Registration is closed and will open April 1, 2015, for more information please contact Rocio Subira.

David Thaddeus, AIA, NCARB

Structural Systems, General Structures, Long Span Structures & Lateral Forces

Please arrive 15-30 minutes early for each session.

Candidates need to bring basic writing supplies (pencils, pens, paper, eraser, etc.), scientific calculator (capable of performing trigonometric functions) and color pencils. In addition the following textbook is recommended but not required: A Visual Dictionary of Architecture by Francis D.K. Ching.

Friday, May 15, 2015 / 8:00 AM- 7:00 PM

• Seminar Introduction
• Review of Trigonometry
• Forces: General Definitions :
    Gravitational and Lateral Forces
    Force Resolution
    Force Addition
• Moments and Couples
• Free Body Diagrams
• Equilibrium, Loads and Reactions

Saturday, May 16, 2015 / 8:00 AM- 7:00 PM

• Truss Analysis : Method of Joints
     Method of Sections
• Stresses and Strain / Hooke’s Law
• Tributary Load Analysis
• Geometry of Sections
• Structural Framing Vignette
     (this presentation is contingent on seminar progress)
• General Beam Design Theory
• Load, Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams
• Design of Structural members in Wood and Concrete
• Review of General Structures Mock Exams
(Please do not miss this session)

Sunday, May 17, 2015 / 8:00 AM- 7:00 PM

• Design of steel members
• Selection of structural systems
• Foundation Systems
• General Lateral Load- Resisting Strategies
• Wind Loads
• Seismic Loads
• Lateral forces Mock Exam