Civil Engineering Assignment: Floor Plan Interpretation & Analysis

This civil engineering assignment focuses on understanding and interpreting floor plans and specifications. It begins by describing the depicted floor plan, which includes offices, a boardroom, washrooms, and a lunchroom. The assignment identifies key features such as floor surfaces, wall types, drawing scale, and accessibility points. It then answers specific questions about the floor plan, including the location of the main switchboard, the meaning of symbols, dimensions of specific rooms, wall thicknesses, and the number of toilets. The assignment also calculates the square footage required for carpeting and identifies the material used for exterior walls (concrete panels). The document concludes with a bibliography referencing sources used for the analysis. This resource is available for students on Desklib, offering a valuable tool for learning and understanding civil engineering concepts.

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1. Briefly describe what the extract of the floor plan depicts………………………….…………3
2. List its key features………………………………………………………………………….....4
3. Now answer the following questions:……………………………………………………….....5
a. Where is the main switchboard?.........................................................................................5
b. What is the meaning of the symbol immediately to the north of the main switchboard?..5
c. What are the dimensions of the G/M office?......................................................................6
d. What does the symbol in the north east corner of the disabled toilet represent?................6
e. How thick is the intervening wall between offices 3 and 4?..............................................6
f. How many toilets and washbasins are there in the female toilets?.....................................6
g. Assuming that all of the offices 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the meeting room are also to be
carpeted, how many square metres, approximately would be required to do the job?.......6
h. What material are the exterior walls made of?...................................................................6.
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1. The extract of the floor plan depicts;
The floor plan depicts a courthouse comprising of a main office, G/M
office, other staff offices, a board room, a store, washrooms, and a lunch
room1. The offices are categorized into three namely G/M office,
General office, and office 1-4 and hence the unique design in terms of
dimensions accordingly. The main access point is on the west elevation
comprising of an air lock. From the floor plans, the building also has
three canopies of lengths 3810, 2000, and 500 mm respectively2. The
front wall (North Elevation)3 is of thickness 150 mm, while the other
elevations comprise of 180mm thick walls. The partition walls are
maintained at a thickness of 90 mm. double swing doors are used in the
main egress points while the other units are accessible on single swing
doors. Single swing doors are used of width 900 mm Floor surface
finishing comprise of vinyl tiles for the lunch and tea rooms, ceramic
tiles for the washrooms, carpet in the boardroom and the general office.
The lunch room, and the tea room include sinks. The building is
accessible by lifts located next to the lunch room, tea room on the East
elevation4.
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https://structuralsystemdesign.wordpress.com/plans-and-sections/structural-plans-sections/.
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https://www.thehouseplanshop.com/38/content/Construction-Drawing-Abbreviations.php.
4 Joseph A Demkin. The Architects Handbook of Professional Practice. 1st ed. (New York:
J. Wiley, 2011), 98.
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2. Its key features include:
i. Floor surfaces and finishes mainly tiles and carpets for offices.
Ceramic tiles; It's difficult to turn out badly with alluring tile
flooring. Tile has for some time been the best choice for
washrooms especially in restaurants, kitchens, foyers, passages,
mudrooms, and pantries. Porcelain and coated ceramic tile are
the sturdiest ground surface alternatives, and they require next to
no support. Grout on floor tiles ought to be fixed occasionally to
forestall recoloring. This is especially vital for investment
properties that you will keep up. Carpet; It is an appealing
alternative for some developers since it comes in such a large
number of hues and styles, it introduces rapidly, and it looks
incredible when it's new. Carpet is additionally warm, delicate,
and calm, which is the reason it's favored by numerous mortgage
holders for rooms and living and family rooms. Carpet's tranquil
likewise settles on it an extraordinary decision for upper-level
rooms in multistory homes. Capet ought to never be utilized in
washrooms or kitchens, where it is immediately demolished by
continuous dampness, spills, and recolors and is commonly
unsanitary.
ii. The walls are of concrete with wall thicknesses of 180 mm and
partition walls at 90mm. This is indicated on the building plans
dimensions on the building plan.
iii. The scale of the drawing is 1:1005.
iv. Building only accessible from the north elevation. the egress
point is strictly on the north elevation through the entry point.
5 "Detail Floor Plan Explained (4 of 11)." Accessed March 10, 2019. Available from
https://saterdesign.com/blogs/news/117364807-detail-floor-plan-explained-4-of-11 .
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v. Double casement windows.
vi. Single acting doors in the interior walls with reference numbers
respectively.
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a. Location of the main switchboard is:
At the reception next to the partition wall to the meeting
room6. This is as shown in figure below next to the marked
coloration.
Figure showing switch board location on the plan. It is
marked MSB.
b. The meaning of the symbol immediately to the north of
the main switchboard is
Job datum level. It shows altitude of particular point relative
to the datum.
6 Refer to Seidler, Douglas R. Digital Drawing for Designers: A Visual Guide to
AutoCAD 2017. (New York, United States: Bloomsbury, Fairchild Books, an Imprint of
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017), 140.
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c. The dimensions of the G/M office are;
4210mm by 3510mm
d. The symbol in the north east corner of the disabled toilet
represent;
A shower stall. The lines in the center designate drainage
drop.
e. The thickness of the intervening wall between offices 3
and 4 is;
90 mm
f. The number of toilets and washbasins in the female
toilets are;
Two toilets, and two wash basins7.
g. Assuming that all of the offices 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the
meeting room are also to be carpeted, the number of
square meters that would be required to do the job is;
Width of offices= 3180-180-90=2910 mm
Cumulative length for the 4 offices= 15340-1390-180-90(4)
=13410 mm or just the cumulative sum of the respective wall
lengths with exception of the wall
dimensions=3490+3490+2940+3490=13410 mm
Area= 13410x2910= 39023100 mm2=39.0231m2
h. The exterior walls are made up of;
Concrete panels8. At the core of each precast wall panel is a
7 Sivaji Senapathi, Casey Keith, and Hoit Marc. Structures Congress 2010 Proceedings of
the 2010 Structures Congress, May 12-15, 2010, (Orlando, Florida. Reston, VA: American
Society of Civil Engineers, 2010).
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thick layer of energy proficient warm protection, necessarily
sandwiched between a strong solid inside and an appealing,
enlivening outside completion.
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