ARCH 2085 - Structural Technology

3 Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/0 credits lab

This course will focus on the basic concepts of building structures for wood and steel structural systems. Topics covered include examining section and material properties, calculating live load and dead load, calculating maximum moment and maximum shear in beams, and calculating maximum beam deflection. Calculation results will determine the size of the joist, beam or column to be selected for a building. Other topics include interpreting structural drawing details, analyzing welded and bolted connections, and drafting structural framing and plans and connection details.

Course Prerequisite(s): ARCH 1000 and ARCH 1043