| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 1 (see Timetable) |
| Old unit code |
610.370, AMEC3110 |
| Outcomes |
Students develop the ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals to structural engineering analysis; achieve technical competence in structural engineering; and undertake problem identification, formulation and solution. |
| Content |
This unit examines numerical techniques for predicting the bearing capacity of foundations and for designing against collapse of other geotechnical structures including slopes, embankments and retaining structures. Lower and upper bound limit methods are discussed and the finite element method is addressed in detail. Students use prewritten MATLAB functions to assemble their own finite element programs to model a range of geotechnical problems. The advanced topics of non-linear solutions schemes and critical state soil modelling are also included. |
| Assessment |
This consists of compulsory weekly assignments, a mid-semester test and a final examination. The assignments provide continuous assessment and address the skills associated with gaining technical competence in the analysis of two-dimensional structures. The test and examination allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of fundamentals and their ability to formulate and solve a range of problems in the analysis of structures.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete the course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Assistant Professor James Doherty |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Advisable prior study: CIVL2110 Statics and Solid Mechanics, MATH2235 Mathematics E2C or equivalent |
Contact hours—52 (lectures: 39 hrs; tutorials: 13 hrs)
|
|
| Unit web page |
http://www.civil.uwa.edu.au/teaching
[Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2010.]
|
Recommended
reading | |
Bhatt, P. Structures, 4th edn: Longman 1999
Ghali, A. and Neville, A. M. Structural Analysis: a Unified Classical and Matrix Approach: Spon 1997 |
|
|
|
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
|
