DESIGN BASIS REPORT

CBSE HEADQUATERS

Client
Central Board of Secondary Education

Contractor
National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited

Architect
Imagination Infratech Pvt. Ltd.

Structural Consultants
Buildsworth Solutions Pvt. Ltd

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 T ABLE OF CONTENTS:

Contents
1 PURPOSE OF REPORT: - .......................................................................................................... 3
2 PROJECT DETAILS: - ................................................................................................................ 3
2.1 General Details: ...................................................................................................................... 3
3 STRUCTURAL SYSTEM: ............................................................................................................ 5
3.1 Floor System:.......................................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Punching: ............................................................................................................................... 5
3.3 Lateral Load Resisting System: ................................................................................................ 5
3.4 Gravity Force Resisting Element ............................................................................................. 6
3.5 Geotechnical Data: ................................................................................................................. 6
3.6 Foundation: ............................................................................................................................ 7
3.7 Thermal stress analysis & expansion joints ............................................................................. 8
4 STRUCTURAL DESIGN CRITERIA .............................................................................................. 9
4.1 Codes and Standards: ............................................................................................................. 9
4.2 Grade of Material: ................................................................................................................ 11
4.3 Durability.............................................................................................................................. 11
4.4 LOADINGS: - ......................................................................................................................... 12
a. UNIT WEIGHT OF BUILDING MATERIAL .............................................................................. 12
b. IMPOSED LOADS: - .............................................................................................................. 13
c. SEISMIC LOADS....................................................................................................................... 13
d. Wind loads ............................................................................................................................ 14
5 Analysis Software ................................................................................................................. 14
6 LOAD COMBINATION: -......................................................................................................... 17
7 CONTROL OF DEFLECTIONS: - ............................................................................................... 18
8 Waterproofing ...................................................................................................................... 19

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1 PURPOSE OF REPORT: -

The object of this report is to highlight the basic Parameters and design assumptions for its
construction. This will cover the functional and structural requirements of the building
compatible with architectural requirements of the building. Parameters adopted in this report
will be the basis for the final design of the building.

Hence it is important that the architectural planning design teams, owner and service consultants
review this report. Their valuable comments and approval on this document are necessary to
finalize the structural concept & to proceed further.
2 PROJECT DETAILS: -

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to construct a new headquarters at Sec-23
Dwarika. They awarded this work to NBCC from concept to construction. NBCC has tendered this project
which further bagged by Architect “Imagination Infratech Pvt. ltd”.

Buildsworth Solutions Pvt Ltd has taken the responsibility for the structure design for this building
which covers all necessary design aspect of this building design as per latest codes.

2.1 General Details:

This building is a regular building having footprint size 107.0m(L) X 84.5m(W) below Ground
floor and 75.0m(L) X 60.5m (W) above ground floor. It is 2B+G+9 Stories building having several
facilities like Auditorium, Underground Parking, Offices, Meeting Rooms.

Ground floor is Partially covered with the Green area with 600mm Soil fill. This floor is having a
Podium for a Sarasvati Murti.

Total Building height above Ground floor is 43.5m including Mumty and below ground floor is
8.0m

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BUILDING PLAN AT GROUND FLOOR

TYPICAL SECTION
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3 STRUCTURAL SYSTEM:

3.1 Floor System:

The proposed building will be skeleton with Rigid cast in-situ reinforced concrete framework
which is an adequate system for the area due to its flexibility, limited maintenance and relatively
low cost. The conceptual Architectural design of the typical floor is showing that in most of the
areas the maximum column spacing is 12m. Accordingly, the use of 225mm reinforced concrete
(RC) flat plate is appropriate.
Some locations where the span exceeding 12m we have used of 225mm slab thickness with
wide beam Spandrel with closely grid form with additional reinforcement as required for
controlling the deflection.
3.2 Punching:

Flat Plate system is used with punching shear reinforcement in the form of flush wide spandrel
beams with shear links at columns/walls.
3.3 Lateral Load Resisting System:

The lateral stability system of the superstructure is required to resist the seismic and wind loads
applied to the building. These loads need to be distributed into the foundations while meeting
the serviceability storey drift limits through adequate stiffness and strength.
A shear wall and columns lateral stability system are proposed to resist the seismic and wind
loads applied to the building.
In this building walled area will be used to provide most of the shear walls as there are number
of partitions between the residential units. This system makes efficient use of the areas required
by Architectural and MEP disciplines. Lift core walls as well as walled areas throughout the
building extending from foundations to the roof are used for lateral stability capable of meeting
the deflection requirements of the design codes noted in the Design Criteria section of this
report. The Lateral loads are distributed into the foundations via the shear walls/Columns and
RC floor plate which acts as a structural Rigid diaphragm.

