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 Vaastu Shastra and calculating the individual loads from its memebers as per IS code.

INTRODUCTION :

• Vastu Shastra is the ancient Indian science of architecture and acts as a guideline to design your home in the way that it enhances positive energy
• Our nature is abundant with powehouses of energy sources like sun, wind, moon, water, earth and fire
• Effects of sunrays, flow of winds, pull of earth's magnetic field and other such cosmic energies effects the overall lifestyle
• Therefore a good home needs to radiate the right kind of energry
• A person dwelling in a house comes under the influence of a specific energy field which effects its lifestyle
• Architectural changes are not possible for a ready to move in house therefore if possible we can change certain habits and lifestyle as per Vastu concept in a ready to move house for better flow of positive energy.

Following are the auspicious directions as per Vastu Shastra:

• Kitchen: South-east is the best and North-east is to be avoided.

• Staircase: South-west is the best and North-east is to be avoided

• Toilet: North-west is the best and North-east to be avoided

• Master Bedroom: South-west is the best

• Guest Room: North-west is the best

• Living Room: North-west is the best

• Over Head Tanks: West is the best

• Underground Tanks: North-east is the best and South-west is to be avoided

The list of drawings that is mandatory in the site are as follows:

1. Center Line Drawing
2. Footing and Column layout with reinforcement details
3. Column Schedule with reinforcement details
4. Plinth Beam layout with reinforcement details
5. First floor beam layout with reinforcement details
6. First floor slab layout with reinforcement details
7. Lift Pit and Headroom with reinforcement details

PROCEDURE:

The below given figure of G+1 plan for a residential building is drawn as per Vaastu Shastra.

• Each corner has a column and beam is supported on every column.
• All columns are of dimension = 300mm x 300mm
• All beams are of dimension = 230mm x 300mm
• Wall thickness = 230mm
• Height of the wall = 4.5m
• Slab thickness = 125mm
• Unit weight of RCC = 25 KN/m³
• Unit weight of Brick Masonry = 20 KN/m³

Load Calculation:

i) Dead Load: As per IS 875 (part 1)

• Self weight of each Column = 0.3x0.3x4.5x25 = 10.12 KN
• Self weight of each beam = 0.23x0.3x25 = 1.725 KN/m
• Self weight of wall on beam = 0.23x4.5x20 = 20.7 KN/m
• Self wight of Slab = 0.125x25 = 3.125 KN/m²

ii) Live Load: As per IS 875 (part 2)

• All rooms and kitchens = 2 KN/m²
• Toilet and bathrooms = 2 KN/m²
• Passage, staircase, corridors and store rooms = 3 KN/m²
• Balconies = 3 KN/m²

iii) Wind Load: As per IS 875 (part 3)

• As the height of the building is not more than 10m, the wind load is neglected.