Course Title: Apply Principles of Mechanics to Engineering Structures
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2013
Course Code: MIET7300
Course Title: Apply Principles of Mechanics to Engineering Structures
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6069 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher: Mr. Serge Eljaste
Contact Phone no: 99254661
Email:- sergei.eljaste@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 40
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit of competency sets out the knowledge and skills required to perform analyses concerned with the mechanical properties of materials as they relate to problems of strength and stability of structures and mechanical structures. This includes the calculation of different kinds of loading on structural elements.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VBP283 Apply Principles of Mechanics to Engineering Structures |
Element: |
Complete the Analysis |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 OH&S requirements for completing the work are |
Element: |
Complete, document and present results. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 OH&S requirements for carrying out the work |
Element: |
Establish mechanical properties of materials for engineering structures. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 OH&S and environmental requirements for a |
Element: |
Plan approach to analyse the properties of materials. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 OH&S requirements for carrying out the work |
Learning Outcomes
Complete the Analysis
Complete, document and present results.
Establish mechanical properties of materials for engineering structures.
Plan approach to analyse the properties of materials.
Details of Learning Activities
This unit covers applying concepts of Principles of Mechanics and Strength of Materials to engineering structures.
Class room lecturing, Problem solving techniques developed with different data and parameters.
Teaching Schedule
| Session No | Topic | Element of Competency |
| 1 | Introduction to Courses, Books, Assessment, etc; Review of Basic Stress, Strain & Elasticity. Stress & Strain in Compound Bars - Series Mounted | 1-4 |
| 2 | Compound bars-series mounted -MIET 6043 Revision | 1-4 |
| 3 | Thermal Stress & Strain in Compound Bars - Series & Parallel Mounted /Strain Energy |
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| 4 | Strain Energy & Impact Loads | 1-4 |
| 5 | Bending & Shear in Beams - Shear Force & Bending Moment Diagrams | 1-4 |
| 6 | Written Quiz. Demonstration | 1-4 |
| 7 | Bending & Shear in Beams - Shear Force & Bending Moment Diagrams/ Beam Deflection - Macaulay’s Method. Handing out The Assignment | 1-4 |
| 8 | Bending & Shear in Beams - Shear Force & Bending Moment Diagrams/ Beam Deflection - Macauly’s Method. | 1-4 |
| 9 | Beam Deflection - Moment Area Method /Buckling of Columns - Long (“Slender”) Columns (Euler’s Formula) | 1-4 |
| 10 | Buckling of Columns - Long (“Slender”) Columns (Euler’s Formula) & Intermediate (“Thick”) Columns (Johnson’s Formula Combined Stresses – Normal & Shear Revision |
1-4 |
| 11 | TERM BREAK – NO CLASS | 1-4 |
| 12 | Written test | 1-4 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials By Roger Kinsky. |
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Apply Strength of Materials By ROBERT. L. MOTT; Published by Prentice Hall |
References
Other Resources
Class notes and Handouts, Problems and solutions will be available in the Blackboard.
Overview of Assessment
Written assignments
Class test
Exam
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1 – Written Assignment (CA/NYC) 40% of final marks
Assessment Task 2 – Written Quiz (CA/NYC) 10% of final marks
Assessment Task 3 – Final Open book Test (CA/NYC) 50% of final marks
To be deemed competent students must satisfactorily demonstrate competence in all elements listed above. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Students are advised that they will be asked to demonstrate their competence per student assignment and tests which will be used to assess their competence.
All assessments for this course must be successfully completed to achieve a CA (Competency Achieved) grade. Only if Competency is achieved will a graded result be given using the coding choices listed below:
CHD: Competent with High Distinction
CDI: Competent with Distinction
CC: Competent with Credit
CAG: Competency Achieved - Graded
NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did Not Submit for assessment
Assessment Matrix
Written Assignment - 40%. Elements 1 - 4
Written Quiz -10%. Elements 1 - 4
Main Exam (written) - 50%. Elements 1 - 4
Other Information
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