Case Studies

Bischofszell, Ortsmuseum, historical model of the Sitter Bridge.

Historic Timber Bridges in Switzerland

Information

The course starts with a series of introductory lectures on the topic. On the first lecture date, participants have to get together in groups and are assigned a tutor. In the following weeks, two introductory lectures and one on-site introductory lecture take place at a nearby bridge. Afterwards, the groups work on a concrete case study on site.

As part of the course, 4 full days on site are to be planned, two of them before the first intermediate critique!

Please find the detailed process in the Download Assignment (PDF, 655 KB)

"Case Studies" is available as a one-semester course in the Course Catalogue and is limited to 40 participants. Each enrolment obliges the student to visit all compulsory dates during the entire semester.

Dates and Deadlines FS 2024

Friday, 23 February, 15:45-17:30, HIL E 7

Lecture I (Construction Systems in Historical Wooden Bridge Building) and distribution of objects to the students

Friday, 01 March, 15:45-17:30, HIL E 7

Lecture II (Construction details in historical timber bridge construction)

Friday, 08 March

Joint bridge visit in two groups (15:15 / 16 h), location: Glattbrücke Rümlang (tram 10 to Rümlang Bäuler, then approx. 15 min. walk),
external page Standort

Intermediate meeting at your bridge (obligatory):
by individual arrangement, but no later than Friday, 19 April

Deadline for submission (HIT H 43): by Friday, 17 May, 12 noon at the latest.

Downloads

Please change to the German version of the website to download additional teaching resources (students of ETH Zurich only).

Contact

Tobias Listl

Location HIT H 43

Bauforschung u.Konstruktionsgesch.
Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 27
8093 Zürich
Switzerland