CE 479

Design of Building Components and Systems

Fall 2010

MWF 1:30 2:20 PM

PHYS 203

Instructor: Judy Liu

Office: CIVL 4121
Phone: 494-2254
E-mail: jliu@purdue.edu

TA: Karen Jatkowski

Office: CIVL 4129
E-mail: kjatkows@purdue.edu

Website: http://bridge.ecn.purdue.edu/~jliu/courses.html
You are expected to visit this site for announcements and assignments.

Course Objectives:
Design of simple floor and roof systems and load bearing walls; uses of building materials;
fundamentals of design of metal form decking, steel joists, masonry (e.g., beams, columns
and load bearing walls), and timber (e.g., beams, trusses, and mechanical connections).
Specific objectives:
To develop an understanding of the unique material aspects of wood and wood-based
components.
To develop a technical understanding of the structural behavior of wood components
and structures subjected to loads.
To develop technical competence in single-member wood design procedures.
To develop technical competence in steel roof and floor deck system design procedures.
To develop technical competence in steel joist design procedures.
To develop knowledge of the engineering properties of materials for masonry
construction.
To develop a technical understanding of the structural behavior of load-bearing
unreinforced and reinforced masonry walls subjected to gravity and wind, and reinforced
masonry beams and columns under gravity loads.

Pre- and co-requisites:

CE473 is a co-requisite for this course.

Required Books:
ASD/LRFD National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction, 2005 Edition.
(Instructions in class for ordering at student price.)

References:
To be provided in class or on course website.

Homework:
Homework will be assigned regularly. Practice problems may also be suggested periodically,
but will not be collected or graded. Assignments should be done neatly and submitted on
engineering paper, with final solutions clearly summarized and marked. Assignments are to
be turned in at the beginning of the lecture on the date due. Late assignments will not be
accepted, unless a specific arrangement has been made with the instructor at least 24 hours
prior to the due date. The lowest homework grade will be dropped.

Exams and Grading:

There will be one mid-term exam and a non-comprehensive final. There will be no make-up
exams unless arrangements have been made at least one week in advance. Your final
course grade will be determined as follows: midterm exam 30%, final exam 30%,
homework, participation, other 40%. Note that the plus/minus grading system (A+, A, A-,
B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, etc.) will be used.

Exam Schedule:
Midterm Wednesday, October 20 8:00 10:00 PM ARMS 1010
Final To be scheduled

Ethics:
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Please refer to "Academic Integrity: A Guide for
Students," on the following web page:
http://www.purdue.edu/odos/osrr/academicintegritybrochure.php. Any incidents of
academic dishonesty will, at the very least, result in zero credit for the associated
assignment or exam. Further penalties, such as immediate failure of the course and/or
referral to the Dean of Students, are at the discretion of the instructor.

Emergencies:
In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines and grading
percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester
calendar or other circumstances. Here are ways to get information about changes in this
course. The course website: http://bridge.ecn.purdue.edu/~jliu/courses.html, e-mail:
jliu@purdue.edu, and phone: 494-2254.

Please review posted guides on emergency procedures and view information on active
shooter awareness training and information on Swine Influenza A (H1N1) and Purdues
Pandemic Influenza Plan at
http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness/index.htm

Follow the link on the left to the Purdue Fire Department for more information and videos on
fire safety.

Note that information about on campus emergencies will be posted at

http://www.purdue.edu

Please also be sure to sign up for emergency text messages at

http://www.purdue.edu/securepurdue/

Office Hours:
Prof. Liu: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 10:30 11:30 AM, or by appointment
Teaching Assistant: to be announced (see course website)