| Area: |
Department of Civil Engineering |
| Credits: |
25.0 |
| Contact Hours: |
6.0 |
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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: |
3 x 2 Hours Weekly |
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| Syllabus: |
Statics - review basic concepts of equilibrium. Statical determinacy for beams and trusses. Free body diagrams. Shear force diagram, bending moment diagram and axial force diagram. Properties of areas. Mechanics of solids - principles of compatibility and superposition. Beam bending theory. Elastic and plastic section moduli. Composite beam theory. Complex frames. Deflection of beam by double integration and Macaulay's method. Deflection of beam by moment area method. Deflection of structures using strain energy. |
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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: | 030903 Structural Engineering |
| Funding Cluster: | 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
| Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information. |
