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Construction Materials, Methods and Techniques (MindTap Course List)
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Author: William P. Spence, Eva Kultermann
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The major divisions of the construction industry

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The three major divisions are building construction, heavy construction and industrial construction.

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The major divisions of a construction industry are classified as:

  1. Building Construction:

    It involves the erection of a building on a piece of land. This kind of construction includes residential, educational, commercial, religious, civic, and agricultural buildings. It includes construction of a new building and a significant amount of activity is related to repairs and renovations for existing building.

  2. Heavy Construction:

    Large infrastructure projects like highways, canals, dams, bridges, tunnels, and subways are categorized under heavy construction. They are generally financed by governmental agencies and are incorporated to serve the society in a better manner.

  3. Industrial Construction:

    This category refers to the construction of large-scale manufacturing units or processing plants. This kind of construction requires the support of many industries that manufacture materials and components required for the completion of the building.

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Question 4 An engineer is assigned to design a 25-stories office building which has a building height of 75 m. Reinforced concrete shear wall system as shown in Figure Q1(a) is adopted to resist the lateral loads. The shear wall is of thickness t = 350 mm and length L = 8.5 m. Use the following data: Young's modulus of concrete E = 28 kN/mm² and the lateral load intensity w = 1.20 kN/m². Assuming the frontal width of the building façade is 15 m is facing the wind force which in turn transmitting the wind force to the shear wall system, estimate the total value of sway A at the roof level. Question 6 If the similar building in Question 4 is designed using rigid frame method is to be designed to ensure the sway is within the allowable limit. If the building width is B, and with the same building height H=75m. Using a rough estimation method, calculate the maximum allowable deflection A at the roof level. (A) 9.46 mm (B) 189.26 mm (C) 14.20 mm 町 141.95 mm 1ST STOREY FLOOR LEV. Shear wall…
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