COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STRUCTURE AND GEOMETRY - II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5034 STRUCTURE AND GEOMETRY - II ELECTIVE 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AHMET VEFA ORHON

Offered to

Structural Construction Design
Structural Construction Design

Course Objective

The course aims to give the students an understanding of geometry and structure of network domes and geodesic domes, which are the main forms of contemporary structures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing curved geometries.
2   Determining the formula of a curved surface analytically.
3   Recognizing geometrical properties of network domes.
4   Recognizing geometrical properties of geodesic domes.
5   Determining the coordinates of the members producing a curved geometry scheme analytically.
6   Determining the member lengths in various curved geometry schemas analytically.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, structure systems and geometry, Explanation of structure systems that will be covered
2 Geometry of Flat Surfaced Space Trusses Derivation of Space Truss Geometries Prismatic and Pyramidal Space Trusses
3 Structural Stability and Construction of Space Trusses
4 Application study: Determining geometrical properties like the faces, edges and corners of regular and semiregular polyhedra. Individual assignment
5 Geometry of curved Space Trusses Geometry and structural properties of Single Curved Space Trusses
6 Geometry of Synclastic Space Grid domes Grid Domes, Radial Domes, Geodesic Domes Projection Methods For Space Grid Dome Geometries Vertical, Central and Polar Projections
7 Application study: Determining the coordinates of members producing a curved geometry by vertical and central projection. Individual assignment
8 Geometrical and structural properties of geodesic domes
9 Calculation of Member Lengths of geodesic domes.
10 Application study: Determining the coordinates of members of a geodesic dome by using space trigonometry. Individual assignment
11 Application study: Determining the coordinates of members of a geodesic dome analytically by using central projection method. Individual assignment
12 Application study: Determining the coordinates of members producing a curved geometry and the member lengths in various curved geometry schemas analytically Individual assignment
13 Mid-term Exam
14 Submission of application assignments.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
- Türkçü, Ç. (2009). Çağdaş Taşıyıcı Sistemler. 2nd Edition. Birsen Yayınevi.
Supplementary Book(s):
- Bentley, D. (2007). Architectural Geometry. Bentley Institute Press.
- Catalano, E. (1986). Structure and Geometry. Cambridge Architectural Press.
- Chilton, J. Space Grid Structures, (2000) Cambridge Architectural Press.
- Current literature (books, magazines, etc.) related to the topics.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This is a lecture course supported by homeworks. Definitions of curved geometries , network domes, geodesic domes, generation of curved surfaces and their analytical formulation, will be explained by the lecturer and assignments will be given to students related to each topic. Each student will take one structure type and prepare the necassary documentation for its complete geometrical data.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 +ASG * 0.35 +FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 +ASG * 0.35 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term Exam: 25% (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)
Homework/Project Assignments: 35% (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)
Final Exam: 40% (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

This course is taught in a lecture and assignment format. Each student should take part in lectures and hand in their assignments.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

vefa.orhon@deu.edu.tr, 0 232 301 84 49

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 26 26
Preparation for final exam 1 26 26
Preparing assignments 1 42 42
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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