Dr. ATM Masood Reza.
Associate Professor,
Architecture Discipline, Khulna University
Architectural Design of Tall Building
High-rise Building
HIGH RISE BUILDING
TALL BUILDING
SCYSCRAPER
Emporis standards-
“A multi-story structure between 35-
100 meters tall, or a building of
unknown height from 12-39 floors is
termed as high rise.
Building code of Hyderabad,India-
A high-rise building is one with four
floors or more, or one 15 meters or
more in height.
The International Conference on Fire
Safety –
"any structure where the height can
have a serious impact on
evacuation“
Massachusetts, United States General
Laws –
A high-rise is being higher than 70 feet
(21 m).
As per BNBC-93 :
Any building which is more than 6 stories or 20 m
high
• Scarcity of land in urban areas
• Increasing demand for business and residential space
• Economic growth
• Technological advancements
• Innovation in structural System
• Desire for Aesthetics in urban settings
• Concept of city skyline
• Cultural significance and prestige
• Human aspiration to build higher
Why High-Rise
• High-rise Design process
• Basic High-rise components
• Special issues
• Structural Innovation/ Technology
• Environmental Issues
• Functional Expressions
• Materials & technologies
• Circulation, Service & maintenance
Design of a Tall Building / High-rise
1. Structural System
2. Electromechanical & HVAC System
3. Fire Fighting System
4. Major Services & service Core
5. Rules & regulations of Tall buildings
Study Components:
Basic components of high-rise
Structural System
LOAD IS THE EXTERNAL FORCES ACTING ON VERY SMALL
AREA ON A PERTICULAR POINT OF A SUPPORTING
STRUCTURAL ELEMENT. THIS LOAD IS CLASSIFIED IN
SOME POINTS.
LOAD
SOURCES OF BUILDING LOADS
GEOGRAPHYCAL MAN-MADE
WIND LOAD
SEISMIC LOAD
TEMPARATURE LOAD
EARTH PRESSURE
WATER PRESSURE
DEAD LOAD
LIVE LOAD
STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATION
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
SHEAR WALL TYPE
CORES & FACADE BEARING WALL
VERTICAL LOAD BEARING WALL & CORE ARE THE
MAIN STRUCTURAL
ELEMET
PROVIDE MORE OPEN SPACE
EXPRESSION
Solid void relationship are exposed
Fig:KANCHANJUNGA
APARTMENT
CANTILEVERED TYPE
CONCRETE
TYPE
CANTILEVERED SLAB
CENTREL CORE ACT MAIN STRUCTURAL
ELEMENT & SUPPORTED THE FLOOR SLAB
PROVIDE COLUMN FREE SPACE
LARGE QUANTITIES OF STEEL ARE REQUIRED
FOR LARGE SLAB PROJECTION
EXPRESSION
Horizontal lines are boldly
exposed
And core is always placed in centre position
price tower
Johnson wax building,
USA
Banco de bilbao Spain
FLAT SLAB
THICK CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB SUPPORT ON COLUMN
THERE IS NO DROP PANEL & CAPITAL ON THE TOP OF THE COLUMN
HAS NO DEEP BEAMS ALLOWING FOR A MINIMUM STORY HEIGHT
FRAME TYPE
CONCRETE TYPE
INTERSPATIAL
STORY HIGH FRAMED STRUCTURES ARE
CANTILEVERED FROM THE CENTERAL CORE ON
EVERY OTHER FLOOR
THUS CREATE USABLE SPACE
WITHIN FRAME & ABOVE THE FRAME
THE SPACE WITHIN FRAME USED
FOR FIXED OPERATION AND SPACE ABOVE THE
FRAME CAN BE USED FOR ANY TYPE OF ACTIVITY
EXPRESSION
Inter spatial elements are boldly exposed
Fig:State Trading
RIGID FRAME
EXPRESSION
Rigid and massive
FRAME TYPE
CONCRETE TYPE
AT &T building
RIGID JOINTS ARE USED BETWEEN AN
ASSEMBLAGE OF LINEAR ELEMENTS TO FORM
VERTICLE AND HORIZONTAL PLANES.
THE VERTICLE PLANES CONSIST OF
COLUMNS AND GIRDERS MOSTLY ON A
RECTANGULAR GRID.
NBF Tower
RIGID FRAME AND CORE
THE RIGID FRAME RESPONDS TO
LATERAL LOADS PRIMARILY THROUGH FLEXURE
OF THE BEAM AND COLUMNS.
LARGE LATERAL DRIFT FOR BUILDINGS OF A
CERTAIN HIGHT.
BY USING CORE LATERAL DRIFT FOR BUILDINGS
OF A CERTAIN HIGHT.
EXPRESSION
Rigid and massive
FRAME TYPE
CONCRETE TYPE
Patronous Tower
Patronous Tower
TUBE IN TUBE
CONCRETE TYPE
Frankfurt Trade Fair Tower
AON CENTER
CHICAGO
EXPRESSION
THE EXTERIOR COLUMNS AND BEAMS ARE SPACED SO
CLOSELY THAT THE FAÇADE HAS THE APPEARANCE OF
A WALL WITH PERFORATED WINDOW OPENING.
THE EXTERIOR COLUMNS AND BEAMS ARE SPACED
SO CLOSELY THAT THE FAÇADE HAS THE
APPEARANCE OF A WALL WITH
PERFORATED WINDOW OPENING.
THE INTIRE BUILDING ACTS AS AHILLOW TUBE
CANTILEVERING OUT OF THE GROUND.
THE INTERIOR CORE INCREASES THE STIFINESS OF
THE BUILDING BY SHEARING THE LOADS WITH THE
FAÇADE TUBE.
DG BANK
HEADQUARTERS
FRAMED TUBE
THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF THE BUILDING
CONSISTING OF A CLOSELY SPACED
RECTANGULAR GRID OF BEAM AND
COLUMN
RESISTING LATERIAL LOAD THROUGH
CANTILEVERE TUBE ACTION WITHOUT
USING INTERIOR BRACING
EXAMPLE AON CENTER
TRUSS WITH SHEAR WALL
STEEL TYPE
USE OF HANGERS INSTEAD OF COLOUMNS TO
CARRY THE FLOOR LOADS
THE TENSILE CABLE CARRY THE GRAVITY
LOADS TO TRUSSES CANTILEAVERING FROM A
CENTRAL CORE
EXPRESSION
Hangers are exposed between a number
of floors
SUSPENSION
HSBC bank
Standard bank center South Africa
FRAME TYPE
STEEL TYPE
TRUSSED FRAME
EXPRESSION
trussed frame is exposed.
COMBINING RIGID FRAME WITH VERTICLE
SHEAR TRUSSES PROVIDES AN INCREASE IN
STRENGTH.
THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE BASED ON
USING THE FRAME FOR RESISTANCE OF RAVITY
LOADS AND THE VERTICAL TRUSS FOR WIND
LOADS.
USX Tower ,Usa Jhon Hancock
BELT TRUSSED FREAM & CORE
BELT TRUSSES TIE THE FAÇADE COLUMNS TO
THE CORE.
THE BRACING IS CALLED CAP TRUSSING WHEN IT
IS ON THE TOP OF THEBUILDING AND BELT
TRUSSING WHEN AROUND LOWER SECTION.
