Engineering Faculty Document No. 34-05

April 4, 2006

TO: The Faculty of the College of Engineering

FROM: The Faculty of the School of Civil Engineering

RE: Changes in CE 479 Course Title and Description

From: CE 479 – Architectural Engineering

Sem. 2, Class 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3

Prerequisite or corequisite: CE 473. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course prerequisites.

Design of simple floor and roof systems; use of building materials; timber design, including trusses, plywood, and laminated members.

To: CE 479 – Design of Building Components and Systems

Sem. 1 or 2, Class 3, Cr. 3.

Prerequisite or corequisite: CE 473. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course prerequisites.

Design of simple floor and roof systems and load bearing walls; uses of building materials; fundamentals of design of metal form decking, steel joists, masonry (beams, columns and load bearing walls), and timber (beams, trusses, and mechanical connections).

Reason: To provide an updated course title, description, and offering schedule. The laboratory session has been replaced with one hour lecture. This format allows for additional lecture time needed due to new material introduced in the course as the Load Resistance Factor Design approach has been developed for Masonry.

CE 479 Design of Building Components and Systems

Proposed Course Outline

Main Topic	Subtopic	Exams	Weeks
Design of steel floor and roof decks	Roof Decks		1
	Non-Composite Floor Decks		2-3
	Composite Floor Decks		3-4
Design of Steel Joists	K, L, DL and SL Series	Includes 1 exam session at the end of this topic	5-7
Masonry Design	Introduction and Material Properties		7
	Unreinforced Masonry		8-9
	Reinforced Masonry	Includes 1 exam session at the end of this topic	10-11
Wood Design	Introduction and Material Properties		11-12
	Axially Loaded Members		12-13
	Beams and Connections		13-15
Total Number of Weeks		Final Exam	16