CIA4
SANDIP UNIVERSITY, NASHIK
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE
DEGREE
OF
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING
SUBMITTED
BY
SANTOSH KASHINATH BODKE
(190101061021)
GUIDE
Dr. Premanand Naktode
PROFESSOR
ME 2022
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
MAHIRAVANI, NASHIK- 422 213
(2021-2022)
Table of Contents
Abstract ............................................................................................................ 2
Executive Summary ............................................................................................ 4
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................ 5
Introduction........................................................................................................ 5
Structural System ............................................................................................... 7
Foundation System .......................................................................................... 7
Framing System ............................................................................................... 9
Lateral System ............................................................................................... 11
Roof System................................................................................................... 12
Materials Used ................................................................................................. 12
Codes and References ...................................................................................... 14
Design Codes ................................................................................................. 14
Thesis Codes .................................................................................................. 14
Load Analysis .................................................................................................... 14
Gravity Load .................................................................................................. 14
Snow Load ..................................................................................................... 15
Wind Load ..................................................................................................... 16
Seismic Load .................................................................................................. 17
Load Combination ......................................................................................... 20
Proposal Thesis ................................................................................................. 20
Proposed Structural ....................................................................................... 20
Breadth Options ............................................................................................ 21
In-Depth Cost and Schedule Impacts of Investigation ................................. 21
Sustainability: Green Roof .......................................................................... 21
Structural Design .............................................................................................. 22
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Design Goals .................................................................................................. 22
Concrete Slab Design ..................................................................................... 22
One Way Concrete Slab .............................................................................. 22
Two Way Concrete Slab .............................................................................. 24
Shear Wall Design .......................................................................................... 26
Sustainability: Green Roof Design ..................................................................... 31
Design Goals .................................................................................................. 31
Green Roof Design ......................................................................................... 31
In-Depth Cost and Schedule Impacts of Investigation ....................................... 33
Design Goals .................................................................................................. 33
Cost Analysis .................................................................................................. 33
Schedule Analysis .......................................................................................... 34
Conclusion ........................................................................................................ 34
References ........................................................................................................ 37
Appendix A: Existing Building Plans ................................................................. 40
Appendix B: Snow Load ................................................................................... 41
Appendix C: Wind Load ................................................................................... 42
Appendix D: Seismic Load ............................................................................... 49
Appendix E: One Way Concrete Floor Design .................................................. 64
Appendix F: Two Way Concrete Floor Design .................................................. 72
Appendix G: Shear Wall Design ....................................................................... 80
Appendix H: Green Roof Design ...................................................................... 99
Appendix I: Cost Analysis .............................................................................. 100
Appendix J: Schedule Analysis ....................................................................... 104
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Executive Summary
The redesign of the Residences compared a Two Way Concrete Slab (TWCS)
design to a One Way Concrete Slab (OWCS) design. The slab thickness for the
OWCS was determined to be 5” and was 10” for The TWCS. The OWCS was able
to be integrated with the existing architectural design with minor architectural
impact. As for the TWCS, to try and keep a square and regular bay, the system
had more problems integrating with the existing architectural design. With
keeping the floor to ceiling height as 24” as originally designed, the beams’
minimal depth for the OWCS design reduced the space that could be utilized by
other disciplines. Concrete shear walls were designed using the provisions and
requirements from AIC 318-08. For the current location, ordinary reinforced
concrete shear walls were designed, and for the high seismic location, special
reinforced concrete shear walls were designed.
The use of Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis program was used
throughout this thesis to analyze the redesign. This program was compared to
SAP and was found that ARSA was similar in their basic elements but lacked the
more advance features that SAP had.
For the green roof design, it was determined that most green roofs are
comprised of three major layers: Vegetation, Growing Media, and Drainage. It
was determined that grass would be able to resist the temperatures and the
impact from occupants walking on it. The growing media was comprised of 50%
-70% lightweight aggregate, 10%-20% organic material, and 20%-30% sand. A
2” drainage layer was determined to take any water that was not absorbed by
the soil. Once the excess water was drained away, it could be collected and
used for alternative uses.
A cost and schedule comparison was conducted for the OWCS and TWCS
designs. It was determined that the OWCS would cost about $170.08 per s.f.
and could be constructed in 375 days. The TWCS was found to be $162.78 per
s.f. and could be completed in 262 days. This was compared to the original
design of $182.96 per s.f. and 267 days, and found that the Two Way Concrete
Slab was cheaper and could be constructed in the same time frame.
