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Structural Design 1A - ZACM3210
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Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
 
 
School:  UC Aerospace, Civ and Mech Eng
 
 
Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html
 
 
Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: ZACM2022
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Design philosophy and design processes. Considerations of main construction materials. Codes of practice and their role. Types of loads and their combinations. Design of simple steel structures including: design for tension, bending and compression. Design of connections. Steel design detailing. Timber design and construction including characteristics of structural timber, design procedures, design of timber beams and columns and design of tension members. Connections in timber. Examples and case studies.

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