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Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamalee Brady, California Polytechnic State University; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

. Page 15.613.2Enrollment in Engineering MajorsEnrollment data for students in engineering majors within the College of Engineering (CENG)and College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) was acquired for the years 2004to 2008. The total number of students enrolled and the number of women students enrolled ispresented in Table 1. Engineering majors are abbreviated as follows: Architectural (ARCE),Aeronautical (AERO), Biomedical (BMED), Civil (CE), Computer (CPE), Computer science(CSC), Electrical (EE), Environmental (ENVE), General (GE), Industrial (IE), Materials(MATE), Mechanical (ME), Manufacturing (MFGE), and Software (SE). This data as well ashistorical data are presented graphically in Figure 1 for the CENG. Total enrollment data

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill Nelson, California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

collaboration of interdisciplinary faculty andguest speakers/panelists. The first course is a four unit lecture and the second course is a project-based four unit laboratory, intended to aid students who wish to collaborate with the purpose ofimplementing sustainability principles. The course enrolls 16 students and is used by ARCH,LA, and CRP.Most of the interdisciplinary efforts have been low enrollment electives. Because the ABETaccreditation criteria for engineering programs 1 requires that every student be able to functionon multi-disciplinary teams, a large enrollment default course was needed. The department headsultimately chose to build on CM 431. Two departments were already invested and it could

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suining Ding, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Architectural

aboutconversion from hand-drawn to digital drawings for professional practice and education. Thispaper presents a procedure of transformation from traditional sketching to digital by Photoshop.It also presents a series of transformed drawings and hand-drawn drawings. A comparison listwas created to describe the characteristics of both hand-drawn and digital drawings. This studyprovides valuable suggestions to the body of knowledge of graphic communications. It willbenefit both design education and professional practice.1. Introduction The objective of this study is to explore a method that can transform freehand sketching todigital drawing and keeps the characters of freehand sketching. The software used was Photoshop.The first of three steps

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

to development ofdesign skills. Research first recognized spatial skills as a separate aspect of general intelligence in theearly 20th century 1. Spatial visualization is described as “the mental manipulation of spatial informationto determine how a given spatial configuration would appear if portions of that configuration were to berotated, folded, repositioned, or otherwise transformed." 2 and is considered central to the designprocess as it provides a bridge between design and design representation.3 The development orimprovement of 3-D spatial visualization skills is often cited as one of the major goals ofengineering design graphics education 3 but is particularly important in the field of architectureand engineering, 4 where expertise

Conference Session

Structure and Form in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Dermody, Roger Williams University

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Architectural

corresponding structure.Graphical methods of structural analysis and design were used in this studio for several reasons: Page 15.616.3 1. Graphical methods clearly demonstrate the relationship between form and force in statically determinate structures. 2. Different structural schemes can be compared visually in terms of efficiency and form based on their respective force polygons. 3. The graphical methods focus on the relationship between form and force rather than on calculations. 4. Potential revisions to schematic designs can be derived from evaluation of force polygons. 5. Relatively compact force polygons indicate relatively

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Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charlie Setterfield, Sinclair Community College; Eric Dunn, Sinclair Community College; Russell Marcks, Sinclair Community College

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Architectural

a. Challenges to Student Success b. Strengths of Student Teams c. Targets for Improvement d. Successes of Capstone Course 20094. Conclusions a. Challenges b. Strengths of Student Teams c. Suggested Improvements d. Successes5. References Page 15.1066.31. IntroductionA. Pedagogical GoalsThe goal of the capstone studio was three-fold: 1. Challenge students to design a solution incorporating their discipline-specific contributions on a diverse team while utilizing Integrated Project Design concepts. 2. Allow students to explore net zero energy design options for a large commercial building

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Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Symans, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mark Mistur, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Bruce Danziger, ARUP

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Architectural

alsoprovided notable contributions to the military, including supervising the construction andproduction of numerous World War II Liberty ships. During the Korean War, he served asspecial assistant to the Director of Defense Mobilization and subsequently became Assistant tothe Secretary of Defense for production.Bedford recognized that engineering had largely abandoned its interest in aesthetics and thatarchitecture had lost its sense of practical enterprise that might be affected by creative integrationof ‘the engineering’ and ‘aesthetic’ aspects of building design. As noted by Princeton ProfessorDavid Billington, “It is as crucial for engineers to learn about art and aesthetics as it is forarchitects to learn about structures and construction.” 1

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Instructional Strategies in AE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Marsocci; P.K. Raju; Chetan Sankar

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Architectural

utilizing what they learned to satisfythe client’s need. The overall design of the case studymust also give the student a chance to utilize prior gainedknowledge and give a realistic expectation of bringing adesign from problem to solution in the real businessworld2.In this paper, we discuss an international project that was Figure 1: New High-Rise Hostelsconducted at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Madras, India, to compare the design of two dormitories, new and old, based on thermal comfortand social use of spaces. Two U.S. students worked with three IIT Madras students to conductthis study and were guided by a faculty member in India and two faculty members from the U.S.Their project experience was captured using a multi-media