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Acknowledgements
The author wishes to send thanks to the following professionals,
architectural engineering faculty, and individuals for their assistance and
generosity throughout the year with this thesis project.
Cates Engineering
Mike Stansbury
Tim Kowalcyk
Architectural Engineering
Dr. Richard A. Behr
Professor M. Kevin Parfitt
A special thanks to family, friends, and classmates because the
accomplishments over the past five years could not have been possible without
their support and friendship.
Introduction
Located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, the Residences is a new
construction apartment and retail building which is part of the Arundel
Preserve Town Center Phase I Project (Figure 1). The Residences is a five to six
story, 300,000 s.f., residential apartment building with 6,000 s.f. retail space
surrounding a 5 story precast parking garage. This apartment building houses
242 upscale residential units consisting of studio, one and two bedroom
layouts, and two level units. Along with the residential units, the building also
includes a terrace level that contains a clubhouse, health center, and an outside
pool. Construction of The Residences began in the fall of 2009 and should be
completed in the beginning of 2011. It is owned and managed by the Somerset
Construction Company and was designed by KTGY, Vienna, VA.
The structure of The Residences is comprised of the Hambro floor system,
which uses a steel bar joist that supports a concrete slab (Figure 2). The floor
systems are supported by a 6” light gage metal studs bearing and shear walls
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located throughout the building. A more in-depth structural analysis and
details will follow in this report.
Figure 1: Site plan: Light Brown area
represents the building. Gray area
represents the parking garage.
(Construction documents by Cates
Engineering).
Figure 2: Hambro floor joist system. (Hambro Joist Company).
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Structural System
Foundation System
According to the geotechnical report, the building rests on silt-clay facies1
which is identified as clay, silt, and subordinate fine to medium grain muddy
sand. The groundwater table is a minimum of 24 feet below existing grade,
which is well below the foundation of the building. From the report, it is
determined that the structures can be supported on shallow spread footings
with an allowable bearing pressure of 5,000 pounds per square foot.
The building foundation system uses a 3’-0” wide strip footing with 3’0”x3’0” to 15’-0”x15’-0” column footing pads located mainly around the retail space
and clubhouse area (Figure 3). The concrete slab on grade is 4” thick reinforced
with 6 x 6 W1.4 xW1.4 welded wire fabric. All foundation concrete is to be
3,000 psi at 28 day strength.
Figure 3: Foundation plan, part of the east wing. (Construction documents by
Cates Engineering).
1
In geology, facies are bodies of rock with specified
characteristics.
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The floor system for the Residence is the Hambro floor joist system (Figure
2). The Hambro floor system uses a specially designed steel bar joist with a “S”
shape top compression chord that serves three functions, a compression
member in the non-composite joist during the construction stage, a chair for
the welded wire fabric, and a continuous shear connection for the composite
(cured concrete) stage. Detail information of the “S” shape top chord can be
seen in Figure 4. The floor slab is a 3” thick 3,000 psi concrete with 6 x 6 W2.9 x
W2.9 welded wire fabric. This particular floor thickness is chosen to give the
system a 2 hour fire rated system. The slab is then supported by a 20” deep
Hambro bar joist.
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Figure 4: Top chord of the Hambro joist "S" chord with section properties.
Framing System
The design framing system in the Residences is light gage steel load bearing
walls that are used to support the Hambro floor system and gravity loads in
the building. The particular system uses the SigmaStud® load bearing light gage
steel stud, a product of The Steel Network Company. The stud design is
engineered to have a significant increase in load capacity when compared to
the conventional “C” shaped studs. The Residences uses a 6” wide 18 gage
stud with a flange length of 2.5”, as detailed in Figure 5. The exterior wall and
interior corridor walls of the Residences are the primary bearing walls in the
building. Figure 6 shows the location of the bearing walls in the building. Floor
plans can be found in Appendix A.
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A=0.772 in2
Ix=4.183 in4
Iy=0.513 im4 Fy=50 ksi
rx=2.328 in ry=0.815 in
E=29,000 ksi
Figure 5: Section of light gage steel stud with section
properties.
