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CA4709 - Design of Tall Buildings

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

CA3634

Students must have attempted (including class attendance, coursework submission, and examination) the precursor course(s) so identified.

Course Offering Term*:
Semester B 2024/25

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

The course aims at the development of ability for design of high-rise buildings. It offers the student with an opportunity to gain real life design experience, and to develop the ability to identify and solve civil engineering problems in a feasible and creative way, and to apply design procedures, codes of practice and computer software to design conventional steel and concrete high-rise buildings.


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Continuous Assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%
Examination Duration: 2 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

CA4709.pdf

Useful Links

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering