1.Aim and introduction:      To calculate a mix design for M35 grade concrete with fly ash. Procedure:   Grade designation:M35 Type of cement:OPC53 Maximum nominal size of aggregate:20mm Exposure type:Severe Exposure Minimum cement content:340kg Workability:100mm slump Method of concrete placing:Pumping…

Aim and Introduction:G+1 floor residential plan,according to vaastu shastra Procedure Load calculations: DEAD LOADS column of size=200*300mm and height=for residential building 3m Total volume of column=0.2*0.3*3=0.18m^3 Unit weight of RCC=25KN/m^3 Dead load of the column=25*0.18=4.5KN Beam size=200*300mm area of the beam=0.06m^2…

P-1 Aim and introduction:Creating geometry using line tool in absolute  coordinate system. Procedure: Steps: Choosing the line tool Line Specify the first point :2,1 Specify the next point:2,7 Specify the next point:8,7 Specify the next point:8,6 Specify the next point:3,6 Specify the next point:3,2 Specify the next…

C1: Aim and introduction : To create C/S of load bearing wall over spread footing Procedure: Steps: using RECTANGLE command construct a rectangle Polyline is used for further construction by using command PLINE Results: Creation of C/S of load bearing wall over spread footing using rectangle and polyline tool.…

C1: DECIMAL AIM AND INTRODUCTION:To draft a geometry using a autocad tools. PROCEDURE: Step 1: Create by using a polyline command PLINE Step 2: specify point @3<0 Step 3:Specify next point @2.12<45 Step 3:Specify next point @2.83<135 Step 4:Specify next point @2<270 Step 5: close Step 6: Circle command and…

C1: DECIMAL AIM AND INTRODUCTION:To draft a geometry using a autocad tools. PROCEDURE: Step 1: Create by using a polyline command PLINE Step 2: specify point @3<0 Step 3:Specify next point @2.12<45 Step 3:Specify next point @2.83<135 Step 4:Specify next point @2<270 Step 5: close Step 6: Circle command and…

  1. Residence Plan: Aim and introduction:Sketch the layout of a residence plan as per the given dimensions using autocad tools. Procedure: Steps: Units are set using a units tool Limits are set using limits or LIMMAX tool Vertical and horizontal lines are drawn using xline tool using offsets the walls are drawn …

C1: Aim and introduction:To create a column schedule using line tool and Dtext Command. Procedure: Steps: Using line command  draw the table using the text command enter the texts in appropriate blocks Draw the bar bending diagram Results:Create table using line text commands in AutocaD   C2: Aim and introduction:…

C1: Aim and introduction:To draw the elevation and details of wardrobe using autocad tools. Procedure: Steps: draw the elevation using line,hatch ,fillet ,offset and chamfer command.   Results:draw the elevation and details of wardrobe using autocad tools.   C2: Aim and introduction:To draw the floor plan using…

Aim and introduction: To draw the plan and cross section Procedure: Steps: Use the Units to set the units. Draw the lines using line command. For the dimensions using DIMLINEAR command For modifications of dimensions use DIMSTYLE command Write the text using MTEXT command  Draw the walls using OFFSET command MLEADER…

Aim and introduction:Drafting of Residential building. Procedure: steps: Using line command draw the lines By using offset create internal and external walls Using ADC command insert the objects Using TRIM command trim the extra lines Using CIrcle command create the doors and trim the unwanted parts Using layers change…

C1: Aim and introduction:To create the templates as per industry standards using blocks Procedure: Steps: Creating the blocks Using line command draw the table Using mtext enter the text in the template Using block select the objects and create the template as a block Custom1-titleblock Custom2-titleblock Results:Creation…

Aim and introduction:To create a kitchen layout and hatching wherever required and using of blocks. Procedure: Steps: Using the line tool draw the lines  using offset tool make the offset for the walls Blocks are used for the utilities in kitchen Using dimsions measure the dimensions Mtext is used for the texts Hatch…

C1: Aim and introduction:To Create a layout of the Plan and Section A of the project in Challenges 7, using the template Tutorial- mArch.dwt.To create the viewport of the size. By using A1 size for the layout. Procedure: Steps: Go to the layout Use the insert view  Select the required Drawing By using MS space set…

C1: Aim and introduction:To Create a 3D Furniture element Procedure: Steps: Using a line command draft the elements. Using REGION command make a single object of the element Extrude is used for the extrusion Subtract the unnecessary object using substract command. View the objects in 2d wireframe,Conceptual,Hidden and…

C1 Aim and introduction:To Create a 3D Isometric View of the building with plan and elevation given. Procedure: Steps: Using the Line command draw the plan in top and the elevation in right view. Create a layers for different elements. Offset is used. Make the lines as a region for extrusion. Extrude the regioned area …

Aim and introduction:To create a 3 dimensional model of the residential building with a rendered view. Procedure: Steps: Using line command draw the layout of residential building. Offset  Fillet Trim commands are used wherever it necessary. Create the layers.    Make the windows and doors as per the dimensions.…

Q1: Aim and introduction:To create a new project using file menuand name the project appropriately Procedure: Steps: Open the Revit software Go to the file menu Click on the new   Then select a template construction/structural/architectural Save the project as Residential building. Results:Creation of a new project…

Q1:What is BIM? Summarize the features of BIM and benefits of using BIM over 2D CAD tools. Ans:BIM is new process and technology by which team of architects,engineers and contractors work collaboratively to design and build a commercial building utilizing the same database and computer model. Early detection of collision…

Q1: Aim and introduction:Use the project file created from Week 2. Use it for this assignment. Based on your layout from week 2, using floor tool under architecture tab and select the floor with appropriate material and thickness using the property browser create a layout in the Ground floor Level. Align the floor plan…