Figure 6: Location of bearing walls. (Construction documents by Cates
Engineering).
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Figure 7: Exterior wall framing details. (Construction documents by Cates
Engineering).
Lateral System
The lateral system in the Residences is a light gage shear wall system
designed and engineered by The Steel Network Company. The system utilizes
light gage 50 ksi steel hot dipped galvanized coated straps on both sides of the
wall for shear resistance. A 6” wide flat strap is used in the lateral system of
the Residences. (See Figure 8 for a typical framing detail). The shear walls are
located all throughout the building (Figure 9), with most of the shear wall
located in the corridor walls and the walls separating adjacent apartments.
Figure 8: Lateral resistance system. (Construction documents by Cates
Engineering).
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Figure 9: Location of the shear walls. (Construction documents by Cates
Engineering).
Roof System
The roof system is the same, Hambro system, which is used for the floors
throughout the building. The roof slab is 3” thick 3,000 psi concrete with 6 x 6
W2.9 x W2.9 welded wire fabric and is supported by a 20” deep Hambro joist.
Materials Used
Table 1: Materials Used For Thesis Design
Concrete
Floor Slab
Normal Weight
f’c=4,000 psi
Roof Slab
Normal Weight
f’c=4,000 psi
Columns
Normal Weight
f’c=4,000 psi
Shear Wall
Normal Weight
F’c=4,000 psi
ASTM A-615
Grade 60
Reinforcement
Deformed Bars
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Welded Wire Fabric
ASTM A-185
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Codes and References
Design Codes
National Model Code:
2006 International Building Code
Design Codes:
Steel Construction Manual 13th Edition, AISC
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 2008 Design of Cold
Formed Steel Structural Members
American Concrete Institute (ACI) ACI 530-05, Building Code
Requirements for Masonry Structures
American Concrete Institute (ACI) ACI 318-08, Building Code
Requirements for Structural Concrete
Structural Standards:
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), ASCE 7-05, Minimum
Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
Thesis Codes
National Model Code:
2006 International Building Code
Design Codes:
American Concrete Institute (ACI) ACI 318-08, Building Code
Requirements for Structural Concrete
Structural Standards:
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), ASCE 7-05, Minimum
Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
Load Analysis
Gravity Load
For this design, the use of the ASCE7-05 design live loads will be used. A
roof live load of 100 psf was selected to allow the green roof to be accessible
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by the occupants. Design live load can be found in Table 2. Dead loads were
found from a series of sources including, but not limited to, ASCE7-05 and
manufacturer specifications. Design dead load can be found in Table 3. Table
2: Design Live Loads
Location
Design
(psf)
ASCE7-05 (psf)
Roof With Green Roof
100
20
Living
40
40
Corridors Exit stairs
100
100
Light Storage
125
125
Table 3: Design Dead Loads
Location
Design (psf)
Green Roof
72.5
Superimposed Dead Load
15
Self Wight (Concrete)
150 pcf
Snow Load
Due to the current location of this building being a snow region, snow loads
are calculated in accordance to ASCE7-05 section 7. The high seismic region
has no ground snow load. No snow load will be calculated for this region. The
results of the load calculation can be seen in Table 4. Detail calculations and
notes are included in Appendix B.
Table 4: Snow Loads
Current Location
Ground Snow Load
Pg= 30 psf
Flat Roof Snow Load
Pf= 21 psf
Sloped Roof Snow
Load
Ps= 21 psf
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Wind Load
For this report, the wind load is analyzed for a smaller portion of the
building to simplify the analysis of the lateral system. This can be done because
of a building expansion joint that exist which can be seen in Figure 10. The
calculation and values of the loads can be found is Table 5. The wind load was
determined not to be the controlling lateral load. Detail calculations can be
seen in Appendix C.
Table 5: Story Forces Due To Wind
N-S Direction
E-W Direction
Gourd
11.8 kip
11.6 Kip
Second
13.4 Kip
13.2 kip
Third
15.4 Kip
15.1 kip
Fourth
15.0 Kip
14.7 kip
Fifth
21.6 kip
21.2 kip
Roof
8.1 kip
7.97 kip
Base Shear
123.6 kip
121.6 kip
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Figure 10:
Building
expansion joint.
Gray region is
what was
redesigned.
