6503CVQR Structural Design and Risk Management Coursework 2025 | LJMU

6503CVQR Introduction:

This guideline outlines the coursework requirements for the Structural Design Report for a 4-story Residential Building. The design project provides students with an opportunity to apply their engineering knowledge and skills to a practical scenario.

6503CVQR Learning Outcomes:

The coursework assesses the following learning outcomes:

1. Conduct a critical analysis of complex design processes, considering structural elements with various materials and environmental conditions.
2. Design advanced structural elements ensuring safety, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability following current codes of practice.
3. Implement risk management to identify, assess, and mitigate risks in projects, considering uncertainties.
4. Apply knowledge of risk issues to engineering design and evaluate existing risk management practices.
5. Understand the impact of material and structural system choices on project time, cost, and make informed decisions.
6. Demonstrate initiative, personal responsibility, leadership skills in a design team, and evaluate teamwork effectiveness.

6503CVQR Task Details:

Students, working in groups of 4, will undertake a comprehensive structural design project based on a 4-story Building. Refer to the Project Client Brief on Canvas for detailed information.

Submission Requirements:

Part A - Group Submission (90%)

The submission (all of the Sections above) must not exceed 60 single-sided A4 pages and three A3-size drawings.

Part B - Critical Reflection - Buddy Checker (10%)

Each student needs to complete the Buddy Checker on Canvas, providing comments on the given questions and peer assessment feedback. In addition, each student should write 300 words to critically reflect on the design group project process, providing references and things that can be improved in working within the team.

Note:

The final marks of the group submission for each student may vary if the peer assessment shows that there has been unequal contribution to the group. Unequal in either quantity or quality of work, and/or contribution to the group dynamics.

6503CVQR Marking Scheme\Assessment Criteria:

Detailed Verbal Descriptors, percentage marks, and attainment of learning outcomes are outlined.

6503CVQR Recommended Reading:

A list of relevant resources and references is provided for further study.

• Mosley, W.H., Hulse, R. and Bungey, J.H., 2012. Reinforced concrete design: to Eurocode 2. Macmillan International Higher Education, 2012.
• Al Nageim, H., 2010. Structural mechanics: loads, analysis, materials and design of structural elements. Prentice Hall, 2010.
• Arya, C. Design of structural elements: concrete, steelwork, masonry and timber designs to British standards and Eurocodes. CRC Press, 2009
• BS EN 1992-1-1:2004+A1:2014 Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures. General rules and rules for buildings, 2014.
• BS EN 1994-1-1:2004 Eurocode 4. Design of composite steel and concrete structures. General rules and rules for buildings. 2004
• The Institution of Structural Engineers (Great Britain), British Cement Association. Manual for the design of concrete building structures to Eurocode 2. London, 2006.
• The Institution of Structural Engineers (Great Britain), British Cement Association. Standard Method of Detailing Structural Concrete: a manual for best practice. London, 2006
• Obrien, E., Dixon, A. and Sheils, E. Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design to EC2: The Complete Process. CRC Press, 2017.
• Threlfall, T. Worked Examples for the Design of Concrete Structures to Eurocode 2. CRC Press, 2013.