2013_3_Reflection_Student_Journal

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JOURNAL 3: TUTORIAL: A#er comple+ng the weekly quiz, In this week’s tutorial we completed 4 site visits. The sites we explored all had common features in terms of their structures. CHAPTER 3 -­‐ CHING READINGS

Soldier beams are supported with horizontal wales that are braced with diagonal steel rankers bearing on foo+ngs (Ching)


JOURNAL 3: Site Visit 1: Ormond Pavilion & Theology Centre •  Substructure coated with waterproofing sheets. •  Steel tray for concrete slab shaping. To create a change for forces of compression and tension •  Can+lever beam with columns suppor+ng it. –  Weight is supported on one primary beam •  Concrete finishing was done with +mber pressured on it

Site Visit 2: Queen’s College •  Wall is a structure (3 sides) •  Using exis+ng building as support •  Box guUer present

Site Visit 3: MSLE Building •  Roof supported by exis+ng structure •  Steel Frame •  Constraints: Subsidizing at different levels •  Buildings created ad different heights Site Visit 4: Eastern Precinct Student Centre •  Can+lever Structure •  One Primary Beam, with secondary beams running across •  Steel Frame


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