Civil and Structural Engineering relates to the analysis, design, construction, inspection, maintenance, and eventual demolition of major items of infrastructure, mainly buildings and bridges, but extending to roads, dams, water supply, sewage treatment, power stations, railways, etc.
All buildings and structures (and their foundations) must be economically designed to withstand loads which may occur during their design lives, and this involves probability, risk assessment and management.
Cyclones present a real risk to structures in northern Australia and often dominate design loading. Students will learn how items of infrastructure are analysed using manual and computer-based methods, how they are designed and safely constructed using modern Australian standards and methods.