School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Steel Design
  • Unit Code

    ENS3245
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery


Description

This unit provides students with the skills required to develop and analyse the loads applied to steel structural systems, and to be able to design these structures according to the relevant design codes. The practical tasks of selection of member sizes, design of support and joint conditions, and the integration of structural elements into the overall structure are covered.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from ENS3190, ENS3243

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply the relevant load combinations for the analysis and design of steel structures.
  2. Design bolted and welded steel connections.
  3. Design steel structural elements under bending.
  4. Design steel structural elements under tension and compression.
  5. Use software for the analysis and/or design of steel structural members.

Unit Content

  1. Design of beams.
  2. Design of members under compression.
  3. Design of members under tension.
  4. Design of welded and bolted connections.
  5. Steel structures: Design philosophy and loading.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseQuizzes and design exercises40%
Examination ^End of semester examination60%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Standards Australia (1998). AS 4100-1998. Steel structures. Homebush, NSW: Standards Australia.
  • Trahair, N. S., & Bradford, M. A. (1998). The behaviour and design of steel structures to AS 4100 (3rd ed.). London: E&FN SPON.
  • Segui, W.T. (2007). Steel design (4th ed.). Australia/USA: CENGAGE Learning.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Steel Design
  • Unit Code

    ENS3245
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery


Description

This unit provides students with the skills required to develop and analyse the loads applied to steel structural systems, and to be able to design these structures according to the relevant design codes. The practical tasks of selection of member sizes, design of support and joint conditions, and the integration of structural elements into the overall structure are covered.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from ENS3190, ENS3243

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply the relevant load combinations for the analysis and design of steel structures.
  2. Design bolted and welded steel connections.
  3. Design steel structural elements under bending.
  4. Design steel structural elements under tension and compression.
  5. Use software for the analysis and/or design of steel structural members.

Unit Content

  1. Design of beams.
  2. Design of members under compression.
  3. Design of members under tension.
  4. Design of welded and bolted connections.
  5. Steel structures: Design philosophy and loading.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestDesign exercises20%
AssignmentBuilding design20%
Examination ^End of semester examination60%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Trahair, N. S., & Bradford, M. A. (1998). The behaviour and design of steel structures to AS 4100 (3rd ed.). London: E&FN SPON.
  • Standards Australia (1998). AS 4100-1998. Steel structures. Homebush, NSW: Standards Australia.
  • Segui, W.T. (2007). Steel design (4th ed.). Australia/USA: CENGAGE Learning.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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