Design en Construction

In the project, groups of approximately 10 students will act as a structural design team. In the first project assignment, you will explore the properties of different materials and complete a preliminary design. In the second project assignment, you will design a structure that will be tested with a limited number of design variables; the structure has specified dimensions and should be able to sustain a specified load while minimizing the structural weight. In the final third project assignment, you will combine the lessons learned from the first and second assignment and apply them to a new (structural) design problem with more variables. Each assignment will have defined deliverables which need to be handed in before the stated deadlines during the project. 

A technical writing (TW) course runs concurrently with the project, but is scheduled separately. During the 5 TW sessions, you will be taught how to write technical reports and improve your writing skills. TW is run by TPM faculty staff. 

A Technical Writing Information Literacy (TWIL) course is part of the project. This (online) course will teach you searching for relevant literature which is required to be incorporated into the Design Reports for each assignment. This course is part of technical writing. This course is run by TU Delft library staff. 

Information with respect to course logistics, relevant deadlines and project assignments will be communicated using the Brightspace course page.

Note: First year students are automatically enrolled and assigned to a (new) group. Upper year students who did not complete the Design and Construction project please contact Education-AE (Education-AE@tudelft.nl) to be registered before February 1st.