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Unit Synopsis
This unit introduces you to the design of concrete structures, including structural components such as beams, slabs, columns, footings and retaining walls. You will identify loads and load paths for gravity and lateral loading. Construction materials are also reviewed in the context of sustainability and environmental issues. You will also plan, prepare and carry out tests on structural concrete components, interpret the results and prepare test reports. Building design and serviceability requirements are integrated in the design process. Individual and team work focuses on development of professionalism, ethical practice, problem solving and communication. Students enrolled in distance mode are required to attend a compulsory Residential School.
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 or ENEC13010 Solid Mechanics) 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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| Residential School |
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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).
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
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 2. In-class Test(s) | 40% |
| 3. Practical and Written Assessment | 40% |
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%).
Past Exams
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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.
Source: Unit evaluation
Unit resources need some updates, as some details are unclear.
Due to staff changes, some discrepancies may exist in the study resources; these should be reviewed and updated for the 2025 offering.
All the changes, including updating the resources, were completed.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Assessment Feedback needs more details
As the assessment involves open-ended design tasks, feedback should be focused on identifying errors and areas for improvement rather than providing definitive solutions. Students were directed to the relevant sections of AS 3600 for reference. In the next offering, an additional feedback session will be scheduled to clarify any queries arising from the feedback, and this arrangement will be communicated to students at the commencement of the term.
In Progress
Source: Unit Evaluation
A well-organised and structured unit delivery, and helpful study resources
This good practice should be continued in future offerings, with appropriate enhancements to unit resources, content, and delivery.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Select and specify materials for concrete structures in the context of sustainability and environmental issues and required structural performance
- Determine identify load paths in structural systems for gravity and lateral loading
- Explain the limit state design process and check for ultimate limit state and serviceability limit state requirements in reinforced concrete design
- Design reinforced concrete beams, slabs, columns and retaining walls according to Australian Standard
- Plan, test and interpret results of tests on structural materials and prepare test reports
- Demonstrate a professional level of communication and teamwork
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.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 2 - In-class Test(s) | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 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 | • | • | • | • | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - In-class Test(s) | • | • | • | • | |||||||