Determine the effectiveness of incorporating the
Phase 1: Selection of steel framed parking lot
1. Determine the criteria needed in designing
a parking as a basis for comparison.
2. Select an existing steel framed multi-
storey parking design.
3. Identify the type of zone the selected steel
framed parking is located through
observation.
4. Acquire a copy of the plan of the selected
steel framed parking.
Specifications of
the structure
Phase 2A: Designing of steel framed parking
using STAAD Pro.
5A. Arrange the nodes based on the
structure of the acquired plan
6A. Assign a member In between of each
node.
7A. Place the load and the supports
8A. Select the size of steel section that will be
assigned to each member of the structure.
Steel section will be based from the plan.
diagrid structural system in a parking as an
alternative to steel framed parking
Phase 3: Comparison and evaluation of
results
7. Collect the data of both designs from the
STAAD’s output file.
8. Estimate the construction cost of the
If passed diagrid parking and steel framed parking.
9. Compare the effectiveness of the
proposed steel diagrid parking and the
selected steel framed parking design through
statistical data analysis.
Evaluate the results
through run analysis
If fail, repeat
step 8B
3D model of both designs
Phase 2B: Designing of proposed steel
diagrid parking using STAAD Pro.
5B. Arrange the nodes based on the
structure of the acquired plan
6B. Assign a member In between of each
node.
7B. Place the load and the supports
8B. Select the size of steel section that will be
assigned to each member of the structure.
The main objective of this research is to determine the effectiveness of incorporating the diagrid
structural system in a parking as an alternative to steel framed parking.

Specifically, the study will concentrate on the following:

1. Determine the criteria needed in designing a parking as a basis for comparison. . Identify the type of
zone the selected steel framed parking is located through observation.

2. Identify the type of zone the selected steel framed parking is located through observation.

3. Design the parking lot, based from the plan of the selected steel framed parking design, using STAAD
Pro (for steel member design).

4. Estimate the construction cost of the diagrid parking and steel framed parking.

5. Compare the effectiveness of the proposed steel diagrid parking and the selected steel framed
parking design through statistical data analysis.

Evaluate the
results through
run analysis
If fail, repeat step 6