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2.2. Structural Analysis and Design

Structural analysis determines a structure's ability to safely support loads, given member arrangement, shape, dimensions, connections and material properties. Structural design arranges members to safely support loads without exceeding material stresses. The design process considers architectural, urban and program needs. It may be guided by building design ideas, site context or material availability. Design then sizes and proportions assemblies and members, detailing connections.

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2.2. Structural Analysis and Design

Structural analysis determines a structure's ability to safely support loads, given member arrangement, shape, dimensions, connections and material properties. Structural design arranges members to safely support loads without exceeding material stresses. The design process considers architectural, urban and program needs. It may be guided by building design ideas, site context or material availability. Design then sizes and proportions assemblies and members, detailing connections.

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2.2.

Structural Analysis and Design


Before proceeding to a discussion of structural design, it might be useful to distinguish between structural design and structural analysis.

Structural Analysis Structural Design

Structural analysis is the process of determining the ability of a structure or any of its constituent Structural design refers to the process of arranging, interconnecting, sizing, and proportioning the
members, either existing or assumed, to safely carry a given set of loads without material distress or members of a structural system in order to safely carry a given set of loads without exceeding the
excessive deformation, given the arrangement, shape, and dimensions of the members, the types of allowable stresses of the materials employed.
connections and supports utilized, and the allowable stresses of the materials employed.
Structural design, similar to other design activities, must operate in an environment of uncertainty,
In other words, structural analysis can occur only if given a specific structure and certain load ambiguity, and approximation.
conditions.
It is a search for a structural system that can meet not only the load requirements but also address the architectural, urban design, and programmatic issues at hand. The first step in the structural design
process may be stimulated by the nature of the building design, its site and context, or the availability of certain materials.

The building design idea may elicit a specific type of configuration or pattern.
The site and context may suggest a certain type of structural response.
Structural materials may be dictated by building code requirements, supply, availability of labor, or costs.

Once the type of structural system, its configuration or pattern, and the palette of structural materials are projected, then the design process can proceed to the sizing and proportioning of assemblies and
individual members and the detailing of connections.

References:

Ching, F.D.K. (2014). Building structures illustrated: patterns, dystems, and design (2nd Edition). John Wiley and Sons

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