Form & Structure II Credits: 4

Catalog description

This course continues the development of your structural knowledge through an analysis of contemporary structural systems and their components, including wood, timber, steel, concrete, masonry, and hybrid structures. Discussion of building code requirements for structure, general guidelines for building structures, including appropriate application, and methods for schematic estimation of structural member sizing. Advanced understanding of how gravity and lateral forces are propagated through a structural frame from load to building foundation.