063-0605-00L Computational Structural Design I
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | P. Block, L. Enrique Monzo, J. Lee |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Number of participants limited to 60. To participate in this course it is recommended that the student has previously taken the courses Tragwerksentwurf I-IV. This core course (ending with «00L») can only be passed once! Please check before signing up. ITA Pool - information event on the courses offered at the institute ITA: Wednesday 8th September 2021, 10-11 h, ONLINE. ZoomLink: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66588100789 |
| Abstract | Determination of the internal forces and description of the behaviour of load-bearing structures with the help of graphic statics. Design of details and simple dimensioning of these structures. Discussion of reference structures, illustration of the interaction of the structure and the architectural design. Application of all that in an own design. |
| Learning objective | Understanding of the relationship between internal forces and the design of load-bearing systems and their connection details. Creative integration of what has been learned into an open design task. |
| Content | Determination of the internal forces and description of the behaviour of load-bearing structures with the help of graphic statics. Design of details and simple dimensioning of these structures. Discussion of reference structures, illustration of the interaction of the structure and the architectural design. Application of all that in an own design. |
| Lecture notes | on eQuilibrium "Skript Tragwerksentwurf I/II/III/IV" http://www.block.arch.ethz.ch/eq/course/4?lang=en Printed versions can be bought at the chair of Structural Design Prof. Schwartz. |
| Literature | "Faustformel Tragwerksentwurf" (Philippe Block, Christoph Gengangel, Stefan Peters, DVA Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 2013, ISBN: 978-3-421-03904-0) Other Learning Material: "Form and Forces: Designing Efficient, Expressive Structures" (Edward Allen, Waclaw Zalewski, October 2009, ISBN: 978-0-470-17465-4) "The art of structures, Introduction to the functioning of structures in architecture" (Aurelio Muttoni, EPFL Press, 2011, ISBN-13: 978-0415610292, ISBN-10: 041561029X) |
| Prerequisites / Notice | ITA Pool - information event on the courses offered at the institute ITA: Wednesday 8th September 2021, 10-11 h, ONLINE. ZoomLink: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66588100789 Teaching Languages: English and German. |