CVEN20040 The Engineering & Architecture of Structures 2

Academic Year 2020/2021

This module develops student’s abilities to prepare scheme designs for a range of structures. This involves the determination, by qualitative review, of the appropriateness of a structural element's material, shape and size to the demands of loading. Students will develop qualitative understanding of load paths, structural forms and structural responses to load.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the module students should be able to:
1. Develop self-evaluation skills
2. Recognize and describe different types of loads that can act on structures, depending on their function
3. Identify the mechanisms of load transfer in a structure subjected to load (compression, tension, bending, torsion and shear)
4. Identify and explain structural actions in members subjected to load (cantilever action, beam action, two-way bending action, one-way axial force action, membrane action)
5. Choose and defend the choice of structural supports and connections for a particular structure
6. Describe different structural systems, and defend the choice of a system for a particular structure (including trusses, frames, arches, catenary structures, cable supported structures, fabric structures, air supported structures, hyperbolic paraboloid structures, folded plate structures, space trusses and tree structures)
7. Describe different methods of providing stability to structures and defend the choice of a stabilising mechanism (including cross bracing, framing, shear walls, cores, rigid connections)
8. Prepare scheme designs that are workable and stable for a range of structures including recommendations for preliminary sizes of members, movement joints and communicate this design by means of hand calculations and graphical presentations
9. Prepare a conceptual bridge design.

Indicative Module Content:

1. Loads that can act on structures
2. Mechanisms of load transfer in a structure subjected to load (compression, tension, bending, torsion and shear)
3. Structural actions in members subjected to load (cantilever action, beam action, two-way bending action, one-way axial force action, membrane action)
4. Supports and connections for structures
5. Structural systems (including trusses, frames, arches, catenary structures, cable supported structures, fabric structures, air supported structures, hyperbolic paraboloid structures, folded plate structures, space trusses and tree structures)
6. Stability and stabilising mechanisms (including cross bracing, framing, shear walls, cores, rigid and connections)
7. Bridge engineering

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12

Small Group

24

Autonomous Student Learning

64

Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
- Group work
- Problem based learning
- Self-evaluation 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
ARCT10150 - Eng & Arch Structures 1, CVEN10020 - Theory&Design of Struct I, CVEN10060 - Eng & Arch Structures 1, MEEN10030 - Mechanics for Engineers

Additional Information:
Pre-requisites: one of the modules listed.


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Group Project: Scheme Designs Varies over the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

40

Group Project: Bridge Design Project Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

60


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be provided to groups in line with UCD regulations. Rubrics have been developed for each assessment component. They are amended interactively with students in class, and are available to students ahead of assessment deadlines via Brightspace. Feedback will be provided to groups, online, post-assessment via the rubric and feedback tool on Brightspace.