Course Title: Determine design loads on beams and columns

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2008

Course Code: CIVE5607

Course Title: Determine design loads on beams and columns

School: 130T Infra, Electrotec & Build Serv

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6066 - Advanced Diploma of Civil Engineering (Structural Design)

Course Contact : Tony Skinner Program Coordinator

Course Contact Phone: (03) 9925 4444

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


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Program Coordinator:
Mr Tony Skinner
Tel. 9925 4444
Fax. 99254377
Email: tony.skinner@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 60

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

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

Course Description

This unit covers the competency to use the Australian Standard AS 1170 to determine and to calculate different kinds of loadings on structural elements and to perform analysis of beam and column structures involving calculation of such features as support reactions, shear and bending moments.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

EDC030 Determine design loads on beams and columns

Element:

Calculate loading on structural elements due to liquid pressure

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Given relevant data, the resultant force due to fluid pressure on a structural element can be calculated.
1.2 The line of action of the resultant force and moment created is calculated.

Element:

Calculate the distribution of forces at joints in accordance with the elements’ stiffness

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Given length, E,I and end conditions for a simple beam column connection in a rectangular frame, the distribution of moments can be calculated.

Element:

Carry out a detailed analysis of a simply supported beam including calculations for simple bending, shear, deflection, local buckling and lateral buckling

Performance Criteria:

3.1 The bending strength of a simply supported beam can be calculated – including simple bending stress, local plate buckling and lateral buckling.
3.2 The shear strength of a simply supported beam can be calculated.
3.3 The deflection in a simply supported beam can be calculated.

Element:

Carry out a detailed analysis of a structural member subject to compression loads

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Given relevant data, the resultant force due to fluid pressure on a structural element can be calculated.
4.2 The line of action of the resultant force and moment created is calculated.

Element:

Carry out analysis of continuous beams

Performance Criteria:

5.1 The member forces in a continuous beam can be calculated.
5.2 The redundant forces in a simple continuous beam can be calculated using work-energy principles.

Element:

Carry out analysis of simple rectangular frames

Performance Criteria:

6.1 The member force in a simple rectangular frame restrained against sway can be calculated.
6.2 The moment distribution method can be used to analyse simple sway restrained and non-restrained structures.

Element:

Use AS1170 Parts 0 & 1 to calculate dead load and live load on simple structural elements

Performance Criteria:

7.1 Appropriate data is extracted from AS 1170 Part 1
7.2 The appropriate value of dead load and live load is calculated for given conditions.
7.3 The combined effect of dead load and live load is calculated using the relevant load combinations from AS 1170 Part 0.

Element:

Use the simplified procedure from AS1170 Part 2 to calculate wind load on simple structural elements

Performance Criteria:

8.1 AS 1170 Part 2 is used to extract relevant data related to wind loading.
8.2 The wind load on a structural element is calculated using the simplified procedure from AS 1170 Part 2.

Learning Outcomes


  • Use AS1170 Parts 0 & 1 to calculate dead load and live load on simple structural elements
  • Use the simplified procedure from AS1170 Part 2 to calculate wind load on simple structural elements
  • Calculate loading on structural elements due to liquid pressure
  • Carry out a detailed analysis of a simply supported beam including calculations for simple bending, shear, deflection, local buckling and lateral buckling
  • Carry out a detailed analysis of a structural member subject to compression loads
  • Carry out analysis of continuous beams
  • Carry out analysis of simple rectangular frames
  • Calculate the distribution of forces at joints in accordance with the elements’ stiffness


Details of Learning Activities

• Calculation of dead loads, live loads, wind loads and liquid pressure on structural elements for a 3 dimensional building frame using industry drawings
• Detailed analysis of a simply supported beam including calculations for simple bending, shear, deflection, local buckling and lateral buckling for a 3 dimensional building frame using industry drawings
• Detailed analysis of a structural member subjected to compression loads
• Analysis of continuous beams
• Analysis of simple rectangular frames
• Distribution of forces at joints in accordance with the Elements stiffness
• Using the Internet research AS/NZS 1170 Part 0, 1 & 2
and identify the clauses required for the calculation of dead loads, live loads and wind loads
• Using the Internet research AS 4100 and identify the clauses required for the analysis of a simply supported beam


Teaching Schedule

See Online Learning Hub for details.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

AS 1170.0 Structural design actions part 0: General principles
AS 1170.1 Structural design actions part 1: Permanent, imposed and other actions
AS1170.2 Structural design actions part 2: Wind actions

OR

HB2.2 Australian Standards for civil engineering students - Structural engineering

AND

“Onesteel – Hot rolled and structural products” catalogue.

A guide to AS/NZS 1170.2:2002 – Wind Actions by John Holmes and Andrew King. Warreen Publishing.

Structural and Stress Analysis 2nd Edition by T.H.G. Megson – Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann publishers.


References

Engineering Mechanics by Val Ivanoff


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

This unit will be assessed in the classroom environment using holistic assessment, based on typical workplace activities.
Assessment will comprise the following :

  • A project based upon the analysis of a 3 dimensional building frame using industry drawings.
  • Two 2-hour examinations (mid-semester and end-of-semester)
  • An assignment covering element 3 - A retaining wall subjected to liquid pressure


Assessment Tasks

This course will be assessed in the classroom environment using holistic assessment, based on typical workplace activities.
Assessment will comprise the following :
• A project based upon the analysis of a 3 dimensional building frame using industry drawings.
• Two 2-hour examinations (mid-semester and end-of-semester)
• An assignment covering element 3 - A retaining wall subjected to liquid pressure


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

Underpinning knowledge and skills
Prerequisite units comprise part of the underpinning knowledge and skills.
Use of AS 1170:- The difference between dead load and live load
The significance of wind load and factors affecting wind load
Terms used in AS1170 Parts 0, 1 & 2
Effects of internal pressure and external pressure
Variation of pressure due to fluid
Possible types of failure
Simply supported beams:- In plane bending of beams.
Shear and bending moment analysis of beams.
Deflection of beams.
Compression members:- Pure buckling of compression members using Euler’s Equation.
Analysis and behaviour of beam columns, and flexural-torsional buckling of compression members (description only).
Compression member end and intermediate restraints
Effective lengths of compression members
Action of members within a frame structure
Fixed and continuous beams:-Behaviour of continuous beams
Moment distribution method of analysis of continuous beams
Moment area method of analysis
Rectangular Frames:- Calculation of forces within frames
Moment distribution methods for frames
Computer analysis of frames
Beam-column joints:- Rotational stiffness at joints
Distribution of moments due to member stiffness.

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