Programme: Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours)

Course Code & Course Name: BEC 304 Steel and Timber Design
Assignment: Project Design
Assessment: 30%
Lecturer: Mohd Nizam Shakimon
Method of assignment: The assignment is a group work (min: 2 persons per group; max: 3 persons per
group). No group presentation.
Deadline: DAY TWO AFTER STEEL DESIGN FINAL EXAM

1.0 An Overview
The purpose of this design project is to develop the ability of the students to carry out a comprehensive
structural engineering design as practiced by the industry with minimal assistant. This project also will
develop the ability of the students to undertake problem identification and to find the solutions.

2.0 You are required to:

o Analyse the Structural steel FRAME using ROBOT STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ( free licence for
students from Autodesk.com)
o Design the structural steel framework using ROBOT and manually.
o Write or type your answer neatly and clearly.
o Show all calculation and design procedures in calculation sheets.

3.0 Task : To prepare a Technical Report according to the following format:

Task Description Page
1. Introduction  Background of the project.
 Brief the key elements of your project,
including a statement of the problem, the
2-3
aims and objectives of your project.
 State the scope of work and limitations, if
any.
2. Design Data.  Design parameters.
 Design Loads 2-3
 Materials – Hot Rolled Steel sections
3. Structural Design Criteria  Design procedures.
2-3
 Design criteria to be considered.
4. Analysis & Design Analyse using ROBOT. No limit
Design using ROBOT and manual calculation.
Your manual calculation should consist of the

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 Design of ONE steel beam.
 Design of ONE steel column.
 Design of beam-column connections
(details of connections – please refer to
the detailed Figure P4).
 Design of steel bracing – suggest your
bracing layout.

Compare your BEAM AND COLUMN design

with the results from ROBOT. Make further
discussion for any differences.
5. Conclusion Summing up the members sizes, the
2-3
connections, etc. Use appropriate TABLE.
6. Detailing Detailing of the following – you extract the
results from ROBOT for the following:
 Layout of floor plan (include the size of
No Limit
beams, columns)
 Beam –column connections (choose any
two locations). Scale 1:20
7. Reference Any related sources. No Limit
Limit your
Report format: Font 10 (Arial) / Single Spacing pages up to 60
only.

Note:
o Cover page should state course code, course title, name of a group member and matrix number –
zero marks will be given for those whose names are not included in the project submission.
o Marks will be given based on the correctness of the calculation.
o Any missing data may be assumed with proper justification.
o Foundations need not to be designed.

4.0 Structure Description

This four-storey office building is shown Figure P.1. It is a structural steel framework (see Figures P.2
and P.3). The floors and roofs are supported by open web steel beams and columns. The floor slabs are
to be a cast in-situ concrete of 150mm in thickness and further check needs to be done on lateral
movement of the beams. The beam-column connection is designed to have simple connections hence
allowing a nominal amount of moments. See Figure P.4.

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The building is to be constructed on a site in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur (GPS location: 3.120560,
101.727220). The client’s requirements are as follows:
 Steel material is used for main structural frames: beams and columns.
 The floor is cast in-situ concrete slabs of 150mm thick.
 The roof is to be used for M&E equipment.
 Fire resistance is 2 hours and the protection is achieved with a sprayed in tumescent
coating.
The site conditions are as follows:
 Basic wind speed is 15m/s based on 3 sec gust.
 Ground: Existing ground to 3m = made ground with rubble and clay.
Below 3m = stiff clay, SPT = 35N to 50N

 No ground water.

 List of Groups
No. Group X (m) Y (m)
Sanaullah 143914158
1 Ahmed Abbas 123910132 4.5 4.5
Odiase Stephen Ovbeniyekede 143914131
Husam El-din Rad 132911028
2 Salem Mohamed 133912196 4.7 4.7
Samih Saleh 132911975
Ahmed Abdullahi Ali 133912020
3 Abdirahman Mohamud Abdi 133912061 4.9 4.9
Suleiman Abukar Omar 141912378
Samar Sami Al Hajri 133912091
4 Zhour Al Suleiman 123910205 5.1 5.1
Algatrani Ali Abdalzahra 121908960
Osman Ibrahim Osman 141912304
5 Mohamed Hamid Sayed 133911725 5.3 5.3
Khalid Suliman Ibrahim 131910539
Nazirul Mubin Mokhtar 143013748
6 5.5 5.5
Farah Zaidi 143013677
Arvinraj Raman 151014744
7 Heiman Raj Vijayan 152015223 5.7 5.7
Sharven Thevar Shewu 151014769
Yoo Swee Hoong 143013911
8 Tung Wai Sheng 143013915 5.9 5.9
Jefferson Kong Kha Sheng 143013800
Richard Ting Fang Qing 143013831
9 Mahmod Ali Ali El Shahat 142913331 6.1 6.1
Kabir Sheikh Mohammad Adnan 143914089

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 Pravin Pelanisamy 151014735
10 Prabagaran Punusamy 153016036 6.3 6.3
Arivalagan Revichandran 142013013
Tan Joe Pheng 153016041
11 Chong Jien Sheng 153016064 6.5 6.5
Hidayat Ahmad Faiz 151914674
Nyiam Len Fong 153015872
12 Tew Giap Shien 153015845 6.7 6.7
Ng Kian Gap 153015971
Mohd Nisham Chong 153016000
13 Aina Amira Zainuddin 153015912 6.9 6.9
Shuzieyakis Mohamed Nadi 153015909
Nazrul Zolkifli 143013787
14 7.1 7.1
Muhammad Azmi Yaakob 143013777
Fatin Syahira Uamar 143013879
15 Mohd Haiqal Azhar 143013855 7.3 7.3
Kamarul Izzulaslam Kamarulzaman 133011911
Muhammad Faridzul Fadhli Mohd Amin 143013649
16 Afiq Syahmi Ali 143013563 7.5 7.5
Muhamad Nizam Amiri Nasrudin 142013227
Ibrahim Ali Hassan 141912534
17 Ahmed Ehab Munir 141912389 7.7 7.7
Mohamed Tayeb Ekhpoli 133911969
Aidel Ghilan 133912123
18 7.9 7.9
Huzyfa Abdalsadig Sidahmed 142913466
Bakhit Bahar erteno 143913935
19 4.0 4.0
Mohamed Ali Hassan 143913939
Nurul Khairina Akma Mohd Zaki 143013839
20 4.2 4.2
Ernie Isnarti Sahari 143013675
The U Wyn 143013485
21 Jagadish Parasuraman 143013588 3.5 3.5
Muhammad Fahmi Ibrahim 142012447
Mohamed Molham 133911815
22 3.7 3.7
Abdulrahman Abdelnasser 123909883
Ali Mansoor Sailan 141912356
23 Alkebsi Ahmad Mohammad M 3.9 3.9
Bineshaq Saleh Mohammed 143914006

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10. Assessment Strategy:

 Report – will be evaluated based on instructions given in 3.0 above. Marks will be
given based on the correctness of the calculation and the presentation of the
project paper. Total mark for report is 100 marks.

 Digital presentation will be evaluated as follows:

Task Comments Point Achieved

1. Software  Types of software used
/5
(staadpro or prokon)
2. Presentation  Modelling of the
/10
structure
3. Run Analysis  Any errors? /3
 Any warnings? /2
 Can RUN? /5
Total = /10
Total marks = /25

 Work done – per evaluation will be used. Each member of the group will evaluate
him/herself and also other group members. Each member needs to fill up Team
Member Evaluation Form (see Form P-1) and submit attach to the report. Total
mark is 25.

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