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CA4644 - Wind and Earthquake Engineering

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Pre-cursor(s)
CA3633

Students must have attempted (including class attendance, coursework submission, and examination) the precursor course(s) so identified.
Equivalent Course(s)
Course Offering Term*:
Semester B 2024/25

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

The course provides students with an understanding on the behavior of structures under dynamic loading. The course discusses the nature and characteristics of wind load and earthquake load. It introduces the analysis and design of structures subjected to such loading.


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%
Examination Duration: 3 hours

To pass a course, a student must obtain minimum marks of 30% in both coursework and examination components, and an overall mark of at least 40%.

 
Detailed Course Information
CA4644.pdf