AIM  As concrete is a homogeneous material that has various ingredients like coarse aggregates, fine aggregates, water, admixtures etc.., for mixing. For concrete to achieve the desired strength these ingredients have to be included in the specific amount. This specific amount is decided based on the mix design ad…

Aim of Project :  To sketch G+1 floor residential plan, according to vaastu shastra, and list down the names of the structural drawings required to be provided to the site for construction.  To calculate the individual corresponding loads from the members as per IS code by assuming the size of the structural…

AIM :  (A) Create the geometries from P1 to P8 using all the coordinates system methods. And we need to use line tool, and finish the missing dimensions. (B) Civil related problems-Draw the profile and trusses using any coordinate system methods. The dimensions are there for reference. INTRODUCTION :  Before…

Cross section of load bearing wall over spreading footing. Aim : To draw cross section of wall over footing. commands used: line  rectangle trim   Procedure :  Step 1 : Create rectangle by typing REC in the command box specify the first corner point as ( 5,5 )  specify the length of rectangle…

AIM: DRAFTING OF VARIOUS GEOMETRIES USING CHAMFER, FILLET TOOLS IN AUTOCAD INTRODUCTION: AutoCAD offers various tools to perform different tasks. The various tools which are used for drafting in this project are briefly described here. These tools include: Chamfer, fillet, offset, rotate, object snapping, trim, and extend,…

Aim : To draw the layout of a residence plan.  Commands :  1. XL- V OR XL -H  2. OFFSET  3. FILLET  4. EXTEND  5. TRIM  Procedure :  First create a new Autocad file with imperial settings.  Mke sure that in units the type is " Engineering" and also set the precision …

AIM: To create a column schedule Commands: Line, Text Procedure: Draw a line and prepare a table Draw a bar bending schedule as of dimensions given in questions 9”x 24” and dia od bars 12mm and 20mm mentioned in diagram Type ST > romans.shx ( font name) >8”( height) > left Type text to text the…

1. AIM: To draw the elevation and details of a wardrobe as shown in the figure. After sketching, you need to provide the dimensions and text with the use of layers. PROCEDURE: STEP 1: Units are set to mm Limits and limax are also set Zoom command is also used STEP 2: In the command line type rec > 2800,2600 In the command…

1) Aim : To create the plan and sections as shown in the figures. Use proper dimensions and techniques and dim styles to document the project using auto cad. Procedure: Step 1: In the command prompt type units > mm Type limmax>100,100 Limits > 0,0 Enter zoom > a Step 2: In the command line type XL draft the…

AIM: To draw the residential building in the plot size of 60’ x 20 ‘ facing east direction with the following drawing. ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING: SITE PLAN GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN ELEVATION SECTIONS STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS: COLOUMN LAYOUT BEAM LAYOUT FOOTING LAYOUT DIMENSIONS: For external wall – 230…

AIM: To draw the residential building in the plot size of 60’ x 20 ‘ facing east direction with the following drawing. ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING: SITE PLAN GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN ELEVATION SECTIONS STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS: COLOUMN LAYOUT BEAM LAYOUT FOOTING LAYOUT DIMENSIONS: For external wall – 230…

Aim: To create : Template, inserting text and attributes Doors of ware house and placing it in blocks Electrical legends and making it block Different types of doors for residential projects Drawing bars, making it as block and making it as atable as bar bending COMAMANDS USED: Block Insert Attributes Field Rectangle Line…

Aim: To create the layout of the kitchen and providing hatches to it using the autocad in detail.  Introduction:   kitchen layout is the most important part of designing your perfect kitchen. It’s the layout that will determine how you cook, how you eat and how you socialise. So whether you’re totally…

1.  AIM: To create a 3D Furniture element as given in the figure and need to assume dimensions which are missing in the drawing. INTRODUCTION:- The three dimensional furniture element was drawn in the autocad using the different tools in the autocad.3D models are widely used anywhere in 3D graphics and CAD.Their use…

1. AIM  TO CRETAE LAYOUT OF PLAN AND SECTION OF THE PROJECT IN CHALLENGE 7 AND CREATE THE LAYOUT USING THE M-Arch TEMPLATE USING THE GIVEN DIMENSIONS AND PROPER SCALE. STEPS- Open the drawing of plan and section which is already drawn in the challenge no 7.In the left corner of the auto cad there is the tab named…

AIM:- To create a 3D isometric view of the given building with plan and elevation.   INTRODUCTION:- An isometric drawing is a 3D representation of an object, room, building or design on a 2D surface. One of the defining characteristics of an isometric drawing, compared to other types of 3D representation, is that…

Aim :- To draw the 3D residential building and to create the rendered view Introduction :- The general commands used for drawing the building is as follows :   Line Polygon Rectangle Circle Erase Copy Trim Offset Extend Move Rotate Dimension Text Fillet Extrude 3D Rotate Etc.   The dimensions:   External…

Introduction:   Revit is a Building Information Modelling software for architects, landscape architects, structural engineeers, mechanical,electrical and plummbing(MEP) engineers, designers and contractors. Its powerful tools lets us to use the intelligent model-based process to plan, design, construct and manage…

