Week 12 of 12
Preliminary Results and Discipline Analysis
Producing the first computed outcomes: preliminary analysis, calculations and required engineering graphics.
Nov 11 – Nov 15 · deliverables due Nov 15 · est. 12 hrs
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Instructor note: A preliminary result is a number with a drawing behind it. If you cannot draw it, you have not computed it.
Learning objectives
- Execute the discipline preliminary calculations defined in the methodology
- Interpret preliminary results against design criteria and governing codes
- Produce the required site layout, plan and section graphics
- Document assumptions, load paths and limitations
- Explain what the preliminary results mean for the proposed design
Lecture topics
- From methodology to first results
- Preliminary sizing and rules of thumb
- Gravity load paths versus lateral force paths
- Required graphics: site layout, plan and section drawings
- Presenting results in tables and annotated figures
- Sensitivity of preliminary outcomes to assumptions