EXPRESSION
trussed frame is exposed after certain
floors
FRAME TYPE
STEEL TYPE
Place victoria tower canada
Al Faisalliyah Tower
STEEL TYPE
THE EXTERIOR COLUMNS AND BEAMS ARE
SPACED SO CLOSELY THAT THE FAÇADE HAS THE
APPEARANCE OF A WALL WITH
PERFORATED WINDOW OPENING.
THE INTIRE BUILDING ACTS AS AHILLOW TUBE
CANTILEVERING OUT OF THE GROUND.
THE INTERIOR CORE INCREASES THE STIFINESS
OF THE BUILDING BY SHEARING THE LOADS
WITH THE FAÇADE TUBE.
EXPRESSION
THE EXTERIOR COLUMNS AND BEAMS ARE SPACED
SO CLOSELY THAT THE FAÇADE HAS THE
APPEARANCE OF A WALL WITH PERFORATED
WINDOW OPENING.
TUBE IN TUBE
Millennium tower
Japan
BUNDLE TUBE
STEEL TYPE
EXPRESSION
Group of tubes are exposed.
Greatest height and most floor area can be gained
ASSEMBLAGE OF INDIVIDUAL TUBE RESULTING
IN A MULTIPLE CELL TUBE
INCREASE IN STIFNESS IN APPARENT GREATEST
HIGHT
MOST FOOL AREA
Sears
tower,Chicago
DIAGRID
STEEL FRAMED TUBE TYPE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
TRINGULAR STEEL FRAME GENERATES THE TUBE
BEAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY DIAGONAL STEEL
MEMBER
REQUARES LESS STEEL THEN CONVENTIONAL
STEEL FRAME
EXAMPLE SWISS- RE TOWER
EXPRESSION
Triangular grids are exposed in façade
OTHER Structural Element
Structural Element
Swiss re tower, London
OTHER Structural Element
Structural Element
TURNING TORSO
NINE CUBES, TWISTING 90 DEGREES FROM
BOTTOM TO TOP WILL RISE 45 STORIES
THE FRAME WORK CONSISTS OF THE CORE,
CIRCLE SHAPED CONCETE TYPE
THE CORE IS CAST IN A SLIDING FORM WHICH
MEANS THAT THE FORM IS SUSPENDED BETWEEN
VERTICLE BEAMS AND CANSLIDE UPWARDS ONE
FLOOR AT A TIME BY WAY OF JACKS
STEEL SUPPORT SPINE CONSISTS OF A STEEL
COLUMN AT THE POINTED END OF THE
BUILDING FLOOR AND 20 HORIZANTAL AND 18
DIAGONAL STEEL ‘CIGAR’
THE COLUMNN IS CONNECTED TO TWO
STABILIZLNG ELEMENT ON EACH FLOOR. THESE
STAB ILIZERS SUPPORTED THE STEEL COLUMN
TRUSSED TUBE
ALSO KNOWN AS “BRACED TUBE”
SEMILIAR TO THE FRAMED TUBE
FURTHER SPACED REQUARED BETWEEN THE
EXTERIOR COLUMN
BRACING IS INTROUCED ALONG THE ENTERIOR
WALLS TO COMPENSTATE FOR THE FEWER
COLUMN BY TIEING THEM
OTHER Structural Element
Structural Element
Bank of china tower
OTHER Structural Element
Structural Element
Commerz bank tower
ITHE REINFORCED PRINCIPAL BEARING STRUCTURE
IS SITUATED BEHIND THE FAÇADE.THE 8 STORY
VIERENDEEL BEAMS AND THE TWO REINFORCED
COMPOSITE COLUMN AT EACH OF THE ROUNDED
CORNER CREATE A RIGID FRAME.THE THREE CORE AT
EACH ROUNDED CORNER ACT AS A COLUMN.THE
ATRUCTURES AND GIRDERS AT THE SIDE OF THE
ATRIAM SUPORT THE CONTINUOUS STEEL BEAMS
WHICH THE FLOOR REST.
ITS STRUCTURAL DESIGN REQUERED
COMPREHENSIVE WIND ENGINEERING STUDIES TO
DETERMIINE DETAIL WIND LOAD DISTRIBUTION
FOR POTENTIALLY CRITICAL LOAD PATTERN.S.THIS
LOAD PATTERNS INCLUDE TWIST LOADING
BETWEEN TWO MAIN TOWERS AND VERTICAL
LOADING OF THE TOP LINKS.TO MEET THIS DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS A HIGH FREQUENCY PRESSURE
INTEGRATION TESTING PROCEDURE IS CONDUCTED
IN RWDI”S BOUNDARY..
OTHER Structural Element
Structural Element
CC TV head quarter
CCTV Head Quarter
Electromechanical & HVAC System
ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT
ESCALATORS
HVAC SYSTEM
DUCTING
MECHANICAL FLOOR
ELEVATOR
An elevator is a hosting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform that moves in guides in
a substantially vertically direction and transports passengers or goods or both between two or more floors
of a building.
Components of a Elevator
Types of Elevator
1.Passenger Elevator
2.Hospital Elevator
3.Freight Elevator
Each elevator is divided in two types
1.Electric Elevator
2.Hydraulic Elevator
Electric Passenger Elevator Hydraulic Passenger Elevator
Section & Plan of Electric & Hydraulic Elevator
Sizes & Capacity of
Electric Passenger
Elevator
Sizes & Capacity of
Hydralic Passenger
Elevator
Capsule Elevator
Section & Plan of Capsule Elevator Sizes & Capacity of Capsule Elevator (mm)
MRL Lift – Machine Room less Lift
CAR Lift or Vehicular Elevator
ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT
r
Two-car Grouping
Three-car Grouping
Four-car Grouping Six-car Grouping
Size of Elevator Lobby
Eight-car Grouping
ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT
Number of lift Calculation
The number of lift ,
Here,
P = total population ( use in pick hour)
T = time
Q = lift capability
HC = handling capability
( According to BNBC code)
P*T*HC
300*100*Q
N =
ESCALATORS
Escalators are powered stairs , a sequence of continuously moving step that transport passengers working
between two floors of a multistory building.
The location should be there, where traffic between floors of a building is heaviest and where convenient For passengers.
In department stores, escalators usually carry 75 to 90% of the traffic between floors. To take advantage of heavy traffic
carried by escalators, they should lead to strategic scales area. It is generally installed in the lobby of ground floor to carry
passengers to upper floor.
Escalator Components
Types Of Arrangement
Escalators generally are installed in pairs, one escalator for transporting passengers upward and the other for carrying traffic downward.
There are three types of escalator
1. Crisscrossed Escalator
2.Parallel Escalator
3.Spiral Escalator
Crisscross Escalator
Parallel Escalator
Spiral Escalator
As setting, Escalator are three types-
a. 25 degree inclination
b. 30 degree inclination
c. 35 degree inclination
Dimension & Support
HVAC SYSTEM
Heating
Heating is a process of transferring heat from a heat source to any space within a building. There are
different types of standard heating systems. Such a system contains a boiler, furnace, or heat pump to heat
water, steam, or air.
