Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology

School

Civil Engineering School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

3 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
1 Practical or Laboratory hour

Prerequisite

CIVL2340 and (CIVL2530 or STAT2201)

Assessment methods

Assignments, exam

Course enquiries

Dr Matthew Mason (matthew.mason@uq.edu.au)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

Wind is ubiquitous in our daily lives. It loads the structures we live and work in, it transports pollutants through the atmosphere, and increasingly is becoming a dependable source of renewable energy. This course details the multi-faceted nature of wind in modern society and provides students with the tools to assess wind and its interactions with the built environment. The course will broadly cover, wind climate and resource assessment, environmental wind engineering, and structural wind engineering. Specifically it will cover topics including; wind measurement techniques, statistical analysis of wind records, atmospheric boundary layer meteorology and models, turbulence, wind flow around and through buildings, wind loads on structures, wind-induced vibration and experimental and numerical wind modelling techniques.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile