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CVEN30040

Academic Year 2024/2025

Design of Structures 1 (CVEN30040)

Subject:
Civil Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Civil Engineering
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Muhammad Gulzari
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module introduces students to steel and concrete as structural materials. Students will learn how to undertake elementary structural design of steel and reinforced concrete members in accordance with European codes of practice. Topics covered include: limit state design for steel and concrete; design of steel and reinforced concrete structural elements in tension, compression, bending and shear; steel connections and detailing of reinforced concrete.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

1. Understand the need for, and the nature of, design codes with the objective of designing safe and economical structures in concrete and steel ; 2. Apply basic structural mechanics to describe the behaviour of steel and concrete structures under loading;3. Design simple structural elements and connections and conduct laboratory experiments to examine the structural behaviour of concrete and steel elements under loading;4. Communicate effectively through the preparation of formal design calculation sheets, structural drawings and laboratory reports.

Indicative Module Content:

1. Limit State Design
2. Eurocode for Steel Beam and Reinforced Concrete Design
3. Design of Steel Beam
4. Lateral Torsional Buckling
5. Beam under compression and bending loads
6. Reinforced Concrete Beam Design
7. Reinforced Concrete Beam under Bending, Compression and Shear

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

72
Lectures

36
Total

108

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, tutorials, assignments and end-of-semester examination

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students should have either one of the pre-requisite modules listed


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
CVEN20010 - Mechanics of Solids I, MEEN20040 - Mechanics of Solids I


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Four assignments Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, Week 10 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 No
Exam (In-person): End of trimester exam End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
70
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Arturo Gonzalez Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Daniel McCrum Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Gary Littler Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 09:00 - 10:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Thurs 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Tues 14:00 - 14:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Wed 12:00 - 12:50
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