CIV6121 Building structures and technology
Faculty of Engineering
CIV6121 Building structures and technology is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before CIV6121
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After CIV6121
No unit lists CIV6121 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
This unit is available only to Engineering PhD students.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Loads and load paths for multi-storey structures, including the action of core walls. Design of composite steel-concrete floor systems, beam columns and footings. Matrix structural analysis for the determination of forces and displacements in structures. Relationship between frame analysis software and the technique of matrix analysis. Emphasis on performance issues for buildings which are not related to strength and deflection.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
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
2 hours lectures, 2 hours of practical classes and 8 hours of private study per week.
Where it fits
CIV6121 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Yu Bai
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Jeffrey Walker
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV6121?
CIV6121 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CIV6121 offered?
In 2020, CIV6121 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
Which majors and minors include CIV6121?
CIV6121 is part of Engineering PhD program.