Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 302788 (v.1) Structural Analysis 365 or any previous version
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302793 (v.1) Structural Design 366 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Design for wind and seismic forces - codes, shear walls, core walls. Design of shell structures - cylindrical shells, domes, hyperbolic paraboloid. Design of composite members - deflection, shear, shear connectors, economic aspects. |
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Unit Outcomes: | The student will gain a deeper understanding of the behaviour of structures, particularly tall structures under lateral loads. The student will also establish basic proficiency in the methodology of analysis and design for lateral forces on structures and for plates and shells. |
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: | References supplied throughout unit and via handouts. |
Unit Texts: | None |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 60%, Final Exam 40%. |
Field of Education: | 30900 Civil Engineering (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 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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