THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Department of Civil Engineering
CIVL 3118 Theory and Design of Structures III 2016-17
Lecturer : Dr. Ray K. L. Su (theory part)
Address : HW 6-6
E-mail : klsu@hku.hk
Tel. no.: 2859 2648
Tutor: Miss Zhuoya Wu
Address : Research Student Centre, G/F Haking Wong Building
E-mail : joyawu@connect.hku.hk
Course Outline
Matrix Stiffness Method for Static Analyses
 Formulation by Inspection
 Formulation by Energy Method
 Examples for Plane Frame Analyses
Matrix Stiffness Method for Buckling Analyses
 Formulation by Energy Method
 Examples for Frame Analyses
Torsion of thin-wall structures
Wind Load Evaluation
Reference Texts
1. D. Brohn, Understanding Structural Analysis, London : Granada, 1984.
2. R.C.Coates, M.G.Coutied and F.K.Kong, Structural Analysis ELBS
3. A.Ghali, and A.M.Neville, Structural Analysis A Unified Classical and Matrix
Approach, E&FN Spon
4. M.S. EL Naschie, Stress Stability and Chaos in Structural Engineering: an Energy
Approach, McGraw-Hill
5. A. Kassimali, Matrix Analysis of Structures, Pacific Grove, CA : PWS Pub.
6. Code of Practice on Wind Effects in Hong Kong 2004
Tentative Schedule of Theory and Design of Structures III (Second Semester)
Monday (3:30 - 5:20pm)
Thursday (3:30 - 4:20pm)
Venue: LE7
Venue: LE7
16 Jan Design
19 Jan Design
23 Jan Theory
26 Jan Theory
30 Jan Holiday
2 Feb
Holiday
6 Feb
9 Feb
Design
Theory
13 Feb Design
16 Feb Theory
20 Feb Theory
23 Feb Design
27 Feb Design
2 Mar
Theory
6 Mar
9 Mar
Reading Week
Reading Week
13 Mar Theory
16 Mar Holiday
20 Mar Design
23 Mar Test
27 Mar Theory
30 Mar Design
3 Apr
Design
6 Apr
Theory
10 Apr Design
13 Apr Design
17 Apr Holiday
20 Apr Theory
24 Apr Theory
27 Apr Theory