SEJ201 Structural Design Assessment Task 5 FINAL PROJECT REPORT

Summary

The Final Project Report is an individual task which builds on teamwork completed earlier in the trimester. This report shall clearly explain and justify the design solution proposed. In this report students you should identify project scope, inputs and constraints, assumptions, and limitations. The design process shall be described in detail and Technical Drawings for tender shall be included.

The Final Project Report should also include a reflection on the Project Team performance.

In this document, the Assessment Task requirements and the Assessment Task Rubric are described in detail. You will find class, seminar and studio content, Unit Site content and the prescribed textbook to be excellent resources for completion of this assignment, along with the feedback from earlier assessment items.

Contents

1. Introduction and Objectives…………………………………………………………………………. 2
2. What you need to submit……………………………………………………………………………. 2
3. Report – Task Requirements Summary…………………………………………………………… 2
4. Report – Task Requirements Details………………………………………………………………. 3
   • Project Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
   • Constraints, Opportunities & Assumptions………………………………………………………………… 3
   • Design Loads Summary……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
   • Structural Analysis & Design……………………………………………………………………………………… 4
   • Drawings for Tender Purposes…………………………………………………………………………………… 5
   • Team Function Reflection (max 500 words)……………………………………………………………….. 5
5. Report: Format Requirements………………………………………………………………………. 6
6. Rubric……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7

1.      Introduction and Objectives

This assignment is designed to assess your ability to apply knowledge from SEJ201 in the project context. This is an individual task which builds on teamwork completed earlier in the trimester. This assignment is designed to assess the following Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO’s):

ULO 1.      Apply structural engineering fundamental knowledge in conjunction with appropriate tools and resources to analyse and design elements to satisfy user requirements.

ULO 2.      Apply specialised structural knowledge, technical competence and open-ended problem-solving skills in finding appropriate, creative and/or innovative engineering solutions.

ULO 3.      Identify and characterise important issues, justify and apply appropriate simplifying assumptions and propose substantiated solutions.

ULO 4.      Collaborate with others as an effective member of an engineering team and reflect on development of team skills.

ULO 5.      Communicate project outcomes through the use of oral, written and graphical communication to professional and non-professional audiences.

The Final Project Report shall include clear and concise calculations, scale sketches and concise written sections as required to complete each task in the assignment. Calculations shall detail the full solution procedure and design solution for the nominated structural elements. Students are encouraged to include handwritten sketches, but shall use word processing to detail calculation procedures and create written sections of the document. Ensure you clearly identify solution, use appropriate significant figures and SI units at all times.

2.      What you need to submit

• Student must submit a report (Final Project Report) as a single file via the Unit Site to the respective assignment folder. Submissions must be the student’s own individual work, but can/should include analysis results and loading from the student’s own team submission for Assessment Task 3.

3.      Report – Task Requirements Summary

The Final Design Report shall document the design stages of the structural design project for this unit. A list of the required report components is as follows.

1. Project Introduction
2. Constraints, Opportunities & Assumptions
3. Design Loads Summary
4. Structural Analysis & Design (nominated elements)
5. Drawings for Tender Purposes
6. Team Function Reflection

Further information on each of these design tasks is provided in the following section.

4.      Report – Task Requirements Details

The requirements for each individual task listed in Section 3 is provided in the following subsections to guide students. Students should also refer to the Assessment Rubric in Section 6 for further details on the assessment criteria for these tasks.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Students should use results from their Assessment Task 3 Team Design Brief submission where possible! Results from your teamwork should be utilised to prevent the need to repeat Assessment 3 tasks. Students with incomplete or grossly erroneous teamwork results are advised to seek guidance from the Unit Chair.

4.1     Project Introduction

Provide a concise introduction to the project, summarising the purpose of the work along with critical project requirements and objectives. The starting point for the project should be explained clearly along with any important requirements or critical changes during the design process.

Notes:

Make a judgement on what is critical (and significant) information and what is superfluous (and insignificant) information. Include only what is relevant to the Introduction in this section.

