Nemetschek Engineering User Contest 2009 • Category 2: CAE Housing & Buildings 67 2 assortment of circular square and rectangular columns. The wind shear was the subject of a separate analysis with all columns input as being pin ended to ensure the full wind forces were transferred directly into the stair and lift core walls. Detailed punching shear checks were carried out at essential locations using a variety of hand calculations in combination with proprietary manufacturers programs which were then compared during a checking evaluation. Final detailed design and detailing followed in accordance with a tight productivity program. The results were effective in achieving a compact and economic analysis and design. Various revisions to the design were easily accommodated within the tight construction program as the design continued to evolve and the construction progressed. There were the usual last minute requests for additional ducts in the floor plate. The output was clear and easily interpreted by the detailers. Scia Software enabled these requests to be fully analysed, and revised details issued, prior to the concrete pour. Once again this program has proved to be essential in the evaluation of the structure and enabled issue of information dead lines to be met. Chrisp Street Project, London
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