Faculty of Engineering

SUBJECT OUTLINE
Subject Code: CIVL314
Subject name: STRUCTURAL DESIGN 2
Pre-requisites: CIVL 311 Structural Design 1
Credit points: 6
Offered: Spring Session 2012, Wollongong Campus

CONTACTS
Subject Coordinator and Lecturer

Dr. Neaz Sheikh

Faculty of Engineering, Building 4, Room 128
Telephone: 61 2 4221 3009
Email: msheikh@uow.edu.au
Consultation times: Tuesday 12.30 pm- 2.30 pm
Wednesday 1.30 pm- 3.30 pm

Lecturer
Professor Tim McCarthy
Faculty of Engineering, Building 4, Room G41
Telephone: 61 2 4221 4591
Email: timmc@uow.edu.au
Consultation times: Monday 2.30 pm- 2.30 pm
Wednesday 1.30 pm- 3.30 pm

Tutors
1. Zhuo Wang
Faculty of Engineering, Building 6, Room 218
Telephone: +61 2 4239 2327
Email: zhuo@uow.edu.au

2. Khaja Karimullah SYED

Faculty of Engineering, Building 6, Room 107
Telephone: +61 2 4239 2356
Email: kkhs545@uowmail.edu.au

3. Mohammad Amin Namazirad

Faculty of Engineering, Building 6, Room 218
Telephone: +61 2 4239 2327
Email: Manr028@uowmail.edu.au

Students will be contacted throughout the Session via email with important information relating to this
subject. All emails are sent via University of Wollongong SOLS Mail. Students who choose not to use SOLS
Mail should forward mail sent to that account to an email address of their choice.

Subject Outline
This course will consider an introduction to wind and seismic loads, reinforced concrete structures
including the serviceability and strength design of reinforced concrete two-way slab and flat plates
for multistorey buildings together with reinforced concrete footings and retaining structures. An
introduction to the design of prestressed concrete beams for serviceability and strength for both
buildings and bridges. Case studies of multistorey building frames.
Learning Outcomes
By participating in and understanding all facets of this subject a student will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes UoW Engineering Graduate
Capabilities (see below)
(i) Expand and apply the fundamental principles of structural analysis to 1,4,5
the design of reinforced and prestressed structural elements
(ii) Understand and apply the concepts of limit states design 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(iii) Calculate wind and earthquake actions on structures 1,2,3,4,5,7
(iv) Analyse and design reinforced concrete two way, flat plate and flat 1,2,3,4,5,7
slab systems
(v) Analyse and design reinforced concrete footings and retaining walls 1,2,3,4,5,7
(vi) Analyse and design of fully and partially prestressed concrete beams 1,2,3,4,5,7
(vii) Present quality structural calculations to a professional standard 5,7,8,9

University Graduate Attributes and Engineering Graduate Capabilities

The relationship between the Engineering Graduate Capabilities and the University of Wollongong
Graduate Attributes can be seen in the table below.

UOW Graduate Quality UoW Engineering Graduate Capabilities

Informed 1. Professional knowledge, grounding and awareness
Independent learners 2. Information literacy, gathering and processing
3. Research, analysis and evaluation
Problem solvers 4. Problem solving skills
Effective communicators 5. Written communication
6. Oral communication
7. Teamwork
Responsible 8. Respect for views, values, culture of others
9. Ethics and professionalism
10. Sustainability, societal and environmental impact
For more information, see also http://cedirsd.uow.edu.au/eng/index.aspx

Lecture/tutorial times
Lecture Tuesday 8:30-10:30 35G20
Tutorial Tuesday 10:30-12:30 35G20

Recent Improvement
As a result of feedback from student forum and student survey, the subject has been improved by
the addition of some practical aspects of structural design issues. Also, lecture notes have been
updated to represent the recent edition of Australian Standard for Concrete Structures (AS 3600-
2009).

Text Books
1. Australian Standards from SAI Global Database (AS 3600-2009; AS/NZS 1170.0; AS/NZS
1170.1; AS/NZS 1170.2, and AS 1170.4). Students will need a hard copy of the relevant sections of
the standard

2. Foster, S. Kilpatrick, A and Warner, R. (2010) Reinforced Concrete Basics 2E Analysis and
design of reinforced concrete structures. Pearson Prentice Hall (ISBN 978-1-4425-3845-0).
or
3. Loo, Y-C and Chowdhury, S.H. (2010) Reinforced & Prestressed Concrete Analysis and Design
with emphasis on application of AS 3600-2009. Cambridge University Press (ISBN 978-0-521-
14147-5)

Reference Books
4. Warner, R.F., Rangan, B.V., Hall, A.S. and Faulkes, K.A. (1998) Concrete Structures, Addison
Wesley Longman.
5. Gilbert, R.I. & Mickleborough, N.C. (1990) Design of Prestressed Concrete, 1st Edn, Unwin
Hyman.

6. Nawy, E. G. (2006). Prestressed Concrete: A Fundamental Approach, 5th Edition, Pearson,

Pretice Hall.

Note: These recommended books are not intended as an exhaustive list; students should use the
Library catalogue and databases to locate additional resources.

Note: You must print out relevant clauses of Text book 1. It is highly recommended that you purchase
either Text Book 2 or Text Book 3.

Additional Materials
No additional material needs to be purchased

Assessment:
The course assessment will consist of assignments (handed in during tutorial classes), mid-session
examination (based on lecture materials covered in Week 1- Week 5) and a final examination
(based on lecture materials covered in Week 6- Week 13). The allocated weightings are summarised
below.

