Introduction:

The construction industry embraces modern methods and innovations by

offering techniques and solutions which can be used to reduce construction
time and promote sustainable development, as well as cost savings.
Most country around the globe uses concrete as its primary material in many
type of construction. Concrete is a combination of aggregates, cement and
water that are thoroughly mixed and bonded together. This mixture is then
poured to the desired shape of pre-designed formworks for slabs, beams,
columns, walls and other type of structural element. Years of research for
concrete behavior and characteristics developed several methods of
structural design. Concrete structure may be classified into to two types;
these are pre-cast and cast-in-place concrete. Pre-cast concrete is a type of
concrete structure that is casted in the form of structural element before
being placed in the final position [1] while cast-in-place concrete is casted
directly into the final location in the structure.
Generally, this work relates to the design and cost comparison for cast in
place column-beam framing system (CBFS) and shears wall-flat slab design
(SWFSD) of SYCHIONG building. SYCHIONG building is a proposed sixteen
(16) story private residential building located at Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City,
Philippines. Currently, the proposed design of this building is SWFSD
conducted by known contractor in the locality. The research will also
investigate the construction time and detailed bill of material in both design
methodology. CBFS is one of the most widely recognized construction
method where structural component are mainly made of reinforced concrete
column, beam, slabs and footing while its wall are commonly made of
masonry wall of bricks, blocks , stones and of dry wall partitions. On the
other hand, cast in place SWFSD is a concrete design method where there is
no column and beam and its load bearing reinforced concrete walls, slabs
and footings will be design to carry the rest of the structure.

Significance of the study

This study will serve as a tool in representing the design, cost and time
frame comparison of CBSFS and SWFSD for the construction of SYCHIONG
building. It will demonstrate the pros and cons between two design methods
and allow structural engineer to explain in detail

Objective of the study

These are the main objective of the study
1. To provide tabulated result of each item composing the structural
element of each design method with corresponding estimated material
cost.
2. To estimate the overall labor cost and possible timeline to finish the
structural element of the building.
3. To establish a visual graph representing the total structural cost with
respect to total time frame of the project.