A.R.E. Workshop

Architect Registration Exam - Structures Workshop with David Thaddeus, AIA

Click HERE for registration form.

University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture
4200 Elgin (Entrance 18)

(Arrive 15-30 minutes early for each session.)

Friday, June 15, 2007 | 9:00 am - 8:00 pm (2 hour lunch break this day only)

Review of trigonometry, forces (general definitions, force resolution, force addition), moments and couples, stresses and strain/Hooke's Law, free body diagrams, equilibrium, loads and reactions, truss analysis, method of joints and sections, tributary loads.

Saturday, June 16, 2007 | 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Geometry of sections, load, shear and bending moment diagrams, general beam design theory, design of structural members in wood, steel and concrete. Also review of general structures mock exams.

Sunday, June 17, 2007 | 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Long span structures, foundation systems, general lateral load-resisting strategies, wind and seismic loads, and review lateral forces mock exam.


David J. Thaddeus, AIA is an Associate Professor of Structures & Architectural Design at the College of Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He holds degrees in Structural Engineering and Architecture and has been teaching Structures and Design since 1985.

For additional information, contact David Thaddeus at Thaddeus@email.uncc.edu
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