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THIS PROJECT HAS A GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL TASK THAT INVOLVES STRUCTURAL THEORY, FORCE CALCULATION AND BASIC STRUCTURAL PROPOSALS. INN A GROUP, WE WERE TO PRODUCE A COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION ON STRUCTURAL SYSTEM OF A CASE STUDY, EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, IDENTIFY STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS, RECOGNIZE AND IMPLEMENT BASIC PROCEDURES OF BUILDING STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND PRODUCE A FINAL STRUCTURAL PROPOSAL.

DIVIDED INTO 2 PARTS, IN A GROUP OF 6,  WE ARE TO DRAW A STRUCTURAL LAYOUT PLAN OF AN EXISITING 2 STOREY BUNGALOW. FROM THIS STRUCTURAL LAYOUT PLAN WE ARE TO PROPOSE A BETTER MEANS OF A COLUMN AND BEAM DESIGN FOR BOTH AN ECONOMICAL AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING. THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS WERE DRAWN BY ME WHILE I WAS WORKING. THIS MADE IT EASIER FOR THE TEAM AND I TO ACQUIRE AND PRODUCE THE NECESSARY PLANS WITH MORE ACCURACY AND EASE. 

THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS ASSIGNEMENT REQUIRES EACH GROUP MEMBER TO ANALYSE A MINIMUM OF 4 BEAMS AND 2 COLUMNS SUBJECTED ON LOAD TYPES - UDL AND POINT LOAD AFFECTED FROM VARIOUS STRUCTURAL MEMBERS OF THE BUILDING

*KINDLY CLICK THE TITLE 'PROJECT 1 - CASE STUDY: BUILDING SERVICES IN THE PAM CENTRE' FOR THE PROJECT' 1'S BRIEF

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THIS BUILDING, BEING LARGER THAN MOST BUNGALOWS, EQUIPPED WITH MANY ELEMENTS LIKE A CURVED BEAM AND ETC. DID POSE AS A CHALLENGE THROUGH THE COURSE OF THIS PROJECT. NEVERTHELESS, WITH OUR GUIDANCE FROM THE LECTURERS, WE LEARNT THE METHODS AND LOGIC TO ADDRESS SUCH SITUATIONS. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE A MINOR SPECTACLE OF A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER THROUGH THIS PROJECT.

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