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CEM 45500 - Temporary Structures In Construction


Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will cover the design and construction of various temporary structures and systems used in building and transportation construction. The course describes not only design issues of temporary structures such as formwork, falsework, bracing, earth retention systems, scaffolding, cofferdams, and so forth by providing lectures and design examples, but it also covers business aspects associated with the design and construction of temporary structures in the real world such as business practice, legal aspects, and design philosophy. Typically offered Spring.