An example of a math problem an architect would have to figure out..
2006-09-28 10:06:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
There are literally hundreds of thousands of math calculations an architect or engineer would have to consider among all types of construction design.
Here is a link to one example
http://www.udel.edu/usittchesapeake/wings/Structure1.pdf#search='structural%20load%20formula%20example'
Even the smallet project would have to take many variables into account, weight displacement, load bearing, wind load, live load, heat load, deflection, the list goes on and on....There is just too much calculating for one person to perform so the architect uses engineers to break a project into smaller tasks and the architect mainly uses their time for project design, coordination, and oversight. The architect is the ultimate responsible party of a project, it is up to him/her to verify all aspects of design and implementation of that design.
If you plan to become an architect, good luck to you. It is a lofty goal.
2006-09-28 10:19:50 · answer #1 · answered by ©2009 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether it would be more roomy (more room to heat or cool) to make a taller curved space of 15 feet at one end and 37.5 feet at the other end or a shorter squarer shape-that is 22.92 mm all the way down the wall--like in a lobby or foyer.
How about how long would a side of a house be if the bedroom wall was 17ft 3 inches, with a 9ft 3 inch closet , a 37 ft long garage and 10ft 11 inch laundry room and 7 inches of wall in between each wall and it had to be 22 feet from the nearest tree and 100 feet to the end of the driveway.
Math homework, huh?
2006-09-28 17:21:14 · answer #2 · answered by Lottie W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give the number of bundles needed for shingling a 50' x 62' roof with a 4/12 pitch and a conjoining roof of 20' x 28' with a 6/12 pitch.
2006-09-28 17:39:14 · answer #3 · answered by Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The measurements to make the drawing to scale!
Like if the drawing represents 1 inch for 10 feet in real life. Something like that...
2006-09-28 17:16:43 · answer #4 · answered by qnkh5274 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about structural loading calculations for that bridge that collapsed over a dance hall, killing a bunch of party goers? One missing washer was enough to throw everything off. Wow.
2006-09-28 17:17:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How much weight did Wright have to put at the end of the cantilever to balance out the rest of the house ("Falling Water")?
Or perhaps: Why hasn't "Falling Water" fallen into the water yet?
2006-09-28 17:15:13 · answer #6 · answered by Elana 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Architects have people do that for them..
Or at least they have calculators so it isn't a big deal..
2006-09-28 17:14:51 · answer #7 · answered by La Voce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A simple one is square footage of a building. Length x width.
More complex is figuring the required tonnage of a mechanical system.
2006-09-28 17:10:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Which angle of a roof would work for a 2 story house.... 75 degrees, and so on
2006-09-28 17:09:14 · answer #9 · answered by AngieandCeez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have to find the area or the volume of something.
2006-09-28 17:09:58 · answer #10 · answered by disneyfreak4743 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