421-207 Introduction to Design

421-103 Engineering Statics

The subject content is as follows: techniques for problem definition; nature of infrastructure systems and their sub-systems; conceptual modelling of systems; conceptual design and creative thinking; planning methodology; function; and performance, failure and reliability, communication by reports, plans.

Infrastructure and natural systems; economy and life cycles costs; planning and designing; design objectives: function, aesthetics, costs, serviceability, safety; analysis and synthesis; conceptual design; uncertainties: variably, inaccuracy, mistakes; standardisation of materials, load calculations and procedures; government and other regulation; philosophies of design: allowable stress design, limit states design; and detailing and documentation: computations and iterative design, design and CAD packages, drawing conventions.

One 3-hour examination paper, minor reports of approximately 4000-word equivalent; one computer graphics assignment of not more than two hours.