Module Code - Title:
AR4016
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GRAVITY AND REACTION 6
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
AR4015
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 will be studied directly in the laboratory will be portal frames, crane structure; 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:
(d) Materials in the studio and in a site context.
(e) Materials used in structural design and their relevant components
(f) 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:
* To create complex structures.
* To develop structures containing multiple materials
* Understand and demonstrate the performance of materials in relation to serviceability, durability, and weathering.
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 (6th Ed.)
,
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