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Design and Construction Applications for Buildings, Tunnels, and Bridges
Course #: 5282A-C
Duration: 30 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5282A). Comparison of Materials; Simple Stresses; Reactions; Deformation; Elastic Properties of Materials; Allowable Unit Stresses; Factor of Safety; Investigation and Design of Simple Tension and Compression Members; Members Subjected to Shear; Hollow Thin Cylinders; Temperature Stresses; Riveted Joints; Welded Joints; Bolted Connections in Steel Fastenings for Timber.
PART 2 (5282B). Fixed and Moving Loads on Beams; Reactions at Beam Supports; Cantilever; Simple and Overhanging Beams; Continuous Beams and Beams with Fixed Ends; Points of Inflection; Maximum Shear and Bending Moment in Beams; Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams.
PART 3 (5282C). Flexural Stresses in Beams; Moment of Inertia and Section Modulus; Shearing Stresses in Beams; Stresses Due to Torsion; Torsion and Bending in Circular Shafts; Deflections of Beams; Investigation and Design of Beams; Theory of Column Design Radius of Gyration; Investigation and Design of Columns.
Course #: 5440A-C
Duration: 30 hours
Course Prerequisites: Plane Trigonometry (2309A-B); Logarithms (5254);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5440A). Materials Used in Building Frames; Classes of Steel Used for Rolled Shapes; Conventional Symbols for Connecting Devices; Investigation and Design of Tension Members; Eccentric Loads on Connections; Investigation and Design of Riveted or Bolted Connections; Investigation and Design of Welded Connections.
PART 2 (5440B). Properties of Standard Rolled Shapes; Kinds of Possible Failures of Steel Beams; Allowable Stresses in Beams; Actual Stresses and Deflections in Beams; Investigation and Design of Beams; Design of Framed Connections; Design of Stiffened or Unstiffened Seated Connections; Design of Riveted or Bolted Semirigid Connections; Design of Welded Semirigid Connections.
PART 3 (5440C). Design of Composite Construction with Steel Beams and Concrete Slabs; Factors Affecting the Strength of Columns; Design of Axially Loaded or Eccentrically Loaded Columns; Use of AISC Tables for Column Design; Design of Riveted or Bolted Column Splices; Design of Welded Column Splices; Shop-Welded and Field-Bolted Column Splices.
Course #: 5451
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Culvert Materials; Culvert Bedding; Backfill Materials; Design Features; Design Procedure; Backfill Loads; Embarkment Loads; Live Loads; Load Factor; Design Strength; Rigid Pipe; Flexible Pipe; Elliptical Pipe; Pipe-Arch Culverts.
Course #: 5450A-C
Duration: 30 hours
Course Prerequisites: Plane Trigonometry (2309A-B); Logarithms (5254);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5450A). Properties of Reinforced Concrete; Use of Steel Reinforcement; Working Stress Design and Strength Design; Design Loads for Strength Design; Bending Moments and Shears in Beams; Investigation and Design of Singly Reinforced Rectangular Beams; Investigation and Design of Doubly Reinforced Beams; T-Beams; Continuous Beams; Deflections.
PART 2 (5450B). Arrangement of Shear Reinforcement; Design of Shear Reinforcement; Variation of Shear Stress in Beams; Location of Neutral Axis in Beams; Determination of Balanced Steel Ratio; General Considerations for One-Way Slabs; Reinquired Thickness of Solid Slabs; Design of Principal and Secondary Reinforcement in Slabs; Stairway Slabs; Concrete Joist Floor Construction.
PART 3 (5450C). General Features of Tied and Spiral Reinforced Concrete Columns; Design Loads and Capacity Reduction Factors; Slenderness Ratio for Columns; Investigation and Design of Short Columns; Design of Column When Compression Controls; Design of Column When Tension Controls; Investigation and Design of Long Columns.
Course #: 5481
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Mechanics of Materials (5282A-C);
What Students Learn: Parts of Plate Girders; Materials for Plates and Welds; Investigation of Cross Section: Forces and Stresses; Procedures in Investigation; Design of Welded Plate Girder; Design of Web Plate; Design of Flanges; Web Stiffeners; Connecting Welds; Summary of Design; Box Girders and Hybrid Girders.
Course #: 5261
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Design of Steel Building Frames (5440A-C);
What Students Learn: Steel Erector; Estimating; Erection Plans; Shipment of Steel; Unloading and Handling Steel; Ropes, Slings and Blocks; Gin Poles and Pole Derricks; Stiff Leg and Guy Derricks; Power Cranes; Erection of Four Story Office Building; Selection of Hoisting Equipment; Erection of Steel with Crawler Crane; Plumbing Steel; Bolting; Riveting; Welding; Painting; Errors; Steel Joists; Large Erection Jobs; High Strength Bolts.
Course #: 5587A-C
Duration: 30 hours
Course Prerequisites: Design of Steel Building Frames (5440A-C); Geometrical Drawing (5544A-B);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5587A). General Features of Roof Trusses; Forms of Roof Trusses; Loads on Roof Trusses; Reactions at Truss Supports; Axial Forces on Truss Members; Frame Diagrams; Force Diagrams.
PART 2 (5587B). Construction of Main Members of Trusses; Panel Points; Connections of Bracing; Connections of Members; Design of Main Members; Loads; Stresses; Design of Connections.
PART 3 (5587C). Design of Roof Coverings; Design of Purlins; Design of Truss; Design of Typical Fink Truss; Design of Typical Flat Truss.
Course #: 5523
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Production of Concrete (5469A-C);
What Students Learn: Foundation Beds, Materials; Safe Loads; Examination and Tests of Beds; Application of Soil Mechanics to Foundation Beds; Bearing Capacity of Soil; Preparation of Foundation Beds; Dry Beds; Wet Beds; Excavating Equipment; Pile Foundations; Types of Piles; Driving of Piles; Bearing Piles; Supporting Power of Piles; Timber Bearing Piles; Concrete Bearing Piles; Other Bearing Piles; Sheet Piling; Wellpoint Systems.
