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CIVL3206: Steel Structures 1 (2020 - Semester 2)
| Unit: | CIVL3206: Steel Structures 1 (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Senior |
| Faculty/School: | Civil Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
A/Prof Wilkinson, Tim
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| Session options: | Semester 2 |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
http://canvas.sydney.edu.au |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | This unit of study is concerned with the behaviour and design of steel structures. Statics provided the fundamentals of equilibrium upon which most structural engineering is based. Structural Concepts and Structural Analysis provided information on the loads (actions) on a structure and how structures resist these actions with a resulting distribution of internal actions (bending moments, shear forces, axial forces; BMDs, SFDs and AFDs). Structural Mechanics considered how these internal actions resulted in stresses and strains in members. Materials considered the microscopic and molecular structure of metals to determine its inherent mechanical properties such as yield stress. This unit of study will then combine the knowledge of stresses, material properties of steel, structural analysis, and loading, and consider new concepts and modes of failure, such as local and flexural torsional buckling, combined actions and second-order effects to understand the behaviour of steel members and frames, and how this behaviour is accounted for in the design standard AS 4100. Both the units of study “Steel Structures 1” and “Concrete Structures 1” can be considered the culmination of the various elements of structural engineering begun in “Engineering Mechanics” in first year, and is further developed in “Civil Engineering Design” in final year. More advanced topics, such as plate behaviour, advanced buckling and connection design, are considered in the final year elective subject “Steel Structures 2”. It is recognised that not all students intend to become consulting structural engineers. The unit of study is designed so that students who make an effort to understand the concepts are most capable of passing. Students who are planning a career in the consulting structural engineering profession should be aiming at achieving a Distinction grade or higher. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | CIVL2110 AND CIVL2201 AND (CIVL2230 OR CIVL1900). |
| Additional Notes: | It is assumed that students are competent in the following areas: the methods of load transfer in structures - tension, compression, bending, shear, torsion, and bearing; an appreciation of stress and strain, and being able to determine stresses and strains in simple sections under axial force, bending moments, shear and torsion; calculating and understanding the physical significance of geometric section properties - centroid, Ix, Iy, Zx, Zy, Sx, Sy, rx, ry, J, Ag; knowledge of the basic elastic-plastic material properties of steel, E, G, fy, fu; and knowledge of loading of structures. A special ``assumed knowledge`` lecture will be given in Week 1 to refresh the knowledge of students |
| Lecturer/s: |
A/Prof Wilkinson, Tim
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| T&L Activities: | Tutorial: Various tutorial questions will be distributed relating to each of the five major topics covered in the unit of study. It is hoped that students could complete most of the tutorial questions, and about 33 % - 50 % of the design exercises, during the timetabled tutorial sessions. Laboratory: Students are required to attend two 2-hour laboratory sessions during the semester. This gives students the opportunity to experience some structural behaviour and failures at close hand. Independent Study: Students should expect to spend around 3 hours per week outside university hours, mainly working on tutorial questions or lab reports per week. |
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
(6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 2)
1. Follow most other structural design specifications, given their similarities to AS 4100.
(4) Design (Level 3)
2. Competence in designing a simple structure to AS 4100.
(2) Engineering/ IT Specialisation (Level 2)
3. Familiarity with the behaviour of steel structures, in particular the various forms of failure for members and connections under tension, compression, bending and combined actions.
