University Of Central Florida

Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

CES 4130 L

Structural Lab

Catalog Description: Laboratory exercises on the behavior of structures and structural materials.

Pre-requisite(s):
CES 3310
CES 3331

Designation: Required (now included with CES 4100)

Contribution of course to meeting the Professional Component:

Math & Science Topic 0.0 credit hours
Engineering Topics 1.0 credit hours
General Education Topics 0.0 credit hours

 

Class Schedule: Laboratory Schedule:
Number of sessions per week N/A Number of sessions per week 1
Duration of each session N/A Duration of each session 150 mins

Course Objectives:
· Emphasize behavior of structures and structural materials. Show that models can give reasonable approximations of structural behavior.

Topics:
· Tension of a steel bar
· Compression and flexure of a 2 x 4 timber specimen
· Compression of a concrete cylinder
· Behavior of determinate and indeterminate frames and trusses.
· Behavior of members with channel, Z, and box shapes.

Textbook(s):
· Lab Manual

Reference(s):
N/A

Relationship of the course to Program Outcomes:
· This course is used to assess civil and environmental engineering program outcomes number 1, 5, and 6.
· It is also used to apply concepts learnt in program outcomes number 1, 5, and 6.
· This course also addresses the Criterion a, b, g, k (from the a-k list of ABET)