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MIT OpenCourseWare
Basic Structural Design
- Instructor
- Prof. John Ochsendorf
- Term
- Spring 2009
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 1 exam · 1 reading · 8 other files · 5 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 4.440 Basic Structural Design, Spring 2009, Prof. John Ochsendorf — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Before you start
Prerequisites are not listed here. Check MIT's own syllabus for this course.
How this course was organized
What's here, and what isn't
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Materials by section
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Assignments
- Assignment #1 Download
- Assignment #2 Download
- Homework #4: Frame Design Download
- Beam Design Project Download
- Structural Design Project Download
- Structural Design Project #1 Download
Exams
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Course outline
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Lecture 2: Compression and tension structures
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Lecture 3: Designing for axial forces
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Lecture 4: Truss design
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Lecture 5: Forces and forms in beams
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Lecture 6: Beam design
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Lecture 7: Forces and forms in frames
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Lecture 8: Frame design
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Lecture 9: Structural failures
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Lecture 10: Loading
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Lecture 11: Stability and indeterminancy
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Lecture 12: Midterm review
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Lecture 13: Midterm exam
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Lecture 14: Indeterminate beams
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Lecture 15: Indeterminate beams/frames
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Lecture 16: Indeterminate frames
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Lecture 17: Lateral load systems
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Lecture 18: Timber design
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Lecture 19: Steel design
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Lecture 20: Reinforced concrete design
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Lecture 21: Connections
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Lecture 22: Sustainable structures
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Lecture 23: Design for strength and serviceability
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Lecture 24: Advanced topics in structural design
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Lecture 25: Design project presentations
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Lecture 26: Review lecture
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. John Ochsendorf, 4.440 Basic Structural Design, Spring 2009.
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