Scenario:

A client is asking to design a six$-$storey residential building in Amman $($particularly in Khalda$).$ The structure contains flats of identical plans. A floor plan is shown in Fig. $1.$ The client is considering two options for the structure to be built as concrete or steel.

Analysis and Design Input Data:

$$ Columns for floors $1-3$ are $50$x$50$ cm$.$

$$ Columns for floors $4-6$ are $40$x$40$ cm$.$

$$ Beams for all floors are $40$x$60$ cm$.$

$$ Fc$=30$ MPa for all frame elements.

$$ Fy $=420$ MPa for main and secondary reinforcement.

$$ Each floor height $=3\mathrm{.}5$ m

Wind Loading

Use the plan given in Fig. $1$ and based on the location of the building which is in Khalda$-$Amman, choose the Vb $($wind speed$)$ value. Use the Jordanian code to calculate all formulas and specify how can you find out:

$$ Wind pressure, and the influence of studding the two scenarios as concrete and steel on the wind load analysis.

$$ Shear forces.

$$ Lateral Load.

$$ Uplift Load.

$$ Based on the column$$s dimensions specified in the plan determine if more stiffening is required. $($You have to determine shear, bending and lateral displacements to comment on the stiffness$).$

$$ Discuss the effect on the lateral displacements if steel structure is used, specify similar steel sections $($W$12*16,$ theoretically$)$ for both columns and beams, try again using a bigger section of steel.

$$ What is the relationship between bending, shear and deflection and what would be the difference in results if both scenarios are discussed?

Columns and Footings Design

$$ Design one single and one biaxial column $($Both columns should be considered short columns$).$ Take the Live load for residential buildings to be $2$ kN$/$m$2.$ To calculate the dead load, assume the density of the concrete to be $25$kn$/$m$3($use proper thicknesses for other materials and assume their densities$).$

$$ How would Building Information Modelling influence on the results?

$$ If Piles are requested, describe the procedure that is required for such a scenario and why would it be used. What is the required information to design these piles?

$$ Assess the most economic foundation system to be used and the fastest way to construct.

Design of Tensile Structures

$$ If the client asked you to design the roof with lightweight materials, what different types of tensile structures would you recommend for him.

$$ Design one of these tensile structures that you think is the best model for this roof.

$$ If the client is asking to use fabrics, would you recommend this as a design for the roof, check this by calculations.

$$ Based on your simple calculations and other research justify your ideal tensile structure system.

this is the plan $($fig$\mathrm{.}1)$