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CIVL1802: Statics (2020 - Int January)
| Unit: | CIVL1802: Statics (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Junior |
| Faculty/School: | School of Civil Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Cafe, Peter
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| Session options: | Semester 2, Int January |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
https://elearning.sydney.edu.au |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Prohibitions: | ENGG1802 OR AMME1802. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | Unit will focus on Engineering Statics, covering topics such as vectors, resolution of forces and moments, free body diagrams, support reactions, equilibrium in rigid bodies, trusses, frames and machines, method of sections, method of joints, centroids, distributed forces, beams external effects & internal effects, and friction. There will be extensive use of both 2D and 3D examples and solution methods by either resolution in the principle axes or by using vectors. Its main aim is to prepare students for 2nd year civil units such as Structural Mechanics, Soil Mechanics, Materials, and Introductory to Fluid Mechanics. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | HSC Mathematics Extension 1 |
| Timetable: | CIVL1802 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Tutorial: One hour plus two hour session each week. Attendance at tutorials is compulsory. Students MUST attend the tutorials specified on their individual University timetable. The tutorial problems from the specified text are listed on the documents on the unit website. Independent Study: A minimum of 6 hours per week is expected. |
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.
(4) Design (Level 1)
1. Apply a logical approach for solving a complex engineering problem
(1) Maths/ Science Methods and Tools (Level 1)
2. Express forces and moments as vectors
3. Calculate the resultant force and moment for 2D and 3D systems
4. Draw a correct free body diagram for any engineering entity
5. Calculate the value of unknown forces and moments acting on any three dimensional object from the equilibrium equations
6. Calculate the force in an internal member of a simple structure
7. Calculate the forces acting as a result of two objects in contact
8. Find the centre of mass or centroid of an object
9. Calculate reaction forces under action of distributed forces for different structures
10. Calculate internal effects such as shear force and bending moment in beams under loading
11. Solve problems involving friction
| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
* indicates an assessment must be repeated if a student misses it due to special consideration. Long Quiz 1: Held in the two-hour tutorial session of Week 4. Closed book and based on the material covered to date. Long Quiz 2: Held in the two-hour tutorial session of Week 9. Closed book and based on the material covered to date. Long Quiz 3: Held in the two-hour tutorial session of Week 13. Closed book and based on the material covered to date. Assignment: Due on Friday of Week 11. Late assignment will receive a penalty of 10% per calendar day. Short Quizzes: Online short quizzes held weekly. There may be statistically defensible moderation when combining the marks from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of final grades with unit outcomes. |
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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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| Online Course Content: | https://elearning.sydney.edu.au |
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 | Introduction, Vectors, Newton’s Laws |
| Forces and Moments in 2D | |
| Week 2 | Couples and Resultants in 2D |
| Revision: 2D forces and moments | |
| Week 3 | Moments and Couples in 3D |
| 3D force systems | |
| Week 4 | Resultants in 3D |
| Revision: Forces, Moments, Resultants in 3D | |
| Assessment Due: Long Quiz 1* | |
| Week 5 | Equilibrium in 2D |
| Equilibrium in 2D (continued) | |
| Week 6 | Equilibrium in 3D |
| Plane Trusses; Method of Joints | |
| Week 7 | Revision: Equilibrium; Plane Trusses |
| Method of Sections | |
| Week 8 | Frames and Machines (continued) |
| Space Trusses; Frames and Machines | |
| Week 9 | Revision: Space Trusses; Frames and Machines |
| Assessment Due: Long Quiz 2* | |
| Week 10 | Centre of Mass and Centroids |
| Centre of Mass and Centroids (continued) | |
| Week 11 | Beams - Internal Effects |
| Distributed Loads; Beams - External Effects | |
| Assessment Due: Assignment 1 | |
| Week 12 | Types of friction; Dry Friction |
| Flexible Belts | |
| Week 13 | Revision |
| Revision | |
| Assessment Due: Long Quiz 3* | |
| STUVAC (Week 14) | No lectures; No Tutorials |
| Exam Period | No 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 |
| (6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 1) | No | 0% |
| (5) Interdisciplinary, Inclusiveness, Influence (Level 1) | No | 0% |
| (4) Design (Level 1) | No | 16% |
| (3) Problem Solving and Inventiveness (Level 1) | No | 0% |
| (1) Maths/ Science Methods and Tools (Level 1) | No | 63.75% |
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.