Ventilating
Ventilating is the process of "changing" or replacing air in any space to control temperature or remove
moisture, odors, smoke, heat, dust and airborne bacteria.
Air-conditioning
Air conditioning and refrigeration are provided through the removal of heat. In order to remove heat from
something, you simply need to provide a medium that is colder.
COOLING
TOWER
-850
f
water
PUMP
-950
f
water
CONDENSOR
COMPRESSOR
-400
f
water -500
f
water
PUMP
EVAPORATOR
A.HU.
INTERNAL MECHANISM
TECHNICAL TERMS
HVAC IN SPACES
Mixing systems
Mixing systems generally supply air in a manner that the air in the entire room is fully mixed. In cooling
mode, the cool supply air, typically around 55’F at design conditions, exits an outlet at high velocity, inducing
room air to provide mixing and temperature equalization. To enhance the mixing, diffusers are normally used
as the air outlets.
Displacement ventilation
Displacement systems introduce air at low velocities to cause minimal induction and mixing. This system is
primarily used for ventilation and space cooling applications. By doing so, the air quality in the occupied
zone is generally superior to that achieved with mixing room air distribution.
Outlet Types
RETURN
DEFUSER
Size: 1’* 1’
Required:
1 for every
100 sq-ft
A: In or near ceiling, horizontal discharge.
B: In or near floor, vertical non-spreading
discharge.
C: in or near floor, vertical spreading discharge.
D: In or near floor, horizontal discharge.
E: In or near ceiling, vertical discharge.
AC System
There are two types of AC plant:
1. Air cooled water chiller : Usually placed on the roof or open space. Air is the main elements for the
system .
2. Water cooled water chiller :Water cooled chillers are typically intended for indoor installation and
operation, and are cooled by a separate condenser water loop.
Water cooled water chiller Air cooled water chiller
DUCTING SYSTEM
• Ducts are used in HVAC to deliver and remove air. These needed airflows include, for example, supply
air, return air, and exhaust air.
• Ducts also deliver, most commonly as part of the supply air, ventilation air.
• Air ducts are one method of ensuring acceptable indoor air quality as well as thermal comfort.
DUCTING MATERIAL
Fabric Ducts Flexible tubing
Fiberglass duct board (Non metallic) Pre-insulated aluminum ducts
Structural consideration for ducting
AIR CUTTER
A device used at the accessing door
of a air-conditioned space.
USE
. Protect from outer worm air flow
. Keep free from insects
. Keep free from outdoor dust
• Requirement: 1 for every 10 floor. (Depends upon design)
• Floor height: double height (minimum)
• Parapet: 16’ if positioned at roof.
Fire Fighting System
Fire protection in buildings
The UBBL 1984 requires all buildings to have minimum structural integrity based on its
usage.
Elements of construction can only be effective as fire breaks if they have the necessary
degree of fire resistance
INSULATION STABILITY
INTEGRITY
The three criteria of fire resistance
Good building design with fire safety measures
•Provide adequate fire appliances
•Provide adequate fixed installation
•Designing & installing building services
•Designing & providing adequate and safe escape routes
•Selecting materials for the construction which will not promote the rapid spread of
fire or generate dangerous smoke
•Subdividing buildings into compartments of reasonable sizes
•Designing & constructing the exterior of a building
Fire Fighting
Fire Fighting techniques and equipment are used to
extinguish fires and limit the damage caused by them.
Fire fighting consists of removing one or more of the
three elements essential to combustion—fuel, heat, and
oxygen—or of interrupting the combustion chain
reaction.
Sources of fire hazards can be
classified based on the triangle of
fire, namely from materials, oxidants
and heat energy .
Sources of Fire Hazards in High-Rise Buildings
1 Hazards of Materials
2 Sources of Oxidants
3 Sources of Heat Energy
2 Sources of Oxidants
a) Chemically Bound Oxygen
b) Oxygen in Air
3 Sources of Heat Energy
a) Electrical Heat Energy
b) Chemical Heat Energy
c) Mechanical Heat Energy
1 Hazards of Materials
a)Wood and Wood-Based Products
b)Plastics
c)Textiles
d) Gases
e)Liquids
Causes of Fire in High-Rise Buildings
1 Fire Ignition
2 Faulty Electricity
3 Smoking
4 Arson
5 Cooking
There are two types of fire control
A. Active control
B. Passive control
A. Active control
1.Fire Detection / Fire alarm System :
Fire alarm System can be either manual or automatic.
2.Fire extinguishing systems
It is obligatory to make provision of fire detection and/or fire extinguishing
systems. These systems are described below –
These are simplest and most reliable fire detection and are commonly
used in building. They are also known as temperature detectors.
This consists of a hand bell or similar sounding devise
emitting distinctive sound when struck. Such devices are
installed near all the main exit and passages.
This type of system on detection of fire starts sounding
alarms or information to the nearest control point.
a) Manual Fire alarm System :
b) Automatic alarm System :
c) Heat detector :
When a fire starts before the flame actually surface smoke is generated. These
devices are best suited for areas within a building when an anticipated fire would
produce a large column of smoke before the temperature of a fire is sufficient to
operate heat detectors.
d) Smoke detector :
2. Fire Extinguishing System :
The commonly adopted fire extinguishing systems are described below:
a) Manual Fire Extinguishing System :
Portable fire extinguisher can be of carbon dioxide type, large foam generation type and so
on. Depending upon the capacity, the discharge from a fire extinguisher may last 20 to 120
seconds. Sometimes buckets full of water and dry sand are also installed.
b) Fire Hydrants:
This consists in providing a l50mm diameter ring main outside in the
ground around the periphery of the building.
The ring main is fed from an underground water tank and it is ensured
that the 2 water pressure Available at each fire hydrant is of the order
of 3.5kg/cm .
a fire extinguishing system at
Bashundhara City, Dhaka
Pillar Hydrants Floor Hydrants
c) Wet riser System:
1. 100 to 150 mm dia vertical G.I. Pipes at
suitable locations within the building.
2. The risers are fed from underground water
storage lank through a fire pump which supplies
water at 2 3kg/cm at the topmost outlet. Always
maintain pressure.
3. The wet risers have suitable connections at
each floor from where constant supply of water
can be drawn in the event of fire.
wet riser system
Dry riser system not well recommended for hi-rise
sprinkler system Bashundhara City
d) Sprinkler system:
Pipes are normally 20mm dia
The pipes receive supply of water normally
40mm dia.
There are three types of sprinkler system
1)Wet pipe
2)Dry pipe
3)Preaction
Hazard
Design Water
Density
* Minimum Area
(sq.m)
Minimum
duration of
water
availability
Light 2.25 mm/min. 84 sq.m 30 min.
Ordinary 5.0 mm/min. 144 to 216 sq.m 60 min.
High
7.5 to 30.0
mm/min.
260 to 300 sq.m 90 min.
Sprinkler system:
e) Stand pipe system:
In multi- storeyed building the hose from fire fighting equipment cannot reach the
upper floors, therefore a stand pipe system must be designed for such a Structure.
stand pipe system
stand pipe system
A fire pump is a part of
a fire sprinkler system's water supply.
