M35 Grade concrete with fly ash : Aim:       To Calculate the mix design ratio of M35 grade concrete by adding fly ash. Test Data for materials :       a) Cement - OPC 43       b) Specific gravity - 3.15       c) Specific gravity of Coarse agreegate - 2.74  …

Vaastu Shastra:  Vastu Shastra is an ancient Indian Science of Architecture. Vastu Shastra literally translates to the science of architecture, and it describes the principles of design, layout, measurement, ground preparation, space arrangement, and spatial geometry. Requirement to be followed for a house project:…

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AIM:       To Creat a Floor plan, Footing detail and Isometric view using AutoCad. Commands: Line (L) Rectangle (Rec) Trim (Tr) Procedure: Step 1: Create a rectangle by command using Rec. First Point 6,6 Length of Rectangle 10 feet Width of the Rectangle 2.5 feet  Step 2: Creat a next rectangle …

Aim: To Draw the geometries using Chamfer, Fillet tool in Autocad. Commands Used: Line Circle Chamfer Fillet Mirror Trim Move Rotate Annotate Procedure: Open New Sheet set units. Limits 0,0 & 421,210 Zoom all Draw line take command of L , base of length 4 units and now give the command @2<40, @3<80, @2<100…

AIM: To draw the layout of residential building plan show in fig 1.  Commands Used: Line Circle Dimention Trim Fillet Offset Procedure: Set limits 0,0 Select the line command to draw the length and breadth of the plan. Then draw the interior wall by using the command by offset. Stairs sizes of Thread 1 & Rise…

1. AIM: To create a column schedule as shown in the figure. Procedure: Step 1: In the Command of line to use create a tables. Select the Text style and Text Height To type the given text in the table Get Multiline Text to get the diameter. Result:    2. AIM: To create a window schedule as shown in the…

Draw the elevation and details of a wardrobe as shown in the Figure below. After sketching, you need to provide the dimensions and text with the use of layers. AIM:     To Draw the elevation and details of a wardrobe as shown in the Figure below. After sketching, you need to provide the dimensions and text…

AIM:      To draw Plan Elevation and Section of the House in Auto CAD COMMANDS ARE USED FOR DRAWING THE PLAN: Line- Draw lines in AutoCAD. Polygon- Draws polygons with three or more sides. Rectangle- Used to draw rectangles. Circle- Command used to draw circles. Ellipse- Used to draw ellipse. Erase - Erase…

AIM:      To Draw layout of a residential building 1. Architectural drawing of a residential building: Plan of a residential building  Elevation of a residential building  Section of a residential building  2. Strucctural drawing: Column plan layout of the building Footing plan layout…

AIM: To create Template, inserting text and attributes Doors of Warehouse and placing it in blocks Electrical legend and making it blocks Different types of doors for residential project Drawing bars, making it as block and making it as a table as bar bending sechedule Commands used: Block  Intert Attributes Field…

1. AIM: To create the kitchen layout, Hatching of Architectural elements and sectional view of an Industrial Building in AutoCad Procedure: STEP 1: Units are in set to mm Limits and limax are also set Zoom command is also used STEP 2: In the command prompt type rec and the dimentions are 4734*3688 mm In the command…

1. Create a layout of the Plan and Section A of the project in Challenges 7, using the template Tutorial-mArch.dwt in a scale as given in the Figure. Use the MV command to create the viewport of the size as shown in Figure. Also, use ATTEDIT command to edit the information in the title block. Use A1 size for the layout.…

AIM: To create 3D model view of  Furniture Element Isolated footing AASTHO type grider  Drop column with panel A wall COMMANDS USED: Extrude Offset UCS Box Union Subtract Move 3d orbit Loft Sweep Cone Region Boundry PROCEDURE: Opne AutoCAD, Click on workspace switching and change it to 3d modelling and click…

AIM: To Create a 3D rendered model for a Residential Building in AutoCad INTRODUCTION: The main object of this project is to understand about to create a plan in 2D, then convert in into 3D using AutoCAD 3D, applying materials and rendering. 2D Tools: Line- Draw lines in AutoCAD. Polygon- Draws polygons with three or more…

Commands used in this challange Line Rectangle Trim Move Copy Explode Cricle Dimlinear Dimcontinue Boundary 3Dorbit 3Drotate Extrude Region UCS Camara  Block Render RR Sweep Create Light 1.  AIM: To creat a 3D Isomatric view of various structural elements in AutoCAD      PROCEDURE: Open AutoCAD…

1) From the file menu, create a new project (Structural / Architectural / Construction template ) and name the project appropriately Aim:  To Create a new project and name the project appropriately Introduction: Revit is an Autodesk product and is a building information modeling software for architects, landscape…

1) What is BIM? Summarize the features of BIM and benefits of using BIM over 2D CAD tools. A) Building Information Modeling(BIM):- BIM is an acronym for Building Information Modeling or Building Information Management. It is a highly collaborative process that allows architects, engineers, real estate developers,…

