Code:39| Structural Design

Assignment Tasks
Task 1
Submit a work proposal for this assignment on or before 15/12/2020 (23:59) which must include:
 Understanding of deliverables – a detail description of deliverables.
 General overview of proposed plan – initial understanding of solution to task 2.
IN SEMESTER (INDIVIDUAL) ASSIGNMENT
Module Code: CIVL 0012 Module Name: Structural Design
Level: 2 Max. Marks: 100
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 Timeline for completion of the given tasks.
The work proposal must be submitted in a word file through the link available in Moodle.
Task 2
It is required to analyze and then design a steel residential villa (2 storey) that has to be
constructed in certain location of Al Mawaleh, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. In the assignment
1, you have designed a R.C.C residential villa. Keeping the same plan drafted by you in the
assignment 1 design a steel residential villa. The layer of deck sheets are to be used in
construction of the steel villa. The slab is made of Reinforced Cement Concrete (R.C.C).Consider
live/variable load on slab as 3 kN/m2 and unit weight of reinforced concrete as 24 kN/m3
.
Consider the brick wall on beam as 210 mm thick and 3 m in height. Take density of brick wall
as 1900 kG/m3
. Make suitable calculations for steel design of the members according to
Eurocode 3. Assume any other suitable data wherever necessary in order to complete the
following tasks.
1. Design any 1 interior steel beam wherein 2 slabs are resting on it for ultimate limit state
following the Eurocode 3. [15 marks]
2. Design any 1 exterior steel beams wherein 1 slab is resting on it for ultimate limit state
following Eurocode 3. [10 marks]
3. Design any one interior column wherein 4 beams are resting on it for ultimate limit state
following Eurocode 3. [15 marks]
4. Design any one exterior column wherein 2 beams are resting on it for ultimate limit
state following Eurocode 3. [10 Marks]
5. Investigate the cost comparison, feasibility study and sustainability considerations
between RCC design & steel design following with the perspective of Oman. [15 marks]
Proposal Guidelines (Maximum one page)
1. Introduction – detail description of deliverables:
The Introduction is the most important section of the proposal – it will either get your reader’s
attention. To be effective, you want to outline the proposal and convince the reader. Include the
following:-
 State the problem/need that you are going to address.
 Provide a short description of the task, including what you propose, who it will benefit.
 Strong concluding statement.
2. General overview of proposed plan – initial understanding of solution to task 2.
Include the following sections (each of these sections should have a separate section heading and
may have more than one paragraph).
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Objectives – State your objectives as measurable outcomes of the solution. Be specific – make sure
your solution is achievable within a specific time frame and measurable.
Methodology – Describe the specific action items (actions that need to be taken in order to meet
the objectives). Answer the following questions: How, When, and Why.
3. Timeline for completion of the given task.
Prepare Gantt chart with activities and duration. Include a reasonable, sensible estimate of the
time needed to complete all activities required in task 2.
Report Sections:
The structure of the current report is expected to contain at least the following.
1) COVER PAGE
 College name & logo
 Department name
 Student’s name and I.D. number
 Semester: Fall 2020
2) TABLE OF CONTENTS
Provide a table of contents with corresponding page numbers.
3) INTRODUCTION (200 words)
Details of the project, explain in detail objectives and importance of study, design philosophies,
any assumptions made, include some case studies etc.
2) ANALYSIS AND RESULTS (1000 words)
This section analysis covers the data collection (from the excel sheet and as well as from codebooks),
analysis methods, mathematical models, and calculations. Critically evaluate the study with all the steps
in detail and drawings/figures wherever necessary.
3) DISCUSSION (200 words)
The purpose of a results section is to present and illustrate your findings. Make this section a completely
objective report of the results. The purpose of the discussion section is to provide an interpretation of
your results and support for all of your conclusions, using evidence from your calculations and results,
literature review, and generally accepted knowledge, if appropriate. The significance of findings should
be clearly described.
4) CONCLUSION (100 words)
Interpret the results in light of what you expected based on theoretical understanding, Identifies the
significant sources of error and assesses the reliability of your results, comments on any abnormalities
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in the procedure that might affect results, Identifies and explains any unusual or surprising results,
present all analytical results. Lists the conclusions reached as a result of this study, restates any
limitations, assumptions or violations of assumptions that might qualify the conclusions.
5) References (minimum 5 references)
Write the list of all the sources of information you have consulted incorporated in the report following
the right format of listing them using the CU Harvard style referencing format of listing. All references
listed can come from websites, journals, reference books magazines and etc.
Rules & Regulations:
 All resources should be cited using CU Harvard style.
 The final assignment must have a Title page, Table of Contents, References/ bibliography using
CU Harvard Style and page numbers.
 Title Page must have Assignment Name, Module name, Session, your name, ID, and the name of
the faculty.
 Softcopy in word format is to be submitted through Turnitin link on Moodle.
 Viva will be conducted after the assignment submission as per the dates informed earlier.
Guidelines:
 Assignment must be computer typed.
 Font – Times New Roman
 Font – Style – Regular
 Font – Size – 12
 Heading should be with Font Size 14, Bold, Capital and Underline.
 Explain with suitable diagrams wherever required. Diagrams must be drawn using suitable
software or by pencil.
 Each student has to do the assignment individually / Students have to do the assignment
collaboratively and each student should write a brief reflection on their contribution and learnings
from group work.
 You can refer books in E-Library or use internet resource. But you should not cut and paste
material from internet nor provide photocopied material from books. The assignment answers
should be in your own words after understanding the matter from the above resources.