Proposed Outline

 I have created an outline for my Technical Report. I found that this was a good way to get my ideas together and decide which section needs more work. Feel free to leave some advice or any hints on how I can improve my outline.

1.0 Introduction
    •    1.1 Thesis Question
    •    1.2 Introduce Topic
    •    - Provide some background info about my topic
    •    - Cite the BC Building code showing new code provisions
2.0 Seismic Activity
    •    2.1 Overview
    •    - Brief explanation of earthquakes and what causes them
    •    2.2 Forces associated with earthquakes
    •    - Provide insight into the dynamic forces associated with earthquakes
    •    2.3 How structures react to seismic forces
    •    - Show how buildings react when a seismic load is applied to them
    •    - Illustrations will be created to show damages from earthquakes
3.0 Wood
    •    3.1 Types of wood used in construction
    •    - Wood selection
    •    - Grades of wood
    •    3.2 Strengths
    •    - Determine best species of wood to use
    •    - Determine the strongest species of wood
    •    3.3 Loading
    •    - Determine the forces from each storey acting on the floors below it
4.0 Shear Walls
    •    4.1 What is a shear wall
    •    - Explain what a shear wall is
    •    - Why shear walls are needed
    •    4.2 Performance of a Shear wall
    •    - What makes a shear wall so strong
    •    - Components of a shear wall
    •    4.3 Structural Analysis of a Shear Wall
    •    - Work with James Gu to design a shear wall
    •    - Complete a structural analysis of my design

5.0 Seismic Response
    •    5.1 Performance of  Wood
    •    - Will apply the seismic forces to the wood and shear wall I designed
    •    5.2 Structural Analysis
    •    - Determine if my building survived the earthquake
6.0 Conclusions
    -Answer my thesis question: Is it in fact practical to build 6 storeys with wood?