Dr. Ken S. (Siva) Sivakumaran

4 unit(s)
Design by limit states methods to ensure adequate capacities for bending moment, shear and diagonal tension, axial force, bond and anchorage; and design to satisfy serviceability requirements for deflection and cracking; practical design requirements; interpretation of building code for behaviour of structures.
Three lectures, one tutorial or one lab; second term
Prerequisite(s): Credit or registration in CIVENG 3G03 or 3G04, 3P03 or 3P04

4 unit(s)
Characteristics, behaviour and use of Civil Engineering materials: concrete, metals, wood, and composites; Physical, chemical and mechanical properties; Quality control and material tests; Concepts of Structural design, limit states design, estimation of structural loads.
Three lectures, one tutorial or one lab; first term
Prerequisite(s): CIVENG 2C04, MATLS 1M03

4 unit(s)
Bridge loads and analysis for load effects. Design of (steel beam - concrete slab) composite floor system and steel plate girders. Stresses, ultimate strength, and design of pre-stressed concrete girders. Fatigue Design.
Three lectures, one tutorial; one term
Prerequisite(s): CIVENG 3G03 or CIVENG 3G04, CIVENG 3J04 or registration in CIVENG 4N04

CIV ENG 714 / Advanced Structural Mechanics
3 unit(s)

2-D and 3-D analyses of stresses and strains. Principal stresses and maximum shear stress. Differential equations of equilibrium, compatibility conditions. Bending of unsymmetrical members. Shear centre. Shearing stresses due to bending in thin-walled open and closed members. Torsion of closed and open sections, warping, non-uniform torsion and warping stresses. Theory of plates- Rectangular and circular plates problems. Buckling of elastic columns. Flexural-Torsional buckling of beams. Axial-torsional buckling of columns. Plate buckling (local buckling), shear of buckling of plates.