Creating Levels, Grids, Layout and model elements for a residential unit using REVIT

Aim :  1. Summarize the user interface in TSD with the for the following items: -   Project Workspace – How to access and usage    Scene Content – Demonstrate the use of scene content    Create two scene views   Loading drop list- How to access    Properties windows…

USAGE OF NAVIGATION TOOL, TIMELINE AND CLASH DETECTION TEST USING NAVISWORK :        QUESTION : 1   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 ANSWER : AIM :   …

USAGE OF NAVIGATION TOOL, TIMELINE AND CLASH DETECTION TEST USING NAVISWORK :        QUESTION : 1   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 ANSWER : AIM :   …

CREATE A CONCEPTUAL MASS IN REVIT AND CREATION OF SINUSOIDAL CURVE AND A PARAMETRIC STADIUM USING DYNAMO :     QUESTION : 1  Using Dynamo create a set of sinusoidal points and create a curve and create a surface out of the curve. ANSWER : AIM :     TO CREATE A SET OF SINUSOIDAL POINTS AND CREATE A CURVES AND SURFACE OUT…

Aim : 1) 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 2) Assume reasonable assumptions for geographic and location details for your project…

AIM: Open an architectural template. Using the Manage tab set project base point and project shared coordinates for the project INTRODUCTION: About the Project Base PointThe project base point can be used to establish a reference for measuring distances and positioning objects in relation to the model. When you start…

INTRODUCTION TO NATIONAL BUILDING CODE AND STEPS IN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT   QUESTION : 1  Why are building codes or standards essential for the modeling/ efficiency of drawings in Revit ? ANSWER :  THE BUILDING CODE  OR STANDARD ESSIENTIAL FOR THE MODELLING / EFFICIENCY OF A DRAWING IN REVIT IS FOLLOWING…

AIM: To proceed from the first floor level. Modl a ceiling from the architecture tab above the walls at the first floor level  INTRODUCTION: In the Revit Architectural template we are provided with a CEILING option which we can create through two approaches 1.AUTOMATICALLY           …

PROBLEM 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…

AIM :   What is BIM? Summarize the features of BIM and benefits of using BIM over 2D CAD tools. ANS : About BIM and its features and benefits given below :  BIM : BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING :  The term BIM means building information modelling . this BIM concept has been developed since the…

CHALLANGE 1 : INTRODUCTION TO REVIT    SOFTWARE USED : AUTODESK REVIT 2023     QUESTION 1    AIM :  From the file menu, create a new project (Structural / Architectural / Construction template ) and name the project appropriately   PROCEDURE : Double click on revit 2023 software…

Aim - i) To  model the isolated footing provided in week 11 challenge on SAFE.          ii) To Analyze and design it to verify the size, depth and steel provided as per calculations.          iii) To model the pile cap on SAFE software .     Introduction -    1) CSI SAFE (Slab Analysis by the Finite Element Method) is…

PROJECT 2  Design & Analysis of a Hostel building at Guwahati, Assam   AIM :   To Create and Analyse the given building in ETABS 2018, the structural model has to be prepared with IS 1893 and as per IS 13920. To design the pile cap and pile R/F details , Tie  beam  connecting the pile caps, to sketch the column R/F, to…

DESIGN OF SHALLOW FOUNDATION  (ISOLATED FOOTINGS )   AIM :        To design a square footing for a column size of 400x400 .   PROCEDURE : Design of square footing : Given: Column size = 400*400 mm Soil bearing capacity SBC = 150 KN/mm2 Compression axial load = 2000KN Compressive strength…

STRUCTURAL MODELLING USING ETABS 2018    Aim - i) To design a structural model on the basis of provisions from IS 1893 and IS 13920 in seismic zone 5.          ii) To Run a modal response spectrum analysis and check analysis results of the Etabs  .       Introduction…

ANALYSIS AND 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…

QUESTION :   Calculate value of the maximum shear force in any one of the spans in both the continuous beams, as per clause 6.3.3 (b) in IS 13920 – 2016. Also, confirm these values from shear force demand calculated by ETABS.Please note that if longitudinal reinforcement provided is more than required (as…

QUESTION :   Calculate value of the maximum shear force in any one of the spans in both the continuous beams, as per clause 6.3.3 (b) in IS 13920 – 2016. Also, confirm these values from shear force demand calculated by ETABS.Please note that if longitudinal reinforcement provided is more than required (as…

AIM :   TO MODEL AND ANALYZE MULTIPLE BUILDINGS WITH DIFFERENT FLOOR LEVELS AND DESIGN PARAMETERS USING ETABS SOFTWARE AND COMPARE THE RESULTS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR OVERALL SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR.    INTRODUCTION :  1) ETABS is an engineering software product that caters to multi-story building…

MODELLING OF 25 STORY BUILDING WITH THE SPECIFIED PROPERTIES USING ETABS    AIM :  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…

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…

1. 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. Use proper text styles and dimension methods to document it. Also, assume dimensions, wherever needed. Note: All dimensions are in mm. SOFTWARE USED : AUTODESK…

