Spring 2021
Jonathan Ochshorn
Week 1
Mon., Feb. 8: Overview: loads
Lecture notes | Text
Wed., Feb. 10: Review of statics and strength of materials
Text
Week 2
Mon., Feb. 15: Wood properties
Lecture notes | Text
Wed., Feb. 17: Wood systems
Lecture notes | Text | Assign. #1 issued
Week 3
Mon., Feb. 22: Wood beam design principles
Text | Assign. #1 due
Wed., Feb. 24: Design of other wood elements
Calculators | Assign. #2 issued
Week 4
Mon., March 1: Mass timber
Assign. #2 due
Wed., March 3: Review
Week 5
Mon., March 8: Prelim #1 (wood)
Wed., March 10: No class
Week 6
Mon., March 15: Steel properties
Lecture notes | Text
Wed., March 17: Steel systems
Lecture notes | Text | Assign. #3 issued
Week 7
Mon., March 22: Steel beam design principles
Lecture notes | Assign. #3 due
Wed., March 24: Design of other steel elements
Calculators | Assign. #4 issued
Week 8
Mon., March 29: Steel building details
Text | Assign. #4 due
Wed., March 31: Review
Week 9
Mon., April 5: Prelim #2 (steel)
Week 9 (continued)
Wed., April 7: Load-bearing masonry properties and systems
Week 10
Mon., April 12: Reinforced concrete beam design principles
Text
Wed., April 14: Design of other reinforced concrete elements
Calculators | Assign. #5 issued
Week 11
Mon., April 19: Reinforced concrete properties
Lecture notes | Text | 2019 video | Assign. #5 due
Wed., April 21: Reinforced concrete systems
Lecture notes | Text
Week 12
Mon., April 26: No class
Wed., April 28: Review
Week 13
Mon., May 3: Prelim #3 (masonry and reinforced concrete)
Wed., May 5: Case study
Week 14
Mon., May 10: No class
Wed., May 12: No class
Final exam: May 21, 2021, 1:30 PM (Ithaca time). See Cornell schedule.
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