Make reference to input documents rather than recreating or repeating reference information if appropriate.

4.2     Constraints, Opportunities & Assumptions

Identify ALL relevant constraints and opportunities identified during your project work and provide a concise explanation of the impacts of these constraints, opportunities to the design process and proposed solutions. Clearly identify, explain and justify any assumptions that were made during the analysis and design process.

4.3     Design Loads Summary

Provide a concise summary of all dead, live and lateral loads on the structure, including breakdown and summary of individual dead and live load, using appropriate notations. This section should be prepared such that it is a useful reference section for your calculations.

Note: This section may be transferred from your Team Report if you are satisfied with the quality and content of that submission.

4.4     Structural Analysis & Design

Analysis and design shall be completed for the structural elements nominated in Table 1 using appropriate calculation procedures learned during class, seminar and studio sessions. Calculations for each element shall detail the full solution procedure and shall include clear sketches/figures as required to explain and support the calculation procedure. Address and justify the limitations of your analysis and/or design where appropriate.

Note: Some analysis tasks have been completed during team work on Assessment Task 3. Students are expected to use their team results where appropriate rather than repeating Assessment 3 Tasks – refer to note at the start of this section.

Table 1. Analysis and Design requirements for Project Structural Elements

	Analysis & Design Requirements
Element	Stability	Strength	Deflections	Lateral Actions	Software Verification
Crossbeam
Main Girder
Backstay
A-Frame columns
Stay cables
Pad footing

Crossbeams (analysis and design required)

Crossbeams shall be designed for critical ultimate bending and shear actions and for deflection behaviour under serviceability loading.

Main Girder (analysis and design required)

Main Girders shall be designed for critical ultimate bending and shear actions and for deflection behaviour under serviceability loading, for all relevant single span cases. This shall include vertical loading from construction and any relevant lateral loading.

Backstay (design only)

The backstay shall be designed for ultimate axial actions as specified in Table 1. Analysis results from teamwork should be used.

A-Frame columns (design only)

A-Frame column members shall be designed for ultimate axial actions as specified in Table 1. Analysis results from teamwork should be used.

Stay cables (design only)

The specified cables shall be for strength and serviceability as specified in Table 1. Analysis results from teamwork should be used. A prediction of cable extension under load shall be provided along with a brief discussion (max 300 words) on the effect that this cable extension may have on the performance of other elements of the bridge structure.

North Pad Footing

Determine the pad footing dimensions required to satisfy performance requirements for bearing and stability. New constraints introduced in Week 7 must be considered. Appropriate loading and combination load cases shall be applied, with suitable justification provided.

Typically, the analysis and design procedure for each element shall include the following steps:

• Calculation/identification of loads acting on member being analysed;
  • A free body diagram (FBD) showing all members and reactions, loads and dimensions;
  • Calculation of support reactions for relevant loads;
  • Calculation of internal actions (inc. relevant diagrams);
  • Capacity design for Ultimate Actions;
  • Deflection Check for Serviceability Actions;
  • Summary of design solution, including factor of safety (FoS);
  • Software validated by hand calculations;
  • Critical analysis of proposed solution and recommendations.

Students are encouraged to use Software Analysis to calculate results for different Load Combinations (LCxxx provided in Basis of Design), however, this shall follow software validation with your analytical calculations for critical actions, to ensure your results are appropriate.

4.5     Drawings for Tender Purposes

Provide drawings which clearly describe the tender stage design solution. Drawings may be hand drawn or produced with drafting software, but must include sufficient information for tenderers to prepare a price for the work.

Drawings shall include member sizes, number of members, material grades and dimensions as a minimum for all project elements addressed in the preceding section.

All drawings shall be A3 size with a standard title block which contains:

• Project Name;
• Drawing number, title, revision number and date;
• Prepared By & Date;
• Approved For, By and Date

• 4.6     Team Function Reflection (max 500 words)

List the team name and all members. Describe the performance of the team and that of individuals within the team, including your own performance (peer feedback and how you have addressed it may be a good place to start). Address performance aspects including contribution, attendance, responsivity, accountability, reliability and timeliness of input.