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 3.4 Gravity Force Resisting Element

Vertical elements such as columns are to transfer vertical gravity loads to the foundations. All
columns and walls are proposed to be vertically continuous except at a few locations. For example,
we are proposing to provide transfer beams and stub columns at few areas.

3.5 Geotechnical Data:

Recommendation for the foundation type and Subgrade reaction at foundation base for 8.5m
height as per their recommendations as below:

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 3.6 Foundation:

Looking at the large column spacing and high gravity loads raft foundation has been adopted
in this building. Where ever the building floor plates are coming below the Superstructure
thickness of the foundation Slab is provided 1200mm whereas the Raft thickness 750mm is
provided below Green area, below auditorium areas etc.

TYPICAL FOUNDATION SECTION

Wherever the columns are punching the raft foundation footing beams and pedestals are provided
around the columns.

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 3.7 Thermal stress analysis & expansion joints

Building is regular plate system at Upper and Ground floor level but from first floor the building start to
be hollowed at the middle of the building.
Expansion joints are not provided for the shape buildings; however, a detailed thermal analysis
will be prepared to check the thermal behaviour and determine additional reinforcement requirements.
This approach is based on the assumption that the external exposed area is required to consider the
thermal loads on Slabs ONLY. Building is designed for thermal gradient for the temperature difference
on the outer side and inside (+-15 Degree Celsius)

Salient Structure Points:

 An in-situ concrete flat slab is proposed for all the floors and roofs.

 All columns and walls are proposed to be vertically continuous except at a few locations.

 The Foundation system opt for this building is Raft foundation as recommended by Soil Consultant.

 Expansion joints are not provided for this BOX shape building; however, thermal load will be prepared
to check the thermal behaviour and determine additional reinforcement requirements for gradient of
(±15 Degree Celsius)

 Shear walls and columns are taken for lateral stability system.

 Raft foundation is used to transfer loads with soil-structure interaction.

 Punching shear reinforcement in the form of flush wide spandrel beams with shear links at
columns/walls.

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 4 STRUCTURAL DESIGN CRITERIA

4.1 Codes and Standards:

Specific applicable codes and standards will be identified and adopted in the design philosophies as
appropriate to the structural elements. The latest editions of the Codes and standards will be used in
designs. All design work shall be based on Indian Standards and Codes with the latest revision, with
amendments if any, as on date. However, if certain provisions are not available in Indian Standards,
International codes and standards will be adopted.

Loads

IS: 875(Part 1)-1987 Code of Practice for design loads (other than earthquake) for
Buildings and structure (Dead loads)
IS: 875(Part 2)-1987 Code of Practice for design loads (other than earthquake) for Buildings and
structure (Imposed loads)
IS: 875(Part 3)-2016 Code of Practice for design loads (other than earthquake)
For Buildings and structure (Wind loads).
IS: 875(Part 5)-1987 Code of Practice for design loads (other than earthquake) for Buildings and
structure (Special loads and combinations).

Foundations

IS: 1080-1985 Code of Practice for design and construction of shallow foundations on soils
(Other than raft, ring and shell).
IS: 1904-1986 Code of Practice for the design and construction of foundations in soils general
requirement.
IS: 2950(Part 1)-1981 Code of Practice for design and construction of raft foundations.
IS: 2974(Part 5)-1982 Code of Practice for design and construction of machine foundations.
IS: 8009(Part 2)-1980 Code of Practice for calculation of settlement of foundations.

RCC

IS: 456-2000 Code of Practice for plain and reinforced concrete.

IS: 3370(Part 3&4)-2009 Code of Practice for concrete structures for the storage of liquids.
IS: 4326-1993 Code of Practice for earthquake resistant design and construction of buildings
IS: 5525-1969 Recommendation for detailing of reinforced concrete works
IS: 1786-2008 Specification for high strength deformed steel bars and wires for concrete
reinforcement.

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 IS: 10262-1982 Recommended guidelines for concrete mix design.
IS: 1893 (Part-1)-2016 Criteria for earthquake resistant design of structures (General provisions and
buildings).
IS: 1893 (Part-4)-2016 Criteria for earthquake resistant design of structures (Industrial structures
including stack-like structures).
IS 13920-2016 Ductile Detailing of reinforced concrete structures subjected to seismic forces

Structural Steel

IS: 800 -2007 Code of Practice for general construction in steel.

IS: 806-1968 Code of Practice for use of steel tubes in general building construction.
IS: 808-1989 Dimensions for hot rolled steel beam, column channel and angle section
IS: 813 Scheme of symbols for welding
IS: 816-1969 Code of Practice for use of metal arc welding for general construction in mild
steel.

IS: 1161-1998 Steel tubes for structural purposes

IS: 2062-2011 Structural steel (fusion welding quality)
IS: 4000-1992 High Strength bolts in steel structures – Code of Practice

Handbook

SP: 7-1983 National Building Code of India.

