Department of Civil Engineering
Head of Department:
Associated Professor: LI Rui
Email: liruiking@163.com
Research Field:
1. Bridge engineering and its disaster prevention
2. Durability and Fatigue Life of Bridge Structures
3. Theory and Practice of Bridge Reinforcement
General information Undergraduate Programs
Civil engineering: Directed by the professional standard of the university civil engineering undergraduate guiding, the major focuses on fostering highly specialized talent who master the base theory, base knowledge and base skill of this subject, and trains them to receive the qualification certificate such as RES (Registered Structural Engineer)、Certified Civil Engineer, Certified Cost Engineer and so on. when they graduated, they could work on housing construction, highway and city road, bridge, tunnel and underground construction, municipal construction, railway engineering, geotechnical engineering survey, design, construction, management, research, education, consultation, supervision, investment, and development and other technical or management station. There are three directions of civil engineering to meet the demand of the market: Architectural Engineering, Transportation & Civil Engineering and Geotechnical & Underground Engineering. At present, our academy possesses a doctor degree discipline of Disaster Prevention& Mitigation Protector Engineering; a first-class master's degree program of Civil Engineering and several second-class master's degree programs such as Structural Engineering, Highway & Railway Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, etc. This specialty is the key specialty in Yunnan Province. Our college is a base of innovative talents culture and got through the national universities education evaluation in May 2007. There is a pilot program of "2+2" China-Australia two-way cultivation. The graduate could get double bachelor's degrees from KMUST (Kunming University of Science and Technology) and University of Newcastle in Australia.
Building Environment and Energy Application Engineering: This specialty mainly focuses on the supplying power system, architectural environment controlling and planning, design, construction, installation, equipment debugging, operation management, equipment development, product marketing of building facilities intelligent engineering. The students mainly study the basis of natural science, building environment, heat transfer, engineering thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and engineering mechanics etc. Students in this major are train to be country-level registered Equipment Engineer (air-conditioning and week electricity). When they graduate, the students can work in design and research institute, engineering company, equipment manufacturing enterprise, management department etc. Degree to Be Awarded: Bachelor of Engineering
City Underground Space Engineering: The students of this major are educated into professionals with knowledge, ability and overall harmonious development, basic knowledge of mathematics, mechanics and humanities and social science. The students need to understand the development and dynamics of urban underground space engineering, master the basic technology and knowledge of urban underground space engineering planning, development, design and construction, get regulation and licensure in engineering. When they graduate, the students can work in enterprise and public institution of urban underground space planning, railway transport, tunnel, municipal administration etc. Degree to Be Awarded: Bachelor of Engineering
Postgraduate Programs
Doctoral degree program
1. Disaster Prevention and Reduction Engineering & Protection Engineering
Brief Introduction:
This subject mainly focuses on the applying relevant theories and techniques to study the theories, methods and technical measures of civil engineering against various natural and man-made disasters. The research focuses on seismic technology and urban comprehensive earthquake prevention and disaster prevention. We have achieved featured results in the research and development of seismic isolation products design and analysis theory, engineering application, earthquake insurance, urban seismic safety assessment and other aspects. We provide the help for government to formulate disaster prevention policies, for local enterprises to have market share which is more than 60% in the national damping and isolation market and for South Asia and Southeast Asian countries to contribute technology and train talent of damping. In the past five years, it has undertaken 7 national funds, participated in 6 national and local standards, and won 2 provincial science and technology awards.
Length of schooling: 3-6 years
Degree to Be Awarded: Doctor of Engineering
2. Civil Engineering Materials
Brief Introduction:
From the perspective of the life cycle of civil engineering materials, this subject studies the scientific and engineering problems related to its performance, design, production, processing, use, degradation and waste reuse. Relying on the national engineering research center of solid wastes, It focus on the issue of waste resource utilization, solves the common technical problems existing in the industrialization of recycled building materials，possesses superior characteristics and has a leading position in the country. the relevant results have been applied in major projects such as Kunming New Airport, Shanghai World Expo, Wenchuan Earthquake Restoration and Reconstruction, and guided the construction of more than 20 recycled building materials production lines in many cities across the country. It has won 2 national awards and 2 provincial and ministerial awards.
