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CIVL5277: Structural Rehabilitation and Timber Design
2026 unit information
This course will provide students broader knowledge in timber design and structural rehabilitation. In the first section of the subject, students will learn the engineering properties of timber and requirements to be met for specification of the design, installation and maintenance of timber structures. It includes grading and structural properties; design actions; design of timber columns, beams, tension members and connections; principles of limit state design and serviceability; methods of testing; quality standards and maintenance of timber structures based on AS 1720. 1-2010 timber structures-design methods, and AS NZS 4063. 1-2010 characterization of structural timber-test methods. The second part covers monitoring, rehabilitation and strengthening techniques of existing structures (concrete/steel/timber/masonry). Students will be introduced to structural inspection and evaluation; durability and deterioration; destructive and non-destructive testing; and design of strengthening systems including advanced fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) materials, epoxy injection, steel plate bonding, and post tensioning according to relevant Australian, ACI and European guidelines.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Civil Engineering |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
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(CIVL2201 and CIVL3205 and CIVL3206) or (CIVL9201 and CIVL9205 and CIVL9206) |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate written and graphical communication skills at a professional engineering standard, including the capacity to justify an engineering assessment or design position.
- LO2. Demonstrate professional and inclusive engineering practice when engaging with design problems, case studies, feedback and technical discussions.
- LO3. Communicate complex structural rehabilitation and timber design issues clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- LO4. Evaluate and synthesise technical literature, standards, guidelines and other resources to support engineering judgement and research-informed design.
- LO5. Apply relevant strengthening standards and guidelines to the assessment and preliminary design of structural strengthening schemes.
- LO6. Explain and apply the engineering design process for timber structures using limit-state and serviceability design principles.
- LO7. Design and justify strengthening schemes for existing structural elements, including concrete, steel and timber structures where appropriate.
- LO8. Explain the principles of structural inspection, condition assessment, deterioration mechanisms and service-life evaluation.
- LO9. Apply knowledge of timber design and structural strengthening to practical engineering design problems.
- LO10. Explain the advantages, limitations and appropriate applications of timber as a construction material.
- LO11. Identify, analyse and justify suitable repair and strengthening techniques for a given structural condition.
- LO12. Address complex structural engineering problems requiring integration of condition assessment, rehabilitation, strengthening and timber design knowledge.
- LO13. Apply relevant timber design and testing standards, including AS 1720.1 and AS/NZS 4063.1, to the design and assessment of timber structures and components.
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