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4.462 Introduction to Structural Design
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(Subject meets with 1.056[J], 4.440[J])
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units: 3-2-4
http://architecture.mit.edu/subject/spring-2019-4440
Lecture: MW9.30-11 (3-333) Lab: M3-5 (5-134) +final
Introduces the design and behavior of large-scale structures and structural materials. Emphasizes the development of structural form and the principles of structural design. Introduces design methods for timber, masonry, concrete, and steel applied to long-span roof systems, bridges, and high-rise buildings. Includes environmental assessment of structural systems and materials. Laboratory to solve structural problems by building and testing simple models. Graduate and undergraduate students have separate lab sections.
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Textbooks (Spring 2019)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
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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