PMI TOWER

A. Project Description
The proposed PMI Tower is a twenty (20) story reinforced concrete structure located at Pablo
Ocampo St., Brgy. La Paz, Makati City. It is composed of two (2) levels of commercial area, four (4)
levels of parking area, thirteen (13) levels of office area, and two (2) levels of residential area with
roof deck and helipad level. The project is currently on on-going construction and expected to
finish by July of 2020.

B. Purpose of the Report

This report was created to evaluate the structural stability of the structure as per minimum code
requirements. All analysis and design results generated from the review were based on the
available data and documents provided by the Engineer-On-Record (EOR) to the Reviewer (PMI-
Structural Team).

This also intends to identify areas for value engineering to cut construction cost in terms of
structural materials. Value Engineering generated from this report focuses on reinforcements
only. No modifications were done on the structural system, framing layout and member sizes to
avoid drastic changes on the structural design provided that the project were already on-going
construction.

C. Design Criteria

i. Design Codes and Standards

The reviewer used the following codes as reference for the design review of the project:

NSCP 2015 Volume I – The National Structural Code of the Philippines 2015 7th Edition
Volume 1

UBC 1997 – Uniform Building Code Volume 2: Structural Engineering Design Provision

ACI 318-14 Code – American Concrete Institute Building Code Requirements for
Reinforced Concrete, 2014

ASCE 7-05 Code – American Society of Civil Engineers Minimum Design Loads for
buildings and other Structures.

AISC 14th Edition – American Institute of Steel Construction Inc. Steel Construction
Manual 13th Edition

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ii. Material Strength

The Reviewer used the following material strength as specified on the plan:

Concrete Compressive Strength, f’c (Psi)

Story Height(mm) Shear Wall Column Beam/Girder Slab
HELIPAD 3950
ROOF
DECK 5500
20F 5500
19F 3800 6000 6000
18F 3800
17F 3800
16F 3800
15F 3800
14F 3800
13F 3800
12F 3800
11F 3800 6000 6000
10F 3800 7000 7000
9F 3800
8F 3800
7F 4850
6F 4400
5F 4400
4F 4550
3F 3600
2F 3900 8000 8000
UG 3500
LG 1500
BASE

Rebar Yield Strength, fy (Psi)

12mm Diameter and Larger 60,000
10mm and Smaller 40, 000

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iii. Design Loadings

The following loadings were considered as specified on load map provided by the
designer:

Loadings
OCCUPANCY SDL (KPA) LL (KPA)
LOBBY 2.15 4.8
STAIRS 1.82 4.8
PARKING/RAMPS 1.4 4.8
DRIREVIEWWAYS 1.4 4.8
RETAIL 2.15 4.8
GYM 2.15 4.8
MECH/EQUIP 1.2 12
OFFICE 1.98 2.4
LANDSCPAE 10.2 2.4
RESTROOMS 1.78 4.8
COURT 2.3 4.8
RESIDENTIAL 2.15 1.9
POOL 12 2.4
ROOF DECK 1.63 4.8
HELIPAD 3.2 6.8

iv. Load Combinations

Load combinations as per NSCP 2015 listed below were used in the review of the
structure:

1. 1.4DL
2. 1.2DL + 1.6LL
3. 1.2DL + 0.5LL + 1.0WL
4. 1.2DL + 0.5LL + 1.0EQ
5. 0.9DL + 1.0 WL
6. 0.9DL + 1.0EQ
Where:
DL=Dead Load
LL= Live Load
WL= Wind Load
EQ= Earthquake Loads

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v. Seismic Parameters
The following seismic parameters were used as indicated on the soil/ geotechnical
report provided:

SEISMIC PARAMAETERS
Seismic Zone 4
Seismic Zone Factor 0.4
Occupancy Category Standard
Seismic Importance Factor 1.0
Soil Profile Type Sc
Seismic Source Type B
Distance to Fault(WVF) 5.0km
Near Source Factor, Ca 0.4
Near Source Factor, Cv 0.672

vi. Wind Load Parameters

The following wind load parameters were used in the review of the structure:

WIND PARAMAETERS
Wind Velocity 250kph
Exposure Category B
Importance Factor 1
Occupancy Category Standard

vii. Method of Analysis

The reviewer used elastic dynamic analysis as per NSCP 2015 and UBC 1997
requirements in the review of the structure.

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