4. Understanding of the various types of buckling that occur, and the parameters which affect buckling.
5. Determine strength capacities of individual members to AS 410.
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| Assessment Description: |
Please refer to the formal unit of study outline handed out in the first lecture, and also comments from the lecturer, for exact details on the assessment regime. There are additional minimum performance and compulsory components in this unit of study that must be achieved to receive a pass or better, regardless of the aggregate of all the individual component marks. There may be statistically and educationally defensible methods used when combining the marks from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of final grades with unit outcomes and grade descriptors.” In general, the following would probably apply for special consideration: • For any assignment or report, an extension would be given that would last no longer than the period of consideration. Students should not expect that they will be exempted from completing any assignment, and should continue to work on any assignment after any illness without waiting for a formal response to any special consideration application. • For one of the quizzes, re-weighting of the other quiz would be the likely response. • For the final exam, a replacement assessment would be given. The original attempt (if made) would be disregarded. Late submissions: The following late penalties apply to assignments and reports: • Due to their nature, (most) assessment tasks require hard copy submission and will usually be due during business hours. A location for early or late submission will also be available. • Each day late is a 5% penalty. • Assessment tasks cannot be accepted (ie a mark of 0 will be awarded) after the earlier of (the return of marked assignments) or (the release of solutions and/or feedback) or (10 working days). It is anticipated the return/solutions date of the small assignments is 1 week, and lab reports 2 weeks. Final Exam: There is a 2 hour examination at the end of the semester. The questions will be of a similar format to the questions in the tutorials. For each of the 5 main topics (tension, compression, bending, combined actions, and connections) there will be both an explanation-type and a numerical question. The “explanation” questions test understanding of the subject. Questions related to the design project and laboratory sessions maybe included in the final exam. The final examination is partial open book. Students will be provided with an un-annotated Australian Standard AS 4100 in the exam and quiz. Students may bring in handwritten equation sheet (details provided later). More details on the format of the examination will be given in lectures, and the nature of the examination described above is subject to change. Quiz: Two short (approximately 1 hour) quizzes will be held (2 x 5% = 10%). The main aim of the quizzes is to examine the students’ understanding of the main concepts in the unit of study covered to that date, and familiarity with the use of AS 4100, without excessive calculations. The quizzes will provide feedback to the students on their individual performance, and help the lecturer identify students at risk. Students should be aiming to achieve a mark of at least 65 % in these simple quizzes. Project: A major design exercise forms a central part of this unit of study. Students will be required to design the critical components of a real steel structure in various stages. To spread the workload over the semester, there will be three separate submissions due throughout the semester (3 x 10% = 30%). An essential criterion in this unit of study is the submission of all 3 parts of the design exercise. The individual components are loads and layout; structural analysis, tension/compression design; and bending/compression design. The design exercise is integrated into the unit of study - eg there are the lectures on compression, followed by the tutorial on compression and finally the design exercise on compression. It is anticipated that the exercises will take 8 hours each. Specific details of the design exercise and expectations will be included in a separate information sheet. Report: A report on each of the two laboratory sessions is required (2 x 5% = 10%). Assignment: Various tutorial questions will be distributed relating to each of the five major topics covered in the unit of study. The tutorial questions are designed to complement the lecture material, and many important observations can be made from performing the tutorial questions. For this reason, students should aim to complete some of the questions immediately, and most of the questions as they progress through the semester, rather than waiting till Stuvac. In addition, the tutorial questions prepare students for the corresponding component of the design exercise. While these questions are not officially assessed, they are an important part of the learning process in this unit of study. |
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| Assessment Feedback: | Feedback will be given in the following ways: * Specific individual written feedback on individual assignments * Group written general feedback on each assignment * Group oral feedback in lectures and or tutorials. |
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| Policies & Procedures: | See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
| Prescribed Text/s: |
Note: Students are expected to have a personal copy of all books listed.
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| Recommended Reference/s: |
Note: References are provided for guidance purposes only. Students are advised to consult these books in the university library. Purchase is not required.
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| Online Course Content: | http://canvas.sydney.edu.au |
| Note on Resources: | CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1 Lecture Notes by Greg Hancock, Murray Clarke & Tim Wilkinson (2019) – available from the University Publishing Service. |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Welcome. |
| Intro to the Design Exercise. | |
| Assumed Knowledge Session. | |
| Week 2 | Structural Steel/Standards. |
| Structure Layout & Loading. | |
| Week 3 | Tension Members. |
| Frame & Truss Analysis. | |
| Week 4 | Compression Members. |
| Frame & Truss Analysis. | |
| Assessment Due: Design Assignment | |
| Week 5 | Compression Members. |
| Tension/Compression. | |
| Week 6 | Truss Design Briefing. |
| Tension/Compression. | |
| Week 7 | Truss Design. |
| Beams. | |
| Assessment Due: Quiz | |
| Week 8 | Beams. |
| Truss Design. | |
| Assessment Due: Design Assignment | |
| Week 9 | Frames & Beam-Columns. |
| Beams. | |
| Week 10 | Beam-Columns. |
| Civil Engineering Workshop Tour. | |
| ASI Lecture (to be confirmed). | |
| Week 11 | Frame Design Briefing. |
| Frames & Beam-Columns. | |
| Beam-Columns. | |
| Assessment Due: Quiz | |
| Assessment Due: Report | |
| Week 12 | Practical Steel Design. |
| Connections. | |
| Week 13 | Connections. |
| Unit of study Summary. | |
| Frame Design. | |
| Assessment Due: Design Assignment | |
| Exam Period | Assessment Due: Final Exam |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| (5) Interdisciplinary, Inclusiveness, Influence (Level 3) | No | 0% |
| (6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 2) | No | 20% |
| (4) Design (Level 3) | No | 20% |
| (3) Problem Solving and Inventiveness (Level 3) | No | 0% |
| (2) Engineering/ IT Specialisation (Level 2) | No | 60% |
| (1) Maths/ Science Methods and Tools (Level 2) | No | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
