STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS-I

STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS-I

Course Code	Course Title	Course Structure			Credits	Examination Scheme
		Lecture	Tutorial	Studio		Internal Assessment	External Jury	External Exam
ARC1505	STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS-I	2	2	0	2	50	0	50

COURSE OBJECTIVES

·         To understand the structure System concepts, applications, feasibilities, scope and limitations of technologically advanced systems and techniques. (No detailed designs mathematical calculations or derivation of formulae are needed.).

LEARNING OUTCOME

• Emphasis shall be laid on learning by doing, such as by making of 3-D models(to give the student different spatial experience).

COURSE CONTENTS:

UNIT 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF STRUCTURES

1. What is a Structure
2. How materials combine to form a structure
3. Use of Structures to cover spaces
4. Components of A structure
5. How different components in Structure resist forces
6. Types of Structures

UNIT 2: BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS UNDER LOADS:

1. Types of Loads / Forces
2. How materials resist forces acting on them

UNIT 3: TYPES OF STRUCTURE SYSTEMS

1. Cellular structure system
2. Bulk Active Structure System
3. Form Active Structure System
4. Vector Active Structure System
5. Surface Active Structure System
6. High rise Structure System

UNIT 4: CELLULAR SYSTEM

1. Cell As A Natural Unit Of Space
2. Cell Transformation
3. Application Of Cellular Systems In Buildings
4. Polyhedrality in Architecture
5. Polygonal Cellular Systems leading to Space Frames & Geodesic Domes
6. The Structural Morphology Of Basic Poly Hedra
7. Tensegrity

UNIT 5: MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES

1. Basic Construction Materials

Mud, Clay & Sand,

Timber, Bamboo,

Masonry (Stone & Brick)

Metals (Iron, Aluminum, Copper, Zinc Etc)

2. Additives & Composite Building Materials

Lime, Cement Gypsum & Ceramics

Composite Metals (Brass, Steel, Concrete, RCC Etc)

Boards, Ply woods, Laminates etc.

3. New Age Building Materials

Plastics, PVC, Silicone Carbon Fibers etc

4. Glass and Pottery
5. Fabrics

PEADEGOGY     

·         The lectures by the experts in the field will be arranged for the students so as to give them exposure to the practical aspects construction materials and how they combine to cover space.

·         The emphasis should be given to actual working on materials, making of models and studying their behavior under forces / loads.

Assessment Scheme

Subject	Projects	Test	TOTAL
Structural Systems - I	30 (2 Assignments Maximum)	20	50

Instructions for Paper Setting:

Maximum Marks 50                                                                           Time Allowed: 3 Hrs

The question paper will comprise of five Sections each covering each unit. 

Each Section will have internal choice.

All questions Carry equal marks.

TEXTS & REFERENCES

·         Eangel, Structure Systems

• . IS: 875 (Parts 1 to 5), IS: 1893. IS: 13920, IS: 4326, IS: 456, SP: 34. NBC
• Arya, AS (2009) Masonry and Timber structures including earthquake resistant design.

New Chand and Brothers, Delhi.

·         Building Construction Illustrated, by F.D.K. Ching

·         Building Structures Illustrated: Patterns, Systems, and Design, by F.D.K. Ching