Monday, May 14, 2007

Site Visit 2

This site is a construction for new offices on the corner of Hope st and the Geelong Highway, constructed with pre-cast concrete slabs.
At present, the walls slabs have gone up and connections are being put into place ready for the roof system.

This is a view from Hope street showing the overal form of the building, the crane is finishing putting the concrete slabs in place.


This is a 3D image showing what the offices will look like upon completion.






This Image shows the supports in place to hold up the concrete slabs. Notice the roof support system is on the ground ready to be put in place.



A close up of the supports connecting to the concerete slabs.


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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.