Sketch a G+1 residential plan according to Vaastu Shastra and Calculation of Loads as per IS code
Aim:
To Sketch a G+1 floor residential plan, according to Vastu shastra.
To List down the names of the structural drawings required to be provided to the site for construction.
Assume the sizes of the structural elements (Column, Beam, Slab, etc.,) and accordingly calculate the individual corresponding loads from the members as per IS code.
Residential Plan


Dimensions of Ground Floor plan-
Living room- 3.60m X 5.85m
Kitchen room- 3.60m X 3m
Master bedroom- 4.3m X 3m
Bedroom- 3m X 4.5m
Bath- 2.4m X 1.2m
Toilet- 1.2m X 1m
Dimensions of First Floor Plan-
Study room- 3m X 3m
Master bedroom- 4.3m X 3m
Bedroom- 3m X 4.5m
Bath- 2.4m X 1.2m
Toilet- 1.2m X 1m
List down the names of the structural drawings required to be provided to the site for construction.
Structural drawings required for a project:
- Centre line drawing
- Footing and column layout with reinforcement details.
- Column schedule with reinforcement details.
- Plinth beam layout with reinforcement details.
- First floor beam layout with reinforcement details.
- Ground floor slab layout with reinforcement details.
- First floor slab layout with reinforcement details.
- Staircase layout with reinforcement details.
- Lift pit and head room reinforcement details.
Assume the sizes of the structural elementsand accordingly calculate the individual corresponding loads from the members as per IS code.
Indian codes used are:
- IS 456:2000, Revised 2016 for reinforced concrete structures.
- IS 875:1987, Revised 2018 (part-1) for dead load.
- IS 875:1987, Revised 2015 (part-2) for live load.
- IS 875:1987, Revised 2015 (part-3) for wind load.
Dimentions to be assumed for Beam, Column, Slab, and walls:
- Assume Column size as 300mm x 300mm x 4.5m, provided for the columns.
- Assuming the all beams sizes are same that is, 300mm x 450mm
- Slab thickness of 125mm
- Height of the wall is 4.5m
- Assuming wall thickness as 230mm.
Now we calculate the load calculations;
Load calculations:
-
Dead load of column:
Formula for the Dead load of column is {Dead load of column =Total volume of concrete x Unit weight of concrete}
Given column size = 0.300m x 0.300m
column height = Slab thickness + height of wall
= 0.125 + 4.5
= 4.625m
Then the total volume of concrete = Column size x column height
= 0.300 x 0.300 x 4.625
= 0.416 m^3
Unit weight of concrete = 25 KN/m^3
Dead load of column =Total volume of concrete x Unit weight of concrete
= 25 x 0.416
= 10.4 KN
- Dead load of beams:
Given Beam size = 0.300m x 0.450m
Then the volume of Beam = 0.300x0.450
= 0.135
Unit weight of concrete = 25 KN/m^3
Dead load of column = (volume of beam x Unit weight of concrete)
= 0.135 x 25
= 3.375 KN/m^3
- Dead load of slab:
Thickness of slab = 125mm =0.125m
Unit weight of concrete = 25 KN/m^3
Dead load of slab = Thickness of slab x Unit weight of concrete.
= 0.125 x 25
= 3.125 KN/m^3
- Dead load of wall:
Height of the wall = 4.5 m
Assuming thickness of wall = 230 mm = 0.23m
Unit weight of brick wall = 20 KN/m^3
Dead load of wall = Unit weight of brick wall x Thickness of wall x Height of wall.
= 20 x 4.5 x 0.23
= 20.7 KN/m
- Dead load of parapet wall:
Assuming the wall height = 800mm
Assuming wall thickness = 230mm
Unit weight of brick wall = 20 KN/m^2
Dead load of parapet wall = Height of wall x Wall thickness x unit weight of brick wall
= 0.80 x 0.23 x 20
= 3.68 KN/m
Live loads:
- As per IS 875 part 2 for residential building,
| Children bed room | = 2 KN/m^2 |
| Master bed room | = 2 KN/m^2 |
| Living room | = 2 KN/m^2 |
| Toilets | = 2 KN/m^2 |
| Staircase | = 3 KN/m^2 |
| Kitchen | = 2 KN/m^2 |
Wind loads:
- Wind loads are calculated when the height of the building exceeds 10m and the wind speed is constant if the height of building is less than 10m.
- That is the reason, we should not calculate the wind load if the height of the building is not exceeds 10m.
- In this plan we consider the height of the building is less than 10m.
- Then we doesn't require the wind load for this building.
Result:
- G+1 floor residential plan has been drawn according to Vastu shastra.
- The names of the structural drawings required to be provided to the site for construction are listed in detailed manner.
- Individual corresponding loads are calculated.