DESIGN OF RIVER BOAT HOUSE

BATCH NO: P
PROJECT BY
R.RAMILA(E1131085)
D.RESHMA(E1131089)
G.VINOTHINI(E1131120)
P.YAMUNA(E1131123)

SUPERVISED BY
Mr.S.SURESH

AIM OF BOAT HOUSE

The aim of the project is to plan and design the
steel structure of river boat house.
Mitigate the loss of historic and cultural
resources.
Increase waterfront access.
Create a signature waterfront destination for
the city of new Haven.

ABSTRACT
Kerala boat house are country boats that were used in early
days for transport of goods from isolated interior villages of
kerala backwater area to the towns like
Alleppey,Kollam,Cochin and Kottayam.
Now they are back again as a major tourist attraction as a
modern moving boat house and also used as a floating
hospitals,stilt house,etc.but we are design a floating
house.The boat dimension of (75x15feet).
The rivers have pollution control certificate(PCC) since they
have onboard sewage treatment facilities.house boats
satisfying the essential condition and adhering to ecofriendly measures will be awarded the Green Palm
certificate.

 The sustainability of eco-tourismlaysin the four main

areas environment-energy-water-propulsion.
Less fuel/running cost,no oil or diesel contamination
into backwaters,no untreated sewage into
backwater,reduction in noise pollution are the wasys
to achieve dream for a green and pleasing future in
kerala backwater and

INDRODUCTION
A house boat (different from boat house,which is a
shed for storing boats) is a boat that has been
designed or modified to be used primarily as a home.
some house boat are not motorized,because they are
usually moored,kept stationary at a fixed point and
aften tethered to land to provide utilities. The boat
house can be consultants by KITCO.
KITCO is an indian public sector engineering
consultancy organisation headquartered in
kochi,kerala.

STUDY OF THE AREA

The boat house has been selected a place for
Alappuzha in kerala.
Alappuzha is located at 9.54N 76.40E.The climate
of Alappuzha is humid and hot during
summer.Although the place remains fairly cool and
pleasant during the month of oct&nov.
The average monthly temperature is 25C.The district
also gets the benefit of two good monsoon as in the
case of other parts of the state.The average rainfall
received by the region is 2763mm.

OBJECTIVES

It is specially designed for residential purpose.

Fascinating apperance.
Recreation and completing boating facility.
Protect cultural,environmental and economic
sustainability.
Create a site that is universally accessible.
Connect to the surrounding
road,trail,greenway,transit and waterway network.

CODE BOOK USED FOR DESIGN

IS 800:2007(For General construction in steelcode practice)

PLAN FOR BOAT HOUSE

LIST OF DESIGN
Truss Design
Column Design
1.Channel section
2.I-section

LOADS ACTING ON BOAT HOUSE

Live load
Dead load
Wind load
Water pressure
Bouyancy force

For design purpose the design the weight

are considered below
S.NO

DESCRIPTION

WEIGHT

The total weight of the family members

1000kg

2.

Weight of food(one month)

250kg

Weight of seed for different crops

200kg

Self weight of the structure

900kg

Weight of stored drink water

80kg

Weight of the utensils,cloth and others

200kg

Total weights

2630kg

DESIGN CONSIDERATION
CONCEPT OF FLOATING:
The driving vertical force is due to the weight of an
object on the water,such as archimedes principle:Any
object wholly or partially immersed in a fluide, is
bouyed up by a force egual to the weight og the
fluide displaced by the object.the balance priciple
applies to the floating house.

DESIGN OF BOAT
The existing boat is being considered to construct a boat house.
The boat built in steel,due mainly to the extreme lightness of
aluminium,which in some hulls may result in a more
active/harsh motion.
Provided that the design has adequate displacement and
stability to carry the added structural weight, boats in general
will have a more gentle motion at sea if built in steel.
For smaller steel vessels that must use 10 gauge steel for
plating, one can make a very good case for using Corten steel.
The higher yield strength is the primary justification for the use
of Corten steel for metal boats, rather than imagining there to
be any possible corrosion benefits.

DESIGN OF HOUSE
The rooms are front
porch,bedroom ,living room,
dining room ,kitchen, bath
room, screen porch.

A porch is a construction
usually external to the walls of
the main building proper, but
may be enclosed by, broad
windows, screen, or other
light frame walls extending
from the main structure.

.
This boat house had only a
front porch and screen porch.
The dimension for front
porch is(16.2211.32) and
screen porch is
(16.226.67).
The dimension of living
room is(23.317.99).
The dimension of bed room
is(19.987.82).
The dimension of kitchen is
(10.12*7.99).
The dimension of bathroom
and toilet is(9.55*7.82).

LICENCE AND AUTHORITY

The following duties and responsibilities have to be
taken up by the investor who takes up the project;
Required Licenses/Approvals from concerned
Department /Authorities.
Should conduct all necessary studies for re-confirming
viability of the project.
All approvals, licenses, sanctions, etc. from the
authorities should be obtained as and when required.

 Should comply al l the regulations of the State and

Central Government.
All facilities including land and water area should be
obtained or created through own means.
The facilities should be open for inspection by any
Government authorities at any time.

 Do I need a building permit to

built a boat house

Yes. And in most municipalities,

boathouses need to be designed or
approved by a structural engineer.

Top view

Front view

Side view

CONCLUTION
The study threw light on the materials used and the
methods of construction of houseboats which forman
integral part of tourism in Kerala. Due to the high
literacy rate in Kerala people are also aware of the
hazards
of water pollution and hence majority of the house
boats which ply in Kerala adhere to the standards
imposed by the government and Pollution Control
Board.

The research could be carried out by taking into

consideration other houseboats facilities and standards.
Four main Areas to develop are environment, energy,
water and propulsion.
Environment: Technology water pollution control
noise pollution control waste management, efficient
treatment recycling technology.
Energy: Solar Renewable Alternative (wind)
Energy conservation.