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

Teacher(s)

Sgambi Luca;

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 :

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”.

Evaluation methods

Each student's final rating is the average of two ratings. The first evaluation concerns a structural design work on a design problem assigned by the teacher at the beginning of the course. This work can be done in groups. The second evaluation concerns a written examination on the topics carried out in the classroom. On both assessments, the teacher sets a minimum threshold of 6/20 below which the student cannot have a positive final assessment.

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

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

Title of the programme

Sigle

Credits

Prerequisites

Aims

Master [120] in Architecture (Tournai)

ARCT2M