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
| 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 | |
| 9 | Structural failures | |
| 10 | Loading | [Zalewski] Chapter 8 |
| 11 | Stability and indeterminancy | [Schodek] pp. 1-17 |
| 12 | Midterm review | |
| 13 | Midterm exam | |
| 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 | |
| 19 | Steel design | |
| 20 | Reinforced concrete design | [Schodek] pp. 522-527 |
| 21 | Connections | [Zalewski] Chapter 9-12 |
| 22 | Sustainable structures | |
| 23 | Design for strength and serviceability | [Zalewski] Chapters 8, 13 |
| 24 | Advanced topics in structural design | |
| 25 | Design project presentations | |
| 26 | Review lecture |