Length of schooling: 3-6 years
Degree to Be Awarded: Doctor of Engineering
3. Geotechnical Engineering
Brief Introduction:
Theories and techniques related to the design, construction and monitoring of geotechnical properties and foundation structures, slopes, tunnels and other geotechnical structures based on the complex and diverse topographic geological background of plateau mountains and basins are studied. The research results focusing on the geotechnical safety issues in a multi-disaster environment of the landslide and debris flow hazard breeding process and mechanism, the long tunnel disaster prediction and control technology, and Provide technical support for Kunming Metro, Xiangli Expressway , Dalin railway tunnel and various major project construction and disaster prevention in Yunnan Province. In the past five years, it has won 10 national-level projects and 3 provincial-level science and technology awards.
Length of schooling: 3-6 years
Degree to Be Awarded: Doctor of Engineering
4. Structural Engineering
Brief Introduction:
Scientific research and engineering practice are carried out around the basic theory, design method, construction technology and other key issues of engineering structures such as buildings and Bridges. The theoretical and academic achievements represented by the aseismic mechanism of concrete special-shaped column frame joints, the sliding effect of composite beam joints and the mechanical and deformation mechanism of wooden structure joints and their practical design methods have been obtained. It provides technical support and guidance by means of technological innovation and standard formulation for major engineering projects in Yunnan province, such as the safety of primary and secondary school buildings, the reinforcement and renovation of dilapidated rural houses, and the safety of highways and bridges in plateau and mountainous areas. In the past five years, it has participated in the compilation of 7 national, industrial and local standards, and won 3 provincial and ministerial science and technology awards.
Length of schooling: 3-6 years
Degree to Be Awarded: Doctor of Engineering
Master degree program
1. Highway & Railway Engineering
Brief Introduction:
Highway & Railway engineering depends on the high - grade Highway and Railway Engineering in high intensity heavy hilly area in southwest China.This specialty is dedicated to special roadbeds, bridges, tunnels and traffic systems engineering research. It has an important practical significance to solve the development of transportation industry which restricts the bottleneck of economic in Yunnan Province and also promotes the social progress and economic prosperity of the minority frontier area.
Research Interests:
1. Bridge Research
2. Road and Special Subgrade Research
3. Stabilization and reinforcement techniques of high roadbeds side slope
4. Foundation Engineering
5. Road System Engineering
Length of schooling: 2-4 years
Degree to Be Awarded: Master of Engineering
2. Disaster Prevention& Mitigation Protection Engineering
Brief Introduction:Intere
The specialty is provincial key construction disciplines in Yunnan Province and the urgent need to develop disciplines and eagerly needs to be developed. It is the only discipline in the province to persist in the research of earthquake engineering and disaster mitigation. The research direction combined with the situation and economic construction of Yunnan Province. And also play a big role in solving practical problem of infrastructure construction in high-intensity earthquake areas, urban construction, industrial and civil buildings, lifeline engineering and so on. This discipline has significant theoretical and practical significance, also promoted the social progress and economic prosperity of the minority frontier area.
Research Interests:
1. Engineering Seismology, Structural Vibration Control
2. Urban Disaster Prevention and Public Safety
3. Structural Health Monitoring
Length of schooling: 2-4 years
Degree to Be Awarded: Master of Engineering
3. Architectural and Civil Engineering
Brief Introduction:
This is an area of key construction disciplines and much-needed development of Yunnan Province. The research direction combined with the situation and economic construction of Yunnan Province. It has played a big role in infrastructure, urban construction, industrial and civil buildings, lifeline systems etc. This discipline has significant theoretical and practical significance, also promoted the technological progress of the minority frontier area. The college formed the academic echelon of middle-aged academic leaders and they completed a number of national, provincial fund projects and crossing research projects. To this discipline, the teaching group is strong and it has the most up-to-date equipment in the laboratory. It provides a reliable guarantee for the high-level talents.
