Reinforced concrete building design project & project based learning / Siti Khadijah Shamsul Dahari

The building construction is the process of adding structure to real property. The majority of building construction projects are building high rise building, small building like houses, mosque etc. also it involved with small renovations such as addition of a room and so on. Therefore the design for its structure also important to build the construction building. A design is a plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product or method for the creation of an object or system or for the execution of an operation or process, or the outcome of that plan or specification. Its a methodological investigation of the stability, strength and rigidity of the structures. In structural analysis and design, the fundamental objective is to create a structure capable of resisting all applied loads throughout its planned existence without failure. Transmitting or supporting loads is the primary function of a structure. The design has to follow certain objectives and constraints, may take aesthetic, practical, economic, or socio-political considerations into account, and is required to communicate with a certain environment. If the actual loads applied exceed the design specifications, the device will likely fail to perform its intended function, with possible serious consequences. A well-designed structure greatly minimizes the possibility of costly failures.