Conference Session

Structure and Form in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Powell Draper, Manhattan College; Edward Segal, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; Robert Sicurelli, Princeton University

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Architectural

, andthen build to scale physical models of them. This project is intended to augment the ways thatstructural engineering is traditionally taught.BackgroundThis project was inspired by work done at Princeton University and other schools in whichphysical models of structures have been used to provide examples of exemplary works ofstructural engineering and to demonstrate engineering principles. At Princeton, for example,models of structures have been used either for museum display or previously built models areused for structural experiments.1 Here we instead sought to examine how a student designingand building a model for loading, experimentation, and display could provide an opportunity fora different type of learning experience.This project was

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University

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Architectural

, VRML,Macromedia Director, Flash, and others. The principal objective of these virtual constructionsites was to help architectural/ construction engineering or management students and non-technical personnel on construction sites to better visualize the sequence of operations, anddesign details of structures. The 3D model of a wooden framed residential house7 (Figure 1)showing the foundation, framing as well as the finishing was animated to create a systematicsequence of the entire construction processes. Page 15.893.3 Figure 1: Systematic Construction Animation – Wooden Frame

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Betz, State University of New York

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Architectural

motivating factors. A conclusion is given in thediscussion area along with data and survey results.Basic Concepts - Expectancy TheoryThis paper will focus on the Expectancy Theory as developed by Victor Vroom in his influentialpublication, Work and Motivation.2 Tailoring his theory to an educational environment, itsuggests that the amount of motivation and effort a student will put into learning will depend onthree perceptual relationships: (1) expectancy, a student’s estimation of the likelihood ofsuccessfully performing the particular assignment. Faculty should have an understanding whatinformation and resources students will need to be successful; (2) instrumentality, a student’sestimation of the likelihood that the effort they put in will be in

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Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Miers, Western Carolina Univeristy; George Ford, Western Carolina University

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Architectural

catering business, along with other groups.In 2008, the Construction Management Department became involved in a lengthy discussionwith the Board of Directors of the Peggy Crosby Center. The board became concerned with therising costs of electricity and heating fuels and felt that alternative energy may be needed to meetthe economic demands of the Center, therefore, keeping it a viable asset for communitydevelopment. Various rooms have become vacant and renovation projects have been discussed.Many updates and upgrades to the structure must be considered due to lack of upkeep in previousyears.The board had several issues which they planned to address. Specifically, their primaryquestions were: 1. What is currently in place for energy conservation

Conference Session

Structure and Form in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cole McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Graham Archer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

process the building motions. Theheart of the test equipment is a portable long-stroke linear shaker with a total weight of about100 lbs (see Fig. 1). The shaker is capable of putting out a relatively constant sinusoidal force ofonly 30 lbs over a frequency range of 2-20 Hz. Due to the small forces involved, the shaker neednot be mechanically attached to the structure – friction at its base is sufficient. This shaker isappropriately sized for scale models of buildings and bridges. Nonetheless, the authors havefound that when appropriately placed in low-rise structures (<4 floors, <30,000 sq ft), the shakercan induce motions detectable throughout the building on all floors. Typical induced flooraccelerations range from about 20-40 g when

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Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

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Architectural

for the design process.However, this potential has not realized. We found that requiring the students to fill out anddesign to the LEED checklist has not been very effective. The checklist, while efficientlyorganized, in 7 sections: 1.) Sustainable Sites, 2.) Water Efficiency, 3.) Energy and Atmosphere,4.) Materials and Resources, 5.) Indoor Environmental Quality, 6.) Innovation and DesignProcess, and 7.) Regional Priority Credits, is somewhat restrictive, narrowly focused, and limitsintegration.In architecture, sustainable design should not be an afterthought or a supplement of thearchitectural design, it should be a part of the design process. The integration we were hopingfor was not happening.Design StudioThe Carnegie Report "Building

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Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bekir Kelceoglu, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Goodman, Indiana University Purdue Unversity Indianapolis (IUPUI); Cluny Way, College of the North Atlantic; Joseph Tabas, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; J. Craig Greene, College of the North Atlantic; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sandi Perlman, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Architectural

the project in the discipline specific classes, a scope of work had to bedefined that was reasonable for a fifteen week project. For the electrical and mechanicalengineering technology students, that meant a solar thermal domestic hot water system for twoadults living in the shipping container with an option for additional radiant heating for one teamproject and a solar photovoltaic system to provide power for all typical dorm room loads as wellas the solar thermal system loads for a second team. Page 15.1220.6 Figure 1: External Perspective, SouthThe second exception relates to the development of a novel way of