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54 Category 1: Buildings 1 Owner Fairview New Homes Architect Formation Architects General Contractor Fairview New Homes Engineering Office Structa LLP (London Office) Construction Period 2017 - 2019 Structa have been instructed to create the structural design for Hampden Road Block A. This is a reinforced concrete frame structure compromising 14 storeys in total, excluding the basement. The building will host 14 storeys of residential accommodation, with a commercial unit on the ground floor where the basement is located beneath. SCIA Engineer was used to develop a full FE analytical model for the whole building analysis, generated a mesh for the structure which produced zero small mesh nodes therefore eradicating the possibility of singularities within the model. Extract models for transfer slab were produced for refined analysis with mesh refinement around the nodes which produced a target error of 11% therefore producing reasonably accurate results. A basement piled raft supports the model as springs to give a realistic simulation of the pile/soil interaction. 2nd order non-linear analysis was used to review the code dependant deflections for the transfer deck. Blast analysis for the transfer deck was also conducted for the extracted model. The transfer deck is supporting 13 storeys of residential units. The transfer deck had to be sufficiently stiff to support the upper floors without exceeding the global deflection limits and provide sufficient headroom to the commercial units below. Hampden Road Block A - London, United Kindgom Structa LLP Contact Hadi Hamza Address 6th Floor 15-19 Imperial House WC2B 6UN London, United Kingdom Website www.structa.co.uk Formed in 2004, Structa LLP is a leading practice of Consulting Engineers. We are passionate about engineering, problem solving and producing cost effective sustainable design solutions. We design and specify engineering works and developments, from ground investigations and environmental assessments through to the detailed design and verification of major civil and structural engineering projects. We have grown to over 80 technical staff. This success and growth has been achieved through the dedication of our people, who have a collaborative and proactive approach to anticipate and solve complex problems with simple solutions.