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.