Creating 3D Isometric view of various structural elements in AutoCAD

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ANSWER 1. 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 To verify the size, depth and steel provided as per calculations. INTRODUCTION…

     ANSWER : 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…

ANSWER 1. AIM : To model and analyze the G+7 residential building from the given architectural drawings using the ETABS 2018. INTRODUCTION : Introduction:- ETABS is an engineering software product that caters to multi-story building analysis and design. Modeling tools and templates, code-based load prescriptions,…

AIM : 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 model. Extract values of longitudinal steel ratio, boundary element…

PROJECT:- Reinforcement detailing of Columns from ETABS output. INTRODUCTION:-  The reinforcement detailing of columns consist of carrying out the design of two columns, 3A & 3B for longitudinal and shear reinforcement. Shear reinforcement design of columns: Shear reinforcement demand on columns is larger…

Challenge 7 – Detailed design of concrete buildings -1 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.         1)…

Comparative Study of different storey Buildings for Seismic Forces. Factors influencing the dynamic characteristics of a building. Factors influencing the Natural Period of a building. Factors influencing the Mode shape of oscillations. AIM: To Model and Analyze multiple buildings with different floor levels and design…

ANSWER 1. AIM : To Model a 25-storey building on ETABS with structural properties as specified below and to cross check the parameters as per 1S -1893 Provisions. PROCEDURE: Open the ETABS software. Click the file menu and choose to create a new model option. After choosing a new model a dialogue box will appear as model…

AIM : CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF BUILDING WITH COLUMNS AND SHEAR WALLS. OBJECTIVE: TO INVESTIGATE THE SUITABILITY OF GIVEN PLAN WITH RESPECT TO SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR. TO SCHEMATICALLY DRAW A SEISMIC VIABLE STRUCTURAL PLAN. QUESTION 1.   The building shown, 20 × 35 m in plan, has columns on a 5 × 5 m grid and shear…

ANSWER 1   1. SYMMERTRY HAVING A LOOK  OVER THE ASPECTS OF SYMMETRY OF THE FRAMING PLAN, IT IS OBSERVED THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OF MASS , STIFFNESS IS ACROSS THE PLAN ; IT IS OBSERVED THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OF MASS, STIFFNESS IS ACROSS THE PLAN .IT IS CONSIDERED FOR ONE OF THE GOOD SYMMETICAL ASPECTS. THIS TENDS…

UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT ON DEGREE OF FREEDOM  Q1.A FIVE STOREY STRUCTURE WITH 5 TRANSLATION DOF IS SHOWN HERE, EACH STOREY HAS MASS "m" . THE EIGENVALUE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED AND THE 5 PERIOD OF VIBRATION Tn  AND THEIR CORRESPONDING MODE SHAPES , `∅n HAS BEEN DRIVED. THE FUNDAMENTAL PERIOD OF VIBRATION…

ANSWER 1 STATIC ANALYSIS : LOAD IS NOT VARIABLE WITH TIME AND NEGLECTED DUE TO SLOW APPLYING OF LOAD  MOTION OF THE STRUCTURE CAN BE DISEGARDED  THERE IS NO NECESSITY TO COUNT INTERIA AND DAMPING FORCES IN CASE OF STATIC ANALYSIS , BUT THE ELASTIC FORCE SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED. THERE IS NO INTERIA EFFECT ON STATIC…

QUESTION 1.) WHAT IS THE MODE OF FAILURE OR DAMAGE OF THE BEAM IN THE FIGURE ABOVE ? ARE THE DAMAGES REPAIRABLE ? ELABORATE . ANSWER1:  a)  OBSERVATION :  CONCRETE CRUSHED AND THE REINFORCEMENT IS EXPOSED . CONCRETE SPALLED BEYOND THE REINFORCEMENT WHICH MAY BE A SIGN OF RUPTURE . BEAM TOP PORTION LOOKS…

ANSWER 1) USE THE ARCHITECTURAL /STRUCTURAL PROJECT FILE DEVELOPED BY YOU IN WEEK 6 TO 8 .EXPORT THE REVIT ARCHITECTURE AND STRUCTURE MODEL TO NAVISWORKS CACHE  FILE FOLLOWING THE EXPORT SETTING DISCUSSED IN CLASS .   AIM :  NEED TO EXPORT THE REVIT ARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL MODEL TO NAVISWORKS CACHE…

