Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering

Faculty of Engineering and Environment

Coursework Specification

1 Module Information

• Module Title: Structural
  
  
• Module Code Number: KB5024
  
  
• Module Level and Credit Points: Level 5 & Credit Points 20
  
  

1.5 Assessment Component Number (on Module Specification): 001

• Assessment Weighting (on Module Specification): 30%
  
  
• Coursework Title: Structural Analysis Report
  
  
• Academic Year and Semester(s): 2024/2025, Semester 2

2 Coursework Submission and Feedback

• Release Date of Coursework Specification to Students: W/c 27th January 2025
• Mechanism Used to Disseminate Coursework Specification to Students: Dissemination by eLP
• Date and Time of Submission of Coursework by Students: Report: 20th March 2025 & 23:59
• The mechanism for Submission of Coursework by Students: Submission of work by the eLP
• Return Date of Unconfirmed Internally Moderated Mark(s) and Feedback to Students: 20 working days after the report submission

2.6 The mechanism for Return of Unconfirmed Internally Moderated Mark(s) and Feedback to Students:

eLP and class room

3 Assessment Details

• Module Learning Outcomes (MLOs) Assessed by Coursework

Students will be able to fulfil the components.

MLO1: Apply structural analysis and design principles to calculate design loads acting on structures, members and elements

3.2 Coursework Overview

In this project, you will collaborate with your peers as part of a team to analyze and design a five-story office building at Northumbria University according to a clients brief. Your responsibilities will include gaining a comprehensive understanding of the problem, identifying relevant constraints, and addressing issues throughout the project's lifecycle. The next steps involve developing a series of design options up to the scheme stage and justifying the selection of one option to carry forward. Upon choosing the justified option, your responsibilities extend to creating an analysis model to determine structural forces and then producing a detailed design of critical structural members. This process should adhere to Eurocodes or equivalent relevant standards. Coursework 001 necessitates your group to deliver scheme plans, details, loading calculations, and the identification of critical members on each floor through a comprehensive report. Importantly, your submission must distinctly outline your individual contribution to the group report.

3.3 Coursework Tasks to be Completed by Students

You are required to:

• Review the client's instructions and conduct initial research by consulting relevant codes of
• Engage in necessary communication with the "client" (represented by module staff) to clarify any
• Develop a minimum of two design options, progressing them to the scheme stage for the proposed project, taking into account various constraints and aspects such as elevations, floor layouts,

inclusivity, security, climate emergency aiming for Net-Zero carbon emissions, materials, and sustainability. Provide a comprehensive justification for selecting one option to advance.

• Perform analyses on the building, identifying critical slab, beam and column on each

You will work in a group of no more than five students. In the report, the exact contribution of each individual group member must be clearly identified. It is up to your group to agree and record this (the module tutor will moderate this). Group work will be complete in accordance with the Civil Engineering Group Work Guidelines. Poor presentation will result in a deduction of marks.

3.4 Expected Size of Submission

• A maximum of 1500 word equivalents per group member including all appendices Not including front cover, content and reference list.
• The full word limit policy is accessible here:https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/university- services/academic-registry/quality-and-teaching-excellence/assessment/guidance-for-students/

3.5 Referencing Style

You are to write your coursework using the Cite Them Right version of the Harvard referencing system. An online guide to Cite Them Right is freely available to North umbria University students at:

https://www.citethemrightonline.com/

Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering

Faculty of Engineering and Environment

3.6 Assessment Criteria

Note: submissions showing evidence of inappropriate use of AI tools, plagiarism, ghosting or other academic misconduct will attract zero marks in every category.

Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering

Faculty of Engineering and Environment

4 Guidance for Students on Policies for Assessment

The University has several policies for assessment. The following information, which is available to you from the link below, provides guidance on these policies, including relevant procedures and forms.

• Assessment Regulations and Policies

• Assessment Regulations for Taught Awards
• Group Work Assessments Policy
  • Moderation Policy
• Retention of Assessed Work Policy
  • Word Limits Policy
  • Assessment Feedback
• Anonymous Marking Policy
  • Late Submission of Work and Extension Requests
  • Personal Extenuating Circumstances
  • Technical Extenuating Circumstances
  • Student Complaints and Appeals
  • Academic Misconduct
  • Student Disability and Unforeseen Medical Circumstances

https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/university-services/academic-registry/quality-and-teaching- excellence/assessment/guidance-for-students

5 Coursework Tasks

Clients Brief

Your firm has been awarded the contract for the structural design of a five-story academic building adjacent to the Wynne Jones building at Northumbria University. According to the client's specifications, the structure must be a combination of concrete, steel, and timber frame construction . As a design engineer, you must identify critical slab, beam and column in each floor and undertake detailed designs. Figure 1 indicates the building site at Northumbria University, whereas Figure 2 depicts the plan area. The client demands a minimum floor-to-soffit height of 3m on all levels above ground level, with allowances for exposed lighting and service distribution. Toilets and circulation areas (lift and stairs) should occupy around 15% of the floor area. For stability, the stair and lift core(s) can be utilized. In order to enable maintenance, access to the roof via a lift will be necessary. Any missing data/information should be assumed and justified.

General Overview:

• Building Size: 150300 square meter, depending on the requirements.
• Style: Modern, sustainable, and adaptive for educational
• Primary Function: Classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, meeting spaces, and recreational
• A 5-story building where each floor is unique: Means the structure has five distinct levels, and each one has its own design, purpose, or character, setting it apart from the others.

Each member of a group is responsible for one floor in a 5-story building where every floor is unique.

Design Features:

• Energy Efficiency
• Natural Light
• Climate Emergency
• Sustainability
• Inclusivity
• Safety& Security

Variable loadings:

• Ground Floor: 6kN/m2
• First Floor: 5 kN/m2
• Second Floor: 5 kN/m2
• Third Floor: 4 kN/m2
• Fourth Floor: 5 kN/m2