Keystone building utilities

Activity 3.1.1

For this project we had to renovate the Keystone building into a library.  There needed to be 2 conference rooms, area for book stacks, public and workers restrooms, a history room, and a mechanical room.  In this project I learned how to add in many new components, how to create a curved roof and how to construct a green roof.  I also learned how to add in large number of objects at once and edit a object from revit to meet the needs.

Activity 3.2.3 and 3.2.4

KeyStone Building Activity 3.1.1

Activity 3.2.2 Loads

For this Project we had to figure out the loads for the keystone building. 

Live Load: 20 psf.

Snow Load:  So our Snow Load is 20    .7 x 20 = 14  

Dead Load : 34.25

-BUR: 6.5

-Metal Deck: 3

-5in. rigid insulation: 3.75

-Suspended plaster ceiling w/lath: 11

-MEP: 10

Total = 34.25

Design Load : 34.25 + 20 = 54.25

Steel Deck type: type 22

Interior Tributary width: 5

Beam Loading: 271.25

Exterior Tributary width: 2.5

Beam Loading: 135.625

Interior Beam – 24 ft span =   12k5

In this activity I learned how to calculate loads that act on buildings and how to choose the correct joist designation. 

For this project we had to choose a floor system to use on the second floor.  i chose the pre cast concrete because it is cheaper to use and easier to put in.  This activity helped me to learn more about concrete. 

Structural Efficiency Card building

For this project we had to design and build a card structure.  It needed to be at least 7 and a half inches tall and be able to hold up 5 pounds.  We came in second holding up 5407 grams and had an efficiency rating of 215.  In our original structure we only had an efficiency rating of 40.87.  So for our design renovations we change the whole design.  Instead of triangles we used a circle with cards inbetween for support. 
5407 / 25.1 = 215