| CODE | BCE4004 | ||||||
| TITLE | Philosophy of Structural Design | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Civil and Structural Engineering | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | 1. Historical development of the profession, techniques and tools. 2. Design as a problem-solving operation. 3. Eurocode Philosophy – Basis of Design – EN 1990. 4. Assessment of Actions on Structures – EN 1991. NAD – Interpretation Documents. 5. Case studies on prominent engineers and their philosophies. 6. The use of structural form and materials. 7. The interaction of structure with services. Reading List: Hawkes, D. and Forster, W., Architecture, Engineering and the Environment, Laurence King Publishing, 2002. Lyall, Sutherland., Masters of Structure. Engineering Today’s Innovative Buildings., Laurence King Publishing, 2002. Blockley, D.I., Nature of Structural Design and Safety. Larsen, Olga Popovic and Tyas, A., Conceptual Structural Design: Bridging the gap between architects and engineers., Thomas Telford, 2003. Addis, B., Creativity and Innovation – the Structural Engineer’s Contribution to Design., Architecture Press, 2001. R.J.Milne, (ed.) Structural Engineering, History and Development, Spon Press 1997. Tony Hunt, Tony Hunt’s Second Sketchbook, 2003, Architectural Press, 2003. E.E.Lewis, Masterworks of Technology, Prometheus Books, 2004. Eurocode 0 – Basis of Structural Design, 2002. Eurocode 1 – Actions on Structures, Part 1-1, 2002, Part 1-3, 2003Narayanan, and Gulvanessian, H., and Holicky, M., Designers’ Guide to EN 1990. British Standards Institution, Structural Eurocodes – Guide to the Structural Eurocodes for students of Structural Design, BSI. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Alex Torpiano |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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