20mm thick

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WEEK 6 JOURNAL (SUMMARY AND NOTES ON NEW CONCEPTS LEARNED FROM DIFFERENT CASE STUDIES)

Symbolic Representations and Abbreviations of Elements:

UB – Universal Beam

LVL – Laminated Veneer Lumber

PFC – Parallel Flange Channel

UC – Universal Column

CHS/ RHS/ SHS – Circular/ Rectangular/ Square Hollow Section

CRS – Distance from Centre (spacing)

W Shape – wide flange

WT Shape – T cut from W Shape

Footings:

Concrete Strip footings tied up by slab – continuous spread footings of foundation walls

Pad footings – individual, isolated spread footings supporting freestanding columns and piers

Foundation Systems:

Reinforced concrete - One direction slab with beams (wide and flat beams spanning in one direction) – may have been chosen due to narrow spanning needed.

Primary Structures:

In-situ concrete (poured on site) – slab and beams

Reinforced concrete columns

Steel Column (steel represented by parallel diagonal lines)

Tapered steel T sections

Hot rolled steel (Very strong, for heavier loads); Cold formed steel (Lighter weight)

Secondary Structures:

200mm distance

Flange

Web

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Lintel – Exceeds width of gap, transfers loads to rest of wall to footings and foundations

Purlin – horizontal structural member in roof, holds roof sheetings

Batten – holds roof sheetings (bares the sheet and transfers loads to the base of the structure)

Joints:

Bolts – Usually threaded metal pin/ rod with a head at one end, placed through a hole and secured at the other end by a mating nut.

Steel Welding

Pin Joints – (simple) restricts vertical and horizontal movement

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REFERENCE LIST:

Ching, F.D.K 2008, Building Construction Illustrated, John Wiley &Sons Inc., New Jersey.