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CA4709 - Design of Tall Buildings

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Pre-cursor(s)
CA3634 Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures. Students must have attempted (including class attendance, coursework submission, and examination) the precursor course(s) so identified.
Course Offering Term*:
Semester B 2025/26
Semester B 2026/27 (Tentative)

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

The course aims at the development of ability for design of high-rise buildings. It offers the student with an opportunity to gain real life design experience, and to develop the ability to identify and solve civil engineering problems in a feasible and creative way, and to apply design procedures, codes of practice and computer software to design conventional steel and concrete high-rise buildings.


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%
Examination Duration: 3 hours
Min. Continuous Assessment Passing Requirement: 30%
Min. Examination Passing Requirement: 30%
 

To pass a course, a student must obtain minimum marks of 30% in both coursework and examination components, and an overall mark of at least 40%.

 
Detailed Course Information
CA4709.pdf