Engineering of Structures: Tension
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Engineering of Structures: Tension at Coursera Overview
Duration | 13 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Engineering of Structures: Tension at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a Certificate upon completion
Engineering of Structures: Tension at Coursera Course details
- You will study different structures and identify what role tension plays in their designs
- The first module explores tension and its importance in building structures
- You will understand the role of funicular forms in sustaining tension, how to best design elements and systems that resist tensile force
- You will also recognize the similarities and differences between suspension bridges and cable-stayed bridges
- You'll also study the structures of different bridges and share a report on them
Engineering of Structures: Tension at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction to Tension
Preliminary Material: What Do You Think?
Why Do We Care About Tension (Video 3:26)
From the Instructor's Desk
Overview of the Course Concepts
Welcome
Syllabus
Coursera Code of Conduct
Coursera Honor Code
What Do You Think? Image
Owl's Problem
Glossary
Preliminary Material: What Do You Think?
Owl's Problem Quiz
Why Do We Care About Tension: Practice Problem
Angles, Funicular Forms, and Bridges
Lesson: Funicular Forms
Lesson: Angles (Video 5:50)
Example: Owl's Basket (Video 3:35)
Example: Funicular Form (Video 3:33)
Lesson: Bridges (Video 4:59)
Example: Owl's Cable-Stayed Bridge (Video 7:00)
Example: Suspension Bridge (Video 8:58)
Lesson: Funicular Forms
Explore: Funicular Forms
Lesson: Angles
Example: Owl's Basket
Example: Funicular Form
Lesson: Bridges
Example: Owl's Cable-Stayed Bridge
Example: Suspension Bridge
Funicular Forms: Practice Problem
Angles: Practice Problem
Example Funicular Form: Practice Problem
Bridges: Practice Problem
Angles, Funicular Forms, and Bridges
Building a Cable-stayed Bridge
Build Cable-stayed Bridge (Video 12:15)
Build: Cable-stayed Bridge
What You'll Share
Owl Uses Ropes to Build a Bridge!
Check Your Understanding Quiz
Share Your World: Report Participation
What Do You Think of Owl's Solution?
Building a Cable-stayed Bridge Graded Assessment
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