Course specification for CIV4508

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Requisites

Pre-requisite: CIV3505 and CIV3506 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS

Synopsis

This final year design Course represents the end point of many other courses including Engineering Statics, Stress Analysis, Structural Design I, Concrete Structures and Structural Analysis. The course applies the knowledge and skills developed in those earlier courses to the design of standard structural systems in an integrated approach. The course introduces complex loading evaluation and development of conceptual designs, influence lines for structures, methods of solving complex structural problems using Finite Element software, design and detailing of reinforced concrete structures including non-flexural reinforced concrete members using the strut-and-tie-model approach, analysis and design of steel members under combined loading actions and steel connections. This course also introduces advanced topics of structural dynamics.

Objectives

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:

evaluate complex loading conditions and develop conceptual designs of structural systems;
solve influence line problems;
undertake complex structural analyses of frames and 2D problems using a FEA software and check the validity of computer outputs;
analyse, design and detail reinforced concrete structures including elements of walls and footings, framed structures and non-flexural reinforced concrete members using strut-and-tie approach using Australian standards;
analyse, design and detail steel structures under combined loading actions and steel connections using Australian standards;
integrate the knowledge and skills developed in earlier courses of structural engineering and mechanics and apply these skills to the design of structural systems;
analyse simple structural dynamics problems.

Topics

	Description	Weighting(%)
1.	Structural systems and advanced loading evaluation;	10.00
2.	Influence lines for statically determinate structures;	10.00
3.	Solving complex structural problems using FEA software;	15.00
4.	Analysis and design practice in reinforced concrete structures;	30.00
5.	Analysis and design practice in steel structures;	25.00
6.	Advanced topics: Structural dynamics;	10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=CIV4508)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

Foster, SJ, Kilpatrick, AE & Warner, RF 2010, Reinforced concrete basics, analysis and design of reinforced concrete structures, 2nd edn, Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW.

Reinforcement Detailing Handbook for Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete of Concrete Institute of Australia.

This course requires the use of the finite element analysis software Strand7. Enrolled students will need to pay a small licensing fee for the online access (from home) to an academic version of Strand7 that will be adequate for use in the course.

USQ Library has a subscription to Australian Standards Online from which the current edition can be accessed.
AS3600 2009 Australian Standard on Concrete Structures,
AS4100 1998 - Australian Standard on Steel Structures,
AS/NZS 1170.0, 1170.1 & 1170.2 2011 - Australian/NZ Standard on Structural design Actions (with latest amendments).

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

Gorenc, BE, Tinyou, R & Syam, A 2012, Steel designers handbook, 8th edn, UNSW Press, Kensington NSW.

Hibbeler, RC 2015, Structural analysis, 9th edn, Prentice Hall, Boston.
(Chapter 6.)

Loo, Y-C & Chowdhury, SH 2013, Reinforced and prestressed concrete: analysis and design with emphasis on application of AS3600-2009, 2nd edn, Cambridge 精东传媒app Press, Port Melbourne, Vic.

Meriam, JL & Kraige, LG 2016, Engineering mechanics, volume 2: dynamics, SI version, 8th edn, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ.
(Chapter 8.)

Warner, RF, Rangan, BV, Hall, AS & Faulkes, KA 1998, Concrete structures, Longman, Melbourne, Vic.

Student workload expectations

Activity	Hours
Assessments	60.00
Examinations	2.00
Lectures	26.00
Private 精东传媒app	41.00
Tutorials	26.00

Assessment details

Description	Marks out of	Wtg (%)	Due Date	Objectives Assessed	Notes
Assignment 1	250	25	03 Apr 2020	3,4,6
Assignment 2	250	25	22 May 2020	5,6
Online Exam	500	50	End S1	1,2,6,7	(see note 1)

Notes

This will be an open examination. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their course examiner via 精东传媒appDesk. The examination date will be available via UConnect when the official examination timetable has been released.

