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Course Information: ARCH 2615–5615
Department of Architecture, Cornell University


ARCH 2615/5615 Building Technology II: Structural Elements

Spring 2021

Jonathan Ochshorn

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Course Outline

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Important note: Cornell's academic calendar for Spring 2021 has been finalized, and this course outline attempts to follow its starts and stops. However, it would be prudent to assume that all dates, topics, and assignments shown below are subject to change!

I. Wood

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


II. Steel

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)


III. Masonry, reinforced concrete

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


IV. Last week and finals

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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