4-WayFireBrigade
Connection
Ø
1
5
0
Basement
FireProtectionSystemSchematicDrawing
UndergroundWaterReservoir
Capacity:50,000Gallon
FlexibleJoint
GateValve
NonReturnValve
PressureGauge
PressureSwitch
1000GPMDieselPump
FlexibleJoint
GateValve
NonReturnValve
PressureGauge
PressureSwitch
FlexibleJoint
GateValve
NonReturnValve
PressureGauge
PressureSwitch
1000GPMElectric
Pump
50GPMJockeyPump
FootValve
GroundFloor
1stFloor
Ø50DrainPipe
Ø150RiserPipe
ToSprinkler
2ndFloor
ToSprinkler
3rdFloor
ToSprinkler
4thFloor
ToSprinkler
ToSprinkler
AutoAirVentValve
TODrain
GateValve
5 AirVentValve
6
Non-ReturnValve
4
2
3
1
Description
Symbol
SLNo.
Ø38FireHoseCabinet
4-WayFireBrigade
Connection
7 PillarHydrant
Ø63Landingvalve
PillarHydrant
LEGEND
ToSprinkler
ToSprinkler
Semi-Basement
RoofPlan
Site-building relation
a) Water source / reservoir for Fire protection
b) Fire bridge connection
c) Fire control room
National building code
Corridor:
User should find exits at every end of the corridor.
Closed corridor should not more than 10 m.
PASSIVE CONTROL
Height of the corridor is minimum 2.4 m.
The size of Corridor according to number of users:
Maximum walking distance should not more than 23 m.
User Width
50 or less than 50 0.9 m
More than 50 1.1 m
More than 150 1.8 m
National building code
Types of Exits
Building codes generally indicate what types of facilities
may qualify as exits. These usually include:
Exit Passageways
Horizontal extensions of vertical exits, or a passage leading from a yard or
court to an outdoor space. Minimum floor ­
to-ceiling height is the same as for
corridors. Width should be at least that of the vertical exit. Building codes may
require the passageway en­
closures to have a 2-hr fire rating.
Exit Doors-
doors providing access to streets
doors to stairs and exit passageways
Interior Stairs—stairs within a building that serve as an exit. Building codes
generally re­
quire such stairs to be constructed of noncom­
bustible materials but
may except one-story or two-story, low-hazard buildings.
There should be one exit door for every 50 persons.
Minimum width of the door is 1 m & height is 2 m.
The exit door should be side swinging.
The door should be of outer direction if the user number is more than 50.
Stair should be made of
fire proofing material
Landing should not less than
the width of the stair.
Stair: Minimum width
of stair is 1.5 m.
Hand rail should be placed
both side of the stair.
There should be a
additional hand rail at the
middle if the width of the
stair is more than 2.2 m.
The height of the step could be
maximum 200 mm only if it is not
used by any disable.
The stair could be placed surrounding
the lift shaft if the shaft is made of fire
proofing material.
Ramp: Minimum width of the ramp should not
be less than the width of the corridor.
Slop of the ramp should not be less
than 1:12.
There should be provided hand rail at the
both side if the slop is more than 1:15.
All exits and access facilities should be placed so as to be clearly visible to
occupants
Location of Exit Stair
Refuge Floor
• A floor designated for holding occupants in a super
high-rise buildings.
•at least one refuge floor at an interval of not more
than 20 storeys.
•fire resistance rating not less than 2 hours.
•At least 50% of the gross floor area of the refuge
floor shall be designated as holding area.
•The size of the holding area shall be adequate to
accommodate at least half the total occupant load of
all storeys above and below the refuge floor.
•The holding area shall be naturally ventilated.
Refuge Floor International Finance Center, Hong Kong
Refuge Floor Nina Tower, Hong Kong
Height and Area Restrictions
To limit the spread of fire and the length of travel
of occupants to places of refuge- build­
ings may
be compartmented horizontally and vertically.
Fire-resistant floors and ceilings are used to
prevent fire from spreading from story to story.
User number Minimum exit number
500 or less than 500 2
501-1000 3
More than 1000 4
Fire rating of exit access corridor is
minimum 1 h.
Basic Considerations for Design Layout
1. Consider the Fire detection (FDS) & Fire Protection system (FPS) suitable for the project.
2. Must address the codes.
3. A Fire control room at ground floor (if apply).
4. Provide Ducts for fire pipes
5. Water reservoir for Fire.
6. Adequate Fire exits & means of escape.
7. Refuge Area where applicable
8. Ensure people can safely evacuate from Basement & upper levels.
9. Use fire rated materials & construction system where necessary.
Methods to Enhance Fire Safety of High-Rise Building Users
1. Conduct more educational and training.
2. Assign specific personnel as Building Emergency Response Staff.
3. Conduct regular inspection of electrical.
4. Ensure that all areas under renovation are regularly inspected.
5. Implement regular pest control program.
6. Implement good and regular housekeeping programs.
7. Ensure flammable materials are stored in a safe area.
8. Ensure there are clear or “glow in the dark” signage indicating exit routes and
location of fire safety equipment.
9. Conduct fire and evacuation drills on a regular basis.
10. Distribute pamphlets or leaflets containing emergency procedures and
evacuation plans.
11. Install high-tech fire safety equipment.
12. Increase law enforcement to ensure compliance to statutory requirements.
Service Core
WHAT IS CORE ?
Those part of a building that consist of the
elevators, shafts, elevator lobby, stair cases,
toilets, M & E service, riser, ducks and can
also contribute to the structural stability of
the building
INTRODUCTION
•Vertical circulation
•Configuration
•Floor-plate design
•Function of Service Core
•Service core types &
placement
•Service Core & Building
Economy
•Elevator design &
configuration
•Population density
•Traffic analysis
•Quality of ride
•Service-core layout & space
requirements
ELEMENTS
VERTICAL CIRCULATION
•Cores = service cores = risers
•Contains:
–Elevator shafts
–Elevator lobbies
–Main & escape stairways
–Riser-ducts
–Toilets
–Other service rooms
•Elevators = MAIN vertical circulation
system
CONFIGARATION
At initial design stage, designer DETERMINES:
•Buildable net rentable areas (NRA)
•Gross floor areas (GFA)
•Typical & atypical floor-plates
•Prepare a diagram + propose elevator
configuration:
•No. of banks
•No. of stops
•Transfer floor(s)
FLOOR PLATE DESIGN
•Staircase usually grouped with elevators
•As means of escape & accessibility
•Same goes with M&E riser ducts
•Aspects that affect the floor-plate design:
–Direction of best views out
–Permissible ground floor plinth are
–Car-parking grids in relation with floor-plate structural
configuration.
Floor-plate efficiency should not be less than 75%
FUNTION OF SERVICE CORE
TYPES & PLACEMENT
•Core can be classified according to design
consideration & structural solution.
