Module Code - Title:

AR4014 - GRAVITY AND REACTION 4

Year Last Offered:

2025/6

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

1

Lab

2

Tutorial

0

Other

0

Private

0

Credits

3

Grading Type:

N

Prerequisite Modules:

AR4013

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

Give students an understanding of structural models using experiment, project work and formal learning. Give students a strong conceptual and formal grasp of materials used in structural design, which are applicable to actual conditions.

Syllabus:

Continued Introduction to structural concepts. Topics covered will be portal frames, crane structure; RC beam design; timber truss design in qualitative process; shells, membranes. Introduction to materials used in structural design; concrete, reinforced concrete; timber; laminated timber; glulaminated timber; steel; models to describe failure modes in structures. Students will research: * Materials in the studio and in a site context. * Materials used in structural design and their relevant components * Design and build in model form a bridge with calculated design loads and span.

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

The students should by the end of the semester be able to: * Understand connection types: roller, pin, fixed * Understand and make simple designs in timber * Understand and make designs of Special trusses from timber * Understand and make simple designs in glulaminated timber. * Understand steel design in terms of lateral stability, local stresses, and composite structures * Understand the principles of reinforced concrete design: compression, steel reinforcing: tension, shear, axial load

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

see above

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

see above

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

Continued introduction to structural concepts. Topics covered will be connection types, roller, pinned, fixed; structural design concepts in steel, concrete and timber; introduction to materials used in structural design; concrete, reinforced concrete; timber; laminated timber; glulam; steel; models to describe failure modes in structures.

Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):

Prime Texts:

Halliday & Resnick (1997) Fundamentals of Physics (Second Ed. Extended) ,

Other Relevant Texts:

David P. Billington (2004) The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy , Yale University Press

Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:

Semester(s) Module is Offered:

Module Leader:

miriam.dunn@ul.ie