Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Identify the underlying structural mechanics which are used in design codes
- Understand the behaviour and design aspects of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, composite, and timber structures
- Apply the basic hierarchy of carbon impact reductions and efficiency.
- Apply theoretical principles of structural mechanics to a wide range of design situations.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Carry out design calculations for complex practical design situations.
- Identify failure modes in mass timber structures
- Undertake embodied carbon assessment using existing tools.
- Undertake ultimate limit state calculations of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and composite structural elements
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The appreciation of the structural behaviour of mass timber products from experimental tests.
- The concept of structural sufficiency (strength and stiffness) in order to decarbonise structures.
- The design of structural members made of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, timber and composite materials, under a variety of limit state loading conditions, such as axial load, flexure, shear and torsion.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Solve complex problems via idealisation and analysis.
- Use practical and workshop skills.
- Apply critical analysis to engineering problems.
- Communication through written reports.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Revision | 38 |
Tutorial | 12 |
Specialist Laboratory | 1 |
Independent Study | 36 |
Lecture | 24 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 24 |
Wider reading or practice | 15 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
The Structural carbon tool - version 2.
Textbooks
Hewson, Nigel R.v (2003). Prestressed concrete bridges: design and construction. Thomas Telford Publishing.
Collings, David (2013). Steel–concrete Composite Bridges: Designing with Eurocodes. ICE Publishing.
Gilbert R.I, Mickleborough, N.C., Ranzi, G. (2017). Design of Prestrestressed Concrete to Eurocode 2. CRC Press.
Mosley, W. H., Hulse, R., & Bungey, J. H. (2012). Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2. Macmillan International Higher Education.
Collings, David (2010). Steel-concrete composite buildings: Designing with Eurocodes. London: Thomas Telford Ltd.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Continuous Assessment | 50% |
Final Assessment | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External