4.1 Context
- Single storey office building
- S-shaped building footprint
4.2 Foundation and Superstructure Design
Superstructure
- Steel portal frames
- Tension bracing in roof and walls
- Complex detailing around roof apex
- CFS purlin roof
- Gravity columns
- SAP2000 structural model
Foundation
- Stiffened raft foundation
- Poor bearing capacity
- Soils prone to settlement and expansive movement
- SAP2000 foundation model utilizing soil springs to model expansivity
- Interactive database to coordinate loads from superstructure
- Settle3 model to assess building settlement
