CIVL3360 Reinforced Concrete Design (University of Queensland): rated 2.4/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 2.0/5 across 3 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
CIVL3360 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology in Civil Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 钢筋混凝土设计
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Civil Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Reinforced concrete theory for flexure, shear, compression; strength and serviceability limit states; slabs - lower bound analysis. Strength and deformation properties; material selection; mix design and specification; durability; code requirements; case studies; low cementitious binders; laboratory.
CIVL3360 has 3 scored reviews: overall 2.4/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 2.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UQ students on UQ Wall (2.0/5 overall); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.6/5).
On Reddit: "I have seen a few ridiculous hurdles: This semester in CSSE2002, the exam hurdle is just the total score boundary: 5%. What I mean is, if you want a 4, you need a 45% on the exam. A 5 is 60% on the exam, 70% for a 6, and 80% for a 7. This means that if you are getting an almost-…"
On Reddit: "I do civl3360 it’s not what you think for the midsem. There is a hurdle for midsem and if you fail it you do fail the course. But the thing is there is a very easy supplementary exam for the midsem (verbal exam) that you’re almost guaranteed to pass."
The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is CIVL3360 hard?
A: Students rate CIVL3360's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is CIVL3360 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: would-recommend 2.0/5, usefulness 4.0/5, overall 2.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CIVL3360, and when is it offered?
A: CIVL3360 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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