Seismic Load
For this report, the seismic load is
analyzed for a smaller portion of the
building to simplify the analysis of the
lateral system. This can be done
because of a building expansion joint
that exists which can be seen in Figure
10. The current location of the building
is located in Anne Arundel County,
Maryland, and a high scenic region was selected to be in south central
California. The equivalent lateral force analysis was performed for the current
location and because of the seismic design class of D for the high seismic
region a modal response spectrum analysis had to be performed. Also, a
modal response spectrum analysis was performed for the current location to
check the values from the equivalent lateral force analysis. The calculation and
values of the loads can be found is Tables 6-10 with detail information in
Appendix D. Table 11 shows the maxing story drifts and total drift allows by
code.
Table 6: Story Weights
Story Level
High
One Way Slab
Two Way Slab
Ground
11’
2995 kip
4633 kip
Second
22’
2995 kip
4633 kip
Third
33’
2995 kip
4633 kip
Fourth
44’
2995 kip
4633 kip
Fifth
55’
2995 kip
4633 kip
Roof
67’
4997 kip
6541 kip
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Table 7: Seismic Load Current Location One Way Concrete Slab
Lateral Force
(kip)
Story
Shear (kip)
Moments
(Kip-ft)
Ground
32.5
818.8
357.9
Second
65.1
786.3
1431.7
Third
97.6
721.2
3221.3
Fourth
130.2
623.6
5726.8
Fifth
162.7
493.4
8948.1
Roof
330.7
330.7
22158.2
Story Level
818.80
41,844.13
Table 8: Seismic Load High Seismic Location One Way Concrete Slab
Story Level
Lateral Force
(kip)
Story Shear
(kip)
Moments
(kip-ft)
Ground
131.7
3315.2
1449.2
Second
263.5
3183.5
5796.8
Third
395.2
2920.0
13042.8
Fourth
527.0
2524.7
23187.1
Fifth
658.7
1997.8
36229.9
Roof
1339.0
1339.0
89715.9
3,315.22
169,421.70
Table 9: Seismic Load Current Location Two Way Concrete Slab
Story Level
Lateral Force
(kip)
Story Shear
(kip)
Moments
(kip-ft)
Ground
51.6
1218.0
567.7
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Second
103.2
1166.4
2270.9
Third
154.8
1063.1
5109.4
Fourth
206.4
908.3
9083.4
Fifth
258.1
701.9
14192.9
Roof
443.8
443.8
29735.6
1,217.97
60,959.84
Table 10: Seismic Load High Seismic Location Two Way Concrete Slab
Story Level
Lateral Force
(kip)
Story Shear
(kip)
Moments
(kip-ft)
Ground
209.0
4931.3
2298.5
Second
417.9
4722.3
9194.2
Third
626.9
4304.4
20686.9
Fourth
835.8
3677.5
36776.8
Fifth
1044.8
2841.7
57463.7
Roof
1796.9
1796.9
120392.7
4,931.29
246,812.84
Table 11: Allowable Deflections
Wind H/400
Seismic 0.02 Hsx
Story Height
(ft)
Story
Drift
Total
Drift
Story
Drift
Total
Drift
Ground (1)
11
0.33”
0.33”
2.64”
2.64”
Second (2)
11
0.33”
0.66”
2.64”
5.28”
Third (3)
11
0.33”
0.99”
2.64”
7.92”
Fourth (4)
11
0.33”
1.32”
2.64”
10.56”
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Fifth (5)
11
0.33”
1.65”
2.64”
13.20”
Roof (6)
12.67
0.38”
2.03”
3.04”
16.24”
Load Combination
Lateral load analysis is performed for this report and the load combinations
that are provided by ASCE7-05 section2 that did not include lateral load forces
is disregarded. It is also noted that the load combinations that includes the
factor of .9D are used to calculate uplift forces for the later loads.
▪
▪
▪
▪
1.2D+1.6W+L+.5(Lr or S or R)
1.2D+1.0E+L+.2S
.9D+1.6W+1.6H
.9D+1.0E+1.6H
To determine the governing load case, it can be simplified to whether
1.6W+L is greater than 1.0E for the general loading conditions and whether
1.6W is greater than 1.0E for uplift. Since the seismic loads are much greater
than the wind loads, it is safe to assumed that the 1.2D+1.0E+L+.2S and
.9D+1.0E+1.6H are the controlling strength design for general loading and
uplift respectively.
