STRUCTURAL REPORT

Suzuki Musikskole

Det Danske Suzuki Institut

CVR: 81432619
Worsaaesvej 19,5
1972 Frederiksberg
Denmark
(Client)

Cowi A/S
CVR: 44623528
Parallelvej 2
2800 Kongens Lyngby
Denmark
(Consultant)
1. Introduction

Single, multi-storey music school building for children starting age 3-4. Used throughout the
year, a hybrid wood and concrete structure. Located in Valby Tingsted 7m, 2500
Copenhagen, Denmark; lolalplan xxx – category xx ; plot registry number 7m; building
category 2 according to Danish Building Regulations 2018; maximum of 4 levels, with a
maximum height from the ground level of 16m; total area 3020m2. (Further referred to as
“The Building”)

Multi-storey office building located in Helsingør for the employees use throughout the whole
year – the building is a part of the complex of buildings including production plant,
warehouse and xx; address: Energivej 25, 3000 Helsingør; lokalplan no L.1.143- category
Offentlige formal “public purposes”; plot registry number 4a; building category 4 according
to BR18; 7 levels,) with a total area
of 4,533.9 m2 (henceforth "The Building").

2. Design Basis

a. Codes of Practice
i. Reinforcement for concrete beam: diameter min. 12mm, placed: 2 at the top
and 2 at the bottom
ii. Dimension of footing: width of a wall+100mm on each side
iii. Wood beams - GLT/Parallel Strand Lumber/LVL: span/20, beam width ¼ to
1/3 of beam depth
iv. CLT Deck thickness: span of the deck/30
v. Basement foundation wall 205mm minimumi.Chapter 5.06 Precast
element wall 255mm maximum i.Chapter 5.10
vi. Foundation strip: wall height/10=thickness; wall height*0.5=width

b. Literature
 i. “Building Construction Illustrated” 5th Edition, Francis D.K. Ching
ii. “Building Structures Illustrated: Patterns, Systems, and Design”, Francis
D.K. Ching
iii. “Introduction to Structural Design: A guide for Constructing Architects”,
Claudio Spaziani Testa
iv. ©2015, Innovative Engineering Inc., Structural Engineering Rules of Thumb
v. Add sources

c. Other things
List other references which are used, such as geotechnical report.
3. Materials
a. Concrete

b. Timber

c. Foundations
i. Prefabricated, insulated wall panels from Expan, u-value 0.18 W/m2K
ii. Strip foundations 1300x500mm
4. Loads
According to Eurocode EN 1991-1-1:2002 as following.
a. Dead Loads
Loads based on the model weight of the structural elements.
i. Snow Load of 1.5kN per m2 applied to the roof

b. Live Loads
Loads based on an estimate of 3kN per m2 for category C1 – areas in schools

c. Natural Load
i. Wind Load (for the cantilever) – assumed value of 20 m/s, for the design
purposes, in Denmark average wind velocity is 6-8 m/s
5. Static Analysis

Vertical forces – structural diagram

Horizontal Forces – structural diagram
Horizontal Forces – structural diagram
Cantilever solved as shown on the images:

Cantilever elements (1)

Cantilever elements (2)

 Cantilever Deflection due to dead loads

Based on the calculations from Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2021 the concrete deck
of 200mm concrete is structurally not enough and will cause a major deflection. In order to
optimize it there need to be further structural calculations performed with a result of either
increasing the reinforcement on the bottom part in order to avoid tension or of increasing the
overall depth of the slab. (make an experiment!!)
https://bsbgroup.com/blog/guidelines-for-two-way-concrete-flooring-system

Structural Calculation
a. Roof Structure
b. Storey Partition
c. Stairs
d. Frames
Concrete columns in the elevated area calculations
Superstructure CLT Floor 0.3m x 50m2 x 500 kg/m3 = 25280kg
(vinyl 1950kg/m3, CLT 500 kg/m3, ins. 140 kg/m3, plasterboard 640kg/m3)
0.008m x 50m2 x 1950kg/m3 = 780kg
0.2m x 50m2 x 2300kg/m3 = 23000kg
0.1m x 50m2 x 140kg/m3 = 700kg
0.025m x 50m2 x 640kg/m3 = 800kg

Superstructure CLT Wall, 11.6 m x (6.1m+ 8.3m) x 0.4m x 500 kg/ m3= 34207kg
(plasterboard 640 kg/m3, mineral wool 140 kg/m3, clt 500kg/m3, assumed weight for wooden
elements same as CLT, mineral wool in the same layer as wooden columns, so included in the
columns weight)
 0.03 m x 11.6m x 14.4m x 640 kg/m3 = 3207 kg
0.37m x 11.6m x 14.4m x 500kg/m3 = 31000kg

