I. Design of Wood Landscape Structures

         1.  Basic Principles of Statics:

        1.1  Structural terms – definitions

              1.2  Types of stress

        1.3  Moment of a force

        1.4  Equilibrium

              1.5  Reactions

              1.6  Bending Moment of beams

        1.7  Structural classification of  beams

        1.8  Maximum moments of  typical beams

        1.9  Principle of superposition

1.10    Moment of Inertia (I) and section  modules (S)

       2. Structural Properties of Materials

             2.1  Strength of materials

       2.2  Stress-strain diagram

       2.3  Beam failures

       2.4  The flexure formula

3.  Design of Beams

       3.1  Calculation of section modulus

      3.2  Calculation of beam deflection

      4.  Design of Vertical Members (Columns)

       4.1   Introduction

       4.2  Buckling of wooden columns

       4.3  Maximum axial loading for buckling

       4.4  Maximum axial loading on columns

4.5  Design of column sections

 5.  Structural Design of Wood Deck Frames

       5.1  Framing system

       5.2  Design loads

       5.3  Wood species

       5.4  Design procedures

 6.  Deck Frame Design Example

 7.  Other Column Sections

 8.  Detailing of Wood Structures

II. Masonry and Concrete Structures

    1.  Principles of reinforced concrete design

          2.  Free-standing walls:

               2.1 Stability principles and calculations

               2.2 Examples

    3.  Retaining walls

         3.1  Types of retaining walls

         3.2  Stability principles and calculations

         3.3  Retaining wall examples

   4.  Detailing of Free-standing and Retaining Walls