Course overview
This course will introduce students to the study of buildings under load, the analysis of simple structures. This includes distinguishing between different types of loads and describing different types of structural members. Mathematical methods. Introduction to elementary stability theories, building loads, structural systems, principal components, forces and stresses. Behaviour and analysis of beam, truss and column. Bending, shear, deflection, bearing and stability. Introduction to: equilibrium, structural analysis software, structural property of steel.
Course learning outcomes
- Apply mathematical methods necessary for the construction management programs.
- Apply analytical techniques to the solution of structural problems. This includes calculation of support reactions, shear forces, bending moments and deflections.
- Working in groups describe and analyse the behaviour of simple structures under load. This includes differentiating between different types of loads and structural members and calculating the required information. Students must communicate with each other throughout the assignment.
- Explain structural concepts. This includes applying the knowledge gained through lectures, through collaborating with other students in the assignment and demonstrating the skills application in the assignment.