Structure Design

 1- Find tributary areas/widths of members, and find loads (kips/klf)  

2- Start designing gravity members using AISC start at the top “roof” and work your way down  

3- Design floor system “composite steel deck”  

4- Design roof system “non-composite steel deck”  

5- Get loads into lateral systems “braced and moment frame members” 

6- Design lateral members use AISC  

7- Compile column loads and design foundation members (size and depth) using Geotech  info