Civil 211 Structures and Design

Introduction to structural design - philosophy, loads, codes; design of simple structural elements in various materials.

This course builds on concepts introduced in CIVIL 210 Introduction to Structures, such as equilibrium, free body diagrams and beam bending theory with the aim of expanding and
improving understanding of structural behaviour and providing analytical techniques to
facilitate quantitative assessment of that behaviour. Principles of mechanics are further
developed with an emphasis on their applicatio  ...