STRUCTURAL DESIGN CRITERIA

1.0 GENERAL

This document represents the structural design requirements for the design of Model Ware
House with Allied Facilities located in Mera Kchori, Turnab, Peshawar. The watch Tower is
two-story building comprising of Ground Floor and First Floor. The structural system of the
building has been designed as Column-Beam-Slab frame structure. The structural
components including slabs, beams, columns and footings have been designed according to
the floor wise usage of building as mentioned in the architectural drawings. The foundation
system of the building has been designed for vertical loads including (self-weight of
structure, superimposed dead loads, partition wall loads, live loads and seismic loads) and
moments due to lateral seismic load component. The foundation system consists of isolated
and combined footings designed on bearing capacity as per Geo-Technical Investigation
report recommendations. The framing system for the proposed building has been taken as
intermediate movement resisting frame system as per Building Code of Pakistan.

2.0 CODES / STANDARDS

Following Codes & Standards have been used for the design the Academic Block Building;

 Building Code of Pakistan (Seismic Provisions- 2007)

 American Concrete Institute ACI-318

 Uniform Building Code UBC-97

3.0 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY

The building has been analyzed and designed using structural analysis programs Sap 2000
by developing 3-D model of complete structure considering all applicable loads and
standard specifications in compliance with all relevant Codes/Standards. The foundation
system has been designed using spread sheets based on ACI design requirements using the
column base reactions obtained from analysis of 3-D Model in Sap2000.
4.0 MATERIAL PROPERTIES

4.1 Concrete:

Concrete cylinder strength at 28 days for different structural members are

specified as follows;

1 Lean Concrete 1000 psi

2 Spread Footings / Combined Footings/Raft 3000 psi

3 RCC Columns 3000 psi

4 Beams, Slabs / Projections / Stairs & walls 3000 Psi

4.2 Reinforcing Steel:

Reinforcing bars shall be Grade-60 deformed bars conforming to ASTM-A615

having Minimum yield strength fy = 60,000 psi for all main bars.

Reinforcing bars shall be Grade-40 deformed bars conforming to ASTM-A615

having Minimum yield strength fy = 40,000 psi for column and beams shear
reinforcement.

4.3 Structural Steel:

All structural steel shall conform to ASTM-A-36, having minimum yield strength
of fy =36,000 psi.

4.4 Density:

1 Concrete - γc 150.0 lbs/cft

2 Soil - γs 120.0 lbs/cft

3 Water - γw 62.4 lbs/cft

5.0 DESIGN LOADS (as listed in Table 11.2 of the Building Code of Pakistan).
 5.1 DEAD LOADS

Dead Loads including self-weight of structural members, superimposed dead loads

of finishes and partition walls have been calculated from the unit weights of type of
material used. The dead loads of various materials used for constructions of building
have been given in Table-1.

5.2 LIVE LOADS

Live loads for the proposed Academic Building have been taken from applicable
Codes/Standards as per occupancy and intended use of floors. The summary of these
live loads is given in Table-2.

5.3 SEISMIC LOADS

According to building Code of Pakistan (Seismic Provisions- 2007) the area of the
proposed project lies in Seismic hazard Zone 2B (Z = 0.20). The analysis for seismic
load has been carried out considering the parameters specified in Building Code of
Pakistan and Uniform Building Code-1997 (UBC-97). The seismic design category
C and Intermediate Moment Resisting Frame (IMRF) has been adopted for the
building analysis and design. Based on the type of soil the Soil profile type SD has
been used for seismic force analysis.

6.0 LOAD COMBINATIONS

The load combinations used for analysis and design of building have been taken
from international and local building code requirements as given in Table-3.

7.0 GEOTECHNICAL PARAMETERS

The Geotechnical investigations of the project site have been conducted by a well
reputed Firm M/S GSK Engineerz. All the parameters required for the structural
design of foundation system including bearing capacity, depth of foundation and
type of foundation have been taken from the geotechnical investigations report of
the project site. The foundation system of the building has been designed using
service load combinations. The bearing capacity is taken as 0.6 Tfs as per
Geotechnical investigation report recommendations.
TABLE – 1 (DEAD LOADS)
1. Roof Finishes including insulation and water
Proofing treatment 50 psf

2. Floor Finishes:

i) Terrazzo/ marble/ local granite flooring 25 psf

ii) Ceramic/ Glazed/ Vinyl tiles flooring 20 psf
iii) Plain cement concrete flooring 30 psf

3. Ceiling Finishes:

i) Plaster 05 psf
ii) False Ceiling including supporting structure 05 psf

4. Piping, Ducts, Cables: 10 psf

5. Masonry Walls As per actual locations

6. Light Partitions for Office areas 30 psf

7. Wall Finishes:

i) Plaster 05 psf
ii) Cladding with marble, granite etc. 10 psf

8. Fixed Service Equipment Mechanical/Electrical As per actual loads

Equipment for example elevators, pumps, fan
Coil units’ compressors etc.

9. Facades including glazing tiles etc. As per actual

 TABLE – 2 (LIVE LOADS)

Sr. UNIFORMLY
NO. AREA DISTRIBUTED LOAD
(lb/ft2)

1. Office
a. Filing & Storage space 100
b. Office for General use 60
c. Office with computing data processing and 70
similar equipment

2. Stairs 100

3. Toilets 40

4. Lobbies, Dining areas 100

5. Corridors 100

6. Landings Same as the floors to which

they provide access

7. Bed rooms 40

8. Class Rooms 50
 TABLE – 3 (LOAD COMBINATIONS)

1 UCOMB1 1.4 DL
2 UCOMB2 1.2DL + 1.6LL
3 UCOMB3 1.2DL + 1.0LL + 1.0EQx
4 UCOMB4 1.2DL + 1.0LL – 1.0EQx
5 UCOMB5 1.2DL + 1.0LL + 1.0EQy
6 UCOMB6 1.2DL + 1.0LL – 1.0EQy
7 UCOMB7 0.9DL + 1.0EQx
8 UCOMB8 0.9DL - 1.0EQx
9 UCOMB9 0.9DL + 1.0EQy
10 UCOMB10 0.9DL - 1.0EQy
11 SERV-1 DL + LL
12 SERV-2 DL + LL +0 .714EQx
13 SERV-2A DL + LL – 0.714EQx
14 SERV-3 DL + LL + 0.714EQx
15 SERV-3A DL + LL - 0.714EQx
16 SERVENVLP (SERV-1 to SERV-3A)
17 ENVELOPE (UCOMB1to UCOMB10)

NOTATIONS

D = Dead Load
L = Live Load
E = Earthquake Load

U = Required ultimate strength for concrete

Structures to resist design loads or the
related internal moments and forces as
defined in ACI 318.