2019 GROUP FOR TERM PAPER/ASSIGNMENTS

Grp 1: DISCUSS BRIEFLY VARIOUS METHODS OF PROVIDING RESISTANCE

AGAINST LATERAL LOADS SUCH AS WIND, IN TALL STRUCTURES. THE
STRUCTURE WITH THE PLAN PROVIDED IS TO BE PROVIDED WITH SHEAR
WALLS TO RESIST LATERAL LOADS, PROVIDE SHEAR WALLS IN APPROPRIATE
LOCATION. DESIGN ONE OF THE SHEAR WALLS UNDER THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS: i) IT HAS SIX SUSPENDED FLOORS AND A FLAT ROOF WITH FLOOR
TO FLOOR HEIGHT OF 3.6m. ii) FOUNDATION DEPTH IS 1.5m BELOW GROUND
FLOOR LEVEL iii) STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN NDA PERMANENT SITE, AFAKA
MANDO KADUNA. ASSUME APPROPRIATE MATERIAL PROPERTIES.

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Grp 2: WATER RETAINING STRUCTURES ARE SPECIALISED STRUCTURES.
USING YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR SUCH
STRUCTURES, DESIGN THE RETAINING WALL FOR AN OLYMPIC SIZE SWIMMING
POOL FOR THE NDA PERMANENT SITE, AFAKA MANDO. THE DEEPEST END OF
THE POOL IS OF 4m DEPTH. THE ALLOWABLE BEARING PRESSURE FOR THE
BEARING STRATA IS 200kN/m2 AND EARTH FILL MATERIAL HAS DENSITY OF
18kN/m3 WITH ANGLE OF INTERNAL FRICTION OF 30o.

Grp 3. DISCUSS THE STRUT AND TIE METHOD USED IN THE DESIGN OF
REINFORCED CONCRETE DEEP BEAMS AND CORBELS. USE THE PRINCIPLE TO
DESIGN A CORBELTO CARRY THE GANTRY CRANE GIRDER OF A WAREHOUSE.
THE ULTIMATE LOAD ON THE CORBEL IS 120kN. CORBEL IS 500mm LONG AND
500mm DEEP. USE fck =25N/mm2 AND fyk = 500N/mm2.

Grp 4. DEVELOP A COMPUTER PROGRAMME FOR THE DESIGN OF A

FLANGED REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBER UNDER COMBINED LOADING OF
MOMENT, SHEAR AND TORSION. YOU MAY USE EXCEL WORKSHEET OR ANY
LANGUAGE AT YOUR DISPOSAL. PICTORIAL OUTPUT WILL ATTRACT ADDITIONAL
MARKS.