Civil Engineering – Part 1
“Engineering is the art of modeling materials we do not wholly understand, into shapes we cannot precisely analyse so as to withstand forces we cannot properly assess, in such a way that the public has no reason to suspect the extent of our ignorance.”
–Dr. A. R. Dykes, British Institution of Structural Engineers, 1976
Date |
Topics |
Assignments |
M 1/27 |
Distinguish
structures from mechanisms Distinguish mass,
frame (plane and space), and shell structures; find examples of each Refresher:
metric prefixes, engineering notation Refresher:
forces as vectors, components & resultants |
Glossary
Entry due Wed 8PM Question
Bank Entry due Wed 8PM CE-1: Vectors + Ckpt CE-1 due tomorrow start of class |
T 1/28 |
Use basic formulas
in Excel |
|
W 1/29 A Th 1/30 F |
Review Forces Use the Method of
Joints to analyze forces on pinned structures |
Gordon: Structures reading |
Th 1/30 A F 1/31 F |
Work day Finish Excel Lab Use Method of
Joints in Excel |
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F 1/31 A M 2/3 F |
Work day |
Salvadori - Loads
reading |
M 2/3 A T 2/4 F |
Review Structures
readings Practice Estimating |
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M 2/3 A T 2/4 F |
Review Structures
readings Introduce Bridge IFB ; see also Bridge drawings Practice Estimating |
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T 2/4 A |
Review CE-3 MoJ Describe tensile
strength of materials Contrast
compression and buckling failures on struts Compute lever arm
forces for structural testing Review Structural testing form Work on bridge bids |
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W 2/5 |
Snow
Day |
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Th 2/6 A |
Bidder’s conference
Work
on bridge bids |
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Th 2/6 F |
Review CE-3 MoJ Describe tensile
strength of materials Contrast
compression and buckling failures on struts Compute lever arm
forces for structural testing Review Structural testing form Work on bridge bids |
|
F 2/7 |
Bidder’s conference
(F) Review Loads
reading Use MoJ on Pratt Truss Method of Joints for Pratt Truss Work on bridge bids |
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M 2/10 A T 2/11 F |
Compute lever arm /
moment forces for asymmetric bridge loading Work on CE-4 |
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T 2/11 A W 2/12 F |
Finish CE-4 |
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W 2/12 A M 2/24 F |
Compute load
capacity Apply safety
factors |
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Th 2/13 |
Review CE-4 Review Salvadori Materials Review for Quiz |
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F
2/14 |
Quiz on
Structures, Loads & Method of Joints |
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Enjoy your break!! |
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M 2/24 – M 3/3 |
Work on Model
Bridge! Progress Report due Friday 2/27 3PM (thru
Thursday) |
Second chance: Salvadori:
Materials Question Bank Gordon: Stress & Strain (due Wed 3/5) |
T 3/4 |
Bridge Testing! Final Progress report due 3PM |
|
W 3/5 |
Finish testing (A) Review PPR, safety
factors Work on PPRs |
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Th 3/6 F |
Work on PPRs In lieu of snow day |
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More Resources for this Unit…
Tacoma Narrows – the latest explanation
Citicorp Center crisis – focused on the
engineer who designed it
Super Tall Buildings - the latest on mile-high buildings, wind loads, concrete vs. steel, and more; from Popular Science