Practice Exercise: Structural Framing

Please share:

  • The screenshot of an interior view of your merged model from the Model Coordination module
  • A brief paragraph describing your structural system strategy
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The goal of the structural design is to use steel frame with medium size depth of beams and columns, applicable for areas with medium level of gravity and lateral stress (i.e. non-industrial buildings with ca. 1.5 person per 4m2 in a windy, snowy region). The steel, mid depth frame allows for windows and open areas to have open view, while the core frame of the building carries the main load. The stairs are supported by stair steel frame (not picture in the model as the current revit library does not offer such elements; see idea below), which allows for spacious stairs without columns in the immediate vicinity.

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What I noticed is that the BIM 360 suggests metal beam protrusions that need to be corrected. However the actual model does not show any such unaligned elements or beam protrusions as marked above. (NOTE: Dear TAs - please advise what could be the cause?)

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