Design recommendations for multi-storey and …

1 IStructEDesign recommendations for multi -storey and underground car parks(3rd Edition)1 The Institution of Structural EngineersJune 2002 Design recommendations for multi -storey and underground car parksTHIRD EDITIONP ublished by The Institution of Structural EngineersIStructEDesign recommendations for multi -storey and underground car parks(3rd Edition)2 Constitution of Task GroupJ K KenwardBEng(Tech) CEng FIStructE MICE MIHT(Hyder Consulting Ltd) ChairmanTJ Austin*BSc CEng MICE (Canterbury City Council)R BaileyCEng MIStructE (Tarmac Precast Concrete Ltd)PR BraceyBACEng MIStructE MICE (Bracey Consulting and formerly Composite Structures)R G BrickwoodBEng(Hons) CEng MIStructE (Peter Brett Associates)S Brock**BSc CEng MICE MIHT(Mott MacDonald)J DavidBSc MSLL(CIBSE)S B DesaiOBE BE PhD FIStructE (Visiting Professor, University of Surrey) G THardingDIC CEng FIStructE MICE (Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions)

2 C S HarperBEng(Hons) CEng MIStructE (Corus)C K JollyMSc PhD CEng FIStructE MICE (Cranfield University (RMCS))D PikeBSc(Eng) PhD CEng FIStructE MICE MASCE FRSAMConsE (Building Design Partnership)PC RoberyBSc PhD CEng MICE MCS MICT(FaberMaunsell)C J Rooney**MIHTIEng FIHIE (Arup Transport Planning)AJ M SoaneBSc(Eng) PhD CEng FIStructE FICE MASCE MConsE (Mott MacDonald)C WWhapplesBSc(Hons) CEng FIStructE MICE MIHTFConsE (Hill Cannon Partnership)J G M WoodBSc PhD CEng FIStructE MICE FIAgrE (Structural Studies & Design Ltd)Corresponding membersR ChuCEng FIStructE MICE FHKIE (Meinhardt (C&S) Ltd, Hong Kong)R Halsall BSc(Hons) CEng FIStructE FICE PEng (Halsall Associates Ltd, Canada)R LaversCEng MIStructE FRICS (Westminster City Council)M WebsterBEng MSc DIC CEng PhD MIStructE MICE (BCA) until February 2001 Secretary to the Task GroupB ChanBSc(Hons) AMIMechE (Institution of Structural Engineers)

3 * representing the Institution of Civil Engineers** representing the Institution of Highways and TransportationGraphics: Sheila J. RudmanPublished by The Institution of Structural Engineers11 Upper Belgrave StreetLondon SW1X 8 BHUnited KingdomTelephone: +44(0) 20 7235 4535 Fax: +44(0) 20 7235 4294 Email: 0 901297 23 2 2002 The Institution of Structural EngineersThe Institution of Structural Engineers and the members who served on the Task Group which produced this reporthave endeavoured to ensure the accuracy of its contents.

4 However, the guidance and recommendations given inthe report should always be reviewed by those using the report in the light of the facts of their particular case andspecialist advice obtained as necessary. No liability for negligence or otherwise in relation to this report and itscontents is accepted by the Institution, the members of its Task Group, its servants or part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by anymeans without prior permission of the Institution of Structural Engineers who may be contacted at 11 UpperBelgrave Street, London SW1X 8BH, recommendations for multi -storey and underground car parks(3rd Edition)

5 Scope of the Status of the Developing the brief and performance Design The Design Limitations imposed by statutory requirements and public Mixed use Information to be considered for inclusion in the The Site Highway Statutory Building Maintenance Change of Design and cost plan Design Town Building regulations and other Operational Traffic feasibility and Site feasibility Accommodation and operational Schedule/checklist of operational Cost Choice of Internal planning and management of traffic and Operational Design Dynamic capacity Aisle Vehicle Ramp Vehicle reservoir at entrance, and entrance Vehicle reservoir at Bay Design Traffic Entry and exit Capacity of entry Control within the car Speed recommendations for multi -storey and underground car parks(3rd Edition)

6 Vehicle safety Payment Control of Exit Pedestrian Pedestrian/vehicle Stairs and lift Lifting-arm and rising-step Disabled Design geometry and The Geometric Bay width and Aisle width and bin Side clearance on Column Floor Ramp and accessway Ramp and accessway curvature, widths and clearance on Entry and exit Car park Cul-de-sac One and two-way Parking Parking-area Choice of Carpark Design and Design Uniformly distributed imposed Wind Other lateral Ground Load combinations for normal Design Load combinations for abnormal Design Robustness of structural Landscape of structure to Structural Concrete Steel Composite Methods of construction and structural Design for car parks above

7 Ground Lateral recommendations for multi -storey and underground car parks(3rd Edition) Methods of construction and structural Design of underground car Categories of underground car Methods of Control of ground Designing for Movement Edge Designing edge Expected Fixing protective Requirements of long access Barriers near Protective Pedestrian Building Vehicular Pedestrian Staff Emergency Lighting Equipment multi -purpose Ramp Open top Special provisions for cold Staff Carbon

8 Monoxide Natural Mechanical Noise Electrical Electrical charging Lifts and Provision for information Provision for current Provision for future Induction Lightning Fire General Specific Fire safety Fire detection and extinguishing Automatic fire recommendations for multi -storey and underground car parks(3rd Edition) Hand-held portable fire-fighting Means of Statutory Rules for Durability of the Concrete Durability risk Exposure Concrete Protection of embedded Non-ferrous Structural Basements and buried Concrete Parking Vehicle ramps and circulation Pedestrian Floor Walls.

9 Columns and Basements and buried Membranes and coatings for Concrete decks without a General deck Concrete deck waterproofing by use of a Decorative and protective Bearing Drainage and Required Parking Ramps and circulation Pedestrian Piped Proprietary movement Construction joints and non-structural Quality control during Construction Placing and Protection and Inspection and maintenance manual and structure information limitations on modifications and change of ADesigning fortemperature B Acknowledgements of recommendations for multi -storey and underground car parks(3rd Edition)7 AccesswayCarriageway not adjoining bays and used solely for the movement of accessway serving adjoining parking area, exclusive of aisle or other adjoining area, allocated to one rows of bays with the access aisle running between them.

10 Ahalf-bin is one row of bays and theaisle serving rampAramp system that does not include an aisle in its circulation and which provides unencumberedaccess between the parking floors and an entrance or at any level of the car capacityThis term may be applied either to the individual parts of a car park or to a car park as a is the maximum flow per hour of cars, or where appropriate, people, which the part of the car parkor the car park as a whole, as the case may be, can angleThe angle between the longitudinal centreline of a bay and the aisle f