Civil & Environmental Engrg 544 - Unified Structural Design

Fall
2026
01
3.00
Kara Peterman

M W 2:30PM 3:45PM

UMass Amherst
19650
Engineering Laboratory rm 306
kdpeterman@umass.edu
19649
Determination of loads for building structures, including seismic, wind, blast, and thermal. Complementary to material-specific design courses, this course will focus on structural system selection, and system-level design. Interactions between structural systems will also be considered.

Open to undergraduates with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and graduate students. Pre Req: CE-ENGIN 331 Students who do not meet the minimum GPA may seek the consent of the instructor to enroll.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.