CA4639: Integrated Design Project

Assignment 1 – group project

Each group is required to design a steel office building of 10 stories with a clear height of 3.9m
for each story. Figure 1 shows the floor plan of the target office building. The locations of the
two stairs and the life core are given in the figure, but their design is not considered in this
project. Both the stair and core are not considered as lateral load resisting system in this
project. Therefore, students are required to design a lateral load resisting system. Design
according to HK Steel Code 2011 to ensure both ultimate strength and serviceability
requirements. For any information that you think is needed but not provided, you should make
your own rational assumptions.

Design wind load: Code of Practice on Wind Effects in Hong Kong 2004

Design imposed load: Code of Practice for Dead and Imposed Load 2011

Gravity load to be considered (unfactored):

Slab = 3.0kN/m2 for both roof and floors

Finishes = 1.8 kN/m2 for roof and 1.2 kN/m2 for floors

Partitions = 1.0 kN/m2

Figure 1: Plan view

Each group is required to submit a report with at least the following components together with
the SAP2000 model:

1. Determine the wind loadings and present the way to consider them in the computer
model. [10%]
2. Design the column lines and the horizontal floor framing system (i.e., the arrangement
of beams and girders). Give justification on your design. Give the typical girder and
beam sizes. [15%]
3. Design the vertical frames and give the sizes of structural elements. [15%]
4. Design the lateral load resisting system. Give justifications of your choice of lateral
load resisting system. Give the sizes of structural elements. [30%]
5. Provide general arrangement drawings containing the typical floor plan, the typical
vertical frames and the lateral load resisting system showing the dimensions, sizes,
layout and disposition of the structural element. [10%]
6. Prepare annotated sketches to illustrate the typical details of various connections
including column splice connection (joint design is not required). [10%]
7. Determine the individual steel weights used in floor framing and the lateral load
resisting systems. Determine the total weight of steel for the building and estimate the
cost of structural steel. [10%]

Deadline: 22 April 2017 (Last Day of Teaching), 12:00noon. [Directly submit to me or submit
through the assignment box outside general office.]