SP: 16-1980 Design Aids for reinforced concrete to IS: 456-1978.
SP: 20-1991 Handbook on masonry design and construction.
SP: 22-1982 Explanatory handbooks on codes for earthquake engineering
(IS: 1982-1975 and IS: 4326-1976)
SP: 24-1983 Explanatory handbooks on Indian Standard code of Practice for plain and
reinforced concrete.
SP: 25-1984 Handbook on causes and prevention of cracks in buildings.
SP: 34-1987 Handbook of Concrete Reinforcement and Detailing.

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4.2 Grade of Material:

Reinforcement Steel:
All reinforcement shall conform to IS:1786–2008 having minimum yield strength of 500MPa.

Concrete
All concrete work shall conform to IS: 456:2000 having minimum concrete grade of M15.

The characteristic compressive strength after 28 days shall be as follows:

No. Structural Elements 28 Days Concrete Cube Strength(N/mm2)

1 Raft Foundation M30
2 Columns & Walls M30
3 Beams & Spandrel M30/M40
4 Water Retaining Structures M30
5 Flat slabs M30
6 Retaining Wall M30
7 Stitch Slabs M30

4.3 Durability

Concrete

Concrete Durability is to be achieved by following the recommendations The main provisions of which
are the following:
Design Parameter Value
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion 5.5 x 10-6 per °C
Shrinkage Strain 0.0003 at 8 weeks
Poisson's Ratio 0.2
Creep Coefficient (for 28 Days) 1.6

 Concrete exposed to soil or water shall be protected against aggressive soil and climatic condition by
isolation using membranes.
 Particular concrete grades with special cement types are to be adopted in accordance with the soil
investigation recommendations.
 Specifying adequate cover.

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The following concrete covers are adopted in the design:

Substructure Superstructure
Element Minimum Cover Element Minimum Cover
Foundations 75mm Columns 40mm
Walls / Columns 50mm Beams 25mm
Grade Beams 50mm Slabs 30mm
Slab-On-Grade 50mm Walls 40mm
Basement Suspended
Slab 30mm
All Concrete Elements All Concrete Elements
50mm 50mm
in Contact with Water in Contact with Water

4.4 LOADINGS: -

a. UNIT WEIGHT OF BUILDING MATERIAL

Materials Unit weight kN/m3

STEEL 78.50
REINFORCED CONCRETE 25
FLOOR FINISH (75/100 MM) 20
WATER 10
FILLING 20
BRICKWORK, INCL. PLASTER 20
AAC BLOCK WORK 10
SOIL 18

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 b. IMPOSED LOADS: -

c. SEISMIC LOADS

As per IS 1893-2016 the structure falls in Zone – IV. All forces has been considered with various load
combination as per relevant IS Codes. The 3-D analysis and design of building has been carried out by ETABS
18.1.1 structural design software. Ductile detailing of various members i.e. columns and beams have been
done as per IS – 13920-2016.
Accordingly, the following parameters are considered in calculation of seismic load.
Zone Factor (Z) 0.24
Response Reduction Factor (R) 3
Importance factor (I) 1.2
Soil Type Medium
Damping 5%

For calculating the earthquake force, the horizontal earthquake force shall be calculated for the full dead load and
50% of live loads. The permissible stresses in concrete and steel shall be increased by 25% while considering the
seismic load. Base shear for the building shall be calculated considering the coefficient defining the flexibility of the
structure.

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 4.4 Wind loads

 Wind loads will be calculated in accordance with IS875:2016 Pt.3.

 Design wind speed Vz = Vb x k1 x k2 x k3
 Vb = Basic wind speed for delhi = 47 m/s
 k1 = Risk coefficient for all general buildings = 1.0 (For a design life of 50 years)
 k2 = Terrain category 2,
 k3 = Topography factor = 1.0 (As per calculation in wind load sheet)

5 Analysis Software

The following software are used for analysis:

1. ETABS: for 3D building analysis and Concrete floor slabs

2. SAFE: Raft analysis and design

3. S-CONCRETE: For Spandrel beam design

4. Spread Sheets – Structural elements like punching shear check etc.

Modelling Requirements

Lateral Loads

Buildings modelled using ETABS with the following assumptions:

Elements For Seismic Loads and Model Analysis For Other Loads

Rigid diaphragm.
Rigid diaphragm.
Slabs Thick Shell with default mesh
Thick Shell with default mesh
No Cracked section stiffness modifier
Beams Cracked section stiffness modifier = 0.35Ig No Cracked section stiffness modifier
Columns Cracked section stiffness modifier = 0.70Ig No Cracked section stiffness modifier
Wall Element. Wall Element.
Shear walls With Manual Meshing With Manual Meshing
No Cracked section stiffness modifier No Cracked section stiffness modifier
Base Support Fixed Fixed

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Vertical Loads

Floors modelled in ETABS to assess the following:

 Bending moments, shear forces and torsion in slabs and beams due to gravity loads
 Elastic deflection of slabs and beams
 Design forces in columns and walls
 Design forces in beams
 Reaction to design foundations

Foundation Modelling

It’s to be done in SAFE based on the reactions comes from the Etabs software.

