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BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION
Chronicles of Civil Engineering
INTRODUCTION TO
BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION
IDENTIFICATION OF BUILDING
ELEMENTS
Building
Building?
A building is a permanent or temporary
structure enclosed within exterior walls and
a roof.
THATCHED CURRENT
Building
We spend (live, work, sleep etc. ) most of our time
in buildings.
OFFICE BUILDING
HOSPITAL BUILDING
SCHOOL BUILDING
Height
SHELL STRUCTURE
Structural Material
STEEL STRUCTURE
MASONRY STRUCTURE
TIMBER STRUCTURE
Type of Construction
Windows:
It is usual practice to number the windows as
W1, W2, W3 etc.
Window positions are shown approximately on
the floor plans relative to walls.
Room Names & Notes
A name should be given to each room or space.
On large projects room numbers should be
provided.
Notes should be kept to a minimum.
Lettering should be easy to read.
A Typical Floor Plan
A Typical Toilet
Sections
A section is a view of a building making an
imaginary cut through it.:
A vertical section through a building will show
details of the construction of the foundations,
walls, floor, roof and other parts.
No. of sections required depends on the size and
complexity at least two along the length and
width.
Sections provide overall vertical dimensions and
levels.
A Typical Cross Section
Elevations
An elevation is a view of the building looking in a
horizontal direction:
Elevations provide details of the external faces of
the building.
Locate the door and window openings and other
features of the building.
A Typical Front Elevation
Foundation Plan
A foundation plan is sectioned at the foundation
level, depicting the details of various types of
foundations provided for the building. A building
may contain the following types of foundations:
Strip footings for walls.
Rectangular RCC footings for columns.
Combined RCC footings.
Strap footings
Raft foundations.
Foundation Plan
GRID LINES
Rubble Masonry Foundations for Walls
Rectangular Pad Footings
Strap Footing for Two Columns
Combined Footing
Raft Foundation
Structural Floor Plan
A structural plan of a typical floor should contain:
Floor level.
Slab type / slab thickness.
Slab reinforcement details.
Layout / Details of beams.
Column locations.
Reinforcement Identification
Standard abbreviations are used to provide
information about the reinforcements.:
R - mild steel round bars (Yield Strength 250 N/mm2).
T - high tensile strength (tor steel) bars (Yield Strength
250 N/mm2).
T1/B1 - reinforcement near the top and bottom
face of the concrete respectively.
Seismic
Hypocenter Forces at Base
of Building
Design Loads and Factor of Safety
Roof load
Ground reaction
BEAMS AND COLUMNS
LOADS
The building dead load is the only known
load. All other forces will vary in magnitude,
duration and location.
The building is designed for design load
possibilities that may never occur.
The structural efficiency of a building is
measured as the ratio of dead to live load.
The building designer strives to keep the
ratio low.
Beam Design
Beams are used in floors and roofs.
Maybe called floor joists, stringers, floor
beams or girders.
Loads on beams are either concentrated or
uniform loads
Beams are designed for Shear, Moment
(bending), and Deflection
Beams
Beams are sized appropriately to safely support the
loads a structure will carry.
Beams are primarily subjected to bending and shear.
Deflection and deformation can be calculated.
Beams are sized to provide the maximum result with
the minimum materials. A factor of safety is included
in the design.
Beam Deflection
Limit Deflection (BS 8110 Part 1) to
L/250 of total load (building use throughout life is
unknown) Preferred Limit
WHY??
Ceiling cracks in plaster
Roof ponding (flat roofs)
Visual or psychological reasons, such as too much
deflection and people think it could be unsafe
Designers judgment
Beam Types
Simple
Continuous
Cantilever
Moment
(fixed at one end)
Beam Types
Fixed
Overhang
Columns
Columns carry primary Axial Loads and
therefore are designed for compression.
Additional loads from snow, wind or other
horizontal forces can cause bending in the
columns.
Columns then need to be designed for Axial
Load and Bending.
F (External)
Column Forces
Horizontal loads caused by wind,
snow, seismic or internal building WCOL (External)
load
R1 (Internal)
R2 (Internal)
WFTG (External)
RSoil (External)
LOADS
Building Dead Loads
Floor Covering
Tile 12 lb/ft2
Hardwood 4 lb/ft2
Linoleum 1 lb/ft2
Sub floor plywood 3 lb/ft2
Ceiling
Suspended 2 lb/ft2
Drywall 5 lb/ft2
Typical Building Dead Loads
Roofing
Sheathing (3/4) 3 lb/ft2
Asphalt Shingles 3 lb/ft2
Insulation Loose lb/ft2
3 ply ready roofing 1 lb/ft2
5ply felt and gravel 6 lb/ft2
Mechanical
Electrical, Ductwork and Plumbing
these loads can vary - Estimated 10 lb/ft2
Estimate depends on the type of building
Some may use a percentage of Dead Load
Typical Building Uniform Live Loads
Retail
First Floor 100 lb/ft2
Upper Floors 80 lb/ft2
Stadiums and Arenas
Bleachers 100 lb/ft2
Fixed Seats 60 lb/ft2
Library
Stacks 150 lb/ft2
Reading rooms 60 lb/ft2
Offices 50 lb/ft2
Typical Building Uniform Live Loads
Schools
Classrooms 40 lb/ft2
First floor corridors 100 lb/ft2
Corridors above first floor 80 lb/ft2
Stadiums and Arenas
Bleachers 100 lb/ft2
Fixed Seats 60 lb/ft2
Residential (one and two family) 40 lb/ft2
Hotels and Multifamily
Private rooms and corridors 40 lb/ft2
Private rooms and corridors 100 lb/ft2
Design for Wind Loads
Dead Loads figure in the evaluation of a building when
designing for Wind Load.
The building Dead Load can help resist the Overturning and
Uplift conditions caused by wind.
Typically, a building framed with steel beams and columns will
have some type of bracing, such as steel cross bracing or
masonry block walls on exterior or in elevator shaft to handle
the wind load conditions.
The floor slab also helps resist wind loads and shear loads