MODELS OF STRUCTURES IN DIDACTICSMODELS OF STRUCTURES IN DIDACTICS
Keywords:
didactics of architecture, structures, models of structure, architectural models
Abstract
The final aim of teaching students subjects, such as structural mechanics, reinforced concrete, and steel structures is to teach them how structures work in a given building as well as to provide them with skills enabling them to calculate and design structures. The behavioral model of the structure, contrary to the architectural model, which focuses mainly on the external form of the building, shows workings from both the static and dynamic points of view (e.g., the influence of the wind load, dead loads, and imposed loads) A series of fifteen behavioral models constructed of organic glass (poly-methyl methacrylate, also called Plexiglas® or metaplex) was built for didactic purposes for the academic staff of the Department of the Technical Fundamentals of Architectural Design at the University of Technology in Gdansk. This article presents the characteristics of these models, as well as their application in didactics. The usage of the models in specific educational subjects at the Department of the Technical Fundamentals of Architectural Design has been adopted as a classification criterion.References
Borusewicz, W. (1973). Konstrukcje Budowlane dla Architektów [Building Structures for Architects], Arkady.
Kolendowicz, T. (1996). Mechanika Budowli dla Architektów [Structural Mechanics for Architects], Arkady.
Published
2016-09-22
Section
Social Sciences
Copyright (c) 2016 Stefan Niewitecki
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