Overview

The construction industry embraces modern methods and innovations

by offering techniques and solutions which can be used to reduce
construction time and promote sustainable development, as well as cost
savings. Recent market conditions show that the modern infrastructure
development is aimed to utilize the available resources to their optimum
levels. Years of research for structural behavior and characteristics of
concrete had developed several methods of design. Thus, two of the most
common concrete structural framing design practiced by the civil
engineering professionals in the country today is the cast-in-place columnbeam framing design (CBFD) and shears wall-flat slab framing design (SFFD)
[1]. CBFD is one of the most widely recognized structural framing design
where structural component are mainly made of reinforced concrete column,
beam, slabs and footing while its wall are commonly made of masonry wall
of bricks, blocks , stones and of dry wall partitions. On the other hand, cast in
place SFFD is a design that there were no column or beam and its load
bearing reinforced concrete walls, slabs and footings will be design to carry
the rest of the structure.
In optimizing the design category of the building construction, this
research will generally conduct both design and cost comparison for cast in
place CBFD and SFFD at of the same fixed specific time. A hypothetical
building with three (3) different floor level

Statement of the problem

Some of the reasons why structural designers use SFFD rather than
CBFD because it efficiently maximized the floor area, easy installation and
require least story height [2]. However, there are no research published in
comparing both advantages and disadvantages of these two methods. In
recent years, many real estate developers and even structural designers
wanted to know the overall cost and individual time frame for project
completion between the two structural framing systems. In particular, it is in
great interest to provide engineering investigation that will represent the
overall comparison of these two designs.

Significance of the study

This study will serve as a tool in representing the design, cost and time
frame comparison of CBSFS and SWFSD for the construction of SYCHIONG
building. It will also demonstrate the pros and cons between two design
methods and allow structural engineer to explain and suggest the best fitted
method to use on the project.

Objective of the study

These are the main objective of the study
1. To provide tabulated result of each item composing the structural
element of each design method with corresponding estimated material
cost.
2. To estimate the overall labor cost and possible timeline to finish the
structural element of the building.
3. To establish a graphical representation of the total structural cost with
respect to total time frame of the project.
4. To recommend a well fitted design methodology based on the obtained
results.
1.

Scope and Limitations

The number of floors stated above are merely assumptions thus it
represents the limitation of work. This research will not reflect actual
validations of estimate and design but it will satisfy the code provided by
American Concrete Institute (ACI) and National Structural Code of the
Philippines (NSCP 2010). Moreover, the cost estimation of this research will
relatively base on the

Chapter II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES

Flat slab and shear wall

Flat slab is a beamless two way reinforced concrete slab and commonly
supported by column acquires many advantages over the conventional
moment resisting frames. It offers flexibility in room layout, ease in placing
reinforcement, lower building heights, less construction time and ease of
formwork installation. However, due to lack of lateral support like beams and
load bearing walls, it will suffer low transverse stiffness. This may lead into
possible structural failure caused by earthquakes and other lateral forces.
Erberic and Elnashai (2004) suggest that