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 list down the names of the structural drawings.

PROCEDURE -

Vastu Shastra Principle:-

• The main door is faced towards the east which gives archway to victory and progress in life”.
• The living room is placed in the northeast direction gives positive energy.
• The kitchen room is placed in south-east direction gives attain better health and improve motivation.
• The Master bedroom is placed in the southwest direction brings good health and prosperity for the homeowner.
• The guest bedroom is placed in the northwest direction brings convenience and comfort for the guests.
• The bedroom is placed in the southwest direction brings good health and prosperity for the homeowner.
• The terrace garden placed in the south gives fortunes and adds great fortunes for the financial stability of the owner and tenants of the house.

North-facing G+1 Home Plan as per vastu Shastra - 

In the Ground Floor, the kitchen is in the Southeast direction.

The Hall is available in the Northeast direction.

The master bedroom is available in the southwest direction with the attached toilet is placed in the west direction.

The kid's bedroom is in the northwest.

On the first floor, the kitchen is in the Southeast direction.

The Hall is available in the Northeast direction.

The master bedroom is available in the southwest direction with the attached toilet is placed in the west direction.

The kid's bedroom is in the northwest.

A staircase is available in the southeast Direction outside of the house.

Road Available in the east direction.

The list of Structural drawing to be provided are:

• Centreline drawing
• Footing and column layout with reinforcement details
• Column schedule with reinforcement details
• Plinth beam layout with reinforcement details
• First-floor beam layout with reinforcement details
• First-floor slab with reinforcement details
• Lift pit and headroom reinforcement details

Assumed dimensions of structural members:-

Column = 350mm x 350mm

Beam = 200mm x 400mm

Thikness of slab = 150mm

Wall height = 3m = 3000mm 

Thichness of exterior wall = 230mm

Thickness of interior wall = 150mm

Riser (R) = 300mm

Thread (T) = 150mm

Depth of waist slab = 250mm 

Depth of landing slab = 200mm

Dead load Calculation:

Unit of RCC = 25kN/m^3

Unit weight of brickwork = 20kN/m^3

• Self weight of column = 0.35 x 0.35 x 3 x 25 = 9.2 kN
• Self weight of beam = 0.2 x 0.4 x 25 = 2 kN
• Self weight of slab =  0.15 x 25 = 3.75 kN/m^2
• Self weight of exterior wall = 0.23 x 3 x 20 = 13.8 kN/m
• Self weight of interior wall = 0.15 x 3 x 20 = 9 kN/m
• Self weight of ceiling = 0.25 kN/m^2 (as per IS 875 part 1)
• Self weight of roofing = 0.83 kN/m^2 (as per IS 875 part 1)

Floor finish = 1 kN/m^2

Self-weight of staircase:-

Inclined length = `Square root`(150^2 + 300^2)` = 335mm

Self weight of waist slab = (0.335/300) x .25 x 25= 6.97 kN/m

self weight of steps = 0.5 x 0.15 x 25 = 1.875 kN/m

self weight landing slab = 0.2 x 25 = 5 kN/m^2

Live load: as per IS 875 Part II

Kitchen = 2 kN/m^2

Living room = 2kN/m^2

Toilet and bathroom = 2kN/m^2

Staircase = 3 kN/m^2

Store room = 3 kN/m^2

Balconies = 3 kN/m^2

Bedroom = 2 kN/m^2

Wind Load :- 

Wind load shall be considered for buildings exceeding 10meter height. Here the building height is 7m and hence no wind load shall be considered.

References and IS codes used for the design:-

IS 875:1987, Part 1 for Dead load

IS 875:1987, Part 2 for Live load

IS 875:1987, Part 3 for Wind load

IS 456:2000, for Reinforced Concrete.