Design of Shallow Foundation (Isolated Footings)

1) Given below is a floor plan of a building. The red lines running East-west are beams supported by the girders spanning North-South between columns. The floor system is 120 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 beams have…

  1. Design a Warehouse Building located in Chennai using STAAD Pro Connect Edition. The specification must be as follows:      Width  30m Length 50m Eave Height 9m Bay spacing 6m Soil type Medium Safe Bearing Capacity 200 kN/m2 Roof slope 1 in 12 Assume suitable sections for structural elements. Follow IS800:2007, IS1893…

1. Design a multi-storey Residential Building located in Bangalore using STAAD Pro Connect Edition. The specification must be as follows: Building floors G + 6 + R Plan dimension B = 25m ,  L = 16m Storey Height h = 3.5m Soil  Hard soil Use Residential Purpose Safe Bearing Capacity 180 kN/m2 Maximum slab thickness 150mm…

Q1. I. State the primary load cases to be considered for design.      II. What is One – Way slab?     III. What is the value of unit weight of structural steel and soil?     IV. Name few sections that can be defined using Properties tab in STAAD Pro.     …

Question 1.  How will you assign Circular section to column? How will you assign Unit system to a .std model file? What are the parameters to be specified while using “Bay Frame” option? Name few codal standards incorporated in STAAD Pro software. How will you specify the design compressive strength for a RCC section?…

1. a) AIM : Write the steps involved to upload a .std file through web mail? Introduction :  STAAD pro ( Structural Analysis and Deign program is the abbrivation for the STAAD it is the connected version new version used to analize the RCC structure and steel structure by using this software ) It Include…

Aim:  To create the entire design process of modelling, analysis, design, and preparation of construction drawings using ETABS and SAFE software. Introduction: ETABS: ETABS stands for Extended Three-Dimensional Analysis of Building System which is specialist in Design of Vertical Element like Columns and Shear walls. SAFE:…

Question 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. Data from challenge 11: 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.…

Objective of the challenge: To know the general design procedure of spread footing with hand calculations. To practice how the inputs can be collaborated and arrived as data for calculations (How assumptions are helpful when certain input is not available). Given data: Design a square footing for a column size of 400x400.…

Objective of the challenge: To model an apartment with all seismic considerations, based on given architectural inputs. To know how to check the seismic performance of an apartment using ETABS. Given Data: The architectural drawings for a G+7 residential building in zone 5 has been provided. The floor plan is the same…

AIM OF THE CHALLENGE: To know the design of RC Shear wall using ETABS analysis. To know the basics of shear wall reinforcement detailing with respect to primary standards. To ensure the ductility reinforcement required by IS- 13920- 2016 been satisfied in reinforcement drawing. GIVEN DATA: The ETABS file for a G+6 building…

Aim: To know the design of RC Columns using ETABS analysis. To know the basics of column reinforcement detailing with respect to primary standards. To ensure the ductility reinforcement requirement by IS- 13920: 2016 has been satisfied in ETABS. Given data: Reinforcement detailing of columns in ETABS 2018. The ETABS file…

Aim: To know the design of RC beam using ETABS analysis. To know the basics of Beam reinforcement detailing with respect to primary standards. To ensure the ductility reinforcement requirement by IS- 13920: 2016 has been satisfied in ETABS. Given data: The ETABS file for a G+4 building is provided. Run the analysis and…

Aim: To extract different seismic response of a structure and to alter certain properties using ETABS software. To know factors influencing the dynamic characteristics of a building. To know factors influencing the Natural Period of a building. To know factors influencing the Mode shape of oscillations. Introduction: ETABS…

Aim:    To Modelling a 25 story building on ETABS 2018 with structural properties including Ground floor or plinth floor level at a height of 1.5 meters from the base and a story height of 3 meters. Procedure: Step 1: 1) Open ETABS 19 application 2) Click the File menu and choose to Create a New Model option from there.…

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…

(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): 1.Symmertry Having a look over the aspects of symmetry…

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 its associated mode shape: The second mode…

1) Differentiate Static analysis and Dynamic analysis with proper representing pictures (Answer): AIM:- To Differentiate Between Static analysis and Dynamic analysis Static Analysis:-  In Static analysis we analysis static load means “a force that has constant size, position and direction on or within a structure Study…