SERVICE CORE & BUILDING ECONOMY
COMMERCIAL BUILDING
Up-peak interval 28 secs 30 secs 35 secs
5-minute up-peak
handling capacity 14 -15%13 -13.5% 11 -12%
HOTEL BUILDING
2 way lobby traffic 35 -40 secs 45 -50 secs 55 -60 secs
5-minute up-peak
handling capacity 14% 13% 12%
APARTMENT BUILDING
2 way lobby traffic 50 -55 secs 60 -65 secs 70 -75 secs
5-minute up-peak 7% 6% 5%
CAR-PARK BUILDING
2 way lobby traffic 35 secs 40 secs 50 secs
5-minute up-peak 13.5 -14% 12.5 -13% 11 -12%
EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR
SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE
Requirements for elevator selection service
ELEVATOR DESIGN & CONFIGURATION
TWO-CAR GROUPING
•Side-by-side arrangement is best
•Passenger face both cars& can react immediately
•AVOID separation of elevators
•EXCESSIVE separation destroy advantages of group operation
THREE-CAR GROUPING
•3 cars in a row is PREFERRABLE
•2 cars opposite 1 is acceptable
•PROBLEM: location of elevator call button
Service-core layout & space requirements
Sub Station Room
Electromechanical
Electromechanical Services
Electromechanical room = Substation room+Generator room
Thank you all

High rise Basic components For Architecture

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    Dr. ATM MasoodReza. Associate Professor, Architecture Discipline, Khulna University Architectural Design of Tall Building High-rise Building
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    HIGH RISE BUILDING TALLBUILDING SCYSCRAPER
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    Emporis standards- “A multi-storystructure between 35- 100 meters tall, or a building of unknown height from 12-39 floors is termed as high rise. Building code of Hyderabad,India- A high-rise building is one with four floors or more, or one 15 meters or more in height. The International Conference on Fire Safety – "any structure where the height can have a serious impact on evacuation“ Massachusetts, United States General Laws – A high-rise is being higher than 70 feet (21 m). As per BNBC-93 : Any building which is more than 6 stories or 20 m high
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    • Scarcity ofland in urban areas • Increasing demand for business and residential space • Economic growth • Technological advancements • Innovation in structural System • Desire for Aesthetics in urban settings • Concept of city skyline • Cultural significance and prestige • Human aspiration to build higher Why High-Rise
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    • High-rise Designprocess • Basic High-rise components • Special issues • Structural Innovation/ Technology • Environmental Issues • Functional Expressions • Materials & technologies • Circulation, Service & maintenance Design of a Tall Building / High-rise
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    1. Structural System 2.Electromechanical & HVAC System 3. Fire Fighting System 4. Major Services & service Core 5. Rules & regulations of Tall buildings Study Components: Basic components of high-rise
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    LOAD IS THEEXTERNAL FORCES ACTING ON VERY SMALL AREA ON A PERTICULAR POINT OF A SUPPORTING STRUCTURAL ELEMENT. THIS LOAD IS CLASSIFIED IN SOME POINTS. LOAD SOURCES OF BUILDING LOADS GEOGRAPHYCAL MAN-MADE WIND LOAD SEISMIC LOAD TEMPARATURE LOAD EARTH PRESSURE WATER PRESSURE DEAD LOAD LIVE LOAD STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATION
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    SHEAR WALL TYPE CORES& FACADE BEARING WALL VERTICAL LOAD BEARING WALL & CORE ARE THE MAIN STRUCTURAL ELEMET PROVIDE MORE OPEN SPACE EXPRESSION Solid void relationship are exposed Fig:KANCHANJUNGA APARTMENT
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    CANTILEVERED TYPE CONCRETE TYPE CANTILEVERED SLAB CENTRELCORE ACT MAIN STRUCTURAL ELEMENT & SUPPORTED THE FLOOR SLAB PROVIDE COLUMN FREE SPACE LARGE QUANTITIES OF STEEL ARE REQUIRED FOR LARGE SLAB PROJECTION EXPRESSION Horizontal lines are boldly exposed And core is always placed in centre position price tower Johnson wax building, USA Banco de bilbao Spain FLAT SLAB THICK CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB SUPPORT ON COLUMN THERE IS NO DROP PANEL & CAPITAL ON THE TOP OF THE COLUMN HAS NO DEEP BEAMS ALLOWING FOR A MINIMUM STORY HEIGHT
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    FRAME TYPE CONCRETE TYPE INTERSPATIAL STORYHIGH FRAMED STRUCTURES ARE CANTILEVERED FROM THE CENTERAL CORE ON EVERY OTHER FLOOR THUS CREATE USABLE SPACE WITHIN FRAME & ABOVE THE FRAME THE SPACE WITHIN FRAME USED FOR FIXED OPERATION AND SPACE ABOVE THE FRAME CAN BE USED FOR ANY TYPE OF ACTIVITY EXPRESSION Inter spatial elements are boldly exposed Fig:State Trading
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    RIGID FRAME EXPRESSION Rigid andmassive FRAME TYPE CONCRETE TYPE AT &T building RIGID JOINTS ARE USED BETWEEN AN ASSEMBLAGE OF LINEAR ELEMENTS TO FORM VERTICLE AND HORIZONTAL PLANES. THE VERTICLE PLANES CONSIST OF COLUMNS AND GIRDERS MOSTLY ON A RECTANGULAR GRID. NBF Tower
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    RIGID FRAME ANDCORE THE RIGID FRAME RESPONDS TO LATERAL LOADS PRIMARILY THROUGH FLEXURE OF THE BEAM AND COLUMNS. LARGE LATERAL DRIFT FOR BUILDINGS OF A CERTAIN HIGHT. BY USING CORE LATERAL DRIFT FOR BUILDINGS OF A CERTAIN HIGHT. EXPRESSION Rigid and massive FRAME TYPE CONCRETE TYPE Patronous Tower Patronous Tower
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    TUBE IN TUBE CONCRETETYPE Frankfurt Trade Fair Tower AON CENTER CHICAGO EXPRESSION THE EXTERIOR COLUMNS AND BEAMS ARE SPACED SO CLOSELY THAT THE FAÇADE HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A WALL WITH PERFORATED WINDOW OPENING. THE EXTERIOR COLUMNS AND BEAMS ARE SPACED SO CLOSELY THAT THE FAÇADE HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A WALL WITH PERFORATED WINDOW OPENING. THE INTIRE BUILDING ACTS AS AHILLOW TUBE CANTILEVERING OUT OF THE GROUND. THE INTERIOR CORE INCREASES THE STIFINESS OF THE BUILDING BY SHEARING THE LOADS WITH THE FAÇADE TUBE. DG BANK HEADQUARTERS FRAMED TUBE THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF THE BUILDING CONSISTING OF A CLOSELY SPACED RECTANGULAR GRID OF BEAM AND COLUMN RESISTING LATERIAL LOAD THROUGH CANTILEVERE TUBE ACTION WITHOUT USING INTERIOR BRACING EXAMPLE AON CENTER
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    TRUSS WITH SHEARWALL STEEL TYPE USE OF HANGERS INSTEAD OF COLOUMNS TO CARRY THE FLOOR LOADS THE TENSILE CABLE CARRY THE GRAVITY LOADS TO TRUSSES CANTILEAVERING FROM A CENTRAL CORE EXPRESSION Hangers are exposed between a number of floors SUSPENSION HSBC bank Standard bank center South Africa
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    FRAME TYPE STEEL TYPE TRUSSEDFRAME EXPRESSION trussed frame is exposed. COMBINING RIGID FRAME WITH VERTICLE SHEAR TRUSSES PROVIDES AN INCREASE IN STRENGTH. THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE BASED ON USING THE FRAME FOR RESISTANCE OF RAVITY LOADS AND THE VERTICAL TRUSS FOR WIND LOADS. USX Tower ,Usa Jhon Hancock
