CIV6135 Advanced structural design
Faculty of Engineering
CIV6135 Advanced structural design 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 2022 entry.
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Requisites
Before CIV6135
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After CIV6135
No unit lists CIV6135 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
Advanced methods for the design of structures considering both loading and strength aspects of design. Strength and serviceability design of continuous post-tensioned concrete members. Design and detailing of anchorage zones. Introduction to the plastic design concept for engineering practice, with particular reference to steel structures design; methods of plastic analysis from simple beams to complex frames. Introduction to yield line theory for reinforced concrete slabs; yield line solutions based on work equations. Lower bound solutions for reinforced concrete slabs using Hillerborg strip method.
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
Identify the collapse mechanisms of reinforced concrete slabs and steel frames.
- 2
Design and analyse plastically reinforced concrete slabs using Hillerborg method and yield line theory.
- 3
Design and analyse the steel-reinforced concrete structures using the strut-and-tie model method.
- 4
Appraise the ultimate behaviour of basic structures and materials with reference to the theorems of plasticity.
- 5
Assess the plastic collapse load of beams and simple frames using both hand- and computer-based methods.
- 6
Communicate professional decisions to specialist and/or non-specialist audiences.
Workload and teaching
2 hours lectures, 2 hours of practical and laboratory classes and 8 hours of private study per week.
Where it fits
CIV6135 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Jeffrey Walker
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Phu Nguyen
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV6135?
CIV6135 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CIV6135 offered?
In 2020, CIV6135 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
Which majors and minors include CIV6135?
CIV6135 is part of Engineering PhD program.