This course equips participants with the fundamentals of finite element principles to enable them to understand the behaviour of various finite elements and to be able to select appropriate elements to solve physical and engineering problems with emphasis on structural and geotechnical engineering applications. The course is targeted at practicing engineers involved in application of the finite element method in civil engineering problems.

This course is a continuation of CE5010A to further equip participants with relevant knowledge and skills in using finite element method (FEM) in civil engineering applications. 3D solid elements for stress analysis will be covered as extension of 1D and 2D elements covered in CE5010QA. A generalised formulation, namely the weighted residual method, will be covered to solve problems beyond stress analysis (such as seepage, flow and heat transfer problems). Practical issues in modelling civil engineering structures will be discussed.

The course is targeted at practicing engineers involved in application of the finite element method in civil engineering problems.

The primary objective of this course is to equip participants with advanced design knowledge and skills on steel structures. This course provides participants with approaches in designing structural components and buildings using steel and its use to enhance buildability and productivity in prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC). The participants will acquire fundamental knowledge and skills to perform design for structural elements and ensure the stability of steel structures. This enables the participants to conceive a safe and economical structural system using steel to improve productivity for the construction industry of Singapore.

The course is targeted at practicing engineers and postgraduate civil engineering students with a keen interest on structural steel design including the design for manufacturing and disassembly (DfMA) using PPVC technology.

The primary objective of this course is to equip participants with sufficient design knowledge and skills on steel‐concrete composite structures in their engineering career. This course provides participants with fundamental approaches in designing structural steel‐concrete components and buildings.

Participants will acquire fundamental knowledge and skills to perform structural design for composite beams, slabs, columns, joints, multi‐storey buildings. This enables the participants to conceive a safe and economical structural system. The course is targeted at practicing engineers, post‐graduate civil engineering students and those with a keen interest on structural design.

The primary objective of this course is to equip participants with the basic principles and concepts of structural stability for the analysis of civil engineering structures. Students will learn stability characteristics and design steel frames for local and global stability according to Eurocode 3 (EC3). The topics covered include general principles of stability, buckling of column, beam-column and frames.  Students will also be taught how to deal with general stability problems of frames using computer applications and numerical formulation.

The course is targeted at post-graduate and senior under-graduate civil engineering students with a keen interest on stability analysis and design.

This course is targeted at practicing civil engineers involved in planning, analysis and design of buildings.  The primary objective of this course is to equip participants with fundamental understanding and technical knowledge needed for the dynamic analysis and design of buildings. The philosophy and concepts taught are applicable to onshore and offshore structures subjected to loadings resulting from sources such as earthquake, wind, waves and blast. Students will have to complete the dynamic analysis of a multi-dimensional structure using a software used in engineering practice.

The course is targeted at post-graduate and senior under-graduate civil engineering students with a keen interest on dynamic analysis and design.

This course provides participants with in-depth knowledge on the role of constituent materials of concrete such as cements, mineral admixtures, and chemical admixtures and their interactions that affect properties of fresh and hardened concrete. It also provides participants with in-depth knowledge on concrete response to stresses, time-dependent deformations, and durability of concrete exposed to severe environments.

The course discusses the basic considerations and design philosophy for performance-based design of concrete mixtures and production of concrete. It also discusses the progress in concrete technology and the latest development on high-strength, high-performance, lightweight, and self-compacting concrete. Sustainable development in construction industry and use of recycled aggregates and other recycled materials will be discussed as well.

The course is suitable for practicing engineers.

The primary objective of this course is to equip civil engineers with sufficient design knowledge and skills on precast structural concrete both for their further education and for their future engineering career. This course provides participants with fundamental approaches in designing precast concrete components and structures.

The participants will acquire fundamental knowledge and approaches to section analysis and design, design of connections, floor diaphragm action, precast frame structures and precast components.

The course is suitable for practicing civil engineers and those with a keen interest in precast concrete technology.

This course introduces the basic principles to the numerical methods used for analysis of mechanics and environmental flow problems. Fundamental concepts in finite difference method, and the associated convergence and stability issues will be covered. The concepts of grids, issues with them and possible solution methods will be discussed.

The course will enable the students to acquire the basic numerical analysis knowledge and computational skills through mini-projects and homework assignments.