Fall 2026 - CVL 500: Introduction to Structural Design - Dr. Khaled Sennah *Civil MASc and PhD Applicants ONLY*

Responsibilities

CVL 500
Introduction to Structural Design

Types of structures; Loads, load factors and load transfer; Properties of structural steel, Behaviour and design of steel compression members and statically-determinate steel beams; Properties of concrete and reinforcing steel; Behaviour of uncracked and cracked reinforced concrete beams; Design of statically-determinate one-way slabs and rectangular, T and L beams for ultimate and serviceability limit states; Design of reinforced concrete short columns. Behaviour and design of timber members subjected to bending, axial compression and combined bending and compression.

Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs. Tutorial: 2 hrs.

1. Marking of Midterms and Final Exams:
The Supervising Instructor is required to mark the midterm tests and final exams. No Graduate Assistant (GA) is allowed to mark midterm tests and final exams.

2. Meeting with the ...