Building Design with

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Building Design
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• Reference Project: 2 Storey - 6 Classroom School Building
Member Sections
Designers will assume/estimate the primary section sizes for analysis
purposes

• COLUMNS 350mm x 350mm

• BEAMS
• GIRDERS: 300mm x 500mm
• INTERMIDIATE/ROOF BEAMS: 250mm x 400mm
• SLAB 100mm THK
Dead Load
• SELF WEIGHT
• SLAB (100mm THK) = 23.56 kN/m3 x 0.1m = 2.356 kN/m2
• WALLS
• 150mm thk (exterior walls) = 2.73 kN/m2 x 2.8 = 7.644 kN/m
• 100mm thk (partitions) = 2.11 kN/m2 x 3.1m = 6.541 kN/m
• (interior walls): 6.541kN/m x 5m(length) / 5m*5m(slab area) = 1.3082kPa
• 2.73 kN/m2 x 1m = 2.73 kN/m
• STAIRS (slab, steps, landing, railings…): 6.5 kN/m (assumed)
• CEILING 0.5 kN/m2
• TRUSS: 15 kN each support (assumed)
Live Load
• CLASSROOM: 2.4 kPa
• CORRIDOR (above ground): 3.8 kPa
• TOILET: 2.4 kPa
• STAIRS: 3.8 kPa
• TRUSS: FROM TRUSS SUPPORT
Earthquake Load
• Seismic Zone Factor, Z 0.4
• Importance factor, I 1.5
• Reduction Factor, R 8.5 (RC SMRF)
• Soil Profile 4 (Soil Type D)
• Near Source Factor (Seismic Source Type A, less than 5km):
• Na 1.2
• Nv 1.6
Wind Load
• CATEGORY I (NSCP) or IV (ASCE) for Essential Facilities
• WIND SPEED 200 kph
• EXPOSURE B
• BUILDING HEIGHT 6.4m
• BUILDING LENGTH 31.7m
• BUILDING WIDTH 9.5m

• In addition, let’s assume reaction from trusses due to wind load 20kN
vertical and 20kN horizontal forces
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