1 Structural Engineering Project 3164839

Newcastle’s West End is undergoing significant change, and in particular the junctions of Stewart Ave and Hunter St are undergoing significant commercial investment. Your client has recently purchased a large high profile parcel of land to construct a new 12 storey commercial building. Your consulting engineering firm has been engaged to develop structural engineering concepts, followed by detailed design and documentation for the project. The client’s key objective is to maximise net floor area as these generate rental yield. However, government legislation dictates a minimum number of car spaces for the facility. To maximise lettable floor area, your client has decided to include a single storey car park below the building. Your structural system shall consist of concrete footings, retaining structures, reinforced concrete columns and walls, traditional reinforced concrete flooring and a steel roof. However, note the architect’s current documentation presents a column layout which suits a post-tensioned floor system. Your firm will be responsible for developing an alternate column grid to support a traditional reinforced concrete floor system. Document Preview:

School of Engineering The University of Newcastle CIVL4521 / CIVL6521 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PROJECT 2019 Course coordinator: Mark Masia (EA115, Mark.Masia@newcastle.edu.au, 49215295) COMMERCIAL BUILDING Newcastle NSW PROJECT DESCRIPTION Newcastle’s West End is undergoing significant change, and in particular the junctions of Stewart Ave and Hunter St are undergoing significant commercial investment. Your client has recently purchased a large high profile parcel of land to construct a new 12 storey commercial building. Your consulting engineering firm has been engaged to develop structural engineering concepts, followed by detailed design and documentation for the project. The client’s key objective is to maximise net floor area as these generate rental yield. However, government legislation dictates a minimum number of car spaces for the facility. To maximise lettable floor area, your client has decided to include a single storey car park below the building. Your structural system shall consist of concrete footings, retaining structures, reinforced concrete columns and walls, traditional reinforced concrete flooring and a steel roof. However, note the architect’s current documentation presents a column layout which suits a post-tensioned floor system. Your firm will be responsible for developing an alternate column grid to support a traditional reinforced concrete floor system. The architect has provided your firm with building floor plans, overall building sections and a geotechnical report for the site. DESIGN BRIEF The structural system for the proposed building is to consist of: – A suitable footing system to support the design loads (DL, LL, WL, & EQL). The geotechnical report provided will assist you by providing guidance on appropriate design parameters. – Reinforced concrete ground slab, columns for support of the upper floor(s) and suspended concrete slab(s). All floors of the building will be air…

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