ACADEMIC SERVICES

MODULE SPECIFICATION
Part 1: Basic Data
Module Title

Design of Structures

Module Code
Owning Faculty

UBGMRF-20-M
Environment and Technology

Contributes towards

MEng Civil Engineering

UWE Credit Rating

20

Pre-requisites

None

Co- requisites

Excluded
Combinations
Valid From

None

Module Entry
requirements
Valid to

CAP Approval Date

July 2015 v1.1

ECTS Credit
Rating

September 2015

Level
Field

M
Version 1.1
Geography and Environmental
Management

10

Module
Type
None

Standard

None
May 2018

Part 2: Learning and Teaching

Learning
Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students will be able to:

1. Design timber members in civil engineering structures (A,).
2. Design loadbearing masonry structures(A).
3. Design statically determinate pre-stressed concrete beam elements(B1).
4. Design rectangular overhead/ground water tanks (B2).

Syllabus Outline

Contact
Hours/Scheduled
Hours

Use of timber as a structural material.

Design of timber members subject to tension, compression and bending.
Design of nailed and bolted timber connections.
Use of Masonry as a structural material.
Design of loadbearing masonry for vertical, lateral and inplane loads.
Design of infill panels.
Pre-stressed concrete structures: Basic principles and methods of prestressing; Materials for pre-stressing; pre-stress loss; Design of flexural
members for serviceability and ultimate limit states.
Water retaining concrete structures: Introduction to code of practice; Basis of
design and materials, Design aspects of reinforced concrete water retaining
structures calculation of crack widths due to external loads, calculation of
crack widths in relation to thermal and moisture effects, Joints in water
retaining structures, Design examples.

Student time will be allocated as follows:

Lectures: 60hours
Tutorials: 12hours
Summative assessment: 33hours
Self directed learning: 95hours
Total student hours: 200 hours

Teaching and
Learning Methods

The module will be delivered by means of a series of lectures and tutorials.

Reading Strategy

The BS EN 1992-1-1, BS 1992-3, BS EN 1995-1-1, EN 1996-1-1 will be used for the

basis of design and detailed analysis of pre-stressed concrete elements and waterretaining structures respectively. Students will also be expected to locate and read
relevant articles published in The Structural Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution
of Civil Engineers and other peer reviewed journals.

Indicative
Reading List

Mosley W H, Hulse R, Bungey J (2012), Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2, 7th

Edition Ed.,Palgrave [ISBN: 9780230302853]
Eugene O'Brien, Andrew D, Sheils E(2012), Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design to
EC2 [ISBN: 9780415571951]
Bhatt P,MacGinley T.J., Choo B. S (2014), Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocodes: Design
Theory and Examples, Fourth Edition, CRC Press
John P. F., Andrew J. M. (2014), Design of Liquid Retaining Concrete Structures, 3rd edition,
Whittles Publishing
Porteous J, Kermani A (2013), Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5, 2nd Edition, WileyBlackwell
McKenzie W. M. C. (2001), Design of Structural Masonary, Palgrave [ISBN: 9780333792377]

Assessment Strategy

Part 3: Assessment
Delivery mechanism includes 60 hours of lectures, 12 hours of tutorial.
Students will be assessed to evaluate learning outcomes using an year end
examination and two assignments of 2000 words each.

Identify final assessment component and element

% weighting between components A and B (Standard modules only)

A1
A:

B:

50

50

First Sit
Component A (controlled conditions)
Description of each element
1.Examination (180 minutes)

Element weighting
100

Component B
Description of each element

Element weighting

1.Assignment 1 (2000 words)

50

2.Assignment 2 (2000 words)

50

Resit (further attendance at taught classes is not required)

Component A (controlled conditions)
Description of each element
1.Examination (180 minutes)

Element weighting
100

Component B
Description of each element

Element weighting

1.Assignment 1 (2000 words)

50

2.Assignment 2 (2000 words)

50

If a student is permitted an EXCEPTIONAL RETAKE of the module the assessment will be that indicated
by the Module Description at the time that retake commences.