1) What is BIM? Summarize the features of BIM and benefits of using BIM over 2D CAD tools.   A) Building Information Modeling(BIM):-   BIM is an acronym for Building Information Modeling or Building Information Management. It is a highly collaborative process that allows architects, engineers, real estate developers,…

Creating Walls, Partition walls and Floors for a residential layout using REVIT 1) Use the project file created from Week 2. Use it for this assignment. Based on your layout from week 2, using floor tool under architecture tab and select the floor with appropriate material and thickness using the property browser create…

3D Creation of Celing, Roof, Architectural plan, Structural plan, Sectional view, Elevation view and Camera specific view for a house plan using REVIT 1) Based on the project saved from Week 3, proceed from the First Floor Level. Model a Ceiling from the architecture tab above the walls at the first-floor level.  …

AIM:   Introduction to National Building Code and Steps in a Construction project INTRODUCTION   The National Building Code (NBC) is a document that provides guidelines for construction of structures – residential, mercantile, institutional, educational, commercial, assembly, storage spaces or even hazardous…

AIM: To understand the usage of Collaborate tool in REVIT   INTRODUCTION   Revit provides several different ways to collaborate with team members who are also using the software.   We can link multiple Revit models together, allowing team members to work in context. Through worksharing, users on the same…

Aim: To Creating an Architectural and Structural model with 3D rendering using REVIT.   1) Select the type of structure you want to build from one of the three below: Multi-Unit Residential Apartment Office Buildings School   Ans:   My project is to build Office Buildings from the given three options.  …

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF A BUILDING USING ROBOT STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS       1) What are HVAC systems? Why are they essential in the modeling of buildings?   HVAC stands for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning. It is a technology of indoor environmental comfort. Its goal is to provide thermal comfort…

PREPARING SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATION FOR A BUILDING USING REVIT       Introduction:   Schedules:  A schedule is a tabular display of information, extracted from the properties of the elements in a project. A schedule can list every instance of the type of element you are scheduling, or it can…

 Creating Conceptual mass in REVIT and Creation of Sinusoidal curve and a Parametric stadium using Dynamo Introduction: Dynamo is an open source visual programming language for Revit, written by designers and construction professionals. Its a programminglanguage that allows you to type lines of code; while also creating…

 Usage of Navigation tool , Timeliner and Clash Detection test using Naviswork Introduction: Naviswork is a 3D design review package for Microsoft windows. It is used primarily in construction industries to complement 3D design packages such as Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD etc.. Naviswork allows users to open and combine…

 1a) The beam-column joints are very restricted areas in which the internal forces, generated by boundary elements, act on the concrete core and reinforcing bars with a very high gradient. They are the link between horizontal and vertical structural elements, and therefore, they are directly involved in the transfer…

    Different types of stiffness based on the structures.

  AIM: To compute the values of seismic parameters based on the given structural data.   The Ln,Mn,Tn Values are calculated for each of the 5 modes  The base shear force each of the 5 modes is obtained. Effective modal mass and the modal masss participating ratio for 5 modes are obtained.

Question 1:   ANSWER: In this, the layout of the framing plan is Symmetric.A symmetrical well-distributed plan layout of structural elements is appropriate to achieve uniformity.The use of many, evenly distributed structural elements increases the redundancy of the structure, that is the structure becomes more reliable…

Question 1 :  The building shown, 20 × 35 m in plan, has columns on a 5 × 5 m grid and shear walls (with dimensions shown in m, 250 mm in thickness) in three alternative arrangements, (a), (b), (c), all with the same total cross-sectional area of the shear walls. Compare the three alternatives, taking…

 AIM: ETABS modelling of a 25 storey building.Model a 25 storey building on ETABS with structural properties as specified below. Ground floor or plinth floor level can be taken at a height of 1.5 metres from the base. Each of the successive 25 storeys has a storey height of 3 metres. INTRODUCTION: ETABS is an engineering…

QUESTION: -  \1) Effect of stiffness on T: Compare fundamental natural periods of buildings E & F as well as G & H. Why is there a marginal or significant difference in the fundamental natural periods? 2) Effect of mass on T: Compare fundamental natural periods of buildings H, J and K. Have the buildings become…

QUESTION:   Detail design of beams in Etabs 2018.The ETABS file for a G+4 building is provided. Run the analysis and design the RCC Moment ResistingFrame. The following challenge deals specifically with two continuous beams in the 1st floor.         1) 3 span continuous beam along grid A …

AIM:- To provide ,the details of longitudinal reinforcement for the two columns (3A & 3B), from foundation to terrace level. The details of shear reinforcement as per special confining reinforcement provision of clause 8.1 of IS 13920-2016. INTRODUCTION: A reinforced concrete column is a structural member designed…

AIM: To analyse and design of RCC shear walls in the model, To provide the cross secctional steel arrangement of the shear wall from base to terrace level by using IS 13920-2016. The drawings of the reinforcement details of the shear wall from the base up to terrace.   Introduction: Shear walls are vertical elements…

