Structures Engineering Major
Overview
Taking the Structures Major will give you much greater depth of knowledge in this field along with breadth of skills across all disciplines in Civil Engineering. In the Structures Major you will complete advanced units of study in areas such as advanced structural analysis, structural behaviour and structural dynamics.
Structural engineers take into account natural forces such as wind, waves and earthquakes and their effects when designing and planning for building. Certain stresses caused by the modern environment, including the traffic of both cars and people, also need to be considered. Innovative solutions to these problems are researched, developed and tested by structural engineers.
As a structural engineering graduate, you can specialise in one area of work, such as bridges and tunnels, buildings, or large constructions such as oil installations. Engineers who have both studied and taught at the University of Sydney were involved in the construction of major structures including the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Aquatic Centre at Homebush Bay, and the Anzac Bridge in Sydney.
This major best aligns with the Civil stream.
Unit of study table
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Structural Engineering Major |
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Unit of study table |
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Complete 24 credit points of units of study as follows: | |||
Select a minimum of 18 credit points from the following units of study: | |||
CIVL3235 Structural Analysis |
6 | A CIVL2110, CIVL2230 and MATH2061 |
Semester 2 |
CIVL5266 Steel Structures - Stability |
6 | A There are no prerequisites for this unit of study but it is assumed that students are competent in the content covered in Structural Mechanics, Steel Structures, and Structural Analysis. |
Semester 1 |
CIVL5269 Concrete Structures - Strength and Service |
6 | P CIVL3205 OR CIVL5507 OR CIVL9205 |
Semester 2 |
CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering |
6 | Semester 1 |
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A maximum of 6 credit points from any other 3000, 4000 or 5000 CIVL unit from the Civil Engineering Stream Core or Specialist table may be taken. |