Structures for Construction Managers
Structures from the constructor's point of view, not structural design: who is responsible for what, NBC loads, load combinations and load paths, forces, stress and members, beams, columns and frames, reinforced and post-tensioned concrete with the maturity method and stripping strength under CSA A23.1 and A23.3, steel framing and erection stability under CSA S16, wood and mass timber under CSA O86, masonry, precast and tilt-up bracing, foundations and earth pressure, formwork pressure, shoring and reshoring under CSA S269, cranes, construction loads and temporary bracing, failure case studies including Elliot Lake, and a capstone temporary works plan.
CON-240 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons · 6 h 21 min
Offered by HSM University · Construction Management
This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.
What you'll learn
- Explain why construction managers need structural literacy, distinguish the responsibilities of the engineer of record, temporary works designers and constructors, and recognize decisions that need engineering input
- Identify dead, live, snow, wind and earthquake loads under the National Building Code, apply load combinations, and trace load paths using tributary areas
- Use equilibrium, free-body diagrams, internal forces, stress and strain to explain how structural members carry tension, compression, shear and bending
- Calculate simple beam moments and deflections, explain column buckling, and describe how frames, walls and bracing resist lateral loads
- Explain how reinforced and post-tensioned concrete systems work, and use strength testing and the maturity method to decide when concrete can be stripped, stressed or loaded
- Describe steel framing, connections, bolting, welding and composite floors, and plan erection stability under CSA S16 and provincial regulations
- Explain how light-frame and mass timber structures resist gravity and lateral loads, and manage moisture, shrinkage, connections and temporary stability
- Plan the safe construction of masonry, precast and tilt-up elements, including bracing, restricted access zones, bearing checks and lifting strength
- Size simple footings from bearing pressure, describe deep foundations, calculate earth pressure on walls, and control backfilling, surcharges and subgrade quality
- Calculate loads on slab shoring and lateral pressure on wall forms, and explain falsework, reshoring and stripping controls
- Evaluate construction loads, wind on temporary structures, excavation support, crane outrigger pressures, ties and anchors, and prepare a construction loading plan
- Recognize structural warning signs, respond with stop, secure and report, learn from major failures, and assemble a temporary works plan for a building project
Course content
12 lessons · 6 h 21 min total · final exam
- 1 Why construction managers need structures literacy 30 min · quiz
- 2 Loads and load paths 33 min · quiz
- 3 Structural forces and members 32 min · quiz
- 4 Beams, columns and frames 34 min · quiz
- 5 Concrete structural systems 31 min · quiz
- 6 Steel structural systems and erection stability 31 min · quiz
- 7 Wood and mass timber structures 30 min · quiz
- 8 Masonry, precast and tilt-up construction 32 min · quiz
- 9 Foundations and retaining structures 35 min · quiz
- 10 Temporary works I: formwork, falsework and shoring 30 min · quiz
- 11 Temporary works II: bracing, cranes and construction loads 30 min · quiz
- 12 Structural problems on site, case studies and the temporary works plan 33 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Structures from the constructor's point of view, not structural design: who is responsible for what, NBC loads, load combinations and load paths, forces, stress and members, beams, columns and frames, reinforced and post-tensioned concrete with the maturity method and stripping strength under CSA A23.1 and A23.3, steel framing and erection stability under CSA S16, wood and mass timber under CSA O86, masonry, precast and tilt-up bracing, foundations and earth pressure, formwork pressure, shoring and reshoring under CSA S269, cranes, construction loads and temporary bracing, failure case studies including Elliot Lake, and a capstone temporary works plan.
Part of the Construction Management stream, typically taken in year 2.