Historical and societal influences
• historical developments of civil structures• engineering innovation in civil structures and their effect on people’s lives • construction and processing materials used in civil structures over time
• environmental implications from the use of materials in civil structures |
• outline the history of technological change as applied to civil structures
• investigate the construction processes and materials used in civil structures from a historical point of view
• critically examine the impact of civil structures on society and the environment
| Historical and societal influences
• Workbook compiled by Mr S. Sleap based on a range of resources collected from textbooks, Websites, HSC papers and OTEN notes.
• RTA Website detailing briges of historical significance in the Hunter Region. • OTEN Civil structures examines engineering principles as they relate to civil structures. • Bridge Types Web site • Green concrete video courtesy of ABC Television |
• Mr Sleap
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2007 Booklet
RTA Bridges
OTEN Notes
Bridge Types
Green Concrete |
Engineering mechanics and hydraulics
• stress and strain – shear stress – engineering and working stress • truss analysis – method of joints – method of sections – concept of shear force and bending moment – shear force and bending moment diagrams – concept of neutral axis and outer fibre stress • uniformly distributed loads – crack formation and growth – failure due to cracking – repair and/or elimination of failure due to cracking |
• apply mathematical and/or graphical methods to solve problems related to the design of civil structures • evaluate the importance of the stress/strain diagram in understanding the properties of materials • calculate the bending stress on simply supported beams involving vertical point loads only • describe the effect of uniformly distributed loads on a simple beam, without calculations • examine how failure due to cracking can be repaired or eliminated | • Course notes provided by the Rai Foundation. This is an opencourseware and is freely avialable to all education intituations around the world. • OTEN Civil structures examines engineering principles as they relate to civil structures. • Course notes from the Rai Foundation including; Understanding shear force and bending moments, shear force and bending moment diagrams & shear force and bending moments. | 
| Truss Analysis
Method of Joints
Method of Sections PDF's OTEN Notes Rai notes 1 Rai notes 2 Rai notes 3
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Engineering materials• testing of materials – specialised testing of engineering materials and/or systems – corrosive environments | • describe basic testing conducted on civil structures • examine the properties, uses and appropriateness of materials used in civil structures • make appropriate choices of materials and processes for use in civil structures • investigate the structure and property relationships in materials • explain the special properties produced by composite materials • experiment with simple pre-tensioned and post-tensioned structures • evaluate the significance of corrosion problems in civil structures • describe methods used for recycling materials when civil structures are replaced | • OTEN Civil structures examines engineering principles as they relate to civil structures. • Course notes provided by the Rai Foundation. This is an opencourseware and is freely avialable to all education intituations around the world. |
| OTEN notes Rai Introduction to composite materials HSC Online Notes: Corrosion |
Communication
• Australian Standard AS1100 • orthogonal assembly drawings • development – development of transition pieces • graphical mechanics – graphical solutions to complex engineering problems • computer graphics • research methods including the Internet, CD-ROM and libraries • collaborative work practices • Engineering Report writing | • produce orthogonal drawings applying appropriate Australian Standard (AS 1100) • apply appropriate computer technology to the preparation of reports • construct the development of non-circular transition pieces • apply graphical methods to the solutions of relevant problems • apply research methods to collect and analyse data • work with others and appreciate the value of collaborative working • complete an Engineering Report based on the analysis and synthesis of an aspect of civil structures using appropriate software | | | OTEN Notes |
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