CEE 5710

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  • Schedule of Classes - September 22, 2025 1:06PM EDT

CEE 5710
Timber Behavior and Design

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This introductory course in timber behavior and design will discuss the materials of timber construction and their incorporation into building components and structural systems.


Prerequisites CEE 3710 or by permission of the instructor.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: graduate students and CEE seniors, or permission of instructor.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP

Outcomes

  • Understand timber as a material; its limitations, strengths, and applications.
  • Apply engineering principles to understand the behavior and analysis of timber structures.
  • Understand the limit states and their impact on performance of timber in service conditions.
  • Describe the behavior of timber assemblies with respect to its environmental conditions including moisture, differential movement, fire, and varying durations of applied load.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5417 CEE 5710   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Reiter, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduate students and Civil Engineering seniors; others by permission of instructor.