Course Content and Outcomes Guides (CCOG)

CCOG for BCT 222 Winter 2025


Course Number:
BCT 222
Course Title:
Engineering for Constructors
Credit Hours:
3
Lecture Hours:
30
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Presents the fundamentals of analysis and design of structural systems used in buildings to students with limited technical training. Introduces basic contemporary structural systems in masonry, steel, concrete and wood. Covers determination of support forces, bending moments, shear, strengths, properties of materials, loads and dimensional properties. Prerequisites: BCT 104, 102 or instructor approval. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion students should be able to:

  • Communicate effectively and collaborate on a constructio project
  • Identify potential loads and forces acting on a building.
  • Identify structural systems and members represented on construction documents.
  • Recognize bending moments, shear, deflection buckling, and how they determine the size and configuration of structural members.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Students will be individually assessed for comprehension using:

1. Weekly Quizzes

2. Examinations

3. Moderated Discussion / Small Group Discussion Peer Feedback

4. Beam Design Problems: Students will work individually and in small groups to demonstrate mastery of simple beam design calculations methods.

5. Reflection Papers commenting on a student's own performance and the work of other students

6. Bridge Design Project: Students will work individually to research, design, propose and present a unique bridge design for a specific site.  Student performance will be assessed based upon demonstrated depth of research, application of student design intent, presentation effectiveness, and participation during other student presentations.

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Themes, issues and concepts:

  • Basic contemporary structural systems in:
    • Masonry
    • Steel
    • Wood
    • Concrete
    • Engineered Wood Products and Hybrid Technolo
  • Determination of support forces
  • Design Considerations of:
    • Bending
    • Shear
    • Moment
    • Deflection
    • Buckling
  • Strengths and properties of materials
  • Loads
  • Dimensional properties
  • Deck design
  • Types of Structures
  • Need for Redundancy
  • Forces Structures must resist
    • Live Load
    • Dead Load
    • Snow Loads
    • Lateral Loads
    • Seismic Loads
    • Wind Loads

Process Skills:

  1. Draw Shear & Moment Diagrams
  2. Load Tracing
  3. Calculate Simple Beam Design
  4. Apply and Understand Structural Building code requirements
  5. Apply knowledge of building materials and methods
  6. Recognize appropriate application of Manufacturers Design guides when selecting structural members
  7. Recognize the importance of professional engineering method in structural design, and its role in construction document preparation and specification
  8. Recognize when to call for engineering support
  9. Understand the purpose and use of particular structural systems for specific applications
  10. Identify design considerations and structural forces
  11. Recognize the role of individual structural members within a complex structural system