Undergraduate Course: Behaviour and Design of Structures 3 (CIVE09017)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 09 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Civil |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://webdb.ucs.ed.ac.uk/see/VLE/index.cfm?discipline=2 |
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| Course description |
This course explains the structural behaviour of building structures and explores how they are designed. Eurocode methods for design are described for concrete and steel structures, and these are used to proportion the sizes of structural elements subjected to a variety of loads. The design techniques are introduced through lectures and tutorials, and these are followed by a design project that refects the practical nature of design work in a real design office environment. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 2-11 | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 15:00 - 17:00 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 2-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 15:00 - 17:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 15:00 - 17:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 1, Sanderson Building |
| Additional information |
Above class times for weeks 1 - 6 only.
Weeks 7 - 11: Mondays and Fridays, 1400 - 1700 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to: - Demonstrate an ability to choose the most appropriate method of construction for given design criteria;
- justify decisions taken to a group of colleagues and consider alternatives put forward by other members of the group;
- demonstrate an ability to size structural components on the basis of the most efficient and economic use of materials; put forward reasoned arguments, supplemented by design data, for adopting a particular form of construction;
- demonstrate skills in the design of members of a frame for both ultimate and serviceability conditions;
- demonstrate skills in providing neat and accurate calculations giving details of the sections to be adopted; and
- demonstrate skills in communication both orally and using detailed drawings and schedules. |
Assessment Information
50% examination
50% coursework (design project) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Timothy Stratford
Tel: (0131 6)50 5722
Email: tim.stratford@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Nicola Marshall
Tel:
Email: Nicola.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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