Wind Engineering (CIVL4340)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
School
Civil Engineering School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
Practical 1.5 Hours/ Ad Hoc
There will be two 90-minute practicals in the semester
Prerequisite
CIVL2530 or STAT2201
Assessment methods
Assignments, exam
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Matthew Mason (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | 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.
