PHASES OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN WORKS
Structural Design is the design technology which aim at determining the appropriate sizes and materials of structural members that form a structure, the determined sizes and material should formulate safe and serviceable structure at acceptable cost (minimum cost). PHASES OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN WORKS This explains different stages followed for accomplishment of structural design work of different structures either whole or member of the structure. The following are the involved stages Preliminary structural design In this phase the sizes (dimensions) of different structural members forming structure are proposed in approximate by referring experience and code requirement. The proposed dimensions of the members are the one which used in next stage of design that is load estimation. Estimation of loads This involved the estimation of amount of loadings that the structure will have to carry on its life time; this includes wind loads, live loads and self weight. Structur...