Commercial building in Mumbai

Building use

Other

Country/Region

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Overview

Composite columns and beams as well as special foundation details at column base were adopted to reduce construction time and to increase the strength, serviceability and life expectancy.

Basic information (construction date, number of stories, gross floor area, adopted design code, engineer(s), Contractor(s), etc.)

Construction date: 2009
Number of stories: 5
Gross floor area: 4,645m2
Adopted design code: Eurocode3; IS456:2007; IS875; IS1893; IS456:2000
Engineer(s): Krishnendu Majumdar
Contractor(s): Owner himself

Reason for composite solution

To reduce construction time and to increase the strength, serviceability and life expectancy.

Specific solution/technical details

Connection of steel core of the composite column and composite beam.
Foundation details at composite column base.

Impact or effectiveness

The construction of heavy steel structure for composite elements needs very skilled agency and in India development of good fabricators and erectors has a good demand. Otherwise the time benefit could not be adhered to.