Structural Design of Buildings

Duration

15h Th, 30h Pr, 40h Proj.

Number of credits

Lecturer

Jean-Marc Franssen

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

• Brief introduction to static forces (graphical approach), resistance and behaviour of materials.
• Presentation of the functioning of standard structural elements.
• Analysis of cases.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

• Thanks to an approach as direct and intuitive as possible, students get the tools so as to understand and grasp the impact of the structural system on the architecture of a building.
• The students acquire further technical and scientific device ton confirm the intuitive approach.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Short exercises done in class, in groups or individually. Analytical work of existing buildingq and presentation of these analyses to the other students of the class.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face. Slideshow during ex cathedra class, along with some documentation if necessary.

Recommended or required readings

Recommended: L'art des structures, Aurelio Muttoni, EPFL

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation of the presentations of existing buildings: 50%
Quiz at the end of the courses when existing buildings have been presented: 25% Individual evaluation at the end of the year (oral examination with written preparation possibly during the same time): 25%
Students who will obtain at least a mark of 14/20 for the evaluation of work made during the year may ask to be relieved from the individual evaluation.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Prof. Jean-Marc FRANSSEN  Tel. 04 366 92 65 e-mail : jm.franssen@uliege.be

Secrétariat : Caroline Festers  Institut du Génie Civil B52, +1/529 Tel. 04 366 96 29 e-mail : Caroline.festers@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

The "ex-cathedra" courses have been given normaly.
The teacher is available for the students on Lifesize during the scheduled teaching periods to answer their questions on their presentations.
Meetnigs outside these periods are possible (take an arrangement by e-mail)

Assessment subjects

The presentations made by the students.

Assessment methods

The short presentations will be marked fromt the file (1/3 of the total mark).
Long presentations by Lifesize will be marked (2/3 of the total mark).
The students must attend the long presentations of all groups. The teacher may ask questions to all students during the presentations to ensure that they are present and listening.
There will be no quizz after teh presentations.
Students who cannot attend the long presentation (problems of connexion, difference of time zone) will be interviewed orally at a later stage (date to be arranged) to ensure that they read and understood the files of the presentations (that they will receive).

Contacts

The teacher can be reached on 0499.388.444 in case of total absence of Internet connexion

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Presentation of the same 2 structures

Assessment methods

Orale présentation by lifesize

Contacts

0499 388 444

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