Structural Appraisal
Structural Appraisal
Nottingham Trent University
School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
Property Management and Development Subject Group
| QA2 – Assessment Brief (UG)
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| Academic year | 2021/22 |
| Module Code | PRMD20024 |
| Module Title | Structural Appraisal |
| Module Leader | Jim Sallis |
| Level of Study (4,5 or 6) | 5 |
| Coursework Number and
Coursework Title |
Referral |
| Coursework Weighting in element | 50% |
| Coursework Brief Author | Jim Sallis |
| Date Issued to Students | 11/7/2022 |
| Submission Time and
Submission Date |
On or before 10.00am 19th August 2022
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| Submit to | NOW Electronic Dropbox |
| Planned Assessment Feedback Date (15 working days after submission) | |
| Maximum Word Limit | Not applicable to calculations and drawings notes |
Academic Irregularities – WARNING:
This is an individual piece of work and students are reminded of the University’s regulations on academic irregularities, which covers plagiarism, copying, cheating and other activities/situations/circumstances that may also constitute an academic irregularity. You are expected to have read and checked that your work does not contravene the University regulations on academic irregularities. Examples on what constitutes an academic irregularity can be found in Section 17c of the Academic Standards and Quality Handbook which you are advised to study carefully; it can be viewed and downloaded from the university intranet at:
https://www4.ntu.ac.uk/adq/document_uploads/quality_handbook/165820.pdf
Introduction
This coursework is intended to help you meet and assess your achievement of the module learning outcomes, identified below, and develop a range of personal transferable skills. The grade awarded will contribute to your grade for this module and your overall level aggregate grade. The assessment criteria are clearly set out within the coursework brief and it is in your own interests to ensure that your work addresses the assessment criteria clearly and in an appropriate manner and logical sequence. If you are unsure or unclear about any aspect of what is required of you, you should contact the coursework author or module leader straight away.
Submission Instructions
- Your coursework must be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format.
- Your work must be submitted to the Module Dropbox which is located in the module learning room on NOW; it should be uploaded no later than the coursework submission date and time given above.
- The coursework will automatically be assessed by the web-based text-match tool, Turnitin UK. Students are permitted one Practice Submission to the Dropbox so the Turnitin report can be viewed prior to Final Submission.
- Only one final Submission is allowed. Once submitted you cannot revise your final submission; you have only one opportunity to submit the final version. Failure to submit your work to the Dropbox by the submission deadline will delay assessment of your work and may result in your work being deemed a late submission and thereby subject to a late submission penalty.
Presentation Requirements
- The coursework must be typed; 12 point Arial font must be used throughout for the main body of the work.
- Line spacing must be 1.5 lines.
- Top, bottom, left and right margins must be at least 30mm.
- The coursework must be presented ‘single side’ typed (not double sided).
- The core pages of the submission must be paginated.
- The coursework must not extend beyond the word limit specified above. Any work after this word limit has been reached will not be graded. The word limit includes tables, figures and footnotes but excludes the bibliography and/or list of references unless specifically directed otherwise by the module leader.
- Make sure you proof read and spell check your work. Remember that spell checkers will not identify an incorrect but correctly spelt word.
- The coursework submission must not include your name, just your student number in the top right header margin.
Submission using Turnitin
Turnitin is an online system that checks documents for text matches against its database of papers, articles and web pages. When a piece of coursework is submitted to Turnitin, an Originality Report is generated, which highlights instances of text matching. At NTU, Turnitin is integrated into NOW, via the use of the Dropbox.
The practice submission folder allows you to upload your work in advance of the final deadline, so you can make use of the Originality Report that is generated. The Originality Report shows repeated text from other sources within the Turnitin database and can be used as a tool to improve your understanding of academic integrity and referencing.
To prevent the software from detecting similarities in re-submitted work, you should use the same file name when uploading work. This will be mean that the files will be exempt from checking.
All submissions will be date-stamped electronically, and late submissions will be highlighted to tutors. Please ensure work is uploaded before the deadline as computer issues are not an accepted reason for late submissions and may incur penalty.
Coursework Task and Additional Guidance
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Figure 1 below is the plan of the upper floor of a building. Figure 1 is not drawn to scale.
You are required to design (by the elastic method) the timber floor joists and the steel Universal Beams UB A and UB B and to submit your design calculations showing all of your workings. The design of the timber joists will require you to calculate their depths. Make sure that in addition to checking the joists and beams for bending you also check them for deflection.
