This Structures for Architecture module aims to provide students of architecture and architectural technology with a foundation in architectural structures.
The module aims to develop a foundational understanding of structural principles, dynamic structures, buildings under load (Dead and Live Load) and the interaction between components in different structural solutions.
The module is designed as the theoretical basis for the role of structures as an applied theory in subsequent Architectural and Technical Design Studio modules.
Using drawings, digital applications and models, the module will support the student in building a conceptual framework which will assist in the preliminary investigation and choice of appropriate structural solutions for small to medium sized structural problems.
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Inertia (compression in building)
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Masonry structures - Brick, Stone, Concrete
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Framed Structures – Timber, Steel, Concrete
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Continuous Structures – In-situ Concrete (printed concrete)
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Component Structures - modular (pre-cast/pre-fabricated)
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Hybrid Structures
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The role of restraint (fixity)
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Shear and compressive collapse
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Rule of thumb calculations for span depth ratios
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Bending Moments
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Dynamic loading – Live loads (people)
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Dynamic loading – Wind (earthquake)
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Dynamic loading – Fire
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Foundations
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Ground investigation
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Basic analysis of historic structures (case studies)
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Formative assessment through assignments through the semester with a cap stone submission.
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Lectures & Presentations
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Self-directed learning during and outside contact hours
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In class workshops – students undertake analysis and design problems in small groups
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |