CO 250 - Principles of Structural Design

Credit Hours: 3

Consists of stress and deformation, structural joints, shear and moment in beams, stresses in beams, design of beams, deflection of beams, and design of columns.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

investigate and determine bending, shear, moments, and deflection of simply supported structural steel members;
utilize basic principles of structural design loads on building elements; and
understand the general concepts and methods for reinforced concrete structural elements.

Prerequisites: CI 130
F/S (N)