W01 - LEARNING LOOP LOADS – (Ching, 2014) Loads come in two main forms, static loads and dynamic loads. Static loads include dead loads, live loads, settlement loads and impact loads. Live loads include the following: Occupancy loads result from the weight of people and furniture. Snow loads occur with the accumulation of snow on the roof. Rain loads occur with the accumulation of rain water on the roof. Dynamic loads in construction usually refer to wind loads and earthquake loads. Dynamic loads generally require precautions to prevent damage caused by their actions.For example because wind can either push or create suction structures should be made to resist forces in both directions. The structure, components and cladding of a building must be made to resist uplift, sliding or overturning.
COMPONENTS OF MATERIALS
MELBOURNE’S BLUESTONE
- (Newton, 2014)
- (Grose, 2014)
Strength: Compression/tension – steel is strong Stiffness: Carpets, rubbers, nylon ropes. Floppy or rigid Shape: mono-dimensional (linear), bidimensional (planar) – e.g. sheet metals, tri-dimensional (volumetric) – e.g. brick & concrete Material behaviours: Behaviours relate to tension (pulling apart), compression (pushing together). Isotropic (show similar behaviours regardless of the direction in which the force is applied. Anisotropic. Economy & sustainability: How much does it cost, what cost does the manufacture have on the environment, how far must it be transported, of efficiently is it used in the country and its building industry.
Walking in a constructed city is a means of reading said city. Part of critical practice experiencing a space. Cities are characterised by their surrounding landscape. What is under Melbourne? Bluestone, a type of basalt (igneous rock, from volcanoes surrounding Melbourne). The dark colour characterises Melbourne. The bluestone has a lot of damage from water, impact and general wear from walkers. Modern bluestone shows lava flow in the bubbles in its surface.