Design Journal Entry - Module 8 - Part 2

Journal Entry For
Module 8 - Share Your Design
ACC Folder Link
https://acc.autodesk.com/docs/files/projects/8c5c6f0e-77ad-475c-b808-18ff440afe0a?folderUrn=urn%3Aadsk.wipprod%3Afs.folder%3Aco.-_nVYkWgT6CV-lb4Vee6WA&viewModel=detail&moduleId=folders
Link to Student
Jose Perez
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  • The Dynamo or Grasshopper scripts and all the supporting nodes needed to run your tool.
4units_PerezJose_Module8_Quicksteel.dyn206.9KB
Quads from Rectangular Grid.dyf23.9KB
BeamSystem.PlacementLinesWithinQuadPoints.dyf17.2KB
  • Documentation for how to use your tool. It should include:
    • A brief overview of what your tools does (to help users decide whether to download it and give it a try). Think of a “ReadMe” file for software.
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      Intended users

      The intended users of my project are structural designers, architects, and contractors.

      Need you’re trying to provide a solution or support for

      In the planning phase of a project there is a crucial factor to determine the structure and its costs. Structural steel can result in a large percentage of the projects price. However, structural steel must comply with AISC regulations on top of the heavy calculations of beam sizing. For architects, it is important to understand the layout of floor to floor spacing and this is determined by the size of the beams. Beams rely on a few imputs to determine sizing. With basic assumptions, I want to design a friendly imput user relationship that can determine the sizing of the beams and take an extra step to determine the amount of linear footage (helpful for contractors) and remaining distance from floor to floor distance usage available.

      Inputs

    • Basic building shape: width, length, floor to floor height
    • Loads: dead load, superimposed dead load, live load
    • Beam system: distance from beam to beam in x and y direction
    • After receiving some imput: the weight and height of beam

      • Underlying logic of the model you’ll implement

    • Create shape from basic building shape inputs
    • Create a tributary area from the beam system inputs
    • Create a total count of x and y direction beams from basic building shape inputs and beam system imputs
    • Create beam DCR from shear and moment equations with the loads inputs and steps 1-3
    • Create new input variable for beam sizing after the user considers outputs from step 4
    • Create a total weight count, linear count, area count of beams

      • Outputs

    • DCR (Demand Capacity Ratio) of required beam size
    • Linear footage of beam in x and y direction separately
    • Floor to floor available distance
    • Floor area
    • A catchy name (or acronym) for your tool

      • The QuickSteel App

    • A teaser image that shows typical results, i.e. what users should expect to get as an output
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    • A link to a recorded video demo (4 minutes max) in which you demonstrate how a user would interact with and benefit from using your parametric design tool.

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