Structural Design Statement

Table of Contents                                                                                                    Page

1        GENERAL        

2        DESIGN REFERENCES        

2.1        Briefing documents        

2.2        Design Codes and Standards        

2.3        Design software        

3        MATERIALS SPECIFICATIONS        

3.1        Concrete        

3.2        Reinforcing steel        

3.3        Masonry        

3.4        Timber        

4        DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS        

4.1        Exposure conditions        

4.2        Concrete cover to reinforcement        

4.3        Fire requirements        

5        STRUCTURAL SYSTEM        

5.1        Building foundations        

5.2        Building superstructure        

6        LOADS        

6.1        Gravity dead loads        

6.2        Imposed loads        

6.3        Earthquake and wind loads        

6.3.1        Wind speeds – 28m/s as specified for Nairobi area.        

6.3.2        Seismic Design        

6.4        Load combination factors        

1. GENERAL

The Client for this project is Dr. C. Kariuki. The project is a proposed residential house at Ridgeways.