Application for Admission as an Associate Postgraduate Student to participate in Civil Engineering Courses for Fall 2010 Semester
 
  Course Details
Course Code: CIEM 531
Course Title:

Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings
Speaker: Prof. J S Kuang
Date: Sept 6, 13, 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Dec 6
Time: 7:15pm – 10:05pm
CPD hours: up to 42 CPD hours*
Course Description: Integrated treatment of analytical methods and technical aspects in design of tall building structures, including structural modeling, frames, shear walls, outriggerbraced systems, core-walls, tubular structures, and special topics. Exclusion: CIVL 531
*80% attendance of the entire course is required in order to obtain the certificate
Seats are limited and applicants will be handled on a first-come-first-service basis. There will be confirmation of seats before the commencement of the course

 

Course Code: CIEM 600I
Course Title:

Fundamentals of Soil Behavior
Speaker: Prof. Y H Wang
Date: Sept 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec 7
Time: 7:15pm – 10:05pm
CPD hours: up to 42 CPD hours*
Course Description: The main objective of this course is to understand the fundamentals of soil behavior with particular emphasis on the physical principles behind the macro-scale engineering properties, which originate from "particle interactions". In the first part of this course, fundamentals of soil behavior will be revisited, which include soil-fluid interactions (including an introduction to clay minerals and clay-water interactions), load-deformation behavior of soils, and conduction and diffusion phenomena in particulate media. In the second part, experimental characterizations of particulate-scale soil behavior will be introduced, including an introduction to the basics of innovative wave-based techniques (using mechanical and electromagnetic waves) and different applications of this non-destructive measurement technique.
*80% attendance of the entire course is required in order to obtain the certificate
Seats are limited and applicants will be handled on a first-come-first-service basis. There will be confirmation of seats before the commencement of the course

 

Course Code: CIEM 600C
Course Title:

Advanced Prestressed Concrete
Speaker: Dr Neil Mickleborough
Date: Sept 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Oct 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec 1
Time: 7:15pm – 10:05pm
CPD hours: up to 42 CPD hours*
Course Description: The course provides both an introduction to basic concepts and an in-depth treatment for the design and analysis of prestressed concrete structures. Topics include: Fundamental concepts, general design issues. Material properties, technology of pre-tensioning and post-tensioning systems. Flexural analysis – stress checks for initial and service stages. Flexural design – composite beam design issues. Loss of prestress due to elastic shortening, creep and shrinkage of concrete, and steel relaxation. Flexural strength – ultimate. Shear analysis – compression field theory and plastic truss models, shear design. Bond, bearing, and anchorage zone design. Deflection. Analysis and design of continuous beams, one- and two-way slabs. Applications to bridge design.
*80% attendance of the entire course is required in order to obtain the certificate
Seats are limited and applicants will be handled on a first-come-first-service basis. There will be confirmation of seats before the commencement of the course

 

Course Code: CIEM 600M
Course Title:

Tunnelling and Underground Engineering
Speaker: Prof Gang Wang
Date: Sept 2, 9, 16, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec 2
Time: 7:15pm – 10:05pm
CPD hours: up to 39 CPD hours*
Course Description: The course provides an introduction to analysis and design in tunneling and underground engineering. Topics include: soil and rock mass classification for tunnels; stress-strain-strength properties of rock mass and discontinuities; stress and deformation analysis around excavations; tunnelling in rocks and soft grounds; design of tunnel support system and rock reinforcement, and other related construction technology.
*80% attendance of the entire course is required in order to obtain the certificate
Seats are limited and applicants will be handled on a first-come-first-service basis. There will be confirmation of seats before the commencement of the course

 

Course Code: CIEM 600J
Course Title:

Coastal Structures Design
Speaker: Dr Ander Chow
Date: Sept 4, 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 23, 30, Nov 6, 13, 20, 27, Dec 4
Time: 3:00pm – 5:50pm
CPD hours: up to 39 CPD hours*
Course Description: This course is a practical coastal engineering course on coastal defense and will cover the following topics:
1. Introduction to Coastal Engineering
2. Wind, Wave and Tide
3. Wave Data Analysis
   - wave data measurement
   - wave characteristics
4. Wave Propagation and Transformation
   - refraction, diffraction, and shoaling
   - wave runup
5. Wave Hindcasting
6. Littoral Processes
   - sediment transport
7 Coastal Structures design
   - Seawall
   - Breakwater
   - Artificial beaches
*80% attendance of the entire course is required in order to obtain the certificate
Seats are limited and applicants will be handled on a first-come-first-service basis. There will be confirmation of seats before the commencement of the course

 

Course Information
Venue: HKUST Clear Water Bay campus (10-minute drive from Hang Hau / Choi Hung MTR Stations)
Application Fee: HK$300 (Applicants can pay the fee by cheque made payable to “The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology” or in cash to any branch of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. Using the bank’s pay in slips provided; the original payment receipt must be attached to the application)
Course Fee: HK$9,276 per person per course (to be paid upon confirmation of the success of application)

Application Form and application method
Please contact Admissions, Registration and Records Office by email at gradmit@ust.hk

Bad weather arrangement as in accordance of the University policy
For lecture, please refer to:
https://www.ab.ust.hk/arr/reg/in/in_std_info/badweather.html

For exam, please refer to:
https://www.ab.ust.hk/arr/reg/em/em_std_info/info_weather.html

All application materials will be kept confidential and the application materials will be destroyed after course commencement..