Important assessment information

Attendance requirements:

It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:

To satisfactorily complete an assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks or a grade of at least C-. Students do not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to be awarded a passing grade in this course. Refer to Statement 4 below for the requirements to receive a passing grade in this course.
Penalties for late submission of required work:

Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:

Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

Requirements after S1 2020:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade in a course a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks for the course (Primary Hurdle) and achieve at least 40% of the Supervised Exam (Secondary Hurdle).

Supplementary assessment may be offered where a student has undertaken all of the required summative assessment items and has passed the Primary Hurdle but failed to satisfy the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), or has satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised) but failed to achieve a passing Final Grade by 5% or less of the total weighted Marks.

To be awarded a passing grade for a supplementary assessment item (if applicable), a student must achieve at least 50% of the available marks for the supplementary assessment item as per the Assessment Procedure (point 4.4.2).
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:

The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks (or grades) obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
Examination information:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination.

Requirements after S1 2020:
In a Restricted Examination, candidates are allowed access to specific materials during the examination. The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are:
1. writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination);
2. calculators which cannot hold textual information (students must indicate on their examination paper the make and model of any calculator(s) they use during the examination).
3. Students also need to bring to this exam the standards (annotated without any additional page): AS3600 2009 and AS4100 1998.
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:

Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.

Requirements after S1 2020:
Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.
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Assessment notes

The due date for an assignment is the date by which a student must despatch the assignment to the USQ. The onus is on the student to provide proof of the despatch date, if requested by the Examiner.
Students must retain a copy of each item submitted for assessment. This must be despatched to USQ within 24 hours if required by the Examiner.
In accordance with 精东传媒app Policy, the Examiner may grant an extension of the due date of an assignment in extenuating circumstances.
If electronic submission of assessments is specified for the course, students will be notified of this in the course Introductory Book and on the USQ 精东传媒app Desk. All required electronic submission must be made through the Assignment Drop Box located on the USQ 精东传媒app Desk for the course, unless directed otherwise by the examiner of the course. The due date for an electronically submitted assessment is the date by which a student must electronically submit the assignment. The assignment files must be submitted by 11.55pm on the due date using USQ time (as displayed on the clock on the course home page; that is, Australian Eastern Standard Time).
If the method of assessment submission is by written, typed or printed paper-based media students should (i) submit to the Faculty Office for students enrolled in the course in the on-campus mode, or (ii) mail to the USQ for students enrolled in the course in the external mode. The due date for the assessment is the date by which a student must (i) submit the assessment for students enrolled in the on-campus mode, or (ii) mail the assessment for students enrolled in the external mode.
The Faculty will NOT normally accept submission of assessments by facsimile or email.
Students who do not have regular access to postal services for the submission of paper-based assessments, or regular access to Internet services for electronic submission, or are otherwise disadvantaged by these regulations may be given special consideration. They should contact the examiner of the course to negotiate such special arrangements prior to the submission date.
Students who have undertaken all of the required assessments in a course but who have failed to meet some of the specified objectives of a course within the normally prescribed time may be awarded one of the temporary grades: IM (Incomplete - Make up), IS (Incomplete - Supplementary Examination) or ISM (Incomplete -Supplementary Examination and Make up). A temporary grade will only be awarded when, in the opinion of the examiner, a student will be able to achieve the remaining objectives of the course after a period of non directed personal study.
Students who, for medical, family/personal, or employment-related reasons, are unable to complete an assignment or to sit for an examination at the scheduled time may apply to defer an assessment in a course. Such a request must be accompanied by appropriate supporting documentation. One of the following temporary grades may be awarded IDS (Incomplete - Deferred Examination; IDM (Incomplete Deferred Make-up); IDB (Incomplete - Both Deferred Examination and Deferred Make-up).
Harvard (AGPS) is the referencing system required in this course. Students should use Harvard (AGPS) style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (AGPS) style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide.

Other requirements

Students will require access to e-mail and internet access to UConnect for this course.

Semester 1, 2020 On-campus Toowoomba
Short Description:	Structural Design II
Units :	1
Faculty or Section :	Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department :	School of Civil Engineering and Surveying
Student contribution band :	Band 2
ASCED code :	030903 - Structural Engineering
Grading basis :	Graded

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