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Structural Design I
Tragwerksentwurf I
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:36:06
Abstract
The courses Structural Design I and II explain the fundamentals of how structures function. These courses put great emphasis on studying the relationship between the form of a structure and the internal forces within it by means of graphic statics.
Objective
At the conclusion of the courses Structural Design I and II, students will be able to: 1. visualize the internal forces within two-dimensional structural elements. 2. understand the relationship between the form of a structure and the internal forces within it. 3. modify the design of a structure in order to improve it. 4. identify the most important structural typologies. 5. use graphic statics for the form-finding and analysis of structures. 6. carry out basic dimensioning of structural elements.
Content
Structural Design I: - Fundamentals of static equilibrium - Introduction to graphic statics - Basic dimensioning of structural elements - Cables and stiffening schemes of cables - Arches and stiffening schemes of arches - Arch-cables structures Structural Design II: - Trusses - Beams - Frames - Plates - Buckling of compression elements
Resources
Lecture Notes
on eQUILIBRIUM"Skript Tragwerksentwurf I/II"http://www.block.arch.ethz.ch/eq/course/4?lang=enA printed version can be bought at the chair of Structural Design Prof. Schwartz for sFr. 55.-.
Literature
"The art of structures, Introduction to the functioning of structures in architecture" (Aurelio Muttoni, EPFL Press, 2011, ISBN 13: 978-0415610292, ISBN 10: 041561029X) "Rule of thumb structural design" (Philippe Block, Christoph Gengangel, Stefan Peters, DVA Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 2013, ISBN: 978-3-421-03904-0) "Form and Forces: Designing Efficient, Expressive Structures" (Edward Allen, Waclaw Zalewski, October 2009, ISBN: 978-0-470-17465-4)
Learning Materials (Links)
- Main link
- Information
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- BSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- written 90 minutes
- Aids
- Taschenrechner (nicht programmierbar, kein Internetzugang).Calculator (not programmable, no internet access).
Course Components
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Tragwerksentwurf I
FINDET AB 2. NOVEMBER ONLINE STATT
Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 22.10. sowie am 10. und 17.12.20. Deutsch/Englisch.
17.09: Bubbles 1-10: Präsenzunterricht, Bubbles 11-15: Online-Unterricht Zeichensaal G41/G61;
24.09: Bubbles 6-15: Präsenzunterricht, Bubbles 1-5: Online-Unterricht Zeichensaal G41/G61;
01.10: Bubbles 1-15 Präsenzunterricht Zeichensaal G41/G61;
08.10: Bubbles 11-15 und 1-5: Präsenzunterricht, Bubbles 6-10: Online-Unterricht Zeichensaal G41/G61.
15.10: Bubbles 1-10: Präsenzunterricht, Bubbles 11-15: Online-Unterricht Zeichensaal G41/G61;
29.10: Bubbles 1-15 Präsenzunterricht Zeichensaal G41/G61;
05.11: Bubbles 1-15 Präsenzunterricht Zeichensaal G41/G61;
12.11: Bubbles 6-15: Präsenzunterricht, Bubbles 1-5: Online-Unterricht Zeichensaal G41/G61;
19.11: Bubbles 1-15 Präsenzunterricht Zeichensaal G41/G61;
26.11: Bubbles 11-15 und 1-5: Präsenzunterricht, Bubbles 6-10: Online-Unterricht Zeichensaal G41/G61
03.12: Bubbles 1-15: Präsenzunterricht Zeichensaal G41/G61.
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3 h weekly |