Structural design
BI BM
4.5 points * 39 lecture hours, 26 tutorial hours * Second semester * Gippsland * Prerequisites: GEG1303, GAS1611, GAS1612
Design for strengths, stability and serviceability. Design of steel beams, columns and ties to resist axial bending and combined stresses. Design of simple standard steel connections, namely welding and bolting. Design of reinforced concrete beams, slabs and columns to resist bending and shear stresses.
Assessment
Examination: 70% * Assignments, seminar and laboratory work: 30%
Prescribed texts
Latest editions of Australian Standards 1170, 3600, 4100
Bradford M A and others Worked examples for steel members AISC, 1990
Fairhurst L Design and analysis of concrete structures McGraw-Hill, 1990