1.

Department,number,andtitleofcourse

DepartmentofCivilEngineering,CENG 4318, Designof TimberStructures

2. ElectiveCourse

3. Course(catalog)description

Introductiontothedesignofstructuralelementsfortimberbuildingsincludingtensionand
compressionmembers,timbertrusses,plywooddecking,beamcolumns,boltedandnailed
connections,diaphragms, shearwalls, andcolumnsdesignof timberelementsbyallowablestress
andstrengthdesignmethodsintroductiontoconstructiontechniques,materialsandterminology
usedintimberdesign. ColistedwithCENG5318.

4. Prerequisite(s)

MENG3306, MechanicsofMaterials,CENG3325StructuralAnalysis

5. Textbook(s)and/orotherrequiredmaterial

Design of Wood Structures ASD, Fifth Edition, by Donald E. Breyer, et. al., 2003.

National Design Specification Manual for Engineering Wood Construction, Allowable

Stress Design, 2001 Edition.

ASCE 7-05 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures

Building Construction Illustrated, Third Edition, by Francis D.K. Chong and Cassandra
Adams, 2001.

6. Course Objectives

Determinethedesignloadsonastructure,determineloadeffectsonstructuralcomponents,and
determinetheloadpaththroughthestructure.
Describetheproperties andbehaviorofstructural timber.
Designastructureusing timber.

7. TopicsCovered

Functionalrequirements
Materialcharacteristicsandbehavior
Advantages/disadvantagesof timber
Loadandloadpathanalysis
TensionCompressionmembers
Structural timberbeam,truss,beamcolumn,laminated
Plywooddeck
Shearwalls
Diaphragms
Bolted/nailed connections
Framingconnectionconfigurations

8. Class/laboratoryschedule,i.e.,numberofsessionseachweekanddurationofeachsession

LESSONS:45@50min(3.0 Att/wk) LABS:None

9. Contributionofcoursetomeetingtheprofessionalcomponent

3.0CreditHours(ES=0.5,ED=2.5)

Thecoursereviewsquicklyandbuildsuponthestructuralanalysisanddesignskillsdeveloped
throughCENG3325,StructuralAnalysis,andMENG3306,MechanicsofMaterials. Thestudent
willbecomefamiliarwiththematerialandhowbesttouseittodesignastructure.Adesign
projectisthemechanismusedtodrivetheneedtolearneachtopicinthecourse.

10. Relationshipofcoursetoprogramoutcomes
Thecoursedirectorsassessmentofhowthiscoursecontributestothecivilengineeringprogram
outcomesislistedbelow.Thefollowingscaleisused:
1=NoContribution2=SmallContribution3=AverageContribution4=LargeContribution5=VeryLargeContribution
Course
CIVILENGINEERINGPROGRAMOUTCOMES Director
Assessment
ProgramOutcomes
Studentswhoqualifyforgraduationwithacivilengineeringmajorwilldemonstrate:
Canapplyknowledgeoftraditionalmathematicstosolveproblems 5
Canapplyknowledgeoftraditionalscience(calculusbasedphysics,Chemistry,additionalscience) 2
tosolveproblems
Canapplyknowledgeoftraditionalengineeringskillstosolveproblems 5
Canusemodernengineeringtoolstosolve problems 5
Candesignandconductexperiments,aswellasanalyzeandinterpretdatainmorethanonecivil 1
engineeringdiscipline
Candesignsystems,components,andprocessesconsideringstandardsandengineeringconstraints 5
Canrecognizethestrengthsandareasforpossibleimprovementoftheircreativedesigns 4
Canworkindependentlyaswellaspartofamultidisciplinarydesignteam 3
Canidentify,formulate,andsolveengineeringdesignproblemsusingengineeringmodelsinthe 5
disciplineof structuralengineering
Canidentify,formulate,andsolveengineeringdesignproblemsusingengineeringmodelsinthe 1
disciplineoftransportationengineering
Canidentify,formulate,andsolveengineeringdesignproblemsusingengineeringmodelsinthe 1
disciplineofconstructionmanagement
Canidentify,formulate,andsolveengineeringdesignproblemsusingengineeringmodelsinthe 1
disciplineofhydrologyandhydraulicdesign
Cananalyzeasituationandmakeappropriateprofessionaldecisions 3
Cananalyzeasituationandmakeappropriateethicaldecisions 2
Haveeffectiveoral,written,andgraphicalcommunicationskills 4
Demonstrateacommitmenttolearningandcontinuedprofessionaldevelopmentoutsidethe 3
classroom
Incorporatecontemporaryissuesduringproblemsolving 2
Determinetheimpactofengineeringsolutionsinaglobalandsocietalcontext 2
Canexplainprofessionalpracticeissues 1
Canexplainleadershipprinciplesandattitudes 1
Canexplainmanagementconceptsandprocesses 1
Canexplainconceptsofbusinesspractices 1
Canexplainpublicpolicyandpublicadministration 1

11. Person(s)whopreparedthisdescriptionanddateofpreparation
Dr.RonaldW.Welch, PE,Professor,18 October2007.