Advanced Steel and Concrete Design M ENG5330

  • Academic Session: 2023-24
  • School: School of Engineering
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes

Short Description

This course is a Masters level course which is taught concurrently with a similar 4th year UG Advanced Structural Design course. The course syllabi and learning outcomes relate to advanced topics in structural steelwork and reinforced concrete design to the Eurocodes; specifically pre-stressed concrete, rigid frame design, composite construction and plate girders.

Timetable

1 hour lecture and one 1 hour tutorial every week plus 2 additional hours of lectures in weeks 7-10

Requirements of Entry

BEng/MEng Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering UG degree. Knowledge of structural design (particularly related to the Eurocodes) would be extremely beneficial. Knowledge of fundamental structural analysis techniques is expected. 

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Examination (80%)

Course Assignment or Quiz (20%)

Main Assessment In: December

Course Aims

This course aims to introduce students to common structural steelwork and pre-stressed concrete element design examples and additionally further extend the student understanding of the principles and practice of modern structural design into complex elements and connections. Students will work through a range of worked examples to develop[p skills in structural analysis and advanced design.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1) carry out basic design procedures in structural steelwork, composite steelwork and pre-stressed concrete

1) compare the options available in more advanced structural design systems;

2) evaluate the technical design processes involved in rigid frame design, steel plate-girders, pre-stressed concrete and composite construction.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.

 

Students should attend at least 75% of the timetabled classes of the course.

 

Note that these are minimum requirements: good students will achieve far higher participation/submission rates. Any student who misses an assessment or a significant number of classes because of illness or other good cause should report this by completing a MyCampus absence report.