MODULE TITLE: Structural Design

STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBLE: Dr Zhaohui Huang LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this module students will be able to:

MODULE CODE: CIV 6215 SEMESTER: Autumn CREDIT: 15

1. apply the principles of limit state design to structural and foundation design. 2. perform structural analysis to calculate design loads acting on structures, members and foundations. 3. design simple structural elements made of concrete or steel, such as beams, columns and concrete slabs following guidance contained in the Eurocodes. 4. design simple foundation elements such as footings and piles following guidance contained in the Eurocodes. 5. present design calculations and sketches in a clear and informative way. SYLLABUS Limit State Design Principles Philosophy of design: design process, basis of design. Ultimate and serviceability limit states. Characteristic and design values: characteristic strength and load, design strength and load, partial safety factors. Basic Structural Concepts Design loads acting on structures. Design loads acting on elements. Structural analysis. Beam and column design. Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures to Eurocode 2 Material properties of concrete, reinforcing steel and prestressing steel. Actions. Design of singly and doubly normal reinforced rectangular beams. Design of one-way and two-way spanning normal reinforced solid slabs. Design of normal reinforced concrete columns. Design of prestressed concrete sections for flexure and axial load. Design of prestressed concrete sections for shear and torsion. Design of Steel Structures to Eurocode 3 Actions and material properties of structural steel. Classification of cross-sections. Design of beams: fully laterally restrained beams, lateral-torsional buckling of beams. Design of columns: compression members, members subject to combined axial force and moment. Design of Composite Beams to Eurocode 4 Composite slabs. Shear connectors. Simply-supported composite beams. Design of Foundations to Eurocode 7 Limit analysis : background and theory Limit analysis applied to geotechnical problems Ultimate limit state design of foundations Techniques for assessing serviceability limit state Interpretation of soil test data for design parameters

LEARNING HOURS Lectures Tutorial Classes Design Classes Private Study Assessment Total 30 hours 12 hours 15 hours 90 hours 3 hours 150 hours

ASSIGNMENTS 1. 6 tutorial sheets will be available for practice. 2. Two design exercises will be the main means by which students gain practice and experience. ASSESSMENT Learning Outcomes Assessed 1, 3, 4 2, 3, 4, 5

Item 3 hour Unseen Examination Individual Design Project

% Credit 60 40

Submission Date

06/11/2009

Formative Assessment: feedback on assessed design exercises. Reason for assessment choice: -The unseen examination is intended to test students ability to design structural elements and simple foundations. Questions require students to know how to apply principles of limit states design and perform design and checks on structural elements in concrete and steel and on foundations. The paper contains questions which test students basic knowledge and understanding of structural elements and foundation design so that a student should be able to demonstrate a threshold performance by answering these questions. Some questions will require students to demonstrate a thorough understanding across the full range of the materials within the module. The design exercises are designs of structural members and foundations for multi-storey concrete and steel buildings. Students are required to perform structural analysis to calculate design loads acting on structures, members, and foundations and determine the size of structural members and foundations and verify their adequacy. A report from each student will assess the students ability to undertake design and prepare supporting calculations and drawings. HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS ADDRESSED

Design simple engineering systems for safety. A A B B B B B B C C

RECOMMENDED READING (A-Core Text, B-Secondary Text, C-Peripheral Reading) Barnes, GE (2000) Soil Mechanics Principles and Practice, Macmillan. ISBN: 033377776x Arya, C (2003) Design of Structural Elements, E & FN Spon. ISBN: 0415268451 Johnson, R P and Anderson, D (2004) Designers, Thomas Telford. ISBN: 0727731513 Gardner, L and Nethercot, D A (2005) Designers, Thomas Telford. ISBN: 0727731637 Narayanan, R S and Beeby A (2005) Designers, Thomas Telford. ISBN: 072773105X British Standards Institution (2005) Eurocode 3: Design of Steel Structures: Part 1-1: General Rules and Rules for Buildings, BSI. ISBN: 0580460789 British Standards Institution (2004) Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures: Part 1-1: General Rules and Rules for Buildings, BSI. ISBN: 0580451917 British Standards Institution (2004) Eurocode 7. Geotechnical design. General rules, BSI. ISBN: 0 580 45212 3 Mosley, WH, Hulse, R and Bungey, JH (1996) Reinforced Concrete Design to EuroCode 2, Macmillan. ISBN: 033360878X Nethercot, DA (2001) Limit States Design of Structural Steelwork, E & FN Spon. ISBN: 0419260900