Comment on how the Team Charter was used and propose suggestions for improvement to the Team Charter as well as to the team performance in general.

5.      Report: Format Requirements

The report shall include clear and concise calculations, scale sketches and concise written sections as required. Your report must be submitted as a single file in one of two formats: MS Word or PDF (additional files submitted to the assignment folder may not be assessed). Your report must include:

• Cover Page

On the first page of the submission, teams must include the following items:

• Unit code and title
  • The title of the assignment/project
  • Your full name, Student ID and team number
• Calculations

Students must use word processing software to create written sections of the main body of the report, including all relevant formulas and results. Students should use adequate equation editors for writing mathematical formulas. Handwritten calculations can be included only as additional resources (appendices) and may not be assessed.

• Solutions

Solutions should be clearly identified (e.g. underline answers in calculations) and the steps followed to obtain these solutions, including any geometrical calculations, formulas used and citations to sources.

• Units

Students shall ensure that they use appropriate significant figures and SI units at all times.

• Sketches

Hand-drawn sketches are allowed and encouraged; however, students must ensure these are clear and scanned with high-quality. Poor and/or unprofessional-looking images may not be assessed. Examples of poor images include pictures taken with mobile phones, where shades compromise quality of the content.

Free Body Diagrams and similar diagrams must include all relevant information (including appropriate labels).

• Sources/References

Sources used should be cited in place and full references should be listed at the end of your report in an appropriate section (see Deakin Guide to Referencing for guidelines). Lecture slides, recording, and YouTube videos (or similar) do not require referencing. Information taken from manuals, tables, books, etc, must always be referred to.

You can use your preferred referencing style, provided you use it consistently throughout your report.

• Technical Drawings

Technical drawings can be hand-drawn or created using CAD software; in both cases, these must be included as part of your report, and not as a separate document, and should be size A3.

• Formatting

Your report should be presented in a clean and professional format (e.g. page numbering, table of contents, captions, etc). You are encouraged to follow the layout of templates, if provided, but not required to.

