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CEGR 492 · Engineering Design Studio · Structural Engineering

Parking Garages

Girder erection: constructability, lifting weight and bearing detail turn a design into a built span.

Phase VI · Engineering Design Studio · Week 6–8

Parking Garage Design Studio

Design parking structures: bay layout, ramps, long-span floor systems, durability and vehicle barrier loads.

ACI 362
ASCE 7
ACI 318
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Add a garage element to record its inputs, capacity and governing check.

Learning objectives

  • Lay out bays and ramps
  • Design long-span floor framing
  • Design vehicle barriers

Engineering judgment

  • Durability and drainage govern garage service life.
  • Barrier impact loads are prescriptive, not optional.

Governing standards

  • ASCE 7-22

    Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria

    Dead, live, snow, wind, seismic, flood loads and combinations

    Ch. 2 Combinations
    Ch. 4 Live
    Ch. 26–30 Wind
    Ch. 11–12 Seismic
  • AISC 360-22

    Specification for Structural Steel Buildings

    Steel member and connection design

    Ch. D Tension
    Ch. E Compression
    Ch. F Flexure
    Ch. J Connections
  • ACI 318-19

    Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete

    Reinforced concrete design and detailing

    Ch. 9 Beams
    Ch. 10 Columns
    Ch. 22 Strength
    Ch. 25 Detailing
  • TMS 402/602-22

    Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures

    Masonry walls, lintels, pilasters

    Ch. 8 ASD
    Ch. 9 SD

FE Civil connection

Structural design

Handbook section: Structural Design

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