The inclusive (dead plus live) loading is 8.4 kN/m2.
The permissible stresses you should assume are 7.2N/mm2 for timber and 165N/mm2 for steel.
The modulus of elasticity (E) for timber is 5,000 N/mm2 and for steel E = 205,000 N/mm2.
Should you make any other assumptions you should explicitly state these.
You will need to refer to the relevant pages of steelwork tables provided in Appendix A of this assignment brief.
In addition you are to check the strength of the bearings for Beam UB A which spans 4.8m. You should assume that 225mm x 225mm piers will be provided (as indicated) and your design should stipulate the strength of brickwork required. You will need to refer to the British Standard 5628 Tables provided in the study guide for this part of the assignment.
For further assistance see the module study guide and the structural design lectures (all of this information is on NOW). |
Figure 1
The following assessment criteria will apply to this coursework. You should ensure that the work that you submit appropriately addresses and corresponds with these criteria.
| Assessment Criteria | Further Guidance |
| 1: Calculation of beam loadings: Dead, Imposed and self-weight, technical correctness for individual elements (walls, floors, roof etc.). Sketch drawings/measured survey notes. | First (excellent):
Excellent/outstanding knowledge demonstrated throughout entire task, typically going beyond what has been taught in lectures/seminars. Clear and highly developed problem-solving skills exhibited together with independent learning. Upper Second (very good): Calculations show a very good breadth of understanding with respect to all loading types. Confident approach to task demonstrated together with a highly methodical approach. Judgements carefully considered and exhibit high levels of accuracy approaching and industry context. Lower Second (good): Calculations approached in a confident and logical, reflecting information in scale drawings. Solid grasp of technical aspects of structural calculations demonstrated. Indication of independent learning. Third (sufficient): Basic knowledge and understanding of structural calculations demonstrated. Limited appreciation of the significance of accuracy and methodical working. Work may contain obvious inaccuracies/errors. Work lacks evidence of autonomy. Fail (insufficient): Calculations are of a poor standard, with very limited understanding demonstrated of the basic principles of determining loadings. Tasks may be absent or incomplete with a significant number of errors. |
| 2: Calculations: Loading, maximum bending moment, calculation of z and beam election, shear & deflection checks, masonry design (bearings). Quality – clearly set out, correct units, general presentation | First (excellent):
Excellent/outstanding knowledge demonstrated throughout entire task, typically going beyond what has been taught in lectures/seminars. Clear and highly developed problem-solving skills exhibited together with independent learning. Upper Second (very good): Calculations show a very good breadth of understanding with respect to all loading types. Confident approach to task demonstrated together with a highly methodical approach. Judgements carefully considered and exhibit high levels of accuracy approaching and industry context Lower Second (good): Calculations approached in a confident and logical, reflecting information in scale drawings. Solid grasp of technical aspects of structural calculations demonstrated. Indication of independent learning. Third (sufficient): Basic knowledge and understanding of structural calculations demonstrated. Limited appreciation of the significance of accuracy and methodical working. Work may contain obvious inaccuracies/errors. Work lacks evidence of autonomy. Fail (insufficient): Calculations are of a poor standard, with very limited understanding demonstrated of the basic principles of determining loadings. Tasks may be absent or incomplete with a significant number of errors |
| 3: Presentation: well set out and clearly explained using correct units | First (excellent):
Submission is of the highest quality and of an industry standard. Work contains minimal errors and demonstrates a professional approach throughout. Upper Second (very good): Presentation of work is approaching an induistry standard and includes an appropriate contents page, diagrams, page numbering and is set out in logical manner. Lower Second (good): Work is generaslly well presented and includes approriate use of diagrams, skecthes, contents page and appendices where necessary. Third (sufficient): Basic attempt made to format work, including use of basic sketching and approiate tables/diagrams. Work may cantain occasional errors and inconsistencies. Fail (insufficient): Work is of a poor quality, with little effort made to format and check work for basic accuracy. Evidence of many spelling/formatting errors.
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Assessment and Module Learning Outcomes (MLOs)
The table below gives details of the module learning outcomes (see Module Specification for full details) that will be assessed by this coursework.
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Module Learning Outcomes (MLO) Assessed |
Knowledge and Understanding
1,3,4
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| Skills Qualities and Attributes
7
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