Course overview
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the study, design and analysis of structures in buildings and the behaviour of the materials used in these structures. In this course the students would typically study the following subjects: soil and ground behaviour, footing design, slope stability, loads on buildings, structural materials, structural members, structural frames, bracing of buildings, walls, concrete members, steel members and domestic construction.
Students will look at steel, concrete and timber as construction materials and their behaviours in residential and other structures, their applications and properties and use for construction.
Course learning outcomes
- To describe and analyse the behaviour of simple and complex structures under load
- To apply analytical techniques to the solution of structural problems
- To describe how materials used will affect the behaviour of simple and complex structures
- To demonstrate and apply knowledge of materials in the analysis of structural problems
- To communicate effectively in oral, written and graphical formats incorporating relevant information