30885 - Fundamentals of Technical Architecture

Academic Year 2009/2010

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Ravenna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Building Engineering (cod. 0921)

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes about building construction relationship to architectural design.

Course contents

Structura concept in relationship with conctructive system
Le Corbusier: maison Domi-ino – Ville Savoye
Auguste Perret: Rue Franklin e S. Maria de la Consolation a Raincy
The start up of reinforceded concrete in Italy
Trilitic and frame constructive system
The theory of elasticity
Curved beam and masonry arch
Catenary concept
Structural behaviour of masonry arch and voults
Manners to eliminate the thrusts in masonry arches
Tabicada conctruction and Gaudi's opera
The theoretical contribution of Violett Le Duc for masonry construction
The theoretical concept of structure for reiforced concrete system and for masonry
The structural optimization in masonry construction
Structural continuity
Galileo beam embedded and the ipotysis of Bernulli-Navier
Elastic, platic and brittle structural behaviour
Simple and composite actions
Structural behaviour of a beam embedded
Criteria of reiforced concrete design
Foundation typologies
Design and structural criteria for seismic interventetions in historical masonry buildings








Readings/Bibliography

Gulli R., Struttura e Costruzione / Structure and Construction, (ITA-ENGL.) pp. 184, Firenze University Press, Firenze, 2008.
Gulli R., Il recupero in ambito sismico, pp. 220, Edicom, Monfalcone, 2002.

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Office hours

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