Learning Outcomes

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

• Determine the elastic buckling loads of columns with various support conditions.
• Use standard equations in conjunction with the principle of superposition to calculate the deflection of bending members.
• Set up and perform laboratory tests to determine bending stresses and strain distribution and buckling properties of timber specimens.
• Describe the expected failure mode of short, intermediate, and long timber columns.
• Describe the principles that underlie the use of electrical resistance strain gauges and applications of electrical resistance strain gauges in current civil engineering practise.

Effective as of Fall 2010