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2022 unit information
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Last updated: 4 March 2022
One unit from SEM111 or SEJ103; plus one unit from SEB101 or SEP101
SEE010 or SEJ010
SEM222
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 2 hour seminar per week, 1 x 3 hour practical per trimester.
Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 1 hour seminar per week. Students are required to attend and participate in practical laboratory activities at the Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Campus for the scheduled sessions during the trimester intensive activities as detailed in the unit site.
This unit will include detailed analysis of various loading conditions in members including axial, bending, shear torsion and multi-axial loading. The content will focus on structural design and appropriate selection of materials to avoid failure through understanding of loading conditions and material properties.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO5: Problem solving
ULO2
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
ULO3
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve an overall mark of at least 40% in the examination and a mark of at least 50% in the practical report.
Prescribed text(s): Hibbeler, 2017, Mechanics of Materials in Si Units, 10th edition (or 8th edn or higher), Pearson Education.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEM216 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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