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COURSE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT SEMESTER/TERM
Teaching Schedule
Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre Engineering
Department Civil Engineering
Programme Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Course Code* KAEA2223
Course Title* Theory of Structures I
Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Minimum KAEA1121 and KAEA1122
Requirement(s)
Student Learning Time (SLT)* 120 hours
Credit* 3
Course Learning Outcomes* 1. On completion of the course, students are able to:
2.
3. Determine the tensile force or compressive force on each element of
a statically determinate space truss.
4. Apply the slope-deflection or moment distribution method to analyse
statically indeterminate beams and frames
5. Determine the torsion, shear centre and shear flow of beams and thin
-walled members.
6. Perform the analysis of stress and strain transformation by using the
Transferable Skills Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Synopsis of Course Contents Analysis of statically determinate space trusses, introduction to statically
indeterminate space trusses, slope deflection method for analysis of
continuous beams and plane frames, moment distribution method for
analysis of continuous beams and plane frames, shear flow, shear centre
and torsion theory, complex stresses and strains, two dimensional stress
system, principal stresses, principal strain, Mohr’s circle and stress-strain
Learning Strategies (lecture, tutorial, Lecturers, Tutorial, Laboratories, Projek berkumpulan
workshop, discussion, etc)
Assessment Weightage* Continuous Assessment : 40%
Final Examination : 60%
Methodologies for Feedback on Marks for Continuous Assessment will be given before the final exam.
Performance Grades will be given for the final examination
Criteria in Summative Assessment Refer to University of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Rules 2013 and
University of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Regulations 2013.
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