1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Timber design: simple beam and column design.
Computer applications: modelling, analysis and design of a
range of structures relevant to the course using available
software.
Recommended reading
Spencer, W.J. Fundamental Structural Analysis. Macmillan
Education, London, 1988
Coates, R.C., Coutie, M.G. and Kong, F.K. Structural Analysis.
2nd edn, Nelson, Surrey, 1980
Schodeck, Daniel L. Structures. Regents/Prentice Hall, 1992
Moy, Stuart S.J. Plastic Methods for Steel and Concrete Structures.
Macrnillan, 1989
Trahair, N.S. and Bradford, M.A. Behaviour and Design of Steel
Structures. 2nd edn, Chapman and Hall, 1988
Standards Association of Australia. AS 1170.1 - 1989 Loading Code
Part 1: Dead and live loads and load combinations. Standards
Association of Australia, Sydney, 1989
Standards Association of Australia. AS 4100 - 1990 Steel Structures.
Standards Association of Australia Sydney, 1990
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CE356 Civil Design cb-t.+~ r; v -
10 Credit Points 4.5 hourspw week Hawthorn
Instruction: lectures, tutoriah, seminars Assessment:
examination 50%, assignment 50%
A third year subject in the Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Objectives
To provide an appreciation of the systematic approach to
design, construction and maintenance of civil engineering
systems, the comparative merits of common materials, and
through case studies to develop basic skill in design practice.
Content -- -
Engineering system reliability, failure modes, overdesign,
failsafe design, risk.
Introduction to the design process: problem formulation,
system loads, environmental circumstances, customer service
standards; problem analysis, design specification; developing
alternative solutions, creativity; evaluating design options,
decision criteria and processes; documenting chosen design,
drawings, specifications, operating manuals, maintenance
schedules.
Overview of engineering materials: comparison of principal
characteristics of steel, timber, concrete, plastics, foundation
and pavement materials; materials codes of practice. Effects
of repetitive loading, corrosion, ageing. Prefabricated
K engineering components: precast concrete pipes and
8 products, piles, building trusses, wall and floor panels,
geotextiles. Connectors, fasteners, joint seals, adhesives.
Shallow foundation systems: interpretation of foundation
investigations, choice of foundation depth, type and size,
design of foundation system, effect on adjacent structures.
Drainage and flood mitigation systems: optional
components, effects on surrounding areas, community use
of floodways, water quality issues, system overload, system
maintenance.
Local area traffic management: objectives of traffic
management, alternative means of control, consultation and
decision processes.
Recommended reading
Ward-Harvey. Fundamental Building Materials. RAIA, 1995
Tomlinson, M.J. Foundation Design and Construction. 6th edn,
Longman, 1994
Standards Association of Australia. AS 1170.1 - 1989 Loading Code
Part 1: Dead and live loads and load combinations. Standards
Association of Australia, Sydney, 1989
Standards Association of Australia. AS 3600 - 1988 Concrete
Structures. Standards Association of Australia, 1988 -
CE366 Road and Traffic Engineering CL
OP',' 5
10 Credit Points 4.5 hours per week Hawthorn
Instruction: lectures, tutorials, project sessions Assessment:
examination 70%, assignment 30%
A third year subject in the Bachelor of Civil Engineering
0 biedives
To develop further the principles and skills relevant to the
geometric design of roads, introduced in CE246.
To develop understanding of road construction practices.
To introduce students to traffic engineering, particularly
traffic studies.
Content
Traffic engineering: traffic studies including traffic study
planning, and field methods and analysis for speed and
volume studies; introduction to traffic management
including classification systems, management techniques for
arterial and rural roads, and construction traffic
management.
Drainage and road design: flow through pavements,
pavement drainage; soil hydraulics including permeability,
flow nets and anisotropic flow, with applications to slopes
and retaining walls.
Geometric design of roads: transitions and superelevation,
sections and drainage in cut and fill, computer aided design.
Road construction: construction sequence, types and use of
plant, plant output, earthworks, erosion control, theory of
compaction, in situ density measurement, pavement types,
function of a pavement, stabilisation, construction and
materials for flexible and rigid pavements.
Recommended reading
Austroads. Rural Road Design - Guide to the Geometric Design of
Road. Austroads, Sydney, 1989
Austroads. Guide to Trafic Engineering Practice - Part 3 Traffic
Studies. Austroads, Sydney, 1993
Craig, R.F. Soil Mechanics. 5th edn, Van Nostrand Reinhold ,
UK, 1995
Das, B.M. Principles of Geotechnical Engineering. 3rd edn, PWS,
Boston, 1994
Underwood, R.T. Road Engineering Practice. 1st edn, Macmillan
Education, Melbourne, 1995
CE397
Industry Based Learning
A third year subject in the Bachelor of Civil Engineering
0 biedives
To complete 24 weeks of full-time paid employment in a
civil engineering related industry.
To gain industry based learning experiences which integrate