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Area/Catalogue
CIVE 2009

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
101803

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
UniSA STEM

Course aim

To provide students with an introduction to the civil engineering profession and associated specialisations. Students will apply the methods, tools and techniques required as a civil engineer with a focus on sustainability and building design.

Course content

Students will apply the methods, tools and techniques required as a civil engineer including:

  • Relevance of standards and codes of practice, green building design and sustainable material selection
  • Building design and construction including limit states, loads and load paths; introduction to Building Information Modelling (BIM) and structural analysis software
  • Civil Engineering technical drawing skills using AutoCAD and Revit

Textbook(s)

Standards Australia 2002, AS/NZS 1170.0:2002 : Structural design actions - General principles

Standards Australia 2002, AS/NZS 1170.1:2002 : Structural design actions - Permanent, imposed and other actions

Standards Australia 2011, AS/NZS 1170.2:2011 : Structural design actions - Wind actions

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
CIVE 2005 Mechanics of Materials

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture 1 hour x 12 weeks
Tutorial 2 hours x 12 weeks
Practical 2 hours x 4 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
Lecture (Online) 1 hour x 12 weeks
Tutorial (Online) 2 hours x 12 weeks
Practical (Online) 2 hours x 4 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Case study, Group project, Tutorial work

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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