Reinforced concrete building design project and project based learning: case study / Rohani Mohamad Khalid

This chapter presents the conclusion of the projects by summarizing the design works involve in these projects. The summary is focused in this chapter which involved for overall design project progress. Before the beginning of the construction activity must get the license or the permit to construct a building. The local authority will provided the legal permit in order to perform the construction and have for an insurance if there are any accident occur. The construction also may followed the standard of a building construction which under of Uniform Building By Law. This is one of law in Malaysia that must follow to ensure the building is safe, efficient and to prevent any failure occur. This also to make sure the comfortless and safety of the users regarding to the suitability that based from the design calculation made. Other than that, the fire safety regulations also is one of the standard specification in designing a building. It can give the guidance designing a building which must have the alarm, emergency door or window and others. Throughout the progress, starting from the beginning of the construction project, the design of the building must produce a structural of key plans drawing for each floor of the building. From the drawing, the design process can begin as the drawing tend to show the beam layout of the building. This can ease the design process with identifying all of the structural elements. On top of that, the design process will be provided with a list of materials used and the load that had been calculated. The list of materials consists of the weight of the materials and the value for permanent and variable load. This can be as guidance or references in designing the structural elements. On top of that, the design parameters value also shows the parameter needed which is the known data that can be applied in the design calculation process.