Overview
You will learn analysis of indeterminate structures and the implications this has for structural analysis. You will also determine reactions, internal forces, and displacements of structures and analyse truss and beams with moving loads. You will be introduced to the fundamentals of the structural analysis using the matrix method and you will use commercially available software to analyse structures.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: ENEG11006 Engineering Statics and ENEC12012 Stress Analysis
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 2 - 2020
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).
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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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
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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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 Unit evaluation
Great detail and explanation was given in every lecture/tutorial which made the unit content easier to understand.
This practice will continue.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
Lecture supplement provided at the start of the unit was great and very useful.
I will revise and provide a lecture supplement for this unit.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
The delivery is methodical and straight to the point.
This practice will continue.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
Quick response to Q&A.
This practice will continue.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
Although SpaceGass software was not taught during lectures, there was an assessment item on using this package.
SpaceGass software is covered in a previous unit (ENEC13015 in T1) and it is expected that students are familiar with this software. Furthermore, I have provided the students with plenty of available resources to get them started with this structural analysis software.
- Conduct structural idealisation, static, and kinematic indeterminacy and the duality of flexibility and stiffness for practical structures
- Analyse statically indeterminate structures to determine support reactions, internal forces, and nodal displacements
- Solve structural analysis problems using software packages by applying the finite element method
- Develop basic programming skills for analysis of indeterminate structures using the matrix method
- Demonstrate a professional level of communication.
The Learning Outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies and also discipline capabilities. You can find the mapping for this on the Engineering Undergraduate Course website.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 15% | |||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 15% | |||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 15% | |||||
| 4 - Project (applied) - 25% | |||||
| 5 - Take Home Exam - 30% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 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 - 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 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 15% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 15% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 15% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Project (applied) - 25% | ||||||||||
| 5 - Take Home Exam - 30% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Structural Analysis in SI Units
Edition: 10th edn (2019)
Authors: Hibbeler, R
Pearson
Harlow Harlow , Essex , UK
ISBN: 9781292247137
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
If you prefer to study with a paper copy, they are available at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code). eBooks are available at the publisher's website.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Structural analysis software SpaceGass
- Matlab
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
h.baji@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction, Review on Analysis of Determinate Trusses and Beams
Chapter
Chapters 2, 3, 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Influence Lines for Statically Determinate Structures
Chapter
Chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Beam Deflection: Moment Area Method and Conjugate-Beam Method
Chapter
Chapter 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Method of Virtual Work for Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Trusses
Chapter
Chapter 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Method of Virtual Work for Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Beams
Chapter
Chapter 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures by Force Method
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Displacement Method of Analysis: Slope-Deflection Method
Chapter
Chapter 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Displacement Method of Analysis: Moment Distribution Method
Chapter
Chapter 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Direct Stiffness Method: Truss Structures
Chapter
Chapter 14
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Direct Stiffness Method: Beam Structures
Chapter
Chapter 15
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Direct Stiffness Method: Frame Structures
Chapter
Chapter 16
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Structural Modelling and Computer Analysis
Chapter
Chapter 17
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Revision
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Final exam as per the University examination timetable
Term 2/2020 final exam in this unit is temporarily changed to a take-home exam due to COVID-19.
1 Written Assessment
Questions for this assignment are from topics covered in weeks 1 to 3, which include:
1. Basics of analysis methods for determinate trusses and beams
2. Beam deflection based on Integration Method and Moment Area methods
3. Influence life for determinate structures
Week 5 Friday (14 Aug 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Two Week After Due Date
In this unit, we require you to provide a detailed explanation of the procedure you use to solve each problem. Your explanations need to be detailed enough to convince the marker that you really know and understand what you are doing. Correct answer and explanation of the correct approach both are important in this course. A substantial part of the marks in your assessment are for evidence of how you thought about the problem. Each question in the assignment will be assessed against the following criteria.
Part 1: Statement of the Problem (20 % of the Marks)
·Clearly state the problem in your own words (1-2 sentences)
·Draw accurate Sign Convention, Free-Body and other diagrams as required for the solution
·State Key Information that are provided.
