ABSTRACT
The building is on good ground with a high bearing pressure, so the foundations do not need to be considered. There are restrictions in the position of the crane on the West and South sides, where there are main roads, so the erection sequence has to be considered. The span of edge beams depends on the architect's preference for a modular grid of windows, services, room sizes, etc., limitation on depth, set as 900 mm and slenderness of upstand in edge beams, particularly during construction. Columns to be founded either on extended base plates or in pockets on isolated moment-resisting bases. Column moments at foundations will be small but are required to limit the effective length of the ground to first floor columns.
