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2.4 Assignment

2.4.1 Project title

Design of reinforced concrete elements.
2.4.2 Graduate attribute (GA) assessed
Graduate Attribute number: 03

Summary of GA: Engineering Design:

Purpose: Perform procedural and non-procedural design of broadly defined

components, systems, works, products or processes to meet desired needs
normal within applicable standards, codes of practice and legislation

2.4.3 Project Brief

In this project, you are required to design the reinforced concrete structural elements
of a frame structure of a flat /apartment. The building is a 3-storey structure, and the
layout plan is shown in Figure 1 below.

a) Label the beams and columns appropriately to suit your design.

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b) Design the reinforced concrete slab, reinforced concrete beams, reinforced

concrete columns and reinforced concrete foundation. For beams, columns
and foundation design as explained in the bullets below.
Some of the basic dimensions and material properties are given.

• For the beam design, identify the most critical beam of each floor and
design the most critical beam on each floor.
• Design the columns associated with the critical beams Identified above.

• Design the foundation associated to be the columns designs

Figure 1: Design project structural plan layout

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Figure 2: Elevation view of the structural frame

Model of the reinforced concrete structure

Plan dimensions

Span lengths = Is as shown in the layout plan

Column heights:
From foundation to first-floor slab (H1) = 4000 mm

From first floor to second floor and second floor to third floor (H2) = 3200 mm

Material properties
Characteristic cube strength of concrete, fcu = 30
MPa Yield strength of steel in tension fy = 450 MPa
Yield strength of steel in shear fvy = 250 MPa
Concrete unit weight 24 kN/m3
Concrete cover to slabs, beams and column elements is 25 mm (moderate
exposure) Concrete cover to foundation = 50 mm

SCOPE OF PROJECT

The scope of the work Is therefore to perform a structural design of the provided
structural frame of reinforced concrete building using:

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• Relevant South African codes and standard

• Basic theories and knowledge you gained through this module

You are expected to submit a design report which includes your calculation,
reinforcement detail drawing together with your interpretation and summary of the
results. You can develop your own formulas in an excel spreadsheet and confirm
your calculation with other available software (license to Prokon software will be
available to you). Then, discuss the pros and cons of the limit of using hand
calculation, excel-spreadsheet, and other available software (if available).

DELIVERABLES

The main deliverable in this project is design calculations and report. Your calculation
should indicate the reasonable assumptions you have made (if any). Please make
sure you have made all necessary limit checks such as minimum and maximum
amount and spacing of reinforcement, shear capacity of concrete and so on.

Finally, show the reinforcement detailed drawing in their respective structural elements.

SAMPLE TOPICS FOR REPORTING STRUCTURAL DESIGN OUTPUT

Introduction
Design loads
Load combinations
Safety factors
Analysis Results and interpretation
Structural elements selection and design
• Slab
• Beam
• Column
• Foundation Software
Modelling (if any)
Detail Reinforcement of drawings

RECOMMENDED STANDARDS

South Africa national standards (SANS) shall be always referred to during the design

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process. The design also needs to consider its applicability in terms of General
Conditions of Contract for Construction Work, (2004), and Occupational Health and
Safety Act, 1993 (act No 85 of 1993). Some of the applicable codes for the
reinforced concrete design are:

SANS 10100-1:2000, The Structural Use of Concrete. Part 1 Design

SANS 10100-2, The Structural use of concrete. Part 2: Material and execution
of work SANS 10160-1 Basis of structural and actions for buildings and
industrial structures Part 1: Basis of structural design
SANS 10160-2. Basis of structural and actions for buildings and industrial
structures – Part 2: Self-weight and imposed loads
SANS 101063-3. Basis of structural and actions for buildings and industrial
structures– Part 3: Wind actions
SANS 10160-7. Thermal Actions

SANS 10160-8. Action during Execution

SANS 0161. The design of foundations for buildings

SANS 282. Bending dimensions and schedules of steel reinforcement for

concrete SANS 0144. Detailing of steel reinforcement for concrete
SABS 0400. The application of the national
regulations SANS 920: 2011, steel bars for concrete
reinforcement

HOW TO SUBMIT

Submit your design report via myUnisa port

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