Q1: Based on the project saved from Week 3, proceed from the First Floor Level. Model a Ceiling from the architecture tab above the walls at the first-floor level Aim and introduction:To create a ceiling from a architecture tab at first floor Procedure: Steps: Go the architecture tab Select the ceiling Sketch ceiling Choose…

Q1: Why are building codes or standards essential for the modeling/ efficiency of drawings in Revit ? Ans:It gives provisions for building serviceable,Doesn't collapse,safety of public,clearance by the authorities,Restrictions for constructions,Standards are provided for the construction.   Q2:From the National…

Q1:Open an architectural template. Using the Manage tab set project base point and project shared coordinates for the project  Aim and introduction:Using manage tab to set project base point and project shared coordinates for the project Procedure: Steps: Go the revit  Start with the new Choose the architectural…

Q1:Select the type of structure you want to build from one of the three below:        a. Multi-Unit Residential Apartment        b. Office Buildings        c. School Ans:School building   Q2:Assume reasonable assumptions for geographic and location details…

 Q1:What are HVAC systems? Why are they essential in the modeling of buildings Ans:HVAC systems are the heating,ventilating and air conditioning system. It provides good ventilation for both residential and commercial building It helps to provide room temperature during the winter season It helps to maintain…

Q1: Use the shortcut keys in Revit discussed in class to complete the following tasks and list them below           a. Using 3D model create a section box           b. To create similar doors and windows in a floor plan layout         …

Q1:Using Dynamo create a set of sinusoidal points and create a curve and create a surface out of the curve Aim and introduction:To create a set of sinusoidal points and create a curve and create a surface out of the curve Procedure: Steps: Open the revit software Open new file in architecture template In manage tab…

Q1:Use the Architecture/ Structure Project file developed by you in Week 6 to 8. Export the Revit architecture and structure model to Navisworks Cache file following the export settings discussed in class Aim and introduction:To export the revit model to Navisworks Procedure: Steps: Go to the revit software Install the…

 Q1:What is the mode of failure or damage of the beams in the figure above? Are the damages repairable? Elaborate a. Ans:Buckling failure due to the reinforcements are compressed due to this concrete on the reinforcement is broken compressive behaviour of concrete it causes where the beam is connected to column due…

Q1: Compute lateral stiffness of the one story frame with an intermediate realistic stiffness of the beam. The system has 3 DOFs as shown. Assume L = 2h and Elb = Elc   Ans:     Q2: For the following structures: Determine the number of degrees-of-freedom for dynamic analysis Establish the equation…

Question 1: Comment on the layout of the framing plan concerning earthquake resistance in the two horizontal directions X or Y (dots are columns, lines depict beams). Look into aspects of symmetry, redundancy and bi-directional stiffness and ductility. Ans:  symmetry-It is symmetric redundancy-It is having uniform…

  Question 1:The building shown, 20 × 35 m in plan, has columns on a 5 × 5 m grid and shear walls (with dimensions shown in m, 250 mm in thickness) in three alternative arrangements, (a), (b), (c), all with the same total cross-sectional area of the shear walls. Compare the three alternatives, taking into…

Question 1: A five storey structure with 5 translational DOF is shown here. Each storey has mass ‘m’. The eigenvalue problem has been solved and the 5 periods of vibration Tn and their corresponding mode shapes, φn has been derived. The fundamental period of vibration (T1 = 2 seconds) and…

Model a 25 storey building on ETABS with structural properties as specified below. Ground floor or plinth floor level can be taken at a height of 1.5 metres from the base. Each of the successive 25 storeys has a storey height of 3 metres. Structural Element Sizes  Beams : 300 × 400 mm  Columns : 800 ×…

Aim and introduction:Reinforcement Detailing of Beams from ETABS output Procedure: Steps: Go to the given plan and open with the elevation view Check the load combinations Select the design combinations  check the design combinations     Provide the reinforcement diagram and beam details using autocad For…

Aim and introduction: The ETABS file for a G+4 building is provided. Run the analysis and design the RCC Moment Resisting Frame. The following challenge deals specifically with two columns at the following grid intersections. 3A 3B Provide details of longitudinal reinforcement for the two columns, from foundation to terrace…

Aim and introduction: From the etabs file for a G+6 building is provided. Run the analysis and design the RCC shear walls . To Extract values of longitudinal steel ratio, boundary element length and shear reinforcing ratio from the design results. To Provide cross sectional steel arrangement of the shear wall from its…

The architectural drawings for a G+7 residential building in zone 5 has been provided. The floor plan is the same for all 7 floor levels. Possible column positions have also been provided. Conceptualize a framing plan layout and then model the building in Etabs. The following architectural drawings have been provided:…

Design a square footing for a column size of 400x400. The compression axial load for the load combination of (1.5 DL + 1.5 LL) is 2000 KN. The safe soil bearing capacity is 150 KN/m2 at a depth of 2 metres below E.G.L. Participants are free to go for either a tapered or stepped footing. Besides the total axial load, also…

Aim and introduction: Project 1 – Factors influencing the Natural Period of a building   Structural Element Sizes  Beams : 300 × 400 mm  Columns : 400 × 400 mm  Slab : 150 mm thick  Material Properties  Grade of Concrete : M30  Grade of Steel Reinforcement Bars : Fe…

In this project, participants will get to experience the entire design process from modelling, analysis, design, and preparation of construction drawings. The architectural drawings of a G+3 RCC building is provided. The following information on the building is to be used: Location – Guwahati, Assam Function –…