Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

Contemporary Structures Course code: SAKN | 6 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 3
Semester: 6
Requirements:
Goal: Training prospective civil engineers and architects to analyze and perform modern constructive systems.
Outcome: Through independent practical work under tutor’s guidance, students acquire the necessary experience in solving specific engineering-technical assignments in the field of modern construction systems.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Types of construction systems, history.
  2. Selection of structural materials.
  3. Concrete. Steel. Wood. Glass. Plastics. Textiles.
  4. Structures: balance, stability, strength, functionality, economy and aesthetics.
  5. Choiceof a structural system. Loadbearingstructure. Basic construction elements.
  6. Systems of linear support elements. Girder, column, tower systems. Archline systems. Frame systems. Cantilever Systems. Planar trusses.
  7. Spatial Systems. Spatial surface systems. Gravity (wall) systems. Lattice system.
  8. Folded spatial surface systems whose sections create straight lines.
  9. Curved folding systems.
  10. Shells. Bidirectional Two-way curved spatial surface systems.
  11. Free forms of physical surface system.
  12. Domed systems.
  13. Suspension and hanging systems.
  14. Tent-like, mobile, pneumatic systems.
  15. Modern forms.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
Textbooks and References
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 3
Practical classes: 5
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
10
activities on practial excersises
30
seminary work
30
colloquium
0
Final exam
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
30