Signature Boutique Offices , India Optimus AE Senior Thesis 2013 Punit G. Das | Structural Option The Faculty Advisor: Dr. Linda Hanagan
Building Information Location and Site Map The Optimus | India Building Information Existing structural system Office + Parking garage + Retail Thesis Statement Ground + 17 floors Thesis Solution Gravity System 430,000 sq. ft. Composite Floor system Max height: 230 ft. Lateral System Moment Connection Design January 2012 – October 2013 Effect on foundations Conclusion
Project Team The Optimus | India Building Information Existing structural system Owner + Project Manager + General Contractor: Thesis Statement Lodha Group Thesis Solution Architect: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, New York Gravity System Composite Floor system Local Architect: Edifice Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Lateral System Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates Moment Connection Design MEP Consultant: Spectral Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Effect on foundations Conclusion Lighting Designer: George Sexton Associates
Building Information Architecture The Optimus | India Building Information Open Floor Plan Existing structural system South facing offices for panoramic views Thesis Statement Balconies on every floor Thesis Solution Façade: Glass + Aluminum + Stone, designed for Gravity System Composite Floor system Roof garden + Cafeteria + Gymnasium Lateral System Moment Connection Design Balcony Effect on foundations Conclusion South facing offices
Existing Gravity System The Optimus | India Building Information Open floor plan: Perimeter columns + 1 row of Existing structural system interior columns Thesis Statement 8” flat slabs with additional 8” drop panels Thesis Solution Arch Ar chit itecture ecture 3’x1.5’ to 3’x7’ rectangular columns for parking Gravity System Composite Floor system space Lateral System 1.5’ to 3’ diameter circular columns in office spaces Moment Connection Design Building façade supported at cantilevered slab edges Effect on foundations Concrete strength range from 5000 psi to 7000 psi Conclusion
Existing Lateral System The Optimus | India Building Information Reinforced concrete shear walls ranging from 12” to Existing structural system 20” Thesis Statement Thesis Solution 8 ft. to 25ft. walls in North-South direction and 47 ft. Arch Ar chit itecture ecture Fac acades ades Gravity System wall in East-West direction Composite Floor system Shear walls wrap the elevator shaft and stairwells Lateral System Due to proximity to the Arabian sea, wind loads Moment Connection Design Shear wall layout Effect on foundations control the lateral system Conclusion
Concrete in India Mumbai The Optimus | India Concrete is a most prevalent building material Building Information Mumbai is called Concrete Jungle Existing structural system Thesis Statement Client’s perception that concrete is cheap Thesis Solution Cheap labor Arch Ar chit itecture ecture Fac acades ades Gravity System Cheap design consultation Composite Floor system Concrete design is comfort zone of most architects Lateral System Moment Connection Design and engineers Effect on foundations Image Courtesy of www.skyscrapercity.com Lack of steel construction firms Conclusion
Problems with concrete Building collapse in Mumbai The Optimus | India Building Information Existing structural system Thesis Statement Environmental impact Thesis Solution Hard to maintain quality control in India Arch Ar chit itecture ecture Fac acades ades Gravity System Cheap labor can sometimes be harmful. Composite Floor system Member sizes get huge with taller buildings Lateral System Moment Connection Design Future challenges require alternate materials Effect on foundations Image Courtesy of The Hindu Newspaper Conclusion
Solution Thesis Preview The Optimus | India Building Information Existing structural system Analyze and design of gravity members Thesis Statement Explore benefits of Steel design Analyze and design lateral system Thesis Solution Requires less but skilled labor Arch Ar chit itecture ecture Typical steel-connection design Fac acades ades Gravity System Quality control easier Composite Floor system Cost-benefit analysis Taller building can have smaller members Lateral System Integration and optimization with architecture Moment Connection Design Reduced weight of overall structure Integration and optimization of facade Effect on foundations Conclusion
New Gravity system Structural floor plan The Optimus | India Building Information Existing structural system Parking floor plan Interior gravity columns - Steel wide-flange columns Thesis Statement encased with reinforced concrete Thesis Solution New Gravity System Arch Ar chit itecture ecture Edge columns – W14 and W12 Steel wide flange Fac acades ades Composite Floor system Superimposed dead Loads used from existing system Lateral System Critical design load combination - 1.2Dead Office floor Moment Connection Design plan +1.6Live+0.5Roof Live (ASCE 7-10) Effect on foundations Conclusion
New Gravity system The Optimus | India Building Information Existing structural system Following AISC Manual Chapter I Thesis Statement Thesis Solution Columns mainly checked for compression, minimum New Gravity System Arch Ar chit itecture ecture Fac acades ades size of steel core and critical elastic bucking Composite Floor system Composite columns caused 40% reduction in column Lateral System size in parking spaces compared to existing system Moment Connection Design Effect on foundations Conclusion
Integration to architecture Typical office floor plan The Optimus | India Building Information Small columns can be integrated easily in the Existing structural system space Optimized open floor plan Thesis Statement Thesis Solution Increased floor space in office and parking Utility areas New Gravity System Arch Ar chit itecture ecture Fac acades ades Restrooms Stairwell Stairwell Elevator shafts Less obstruction of interior columns to daylight Composite Floor system Concrete encasing has fire-proofing advantage Lateral System Office Space Moment Connection Design Effect on foundations Typical office floor plan Conclusion
Composite Floor System Composite system cross-section The Optimus | India Building Information Existing structural system For typical office floor W14x30 beam and W18x46 Thesis Statement girder with 1.5VLI20 Vulcraft deck used Thesis Solution Ar Arch chit itecture ecture Steel deck runs perpendicular to beam and parallel Fac acades ades New Gravity System Composite Floor system to girder Lateral System 1.2Dead + 1.6Live load combination used Moment Connection Design AISC Manual table 3.21 and 3.20 used to design a Effect on foundations partially composite section Conclusion
Building Information Lateral system The Optimus | India Building Information 2 Moment frames in North-south direction Existing structural system 2 Braced frames in North-South direction Thesis Statement Thesis Solution 2 Braced frames in East-West direction Arch Ar chit itecture ecture Fac acades ades Gravity System All columns are steel wide flange W12 encased in Composite Floor system reinforced concrete. Size range – 34” to 24” Lateral System All columns designed for compression created due to Moment Connection Design Effect on foundations lateral loads Conclusion
Building Information Lateral system Drifts (inches) The Optimus | India Building Information ASCE 7-10 Directional procedure used to calculate Existing structural system wind loads and drifts Thesis Statement Thesis Solution ASCE 7-10 Equivalent Lateral Force Procedure and Ar Arch chit itecture ecture Fac acades ades Gravity System Modal Response Spectrum Analysis used Composite Floor system The two seismic analysis procedures compared Lateral System based on drifts and base shears Moment Connection Design Effect on foundations Conclusion
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