Exam: Structural Design I & II

The exams Structural Design I and Structural Design II will take place on February 1st, 2024. Here you can find more information and old exams for your preparation. We wish you a successful preparation. 

General info for the exam

  • The examination takes 180 minutes.
  • You will need:
    • calculator
    • 2 sets of squares
    • blue, red pen and green pens
    • fountain pen / pencil
    • eraser
    • compass
  • The exam is offered in German and English.
  • The formula sheet will be provided.
  • 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 and calculations, approximately 70% of the exam is about structural drawings.
  • For the solution of the general questions in the exam Structural Design I, the content of all lectures from Structural Design I is mainly relevant.

Lectures of Structural Design I

  • For the solution of the general questions in the exam Structural Design II, the content of all lectures from Structural Design II is mainly relevant.

Lectures of Structural Design II

  • For the solution of the drawings in the exam Structural Design I, the content of all exercises of Structural Design I is mainly relevant.

Exercises of Structural Design I

  • For the solution of the drawings in the exam Structural Design II, the content of all exercises of Structural Design II is mainly relevant.

Exercises of Structural Design II

  • Old exams serve as orientation and for further practice. Some contents from the old courses have changed / been added / removed. For example, "moments/bending" and "non-uniformly distributed loads" were not covered in the current curriculum. These tasks can therefore be skipped in the old exams.

Office hours and consultations

  • For further information or content questions, the chair offers consultation from January 12, 2024 to January 26, 2024:
  • For further questions please contact capelli@arch.ethz.ch