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Integrated building design is a process of design in which multiple disciplines and seemingly unrelated aspects of design are integrated in a manner that permits synergistic benefits to be...
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In today's building industry, the concept of integrated sustainable design has taken root and is branching out into full blossom. Green is in. Green is considered the responsible way to design.
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Sustainable design involves integration of multiple disciplines. The goal of effective water management is to reduce water consumption without compromising the performance of equipment and fixtures. Using water more efficiently is a green strategy...
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This course will review the design process required for residential buildings (one to three-story) to withstand hurricanes and other severe natural hazard events.
The required calculations for all of the site specific design loads (forces) which will...
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The Secretary of the Interior is responsible for establishing professional standards and providing advice on the preservation and protection of all cultural resources listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
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In coastal areas, proper siting and design require an accurate assessment of the vulnerability of any proposed structure or building site, including the nature and extent of coastal hazards. Failure to properly identify and design against coastal...
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This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: Load path, structural, and internal redundancy, Failure mechanics, Crack initiation and propagation, Fatigue Life, Factors affecting fatigue crack initiation, Factors affecting fatigue crack propagation, AASHTO detail categories for load-induced fatigue, Fracture critical bridge types, Fracture criticality (welded, riveted, and bolted details), Design characteristics for rolled steel multi-beams and fabricated steel multi-gir
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This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: Round, rectangular, and built-up cross sections of timber members, Timber classification, timber grading, growth features, and moisture content, Orthotropic behavior, fatigue characteristics, impact resistance, and creep characteristics, Visual and mechanical stress grading, Natural defects, Deterioration caused by fungi, insects, marine borers, and chemical attack, Different types and sources of deterioration, Protective coating f
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Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas, which is found in all homes in varying amounts depending on the locality. Radon levels are measured in picocuries per liter of air (pCi/L) where a picocurie is a measure of radioactivity.
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This is an introduction to roofing systems. You will learn how to specify roofing systems and incorporate appropriate engineering details into your working drawings on a wide variety of projects. You will learn about the different types of roofing systems for steep
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