Behaviour and Design of Structures 3 (U00319)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : EEL-3-CVBDS

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.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Behaviour and Design of Structures 2

? Co-requisites : Theory of Structures 3 Computer Methods in Structural Engineering 3

? Costs : YES: This course requires the use of a set of Eurocode Extracts, which cost £25 when purchased through the school.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Civil, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 6 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
12/01/2009	14:00	16:00	Lecture Theatre C, JCMB	KB

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Tutorial	Monday	12:10	13:00	KB
Lecture	Monday	14:00	15:50	KB
Tutorial	Friday	12:10	13:00	KB
Lecture	Friday	14:00	15:50	KB

? Additional Class 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.