Course Title: Analyse and design simple structural steel members

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6066

Course Title: Analyse and design simple structural steel members

Portfolio: SET

Nominal Hours: 60.0

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
CIVE5594	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 interpret Australian Standards and design simple steel structures consisting of beams, columns, welded and bolted connections and purlins and girts.

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

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	EAC040 Analyse and design simple structural steel members
Elements:	Analyse and design axially loaded steel compression members to AS 4100
	Analyse and design members in plane frames
	Analyse and design purlins and girts to AS 4600
	Analyse and design simple steel beams to AS 4100
	Analyse and design steel connections to AS 4100
	Calculate, using appropriate Australian Standards, the acceptable design loading for steel beams and columns

Learning Outcomes

• Calculate, using appropriate Australian Standards, the acceptable design loading for steel beams and columns
• Analyse and design simple steel beams to AS 4100
• Analyse and design axially loaded steel compression members to AS 4100
• Analyse and design members in plane frames
• Analyse and design steel connections to AS 4100
• Analyse and design purlins and girts to AS 4600

Overview of Assessment

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

• A project based on the design of a 3-D building frame using industry drawings.
• Two two-hour examinations (mid semester and end of semester)