Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: Admission to the B.S. in Architectural Studies Program.
Requirement Designation:
Quantitative Intensive BS
Description
Meets with ARCH 6310. Investigation of individual structural elements in a three dimensional architectural context, including discussions of three dimensional equilibrium and forces, how one element bears upon another and three dimensional structural systems as implemented by architects. Begins the investigation of the fundamentals of statics and mechanics of materials; two-dimensional structural systems including axila elements; basic methods of graphical and analytical analysis.