Roof weight = 5200kg

(lvl 657 kg/m3, mineral wool 140 kg/m3, gypsum board 724 kg/m3, gen. wood 500kg/m3)
0.45m x 50m2 x 140 kg/m3 = 3150kg
0.025m x 50m2 x 657 kg/m3 = 821.25 kg
0.013m x 50m2 x 724 kg/m3 = 470.6 kg
0.03m x 50m2 x 500 kg/m3 = 750kg

= 64690kg
64690 kg x 9.8 = 634000 N = 634 kN
Imposed load per m run (see BS 6399-1) -
floor. 50m2 x 3kN/ m2 = 150 kN
roof. 50m2 x1·5 kN/ m2 (snow) = 75 kN
225 kN
Dead+imposed = 634+225= 860kN

e. Foundations
Sizing Calculations of foundation strip under the highest part
Substructure concrete, 0.25 x 2m x 1m x 2300 kg/m3 = 1150kg
Foundation concrete strip, 0.15 m x 1 m x 0.5 m x 2300 kg / m3 = 173 kg
Substructure Concrete wall basement = 1260 kg
(plaster 850 kg/m3, mineral wool 140 kg/m3, concrete 2300 kg/m3)
0.02m x 3m x 1 m x 850 kg/m3 = 51 kg
0.25 m x 3m x 1m x 140 kg/m3 = 105
0.16 m x 3m x 1m x 2300 kg/m3 = 1104 kg
Substructure concrete floor, 0.225m x 2.5m x 1m x 2300kg/m3 = 1294kg
Superstructure CLT Wall, 13 m x 1 m x 0.4m x 500 kg/ m3 = 2655kg
(plasterboard 640 kg/m3, mineral wool 140 kg/m3, CLT 500kg/m3, assumed weight for wooden
elements same as CLT, mineral wool in the same layer as wooden columns, so included in the
columns weight)
0.03 m x 13m x 1m x 640 kg/m3 = 250 kg
0.37m x 13m x 1m x 500kg/m3 = 2405
Superstructure CLT Floor 0.3m x 2.5m x 1m x 500 kg/m3 (x3) 314 = 942kg
(vinyl 1950kg/m3, CLT 500 kg/m3, ins. 140 kg/m3, pasteboard 640kg/m3)
 0.008m x 2.5m x 1m x 1950kg/m3 = 39kg
0.16m x 2.5m x 1m x 500kg/m3 = 200kg
0.1m x 2.5m x 1m x 140kg/m3 = 35kg
0.025m x 2.5m x 1m x 640kg/m3 = 40kg
Roof weight = 260kg
(lvl 657 kg/m3, mineral wool 140 kg/m3, gypsum board 724 kg/m3, gen. wood 500kg/m3)
0.45m x 2.5m x 1m x 140 kg/m3 = 157 kg
0.025m x 2.5m x 1m x 657 kg/m3 = 41 kg
0.013m x 2.5m x 1m x 724 kg/m3 = 24 kg
0.03m x 2.5 x 1m x 500 kg/m3 = 38kg
7735 kg
Note: kg x9.81= Newtons
Therefore: 7753 kg x 9.81 = 75803 N or 75.8kN
Imposed load per m run (see BS 6399-1) -
floor. 4 x 2.5 m x 1 m x 3 kN/ m2 = 30 kN
roof. 2.5 m x 1 m x 1·5 kN/ m2 (snow) = 3.75 kN
Sum = 33.75 kN
Dead + imposed load is, 75.8 kN + 33.75 kN = 109.55 kN
Given that the subsoil has a safe bearing capacity of 75 kN/ m2,
W = load + bearing capacity = 109.55/ 75 = 1.460m or 1460mm
Therefore, a foundation width of 1500 mm is adequate.

6. Stability Analysis
a. Stability across the building
i. Cantilever diagrams
 b. Stability along the building
7. Soil Condition
a. Vertical geotechnical report and layers of the soil is not known. However, according
to the GEUS maps of Denmark the plot is lying on the “bundmorænflade” which is a
bottom morain consisting of gravel, sand or other gebris deposited from the underside
of the glacier
Soil on the site is a mix of glacial sand, gravel and other debris. Shown below is an
excerpt from the GEUS maps of Denmark with the highlighted plot and a description
of the soil sediment being “clayey till” which can be described a glacial, unsorted
sediment with clay characteristic.

Source: https://eng.geus.dk/products-services-facilities/data-and-maps/maps-of-denmark