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Plastic analysis of structures: applications to beams and
f rames.
Elastic stability: fundamentals; stability of members (columns,
lateral buckling of beams, beam-columns).
Introduction to structural dynamio: one degree of freedom
systems.
Textbook
Spencer, W.J. Fundamental Structural Analysis. Baasingstoke, London:
Macmillan Educational, 1988
References
Chajes, A. Principles of Structural Stability Theory. N.J.: Prentice Hall.
1974
Coates, R.C., Coutie, M.G. and Kong, F.K. Structural Analysis. 2nd ed,
Surrey, Condon: Nelson, 1980
White, R.N., Gergely, P and Sexsmith, R.G. Stfucfural Engineering.
New York: Wiley, 1976
CE324 Urban Planning
No. of hours per week: two hours
Assessment: examination/assignments
Subject aims
To introduce students to urban planning and the role of the
civil engineer in urban planning.
Subject description
Land use planning: the purpose of planning, history of
settlements, urban and regional structure, land use planning
models, housing, planning schemes, residential planning
standards, physical and social surveys, planning legislation,
landscape planning, shopping trends, inner city development.
Transport planning: transport planning models, local area
traffic planning schemes, bicycle planning, parking, public
transport, freight transport, pedestrian traffic management.
CE331 Water Engineering
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims
To apply the hydraulic principles presented in CE231 to the
development of theory governing pipeline, channel and
pump design and performance.
To introduce students to the science of hydrology with
particular emphasis on the rainfall-runoff process.
Subject description
Steady closed conduit flow: pipe friction formulae, hydraulic
and energy grade-lines, equivalent pipes to replace pipes in
series and parallel, branching pipe systems, pipe networks.
solution by Hardy-Cross method. surges in pipelines, pump
and pipeline systems.
Hydrology: meteorological phenomena producing
precipitation, measurement and analysis of precipitation,
streamflow and stream gauging, the run-off process in the
hydrologic cycle, rainfall intensity-frequency - duration
curves, determination of flood discharge.
Hydraulics of open channel flow: steady non-uniform flow
phenomena, concepts of specific energy and critical depth
of non-rectangular cross-sections, gradually varied flow,
control sections and their use, direct step method of profile
computation, numerical integrating method, classification of
surface profiles, transitions, venturi flumes.
CE343 Surveying (Elective)
No. of hours per week: three hours
Assessment: assignmentllaboratory
Subject aims
To extend basic survey techniques for municipal engineering
survey projects related to the use of total stations with data
collectors for the production of plans with microcomputers.
Subject description
Trigonometrical and horizontal control surveys; introduction
to map projections and the Australian Map Grid.
Tacheometric surveys using EDM and total station techniques
using micro computer software for the production of
enhanced computer generated contoured plans of
engineering surveys.
References
Fryer, Elfick, Brinker and Wolf. Elementary Surveying 51 Adaption. 7th
ed. Sydney: Harper & Row. 1987
GEOCOMP software manual by Survey Computing Consultants
(publishers and authors), 1989
National Mapping Council of Australia. Australian Geodetic Datum
Technical Manual. Canberra: National Mapping Council of Australia,
1986
CE351 Structural Design
No. of hours per week: four hours
Assessment: examination 60-70%, assessment by
consultation 30.40%
Subject aims
To extend students' knowledge of the principles of structural
design in steel and reinforced concrete. To introduce
principles of timber design and prestressed concrete. Provide
practice in the application of these principles.
Subject description
Design theory
Design principles appropriate to steel, timber, reinforced
concrete and prestressed concrete, including tiered design
methods and live load reduction and intensification.
Introduction to wind load code (AS 1170.2-1989).
Steel: design of beams, requiring detailed design of stiffeners
and lateral restraints.
Steel: design of columns requiring consideration of no-sway
and sway cases and baseplate details.
Timber: design of beams and columns, including their nailed
andlor bolted end-connections.
Reinforced concrete: design of parts of a total structure
including beams, two-way slabs, one-way and two-way
footings, slender columns and walls. Reinforcement detailing.
Prestressed concrete: introduction to prestressed concrete,
limited to statically determinate elements.
Design practice
Exercises in loads on structures and structural steel and
concrete design.
Computer software may be used to assist the design process
where appropriate.
CE355 Structural Engineering (Elective)
No. of hours per week: three hours
Assessment: examination 50%. laboratory and
assignments 50%
Subject aims
To develop a high level of competence in the analysis and
design of structures.
Subject description
Methods of structural analysis: first order linear, second
order linear and non-linear analysis, with particular reference
to codes of practice.
Elastic stability of frames, stability functions, geometric
element stiffness matrix.
Design of steel structures: fabrication, erectioh, corrosion
and fire protection, resistance to lateral loads, bracing
systems, action under non gravity loads.