CE4257A – Finite Element Concepts & Applications

Schedule Registration & Payment Closing Date: 07 Sep 2018 Friday, 17:30 Upcoming Classes & Final Assessment (total of 20 hours) Important Note: Venue confirmation and any change in scheduled timetable will be informed to ONLY participants registered by given deadline.

15 Sep 2018 - Sat 09:00 - 17:00 Lecture

22 Sep 2018 - Sat 09:00 - 17:00 Lecture

29 Sep 2018 - Sat 09:00 - 17:00 Lecture

04 Oct 2018 - Thu 18:30 - 20:30 Final Assessment

Instructor:

Prof Somsak Swaddiwudhipong

Module Description This module 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 module is targeted at practicing engineers involved in application of the finite element method in civil engineering problems. Topics

1. Introduction and Basic Requirements o Virtual Work Principle o Basic Requirements for Interpolation Functions o Interpolation (Shape) Functions for FE

2. Interpolation (Shape) Functions for FE o Linear Rod Element (2-Node Rod) o Quadratic Rod Element (3-Node Rod) o Gauss Quadrature

3. Triangular & Quadrilateral Elements

4. Triangular elements, Quadrilateral Q4 and Q8 elements, Isoparametric concept, Performance of plane elements

5. Axisymmetric Elements 6. Triangular and quadrilateral axisymmetric elements, 7. Boundary conditions 8. FE Modelling and computer implementations

CE4257B – Finite Element Analysis for Civil Engineering

Schedule

Registration & Payment Closing Date: 18 Jan 2019 Friday, 17:30 Upcoming Classes & Final Assessment (total of 20 hours) Important Note: Venue confirmation and any change in scheduled timetable will be informed to ONLY participants registered by given deadline.

26 Jan 2019 - Sat 09:00 - 17:00 Lecture

02 Feb 2019 - Sat 09:00 - 17:00 Lecture

09 Feb 2019 - Sat 09:00 - 17:00 Lecture

14 Feb 2019 - Thu 18:30 - 20:30 Final Assessment

Instructor:

Prof Koh Chan Ghee

Module Description This module is a continuation of CE4257A 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. 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 module is targeted at practicing engineers involved in application of the finite element method in civil engineering problems.

Topics

1. Revision on FEM for 1D and 2D elements. 2. Three-Dimensional Solid Elements for Stress Analysis

Linear Tetrahedron Element Eight Node (Trilinear) Brick Element Twenty Node (Serendipity) Brick Element Coordinate transformation Jacobian Matrix Strain and Stress Fields Element Stiffness Matrix Evaluation

3. Generalised formulation for FEM Weighted Residual Methods Galerkin method and weak form

4. Two-Dimensional Field Problems Element Matrices Triangular Elements Rectangular Elements Boundary Conditions Application to seepage, flow and heat transfer problems

5. Practical considerations for finite element modelling of civil engineering structures (with emphasis on high rise buildings)

CE5509A – Advanced Structural Steel Design to EC3

Schedule Registration & Payment Closing Date: Friday 10 Aug 2018, 17:30. Upcoming Classes & Final Assessment (total of 20 hours) Important Note: Venue confirmation and any change in scheduled timetable will be informed to ONLY participants registered by given deadline.

18 Aug 2018 - Sat

09:00 - 12:30 Class

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 17:00 Class

25 Aug 2018 - Sat

09:00 - 12:30 Class

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 17:00 Class

01 Sep 2018 - Sat

09:00 - 12:30 Class

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 17:00 Class

10 Sep 2018 - Mon 18:00 - 20:00 Assessment / Feedback

Instructor:

Associate Prof Pang Sze Dai

Module Description The primary objective of this module is to equip participants with advanced design knowledge and skills on steel structures. This module 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 module is targeted at practicing engineers and post-graduate civil engineering students with a keen interest on structural steel design including the design for manufacturing and disassembly (DfMA) using PPVC technology.

Topics

1. Design of structural members using design tables 2. Design of beam columns and simple frames 3. Design of braces and ties, classification of sway frames 4. Design of continuous frames and direct second order analysis 5. PPVC steel construction: buildability and productivity enhancement using novel

connectors

CE5509B – Design of Composite Steel and Concrete Structures to EC4

Schedule Registration & Payment Closing Date: Friday 26 Oct 2018, 17:30. Upcoming Classes & Final Assessment (total of 20 hours) Important Note: Venue confirmation and any change in scheduled timetable will be informed to ONLY participants registered by given deadline.

