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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Arts, Culture and Environment : Architecture - Heriot-Watt University

Postgraduate Course: Structural Engineering for Construction (ARHW11015)

Course Outline
School School of Arts, Culture and Environment College College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type Standard Availability Not available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits 15
Home subject area Architecture - Heriot-Watt University Other subject area None
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE IS OWNED AND ADMINISTRATED BY HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY BY DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENT EFFORT HOURS 150 COURSE LEADER P BANFILL

To provide students with an appreciation of the main features of the structural behaviour of building and to introduce the principles of structural appraisal and repair
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the basic principles of structures and foundations
2. Recognize the differences in behaviour between the different structural materials and systems
3. Understand the process of structural appraisal
4. Understand the role that specialists in investigation, testing and analysis can play in building conservation
5. Be aware of deterioration processes, structural failure and defects, and the effects they have on performance.

Students should be able to observe, draw logical deductions, and make recommendations on the information available.
They should be able to commission and discuss, as informed colleagues, the results of specialist investigations and analyses carried out by others.
Assessment Information
Examination 70%
Coursework 30%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywords Structural behaviour ? equilibrium, loads and deformations. Structural appraisal. Structures in maso
Contacts
Course organiser Prof Mark Dorrian
Tel: (0131 6)50 2338
Email: Mark.Dorrian@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Moira Seftor
Tel: 0131 221 6072
Email: m.seftor@eca.ac.uk
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