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. QUESTION-01 (Answer): A) Observations:  Concrete crushed and the reinforcement is exposed. Concrete spalled beynod the reinforcement which may be…

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. Aim: Use the Architecture/ Structure Project file developed by you in Week 6 to 8. Introduction: Use Navisworks project…

1) Using Dynamo creates a set of sinusoidal points and create a curve and create a surface out of the curve. Aim: To create a set of sinusoidal points and create a curve and create a surface out of the curve Introduction:  Dynamo is an open-source visual programming language for Revit, written by designers…

1) Select the type of structure you want to build from one of the three below: Multi-Unit Residential Apartment Office Buildings School The Building I Choose is a School Building 2) Assume reasonable assumptions for geographic and location details for your project modeling. Based on assumptions and type of structure selected…

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 (Answer) : Aim: To Model a Ceiling to the first-floor Introduction: A ceiling is an overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room. It is not…

01) From the file menu, create a new project (Structural / Architectural / Construction template) and name the project appropriately. (Answer) : 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,…

Aim: To draw a 3D Rendered view of a Residential Building Introduction: Initially a floor plan is made as per challenge 7 of AutoCAD. The floor plan is of an apartment building with the same plan for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors. Each floor consists of four houses, three two-bedroom flats and one single bedroom flat each…

1) Create a 3D Isometric View of the building with plan and elevation given.     Aim: To draw the 3D Isometric View of the building as shown in the figure Introduction:   A plan view of wall of two elevation views of windows on both sides are given and they are to be converted into a 3D model.…

1) Create a 3D Furniture element as shown in the Figure. Assume dimensions which are missing. Aim: To draw the 3D wireframe model as shown in the figure Introduction:  The 3Dwireframe model given is a furniture equipment in the house. The 3d wireframe model is drawn in different coordinate systems such as rectangular…

AIM: To create layout of plan and section, creating viewports, editing attributes and taking a plot. To create a kitchen layout in A4 sheet and take a plot To create Multiview ports for industrial section drawing, scaling it and taking a plot. COMMANDS USED: View Layout. Multiple View. Model Space. Paper Space. Scale.…

1. Aim: To Create the Kitchen Layout and to Also, use proper dimension techniques to dimension the kitchen layout. Also, insert text wherever required.  Commands Used: Line. Offset. Arc. Circle. Hatch. Dimensions. Multiline text. Layers. Procedure: Step 1: Units are set to mm. Limits and lim-max are also set . Zoom…

Design and Draft a layout of a residential building with the following details: a. Plot Size: 60’x20’(18.3m x6m)  b. Orientation- Facing East  c. Develop the following:        1. Architectural Drawing (Floor Plan, Elevations, and Sections)        2. Structural Drawing (Column, Bean, Footing Plan) Aim: To draw: 1. Architectural…

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 it as block and making it as a table as bar bending schedule.  Commands used:  Block. Insert. Attributes.…

Question : 01 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.               (Answer):…

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. (Answer): Aim: To Draw the elevation and details of a wardrobe as shown in the Figure below. After sketching and to provide the dimensions and text with the…

Figure : 01 AIM: To Create a column schedule as shown in the figure: Introduction : Column C1 is provided with 4 bars of 20 mm dia. and 6 bars of 12 mm dia. The 12 mm dia bars are marked with 'a'. Column C1a and Column C3 are provided with 12 bars of 16 mm dia bars. Column C2 is provided with 8 bars of 20 mm dia and…

1. 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. AIM: To draw the given residential plan with…

Figure 01 AIM :           To draw the following figure using in Autocad. Introduction:Geometric modeling: concerned with the computer compatible mathematical description of the geometry of an object. The mathematical description allows the image of an object to be displayed and manipulated…

AIM:  To Creating a Floor plan, Footing detail and Isometric view using AutoCAD. INTRODUCTION: The main objective of this assignment is to get in touch with various tools in AutoCAD like the rectangle, polylines, modifications tools like copy, move, offset and modes like snap mode and ortho mode. These tools will be understood…

QUESTION : Sketch a G+1 floor residential plan, according to Vaastu Shastra, and list down the names of the structural drawings required to be provided to the site for construction. Also, assume the sizes of the structural elements (Column, Beam, Slab, etc.,) and accordingly calculate the individual corresponding loads…