Credits : 2

Prerequisites : CE306 & CE312

Compulsory/Optional : Optional

Aim(s)
To provide knowledge on different aspects of high-rise buildings and how to design high-rise buildings.
Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to; Explain the basic structural configurations for vertical and lateral load resistance system of high-rise buildings. Describe building services for high-rise buildings. Evaluate the behaviour of high-rise buildings against wind and earthquakes. Analyse and design structural systems of high-rise buildings.
Course content/Course description
Configurations and behaviour of high-rise buildings Review of design of gravity load resisting systems Lateral load resisting systems Building services applicable to high-rise buildings Lateral load analysis; wind and earthquakes, codes of practice Comprehensive structural analysis and design Use of computer software for modelling and analysis
Recommended Texts
Smith, BS and Coull, A 1991, Tall Building Structures, John Wiley.