Day 5: Announcements

Site Updating

A number of queries have been directed to the teaching team concerning the "dynamic" nature of the web site. During a lecture there are times when it is apparent that the class does not completly understand a point or concept as it is described at that moment. In order to clarify these point, I then reconsider how to illustrate them and then add the material to the lecture topic. So that you know when I do this, I will now send out an E-Mail messge to the entire class notifying you of updates/additions.

Homework

• Thank you Ms. Maddox for suggesting improvements to the homework diagrams!
• Solutions will be available to all assigned numerical problems after due date beginning next week. This will include previously assigned numerical problems as well.
• Electronic Submissions no longer an option - waiting for Departmental disks so that we can have a course locker for improved efficiency
• All ASSIGNED Homework will be collected on Thursday
• Use Web page print-out if convenient
• Additional problems are not additional work. They are only there as a medium for exercise - like the problems at the end of a chapter in a book. Some are assigned - they will never change - and others are added as I think of ways to better illustrate a point.

Case Studies

• Graduate Students - 3/0/6. Case Study Optional
• Undergrad Students - 3/3/6.
• CHOOSE ONE and submit. First come - first choice

Stability

• How is it achieved?
• It depends.......on what?
• What is the effect of materiality?

Simplification of Structural Systems

Structural Efficiency

• How can efficiency be described?
• How did you look for it with your sculptures?
• How do you find it?

UNITS!

Lecture 8 Revisted
Gaudi - Parc Guell. Barcelona, ESP.
Gaudi - Sagrada Familia. Barcelona, ESP.
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
Lecture 12