Proposal Thesis
Proposed Structural
The Residences is designed as a light gage metal studs bearing and shear
walls which supports the Hambro floor system. In the analysis of the existing
conditions of The Residences, it is found that the building did meet all
structural codes and requirements. For the purposes of this thesis, The
Residences will be re-evaluated using a one way and two way concrete floor
system and different lateral systems.
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The concrete system will be designed to support the gravity loads
determined in the early technical reports. The existing building layout is used
as a template to start the design process. Some variations may need to be
implemented upon further analysis of the redesign. After the initial design is
accomplished, the lateral loads will be determined and the lateral resisting
systems will be designed.
The lateral loads will be compared between two locations: the current
location of the building and a location in a high seismic region. Once the loads
are determined, the lateral resisting systems will be designed. It is planned to
perform research and design of seismic resistive systems to resist the lateral
loads. A 3D model will be used to model the gravity and lateral system to aid
in the design of the members and verify the accuracy of the design.
Breadth Options
In-Depth Cost and Schedule Impacts of Investigation
The first breadth study was chosen with its connection to the structural
depth. The proposed changes to the floor system, superstructure, and lateral
system will have an impact on the scheduling and cost of the building such as
the scheduling changes that would involve the additional forming, placing, and
shoring of the concrete. Also, the higher earthquake loads will have an impact
on the cost of the building. Once the scheduling impact and cost changes are
considered, the feasibility of redesigning The Residences as a concrete system
will be evaluated.
Sustainability: Green Roof
To achieve a sustainable building, a green roof is going to be considered in
place of the current rooftop. The design of the green roof is to consist of a
study of the layers that make up the system and the flashing and membrane
involved. Also, the green roof is to be designed with the intention of retaining
water that can be used throughout the building. The drainage and flow of
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water to a central gray water collection tank is to be considered and designed.
In addition, the green roof will be made accessible to the building’s occupants;
thus, access to the green roof is to be designed. Finally, the loads from the
green roof will be applied to the design of the gravity and lateral system.
Structural Design
Design Goals
The structural design goal of this project is to redesign The Residences to
have a concrete super structure. The redesign will allow for a uniform
structural system to be placed. Goals to be met throughout this project
include:
• Compare the design of a One Way Concrete Slab and Two Way Concrete
Slab
• Investigate the effects of having an increase of mass on the roof lever in
high seismic region
• Not reduce the floor to ceiling height
• Minimizes architectural impact
• Use computer programs to aid in the design and analysis of the
structural
• Evaluate the validity and ease of use of Autodesk Robot Structural
Analysis program
Concrete Slab Design
One Way Concrete Slab
To minimize the architectural impact, the column layout for the One Way
Concrete Slab was designed by overlaying the architectural floor plan and
places the columns in a location that would not cause architectural changes. A
column size of 14” x 14” was initially selected as a staring design and was later
conformed to be able to support the loads; Figure 11 shows the location of the
columns. To avoid changing the floor to ceiling height, the minimal beam
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thickness was selected in accordance to ACI 318-08 Table 9.5(a). The initial size
of the beam was 20” and was later confirmed to be adequate to carry the
loads. One design issue that was found was trying to keep enough space to
allow for other disciplines to install equipment in the ceiling space. An initial
slab thickness of 6” was calculated based on the span length and ACI 318-08
Table 9.5(a).
Figure 11: One Way Concrete Plan.
Once the initial design sizes of the member were selected, a 3D model was
created using Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis (ARSA). This program was
chosen to compare its validity and ease of use to other structural analysis
programs. The moment and shear values of key beam elements were
determined from the 3D model and was used in hand calculations; example
hand calculation can be seen in Appendix E. The hand calculations of the beam
design were compared to ARSA and to Structure Point Beam. The values and
design were found to be similar between the three. The column design was
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conducted in a similar fashion. The compress force and moment values were
selected from a key column in the 3D model. The column was designed for
three sections along its high. This was done to reduce the amount of rebar as
the forces are reducing along the high. Structure Point Column was used to
generate interaction diagrams for the column sections. This was compared to
the ARSA output for column design. Figure 12 shows an interaction diagram of
one of the three column sections. The two programs produced similar results
for column design. The slab was calculated in the same way as a beam. A 1 ft.
slice of the slab was considered in the calculation process. Further figures,
diagrams, and calculations can be found in Appendix E.
