Timber Design    3 s.h

Catalog description

Design of beams, poles, piles, diaphragms, shear walls and fasteners using timber elements. Application of the National Design Specification for Wood Construction that incorporates a dual format using both allowable stress design (ASD) and load and resistance factor design (LRFD). Additional topics include glued-laminated members and design of mechanical connectors. Design, analysis, construction, and testing of scale models is required. Two hours lecture, one hour lab per week. Prereq.: "C" or better in both CCET 3706 and CCET 3709 .