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302778 (v.1) Structural Materials 261
Area: |
Department of Civil Engineering |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
4.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Lecture: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: |
1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly |
Prerequisite(s): |
302775 (v.1) Structural Engineering 162 or any previous version
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Syllabus: |
Mechanics of solids - shear stresses in beams, torsion, combined bending and axial stresses, unsymmetrical beam bending, stress transformations, Mohr's circle, combined stresses. Materials - concrete, cements and aggregates, grading of aggregates, concrete quality control, strength, workability, mix design, placement and curing. Timber - structural properties of timber, defects and preservation, durability, grading. Steel - formation and properties of different types of steels, influence of different alloys. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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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: |
Informational |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
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Location |
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Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 1 |
Y |
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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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