Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily Life

Three Structural Systems for Load Bearing

Educational Nov 13, 2015 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E3: Examine one of the most important aspects of modern building codes: the design of a house for structural load carrying. Focus on two of the three major approaches to this crucial function: bearing wall construction and heavy timber frame construction. Both have been used for thousands of years.

Educational Nov 13, 2015 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2015
Run Time: 33 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.