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ENGI48715: Structural Design

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Type Tied
Level 4
Credits 15
Availability Available in 2024/2025
Module Cap
Location Durham
Department Engineering

Prerequisites

  • As specified in programme regulations.

Corequisites

  • As specified in programme regulations.

Excluded Combinations of Modules

  • As specified in programme regulations.

Aims

  • This module is designed solely for students studying Department of Engineering degree programmes.
  • The module will provide graduates with advanced knowledge and understanding of structural design using a variety of materials.

Content

  • Composite steel-concrete construction
  • Prestressed concrete
  • Design in timber and masonry to Eurocodes
  • Novel, low energy and sustainable building materials

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

  • An understanding of the behaviour of a range of civil engineering materials and the situations in which they might be used.
  • An appreciation of non-conventional construction materials.

Subject-specific Skills:

  • Ability to design composite steel-concrete construction bending structures, pre-stressed concrete beams and simple timber and masonry structural elements.
  • Ability to prepare design calculations for civil engineering construction.

Key Skills:

  • Capacity for independent self-learning within the bounds of professional practice.
  • Development of organisational abilities.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • The module content is delivered in lectures and is reinforced by problem sheets and exercises, equipping students with the required problem solving capability.
  • Students are able to make use of staff 'Tutorial Hours' to discuss any aspect of the module with teaching staff on a one-to-one basis. These are sign up sessions available for up to one hour per week per lecture course.
  • The module is assessed entirely by a coursework portfolio containing design calculations in all the materials studied in the course, matching civil engineering practice. Design parameters are individual to each student.
  • Coursework is appropriate because it allows students to work on realistic engineering problems.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotalMonitored
Lectures20Typically 1 per week 1 hour20 
Tutorial HoursAs requiredWeekly sign up sessions Up to 1 hour12 
Coursework preparation 50Yes
Preparation and reading68 
Total 150 

Summative Assessment

Component: Coursework Component Weighting: 100%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Coursework 100Yes

Formative Assessment

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