INT3031 Concepts of StructuresBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
INT3031 Concepts of Structures Fall 2 2 3 4

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. ALİ DEVRİM IŞIKKAYA
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: To make the students of interior design,to be aware of the structural engineering aspects of the buildings, that they have to work in. The functional aspects of the structural systems will be thaught.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
At the end of the course the students of interior architecture will be able to understand the functions of structural members, such as columns, beams, slabs,footings and will have adequate information about the engineering concepts of bending moment,force,shear force,axial force and torsion.So that the student will be able to keep his limits in intervening the structural system of buildings.

Course Content

The basic engineering concepts such as forces,bending moments, shear forces, axial forces, torsional moments will be taught. The reinforced concrete, gravity wall type,steel and wooden building groups will be studied seperately. Columns,beams,slabs and footings will be explained with the functions that they whitstand within the structural system. The structural materials will be evaluated with their mechanical characteristics.The earthquakes will be emhasized. The reinforcement with the relevant functions and locations within the cross sections will be given.The connections in steel and wooden structures will be introduced

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Concepts of structural engineering,force systems,bending moments,torsional moments,Stress-strain diagrams.Elastic and Plastic materials.Loads on structures:live and dead. Earthquakes and dynamic loads on buildings.
2) Analysis of simple structures,Laws of equilibrium. Structural supports and hinges. The shear force and bending moment diagrams of simply supported symetrical beams.Deformation of structural elements: Rotation and flexure
3) Structures of reinforced conccrete: Beams and frames. Columns, structural walls,slabs and foundations and footings
4) Simple frames Failure of reinforced concrete, structures.Failure cracks and casual reasoning.Shear failure, bending failure, crushing of materialsand buckling of columns
5) The location of reinforcement within the form work,Prestressed concrete structures
6) Gravity type masonary structures: Mortars, cements,bricks, stones,ligth weight units foundations , lintels and horizontal frames
7) Masonary construction: Partition, load bearing, and infill walls. Reinforced masonary construction defects and repair work
8) Earthquake resistant masonary design
9) Mechanical properties of wood.Wooden columns,wooden beams,wooden roof members.Wooden connections: Nails,screws,bolts,turnbuckles
10) Steel structures. Mechanical properties of steel.Types of building steel. Design of columns and beams
11) Steel roof trusses. The analysis of trusses, Economy of the truss construction.Space trusses
12) The connection method of steel structures: Rivets,bolts and welding. Types of welding.Fire proofing methods of steel structures.
13) Cable stayed structures
14) Three dimensional space structures.Slabs, thin shells, geodesic domes,membranes and pneumatic systems

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: 1.Construction for Interior Designers,Roland Ascroft,Pearson Longman
2.Static and Strength of Materials for Architecture and Construction, Barry Onouye,K.Kane,Pearson,Prentice Hall
3.Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders,H .Parker,J.Ambrose,Wiley Inter Science
4.Yapı Teknolojisi Durmuş Ali Açıkel,Nobel
5.Construction Materials Their Nature and Behaviour,J.M.Illston,P.L.C. Domone,Spon Press
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Quizzes 5 % 15
Midterms 1 % 35
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 15 42
Application 9 18
Homework Assignments 8 16
Midterms 4 16
Final 2 8
Total Workload 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Setting up various spaces in national and international contexts, carrying out designs, planning and applications that could satisfy various user groups and respond various requirements in the field of Interior Architecture, 2
2) Analyzing the information gathered from the framework of actual physical, social and economical constraints and user requirements, and synthesizing these with diverse knowledge and considerations in order to create innovative spatial solutions, 3
3) Generating creative, innovative, aesthetic and unique spatial solutions by using tangible and abstract concepts, 4
4) Using at least one of the illustration and presentation technologies competently, that the field of interior architecture requires, 2
5) Reporting, presenting and transferring the design, practice and research studies to the specialists or laymen by using visual, textual or oral communication methods, efficiently and accurately, 1
6) Embracing and prioritizing man-environment relationships, user health, safety and security, and universal design principles in the field of interior architecture, 2
7) Design understanding and decision making that respects social and cultural rights of the society, cultural heritage and nature, 2
8) Being aware of national and international values, following developments and being equipped about ethical and aesthetical subjects in the fields of interior architecture, design and art, 2
9) Having absolute conscious about legal regulations, standards and principles; and realizing professional ethics, duties and responsibilities in the field of Interior Architecture, 2