CIV2260

Design of structures

R Al-Mahaidi

4 points
* 26 lectures, 13 tutorials and 4 laboratory classes
* Second semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisites: CIV1210 or ENG1201

Objectives A knowledge of the criteria governing design of structures and of steel and concrete as construction materials. An understanding of the behaviour of basic steel and concrete members. An ability to choose appropriate sizes for simple members in steel and concrete and bolt and weld sizes for simple connections in steel.

Synopsis General: structural systems and loads; limit-state design philosophy. Steel: tension members; laterally supported beams; axially-loaded columns; connections. Reinforced concrete: properties of concrete and reinforcement; service load behaviour; ultimate flexural strength of rectangular beams, tee beams, and slabs.

Assessment Examinations (3 hours): 70%
* Practical work: 30%

Prescribed texts

Holgate A Lecture notes for CIV2260 Dept Civil Engineering, Monash U, 1995
Australian standards for civil engineering students SA HB2.2 Standards Australia, 1995

Recommended texts

Darvall P LeP Reinforced and prestressed concrete Macmillan, 1987
Gorenc B and others Steel designers' handbook 6th edn, UNSW Press, 1996
Holgate A The art in structural design OUP, 1986
Trahair N S and Bradford M A The behaviour and design of steel structures 2nd edn, Chapman and Hall, 1988
Warner R F and others Reinforced concrete 3rd edn, Longman Cheshire, 1989