WEEK 6 JOURNAL ENTRY
STRUCTURAL CONCEPTS (PART 2)
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
According to the analysis of the working drawings done in week 5: Primary structures of this section: 1. Steel beams (Horizontal) 2. Concrete columns (Vertical) 3. Joists (Horizontal): Secondary structures: 1. Steel framing (Vertical and Horizontal)
The group first drew the floor plan of the investigated part of the building, which included the primary and secondary structures. CONSTRUCTING ENVIRONMENTS
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STRUCTURAL MODEL These two pieces of balsa wood represent a steel framing for the windows and the door at the entrance of the building. This part of the building section is also lower as the roof system near the entrance is lower in elevation. The steel framing is considered as a secondary structure as removing them will not cause a collapse of the entire structure. (Ching 2008)
This long thin strip of cardboard represents a beam which connects the four columns, the material used is steel and thus is a steel beam.
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These strips of balsa wood are aligned horizontally to represent the joists which forms a frame for the roof.
These four strips of vertical balsa wood represent reinforced concrete columns which are used to support the beam sitting above it.
This large rectangular piece of cardboard represents a brick wall which forms part of the primary structure for the section. Due to the fact that reinforced concrete was not available at the time of construction for the MSLE, there are no columns or framing used along this side of the building. Thus the brick wall and brick piers act as the support and foundation systems.
In the aesthetic context, the group wasn’t able to include much secondary structures into the model. However, the group acknowledged that the material used to form the covers for the walls were plasterboard.
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LOAD PATHS LOAD Beams
Beams Steel Joist
Brick Wall
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Concrete Wall
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REFERENCES Ching, F.D.K 2008, Building Construction Illustrated, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New Jersey Hayball, L, Stent, R.L.R, Jordan, T, Baldi, L, Buckeridge, S 2011, MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY MSLE BUILDING, Hayball Pty Ltd, Victoria.
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