ENEC13015 - Steel and Timber Design

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit introduces Australian Standards used for steel and timber design. Basic material and section properties and factors affecting the properties of structural members are introduced. You will design steel and timber members subjected to axial loads, bending moments and combined actions, then check whether they comply with both ultimate and serviceability limit states as required in AS4100 and AS1720 respectively. Furthermore, you also will design steel connection and timber joints according to Australian Standards. You also develop skills in the use of computer software in structural design. You are expected to document the process of analysis and design and communicate, work and learn, both individually and in teams in a professional manner.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: ENEC12012 Stress Analysis AND MATH11218 Applied Mathematics

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).

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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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 71.43% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 43.75% response rate.

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.

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Well organised and delivered unit.
Recommendation
This good practice will be continued in the following years.
Action Taken
Done
Source: Moodle
Feedback
Good study materials and a very effective way of teaching through writing each step on paper.
Recommendation
This good practice will be continued in the following years.
Action Taken
Done
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Assignment feedback is late
Recommendation
Due to the additional workload of the staff, the assessment marking took longer than expected. The workload of the staff will be reviewed and appropriate action will be taken to reduce the return time in 2022.
Action Taken
All assignments were returned on time.
Source: Students communication
Feedback
Unit content is relevant to the industry expectation with the reference to Australian Standards and the use of design software.
Recommendation
This good practice should be continued in the following years
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Students communication
Feedback
Some additional resources related to wind load may helpful.
Recommendation
Additional resources should be provided in Week 2 tutorial class.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Students communication
Feedback
Some detailed feedback and a breakdown of the marking criteria will help to complete the assignment and learning.
Recommendation
Detail marking criteria should be provided in 2023.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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