Students will submit:
• calculations, including workings, and drawings to show their achievement of a solution to the assigned
questions
• short written statements throughout the calculations, explaining:
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statutory requirements for structural designs
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safety factors for live loads, dead loads and imposed loads determined in calculations
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evaluating how bending moments determine steel beam selection
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analysing support methods and deflection
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effective support methods based on ease and speed of construction, economics and safety
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analysing materials for their capacity and resistance to corrosion and weathering
• discussion of pros and cons in selection of structural materials for design and construction of structural
framework for building projects
