Calculation and Design of Two-Story Building: Analysis of Two Options (Steel-Concrete Composite Structure and Modular Construction)

This project is a building in the city of Sfax, Tunisia, with a covered area of approximately 133 m², consisting of a first floor and an office floor. In this thesis, two options were analyzed.

Author	Saddam Kachbouri, Houda Mabrouki
University	National School of Engineers of Sfax, Tunisia Department of Civil Engineering

The modular version consists of "dry" containers on circular concrete blocks. The stiffness and bracing of the containers are ensured by the corrugated sheet walls. The containers were insulated by a timber cladding filled with rock wool.

The parts for the containers were created in the SHAPE‑THIN stand-alone program, and then modeled in RFEM. The wind loads were determined according to the numerical wind tunnel method in the stand-alone program RWIND Simulation with a reference speed 120 km/h and the terrain category 0. Finally, various checks and analyzes were performed in RFEM.

The students also proposed an option of the building consisting of mixed elements (slab, ceilings, beams, posts, and so on) connected by fasteners. However, it proved to be less economical than the option with containers.

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