Structural design of the Fico Tower, Tran Hung Dao street, district 5, HCMC

Abstract

In the fast changing of the world today, construction is an essential work of Viet Nam. In terms of city, Ho Chi Minh city is taken the highest demand of living conditions, which is the main factor behind of the increasing in number of tall buildings. Although there are many high-rise building, it is not guarantee about quality. That is why the reason that the constructors should enhance themselves to get expose to new knowledge having real life connection. Since, the design must be adapted to construction side. Fico tower is as an example for that story. Constructors apply new method construction to save time and materials in designing. This tower is chosen to be a thesis located in district 5, HCMc. The Eurocode plays an important role in this project. Following the code, it provides us the accurate equation to utilize in the thesis. The project is included a lot of parts of calculation such as structural analysis, solid slab, flat slab, beam, column, wall and foundation design. In addition, to clarify the specific method, the other guide calculation is also used during the working process.