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CE 3223 - Structure IV - Final Term Assignment - Spring 19 PDF
CE 3223 - Structure IV - Final Term Assignment - Spring 19 PDF
Faculty of Engineering
Bachelor of Architecture
CE 3223: Structure IV: Long Span Structures (Section: A)
Instructions:
Deadline: 10/04/2020
Submission Link: bit.ly/Structure4
Assignment must be hand written, computer composed is not allowed
File format: Scan or take pictures of all your assignment pages, compile them in ONE pdf,
then upload the pdf in above mentioned link
1. (a) As a structural engineer, what are the four issues you must consider to determine a [3]
satisfactory load path?
(b) “Elements can be part of the VFRS and LFRS” – justify the statement with the example of [3]
a wall system.
(c) What are the Common Building Systems (for Concrete & Masonry Structures)? [2]
(d) Write down some important codal design provisions. [2]
2. (a) What is the difference between building frame system and moment resisting frame [3]
system?
(b) In a building frame system, what should be the potential shear wall location? [3]
(c) What governs the thickness of a slab? [2]
(d) How does the soft soil, on which most buildings are founded, would have affected the [2]
response of the buildings?
4. (a) Compare the tall building history between Asia and North America. [3]
(b) What is the provision of reduction of live loads in a structure. [3]
(c) Write down the principles to design a Special Moment Resisting Frame. [2]
(d) Why torsional failure is occurred? [2]
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