CONCRETE MIX DESIGN CALCULATION   AIM:        Aim of this project is to determine the concrete mix design for M35 grade concrete with fly-ash & M50 grade concrete without fly-ash. INTRODUCTION:        Concrete is a complex material and has the right mix…

G+1 residential plan   Aim:        The main objective of this project is to plan a G+1 residential plan according to Vaastu shastra and calculation of loads as per IS code.   Introduction:        Vaastu shastra is the ancient Indian science of architecture…

CREATING AN ARCHITECTURAL PLAN FOR THE PROVIDED PLOT SIZE AND DEVELOP RELEVANT PROVIDED PLOT SIZE AND DEVELOP RELEVANT BASIC STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS   AIM: To draw residential building of dimensions 55’ x 60’ with following drawings Plot drawing Ground floor plan First floor plan Elevation Center line drawing…

CREATING BAR BENDING SCHEDULE, DIFFERENT DOOR TYPES AND CREATION OF STANDARD DRAWING TEMPLATES USING AUTOCAD   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 door for residential project Drawing bars, making…

CREATING KITCHEN LAYOUT, HATCHING OF ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND SECTIONAL VIEW OF AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN AUTOCAD   Q1. Create the layouts of the kitchen and provide hatches pattern as shown. Also, use blocks wherever required. Provide appropriate dimensions in the plan. Assume the size of doors, appliances and…

CREATION OF MULTIPLE VIEWPORTS, SCALING THE DRAWING AND SETTING IN TEMPLATE IN AUTOCAD   Q1. 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,…

CREATING VARIOUS 3D MODELS LIKE FURNITURE, FOOTING, GIRDER, COLUMN DROP WITH PANEL AND GABLE WALL IN AUTOCAD   Q1. Create a 3D furniture element as shown in the image, assume dimensions which are missing. AIM: To create a 3D furniture element using the various commands in AutoCAD INTRODUCTION BY 3D VIEW: The process…

CREATING 3D ISOMETRIC VIEW OF VARIOUS STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS IN AUTOCAD   Q1. Create a 3D isometric view of the building with plan and elevation given   AIM: To create a 3D isometric view of the given building with plan and elevation INTRODUCTION: An isometric drawing is a 3D representation of an object, room, building…

CREATING A 3D RENDERED MODEL FOR A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN AUTOCAD   AIM: To create a 3D rendered model for a residential building in AutoCAD INTRODUCTION: The main objective of this project is to understand about to create a plan in 2D, then convert it into 3D using AutoCAD 3D, applying materials and rendering AutoCAD…

3D Creation of Ceiling, Roof, Architectural plan, Structural plan, Sectional view, Elevation view and Camera specific view for a house plan using REVIT 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:…

CREATING ARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL MODEL WITH 3D RENDERING USING REVIT   Q1. Select the type of structure you want to build from one of the three below: multi-unit residential apartment office buildings school   From the above options of type of structure to build a building, I select a multi-unit residential…

CREATING CONCEPTUAL MASS IN REVIT AND CREATION OF SINUSOIDAL CURVE AND A PARAMETRIC STADIUM USING DYNAMO   INTRODUCTION: Dynamo is an open-source visual programming language for Revit, written by designers and construction professionals. It’s a programming language that allows you to type lines of code, while…

USAGE OF NAVIGATION TOOL, TIMELINER AND CLASH DETECTION TEST USING NAVISWORK   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: To use the architecture/structural…

IDENTIFICATION OF CRACKS   Q1. 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…

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS   Q1. Differentiate static analysis and dynamic analysis with proper representing pictures.   STATIC ANALYSIS: Static analysis of structures considers static loads acting on the structure such as dead, live load which does not vary with time and are not considered to be sudden. In static analysis…

CONCEPT ON POSITIONING OF COLUMNS   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.   SYMMETRY: Having a…

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A BUILDING WITH COLUMNS AND SHEAR WALLS   Question 1: The building shown, 20 x 35 m in plan, has columns on a 5 x 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…

MODELLING OF 25 STOREY BUILDING WITH THE SPECIFIED PROPERTIES USING ETABS   Question: Model a 25-storey building on ETABS 2018 with structural properties as specified below. Ground floor or plinth floor level can be taken at a height of 1.5 m from the base. Each of the successive 25 storeys has a storey height of…

UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPTSN ON DEGREES OF FREEDOM   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…

PROJECT   COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIFFERENT STOREY BUILDINGS FOR SEISMIC FORCES   AIM:   To model and analyse multiple buildings with different floor levels and design parameters using ETABS software and compare the results to understand their overall seismic behaviour.   INTRODUCTION:   The structural…

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 resisting frame. The following challenge deals specifically with two continuous beams in the 1st floor. 3 span continuous…

REINFORCEMENT DETAILING OF COLUMNS FROM ETABS OUTPUT   QUESTION: The ETABS file for a G+4 building is provided. Run the analysis and design of the RCC moment resisting frame. The following challenge deals specifically with two columns at the following grid intersection. 3A 3B Provide details of longitudinal reinforcement…

ANALYSIS & DESIGN OF RCC SHEAR WALLS IN THE MODEL USING ETABS   QUESTION:   The ETABS file for a G+6 building is provided. Run the analysis and design the RCC shear walls (show in the ETABS model). The following challenge deals specifically with the shear wall of size 300x1500 at grid A-11 in the structural…

STRUCTURAL MODELLING USING ETABS 2018   QUESTION:   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.…

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 of (1.5DL + 1.5LL) is 2000 KN. The safe soil bearing capacity is 150 KN/m^2 at a depth of 2 metres below E.G.L. Participants are free to go for…

FOUNDATION DESIGN USING SAFE   QUESTION-1:   Model the isolated footing provided in week 11 challenge on SAFE. Analyse and design it to verify the size, depth and steel provided as per calculations.   ANSWER:   AIM: To analyse and model isolated footing as per calculations by using SAFE.   INTRODUCTION:…

PROJECT 2_DESIGN & ANALYSIS OF A HOSTEL BUILDING AT GUWAHATI, ASSAM   QUESTION:   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…

WEEK 1 CHALLENGE   QUESTION 1:   Write the steps involved to upload a .std file through wed mail? ANSWER: Open the STAAD PRO software and locate the share option available on the introduction screen. After clicking on the share button, select send mail option. Then, browse for the .Std file on your machine and…

WEEK 2 CHALLENGE   QUESTION 1:   How will you assign circular section to column? ANSWER: Go to properties, in that select define property select circle and give the radius for the member and assign the defined circle to the member created.   How will you assign unit system to a .std model file? ANSWER: While…

WEEK 3 CHALLENGE   QUESTION 1:   State the primary load cases to be considered for design.   ANSWER: The primary load cases that are to be considered for design are listed below: Dead load (IS 875: PART I) Live load (IS 875: PART II) Wind load (IS 875: PART III) Snow load (IS 875: PART IV) Seismic load (IS…

PROJECT 1   QUESTION:   Design a multi-storey residential building located in Bangalore using STAAD Pro connect edition. The specification must be as follows: Building floors                        …

PROJECT 2   QUESTION-1:   Design a warehouse building located in Chennai using STAAD Pro connect edition. The specification must be as follows:   Width – 30 m Length – 50 m Eave height – 9 m Bay spacing – 6 m Soil type – medium Safe bearing capacity – 200 kN/m^2 Roof slope…

PROJECT - 1   Given below is a floor plan of building. The red lines running East-west are beams supported by the girders spanning North-South between columns. The floor system is 12 mm thick normal weight concrete floor. The floor finish and mech loads on the floor is 3 kPa. The live load on the floor is 5 kPa. All…

PROJECT – 1 – MODELLING, ANALYSIS & DESIGN OF TALL BUILDINGS IN ETABS   AIM: To model a tall building in ETABS for the given architectural drawing along with the given parameters and to design their frame elements.   PROCEDURE IN ETABS MODELLING:   COLUMN SPACING AND WALL SPACING MARKING…

PROJECT – 2 MODELLING, ANALYSIS & DESIGN OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES IN COMFLOR & ETABS   AIM:   A 30 – 40 hr project on modelling, analysis & design of a state – of – the art tall composite building using ETABS software. The composite members to be designed using comflor software.…

QUESTION-1:   Project Workspace: Access: Usually located in the top-left corner of the interface or accessible through a menu option like "File" > "Open Project". Usage: It serves as the central hub where users can open, manage, and navigate between different projects. Users can access project files, folders, and…