RevitStructure EducationCurriculum Lesson4:ExtendingBIMforStructuralAnalysisandDesign StudentWorkbook

Overview
ThislessonprovidesanoverviewoftheanalyticalmodelinRevitStructure.Ithighlightsthe differencesbetweenthephysicalandanalyticalmodel.Thelessonincludesabriefreviewof modelinginRevitStructurefollowedbyanintroductiontotheconceptoflinkingtothirdparty analysis.Additionally,thelessonintroducesstructuralloads,loadcases,andloadcombinations inthesoftware.Finally,thislessonworksthroughanexampleofsendingasimplestructureto analysisinRISATechnologiessoftware.

Objectives
Aftercompletingthislesson,studentswillbeableto: ExplaintheAnalyticalModel. DescribethedifferencesbetweenPhysicalandAnalyticalModels. Definethebasicconceptofstructuralloads,loadcases,andloadcombinations. ExplainhowthebasictoolsworkinRevitStructurerelatedtoleveragingtheBIM modelforStructuralAnalysis. DefinetherelationshipofanalysissoftwarelikeRISA3D,RISAFloor,and AutodeskStructuralAnalysisandDesignapplicationstoRevitStructureBIM software.

StudentExercises
ThefollowingLesson4exercisesareprovidedforthestudentsinonlinevideos: Step1:Setup Step2:Columns,GirdersandBeams Step3:LateralSystems Steps4and5:LoadsandBoundaries Step6:GotoAnalysis

KeyTerms
Thefollowingtermsareusedinthislesson:
KeyTerm LiveLoad DeadLoad Definition Transientgravityloadsonastructurewhicharenotalwaysin place. Permanentloadsonastructure.

Theory:PhysicalandAnalyticalObjects
RevitStructureisaBuildingInformationModeling(BIM)application.Allelementsofthe structuralmodelhaveoneunifying,underlyingdatabasethatcontrolstheentiremodelboth physicalandanalytical.Bidirectionalassociativityofthetwostructuralmodelsmeansthata changetoaphysicalobjectinoneviewchangestheassociatedanalyticalobject.BIMendeavors tocapture,preserve,andreuseinformationfordownstreamapplications.Thebenefitofthis approachishigherqualityoutput,greaterproductivity,andlesseffort(lesscost).Revit Structureelementsarecontrolledthroughparametricrelationshipsbetweenthephysicaland analyticalmembers.Forexample,theanalyticalcolumnistypicallycenteredinthephysical columngeometriccenter.Whenthephysicalcolumnismoved,theanalyticalcolumnmoves alsokeepingitsrelationshiptothephysicalcolumnsgeometriccenter. Usingthelatestlinksavailablefrommanyoftheavailableanalysisprograms,newmodelscan becreatedinRevitStructureoryouranalysissoftwareusingtheinformationavailableinthe otherprogram.Inmanycases,allgeometricanddesigninformationincludingmaterials,family instances,walls,slabs,openings,gridlines,boundaryconditions,footings,loads,andload combinationscanbecreated,updated,ordeletedineitherofthetwoprogramsusingthe informationavailableintheotherprogram. Thislessonfeaturestwooftheseanalysispartners:RISATechnologiesandAutodeskStructural AnalysisandDesignapplications. RISATechnologiescreatesbuildingdesignandoptimizationsoftwarethatconsistsofRISAFloor andRISA3D.AsanAutodeskAuthorizedDeveloper,RISATechnologiesworkscloselywith AutodeskensurecompatibilitybetweenRISAFloor,RISA3D,andRevitStructuresoftware. RISAFloorandRISA3DlinkwithRevitStructureandeachothertoprovidearobust,twoway exchangeofinformation,enablingsynchronizationbetweentheRevitStructurephysicalmodel andtheanalyticalmodelinRISAFloorandRISA3D. WithintheAutodeskStructuralAnalysisandDesignportfolioisRobobatROBOTMillennium,a structuralanalysisanddesignsoftware.ROBOTMillenniumisafeaturerichstructuralanalysis anddesignsoftwareapplicationcapableofmodelingandanalyzingvirtuallyanytypeof structure,nomatterhowadvancedthegeometryconditions.ROBOTMillenniumisanideal analysiscompanionforbuildinginformationmodeling(BIM)software,andlinkswithRevit Structure.WithROBOTMillennium,RevitStructureuserscandirectlyanalyzetheirmodels,
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withoutoversimplifyingorinterferingwiththeoverallbuildinginformationmodelinorderto satisfytherestrictionsoftheirchosenanalysissolution.

