CIAC-2015Applied Structural Technology
This reinforcing elective course is geared towards internationally educated architecture, engineering, and construction professionals who have experience and/or interest in structural engineering topics. This course will localize students' existing engineering project knowledge with terminology, graphical standards, and representative construction assemblies and details used in commercial and residential projects utilizing steel, concrete, and wood. Students will consider the impact of specific local conditions like snow, wind and earthquake loading on structural design and detailing. Students will develop skills for site review and contract administration processes specific to structural engineering projects in Canada.