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Jan 15, 2025
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CAE 5571 - Design of Wood and Timber Structures3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course presents the behavior and design of wood structures. Topics include sawn beam and column design; engineered wood beam and column design; design of plywood floors, diaphragms, and shear walls; and connection design. (prereq: CAE 3511) (quarter system prereq: AE 3211)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the material properties and manufacture of sawn and engineered wood products
- Design sawn and engineered wood members for flexure, shear, bearing, axial, and combined axial and flexural loads
- Design structural wood panels for out-of-plane loading
- Design wood diaphragms and wood shear walls
- Design bolted and nailed connections of wood members
Prerequisites by Topic
Course Topics
- Material properties and manufacture of sawn and engineered wood products
- Sawn and engineered wood member design
- Connection design
Coordinator
Dr. Mahmoud Maamouri, P.E., S.E.
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