Building Technology and Construction

  1. Structural Systems
    1. Fundamental Principles
      1. Loads on Buildings
        1. Dead Loads
          1. Live Loads
            1. Environmental Loads
              1. Wind Loads
                1. Snow Loads
                  1. Seismic Loads
                    1. Rain Loads
                      1. Temperature Loads
                    2. Structural Forces
                      1. Tension
                        1. Compression
                          1. Shear
                            1. Bending
                              1. Torsion
                                1. Combined Forces
                                2. Load Paths and Structural Stability
                                  1. Load Transfer Mechanisms
                                    1. Structural Redundancy
                                      1. Progressive Collapse Prevention
                                    2. Foundation Systems
                                      1. Shallow Foundations
                                        1. Spread Footings
                                          1. Isolated Footings
                                            1. Combined Footings
                                            2. Strip Footings
                                              1. Continuous Footings
                                                1. Grade Beams
                                                2. Mat or Raft Foundations
                                                  1. Flat Mats
                                                    1. Ribbed Mats
                                                  2. Deep Foundations
                                                    1. Piles
                                                      1. Driven Piles
                                                        1. Steel Piles
                                                          1. Concrete Piles
                                                            1. Timber Piles
                                                            2. Bored Piles
                                                              1. Auger Cast Piles
                                                                1. Drilled Displacement Piles
                                                              2. Caissons
                                                                1. Drilled Shafts
                                                                  1. Socketed Caissons
                                                                    1. Bell-Bottom Caissons
                                                                  2. Foundation Drainage and Waterproofing
                                                                    1. Drainage Systems
                                                                      1. Waterproofing Membranes
                                                                        1. Dampproofing
                                                                        2. Settlement and Soil-Structure Interaction
                                                                          1. Settlement Types
                                                                            1. Differential Settlement
                                                                              1. Soil-Structure Interaction Effects
                                                                            2. Framing Systems
                                                                              1. Wood Framing
                                                                                1. Light-Frame Construction
                                                                                  1. Platform Framing
                                                                                    1. Balloon Framing
                                                                                      1. Advanced Framing Techniques
                                                                                      2. Heavy Timber Framing
                                                                                        1. Post and Beam
                                                                                          1. Timber Joinery
                                                                                            1. Mass Timber Construction
                                                                                          2. Steel Framing
                                                                                            1. Structural Steel Frame
                                                                                              1. Columns and Beams
                                                                                                1. Bracing Systems
                                                                                                  1. Connection Design
                                                                                                  2. Light-Gauge Steel Framing
                                                                                                    1. Stud Walls
                                                                                                      1. Floor and Roof Framing
                                                                                                        1. Lateral Bracing
                                                                                                      2. Concrete Framing
                                                                                                        1. Cast-in-Place Concrete
                                                                                                          1. Columns
                                                                                                            1. Beams
                                                                                                              1. Slabs
                                                                                                              2. Precast Concrete
                                                                                                                1. Precast Panels
                                                                                                                  1. Precast Beams and Columns
                                                                                                                    1. Connection Systems
                                                                                                                  2. Masonry Structural Systems
                                                                                                                    1. Reinforced Masonry Walls
                                                                                                                      1. Unreinforced Masonry Walls
                                                                                                                        1. Load-Bearing Masonry
                                                                                                                          1. Masonry Infill Systems
                                                                                                                        2. Floor Systems
                                                                                                                          1. Wood Joist Systems
                                                                                                                            1. Solid Sawn Joists
                                                                                                                              1. Engineered Wood Joists
                                                                                                                                1. Joist Spacing and Sizing
                                                                                                                                2. Steel Joist and Decking Systems
                                                                                                                                  1. Open Web Steel Joists
                                                                                                                                    1. Metal Decking
                                                                                                                                      1. Form Decking
                                                                                                                                        1. Roof Decking
                                                                                                                                          1. Composite Decking
                                                                                                                                        2. Concrete Slab Systems
                                                                                                                                          1. One-Way Slabs
                                                                                                                                            1. Two-Way Slabs
                                                                                                                                              1. Flat Slabs and Waffle Slabs
                                                                                                                                                1. Post-Tensioned Slabs
                                                                                                                                              2. Roof Systems
                                                                                                                                                1. Wood Rafter and Truss Systems
                                                                                                                                                  1. Rafters
                                                                                                                                                    1. Common Rafters
                                                                                                                                                      1. Hip and Valley Rafters
                                                                                                                                                      2. Prefabricated Trusses
                                                                                                                                                        1. Truss Types
                                                                                                                                                          1. Truss Design
                                                                                                                                                        2. Steel Truss and Purlin Systems
                                                                                                                                                          1. Open Web Steel Trusses
                                                                                                                                                            1. Metal Purlins
                                                                                                                                                              1. Bracing Systems
                                                                                                                                                              2. Concrete Roof Structures
                                                                                                                                                                1. Sloped Concrete Roofs
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Flat Concrete Roofs
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Precast Concrete Roof Systems
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Lateral Force Resisting Systems
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Shear Walls
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Concrete Shear Walls
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Masonry Shear Walls
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Wood Shear Walls
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Steel Plate Shear Walls
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Braced Frames
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Concentrically Braced Frames
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Eccentrically Braced Frames
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Moment-Resisting Frames
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Steel Moment Frames
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Concrete Moment Frames
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Wood Moment Frames

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