NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

CE3165 STRUCTURAL CONCRETE DESIGN

Mini-Design Project (2019)

1 Scope of Work

In teams of up to five students, design a four-storey building* using structural concrete and submit
a calculation report. The building is to cater for one of the following uses.
 Tutorial Group T01 (Monday, 2 pm) – Office Block.
 Tutorial Group T02 (Monday, 3 pm) – Residential Block.
 Tutorial Group T03 (Tuesday, 3 pm) – Parking Structure.

Examples of typical floor plans are shown in Annex for each type of building. You may propose
your own floor plans. The required (minimum) clear heights are as follows: Level 1 to Level 2 – 4
m; Level 2 to Level 3, Level 3 to Level 4, and Level 4 to Roof Level – 3 m.

Each team has to design two each of the following members:

 Slabs – 1 no. one-way slab & 1 no. two-way slab; or 2 nos. two-way slabs.
 Beams – 1 no. continuous beam using simplified design method (based on BM & SF
coefficients) and 1 no. continuous beam (2- or 3-span) using full analysis method.
 Columns – 1 no. interior column and 1 no. exterior/corner column. (Note: Consider columns
between Level 1 and Level 2.)
 Bases – 2 nos. bases (footings), located below the two columns designed.

Assume any appropriate data in your design. In particular, you may assume that the ground is
good and use of pad footings is sufficient for the foundation.

2 Schedule

Wk. 8 - Design information & Structural layout) (Due 11 Oct 2019, Fri, 5 pm)
Wk. 9-10 - Structural design of slabs and beams.
Wk. 11 - Structural design of columns and footings.
Wk. 12 - Submission of Calculation Report (Due 8 Nov 2019, Fri, 5 pm).

3 Submission Requirements

Each team is to submit a Calculation Report (50 pages max.) containing:

a. Index Sheet – Table of contents listing the page nos. of various items in the report.
b. Design Information Sheet – Summarize the information on which the design was based.
This includes the relevant building regulations and design codes, intended use of
structure, fire resistance requirement, general loading conditions, material data and other
relevant information.
c. Structural Summary Sheet – This is to supplement information given on the Design
Information Sheet, and to illustrate the form of structure, structural framing and the main
structural elements.
d. Calculation Sheets – Show the design calculations for typical members with sketches of
the required reinforcement.

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Annex – Typical Plans

Office Block

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Residential Block

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Parking Structure

Prepared by Prof Tan Kiang Hwee