TABLE OF CONTENTS M.Myint Lwin [*]
Structural Engineer
Buildings include a wide range of construction intended for human occupancy or for sheltering machines or stored goods. Civil engineers play an important role in the design and construction of such structures. But sometimes, the civil engineer is only one of many design professionals participating in the planning and design of a building. Therefore, it is necessary that the engineer s design decisions take into consideration the objectives and needs of the other professionals. For this purpose, civil engineers must be well-informed on such subjects as architecture, building layout, lighting, electrical systems, elevators, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning, as well as structural design. To serve this need, this section summarizes briefly the design principles of those fields and lists references for more detailed study
Localities use zoning to regulate use of land, control types of occupancies and size of buildings, and in various other ways safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare. Zoning regulations supplement building code requirements.
When selecting land for a building, the local zoning code should be checked to see if the type of occupancy planned residential, commercial, industrial, school, church is permitted. If it is not, the possibility of a variance or a code change should be investigated.
For some types of construction housing, for example lack of a zoning code may discourage selection of a parcel of land. Uncontrolled land use may permit undesirable neighbors junkyards or odorous factories with a resulting deflation in property values. When a zoning...
