Friday, May 11, 2007

Site Visit - Recreational Centre (North Geelong)



These are some images showing different techniques to create tension across a wall, making the curved roofline possiple for this portal frame.



Showing the portal frame connections at the roof and the insulation in the wall and roof is visible. The circular pads are noise reduction units.


Image of the roofing system showing the apex. The purlins are visible along with skylights providing natural light.
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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.