AIM:-To model and analyze the G+7 residential building from the given architectural drawings using ETABS 2018. INTRODUCTION:- ETABS is an engineering software product that caters to multi-story building analysis and design.Modeling tools and templates,code-base load prescriptions ,analysis methods and solution techniques,all…

AIM: To design the square footing using the given details. INTRODUCTION: Footings which are provided under each column independently are called as Isolated footings.They are usually square, rectangular or circular in section.Footing is laid on PCC. Before laying PCC, termite control liquid is sprayed on top face of PCC…

1. AIM: To Analyse and model Isolated footing as per calculations by using SAFE. Procedure: Open safe software New model > input settings > metric units > IS 456-2000 SELECT Single footing   material properties modulus of elasticity: sqrt25x5000=25000N/mm^2 add rebar slab property     soil subgrade…

 Aim:- To design and analysis of G+3 Hostel building in ETABS and Foundation in CSI SAFE. Introduction:- The procedure for analysis and design of a given building will depend on the type of building, its complexity, the number of stories etc.First the architectural drawings of the building are studied, structural…

1. Truss type reasoning A.PRATT TRUSS: A Pratt Truss has been used over the past two centuries as an effective truss method. The vertical members are in compression, whilst the diagonal members are in tension. This simplifies and produces a more efficient design since the steel in the diagonal members (in tension) can…

AIM:  To Design of Tension members Introduction: Tension members are simple to design once the forces in these members have been determined. They occur in trusses used for bridges and roofs, towers, bracing systems, cables, and various other applications. A tension member carries only direct axial forces that tend…

AIM: To Design of Compression Member INTRODUCTION: Compression members are commonly used as columns in building structures, chords or webs in trusses, bridge piers or braces in framed structures. The maximum strength of a steel compression member depends, to a large extent, on the member length and…

Aim: To Design of Beams. Introduction: A beam is the most commonly encountered structural member whose function is to support loads which are resisted by its resistance to bending and shear. Beams are mostly used to support floors, roof sheeting as in purlins, side cladding etc. In the most familiar rectangular buildings,…

Aim: To design a plate girder Introduction : A plate girder is a deep built-up beam consisting of plates (or plates and angles) meant for carrying heavy loads on large spans. For heavily loaded girders of large spans single I-sections even with cover plates do not provide the necessary moment of resistance and shear resistance.…

Structural Systems of Industrial structures Introduction: Moment frames, shear walls, and braced frames are lateral force-resisting systems found in commercial buildings. The three types of systems are often found in areas with high wind and seismic activity, like earthquakes and hurricanes. These vertical elements…

AIM: Modelling of Structure in STAAD Pro INTRODUCTION: STAAD.Pro is one of the most widely used structural analysis and design software products worldwide. It can apply more than 90 international steel, concrete, timber and aluminium design codes. It can make use of various forms of analysis from the traditional static…

AIM: To show the Loading, Analysis and Design Procedure in STAAD Pro INTRODUCTION: The Design involves load calculations and analyzing the whole structure by STAAD Pro. The design methods used in STAAD-Pro analysis are Limit State Design conforming to Indian Standard Code of Practice. STAAD. Pro features a state-of-the-art…

Aim: To model & design a proposed coil centre, Chennai using STAAD. Pro  Procedure: A) For main frame and gable frame: Open STAAD- define nodes and beams as per data> G to translation assign bay spacing. For Area1- 30m width roof slope=1/10=0.1 Height of roof in top level=1.5. Add walls>Add walls Sheeting>add…

1. Design of dual slope (pitched) roof frame Design a 3 hinged pitched roof frame of a steel building. Assume no wind load acting on the walls and roof. Analyse the frame structure and draw bending moment, shear force and axial force diagrams of the frame. The slope of the roof is 1 in 10 and the roof is accessible for…

Aim - To calculate number of purlins and girts for building.  Introduction - We can find the numbers of purlins and girts as per given data. Here we model the structure in staad and analysis is done as per given data. Purlin is a horizontal beam or bar used for structural support in structures, most often below the…

1. Friction load determination Q-1 : A pipe carrying LNG rests on the shoe having vertical force of 125 kN. Calculate the Friction load on the axis. Also find the friction force, if TEFLON pad is used between shoe and pipe support.  AIM & INTRODUCTION : A pipe carrying LNG rests on the shoe having vertical…

1.  AIM:  Design of Foundation in STAAD Foundation Isolated Footing Given -  Column = 300 mm x 450 mm. Axial load = 1500 kN Mu = 150 kNm. Assume that the moment is reversible. The safe bearing capacity of the soil = 200 KN/m^2. Depth = 1 m from ground level. M 25 and Fe 415 for the footing Procedure:…

Aim- to model and design a proposed PEB warehouse using STAAD.Pro Introduction- Here we model and design the PEB warehouse buidling.As per given description,material data,specification we can design it. PEB- Pre engineered buildings are factory built buildings shipped to site and assembled by bolting together. The columns…