Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Sgambi Luca;
Language
French
Content
The tools available to architects to facilitate design activity has been considerably modernized in recent years. The Digital Age has brought the possibility of abandoning the "drawing table" in favor of Computer-Aided Design software, but also the possibility for architects to use design tools that were, until a few years ago, the prerogative of structural engineers (parametric design, FEM analysis, non-linear calculation, etc.). This course is conceived as an introduction to the problem of structural modeling in order to highlight the opportunities present in the use of structural modeling software in the architectural field but also to highlight the risks associated with the misuse of these software programs themselves.
Teaching methods
The theoretical part is provided in ex-cathedra lessons, the practical part is based on individual exercises. This part takes place using the free ADINA900 program which is provided during the course and for which there are tutorials written by the teacher. The student can use other software, in the free version, if they have suited to study the selected exercise (SAP2000, Straus7, ABAQUS). For the definition of geometry, the course is also open to the use of modeling methods that include the use of AUTOCAD or RHINOCEROS - GRASSHOPPER (and possible plugins). In this case, the teacher will ask the student for a certain degree of autonomy in the use of these programs.
Evaluation methods
The student must produce a sheet in A1 format summarizing the analyses performed on the selected exercise. The sheet will be exposed to the teacher with a brief oral examination.
Online resources
To support the course, the teacher provides tutorials that can cover all the topics discussed. All tutorials are available by MOODLE.
Faculty or entity
LOCI