3D VIEW OF ETAB MODEL

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PLAN VIEW OF ETAB MODEL

3D VIEW OF SAFE MODEL

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 6 LOAD COMBINATION: -

Load combination considered for design for the building are as follows.

1.5DL
1.5DL+1.5SIDL+1.5L
1.5 DL + 1.5 SIDL± 1.5 SPECX/SPECY
1.5DL+1.5SIDL± 1.5WX/WY
1.2DL+1.2SIDL+1.2LL±1.2WX/WY
1.2 DL + 1.2SIDL+1.2 LL ±1.2 SPEC X/SPECY
0.9DL ±1.5 SPECX/ SPECY
0.9DL ± 1.5WX/WY
Temperature Combinations:
1.5DL±1.5TL
1.5DL+1.5SIDL+1.5L±1.5TL
1.5 DL + 1.5 SIDL± 1.5 SPECX/SPECY±1.5TL
1.5DL+1.5SIDL± 1.5WX/WY±1.5TL
1.2DL+1.2SIDL+1.2LL±1.2WX/WY±1.2TL
1.2 DL + 1.2SIDL+1.2 LL ±1.2 SPEC X/SPECY±1.2TL
0.9DL ±1.5 SPECX/ SPECY±1.2TL
0.9DL ± 1.5WX/WY±1.2TL
All members will be designed for the largest value of the design forces obtained due to positive as well as
negative values of reversible forces.
Notes:
For column design LL will be reduced as per IS875 pt.2 Cl. 3.2.1
Lateral forces shall be considered acting from all four directions.
*This value is considered when stability against overturning or stress reversal is critical.

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LEGENDS: -

DL : Dead Load
IL : Imposed Load
EQ : Seismic Load in X & Z Direction
TL : Temperature Load
H : Total Height of the Building
d : Dimension of the building at the plinth level, in m, along the considered direction of the
lateral force.

7 CONTROL OF DEFLECTIONS: -

The deflections due to service loads should not exceed the following values.

Vertical Deflections: -

The Final deflection due to all loads including the effects of temperature, creep and shrinkage and
measured from the as-cast level of the supports, floors, roofs and all other horizontal members should
not exceed span/250.
The deflection including the effects of temperature, creep and shrinkage occurring after the erection
of partitions and the application of finishes should not exceed span/350 or 20 mm, whichever is less.

Horizontal Deflections: -
Drift due to EQ: The inter-story drift should not exceed H/250 as per IS 1893 (Part-1) 2016.

Drift due to wind: The inter-story drift should not exceed H/500 as per IS 1893 (Part-1) 2016.

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 8 Waterproofing
Waterproofing of the substructure will be in accordance with regional standards and based on the findings
of the geotechnical investigations and groundwater levels.
However, we have considered the following water proofing system as shown below:

Type Description Disadvantage Advantage

SBS modified bituminous  Easy application and

membrane with protection board adaptability
 Generally considered to be
Torch on membrane is the more  High temperature resistance
of low quality with a history
preferred because of its shelf life  Low cost
of leaks and breaks.
1 and ease of use during application.
 The least environmentally
Self-adhesive membrane is
friendly product
applicable where torch on
 Not self-healing/expansive
membrane installations are not
possible.
 Rigid system: low elongation  Not attacked by hydrocarbons
 Difficult to repair
 Compartmentalized for repairs
 Not self-healing
PVC unbonded membrane such as  Good for areas of high
2  Not bonded to concrete –
BASF Masterseal or SIKA Sikaplan hydrostatic pressure
relies of cast in systems to
form joints  Needs no protection board
 Repairs are expensive and
time consuming
 No lateral water underflow
 Limit the water ingress /
leakage of the basement
 Expensive compared to Type  Can be easily and efficiently be
PVC bonded membrane such as repair using local resin
3 1 and Type 2
Grace Preprufe injection.
 High reliability and system
security.
 Reduce time and cost of any
remedial work

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At this time, we believe that SBS modified bituminous membrane with protective board is the most
appropriate for the available client budget. We believe this because of the following:

1. The basement level is not very deep and the resulting hydrostatic pressure will be considerably low.
2. The basement will be constructed by open excavation which means that the membrane can be post
applied which will allow much closer inspections and testing prior to backfill.
3. Phase 1 area adopted the above system for waterproofing.

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