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CVEN40050

Academic Year 2024/2025

Design of Structures 3 (CVEN40050)

Subject:
Civil Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Civil Engineering
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Abd Al Salam Al-Sabah
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module provides an overview of the structural design process and the concepts of reliability, stability and robustness and is based on Eurocode. It covers sustainability in structural design, the detailed design of reinforced concrete beams for flexure, shear, and torsion, design of slender reinforced concrete columns, design of suspended floors, including ribbed and flat slabs, design of water retaining structures and associated calculation of crack width, as well as strut and tie modelling. The module also covers the design of steel single and multi-storey buildings, design to satisfy lateral stability, and the concepts of plastic analysis and design. The design of steel/concrete composite construction is also covered.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the course students should be able to: Apply structural mechanics to evaluate the forces in structural elements. Understand the responsibility of the engineer with respect to design of safe structures and components. Understand structural stability, frame action and design of shear walls. Prepare design calculations for structural elements. Have an understanding of lower bound theorems of collapse.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

80
Lectures

36
Total

116

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures and case based learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

We recommend that students have taken CVEN30040 (Design of Structures 1) or a similar module dealing with the design of concrete and steel elements.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
CVEN40100 - Structural Design & Analysis 2


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): 2 hour end of Trimester exam End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
65
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Structural design assignments Week 1, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 14 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
20
 No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: A total of 4 short quizzes and 1 long quiz Week 2, Week 5, Week 6, Week 12, Week 14 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
15
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

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

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

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Name Role
Mr Robert Corbally Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 33 Fri 09:00 - 09:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32 Mon 09:00 - 11:50
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