ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS
CEM5ACS
2021
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject will provide a solid understanding of contemporary construction practices, materials development and application of applicable techniques for medium to high rise residential buildings, commercial buildings that includes industrial, educational, medical and other related classes of buildings. You will be engaged with the technological processes involved from design to construction and develop an understanding in assembling the inherent structural systems and built form of these buildings. You will develop essential skills for the executing piling and basements construction; retention systems; industrial buildings, portal frames and ground slabs; precast construction systems for walls and floors; prestressing applications and construction systems for buildings and infrastructure elements; hybrid and composite construction systems.
SchoolEngineering and Mathematical Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorHossam Aboel Naga
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Students must be admitted in the following course: SMCEM
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Learning resources
Construction technology 2: Industrial and Commercial Buildings
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorMike Riley and Alison Cotgrave
Year2014
Edition/Volume3rd Eds
PublisherMacmillan Education UK
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Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorHossam Aboel Naga
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
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Assessment 1 - Individual based equivalent to 1000 words. Based on Concrete Structures. | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Assessment 2 Group based Equivalent to 1500 words per student. Based on steel or composite systems | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One 2-hour examination (equivalent to 2000 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |