Industrial and Commercial Basic Framing

Course code DRFT 1293

Credit 4.0

Length 80.0 hours

Course outline View

This course introduces students to the basic concepts behind structural steel square framing, and prepares them for the development of their first steel detailing project drawings.

Prerequisites

Course type

This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.

  • Standard steel connections
  • Beam loading conditions
  • Calculations for bolted connections
  • Basic beam and column detailing
  • Light commercial framing
  • Open web joist connections
  • Creating erection drawings

Course schedules

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How to take this course

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial.