Figure 1 depicts the plan dimensions of a six-story commercial structure. The structure is situated in seismic zone III on a medium-soil location. Design the structure to withstand seismic stresses in accordance with IS 1893 (Part 1): 2002. The minimum clear floor area for this structure is 10,000 square feet.
The total number of linear feet in Figure 1 is equal to the sum of the exterior wall heights plus the interior clearance heights. In this case, that comes to about 52 feet. A base depth of 8 feet and a height of 96 feet makes up one story. Two more stories are added by making the floor area for each floor 10,000 square feet. This brings the total number of linear feet to 110,000.
A six-story building should not be any taller than 200 feet because anything more than this height could cause damage due to excessive wind loads. However, if you need space for a parking garage or other utility buildings, then you can always build them up to meet code requirements.
In conclusion, a six-story building should be about 100 feet wide and 150 feet long. This would mean its total surface area would be 6,000 square feet. To determine its volume, you would simply need to multiply the surface area by.5 inches, which gives us 30 in^3.
This is a 5-story apartment building with a floor space of 3500 square feet and proportions of 65 feet by 55 feet. I'm going to show you the 5 storey apartment building floor plan, elevation, section, and so on, as well as the overall comprehensive structural plans. The first and most common floor plan is as follows: 5 Story Apartment Complex Floor Plan.
The second floor is called the first story, the third floor is called the second story, and so on. The fifth story is called the fourth story and so on. Each floor except for the ground floor has its own roof which provides shelter for people on that floor. The ground floor usually has a garage or parking lot behind it. There may be one or more basement floors beneath the building site.
Basements are useful for storing materials that are not needed at certain times. For example, if there is no use for the wood in a house after each construction project, then it makes sense to build a basement where this wood can be kept until it is needed later. The basement also provides protection from large amounts of water that might damage other parts of the house. Basements should be designed by a professional architect or engineer who has experience designing homes with basements. They should not be done by anyone who does not have this expertise. A good basement should have its own private area for storage and another for living rooms or family rooms. This separates what needs to be maintained (the basement) from what can be left alone (the attic or other parts of the house).
A multi-story structure has numerous storeys and usually features vertical circulation in the form of ramps, stairs, and elevators. The graphic below shows how the number of storeys is determined: [Image courtesy of Approved Document B2, "Fire Safety: Buildings Other Than Dwellings"]
Multi-story buildings are commonly found in urban areas where space is at a premium. They offer many advantages over single-story buildings including greater floor area ratio (which means more living space per unit), better access to sunlight, and less dependence on environmentally harmful fuels such as oil or coal for heat and power. However, multistory buildings present special fire safety concerns that must be addressed by fire prevention programs.
The type of construction used in multi-story buildings determines what kind of fire protection is required. For example, an office building with drywall and permanent carpeting on all floors would require automatic sprinkler systems to meet code requirements. By contrast, a multi-family building with vinyl siding or stucco exterior walls and no permanent furniture would only need portable fire extinguishers to meet code requirements.
It's important for owners to understand that code requirements vary by location and building type. In addition, local ordinances may impact what types of fire protection are needed.
A skyscraper is a huge, continually inhabited structure with several levels. When these sorts of structures initially began to be erected in the 1880s, the name originally applied to buildings of between 10 and 20 floors. But over time, the definition has become so broad that it includes today's supertall towers of more than 100 stories.
The word "skyscraper" comes from the Chicago Daily Tribune newspaper, which coined the term in 1889 to describe the new vertical architecture then coming into style. At that time, there were only four cities in the United States - New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston - with populations larger than 100,000 people. So when newspapers across the country started calling these tall buildings "the skyscrapers of Chicago", this was actually a fitting description because they resembled their famous city very closely at that time.
In fact, the first true skyscraper was proposed by William Le Baron Jenney in 1884. He called for a tower with offices, shops, and living quarters for up to 1,000 people. The idea wasn't taken seriously until two years later when Daniel H. Burnham & Company submitted a plan for a double-decker bridge called "The Flattop". It was approved by the Chicago Board of Trade and construction began in 1890.
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