StructuralAnalysisSoftwarePointstoConsider
ManyoftheapplicationsthatcanlinktoRevitStructurehavethefollowingpointstoconsider whenworkingwithThirdPartyStructuralAnalysis(3PSA): Tolerances:TheengineercanspecifyaTolerancevalueinmost3PSA.TheTolerance valueisprovidedtotakeintoaccountdiscrepancieswhilemodelinginRevitStructure. Anypoints,elements,orloadsdefinedwithinthistolerancelimitwillbesnappedtothe samelocation. BoundaryConditions:PointBoundaryconditionsaresupported.TheX,Y,Ztranslation androtationaresupported.Iftheboundaryconditionisspecifiedasaspring,thenthe springmodulusisalsosupported. PointLoads:RevitStructurepointloadsaretranslatedintoeither3PAjointloadsor ThirdPartyAnalysismemberpointloads,dependingonwhethertheRevitStructure pointloadisplacedonajointoronamember.Pointloadsthatarenotlocatedoneither ajointoramemberaretypicallynottranslatedinmanythirdpartyapplications. LineLoads:RevitStructurelineloadsarebroughtoverasmemberdistributedloadsin mostapplications.AnypartofaRevitStructurelineloadthatiscoincidentwitha memberwillbetranslated.RevitStructureloadsdoNOThavetostartandendonthe membersends,andcanbefullywithinoroutsidethemembersstartandendpointsfor mostapplications.Lineloadsthatspanmultiplememberswillhavetheappropriatepart oftheloadappliedtoeachmember. AreaLoads:RevitStructurearealoadsaretranslatedintoeitherthreeorfourpoint ThirdPartyAnalysismemberarealoads.Anyarealoadswithmorethanfourpointsare notcurrentlyconsideredbysome3PSA. TypeSets:Columns,Beams,andBraces(notallthesame):MemberswithTypesetto Column,Beam,orBracearesupported.Theseelementsarecreatediftheyarenot existentinthecurrentRevitStructureproject.Ifanexistingelementisfound,its geometryandpropertiesareupdated.Ifanelementisdeletedinthe3PSA,itis automaticallyremovedfromtheRevitStructureproject.Thegeometry,location,shape name,rotation,materialinformation,andfunctionoffamilyinstancescanbeupdated from3PSAtoRevitStructureinmostcases. 3PSAshapenamesaremappedtofamiliescorrespondingtoshapesinRevitStructure viaashapemappingfile.Ifafamilycorrespondingtoaparticularshapeisnotalready existentinthecurrentprojectandthe3PSAlinksupportsanautoloadoption,thenthe linkwillrunthroughallavailableRevitStructurefamilies.Ifamatchisfoundforthe
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newlyimportedshape,thenthecorrespondingfamilyisautomaticallyloadedinthe project. IfashapenameisinbothaColumnandBeamfamilyintheRevitStructureproject,itis distinguishedbythepresenceoftheColumnkeywordintheColumnfamilyandFraming keywordintheFramingFamily. Materials:Moststeel,concrete,andwoodmaterialsavailablein3PSAaretranslatedto RevitStructureMaterials;however,engineersneedtopaycloseattentiontothis definitionbetweentheapplications. LoadCases:3PSABasicLoadCasesarebroughtoverasRevitStructureLoadCases.The BLClabelin3PSAisusedastheNameofLoadCasesinRevitStructure. CantileverBeams:IfeithertheMomentConnectionStartorMomentConnectionEnd fieldsofabeamaresettoCantileverMoment,thenthebeamisbroughtinasa Cantileverinthe3PSA.IfbotharespecifiedasCantileverMoment,thenthebeamisnot broughtintoRISAFloor,asthiscaseispracticallyimpossible.TheCantileverbeammust haveacolinearbeamattachedtoitscantileverend.Also,thepropertiesofthe Cantileverbeamshouldbeidenticaltothoseofthecolinearbeam.Thisistobe consistentwiththedefaultprocedureofcreatingcantileversinRISAFloor. MultilevelColumns:Watchthese,astheirdefinitionsmayvarybetweenRevitStructure andthe3PSAproducts. DeckDefinitions:Eachindividuallydefineddeck/slabhasitsowndefinitionunderDeck Definitionsinmostofthe3PSAproducts.AtpresentRevitStructureprovidesthename ofthedeck,itsthickness,deckdirection,concretestrength,weightofconcrete,and Elasticmodulus.AllotherpropertiesarebeingdefaultedtothoseofstandardComposite Decksinthe3PSA.

Note:Itishighlyimportanttohaveclosecommunicationwithallteammembersworking ontheproject:engineers,BIMmodelers,andsoon.
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Exercises
Tocompletethefollowingexercises,youneedonlineaccesstotheAutodeskStudent EngineeringandDesignCommunity(www.autodesk.com/edcommunity)withalinktothe multimediavideos.Youwillalsoneedtheirheadphonesifyouareinalabsettingamongother computers.

Exercise1:SimpleSteelandConcreteStructuralAnalysis
Step 1.

