Course Description
Deals with the relationships between loads and deflections which occur in structures as well as designing with wood and concrete.
Athena Title
Structural Design
Prerequisite
ENGR 2140 or ENGR 2140E
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will determine the vertical and horizontal deflections in beams and rigid frames using governing equations and energy techniques.
- Students will draw shear and moment diagrams for continuous beams and rigid frames.
- Students will determine the internal forces and moments for indeterminate beams and rigid frames using equilibrium methods.
- Students will calculate normal and shear stresses caused by various types of external forces.
- Students will design wood beams, columns, beam columns, wood nailed and bolted joints according to NDS Design Criteria.
- Students will design plywood members according to APA Design Criteria.
- Students will design concrete beams, spread footings, wall footings and columns according to ACI Design Criteria.
- Students will design masonry block walls using ACI Design Criteria.
Topical Outline
- 1. Determinate Structural Systems
- 2. Structural Design Fundamentals
- 3. Computation of Deflections
- 4. Indeterminate Structural Systems
- 5. Light Timber Design
- 6. Plywood Design
- 7. Reinforced Concrete Design
- 8. Other Topics
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Syllabus