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    BELT TRUSSED FREAM& CORE BELT TRUSSES TIE THE FAÇADE COLUMNS TO THE CORE. THE BRACING IS CALLED CAP TRUSSING WHEN IT IS ON THE TOP OF THEBUILDING AND BELT TRUSSING WHEN AROUND LOWER SECTION. EXPRESSION trussed frame is exposed after certain floors FRAME TYPE STEEL TYPE Place victoria tower canada Al Faisalliyah Tower
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    STEEL TYPE THE EXTERIORCOLUMNS AND BEAMS ARE SPACED SO CLOSELY THAT THE FAÇADE HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A WALL WITH PERFORATED WINDOW OPENING. THE INTIRE BUILDING ACTS AS AHILLOW TUBE CANTILEVERING OUT OF THE GROUND. THE INTERIOR CORE INCREASES THE STIFINESS OF THE BUILDING BY SHEARING THE LOADS WITH THE FAÇADE TUBE. EXPRESSION THE EXTERIOR COLUMNS AND BEAMS ARE SPACED SO CLOSELY THAT THE FAÇADE HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A WALL WITH PERFORATED WINDOW OPENING. TUBE IN TUBE Millennium tower Japan
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    BUNDLE TUBE STEEL TYPE EXPRESSION Groupof tubes are exposed. Greatest height and most floor area can be gained ASSEMBLAGE OF INDIVIDUAL TUBE RESULTING IN A MULTIPLE CELL TUBE INCREASE IN STIFNESS IN APPARENT GREATEST HIGHT MOST FOOL AREA Sears tower,Chicago
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    DIAGRID STEEL FRAMED TUBETYPE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM TRINGULAR STEEL FRAME GENERATES THE TUBE BEAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY DIAGONAL STEEL MEMBER REQUARES LESS STEEL THEN CONVENTIONAL STEEL FRAME EXAMPLE SWISS- RE TOWER EXPRESSION Triangular grids are exposed in façade OTHER Structural Element Structural Element Swiss re tower, London
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    OTHER Structural Element StructuralElement TURNING TORSO NINE CUBES, TWISTING 90 DEGREES FROM BOTTOM TO TOP WILL RISE 45 STORIES THE FRAME WORK CONSISTS OF THE CORE, CIRCLE SHAPED CONCETE TYPE THE CORE IS CAST IN A SLIDING FORM WHICH MEANS THAT THE FORM IS SUSPENDED BETWEEN VERTICLE BEAMS AND CANSLIDE UPWARDS ONE FLOOR AT A TIME BY WAY OF JACKS STEEL SUPPORT SPINE CONSISTS OF A STEEL COLUMN AT THE POINTED END OF THE BUILDING FLOOR AND 20 HORIZANTAL AND 18 DIAGONAL STEEL ‘CIGAR’ THE COLUMNN IS CONNECTED TO TWO STABILIZLNG ELEMENT ON EACH FLOOR. THESE STAB ILIZERS SUPPORTED THE STEEL COLUMN
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    TRUSSED TUBE ALSO KNOWNAS “BRACED TUBE” SEMILIAR TO THE FRAMED TUBE FURTHER SPACED REQUARED BETWEEN THE EXTERIOR COLUMN BRACING IS INTROUCED ALONG THE ENTERIOR WALLS TO COMPENSTATE FOR THE FEWER COLUMN BY TIEING THEM OTHER Structural Element Structural Element Bank of china tower
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    OTHER Structural Element StructuralElement Commerz bank tower ITHE REINFORCED PRINCIPAL BEARING STRUCTURE IS SITUATED BEHIND THE FAÇADE.THE 8 STORY VIERENDEEL BEAMS AND THE TWO REINFORCED COMPOSITE COLUMN AT EACH OF THE ROUNDED CORNER CREATE A RIGID FRAME.THE THREE CORE AT EACH ROUNDED CORNER ACT AS A COLUMN.THE ATRUCTURES AND GIRDERS AT THE SIDE OF THE ATRIAM SUPORT THE CONTINUOUS STEEL BEAMS WHICH THE FLOOR REST.
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    ITS STRUCTURAL DESIGNREQUERED COMPREHENSIVE WIND ENGINEERING STUDIES TO DETERMIINE DETAIL WIND LOAD DISTRIBUTION FOR POTENTIALLY CRITICAL LOAD PATTERN.S.THIS LOAD PATTERNS INCLUDE TWIST LOADING BETWEEN TWO MAIN TOWERS AND VERTICAL LOADING OF THE TOP LINKS.TO MEET THIS DESIGN REQUIREMENTS A HIGH FREQUENCY PRESSURE INTEGRATION TESTING PROCEDURE IS CONDUCTED IN RWDI”S BOUNDARY.. OTHER Structural Element Structural Element CC TV head quarter CCTV Head Quarter
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    ELEVATOR An elevator isa hosting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform that moves in guides in a substantially vertically direction and transports passengers or goods or both between two or more floors of a building. Components of a Elevator Types of Elevator 1.Passenger Elevator 2.Hospital Elevator 3.Freight Elevator Each elevator is divided in two types 1.Electric Elevator 2.Hydraulic Elevator
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    Electric Passenger ElevatorHydraulic Passenger Elevator Section & Plan of Electric & Hydraulic Elevator
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    Sizes & Capacityof Electric Passenger Elevator Sizes & Capacity of Hydralic Passenger Elevator
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    Capsule Elevator Section &Plan of Capsule Elevator Sizes & Capacity of Capsule Elevator (mm)
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    MRL Lift –Machine Room less Lift
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    CAR Lift orVehicular Elevator
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    ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT r Two-car Grouping Three-carGrouping Four-car Grouping Six-car Grouping
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    Size of ElevatorLobby Eight-car Grouping
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    Number of liftCalculation The number of lift , Here, P = total population ( use in pick hour) T = time Q = lift capability HC = handling capability ( According to BNBC code) P*T*HC 300*100*Q N =
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    ESCALATORS Escalators are poweredstairs , a sequence of continuously moving step that transport passengers working between two floors of a multistory building. The location should be there, where traffic between floors of a building is heaviest and where convenient For passengers. In department stores, escalators usually carry 75 to 90% of the traffic between floors. To take advantage of heavy traffic carried by escalators, they should lead to strategic scales area. It is generally installed in the lobby of ground floor to carry passengers to upper floor.
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    Escalator Components Types OfArrangement Escalators generally are installed in pairs, one escalator for transporting passengers upward and the other for carrying traffic downward. There are three types of escalator 1. Crisscrossed Escalator 2.Parallel Escalator 3.Spiral Escalator
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    As setting, Escalatorare three types- a. 25 degree inclination b. 30 degree inclination c. 35 degree inclination Dimension & Support
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    HVAC SYSTEM Heating Heating isa process of transferring heat from a heat source to any space within a building. There are different types of standard heating systems. Such a system contains a boiler, furnace, or heat pump to heat water, steam, or air. Ventilating Ventilating is the process of "changing" or replacing air in any space to control temperature or remove moisture, odors, smoke, heat, dust and airborne bacteria. Air-conditioning Air conditioning and refrigeration are provided through the removal of heat. In order to remove heat from something, you simply need to provide a medium that is colder.
