General info for the exam

• The next exams in Structural Design I and Structural Design I+II will be held on 6. February 2017.
• You will need: 2 set of squares, blue pen, red pen, fountain pen, pencil, eraser, pens, compass, formulary (will be distributed).
• The exam is offered in German and English.
• A target time for processing the individual tasks is indicated. The target time indicates the weighting of the respective tasks.
• Each task can be solved independently (for example, task 6 can be solved without the result of task 5).
• The approach must be comprehensible. Approach, constructions and final results are evaluated.
• Maintain a clean and clear presentation. Color display and targeted designation of nodes contribute significantly to a better understanding.
• The scale of the force diagram is given in the relevant task as a suggestion.

Exam relevant content

• Approximately 30% of the exam is about general questions, approximately 70% of the exam is about calculations and drawings.
• For the solution of the general questions, the content of all lectures from Structural Design I is mainly relevant.
• For the solution of the calculations and drawings, the content of all exercises of Structural Design I is mainly relevant.
• Old exams of Chair Block and Chair Schwartz serve as an orientation. Some content from the old courses have changed / been added / removed.

Colloquium and office hours

• For the winter session there will be no colloquium.
• Office hours concerning exam relevant questions at the Chair Block (HIB E 47) are Wednesdays 10:00 am to 11:00 am, without reservation. In urgent cases, please e-mail to aubert@arch.ethz.ch or radaelli@arch.ethz.ch.

For repetitors

• The exam can be solved by the procedure of Bow or Cremona.