Overview
In this unit, you will be introduced to basic systems and calculations applied to structures of residential and commercial buildings. You will then extend your understanding of fundamental concepts and principles by referring to structural drawings and computational methods associated with various structures including timber, reinforced concrete and steel structures. The unit learning will cover essential knowledge areas of structural mechanics including loading and load paths, support systems, determinate and indeterminate structures, main structural elements (e.g. beams, columns), tension members and compression members. By the end of this unit, you will have developed a sound understanding of the application of design processes for common structures.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
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 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Students Unit Teaching Evaluation Unit Comments Report- T1- 2025
Students found the unit was well presented, and the lecturer incorporated student feedback into his teaching and the unit delivery.
The same teaching strategy is recommended to adopt for the next delivery.
Feedback from Students Unit Teaching Evaluation Unit Comments Report- T1- 2025
Some of the assessment questions could be further improved for clarity.
Generally, all assessment questions are peer-reviewed internally to improve clarity before they are released in Moodle. Apart from that, it is recommended to discuss all the assessment questions in class and in online forums, mainly using 'Discussion Forum'. Students are encouraged to contact the teaching team if further clarification is required.