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    HVAC IN SPACES Mixingsystems Mixing systems generally supply air in a manner that the air in the entire room is fully mixed. In cooling mode, the cool supply air, typically around 55’F at design conditions, exits an outlet at high velocity, inducing room air to provide mixing and temperature equalization. To enhance the mixing, diffusers are normally used as the air outlets. Displacement ventilation Displacement systems introduce air at low velocities to cause minimal induction and mixing. This system is primarily used for ventilation and space cooling applications. By doing so, the air quality in the occupied zone is generally superior to that achieved with mixing room air distribution.
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    Outlet Types RETURN DEFUSER Size: 1’*1’ Required: 1 for every 100 sq-ft A: In or near ceiling, horizontal discharge. B: In or near floor, vertical non-spreading discharge. C: in or near floor, vertical spreading discharge. D: In or near floor, horizontal discharge. E: In or near ceiling, vertical discharge.
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    AC System There aretwo types of AC plant: 1. Air cooled water chiller : Usually placed on the roof or open space. Air is the main elements for the system . 2. Water cooled water chiller :Water cooled chillers are typically intended for indoor installation and operation, and are cooled by a separate condenser water loop. Water cooled water chiller Air cooled water chiller
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    DUCTING SYSTEM • Ductsare used in HVAC to deliver and remove air. These needed airflows include, for example, supply air, return air, and exhaust air. • Ducts also deliver, most commonly as part of the supply air, ventilation air. • Air ducts are one method of ensuring acceptable indoor air quality as well as thermal comfort.
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    DUCTING MATERIAL Fabric DuctsFlexible tubing Fiberglass duct board (Non metallic) Pre-insulated aluminum ducts
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    AIR CUTTER A deviceused at the accessing door of a air-conditioned space. USE . Protect from outer worm air flow . Keep free from insects . Keep free from outdoor dust
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    • Requirement: 1for every 10 floor. (Depends upon design) • Floor height: double height (minimum) • Parapet: 16’ if positioned at roof.
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    Fire protection inbuildings The UBBL 1984 requires all buildings to have minimum structural integrity based on its usage. Elements of construction can only be effective as fire breaks if they have the necessary degree of fire resistance INSULATION STABILITY INTEGRITY The three criteria of fire resistance
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    Good building designwith fire safety measures •Provide adequate fire appliances •Provide adequate fixed installation •Designing & installing building services •Designing & providing adequate and safe escape routes •Selecting materials for the construction which will not promote the rapid spread of fire or generate dangerous smoke •Subdividing buildings into compartments of reasonable sizes •Designing & constructing the exterior of a building
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    Fire Fighting Fire Fightingtechniques and equipment are used to extinguish fires and limit the damage caused by them. Fire fighting consists of removing one or more of the three elements essential to combustion—fuel, heat, and oxygen—or of interrupting the combustion chain reaction.
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    Sources of firehazards can be classified based on the triangle of fire, namely from materials, oxidants and heat energy . Sources of Fire Hazards in High-Rise Buildings 1 Hazards of Materials 2 Sources of Oxidants 3 Sources of Heat Energy
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    2 Sources ofOxidants a) Chemically Bound Oxygen b) Oxygen in Air 3 Sources of Heat Energy a) Electrical Heat Energy b) Chemical Heat Energy c) Mechanical Heat Energy 1 Hazards of Materials a)Wood and Wood-Based Products b)Plastics c)Textiles d) Gases e)Liquids
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    Causes of Firein High-Rise Buildings 1 Fire Ignition 2 Faulty Electricity 3 Smoking 4 Arson 5 Cooking
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    There are twotypes of fire control A. Active control B. Passive control A. Active control 1.Fire Detection / Fire alarm System : Fire alarm System can be either manual or automatic. 2.Fire extinguishing systems It is obligatory to make provision of fire detection and/or fire extinguishing systems. These systems are described below –
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    These are simplestand most reliable fire detection and are commonly used in building. They are also known as temperature detectors. This consists of a hand bell or similar sounding devise emitting distinctive sound when struck. Such devices are installed near all the main exit and passages. This type of system on detection of fire starts sounding alarms or information to the nearest control point. a) Manual Fire alarm System : b) Automatic alarm System : c) Heat detector :
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    When a firestarts before the flame actually surface smoke is generated. These devices are best suited for areas within a building when an anticipated fire would produce a large column of smoke before the temperature of a fire is sufficient to operate heat detectors. d) Smoke detector :
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    2. Fire ExtinguishingSystem : The commonly adopted fire extinguishing systems are described below: a) Manual Fire Extinguishing System : Portable fire extinguisher can be of carbon dioxide type, large foam generation type and so on. Depending upon the capacity, the discharge from a fire extinguisher may last 20 to 120 seconds. Sometimes buckets full of water and dry sand are also installed.
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    b) Fire Hydrants: Thisconsists in providing a l50mm diameter ring main outside in the ground around the periphery of the building. The ring main is fed from an underground water tank and it is ensured that the 2 water pressure Available at each fire hydrant is of the order of 3.5kg/cm . a fire extinguishing system at Bashundhara City, Dhaka Pillar Hydrants Floor Hydrants
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    c) Wet riserSystem: 1. 100 to 150 mm dia vertical G.I. Pipes at suitable locations within the building. 2. The risers are fed from underground water storage lank through a fire pump which supplies water at 2 3kg/cm at the topmost outlet. Always maintain pressure. 3. The wet risers have suitable connections at each floor from where constant supply of water can be drawn in the event of fire. wet riser system Dry riser system not well recommended for hi-rise
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    sprinkler system BashundharaCity d) Sprinkler system: Pipes are normally 20mm dia The pipes receive supply of water normally 40mm dia. There are three types of sprinkler system 1)Wet pipe 2)Dry pipe 3)Preaction
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    Hazard Design Water Density * MinimumArea (sq.m) Minimum duration of water availability Light 2.25 mm/min. 84 sq.m 30 min. Ordinary 5.0 mm/min. 144 to 216 sq.m 60 min. High 7.5 to 30.0 mm/min. 260 to 300 sq.m 90 min. Sprinkler system:
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    e) Stand pipesystem: In multi- storeyed building the hose from fire fighting equipment cannot reach the upper floors, therefore a stand pipe system must be designed for such a Structure. stand pipe system
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    A fire pumpis a part of a fire sprinkler system's water supply. 4-WayFireBrigade Connection Ø 1 5 0 Basement FireProtectionSystemSchematicDrawing UndergroundWaterReservoir Capacity:50,000Gallon FlexibleJoint GateValve NonReturnValve PressureGauge PressureSwitch 1000GPMDieselPump FlexibleJoint GateValve NonReturnValve PressureGauge PressureSwitch FlexibleJoint GateValve NonReturnValve PressureGauge PressureSwitch 1000GPMElectric Pump 50GPMJockeyPump FootValve GroundFloor 1stFloor Ø50DrainPipe Ø150RiserPipe ToSprinkler 2ndFloor ToSprinkler 3rdFloor ToSprinkler 4thFloor ToSprinkler ToSprinkler AutoAirVentValve TODrain GateValve 5 AirVentValve 6 Non-ReturnValve 4 2 3 1 Description Symbol SLNo. Ø38FireHoseCabinet 4-WayFireBrigade Connection 7 PillarHydrant Ø63Landingvalve PillarHydrant LEGEND ToSprinkler ToSprinkler Semi-Basement RoofPlan
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    Site-building relation a) Watersource / reservoir for Fire protection b) Fire bridge connection c) Fire control room
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    National building code Corridor: Usershould find exits at every end of the corridor. Closed corridor should not more than 10 m. PASSIVE CONTROL
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    Height of thecorridor is minimum 2.4 m. The size of Corridor according to number of users: Maximum walking distance should not more than 23 m. User Width 50 or less than 50 0.9 m More than 50 1.1 m More than 150 1.8 m National building code
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    Types of Exits Buildingcodes generally indicate what types of facilities may qualify as exits. These usually include: Exit Passageways Horizontal extensions of vertical exits, or a passage leading from a yard or court to an outdoor space. Minimum floor ­ to-ceiling height is the same as for corridors. Width should be at least that of the vertical exit. Building codes may require the passageway en­ closures to have a 2-hr fire rating.
