Structural Design 1

ltarc1361  2018-2019  Tournai

Structural Design 1
4 credits
20.0 h + 30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Faux Pascaline; Sgambi Luca; SOMEBODY;
Language
French
Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
This teaching unit forms part of the continuous process of learning about structures and their behaviour.
  • Eurocodes
  • Loads, overloads and combinations of actions and stress
  • Ultimate and serviceability limit states
  • Structures in masonry
  • Structures in concrete and reinforced concrete
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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Specific learning outcomes:

By the end of the course, students will be able to

  • understand and put forward a structural logic for a building.
  • understand and carry out lowering the loads in a building to the foundations.
  • understand the behaviour of a material according to its environment.
  • understand the approach to structures in reinforced concrete.
  • understand the technical documents linked to structures in reinforced concrete.

Contribution to the learning outcomes reference framework:

With regard to the learning outcomes reference framework of the Bachelor¿s degree in Architecture, this teaching unit contributes to the development, the acquisition and the assessment of the following learning outcomes:

Make use of other subjects

  • Make use of other subjects to ask questions about the design and implementation of an architectural project

Use the technical dimension

  • Observe and assess the main construction principles of a building
  • Be able to apply the various basic technical principles in a producing a work of architecture
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Bibliography
Allen E., Zalewski W., Form and Forces, Designing efficient, expressive structures, Boston, Wiley, 2010
Muttoni A., L'art des structures, Lausanne, PPUR, 2004
Salvadori M., Comment ça tient ?, Editions Parenthèses, 2005
Studer M-A. & Frey Fr., Introduction à l'analyse des structures, Lausanne, PPUR, 1997
Schodek D., Bechthold M., Structures, sixth edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008
Gordon J., Structures et matériaux, Pour la science, Belin, 1994
Faculty or entity
LOCI


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Architecture (Tournai)
ARCT1BA
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LTARC1261 AND LTARC1262