Abstract:
This research seeks to fill this gap by suggesting construction of a five-story building as a modern
market facility in the Mahama sector of Kirehe District. The old-fashioned markets, Kabeza and
Munini, cannot meet the increasing customers, and continues to increase as demand rises. This
study was carried out in order to prove this hypothesis and offer adequate technical solutions for
the construction of the new market building.
The other methods adopted in the study include analytical methods in the designing of structural
parts like slabs, beams, columns, and also their supporting base-kinds of foundation, staircases and
ramps. The software programs were ArchiCAD 24 for Plan, Sections, Elevation, Perspective and
other architectural drawings, etabs for structural analysis and manual beam design calculations
with reinforcement detailing. ArcGIS and Google earth were included for the mapping and
positioning of the study area. This building consists of a five story Modern market building which
located in Eastern province Kirehe district Mahama sector, it has 27rooms each floor and ground
floor are dimensioned of 3438cm*4136 and first floor up to five floors are the same dimension of
3230cm*3930cm. It has a five story where from the ground floor to the five floors is for market
purposes.
The results showed that the designed steel reinforcements to be arranged in slab were 6bars of
12mm of diameter at the top 6Ф12mm and 4Ф12mm at the bottom while for T beam designed
steel reinforcements were 4Ф12mm at the top and 4Ф14mm at the bottom another L beam
designed steel reinforcement were 4Ф12mm at the top and 3Ф14mm at the bottom. And for
column the designed steel reinforcement was 4Ф20mm for ground floor part the column and
4Ф12mm for first floor, second, third, fourth and fifth floor designed steel reinforcement were
4Ф12mm while foundation steel designed by Prokon software that shows reinforcement were
6Ф20mm for the stair designed steel reinforcement were 2Ф10mm/m for main and 2Ф12mm a
ramp design steel reinforcement was 6Ф10mm.
The findings of the study are essential for this modern multi storied market building construction
project in Mahama as they enhance the poor market infrastructure available now and promote
economic progress within the area.