1) 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 with grids created from…

1) 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:- To model a Ceiling from the architecture tab above the walls at the first-floor level.     INTRODUCTION:- The creation of Ceilings within Revit is…

1) Why are building codes or standards essential for the modeling/ efficiency of drawings in Revit ? ans)A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for constructed objects such as buildings and nonbuilding structures.  Building codes specify minimum standards…

1) Open an architectural template. Using the Manage tab set project base point and project shared coordinates for the project. Aim: to set project base point and project shared coordinates for the project. Procedure: To create project shared coordinates: Open architectural tab. Open Manage tab. Click on project coordinates…

1) AIM:  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) OFFICE BUILDING 2) AIM :  Assume reasonable assumptions for geographic and…

1) What are HVAC systems? Why are they essential in the modeling of buildings? ans)HVAC system is basically an assembly of various types of equipment installed together to provide heating and cooling along with indoor climate control. HVAC systems involve mechanical, electrical and I & C components to provide comfort to…

  Schedules:   A schedule is a tabular display of information, extracted from the properties of the elements in a project. A schedule can list every instance of the type of element you are scheduling, or it can collapse multiple instances onto a single row, based on the schedule's grouping criteria. The schedule can be…

Introduction: Dynamo is an open source visual programming language for Revit, written by designers and construction professionals. Its a programminglanguage that allows you to type lines of code; while also creating an algorithm that consist of nodes. Using dynamo work can be carried out with enhanced BIM capabiilities…

1. Aim: Using the Architecture/ Structure Project file developed and exporting the Revit architecture and structure model to Navisworks Cache file following the export settings Commands used: Export File 3D view Procedure: 1. Opening the Architectural models of previous weeks and viewing in 3D view 2. Clicking on export…

Identification of Cracks   1) What is the mode of failure or damage of the beams in the figure above? Would you characterize the case as damage or as a failure? Are the damages repairable? Elaborate. a) This crack will be formed due to the flexural failure of a beam. The flexural strength, known as modulus of…

Question 1: 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:  This structure can be analysed by any of the standard methods including moment distribution.        …

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…

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. Answer: i) Symmertry: It is observed that the distribution of mass,stiffness…

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 account…

                                                               ETABS modelling of a 25 storey building   Aim:      To model and analyse a 25…

PROJECT- 1                                           Comparative Study of Different Story Buildings for Seismic Forces     AIM:           To Model and Analyse Multiple Buildings With Diffrerent Floor Levels and Design parameters using ETABS software the results to understand their overall seismic behaviour.   INTRODUCTION:…

Reinforcement Detailing of Beams from ETABS output   QUESTION:- Detail design of beams in Etabs 2018.The ETABS file for a G+4 building is provided. Run the analysis and design the RCC Moment ResistingFrame. The following challenge deals specifically with two continuous beams in the 1st floor.      …

Reinforcement detailing of columns in Etabs 2018. 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 Aim: To Providing details of longitudinal reinforcement for…

Aim:          To analysis and design the RCC shear walls shown in the etabs model. Step 1: 1) Open the ETABS file 2) After the analysis click Concrete frame design Step 2: 1) Need to check there is any failures occurs 2) Click Shear wall design tool 3) select Display info and choose PM failure …

Aim:               To create a model of G+7 residential building given in the arhitectural drawing as per the provisions of IS 1893 and IS 13920 followed by response spectrum analysis.   Procedure:                    Plan is plotted…

                                              Design of Shallow Foundation (Isolated Footings) Question: Design a square footing for a column size of 400x400. The compression axial load for the load combination…

Quetion 1.          Model the isolated footing provided in week 11 challenge on SAFE. Analyze and design it to verify the size, depth and steel provided as per calculations. Aim: To Analyze and design the isolated footing from week 11 challenge on SAFE and verify the size, depth and steel provided as per calculations.…

Aim:      To Create and Analyse the given building in ETABS 2018, the structural model has to be prepared in accordance with IS 1893 and as per IS 13920. To design the pile cap and pile reinforcement details,Tie  beam  connecting the pile caps, to sketch the column reinforcements, to produce the framing plan and beam detailing…

1. 1. Write the steps involved to upload a .std file through web mail? Select STAAD Import from the backstage. The Import from STAAD.Pro dialog opens. Click in General settings to browse and select a STAAD.Pro file to import. Select Use Mapping File in Section Mapping settings,…

AIM : 1.1 How will you assign Circular section to column?   Introduction : Column are the vertical member in the Structure that can be of varying size in dimensions The circular section of column are provided at the upper floor of the building for the better load carrying and access purpose   Procedure : Create…

1. 1. State the primary load cases to be considered for design. Ans: The primary load cases to be considerd for the design are the Dead load Live load / Imposed load  Wind load  Earth quakeload      2. What is One – Way slab? Ans: One - way slab  The ratio of the longer span to the shorter…