Course Information

Student Verification and Interactivity

Why Be Concerned About the Structure of Buildings?

What Constitutes a Structure?

Changes in the Building Industry

Homes Converted to Office Buildings

Buildings Designed as Commercial Office Buildings

Motels and Apartment Buildings

Warehouses

Parking Structures and Parking Lots

Retail Spaces

Restaurants

Manufacturing Structures

Industrial Structures

Function of a Structure

Use and Occupancy Classification

Determining the Live Loads

Use and Occupancy Exercise Answers

Pre-Bid Proposal and Research

Document Procurement

Interviews and Pre-Inspection Questionnaire

Site Observations

Invasive Testing

Horizontal Loads

Vertical Loads

Vertical Forces and Loads

Horizontal Load Exercise Answers

Vertical and Lateral Support, and Weather Protection

Lateral Loads and Resistance Systems

Lateral Load Resistance

Deformation of Structures and a Symmetrical Structure with Uniform Lateral Loads

Soil Pressure and Water Pressure Loads

Expansion Joints

Control Joints

Exercise Instructions

Exercise #1

Exercise #1: Answers

Exercise #2

Exercise #2: Answers

Exercise #3

Exercise #3: Answers

Exercise #4

Exercise #4: Answers

Exercise #5

Exercise #5: Answers

Exercise #6

Exercise #6: Answers

Exercise #7

Exercise #7: Answers

Exercise #8

Exercise #8: Answers

Exercise #9

Exercise #9: Answers

Exercise #10

Connecting the Dots

Foundation Loads and Considerations

Individual’s or Company’s Policies

Report Comments on Structure