1. Create the Plan and Sections as shown in the Figures. Use proper dimension techniques and dimension styles to document the project. Assume the sizes of the doors and windows as per construction standards. Refer to sections for stair details if required         SOFTWARE USED : AUTODESK AUTOCAD 2021 PROCEDURE : first…

CONCEPT OF 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. ANSWER :  COMMENTS ON THE…

UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF DEGREE 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 period of vibration…

CALCULATION OGF STIFFNESS IN STRUCTURAL ELEMENT :     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   ANSWER :        QUESTION : 2  For…

IDENTIFIAION OF CRACKS      What is the mode of failure or damage of the beams in the figure above? Are the damages repairable? Elaborate ?   QUESTION : 1 (A) ANSWER :       Mode of failure is given below :   It is the form of flexural failure and it is developed…

PROJECT : Create a 3 dimensional model of the residential building with a rendered view.    AIM: TO DRAW THE 3D  RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AND TO CREATE THE RENDERED VIEW     PROCEDURE :    DIMENSION : EXTERNAL WALLS : 9" WINDOW : 3'X4' DOORS : 4'X7' ALL DIMENSION IN INCHES    PROCEDURE : click on autocad software and start…

PROBLEM NO : 1   AIM :                PROCEDURE USED : start the autocad software in laptop  command : QNEW  select the imperial  click on advance setup set unit : engineering  precision :0',0" set angle : decimal degree , precision : 0 click on next butten  set angle measure : east  angle direction : counter clockwise …

PROBLEM NO : 1   AIM : Create a 3D Furniture element as shown in the Figure. Assume dimensions which are missing.     PROCEDURE : click on AUTOCAD  application  command : QNEW  click on ADVANCE SEETING  UNIT : ENGINEERING  precision 0'-0" ANGLE : DECIMAL DEGREE PRECISION 0 ANGLE MEASURE : EAST AND CLICK ON NEXT  ANGLE…

PROBLEM :1 AIM : 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…

PROBLEM NO 1 : AIM : 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 others as per the standards.        PROCEDURE : click on autocad application  type…

AIM 1. Create the templates as shown in Figures. Take the size of the title block as per industry standards or you can assume it as per the size of the paper. Use text and attributes wherever required. After creating the title block you need to save it as a block with names: Custom1_titleblock and Custom2_titleblock, respectively.…

PROJECT : CREATING AN ARCHITECTURAL PLAN FOR THE PROVIDED PLOT SIZE AD DEVELOPED RELEVANT BASIC STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS        AIM : DRAW THE BUILDING ARCHITECTURAL PLAN HAVING PLOT SIZE 60'X20' (18.3 M X6 M) AND DEVELOP THE STRUCTURE :   ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS : Site plan ground floor plan first floor…

AIM : 1. Create a column schedule as shown in the figure. Note: Create a column schedule with the help of lines. Also, insert text with the help of Dtext command or Single Line text. Hint: Use font name: romans.shx; Height: 8”, Justify: Left SOFTAWARE USED : AUODESK AUTOCAD 2021 PROCEDURE : first the open the software …

. Residence Plan: Sketch the layout of a residence as shown in the Figure 1. Consider all dimensions as reference to sketch the unit plan. Also the text in the layout are only for reference. Assume the missing dimensions. Also, refer the schedule for size of the doors     SOFTAWARE USED : AUTODESK AUTOCAD 2021 PROCEDURE…

AIM : TO DRAW THE GIVEN DRAWING BY USING AUTOCAD SOFTWARE : PROCEDURE : first the open the software  give the command QNEW and press the ENTERE key  click on imperical templete  select ADVANCE SETUP unit : decimal , precision :0.00 angle :decimal degree , precision :0.00  angle measure : East  angle direction : closkwise …

CRATE A FLOOR PLAN , FOOTING DETAILS AND ISOMETRIC VIEW USING AUTOCAD : SOFTWARE USED : AUTODESK AUTOCAD 2021 AIM : DEAW THE CROSS SECTION OF A LOAD BEARING WALL OVER THE SPREAD FOOTING . USE THE AUTO CAD SOFTWARE TO DRAW THE C.S FOOTING : PROCEDURE : first the open the software  give the command QNEW and press the…

AIM : Create the geometries from P1 to P2 using all the coordinates system methods. By using  the Line tool to create the geometries. use the circle tool in some cases . SOFTWARE USED : Autodesk autocad 2021 PROCEDURE : first open the autocad software  give command the software QNEW or go to the application menu…

AIM: To drow a plan of G+1 residential according to Vaastu Shastra, and list down the names of the structural drawings required to be provided to the site for construction. INTRODUCTION: What is vastu shastra for home?       Vastu Shastra is an ancient guide for a positive home, right from the entrance…

INTRODUCTION Concrete is a very complex material and has the right mix of constituents of concrete, which if not done properly and will have an adverse effect on the properties of concrete. Concrete mix design is a systematic process of choosing an economical relative proportion of various ingredients from available material…