Structural analysis of a buidling using Robot Structural Analysis

1)

• HVAC stands for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. This system provides heating and cooling to residential and commercial buildings.
• It is a technology which uses fresh air from outdoors to provide improved indoor air quality, this results in enhanced comfort and productivity.
• This provides a better quality of air indoors and involves the removal of moisture, smoke, odors, heat, dust, airborne bacteria, carbon dioxide, and other gases as well as temperature control and oxygen replenishment.
• It helps achieve energy efficiency because they are less power consuming than traditional heating or cooling equipments.

2)

AIM:

• To create a HVAC layout for the model created in week 7 assignment.

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1:

• In Revit select File-> New and open a Mechanical template.
• Go to Manage tab-> Manage links and Add the Week 7 model.
• Synchronize the levels of both the models by going to any elevation view from Project browser.

STEP 2:

• Go to a Floor plan view from Project browser-> Floor plans.
• Then go to Systems tab-> Air terminal and select required Supply diffuser from Property browser.
• Place them at appropriate locations.
• In the same way go to Systems tab-> Air terminal and select required Return diffuser from Property browser and place them at appropriate locations.

• Select all the Air terminals and change the offset from Property browser.

STEP 3:

• Go to Systems tab-> Mechanical equipment and choose an Air handling unit from Property browser.
• Place them at required locations.

• Select all the Supply diffusers and an AHU, in the Ribbon a Duct icon appears.
• Select the Duct icon to group them.
• Name it appropriately.
• The same process is followed for the Return diffusers.

• Then select the Group and select Generate layout from Ribbon.
• In Settings the type and size of duct is editted as per requirement, pathway of the ducts are also selected.
• CLick on Finish.
• The duct system is generated automatically.

STEP 4:

• Select all the instances from the Current floor and click on Copy-> Paset-> Aligned to selected levels, select the required levels.
• The HVAC system is generated on all the levels.

FINAL RESULT:

HVAC system has been created and addded to the Week 7 model succesfully.

3)

AIM:

• To use the add-ins tab to load plug-ins for robot structural analysis to Revit software.

PROCEDURE:

• Go to Autodesk website.
• Login using given mail id or phone number.
• In the Search tab search for Robot structural analysis 2023.
• Download the free trial version software.
• Locate and run the setup file from Downloads.
• This installs the Robott structural analysis 2023 for Revit 2023.

FINAL RESULT:

Robot structural analysis 2023 has been succesfully added to Revit 2023 software. It can be accessed from Analyze tab-> Strutural analysis Panel.

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4)

• Structural analysis helps in calculating and analysing loads and internal forces acting on the building.
• It helps in analysing whether structural components of the building can withstand the load and internal forces acting on the structure.
• Helps in cross checking engineering design.
• It helps in evaluating the behavior of the provided structural components under different load cases and combinations.
• It can analyze every individual elements and thereby decreasing chances of errors in the field and improving the efficiency of construction process and effectivenes of the sturcture.

5)

AIM:

• To export the complete analytical model to robot structural analysis.
• To list the load combinations and include them in the analysis model.
• To analyze the building and report the following results:
  i. Maximum Moment in each floor for all Load Combinations
  ii. Maximum Displacement in each floor for all Load combinations
  iii. Lateral Displacement in building for all Lateral Load combinations

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1:

• Open structural model developed in week 6 and 7 from File-> Open-> Project.
• Navigate to Analytical view in 3d views in Project browser and open it.
• Go to Manage tab and click on Structural settings icon to open Structural settings dialogue box.
• In the dialogue box open Load cases tab and add the required load cases.
• In the dialogue boc open Load combination tab and add required combinations.

STEP 2:

• To add loads to the model select Analyze tab-> Loads.
• Select the type of load to be added.
• In the property browser edit the magnitude of the load to be added.
• Using various options in the Draw tab add the loads to the model.
• To add boundary conditions select Analyze tab-> Boundary conditions and place them wherever necessary.

STEP 3:

• Once the loads and boundary conditions have been added the model is exported to Robot structural analysis.
• It is done by selecting Analyze tab-> Robot structural analysis-> Robot structural analysis link.

STEP 4:

• Once it is exported to Robot structural analysis select Edit-> Select all.
• All the elements of the model are selected.

STEP 5:

• Select Loads-> Manual combinations and Apply the load combinations.

STEP 6:

• Select Results-> Diagrams for members.
• A dialogue box appears asking to run calculations.
• Let the calculations run and the Diagrams dialogue box opens.

• Select the required stress, reactions and moments to be displayed and click on Apply.

FINAL RESULT:

The Structural model from week 8 has been exported to Robot Structural Analysis and the required analysis have been performed succesfully.

6)

Energy analysis is the process of analyzing a building's energy performance by calculating how well the integration of that building's form, systems, and envelope perform under the surrounding environmental conditions.

Four general principles of energy analysis:

• Calculating energy
• Calculating heat loss and gain
• Determining fuel requirement
• Evaluating the costs.

Factor of sustainaibility imporves the quality of desing in the following ways:

Sustainable designs look to lower the negative impacts of the construction and also the building throughout its life cycle by implementing

• Low energy consumption.
• Reducing or omitting greenhouse gas emissions.
• Reduced resource consuption or choosing environment friendly alternatives.
• Usage of Non toxic materials.
• Quality and durability over cost.