ANSWER 1.USING DYNAMO CREATE A SET OF SINOSOIDAL POINT AND CREATE A CURVE AND CREATE A SURFACE OUT OF THE CURVE . AIM : NEED TO CREATE SINSOIDAL POINT THEN CURVE FROM THE POINT AND THEN CREATE SURFACE . INTRODUCTION :  BY USING DYNAMO CREATED A SINUSOIDAL POINT THEN CREATED A CURVE FROM THE POINT AND CONVERTED INTO…

PREPARING SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATION FOR A BUILDING USING REVIT .  ANSWER 1) INTRODUCTION :  SCHEDULE :  A SCHDULE IS A TABULAR DISPLAY OF INFORMATION, EXTRACTED FROM THE PROPETIES OF THE ELEMENTS IN A PROJECT . A SCHDULE CAN LIST EVERY INSTANCE OF THE TYPE OF ELEMENT YOU ARE SCHEDULING ,OR IT CAN COLLAPSE…

ANSWER 1) WHAT ARE HVAC SYSTEMS? WHY ARE THEY ESSENTIAL IN THE MODELING OF BUILDINGS. A) HVAC SYSTEMS:  HVAC SYSTEM ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REGULATION OF HEAT ,AIRFLOW, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING OF AN ENTIRE BUILDING. YOU WON'T SEE THE MACHINES WHEN YOU ENTER THE BUILDING BUT YOU WILL MOST CERTAINLY FEEL THE…

QUESTION  1 :SELECT THE TYPE OF STRUCTURE YOU WANT TO BUILD FROM ONE OF THE THREE BELOW : 1. MULITI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT  2.OFFICE BUILDING . 3. SCHOOL .  ANSWER : THE BUILDING CHOOSE IS A OFFICE BUILDING .   QUESTION 2: ASSUME THE REASONABLE ASSUMPTION FOR GEOGRAPHIC AND LOCATION DETAILS FOR…

ANSWER 1: OPEN AN ARCHITECTURAL TEMPALTE. USING THE MANAGE TAB SET PROJECT BASE POINT AND PROJECT SHARED COORDIANTES FOR THE PROJECT . AIM : TO SET BASE POINT AND COORDINATE POINT FOR SHARED PROJECT . PROCEDURE :  STEP 1.> USING THE ARCHITECTURAL TAB , GRIDS ARE DRAWN AND ARE NAMED ACCORDINGLY AS SHOWN BELOW…

AIM : PROJECT 2 : CREATING A 3D RENDERED VIEW MODEL FOR A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN AUTOCAD . INTRODUCTION :  ISOMETRIC DRAWING IS A METHOD OF PRESENTING THE DESIGN IN THREE DIMENSION FORM . IN OREDER FOR A DESIGN TO APPEAR THREE DIMENSION , A30 DEGREE ANGLE IS APPLIED TO ITS SIDES . ISOMETRIC DRAWING ARE HELPFUL TO…

AIM: TO DRAW THE 3D ISOMETRIC VIEW OF THE BUILDING AS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE . INTRODUCTION:  A PLAN VIEW OF WALL OF TWO ELEATION VIEW OF WINDOW ON BOTH SIDES ARE GIVEN AND THEY ARE TO BE BE CONVERTED INTO A 3D MODEL. 2 WINDOW OPENINGS ON BOTH SIDES ARE GIVEN WITH DETAILS REGARDING THE FRAME DIMENSION, MUILION DIMENSION…

ANSWER1. AIM :TO CREATE A 3D FURNITURE ELEMENT AS GIVEN IN THE FIGURE AND NEED TO ASSUME DIMENSION WHICH ARE MISSING IN THE DARWING . INTRODUCTION :  THE THREE DIMENSION FURNITURE ELEMENT WAS DRAWN IN THE AUTOCAD USING THE DIFFERNENT TOOLS IN THE AUTOCAD . 3D MODELS ARE WIDELY USED ANYWHERE IN 3D GRAPHICS AND CAD. THEIR…

