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2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
CIVE3139 Steel and Concrete Engineering
10 creditsClass Size: 170
Module manager: Mr. David Richardson
Email: d.richardson@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
Pre-requisites
| CIVE2103 | Structural Design of Concrete |
| CIVE2107 | Structural Design of Steel |
Module replaces
CIVE3138This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
- To move from the elementary design of structural steel members to the concept of steel design of structures/buildings and study their failure modes due to lateral loads and vertical progressive collapse;- To focus on the most complicated structural design details of steel structures such as moment connections and base-plates;
- To introduce and provide technical knowledge on the pre-stressed concrete design and its applications in structural engineering;
- To provide more complete means for design and analysis of steel and concrete structures and to familiarise students with a range of typical processing techniques.
Learning outcomes
- be able to apply their prior knowledge and understanding of the scientific and mathematical principles of engineering to design steel and concrete structures;
- have an appreciation of the fundamental design philosophies adopted in the area of design of steel & concrete structures and buildings;
- be able to apply mathematical and computer-based models for solving problems in engineering and be able to assess the limitations of each particular case;
- be aware of the latest research and developing technologies related to the design of steel & concrete structures.
Syllabus
Steel:
- Introduction/revision Eurocodes and Eurocode 3, Multi-storey Buildings;
- Progressive Collapse and Avoiding Disproportionate Collapse;
- Sway Stability (Braced and Un-braced Multi-storey Frames Design);
- Design of Multi-storey Rigid Frames (Moment Connections);
- Design of Multi-storey Frames (Column Base Connections with Axial loaded only);
- Design of Multi-storey Rigid Frames (Rigid Column Base Connections, including Moments);
- Construction issues, Fabrication, Steel Details, H&S, CDM.
Concrete:
- Principles and development of pre-stressing;
- Pre- and post-tensioning;
- Review of partial and full pre-stressing;
- Bonded and un-bonded post-tensioned construction;
- Losses of pre-stress;
- Stress limitations at transfer and under design service conditions;
- Shear strength of pre-stressed concrete cracked and un-cracked in flexure;
- Ultimate moment capacity of pre-stressed sections;
- Design of statically determinate composite and non-composite forms of construction.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Consultation | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Lecture | 20 | 1.00 | 20.00 |
| Tutorial | 4 | 2.00 | 8.00 |
| Private study hours | 67.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 33.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Private study
60 hours - private study/working on tutorial sheets (3 hours per lecture)16 hours - revision for examination.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Tutorial sheets for each lecture.Methods of assessment
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 3 hr 00 mins | 100.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100.00 | |
External Resit: 100% University Examination
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 25/01/2016
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