Part 2: Development of the Problem and Results (80%)
·Show your calculations in detail
·State your answers with magnitude, unit and direction as appropriate
·For marking purpose, this part will be sub-divided by two or more milestones of the calculations with appropriate weights
- Conduct structural idealisation, static, and kinematic indeterminacy and the duality of flexibility and stiffness for practical structures
- Demonstrate a professional level of communication.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
2 Written Assessment
Questions for this assignment are from topics covered in weeks 4 to 6, which include:
1. Method of Virtual Work for Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Trusses
2. Method of Virtual Work for Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Beams
3. Force Method for Analysis of Indeterminate Structures
Week 8 Friday (11 Sept 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Two Weeks After Due Date
In this unit, we require you to provide a detailed explanation of the procedure you use to solve each problem. Your explanations need to be detailed enough to convince the marker that you really know and understand what you are doing. Correct answer and explanation of the correct approach both are important in this course. A substantial part of the marks in your assessment are for evidence of how you thought about the problem. Each question in the assignment will be assessed against the following criteria.
Part 1: Statement of the Problem (20 % of the Marks)
·Clearly state the problem in your own words (1-2 sentences)
·Draw accurate Sign Convention, Free-Body and other diagrams as required for the solution
·State Key Information that are provided.
Part 2: Development of the Problem and Results (80%)
·Show your calculations in detail
·State your answers with magnitude, unit and direction as appropriate
·For marking purpose, this part will be sub-divided by two or more milestones of the calculations with appropriate weights
- Conduct structural idealisation, static, and kinematic indeterminacy and the duality of flexibility and stiffness for practical structures
- Analyse statically indeterminate structures to determine support reactions, internal forces, and nodal displacements
- Demonstrate a professional level of communication.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
3 Written Assessment
Questions for this assignment are from topics covered in weeks 7 to 6, which include:
1. Displacement Method: Slope-Deflection Method
2. Displacement Method: Moment Distribution Method
Week 11 Friday (2 Oct 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Two Weeks After Due Date
In this unit, we require you to provide a detailed explanation of the procedure you use to solve each problem. Your explanations need to be detailed enough to convince the marker that you really know and understand what you are doing. Correct answer and explanation of the correct approach both are important in this course. A substantial part of the marks in your assessment are for evidence of how you thought about the problem. Each question in the assignment will be assessed against the following criteria.
Part 1: Statement of the Problem (20 % of the Marks)
·Clearly state the problem in your own words (1-2 sentences)
·Draw accurate Sign Convention, Free-Body and other diagrams as required for the solution
·State Key Information that are provided.
Part 2: Development of the Problem and Results (80%)
·Show your calculations in detail
·State your answers with magnitude, unit and direction as appropriate
·For marking purpose, this part will be sub-divided by two or more milestones of the calculations with appropriate weights
- Analyse statically indeterminate structures to determine support reactions, internal forces, and nodal displacements
- Demonstrate a professional level of communication.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
4 Project (applied)
This assessment involves writing and running a program in MATLAB software that can analyse a truss, beam or frame structure using the direct stiffness method.
Topics covered in weeks 8 to 11 are used to develop the MATLAB code.
Review/Exam Week Friday (16 Oct 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Two Weeks After Due Date
The flowchart should be clearly presented in the final report.
The prepared written code should be provided in the project report.
A sample structure should be run using the prepared code and the results compared with hand calculations.
- Solve structural analysis problems using software packages by applying the finite element method
- Develop basic programming skills for analysis of indeterminate structures using the matrix method
- Demonstrate a professional level of communication.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
5 Take Home Exam
The final exam covers all the topics from week 1 to 11. It is a take home exam.
Term 2/2020 final exam in this unit is temporarily changed to a take-home exam due to COVID-19.
Final exam as per the University examination timetable
Final exam are released as per the University examination timetable
In this unit, we require you to provide a detailed explanation of the procedure you use to solve each problem. Your explanations need to be detailed enough to convince the marker that you really know and understand what you are doing. Correct answer and explanation of the correct approach both are important in this course. A substantial part of the marks in your assessment are for evidence of how you thought about the problem. Each question in the assignment will be assessed against the following criteria.
Part 1: Statement of the Problem (20 % of the Marks)
·Clearly state the problem in your own words (1-2 sentences)
·Draw accurate Sign Convention, Free-Body and other diagrams as required for the solution
·State Key Information that are provided.
Part 2: Development of the Problem and Results (80%)
·Show your calculations in detail
·State your answers with magnitude, unit and direction as appropriate
·For marking purpose, this part will be sub-divided by two or more milestones of the calculations with appropriate weights
- Conduct structural idealisation, static, and kinematic indeterminacy and the duality of flexibility and stiffness for practical structures
- Analyse statically indeterminate structures to determine support reactions, internal forces, and nodal displacements
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
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