About Course
Tall buildings present unique engineering challenges. Understanding their structural behaviour is essential to ensure safety, stability, and resilience against complex loading conditions such as wind, gravity, and seismic forces.
This module provides a comprehensive exploration of structural systems for tall buildings, focusing on major concerns and design techniques. You will:
- Examine different stability systems and commonly used structural types.
- Understand lateral and vertical loading, including seismic, wind, and gravity forces.
- Learn practical techniques to estimate loads and apply advanced design considerations such as progressive collapse.
- Gain hands-on experience using numerical software for system analysis.
- Explore specific design criteria and techniques for steel, concrete, and composite members.
This module is part of an updated learning pathway stackable towards a Graduate Certificate in Structural Engineering and SIT’s Master of Science in Civil Engineering.
Skills you’ll gain
Civil Engineering
Who Should Attend
- Civil Engineers
- Site Engineers
- Field Engineers
- Project Engineers
- Construction Managers
Prerequisites
- Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
Learning Outcomes
Stability systems
- A range of commonly used stability systems will be considered, using both steel and concrete materials
- Simplified design rules will be provided
Loading conditions
- Gravity, wind and earthquake loading will be considered
- Hand calculations and, where appropriate, FEA analysis and experimental data will be used
Finite element analysis of tall buildings
- Finite element software ETABS will be used to create models of tall buildings and provide the analysis data needed for the design of structural elements
Teaching Team
Paolo Del Linz
Associate Professor, Engineering, Singapore Institute of Technology
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Course Details
Schedule
| WEEK | TOPIC |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to tall buildings design and architectural development of tall buildings |
| Week 2 | Wind Loads Calculate the wind load on a building Using wind tunnel data Using wind tunnel data |
| Week 3 | Seismic design Calculate the earthquake excitation of the building according to the provisions of Eurocode 8 |
| Week 4 | Lateral load resisting systems for steel buildings Perform simple calculations of the stability of a braced frame deflection |
| Week 5 | Lateral load resisting systems for concrete buildings Calculate the stiffness of a concrete core and its likely elastic deflections for wind loads |
| Week 6 | Preliminary design of a composite floor and columns system |
| Week 7 | Break |
| Week 8 | Gravity systems for tall buildings – Precast concrete Preliminary design of a precast floor and walls system |
| Week 9 | Finite element modelling of building systems Create a finite element model of a building |
| Week 10 | Estimation of building loading using Analysis software Calculate the wind and seismic loads on a building using the Finite element software. Apply loading calculated by hand or other methods |
| Week 11 | Preliminary analysis techniques Perform a preliminary analysis of a tall building using given loads |
| Week 12 | Novel Materials Consider the preliminary design from the tutorial in week 11 and perform the analysis again using advanced materials |
| Week 13 | Special Topics: Motion perception, Damping and performance based design |
Certificate and Assessment
A Certificate of Attainment will be issued to participants who:
- Attend at least 75% of each module, and
- Undertake and pass credit-bearing assessment during the module
Participants will be awarded a Graduate Certificate (GCert) in Structural Engineering if they two core modules and one elective module (totalling 18 credits) with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.0.
The GCert is stackable towards SIT’s Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSc CVE), and candidates who attain a CGPA of 2.5 or above may apply for transfer to the MSc CVE programme.
Participants who meet the attendance requirement but do not pass the assessment will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Fee Structure
The full fee for this course is S$3,606.88
| Category | After SF Funding |
|---|---|
| Singapore Citizen (Below 40) | S$1,082.06 |
| Singapore Citizen (40 & Above) | S$420.25 |
| Singapore PR / LTVP+ Holder | S$1,082.06 |
| Non-Singapore Citizen | S$3,606.88 (No Funding) |
Note: All fees above include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the prerequisite knowledge for the course?
Students should be familiar with basic design rules from Eurocodes.
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Is any software required for the software?
Any analysis software used will be provided as part of the course.
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