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CVL 500
Introduction to Structural Design
Types of structures; Load and Load factors based on National Building Code of Canada Part 4; Transfer of loads from floor and roof to foundation; Engineering properties of structural steel, Design of steel compression members; Design of statically-determinate steel beams subjected to flexural and shear loading; Engineering properties of concrete and reinforcing steel; Behaviour of uncracked and cracked reinforced concrete beam; Design of statically-determinate one-way slabs; Design of statically-determinate reinforced concrete rectangular, T and L beams for flexural and shear; Design of reinforced concrete beam for serviceability; Design of axially-loaded reinforced concrete compression members. Timber Design: Sawn lumber and Glulam members subjected to bending, axial compression and combined bending and compression.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs. Tutorial: 2 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
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