to research and answer a number of questions that explore common structural engineering concepts.
Week 4 Friday (31 Mar 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 6 Thursday (20 Apr 2023)
This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1 and 2. Assessment 2 will require you to research and answer a number of questions that explore common structural engineering concepts.
As with all assessments, formatting and presentation is really important, technical accuracy and referencing where required is paramount with an overarching requirement for demonstrating your answer / submission / design with clarity.
Your assessment should be produced in electronic format either as
- a single word-processed document, or
- a single pdf format document.
You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Note: you will find further support material for this assessment on the unit Moodle site.
The assessment will be assessed on the following basis:
Clarity of expression and comprehensive coverage of issues
Use of quality supporting documentation as appropriate
Use of original thought and content
Overall presentation and ability to communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and the use of appropriate diagrams and other visual communication.
Demonstration of core knowledge and demonstration of appropriate application of knowledge.
- Explain the concept of equilibrium, determine loading and load paths in building structures and calculate supporting reactions
- Calculate the properties of sections including first and second moment of area, structural determinacy and indeterminacy, bending and shear forces, bending moments, shear and bending stresses, deflections in beams, axial forces in trusses and column stresses, capacity and buckling
- Use basic computational methods to solve structural problems associated with residential and commercial buildings.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
- Social Innovation
3 Written Assessment
This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1 and 3. Assessment 3 will require you to research and answer a question that explores common structural engineering concepts.
Week 6 Friday (21 Apr 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Thursday (4 May 2023)
This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1 and 3. Assessment 3 will require you to research and answer a question that explores common structural engineering concepts.
As with all assessments, formatting and presentation is really important, technical accuracy and referencing where required is paramount with an overarching requirement for demonstrating your answer / submission / design with clarity.
Your assessment should be produced in electronic format either as
- a single word-processed document, or
- a single pdf format document.
You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Note: you will find further support material for this assessment on the unit Moodle site.
The assessment will be assessed on the following basis:
Clarity of expression and comprehensive coverage of issues
Use of quality supporting documentation as appropriate
Use of original thought and content
Overall presentation and ability to communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and the use of appropriate diagrams and other visual communication.
Demonstration of core knowledge and demonstration of appropriate application of knowledge.
- Explain the concept of equilibrium, determine loading and load paths in building structures and calculate supporting reactions
- Apply the principles of structural analysis to determinate and indeterminate structures including the design of beams and columns and the bracing of rigid and pin jointed frames
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
4 Written Assessment
This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1 to 4. Assessment 4 will require you to research and answer a number of questions that explore common structural engineering concepts.
Week 8 Friday (5 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 10 Thursday (18 May 2023)
This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1 to 4. Assessment 4 will require you to research and answer a number of questions that explore common structural engineering concepts.
As with all assessments, formatting and presentation is really important, technical accuracy and referencing where required is paramount with an overarching requirement for demonstrating your answer / submission / design with clarity.
Your assessment should be produced in electronic format either as
- a single word-processed document, or
- a single pdf format document.
You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Note: you will find further support material for this assessment on the unit Moodle site.
The assessment will be assessed on the following basis:
Clarity of expression and comprehensive coverage of issues
Use of quality supporting documentation as appropriate
Use of original thought and content
Overall presentation and ability to communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and the use of appropriate diagrams and other visual communication.
Demonstration of core knowledge and demonstration of appropriate application of knowledge.
- Explain the concept of equilibrium, determine loading and load paths in building structures and calculate supporting reactions
- Calculate the properties of sections including first and second moment of area, structural determinacy and indeterminacy, bending and shear forces, bending moments, shear and bending stresses, deflections in beams, axial forces in trusses and column stresses, capacity and buckling
- Apply the principles of structural analysis to determinate and indeterminate structures including the design of beams and columns and the bracing of rigid and pin jointed frames
- Use basic computational methods to solve structural problems associated with residential and commercial buildings.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
- Social Innovation
5 Written Assessment
This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1 and 3. Assessment 5 will require you to research and answer a question that explores common structural engineering concepts.
Week 10 Friday (19 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 12 Thursday (1 June 2023)
This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1 and 3. Assessment 5 will require you to research and answer a question that explores common structural engineering concepts.
As with all assessments, formatting and presentation is really important, technical accuracy and referencing where required is paramount with an overarching requirement for demonstrating your answer / submission / design with clarity.
Your assessment should be produced in electronic format either as
- a single word-processed document, or
- a single pdf format document.
Submission file is lodged through the assessment link in Moodle, by following the on-screen instructions.Work will be processed through the similarity detection software,Turnitin.
You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Note: you will find further support material for this assessment on the unit Moodle site.
The assessment will be assessed on the following basis:
Clarity of expression and comprehensive coverage of issues
Use of quality supporting documentation as appropriate
Use of original thought and content
Overall presentation and ability to communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and the use of appropriate diagrams and other visual communication.
Demonstration of core knowledge and demonstration of appropriate application of knowledge.
- Explain the concept of equilibrium, determine loading and load paths in building structures and calculate supporting reactions
- Apply the principles of structural analysis to determinate and indeterminate structures including the design of beams and columns and the bracing of rigid and pin jointed frames
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
6 Written Assessment
This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1 to 4. Assessment 6 will require you to research and answer a number of questions that explore common structural engineering concepts.
Review/Exam Week Friday (9 June 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Friday 30/06/23
This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1 to 4. Assessment 6 will require you to research and answer a number of questions that explore common structural engineering concepts.
As with all assessments, formatting and presentation is really important, technical accuracy and referencing where required is paramount with an overarching requirement for demonstrating your answer / submission / design with clarity.
Your assessment should be produced in electronic format either as
- a single word-processed document, or
- a single pdf format document.
Submission file is lodged through the assessment link in Moodle, by following the on-screen instructions.Work will be processed through the similarity detection software,Turnitin.
You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Note: you will find further support material for this assessment on the unit Moodle site.
The assessment will be assessed on the following basis:
Clarity of expression and comprehensive coverage of issues
Use of quality supporting documentation as appropriate
Use of original thought and content
Overall presentation and ability to communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and the use of appropriate diagrams and other visual communication.
Demonstration of core knowledge and demonstration of appropriate application of knowledge.
- Explain the concept of equilibrium, determine loading and load paths in building structures and calculate supporting reactions
- Calculate the properties of sections including first and second moment of area, structural determinacy and indeterminacy, bending and shear forces, bending moments, shear and bending stresses, deflections in beams, axial forces in trusses and column stresses, capacity and buckling
- Apply the principles of structural analysis to determinate and indeterminate structures including the design of beams and columns and the bracing of rigid and pin jointed frames
- Use basic computational methods to solve structural problems associated with residential and commercial buildings.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
- Social Innovation
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