Structural Analysis of an Office Building with Robot Structural Analysis and Manual Calculation : A case study of HAMK ‘N’ building
Maharjan, Ardeep (2018)
Maharjan, Ardeep
Hämeen ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018110916899
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018110916899
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The purpose of this Bachelor’s thesis was to conduct a structural analysis of structural elements of a concrete multi-storey building with Autodesk Robot Structural analysis and traditional manual calculation. The aim was to compare the results obtained from the structural analysis of both methods to discover if there is any alteration in the results. The thesis only concentrates on structural elements of the building but not on the design of Structural connections. The main aim was to examine the behaviour of structure when the most critical load combination is applied on the building.
The building is the property of HAMK University of Applied Sciences. The building was undergoing a process of connecting two buildings ‘C’ and ‘D’ with the new building ‘N’ by demolishing the existing passage connecting the two buildings. The building will be used for office, classroom and library purposes upon completion.
The results of the thesis show that for the given applied load on the structure the load combinations by traditional manual calculations is almost impossible to executed due to many possible combinations which leads to difficulties to find out the critical load. This also leads to the overestimation of critical load by introducing a high value for safety factors, resulting in oversizing of structural elements eventually increasing the cost of the structure. Moreover, it is tedious and time consuming to perform the calculation manually which makes using software for structural analysis more beneficial and efficient. However, there are certain drawbacks of a structural analysis by software as it is not completely perfect yet; there are some calculations which are obligated to calculate manually.
The building is the property of HAMK University of Applied Sciences. The building was undergoing a process of connecting two buildings ‘C’ and ‘D’ with the new building ‘N’ by demolishing the existing passage connecting the two buildings. The building will be used for office, classroom and library purposes upon completion.
The results of the thesis show that for the given applied load on the structure the load combinations by traditional manual calculations is almost impossible to executed due to many possible combinations which leads to difficulties to find out the critical load. This also leads to the overestimation of critical load by introducing a high value for safety factors, resulting in oversizing of structural elements eventually increasing the cost of the structure. Moreover, it is tedious and time consuming to perform the calculation manually which makes using software for structural analysis more beneficial and efficient. However, there are certain drawbacks of a structural analysis by software as it is not completely perfect yet; there are some calculations which are obligated to calculate manually.