Figure 12: Column Interaction Diagram for the first two stories.
Two Way Concrete Slab
Column location was located by first selecting a square and regular bay size,
and then it was compared to the architectural plans. The bay sizes were
approximately 23’ x 25’. It was noticed that to keep the square and regular bay
size, minor architectural changes would need to be allowed. Figure 13 shows
the location of the column. A column size of 18” x 18” was selected for the first
two stories and 16” x 16” for all other stories and was later confirmed to be
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suitable to carry the load. The slab thickness was determined from ACI 318-08
Table 9.5(c), and the longest span length, the initial slab size, was found to be
10”. Once the slab size and bay sizes were determined, the ACI 318-08 Direct
Design method was used to determine the moments that the slab will support.
The required reinforcement was determined by considering the slab as a beam
with a thickness of 10” and width equal to the column or middle strip width.
Next, one way shear and punching shear were calculated, and it was found
that drop panels were needed to resist punching shear. Drop panels were
selected instead of shear capitals for the added slab thickness reduction.
Figure 13: Two Way Concrete Plan.
Once again, when the initial design sizes of the member were selected, a 3D
model was created using Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis (ARSA). The
column design was conducted in a similar fashion to the one way concrete slab
design. A key column in the 3D model was selected and force was determined.
The column was design for three sections along its high. This was done again to
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reduce the amount of rebar as the forces are reducing along the high.
Structure Point Column was used again to generate interaction diagrams for
the column sections. Figure 14 shows an interaction diagram. Structure Point
Slab was used to compare the values from the hand calculations and ARSA.
The hand calculation values were slightly higher than those from Structure
Point Slab but were within acceptable limits. Further figures, diagrams, and
calculation can be found in Appendix F.
Figure 14: Column interaction diagram for the first two stories.
Shear Wall Design
Once the analysis of two seismic regions, the current building location
seismic design category B, and a high seismic region seismic design category D
were completed, the results were used to design a code lever ordinary
reinforced concrete shear wall. Figures 15 and 16 show the location of the
shear walls in the Two Way Concrete Slab design and the One Way Concrete
Slab design. The ordinary reinforced concrete shear walls were not allowed to
be designed for seismic design category D. Therefore, a special reinforced
concrete shear wall was to be designed. ACI 318-08 has no requirements for
shear walls in buildings assigned to SDC A, B, or C. For these buildings, ACI
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considers the requirements given in chapter 1 through 18 and chapter 22 to be
adequate.
sw-y-15
sw-x-13
Figure 15: One way concrete shear wall location.
sw-y-10
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Figure 16: Two way concrete shear wall location.
The design procedure for these shear walls are a two part process. First, an
axial load-moment interaction diagram was conducted on the given
dimensions and concrete strength. Figure 17 shows an interaction diagram of a
shear wall.
Figure 17: Interaction diagram of shear wall, one way x direction wall number 13.
The second part of the design was the selection of reinforcement that satisfies
the design requirement under the loads and moments equal to or larger than
the factored loads and moments. For shear walls in SDC other than A, B, or C, a
more involved design procedure was required. Once the design loads and
moments were calculated, the wall was designed for shear, combined axial
load, and bending moment. An axial load-moment interaction diagram was
also created for each shear wall. Next, the determination of boundary
elements requirement using the displacement based methods was calculated
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for each shear wall. If it was found that boundary elements were required,
then boundary elements were designed to the code. Computer models of each
shear wall were created to determine the deflection and stress in the wall.
Figure 18 shows an example of the model. Table 12 shows the calculated story
drifts ratios and total story drift. Further figures, diagrams, and calculation can
be found in Appendix G
Figure 18: Maximum deflection and stress in one way x direction wall number 13
Table 12: Story Drifts.
