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Introduction to solid and structural mechanics: analysis of statically determinate structures; stress and strain; behaviour of beams and columns; analysis of deformations; torsion.
Overview and Aims The course introduces emerging civil engineers to solid and structural mechanics. The aim is to provide the fundamentals for the analysis of problems involving statically determinate structures. It develops understanding of stress/strain relations, behaviours of beams and columns under loads, torsion of prismatic members, transformations of stresses and strains and deflections of determinate beams.
Subject to approval of the Dean of Engineering and Forestry
ENCI230, ENCI234
For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Head of Department
1. You cannot pass this course unless you achieve a mark of at least 40% in each of the test and the final exam. A student who narrowly fails to achieve 40% in either the test or exam, but who performs very well in the other, may be eligible for a pass in the course.2. Each tutorial will have problems that need to be submitted at the end of the session. However, these are not assessed. Solutions to the problems will be uploaded on LEARN.The sessions give the instructors the opportunity to assess individual student weaknesses in the material covered in the lectures. Your presence and participation at these tutorials is compulsory: absence will result in the deduction of 2% from your overall course mark.3. Assignments should be done in pairs, and are due at 9.00 am on the dates shown in the table, one week after the problems are distributed at lectures. See Assessment table for the dates on which the assignments are due. Late submissions will not be accepted.4. Lab Reports are due by 5 pm, two weeks after the laboratory class. They should be prepared according to the guidance given in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering’s Communications Portfolio Guide. The report must be 8-10 pages long (including one for a title page, and another for an executive summary). Other components are Introduction, Method, Results and Analysis, Discussion, Conclusions and References. Include sufficient information to make the report as comprehensive as possible. Additional calculations and data can be included in an appendix.Assignments and Lab Reports should be dropped into the homework boxes on Level 1 (Civil/Mechanical Engineering Building) next to the Transportation Engineering lab. A completed coversheet must be attached to the front of the Assessment. Lab Reports have title pages, and must not have coversheets. Coversheets can be found at L:\CoverSheets on the department’s network.All assignments and the calculations for the laboratory report must be completed on engineering calculation paper. These can be purchased from the ENSOC shop next to the Eng-Cafe or obtained free from companies advertising at the Engineering Expo. Assignments which do not have a completed coversheet and/or do not use engineering calculation paper will not be accepted.5. Students in this course can apply for aegrotat consideration provided they have sat the test, the final exam or both.
Domestic fee $841.00
International fee $4,638.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .