Action Sheds Structural Engineering Scholarship
As a leading manufacturer and builder of quality steel sheds Action Sheds Australia is proud to offer a $1,000 scholarship for undergraduate students studying structural engineering at an Australian university.
Scholarship Details
Scholarship Value: $1,000
Length of Scholarship: one-off payment
Application Opening Date: August 1, 2019
Application Closing Date: February 1, 2020
Eligibility Criteria
- Be an Australian citizen
- Be a full-time student enrolled in a structural engineering undergraduate course in an Australian university in 2020.
How to Apply
- Design a shed to the following requirements. Download specifications here.
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- C section shed designed to Australian standards as below
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- AS/NZS 1170.0 – Structural Design Actions – Part 0 : General principles
- AS/NZS 1170.1 – Structural Design Actions – Part 1 : Permanent, imposed and other actions
- AS/NZS 1170.2 – Structural Design Actions – Part 2 : Wind action
- AS 1170.4 – Structural Design Actions – Part 4 : Earthquake actions in Australia
- AS 3600 – Concrete Structures
- AS 4100 – Steel Structures
- AS/NZS 4600 – Cold-Formed Steel Structures
- AS/NZS 1252 – High Strength Bolts
- The following parameters have been used for the design of the building:
- Wind Category: Region A, Terrain Category 3, Importance Level 2
- Internal Pressures: Cpi = +0.2, -0.3
- Wind Speed Multipliers : Mz,cat = 0.83, MS = 0.85, Mt = 1.00
- Wind Speed (VR*): VR* = 45 m/s, VRS = 37 m/s
- Earthquake Hazard Factor (z): 0.09
- Site Soil Classification: A, S & M
- Size 16x10x3 ( A, Terrain Category 3, Importance Level 2 )
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- Submit your design in an email to scholarship@actionsheds.com.au. Include the below information along with your submission.
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- Full name
- University
- Course
- Phone number
Selection
The scholarship winner will be selected based on the quality of their design submission and will be notified by email and phone in March 2020.