| Area: | Department of Civil Engineering | 
	| Credits: | 25.0 | 
	| Contact Hours: | 5.0 | 
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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: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly | 
	| Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly | 
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	| Syllabus: | Stresses in materials. Stress and strain at a point - Mohr's circle.  Combined bending and axial stress, shear stress and material failure. 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: | 30903 Structural Engineering | 
    | Funding Cluster: | 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying | 
    | SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Supplemental *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
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    | 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. |