Computer Aided Design of Structures.ppt

Building StructuresModeling and Analysis Concepts Naveed Anwar Overall Design Process Conception Modeling Analysis Design Detailing Drafting Costing Building Systems Building is an assemblage of various Systems Basic Functional System Structural System HVAC System Plumbing and Drainage System Electrical, Electronic and Communication System Security System Other specialized systems The Building Structural System - Physical The Building Structural System - Conceptual The Gravity Load Resisting System GLRS The structural system beams, slab, girders, columns, etc that act primarily to support the gravity or vertical loads The Lateral Load Resisting System LLRS The structural system columns, shear walls, bracing, etc that primarily acts to resist the lateral loads The Floor Diaphragm FD The structural system that transfers lateral loads to the lateral load resisting system and provides in-plane floor stiffness Building Response Objective: To determine the load path gravity and lateral loads For Gravity Loads - How Gravity Loads are Distributed Analysis of Gravity Load Resisting System for: Dead Load, Live Live Load, Pattern Loads, temperature, shrinkage Important Elements: Floor slabs, beams, openings, Joists, etc. For Lateral Loads – How Lateral Loads are Distributed Analysis of Lateral Load Resisting System for: Wind Loads, Seismic Loads, Structural Un-symmetry Important elements: Columns, shear walls, bracing , beams Analysis of Structures The Need for Modeling The Need for Structural Model Finite Element Method: The Analysis Tool Finite Element Analysis FEA “A discretized solution to a continuum problem using FEM” Finite Element Method FEM “A numerical procedure for solving partial differential equations associated with field problems, with an accuracy acceptable to engineers” Continuum to Discrete Model From Classical to FEM Solution Simplified Structural System The Equilibrium Equations Basic Steps in FEA Global Modeling of Structu