Unit 1
Foundation Systems
Below: the foundation for One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) in NYC, the tallest building in the United States.
Preparation for class
Print and read Ch. 8 'Foundations'
Lab
Concrete lab: build reinforced and unreinforced beams and columns.
We will destruct-test them in about a month after they have cured.
Check your class emails for homework due dates, below:
Research assignment
Shanghai Tower Collapse assignment
Homework problems
Ch. 8 homework questions (below)
Print and read Ch. 8 'Foundations'
Lab
Concrete lab: build reinforced and unreinforced beams and columns.
We will destruct-test them in about a month after they have cured.
Check your class emails for homework due dates, below:
Research assignment
Shanghai Tower Collapse assignment
Homework problems
Ch. 8 homework questions (below)
| Ch. 8 "Foundations" |
| Shanghai_tower_collapse_assignment.docx |
| Shanghai tower collapse - student sample papers |
| Ch. 8 homework questions |