TY - GEN
T1 - Integrated Structural Design Education
AU - Bjerregaard Jensen, Lotte
AU - Almegaard, Henrik
N1 - 1st International Workshop on Design in Civil and Environmental Engieering, IWDCE ; Conference date: 01-04-2011 Through 02-04-2011
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), the environment is broadly defined and includes not only quantifiable aspects, but also social conditions, scenic beauty, traffic, cultural heritage, and commercial development. A successful bridge design must comply with all of these demands according to EU legislation. And a successful engineering student must be prepared to work in the open-ended, multidisciplinary environment necessary to produce structures which comply with EIA demands. This paper describes an innovative course developed at the Technical University of Denmark which integrates landscaping and structural design. The integrated courses create a setting for learning about the design of large-scale structures and involve geometry, statics, computer simulation, graphical design and landscape architecture. Together, they educate engineers who can take part in the early design phases of a project, function well in design teams, and comply with EU EIA demands.
AB - In Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), the environment is broadly defined and includes not only quantifiable aspects, but also social conditions, scenic beauty, traffic, cultural heritage, and commercial development. A successful bridge design must comply with all of these demands according to EU legislation. And a successful engineering student must be prepared to work in the open-ended, multidisciplinary environment necessary to produce structures which comply with EIA demands. This paper describes an innovative course developed at the Technical University of Denmark which integrates landscaping and structural design. The integrated courses create a setting for learning about the design of large-scale structures and involve geometry, statics, computer simulation, graphical design and landscape architecture. Together, they educate engineers who can take part in the early design phases of a project, function well in design teams, and comply with EU EIA demands.
KW - Structural Design
KW - Architectural Engineering
KW - Integrated Design
KW - Curriculum Integration
M3 - Article in proceedings
SP - 74
EP - 79
BT - Proceedings of the 1th. International Workshop on Design in Civil and Environmental Engieering
ER -