Research Interests:
1. Geotechnical Engineering 2. Structural Engineering 3. Disaster Prevention& Mitigation Protection Engineering 4. Municipal Engineering 5. Heating, Gas Supply, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Engineering 6. Bridge & Tunnel Engineering 8. Highway & Railway Engineering 9. Project Management 10. New Building Material, Engineering Structure Analysis and Testing etc.
Length of schooling: 2-4 years
Degree to Be Awarded: Master of Engineering
4. Structural Engineering
Brief Introduction:
Structural engineering is an important discipline for the studying on civil engineering, and plays a very important role in the field of construction engineering. The subject combines the needs of China modernization and the development of the forefront of the subject. Students of this major mainly study structure theory and its calculation methods, researching and developing new structure. The major fully absorbs the world's advanced structural theory, computer technology and related disciplines of the latest research results. It is a comprehensive and systematic research on steel structure, concrete structure, composite structure, basic engineering and new building materials, so as to achieving the purpose of structural safety, reliability and economic practicality, and promoting the continuous development of structural engineering disciplines.
Research Interests:
According to the needs of national construction and the development of structural engineering technology, combined with the advantages of the structural engineering disciplines of our school, the subject has the following research interests:
1. Steel structure
2. Spatial structure
3. Concrete structure
4. Composite structure
5. High - rise building structure
6. Foundation Engineering
7. New Building Materials
8. Construction Technology and Economic Analysis
Length of schooling: 2-4 years
Degree to Be Awarded: Master of Engineering
5. Geotechnical Engineering
Brief Introduction:
The specialty is one of the second level disciplines under the first level discipline of civil engineering. It depends on the high - grade Highway and Railway Engineering in high intensity heavy hilly area in southwest China. And it is dedicated to study, environment geotechnical engineering, foundation stability, stability theory and reinforcement of slope, civil engineering materials and engineering applications, foundation and soil engineering and so on. It has a practical significance for promoting infrastructure development, scientific and technological progress and economic development.
Research Interests:
1. Regional geological disasters and environment geotechnical engineering
2. Foundation Engineering
3. Stability theory and reinforcement of slope
4. Embankment stable of high grade highway in mountain areas
5. Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering
length of schooling: 2-4 years
Degree to Be Awarded: Master of Engineering
6. Materials Physics and Chemistry
Brief Introduction:
For more information, please refer to the website of the college of Materials Science and Engineering. In 2015, the college of Civil Engineering and Mechanics began to enroll master graduates of Physics and Chemistry (New Building Materials). Admissions examinations and training program are conducted according to the requirements of the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering.
Research Interests:
1. Concrete Materials
2. Bituminous Material
3. New Building Material
Length of schooling: 2-4 years
Degree to Be Awarded: Master of Engineering
7. Bridge and Tunnel Engineering
Brief Introduction:
The main research object of this discipline is the design, construction, maintenance and management of engineering structures, such as various types of bridge and tunnel. Considering the characteristics of Yunnan province, our college have been doing research for many years into engineering practical problems, such as large-span high bridge in mountainous area, the structures design and calculation of extra-high bridge, the theory and practice of bridge seismic in high intensity area, the health diagnosis of the bridges that already built, generalized stability of surrounding rock (rockburst, large deformation of soft rock and high pressure water surge, etc) of deep extra-long tunnel (including hydraulic tunnel), the prediction and control of construction geological disaster, etc. They have gotten a lot of achievement and make an important contribution to the economic growth of Yunnan province.
Research Interests:
1、Tunnel Construction & its Control Technology;
2、Bridge Structure Analysis and Construction Control;
3、Health Diagnosis of Bridge .
Length of schooling: 2-4 years
Degree to Be Awarded: Master of Engineering
8. Engineering Structure Disaster Prevention Mechanics
Brief Introduction:
Combining with the characteristic of our college and Yunnan local advantage, this college sets up the Mechanics of Engineering Structure Disaster Prevention as our own second subject beyond the first-level discipline of Mechanics. The master students should have the ability to complete and participate in relevant research, solve the engineering problems in modeling, analysis and practice.
Research Interests:
1. Aseismic Control of Buildings and Vibration Control
2. Engineering Disaster Prevention and Health Diagnosis
Length of schooling: 2-4 years
Degree to Be Awarded: Master of Engineering
