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308355 (v.1) Engineering Structures 162
Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 3 Hours Once-only |
Prerequisite(s): | 307530 (v.1) Engineering Physics 100 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | This unit is designed for continuing Engineering students. Statics: Understand and apply Newton's law of motion. Manipulate systems of forces and moments dealing with concurrent and non-concurrent forces. Understand and utilise the concept of a freebody. Analyse simple truss structures comprising axially loaded members. Analyse simple beam structures comprising flexurally loaded members. Perform calculations entailing stress, strain and external loading. Understand and utilise the concepts of compatibility and superposition. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of the unit, the student will have an understanding of the basic concepts associated with forces applied to structures, statical equilibrium in trusses and beams, and the properties of structural shapes. |
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: | Meriam, J.L. and Kraige, L.G. (1998), Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 1: Statics, 4th Edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York. Gere, J.M. and Timoshenko, S.P. (1987), Mechanics of Materials, 2nd Edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold (International), London. Beer, F.P. and Johnston Jr., E.R. (1987), Mechanics for Engineers Statics, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill International, Singapore. Hall, A.S., Archer, F.E. and Gilbert, R.I. (1999), Engineering Statics (Second Edition), University of New South Wales Press Ltd, Kensington, NSW, (ISBN: 0-86840-425-X). |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final examination 50%. Laboratories 20%. Mid-semester Test 20%. Tutorial Participation 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
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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