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Record Nr.

UNINA9911007117203321

Autore

Norman James (Civil engineering teacher)

Titolo

Conceptual design of buildings  / / J. Norman, O. Broadbent, J. F. Carr, R. De’Ath, R. Harpin, G. Knowles, I. Lloyd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Institution of Structural Engineers, , 2020

ISBN

1-5231-3541-7

Edizione

[Version 1.0.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online volume

Collana

IStructE guide

Disciplina

729

Soggetti

Buildings

Architectural design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This version (1.0) published April 2020.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

As the starting point for any engineering project, mastering conceptual design means you'll understand how to work from a client brief, produce viable structural solutions, and test the feasibility of your ideas. You'll identify and solve major problems before you embark on a detailed design, and learn the skills to work with clients and colleagues from all disciplines. Drawing on the expertise of seven engineering/teaching professionals, and led by the University of Bristol's Dr James Norman, this book sets out to develop students' and graduates' understanding of the process - providing inspiration for the Institution's IPD core objective on conceptual design.  Topics covered include: generating and communicating ideas through sketching and writing, preparing the brief, the concept design process itself, consideration of site constraints and ground conditions, developing a structural scheme, understanding robustness and stability, sizing of elements, and what to produce at the end of the process. It also includes worked examples.