3140 - Elementary Structural Design

Course Description

This course is part of the Certificate in Licensing International Engineers into the Profession (LIEP)  Civil Engineering program. It prepares the participants for the PEO examination on Elementary Structural Design that confirms their knowledge in the field for P.Eng. License.  Learners will be exposed to the theories and concepts of wood, concrete and steel design and analysis both at the element and system levels. Upon completion of the course, learners will have developed a better understanding of the basic principles of structural design. This course is intended to provide the learners with the skills and knowledge required for effective design of steel, reinforced concrete and wood members using the current editions of Canadian design codes. A review of elementary structural analysis, with the emphasis on calculation of bending moments will be provided. Limit state design will be introduced and loading due to use and occupancy, snow, wind and earthquake will be discussed. The course also covers the elementary design concepts and procedures for design of connections, tension members, beams and columns and illustrates their application through design examples.

Financial assistance may be available to eligible Ontario residents through the Ontario Bridging Participant Assistance Program (OBPAP) provided by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU). Please email scs.utm@utoronto.ca, or call 905.569.4508 for details.

Learning Outcomes

• Calculate the factored loads due to use and occupancy, snow, wind and earthquake. 
• Calculate properties of built-up steel sections.
• Analyze steel members to determine their axial or flexural capacity. 
• Design steel tension, compression or flexural members to satisfy the limit states. 
• Determine number and arrangement of bolts and design welded connections in steel structures.
• Design rectangular reinforced concrete beams or T-sections for factored shear forces or bending moments.
• Determine the shear or flexural resistance of rectangular reinforced concrete beams or T-section.
• Design reinforced concrete columns subjected to axial load and bending. 
• Design wood columns /beams to satisfy the limit states.
• Design two-way bending wood members (e.g. purlins) for different service conditions. 

This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in

• Licensing International Engineers into the Profession (LIEP) Program: Civil : Required Courses