Notes series

04 November 2022 12:15

Parts of a building structure

Foundations
Strips
Pads
Piles
Contig pile walls
Rafts (and piled rafts)
Basements
Ground floor
Ground bearing floor
Suspended floor
Beam and block
Upper floors
Concrete
Flat slab
1-way spanning
Bubbledeck
Waffledeck & Hollowpot
Prestressed
Biscuit
Hollowcore
Steel
Precast concrete planks
Composite
Timber
Plain joists
CLT
Beams
Floor beams
Edge beams
Transfer beams
Concrete
Steel
I-beam
Castellated
Columns
Standard columns
Concrete
Precast
Steel
Blade columns
Stability structures
Shear walls
Cores
Bracing
Outriggers
Roof
Parapets
Man-safe

Retaining walls
As part of building

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 As part of building
Waterproofing
Gas proofing
external
Façade
Timber
CLT
Cold-formed steel
Brick and block
Rainscreen
Precast concrete
UHPFRC
Partitions
Blockwork
Cold-formed steel
Vertical transport
Stairs
Lifts

Considerations
Sustainability
Execution class
Robustness
Stability
Tolerances
Deflections
Movement joints
Dynamics
Fatigue
Insulation
M&E (inc batteries)
Storage (eg, water)
Fire
Durability
Galvanic corrosion
Galvanising
Paints
Concrete cover
Maintenance
BMUs
Construction
Deconstruction
Lightning
Ground contamination
Ecology
Trees
Adjacent structures

Loading
Types
Self-weight
Imposed
users
partitions
Maintenance
Retained water
Wind
Snow

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 Snow
Accidental
Blast
Earthquake
Thermal
Geotechnical
Differential settlement
Lateral pressure
Swelling
Combinations
Reduction factors

Analysis
Abstraction
Beams
Shells
Solids
Connections
Material models
Linear elasticity and Youngs modulus
Poissons ratio
Failure criteria
Post-yield behaviour
Section analysis
Buckling
Stiffeners
Yield-line analysis
FE analysis

Documentation
Stage reports
Analysis reports
Specifications
Testing
Reviewing
Drawings
Steel GAs
Joint details
Reinforcement drawings
BIM

Materials
Concrete
Reinforcement
Pretensioning
Post-tensioning
UHPFRC
Steel
Mild steel
Grades
Subgrades
Weathering steel
Stainless steel
Aluminium
Timber
Plain timber
Trusses
Plywood

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 Plywood
OSB
Chip board
Glulam
CLT
Masonry
Block
Brick
Glass
FRPs

Connections
Contiguous concrete
Lapping and anchoring
Connectors
Resin fix
Insulated joints
Bolts
Prying
Hole sizes
Countersinking
Typical
Back marks
Spacing
Grades
Types
Typical
Friction-grip
Hollo-bolts
Holding-down
Glued
Lock nuts
Wedge anchors
Welds
Weld symbols
Weld testing
Site welding
Bearings
Replacement
Dowels

Construction
Pile mat
Transport
Façade retention
Temporary support
Concrete
Tables
Propping
Cranes
Jacking

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Project Plan
28 March 2018 10:06

Codes required
• To Eurocodes/BS/others
• National annexe
• Highways authority
• Network rail

Load and material factors

Information required

Deliverables

Methodology

Resources Required

Programme

People to consult
• Eg, for rail projects, consult with rail people

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Ramboll QA procedure for Low complexity projects
26 January 2022 12:45

DG01 - check with Carl that we want to pursue opportunity

• Add to PI Tool and check project rating is low
• Document DG01
DG02 - check with Carl that we want to prepare a tender, complete DG02 form
• If new client, get credit check done
• Add to sales funnel?
• Add a quote in Maconomy
• Add a Filery location
• Document DG02
• Establish scope
• Fee plan
• If fee <£10k, then need ? approval
• Check resources
• Legal (for T&Cs)
https://ramboll.sharepoint.com/sites/workspaces/Support/Legal/UK_Legal_Support/Pages/de
fault.aspx
(if fee <£50k then we must use Ramboll T&Cs)
• Add to team resource plan
DG03 - check with Carl that we want to issue tender
• Store response to tender from client
DG04 - check that we want to go ahead
•

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DG03
26 January 2022 12:45

From the DG and contract approver list, DG03 needs the project manager, project owner, and
approved individual
https://ramboll.sharepoint.com/sites/cs_RUK_Local_Documents/RUK_HWA_Library/Projects/R
UK_Additional_Requirements/PP02-01-
P_Decision_Gates_and_Contract_Approval_Procedure_RUK.pdf
From the same document, The PO can also be the AI if the DAA criteria(?) are met.

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The DAA criteria are in table 1.1 here:
https://ramboll.sharepoint.com/sites/workspaces/How_We_Act/Management_System/HWA_M
S_Published_Library/Delegated_Approval_Authority_Procedure.pdf

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Carl is on the delegated approval list for <£250k
https://ramboll.sharepoint.com/sites/cs_RUK_Local_Documents/RUK_HWA_Library/Projects/R
UK_Additional_Requirements/PP02-02-T_Delegated_Authority_Approvers_List_RUK.xlsx

So he can be project owner and approved individual.

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CDM
09 May 2022 14:15

When you ask a project, ask the client who the PD is.

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