Dr. Jeff R. Filler, Adjunct Faculty
Carpenter 5th Floor
School of Architecture and Construction Management
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-2220
COURSE SYLLABUS
DESCRIPTION
This course focuses primarily on the design and use of wood as a
structural building material. The Course also covers the use
of structural steel in building design and construction. The
course is made as practical as possible and derives much from the
modern building codes. The context of the course is use of
wood (and steel) in western North America. Some emphasis is
placed on Structural Glued Laminated Timber (`Glulam') as the
Instructor of the Course is a recognized expert in the (Glulam)
field.
Statics and Strength of Materials
for Architecture and Building Construction, Onouye and
Kane, 4th ed., Pearson / Prentice Hall, 2012. (Required)
COURSE REFERENCE MATERIALS
The Wood Handbook, Forest
Products Laboratory, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-190. Madison,
WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products
Laboratory: 508 p. 2010, online link ... here.
Beam Design Formulas with Shear and Moment Diagrams, 2007, American
Forest & Paper Association, Inc., American Wood Council, 1111
19th St. NW, Suite 800, Washington DC 20036 ... link ... here.
2005 Edition Supplement National Design Specification (NDS)
SUPPLEMENT Design Values for Wood Construction, American Forest
& Paper Association / American Wood Council ... downloads ... here.
OTHER REFERENCE MATERIALS
(It is not required that you have these materials but if you have
access to them you will be better able to follow along in some of
our conversation in class.)
National Design Specificationfor
Wood Construction (NDS), American Forest & Paper
Association / American Wood Council ... (we'll probably refer to
the 2005 edition).
International Building Code (IBC),
various editions, International
Code
Council, 4051 West Flossmor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478. International Residential
Code (IRC),
various editions, International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmor
Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478.
Timber Construction Manual, American Institute of Timber
Construction, 5th edition, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New
Jersey
CLASS FORMAT
I expect you to attend class and take (written) notes. No open
electronic devices in class (cell phones, laptops, etc.).
Occasionally I receive requests to have lectures audio or video
recorded; please obtain my permission in advance in this
regard.
I may give unannounced quizzes.
All coursework submitted must be in paper format. (No
electronic submissions.)
COURSE GRADE
Homework and Quizzes ... 20%
Three in-class Exams ... 60%
Final Exam (Comprehensive) ... 20%
GRADING
I give partial credit where possible. In that regard please
submit work that is `easily to follow' and contains supporting
information (copies of tables used, etc.). It is incumbent on
you (the student) to convince me (the grader) that you know what is
going on. Do not assume that I will `read your mind'. Do
not even assume that I will end up grading your paper. (I may
`subcontract' the grading to someone who can not read either my mind
or yours.)
Generally grading is broken down as follows:
Topic presently being covered: 30%
Correct use of supporting topics: 30%
Calculations, accuracy: 30%
Format, neatness: 10%
Late Papers: will be deducted 10% per week day after day due.
COURSE T.A.
The Teaching Assistant for the Course is Steve Makris. Steve's
email address is: ... svmakris@gmail.com
The Instructor of this course is active in the structural wood
engineering design and manufacturing industry and runs a `wood
engineering' blog. You may follow the blog here: ... http://woodengineering.blogspot.com/.