CIVE 5520 — Structural Systems
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonOnlineTraditionalVideo Streaming
Covers the design of structural systems. Includes the major aspects of structural behavior and design (loads, load paths, structural system concepts, analysis, member and connection design, and structural detailing). Discusses typical structural building materials along with a brief introduction to less conventional materials. Emphasizes wood and masonry design. Also presents structural principles behind some innovative structural systems. Utilizes current professional practice with a focus on approximate hand methods of structural analysis. Requires one semester of undergraduate structural analysis.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- CIVE 2320 (min D-)
- graduate program admission
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 50% | 15.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 22 | 55 | 40% | 16.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 26 | 50 | 52% | 12.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 68% · T 24% · W 68% · Th 68% · F 24%
Common patterns: MWR (68% of sections), TF (24% of sections), async (8% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Nancy Varney (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Nancy Varney (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (CIVE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All CIVE courses · Plan it at numap.app