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4.463 Building Technology Systems: Structures and Envelopes
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Prereq: 4.440, 4.462, or permission of instructor
Units: 3-2-4
https://architecture.mit.edu/subject/fall-2018-4463
Lecture: MW9.30-11 (1-150) Lab: F10-12 (3-133) +final
Addresses advanced structures, exterior envelopes, and contemporary production technologies. Continues the exploration of structural elements and systems, expanding to include more complex determinate, indeterminate, long-span, and high-rise systems. Topics include reinforced concrete, steel and engineered-wood design, and an introduction to tensile systems. The contemporary exterior envelope is discussed with an emphasis on the classification of systems, performance attributes, and analysis techniques, material specifications and novel construction technologies.
C. Mueller
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