Textbooks
[Zalewski] = Zalewski, Waclaw, and Edward Allen. Shaping Structures: Statics. New York, NY: Wiley, 1998. ISBN: 9780471289968.
[Schodek] = Schodek, Daniel. Structures. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000. ISBN: 9780130278210.
Readings by Session
Course readings.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
READINGS |
| 1 |
Introduction |
[Zalewski] Chapters 1-2 |
| 2 |
Compression and tension structures |
[Zalewski] Chapters 3-4 |
| 3 |
Designing for axial forces |
[Zalewski] Chapters 5-7 |
| 4 |
Truss design |
[Zalewski] Chapter 14 |
| 5 |
Forces and forms in beams |
[Schodek] pp. 60-84 |
| 6 |
Beam design |
[Schodek] pp. 229-251 |
| 7 |
Forces and forms in frames |
[Schodek] pp. 348-378 |
| 8 |
Frame design |
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| 9 |
Structural failures |
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| 10 |
Loading |
[Zalewski] Chapter 8 |
| 11 |
Stability and indeterminancy |
[Schodek] pp. 1-17 |
| 12 |
Midterm review |
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| 13 |
Midterm exam |
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| 14 |
Indeterminate beams |
[Schodek] pp. 536-544 |
| 15 |
Indeterminate beams/frames |
[Schodek] pp. 324-346 |
| 16 |
Indeterminate frames |
[Schodek] pp. 348-377 |
| 17 |
Lateral load systems |
[Schodek] Chapter 14 |
| 18 |
Timber design |
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| 19 |
Steel design |
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| 20 |
Reinforced concrete design |
[Schodek] pp. 522-527 |
| 21 |
Connections |
[Zalewski] Chapter 9-12 |
| 22 |
Sustainable structures |
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| 23 |
Design for strength and serviceability |
[Zalewski] Chapters 8, 13 |
| 24 |
Advanced topics in structural design |
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| 25 |
Design project presentations |
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| 26 |
Review lecture |
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