COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3613 CONTEMPORARY STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS COMPULSORY 2 1 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ABDULLAH SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

Nowadays, contemporary structural systems are an innovation in architecture. Therefore, the characteristics (geometry, material and carrier specifications) and area of usage in architecture of folded plate structures, glued laminated timber structures, shell structures,cable and membran structures, space frames and trusses, space domes will be handled and discussed during the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing the term of structure meaning in architecture
2   Recognizing natural and artificial structures
3   Recognizing various specifications and classifications of structural systems
4   Recognizing usage of contemporary structural systems in architecture
5   Designing an architectural project by using the contemporary structural systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction 1.1.Information about the course 1.2. Descriptions of topics 1.3. Introduction of structural systems 1.4. Efficiency, economy 1.5. Beam, lattice truss, space frame
2 Space frame and truss structures 2.1. Descriptions. Historical development. Hypotheses and classifications. 2.2. Uniform and semi-uniform nets, dual nets. polyhedrons properly, semi-smooth polyhedrons, dual polyhedrons 2.3. Space frames and trusses. Possibilities of derivation 2.4. Applied samples
3 Space frame and truss structures 3.1. Space frame and trusses with curved surface, vaults and domes with rode network 3.2. Geodesic domes
4 Shell structures 4.1. The defininition of shell, membran streching behaviour in shells 4.2. Selection of materials 4.3. Curvature. Main curvatures and Gauss curvature. 4.4. Classifications of shells, 4.5. Unique, even and rotating curved surfaces 4.6. Translated surfaces 4.7. Lineear surfaces
5 Shell structures 5.1. The membrane streching behaviour of thin shells 5.2. Cylindirical shells and samples
6 Shell structures 6.1. The membrane streching of reverse curved shells and samples 6.2. Reverse curved shells and samples
7 MIDTERM EXAM
8 Folded plates 8.1.Behaviour like plates or curtain walls 8.2 Behaviour like plates or beams 8.3. Usefullnes of folding and folding samples 8.4. Materials
9 Tensile structures 9.1. Introduction, descriptions, historical development of tensile structures Cable structures 9.2. Construction elements and their specifications, sorts of cables, wire groups, steel wire ropes, hanging points, connection points, anchorages, cable behaviors under load effects, rope polygons
10 Cable structures 10.1. Single cable systems 10.2. Double cable systems 10.3 Cable net systems 10.4. Applications
11 Membrane structures 11.1. Definition. Samples periphery and daily life 11.2 The membrane streching behavior 11.3. Sorts of membrane materials and maintenance. Homogeneous, knitting and combined membranes
12 Membrane structures 12.1. Principles of designing and construction. Minimal surfaces 12.2 Pneumatic structures 12.2. Low and high pressure pneumatic structures. Single and double layer systems. 12.3. Applications
13 Explanation of the term of structure 13.1. The meaning in architecture 13.2. Natural structures 13.3. Living and artificial structures 13.4.The classifications of structural systems 13.5. The classifications of F. Otto and H. Engel 13.6. The geometrical classification
14 Submission of the assignment

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
. Türkçü, Çetin (2003). Çağdaş Taşıyıcı Sistemler, Birsen yayınevi, I.Baskı, Istanbul.
Supplementary Book(s):
. Allen, E., Iano, J., (2008), Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, Fifth edition, WILEY, United States of America.
. Natterer, J.,Herzog, T.,& Volz, M., (1990) Holzbau Atlas Zwei, Münih: Institu für Internationale Architectur-Dokumentation GmbH, München.
. Türkçü, Çetin (2003). Çağdaş Taşıyıcı Sistemler, Birsen yayınevi, I.Baskı, Istanbul.
. Şen, N., (1990), Konut Teknolojisinde Endüstrileşme, DEÜMMF, Izmir.
. Türkçü,H.Ç., (1988), Endüstrileşmiş Yapım Konut Sorunu Açısından Irdelenmesi, DEÜMMF, Izmir.
. Türkçü,H.Ç.,(2004), Yapım, Birsen Yayınevi, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, visual class presentation and workshop modeling

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam % 35 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
Homework and Presentation % 15 (LO4, LO5)
Final % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is assigned, 10 weeks for lectures, 2 weeks student class presentation of a research subjects

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

abdullah.sonmez@deu.edu.tr 0090 232 301 84 90
vefa.orhon@deu.edu.tr
ayca.tokuc@deu.edu.tr

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 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1453
LO.24453
LO.34453
LO.44453
LO.5453

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