Strength of Materials Lab ASE 261.

ASE 261 Strength of Materials Lab - 3 lecture hours per week, (3+0)= 3 Units.

Corequisite: ASE 251

Experiment & analysis of a deformable material under tension/compression to determine the common stress-strain parameters, Experiment & analysis of a deformable material under bending to determine the common stress-strain parameters, Experiment & analysis of a brittle material under tension to determine the fracture parameters, Experiment & analysis of an indentation test to determine the hardness of a metal, Experiment & analysis of a beam to determine strain along the beam, Experiment & analysis of a column, Experiment & analysis of a rod under torsion.


Strength of Materials ASE 251

ASE 251 Strength of Materials - 4 lecture hours per week, (4+8)= 12 Units.

 Prerequisite: GES 152

Stress and strain concepts, Axial load, Statically indeterminate axially loaded members, Thermal stress, Torsion, angle of twist, Statically indeterminate torque-loaded members, Bending, Eccentric axial loading of beams, Transverse shear, Shear flow in build-up members, Combined load


Freehand-Drawing & Visual Composition ASE 241

ASE 241 Freehand-Drawing & Visual Composition - 4 lecture hours per week, (4+0)= 4 Units.

Study of perspective: observation-based construction, points, straight lines, angles, shortenings, interpretation, definition, composition and organization of perspective. The graphic work, assignments on a large size paper: interior, studies including analysis, plan, elevation; perspective drawn in pencil and color. Bird's eye and worm's eye view. Complex composition of volumes: observation, visualization, color, meaning, symbolism, dynamic, psychological and tone value.


Descriptive Geometry ( I ) ASE 231

ASE 231 Descriptive Geometry  - 4 lecture hours per week, (4+0)= 4 Units.

Prerequisite: GES 141

Geometry constructions, perspective collinear, second degree curves, orthogonal projections, projections of geometrical bodies. Central projection, linear perspective, construction methods for perspective drawings with horizontal axis of view made out of known orthogonal projections, free perspective, methods of constructing perspective drawings, shadows in perspective, mutual penetrations of surfaces with special regard to vaults, constructing shadows of basic elements and complex structures. Workshop program: auditory and construction workshop exercises. Students are expected to do exercises which serve as preparation for individual drawing projects.


History of Architecture & Fine arts ( I ) ASE 221

ASE 221 History of Architecture & Fine arts ( I ) - 2 lecture hours per week, (2+2)= 4 Units.

Introduction to architecture and history, Concepts of function, construction and beauty and the historical development and individual creativity, residential and public architecture, the origin of architecture in the prehistoric period. Ancient east architecture, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Crete, Ancient Greek architecture and Ancient architecture: its forms and expression, also the history of Roman architecture from the Republican period to the Late Antiquity and the principles of classical architecture

Basic of Design ( I ) ASE211

ASE 211 Bases of design - 8 lecture hours per week, (8+8)= 16 Units.

 Prerequisite: GES 141

Basic spatial concepts, from the basic human need for shelter to the need for an organized space, a framework for studying basic concepts of space composition such as single space and multi space organization. e.g., elements of space organization, locating a building on the site, explanation of scales, ways of drawing and presenting, modular grid and standardization, the awareness of the importance of function in the design process.