ARPL 442 Structures II
This course builds on the analysis of structural systems introduced in Structures I, with a deeper focus on statics and strength of materials for typical building structural types. The study of statics encompasses vectors, rigid body analysis, support types and reactions, equilibrium analysis, and internal forces in trusses, beams, and frames. Strength of materials topics include the analysis of geometric properties, such as neutral axis determination, moment of inertia, and section modulus. Concepts of shear, bending, and torsion stresses are explored. Basic beam design is addressed for flexure and shear demands (ultimate limit state) as well as deflection criteria (service limit state). Column design focuses on allowable stress and buckling analysis. These topics are reinforced using reduced-scale physical models of structural systems.
This course is the second of two required structures courses for many of our undergraduate and graduate degree programs. This sequence supports the deepening of knowledge and skills in developing a tectonic approach to design where structure is an integral conceptual and physical component of architecture. This emphasis on the development of a tectonic vision furthers the university's aims to see education wholistically, where the science and art of disciplines like architecture are deeply interwoven.
Cross Listed Courses
ARPL 442 & ARPL 542