Construction, Design and Analysis of a Commercial Building

In Premises
Of
Unibild Engineering & Construction Pvt. Ltd.

By
Rohan Ranjan
Under the Guidance of
Mr. Amanat Hussain,
Project Manager, UEC

Tower-1,
Unitech
Infospace
under SEZ.

Details of the building

2. Grade of Concrete

M-40 for column 900x900mm

M-35 for column 750x750mm

M-25 for beams

M-25 for slab

1.Dimensions
.Building : 29.5m x 68m in plan.
.Columns of size 900mmx900mm
and 750mmx750mm.
.Beams of sizes 300x500mm
450x600mm, 450x800mm
.Slab thickness : 150 mm.
The above information has been taken from the drawings of the plan, beam and column schedule and confirmed at the site itself.

 3 levels of
basement
(G+12) floors
Story height : 3m
Column dimension
and grade
changes at floor 8
and above.

Objective
To make the dimensions of the members
and grade into simpler dimensions and
constant grade throughout and design the
building using ETABS altogether again that
makes the analysis and design of the
structure easier.
By doing this, it will make the construction,
analysis and mainly, the supervision of
works easier.

Data Required/Assumed for analysis in ETABS:

Dimensions of the outer beams: 300mmx500mm.
Dimensions of the inner beams: 450mmx600mm.
Beam size of 450mmx800mm and
450mmx900mm are taken at shear-walls.
Column dimensions: 900mmx900mm till 7th floor,
750mmx750mm from 8th to 12th floor.

 Concrete grade : M-40, M-35, M-25.

Grade of Steel: Fe415
Live Load= 5kN/sqm
Floor Finish= 1kN/sqm
Dead Load= 3.75kN/sqm
Total Factored Load, W= 14.625kN/m

68 m

29.5m

Analysis and
Results

Firstly, the grid is defined as per the plan.

Steps Involved:
Define building data.
Define materials: M-40, M-35, M-25.
Define beam and column properties and define
cover for the same.
Define Slab and Shear wall.
Define Static Load Cases.
Define Load Combinations as per IS-456, Table 18.

 Seismic Loading

3-D Model
After all the
data is put, the
structure is
analyzed and
designed.

Design of Slab
Ly/Lx = 5.5/4 = 1.375
Two-way slab design as per IS 456 : 2000.
Assuming span/depth ratio as 26 and
modification factor 1.8. Depth was found
to be 150mm(assuming 20mm cover).
B.M coefficients x and y obtained from
Table-26.
Ast can be obtained using the equation
given at Page 96 for Mu.

 Check for Shear- Shear for coefficients are

taken from Table 13 and are multiplied by
D.L and (L.L+F.F) to get the shear force.
v= Vu/bd and c is obtained from Table-19.
Check, v was found to be less than c.

Check for Deflection-

Span/depth < (Span/Depth)basic x K1 x K2

x K3

As no compression reinforcement is
provided and rectangular section is taken.

K2, K3 =1, K1= 1.9 from fig. 4.

Hence, the check was done.

Steel Calculation

Reinforcement table is obtained from the designed

structure in ETABS.
The steel is calculated for one elevation-face of the
building.
For columns, The main reinforcement(Volume) can be found
by multiplying the Reinforcement with the Height of the
column.
4 legged 8mm diameter shear links are assumed.
The Volume can be multiplied with density of steel to get
the weight of steel in Kg.

 Steel for beams at story 16 has been calculated.

For beams, the top reinforcement is provided as- 0.15xL at
the discontinuous edge, provided full in the middle and 0.3L
at the continuous edge.
Bottom reinforcement is provided for full length from the
edge and (L-0.1L-0.2L) at middle.
2 legged 8mm diameter shear links are assumed.
In the same way, the total steel can be calculated and
multiplied to the density to get the weight of the steel in Kg.

Conclusion
From the project, it can be concluded that a
simpler design can be chosen for a building
which can make the works easier, faster and
convenient to supervise.

Thank you!