Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

Wellington School of Architecture

BILD 322 ASSIGNMENT 2

Assignment 2 Introduction:

The overall objective of this assignment is to demonstrate your knowledge of gravity and seismic resisting

structures. Assignment 2 will be completed in two stages:

• Stage 1 (Assignment 2A).

Assignment 2A is a group assignment

Your task is to research existing buildings and select an earthquake prone building analyse to review

in Stage 2 - which meets the building selection criteria below.

Stage 1 is due to Canvas (Nuku)

Stage 1 will be completed in groups of three and is worth 10% of the course grade

Stage 2 (Assignment 2B).

Assignment 2B is an individual assignment

Your task is to submit a structural strengthening report for the earthquake prone building selected in

stage 1.

You will analyse the selected building structure from the perspective of gravity and lateral loadings

and recommend a strengthening strategy to achieve 100% compliance with the New Building

Standard (%NBS).

The Stage 2 report is due to Canvas (Nuku)

Stage 2 is an individual assignment and is worth 50% of the course grade.