Structural Design 2

lbarc2161  2019-2020  Bruxelles Saint-Gilles

Structural Design 2
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.
4 credits
40.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Sottiaux Luc;
Language
French
Main themes
This teaching unit forms part of continuous learning on structures and their behaviour.
  • Load, overload and stresses in buildings
  • Soil mechanics: definition, components and structure of the soil, law of fundamental behaviour, action of water, constraints and balances including earth pressures, unstable soils and landslides
  • Direct and deep foundations                                          
  • Supports: slopes, retaining walls, shoring and anchors
Advanced study:                                                         
  • Prefabricated structures in concrete : process of design and choice of construction system, general stability and bracing, pre-stressed flat and ribbed floor elements, joints and brackets
  • Complex and large scale/storeyed structures: design and conditions for implementation, including foundations
These topics are studied with the aim of experiencing the professional practice of the engineering consultant in the field of building stability.
Aims

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

1 Specific learning outcomes:
By the end of this teaching unit, students are able to
  • describe and critically analyse the mechanical working of building structures as a driver of an efficient work of architecture.
  • assess the specific issues raised by the design of a structure so as to make sensible, coherent and rational choices.
  • assess the technical and construction principles to be developed for large scale structures; assess the methods and conditions of implementation.
  • analyse and make use of technical documents.
  • enter into a professional dialogue with an engineer using knowledge of structures rigorously : communicate an architectural project with the use of plans, presentations or other documents adapted with a view to posing questions about the project and developing it.
Contribution to the learning outcomes reference network:
Use the technical dimension
  • Be familiar with and interpret the main technical principles of construction
  • Be able to apply the various basic technical principles in producing a work of architecture
Make committed choices
  • Understand the merits of an idea which can lead to the objectives to be achieved by the project; follow through with determination, even by means of a modest intervention, the implementation of this idea and the achievement of these objectives
 

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”.
Content
These activity consists in analysis and structural design of buildings (see Main Topics).
Teaching methods
Course in auditoria. These activity is in the form of contact hours.
Evaluation methods
Oral examination
Bibliography
Notes de cours rédigées par le professeur
Faculty or entity
LOCI


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

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Architecture (Bruxelles)
ARCB2M
4