CIV5170 - Bridge design and assessment

Overview

Essential aspects of highway bridge design, assessment and rehabilitation. Criteria for selection of bridge types, which are most prevalent. Examine structure as a whole, and implement the analysis and design of the bridge deck and the supporting members. Relevant strength and serviceability limit states applied to the design of the bridge, life-cycle performance and risk assessment, material degradation, corrosion, fatigue and time-dependent deformations of reinforced and prestressed concrete elements of the bridge, structural rehabilitation and repair techniques.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

Requisites

Prohibition

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Associate Professor Colin Caprani

Unit Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Colin Caprani

Teaching approach

Problem-based learning

This unit is delivered in a flipped-learning mode, in which content is delivered prior to the lecture using videos, quizzes, and a unit textbook. The lecture is an active session in which the learning for the week is applied to a real bridge problem, and this forms the basis for the project in which you design your own bridge. Throughout the unit, practice classes are used to ensure your design is proceeding well, and peer-support and plenary discussions ensure that your cohort learns from the combined experiences.

Assessment summary

Continuous assessment: 50%

Final assessment: 50%

This unit contains threshold hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

The assessments of this unit are designed to demonstrate the achievement of the advanced learning outcomes and standards expected of Master’s level coursework.

Assessment

1 - Bridge design project

2 - Project deliverable submissions

3 - Final assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Practical activities

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

Learning resources

Required resources

Availability in areas of study

E6011 Master of Professional Engineering - Specialisation: Civil engineering