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Last updated: 4 March 2022
One unit in SEJ201, SEM201, SEM222, or SEM223
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Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 2 hour seminar per week, 2 x 2 hour studio per week. 3 x 3 hour concrete lab sessions per trimester. Students are required to attend and participate in project oriented design-based activities for this unit at scheduled sessions during the trimester.
Online and collaborative learning including a 1 x 1 hour online seminar per week, 1 x 1 hour online studio per week. Students are required to attend and participate in project oriented design-based activities at the Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Campus at scheduled sessions during the trimester intensive activities..
This unit introduces the material properties and fundamental concepts for design procedures with concrete and steel according to design codes. This includes introduction to the basic material properties, structural design philosophies and serviceability requirements. Fundamental concepts of design procedures will be introduced through design studios and projects.
Demonstrate the use of standard testing procedures to ensure quality control requirements for structural concrete.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO2
Apply the basic design procedure and relevant Australian Structural Design Standards for the design of various element of concrete and steel structures.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO5: Problem solving
ULO3
Solve real-world problems related to various element of concrete and steel structures considering their different structural behaviour.
GLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
ULO4
Work and communicate effectively within a team to develop and communicate a project design to a client incorporating stakeholder and service life requirements.
GLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO8: Global citizenship
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Conceptual design of allocated composite structural members (group task)
Lab results and assessment of fresh and hardened concrete (group task)
Detailed design of concrete structural members (individual task)
Detailed design of steel structural members (individual task)
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 a mark of 50% in the concrete design report (individual).
Prescribed text(s): Al-Ameri, 2017, Properties and Design of Concrete Structures (Custom Edition), eBook only, Pearson Education.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEV300 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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