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  This specialty has seven professors and more than ten associate professors now. Based on engineering mathematics, structural mechanics and computer technology, the specialty makes research on structure theory of civil engineering, water conservancy engineering and mine engineering as well as some problems relating to it. Its main research fields including theory and application of structure engineering, numerical calculation of complex structure, application of computer in structure engineering, underground engineering structure, and technology of civil, water conservancy and mine construction. Now there are four laboratories (geotechnical engineering, structure engineering, material, measuring and mechanics), with a total construction area of 2000 square meters. The laboratories are equipped with experimental facilities such as triaxial apparatus, series total station, multichannel data gathering apparatus, material testing machine, and electric direct-shear apparatus, etc. The specialty has undertaken and accomplished 131 national, provincial and ministerial, regional, Shanghai and horizontal cooperative scientific research subjects since 1986. It has obtained four ministerial awards of progressive scientific research, published six monographs, and has 184 theses issued on authoritative publications at home and abroad, among them forty-four EI search theses and seventeen SCI search theses.全站仪
  
  I. Training Objectives
  The specialty puts emphasis on fostering students’ ability in basic theory learning and computer application. The degree winners have a broad specialized knowledge, the ability of solving problems independently as well as a strong consciousness of renewal of knowledge. They can be engaged in fields such as management and administration. With a good scientific research quality, they are able to adapt themselves to the developing technology of structure engineering under new situation.

  II. Main Research Directions
  1、Structure control , response and dependability under dynamic load and calamity
  2、Characters of structure working together with foundation
  3、Computer application in the structure engineering
  4、System analysis and management in structure engineering
  5、Stability analysis of underground structure

  III. Length of Schooling and Credits
  The full-time master degree candidates’ length of schooling is 2. 5 years. The total credits must get requested 32 credits at least; among them the credits of degree lessons must get requested 19. Semi-sabbatical master degree candidates’ period of schooling can be prolonged for another half a year or one year as approved.

  IV. Course Offered

Classification No. Name of Courses Credit Time Remarks
Degree G09001 Introduction to Natural Dialectics 2.0 autumn Compulsory courses
Degree G09003 Theory and Practice of Scientific Socialism 1.0 spring Compulsory courses
Degree G14001 Basic English 3.0 autumn, spring Compulsory courses
Degree G14002 Professional English 1.0 autumn Compulsory courses
Degree G07108 Math-Physical Equation 3.0 autumn  
Degree X01006 Structural Dynamics 3.0 spring  
Degree G07111 Advanced Numerical Analysis 3.0 autumn  
Degree X10031 Variation Principles and FEM 3.0 spring  
Degree X10032 Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity 3.0 spring  
Degree X10019 System Analysis and Feasibility Studies 2.0 autumn  
Non-degree F10036 Structural Engineering 2.0 spring  
Non-degree F10037 Earthquake Resistant Structural Engineering 2.0 autumn  
Non-degree F10038 Fundamentals of Modern Programming 2.0 autumn  
Non-degree F10039 Geo-technical Engineering 3.0 spring  
Non-degree F10040 Computational Structural Mechanics 2.0 spring  
Non-degree F10004 Non-linear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures 2.0 autumn  
Non-degree F10005 Theory of Plates and Shells 2.0 autumn  
Non-degree F10007 Stability Theory of Shells 2.0 spring  
Non-degree F10009 Fundamental Theory and Methods of Deformation Measurements 2.0 autumn  
Non-degree F10012 Computer Aided Design 2.0 spring  
Non-degree F10031 Architecture 2.0 autumn  
Non-degree S10001 Academic Papers Reading 2.0 autumn, spring Compulsory courses
Non-degree   Spatial Structural Networks and Dome Shells 3.0 autumn  


  V. Middle Examinations
  Master degree candidates are supposed to have an all-round exam once a month in the fourth term to check whether their credits and grades in course study meets demands, by which to determine whether they can enter the stage of the academic dissertation. Its details refer to the relevant regulations of the graduate institution.

  VI. Opening Report
  Time:The opening report of master degree candidates should be finished before the end of the third term.
  Requirements: Persuasive argumentation, which is in the direction of advanced structure engineering; The content must involve the meaning of the project, the assessment of researching achievement, the analysis of feasibility, the steps of practical work, the arrangements of all stages of research and detailed approaches.
  Formality: Open oral defense
  Academic papers reading:The reading amount of documents is no less than twenty-five, including one-third of the foreign academic papers.

  VII. Academic Dissertation
  The academic dissertation must be carried out strictly according to the relevant regulations of the university. The research work of the thesis should innovate to some extent on the basis of the former research. Theoretical thesis should have the quality of being published. Designing thesis should work closely the concrete problems in the actual engineering. The thesis must have a topic, a catalogue, an introduction (a summary), key points of the thesis work, methods of solving the problem, reference documents, research results and the conclusion.
The oral defense of the dissertation refers to “Detailed rules and regulations of graduate students’ dissertation oral defense and application for the degree in Shanghai Jiaotong University”.

  VIII. Thesis publishing
  Publishing of the thesis refers to “Requirement for graduate students of publishing scientific paper during learning at Shanghai Jiaotong University”.