One Way
Current location
Story
Story Drift (in)
Drift Ratio
Total Drift (in)
1
0.033
0.150
0.11%
0.150
2
0.057
0.255
0.19%
0.405
3
0.076
0.340
0.26%
0.745
4
0.092
0.414
0.31%
1.160
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5
0.105
0.471
0.36%
1.630
6
0.122
0.548
0.38%
2.178
One Way
High Seismic
Story
Story Drift (in)
Drift Ratio
Total Drift (in)
1
0.141
0.705
0.53%
0.705
2
0.239
1.195
0.90%
1.900
3
0.319
1.596
1.21%
3.496
4
0.389
1.945
1.47%
5.441
5
0.442
2.210
1.67%
7.650
6
0.514
2.571
1.79%
10.221
Two Way
Current location
Story
Story Drift (in)
Drift Ratio
Total Drift (in)
1
0.135
0.607
0.46%
0.607
2
0.191
0.861
0.65%
1.468
3
0.233
1.048
0.79%
2.515
4
0.249
1.120
0.85%
3.635
5
0.271
1.219
0.92%
4.854
6
0.305
1.371
0.95%
6.224
Two Way
High Seismic
Story
Story Drift (in)
Drift Ratio
Total Drift (in)
1
0.300
1.349
1.02%
1.349
2
0.425
1.913
1.45%
3.262
3
0.517
2.328
1.76%
5.590
4
0.553
2.489
1.89%
8.079
5
0.562
2.528
1.92%
10.607
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6
0.635
2.856
1.98%
13.463
Sustainability: Green Roof Design
Design Goals
The main design goal for the green roof design was to understand the
layers and properties of the layers that make up a green roof. Other goals for
the green roof design included but not limited to:
• Retain and collect rain water runoff.
• Gray water collection system.
• Accessibility to building occupants.
Green Roof Design
The green roof design first started by understanding the layers than design
the green roof layers apparently. The typical layers in a green roof are:
Vegetation, Growing Media, Filter Fabric, Drainage, Insulation, and Water
Proofing. Figure 19 shows a section of the green roof. Once all the layers were
determined, it was decided that there were three important sections of the
green roof: Vegetation, Growing Media, and Drainage. Climate data for the
past five years was located for the current location. It was found that the
vegetation would need to survive temperatures as high as 100 F and as low
as 8 F. Along with temperature, the green roof needed to absorb a maximum
around 3.0 in. and minimum of 0.0 in. of rain per day. Appendix H has more
climate data for the location. From this data, it was determined that a grass or
ground cover vegetation should be able to resist the extreme temperature.
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Figure 19: Layers of green roof.
An initial design of a 6 in. growing media was used. The larger than normal
thickness was picked to encourage the roots to grow down away from the
extremes of the surface environment. The growing media will contain 3
components: lightweight aggregate, organic material, and sand. With the
building location in a humid region, the amount of organic material needs to
be within 10% to 20% of the total weight. If too much organic matter is used,
the volume of mix decreases due to decomposition and requires replacement
due to the displacement of the media. Also, as the organic material breaks
down, the fine filters out down to the filter fabric and decomposes further
creating a slime which impedes the drainage causing the water to build up in
the media. Table 13 shows the component content by volume.
Table 13: Components Content by Volume
Lightweight Aggregate
50%-70%
Organic Material
10%-20%
Sand
20%-30%
The drainage layer needs to be able to take all the water that is not
absorbed by the vegetation and growing media. A 2” drainage layer will be
adequate to take the rain water runoff. The water is to be collected in a
collection take to be use for watering plants, cleaning lawn tools, and other
uses. Figure 20 shows how the collection system would work.
Figure 20: Gray water collection system.
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In-Depth Cost and Schedule Impacts of Investigation
Design Goals
The main design goal for the cost and schedule is to compare the One Way
Concrete Slab system to the Two Way Concrete Slab system. Other goals
include:
• Compare the results to the original design
• Reduce the cost of the structure
• Reduce the schedule of the structure
Cost Analysis
A cost and schedule comparison of original structural load bearing walls to
the two new designs, One Way Concrete Slab and Two Way Concrete Slab, was
created using RS Means 2010 and retail values. The final contract cost for the
project is $39 million and the structural cost is $10.5 million or $183.96 per
square foot. Takeoffs for both structural systems were performed to compare
the change in cost and the change in schedule. Construction began in 2010,
which is why RS Means 2010 was chosen to perform the base cost and
schedule for this thesis.
