@inproceedings{8e857d0dedc043b3b1f1542c0ea43bd6,
title = "Empirical exercise in structural design: Force, form, material and connection",
abstract = "This article presents an educational exercise designed for architecture students to study static structural behavior and develop an understanding necessary and appropriate for their role in structural design. The exercise examines structure about the conceptual criteria of force, form, material and connection. The symbiotic relationships between these criteria serve as a means to explore, evaluate and understand the various components of structural design. The exercise employs an empirical methodology, the most ancient form of structural analysis, as it requires students to conceive of a structural design in response to specific conditions, develop drawings that examine the criteria of force, form, material and connection, fabricate, physically test and reflect upon its performance. This sequence is repeated three times and the stages are ordered about the objectives of concept, specificity and efficiency. The conditions are abstract, specific and require the resolution of two linear concentrated loads evenly spaced over a three-foot span.",
keywords = "Education, Empiricism, Laboratory, Pedagogy, Structural behavior, Structural design",
author = "Trumble, {Christopher D.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2011 by Research Publishing Services.; 6th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference: Modern Methods and Advances in Structural Engineering and Construction, ISEC 2011 ; Conference date: 21-06-2011 Through 26-06-2011",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.3850/978-981-08-7920-4-S1-E02-cd",
language = "English (US)",
series = "ISEC 2011 - 6th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference: Modern Methods and Advances in Structural Engineering and Construction",
publisher = "Research Publishing Services",
pages = "143--148",
editor = "Siamak Yazdani and Cheung, {Sai On} and Amarjit Singh and Nader Ghafoori",
booktitle = "ISEC 2011 - 6th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference",
}