Area: | Department of Construction Management |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Forces, moments and equilibrium, ties and struts, loads on buildings, pin jointed frames, shear force, bending moments, design of beams and columns. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- The ability to carry out simple structural designs for timber and steel beams in accordance to the relevant Australian Code of Design. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Wyatt, K.J. Principles of Structure. Sydney, University of New South Wales Press. AS 1702.1 (1997), Timber Structures - Design Methods. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Class test (1) 25%, Class test (2) 25%, Final exam 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 40300 Building (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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