Assessment Component Weighting%

Part 1: Reinforced Concrete Analysis and Design
Tutorial Assignments 10 % Learning outcomes (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vii)
Mid-Session Exam (Week 8) 30% Learning outcomes (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vii)

Part 2: Pre-stressed Concrete Analysis and Design

Tutorial Assignments 10% Learning outcomes (i), (ii), (vi), (vii)

End-of-Session Exam 50% Learning outcomes (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii)

Note:
 Satisfactory performance (40% minimum) in the final exam is required for an overall pass. Failure to
perform satisfactorily in the final exam or failure to complete all the assessment tasks will result in a
Technical Fail (TF) being recorded as your grade. Marks are not normally scaled or modified in this
subject.
 Foreign language translation dictionaries are no longer permitted in exams
 Calculators approved for use in exams must be identified by a UOW tamper evident label available
from Student Central.

Mid-Session Exam
A mid-session exam will be held on 11 September 2012 (during Week 8 class) in 35 G20. The
mid-session exam will include the materials covered from Week 1- Week 5.

Supplementary Assessment
The grade of PC will no longer be awarded. As a result students who receive a mark of 48% or 49% will be
considered for supplementary assessment. The offer of supplementary assessment is not automatic and will
be considered on a case by case basis. The precise form of supplementary assessment will be determined at
the time the offer of supplementary assessment is made. Students can log on to SOLS and click on the link
titled “Supplementary Assessment” to view any applicable offers. Students must make themselves available
during the supplementary exam period to take up any offer of supplementary assessment.

Submission of Tutorial Assignments and Penalties for Late Work

All tutorials assignments should be submitted to the tutors at the end of tutorials in the class. Late tutorial
assignments will not be accepted without supporting documentation. It is the responsibility of the
student to collect and keep the marked tutorial assessments for their records.
Details of referencing system to be used in written work
Please see http://www.library.uow.edu.au/resourcesbytopic/UOW026621.html

Use of internet resources and restrictions placed on use of internet resources

There are no restrictions on students accessing information from the internet, however, students must
acknowledge all sources and should not copy information verbatim as this has no academic merit (i.e. no
marks are awarded for this type of information) even when referenced correctly.

Retention of Written Work

Tutorial assignments will be retained by the tutors for one week after marking.

Attendance Requirements
The University Code of Practice Students states that it is the responsibility of students to attend all lectures,
tutorials, seminars and practical work as stipulated in the subject outline.

University and Faculty Policies

Students should make themselves aware of the University and/or Faculty Policies regarding plagiarism,
special consideration, supplementary examinations and other educational issues and student matters. Further
information can be found in the Faculty Policy document available from the EEC or at:
http://www.uow.edu.au/eng/about/policy/index.html

Plagiarism
Students are responsible for submitting original work for assessment, without plagiarising or
cheating, abiding by the University's policy on plagiarism as set out in the University Handbook
under Universities Policy Directory and in Faculty Handbooks and subject guides. Plagiarism has
led to the expulsion from the University. Further information on plagiarism and acknowledgement
practice can be found in the Faculty Policy document, with full details available at:
http://www.uow.edu.au/eng/about/policy/UOW058648.html

Dr. Neaz Sheikh

Professor Tim McCarthy
July 2012
COURSE PROGRAMME: CIVL 314 SPRING SESSION 2012

CIVL314 Structural Design 2

Week Date Theme Topic Reading/Activities

1 NS 24/07/2012 Wind actions AS 1170.2

2 NS 31/07/2012 Seismic actions AS1170.4

3 NS 7/08/2012 Two-way edge supported FKW Chapter 4

reinforced concrete slab design LC Chapter 8
4 NS 14/08/2012 Part 1: Reinforced Flat plates and flat slab design FKW Chapter 4
Concrete Analysis LC Chapter 8
and Design
5 NS 21/08/2012 Design for punching shear FKW Chapter 4
LC Chapter 8
6 NS 28/08/2012 Structural design of footings FKW Chapter 6
LC Chapter 11
7 NS 4/09/2012 Structural design of retaining walls FKW Chapter 6
LC Chapter 11
8 NS 11/09/2012 GUEST LECTURE-SRIA/ Lecture Materials covered
MID-SESSION EXAM in Week 1- Week 5

9 TM 18/09/2012 Pre-stressed concrete beams-elastic WRHF Chapter 6, 7, 8

design L&C Chapter 12 13
Mid-Session Recess Mid-Session Recess

10 TM 2/10/2012 Part 2: Pre-stressed Pre-stressed concrete beams-elastic WRHF Chapter 6, 7,8

Concrete Analysis design LC Chapters 13,14
11 TM 9/10/2012 and Design Pre-stressed concrete beams- WRHF Chapter 6, 7
flexural strength LC Chapter 14,15
12 TM 16/10/2012 Pre-stressed concrete beams- WRH&F Chapters 6, 7, 12
flexural strength, Shear LC Chapter 14,15
13 TM 23/10/12 Anchorage zone in pre-stressed WRHF Chapter 14
concrete beams LC Chapter 16

FKW = Foster, Kilpatrick, Warner (Text book 2), LC = Loo and Chowdhury (Text book 3) WRHF = Warner, Rangan,
Hall and Faulkes (Reference book 4)

*NOTE: The above proposed program may change during Session and it is the responsibility of the student
to check the accuracy of important dates.