Design of Al-Khaleel Public Library
Summary
This senior project is a structural analysis and design of Al-Khaleel Public Library.
The goals of this project is to structurally design the proposed building against gravity loading according to the standards and recommendations of the American Concrete Institute (ACI318-11M) code. The economic design would be prepared using the abundant materials found in Jordan following the Jordanian Building Code (JBC) requirements.
The design constrains for the project that limit the range of potential design solutions are maintained by using the available construction materials, labor and available technology. Therefore, a list of available construction materials as per JBC specifications is set in advance. Also, durability requiremnets and safety factors are considered according to the green book of technical specification of execution of buildings.
The structural analysis and design of all elements in the project is performed following the strength design method (SDM) based on the ACI provisions using ready software packages.
The selected design met all the design constraints presented above. The design developed is presented and concluded as attached in the structural design drawings.
• Design Constraints
| Economical |
The design should propose the best alternative according to the least cost of construction material used and labor cost not to exceed 500 JDs/m2. |
| Environmental | The design takes into consideration the isolation systems that reduce the dependency on energy resources. |
| Social | - |
| Political | The performed design should be consistant with the cultural system. |
| Ethical and Safety |
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| Manufacturability and Sustainability | Construction finishing and use of the building should consider quality and sustainabilty requirements in accordance with JBC provisions. |
| Other | The calculated deformations and/or crack width should be within the ACI318-11 Code serviceability limits. |
• Standards
ACI318-11M, JBC
• Design Drawing(s)
