2023 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Architecture and Building Engineering Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Shell Structures
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Toru Takeuchi / Yuki Terazawa / Tomohiko Kumagai
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Tue (M314) / 7-8 Fri (M314)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.S501
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Learning the structural system, design of continuous shell, latticed shell, tension structures and theories which express the structural caharacteristics
Course description and aims
Learning the basic shell theories, tension theories and their tensor expressions, and master application methods for the design and analyses of continuous shell, latticed shell, tension structures
Keywords
Continuous shell, Latticed shell, Tension structure, Tensor, buckling, seismic response
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Based on lectures, and challenges are given in each topic.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | History and applications of shell structures |
Understand history and applications of shell structures |
| Class 2 | Theory of thin shell of revolution |
Understand the theory of thin shell of revolution |
| Class 3 | Bearing mechanism of shell and suspension structures |
Understand bearing mechanism of shell and suspension structures |
| Class 4 | Membrane theory of thin shell |
Understand Membrane theory of thin shell |
| Class 5 | Buckling of cylindrical shell roofs |
Learning buckling theory and evaluation methods of cylindrical shell roofs |
| Class 6 | Buckling strength and geometric non-linearity of shell structures |
Learning buckling strength and geometric non-linearity of shell structures |
| Class 7 | Basic Theories of cable structures |
Learning basic Theories of cable structures |
| Class 8 | Application and design of tension structures |
Learning applications of cable structures for architectures |
| Class 9 | Seismic response and response control of spatial structures |
Learning response control systems for spatial structures and their design methods |
| Class 10 | Introduction of geometric nonlinearity based on truss element |
Understanding the idea of geometric nonlinearity based on truss element |
| Class 11 | Finite Rotational Beam Theory 1 |
Understanding finite rotational beam theory and its formulation |
| Class 12 | Finite Rotational Beam Theory 2 |
Understanding finite rotational beam theory and its formulation |
| Class 13 | co-rotating beam theory |
Learning the idea of co-rotating beam teory |
| Class 14 | Representation of material non-linearities in frame analysis. |
Learn about the formulation of a framework analysis that takes into account the plasticisation of materials |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
M.Ohsaki, T.Takeyuchi, T.Yamashita: Basic theory and design of shell and spatial structures, Kyoto Univ. Press
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Theory of Plate and Shells, McGraw-Hill
Architectural Institute of Japan:Recommendation of Design for Latticed Shell Roof Structures
Evaluation methods and criteria
Based on reports given in each lectures
Related courses
- ARC.S421 ： Applied Building Structural Design
Prerequisites
Recommended to attend ARC.S421:Applied Building Structural Design before or same time with this class.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
takeuchi.t.ab[at]m.titech.ac.jp, terazawa.y.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp