Architecture (Conservation)

Course modules: general concepts and concepts of context [20 h], insights [35 h], exercises/design activity/in lab activity [45 h] General concepts and concepts of context - Structural conception, forces, equilibrium conditions, loads and actions; stresses and statically determinate structures. - Fundamental types of stress distributions: tension, compression, bending, bending and normal force, shear. Assessment and design of structural components. - Typologies of ancient and modern buildings; overview on structural types and building materials. - Actions and limit states. - Steel truss frames: design/assessment of truss elements. - Timber constructions: design/assessment of timber beams/floors/roofs. - Masonry buildings: structural conception and seismic performance. - Process of knowledge, historical investigation, and diagnostics/consolidation of existing buildings. Insights - Combinations of actions. - Arches and vaults. - Earthquakes. Performance of modern and ancient buildings under earthquakes. - Diagnosis of masonry buildings and retrofitting interventions. - Modern structures: large-span structures and tall buildings. Exercises/design activity/in lab activity In almost each class the students, individually or in group, will solve exercises on the topics and issues discussed by the lecturer. An in-lab activity will be carried out in which the students will play a leading role for the execution of experimental tests.

To understand the contents of the course and to achieve the expected learning outcomes, the following requirements are expected. - Fundamental requirements: knowledge and use of units of measurements (International System of Units), vector operations and equations of equilibrium to find reaction forces (Statics). Concept of statically determinate and indeterminate structures, external supports (e.g. pins, rollers, fixed supports), internal hinges. Concept of load, force, stress, displacement, deformation. Center of mass, static moments and moments of inertia of two-dimensional (planar) bodies. - Important requirements: resolution of isostatic structures. - Useful requirements: resolution of truss structures, calculation of stresses, moments and forces of statically determinate structures through the De Saint Venant model (Hook’s law, Euler-Bernoulli bending theory, Zhuravskii shear stress formula).

There are no textbooks to achieve the expected learning outcomes of the course, being sufficient the course attendance and the consultation of the following material uploaded in Google Drive: 1. Pdf lecture notes. 2. Excerpts of textbooks selected by the lecturer. 3. Technical standards. References The following textbooks are indicated to better understand the concepts described during the lectures. Their consultation is not mandatory but suggested. M. Levy and M. Salvadori, Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail, W.W. Norton and Company. 1994, ISBN-10: 039331152X. M. Millais, Building Structures, Taylor and Francis, 2005. M. Salvadori, Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture: Strength of Architecture from the Pyramids to the Skyscraper, W.W. Norton and Company. 1991, ISBN-10: 0393306763. F.D.K. Ching, Building Construction Illustrated, 4th Edition, Wiley and Sons, 2008.

Strongly recommended.

OPTION 1 n. 2 Mid-term (MT) assessment (1/4 each)* Final oral examination (1/2) [only on the remaining part of the curriculum] OPTION 2 *in case of absence in one of them, the grade will be so assigned: n. 1 Mid-term assessment (1/4 each) Final written/oral examination (3/4) [full curriculum+missing MT subjects] OPTION 3 *in case of absence in both of them, the grade will be so assigned: Final written/oral examination (4/4) [full curriculum] The mid-term assessment will be valid only for the winter exam session (after the third call in February, you have to take the written part to have access to the oral).

Frontal lectures, peer learning, flipped classroom, tests and quizzes during the class and at home, in lab experiences