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IPython Notebooks that contain lectures on Temporary Structures

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Welcome to Temporary Structures.

My name is Damon Allen and I teach at the University of Florida's College of Construction Managment. These lectures are for the BCN 4423 course.

Lectures

Week 0

Course Introduction
Course Introduction (web only)

Week 1

Class Introduction
Class Introduction (web only)
How to Complete Team and Individual Assignments

Week 2

Introduction to Wood as a Building Material
Tributary Width vs Tributary Area
Introduction to the Timber Code

Week 3

Timber Beams

Week 4

Euler Buckling
Timber Columns

Week 5

Wall Form Bracing (Part - 1 Compression Bracing)
Wall Form Bracing (Part - 2 Tension Bracing with Fasteners)
Slab Form Braces
Bracing Stiffness Requirements
Nail Shear Extrapolation

Week 6

Types of Concrete Formwork
Willow Island Cooling Towers
Willow Island Cooling Towers (web only)
Span Length Derivations

Week 7

Wall Form Design
Wall Form Design Using Tables

Week 8

Column Forms

Week 9

Slab Form Design
Slab Form Design Using Tables

Week 10

Reshoring Slabs

Week 11

Scaffold Design

Week 12

Excavations

Week 13

Equipment

References and Resources

IPython.org
Open source software used in the development of this course.
Excel help and Rubrics

Support or Contact

Have questions about lecture content? Contact Damon Allen PhD and I’ll try help you out.