  1)  CREATE A LAYOUT OF THE PLAN AND SECTION A OF THE PROJECT IN CHALLENGES 7 , USING THE TEMPLATE TUTORIAL-m ARCH.DWT IN A SCALE AS GIVEN IN THE FIGURES.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…

ANSWER 1. CREATE THE LAYOUT OF THE KITCHEN AND PROVIDE HATCHES PATTERN AS SHOWN . ALSO USE BLOCKS WHEREEVER REQUIRED. PROVIDE APPROPRIATE DIMENSION IN THE PLAN. ASSUME THE SIZE OF DOOR, APPLIANCES AND OTHER AS PER STANDARD . AIM : TO CREATE THE LAYOUT OF THE KITCHEN AND PROVIDING HATCHES TO IT USING THE AUTOCAD IN DETAILS…

AIM : TO CREATE CUSTOM 1 TITLE BLOCK AND CUSTOM 2 TITLE BLOCK ATTRIBUTES AND BLOCK COMMAND WITH AUTOCAD . ANSWER 1. PROCEDURE :  FOR CUSTOM 1 TITLE BLOCK :  USING COMMAND L, DRAW THE REQUIRED LINES . IN RIBBON TAB ANNOTATE > MTLINE > ( TO CRAFT THE TEXT ). GO TO CROPERTIES TAB TO CHANGE THE COLOUR . IN…

QUESTION 1) WHY ARE THE BUILDING CODES OR STANDARS ESSENTIAL FOR THE MODELING/ EFFICIENCY OF DRAWINGS IN REVIT. ANSWER : BUILDING CODES ARE VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY ENSURE THAT ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS ARE MAKING THEIR STRUCTURES AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE .SAFETY AND THE WELLBEING OF TENANTS AND RESIDENTS IS THE…

  1  )   AIM : TO MODEL A CELING FROM THE ARCHITECTURE TAB ABOVE THE WALL AT THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL. INTRODUCTION: THE CREATION OF CEILING WITHIN REVIT IS A VERY SIMILAR PROCESS TO THAT OF FLOOR AND ROOFS ie,  you can let revit do most of the work and "gress" where you want the boundries to be .or…

AIM : USING THE FLOOR TOOL  UNDER THE ARCHITECTURAL TAB AND SELECT THE FLOOR WITH ARCHITECTURAL 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 WEEK 2. NOTES : SINCE, MY WEEK 2 PROJECT…

AIM :TO DRAFT THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE HOUSE IN A 60'X20' EAST FACING AND DRAFT ITS ELEVATION , SECTION AND LAYOUT OF COLUMN, BEAM AND FOOTING USING AUTOCAD  GENERAL INFORMATION  : THE PLOT SIZE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF GROUND FLOOR RESIDNTIAL PLAN HAS 60'X20' WHERE, THE PLOT IS EAST FACING AND HAS TOTAL AREA OF…

AIM : CREATING LEVELS , GRIDS , LAYOUT AND MODEL ELEMENTS FOR A RESIDENTIAL UNIT USING REVIT. PREOCEDURE : ANS 1. BIM : BIM IS A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERTISTICS OF A FACILITY FROM INCEPTION ONWARDS . IT SERVES AS A SHARED INFORMATION REPOSITORY FOR COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT…

AIM: TO CREAT A NEW PROJECT AND NAME THE PROJECT APPROPRIATELY FROM THE MENU TOOLS/COMMAND USED: MOUSE WHEEL PROPERTIES PALETTE FILE MENU OPEN. PROCEDURE: STEP 1: FIRST OPEN REVIT SOFTWARE. STEP 2: NOW CLICK ON THE FILE OPTION WHICH IS AT TOP LEFT CORNER . STEP 3: NEXT SELECT ON NEW OPTION AND THEN SELECT PROJECT…

1. CREATE THE PLAN AND  SECTION AS SHOWN IN THE FIGURES. USE PROPER DIMENSION TECHNIQUES AND  DIMENSION STYLES  TO DOCUMENTS  THE PROJECTS .ASSUME THE SIZE OF THE DOORS AND WINDOWS AS PER CONSTRUCTION STANDARS.REFERS  TO SECTION FOR STAIRS DETAILS IF REQUIRED . AIM : TO CREATE THE PLAN AND SECTION…

