BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering with Disaster Management modules
Structural Mechanics
Year 1 core modules
- Construction Technology and Materials
- Contract
- Engineering Mathematics
- Environmental Health
- Feasibility Study
- Field Surveying
- Professional Skills
- Structural Mechanics
Year 2 core modules
- Analytical Techniques for Engineers
- Conceptual Civil Engineering Analysis and Design
- Contingency Planning and Trauma Counselling
- Engineering Management and Leadership Skills
- Geotechnology and Materials
- Hydraulics and Hydrology
- Structural Analysis
- Structural Design
Final-year core modules
- Disaster Management and Logistics
- Employment Skills
- Fire Dynamics and Explosions
- Interdisciplinary Group Project
- Project
- Structural Engineering and Materials
Non-credit bearing optional modules
- A foreign language: German, French, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin)
- In-sessional Academic English (for international students)
- Professional Mentoring
You may select one or more of these modules.
Modules offered may vary.
This module introduces common types of structure used in civil engineering, assesses the types of loads they must resist and provides you with the analytical skills necessary to design the components that make up the structure.
Indicative content
>structure stability and their failure modes
>basic concept of force, moment, loading, stress and strain
>vector representation and analysis of force systems
>equilibrium conditions
>analysis of trusses by method of joints and method of sections
>bending moment and shear force diagrams
>deflection
>arches, cables and shells.
Learning strategy
Lectures introduce each major topic on the module with tutuorials used to practice calculations. Laboratory practicals are used to investigate the properties of construction materials and develop a deeper understanding of structural theory.
There are two in-course assignments and closed book end examination covering the content above.
Learning outcomes
You should be able to:
>be able to use key elements of knowledge in understanding structural form
>gather and record data to aid with the appropriate analysis of named forces on a structure
>demonstrate numerical competence in evaluating forces.