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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 #: 6582
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Formulas (186012); Engineering Mechanics, Part 4 (286039); Engineering Mechanics, Part 1 (286036); Engineering Mechanics, Part 2 (286037); Engineering Mechanics, Part 3 (286038); Mechanics of Materials (5282A-C);
What Students Learn: Purposes of Prestressing; Application of Prestressing Materials for Prestressed Concrete; Cross Sections of Members; Distribution of Unit Stresses; Loading Conditions; Equations for Resultant Stressed in Beams; Straight and Draped Tendons in Beams; Allowable Unit Stresses in Steel and Concrete; Fatigue Strength under Repetitive Loads; Loss of Prestress; Load Factors for Ultimate Strength Design; Ultimate Resisting Moment; Reinforcement at Ultimate Strength; Web Reinforcement; Bond of Pretensioned Reinforcement; End Blocks; Positioning of Reinforcement; Composite Prestressed and Conventional Construction; Transverse Diaphragms; Design Procedure with Pretensioned and Posttensioned Tendons; Deflection; Non-Prestressed Reinforcement; Prestressed Piles; Columns and Pipe.

Course #: 5649
Duration: 85 hours
Course Prerequisites: Geometrical Drawing (5544A-B); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Views of Objects; Lines Used on Projection Drawings; Orthographic Projection Problems; Pictorial Drawing; Five Drawing Plates: 704, Projection of Simple Solids; 705, Foreshortened Views in Projection; 706, Sections of Cones and Cylinder; 707, Intersections and Developments; 708, Isometric and Oblique Projection.

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Course #: 5470A-C
Duration: 75 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elements of Projection Drawing (5649);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5470A). Parts of Steel Building Frames; Types of Structural-Steel Drawings; Drafting-Room Organization; Scales and Their Use; Lettering and Dimension Figures; Kinds of Lines; Representation of Rolled-Steel Shapes, Rivets, Bolts, and Welds; Drawing Plate 681, Shapes and Connections.
PART 2 (5470B). Types of Beam Connections; Shapes used for Beams; Details of Bolted or Riveted Connections; Details of Welded Connections; Conventional Practices for Detailing Rolled Beams and Welded Girders; Drawing Plate 682, Details of Beams and Girder.
PART 3 (5470C). Types of Steel Columns; Column Schedules; Column Splices; Lifting Hitches; Connections of Beams to Columns; Details of Columns; Types of Roof Trusses; Bolted, Riveted, and Welded Connections at Panel Points; Drawing Plate 683, Details of Roof Truss.

Special Notes: Includes 3 plates and required drafting kit.

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 #: 2766
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Logarithms (5254); Practical Geometry and Trigonometry (5567);
What Students Learn: Dead Loads: Weight of Floor Construction; Weight of Roof Construction; Live Loads, Floor Loads; Other Live Loads; Reduction in Live Loads; Wind Loads; Basic Wind Resistance; Wind Forces on Structure; Snow Loads; Earthquake Loads.

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 #: 3410
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Notice to Contractors; Proposal; Agreement; General Conditions of the Contract; Specifications for Fabrication and Erection of Structural Steel for Buildings; Specifications for Quality of Steel; Specifications for Concrete Work; Design Drawings; Architectural Considerations; Loading; Allowable Unit Stresses; Beams and Girders; Roof Trusses; Columns; Preparation of Design Drawings; Responsibilities of Owner and Contractor During Erection.

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 #: 5289
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Reinforced Concrete Design (5450A-C);
What Students Learn: Features of Flat Slab Constructions; General Requirements in Design; Design by Empirical Method; Thickness of Slab; Design of Reinforcement; Design of Spandrel Beams; Openings in Flat Slab Floors.

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.

Course #: 5290
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Reinforced Concrete Design (5450A-C);
What Students Learn: Construction of Footings; Proportioning of Footing Areas; Types of Footings; Design of Concrete Footings; Basic Assumptions; Plain Concrete Footings; Independent Footings of Reinforced Concrete; Combined Footings.

Course #: 5272A-B
Duration: 20 hours
Course Prerequisites: Mechanics of Materials (5282A-C);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5272A). Stability of Retaining Walls; Definitions; Possible Failures of Retaining Walls; Earth Pressure; Main Theories; Determination of Pressure; Investigation of Stability Against Overturning, Settlement, Sliding and Shear.
PART 2 (5272B). Design of Gravity Walls; Selection of Cross-Section; Specification for Materials; Details of Construction; Design of Reinforced Concrete Walls; General Features; Design of Cantilever Retaining Walls; Design of Counterfort Retaining Wall.

Course #: 5891
Duration: 10 hours
What Students Learn: Materials of Construction; Protecting the Structural Frame; Fireproof Partitions; Fireproofing of Openings; Fire-Extinguishing Equipment.