Arch 721: To Do List

To Do List
Start and Due Dates for Course Work

Arch 721, Structural Design for Dynamic Loads, University of Virginia
Copyright © 1996-2006 Kirk Martini. 14-Nov-2007 9:04

Wednesday, November 14

CASE STUDY PROJECT :
- Monday November 19, 12:30 PM:
  - All materials due.
- Presentation schedule.
READING:
- Structural Use of Glass, Stephen R. Ledbetter, Andrew R. Walker, and Alan P. Keiller, ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, vol. 12, no. 3, Sept. 2006. (Issue table of contents)
FINAL EXAM:
- Time TBA:
  - Similar format to quiz 1.
HANDOUTS:
- Lab 6: Blast Exercise.
- Audience Assessment of Presentations.

Wednesday, November 7

CASE STUDY PROJECT :
- Monday November 12:
  - Two copies of peer review assessment and reviewed paper. One set to authoring team, and one set to me.
  - Peer discussions. Each pair of reviewing teams will spend the lab time meeting together and discussing their findings and recommendations.
READING:
- FEMA Report 543: Design Guide for Improving Critical Facility Safety from Flooding and High Winds: Chapter 3: Making Critical Facilities Safe From High Winds

Wednesday, October 31

READING:
- Before Monday November 5:
  - DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings. This document provides a preview of what we are likely to see in civil building codes in coming years. Skim it overall. Read section B-2 on structural design.
  - Glasing Hazard Mitigation: by Joseph Smith and Nancy Renfroe, published by the Whole Building Design Guide. This is a very good overview of issues involved in glazing and curtain wall design for blast effects.[http://www.wbdg.org/design/glazingmitigation.php]
CASE STUDY PROJECT:
- Monday November 5, in lab:
  - Submit report draft for Peer review

Wednesday, October 24

HANDOUTS:
- Lab 5: Seismic Exercise
LAB:
- Bring course reader to lab on Monday (2000 NEHRP Provisions)
- Bring calculator
CASE STUDY:
- Draft due for Peer Review Monday November 5
- All work submitted Monday November 19.
- Presentations begin November 26.

Wednesday, October 17

READING:
- Before Wednesday October 24 :
  - Arnold: Designing for Earthquakes FEMA 454: Bolt & Dreger: Chapter 2, Nature of Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards
  - Arnold: Designing for Earthquakes FEMA 454: Eisner: Chapter 3, Site Evaluation and Selection
  - Arnold: Designing for Earthquakes FEMA 454: Arnold: Chapter 5, Seismic Issues in Architectural Design
NOTES:
- Case Study Due Date question.
- Continue work on case study project.
- A draft report is due Mon. November 5.
- There will be a sign-up sheet on my office door for individual appointments on Monday Oct 22 and Tuesday Oct 23. These meetings will take the place of the regular lab meeting.

Wednesday, October 10

QUIZ:
- Due Wednesday October 17, beginning of lecture.
- No lab meeting on Monday October 15.
  - I will be available for consultation concerning the quiz.

Wednesday, October 3

QUIZ:
- Take home: distribute Wednesday October 10
- Due Wednesday October 17, beginning of lecture.
- No lab meeting on Monday October 15.
  - I will be available for consultation concerning the quiz.

Wednesday, September 26

CASE STUDY:
- Due Monday October1.
  - Preliminary bibliography
  - Status report.
HANDOUTS:
- Pre-lab 4.
- Lab 4.

Wednesday, September 19

READING:
- Before Wednesday September 26 :
  - "Annoying Floors", Engineering News Record, May 19, 1997. Distributed via email.
  - Designing for Earthquakes FEMA 454: Arnold: Chapter 4, Earthquake effects on builings
HOMEWORK:
- Due Monday September 24, Beginning of lab:
  - Pre-lab 3

CASE STUDY:
- Due Monday October 1.
  - The preliminary bibliography should include a brief annotation for each source describing its status (e.g. in hand, on order, etc.) and the content of the source, if applicable (e.g. plans, architectural description, technical engineering analysis, etc.)
  - The status report is a brief (less than one-page double spaced) description of how your information collecting has proceeded (e.g. "well with lots of information", or "not well with sparse information") and identifying the primary lessons you expect to teach through the case study.

Wednesday, September 12

CASE STUDY:
- Check that your team and project is listed correctly.
- Next lab session devoted to search methods for documentation.
  - Try to find all references to your project before that session.
  - Ask questions about how to find more.

Wednesday, September 5

HOMEWORK:
- Due Monday, September 10, Beginning of lab:
  - Pre-lab 2
HANDOUTS:
- Lab 2.
- Pre-lab 2
CASE STUDY PROJECT:
- Due Monday September 10: Team and Project Choice
- Links: Lateral Load Regions
  - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/hazmaps/pdfs/IBC-2000-2003-Figure-1615-1us.pdf
  - http://www.hnd.usace.army.mil/techinfo/ti/809-04/ti80904.htm (chapter 3, from page 3-13).

Wednesday, August 29

HOMEWORK:
- Monday September 3, Beginning of lab:
  - Pre-lab 1. (see preparation guidelines from Arch 624).
HANDOUTS:
- Pre-lab 1.
- Lab 1.
- Sign conventions in RISA-3D.
- Case Study Project
- Case Study Project: Lateral Load Regions
- Course Description.
CASE STUDY PROJECT :
- The "No Study" List

READING: (optional)
- Millenium Bridge Ove Arup Partnership Ltd. See the Challenge section for information on the oscillation problems and solution. (http://www.arup.com/MillenniumBridge/)