There is an in-depth focus on several design projects. Grades are based on the exercises, design-project reports, and a final presentation. Mr. R. De Jong, Mr. B. Vanden Bosch. W83 Masonry Design. In this course, students become familiar with basic masonry materials, including clay brick, concrete block, mortar, grout and reinforcing accessories.
Students are able to analyze and design unreinforced masonry structures using engineering methods.
Students understand the behavior of reinforced masonry structures and are able to design for flexure, shear, axial forces, combined flexure and axial forces, and in-plane shear forces. Problem sets and a final design-project report are required. IDIS W12 Business and Engineering for the International Market. Mr. M. Kuyers, Mr. N. Nielsen, Mr. S. Vander Linde, Mr. W. Wentzheimer. Society, Technology, and Environment.