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    Exit Doors- doors providingaccess to streets doors to stairs and exit passageways Interior Stairs—stairs within a building that serve as an exit. Building codes generally re­ quire such stairs to be constructed of noncom­ bustible materials but may except one-story or two-story, low-hazard buildings. There should be one exit door for every 50 persons. Minimum width of the door is 1 m & height is 2 m. The exit door should be side swinging. The door should be of outer direction if the user number is more than 50.
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    Stair should bemade of fire proofing material Landing should not less than the width of the stair. Stair: Minimum width of stair is 1.5 m. Hand rail should be placed both side of the stair. There should be a additional hand rail at the middle if the width of the stair is more than 2.2 m.
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    The height ofthe step could be maximum 200 mm only if it is not used by any disable. The stair could be placed surrounding the lift shaft if the shaft is made of fire proofing material. Ramp: Minimum width of the ramp should not be less than the width of the corridor. Slop of the ramp should not be less than 1:12. There should be provided hand rail at the both side if the slop is more than 1:15. All exits and access facilities should be placed so as to be clearly visible to occupants Location of Exit Stair
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    Refuge Floor • Afloor designated for holding occupants in a super high-rise buildings. •at least one refuge floor at an interval of not more than 20 storeys. •fire resistance rating not less than 2 hours. •At least 50% of the gross floor area of the refuge floor shall be designated as holding area. •The size of the holding area shall be adequate to accommodate at least half the total occupant load of all storeys above and below the refuge floor. •The holding area shall be naturally ventilated. Refuge Floor International Finance Center, Hong Kong Refuge Floor Nina Tower, Hong Kong
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    Height and AreaRestrictions To limit the spread of fire and the length of travel of occupants to places of refuge- build­ ings may be compartmented horizontally and vertically. Fire-resistant floors and ceilings are used to prevent fire from spreading from story to story. User number Minimum exit number 500 or less than 500 2 501-1000 3 More than 1000 4 Fire rating of exit access corridor is minimum 1 h.
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    Basic Considerations forDesign Layout 1. Consider the Fire detection (FDS) & Fire Protection system (FPS) suitable for the project. 2. Must address the codes. 3. A Fire control room at ground floor (if apply). 4. Provide Ducts for fire pipes 5. Water reservoir for Fire. 6. Adequate Fire exits & means of escape. 7. Refuge Area where applicable 8. Ensure people can safely evacuate from Basement & upper levels. 9. Use fire rated materials & construction system where necessary.
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    Methods to EnhanceFire Safety of High-Rise Building Users 1. Conduct more educational and training. 2. Assign specific personnel as Building Emergency Response Staff. 3. Conduct regular inspection of electrical. 4. Ensure that all areas under renovation are regularly inspected. 5. Implement regular pest control program. 6. Implement good and regular housekeeping programs. 7. Ensure flammable materials are stored in a safe area. 8. Ensure there are clear or “glow in the dark” signage indicating exit routes and location of fire safety equipment. 9. Conduct fire and evacuation drills on a regular basis. 10. Distribute pamphlets or leaflets containing emergency procedures and evacuation plans. 11. Install high-tech fire safety equipment. 12. Increase law enforcement to ensure compliance to statutory requirements.
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    WHAT IS CORE? Those part of a building that consist of the elevators, shafts, elevator lobby, stair cases, toilets, M & E service, riser, ducks and can also contribute to the structural stability of the building INTRODUCTION
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    •Vertical circulation •Configuration •Floor-plate design •Functionof Service Core •Service core types & placement •Service Core & Building Economy •Elevator design & configuration •Population density •Traffic analysis •Quality of ride •Service-core layout & space requirements ELEMENTS
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    VERTICAL CIRCULATION •Cores =service cores = risers •Contains: –Elevator shafts –Elevator lobbies –Main & escape stairways –Riser-ducts –Toilets –Other service rooms •Elevators = MAIN vertical circulation system
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    CONFIGARATION At initial designstage, designer DETERMINES: •Buildable net rentable areas (NRA) •Gross floor areas (GFA) •Typical & atypical floor-plates •Prepare a diagram + propose elevator configuration: •No. of banks •No. of stops •Transfer floor(s)
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    FLOOR PLATE DESIGN •Staircaseusually grouped with elevators •As means of escape & accessibility •Same goes with M&E riser ducts •Aspects that affect the floor-plate design: –Direction of best views out –Permissible ground floor plinth are –Car-parking grids in relation with floor-plate structural configuration. Floor-plate efficiency should not be less than 75%
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    TYPES & PLACEMENT •Corecan be classified according to design consideration & structural solution.
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    SERVICE CORE &BUILDING ECONOMY COMMERCIAL BUILDING Up-peak interval 28 secs 30 secs 35 secs 5-minute up-peak handling capacity 14 -15%13 -13.5% 11 -12% HOTEL BUILDING 2 way lobby traffic 35 -40 secs 45 -50 secs 55 -60 secs 5-minute up-peak handling capacity 14% 13% 12% APARTMENT BUILDING 2 way lobby traffic 50 -55 secs 60 -65 secs 70 -75 secs 5-minute up-peak 7% 6% 5% CAR-PARK BUILDING 2 way lobby traffic 35 secs 40 secs 50 secs 5-minute up-peak 13.5 -14% 12.5 -13% 11 -12% EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE Requirements for elevator selection service
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    ELEVATOR DESIGN &CONFIGURATION TWO-CAR GROUPING •Side-by-side arrangement is best •Passenger face both cars& can react immediately •AVOID separation of elevators •EXCESSIVE separation destroy advantages of group operation THREE-CAR GROUPING •3 cars in a row is PREFERRABLE •2 cars opposite 1 is acceptable •PROBLEM: location of elevator call button
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    Service-core layout &space requirements
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    Electromechanical Services Electromechanical room= Substation room+Generator room
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