Structural analysis of a buidling using Robot Structural Analysis

1) What are HVAC systems? Why are they essential in the modeling of buildings

Answer 1.

HVAC REFERS TO THE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS USED FOR MOVING AIR BETWEEN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AREAS , ALONG WITH HEATING AND COOLING BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.

THEY ARE THE SYSTEMS THAT KEEP YOU WARM AND COZY IN THE WINTER AND FEELING COOL AND FRESH IN THE SUMMER.

THEY ALSO ARE THE SYSTEM THAT FILTER AND CLEAM INDOOR AIR TO KEEP YOU HEALTHY AND MAINTAIN HUMIDITY LEVEL AT OPTIMAL COMFORT LEVELS.

EACH COMPONENT IN YOUR HOME MAY BE SEPARATE , SUCH AS A RADIANT SYSTEM COMBINED SYSTEM SUCH AS CENTRAL HEATING AND AC SYSTEM THAT USE A SINGLE BLOWER TO CIRCULATE AIR VIA INTERAL DUCTS IN A HOME , OR WITH A DUCTLESS SYSTEM FOR DIFFERENT ROOMS OR ZONES IN HOUSE.

2) From week 7 assignment, based on the building designed use the same Revit file to design a HVAC system for each floor to cover the topics included in the class.

            a. Typical HVAC unit includes Distribution center

            b. Collector

            c. Ducts

            d. Blower

Based on the layout choose appropriate ducts and elevation using property browser and assign the components to appropriate groups to complete modeling of the HVAC unit

I able to do this question but my Autodesk laboratory has not us family. 

3) Use the add-ins tab to load plug-ins for robot structural analysis to your Revit software

I unable to install robot structural analysis. 

4) Why do we need to assess buildings/analyze while modeling elements? Does design affect modeling in anyways?

Answer 4.

STRUCTURE IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE BUILDING.

THE STRUCUTURAL FRAMEWORK IS THE SKELETON TO THE BUILDING.

ALL THE LOADS AND LOAD TRANSFER IS TAKEN CARE BY CREATING THE STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK.

5) From the structural model developed in week 6 and 7, export the complete analytical model to robot structural analysis.

             a. List your assumptions on what boundary conditions will be realistic for the analysis approach

             b. Use the design standards to decide what loads must be applied to floorings based on the type of structure decided

             c. List the load combinations and include them in the analysis model

             d. 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

             e. After analysis, do you think you have a better approach or idea in modeling structural members?

I don't has robot structural analysis. 

6) What is energy analysis and why do we need to consider it while modeling in Revit?

How does the factor of sustainability improve the quality of your design?

Answer 6.

Energy ana ysis is the traditionalmethod of assessingthe way energy is used inan operation involvingthe physicalor chemical processingof materials and the transfer and/or conversion of energy.

Energy usage analysis of buildings involves four principalsteps.

First is the ca culation of heatloss and gain to the buildingspaces and the heatingand coolingloads imposed uponthe bui ding HVAC systems.This ca culation is carried out for a space temperature f ixed in time and is common y called the Loads calculation. It answers the question:how much heat addition or extraction is required to maintain the space at a constant temperature as the outside weather conditions and internalactivity vary intime and the buidingmass absorbsand releases heat.