BLD 269 Engineering for Code Professionals 1

Lecture Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Studies static forces and their effect upon rigid bodies at rest, including a study of stresses and strains that occur in these bodies when subjected to tensile, compressive, and shearing

Student Learning Outcomes:

Calculate stress, force, and area, using the direct-stress formula.
Define the meaning of the moment of a force as it relates to building inspection.
Calculate deformation.
Calculate modulus of elasticity.
Analyze wood beams using tabulated values.
Draw shear and moment diagrams for statically determinate beams.
Analyze wood beams and columns for tensile and compressive strength

Content Outline

Use of Moments to Determine Reaction
Concentrated Loads
Distributed Loads
Shear as Used in the Design of Structural Member
Bending Moments Used in the Analysis and Design of Structural Member
Comparison of Internal Forces and Moments of Members with Two Supports to Members with Other Support Systems
Wood Beam Design
Drawing Shear and Moment Diagrams
Calculate Centroid Location
Calculate Moment of Inertia
Column Analysis