6.      Rubric

Criteria	Weight	Exemplar	Very good	Good	Satisfactory	Not Satisfactory
Communication: Report writing	10%	Extremely well-written and structured report which allows the reader to clearly understand the scope, solutions and limitations for the project work.	Well-written and structured report which allows the reader to understand the intended scope, solutions and limitations for the project work.	Mostly well written and structured report which allows the reader to understand most of the project scope and solutions, but may not have addressed limitations well.	Report has issues that may include spelling, grammar or structure. The report allows the reader to gain a basic understanding of the project scope and solutions, but fails to address some important limitations.	Extremely poor quality report which does not allow the reader to understand the scope of the project work, nor the solutions or limitations.
Constraints & Assumptions	10%	Explanation of project constraints demonstrates a thorough and in-depth understanding of the project. Well informed assumptions are provided with appropriate justification.	Explanation of project constraints demonstrates a very good understanding of the project. Assumptions are realistic and provided with appropriate justification.	Explanation of project constraints demonstrates a good understanding of the project. Assumptions are realistic and provided with some justification.	Important project constraints have been identified but not explained clearly. Assumptions are realistic but not justified.	Project constraints NOT addressed and / or assumptions either not included, not reasonable or not appropriately justified.
Structural Analysis   (criteria apply for each nominated structural member)	20%	Thorough analysis completed to relevant level of accuracy, in appropriate units and in accordance with Project requirements. Professional documentation of calculation process, loading, outcomes, explanations and sketches. Excellent use of analysis software to verify results, including concise annotated output from program.	Analysis completed to relevant level of accuracy, in appropriate units and in accordance with Project requirements. Very good documentation of calculation process, loading, outcomes, explanations and helpful sketches. Analysis software utilised effectively to verify results, including annotated output from program.	Has completed analysis, but with some minor errors. Calculations are provided, but are without appropriate loading, outcomes, explanations or sketches in places. Analysis software used to verify results, but minor discrepancies or unclear presentation of results.	Has completed analysis, but with some notable errors or inappropriate units. Calculations are provided, but are difficult to follow in some places and / or appropriate loading, outcomes, explanations or sketches not provided. Attempt to use analysis software noted, but with inconclusive results and / or poor presentation of results.	Has NOT completed appropriate analysis, or contains significant errors. The calculations provided are difficult to follow and without appropriate loading, outcomes, explanations or sketches. Analysis software not used or with significant error.
Structural Design   (criteria apply for each nominated structural member)	35%	Appropriate member selection made is efficient AND satisfies performance requirements. Critical actions, load cases and sources of data are stated clearly. Factors of Safety and Deflection checks for each member are accurate and concise.	Member selection made satisfy performance requirements, but with some inefficiencies. Critical actions, load cases and sources of data are stated clearly. Factors of Safety and Deflection checks for each member are provided with only minor errors.	Member selection made, but inefficient and / or minor issues with satisfying performance requirements. Critical actions, load cases and sources of data are stated, with only minor exceptions. Factors of Safety and deflection checks provided but with some error.	Member selected, but inappropriate in some aspects or not entirely satisfying requirements. Critical actions, load cases and sources of data are stated, but with notable exceptions. Factors of Safety and deflection checks provided but with some error or notable exceptions.	Member NOT selected, or selection NOT satisfying requirements. Critical actions, load cases and sources of data are not stated or with significant error. Factors of Safety and / or deflection checks not provided or with significant error.
Critical Analysis   (criteria apply for each nominated structural member)	10%	Clearly demonstrated in-depth understanding of the proposed solutions and project limitations through a detailed critical evaluation that includes a thoughtful analysis of the implications of the proposed design, and recommendations for future work.	Clearly demonstrated in-depth understanding of the proposed solutions and project limitations through a critical evaluation that includes a thoughtful analysis of the implications of the proposed design, and recommendations for future work.	Demonstrated understanding of the proposed solutions and project limitations through a critical evaluation that includes an analysis of the implications of the proposed design, and recommendations for future work.	Demonstrated some understanding of the project solutions and project limitations through an attempted critical evaluation that includes an analysis of the implications of the proposed design, and recommendations for future work.	Has NOT demonstrated an understanding of the project solutions and limitations, or did NOT include a critical evaluation that includes an analysis of the implications of the implications of the proposed design, and recommendations for future work.
Team Function Reflection	5%	Clearly articulated and professional assessment of team function, team charter and team contribution to project outcomes. Excellent suggestions proposed for improving team effectiveness in the future.	Insightful assessment of team function, team charter and team contribution to project outcomes. Very good suggestions proposed for improving team effectiveness on next project.	Good assessment of team function, team charter and team contribution to project outcomes. Some positive suggestions noted for improving team effectiveness on next project.	Basic assessment of team function, team charter and / or team contribution to project outcomes. Some suggestions noted for improving team effectiveness on next project.	Team function, team charter or improvements NOT addressed, or addressed in a poor or non- professional manner.
Communication: Drawings	10%	Extremely well presented and structured drawings, including plans, sections, details and notes which clearly convey design solution to the reader and allow accurate pricing of design solution.	Well-presented and structured drawings that include appropriate plans, sections, details and notes which convey the design solution to the reader. Minor errors or exclusions have minimal impact on pricing the design solution.	Mostly well-presented and structured drawings, including plans, sections, details and notes which convey the important parts of design solution to the reader. Errors and exclusions have moderate impact on pricing the design solution.	Structural drawings are missing plans, sections, details and/or notes but convey most of the design solution. Errors and exclusions have significant impact on the reader’s ability to price the design solution.	Extremely poor quality drawings and/or substantial details of design solution missing. Insufficient information available for reader to price solution.

Deakin University / SEBE / School of Engineering

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