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WEEK 1 LOGBOOK

GLOSSARY APPENDIX Load path

Beam

The load path is the direction in which each successive load will pass through connected members.

Masonry Masonry is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar. There are some common materials of masonry construction, such as brick, stone, marble and glass block.

Reaction force A reaction force is a force that acts in the opposite direction to an action force. For example, when firing a bullet from a gun, the action force is the gun pushing out the bullet. The gum holder feels being pushed backward, which is the reaction force that the bullet pushing back on the gun and its holder.

Point load A point load refers to a point where a bearing or structural weight is intense and transferred to the foundation.

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STUDIO REPORT Aim:   

To build a tower as high as possible Using the least amount of material Be able to accommodate the toy dog (at least one opening is required)

Load path diagram

Put three materials together as a group.

Each layer has eight groups.

Leave some space between two groups and make them circular.

As the tower got higher, the concept was varied. When achieving a certain height, changing six groups gradually in one layer instead of eight groups.

Finally, using a single material as a group replaced using three materials together as a group.

Therefore, the higher the layer, the less the amount of material will be used.

Thus, the circular size of the layers got smaller and smaller, which would close the tower in the end and also made the tower more stable.

STUDIO REPORT

Other group’s work

Load path diagram

Make each material individually as a group and leave space between them to make a circle.

STUDIO REPORT Comparison between two groups’ work

Drawbacks:

Photos taken inside the tower.

As this tower was the highest one among all of the groups, it had a great balance, which was stable enough to bear large loads. When constructing it to some extent, the tower could suffer the deconstruction process and would not collapse. It also proved that the structure of this building had a fantastic stability.

 Space inside the tower is too small which makes it hard to put the toy dog inside it.  This structure is less stable than the one made by our group.

Therefore, it is hard to build it higher.

Advantages:  Have a better looking.

LEARNING LOOP •

A force is a vector with magnitude and direction, therefore, it is defined by line of action, sense and magnitude.

LOADS ON BUILDINGS Dead loads Settlement loads Ground pressure Water pressure Thermal stresses Static Loads Dynamic Loads Live loads Occupancy loads Snow loads Rain loads Impact loads

It is necessary to understand structural principal, the ways that buildings are supported and loads are transfer through to the ground. In addition, the information of different materials, such as properties and prices will be given in order to make an appropriate choice to construct buildings.

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Construction is about how to design ideas get translated into the built form.

• Scales are used:  to represent larger elements in smaller format  to represent smaller elements in a larger format  for practical reasons.

Compression is a characteristic of mass construction.

Another important thing for constructing is site process.

Through site visiting, it is important to realize different kinds of labor and the relationship between the use of materials and structural systems.