In the development of an architectural project it is necessary to know concepts and organizing principles that allow a structure to be safe as well as functional and pleasant. This need is addressed not only to new buildings, but also to the existing ones. The Module of Structural Design is therefore aimed at providing a broad cultural background concerning the ability to interpret the static behavior of a building.
Course Content
In the development of an architectural project it is necessary to know concepts and organizing principles that allow a structure to be safe as well as functional and pleasant. This need is addressed not only to new buildings, but also to the existing ones. The Module of Structural Design is therefore aimed at providing a broad cultural background concerning the ability to interpret the static behavior of a building.
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6. Lecture notes.
Learning Objectives
In the development of an architectural project it is necessary to know concepts and organizing principles that allow a structure to be safe as well as functional and pleasant. This need is addressed not only to new buildings, but also to the existing ones. The Module of Structural Design is therefore aimed at providing a broad cultural background concerning the ability to interpret the static behavior of a building.
The Module of Structural Design aims to provide students with the tools for the design of structures made of traditional materials (concrete, steel, masonry, wood) and with reference to structural types having different degree of complexity. Procedures for intervention design on existing structures are also dealt with. All the topics are treated within an integrated educational path that connects the structural aspect with the architectural design and the technological project. The Module is therefore oriented to the professional training of the architect in the structural field.
Learning Objectives
The Module of Structural Design aims to provide students with the tools for the design of structures made of traditional materials (concrete, steel, masonry, wood) and with reference to structural types having different degree of complexity. Procedures for intervention design on existing structures are also dealt with. All the topics are treated within an integrated educational path that connects the structural aspect with the architectural design and the technological project. The Module is therefore oriented to the professional training of the architect in the structural field.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic mathematical notions and fundamentals of Statics and Science of Constructions.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic mathematical notions and fundamentals of Statics and Science of Constructions.
Teaching Methods
The educational organization of the Laboratory of Architecture and Structure is aimed at developing a unique theme, common to all Modules. The Module deals with the discussion of the structural calculation procedures related to the overall project, and includes both lectures and other activities of project/application type, as well as verifications of theoretical topics treated in the course. The calculation procedures allow to carry out structural drawings organized according to criteria similar to those used in the professional field.
Teaching Methods
The educational organization of the Laboratory of Architecture and Structure is aimed at developing a unique theme, common to all Modules. The Module deals with the discussion of the structural calculation procedures related to the overall project, and includes both lectures and other activities of project/application type, as well as verifications of theoretical topics treated in the course. The calculation procedures allow to carry out structural drawings organized according to criteria similar to those used in the professional field.
Further information
During the course, exercises are planned for the specific learning of the FEM type software necessary for the construction of structural models.
Type of Assessment
The final verification involves the joint debate of the tables drawn up with reference to the unique theme of the Laboratory; it is also verified the knowledge of theoretical concepts necessary for the development of the project.
Type of Assessment
The final verification involves the joint debate of the tables drawn up with reference to the unique theme of the Laboratory; it is also verified the knowledge of theoretical concepts necessary for the development of the project.
Course program
The contents of the Module of Structural Design are based on the assumption that the architect student should acquire, on his own path of study, a solid cultural background that includes, on the one hand, the static principles and structural organization typical of the Science and Technique of Construction and, on the other hand, the historical and technological knowledge that can give him the ability to 'read' a structure and to interpret it statically in a correct way. This need is addressed not only to new buildings, but also to the existing ones, and this aspect is of great importance in a country, such as Italy, with a wealth of historical and monumental heritage.
Moreover, the attention devoted to the historical constructions often places the architect in the face of complex questions such as interpreting a cracking pattern or a type of failure. This module therefore aims to provide a contribution to the architect's education on the issues outlined above and deals more specifically with the treatment of structural calculation procedures related to the architectural design.
The module will provide students with tools for calculating structures made of traditional materials (reinforced concrete, steel, masonry, wood) and with reference to structures having different degrees of complexity; the design procedures relating to interventions on existing structures will also be described. The above contents are given in an integrated didactic pathway that links the structural component with architectural and technological design. The module will therefore be addressed towards the training of the architect in the field of structural design.
Theoretical lessons are alternated to other design/application activities and the verification of the theoretical topics given in the course. The calculation procedures will allow the development of structural detail drawings organized according to criteria similar to those used in the professional field.
In particular, the topics of the module can be divided into the following sections:
1. Method of Limit States for RC and steel constructions
2. Fundamentals of seismic design
3. Realization of structural models with dedicated software