A course on solving engineering systems using deformable members. Lays the foundation for more advanced structural engineering courses. Very dense in information, but the lectures and tutorials were decently interesting. Labs were hands on and very engaging.

Statics Review: vectors, forces, solving force systems, drawing shear and bending moment diagrams, calculating moments of inertia. Stress: stress definition (axial and shear), stresses in connections (pin, boom, and rod), stresses in two-force members, stress on oblique planes, angles of maximum stress, stress states and stress elements, factor of safety. Strain: strain definition (axial and shear), stress-strain diagram of ductile and brittle materials, engineering vs. true stress values, Modulus of Elasticity, elastic vs. plastic behavior, fatigue, solving statically indeterminate systems, thermal stresses and strains, Poisson's Ratio, multiaxial loading, generalized Hooke's Law, dilation, Bulk Modulus, Shear Modulus. Axial Loading: relation between elastic and shear moduli and Poisso...read more

Very nice and understanding, will even give you hints during exams. Tries to lighten the heavy workload by allowing for group submissions, student input on scheduling, and hybrid course delivery methods.

Make sure to get along with your group as you get a group mark for assignments and labs. Do practice problems.

A follow-up to the concrete portion of CIVE 318. Covers the design of various structural members made of reinforced concrete.

Introduction: engineering design, reinforced concrete properties. Design for Flexure: stress distribution over a beam, failure modes, design checks, deflection, doubly-reinforced beam, T-beams, 1-Way Slabs. Designing Columns: failure modes, compression-bending envelope, slenderness effects, design checks. Design for Shear: shear cracking in a beam, failure modes, simplified method, truss model, design checks. Design of 2-Way Slabs: design grid/area, tributary area, Direct Design Method, 2-way shear, critical shear section, unbalanced moments, 1-way shear, design checks. Design of Footings: allowable soil pressure, 1-way shear, 2-way shear, flexure. Design of Walls: bearing walls, basement walls, shear walls. Prestressed Concrete: properties. Structural Analysis: computer-assisted ...read more

One of the best in the civil department. Cares about his students and does his best to lighten the load. Explains concepts well.

Do all the assignment and tutorial questions and understand the most important concepts; the exams should then be quite straightforward.