Table 12: Cost Summary
One Way Slab
Two Way Slab
Original Design
Cost
$4.6 million
$4.4 million
$10.5 million**
Cost per SF
$170.08
$162.78
$183.96
** Cost is of total building.
Detailed structural takeoffs were performed for the design portion of the
building for both designs. Concrete takeoffs and steel takeoffs were taken
from the 3D model. More detail takeoffs of the structures can be found in
Appendix I. A summary of the cost analysis is provided in Table 12. It was
observed that the One Way Concrete Slab was more expensive than the Two
Way Concrete Slab. Both systems were cheaper than the original system. For
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the One Way Concrete Slab design, it was determined that the structural
system would cost approximately $170.08 per square foot, and the Two Way
Concrete Slab would cost approximately $162.78 per square foot.
Schedule Analysis
From the takeoff performed for the cost study, the schedule of task was
created. Using the recommended crew and the crew output data from RS
Means, a detailed schedule breakdown was created using Microsoft Office
Project. Microsoft Office Project was used to create a more accurate schedule
to show how tasks can over lap during the construction process. A summary of
the schedule comparison can be seen in Table 14.
Table 14: Schedule Summary
Schedule Summary
# Days
One Way Concrete Slab
375
Two Way Concrete Slab
262
Original Design
267
It was observed that the new concrete design could be constructed in a longer
duration than the original design. Also, the Two Way Concrete Slab could be
constructed in a longer duration than the One Way Concrete Slab. The One
Way Concrete Slab design could be complete in 375 day, and the Two Way
Concrete Slab would take 262 days. The original design was completed in 267
days. The difference in schedule days is approximately 5.4 months (108 days)
compared to the One Way Concrete Slab, and 0.25 months (5 days) compared
to the Two Way Concrete Slab. Detail schedule data can be found in Appendix
J.
Conclusion
The structural redesign of The Residences showed that a Two Way Concrete
Slab design was comparable to that of a One Way Concrete Slab design. The
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design process for both systems was straight forward. The slab thickness for
the One Way Concrete Slab was determined to be 5” and was 10” for the Two
Way Concrete Slab. The One Way Concrete Slab was able to be integrated with
the existing architectural design with minor architectural impact. As for the
Two Way Concrete Slab, to try and keep a square and regular bay, the system
had more problems integrating with the existing architectural design. With
keeping the floor to ceiling height as 24”, as originally designed, the minimal
depth of the beams that needed to be in the One Way Concrete Slab design
reduced the space that could be utilized by other disciplines. Concrete shear
walls were designed using the provisions and requirements from AIC 318-08.
It was found that for the current location, ordinary reinforced concrete shear
walls could be used. However, for the high seismic location, ordinary
reinforced concrete shear walls could not be used. Therefore, special
reinforced concrete shear wall were designed.
The use of Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis program was used
throughout this thesis to analyze the redesign. When the program was
compared to SAP, it was found that ARSA was similar in their basic elements
but lacked the more advanced features that SAP had.
From the investigation of green roof designs, it was determined that most
green roofs are comprised of three major layers: Vegetation, Growing Media,
and Drainage. For the vegetation layer, it was determined that grass would be
able to resist the temperatures and the impact from occupants walking on it.
The growing media needed to be comprised of about 50% -70% lightweight
aggregate, 10%-20% organic material, and 20%-30% sand. A 2” drainage layer
was determined to take any water that was not absorbed by the soil. Once the
excess water was drained away, it could be collected to be used for alternative
uses.
A cost and schedule comparison was conducted for the One Way Concrete
Slab and Two Way Concrete Slab designs. It was determined that the One Way
Concrete Slab would cost about $170.08 per s.f. and could be constructed
in 375 days. The Two Way Concrete Slab was found to be $162.78 per s.f. and
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could be completed in 262 days. This was compared to the original design,
$182.96 per s.f. and 267 days, and found that the Two Way Concrete Slab was
cheaper and could be constructed in the same time frame.
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References
American Concrete Institute (2008) Building Code Requirements for Structural
Concrete (ACI 318-08), ACI, Farmington Hills, MI.
American Society of Civil Engineers (2005) ASCE 7-05: Minimum Design Loads
for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE, Reston, VA.
Naeim, F. (2001) The Seismic Design Handbook, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Norwell, MA.
Taranath, B. S. (2010) Reinforced Concrete Design Of Tall Buildings, CRC Press,
Boca Raton, FL.
Wight, J. and J. MacGregor (2009) Reinforced Concrete Mechanics and Design,
Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ.
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