EGB476 Advanced Steel Design

Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, Gardens Point, Internal

Overview

This is an advanced level civil engineering unit that provides the required knowledge and skills for the analysis, design and construction of steel buildings. Building on the structural, material and construction units of previous semesters, it provides detailed knowledge, skills and experience in determining the wind effects on buildings, modelling, analysis and design of steel framed buildings and all their components by engaging in a single storey steel portal frame building project on a real site. The ability to analyse and design steel buildings is a requirement for a range of graduate civil engineering positions. This unit is the second one in the civil engineering course that provides the knowledge and skills required for this purpose. It will prepare you to pursue a career in structures and/or construction. EGB473-Composite Structures builds on this unit by extending your knowledge and skills for more complex, composite steel-concrete structures.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Analyse load paths, load combinations, strength and serviceability design requirements for structural engineering systems at a mastered level.
2. Design and detailing of the steel structural members and connections based on load analysis for safety at a mastered level.
3. Compose documentation for the procurement, scheduling and erection of a steel structure at a mastered level.
4. Sketch the designed structural components and assemblies for field construction at a mastered level.

Content

Learning Approaches

The unit will use lecture/discussion forum of 3 hour duration followed by a 1 hour design studio session facilitated by experts in the fields of steel structures and construction (QUT and Australian Steel Institute staff). Excellent resource materials including study notes and web-based study materials and E-mail communications will be used to enhance student learning. Students will learn the required knowledge and skills by undertaking a complete analysis and design of a low rise steel framed building as a member of a group. They will be assisted by various staff members who will act as tutors/consultants/assessors during the design studio sessions.
Teams of 4 students will be formed to undertake the proposed design project. Learning Approaches will cover the following: Project based, Self-learning, Individual and Team based learning, Experiential learning, Reflective.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

Feedback on assessments will be given to students by the lecturer and tutors during lecture and design studio sessions, and via email and Canvas including written comments on project work.

Assessment

Overview

Assessment is based on a design and construct steel building group project, a mid-semester in-class test, and a final examination at the end of the semester.

If campus access is restricted at the time of the central examination period/due date, an alternative, which may be a timed online assessment, will be offered. Individual students whose circumstances prevent their attendance on campus will be provided with an alternative assessment approach.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Problem Solving Task

An in-class test to solve steel structural design problems using appropriate rules or techniques during normal design studio sessions.

“If campus access is restricted at the time of the central examination period/due date, an alternative, which may be a timed online assessment, will be offered. Individual students whose circumstances prevent their attendance on campus will be provided with an alternative assessment approach.”

Assessment: Project (applied)

Analysis, Design and Construction of a steel framed building

This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.

Assessment: Examination (written)

To ensure that you have sufficient opportunity to demonstrate the widest range of your knowledge, understanding and skill development, the final examination is comprised of a mixture of problem solving questions and short answer-questions.

“If campus access is restricted at the time of the central examination period/due date, an alternative, which may be a timed online assessment, will be offered. Individual students whose circumstances prevent their attendance on campus will be provided with an alternative assessment approach.”

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.

The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Resources

Risk Assessment Statement

Standards/Competencies

This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.

Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer

1: Knowledge and Skill Base

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2: Engineering Application Ability

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3: Professional and Personal Attributes

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Course Learning Outcomes

EN55 Master of Professional Engineering

1. Apply advanced and specialist knowledge, concepts and practices in engineering design, analysis management and sustainability.
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2. Critically analyse and evaluate complex engineering problems to achieve research informed solutions.
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3. Communicate complex information effectively and succinctly, presenting high level reports, arguments and justifications in oral, written and visual forms to professional and non specialist audiences.
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4. Organise and manage time, tasks and projects independently, and collaboratively demonstrating the values and principles that shape engineering decision making and professional accountability.
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