Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY VII | ||||
Course Unit Code | APXE32 | ||||
Course Unit Details | Int.M. Architectural Engineering (Architectural Electives) - BA Architecture (Architectural Electives) - | ||||
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 3 | ||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||
Prerequisites | APX233 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||
Recommended optional program components | J. Gordon, Structures of why things don’t fall down, Da Capo Press,1978 N. Hawkes, MACmillan P.G.,Structures the way things are built, Oxford,1993 | ||||
Course Contents | - History of Light Structures: The development of timber and steel structures in the ancient and modern times. - Timber and steel as building materials: Properties of wood and steel as basic building materials. Comparison between the natural material of wood and the industrially produced steel. The characteristic structure of wood and the interpretation of its properties. Types of construction wood: Natural and industrially produced wood (laminated, glue-lam, cross-lam, particle boards etc.). Analysis of behavior of wooden bearing members under load. Weaknesses of Wood and the role of design in avoiding them. Pathology of the wooden structure: Biological agent and fire. Fire resistance of wood, based on proper design and calculation. Wood protection specifications. - Technology and Design of Timber Structures: Study of joints on timber structures. Methods and means for jointing (nails, screws, bolds etc.). Wood lamination. Wooden Structure Design. Basic types of design of a wooden structure, depending on the constructural scale. Project examples and methodology of wooden structures design. - Technology and Design of Steel Structures: Steel Construction Design. Vulnerability of steel members in high temperatures (fire). Historical and contemporary design principles. | ||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of the course is delivered to the students by means of lectures and computer-aided presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the relevant textbooks. Lectures are supplemented with project work carried out on an individual basis. Students are requested to design and produce construction details for a demanding light structure such as bridge etc. During the semester, course instructors are making comments and corrections on the students’ proposals, at every stage of the process. | ||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||
Work placement(s) | NO |