Conference Session

Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

concrete block weight must also be considered. Because thestrength of the K’nex pieces and connections is unknown, the rods and specificconnections were tested in the laboratory as shown in Figure 6. Page 24.1335.6Figure 6. The testing of K’nex rods and specialized connectionsWeek 4 – Finalize Engineering. The connection design and structural system waspartially developed by trial and error. The students were provided with buckets of K’nexrods and connectors and encouraged to experiment with different configurations (seeFigure 7). The connection designs were particularly critical because K’nex toys were notintended to suspend blocks of concrete. The

Conference Session

Architectural Design Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnaz J. Aly, Western Kentucky University; Heli Shah, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

rendered with V-Ray and Twilight and for thestand-alone programs, Kerkythea and 3DS Max a view of the entire front and side of the buildingwas rendered. The stand-alone rendering programs were installed in the computer laboratories ofthe department and so the student decided to use them for the purpose of the study. V-Ray is avery popular rendering engine and used by professional firms while renderings completed usingTwilight can be easily exported into Kerkythea for further enhancement if needed hence theywere selected for the study. The student had previously experimented with Kerkythea but had notworked with the other three programs. Following the rendering, post-production work was doneon one of the rendered images in Photoshop to add

Conference Session

Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B. Guthrie, California Polytechnic State University; Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

plans andboards describing characteristics and the design process. The goal of the projects was toreinforce the lecture material and give students another opportunity to practice skills. They alsoprovided expectations of the deliverables for conceptual structural submittals.Two projects were included in the Fall 2013 course. The first was a small building structure.Students selected one of four buildings, a school, library, natatorium and gymnasium. Because oftime constraints the scope of this project was limited to the roof framing.This was a warm-up for the second project, a multi-story building of steel or concreteconstruction. Students choose from eight buildings: office, hotel, university classroom, universityresearch laboratory

Conference Session

Architectural Design Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa A. VanZee, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

lighting anddaylighting design 8. It was used to study the lighting design of an existing historical building inSingapore and evaluated in its terms of being able to construct a reasonably accurate simulatedlighting environment of the Empress Place Building. Radiance software was developed by theLawrence Berkeley Laboratory and was chosen for the study based on its suitability andvalidation in predicting accurate illuminance levels with a high range of sky conditions, andability to handle complex geometry and complex lighting environments 8. The simulated resultsfrom the daylight simulation were compared with actual measured results on site. Conclusionsfrom the study indict that Radiance had the ability to produce a reasonably accurate

Conference Session

Architectural Design Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

questions regarding the course. A detailed questions need to be surveyed in thefuture to recognize the importance and also how to improve different aspects of this course.In parallel with the self-evaluation of each course by the instructor, we also conduct a course evaluationby students. This topic is a part of the HVAC laboratory course. The course objectives introduced earlierin the course are again provided to the students at the end of the semester. The students’ input on whetherthe materials offered have met the objectives is then complied and used in the program outcomeassessment process. Results of instructor course evaluations (conducted by students) are reviewed by theDepartment Chair and the Dean and shared with the faculty

Conference Session

Construction Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yutaka Sho, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

assistant professor of architecture at Syracuse University in New York. Page 24.670.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Home Experiments: EarthBag Construction as Teaching Tool in RwandaThis paper investigates the meanings of home and field in architectural and engineering designsin international development. Academic research in the humanities and science disciplines tendsto situate the home and the field opposite of research activities. The home is a stable andcontrolled laboratory for analyses and theorization while the field is where raw