fino Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Hi, I have done couple of house-plans for friends and relatives in the past years, but I haven't had the chance to work on a house with no wood" related, I mean just concrete, there's a guy that, ask me if I can make for him a floor-plan like the ones they do in Mexico, (with a flat concrete roof, masonry walls, re-baring and all that stuff), can anyone plse, guide me with the roof details, columns details, and all the re-baring that is needed, or does anyone knows were I can download like an example plan, so I will guide myself.. Thanks.... Quote
ReMark Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 How thick will the roof slab be? You're thinking of using rebar in the masonry walls? How tall is this house going to be? One story, two? Is the house also going to slab-on-grade? If so, how thick will the slab be? Quote
fino Posted November 10, 2011 Author Posted November 10, 2011 The house is basically a 70' by 52' rectangle with approximately 3,700 square feet. It will be a single floor house with a concrete floor slab. The exterior wall will be 8" cmu block with rebars and concrete columns, and the interior will consist of 6" thick cmu blocks, and rebars and concrete columns as well. House will have a concrete lintel after the 12th row of brick for reinforcement, and the roof slab will be 12 inch thick and after the 14th block row, that is, two rows of cmu blocks after the lintel, were I need help is with the roof-slab detail, the cmu wall detail, also what distance apart the cmu columns should be drawn, :DThanks... Quote
khoshravan Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 If the drawings are going to be approved by an authority (which is the usual case for any construction), you need to follow their regulations and just drawing is not enough. For this purpose you need to consult with a civil engineer to guide you for materials, loading, analysis and finally design of the slab as well as whole the buidling. If it is not categorized as buislings to be approved by authorities and he only wants to have a lodge in his field, that is another story. Quote
ReMark Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 What are the chances the area the house will be located in will be subject to seismic activity? Quote
ReMark Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 Some things you will have to consider in regards to your cmu walls. 1. Use of hollow load bearing concrete block. 2. Use of horizontal ladder type reinforcement every second course. 3. Size/spacing of your steel reinforcing bars. 4. Grout fill at the location of your rebars only. Consultation with a structural or civil engineer is highly recommended. Quote
fino Posted November 16, 2011 Author Posted November 16, 2011 Thank-you, guys for all the help, I contacted this old friend from school, who is going to take the time to come and help me with the project.. thanks.... Quote
Jack_O'neill Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 What are the chances the area the house will be located in will be subject to seismic activity? Thank-you, guys for all the help, I contacted this old friend from school, who is going to take the time to come and help me with the project.. thanks.... Make sure you're old friend is familiar with the building codes for where ever this is going to be. Pay particular attention to Remark's concern about seismic activity. Concrete block walls + horizontal racking = pile of rubble if not constructed correctly to withstand that. When the dust settles and the lawyers start circling, they will come after every name they can find on the drawings. Quote
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