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.