ENCN213-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018

Design Studio 1

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 27 July 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 12 October 2018

Description

Loads and load paths in buildings and bridges. Design calculations for timber and steel structures. Engineering drawing. Construction and testing of simple structures.

This course is an introductory course consisting of a bridge design part and a building design part. The objective is to familiarise the students with fundamental structural design processes. The course covers conceptual designs, design calculations, bridge model testing and structural element testing.

Learning Outcomes

The learning objectives of the building design part are:

1. Understand load paths and load types for a typical building structure;
2. Get familiar with load combinations and know how to use NZ load standards
3. Get familiar with ultimate limit state (ULS) design & serviceability limit state (SLS) design for a building structure
4. Know how to calculate strength demand on structural members
5. Know how to design beams, columns, walls and lateral bracing systems
6. Understand the theory of compression members
7. Get familiar with engineering drawings of buildings

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Dean of Engineering and Forestry

Restrictions

ENCI211

Course Coordinator

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Individual assignments (I1-I6) 30%
final exam 50%
Group assignments (G1-G6) 20%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $937.00

International fee $5,125.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .

All ENCN213 Occurrences

  • ENCN213-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018