WatchalloftheonlinemovietitledLesson04Step01,Setup,andthenreplayitwhileyou followalonginRevitStructurewiththeinstructionsbelow.Youcanpausethemovieas needed. StartanewprojectwiththetemplateprovidedinthedatasetsthatshowstheXXXand YYYaxisoriginstitledLesson_04_template_XYZ.rtetemplatethatisprovided.Createa newRevitmodelfromthereferencedtemplate.(TolearnmoreaboutRevittemplates, searchthetopicinthehelpmenuofthesoftware). a. Onlevel2,linkinaCADfilenamedLesson_04_STEEL_LAYOUT.dxffromthedatasets. Usingvisibilitygraphics,makethelinkedinCADfileahalftoneshade. b. Usingthegridtool,placeverticalandhorizontalgridsasshow. c. Usingthereferenceplanetool,drawaNSreferenceplaneattheendofthe cantilever.

Step 2.

WatchalloftheonlinemovietitledLesson04Step02,Columns,GirdersandBeams,and thenreplaythemoviewhileyoufollowalonginRevitStructurewiththeinstructions below.Youcanpausethemovieasneeded.

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 PlaceColumns,Girders,andBeamSystems:Note:Thecantileveredbeamatgridline intersectionB2needstohaveaCantileveredendmomentconnectionandthebackspan beamneedstohaveaFramedmomentendconnection.Intheimageontherightfrom thelevel2framingplan,AdenotesaMomentFrameendconnectionselectioninthat memberspropertiesandBdenotesaCantileveredMoment.

Step 3.

WatchalloftheonlinemovietitledLesson04Step03,LateralSystems,andthenreplay themoviewhileyoufollowalonginRevitStructurewiththeinstructionsbelow.Youcan pausethemovieasneeded. AddBracesandLateralMomentFrameConnections.DefineLateralMembersfor ANALYZEAS:Note:ThetwoNorthSouthgirdersaregoingtobeLateralMomentFrame (#1and#2inthefollowingimage).Thetwootherlateralloadresistingsystemswillbein theEastWestdirectionconsistingofChevronStylebracedframes(#3and#4below).


Step 4.

WatchalloftheonlinemovieLesson04:Step4&5,LoadsandBoundaries,andthen replaythemoviewhileyoufollowalonginRevitStructurewiththeinstructionsbelow. Youcanpausethemovieasneeded. DrawintheSlab,AssignLoads,andBoundaryConditions: a. Drawintheslabwiththedefault3LWconcreteon2metaldeck.Itisimportantto definetheedgeonthecenterlineofperimeterbeamsonthegridlines.Also,itis helpfulifyoudrawtheperimeterinsketchmodeinacounterclockwisefashion startingatgridC1. b. Definetheslabcantileverbeyondtheperimeterbeamintheslabssketchmodeby selectingeachslabedgeandsettingitssteelandconcretecantileverpropertyinthe optionsbar.SettheCantileverto1foot. c. ApplyAreaLoadsWithHost:Deadloadof0.025KSF,andLIVEloadof0.100KSF d. SetPointBoundaryConditions:Makecolumnbasesfixed.
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 SendtheModeltoAnalysis:ReferencetheonlinemovieStep4and5:LoadsandBoundaries Step 5. WatchalloftheonlinemovietitledLesson04Step6,GotoAnalysis,andthenreplaythe moviewhileyoufollowalonginRevitStructurewiththeinstructionsbelow.Youcan pausethemovieasneeded. CreateSheetwithPlanandSections: a. LoadTitleBlock:E1_30x42_AU_boarder.rfa(seedataset) b. Sheet:CreateasheetwiththeTitleBlockprovidedinthedatasets. c. Plans:Placethetwolevelsonthenewsheetat1/8scale. d. Sections:Placethetwosectionsonthesheet.

Step 6.

UpdateRevitStructurefromRISAFloor:Imageontheleftisbeforetheupdate,theright isafter.
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ChallengeExercise
Usingtheknowledgegainedinthislesson,youcompletethefollowing: Analyzeoneofthebeamsbyhandfromthemodelinthisexercisegiventhefollowing: Lookatthetypicalfloorbeamspanningfromthegirdersongridlines1and2and betweengridlinesAandB.Notethatthespanlengthbetweengrids1and2is40feet (12.2meters).ThebeamsarespacedbetweengridsAandBwithfiveequalspaces totaling30feet(9.14meters).Thisgivesatributaryloadingwidthof6feet(1.82 meters). LiveLoads: 100 psf DeadLoads: MechanicalDuctsandPiping: 10 psf FloorFinish: 5 psf HangingDropinCeiling&Miscellaneous: 10 psf 25 psf Find: 1. TheuniformLiveandDeadloadonthebeaminK/ft(Kg/m)? 2. TheMomentandSheardiagramforliveanddeadload. 3. Theendbeamreactions. 4. Calculatethebeamdeflectionfordeadandliveloadassumingthesteel beamactsalonetosupporttheload?

Questions
Usingtheknowledgegainedinthislesson,completethefollowing: 1. Whyisthedeflectioncalculatedbyhandinitem4ofthechallengeexercisedifferent fromtheRISAFloorbeamcalculation?Whichdeflectionisgreater?Arethemomentand sheardiagramsthesame? 2. Describethedifferencebetweenliveloadsanddeadloads?