You are tasked to design the structural layout of a reinforced concrete (RC) canopy with dimension...

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You are tasked to design the structural layout of a reinforced concrete (RC) canopy with dimension of 8 m × 12 m. Figure 1(a) shows the layout with one secondary beam and Figure 1(b) shows the layout with two secondary beams. These layouts require different thickness of slab (h) due to different dimension of slab. By using fundamental, engineering knowledge, and engineering practice, you are required to develop a computer program to optimize the number of secondary beams and hf. Since the optimization solution is not obvious, the computer program should report the findings to an Excel file based on the format given in the Appendix. For this purpose, you should consider wide range requirements as follows:- a) Project Cost- Volume of RC used x Unit Price of RC. Unit Price of RC = RM 350/m³ b) Volume of RC used= Volume of secondary beams + Volume of slabs c) Size of secondary beam = 300 mm x 700 mm d) To control deflection, hf2 26 ( / (²), Lx ≥ 7 m² L/2= 6 m e) To satisfy fire resistance by Fire and Rescue Department, hf≥ 80 mm f) To ease construction, hy should be in the multiple of 5 mm. Slab 1 Lx < 7 m L/3 = 4 m Slab 1 L = 12 m * , where Lx = shorter side of slab L/3 = 4 m (a) Layout with one secondary beam L = 12 m Slab 2 L/2=6m Slab 2 L/3=4m Slab 3 (b) Layout with two secondary beams Figure 1: Structural layouts Secondary beam Secondary beams You are tasked to design the structural layout of a reinforced concrete (RC) canopy with dimension of 8 m × 12 m. Figure 1(a) shows the layout with one secondary beam and Figure 1(b) shows the layout with two secondary beams. These layouts require different thickness of slab (h) due to different dimension of slab. By using fundamental, engineering knowledge, and engineering practice, you are required to develop a computer program to optimize the number of secondary beams and hf. Since the optimization solution is not obvious, the computer program should report the findings to an Excel file based on the format given in the Appendix. For this purpose, you should consider wide range requirements as follows:- a) Project Cost- Volume of RC used x Unit Price of RC. Unit Price of RC = RM 350/m³ b) Volume of RC used= Volume of secondary beams + Volume of slabs c) Size of secondary beam = 300 mm x 700 mm d) To control deflection, hf2 26 ( / (²), Lx ≥ 7 m² L/2= 6 m e) To satisfy fire resistance by Fire and Rescue Department, hf≥ 80 mm f) To ease construction, hy should be in the multiple of 5 mm. Slab 1 Lx < 7 m L/3 = 4 m Slab 1 L = 12 m * , where Lx = shorter side of slab L/3 = 4 m (a) Layout with one secondary beam L = 12 m Slab 2 L/2=6m Slab 2 L/3=4m Slab 3 (b) Layout with two secondary beams Figure 1: Structural layouts Secondary beam Secondary beams

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