Course Title: Structures 2
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5016
Course Title: Structures 2
Portfolio: SET
Nominal Hours: 40.0
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
CIVE5124 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
130T Infra, Electrotec & Build Serv |
Face-to-Face |
Course Contact: Warwick Brewster
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4334
Course Contact Email: warbrew@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
Provide the participant with the knowledge of structural principles as they apply in the building process in order that they may communicate effectively with building design professionals, and develop sound and safe practices in relation to structural procedures on site
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
CIVE 5123 Structures 1 (ABC086) - pre-requisite
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
ABC087 Structures 2 |
Learning Outcomes
This course will provide the learner to develop knowledge & skills and able to:
• Describe basic structural requirements.
• Determine the loads on structure.
• Explain the effects of force and moments:
• Describe the properties and behaviour of structural materials.
• Describe the section properties of structural elements and their effect on structural performance:
• Describe the properties of spanning elements.
• Describe the properties of columns.
• Describe the factors affecting the design of connections between structural elements.
• Outline the wind bracing requirements for simple industrial buildings.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment is done through a combination of:
- Assignment
- Learning outcome test
- Written examination