2024
Structures II
Name: Structures II
Code: ARQ13289I
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
Portal frames. Deformations and bending moments.
Load paths in structures.
Notions of prestressing in concrete structures.
Geometry of sections: Centre of gravity, Moment of inertia.
Instability phenomena. Column spanning. Slenderness. Critical load.
Behaviour of materials: Mechanical behaviour of steel, glass, concrete, natural stone and wood. Characterisation of the rigidity of a material through the modulus of elasticity. Notions of strength and stiffness of a structural element.
Structural safety. Actions in building structures. Design criteria: ultimate limit state and utilisation limit state.
Building structural systems. Structural design. Guiding principles of the structural solution. Particular aspects of the structural solution. Structural types.
Notions of pre-dimensioning: expedient methods for estimating the dimensions of structural elements.
Load paths in structures.
Notions of prestressing in concrete structures.
Geometry of sections: Centre of gravity, Moment of inertia.
Instability phenomena. Column spanning. Slenderness. Critical load.
Behaviour of materials: Mechanical behaviour of steel, glass, concrete, natural stone and wood. Characterisation of the rigidity of a material through the modulus of elasticity. Notions of strength and stiffness of a structural element.
Structural safety. Actions in building structures. Design criteria: ultimate limit state and utilisation limit state.
Building structural systems. Structural design. Guiding principles of the structural solution. Particular aspects of the structural solution. Structural types.
Notions of pre-dimensioning: expedient methods for estimating the dimensions of structural elements.
Teaching Methods
The course is organised into theoretical-practical classes, which are organised into oral presentations, exercises, development of applied practical work, testing and discussion.
Assessment
Grading in this curricular unit can result from one of the following assessment schemes: continuous assessment or final exam.
Continuous assessment by frequency test: Final grade = (0.50xF) + (0.50xT)
Assessment by regular examination: Final grade = (0.60xEN) + (0.40xT)
Assessment by exam in appeal period, special period exam and extraordinary period exam:
Final grade = (0.70xE) + (0.30xT)
Where:
Final grade - cannot be less than 10 marks.
F - 2 frequency tests with an arithmetic average of no less than 10 marks and a minimum mark of no less than 7.5 marks for each assignment.
T - group work with a minimum mark of 10.
EN - exam with a minimum mark of 10.
E - exam with a minimum mark of 10.
Class attendance is compulsory (75% of classes).
Continuous assessment by frequency test: Final grade = (0.50xF) + (0.50xT)
Assessment by regular examination: Final grade = (0.60xEN) + (0.40xT)
Assessment by exam in appeal period, special period exam and extraordinary period exam:
Final grade = (0.70xE) + (0.30xT)
Where:
Final grade - cannot be less than 10 marks.
F - 2 frequency tests with an arithmetic average of no less than 10 marks and a minimum mark of no less than 7.5 marks for each assignment.
T - group work with a minimum mark of 10.
EN - exam with a minimum mark of 10.
E - exam with a minimum mark of 10.
Class attendance is compulsory (75% of classes).
Teaching Staff
- Maria Teresa Guerra Pinheiro Alves [responsible]
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