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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
Unit aim
Introduces students to concrete technology, including key parameters that affect the strength and durability of concrete. Demonstrates how reinforcing steel is used to design strong, versatile and cost effective concrete structures using the limit states design concept. Introduces students to the design of beams, slabs and columns, in addition to specific aspects of detailing reinforced concrete structures in accordance with the Australian Standard.
Unit content
The General Concepts of Concrete Technology
Mix Design, Strength and Durability of Concrete
The General Concepts of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Loads and Limit States Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Design of Reinforced Concrete beams, slabs, columns and pad foundations
Detailing, Anchorage and Curtailment of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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| 1 | demonstrate an understanding of concrete technology including the properties of concrete as a structural material, uses and limitations, basic concrete mix design, factors influencing durability and perform basic quality control tests on concrete | |||||||
| 2 | demonstrate an in-depth understanding of reinforced concrete structures including the properties of reinforced concrete as a structural material, uses and limitations, reinforced concrete structural design and factors influencing durability | |||||||
| 3 | design and detail, using engineering sketches, a range of reinforced concrete members including beams, slabs and columns | |||||||
| 4 | demonstrate an understanding of limit states design concepts and be able to apply to the design of concrete structures | |||||||
| 5 | produce comprehensive reports on experimental testing of concrete mix design, testing of concrete beams and quality control tests. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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demonstrate an understanding of concrete technology including the properties of concrete as a structural material, uses and limitations, basic concrete mix design, factors influencing durability and perform basic quality control tests on concrete
- GA4:
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demonstrate an in-depth understanding of reinforced concrete structures including the properties of reinforced concrete as a structural material, uses and limitations, reinforced concrete structural design and factors influencing durability
- GA4:
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design and detail, using engineering sketches, a range of reinforced concrete members including beams, slabs and columns
- GA4:
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demonstrate an understanding of limit states design concepts and be able to apply to the design of concrete structures
- GA4:
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produce comprehensive reports on experimental testing of concrete mix design, testing of concrete beams and quality control tests.
- GA4:
- GA6:
Prescribed texts
- Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia, Standards Australia Limited, 2011, HB 71-2011 Reinforced Concrete Design in accordance with AS 3600 – 2009, 5th edn, Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia, Standards Australia Limited, Australia. ISBN: 978-1-877023-28-6.
- Loo, YC & Chowdhury, SH , 2010, Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete: Analysis and Design with Emphasis on Application of AS3600-2009, 1st edn, Cambridge University Press.
- Standards Australia Limited, 2010, Australian Standard - Concrete Structures: AS 3600-2009, 4th edn, Standards Australia Limited, Australia.