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ENG2203

Faculty of Engineering

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Engineering

Organisational Unit

Department of Civil Engineering

Coordinator(s)

Dr Zhigang Xiao

Offered

Gippsland

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Sustainable engineering design, concepts of strength and serviceability limit states, load and strength factors, basic framing concepts in buildings, estimation of loads, basic analysis of slabs, computer analysis of frames, specifications for durability and strength analysis of RC sections, design of slabs in flexure, design of beams in flexure, shear design of beams, bond, length of development and detailing of reinforcement, analysis of interaction of axial compression and bending, strength design of columns, basic concepts in concrete technology, preparation of concrete specifications; prescriptive and performance specifications, preparation of design drawings.

Outcomes

The student is expected to acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of the methods and processes of structural engineering and the design of concrete structures.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 50%
Practical/project work: 50%

Workload requirements

24 lectures and 26 practice classes

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Chris Thompson

Prerequisites

ENG1210

Prohibitions

CIV2226