03 Nov 2018 – Sat

09:00 - 12:30 Class

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 17:00 Class

10 Nov 2018 - Sat

09:00 - 12:30 Class

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 17:00 Class

17 Nov 2018 – Sat

09:00 - 12:30 Class

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 17:00 Class

26 Nov 2018 - Mon 18:00 - 20:00 Assessment / Feedback

Instructor:

Prof Richard Liew Jat Yuen

Module Description The primary objective of this module is to equip participants with sufficient design knowledge and skills on steel-concrete composite structures in their engineering career. This module provides participants with fundamental approaches in designing structural steel-concrete components and buildings. The 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 module is targeted at practicing engineers, post-graduate civil engineering students and those with a keen interest on structural design.

Topics

1. Eurocode 4 and simply supported composite beams 2. Composite stiffness; Deflection and vibration 3. Continuous beams: design and analysis 4. Continuous slab and long span flooring 5. Composite beam columns 6. Composite frames

CE5510A – Structural Concrete Design to EC2

Schedule Registration & Payment Closing Date: 28 Dec 2018 Friday, 17:30 Upcoming Classes & Final Assessment (total of 20 hours) Important Note: Venue confirmation and any change in scheduled timetable will be informed to ONLY participants registered by given deadline.

07 Jan 2019 - Mon 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

09 Jan 2019 – Wed 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

14 Jan 2019 - Mon 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

16 Jan 2019 - Wed 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

21 Jan 2019 - Mon 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

23 Jan 2019 - Wed 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

30 Jan 2019 - Wed 18:00 - 20:00 Final Assessment

Instructor:

Prof Tan Kiang Hwee

Module Description The objective of this module is to equip participants with fundamental approaches in designing structural concrete components and systems. The participants will learn refined methods in the design for action effects and for deflection and crack control, and in the structural detailing of concrete members. The module is targeted at civil engineers and those with a keen interest on advanced structural concrete design. Topics

1. Design Philosophy & Material Properties 2. Design for Ultimate Limit States 3. Design for Serviceability Limit States 4. Detailing of Reinforcement

CE5510B – Advanced Structural Concrete Design to EC2

Schedule Registration & Payment Closing Date: 01 Mar 2019 Friday, 17:30 Upcoming Classes & Final Assessment (total of 20 hours) Important Note: Venue confirmation and any change in scheduled timetable will be informed to ONLY participants registered by given deadline.

11 Mar 2019 - Mon 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

13 Mar 2019 - Wed 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

18 Mar 2019 - Mon 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

20 Mar 2019 - Wed 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

25 Mar 2019 - Mon 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

27 Mar 2019 - Wed 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

03 Apr 2019 - Wed 18:30 - 20:30 Final Assessment

Instructor:

Prof Tan Kiang Hwee

Module Description The objective of this module is to equip participants with design knowledge and advanced skills in designing flat slab and irregular slab systems, slender columns, and non-flexural members such as deep beams, corbels, dapped beams and beams with openings. The module is targeted at civil engineers and those with a keen interest on advanced structural concrete design. Topics

1. Design using Strut-and-Tie Method 2. Slab Design by Yield-Line Method 3. Slab Design by Strip Method 4. Design of Flat Slabs 5. Design of Slender Columns

CE5610A – Concrete and Cementitious Composites

Schedule Registration & Payment Closing Date: 28 Sep 2018 Friday, 17:30 Upcoming Classes & Final Assessment (total of 20 hours) Important Note: Venue confirmation and any change in scheduled timetable will be informed to ONLY participants registered by given deadline.

06 Oct 2018 - Sat 09:00 - 17:00 Lecture

13 Oct 2018 - Sat 09:00 - 17:00 Lecture

20 Oct 2018 - Sat 09:00 - 17:00 Lecture

25 Oct 2018 - Thu 18:30 - 20:30 Final Assessment

Instructor:

Professor Zhang Min Hong

Module Description The main objective of this course is to cover advanced topics in concrete and cementitious composites. Focus will be placed on special cement-based materials that are fast replacing traditional normal density, low strength concrete in the construction industry, especially precast and repair and retrofit. More specifically special concretes and special processes and technology for particular types of structures are discussed. Case studies will used to illustrate construction and sustainability issues. Use of concrete and cementitious composites in a number of applications will also be covered. Topics

1. Cements and cement combinations 2. Concrete Sustainability Issues 3. Recycling and concrete with reduced carbon footprint 4. Lightweight concrete 5. High performance concrete 6. Polymer concrete and Polymer modified concrete 7. Fibre reinforced concrete

8. Sprayed concrete 9. Grouts, grouting and grouted concrete 10. Mass concreting in hot weather 11. Concrete coatings and surface treatments

CE5610B – Repair and Retrofit of Concrete Structures

Schedule (to be confirmed) Registration & Payment Closing Date: 08 Feb 2019 Friday, 17:30 Upcoming Classes & Final Assessment (total of 20 hours) Important Note: Venue confirmation and any change in scheduled timetable will be informed to ONLY participants registered by given deadline.

