Course Title: Statics
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Statics
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
CIVE1187 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
120H Civil, Environmental & Chemical Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016 |
CIVE1187 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
172H School of Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019 |
Course Coordinator: Dr. Jie Li
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 3554
Course Coordinator Email: jie.li@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 12.12.04
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Nil
Course Description
Statics is a one-semester course which offers you the opportunity to engage in the exciting task of identifying, idealising, analysing and designing a bridge structure. You will discover the elements of mechanics required to complete this task. These include cartesian vectors, forces and moments, equilibrium of plane bodies, analysis of plane pin-jointed truss forms to determine axial stress, deformations and buckling load. Learning activities allow you to apply your theoretical knowledge to the practical design of a model bridge structure for optimum strength which will be verified using experimentation.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes forBH077Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours):
1.1. Comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline.
2.1. Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving.
2.2. Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources.
3.3. Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour.
3.6. Effective team membership and team leadership.
On completion of this course you should be able to:
1. Identify characteristics of structural forms, load paths and types of loads
2. Discriminate vectors from scalars, represent a physical system in vector format and perform mathematical operations on vectors
3. Develop equivalent systems of forces for ease of analysis and solve unknown restraints to a rigid body using equilibrium
4. Idealise a civil infrastructure supported by a truss system (including plane pin-jointed trusses) using analytically tractable components
5. Calculate forces, stresses, deformations and strains in individual elements of a truss and the buckling load of a straight pin-ended compression member
6. Apply conceptual knowledge in designing and building a model truss.
Overview of Learning Activities
This course involves lectures, tutorials, weekly quizzes, building a model bridge, laboratory classes and a semester-long bridge design project. Concepts underlying each topic are made clear through problem solving in tutorial classes. The lab work and the design project foster group discussion and communication skills relevant to professional engineering practices. Assessments are completed individually (lab reports and model truss bridge) and in teams (bridge design project).
Total study hours: Total of 48 hours guided teaching in lecture and tutorial classes. 5 hours of self-directed learning per week is recommended.
Overview of Learning Resources
Resources include a text book, recommended reference books, learning packages, Blackboard lecture notes and lab manuals.
RMIT Library Subject Guide: http://rmit.libguides.com/civileng
Overview of Assessment
☒This course has no hurdle requirements.
Assessment tasks
Early Assessment Task: Weekly quizzes
Weighting 5%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1-5
Assessment Task 2: Mid semester test
Weighting 10%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1-4
Assessment Task 3: Laboratory reports
Weighting 10%
This assessment task supports CLOs 4-5
Assessment 4: Bridge design project (Team)
Weighting 25%
This assessment supports CLOs 1-5
Assessment 5: Model truss bridge building/testing
Weighting 10%
This assessment supports CLOs 6
Assessment 6: Final exam
Weighting 40%
This assessment supports CLOs 1-5