UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

BGN242: BASIC STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Course Name BASIC STRUCTURAL DESIGN APPROVED

(English)
Course Code BGN242

MQF Credit 2

Course Emphasis of the course will be on basic reinforced concrete design of building
Description structural elements namely beam, column, slab, foundation and steel design of
beam, column ,roof truss and connections.

Transferable Skills Students should be able to understand basic structural design of reinforced conceret
and steel elements.

Teaching Lectures, Tutorial, Collaborative Learning

Methodologies

CLO
CLO1 To explain the concept of reinforced concrete and steel design
CLO2 To perform a mathematical equation and structural theory in basic structural
design
CLO3 To design basic structural elements

Pre-Requisite No course recommendations

Courses

Topics
1. Reinforced concrete beam design to BS8110
1.1) singly reinforced
2. Reinforced concrte column design
2.1) axially loaded short braced column
3. Reinforced concrete slab design
3.1) one-way slab
4. Reinforced concrete foundation design
4.1) axially loaded pad footing
5. Design of steel beam to BS5950
5.1) laterally restrained beam
6. Design of steel column
6.1) axially loaded column
7. Design of steel roof truss
7.1) N/A
8. Bolted and welded steel connections without eccentricity
8.1) N/A

Faculty Name : FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING & SURVEYING Start Year : 2021
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Assessment Breakdown %
Continuous Assessment 100.00%

Details of
Continuous Assessment Assessment Description % of Total CLO
Assessment Type Mark
Presentation Group Presentation 20% CLO3
Test Test 1_Reinforced Concrete 10% CLO1
Test Test 2_Steel Design 10% CLO1
Written Report Individual Assignment based on RC & 30% CLO2
Steel design
Written Report Group written report based on RC & 30% CLO3
Steel design

Reading List Recommended

Text Arya, C. 2009, Design of structural element, 3rd. Ed., Taylor
and Francis
W.M.C, McKenzie 2004, Design of structural elements,
Palgrave Macmillan
Reference
Book Dennis Lam 2006, Structural Steelwork, Elsevier Butterworth
Resources Heinemann
William, M.C.M. (2015). Design of Structural Element (2nd
Edition). Red Globe Press.
Jack, C. M. & Russel, H.B.(2015). Design of Reinforced
Concrete. (10th Edition). Wiley.
Garrison, P. (2016). Basic Structures. John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Ram, S.G. (2019). Principles of Structural Design; Wood, Steel
and Concrete (3rd Edition) CRC Press.
Aghayere, A.O. & Vigil, J. (2020). Structural Steel Design (3rd
Edition). Mercury Learning & Information
Hassoun, M.N. & Al-Manaseer, A. (2020). Structural Concrete.
Theory and Design, (7th Edition). Wiley.

Article/Paper List This Course does not have any article/paper resources
Other References This Course does not have any other resources

Faculty Name : FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING & SURVEYING Start Year : 2021
© Copyright Universiti Teknologi MARA Review Year : 2020