Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Corner of Portal frame. 3D model


SHowing the reinforcement of the footing and the collumn.



Shows the Precast concrete slabs put in place as the internal walls.


Shows the C sectoin girts and the precast concrete beam attatched to the collumn


The connection is set into the concrete collumn ready for the precast beam to be put into place.


This shows the C section girt running horizontally, behind which is are the purlins which are connected using supports which set into the concrete beam.


The safety mesh over the purlins


The box gutter and the kliplok roofing, below which is the layer of haunching.


Showing the brick wall and the box gutter.


A section through the bricks showing brick ties and flashing


The external walls showing inverted diagonal corner and the brick collumns adjoining top and bottom.


The final design


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Bunnings Warehouse

Bunnings Warehouse
Bunnings warehouse is a perfect example of a large spanning building.

Main View

Main View
This interior view of Bunnings warehouse gives an idea of the long spans required for the structure using minimal supports. Collumns run along each wall and down the centre of the structure only, allowing maximum space for storage.

Lateral Support

Lateral Support
This gives an idea of the repetition of supports (cross bracing) along the roof, and the connection to longer spanning beams.

Collumn and Roof Spanning beam. Corner connection

Collumn and Roof Spanning beam. Corner connection
This detail shows a close up for the 'I' beams used in the structure and the connection system used.