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2024 September Semester
Apr 19, 2024 |
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| IENG 611 - Introduction to Wood as a Building Material |
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This course provides an overview of using wood as a building material. The course provides an overview of wood as a construction material and the recent history of wood and timber construction. It examines the macro- and microscopic structures of wood, chemical compositions, physical and mechanical properties, and then covers a variety of structural wood-based products by exploring the manufacturing process, characteristics, mechanical properties and application in modern wood structures. The course also briefly introduces wood technologies related to the use of wood in building, fire properties and durability of wood. It covers a variety of traditional and modern applications including recent product developments by exploring the design and construction of iconic wood structures.
Field trip(s) are required. Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Laboratory, Seminar |
| IENG 612 - Project Design I |
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This course focuses on principles of structural mechanics and their applications in wood structures. Load calculation procedures for typical structures under practical conditions are presented. Analysis of different types of structural members and connections are discussed.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Seminar |
| IENG 613 - Wood Design I |
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This course focuses on the design of timber structural elements and connections. Topics include the behaviour and design of bending, tension and compression members made of solid timber or glue-laminated timber and the complete suite of contemporary connectors and connector systems. Students design and analyze various structural components and design, build, test and analyze a connection assembly.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Laboratory, Seminar |
| IENG 614 - Engineering Vibration and Acoustics |
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The first part of this course introduces engineering vibration theories, including free, harmonic, and forced vibration response of single- and multiple-degree-of-freedom systems, distributed parameter systems, and experimental techniques in vibration testing, including non-destructive testing and the application of engineering vibration in non-seismic-related building design. The second part covers room acoustics, sound insulation performance of wall and floor assemblies, and sound transmission in wood buildings. The labs include modal testing and analysis, vibration data processing, reverberation time measurement, and sound insulation testing.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Laboratory, Seminar |
| IENG 615 - Wood Science |
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This course examines the macroscopic and microscopic anatomical features of wood and explores its physical properties. The course looks at the wood-water interaction and methods of wood drying. Students learn to identify macroscopically commonly used wood species.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Laboratory, Seminar |
| IENG 624 - Envelope Design |
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This course addresses the fundamentals of building physics in building envelopes, thermal bridges, and hydrodynamic processes. Students examine airtightness and convection-based influences along with durability of building envelopes. The principles and details of energy-efficient design, specifically for wood buildings, are applied.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| IENG 626 - Sustainable Design I |
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This course focuses on sustainable design, durability and resilience as well as energy efficiency and lowest possible environmental impact. It addresses the adaptation of design to climate zones, the interconnection of architectural volumes, form, envelope design and healthy living. It explores the integration of mechanical systems and their influence on design. Parameters of healthy living, air quality and thermal comfort are introduced. Economic calculations and life cycle assessment are discussed.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Laboratory |
| IENG 650 - CAD/BIM in the Construction Industry |
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This advanced course focuses on industry-specific topics, including Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA), with a strong emphasis on their role in Building Information Modelling (BIM) as they relate to construction and engineering. New emerging trends of parametric design are also explored and further investigated for their role in state-of-the-art projects. The roles that interoperability, data exchange, and sharing have in the industry are discussed within the BIM context.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam, Seminar |
| IENG 722 - Project Design II |
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This course is a wood design studio that provides students with the opportunity to apply their design skills to a realistic design task.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Laboratory, Seminar |
| IENG 723 - Wood Design II |
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This course focuses on structural design of timber floors and lateral load resisting systems. Topics include: the behavior and design of floors made from solid timber; engineered wood products; timber-concrete composites; contemporary lateral load resisting systems such as light-frame; cross laminated timber shear walls and diaphragms; and moment frames. Students design and analyze various structural wood and hybrid systems.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Laboratory, Seminar |
| IENG 727 - Prefabrication and Digital Manufacturing in Wood Construction |
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This course introduces students to prefabrication. Topics cover state-of-the-art fabrication technology including CNC-machines and industrial robots, tooling options, material handling, and process flow. Students learn the basics of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) including machine interfacing, machining strategies, and how design decisions influence the ability to assemble and manufacture a structure to the highest standards and efficiency.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Laboratory, Seminar |
| IENG 729 - Structural Dynamics and Seismic Design |
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This course aims to acquaint graduate students and practicing engineers with theories of structural dynamics and principles of seismic design. Part one discusses concepts, theories, and methods for conducting analysis of distributed-parameter, single- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems subjected to various types of dynamic loads, including seismic excitation. Part two introduces principles of earthquake engineering and fundamentals of seismic hazards. Students learn philosophies, principles, and practices of seismic design of concrete, steel, timber, and composite structures in compliance with the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC).
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Laboratory |
| IENG 731 - Master of Engineering Project |
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This course is the capstone project and can include various fields covered in the program. Students are encouraged to combine several topics to demonstrate integrated design skills.
Credits: 9.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Laboratory, Seminar |
| IENG 734 - Sustainable Design II |
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This lecture-based course focuses on the highest priorities of sustainable design in both energy efficiency and moderate and cold climates. Design of energy-efficient buildings, interconnection of architectural volumes, form, envelope design and healthy living are evaluated. Energy efficiency standards are explored. The integration of building services such as HRV, HVAC and renewable energy generation and their influence on the design are introduced.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Seminar |
| IENG 738 - Finite Element Analysis and Computational Engineering |
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This course first reviews the basics of matrix structure analysis including bar, 2D truss, beam, and 2D frame elements, and then introduces the fundamental concepts of finite element analysis (FEA) including domain discretization, element types, system matrix assembly, and numerical solution techniques. Application of FEA to conduct structural analysis is covered using commercial software, including both static and dynamic analysis. Case studies focus on wood structures. Computational design and digital fabrication are introduced through guest lectures and additional materials.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Seminar |
| IENG 739 - Special Topics III |
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This course focuses on recent developments in the Canadian and international wood and/or sustainable construction industry. Topics vary and explore recent trends, methods or new products and approaches in the industry. Field trip(s) are required.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Seminar |
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