Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY IV | ||||||
Course Unit Code | APX233 | ||||||
Course Unit Details | BA Architecture (Required Courses) - | ||||||
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||
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 | APX231 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||
Recommended optional program components | Prof. P. Touliatos, N. Andrielou, Earthquake and contemporary structures, Fire Brigade Academy of Greece, 2009. | ||||||
Course Contents | Techniques adopted in traditional structures and historical monuments, compared to the techniques proposed for contemporary structures, usually stress the importance of a systematic analysis of the design guidelines that achieve resistance to dynamic loads, mainly earthquakes. The course deals with the correlation between the laws of Nature and design with emphasis on the durability and stiffness of the structures and the relation between dynamic loads and the behavior of the main types of bearing systems. | ||||||
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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 small unit, for example a 70 square meters workshop, with a mixed load bearing constructural system. 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 |