Civil Engineering (CIVE)
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
CIVE 4403 [0.5 credit]
Masonry Design
Introduction to structural design in masonry. Properties of masonry materials and assemblages. Behaviour and design of beams, walls and columns. Selected topics including veneer wall systems, differential movement, workmanship, specifications, inspection, maintenance and repair. Lowrise and highrise building design.
Also offered, at the graduate level with additional or different requirements, as
CIVE 5200, for which additional credit is precluded. Prerequisite: fourth-year status in Engineering or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis three hours alternate weeks.