AIM: TO DRAW THE ELEVATION AND DETAILS OF A WARDROBE AS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE BELOW . AFTER SKETCHING , YOU NEED TO PROVIDE THE DIMENSION AND TEXT WITH USE OF LAYERS. PROCEDURE :  STEP1 :  UNIT ARE SET TO MM. LIMIT AND LIMAX ARE ALSO SET. ZOOM COMMAND ASLO USED. STEP2: IN THE COMMAND LINE TYPE 3200,3000. IN THE…

AIM: CREATION OF COLUMN SCHDULE AND DRAWING TEMPLATES USING AUTOCAD. REQUIRMENT: LINE TOOL, MTEXT,OFFSET ,TRIM . 1. CREATE COLUMN SCHDULE: PROCEDURE: IN THE COLUMN PROMPT TYPE LINE TO CREATE TABLETS. IN THE COLUMN PROMPTTYPE ST ( TEXT STYLE) > romans.shx ( FONT NAME )>8"( HEIGHT) >LEFT( JUSTIFY). IN THE COMMAND…

AIM: TO CREATING A HOUSING PLAN , SEATING PLAN , TOILET AND UTILITY ROOM USING AUTOCAD . COMMAND USED: LINE COMMAND  LAYERS TRIM DIMENSION OFFSET  XLINE PROCEDURE:  1 . SKTECH HOUSING PLAN LAYOUT. STEP 1 . IN  THE COMMAND ( L)  ENTER. SPECIFY FIRST POINT (1,1) ENTER SPECIFY NEXT POINT ( @ 12'-6"…

AIMS AND INTRODUCTION : DRAFTING OF  VARIUOS GEOMETRIC USING CHAMFER , FILLET TOOLS IN AUTOCAD . REQUIRMENT TOOLS : FILLET TOOLS , CIRCLE COMMAND , LINE COMMAND AND OTHER MODIFY TOOLS . PROCEDURE : SKTECH 1:  DECIMAL  TYPE LINE COMMAND ENTER SPECIFY FIRST POINT 3,0 ENTER USE POLAR TRAKING WITH OPEN SNAP…

 AIM : TO CREATE THE DRAWING USING RELATIVE COORDINATE METHOD IN AUTOCAD . REQUIRMENT:  USE : LINE COMMAND , OFFSET COMMAND , COPY COMMAND , ISOMETRIC PLANE LEFT, TOP, RIGHT . DRAWING 1 : C.S OF LOAD BEARING WALL OVER SPREAD FOOTING PROCEDURE:  TYPE LINE COMMAND  SPECIFY FIRST POINT @0.9,0 ENTER SPECIFY…

  AIM: TO CREATE THE GEOMETRIES USING ,ALL THE COORDINATE SYSTEM METHOD IN AUTO CAD. REQUIRMENT :  USE : LINE COMMAND ,CIRCLE COMMAND . TYPE OF COORDINATE METHOD OF POINT OF ENTRY: ABSOLUTE COORDINATE METHOD  < X,Y>  RELATIVE COORDINATE METHOD < @ X,Y > POLAR COORDINATE METHOD ( @ L <…

ANSWER   AIM :  TO SKETCH A PLAN OF G+1 FLOOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ACCORDING TO VAASTU SHASTRA AND LISTING DOWN THE NAMES OF THE STRNUCTURE  DRAWING REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE . INDIAN  STANDARD CODES USED FOR THE DESIGN : IS 456 : 2000 REVISED IN 2016 FOR REINFORCED CEMENT…

AIM : AIM OF MIX DESIGN:     AS CONCRETE IS A HETEROGENOUS MATERIAL THAT HAS VARIOUS INGREDIENT LIKE COARSE AGGREGATES ,FINE AGGREGATES,WATER ADMIXTURE ,ETC FOR  MIXING FOR CONCRETE TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED STRENGTH. THE SPECIFIC AMOUNT IS SELECTED SUCH THAT CONCRETE GIVES DESIRED WORKABILITY IN THE PLASTIC…