Idea Name: |
Lightweight Buildings |
Slogan: |
Sustainable and affordable lightweight buildings |
Supervisor Name: |
Col Dr Adeel Zafar |
Supervisor Designation: |
HOD Structures |
Supervisor School: |
MCE |
Supervisor Department: |
Department of Structural Engineering |
Contact number: |
03335153314 |
Email ID: |
[email protected] |
Abstract: |
Increasing demand for high-rise building due to urban sprawl is restricted by increased self-weight which make it uneconomical. The study focuses on reducing the self-weight of buildings by adopting novel design approaches which will reduce the member sizes of structural elements, and the use of lightweight materials for non-structural elements which will further reduce the weight. |
What is the unmet need in society that your idea will fulfill ? |
Society avoids high-rise structures mainly because these structures will have complex designs and the use of conventional building materials further increases the cost. Our idea of novel design approach replace the use of conventional materials with lighter sustainable materials, reducing the costs. |
Who needs it ? How many would benefit ? |
The materials used in our novel design approach are lighter, sustainable, and from renewable resources which do not disturb the environment. So the owners, the public, and the environment will benefit from this novel design idea. |
How will the solution works |
The data of a high-rise building, built with conventional methods and materials, is collected. The development of suitable lightweight materials will be done. A new, improved design created in ETABS makes use of these materials, the existing and new structure will be modeled using Revit to provide a 3D representation, quantity, and cost estimate for cost comparison, also will be analyzed using ETABS, and the non-linear analysis will be performed using Perform 3D to compare for performance. |
Who are your competitors ? How is your solution different |
Conventional design approaches use conventional materials which result in larger self-weight. Our idea is different, it reduces the sizes of the structural members and prefers to use lighter non-structural materials which will reduce overall self-weight and cost, though we have got no competitors. |
Status: |
new |
Entry Date & Time: |
2022-12-15 (1832) |