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Statics and strengths of construction materials are presented. Structural and architectural elements in soil mechanics, structural wood, concrete, steel, pre-stressed and post tensioned concrete are the primary emphasis. Students will develop skills in using basic structural formulae and procedures. Students will also learn procedures for producing shop drawings for various materials.Student Learning Outcomes

• Calculate footing sizes using building loads and soil bearing data.
• Identify details for pre-cast, pre-stressed concrete products.
• Create construction details for various methods of commercial construction projects
• Identify procedures used in Cast-in-place concrete.
• Recognize basic steel shapes and calculate W & S shaped beam sizes using building loads and load charts.
• Classify solid sawn lumber sizes and calculate beam sizes using building loads and WWPA span calculator.
• Identify engineered wood products (I-joist, LVL, PSL, roof and floor trusses.)
• Calculate sizes for various engineered lumber products using building loads.