APST 240: Introduction to Structures (Revision 2) Report a Broken Link

APST 240: Introduction to Structures introduces theories of statics and material strengths. Qualitative and quantitative analyses demonstrate the reaction of building elements to external forces and determine the design of structural members and assemblies. The relationships between architectural design and structural design are discussed.

APST 240 General


Project 1: Learning the Basics by Designing a Series of Suspension Footbridges


Required Reading
Calculating a Numerical Solution by Julien Fagnan

Project 4: Using Materials Wisely


Required Reading
Project 4b

Project 5: Designing with the Flow of Forces


Required Reading
Supplemental Reading
Sönnerlind, H. (2018, January 22). Applying and interpreting Saint-Venant’s Principle. [Blog post].
Block Research Group, ETH Zurich

Project 6: Designing a Bay of Framing


Required Reading
Innovative Technologies. (2017). Introductory structural analysis. Section 1.1 Distributed loads. 
Supplemental Reading
Charnish, B. & Yolles, H. [CTBUH]. (2013, October). The bow; Unique diagrid structural system.

Project 9: Bending Resistance in Beams of Any Shape


Supplemental Reading
Steel construction examples
PEGNL. (2011). Guidelines for Structural Engineering Services, April 2011.

Project 11: Reflecting on What You Have Learned


Required Reading
Silman, R. (2018). Structural Design and Thinking in Approximations. Architectural Record.