27 Oct 2018 - Sat 09:00 - 17:00 Lecture

30 Oct 2018 – Tue 18:00 – 21:00 Lecture

06 Nov 2018 - Tue 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

13 Nov 2018 – Tue 18:00 – 21:00 Lecture

20 Nov 2018 – Tue 18:00 – 21:00 Lecture

08 Dec 2018 - Sat 10:00 - 12:00 Final Assessment

Instructor:

Dr Kong Kian Hau

Module Description The primary objective of this module is to equip civil engineers with sufficient knowledge and skills on the durability of concrete structures and the basic principles and concepts of repair and retrofitting. Various factors affecting durability of concrete will be dealt with including non-destructive tests to assess durability. The module also emphasizes the technological and application aspects in the assessment and retrofit of concrete structures including causes of deterioration and various in-situ and non-destructive tests. The module is targeted at practicing civil engineers and those with a keen interest in durability of concrete, assessment of concrete and retrofitting of concrete structures. Topics

1. Repair Strategies and Materials

Repair and maintenance strategies. Sources of distress; Materials; Design; Workmanship; Service and

Environmental Factors

2. Structural Appraisal Process of appraisal; visual inspection; design examination; diagnosis of

underlying causes. Assessment of in-situ reinforced concrete; methods for in-situ concrete and

reinforcement condition; interpretation of test results.

3. Materials and Methods for Stabilization and Strengthening Repair material selection; Types and selection criteria. Methods for stabilization and strengthening; Internal grouting, external

grouting, stress reduction, enlargement, add-on reinforcement, composite construction, post-tensioning.

CE5611A – Specifying concrete to EN 206

Schedule Registration & Payment Closing Date: 22 Mar 2019 Friday, 17:30 Upcoming Classes & Final Assessment (total of 20 hours) Important Note: Venue confirmation and any change in scheduled timetable will be informed to ONLY participants registered by given deadline.

04 Apr 2019 - Thu 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

11 Apr 2019 - Thu 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

17 Apr 2019 - Wed 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

25 Apr 2019 - Thu 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

02 May 2019 - Thu 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

09 May 2019 - Thu 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

16 May 2019 - Thu 18:30 - 20:30 Final Assessment

Instructor:

Associate Prof Tam Chat Tim

Module Description This module 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 module 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 module is suitable for practicing engineers.

Topics

1. Constituent materials for concrete Cement and supplementary cementitious materials (ggbs, fly ash and silica

fume), specification, testing and applications Aggregates, water and admixtures, specification, testing and applications

2. Concrete Types, strength classes, consistence classes, exposure classes, testing and

conformity criteria 3. Concrete for different exposure classes

carbonation, chloride ingress, sulphate in soil, marine environment

CE5611B – Precast Concrete Design

Schedule Registration & Payment Closing Date: 26 Apr 2019 Friday, 17:30 Upcoming Classes & Final Assessment (total of 20 hours) Important Note: Venue confirmation and any change in scheduled timetable will be informed to ONLY participants registered by given deadline.

04 May 2019 - Sat 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

11 May 2019 - Sat 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

18 May 2019 - Sat 18:00 - 21:00 Lecture

23 May 2019 - Thu 18:00 - 20:00 Final Assessment

Instructor:

Dr Kong Kian Hau

Module Description The primary objective of this module 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 module 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 module is suitable for practicing civil engineers and those with a keen interest in precast concrete technology.

Topics

1. Materials and Production and Frames, Components and Connections Material selection; compaction techniques; accelerated curing; surface

finishes. Identification of building frames; selection of precast components; precast

connections. Basic joint mechanisms; compression joints; shear joints; tension joints;

pinned jointed and moment resisting connections. 2. Precast Frame Analysis and Horizontal Floor Diaphragms and Precast Floors

Types of precast frames; simplified frame analysis; stabilizing methods. Shear transfer mechanism; edge profile and tie steel; design of floor

diaphragms. Flooring options; flooring arrangements; structural design of individual units;

composite floors. 3. Precast, Beams and Columns

Composite and non-composite reinforced concrete beams; composite prestressed beams; design of beam boots and upstands; recessed beam ends;

Precast concrete columns; Shear walls; distribution of horizontal loading. Design for pitching and lifting; frame stability; handling and erection.