CIV5121 Building structures and technology
Faculty of Engineering
CIV5121 Building structures and technology is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before CIV5121
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After CIV5121
No unit lists CIV5121 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be currently enrolled in a master’s course in engineering or related STEM and in a related discipline. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Loads and load paths for multi-storey structures, including the wind load and earthquake load calculations. Design of composite steel-concrete floor systems, beam columns and footings. Structural analysis for the determination of forces and displacements in structures. Relationship between structural analysis software and the technique of moment distribution analysis. Emphasis on performance issues for buildings including both strength and serviceability.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Practice problem set 1 to set 5 (2 marks each)Threshold hurdle10%
- ProjectThreshold hurdle40%
- Final assessmentThreshold hurdle50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Appraise and apply the limit state design philosophy to calculate loads appropriate to each limit state.
- 2
Determine the global structural behaviour of building frames, identifying the role of each component.
- 3
Analyse structural behaviour using a combination of computer and hand analysis approaches.
- 4
Design the members and connections for composite floor steel-framed building structures.
- 5
Communicate professional decisions to specialist and/or non-specialist audiences.
Workload and teaching
- Practical activities36 hours
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
The unit consists of lectures and practice classes. Learning in the unit is mainly through the group project which goes for the whole semester and has a number of components which build to form the final project. The main learning approach is “problem-based learning” which requires students to be involved with the project and proactive learners. There are no right or wrong answers to many of the project questions. This does not imply that any answer is adequate. Some answers will be better than others as they achieve the criteria in a better way.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Yu Bai
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Yu Bai
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV5121?
CIV5121 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CIV5121 offered?
In 2023, CIV5121 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is CIV5121?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does CIV5121 have an exam?
No. CIV5121 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.