Week 9 Journal: Last week, we explored the roof which was the project in assignment 2. The 1:1 scale model was made by some students and tutors. They showed and analysised details of roof. The whole was timber frame structure. We could see the load bearing beam and supporting column clearly. Also, It showed the rafters. The whole material was timber. Such as this laminated timber.
It was load bearing beam. It could support the rafters.
The supporting column which was made by laminated timber and it was the core to load the force from roof. In addition, the whole structure used bolted joint to connect each section. “This is typically accomplished by using a threaded hole that sinks through one object and into the next. A bolt then screws down into the hole and connects the pieces together. This connection is exceptionally strong, much more so than other common forms of connection (McGee, 2013). �