Civil Structural Analysis and Design

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Perform structural analysis and design of a real or representative civil structural element — a beam, column, slab, or simple frame — to a named structural code (Eurocode 2/3, ACI 318, AS 3600, or equivalent). The analysis must include: load combination calculations to the applicable standard (dead, live, wind, and/or seismic loads as applicable), section design or section adequacy check with documented calculation steps and code clause references for each check, deflection calculation and verification against code limits, a summary table of all utilisation ratios (capacity used / capacity available) for the governing failure modes, and a statement of the critical failure mode. Preferred proof: structural analysis for a real project (academic, professional, or community). Accessible alternative: SkyCiv free tier (browser-based structural analysis software) for a published worked example or standard structural design scenario — input file and output results required, not screenshots alone; OR a complete hand calculation using documented methodology with free reference material (Eurocode and ACI 318 are available through university open access). Proof artifacts: the loading diagram and calculation (analysis artifact) and the design summary with code clause references (documentation artifact). Verification: a structural engineer reviews the governing failure mode — 'you checked flexure but not lateral-torsional buckling; under what conditions would that govern?' — requiring you to reason beyond your submitted calculation.

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