Structural engineering is much more than formulas: Introducing a new course on philosophy of structures

Ignacio Payá-Zaforteza; Carlos Lázaro-Fernández

doi:10.2749/222137814814067149

Structural engineering is much more than formulas: Introducing a new course on philosophy of structures

Ignacio Payá-Zaforteza, Carlos Lázaro-Fernández

Universitat Politecnica de Valencia

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Abstract

This paper presents the objectives, contents and teaching methodologies used in a new course on Philosophy of Structures developed at the School of Civil Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia in Spain. The course combines the analysis of engineers' writings, selected case studies, visual analysis of structures, graphic statics and field trips with the writing of a paper about a particular structure. In their paper, the students must comment on the technical data of the structure and on its authors, but they also have to delve into the links between structure, society, aesthetics and architecture. Results show that the course develops students' structural intuition and creativity and fosters a passion for engineering.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Engineering for Progress, Nature and People
Publisher	International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
Pages	945-952
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9783857481352
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2749/222137814814067149
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	37th IABSE Symposium on Engineering for Progress, Nature and People - Madrid, Spain Duration: 3 Sep 2014 → 5 Sep 2014

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Name	Engineering for Progress, Nature and People

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Conference	37th IABSE Symposium on Engineering for Progress, Nature and People
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	3/09/14 → 5/09/14

Keywords

Construction history
Creativity
Education
Field trips
Graphic statics
Philosophy of structures
Structural art
Structural criticism

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Payá-Zaforteza, I., & Lázaro-Fernández, C. (2014). Structural engineering is much more than formulas: Introducing a new course on philosophy of structures. In Engineering for Progress, Nature and People (pp. 945-952). (Engineering for Progress, Nature and People). International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE). https://doi.org/10.2749/222137814814067149

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Payá-Zaforteza, I & Lázaro-Fernández, C 2014, Structural engineering is much more than formulas: Introducing a new course on philosophy of structures. in Engineering for Progress, Nature and People. Engineering for Progress, Nature and People, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), pp. 945-952, 37th IABSE Symposium on Engineering for Progress, Nature and People, Madrid, Spain, 3/09/14. https://doi.org/10.2749/222137814814067149

Structural engineering is much more than formulas: Introducing a new course on philosophy of structures. / Payá-Zaforteza, Ignacio; Lázaro-Fernández, Carlos.
Engineering for Progress, Nature and People. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2014. p. 945-952 (Engineering for Progress, Nature and People).

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