Overview

Structures and structural engineering are an important part of society. Encouraging pupils to look at this form of engineering can be quite easy initially, but some may be put off by the mathematics later. I try to make this as engaging as I can and I am open to new ideas and feedback on how to do it. 
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Introduction to structures

Introducing the basics of structural engineering, including the history, the forms of structures, materials, environmental impact and mathematics involved. 

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Course Notes

Introduction video

Neolithic structure task

Göbekli Tepe video

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"The design of good houses requires an understanding of both the construction materials and the behaviour of real humans"

Peter Morville
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Building a truss

This project is in development. 

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Resource Coming!

Resource Coming!

Resource Coming!

Resource Coming!

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"Simplicity will stand out, whilst complexity will get lost in the crowd"

Kevin Barnett (1986 - 2019)
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Assessment ​

The following materials have been created to assess learning in this unit. These documents are for 'Coffee' supporters of DesignClass only. 

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Assessment 1

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