Course Name | Statics and Strength of Materials |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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ARCH 205 | Fall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce architectural students to elementary engineering concepts, design principles, and practices providing the background for detailed design courses. The student will be able to visualize the two and three-dimensional structural members under various external forces and other excitations. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Scalar and vector quantities, resultant force, equilibrium of a particle, moment and force systems, free body diagrams, equilibrium of a rigid body, truss systems, internal forces in beams and columns, frictional forces. Stress and strain, mechanical properties of materials and Hooke’s law, factor of safety, area moment of inertia, axially loaded rods and beams and deformation of rods, axial force, |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | X |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction | No preparation |
2 | Force vectors and resultant force systems, equilibrium of a particle | No preparation |
3 | Moment and equivalent force systems, free body diagrams | No preparation |
4 | Equilibrium of a rigid body | No preparation |
5 | Structural analysis of trusses | No preparation |
6 | Internal forces in beams and columns | No preparation |
7 | Midterm Exam 1 | |
8 | Deformable bodies, stress and strain concepts, mechanical properties of materials and Hooke’s law | No preparation |
9 | Axial load in rods, axial deformations | No preparation |
10 | Diagrams for internal forces | No preparation |
11 | Pure bending | No preparation |
12 | Design of beams | No preparation |
13 | Midterm Exam 2 | |
14 | Review 1 (Statics) | No preparation |
15 | Review 2 (Strength of Materials) | No preparation |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks |
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Suggested Readings/Materials | Weekly Assignments |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | 1 | 10 |
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 2 | 50 |
Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 70 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
Study Hours Out of Class | 1 | 24 | 24 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 2 | 10 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 12 | |
Total | 120 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to offer a professional level of architectural services. | X | ||||
2 | To be able to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of design and construction. | X | ||||
3 | To be able to understand methods to collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines in providing project delivery services.
| X | ||||
4 | To be able to understand, interpret, and evaluate methods, concepts, and theories in architecture emerging from both research and practice. | |||||
5 | To be able to develop environmentally and socially responsible architectural strategies at multiple scales. | |||||
6 | To be able to develop a critical understanding of historical traditions, global culture and diversity in the production of the built environment. | |||||
7 | To be able to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in construction materials, products, components, and assemblies based on their performance within building systems. | X | ||||
8 | To be able to present architectural ideas and proposals in visual, written, and oral form through using contemporary computer-based information and communication technologies and media. | X | ||||
9 | To be able to demonstrate a critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and direct self-education skills for developing solutions to architectural problems and design execution. | X | ||||
10 | To be able to take the initiative for continuous knowledge update and education as well as demonstrate a lifelong learning approach in the field of Architecture. | X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Architecture and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | X | ||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest