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ARCH-5056: Advanced Building Structures

Description: Study of building forms and structure systems ranging from horizontal-span structures to skyscrapers; preliminary design of masonry buildings, skeletons, tubes, soft and rigid surface structures by considering the complexity of load action that includes wind, seismic, and hidden loads.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ARCH-4775 and ARCH-4776

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 5

Average GPA: 3.23 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 56.22%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Mehdi Setareh20215.5%36.6%41.1%16.6%0.0%0.0%2.332
Mario Cortes200790.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.843

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