KA30603 Steel and Timber Design Assessment Brief 2026 | UMS

Group Composition

• Minimum 4 and maximum 5 students per group.
• Students will work in groups to design, analyse, and optimise
  a steel structural framing system.

Tasks

1. Show grid lines.
2. Determine all the actions/loads present on the structure.
3. Frame up the building by setting out all the structural members.
4. Assign spans and supports.
5. Identify load paths.
6. Calculate ultimate design loads and load-cases.
7. Produce a full floor design with complete beam layout and suitable
   beam calculations (1 per student).
8. Produce a roof design with complete beam layout and suitable truss
   calculations (1 per student).
9. Produce 2D framing layout with recommended stability system and
   column calculations (1 per student).
10. Short oral presentation (10 minutes per group) summarizing key
    design choices.

Deliverables

1. Structural layout plan
2. Design calculations (hand or software-assisted)
3. Connection detail drawings (can be hand-sketched neatly or drawn with CAD)
4. Brief technical report (for items 1, 2 and 3 above) presented in this format:
   • Executive Summary
   • Introduction
   • Design code and references
   • Design basis and approach
   • Structural Analysis and Design
   • Drawings and Details
   • Conclusions
5. Oral presentation

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