SAMPLE BUILDING DESIGN
Type 5 in the field in front of Define no of floors
Click ‘OK’ button.
STRUDS displays ‘Skeleton’ dialog box.
Select floor no 1 from the drop down list of Floor No. ---( plinth / ground floor) By default Height of floor is 3m and the Level of floor is also3m.
Click ‘Save’ button.
The entered data gets saved and listed in the list box.
Select floor no 2 from the drop down list of Floor No. ---( 1st floor) The level of floor changes automatically to 6.0 m according to the floor no.
Click ‘Save’ button.
Select floor no 3 from the drop down list of Floor No. ---( 2nd floor)
Click ‘Save’ button.
You can change any data entry for any floor for that select the particular floor then change the values and click ‘Update’ button.
Click ‘OK’ button.
Click the ‘FloorPlan’ option from the menu.
Click the ‘Set’ option.
STRUDS displays ‘Select Floor ID’ dialog box.
Click the drop down arrow and select ‘1’.
This means we are now setting the floor1 active to create the drawing.
Click ‘OK’ button.
{X-1.1b} Creating Slabs Panels
STRUDS displays a screen with a menu bar at top having a number of Menu options for Graphics generation.
Now you are working with the Graphical Data Generation module of STRUDS.
In STRUDS the input is done by using 2d plane grid method. You are required to draw the floor plans of the building by defining slab panels.
Click the `Create' option from the menu bar.
Click the `Slab' option from the drop down menu menu.
Click the `Rectangular' option from the second drop down menu.
A box cursor with hair lines is displayed on screen. You can move this cursor by using mouse or Up, Down, Left and Right arrow keys from the key board. At the bottom of the screen, STRUDS displays the command to be given by the user.
STRUDS displays command
You have given the starting point of slab at X co-ordinate 3.0 meters and Y co-ordinate 3.0 meters from the bottom left corner of the screen. The slab dimensions given are X length 4 meters and Y length 5 meters.
STRUDS now displays a dialog box in which you can specify the properties and loading on this slab.
Click icon from the dialog box.
By clicking this option you allow the program to decide upon the one way or two way spanning of slab by calculating the aspect ratio.
Change the thickness of slab from 100 mm to 120 mm by overwriting in the field denoting
`Thickness'.
Click `OK' button from the dialog box.
The slab panel is displayed on the screen. Press F7 key from the key board. This key is the shortcut to redraw the graphics on the screen. By pressing the key the node numbers, element numbers and slab numbers become visible on screen. To put on / off these numbers you can use F4, F5 and F6 keys.
You are still in the slab create mode. You will remain in this mode till you press Esc key or click some other option from the menu.
STRUDS again displays following command
`Enter First Point of the Slab': Press F2 key from the key board (or press the right button of
Click the ‘Node’ option from this list.
STRUDS displays following command
`Enter Node ID / Select a Node:’
Click the box cursor along the element no. 2 and near the node no. 2.
This way the node no. 2 will be selected as the first point of the slab.
STRUDS displays command
`Enter Dimension / Click second point of Slab' : Type 2.5 6 and press enter key.
Again the dialog box inquiring properties of slabs is displayed on the screen.
Change the thickness of slab from 120mm to 100mm in the field provided for thickness.
Here you may note that once you change the value in any of the field, that value is taken as default value while defining the next slab panel.
Click the icon for automatic decision for one way or two way spanning of the slab.
Click the `OK' button from the dialog box.
The second slab panel is displayed on the screen.
Press the F2 key from keyboard.
STRUDS again displays the window list for Object Snap mode.
Click the `Node' option from this list.
STRUDS displays command
`Enter Node ID / Select a Node' :
Select the node no. 4 by moving the box cursor on it and clicking the left button of mouse.
STRUDS displays command
`Enter Dimension / Click second point of the slab' : Type 4 3.5 and press enter key.
Press F2 key.
Select `Node' option.
Select node no. 7 by using mouse.
STRUDS displays command
`Enter Dimension / Select second point of slab' : Type 1.2 1.2 press enter key.
Click icon for slab denoting slab spanning one way vertically.
Click `OK' button from the dialog box.
The fourth slab panel is displayed on screen.
Press F5 key to put off the element numbers.
Press F2 key.
Select `Node' option.
Select node no 6 by mouse.
Press F2 key
Select `Node' option.
Select node no. 11 by mouse.
Click icon from the dialog box.
Click 'Sunk Depth' box from the Sunk Slab option and enter ' 0.51' Click ' Material Density ' box from the Sunk Slab option and enter ' 20'
Select `Node' option.
Select node no. 8 by mouse.
Press F2 key
Select `Node' option.
Select node no. 13 by cursor.
Click option from slab properties dialog box.
Click 'Sunk Depth' box from the Sunk Slab option and enter ' 0.23 Click ' Material Density ' box from the Sunk Slab option and enter ' 20'
Click `OK' option.
The sixth slab panel is displayed on the screen.
Press F2 key.
Select `Offset' option.
STRUDS displays command
`Enter Node Id / Select a node' : Type 4 and press Enter key.
STRUDS displays command
`Enter X offset': Type 0 press enter.
`Enter Y offset': Type 0.6 press enter.
`Enter Z offset': Type 0 press enter.
Select the icon displaying which is for cantilever slab the load of which is transferred on right side beam.
Click `OK' button from the dialog box.
The seventh slab is displayed on the screen.
Press F2 key
Select `Node' option.
Select node no. 5 by cursor.
STRUDS displays command
`Enter Dimension / Click second point of slab':