AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR SITE SELECTION BY USING REMOTE SENSING AND DESIGN OF GROUP HOUSES IN AND AROUND VIJAYAWADA: A MODEL STUDY

In order to competent in the ever growing competent market, it is very important for a structural engineer to save time. As a sequel to this, an attempt is made to analyse and design of Multi-storeyed Building by using a software package Staad Pro. In addition, the cost of the whole building has been estimated. Shelter is the basic necessity for everyone. The Rental market in Vijayawada for housing has been increased, as it became the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh, low and middle class people cannot afford this cost. So it is better to own a house with low cost. For analysing these low, medium and high income group houses one has to consider all the possible loadings and observe that the structure is safe against all possible loading conditions or not. The Staad Pro software is a very effective tool which can save much time and is very accurate in analysis and design. In connection to above mentioned, for low-cost housing, the site selection has been done by using GIS. The group housing is a better approach which decreases the overall cost of construction, which turns benefit to the people who owns this house. This construction based on special and individual needs by performing surveys on population needs and rational use of materials and resources.