I'd like all CIV833/CIV334 students to click here to go to University of Sydney's web site describing the World Trade Center. From there, you will find excellent links to sites describing other important buildings. Also, click here to see JK's simplified description of the building.

Additionally, I would like all MSc students (whether Structural Engineering or Structural Engineering & Construction Management to look at the 55 case studies in the following table. Many of the case studies will be familiar to undergraduates taking CIV334 but they are regularly updated so I recommend that undergrads also look at them. Although the case studies won't be examined in this module, they will help with dissertations and in design studies.

The notes are in 5 sections covering:

Frame stiffness (5 pages)

Grillage stiffness (4 pages)

Finite element analysis (7 pages)

Dynamics (6 pages) - Click here to read "Sources of Vibration Excitation in Buildings"

Stability (8 pages)

FINITE ELEMENT CLASS EXAMPLE SOLUTION Click the pages in the table below.

STRUCTURAL STEEL SECTION PROPERTIES Click here for structural steel section details

Click here to see the Coursework Assignment and click here to see the coursework Quality Assurance form which sets out details, including submission date. Students have all been given a copy of the computer programme Nnapframe in order to complete the Assignment. Click on the table below to see the 12 page user manual. (Note, page 11 is blank so does not appear below.)