2025
Structures I
Name: Structures I
Code: ARQ13288I
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Architecture
Teaching languages: Portuguese, English
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Apprehension of basic knowledge about mechanics and resistance of materials, so that students can better reconcile structural systems with architectural design.
Contents
Introduction. Gravity acceleration. Mass and weight. Notion of moment of a force. S.I. Units
Particle equilibrium. Notion of force. Traction and compression. Diagram of axial forces. Notion of tension and extension. Law of Hooke. Linear and non-linear behavior. Elastic and plastic behavior. Behavior fragile and ductile.
Cables and arcs. Stability. Efforts. Analogy between cables and arcs. Stability of domes and vaults.
Isostatic and hyperstatic structures: Degrees of freedom and connections to the outside. Balance conditions in space and plane. Types of support and reactions generated.
Isostatic trusses. Method of the nodes and method of the sections. Identification of the type of stress to which each bar is subject: traction or compression.
Efforts in linear rigid bodies: Transverse stress, Bending and torsor moments. Determination of the reactions in the supports. Sign Convention. Diagrams of stresses (transverse stress and bending moment).
Particle equilibrium. Notion of force. Traction and compression. Diagram of axial forces. Notion of tension and extension. Law of Hooke. Linear and non-linear behavior. Elastic and plastic behavior. Behavior fragile and ductile.
Cables and arcs. Stability. Efforts. Analogy between cables and arcs. Stability of domes and vaults.
Isostatic and hyperstatic structures: Degrees of freedom and connections to the outside. Balance conditions in space and plane. Types of support and reactions generated.
Isostatic trusses. Method of the nodes and method of the sections. Identification of the type of stress to which each bar is subject: traction or compression.
Efforts in linear rigid bodies: Transverse stress, Bending and torsor moments. Determination of the reactions in the supports. Sign Convention. Diagrams of stresses (transverse stress and bending moment).
Teaching Methods
The course is organised into theoretical-practical classes, which are organised into oral presentations, exercises and discussions.
Assessment
The grade for this course may result from one of the following assessment methods: continuous assessment or final exam.
Continuous assessment by attendance: FinalGrade = (0.60xF) + (0.30xT) + (0.10xA)
Assessment by regular exam: FinalGrade = (0.70xEN) + (0.20xT) + (0.10xA)
Assessment by resit exam, special exam, and extraordinary exam: FinalGrade = (0.80xEN) + (0.20xT)
Where:
FinalGrade - cannot be less than 10 points.
F - 2 tests whose arithmetic mean cannot be less than 10 points and the minimum grade in each test cannot be less than 7.5 points.
EN - exam whose minimum grade is 10 points.
E - exam whose minimum grade is 10 points.
T - works to be done during the period
A - attendance.
Class attendance is mandatory (75% of classes).
In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence tools is permitted, provided that the student maintains intellectual authorship, critical control, and responsibility for decisions. AI cannot replace the student's own thinking, intentionality, technical reasoning, or critical reflection.
The use of AI must be properly referenced in accordance with Despacho n.º 34/2026 and a statement of use must also be submitted in accordance with the same Despacho.
Misuse will be classified as academic fraud under the terms of the Academic Regulations (Code of Conduct, Fraud, and Plagiarism).
Continuous assessment by attendance: FinalGrade = (0.60xF) + (0.30xT) + (0.10xA)
Assessment by regular exam: FinalGrade = (0.70xEN) + (0.20xT) + (0.10xA)
Assessment by resit exam, special exam, and extraordinary exam: FinalGrade = (0.80xEN) + (0.20xT)
Where:
FinalGrade - cannot be less than 10 points.
F - 2 tests whose arithmetic mean cannot be less than 10 points and the minimum grade in each test cannot be less than 7.5 points.
EN - exam whose minimum grade is 10 points.
E - exam whose minimum grade is 10 points.
T - works to be done during the period
A - attendance.
Class attendance is mandatory (75% of classes).
In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence tools is permitted, provided that the student maintains intellectual authorship, critical control, and responsibility for decisions. AI cannot replace the student's own thinking, intentionality, technical reasoning, or critical reflection.
The use of AI must be properly referenced in accordance with Despacho n.º 34/2026 and a statement of use must also be submitted in accordance with the same Despacho.
Misuse will be classified as academic fraud under the terms of the Academic Regulations (Code of Conduct, Fraud, and Plagiarism).
Teaching Staff
- Maria Teresa Guerra Pinheiro Alves [responsible]
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