Structures I Assignments (Spring 1998)

Since each lecture might diverge, expand or reduce from the originally anticipated content, the exact assignments will be posted on thispage after the each day's presentation. The assigned essays, or problems, can be completed as HTML pages (but can be completed by hand as well) in the individual student's home directory. An e-mail message should be sent to appropriate TA indicating the URL for the assignement. The date of delivery for the assignement will verify that the problem was completed. Numerical problems must be on Engineer's Calculating Pad or other clean paper. Do not put more than one problem on a sheet. Each problem will be scored on the basis of five points for a correct solution. When solving a problem, state briefly what is given and what is required. A simple, complete and carefully drawn freehand sketch should be included with each problem unless otherwise explicitly indicated.

Petrosky and Mark are obligatory. It is highly reccomended that you also read the associated readings in one of the other texts! The readings should be interpreted as follows:

Pet means Petroski's "To Engineer is Human"

Mark means Robert Mark's "Architectural Technology up to the Sceintific Revolution"

Zal means Zalewski/Allen "Shaping Structures"

Sand/Egg means Sandakker and Eggen's "The Structural Basis of Architecture

Main means Mainstone's "Developments in Structural Form"

Scho means Dan Schodek's "Structures, Second Edition"

Scho3 means Dan Schodek's "Structures, Third Edition"

Ambr means James Ambrose "Building Structures, Second Edition"

The problems which are assigned each day are associated with a specific "Lecture." More than one topic is presented on any given day. Each topic has distinct problems associated with that topic. The homework assigned for any given day will be a combination of one or more of the problems from one or more of the topical lectures. Thus, the links indicated below are direct links to the appropriate page(s) for day's assignments. To interpret the actual assignment: 1-1 means Topic 1, Problem 1; 3-2 means Topic 3, Problem 2, etc. Even though a number of problems will be assigned, only one of the assigned numerical problems will be graded each lecture period. The assignments are due prior to the beginning of the lecture!

Week : Theme	Monday	Tuesday	Thurdsay
1 Intoduction/Course Philosophy	no lab session	Pet preface, pp. 1 - 21 Mark Chapters 1 & 6 Ambr Part 1 1 - 1	Pet pp. 21 - 74 Two Bridge Failures Sand/Egg 1.3 - 2.1 2 - 1
2 Forces and their Resolution	work on lab	Zal Ch 3, 4 Sand/Egg 2.1 - 2.6 Scho 2.2.1 - 2.2.2, 2.3 Scho3 2.2.1 - 2.2.6 Ambr Ch 6, 7.1, 7.3, 7.8 4 - 3, 5 - 2, 6 - 2	Zal Ch 3, 4 Sand/Egg 2.7 - 2.10 Scho 2.2.3 - 2.2.6 Scho3 2.3 Ambr Ch 7.2, 7.4, 7.9 8 - 2, 9 - 1
3 Forces and their Resolution	President's Day Holiday	work on lab	Handout Ambr 7.10 Varignon's Theory Problems Couples Problems
4 Conceptualizing Structure: FBDs	First Lab Report Due this Week!!	Supports Problems Free Body Diagram Problems	Two- and Three Force Member Problems
5 Loads	work on Bridge lab	Pet pp. 75 - 107 Scho 3.2 Scho3 3.2 Ambr Ch 44 & 45 Load Problems	Pet pp. 108 - 135 Handout Walk-About
6 Loads/Exam	work on Bridge lab	Ambr Ch 46 Earthquakes and Earthquake Loading	Mid-Term
7 Materials	Final Bridge Report Due this week	Pet pp. 136 - 158 Mark Ch. 2 Ambr Ch 8 Schaeffer Ch 4. Problems from the Handout 1,3,5,9,17,18,22	Sand/Egg 5.0 - 5.8 Ambr Appendix A
SPRING BREAK	SPRING BREAK	SPRING BREAK	SPRING BREAK
8 Cables, Nets and Fabric	Make-Up Mid Term	Sand/Egg Chapter 8 Ambr Ch 10	Handout
9 Arches	Compression Lab	Mark Ch. 4 Sand/Egg Chapter 7 Ambr Ch 11	Handout
10 Beams	Horizontal Systems	Mark Ch. 5 Sand/Egg 4.1 - 4.8 Ambr Ch 9	Handout Sand/Egg 7.1 - 7.4
11 Beams	Patriots Day Holiday	Patriots Day Holiday	Handout Ambr Appendix B
12 Trusses	Trussed Systems	Handout Sand/Egg Ch. 3 Scho 4.1, 4.2 Scho3 4.1, 4.2 Ambr Ch 13, 7.5 - 7.7	TBA
13 Columns	Vertical Systems	Mark Ch. 3 Handout Sand/Egg Ch. 5	Ambr Appendix A
14 Frames	Frames	Sand/Egg Ch. 6 Ambr Ch 14	Handout
15 Exam	Date TBA	Final Exam Bring only a calculator, two triangles, a straight edge, an architects scale, writing instruments and one 8.5 x 11 sheet (total of two sides) of handwritten notes (an official "cheat-sheet"). Photocopies are not allowed. These will be turned in with the exam, but will be returned after grading is completed.