AE 407 - Wood and Masonry Design

• Describe the unique properties of wood and masonry materials and the effect the properties have on structural behavior
• Complete the design of lumber joists and glu-lam beams
• Complete the design of wood stud bearing walls
• Complete the design of simple connections in wood
• Complete the design of unreinforced and reinforced concrete masonry bearing walls
• Complete the design of masonry lintels
• Complete the design of simple unreinforced and reinforced masonry shear walls

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• Masonry materials, construction details, and design approaches (2 classes)
• Bearing walls (7 classes)
• Masonry lintels (1 class)
• Shear walls (4 classes)
• Exam (1 class)
• Stud bearing wall (3 classes)
• Exam (1 class)
• Wood mechanical properties and design values (3 classes)
• Sawn lumber beam design (3 classes)
• Sawn lumber column and stud wall design (4 classes)
• Glued laminated timber beam design (2 classes)
• Wood connections (3 classes)

• Students will work in small groups to design key structural elements of a low rise wood and masonry building. This will be done as homework assignments making up about half the final course grade