CON108 Structural Scheme

Task 1: Outline structural scheme This task is in two parts: • Scenario The new library building remains on its site with buildings on two sides, but it was decided not to build a basement as it was going to be too expensive. Both adjacent buildings are parallel with the library. One is 1.5 metres away and the other is 0.8 metres away from the library building. The design remains the same as the original sketch, with the glazed entrance wall facing the street. Your client is conscious about reducing greenhouse gas emissions and about reducing the cost of the building. They have instructed you to prepare an outline structural scheme for the library based on either steel or timber. The two blank end walls are concrete shear walls. Sketch a structural arrangement for the library including the location for columns and beams. You can use the section and floor plan as a base for your drawings. • Sketch the joints for both column to foundation and beam to column. To support your drawings, write notes to identify and describe: • what structural timber materials or steel profiles you recommend for the beams and columns • how lateral stiffness will be achieved for the implied loads. Part b) Write notes to identify and describe the advantages and disadvantages of the structural materials you have chosen and the reason for your selection.  Task 2: Ground floor The ground floor of the library is a concrete slab which is to be completed in one pour. • Write notes to identify and describe the two types of joints that will be needed. • Include drawings that illustrate the joints and identify their location on the floor plan.