A Didactic Laboratory of Theory and Design of Structures for Bachelor Civil Engineering Students in Cagliari
Journal Title: International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
The course of Theory and Design of Structures for the Bachelor courses of Civil Engineering in Academic Year 2016-17 at the University of Cagliari was divided in two semesters: the first one dealing with theoretical aspects, in the second one a didactic laboratory was developed with the aim of a structural design of a building. The assignment and development of a series of individual themes of structural design was managed in a classroom of about 120 students. The strategy to optimize the efficiency was to assign a series of simple plane framed structures with comparable difficulty. They were generated from a common building with six identical frames, each composed by four columns and three floors. The removal of beams or columns, together with variations of length, height, location and destination, generated the requested individual themes. The students were then divided into four groups, followed by tutors. They experienced the development of the project in classroom, in a series of twelve sessions: Eight of them were dedicated to develop a prescribed step of the project, two for the inspection activities and the remaining two for harmonizing the project's state of progress of the project. The main educational results are here illustrated.
Authors and Affiliations
Mariangela Deligia, Fabrizio Pittau, Silvia Corda, Michele Serra and Mauro Sassu
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP40364
- DOI 10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.73.81
- Views 240
- Downloads 0
Knowledge Acquisition of Existing Buildings by Means of Diagnostic Surveying. Case Studies
The issue of assessing the structural safety of existing buildings involves several problems when a unique and reliable strategy of modelling and analyzing is looked for. This is mainly related to the peculiarity of each...
Vulnerability and Protection of Glass Windows and Facades under Blast: Experiments, Methods and Current Trends
Glass has been overwhelmingly used for windows and facades for modern constructions. Nevertheless, due to its relatively low tensile strength and mostly brittle behaviour, compared to other structural members, glass wind...
Special Issue on Current Challenges in Materials Design
This special issue of the International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research contains new contributions and the extended version of some selected papers presented in the 6th International Workshop...
Infrared Thermography for the Characterization of Painted Vaults of Historic Masonry Buildings
The infrared thermography is a type of non-destructive investigation which can find interesting application in acquiring information about the structural features of ancient masonry buildings. In this case, in fact, the...
Reliability of Selected Critical Infrastructure Elements
The paper brings an overview of aspect of reliability of selected critical infrastructure elements. Firstly critical infrastructure elements are defined. Extreme loading of such elements and the normative standards are m...