CONST 123 - Understanding Structural Design

2 Total Credits
Learn how to recognize, interpret and understand the structural concerns of a building project. This includes review of structural design criteria for simple concrete, steel, and wood construction. Engineering concepts are reviewed including dead and live loads; trusses; and learning about forces, stress, shear, and moments in simple systems. Students learn to trace loads through a simple structure.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of MATH 075 or AMATH 175 with a 2.0 or higher, or equivalent placement.