To Model a RC residential structure using TSD

1.Aim:

To Setup model for RC building design and based on following parameters for cover

MEMBERS	IN CONTACT WITH GROUND	ABOVE GROUND
Column	50mm	40mm
Beam	30mm	25mm
Slab	30mm	25mm
Pile cap	75mm
Foundation	50mm

Procedure:

• Open new TSD file.
• Go to Home-> Settings -> Structural defaults
• For members in contact with ground:
• Give the following cover values.
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• For members above the ground:
• Give the following cover values.

Result:

• Hence the covers are provided as mentioned above

2.Aim:

To model grids as per the attachment 2,2.1 and 2.2.

Procedure:

• Go to model -> grid line
• Pick the first vertical line as 1 and select the Quick parallel and draw the remaining grids.
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• Similarly draw the vertical grids.
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• Results:
• Hence the grid in drawn
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3.Aim:

To study the layout and write a summary for general arrangement of the structure.

Procedure:

• RC building will be modeled, analyzed and designed in this and upcoming challenges.
• This structure consist of base level, ground level and first floor and roof level.
• It is a RC Office building with stairs and corridor
• The size of the building is 19.225mx10.700m on ground.
• The column and beam sizes about to be modeled are 225x300mm.
• Ground floor plan:
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• The ground floor consist of 225 brick work wall.
• It has rooms like reception, meeting room, store room, office room ,toilet and staircase.
• First floor plan:
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• The first floor also consist of 225 brick work wall.
• It consist of room likes conference room, 2 office rooms, common room, store room , toilet and staircase area.
• First floor also has 2 corridors on 2 sides of the buildings with 19.225x2.620mm dimension
• Roof plan:
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• It is a flat roof

Result:

• Hence the layout is shown and discussed above

4.Aim:

To model RC columns, beams and slabs as per the general arrangement.

Procedure:

• Open the new file in TSD
• Go to Home-> settings
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• Creating the members:
• Create the member with its appropriate property with its cover size.
• Beam in contact with ground:
• Go to Home -> manage property sets -> new -> member -> concrete beams.
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• Beam above the ground:
• Go to Home -> manage property sets -> new -> member -> concrete beams.
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• Column below ground level:
• Go to Home -> manage property sets -> new -> member -> concrete column.
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• Column above ground level:
• Go to Home -> manage property sets -> new -> member -> concrete column.
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• Slab in contact with ground:
• Go to Home -> manage property sets -> new -> slab -> General slab items
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• Slab above ground:
• Go to Home -> manage property sets -> new -> slab -> General slab items
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• Pile cape:
• Go to Home -> manage property sets -> new -> Pile cap
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• Create construction level as shown below.
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• Modeling column:
• Go to Base level-> concrete column and select the following property in the property window and select the grids
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• Draw a grid 6 to create columns in between.
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• Now pick the points.
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• Go to ground level and follow the same procedure.
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• Modeling beams:
• Go to ground floor-> concrete beam and select the following property in the property window and select the columns to connect
• Create a grid D to create the beam near stairs.
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• Follow the same procedure on first floor
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• Follow the same procedure on roof level.
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• Modeling slab:
• Go to ground floor-> slab on beams and select the following property in the property window and click inside the beams
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• On first floor,
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• On roof,
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• Results:
• Hence the members are modelled.
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