Course Title: Design simple steel structures and prepare associated structural drawings

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6066

Course Title: Design simple steel structures and prepare associated structural drawings

Portfolio: SET

Nominal Hours: 40.0

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
CIVE5595	City Campus	TAFE	130T Infra, Electrotec & Build Serv	Face-to-Face

Course Contact: Tony Skinner Program Coordinator

Course Contact Phone: (03) 9925 4444

Course Contact Email: tony.skinner@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit covers the competency to complete the design work and prepare, at the higher level functioning level of an Advanced Diploma, typical structural steel drawings for simple structures in accordance with accepted practice as outlined in AS 1100.501 and AS 4100.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

EDX130 – Use mathematics at technician level
EDX140 – Use quadratic, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions and matrices
EDX100 – Solve simple problems in Statics and Strength of Materials
EDX090 – Solve more complex problems in Statics and Strength of Materials
EDC030 – Determine design loads on beams and columns
EAC040 – Analyse and design simple structural steel members
EDX060 – Prepare basic mechanical and structural engineering drawings to AS 1100
EDC080 – Prepare structural steel design drawings.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	EAC080 Design simple steel structures and prepare associated structural drawings
Elements:	Design and detail bolted and welded connections
	Design and detail tension and compression members and beams from basic design information.
	Determine additional appropriate information and construction requirements needed for the execution of the work.
	Draw plans, sections, elevations and details as appropriate to show the members of steel structures
	Draw, label and dimension structural steel members and connections.
	Interpret relevant data from AS 4100, the Australian Engineering Drawing Handbook Part 2, Structural Drawing and the Design Capacity Tables for Structural Steel.
	Label plans, sections, elevations, and details using an appropriate marking system
	Use a software package to design and detail a simple steel structure.

Learning Outcomes

Design and detail bolted and welded connections
Design and detail tension and compression members and beams from basic design information.

Determine additional appropriate information and construction requirements needed for the execution of the work.

Draw plans, sections, elevations and details as appropriate to show the members of steel structures
Draw, label and dimension structural steel members and connections.

Interpret relevant data from AS 4100, the Australian Engineering Drawing Handbook Part 2, Structural Drawing and the Design Capacity Tables for Structural Steel.

Label plans, sections, elevations, and details using an appropriate marking system
Use a software package to design and detail a simple steel structure.

Overview of Assessment

• A project covering the design and industry standard documentation of a 3-D building frame
• A two-hour end of semester examination