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WEEK 6 JOURNAL (SUMMARY AND NOTES ON NEW CONCEPTS LEARNED FROM DIFFERENT CASE STUDIES) Symbolic Representations and Abbreviations of Elements: 20mm thick
UB – Universal Beam 200mm distance
LVL – Laminated Veneer Lumber PFC – Parallel Flange Channel UC – Universal Column CHS/ RHS/ SHS – Circular/ Rectangular/ Square Hollow Section
Flange
CRS – Distance from Centre (spacing)
Web
W Shape – wide flange WT Shape – T cut from W Shape
Footings: Concrete Strip footings tied up by slab – continuous spread footings of foundation walls Pad footings – individual, isolated spread footings supporting freestanding columns and piers Foundation Systems: Reinforced concrete - One direction slab with beams (wide and flat beams spanning in one direction) – may have been chosen due to narrow spanning needed. Primary Structures: In-situ concrete (poured on site) – slab and beams Reinforced concrete columns Steel Column (steel represented by parallel diagonal lines) Tapered steel T sections Hot rolled steel (Very strong, for heavier loads); Cold formed steel (Lighter weight) Secondary Structures: Lintel – Exceeds width of gap, transfers loads to rest of wall to footings and foundations
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Purlin – horizontal structural member in roof, holds roof sheetings Batten – holds roof sheetings (bares the sheet and transfers loads to the base of the structure) Joints: Bolts – Usually threaded metal pin/ rod with a head at one end, placed through a hole and secured at the other end by a mating nut. Steel Welding Pin Joints – (simple) restricts vertical and horizontal movement
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Cara Brogno CONSTRUCTING ENVIRONMENTS
Ching, F.D.K 2008, Building Construction Illustrated, John Wiley &Sons Inc., New Jersey.