I have taught the following courses:
First Year
Statics
Fundamental concepts and principles. Statics of particles. Rigid bodies: equivalent systems of forces. Equilibrium of rigid bodies. Distributed forces: centroids and centres of gravity. Analysis of structures. Forces in beams. Friction. Distributed forces: moments of inertia of areas and masses
Second Year
Engineering Mathematics
Linear Algebra: Matrices and Determinants. Inverse of a Matrix. Linear Dependence and Rank. Direct solution of Systems of Linear Equations. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. Probability & Statistics: Elementary Statistics. Probability Theory. Probability Distributions. Hypothesis Testing.
Numerical Methods
Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear equations. Curve fitting & least-squares appproximation. Finite differences. Interpolation formulae. Numerical differentiation and integration. Numerical methods of solving ordinary and partial differential equations.
Lecture notes: 1, 2, 3 Tutorial: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Self-Revision
Third Year
Reinforced Concrete Design
Limit state design concepts. Loading and analysis of concrete frame building. Beams: flexure; shear; detailing and durability requirements; deflection and crack control. Solid slabs: one-way and two-way spanning slabs supported by beams. Columns: design of short, braced columns under axial compression, uniaxial and bi-axial bending; column interaction diagram. Foundation: footing and pile cap design.
Steel Design
Limit state design concepts. Material properties and Structural Response. Local Buckling and Section Classification. Fully Restrained Beams. Laterally Unrestrained Beams. Tension and Compression Members. Axially Loaded Members with End Moments. Latticed and Tubular Construction. Simple Connection Design.
Fourth Year
Prestressed Concrete and Advanced Steel Design
Basic concepts of prestressing. Materials and prestressing systems. Behaviour and design of members subjected to flexure and shear. Prestress losses. Composite members. Design of steel plate girders. Plastic theory. Plastic design of continuous beams. Plastic design of portal frames. Plastic design of two-storey rigid frames.
Advanced Structural Analysis
Direct stiffness method. Matrix formulations. Stability concepts associated with columns, beams and frames. Elastic stability analysis of framed structures using matrix methods. Free and forced vibration of single-degree-of-freedom structures. Free and forced vibration of multiple-degrees-of-freedom structures.
MSc Course
Structural Fire Resistance
Introduction to fire engineering. Collapse of WTC twin towers. Introduction to fire dynamics. Heat transfer analysis. Design of fire protection for steel structures. Standard fire resistance tests. Behavior of isolated steel members in fire. Behavior of restrained steel members and frames in fire. Rankine method for fire resistance analysis of beams & columns. Rankine method for fire resistance analysis of frames. FEM for fire resistance analysis. FEM for member, sub-frame and full frame analysis. Design of steel structures in fire to BS 5950. Design of steel structures in fire to EC3. Design of composite slabs in fire to EC4. Design of composite steel beams & columns in fire to EC4.
Behavior and design of steel structures
Columns – classical column theory, end restrained columns, special members, initial crooked columns, inelastic columns, design curves for steel columns
Beam-columns – subjected to a uniformly distributed load, to a point load, to end moments, basic differential equations, slope-deflection equations, design interaction equations
In-plane bending of beams – elastic analysis of beams, bending stresses in elastic beams, shear stresses in elastic beams, plastic analyses of beams, strength design of beams
Frames – elastic critical loads using matrix analysis, plastic collapse loads, Merchant-Rankine design equations, effective length factors of framed members, frame analyses and designs
Lateral torsional buckling of beams – uniform torsion of thin-walled open sections, simply-supported rectangular beam under pure bending, simply-supported I-section under pure bending, and design against lateral buckling
Local buckling of thin plate elements – elastic buckling of plate elements in compression, design for shear, design for bending, design for shear and bending, design for bearing .
Short Course for Tongji University
Stability and Strength Structural Analyses
Introduction to instability, column support conditions. Beam-columns: axial and lateral loads, derivations of stability functions: m. Stability functions ¨C s and c functions. Elastic buckling of simple frames. Differences between Elastic and Plastic analysis. Fundamental plastic theorems, mechanism approach for beams. Mechanism approach for frames. Interaction diagram. Theorems of plastic collapse applied to fire conditions. Classical and numerical approach for stability and strength analysis. Rankine approach for columns. Rankine approach for frames.
Tutorial: 1, 2
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